ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.leave behind
遗迹
ruins
遗风
a custom left by a preceding generation
遗留
leave over
- 2
v.lose
遗失
lose
遗落
lose
遗忘
forget
- 3
v.leave behind at one's death; bequeath
遗容
looks of the deceased
遗嘱
testament
遗作
posthumous work
- 4
v.omit; slip over
遗漏
not considered
- 5
v.(often involuntarily) discharge of urine, semen, etc.
遗矢
empty one's bowels
遗尿
bed-wetting
- 6
n.something lost; lost item
路不拾遗
a peaceful and prosperous time
Words and phrases with 遗
- 遗骨[word]osseous remains
- 遗迹[word]remnant
- 遗书[word]letter or note left by one immediately before death; collected writings published after the author's death
- 遗像[word]a photo of the deceased
- 遗尿[word]enuresis
- 遗弃[word]cast away; abandon
- 遗训[word]teachings of the deceased
- 遗恨[word]eternal regret
- 遗民[word]adherent of a former dynasty; survivor of great upheaval
- 遗臭万年[idiom]leave a stink for ten thousand years
- 遗患无穷[idiom]be a constant source of further troubles
- 遗恨终天[idiom]feel remorseful till the end of one's days
- 遗世独立[idiom]cut oneself off from the rest of the world
- 遗老遗少[idiom]diehards old and young
- 遗簪坠屦[idiom]old things
- 遗害无穷[idiom]cause endless troubles to future generations
- 遗大投艰[idiom]entrust somebody with a heavy task
Word usage
- Note"遗" is usually pronounced "yí", which is "loss, omission, leftover"; when it is pronounced "wèi", it is used in classical Chinese, and refers to a gift, such as "遗之千金".