pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
洋
洋
yang2
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
strokes
9
radical
strokes after radical
6
白洋淀
白洋澱
bai2 yang2 dian4
Lake Baiyangdian
北冰洋
北冰洋
bei3 bing1 yang2
Arctic ocean
北大西洋
北大西洋
bei3 da4 xi1 yang2
North Atlantic
北大西洋公约组织
北大西洋公約組織
bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 gong1 yue1 zu3 zhi1
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
北洋
北洋
bei3 yang2
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
北洋军
北洋軍
bei3 yang2 jun1
north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution
北洋军阀
北洋軍閥
bei3 yang2 jun1 fa2
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
北洋陆军
北洋陸軍
bei3 yang2 lu4 jun1
north China army (esp. during the warlords period)
北洋水师
北洋水師
bei3 yang2 shui3 shi1
north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)
北洋系
北洋系
bei3 yang2 xi4
Beiyang faction of Northern Warlords
北洋政府
北洋政府
bei3 yang2 zheng4 fu3
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥|北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911
重洋
重洋
chong2 yang2
seas and oceans
崇洋
崇洋
chong2 yang2
to idolize foreign things
崇洋媚外
崇洋媚外
chong2 yang2 mei4 wai4
to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
出洋
出洋
chu1 yang2
to go abroad (old)
出洋相
出洋相
chu1 yang2 xiang4
to make a fool of oneself
大西洋
大西洋
da4 xi1 yang2
Atlantic Ocean
大西洋国
大西洋國
da4 xi1 yang2 guo2
Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty
大西洋洋中脊
大西洋洋中脊
da4 xi1 yang2 yang2 zhong1 ji3
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
大西洋中脊
大西洋中脊
da4 xi1 yang2 zhong1 ji3
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
大洋
大洋
da4 yang2
oceans; silver yuan
大洋型地壳
大洋型地殼
da4 yang2 xing2 di4 qiao4
oceanic crust (geology)
大洋中脊
大洋中脊
da4 yang2 zhong1 ji3
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
大洋洲
大洋洲
da4 yang2 zhou1
Oceania
得意洋洋
得意洋洋
de2 yi4 yang2 yang2
joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly; an air of complacency
定洋
定洋
ding4 yang2
(payment) account
东太平洋
東太平洋
dong1 tai4 ping2 yang2
east Pacific
东太平洋隆起
東太平洋隆起
dong1 tai4 ping2 yang2 long2 qi3
East Pacific rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California down to Antarctica)
东洋
東洋
dong1 yang2
Japan (old); East Asian countries
东洋鬼
東洋鬼
dong1 yang2 gui3
foreign devil; wartime term of abuse for Japanese
东洋鬼子
東洋鬼子
dong1 yang2 gui3 zi5
foreign devil; wartime term of abuse for Japanese
东洋话
東洋話
dong1 yang2 hua4
Japanese (language) (old)
东洋界
東洋界
dong1 yang2 jie4
Indomalayan realm
泛大洋
泛大洋
fan4 da4 yang2
Panthalassis (geology)
扶清灭洋
扶清滅洋
fu2 qing1 mie4 yang2
Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)
广东海洋大学
廣東海洋大學
guang3 dong1 hai3 yang2 da4 xue2
Guangdong Ocean University
国家海洋局
國家海洋局
guo2 jia1 hai3 yang2 ju2
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
海洋
海洋
hai3 yang2
ocean
海洋温差发电
海洋溫差發電
hai3 yang2 wen1 cha1 fa1 dian4
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
海洋性
海洋性
hai3 yang2 xing4
maritime
海洋性贫血
海洋性貧血
hai3 yang2 xing4 pin2 xue4
thalassemia
海洋性气候
海洋性氣候
hai3 yang2 xing4 qi4 hou4
maritime climate
海洋学
海洋學
hai3 yang2 xue2
oceanography
环太平洋
環太平洋
huan2 tai4 ping2 yang2
Pacific Rim
环太平洋地震带
環太平洋地震帶
huan2 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 zhen4 dai4
Pacific rim seismic belt; Ring of fire
环太平洋火山带
環太平洋火山帶
huan2 tai4 ping2 yang2 huo3 shan1 dai4
Pacific rim volcanic belt; Ring of fire
加拿大太平洋铁路
加拿大太平洋鐵路
jia1 na2 da4 tai4 ping2 yang2 tie3 lu4
Canadian Pacific railway
懒洋洋
懶洋洋
lan3 yang1 yang1
lazily
联合国海洋法公约
聯合國海洋法公約
lian2 he2 guo2 hai3 yang2 fa3 gong1 yue1
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
刘洋
劉洋
liu2 yang2
Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012)
留洋
留洋
liu2 yang2
to study abroad (old term); same as 留學|留学
毛洋槐
毛洋槐
mao2 yang2 huai2
rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)
磨洋工
磨洋工
mo2 yang2 gong1
to idle on the job
南冰洋
南冰洋
nan2 bing1 yang2
the Antarctic Ocean
南洋
南洋
nan2 yang2
Southeast Asia; South seas
南洋理工大学
南洋理工大學
nan2 yang2 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
南洋商报
南洋商報
nan2 yang2 shang1 bao4
Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)
暖洋洋
暖洋洋
nuan3 yang2 yang2
warm; comfortably warm
飘洋
飄洋
piao1 yang2
see 漂洋
漂洋
漂洋
piao1 yang2
to cross the ocean
热情洋溢
熱情洋溢
re4 qing2 yang2 yi4
brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
三洋
三洋
san1 yang2
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
沙洋
沙洋
sha1 yang2
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei
沙洋县
沙洋縣
sha1 yang2 xian4
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei
山口洋
山口洋
shan1 kou3 yang2
Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
十里洋场
十里洋場
shi2 li3 yang2 chang3
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
太古洋行
太古洋行
tai4 gu3 yang2 hang2
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
太平洋
太平洋
tai4 ping2 yang2
Pacific Ocean
太平洋联合铁路
太平洋聯合鐵路
tai4 ping2 yang2 lian2 he2 tie3 lu4
Union Pacific Railroad
太平洋潜鸟
太平洋潛鳥
tai4 ping2 yang2 qian2 niao3
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
太平洋区域
太平洋區域
tai4 ping2 yang2 qu1 yu4
the Pacific Region; the Pacific Rim
太平洋战争
太平洋戰爭
tai4 ping2 yang2 zhan4 zheng1
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
太平洋周边
太平洋周邊
tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim
太平洋周边
太平洋週邊
tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
Pacific Rim
土洋
土洋
tu3 yang2
domestic and foreign
土洋并举
土洋並舉
tu3 yang2 bing4 ju3
combining native and foreign methods
土洋结合
土洋結合
tu3 yang2 jie2 he2
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
万洋山
萬洋山
wan4 yang2 shan1
Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan
汪洋
汪洋
wang1 yang2
vast body of water
望洋
望洋
wang4 yang2
(literary) to gaze in the air
望洋兴叹
望洋興嘆
wang4 yang2 xing1 tan4
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
西太平洋
西太平洋
xi1 tai4 ping2 yang2
the western Pacific Ocean
西洋
西洋
xi1 yang2
the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
西洋菜
西洋菜
xi1 yang2 cai4
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
西洋景
西洋景
xi1 yang2 jing3
see 西洋鏡|西洋镜
西洋镜
西洋鏡
xi1 yang2 jing4
(old) peep show; (fig.) hanky-panky; trickery
西洋棋
西洋棋
xi1 yang2 qi2
chess
西洋人
西洋人
xi1 yang2 ren2
Westerner
西洋杉
西洋杉
xi1 yang2 shan1
cedar
西洋参
西洋參
xi1 yang2 shen1
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
喜气洋洋
喜氣洋洋
xi3 qi4 yang2 yang2
full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜洋洋
喜洋洋
xi3 yang2 yang2
radiant with joy
下西洋
下西洋
xia4 xi1 yang2
to sail West (from China); refers to Zhenghe's 15th century expeditions to the Western Pacific
巡洋舰
巡洋艦
xun2 yang2 jian4
cruiser (warship); battle cruiser
亚洲太平洋地区
亞洲太平洋地區
ya4 zhou1 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 qu1
Asia-Pacific region
亚洲与太平洋
亞洲與太平洋
ya4 zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2
Asia-Pacific
亚洲与太平洋地区
亞洲與太平洋地區
ya4 zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 qu1
Asia-Pacific region
洋白菜
洋白菜
yang2 bai2 cai4
cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
洋布
洋布
yang2 bu4
machine-woven cloth (old)
洋菜
洋菜
yang2 cai4
agar
洋场恶少
洋場惡少
yang2 chang3 e4 shao4
city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
洋车
洋車
yang2 che1
rickshaw
洋葱
洋蔥
yang2 cong1
onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
洋底
洋底
yang2 di3
ocean floor; bottom of the ocean
洋底地壳
洋底地殼
yang2 di3 di4 qiao4
oceanic crust (geology)
洋粉
洋粉
yang2 fen3
agar
洋服
洋服
yang2 fu2
Western-style clothes
洋甘菊
洋甘菊
yang2 gan1 ju2
Matricaria recutita; chamomile
洋镐
洋鎬
yang2 gao3
pickaxe
洋鬼
洋鬼
yang2 gui3
see 洋鬼子
洋鬼子
洋鬼子
yang2 gui3 zi5
foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners
洋行
洋行
yang2 hang2
foreign firm (old)
洋红
洋紅
yang2 hong2
carmine; magenta
洋话
洋話
yang2 hua4
foreign language (esp. Western)
洋化
洋化
yang2 hua4
to Westernize
洋画儿
洋畫兒
yang2 hua4 er5
children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
洋槐
洋槐
yang2 huai2
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
洋槐树
洋槐樹
yang2 huai2 shu4
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
洋灰
洋灰
yang2 hui1
cement
洋火
洋火
yang2 huo3
(coll.) matches (old)
洋货
洋貨
yang2 huo4
Western goods; imported goods (in former times)
洋基
洋基
yang2 ji1
see 洋基隊|洋基队; New York Yankees (US baseball team)
洋基队
洋基隊
yang2 ji1 dui4
New York Yankees (US baseball team)
洋脊
洋脊
yang2 ji3
mid-ocean ridge
洋蓟
洋薊
yang2 ji4
artichoke
洋碱
洋鹼
yang2 jian3
soap
洋姜
洋薑
yang2 jiang1
Jerusalem artichoke
洋教
洋教
yang2 jiao4
foreign religion (esp. Western Christianity in Qing China)
洋泾浜英语
洋涇浜英語
yang2 jing1 bang1 ying1 yu3
pidgin English
洋流
洋流
yang2 liu2
ocean current
洋面
洋面
yang2 mian4
ocean surface
洋妞
洋妞
yang2 niu1
young foreign girl
洋琵琶
洋琵琶
yang2 pi2 pa2
mandolin
洋片
洋片
yang2 pian4
children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
洋漂族
洋漂族
yang2 piao1 zu2
lit. ocean drifting people; job-hopping foreigner
洋蒲桃
洋蒲桃
yang2 pu2 tao2
love apple; wax apple; Syzygium samarangense (botany)
洋浦
洋浦
yang2 pu3
see 洋浦經濟開發區|洋浦经济开发区
洋浦经济开发区
洋浦經濟開發區
yang2 pu3 jing1 ji4 kai1 fa1 qu1
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
洋气
洋氣
yang2 qi4
trendy; fashionable; foreign styles and trends
洋钱
洋錢
yang2 qian2
foreign money; flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元|银元
洋枪
洋槍
yang2 qiang1
western style guns (in former times)
洋腔洋调
洋腔洋調
yang2 qiang1 yang2 diao4
to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
洋壳
洋殼
yang2 qiao4
oceanic crust (geology)
洋琴
洋琴
yang2 qin2
variant of 揚琴|扬琴
洋人
洋人
yang2 ren2
foreigner; Westerner
洋山港
洋山港
yang2 shan1 gang3
see 洋山深水港
洋山深水港
洋山深水港
yang2 shan1 shen1 shui3 gang3
Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)
洋苏
洋蘇
yang2 su1
sage (herb)
洋铁箔
洋鐵箔
yang2 tie3 bo2
tinfoil
洋娃娃
洋娃娃
yang2 wa2 wa5
doll (of Western appearance)
洋味
洋味
yang2 wei4
Western taste; Western style
洋文
洋文
yang2 wen2
foreign language (esp. Western) (old)
洋务
洋務
yang2 wu4
foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
洋务派
洋務派
yang2 wu4 pai4
the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing
洋务学堂
洋務學堂
yang2 wu4 xue2 tang2
college of Western learning in late Qing
洋务运动
洋務運動
yang2 wu4 yun4 dong4
Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动
洋县
洋縣
yang2 xian4
Yang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
洋香菜
洋香菜
yang2 xiang1 cai4
parsley
洋相
洋相
yang2 xiang4
social gaffe or blunder; faux pas; see 出洋相
洋学
洋學
yang2 xue2
Western learning
洋芫荽
洋芫荽
yang2 yan2 sui5
parsley
洋燕
洋燕
yang2 yan4
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
洋洋
洋洋
yang2 yang2
vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
洋洋大篇
洋洋大篇
yang2 yang2 da4 pian1
lit. an ocean of writing; an impressive literary work (idiom)
洋洋得意
洋洋得意
yang2 yang2 de2 yi4
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent
洋洋洒洒
洋洋灑灑
yang2 yang2 sa3 sa3
voluminous; flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
洋洋自得
洋洋自得
yang2 yang2 zi4 de2
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent
洋溢
洋溢
yang2 yi4
brimming with; steeped in
洋油
洋油
yang2 you2
imported oil; kerosene
洋芋
洋芋
yang2 yu4
(dialect) potato
洋员
洋員
yang2 yuan2
Westerner employed in Qing China (as professor or military advisor etc)
洋中脊
洋中脊
yang2 zhong1 ji3
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
洋装
洋裝
yang2 zhuang1
Western-style dress
洋紫荆
洋紫荊
yang2 zi3 jing1
Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
洋紫苏
洋紫蘇
yang2 zi3 su1
sage (herb)
洋罪
洋罪
yang2 zui4
terrible pain; torture; (coll.) pain suffered at the hand of foreigners
银洋
銀洋
yin2 yang2
flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元|银元
印度洋
印度洋
yin4 du4 yang2
Indian Ocean
远渡重洋
遠渡重洋
yuan3 du4 chong2 yang2
to travel across the oceans
远洋
遠洋
yuan3 yang2
distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast)
中大西洋脊
中大西洋脊
zhong1 da4 xi1 yang2 ji3
mid-Atlantic ridge
中国海洋石油总公司
中國海洋石油總公司
zhong1 guo2 hai3 yang2 shi2 you2 zong3 gong1 si1
CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation
中洋脊
中洋脊
zhong1 yang2 ji3
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
中远太平洋
中遠太平洋
zhong1 yuan3 tai4 ping2 yang2
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
中远太平洋有限公司
中遠太平洋有限公司
zhong1 yuan3 tai4 ping2 yang2 you3 xian4 gong1 si1
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
装洋蒜
裝洋蒜
zhuang1 yang2 suan4
to feign ignorance