cái

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Definitions

  1. 1. ability
  2. 2. talent
  3. 3. sb of a certain type
  4. 4. a capable individual
  5. 5. then and only then
  6. 6. just now
  7. 7. (before an expression of quantity) only

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 才

人才
rén cái

talent

刚才
gāng cái

just now

口才
kǒu cái

eloquence

天才
tiān cái

talent

成才
chéng cái

to make sth of oneself

才干
cái gàn

ability

才能
cái néng

talent

才华
cái huá

talent

不才
bù cái

untalented

不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

人才外流
rén cái wài liú

brain drain

人才流失
rén cái liú shī

brain drain

人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ

a galaxy of talent (idiom)

人尽其才
rén jìn qí cái

employ one's talent to the fullest

佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ

beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)

偏才
piān cái

talent in a particular area

全才
quán cái

all-rounder

初露才华
chū lù cái huá

first sign of budding talent

博学多才
bó xué duō cái

erudite and multitalented (idiom); versatile and able

却才
què cái

just now

多才
duō cái

multitalented

多才多艺
duō cái duō yì

multitalented

大才小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng

lit. making little use of great talent

天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

天才出自勤奋
tiān cái chū zì qín fèn

genius comes from hard effort

奇才
qí cái

genius

女子无才便是德
nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

奴才
nú cai

slave

将才
jiàng cái

talented field commander (military)

专业人才
zhuān yè rén cái

expert (in a field)

屈才
qū cái

to waste talent

干才
gàn cái

ability

庸才
yōng cái

mediocrity

征才
zhēng cái

to recruit

德才
dé cái

ethics and ability

德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi

having both integrity and talent (idiom)

恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù

to be inordinately proud of one's ability

爱才
ài cái

to admire talented people

怀才不遇
huái cái bù yù

to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)

才不
cái bù

by no means

才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ

talent in both military and civil field (idiom)

才分
cái fèn

ability

才外流
cái wài liú

brain drain

才女
cái nǚ

talented girl

才子
cái zǐ

gifted scholar

才子佳人
cái zǐ jiā rén

gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)

才学
cái xué

talent and learning

才德
cái dé

talent and virtue

才思
cái sī

imaginative power

才怪
cái guài

it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

才智
cái zhì

ability and wisdom

才气
cái qì

talent (usually literary or artistic)

才气过人
cái qì guò rén

an outstanding talent (idiom)

才略
cái lüe4

ability and sagacity

才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn

(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...

才华出众
cái huá chū zhòng

outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

才华横溢
cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)

才华盖世
cái huá gài shì

peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

才艺
cái yì

talent

才艺技能
cái yì jì néng

talent

才艺秀
cái yì xiù

talent show

才识
cái shí

ability and insight

才识过人
cái shí guò rén

an outstanding talent (idiom)

才貌双全
cái mào shuāng quán

talented and good-looking (idiom)

才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu

of great talent (idiom)

方才
fāng cái

just now

有才干
yǒu cái gàn

capable

比才
bì cái

Bizet (name)

江南四大才子
jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ

Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿

江郎才尽
jiāng láng cái jìn

Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)

男才女貌
nán cái nǚ mào

talented man and beautiful woman

异才
yì cái

extraordinary talent

登庸人才
dēng yōng rén cái

to employ talent (idiom)

真才实学
zhēn cái shí xué

solid learning

社交才能
shè jiāo cái néng

social accomplishment

秀才
xiù cai

a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)

秀才不出门,全知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì

a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

秀才不出门,能知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì

a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

才然
cái rán

just recently

聪明才智
cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

自学成才
zì xué chéng cái

a self-made genius

茂才
mào cái

see 秀才[xiù cai]

识多才广
shí duō cái guǎng

knowledgeable and versatile

识才
shí cái

to recognize talent

识才尊贤
shí cái zūn xián

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

贤才
xián cái

a genius

身才
shēn cái

stature

辩才
biàn cái

eloquence

辩才天
biàn cái tiān

Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)

通才
tōng cái

polymath

通才教育
tōng cái jiào yù

liberal education

适才
shì cái

just now

郎才女貌
láng cái nǚ mào

talented man and beautiful woman

量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng

to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

雄才大略
xióng cái dà lüe4

great skill and strategy

冯骥才
féng jì cái

Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people in our ordinary world 俗世奇人

高才
gāo cái

great talent; rare capability

高才生
gāo cái shēng

student of great ability

鬼才信
guǐ cái xìn

who would believe it!