| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 跑 | 跑 | pǎo | - to run - to run away - to escape - to run around (on errands etc) - (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate - (verb complement) away - off |
| 冒 | 冒 | mào | - to emit - to give off - to send out (or up, forth) - brave - bold - to cover - to act under false pretences |
| 刌 | 刌 | cǔn | - (literary) to cut off - to sever |
| 刨 | 刨 | bào | - carpenter's plane - to plane (woodwork) - to shave off - to peel (with a potato peeler etc) |
| 铲 | 剷 | chǎn | - to level off - to root up |
| 刽 | 劊 | guì | - to amputate - to cut off - also pr. [kuai4] |
| 宕 | 宕 | dàng | - dissipated - put off |
| 岔 | 岔 | chà | - fork in road - bifurcation - branch in road, river, mountain range etc - to branch off - to turn off - to diverge - to stray (from the path) - to change the subject - to interrupt - to stagger (times) |
| 扒 | 扒 | bā | - to hold on to - to cling to - to dig up - to rake - to push aside - to climb - to pull out - to strip off |
| 掉 | 掉 | diào | - to fall - to drop - to lag behind - to lose - to go missing - to reduce - fall (in prices) - to lose (value, weight etc) - to wag - to swing - to turn - to change - to exchange - to swap - to show off - to shed (hair) - (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) |
| 掐 | 掐 | qiā | - to pick (flowers) - to pinch - to nip - to pinch off - to clutch - (slang) to fight |
| 推 | 推 | tuī | - to push - to cut - to refuse - to reject - to decline - to shirk (responsibility) - to put off - to delay - to push forward - to nominate - to elect - massage |
| 揭 | 揭 | jiē | - to take the lid off - to expose - to unmask |
| 搪 | 搪 | táng | - to keep out - to hold off - to ward off - to evade - to spread - to coat - to smear - to daub |
| 掸 | 撣 | dǎn | - to brush away - to dust off - brush - duster - CL:把[ba3] |
| 撧 | 撧 | juē | - to break off - to snap |
| 挡 | 擋 | dǎng | - to resist - to obstruct - to hinder - to keep off - to block (a blow) - to get in the way of - cover - gear |
| 攮 | 攮 | nǎng | - to fend off - to stab |
| 敲 | 敲 | qiāo | - to hit - to strike - to tap - to rap - to knock - to rip sb off - to overcharge |
| 斮 | 斮 | zhuó | - cut off |
| 断 | 斷 | duàn | - to break - to snap - to cut off - to give up or abstain from sth - to judge - (usu. used in the negative) absolutely - definitely - decidedly |
| 殊 | 殊 | shū | - different - unique - special - very - (classical) to behead - to die - to cut off - to separate - to surpass |
| 炫 | 炫 | xuàn | - to dazzle - to boast - to show off - (slang) cool - awesome |
| 甩 | 甩 | shuǎi | - to throw - to fling - to swing - to leave behind - to throw off - to dump (sb) |
| 瞌 | 瞌 | kē | - to doze off - sleepy |
| 窄 | 窄 | zhǎi | - narrow - narrow-minded - badly off |
| 缓 | 緩 | huǎn | - slow - unhurried - sluggish - gradual - not tense - relaxed - to postpone - to defer - to stall - to stave off - to revive - to recuperate |
| 脱 | 脫 | tuō | - to shed - to take off - to escape - to get away from |
| 蒿 | 蒿 | hāo | - celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia) - to give off - to weed |
| 衒 | 衒 | xuàn | - variant of 炫[xuan4] - (literary) to boast - to show off |
| 说 | 說 | shuō | - to speak - to say - to explain - to scold - to tell off - a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) |
| 送 | 送 | sòng | - to deliver - to carry - to give (as a present) - to present (with) - to see off - to send |
| 逞 | 逞 | chěng | - to show off - to flaunt - to carry out or succeed in a scheme - to indulge - to give free rein to |
| 遮 | 遮 | zhē | - to cover up (a shortcoming) - to screen off - to hide - to conceal |
| 关 | 關 | guān | - mountain pass - to close - to shut - to turn off - to concern - to involve |
| 不备 | 不備 | bùbèi | - unprepared - off guard |
| 不问 | 不問 | bùwèn | - to pay no attention to - to disregard - to ignore - to let go unpunished - to let off |
| 中断 | 中斷 | zhōngduàn | - to cut short - to break off - to discontinue - to interrupt |
| 中止 | 中止 | zhōngzhǐ | - to cease - to suspend - to break off - to stop - to discontinue |
| 中计 | 中計 | zhòngjì | - to fall into a trap - taken in by a stratagem - cheated - ripped off |
| 付清 | 付清 | fùqīng | - to pay in full - to pay all of a bill - to pay off |
| 倒休 | 倒休 | dǎoxiū | - to shift holidays, taking a weekday off |
| 偏航 | 偏航 | piānháng | - to diverge (from bearing, flight path etc) - off course - to yaw |
| 停顿 | 停頓 | tíngdùn | - to halt - to break off - pause (in speech) |
| 偷懒 | 偷懶 | tōulǎn | - to goof off - to be lazy |
| 冷却 | 冷卻 | lěngquè | - to cool off - cooling |
| 出局 | 出局 | chūjú | - to send off (player for a foul) - to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament) - to eliminate - to call out - to kill off - to pull out of (a competition) - to retire (a runner in baseball) - out (i.e. man out in baseball) |
| 出发 | 出發 | chūfā | - to start out - to set off |
| 出走 | 出走 | chūzǒu | - to leave home - to go off - to run away |
| 分拆 | 分拆 | fènchāi | - to separate off - to hive off - a demerger |
| 切断 | 切斷 | qiēduàn | - to cut off - to sever |
| 刮掉 | 刮掉 | guādiào | - to scrape off - to shave off (whiskers etc) - (of the wind) to blow sth away |
| 刹车 | 剎車 | shāchē | - to brake (when driving) - to stop - to switch off - to check (bad habits) - a brake |
| 剥掉 | 剝掉 | bōdiào | - to peel off - to strip off |
| 剥落 | 剝落 | bōluò | - to peel off |
| 剥离 | 剝離 | bōlí | - to peel - to strip - to peel off - to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) |
| 剪掉 | 剪掉 | jiǎndiào | - to cut off - to cut away - to trim |
| 割取 | 割取 | gēqǔ | - to cut off |
| 割断 | 割斷 | gēduàn | - to cut off - to sever |
| 划掉 | 劃掉 | huàdiào | - to cross out - to cross off |
| 勾出 | 勾出 | gōuchū | - to delineate - to articulate - to evoke - to draw out - to tick off |
| 勾销 | 勾銷 | gōuxiāo | - to write off - to cancel |
| 区隔 | 區隔 | qūgé | - to mark off - interval - segment (e.g. of market) - compartment - segmentation |
| 台下 | 台下 | táixià | - off the stage - in the audience |
| 启航 | 啟航 | qǐháng | - (of a ship) to set sail - (of an aeroplane) to take off - also written 起航[qi3 hang2] |
| 报废 | 報廢 | bàofèi | - to scrap - to be written off |
| 报销 | 報銷 | bàoxiāo | - to submit an expense account - to apply for reimbursement - to write off - to wipe out |
| 多嘴 | 多嘴 | duōzuǐ | - talkative - to speak out of turn - to blab - to shoot one's mouth off - rumors fly |
| 夹断 | 夾斷 | jiāduàn | - to nip (i.e. cut short) - to pinch off |
| 奇览 | 奇覽 | qílǎn | - singular excursion - off the beaten track |
| 宰人 | 宰人 | zǎirén | - to overcharge - to rip somebody off |
| 密告 | 密告 | mìgào | - to report secretly - to tip off |
| 宽裕 | 寬裕 | kuānyù | - comfortably off - ample - plenty |
| 封锁 | 封鎖 | fēngsuǒ | - to blockade - to seal off |
| 封闭 | 封閉 | fēngbì | - to seal - to close - to confine - to seal off - to close down - sealed - confined - closed - unreceptive |
| 封顶 | 封頂 | fēngdǐng | - to put a roof (on a building) - to cap the roof (finishing a building project) - fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) - to top off - fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) - to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) |
| 对抗 | 對抗 | duìkàng | - to withstand - to resist - to stand off - antagonism - confrontation |
| 就道 | 就道 | jiùdào | - to set off - to take to the road |
| 平整 | 平整 | píngzhěng | - smooth - level - to level off - to flatten (remove bumps) |
| 延宕 | 延宕 | yándàng | - to postpone - to keep putting sth off |
| 延缓 | 延緩 | yánhuǎn | - to defer - to postpone - to put off - to retard - to slow sth down |
| 延迟 | 延遲 | yánchí | - to delay - to postpone - to keep putting sth off - to procrastinate |
| 弱侧 | 弱側 | ruòcè | - weak side - off side (sports) |
| 张扬 | 張揚 | zhāngyáng | - to publicize - to make known - to show off |
| 得手 | 得手 | déshǒu | - to go smoothly - to come off - to succeed |
| 惹毛 | 惹毛 | rěmáo | - (coll.) to irritate - to annoy - to piss sb off |
| 爱现 | 愛現 | àixiàn | - (coll.) to enjoy showing off |
| 懈气 | 懈氣 | xièqì | - to slacken off - to take it easy |
| 成全 | 成全 | chéngquán | - to help sb accomplish his aim - to help sb succeed - to complete - to make whole - to round off |
| 截断 | 截斷 | jiéduàn | - to cut off |
| 打断 | 打斷 | dǎduàn | - to interrupt - to break off - to break (a bone) |
| 打混 | 打混 | dǎhùn | - to muddle things up - to goof off - to hang around |
| 打爆 | 打爆 | dǎbào | - to blow out - to blow off - (computer games) to zap - (phone) to ring off the hook - to be jammed - to max out (credit card etc) |
| 打盹 | 打盹 | dǎdǔn | - to doze off - to drop to sleep momentarily - (see also 打瞌睡) |
| 打跑 | 打跑 | dǎpǎo | - to run off rebuffed - to fend off - (to fight off and make sb) run off |
| 投缘 | 投緣 | tóuyuán | - to be kindred spirits - to hit it off |
| 折断 | 折斷 | zhéduàn | - to snap sth off - to break |
| 抵挡 | 抵擋 | dǐdǎng | - to resist - to hold back - to stop - to ward off - to withstand |
| 拉倒 | 拉倒 | lādǎo | - (coll.) the deal is off - forget about it! - let it go at that! |
| 拔掉 | 拔掉 | bádiào | - to pluck - to pull off - to pull out - to unplug |
| 拖延 | 拖延 | tuōyán | - to delay - to put off - to procrastinate |
| 招摇 | 招搖 | zhāoyáo | - to act ostentatiously - to brag - to show off |
| 招架 | 招架 | zhāojià | - to resist - to ward off - to hold one's own - to receive guests |
| 拭除 | 拭除 | shìchú | - to wipe off |
| 挨宰 | 挨宰 | áizǎi | - to get ripped off |
| 掀掉 | 掀掉 | xiāndiào | - to remove - to tear off |
| 扫尾 | 掃尾 | sǎowěi | - to complete the last stage of work - to round off |
| 掉包 | 掉包 | diàobāo | - to substitute in secret (a fake for the genuine item) - to palm off |
| 掐断 | 掐斷 | qiāduàn | - cut off - disconnect |
| 挣脱 | 掙脫 | zhèngtuō | - to throw off - to struggle free of - Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] |
| 接送 | 接送 | jiēsòng | - picking up and dropping off - greeting and sending off - shuttle (transport service) |
| 推宕 | 推宕 | tuīdàng | - to postpone - to delay - to put sth off |
| 推迟 | 推遲 | tuīchí | - to postpone - to put off - to defer |
| 摇滚 | 搖滾 | yáogǔn | - rock 'n' roll (music) - to rock - to fall off |
| 搪塞 | 搪塞 | tángsè | - to muddle through - to fob somebody off - to beat around the bush - to dodge |
| 摘下 | 摘下 | zhāixià | - to take off - to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) - to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) - (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) |
| 撒脚 | 撒腳 | sājiǎo | - to run off - to beat it |
| 撤掉 | 撤掉 | chèdiào | - to cut - to throw out - to depose (from office) - to tear off |
| 攘辟 | 攘辟 | rǎngbì | - to stand off - to make way |
| 收工 | 收工 | shōugōng | - to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) - to knock off |
| 放出 | 放出 | fàngchū | - to let off - to give out |
| 放过 | 放過 | fàngguò | - to let off - to let slip by - to let sb get away with sth |
| 敲榨 | 敲榨 | qiāozhà | - to wring - to extort (money) - to rip off - clothes-wringer |
| 斩断 | 斬斷 | zhǎnduàn | - to cut off - to chop sth in half |
| 断绝 | 斷絕 | duànjué | - to sever - to break off |
| 断线 | 斷線 | duànxiàn | - (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break - (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued - (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected - cut off |
| 升空 | 昇空 | shēngkōng | - to rise to the sky - to lift off - to levitate - lift-off |
| 明灭 | 明滅 | míngmiè | - to flicker - to flash on and off - to brighten and fade |
| 校外 | 校外 | xiàowài | - off campus |
| 核销 | 核銷 | héxiāo | - to audit and write off |
| 欢送 | 歡送 | huānsòng | - to see off - to send off |
| 殷富 | 殷富 | yīnfù | - well off - prosperous |
| 流失 | 流失 | liúshī | - drainage - to run off - to wash away |
| 淘选 | 淘選 | táoxuǎn | - to decant - to strain off |
| 淡季 | 淡季 | dànjì | - off season - slow business season - see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] |
| 减弱 | 減弱 | jiǎnruò | - to weaken - to fall off |
| 溜号 | 溜號 | liūhào | - (coll.) to slink off |
| 灭除 | 滅除 | mièchú | - to eliminate - to kill off |
| 滋润 | 滋潤 | zīrùn | - moist - humid - to moisten - to provide moisture - comfortably off |
| 涤去 | 滌去 | díqù | - to wash off |
| 涤荡 | 滌蕩 | dídàng | - to wash off - to spread out |
| 潜逃 | 潛逃 | qiántáo | - to abscond - to slink off |
| 炫弄 | 炫弄 | xuànnòng | - to show off - to flaunt |
| 炫耀 | 炫耀 | xuànyào | - to show off - to flaunt |
| 烘衬 | 烘襯 | hōngchèn | - to set off - to highlight by contrast |
| 煞尾 | 煞尾 | shāwěi | - to finish off - to wind up |
| 燃爆 | 燃爆 | ránbào | - to cause to explode - to fire - to set off |
| 爆表 | 爆表 | bàobiǎo | - off the charts - extreme - beyond the normal range of measurement |
| 甩上 | 甩上 | shuǎishàng | - to throw off - to fling sth up (in anger) - refers to dramatic sale prices |
| 甩掉 | 甩掉 | shuǎidiào | - to throw off - to abandon - to cast off - to get rid of - to dump |
| 甩开 | 甩開 | shuǎikāi | - to shake off - to get rid of |
| 发球 | 發球 | fāqiú | - to serve the ball - to tee off |
| 瞎吹 | 瞎吹 | xiāchuī | - to boast - to shoot one's mouth off |
| 砍断 | 砍斷 | kǎnduàn | - to chop off |
| 禁足 | 禁足 | jìnzú | - to forbid sb to go out - to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc) - to ground (as disciplinary measure) - to gate - to curfew - restriction on movement - ban on visiting a place - out of bounds - off limits - caveat |
| 窜逃 | 竄逃 | cuàntáo | - to flee in disorder - to scurry off |
| 签出 | 簽出 | qiānchū | - to log off |
| 耍宝 | 耍寶 | shuǎbǎo | - to show off - to put on a show to amuse others |
| 脱去 | 脫去 | tuōqù | - to throw off |
| 脱岗 | 脫崗 | tuōgǎng | - to take time off - to take leave (e.g. for study) - to skive off work |
| 脱掉 | 脫掉 | tuōdiào | - to remove - to take off - to strip off - to discard - to shed - to come off - to fall off |
| 脱落 | 脫落 | tuōluò | - to drop off - to come off - to lose (hair etc) - to omit (a character when writing) |
| 脱靶 | 脫靶 | tuōbǎ | - to miss - to shoot and miss the target - off the mark |
| 表现 | 表現 | biǎoxiàn | - to show - to show off - to display - to manifest - expression - manifestation - show - display - performance (at work etc) - behavior |
| 裁革 | 裁革 | cáigé | - to dismiss - to lay off |
| 衬托 | 襯托 | chèntuō | - to set off |
| 注销 | 註銷 | zhùxiāo | - to cancel - to write off |
| 调包 | 調包 | diàobāo | - to substitute in secret (a fake for the genuine item) - to palm off - same as 掉包 |
| 贫液 | 貧液 | pínyè | - waste liquid - liquid with precipitate skimmed off |
| 资遣 | 資遣 | zīqiǎn | - to dismiss with severance pay - to pay sb off |
| 卖弄 | 賣弄 | màinong | - to show off - to make a display of |
| 卖掉 | 賣掉 | màidiào | - to sell off - to get rid of in a sale |
| 走丢 | 走丟 | zǒudiū | - to wander off - to get lost |
| 走散 | 走散 | zǒusàn | - to wander off - to stray - to get lost |
| 起航 | 起航 | qǐháng | - (of a ship) to set sail - (of an aeroplane) to take off - also written 啟航|启航[qi3 hang2] |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐfēi | - (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 辍止 | 輟止 | chuòzhǐ | - to stop - to leave off |
| 迷航 | 迷航 | míháng | - off course - lost (of ship or plane) - having lost one's way |
| 送人 | 送人 | sòngrén | - to give away - to accompany - to see sb off |
| 送行 | 送行 | sòngxíng | - to see someone off - to throw someone a send-off party |
| 送走 | 送走 | sòngzǒu | - to see off - to send off |
| 逞强 | 逞強 | chěngqiáng | - to show off - to try to be brave |
| 遮断 | 遮斷 | zhēduàn | - to cut off - to interrupt - to prevent access |
| 酸败 | 酸敗 | suānbài | - (milk) to turn sour - (meat, fish) to go off |
| 销帐 | 銷帳 | xiāozhàng | - to write off - to cancel an account - to draw a line under |
| 销账 | 銷賬 | xiāozhàng | - to write off - to cancel an item from accounts |
| 开走 | 開走 | kāizǒu | - to go (of car, train etc) - to drive off |
| 关掉 | 關掉 | guāndiào | - to switch off - to shut off |
| 阻隔 | 阻隔 | zǔgé | - to separate - to cut off |
| 陪衬 | 陪襯 | péichèn | - to enhance by contrast - to set off - to serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance - to serve as a prop - a foil |
| 显弄 | 顯弄 | xiǎnnòng | - to flaunt - to show off |
| 显摆 | 顯擺 | xiǎnbai | - (dialect) to show off |
| 显耀 | 顯耀 | xiǎnyào | - to show off |
| 飞升 | 飛升 | fēishēng | - to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success) - to take off - to soar (of prices) |
| 飞升 | 飛昇 | fēishēng | - to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success) - to take off - to soar (of prices) |
| 饶舌 | 饒舌 | ráoshé | - talkative - to blather - to shoot one's mouth off - rap (genre of music) |
| 驳落 | 駁落 | bóluò | - to peel off - mottled - to fail an exam - to be demoted |
| 驶出 | 駛出 | shǐchū | - to leave port - to put off |
| 驱除 | 驅除 | qūchú | - to drive off - to dispel - to expel |
| 松懈 | 鬆懈 | sōngxiè | - to relax - to relax efforts - to slack off - to take it easy - complacent - undisciplined |
| 鼠窜 | 鼠竄 | shǔcuàn | - to scamper off - to scurry off like a frightened rat |
| 不轻饶 | 不輕饒 | bùqīngráo | - not to forgive easily - not to let off - (You, He) won't get away with it! |
| 冷不防 | 冷不防 | lěngbufáng | - unexpectedly - suddenly - at unawares - off guard - against expectations |
| 打把势 | 打把勢 | dǎbǎshi | - drill (in sword play) - to thrash around - to demonstrate gymnastic skills - to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) - to show off |
| 打瞌睡 | 打瞌睡 | dǎkēshuì | - to doze off - to fall asleep - see also 打盹[da3 dun3] |
| 撒丫子 | 撒丫子 | sāyāzi | - (dialect) to rush off - to scamper off double-quick - to take to one's heels - to make oneself scarce |
| 放一马 | 放一馬 | fàngyīmǎ | - to let (sb) off - to let (sb) get away with sth |
| 放大炮 | 放大炮 | fàngdàpào | - to talk big - to shoot one's mouth off |
| 放空炮 | 放空炮 | fàngkōngpào | - (lit.) to fire blank shots - (fig.) to be all talk and no action - to shoot one's mouth off - to make empty promises |
| 邈冥冥 | 邈冥冥 | miǎomíngmíng | - far off - distant |
| 开快车 | 開快車 | kāikuàichē | - an express train sets off - fig. to work in haste - to rush |
| 一扫而光 | 一掃而光 | yīsǎoérguāng | - to clear off - to make a clean sweep of |
| 不予理会 | 不予理會 | bùyǔlǐhuì | - to ignore - to brush off - to dismiss - to pay no attention to |
| 不是味儿 | 不是味兒 | bùshìwèir | - not the right flavor - not quite right - a bit off - fishy - queer - amiss - feel bad - be upset |
| 人给家足 | 人給家足 | rénjǐjiāzú | - lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off |
| 付之一笑 | 付之一笑 | fùzhīyīxiào | - to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom) - to laugh it off |
| 口无遮拦 | 口無遮攔 | kǒuwúzhēlán | - to blab - to shoot one's mouth off - to commit a gaffe |
| 吴头楚尾 | 吳頭楚尾 | WútóuChǔwěi | - lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together - head-to-tail - one thing starts where the other leaves off |
| 哩哩啦啦 | 哩哩啦啦 | līlīlālā | - scattered - intermittent - sporadic - on and off - stop and go |
| 多嘴多舌 | 多嘴多舌 | duōzuǐduōshé | - to gossip and meddle - to shoot one's mouth off - talkative |
| 安家立业 | 安家立業 | ānjiālìyè | - stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off |
| 家给人足 | 家給人足 | jiājǐrénzú | - lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off |
| 恶言伤人 | 惡言傷人 | èyánshāngrén | - to insult - to direct bad language at sb - to slag off |
| 恶语伤人 | 惡語傷人 | èyǔshāngrén | - to insult - to direct bad language at sb - to slag off |
| 拳脚相向 | 拳腳相向 | quánjiǎoxiāngxiàng | - to square off - to exchange blows - to rain blows on sb |
| 断断续续 | 斷斷續續 | duànduànxùxù | - intermittent - off and on - discontinuous - stop-go - stammering - disjointed - inarticulate |
| 时断时续 | 時斷時續 | shíduànshíxù | - stopping and starting - intermittent - sporadic - on and off |
| 猴年马月 | 猴年馬月 | hóuniánmǎyuè | - long time off - time that will never come |
| 率尔操觚 | 率爾操觚 | shuàiěrcāogū | - to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off |
| 神不守舍 | 神不守捨 | shénbùshǒushè | - abstracted - drifting off - restless |
| 笑掉大牙 | 笑掉大牙 | xiàodiàodàyá | - to laugh one's head off - ridiculous - jaw-dropping |
| 脱皮掉肉 | 脫皮掉肉 | tuōpídiàoròu | - lit. to shed skin, drop flesh - to work as hard as possible - to work one's butt off |
| 表现自己 | 表現自己 | biǎoxiànzìjǐ | - to express oneself - to give an account of oneself - to project oneself - to show off |
| 夸夸其谈 | 誇誇其談 | kuākuāqítán | - to talk big - to sound off - bombastic - grandiloquent |
| 开始比赛 | 開始比賽 | kāishǐbǐsài | - to start a match - to kick off |
| 偷鸡不成蚀把米 | 偷雞不成蝕把米 | tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ | - lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) - fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off - to go for wool and come back shorn |
| 身在福中不知福 | 身在福中不知福 | shēnzàifúzhōngbùzhīfú | - to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off |
| 养兵千日，用兵一时 | 養兵千日，用兵一時 | yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí | - lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off |
| 养兵千日，用在一朝 | 養兵千日，用在一朝 | yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīcháo | - lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off |
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