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愛才若渴 爱才若渴 [ai4 cai2 ruo4 ke3] /(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people/ 1038 1
愛才 爱才 [[ai4cai2]] /to value talent; to cherish talented people/ 833 2
八斗之才 八斗之才 [[ba1dou3 zhi1 cai2]] /see 才高八斗[cai2gao1-ba1dou3]/ 692 2
比才 比才 [[Bi3cai2]] /Georges Bizet (1838–1875), French composer/ 386 2
辯才 辩才 [bian4 cai2] /eloquence/ 7103 1
辯才天 辩才天 [bian4 cai2 tian1] /Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)/ 7005 1
博學多才 博学多才 [[bo2xue2-duo1cai2]] /(idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able/ 472 2
不才 不才 [bu4 cai2] /untalented/I/me (humble)/ 6062 1
不打不成才 不打不成才 [bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2] /spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)/ 6118 1
不材 不材 [[bu4cai2]] /(literary) (of a tree) useless for lumber/variant of 不才[bu4cai2]/ 25 2
[cai2] /(variant of 才[cai2]) just now/(variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only/ 1078 1
[[cai2]] /ability; talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/then and only then/just now/(before an expression of quantity) only/(emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually/ 93 2
才不 才不 [cai2 bu4] /by no means/definitely not/as if!/yeah right!/ 5603 1
才德 才德 [cai2 de2] /talent and virtue/ 5266 1
才分 才分 [cai2 fen4] /ability/talent/gift/ 4206 1
才幹 才干 [cai2 gan4] /ability/competence/ 6129 1
才怪 才怪 [cai2 guai4] /it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)/ 6190 1
才華 才华 [cai2 hua2] /talent/CL:份[fen4]/ 3806 1
才華出眾 才华出众 [cai2 hua2 chu1 zhong4] /outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit/ 6334 1
才華蓋世 才华盖世 [cai2 hua2 gai4 shi4] /peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit/ 6334 1
才華橫溢 才华横溢 [cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4] /brimming over with talent (esp. literary)/brilliant/ 6586 1
才兼文武 才兼文武 [cai2 jian1 wen2 wu3] /talent in both military and civil field (idiom)/ 6334 1
才略 才略 [cai2 lüe4] /ability and sagacity/ 7103 1
才貌雙全 才貌双全 [cai2 mao4 shuang1 quan2] /talented and good-looking (idiom)/ 6334 1
才能 才能 [cai2 neng2] /talent/ability/capacity/ 7103 1
才女 才女 [cai2 nü3] /talented girl/ 6057 1
才氣 才气 [cai2 qi4] /talent (usually literary or artistic)/ 6134 1
才氣過人 才气过人 [cai2 qi4 guo4 ren2] /an outstanding talent (idiom)/surpassing insight and acumen/ 6334 1
纔然 才然 [cai2 ran2] /just recently/just a moment ago/just now/ 6275 1
才識 才识 [cai2 shi2] /ability and insight/ 7103 1
才識過人 才识过人 [cai2 shi2 guo4 ren2] /an outstanding talent (idiom)/surpassing insight and acumen/ 6334 1
才疏學淺 才疏学浅 [cai2 shu1 xue2 qian3] /(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,.../ 6334 1
才思 才思 [cai2 si1] /imaginative power/creativeness/ 7103 1
才學 才学 [cai2 xue2] /talent and learning/scholarship/ 7103 1
才藝 才艺 [cai2 yi4] /talent/ 6061 1
才藝秀 才艺秀 [cai2 yi4 xiu4] /talent show/ 6500 1
才智 才智 [cai2 zhi4] /ability and wisdom/ 7103 1
才子 才子 [cai2 zi3] /gifted scholar/ 7103 1
才子佳人 才子佳人 [cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2] /lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)/fig. pair of ideal lovers/ 972 1
才高八斗 才高八斗 [[cai2gao1-ba1dou3]] /(idiom) of great talent/ 704 2
才媛 才媛 [[cai2yuan4]] /(literary) talented and accomplished woman/ 715 2
成才 成才 [cheng2 cai2] /to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect/ 4479 1
初露才華 初露才华 [chu1 lu4 cai2 hua2] /first sign of budding talent/to display one's ability for the first time/ 6847 1
蠢才 蠢才 [chun3 cai2] /variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2]/ 5145 1
聰明才智 聪明才智 [cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4] /intelligence and ability/ 992 1
大才小用 大才小用 [[da4cai2-xiao3yong4]] /variant of 大材小用[da4cai2-xiao3yong4]/ 407 2
德才 德才 [de2 cai2] /ethics and ability/virtuous and talented/ 6791 1
德才兼備 德才兼备 [[de2cai2-jian1bei4]] /(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent/ 726 2
多才 多才 [duo1 cai2] /multitalented/ 1338 1
多才多藝 多才多艺 [duo1 cai2 duo1 yi4] /multitalented/ 1387 1
方才 方才 [fang1 cai2] /just now/then/ 6352 1
馮驥才 冯骥才 [Feng2 Ji4 cai2] /Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people in our ordinary world 俗世奇人/ 6578 1
幹才 干才 [gan4 cai2] /ability/capable/ 6814 1
剛纔 刚才 [gang1 cai2] /just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2])/ 1930 1
剛才 刚才 [gang1 cai2] /just now/a moment ago/ 6150 1
高才 高才 [[gao1cai2]] /great talent; rare capability/person of outstanding ability/ 794 2
高才生 高才生 [[gao1cai2sheng1]] /variant of 高材生[gao1cai2sheng1]/ 198 2
怪才 怪才 [[guai4cai2]] /eccentric genius; quirky genius/ 869 2
鬼才信 鬼才信 [gui3 cai2 xin4] /who would believe it!/what rubbish!/ 5561 1
鬼才 鬼才 [[gui3cai2]] /creative genius/ 868 2
懷才不遇 怀才不遇 [huai2 cai2 bu4 yu4] /to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)/to be an unrecognized talent/ 4077 1
佳人才子 佳人才子 [[jia1ren2-cai2zi3]] /(lit.) beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)/(fig.) pair of ideal lovers/ 51 2
江郎才盡 江郎才尽 [Jiang1 lang2 cai2 jin4] /Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)/fig. to have used up one's creative powers/to have writer's block/ 5371 1
江南四大才子 江南四大才子 [Jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3] /Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿/ 6564 1
將才 将才 [jiang4 cai2] /talented field commander (military)/ 6016 1
卡門 卡门 [Ka3 men2] /Carmen (name)/Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3]/ 3968 1
口才 口才 [kou3 cai2] /eloquence/ 7103 1
郎才女貌 郎才女貌 [lang2 cai2 nü3 mao4] /talented man and beautiful woman/ideal couple/ 5443 1
量才錄用 量才录用 [liang4 cai2 lu4 yong4] /to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task/ 6334 1
茂才 茂才 [mao4 cai2] /see 秀才[xiu4 cai5]/ 5894 1
男才女貌 男才女貌 [nan2 cai2 nü3 mao4] /talented man and beautiful woman/ideal couple/ 5443 1
奴才 奴才 [nu2 cai5] /slave/fig. flunkey/ 5600 1
女子無才便是德 女子无才便是德 [nü3 zi3 wu2 cai2 bian4 shi4 de2] /a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)/ 5296 1
偏才 偏才 [pian1 cai2] /talent in a particular area/ 6063 1
奇才 奇才 [qi2 cai2] /genius/ 7052 1
求才 求才 [[qiu2cai2]] /to seek talented individuals; to recruit talent/ 403 2
屈才 屈才 [qu1 cai2] /to waste talent/ 6088 1
全才 全才 [quan2 cai2] /all-rounder/versatile/ 6857 1
卻才 却才 [que4 cai2] /just now/ 6370 1
人才 人才 [ren2 cai2] /talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks/ 5219 1
人材 人材 [ren2 cai2] /variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]/ 5219 1
人才濟濟 人才济济 [ren2 cai2 ji3 ji3] /a galaxy of talent (idiom)/a great number of competent people/ 4829 1
人才流失 人才流失 [ren2 cai2 liu2 shi1] /brain drain/outflow of talent/ 6130 1
人才外流 人才外流 [ren2 cai2 wai4 liu2] /brain drain/ 7035 1
人盡其才 人尽其才 [ren2 jin4 qi2 cai2] /employ one's talent to the fullest/everyone gives of their best/ 6833 1
社交才能 社交才能 [she4 jiao1 cai2 neng2] /social accomplishment/ 6591 1
身才 身才 [shen1 cai2] /stature/build (height and weight)/figure/ 6933 1
識才 识才 [shi2 cai2] /to recognize talent/ 6797 1
識才尊賢 识才尊贤 [shi2 cai2 zun1 xian2] /to recognize talent and have great respect for it/ 6797 1
識多才廣 识多才广 [shi2 duo1 cai2 guang3] /knowledgeable and versatile/ 6369 1
適才 适才 [[shi4cai2]] /just now; a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular)/ 849 2
恃才傲物 恃才傲物 [[shi4cai2-ao4wu4]] /(idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous/ 372 2
俗世奇人 俗世奇人 [su2 shi4 qi2 ren2] /Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 馮驥才|冯骥才[Feng2 Ji4 cai2]/ 6578 1
唐伯虎 唐伯虎 [Tang2 Bo2 hu3] /Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子/ 6686 1
唐寅 唐寅 [Tang2 Yin2] /Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子/ 6306 1
天才 天才 [tian1 cai2] /talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted/ 7103 1
天妒英才 天妒英才 [tian1 du4 ying1 cai2] /heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with/those whom the Gods love die young/ 6334 1
通才 通才 [tong1 cai2] /polymath/all-round person/ 4785 1
通才教育 通才教育 [tong1 cai2 jiao4 yu4] /liberal education/general education/ 4785 1
文徵明 文征明 [Wen2 Zheng1 ming2] /Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子/ 6686 1
惜才 惜才 [[xi1cai2]] /to have an appreciation for talent in another person/ 647 2
賢才 贤才 [xian2 cai2] /a genius/a talented person/ 6942 1
雄才大略 雄才大略 [xiong2 cai2 da4 lüe4] /great skill and strategy/ 7052 1
秀才 秀才 [xiu4 cai5] /a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)/scholar/skillful writer/fine talent/ 6160 1
秀才不出門,能知天下事 秀才不出门,能知天下事 [xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] /a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ 4206 1
秀才不出門,全知天下事 秀才不出门,全知天下事 [xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] /a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ 4206 1
徐禎卿 徐祯卿 [Xu2 Zhen1 qing1] /Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子/ 6686 1
異才 异才 [yi4 cai2] /extraordinary talent/ 5491 1
庸才 庸才 [yong1 cai2] /mediocrity/ 7035 1
有才幹 有才干 [you3 cai2 gan4] /capable/ 7103 1
真才實學 真才实学 [zhen1 cai2 shi2 xue2] /solid learning/real ability and learning/genuine talent/ 6670 1
徵才 征才 [zheng1 cai2] /to recruit/ 3968 1
只有 只有 [[zhi3you3]] /only have ...; there is only .../(used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3you3 tong1guo4 zhi4liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy")/it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3you3 nan2xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1yao4] "only men would have such a requirement")/(used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3you3 qu1fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")/ 399 2
祝枝山 祝枝山 [Zhu4 Zhi1 shan1] /Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子/ 6686 1
專業人才 专业人才 [zhuan1 ye4 ren2 cai2] /expert (in a field)/ 7103 1
自學成才 自学成才 [zi4 xue2 cheng2 cai2] /a self-made genius/ 6991 1

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