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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) to leave behind

Example Sentences

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我很 憾。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7768230)

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Words Containing 遗

纤悉无遗
xiān xī wú yí

detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive

千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

遗产税
yí chǎn shuì

inheritance tax

遗传信息
yí chuán xìn xī

genetic information

靡有孑遗
mǐ yǒu jié yí

all dead and no survivors

补遗
bǔ yí

addendum

遗留
yí liú

to leave behind

养痈遗患
yǎng yōng yí huàn

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster

轶事遗闻
yì shì yí wén

anecdote (about historical person)

遗属
yí shǔ

surviving family of the deceased

姑息遗患
gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

遗作
yí zuò

posthumous work

遗孤
yí gū

orphan

遗孀
yí shuāng

widow

无遗
wú yí

completely; fully; without omission

且末遗址
qiě mò yí zhǐ

ruins of Cherchen, Qarqan or Chiemo, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

排遗
pái yí

feces

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì

to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

遗体
yí tǐ

remains (of a dead person)

遗产
yí chǎn

heritage

分子遗传学
fēn zǐ yí chuán xué

molecular genetics

遗愿
yí yuàn

final wishes of the departed

遗案
yí àn

unsolved case (law)

留遗
liú yí

to leave behind

沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū

undiscovered talent (idiom)

遗族
yí zú

the bereaved

遗传物质
yí chuán wù zhì

genetic material

世界文化遗产地
shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn dì

World Heritage site

遗害无穷
yí hài wú qióng

to have disastrous consequences

遗传率
yí chuán lǜ

heritability

遗墨
yí mò

posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)

河姆渡遗址
hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ

Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC

遗言
yí yán

words of the deceased

遗蜕
yí tuì

to shed skin

遗妻
yí qī

widow

遗容
yí róng

body of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)

遗憾
yí hàn

regret

后遗症
hòu yí zhèng

(medicine) sequelae

遗传性疾病
yí chuán xìng jí bìng

genetic disorder

文化遗产
wén huà yí chǎn

cultural heritage

遗教
yí jiào

work or plans left as a legacy

遗书
yí shū

posthumous writing

遗精
yí jīng

nocturnal emission

阑遗
lán yí

unclaimed articles

遗鸥
yí ōu

(bird species of China) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)

非遗传多型性
fēi yí chuán duō xíng xìng

polyphenism

遗恨
yí hèn

eternal regret

遗忘症
yí wàng zhèng

amnesia

小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí

to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

遗诏
yí zhào

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

遗志
yí zhì

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

世界文化遗产
shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn

(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage

一览无遗
yī lǎn wú yí

be plainly visible

半坡遗址
bàn pō yí zhǐ

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

遗像
yí xiàng

portrait of the deceased

遗男
yí nán

orphan

遗缺
yí quē

vacancy

遗失
yí shī

to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)

遗传学
yí chuán xué

genetics

孑遗生物
jié yí shēng wù

living fossil

遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

遗珠
yí zhū

unrecognized talent

遗物
yí wù

remnant

遗尿
yí niào

bed-wetting

阖闾城遗址
hé lǘ chéng yí zhǐ

ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

遗嘱
yí zhǔ

testament

遗妻弃子
yí qī qì zǐ

to abandon wife and children

遗腹子
yí fù zǐ

posthumous child

详尽无遗
xiáng jìn wú yí

exhaustive

梦遗
mèng yí

wet dream; nocturnal emission

遗落
yí luò

to leave behind (inadvertently)

路不拾遗
lù bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

光遗传学
guāng yí chuán xué

optogenetics

遗体告别式
yí tǐ gào bié shì

funeral

道不拾遗
dào bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

先帝遗诏
xiān dì yí zhào

posthumous edict of former emperor

遗稿
yí gǎo

surviving manuscript

补缺拾遗
bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

破坏无遗
pò huài wú yí

damaged beyond repair

遗传
yí chuán

heredity

历史遗迹
lì shǐ yí jì

historic site

表露无遗
biǎo lù wú yí

to show in full light

遗骸
yí hái

(dead) human remains

遗著
yí zhù

posthumous work (of a writer)

遗存
yí cún

historical remains

拾遗
shí yí

to pocket a lost article

暴露无遗
bào lù wú yí

to lay bare

遗忘
yí wàng

to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore

历史遗产
lì shǐ yí chǎn

heritage; historical legacy

遗训
yí xùn

wishes of the deceased

表观遗传学
biǎo guān yí chuán xué

epigenetics

遗址
yí zhǐ

ruins

遗民
yí mín

(lit.) leftover men

遗赠
yí zèng

to bequeath

拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

养虎遗患
yǎng hǔ yí huàn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

遗骨
yí gǔ

(dead) human remains

派遗
pài yí

to send (sb) on a mission

遗漏
yí lòu

to overlook

孑遗
jié yí

survivors

遗弃
yí qì

to leave

遗照
yí zhào

picture of the deceased

遗迹
yí jì

trace

遗传工程
yí chuán gōng chéng

genetic engineering

非物质文化遗产
fēi wù zhì wén huà yí chǎn

(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

遗传性
yí chuán xìng

hereditary

遗风
yí fēng

tradition or style from the past

刘涓子鬼遗方
liú juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼