Word information
Simplified乾旦
Traditional乾旦
Pinyinqián dàn
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Chinese word dictionary
乾旦
qián dàn · male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
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一旦yídàn
in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
元旦YuándànNew Year's Day
乾坤qián kūnyin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around
旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūnlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
朝乾夕惕zhāo qián xī tìcautious and diligent all day long (idiom)