Usage of the character 多

Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝／顺治帝 ( Shùnzhìdì)

Duōlún Xiàn

多伦县

[多倫縣]

Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

duōyìcí

多义词

[多義詞]

polyseme
polysemous word

Kēbùduō

科布多

[科布多]

Qobto or Kobdo, khanate of outer Mongolia

duōdeshì

多得是

[多得是]

there's no shortage
there are plenty

duōgōnghuà

多工化

[多工化]

to multiplex

duōyuánzhǐ

多元酯

[多元酯]

polyester

duōfāngmiàn

多方面

[多方面]

many-sided
in many aspects

duōgōngnéng

多功能

[多功能]

multifunctional
multifunction

duōfāngwèi

多方位

[多方位]

many-sided
versatile
various aspects
all-round
multidirectional

fēnduōjīng

芬多精

[芬多精]

phytoncide (biochemistry)

duōbā'àn

多巴胺

[多巴胺]

dopamine

Duōfó'ěr

多佛尔

[多佛爾]

Dover

duōxìbāo

多细胞

[多細胞]

multicellular

duōmiànshǒu

多面手

[多面手]

multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder

duōjīngguī

多晶硅

[多晶硅]

polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics)

duōxiāngguǒ

多香果

[多香果]

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper

Hǎoyòuduō

好又多

[好又多]

Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)

Yǎnglèduō

养乐多

[養樂多]

Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)

Zhìduō Xiàn

治多县

[治多縣]

Zhidoi County (Tibetan: 'bri stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

lìbǐduō

力比多

[力比多]

libido (loanword)

duōshénjiào

多神教

[多神教]

polytheistic religion; polytheism

duōniánshēng

多年生

[多年生]

perennial (of plants)

Jiāduōbǎo

加多宝

[加多寶]

JDB (Chinese beverage company)

duōzìjié

多字节

[多字節]

multibyte

duōzǎowǎn

多早晚

[多早晚]

when?

duōbèitǐ

多倍体

[多倍體]

polyploid (multiple chromosomes)

duōshùdǎng

多数党

[多數黨]

majority party

Xiáduōlì

霞多丽

[霞多麗]

Chardonnay (grape type)

Bābèiduō

巴贝多

[巴貝多]

Barbados, Caribbean island (Tw)

Qùduōduō

趣多多

[趣多多]

Chips Ahoy! (brand)

duōyìxìng

多义性

[多義性]

equivocality

duōhuálí

多铧犁

[多鏵犁]

multishare or multifurrow plow

Mǎbùduō

马布多

[馬布多]

Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)

fēichángduō

非常多

[非常多]

much
very many

duōqīzhì

多妻制

[多妻制]

polygamy

duōpíngtái

多平台

[多平臺]

multi-platform (computing)

duōyàngxìng

多样性

[多樣性]

variegation; diversity

duōshùjué

多数决

[多數決]

majority decision

duōniánlái

多年来

[多年來]

for the past many years

duōrìsài

多日赛

[多日賽]

race of several days
many day competition

Tíduōshū

提多书

[提多書]

Epistle of St Paul to Titus

duōyòngbiǎo

多用表

[多用表]

multimeter

duōmiàntǐ

多面体

[多面體]

polyhedron

Pānduōlā

潘多拉

[潘多拉]

Pandora

Wén Yīduō

闻一多

[聞一多]

Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming

Záduō Xiàn

杂多县

[雜多縣]

Zadoi County (Tibetan: rdza stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Tuōláiduō

托莱多

[托萊多]

Toledo, Spain

Aòlánduō

奥兰多

[奧蘭多]

Orlando

duōbiānxíng

多边形

[多邊形]

polygon

duōxiàngshì

多项式

[多項式]

polynomial (math.)
multinomial

duōdòngzhèng

多动症

[多動症]

(coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Xīdáduō

悉达多

[悉達多]

Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

Chènduō Xiàn

称多县

[稱多縣]

Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

duōyīnzì

多音字

[多音字]

character with two or more readings

duōyuánxìng

多元性

[多元性]

diversity

Tèlǔduō

特鲁多

[特魯多]

Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1980-1984 and 1968-1979
Justin Trudeau (1971-), prime minister of Canada from 2015

duōnázī

多拿滋

[多拿滋]

doughnut (loanword)

duōbǎoyú

多宝鱼

[多寶魚]

turbot
European imported turbot
same as 大菱鮃／大菱鲆

chàbuduō

差不多

[差不多]

almost
nearly
more or less
about the same
good enough
not bad

shíduōyì

十多亿

[十多億]

over one billion
more than a billion

Suǒduōmǎ

所多玛

[所多瑪]

Sodom

duōyòngtú

多用途

[多用途]

multipurpose

èrshíduō

二十多

[二十多]

over 20

Eguāduō

厄瓜多

[厄瓜多]

Ecuador (Tw)

Duōduōmǎ

多多马

[多多馬]

Dodoma, capital of Tanzania

Dí'àoduō

狄奥多

[狄奧多]

Theodor (name)

duōkǒngxìng

多孔性

[多孔性]

porous
having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)

Duōpǔdá

多普达

[多普達]

Dopod (company name)

Duōjíbì

多吉币

[多吉幣]

Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)

duōmùdì

多目的

[多目的]

multipurpose

duōyànghuà

多样化

[多樣化]

diversification
to diversify

duōfābìng

多发病

[多發病]

frequently reoccurring disease

duōshénlùn

多神论

[多神論]

polytheism

Duōyī'ěr

多伊尔

[多伊爾]

Doyle (name)

duōyònghù

多用户

[多用戶]

multiuser

duōjíhuà

多极化

[多極化]

multipolar
multipolarization

duōxuǎntí

多选题

[多選題]

multiple-choice question

ānduōfēn

安多芬

[安多芬]

endorphin (loanword)

duōfēishí

多菲什

[多菲什]

dogfish (loanword)

duōcéngcái

多层材

[多層材]

plywood

Gélínduō

格林多

[格林多]

Corinthians

duōméitǐ

多媒体

[多媒體]

multimedia

duōlìzǐ

多粒子

[多粒子]

many-particle (physics)

Bógéduō

博格多

[博格多]

Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia

duōtàilián

多肽连

[多肽連]

polypeptide chain

Hǎoshìduō

好市多

[好市多]

Costco (warehouse club chain)

Duōpǔlè

多普勒

[多普勒]

Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect

duōdǎngzhì

多党制

[多黨制]

multiparty system

duōzúlèi

多足类

[多足類]

centipedes and millipedes

dàduōshù

大多数

[大多數]

(great) majority

duōmǐnuò

多米诺

[多米諾]

(loanword) domino

gòngduōlā

贡多拉

[貢多拉]

gondola (Venetian boat) (loanword)

Aduōnuò

阿多诺

[阿多諾]

surname Adorno
Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾／狄奥多·阿多诺 ( Dí'àoduō· Aduōnuò) (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer

duōmínzú

多民族

[多民族]

multiethnic

Duōnǎo Hé

多瑙河

[多瑙河]

Danube

Shèngduōměi

圣多美

[聖多美]

Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe

xīnyǎnduō

心眼多

[心眼多]

to have unfounded doubts
overconcerned

yīniánduō

一年多

[一年多]

more than a year

Mǎduōxiàn

玛多县

[瑪多縣]

Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Gēlínduō

哥林多

[哥林多]

Corinth

duōbànsuàn

多瓣蒜

[多瓣蒜]

Chinese elephant garlic

duōcèmiàn

多侧面

[多側面]

many-sided

duōyuánhuà

多元化

[多元化]

diversification
pluralism
to diversify

Duōlúnduō

多伦多

[多倫多]

Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada

zhēnduōbīng

珍多冰

[珍多冰]

cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert

Bō'ěrduō

波尔多

[波爾多]

Bordeaux

duōshuǐfèn

多水分

[多水分]

juicy

duōmiànjiǎo

多面角

[多面角]

solid angle

duōxuékē

多学科

[多學科]

interdisciplinary

duōcéngdàshà

多层大厦

[多層大廈]

multistory building

duōdǎngxuǎnjǔ

多党选举

[多黨選舉]

multiparty election

bówùduōwén

博物多闻

[博物多聞]

wide and knowledgeable
well-informed and experienced

yánduōyǔshī

言多语失

[言多語失]

see 言多必失 (yánduōbìshī)

guìrénduōwàng

贵人多忘

[貴人多忘]

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

duōròuzhíwù

多肉植物

[多肉植物]

succulent (plant)

Lābùlāduō

拉布拉多

[拉布拉多]

Labrador, Canada
Labrador (a breed of dog)

Kēmòduōlóng

科莫多龙

[科莫多龍]

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

wèihuángduōràng

未遑多让

[未遑多讓]

see 不遑多讓／不遑多让 (bùhuángduōràng)

duōzīduōcǎi

多姿多彩

[多姿多彩]

diversity (of forms and colors)

Sà'ěrwǎduō

萨尔瓦多

[薩爾瓦多]

El Salvador

duōduōshǎoshǎo

多多少少

[多多少少]

to some extent
more or less

duōgōngnéngbiǎo

多功能表

[多功能表]

multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)

duōdàdiǎnshì

多大点事

[多大點事]

trivial matter
Big deal!

Tèluóduōsī

特罗多斯

[特羅多斯]

Troodos, Cyprus

duōcǐyījǔ

多此一举

[多此一舉]

to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
gilding the lily

zhèngduōbāoxíng

正多胞形

[正多胞形]

convex polytope

duōlüliánběn

多氯联苯

[多氯聯苯]

polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

fēngfùduōcǎi

丰富多彩

[豐富多彩]

richly colorful

shǎojiànduōguài

少见多怪

[少見多怪]

lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)
fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldy

Eěrduōsī

鄂尔多斯

[鄂爾多斯]

Ordos, region of Inner Mongolia administered as a prefecture-level city, and a people of the region

duōgōngzuòyè

多工作业

[多工作業]

multitasking

bóxuéduōcái

博学多才

[博學多才]

erudite and multitalented (idiom); versatile and able

rénduōshìzhòng

人多势众

[人多勢眾]

many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
There is safety in numbers.

duōkànjǐyǎn

多看几眼

[多看幾眼]

to take a closer look; to look at (sb or sth) a few more times

guǐjìduōduān

鬼计多端

[鬼計多端]

full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
sly
crafty
malicious

míngmùfánduō

名目繁多

[名目繁多]

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

duōzhàndìzhǐ

多站地址

[多站地址]

multicast address
multistation address

yīxīnduōyòng

一心多用

[一心多用]

to multitask

lìduōkǎyīn

利多卡因

[利多卡因]

lidocaine (loanword)

biànhuàduōduān

变化多端

[變化多端]

changeable
changing
varied
full of changes

bèiduōluóshù

贝多罗树

[貝多羅樹]

Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media

jīngjiǎngduōliàn

精讲多练

[精講多練]

to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)

cànlànduōcǎi

灿烂多彩

[燦爛多彩]

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

Fèi'àoduō'ěr

费奥多尔

[費奧多爾]

Theodor of Fyodor (name)

duōshǎoyǒuxiē

多少有些

[多少有些]

somewhat
more or less

duōchīduōzhàn

多吃多占

[多吃多佔]

taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish

duōzúdòngwù

多足动物

[多足動物]

myriapod
centipedes and millipedes

duōchóuduōbìng

多愁多病

[多愁多病]

much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly

Mǎ Fēn Duō Zhǐ

码分多址

[碼分多址]

Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) (telecommunications)

huòduōhuòshǎo

或多或少

[或多或少]

more or less

duōshǒuduōjiǎo

多手多脚

[多手多腳]

to meddle
to make a nuisance of oneself

duōdiǎnchùkòng

多点触控

[多點觸控]

multi-touch (computing)

Duōtèméngdé

多特蒙德

[多特蒙德]

Dortmund, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區／鲁尔区 ( Lǔ'ěr Qū), Germany

Eguāduō'ěr

厄瓜多尔

[厄瓜多爾]

Ecuador

duōláoduōdé

多劳多得

[多勞多得]

work more and get more

Duōmǐníjiā

多米尼加

[多米尼加]

Dominican Republic

zhèngduōmiàntǐ

正多面体

[正多面體]

regular polyhedron

mìngtúduōchuǎn

命途多舛

[命途多舛]

to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)

Méngtèwéiduō

蒙特维多

[蒙特維多]

Montevideo, capital of Uruguay (Tw)

Wéiduōlìyà

维多利亚

[維多利亞]

Victoria (name)
Victoria, capital of the Seychelles

fēnbōduōgōng

分波多工

[分波多工]

wavelength division multiplexing
WDM

yánduōbìshī

言多必失

[言多必失]

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

shírìwúduō

时日无多

[時日無多]

time is limited (idiom)

duōzǐduōfú

多子多福

[多子多福]

the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)

Lái'ángnàduō

莱昂纳多

[萊昂納多]

Leonardo (name)

tǐruòduōbìng

体弱多病

[體弱多病]

prone to illness
sickly
in fragile health

Duōnǎtàiluó

多那太罗

[多那太羅]

Donatello (c. 1386-1466)
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early Renaissance painter and sculptor

duōzhíhánshù

多值函数

[多值函數]

multivalued function (math.)

Gélánfēnduō

格兰芬多

[格蘭芬多]

Gryffindor (Harry Potter)

sēngduōzhōushǎo

僧多粥少

[僧多粥少]

lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
fig. not enough to go around
demand exceeds supply

duōzāiduōnàn

多灾多难

[多災多難]

to be plagued with misfortunes
precarious

duōleqùle

多了去了

[多了去了]

(coll.) aplenty
millions of

duōchóngguójí

多重国籍

[多重國籍]

dual nationality

yīduōduìyìng

一多对应

[一多對應]

one-to-many correspondence

Duōhā Huíhé

多哈回合

[多哈回合]

Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)

tūduōmiàntǐ

凸多面体

[凸多面體]

convex polyhedron

Shèngduōmínggè

圣多明各

[聖多明各]

Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic

duōzhǒngduōyàng

多种多样

[多種多樣]

manifold
all sorts
many and varied

Bōduō Lígè

波多黎各

[波多黎各]

Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States

Lǐwǎ'ěrduō

里瓦尔多

[里瓦爾多]

Rivaldo

duōgōngyùnzuò

多工运作

[多工運作]

multithreading

zhōushǎosēngduō

粥少僧多

[粥少僧多]

see 僧多粥少 (sēngduōzhōushǎo)

duōyuányǔzhòu

多元宇宙

[多元宇宙]

multiverse (cosmology)

duōkǒngdòngwù

多孔动物

[多孔動物]

Porifera (phylum of sponges)

guǐjìduōduān

诡计多端

[詭計多端]

deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
full of craft and cunning

duōyīnjiécí

多音节词

[多音節詞]

polysyllabic word
Chinese word made up of three or more characters

juédàduōshù

绝大多数

[絕大多數]

the vast majority

duōshāndìqū

多山地区

[多山地區]

mountainous district

juéduìduōshù

绝对多数

[絕對多數]

absolute majority

Luónà'ěrduō

罗纳尔多

[羅納爾多]

Ronaldo (name)
Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player

chàbuduōde

差不多的

[差不多的]

the great majority

duōduōyìshàn

多多益善

[多多益善]

the more the better

dédàoduōzhù

得道多助

[得道多助]

a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around

jùshǎolíduō

聚少离多

[聚少離多]

(idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little

duōnànxīngbāng

多难兴邦

[多難興邦]

much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal

āisīkùduō

埃斯库多

[埃斯庫多]

escudo (Spanish and Portuguese: shield), former currency of Portugal and other countries

lángduōròushǎo

狼多肉少

[狼多肉少]

many wolves and not enough meat
not enough to go around

yǐshǎoshèngduō

以少胜多

[以少勝多]

using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

tūduōbāoxíng

凸多胞形

[凸多胞形]

convex polytope

Aòwéiyēduō

奥维耶多

[奧維耶多]

Oviedo (Asturian: Uviéu), capital of Asturias in northwest Spain

duōmóguāngxiān

多模光纤

[多模光纖]

multimode fiber

zúzhìduōmóu

足智多谋

[足智多謀]

resourceful
full of stratagems

yáoyèduōzī

摇曳多姿

[搖曳多姿]

swaying gently
moving elegantly

duōguǎnxiánshì

多管闲事

[多管閒事]

meddling in other people's business

yīfūduōqī

一夫多妻

[一夫多妻]

polygamy

bùkěduōdé

不可多得

[不可多得]

hard to come by
rare

Shèngduōmínggē

圣多明哥

[聖多明哥]

Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)

Mǎlāduōnà

马拉多纳

[馬拉多納]

Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer

xiōngduōjíshǎo

凶多吉少

[凶多吉少]

lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster

suōduō'ānsuān

缩多氨酸

[縮多氨酸]

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
same as 多肽 (duōtài)

bówénduōshí

博闻多识

[博聞多識]

learned and erudite
knowledgeable and experienced

duōshìzhīqiū

多事之秋

[多事之秋]

troubled times
eventful period

duōcǎiduōzī

多彩多姿

[多彩多姿]

elegant and graceful posture
splendid, full of content

zìzuò-duōqíng

自作多情

[自作多情]

to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party

duōqiánshàngǔ

多钱善贾

[多錢善賈]

much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

fēnshíduōgōng

分时多工

[分時多工]

time division multiplexing
TDM

kuāduōdòumǐ

夸多斗靡

[誇多鬥靡]

(idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition

biǎnduōyúbāo

贬多于褒

[貶多於褒]

to get more criticism than praise

Mó'ěrduōwǎ

摩尔多瓦

[摩爾多瓦]

Moldova
Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania

Duōlìduōzī

多力多滋

[多力多滋]

Doritos (brand of tortilla chips)

tūduōbiānxíng

凸多边形

[凸多邊形]

convex polygon

Kēluólāduō

科罗拉多

[科羅拉多]

Colorado

duōchóushàngǎn

多愁善感

[多愁善感]

melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality

Aduōnísī

阿多尼斯

[阿多尼斯]

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

Duōmíngníjiā

多明尼加

[多明尼加]

(Tw) Dominican Republic

huàduōbùtián

话多不甜

[話多不甜]

too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)

shíduōcáiguǎng

识多才广

[識多才廣]

knowledgeable and versatile

duōguógōngsī

多国公司

[多國公司]

multinational

xiāngchàbuduō

相差不多

[相差不多]

not much difference

shīduōbùyǎng

虱多不痒

[蝨多不癢]

many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others
Troubles never come singly.
It never rains but it pours.

jīshǎochéngduō

积少成多

[積少成多]

(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean

duōrúniúmáo

多如牛毛

[多如牛毛]

as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
innumerable
countless

bóshíduōtōng

博识多通

[博識多通]

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

duōtuìshǎobǔ

多退少补

[多退少補]

(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)

néngzhěduōláo

能者多劳

[能者多勞]

(idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)

duōtóushìchǎng

多头市场

[多頭市場]

bull market

duōchóngjiéjú

多重结局

[多重結局]

alternate ending
multiple endings

Bābāduōsī

巴巴多斯

[巴巴多斯]

Barbados

hǎoshìduōmó

好事多磨

[好事多磨]

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

Bō'ěrduōyè

波尔多液

[波爾多液]

Bordeaux mixture

Aī'ěrduō'ān

埃尔多安

[埃爾多安]

Erdogan (name)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954-), Turkish politician, prime minister 2003-2014, president 2014-

duōcáiduōyì

多才多艺

[多才多藝]

multitalented

duōshénlùnzhě

多神论者

[多神論者]

polytheist

Duōmǐníkè

多米尼克

[多米尼克]

Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

jiànduōshíguǎng

见多识广

[見多識廣]

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

Kē'ěrduōwǎ

科尔多瓦

[科爾多瓦]

Córdoba, Spain

bùhuángduōràng

不遑多让

[不遑多讓]

lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
fig. not to be outdone
not to yield to one's opponents

shìduōpílí

士多啤梨

[士多啤梨]

strawberry (loanword)

duōmóushànduàn

多谋善断

[多謀善斷]

resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious

kǎnkěduōchuǎn

坎坷多舛

[坎坷多舛]

full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

xuànlìduōcǎi

绚丽多彩

[絢麗多彩]

bright and colorful
gorgeous

qíngshíduōyún

晴时多云

[晴時多雲]

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

qǐngduōguānzhào

请多关照

[請多關照]

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

duōtāirènshēn

多胎妊娠

[多胎妊娠]

multiple pregnancy

bólìduōxiāo

薄利多销

[薄利多銷]

small profit but rapid turnover

póuduōyìguǎ

裒多益寡

[裒多益寡]

to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)

duōzuǐduōshé

多嘴多舌

[多嘴多舌]

to gossip and meddle
to shoot one's mouth off
talkative

duōkǒngdòngwùmén

多孔动物门

[多孔動物門]

(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)

duōlìzǐxìtǒng

多粒子系统

[多粒子系統]

many particle systems (physics)

duì'ǒuduōmiàntǐ

对偶多面体

[對偶多面體]

dual polyhedron

Dùsāi'ěrduōfū

杜塞尔多夫

[杜塞爾多夫]

Düsseldorf (Germany)

chǒurénduōzuòguài

丑人多作怪

[醜人多作怪]

ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)

pānduōlāmóhé

潘多拉魔盒

[潘多拉魔盒]

a Pandora's box

Wéiduōlìyà Zhōu

维多利亚州

[維多利亞州]

Victoria, southeastern Australian state

Bógéduō Hángōng

博格多汗宫

[博格多汗宮]

the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Hāmǐjíduōdùn

哈米吉多顿

[哈米吉多頓]

Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)

dānyuánduōbèitǐ

单源多倍体

[單源多倍體]

autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)

tānduōjiáobùlàn

贪多嚼不烂

[貪多嚼不爛]

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

Mó'ěrduōwǎrén

摩尔多瓦人

[摩爾多瓦人]

Moldovan (person)

juéduìdàduōshù

绝对大多数

[絕對大多數]

absolute majority

Yàlǐshìduōdé

亚里士多德

[亞里士多德]

Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher

Sīduōgězhǔyì

斯多葛主义

[斯多葛主義]

Stoicism

duōyīnduōyìzì

多音多义字

[多音多義字]

character having several readings and meanings

láikèduōbā'àn

莱克多巴胺

[萊克多巴胺]

(organic chemistry) ractopamine (loanword)

Bānquè Bǐlāduō

般雀比拉多

[般雀比拉多]

Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)

shēngmìngduōyàngxìng

生命多样性

[生命多樣性]

biodiversity

yìduōbùyāshēn

艺多不压身

[藝多不壓身]

it's always good to have more skills (idiom)

duōmǐnuògǔpái

多米诺骨牌

[多米諾骨牌]

dominoes

Kǎlìduōníyà

卡利多尼亚

[卡利多尼亞]

Caledonia

duōduānzhōngjìqì

多端中继器

[多端中繼器]

multiport repeater

èrcìduōxiàngshì

二次多项式

[二次多項式]

quadratic polynomial

duōzhǒngwéishēngsù

多种维生素

[多種維生素]

multivitamin

Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng

维多利亚港

[維多利亞港]

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

duōxiànrǎnsètǐ

多线染色体

[多線染色體]

polytene chromosome

Gēlínduō Hòushū

哥林多后书

[哥林多後書]

Second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians

Duōpǔlèxiàoyìng

多普勒效应

[多普勒效應]

the Doppler effect

guìrénduōwàngshì

贵人多忘事

[貴人多忘事]

see 貴人多忘／贵人多忘 (guìrénduōwàng)

duōxìbāoshēngwù

多细胞生物

[多細胞生物]

multicellular life form

shēngwùduōyuánhuà

生物多元化

[生物多元化]

biodiversity

duōxiàngshìfāngchéng

多项式方程

[多項式方程]

(math.) polynomial equation

Bā'ěrduōlùmào

巴尔多禄茂

[巴爾多祿茂]

Bartholomew

Enpéiduōkèlēi

恩培多克勒

[恩培多克勒]

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

duōjīngpiànmózǔ

多晶片模组

[多晶片模組]

multi-chip module (MCM)

Kēluólāduōzhōu

科罗拉多州

[科羅拉多州]

Colorado

Yùduōlìhuánghòu

域多利皇后

[域多利皇后]

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901

Bōduōmǎkè Hé

波多马克河

[波多馬克河]

see 波托馬克河／波托马克河 ( Bōtuōmǎkè Hé)

duōrènwuchǔlǐ

多任务处理

[多任務處理]

multitasking (computing)

Móhēpóluóduō

摩诃婆罗多

[摩訶婆羅多]

Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那／罗摩衍那 ( Luómóyǎnnà), possibly originally c. 4th century BC

Gēlínduōqiánshū

哥林多前书

[哥林多前書]

First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians

Wéiduōlìyà Hú

维多利亚湖

[維多利亞湖]

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile

Eěrduōsī Shì

鄂尔多斯市

[鄂爾多斯市]

Ordos prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

duōmínzúguójiā

多民族国家

[多民族國家]

multiethnic state

lǐduōrénbùguài

礼多人不怪

[禮多人不怪]

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing

Yàlǐsīduōdé

亚里斯多德

[亞里斯多德]

Aristotle (philosopher)

Shèngsà'ěrwǎduō

圣萨尔瓦多

[聖薩爾瓦多]

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

Wéiduōlìyà Dǎo

维多利亚岛

[維多利亞島]

Victoria Island

shēngwùduōyàngxìng

生物多样性

[生物多樣性]

biodiversity

yìyuánduōbèitǐ

异源多倍体

[異源多倍體]

allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)

Wéikèduō· Yǔguǒ

维克多·雨果

[維克多·雨果]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer

duōfāxìngyìnghuàzhèng

多发性硬化症

[多發性硬化症]

multiple sclerosis

duōzāihuāshǎozāicì

多栽花少栽刺

[多栽花少栽刺]

talk nicely and avoid disputes
give compliments and not remarks

Duōmǐníjiā Liánbāng

多米尼克联邦

[多米尼克聯邦]

the Commonwealth of Dominica

Wéiduōlìyà Gōngyuán

维多利亚公园

[維多利亞公園]

Victoria Park, Hong Kong

duōfāxìnggǔsuǐliú

多发性骨髓瘤

[多發性骨髓瘤]

(medicine) multiple myeloma

Eěrduōsī Gāoyuán

鄂尔多斯高原

[鄂爾多斯高原]

Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia

duōxínghébáixìbāo

多形核白细胞

[多形核白細胞]

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

duōyuánwénhuàzhǔyì

多元文化主义

[多元文化主義]

multiculturalism

Eěrduōsī Shāmò

鄂尔多斯沙漠

[鄂爾多斯沙漠]

Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia

Wéiduōlìyàpùbù

维多利亚瀑布

[維多利亞瀑布]

Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe

fēiyíchuánduōxíngxìng

非遗传多型性

[非遺傳多型性]

polyphenism

Shèng'ānduōnítángqū

圣安多尼堂区

[聖安多尼堂區]

St Anthony Parish (Macau)
Freguesia de Santo António

Wéiduōlìyà Nüwáng

维多利亚女王

[維多利亞女王]

Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901)

yěhǎobuliǎoduōshǎo

也好不了多少

[也好不了多少]

hardly any better
just as bad

Xīn Kālǐduōníyà

新喀里多尼亚

[新喀里多尼亞]

New Caledonia

Shèngbóduōlù Dàdiàn

圣伯多禄大殿

[聖伯多祿大殿]

St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

duōxiàngshìfāngchéngzǔ

多项式方程组

[多項式方程組]

(math.) system of polynomial equations

Dí'àoduō· Aduōnuò

狄奥多·阿多诺

[狄奧多·阿多諾]

Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer

Kāngduōlìzhā· Làisī

康多莉扎·赖斯

[康多莉扎·賴斯]

Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009

Gǔsītǎfū· Duōléi

古斯塔夫·多雷

[古斯塔夫·多雷]

Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor

qiánduōshìshǎolíjiājìn

钱多事少离家近

[錢多事少離家近]

lots of money, less work, and close to home
ideal job

duōgèpéngyǒuduōtiáolù

多个朋友多条路

[多個朋友多條路]

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

Suǒduōmǎyǔ Emólā

所多玛与蛾摩拉

[所多瑪與蛾摩拉]

Sodom and Gomorrah

jīběnduōwénzhǒngpíngmiàn

基本多文种平面

[基本多文種平面]

basic multilingual plane (BMP)

Qiānlǐdáhé Duōbāgē

千里达和多巴哥

[千里達和多巴哥]

Trinidad and Tobago

Suǒduōmǎyǔ Hāmólà

索多玛与哈摩辣

[索多瑪與哈摩辣]

Sodom and Gomorrah

dānhéxìbāozēngduōzhèng

单核细胞增多症

[單核細胞增多症]

mononucleosis

Duōmíngníjiā Gònghéguó

多明尼加共和国

[多明尼加共和國]

(Tw) Dominican Republic

zhīshiyuèduōyuèfǎndòng

知识越多越反动

[知識越多越反動]

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫／四人帮 ( Sìrénbāng))

Kēluólāduōdàxiágǔ

科罗拉多大峡谷

[科羅拉多大峽谷]

the Grand Canyon (Colorado)

duōniánxífù'áochéngpó

多年媳妇熬成婆

[多年媳婦熬成婆]

see 媳婦熬成婆／媳妇熬成婆 (xífù'àochéngpó)

huàbùtóujībànjùduō

话不投机半句多

[話不投機半句多]

(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion

duōcéngcìfēnxīmóxíng

多层次分析模型

[多層次分析模型]

multilevel analysis model

Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó

多米尼加共和国

[多米尼加共和國]

Dominican Republic

lǎnlüshàngmòshǐniàoduō

懒驴上磨屎尿多

[懶驢上磨屎尿多]

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì

多行不义必自毙

[多行不義必自斃]

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

bōrěbōluómìduōxīnjīng

般若波罗密多心经

[般若波羅密多心經]

the Heart Sutra

duōyuánbùbǎohézhīfángsuān

多元不饱和脂肪酸

[多元不飽和脂肪酸]

polyunsaturated fatty acid

duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì

多一事不如少一事

[多一事不如少一事]

it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
the less complications the better

Tèlìnídáhé Duōbāgē

特立尼达和多巴哥

[特立尼達和多巴哥]

Trinidad and Tobago

zhùyìlìquēxiànduōdòngzhèng

注意力缺陷多动症

[注意力缺陷多動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Niǔfēnlányǔ Lābùlāduō

纽芬兰与拉布拉多

[紐芬蘭與拉布拉多]

Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada

Shèngduōměihé Pǔlínxībǐ

圣多美和普林西比

[聖多美和普林西比]

São Tomé and Príncipe

Gálā· Duōjié· Rénbōqiè

噶拉·多杰·仁波切

[噶拉·多傑·仁波切]

Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

dédàoduōzhù,shīdàoguǎzhù

得道多助，失道寡助

[得道多助，失道寡助]

A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

shīziduōlebùyǎng,zhàiduōlebùchóu

虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁

[虱子多了不癢，債多了不愁]

lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
fig. to be past worrying (about sth)