NTI Reader

素 sù

sù adjective plain; white
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 白色的 (CCD '素' 1; Guoyu '素' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 1)
sù noun vegetarian food
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
Notes: Also, not containing onion, garlic, or leek (CCD '素' 3; Guoyu '素' n 5; Kroll 2015 '素' 3, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 3)
sù noun element
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Chemistry
Notes: (CCD '素' 5; Guoyu '素' n 2)
sù noun a letter written on white silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '素' n 3)
sù adjective original; former; native
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '素' 4; Guoyu '素' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '素' 2a, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 2)
sù adverb normally; usually; always
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '素' 6; Guoyu '素' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 5, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 4)
sù noun plain silk; white silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used for writing (Guoyu '素' n 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 4, p. 433; XHZD '素' 5)
sù adjective simple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 朴素; for example, in the ”Thousand Character Classic” 敦素 'honest and simple' (CCD '素' 2; Guoyu '素' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2310)
sù noun the actual situation
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 真情 (Guoyu '素' n 4)
sù adverb in vain; for nothing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平白 (Guoyu '素' adv 1)
sù noun beige; the color of plain silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 1, p. 433)
sù adjective worthy but with no official position
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2b, p. 433)
sù adjective fundamental
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2c, p. 433)
sù noun a cloud carriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Taoism
Notes: Used to carry divinities in Taoist mythology (Kroll 2015 '素' 2d, p. 433)
sù noun jasmine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In 素馨花 (Kroll 2015 '素' 6, p. 433; Guoyu '素馨')
sù adjective white; śveta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śveta, or: avādata, Japanese: so, or: su (BCSD '素', p. 928; MW 'śveta'; SH '素', p. 336; Unihan '素')

Contained in

缁素(緇素) Buddhist monastics and laypeople ; sacred and secular, monastic and lay practitioner
国际素食博览会(國際素食博覽會) International Vegetarian & Organic Food Festival
素怛蓝(素怛藍) sūtra; sutta; scripture
人生二十笑 (一) 争执时友善一笑展现人生的风度吃亏时微微一笑展现人生的肚量委屈时坦然一笑展现人生的自信无奈时幽默一笑展现人生的境界危难时泰然一笑展现人生的定力生气时平静一笑展现人生的素养出糗时会心一笑展现人生的智慧挫折时淡然一笑展现人生的力量失意时乐观一笑展现人生的豁达害怕时轻松一笑展现人生的勇气(人生二十笑 (一) 爭執時友善一笑展現人生的風度吃虧時微微一笑展現人生的肚量委屈時坦然一笑展現人生的自信無奈時幽默一笑展現人生的境界危難時泰然一笑展現人生的定力生氣時平靜一笑展現人生的素養出糗時會心一笑展現人生的智慧挫折時淡然一笑展現人生的力量失意時樂觀一笑展現人生的豁達害怕時輕鬆一笑展現人生的勇氣) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (1) A friendly smile in times of quarrel is a demonstration of one's demeanor. A faint smile in times of disadvantage is a demonstration of one's tolerance. A genuine smile in times of aggrievement is a demonstration of one's dignity. A subtle smile in times of helplessness is a demonstration of one's state of mind. A composed smile in times of danger is a demonstration of one's calmness. A peaceful smile in times of anger is a demonstration of one's disposition. A reassuring smile in times of embarrassment is a demonstration of one's wisdom. A bland smile in times of setback is a demonstration of one's strength. A cheerful smile in times of disappointment is a demonstration of one's magnanimity. An airy smile in times of fear is a demonstration of one's courage.

Also contained in

神经毒素、蛇毒素、营养素、音素、素日、素可泰府、素方花、素餐尸位、抗菌素、霍乱毒素、肉毒素、多素心人、素服、襟素、降血钙素、叶绿素、素牍、平素、窃位素餐、睾丸素、胆色素、素尼派、抗毒素、天然毒素、像素、词素、血蓝素、因素、素菜馆、素质差、解素、甲状腺素、毒素、形态发生素、素雅、简素、我行我素、茹素、抑素、尸位素餐、胡萝卜素、葡萄球菌肠毒素、干酪素、副甲状腺素、曲霉毒素、麻黄素、秋水仙素

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

Scroll 2 Dasheng Fa Yuan Yi Lin Zhang 大乘法苑義林章 — count: 42
Scroll 1 Mahārakṣāmantrānusāriṇīsūtra (Fo Shuo Da Hu Ming Da Tuoluoni Jing) 佛說大護明大陀羅尼經 — count: 31
Scroll 13 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 30
Scroll 2 Mahāpratisarādhāraṇīsūtra (Pubian Guangming Qing Jing Chisheng Ruyi Bao Yin Xin Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Da Sui Qiu Tuoluoni Jing) 普遍光明清淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王大隨求陀羅尼經 — count: 23
Scroll 46 A Chronicle of Buddhism in China 佛祖統紀 — count: 22 , has English translation
Scroll 3 Ji Shenzhou San Bao Gan Tong Lu 集神州三寶感通錄 — count: 22 , has English translation
Scroll 1 Sutra of the Correct Inclusion in the Great Vehicle of Present Awakening of all the Tathagatas of the Diamond Pinnacle, the Great King of Teachings 金剛頂一切如來真實攝大乘現證大教王經 — count: 21
Scroll 22 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 21
Scroll 20 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 19
Scroll 25 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 19

Collocations

陀素 (陀素) 所謂陀素比丘是 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 12
素弥 (素彌) 曠野素彌 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 12
素駄 (素駄) 佛說師子素駄娑王斷肉經 — Shizi Su Duo Wang Duan Rou Jing師子素馱娑王斷肉經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
师子素 (師子素) 佛說師子素駄娑王斷肉經 — Shizi Su Duo Wang Duan Rou Jing師子素馱娑王斷肉經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
白素 (白素) 猶如白素易染為色 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 5
素知 (素知) 一人商主素知此路前有艱嶮 — Dazhengju Wang Jing (Pāyāsisuttanta) 大正句王經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
素缯 (素繒) 素繒繫首 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 4
素帛 (素帛) 蠅脚污素帛 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 50 — count: 4
清素 (清素) 而今清素志性淡泊 — Brahmāyus Sūtra (Fanmoyu Jing) 梵摩渝經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
素衣 (素衣) 得麁素衣而知止足 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 2