明珠
míng zhū
Pinyin

Definition

明珠
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míng zhū
  1. pearl
  2. jewel (of great value)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
天明
tiān míng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
姚明
Yáo Míng
  1. 1 Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
文明
wén míng
  1. 1 civilized
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 culture
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
昆明
Kūn míng
  1. 1 Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
明
Míng
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  2. 2 surname Ming
  3. 3 Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
明亮
míng liàng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shining
  3. 3 glittering
  4. 4 to become clear
明信片
míng xìn piàn
  1. 1 postcard
明儿
míng r5
  1. 1 (coll.) tomorrow
  2. 2 one of these days
  3. 3 some day
明天见
míng tiān jiàn
  1. 1 see you tomorrow
  2. 2 (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)

Sample Sentences

在外滩朝东面看，可以看到东方明珠。
zài Wàitān cháo dōngmiàn kàn ，kěyǐ kàndào Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。
If you look eastwards from the Bund, you can see the Oriental Pearl Tower
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我游览了外滩和东方明珠。
wǒ yóulǎn le Wàitān hé Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。
I visited The Bund and the Pearl Tower.
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我们已经去了东方明珠和外滩，晚上再去一下新天地。你还想去哪里逛呢？
wǒmen yǐjīng qù le Dōngfāngmíngzhū hé Wàitān ，wǎnshang zài qù yīxià Xīntiāndì 。nǐ hái xiǎng qù nǎli guàng ne ？
We've already gone to the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Bund and we're going to Xintiandi tonight. Where else do you want to go walk around?
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标志性建筑不就是东方明珠吗？几个球连在一起，最好认了！
biāozhìxìng jiànzhù bù jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū ma ？jǐ ge qiú lián zài yīqǐ ，zuì zuì hǎo rèn le ！
Isn't the Oriental Pearl Tower symbolic architecture? A few balls connected together - it's the easiest to recognize!
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哇，到处都是高楼大厦！老公，快快快，我要跟东方明珠合个影。
wā ，dàochù dōu shì gāolóudàshà ！lǎogōng ，kuàikuàikuài ，wǒ yào gēn Dōngfāngmíngzhū hé ge yǐng 。
Wow, there're skyscrapers and big buildings everywhere! Honey, hurry up. I want to take a picture with the Oriental Pearl Tower.
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这位团友说的是，看到一串球的就是东方明珠了，俗称“糖葫芦”。过去它是上海的第一高楼，现在已经排到第三了。
zhè wèi tuányǒu shuōdeshì ，kàndào yī chuàn qiú de jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū le ，súchēng “tánghúlu ”。guòqù tā shì Shànghǎi de dì yī gāolóu ，xiànzài yǐjīng páidào dì sān le 。
What our friend here said is right. That row of balls over there, the Oriental Pearl Tower, also known as the 'Candied Hawthorn.' In the past, it was Shanghai's tallest building, but now it's already been pushed back to number three.
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那就是东方明珠。
nà jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。
That is the Oriental Pearl Tower.
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可能你找了很久，然后一个人告诉你：“那就是东方明珠。”
kěnéng nǐ zhǎo le hěnjiǔ ，ránhòu yī ge rén gàosu nǐ ：“nà jiùshì Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。”
Maybe you've been looking for a really long time and then some tells you, 'That right there is the Oriental Pearl Tower.'
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东方明珠现在不是上海最高的楼，是第三高的楼。
Dōngfāngmíngzhū xiànzài bùshì Shànghǎi zuì gāo de lóu ，shì dì sān gāo de lóu 。
The pearl tower is no longer Shanghai's tallest building. It's the third tallest.
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金茂大厦还是算了吧。虽说金茂大厦号称世界第三高楼，可是毕竟国外高楼林立，到处是摩天大楼，不稀奇。东方明珠电视塔倒是可以带他去看看。这11个大小不一、高低错落的球体，从天空串落到草地上，还是很有特色的。
Jīnmàodàshà hái shì suànle ba 。suīshuō Jīnmàodàshà hàochēng shìjiè dì sān gāolóu ，kěshì bìjìng guówài gāolóu línlì ，dàochù shì mótiāndàlóu ，bù xīqí 。Dōngfāngmíngzhū diànshìtǎ dàoshì kěyǐ dài tā qù kànkan 。zhè shíyī ge dàxiǎo bùyī 、gāodī cuòluò de qiútǐ ，cóng tiānkōng chuànluò dào cǎodì shang ，háishì hěnyǒu tèsè de 。
Forget about the Jinmao Tower. Although the Jinmao Tower claims to be the third highest building in the world, there are a ton of skyscrapers in other countries, after all. Everywhere you go are skyscrapers. They're not rare at all. On the other hand, I could take him to see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It has eleven balls of different sizes. Their heights are staggered in a row leading from the heavens down to the Earth. It's really distinctive.
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