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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Words Containing 象

印象
yìn xiàng

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)

大象
dà xiàng

elephant

对象
duì xiàng

target; object

形象
xíng xiàng

image

想象
xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to envision

抽象
chōu xiàng

abstract

景象
jǐng xiàng

scene

气象
qì xiàng

meteorological feature

现象
xiàn xiàng

phenomenon

象征
xiàng zhēng

emblem

象棋
xiàng qí

Chinese chess

迹象
jì xiàng

sign; indication; mark; indicator

不象话
bù xiàng huà

unreasonable

世界气象组织
shì jiè qì xiàng zǔ zhī

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

中国气象局
zhōng guó qì xiàng jú

China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

乱象
luàn xiàng

chaos

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)

假象
jiǎ xiàng

false appearance

假象牙
jiǎ xiàng yá

celluloid

具象
jù xiàng

tangible image

刻板印象
kè bǎn yìn xiàng

stereotype

加深印象
jiā shēn yìn xiàng

to make a deeper impression on sb

包罗万象
bāo luó wàn xiàng

all-embracing

印象主义
yìn xiàng zhǔ yì

impressionism

印象分
yìn xiàng fēn

points gained by making a good impression

印象派
yìn xiàng pài

impressionism

厄尔尼诺现象
è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng

El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean

合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng

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

唯象
wéi xiàng

phenomenological

唯象理论
wéi xiàng lǐ lùn

phenomenology

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]

国际象棋
guó jì xiàng qí

chess

大笨象
dà bèn xiàng

(slang) elephant

天象
tiān xiàng

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

天象仪
tiān xiàng yí

planetarium projector

幻象
huàn xiàng

illusion

形象代言人
xíng xiàng dài yán rén

(brand or organization) ambassador

形象大使
xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image

形象艺术
xíng xiàng yì shù

visual arts

征象
zhēng xiàng

sign

怪象
guài xiàng

strange phenomenon

想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì

imagination

意象
yì xiàng

image

成象
chéng xiàng

to form an image

找对象
zhǎo duì xiàng

to seek a marriage partner

抽象代数
chōu xiàng dài shù

abstract algebra

抽象域
chōu xiàng yù

abstract field (math.)

抽象思维
chōu xiàng sī wéi

abstract thought

抽象词
chōu xiàng cí

abstract word

摸象
mō xiàng

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

文档对象模型
wén dàng duì xiàng mó xíng

Document Object Model (DOM)

旱象
hàn xiàng

drought

星象
xīng xiàng

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

星象图
xīng xiàng tú

star chart

星象恶曜
xīng xiàng è yào

unlucky star (evil portent in astrology)

映象文件
yìng xiàng wén jiàn

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

有印象
yǒu yìn xiàng

to have a recollection (of sb or sth)

椿象
chūn xiàng

stinkbug

正象
zhèng xiàng

to be just like

毛象
máo xiàng

mammoth

气象台
qì xiàng tái

meteorological office

气象学
qì xiàng xué

meteorology

气象学者
qì xiàng xué zhě

a meteorologist

气象局
qì xiàng jú

weather bureau

气象厅
qì xiàng tīng

meteorological office

气象站
qì xiàng zhàn

weather station

气象卫星
qì xiàng wèi xīng

weather satellite

气象观测站
qì xiàng guān cè zhàn

weather station

波粒二象性
bō lì èr xiàng xìng

wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics

泰象啤
tài xiàng pí

Chang Beer

海象
hǎi xiàng

walrus

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)

猛犸象
měng mǎ xiàng

see 猛獁|猛犸[měng mǎ]

现象学
xiàn xiàng xué

phenomenology

现象级
xiàn xiàng jí

phenomenal

生命征象
shēng mìng zhēng xiàng

see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng]

生命迹象
shēng mìng jì xiàng

see 生命體徵|生命体征[shēng mìng tǐ zhēng]

病象
bìng xiàng

symptom (of a disease)

症象
zhèng xiàng

symptom

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

相对象
xiàng duì xiàng

to meet a possible marriage partner

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

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

第一象限
dì yī xiàng xiàn

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

约会对象
yuē huì duì xiàng

partner for dating

脉象
mài xiàng

condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)

自然现象
zì rán xiàn xiàng

natural phenomenon

万象
wàn xiàng

Vientiane, capital of Laos

万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn

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

藏象
zàng xiàng

hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)

血象
xuè xiàng

hemogram

表象
biǎo xiàng

outward appearance

观象台
guān xiàng tái

observatory

豌豆象
wān dòu xiàng

pea weevil

象山
xiàng shān

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

象山区
xiàng shān qū

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

象山县
xiàng shān xiàn

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

象州
xiàng zhōu

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

象州县
xiàng zhōu xiàn

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

象形
xiàng xíng

pictogram

象形字
xiàng xíng zì

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

象形文字
xiàng xíng wén zì

pictogram

象征主义
xiàng zhēng zhǔ yì

symbolism

象征性
xiàng zhēng xìng

symbolic

象拔蚌
xiàng bá bàng

elephant trunk clam

象棋赛
xiàng qí sài

Chinese chess tournament

象海豹
xiàng hǎi bào

elephant seal

象牙
xiàng yá

ivory

象牙塔
xiàng yá tǎ

ivory tower

象甲
xiàng jiǎ

weevil

象声词
xiàng shēng cí

onomatopoeia

象虫
xiàng chóng

weevil; snout beetle

象限
xiàng xiàn

quadrant (in coordinate geometry)

象鼻山
xiàng bí shān

Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi

象鼻虫
xiàng bí chóng

weevil

返祖现象
fǎn zǔ xiàn xiàng

atavism (biology)

迟滞现象
chí zhì xiàn xiàng

hysteresis

长毛象
cháng máo xiàng

woolly mammoth

闭图象定理
bì tú xiàng dìng lǐ

closed graph theorem (math.)

险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng

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

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

object-oriented technology

面向对象语言
miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán

object oriented language