玉 yù

jade, precious stone, gem

HSK 5 #1001

DEFINITIONS

  • jade, precious stone, gem
  • jade

STROKES

WORDS

玉米 yù mǐ
HSK 5
corn; maize; CL:粒[li4]
玉米饼 yù mǐ bǐng corn cake; Mexican tortilla
玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn cornflour; corn starch
玉米面 yù mǐ miàn cornmeal; maize flour
玉石 yù shí precious stones; jade and stone
宝玉 bǎo yù precious jade; treasures
金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule; key principle
亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì slender and elegant (of a woman)
金玉良言 jīn yù liáng yán gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
软玉 ruǎn yù nephrite; Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom); attendants of the Daoist immortals; fig. lovely young children; a golden couple; (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
玉树 yù shù Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
玉蜀黍 yù shǔ shǔ corn
金玉 jīn yù gold and jade; precious
抛砖引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom); fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare; the moon
玉帝 yù dì the Jade Emperor
玉兰 yù lán Yulan magnolia
如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite
玉米花 yù mǐ huā popcorn
玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor
冰清玉洁 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
玉器 yù qì jade artifact
玉山 yù shān Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m); Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
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