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• 蔡元培 Cài Yuán péi Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, President of Peking University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang
• 蔡锷 Trad. 蔡鍔 Cài è Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915
• 才 cái ability talent sb of a certain type a capable individual only only then just now Example Usage Show Strokes Grammar notes

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• 才 Trad. 纔 cái a moment ago just now (indicating sth happening later than expected) (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until (followed by a numerical clause) only Show Strokes Grammar notes
• 踩 cǎi to step on to tread to stamp to press a pedal to pedal (a bike)
• 彩 cǎi (bright) color variety applause applaud lottery prize Example Usage Show Strokes
• 菜 cài dish (type of food) vegetable cuisine CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4] (coll.) (one's) type Example Usage Show Strokes
• 材 cái material timber ability aptitude a capable individual coffin (old) Example Usage
• 采 cǎi color complexion looks variant of 彩[cai3] variant of 採|采[cai3] Example Usage
• 采 cài allotment to a feudal noble Example Usage
• 采 Trad. 採 cǎi to pick to pluck to collect to select to choose to gather
• 财 Trad. 財 cái money wealth riches property valuables Example Usage Show Strokes
• 蔡 Cài surname Cai Example Usage
• 睬 cǎi to pay attention to take notice of to care for
• 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) to cut to trim to reduce to diminish to cut back (e.g. on staff) decision judgment
• 猜 cāi to guess Example Usage
• 云彩 Trad. 雲彩 yún cai (coll.) cloud CL:朵[duo3]
• 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) scholar skillful writer fine talent
• 中财 Trad. 中財 zhōng cái Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[zhōng yāng cái jīng dà xué] Show Strokes
• 老街 Lǎo jiē Lao Cai, Vietnam Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar) Example Usage Show Strokes
• 蔡伦 Trad. 蔡倫 Cài Lún Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process
• 痞子蔡 Pǐ zi Cài Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer
• 蔡国强 Trad. 蔡國強 Cài Guó qiáng Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows
• 蔡襄 Cài Xiāng Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
• 寀 cài feudal estate
• 蔡李佛 Trad. 蔡李彿 cài lǐ fó Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
• 埰 cài old variant of 采[cai4]
• 光复会 Trad. 光復會 guāng fù huì anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 same as 復古會|复古会 Show Strokes
• 宋四家 Sòng sì jiā four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
• 蔡东藩 Trad. 蔡東藩 Cài Dōng fān Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time
• 捲心菜 juǎn xīn cài variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
• 跴 cǎi capture step on
• 采珠人 Trad. 採珠人 cǎi zhū rén the Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[Bì cái]
• 瓮菜 wèng cài variant of 蕹菜[wèng cài]
• 䌽 Trad. 綵 cǎi variant of 彩[cai3]
• 央财 Trad. 央財 yāng cái Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[zhōng yāng cái jīng dà xué]
• 民国通俗演义 Trad. 民國通俗演義 Mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父
• 历朝通俗演义 Trad. 歷朝通俗演義 lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
• 复古会 Trad. 復古會 fù gǔ huì anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 same as 光復會|光复会 Show Strokes
• 踩 Trad. 跴 cǎi variant of 踩[cai3] Example Usage
• 不见棺材不落泪 Trad. 不見棺材不落淚 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
• 睬 Trad. 倸 cǎi variant of 睬[cai3] Example Usage
• 奴才 nú cai slave fig. flunkey
• 棺材 guān cai coffin CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]
• 棺材瓤子 guān cai ráng zi geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
• 縩 cài see 綷縩[cui4 cai4]
• 蔡锷 Trad. 蔡鍔 Cài È Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915

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