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章
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Definitions
- 1. chapter
- 2. section
- 3. clause
- 4. movement (of symphony)
- 5. seal
- 6. badge
- 7. regulation
- 8. order
Example Sentences
1 shown這句話斷 章 取義。
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Words Containing 章
seal
(southern dialects) red armband
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
stamp
Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan
to quote out of context (idiom)
rule
logical
to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾[jiā yè mó téng] and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰[zhú fǎ lán] (Dharmaraksha)
official seal
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
octopus
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
the Chartist movement (in the 1840s in England)
to form a coherent composition
epaulet
chop suey (American Chinese dish)
officialese
to affix a seal
memorial to the Emperor
memorial badge
takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
concise list of rules
some deeper meaning in this
armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
seal
to agree on three laws (idiom)
movement (of a symphony)
violator
rule
Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
superficial show
institution
Zhangqiu, county-level city in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer
to appraise
Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
to follow a proven formula
signature
to make an issue of sth
prologue
badge
film badge
to break the rules
chapter
street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area
disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市[gàn zhōu shì], Jiangxi
military medal
medal
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
newspapers
court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
according to the regulations
armband
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
medal
rules
Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan
a beautiful speech or piece of writing
Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city 贛州市|赣州市[gàn zhōu shì], Jiangxi
poetry and prose
badge
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
He Zhizhang (659-744), Tang dynasty poet
badge
effort
Hezhang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
party constitution
rules and regulations
United Nations charter
collar insignia
Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
Hezhang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年[shàng xià wǔ qiān nián]
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
service regulation
article
charter
Magna Carta
charter
to take great pains
lapel badge
writing
sample chapter
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
coat of arms
Zhangqiu, county-level city in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong