絕〔绝〕 zyut⁶ {jué}

(verb) 1. Sever; 2. Stop (breathing); (of electricity) 3. Insulate (adjective) 1. Superb; 2. Unique; 3. Hopeless

絕〔绝〕 zyut⁶ {jué}

1. to cut short
2. extinct
3. to disappear
4. to vanish
5. absolutely
6. by no means

絕情〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ cing⁴ {jué qíng}

(adjective) Cold and unfeeling

絕頂〔绝顶〕 zyut⁶ ding² {jué dǐng}

(adverb) extremely; eminently; exceedingly; extraordinarily

絕口〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ hau² {jué kǒu}

(verb) to keep lauding for something; to speak something endlessly

絕後〔绝后〕 zyut⁶ hau⁶ {jué hòu}

(Pro + noun) without offspring; without posterity; (very) never to be seen again

絕響〔绝响〕 zyut⁶ hoeng² {jué xiǎng}

Vanished music; extinct art

絕學〔绝学〕 zyut⁶ hok⁶ {jué xué}

(adjective) profound knowledge; or (verb) drop out from a school

絕橋〔绝桥〕 zyut⁶ kiu⁴ {jué qiáo}

unchallengable idea (spoken)

絕路〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ lou⁶ {jué lù}

(noun) a hopeless path; an impasse

絕藝〔绝艺〕 zyut⁶ ngai⁶ {jué yì}

master skill

絕色〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ sik¹ {jué sè}

(adjective of a woman) exceedingly pretty; unrivalled beauty

絕版〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ baan² {jué bǎn}

out of print

絕品〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ ban² {jué pǐn}

1. peerless artwork
2. absolute gem

絕不〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ bat¹ {jué bù}

1. in no way
2. not in the least
3. absolutely not

絕筆〔绝笔〕 zyut⁶ bat¹ {jué bǐ}

1. words written on one’s deathbed
2. an artist's final work
3. swansong

絕壁〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ bik¹ {jué bì}

precipice

絕產〔绝产〕 zyut⁶ caan² {jué chǎn}

1. crop failure
2. property left with no-one to inherit
3. sterilization

絕情〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ cing⁴ {jué qíng}

1. heartless
2. without regard for others' feelings

絕唱〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ coeng³ {jué chàng}

most perfect song

絕地〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ dei⁶ {jué dì}

1. danger spot
2. Jedi (in Star Wars)

絕對〔绝对〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ {jué duì}

1. absolute
2. unconditional

絕代〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ doi⁶ {jué dài}

1. peerless
2. unmatched in his generation
3. incomparable (talent, beauty)

絕倒〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ dou² {jué dǎo}

to split one's sides laughing

絕罰〔绝罚〕 zyut⁶ fat⁶ {jué fá}

to excommunicate

絕非〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ fei¹ {jué fēi}

absolutely not

絕佳〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ gaai¹ {jué jiā}

exceptionally good

絕交〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ gaau¹ {jué jiāo}

1. to break off relations
2. to break with sb

絕技〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ gei⁶ {jué jì}

1. consummate skill
2. supreme feat
3. tour-de-force
4. stunt

絕句〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ geoi³ {jué jù}

quatrain (poetic form)

絕經〔绝经〕 zyut⁶ ging¹ {jué jīng}

menopause

絕境〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ ging² {jué jìng}

1. impasse
2. desperate straits
3. abbr. for 絕望的境地

絕景〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ ging² {jué jǐng}

stunning scenery

絕氣〔绝气〕 zyut⁶ hei³ {jué qì}

to expire

絕然〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ jin⁴ {jué rán}

1. completely
2. absolutely

絕育〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ juk⁶ {jué yù}

1. to sterilize
2. to spay

絕緣〔绝缘〕 zyut⁶ jyun⁴ {jué yuán}

1. to have no contact with
2. to be cut off from
3. (electricity) to insulate

絕倫〔绝伦〕 zyut⁶ leon⁴ {jué lún}

1. outstanding
2. peerless
3. beyond compare

絕糧〔绝粮〕 zyut⁶ loeng⁴ {jué liáng}

1. provisions are exhausted
2. out of food

絕密〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ mat⁶ {jué mì}

top secret

絕命〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ ming⁶ {jué mìng}

1. to commit suicide
2. to have one's life cut short

絕滅〔绝灭〕 zyut⁶ mit⁶ {jué miè}

1. to annihilate
2. to exterminate
3. extinction

絕妙〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ miu⁶ {jué miào}

exquisite

絕望〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ mong⁶ {jué wàng}

1. to despair
2. to give up all hope
3. desperate
4. desperation

絕詣〔绝诣〕 zyut⁶ ngai⁶ {jué yì}

profoundly well-versed

絕配〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ pui³ {jué pèi}

perfect match

絕殺〔绝杀〕 zyut⁶ saat³ {jué shā}

1. to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc)
2. to score the winning point

絕世〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ sai³ {jué shì}

1. unique
2. exceptional

絕食〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ sik⁶ {jué shí}

to go on a hunger strike

絕域〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ wik⁶ {jué yù}

a faraway and hard-to-reach land (classical)

絕活〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ wut⁶ {jué huó}

1. specialty
2. unique skill

絕跡〔绝迹〕 zyut⁶ zik¹ {jué jì}

1. to be eradicated
2. to vanish
3. extinct
4. to break off relations

絕症〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ zing³ {jué zhèng}

1. incurable disease
2. terminal illness

絕招〔绝-〕 zyut⁶ ziu¹ {jué zhāo}

1. unique skill
2. unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)
3. masterstroke
4. finishing blow

絕種〔绝种〕 zyut⁶ zung² {jué zhǒng}

1. extinct (species)
2. extinction

絕對值〔绝对-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ zik⁶ {jué duì zhí}

absolute value

絕熱漆〔绝热-〕 zyut⁶ jit⁶ cat¹ {jué rè qī}

heat-resistant paint

絕緣體〔绝缘体〕 zyut⁶ jyun⁴ tai² {jué yuán tǐ}

1. electrical insulation
2. heat insulation

絕命書〔绝-书〕 zyut⁶ ming⁶ syu¹ {jué mìng shū}

suicide note

絕門兒〔绝门儿〕 zyut⁶ mun⁴ ji⁴ {jué mén r}

1. extinct profession
2. lost trade
3. unique skill
4. astonishing
5. fantastic

絕對誤差〔绝对误-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ ng⁶ caa¹ {jué duì wù chā}

Absolute error

絕對溫標〔绝对温标〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ wan¹ biu¹ {jué duì wēn biāo}

Absolute temperature; Kelvin

絕緣材料〔绝缘--〕 zyut⁶ jyun⁴ coi⁴ liu² {jué yuán cái liào}

Insulation Materials

絕處逢生〔绝处--〕 zyut⁶ cyu³ fung⁴ sang¹ {jué chǔ féng shēng}

1. to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
2. fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
3. to find a way out of a predicament

絕大部分〔绝---〕 zyut⁶ daai⁶ bou⁶ fan⁶ {jué dà bù fen}

overwhelming majority

絕大多數〔绝--数〕 zyut⁶ daai⁶ do¹ sou³ {jué dà duō shù}

1. absolute majority
2. overwhelming majority

絕對地址〔绝对--〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ dei⁶ zi² {jué duì dì zhǐ}

absolute address (computing)

絕對高度〔绝对--〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ gou¹ dou⁶ {jué duì gāo dù}

absolute temperature

絕對觀念〔绝对观-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ gun¹ nim⁶ {jué duì guān niàn}

absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)

絕對連續〔绝对连续〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ lin⁴ zuk⁶ {jué duì lián xù}

absolutely continuous (math)

絕對零度〔绝对--〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ ling⁴ dou⁶ {jué duì líng dù}

absolute zero

絕對濕度〔绝对湿-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ sap¹ dou⁶ {jué duì shī dù}

absolute humidity

絕對數字〔绝对数-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ sou³ zi⁶ {jué duì shù zì}

absolute (as opposed to relative) number

絕對溫度〔绝对温-〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ wan¹ dou⁶ {jué duì wēn dù}

absolute temperature

絕頂聰明〔绝顶聪-〕 zyut⁶ ding² cung¹ ming⁴ {jué dǐng cōng ming}

extremely bright (idiom)

絕代佳人〔绝---〕 zyut⁶ doi⁶ gaai¹ jan⁴ {jué dài jiā rén}

1. beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
2. prettiest girl ever

絕口不提〔绝---〕 zyut⁶ hau² bat¹ tai⁴ {jué kǒu bù tí}

1. lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
2. to censor

絕密文件〔绝---〕 zyut⁶ mat⁶ man⁴ gin² {jué mì wén jiàn}

1. top secret document
2. classified papers

絕無僅有〔绝无仅-〕 zyut⁶ mou⁴ gan² jau⁵ {jué wú jǐn yǒu}

1. one and only (idiom); rarely seen
2. unique of its kind

絕世佳人〔绝---〕 zyut⁶ sai³ gaai¹ jan⁴ {jué shì jiā rén}

a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)

絕食抗議〔绝--议〕 zyut⁶ sik⁶ kong³ ji⁵ {jué shí kàng yì}

hunger strike

絕對大多數〔绝对--数〕 zyut⁶ deoi³ daai⁶ do¹ sou³ {jué duì dà duō shù}

1. an absolute majority
2. an overwhelming majority

絕望的境地〔绝----〕 zyut⁶ mong⁶ dik¹ ging² dei⁶ {jué wàng de jìng dì}

1. desperate straits
2. impossible situation