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  1. 1. (bound form) to leave behind

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Words Containing 遗

后遗症
hòu yí zhèng

(medicine) sequelae

遗传
yí chuán

heredity

遗嘱
yí zhǔ

testament

遗址
yí zhǐ

ruins

遗失
yí shī

to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)

遗忘
yí wàng

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

遗憾
yí hàn

regret

遗弃
yí qì

to leave

遗物
yí wù

remnant

遗产
yí chǎn

heritage

遗留
yí liú

to leave behind

遗愿
yí yuàn

final wishes of the departed

遗体
yí tǐ

remains (of a dead person)

一览无遗
yī lǎn wú yí

be plainly visible

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì

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

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

世界文化遗产
shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn

(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage

世界文化遗产地
shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn dì

World Heritage site

先帝遗诏
xiān dì yí zhào

posthumous edict of former emperor

光遗传学
guāng yí chuán xué

optogenetics

分子遗传学
fēn zǐ yí chuán xué

molecular genetics

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

千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

半坡遗址
bàn pō yí zhǐ

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

梦遗
mèng yí

wet dream; nocturnal emission

姑息遗患
gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

孑遗
jié yí

survivors

孑遗生物
jié yí shēng wù

living fossil

小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí

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

拾遗
shí yí

to pocket a lost article

拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

排遗
pái yí

feces

文化遗产
wén huà yí chǎn

cultural heritage

暴露无遗
bào lù wú yí

to lay bare

历史遗产
lì shǐ yí chǎn

heritage; historical legacy

历史遗迹
lì shǐ yí jì

historic site

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

派遗
pài yí

to send (sb) on a mission

沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū

undiscovered talent (idiom)

无遗
wú yí

completely; fully; without omission

留遗
liú yí

to leave behind

破坏无遗
pò huài wú yí

damaged beyond repair

纤悉无遗
xiān xī wú yí

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

表观遗传学
biǎo guān yí chuán xué

epigenetics

表露无遗
biǎo lù wú yí

to show in full light

补缺拾遗
bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shí yí bǔ quē]

补遗
bǔ yí

addendum

详尽无遗
xiáng jìn wú yí

exhaustive

路不拾遗
lù bù shí yí

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

轶事遗闻
yì shì yí wén

anecdote (about historical person)

道不拾遗
dào bù shí yí

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

遗作
yí zuò

posthumous work

遗传信息
yí chuán xìn xī

genetic information

遗传学
yí chuán xué

genetics

遗传工程
yí chuán gōng chéng

genetic engineering

遗传性
yí chuán xìng

hereditary

遗传性疾病
yí chuán xìng jí bìng

genetic disorder

遗传物质
yí chuán wù zhì

genetic material

遗传率
yí chuán lǜ

heritability

遗像
yí xiàng

portrait of the deceased

遗墨
yí mò

posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)

遗妻
yí qī

widow

遗妻弃子
yí qī qì zǐ

to abandon wife and children

遗孀
yí shuāng

widow

遗存
yí cún

historical remains

遗孤
yí gū

orphan

遗害无穷
yí hài wú qióng

to have disastrous consequences

遗容
yí róng

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

遗尿
yí niào

bed-wetting

遗属
yí shǔ

surviving family of the deceased

遗志
yí zhì

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

遗忘症
yí wàng zhèng

amnesia

遗恨
yí hèn

eternal regret

遗教
yí jiào

work or plans left as a legacy

遗族
yí zú

the bereaved

遗书
yí shū

posthumous writing

遗案
yí àn

unsolved case (law)

遗民
yí mín

(lit.) leftover men

遗漏
yí lòu

to overlook

遗照
yí zhào

picture of the deceased

遗珠
yí zhū

unrecognized talent

遗产税
yí chǎn shuì

inheritance tax

遗男
yí nán

orphan

遗稿
yí gǎo

surviving manuscript

遗精
yí jīng

nocturnal emission

遗缺
yí quē

vacancy

遗腹子
yí fù zǐ

posthumous child

遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián

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

遗落
yí luò

to leave behind (inadvertently)

遗著
yí zhù

posthumous work (of a writer)

遗蜕
yí tuì

to shed skin

遗言
yí yán

words of the deceased

遗训
yí xùn

wishes of the deceased

遗诏
yí zhào

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

遗赠
yí zèng

to bequeath

遗迹
yí jì

trace

遗风
yí fēng

tradition or style from the past

遗骨
yí gǔ

(dead) human remains

遗骸
yí hái

(dead) human remains

遗体告别式
yí tǐ gào bié shì

funeral

遗鸥
yí ōu

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

阑遗
lán yí

unclaimed articles

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

非物质文化遗产
fēi wù zhì wén huà yí chǎn

(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

非遗传多型性
fēi yí chuán duō xíng xìng

polyphenism

靡有孑遗
mǐ yǒu jié yí

all dead and no survivors

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

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