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龙
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Definitions
- 1. dragon
- 2. imperial
Example Sentences
1 shown我见过 龙 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 龙
dragon robe
rare food
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
breastbone (of a bird)
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
see 龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴[lóng kān shǒu jiàn]
Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Gongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), leading thinker of the School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
to race dragon boats
Longnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
triceratops (dinosaur)
to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[dōng fāng qīng lóng] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[dōng fāng cāng lóng]
Teflon (PRC)
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
to mess sth up
Longling county in Baoshan 保山[bǎo shān], Yunnan
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
epsilon (Greek letter Εε)
faucet; tap
pterosaur
see 青龍|青龙[qīng lóng]
Helong, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
pterodactyl
to play a small role
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
Longling county in Baoshan 保山[bǎo shān], Yunnan
Dacron (brand)
Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017
Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
lit. to directly attack Huanglong
the Emperor's bed
halisaurus
Kowloon Walled City
military strategy and tactics
coiled dragon
(PRC) film screening permit
Citroën (French car manufacturer)
black dragon
velociraptor (dinosaur)
key enterprises
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
wyvern (type of dragon)
Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson
Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
Longkou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom)
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
one-stop service
hose
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
Lulong county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[qín huáng dǎo], Hebei
Longhua District of various cities including Shenzhen, Guangdong and Haikou, Hainan
since 1983, Longyan, county-level city, Fujian
Anlong county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou
imperial towel
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.)
tornado
iguanodon
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
place in Shanghai
Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[lǐ guāng yào], prime minister from 2004
Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
allosaurus
to promote (to official position in former times)
Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[qín huáng dǎo], Hebei
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市[lú zhōu shì], Sichuan
nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
waterspout (meteorology)
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[wēn zhōu shì], Zhejiang
dragon dance
Longhai, county-level city in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
mythical evil serpent
(finance) leading stock; market leader
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (operating as Dragonair), Hong Kong-based international airline
genus Tyrannosaurus
Draco (constellation)
lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan
nylon (loanword)
Chevron Corporation
chinchilla
Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations
hidden genius (idiom)
ceratopsian
tarragon
fiery dragon
Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian
Longzihu district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
triceratops
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[wēn zhōu shì], Zhejiang
Four Asian Tigers
Mei, dinosaur genus
a queue of people
tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[zhāng zhōu shì], Fujian
Wollongong, Australia
Rumphius's slit shell (Entemnotrochus rumphii), found in Japan and Taiwan
He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution
decrepit
see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[bān lóng fù fèng]
water wheel
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Tyrannosauridae, the dinosaur family containing Tyrannosaurus
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998
Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
red pitaya
Herbstosaurus (genus of pterosaur)
Shuanglong town in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县[xī xiá xiàn], Nanyang, Henan
Calderon (Hispanic name)
caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)
the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (mythology)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]
huanglongbing, citrus greening disease
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company Ltd
Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
Long Xing Quan - \Dragon Fist\ - Martial Art
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
Huabeisaurus (Huabeisaurus allocotus)
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
the Dragon Throne
styrofoam
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
Stallone (name)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
Heilongjiang River
homosexual (positive term)
to ride the dragon
Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[qín huáng dǎo], Hebei
Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
dragon tree
Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian
chat
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
nylon buckle
Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县[xī xiá xiàn], Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its TV and screen adaptations
evil dragon
Chevron (oil company)
oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)
Luolong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
crayfish
Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[sān yà], Hainan
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan
to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction
to build up a sequence
one that has achieved the way
Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]
asparagus
long queue of slow-moving traffic
Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
dragon boat (used at 端午[duān wǔ], the Dragon Boat Festival)
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
ambergris
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市[liáo yuán shì], Jilin
Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Longzihu district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
fine horse
dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands
ideal son-in-law
diplodocus
Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[zhào yún], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
Dragon King (mythology)
polystyrene
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[huì zhōu], Guangdong
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
Longjing (tea)
Tyrannosaurus spp.
agave (genus of plants)
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
brilliant young man
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
long queue
Longzhou county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
Metro supermarket chain (originally German)
ugly girl (slang)
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[shēng xiào])
Longci, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan
Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[lì jiāng], Yunnan
one-eyed person
Longzhou county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
lobster
Rapator ornitholestoides (dinosaur)
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang
layflat industrial hose
Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
dragon bean
upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
doddering
Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
apatosaurus
big boss
Longshan culture
dinosaurs
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市[shàn tóu shì], Guangdong
family Mosasauridae
Tyrannosaurus rex
imperial chariot
Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor)
apatosaurus
imperial court
fight between powerful contenders
Omron Corporation (Japanese electronics company)
tarragon
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan
dragon (as a decorative design)
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人[dān ní suǒ wǎ rén] or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
stegosaurus
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
dragon lantern
Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Doilungdêqên county, Tibetan: Stod lung bde chen rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
Longshan District of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市[liáo yuán shì], Jilin
tequila
Champsosaurus
cave
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
own goal (ball sports)
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[huì zhōu], Guangdong
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
Doilungdêqên county, Tibetan: Stod lung bde chen rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
dragon boat
Lulong county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[qín huáng dǎo], Hebei
gentian violet C25H30ClN3
Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
Luolong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[gòng hé xiàn] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
H Mart, Korean supermarket chain in US and Canada
lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
lit. one dragon
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
Hualong district of Puyang city 濮陽市|濮阳市[pú yáng shì], Henan
brachiosaurus
lit. a thunder of dragons without a head
Chevron Corporation
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[zhāng zhōu shì], Fujian
twins of mixed sex
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
Tyrannosaurus rex
Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
Longhai, county-level city in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[lóng huá sì] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[lóng huá qū] of Shenzhen, Guangdong
fat finger error (finance)
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[dà xióng māo]
Longkou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
Hezron (name)
a giant among men (idiom)
theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group)
apatosaurus
Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur)
skink
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
faucet
oolong tea
Year 5, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000)
Helong, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
rough gentian
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells (loanword)
Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
longan fruit
dragon-boat race
Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout
mosasaur
to mess sth up
tornado
Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
Dsungaripterus (genus of pterosaur)
emperor's body; emperor's physical condition
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
Longnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan
Hualong district of Puyang city 濮陽市|濮阳市[pú yáng shì], Henan
allosaurus
Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan
Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Shuanglong ravine in Mt Xiong'er national geological park 熊耳山[xióng ěr shān], Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄[zǎo zhuāng], Shandong
Yu Yinglong, Yuan dynasty scholar, collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi 大元大一統誌|大元大一统志
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
pliosaurus
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
titanosaur
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
outstanding people
udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle
double column surface grinding machine
salon (loanword)
allosaurus
to form a long queue (idiom)
(botany) carina; keel (of a papilionaceous flower)
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
Anlong county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou
the Benglong (Penglung) ethnic group of Yunnan
endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
tarragon
to be the reigning emperor
bucket brigade
Ryōanji, temple in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan with famous rock garden
Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)
giant grouper
ichthyosaur
Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
sole
Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)