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阿扁 阿扁 [A1 bian3] /A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]/ 4759 1
暗渡陳倉 暗渡陈仓 [an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] /lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ 4938 1
八大元老 八大元老 [Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] /"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]/abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]/ 2270 1
[[chen2]] /(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display/(bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell/old; stale/ 505 2
[[Chen2]] /surname Chen/Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state/Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]/ 396 2
陳巴爾虎旗 陈巴尔虎旗 [[Chen2 Ba1er3hu3 Qi2]] /Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1lun2bei4er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia/ 432 2
陳伯達 陈伯达 [Chen2 Bo2 da2] /Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism/ 6069 1
陳倉 陈仓 [Chen2 cang1] /ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi/Chencang district of Baoji City/ 5128 1
陳忱 陈忱 [Chen2 Chen2] /Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传/ 6606 1
陳沖 陈冲 [[Chen2 Chong1]] /Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director/ 394 2
陳詞濫調 陈词滥调 [chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4] /cliché/commonplace/truism/stereotype/ 6920 1
陳醋 陈醋 [chen2 cu4] /mature vinegar/ 6706 1
陳德良 陈德良 [Chen2 De2 liang2] /Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam/ 4495 1
陳獨秀 陈独秀 [Chen2 Du2 xiu4] /Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921/ 2283 1
陳方安生 陈方安生 [Chen2 Fang1 An1 sheng1] /Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)/ 4709 1
陳放 陈放 [chen2 fang4] /to display/ 6706 1
陳腐 陈腐 [chen2 fu3] /trite/clichéd/empty and trite/banality/platitude/ 6376 1
陳恭尹 陈恭尹 [Chen2 Gong1 yin3] /Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet/ 6628 1
陳谷子爛芝麻 陈谷子烂芝麻 [chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5] /lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip/ 6342 1
陳冠希 陈冠希 [Chen2 Guan1 xi1] /Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor/ 6404 1
陳規 陈规 [chen2 gui1] /outmoded conventions/old-fashioned ways/ 6706 1
陳規舊習 陈规旧习 [chen2 gui1 jiu4 xi2] /old rules and customs/ 6865 1
陳建仁 陈建仁 [Chen2 Jian4 ren2] /Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020/ 2194 1
陳嬌 陈娇 [Chen2 Jiao1] /Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Han4 Wu3 di4], died c. 110 BC/ 5167 1
陳景潤 陈景润 [Chen2 Jing3 run4] /Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist/ 4709 1
陳炯明 陈炯明 [Chen2 Jiong3 ming2] /Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong/ 6638 1
陳凱歌 陈凯歌 [Chen2 Kai3 ge1] /Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director/ 5421 1
陳露 陈露 [[Chen2 Lu4]] /Lu Chen (1976–), Chinese figure skater, 1995 world champion/ 394 2
陳美 陈美 [[Chen2 Mei3]] /Vanessa-Mae (1978–), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier/ 394 2
陳木勝 陈木胜 [Chen2 Mu4 sheng4] /Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)/ 4826 1
陳其邁 陈其迈 [Chen2 Qi2 mai4] /Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)/ 2311 1
陳橋兵變 陈桥兵变 [Chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4] /the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty/ 6952 1
陳慶炎 陈庆炎 [Chen2 Qing4 yan2] /Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017/ 2231 1
陳仁錫 陈仁锡 [Chen2 Ren2 xi1] /Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author/ 6707 1
陳勝 陈胜 [Chen2 Sheng4] /Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2204 1
陳勝吳廣起義 陈胜吴广起义 [Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] /Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty/ 2204 1
陳壽 陈寿 [Chen2 Shou4] /Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[San1 guo2 zhi4]/ 1959 1
陳書 陈书 [Chen2 shu1] /History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls/ 4978 1
陳水扁 陈水扁 [Chen2 Shui3 bian3] /Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008/ 3334 1
陳天華 陈天华 [Chen2 Tian1 hua4] /Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905/ 6929 1
陳摶 陈抟 [Chen2 Tuan2] /Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage/ 6179 1
陳希同 陈希同 [[Chen2 Xi1tong2]] /Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident/ 394 2
陳香梅 陈香梅 [[Chen2 Xiang1mei2]] /Chen Xiangmei (1925–2018), also known as Anna Chennault, Chinese-American writer and Republican politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[Chen2na4de2]/ 394 2
陳省身 陈省身 [Chen2 Xing3 shen1] /Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician/ 6926 1
陳毅 陈毅 [Chen2 Yi4] /Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972/ 4828 1
陳奕迅 陈奕迅 [Chen2 Yi4 xun4] /Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor/ 6375 1
陳元光 陈元光 [Chen2 Yuan2 guang1] /Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian/ 6278 1
陳雲 陈云 [Chen2 Yun2] /Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist/ 7023 1
陳雲林 陈云林 [Chen2 Yun2 lin2] /Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4] (2008-2013)/ 2837 1
陳再道 陈再道 [Chen2 Zai4 dao4] /Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army/ 4493 1
陳仲琳 陈仲琳 [[Chen2 Zhong4lin2]] /Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4lin2] (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1shen2 Yan3yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1xing1]/ 394 2
陳子昂 陈子昂 [Chen2 Zi3 ang2] /Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet/ 4708 1
陳奏 陈奏 [chen2 zou4] /to present a memorial (to the Emperor)/ 6706 1
陳兵 陈兵 [[chen2bing1]] /to deploy troops; to mass troops/ 433 2
陳倉區 陈仓区 [[Chen2cang1 Qu1]] /Chencang, a district of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi/ 139 2
陳陳相因 陈陈相因 [[chen2chen2-xiang1yin1]] /(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions/ 428 2
陳詞 陈词 [[chen2ci2]] /(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court)/stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks/ 428 2
陳規陋習 陈规陋习 [[chen2gui1-lou4xi2]] /(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways/ 379 2
陳化 陈化 [[chen2hua4]] /to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)/ 433 2
陳貨 陈货 [[chen2huo4]] /old stock; shopworn goods/ 433 2
陳跡 陈迹 [[chen2ji4]] /traces of the past; vestiges; historical remains/ 433 2
陳酒 陈酒 [[chen2jiu3]] /well-aged wine with a mellow, rich taste/(esp.) yellow wine 黃酒|黄酒[huang2jiu3], made from rice or millet/ 428 2
陳舊 陈旧 [[chen2jiu4]] /old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated/ 433 2
陳列 陈列 [[chen2lie4]] /to display; to exhibit/ 841 2
陳列室 陈列室 [[chen2lie4shi4]] /exhibition room; display room/ 433 2
陳列臺 陈列台 [[chen2lie4tai2]] /display stand; showcase stall/ 433 2
陳米 陈米 [[chen2mi3]] /old rice (typically stored for over a year)/ 433 2
陳納德 陈纳德 [[Chen2na4de2]] /Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊|飞虎队[Fei1hu3dui4], a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II/ 394 2
陳年 陈年 [[chen2nian2]] /(of wine) aged/(of debts etc) old; longstanding/ 875 2
陳皮 陈皮 [[chen2pi2]] /dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)/ 732 2
陳情 陈情 [[chen2qing2]] /to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority/ 427 2
陳紹 陈绍 [[chen2shao4]] /aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2nian2 Shao4xing1jiu3])/ 433 2
陳設 陈设 [[chen2she4]] /to display; to exhibit; to set out/furnishings/ 433 2
陳屍 陈尸 [[chen2shi1]] /to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)/ 428 2
陳述 陈述 [[chen2shu4]] /to state; to declare/ 429 2
陳述句 陈述句 [[chen2shu4ju4]] /declarative sentence/ 433 2
陳述書 陈述书 [[chen2shu4shu1]] /written statement; written declaration/ 433 2
陳說 陈说 [[chen2shuo1]] /to state; to assert/ 799 2
陳訴 陈诉 [[chen2su4]] /to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority/ 429 2
陳套 陈套 [[chen2tao4]] /hackneyed formula; worn-out convention/ 433 2
陳賬 陈账 [[chen2zhang4]] /an old debt; a longstanding debt/ 433 2
大澤鄉起義 大泽乡起义 [Da4 ze2 xiang1 Qi3 yi4] /Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2204 1
倒扁 倒扁 [Dao3 bian3] /Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] in 2006 over corruption allegations/ 4762 1
乏善可陳 乏善可陈 [[fa2shan4-ke3chen2]] /(idiom) to be nothing to write home about/ 617 2
敷陳 敷陈 [[fu1chen2]] /to give an orderly account/a thorough narrative/ 704 2
橫陳 横陈 [heng2 chen2] /to lie in disarray/to cut across/to traverse/ 6066 1
菌陳蒿 菌陈蒿 [jun1 chen2 hao1] /tarragon/ 6956 1
開漳聖王 开漳圣王 [Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2] /Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]/ 6278 1
六陳 六陈 [liu4 chen2] /food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)/ 4313 1
明修棧道,暗渡陳倉 明修栈道,暗渡陈仓 [ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] /lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ 4938 1
南朝陳 南朝陈 [Nan2 chao2 Chen2] /Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)/ 6922 1
鋪陳 铺陈 [pu1 chen2] /to arrange/to spread out/to narrate in detail/to describe at great length/to elaborate/ 6706 1
三國志 三国志 [San1 guo2 zhi4] /History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls/ 4978 1
施明德 施明德 [[Shi1 Ming2de2]] /Shih Ming-teh (1941–2024), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962–1977 and 1980–1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党[Min2jin4dang3], in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3bian3]/ 394 2
水滸後傳 水浒后传 [Shui3 hu3 Hou4 zhuan4] /Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2]/ 4551 1
坦陳 坦陈 [tan3 chen2] /to reveal/to confess/ 5329 1
條陳 条陈 [tiao2 chen2] /to lay out (an argument) item by item/memorandum to a superior/ 6495 1
推陳佈新 推陈布新 [tui1 chen2 bu4 xin1] /to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate/to go beyond old ideas/advancing all the time/ 6342 1
推陳出新 推陈出新 [tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1] /to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate/ 4130 1
推陳致新 推陈致新 [tui1 chen2 zhi4 xin1] /see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1]/ 5319 1
吳廣 吴广 [Wu2 Guang3] /Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2204 1
五味雜陳 五味杂陈 [wu3 wei4 za2 chen2] /with complex feelings (idiom)/ 3814 1
新陳代謝 新陈代谢 [xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4] /metabolism (biology)/the new replaces the old (idiom)/ 6124 1
許仲琳 许仲琳 [Xu3 Zhong4 lin2] /Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳[Chen2 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]/ 2174 1
姚思廉 姚思廉 [Yao2 Si1 lian2] /Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书[Liang2 shu1] and 陳書|陈书[Chen2 shu1]/ 2178 1
展陳 展陈 [zhan3 chen2] /to exhibit; to display/exhibition; display/ 1091 1
直陳 直陈 [zhi2 chen2] /to say straight out/to point out bluntly/to give a straightforward account/to disclose/ 4006 1

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