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Trad. 胡適
- Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
- Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[De2 Zong1], (742-805), reigned 779-805
Trad. 巴適
- (Sichuan dialect) comfortable; suitable; excellent; really good
- (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb); to curry favor with
Trad. 調適
- to adapt (to an environment etc)
- to make sth suitable
- adaptation
- adjustment
- adaptive
Trad. 舒適音
- comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)
Trad. 適存度
- fitness (evolution)
- ability to survive and reproduce
Trad. 適老化
- to make (products, living spaces etc) suitable for the elderly; (attributive) senior-friendly; elder-accessible
Trad. 安閒舒適
- leisurely and free (idiom)
- carefree and at ease
Trad. 削足適履
- to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
- impractical or inelegant solution
Trad. 無所適從
- not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
Trad. 適可而止
- (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
Trad. 適得其反
- to produce the opposite of the desired result
Trad. 適得其所
- exactly what one would wish
- to find one's niche
Trad. 適逢其會
- (idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time