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Chinese dictionary
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n.jade
那块白玉晶莹剔透。
That piece of white jade was crystal clear.
一个精致的玉瓶摆放在精工细刻的盒子内。
An exquisite jade bottle is placed in a finely carved box.
同学们带的石头千奇百怪，有的像玉一样光滑。
The stones brought by the students are strange, and some are as smooth as jade.
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n.meta(of a person, especally a woman) pure; beautiful
玉齿
white teeth
玉颜
beautiful features
亭亭玉立
fair, slim and graceful
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n.fmlyour
玉照
your photograph
玉音
your message
Words and phrases with 玉
- 玉门关[word]an important pass at the north end of the Silk Road
- 玉兔[word]the Jade Hare—the moon; white rabbit
- 玉容[word]good looks
- 玉镯[word]jade bracelet
- 玉器[word]jade object
- 玉红[word]rubine
- 玉立[word]slim and graceful; steadfast to principles
- 玉玺[word]imperial jade seal
- 玉簪[word]jade hairpin; fragrant plantain lily
- 玉石俱焚[idiom]be destroyed indiscriminately
- 玉宇琼楼[idiom]the palace in the moon
- 玉石不分[idiom]make no discriminaton between the good and the wicked
- 玉成其事[idiom]kindly help make a success of the matter
- 玉洁冰清[idiom]pure and noble
- 玉液琼浆[idiom]good wine
- 玉树临风[idiom]tall, stately and handsome
- 玉骨冰肌[idiom]as pure as jade and as clean as ice
- 玉殒香消[idiom]death of a woman
Word usage
- common measure word"玉" is often matched with measure word "块"or"枚".
一块玉
one piece of jade
一枚玉
one jade