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ēn

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Definitions

  1. 1. favor
  2. 2. grace
  3. 3. kindness

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 恩

恩惠
ēn huì

favor

恩宠
ēn chǒng

special favor from a ruler

感恩戴德
gǎn ēn dài dé

deeply grateful

恩典
ēn diǎn

favor

微劈恩
wēi pī ēn

VPN (loanword)

麦凯恩
mài kǎi ēn

McCain (name)

恩断义绝
ēn duàn yì jué

to split up

罗恩
luó ēn

Ron (name)

刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn

harsh and merciless (idiom)

恩义
ēn yì

feelings of gratitude and loyalty

恩人
ēn rén

a benefactor

中国感恩节
zhōng guó gǎn ēn jié

Chinese Thanksgiving, another name for 蛋炒飯節|蛋炒饭节[dàn chǎo fàn jié]

推恩
tuī ēn

to extend kindness

恩仇
ēn chóu

debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge

托马斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特
tuō mǎ sī · sì tè ēn sī · ài lüe4 tè

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), English poet

伯恩斯
bó ēn sī

Burns (name)

恩赐
ēn cì

favor

灵恩派
líng ēn pài

Charismatic Movement

白求恩
bái qiú ēn

Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning

恩爱
ēn ài

loving affection (in a couple)

恩德
ēn dé

benevolence

恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào

your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)

周恩来
zhōu ēn lái

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

吴承恩
wú chéng ēn

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

肖恩
xiāo ēn

Sean, Shaun or Shawn (name)

恩斯赫德
ēn sī hè dé

Enschede, city in the Netherlands

康思维恩格
kāng sī wéi ēn gé

Kongsvinger (city in Hedemark, Norway)

凯尼恩
kǎi ní ēn

(name) Kenyon; Canyon

大恩不言谢
dà ēn bù yán xiè

(maxim) a mere \thank you\ is an insufficient response to a huge favor

斯特恩
sī tè ēn

Stern (name)

肯普索恩
kěn pǔ suǒ ēn

(Dirk) Kempthorne (US Senator from Idaho)

恩里科·费米
ēn lǐ kē · fèi mǐ

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian born US nuclear physicist

恩贾梅纳
ēn jiǎ méi nà

N'Djamena, capital of Chad

恩将仇报
ēn jiāng chóu bào

to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)

梯恩梯
tī ēn tī

TNT (trinitrotoluene) (loanword)

恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī

to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

恩准
ēn zhǔn

approved by His (or Her) Majesty

阿美恩斯
ā měi ēn sī

Amiens (French town)

维恩图解
wéi ēn tú jiě

Venn diagram

卢塞恩
lú sài ēn

Lucerne, Switzerland

金正恩
jīn zhèng ēn

Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011

恩施县
ēn shī xiàn

Enshi county in southwest Hubei

恩平
ēn píng

Enping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

科恩
kē ēn

Cohen (name)

开恩
kāi ēn

to give a favor (used of Christian God)

哈恩
hā ēn

Jaén, Spain

皇恩
huáng ēn

imperial kindness

宣恩县
xuān ēn xiàn

Xuan'en County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

科罗恩病
kē luó ēn bìng

Krohn's disease

卢恩字母
lú ēn zì mǔ

rune

斯泰恩谢尔
sī tài ēn xiè ěr

Steinkjær (city in Trøndelag, Norway)

慈恩宗
cí ēn zōng

see 法相宗[fǎ xiàng zōng]

恩俸
ēn fèng

pension granted as a favor

示恩
shì ēn

to show kindness

恩膏
ēn gāo

rich favor

谢恩
xiè ēn

to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)

沐恩
mù ēn

to receive favor

恩眄
ēn miǎn

kind patronage

恩泽
ēn zé

favor from an emperor or high official

大慈恩寺
dà cí ēn sì

Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an

恩施地区
ēn shī dì qū

Enshi in Hubei

布莱恩
bù lái ēn

Brian (name)

恩慈
ēn cí

bestowed kindness

恩怨
ēn yuàn

gratitude and grudges

恩平市
ēn píng shì

Enping, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

冯德莱恩
féng dé lái ēn

Ursula von der Leyen (1958-), German politician, president of the European Commission from 2019

知遇之恩
zhī yù zhī ēn

lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)

皮特凯恩群岛
pí tè kǎi ēn qún dǎo

Pitcairn Islands

卡恩
kǎ ēn

Kahn

恩格斯
ēn gé sī

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), socialist philosopher and one of the founder of Marxism

恩施土家族苗族自治州
ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

布劳恩
bù láo ēn

Browne (person name)

救恩计划
jiù ēn jì huà

plan of salvation

那木巴尔·恩赫巴亚尔
nǎ mù bā ěr · ēn hè bā yà ěr

Nambaryn Enkhbayar (1958-), Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician, president of Mongolia 2005-2009

罗伯特·伯恩斯
luó bó tè · bó ēn sī

Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet

恩格尔
ēn gé ěr

Engel (name)

恩施
ēn shī

Enshi prefecture-level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

集恩广益
jí ēn guǎng yì

to pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome

波恩大学
bō ēn dà xué

University of Bonn

格恩西岛
gé ēn xī dǎo

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

灵恩
líng ēn

Charismatic Christianity

李诚恩
lǐ chéng ēn

Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

宣恩
xuān ēn

Xuan'en County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

图恩
tú ēn

Thun, Switzerland

马恩岛
mǎ ēn dǎo

Isle of Man, British Isles

恩师
ēn shī

(greatly respected) teacher

恩情
ēn qíng

kindness

伯恩茅斯
bó ēn máo sī

Bournemouth, UK

忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend

感恩
gǎn ēn

to be grateful

恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà

to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)

恩公
ēn gōng

benefactor

忘恩
wàng ēn

to be ungrateful

雷恩
léi ēn

Rennes

违恩负义
wéi ēn fù yì

to disobey one's benefactor

蒙恩
méng ēn

to receive favor

凯恩斯
kǎi ēn sī

Keynes (name)

奥赖恩
ào lài ēn

Orion (NASA spacecraft)

救恩
jiù ēn

salvation

科比·布莱恩特
kē bǐ · bù lái ēn tè

Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), Los Angeles Lakers NBA star

恩施市
ēn shī shì

Enshi prefecture-level city in Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

吉迪恩
jí dí ēn

Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11-ffoll.)

知恩不报
zhī ēn bù bào

ungrateful

感恩节
gǎn ēn jié

Thanksgiving Day

雅恩德
yǎ ēn dé

Yaounde, capital of Cameroon

施恩
shī ēn

to confer a favor on sb

报恩
bào ēn

to pay a debt of gratitude

拯救大兵瑞恩
zhěng jiù dà bīng ruì ēn

Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

吉恩
jí ēn

Gene (name)

恩培多克勒
ēn péi duō kè lēi

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

秀恩爱
xiù ēn ài

to make a public display of affection

梯恩梯当量
tī ēn tī dāng liàng

TNT equivalent

感恩图报
gǎn ēn tú bào

grateful and seeking to repay the kindness (idiom)

唐恩都乐
táng ēn dōu lè

Dunkin' Donuts