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xiàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. elephant
  2. 2. CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3. shape
  4. 4. form
  5. 5. appearance
  6. 6. to imitate

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6142505)

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Words Containing 象

旱象
hàn xiàng

drought

文档对象模型
wén dàng duì xiàng mó xíng

Document Object Model (DOM)

乱象
luàn xiàng

chaos

气象台
qì xiàng tái

meteorological office

正象
zhèng xiàng

to be just like

星象恶曜
xīng xiàng è yào

unlucky star (evil portent in astrology)

天象仪
tiān xiàng yí

planetarium projector

面向对象的技术
miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù

object-oriented technology

不象话
bù xiàng huà

unreasonable

现象
xiàn xiàng

phenomenon

形象代言人
xíng xiàng dài yán rén

(brand or organization) ambassador

自然现象
zì rán xiàn xiàng

natural phenomenon

世界气象组织
shì jiè qì xiàng zǔ zhī

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

象山区
xiàng shān qū

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

加深印象
jiā shēn yìn xiàng

to make a deeper impression on sb

象棋赛
xiàng qí sài

Chinese chess tournament

迟滞现象
chí zhì xiàn xiàng

hysteresis

有印象
yǒu yìn xiàng

to have a recollection (of sb or sth)

四象
sì xiàng

four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[èr shí bā xiù] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[qīng lóng], White Tiger 白虎[bái hǔ], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[zhū què], Black Tortoise 玄武[xuán wǔ]

假象牙
jiǎ xiàng yá

celluloid

现象级
xiàn xiàng jí

phenomenal

象牙塔
xiàng yá tǎ

ivory tower

假象
jiǎ xiàng

false appearance

迹象
jì xiàng

sign; indication; mark; indicator

想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì

imagination

病象
bìng xiàng

symptom (of a disease)

象牙
xiàng yá

ivory

气象站
qì xiàng zhàn

weather station

生命征象
shēng mìng zhēng xiàng

see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng]

狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)

象棋
xiàng qí

Chinese chess

象州
xiàng zhōu

Xiangzhou county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi

象山
xiàng shān

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

第一象限
dì yī xiàng xiàn

first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)

波粒二象性
bō lì èr xiàng xìng

wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics

怪象
guài xiàng

strange phenomenon

抽象
chōu xiàng

abstract

观象台
guān xiàng tái

observatory

气象
qì xiàng

meteorological feature

抽象域
chōu xiàng yù

abstract field (math.)

大象
dà xiàng

elephant

藏象
zàng xiàng

hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)

征象
zhēng xiàng

sign

抽象代数
chōu xiàng dài shù

abstract algebra

想象
xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to envision

成象
chéng xiàng

to form an image

盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

形象艺术
xíng xiàng yì shù

visual arts

象甲
xiàng jiǎ

weevil

景象
jǐng xiàng

scene

包罗万象
bāo luó wàn xiàng

all-embracing

具象
jù xiàng

tangible image

象声词
xiàng shēng cí

onomatopoeia

印象主义
yìn xiàng zhǔ yì

impressionism

象鼻山
xiàng bí shān

Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi

气象学者
qì xiàng xué zhě

a meteorologist

长毛象
cháng máo xiàng

woolly mammoth

形象大使
xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image

中国气象局
zhōng guó qì xiàng jú

China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

象征主义
xiàng zhēng zhǔ yì

symbolism

印象派
yìn xiàng pài

impressionism

对象
duì xiàng

target; object

血象
xuè xiàng

hemogram

众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture

相对象
xiàng duì xiàng

to meet a possible marriage partner

万象
wàn xiàng

Vientiane, capital of Laos

海象
hǎi xiàng

walrus

椿象
chūn xiàng

stinkbug

星象
xīng xiàng

aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)

抽象思维
chōu xiàng sī wéi

abstract thought

险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng

dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils

象限
xiàng xiàn

quadrant (in coordinate geometry)

脉象
mài xiàng

condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)

映象文件
yìng xiàng wén jiàn

(computing) disk image (aka image file); ISO image

猛犸象
měng mǎ xiàng

see 猛獁|猛犸[měng mǎ]

天象
tiān xiàng

meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)

象鼻虫
xiàng bí chóng

weevil

形象
xíng xiàng

image

豌豆象
wān dòu xiàng

pea weevil

象州县
xiàng zhōu xiàn

Xiangzhou county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi

气象观测站
qì xiàng guān cè zhàn

weather station

约会对象
yuē huì duì xiàng

partner for dating

生命迹象
shēng mìng jì xiàng

see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng]

国际象棋
guó jì xiàng qí

chess

象形字
xiàng xíng zì

pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

象征性
xiàng zhēng xìng

symbolic

意象
yì xiàng

image

合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

象虫
xiàng chóng

weevil; snout beetle

象海豹
xiàng hǎi bào

elephant seal

万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn

(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

面向对象语言
miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán

object oriented language

幻象
huàn xiàng

illusion

气象厅
qì xiàng tīng

meteorological office

闭图象定理
bì tú xiàng dìng lǐ

closed graph theorem (math.)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

毛象
máo xiàng

mammoth

星象图
xīng xiàng tú

star chart

印象
yìn xiàng

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)

象形文字
xiàng xíng wén zì

pictogram

象山县
xiàng shān xiàn

Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[níng bō], Zhejiang

抽象词
chōu xiàng cí

abstract word

象拔蚌
xiàng bá bàng

elephant trunk clam

现象学
xiàn xiàng xué

phenomenology

找对象
zhǎo duì xiàng

to seek a marriage partner

气象局
qì xiàng jú

weather bureau

象征
xiàng zhēng

emblem

唯象
wéi xiàng

phenomenological

气象卫星
qì xiàng wèi xīng

weather satellite

唯象理论
wéi xiàng lǐ lùn

phenomenology

刻板印象
kè bǎn yìn xiàng

stereotype

返祖现象
fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

atavism (biology)

摸象
mō xiàng

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

印象分
yìn xiàng fēn

points gained by making a good impression

厄尔尼诺现象
è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng

El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean

泰象啤
tài xiàng pí

Chang Beer

象形
xiàng xíng

pictogram

气象学
qì xiàng xué

meteorology

表象
biǎo xiàng

outward appearance

症象
zhèng xiàng

symptom

大笨象
dà bèn xiàng

(slang) elephant