xiǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. few
  2. 2. rare

Words Containing 鲜

保鲜
bǎo xiān

to keep fresh

新鲜
xīn xiān

fresh (experience, food etc)

海鲜
hǎi xiān

seafood

鲜明
xiān míng

bright

鲜活
xiān huó

vivid

鲜美
xiān měi

delicious

鲜艳
xiān yàn

bright-colored; gaily-colored

鲜花
xiān huā

flower

鲜血
xiān xuè

blood

三鲜
sān xiān

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

不新鲜
bù xīn xiān

stale

保鲜期
bǎo xiān qī

shelf life

保鲜纸
bǎo xiān zhǐ

plastic wrap

保鲜膜
bǎo xiān mó

plastic wrap

光鲜
guāng xiān

bright and neat

北朝鲜
běi cháo xiǎn

North Korea

南朝鲜
nán cháo xiǎn

South Korea

尝鲜
cháng xiān

to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)

地三鲜
dì sān xiān

dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper

小鲜肉
xiǎo xiān ròu

(coll.) teen idol (male)

屡见不鲜
lǚ jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

延边朝鲜族自治州
yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]

德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn

little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū])

数见不鲜
shuò jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors

朝鲜
cháo xiǎn

North Korea

朝鲜中央通讯社
cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)

朝鲜人
cháo xiǎn rén

North Korean (person)

朝鲜八道
cháo xiǎn bā dào

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

朝鲜劳动党
cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝鲜半岛
cháo xiǎn bàn dǎo

Korean Peninsula

朝鲜太宗
cháo xiǎn tài zōng

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

朝鲜字母
cháo xiǎn zì mǔ

hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet

朝鲜战争
cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng

Korean War (1950-1953)

朝鲜文
cháo xiǎn wén

Korean written language

朝鲜族
cháo xiǎn zú

Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)

朝鲜日报
cháo xiǎn rì bào

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

朝鲜核谈
cháo xiǎn hé tán

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

朝鲜民主主义人民共和国
cháo xiǎn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì rén mín gòng hé guó

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)

朝鲜海峡
cháo xiǎn hǎi xiá

Korea Strait

朝鲜筝
cháo xiǎn zhēng

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

朝鲜总督府
cháo xiǎn zǒng dū fǔ

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

朝鲜语
cháo xiǎn yǔ

Korean language

李氏朝鲜
lǐ shì cháo xiǎn

Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事
máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday

治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)

海鲜酱
hǎi xiān jiàng

hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce)

浅鲜
qiǎn xiǎn

meager

生鲜
shēng xiān

fresh produce and freshly prepared foods

肥鲜
féi xiān

fresh and tender (of food)

卫氏朝鲜
wèi shì cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

卫满朝鲜
wèi mǎn cháo xiǎn

Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea

轮廓鲜明
lún kuò xiān míng

sharp image

长白朝鲜族自治县
cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[bái shān], Jilin

靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

鲜亮
xiān liang

bright (color)

鲜卑
xiān bēi

Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

鲜卑族
xiān bēi zú

Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads

鲜味
xiān wèi

umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

鲜啤酒
xiān pí jiǔ

draft beer

鲜奶
xiān nǎi

fresh milk

鲜奶油
xiān nǎi yóu

cream

鲜少
xiǎn shǎo

very few

鲜明个性
xiān míng gè xìng

individuality

鲜橙多
xiān chéng duō

Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink

鲜活货物
xiān huó huò wù

live cargo

鲜为人知
xiǎn wéi rén zhī

rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown

鲜烈
xiān liè

fresh and intense

鲜红
xiān hóng

scarlet

鲜花插在牛粪上
xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng

lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure

鲜菜
xiān cài

fresh vegetable

鲜血淋漓
xiān xuè lín lí

to be drenched with blood

鲜货
xiān huò

produce