Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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上 | 上 | shàng | - on top - upon - above - upper - previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb - to get onto - to go up - to attend (class or university) |
仗 | 仗 | zhàng | - weaponry - to hold (a weapon) - to wield - to rely on - to depend on - war - battle |
仰 | 仰 | yǎng | - to face upward - to look up - to admire - to rely on |
伺 | 伺 | cì | - to wait on |
依 | 依 | yī | - to depend on - to comply with or listen to sb - according to - in the light of |
倚 | 倚 | yǐ | - to lean on - to rely upon |
偩 | 偩 | fù | - to rely on - to resemble |
傍 | 傍 | bàng | - near - approaching - to depend on - (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb - Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4] |
传 | 傳 | chuán | - to pass on - to spread - to transmit - to infect - to transfer - to circulate - to conduct (electricity) |
儤 | 儤 | bào | - on night duty |
冘 | 冘 | yín | - to move on - to go out |
呴 | 呴 | xū | - breathe on - yawn - roar |
嗾 | 嗾 | sǒu | - to urge on - incite |
履 | 履 | lǚ | - shoe - to tread on |
属 | 屬 | zhǔ | - to join together - to fix one's attention on - to concentrate on |
徒 | 徒 | tú | - disciple - apprentice - believer - on foot - bare or empty - to no avail - only - prison sentence |
怙 | 怙 | hù | - to rely on - father (formal) |
恃 | 恃 | shì | - to rely on - mother (formal) |
憀 | 憀 | liáo | - to rely on |
凭 | 憑 | píng | - to lean against - to rely on - on the basis of - no matter (how, what etc) - proof |
批 | 批 | pī | - to ascertain - to act on - to criticize - to pass on - classifier for batches, lots, military flights - tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) |
拄 | 拄 | zhǔ | - to lean on - to prop on |
拖 | 拖 | tuō | - to drag - to tow - to trail - to hang down - to mop (the floor) - to delay - to drag on |
指 | 指 | zhǐ | - finger - to point at or to - to indicate or refer to - to depend on - to count on - (of hair) to stand on end |
按 | 按 | àn | - to press - to push - to leave aside or shelve - to control - to restrain - to keep one's hand on - to check or refer to - according to - in the light of - (of an editor or author) to make a comment |
扪 | 捫 | mén | - lay hands on - to cover |
卷 | 捲 | juǎn | - to roll (up) - to sweep up - to carry on - roll |
措 | 措 | cuò | - to handle - to manage - to put in order - to arrange - to administer - to execute - to take action on - to plan |
搽 | 搽 | chá | - to apply (ointment, powder) - to smear - to paint on |
撙 | 撙 | zǔn | - to reduce or cut down on - to rein in - to restrain |
扑 | 撲 | pū | - to throw oneself at - to pounce on - to devote one's energies - to flap - to flutter - to dab - to pat - to bend over |
据 | 據 | jù | - according to - to act in accordance with - to depend on - to seize - to occupy |
晒 | 曬 | shài | - (of the sun) to shine on - to bask in (the sunshine) - to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun - (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") - (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to |
替 | 替 | tì | - to substitute for - to take the place of - to replace - for - on behalf of - to stand in for |
毗 | 毗 | pí | - to adjoin - to border on |
氐 | 氐 | dǐ | - foundation - on the whole |
沿 | 沿 | yán | - along - to follow (a line, tradition etc) - to carry on - to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) - border - edge |
滨 | 濱 | bīn | - shore - beach - coast - bank - to border on |
濒 | 瀕 | bīn | - to approach - to border on - near |
畀 | 畀 | bì | - to confer on - to give to |
当 | 當 | dāng | - to be - to act as - manage - withstand - when - during - ought - should - match equally - equal - same - obstruct - just at (a time or place) - on the spot - right - just at |
登 | 登 | dēng | - to scale (a height) - to ascend - to mount - to publish or record - to enter (e.g. in a register) - to press down with the foot - to step or tread on - to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) - to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) |
盯 | 盯 | dīng | - to watch attentively - to fix one's attention on - to stare at - to gaze at |
看 | 看 | kàn | - to see - to look at - to read - to watch - to visit - to call on - to consider - to regard as - to look after - to treat (an illness) - to depend on - to feel (that) - (after verb) to give it a try - Watch out! (for a danger) |
眷 | 睠 | juàn | - variant of 眷[juan4] - to care about - to look fondly on |
穿 | 穿 | chuān | - to bore through - to pierce - to perforate - to penetrate - to pass through - to dress - to wear - to put on - to thread |
等 | 等 | děng | - class - rank - grade - equal to - same as - to wait for - to await - et cetera - and so on - et al. (and other authors) - after - as soon as - once |
绍 | 紹 | shào | - to continue - to carry on |
缵 | 纘 | zuǎn | - to carry on - to succeed (of a familial line) - to inherit |
薄 | 薄 | bó | - meager - slight - weak - ungenerous or unkind - frivolous - to despise - to belittle - to look down on - to approach or near |
觇 | 覘 | chān | - to observe - to spy on - Taiwan pr. [zhan1] |
访 | 訪 | fǎng | - to visit - to call on - to seek - to inquire - to investigate |
议 | 議 | yì | - to comment on - to discuss - to suggest |
负 | 負 | fù | - to bear - to carry (on one's back) - to turn one's back on - to be defeated - negative (math. etc) |
赋 | 賦 | fù | - poetic essay - taxation - to bestow on - to endow with |
赖 | 賴 | lài | - to depend on - to hang on in a place - bad - to renege (on promise) - to disclaim - to rat (on debts) - rascally - to blame - to put the blame on |
踏 | 踏 | tà | - to tread - to stamp - to step on - to press a pedal - to investigate on the spot |
踩 | 踩 | cǎi | - to step on - to tread - to stamp - to press a pedal - to pedal (a bike) |
踶 | 踶 | dì | - to kick - to tread on |
踹 | 踹 | chuài | - to kick - to trample - to tread on |
蹀 | 蹀 | dié | - to tread on - to stamp one's foot |
蹈 | 蹈 | dǎo | - to tread on - to trample - to stamp - to fulfill - Taiwan pr. [dao4] |
蹋 | 蹋 | tà | - to step on |
蹠 | 蹠 | zhí | - metatarsus - sole of foot - to tread on |
蹬 | 蹬 | dēng | - to step on - to tread on - to wear - Taiwan pr. [deng4] |
蹴 | 蹴 | cù | - carefully - to kick - to tread on - to stamp |
逼 | 逼 | bī | - to force (sb to do sth) - to compel - to press for - to extort - to press on towards - to press up to - to close in on - used in the place of 屄[bi1], cunt |
钉 | 釘 | dìng | - to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points - to nail - to pin - to staple - to sew on |
开 | 開 | kāi | - to open - to start - to turn on - to boil - to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) - to operate (a vehicle) - carat (gold) - abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] - abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format |
非 | 非 | fēi | - to not be - not - wrong - incorrect - non- - un- - in- - to reproach or blame - (colloquial) to insist on - simply must |
靠 | 靠 | kào | - to lean against or on - to stand by the side of - to come near to - to depend on - to trust - to fuck (vulgar) - traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |
驱 | 驅 | qū | - to expel - to urge on - to drive - to run quickly |
一来 | 一來 | yīlái | - on one hand,... |
一则 | 一則 | yīzé | - on the one hand |
一边 | 一邊 | yībiān | - one side - either side - on the one hand - on the other hand - doing while |
上场 | 上場 | shàngchǎng | - on stage - to go on stage - to take the field |
上面 | 上面 | shàngmian | - on top of - above-mentioned |
上头 | 上頭 | shàngtou | - above - on top of - on the surface of |
上风 | 上風 | shàngfēng | - on the up - currently winning - rising (in popularity etc) |
下去 | 下去 | xiàqù | - to go down - to descend - to go on - to continue - (of a servant) to withdraw |
不传 | 不傳 | bùchuán | - not passed on |
世上 | 世上 | shìshàng | - on earth |
并重 | 並重 | bìngzhòng | - to lay equal stress on - to pay equal attention to |
主攻 | 主攻 | zhǔgōng | - main assault - to focus on - to specialize in - to major in |
主讲 | 主講 | zhǔjiǎng | - to give a lecture - to lecture on |
之类 | 之類 | zhīlèi | - and so on - and such |
乘兴 | 乘興 | chéngxìng | - while in high spirits - feeling upbeat - on an impulse |
事关 | 事關 | shìguān | - to concern - on (some topic) - about - concerning - to have importance for |
云云 | 云云 | yúnyún | - and so on - so and so - many and confused |
享国 | 享國 | xiǎngguó | - to reign - on the throne |
今后 | 今後 | jīnhòu | - hereafter - henceforth - in the future - from now on |
仗恃 | 仗恃 | zhàngshì | - to rely on - to depend on |
代表 | 代表 | dàibiǎo | - representative - delegate - CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] - to represent - to stand for - on behalf of - in the name of |
以外 | 以外 | yǐwài | - apart from - other than - except for - external - outside of - on the other side of - beyond |
以后 | 以後 | yǐhòu | - after - later - afterwards - following - later on - in the future |
仰仗 | 仰仗 | yǎngzhàng | - to rely on - to depend on |
仰赖 | 仰賴 | yǎnglài | - to rely on |
作弄 | 作弄 | zuònòng | - to tease - to play tricks on |
作用 | 作用 | zuòyòng | - to act on - to affect - action - function - activity - impact - result - effect - purpose - intent - to play a role - corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization - CL:個|个[ge4] |
依仗 | 依仗 | yīzhàng | - to count on - to rely on |
依傍 | 依傍 | yībàng | - to rely on - to depend on - to imitate (a model) - to base a work (on some model) |
依存 | 依存 | yīcún | - to depend on sth for existence - dependent on |
依托 | 依託 | yītuō | - to rely on - to depend on |
依赖 | 依賴 | yīlài | - to depend on - to be dependent on |
依靠 | 依靠 | yīkào | - to rely on sth (for support etc) - to depend on |
侵害 | 侵害 | qīnhài | - to encroach on - to infringe on |
侵犯 | 侵犯 | qīnfàn | - to infringe on - to encroach on - to violate - to assault |
信赖 | 信賴 | xìnlài | - to trust - to have confidence in - to have faith in - to rely on |
倒反 | 倒反 | dàofǎn | - instead - on the contrary - contrary (to expectations) |
倚仗 | 倚仗 | yǐzhàng | - to lean on - to rely on |
倚赖 | 倚賴 | yǐlài | - to rely on - to be dependent on |
倚靠 | 倚靠 | yǐkào | - to lean on - to rest against - to rely on - support - backing - back of a chair |
借口 | 借口 | jièkǒu | - to use as an excuse - on the pretext - excuse - pretext |
值夜 | 值夜 | zhíyè | - on night duty |
值宿 | 值宿 | zhísù | - on night duty |
值日 | 值日 | zhírì | - on day duty |
值班 | 值班 | zhíbān | - to work a shift - on duty |
侧重 | 側重 | cèzhòng | - to place particular emphasis on |
偷偷 | 偷偷 | tōutōu | - stealthily - secretly - covertly - furtively - on the sly |
传抄 | 傳抄 | chuánchāo | - to circulate copies - to copy and pass on |
传授 | 傳授 | chuánshòu | - to impart - to pass on - to teach |
传诵 | 傳誦 | chuánsòng | - widely known - on everyone's lips |
传达 | 傳達 | chuándá | - to pass on - to convey - to relay - to transmit - transmission |
传阅 | 傳閱 | chuányuè | - to read and pass on - to pass on for perusal |
凝望 | 凝望 | níngwàng | - to stare (at the future) - to fix one's gaze on |
凝视 | 凝視 | níngshì | - to gaze at - to fix one's eyes on |
切莫 | 切莫 | qièmò | - you must not - Please don't... - be sure not to - on no account (do it) |
判决 | 判決 | pànjué | - judgment (by a court of law) - to pass judgment on - to sentence |
刺探 | 刺探 | cìtàn | - to pry into - to spy on - to probe into |
加上 | 加上 | jiāshàng | - plus - to put in - to add - to add on - to add into - in addition - on top of that |
加冰 | 加冰 | jiābīng | - on the rocks (a drink) |
加油 | 加油 | jiāyóu | - to add oil - to top up with gas - to refuel - to accelerate - abbr. for 加大油門|加大油门[jia1 da4 you2 men2] - to step on the gas - fig. to make an extra effort - fig. to cheer sb on |
动情 | 動情 | dòngqíng | - to get excited - passionate - aroused to passion - to fall in love - on heat (of animals) |
劝学 | 勸學 | quànxué | - On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC) |
半路 | 半路 | bànlù | - halfway - midway - on the way |
即将 | 即將 | jíjiāng | - on the eve of - to be about to - to be on the verge of |
参拜 | 參拜 | cānbài | - to formally call on - to worship (a God) - to pay homage to sb |
反之 | 反之 | fǎnzhī | - on the other hand... - conversely... |
反而 | 反而 | fǎnér | - instead - on the contrary - contrary (to expectations) |
受审 | 受審 | shòushěn | - on trial (for a crime) - to stand trial |
可怜 | 可憐 | kělián | - pitiful - pathetic - to have pity on |
合辙 | 合轍 | hézhé | - on the same track - in agreement - rhyming |
同级 | 同級 | tóngjí | - on the same level - ranking equally |
和好 | 和好 | héhǎo | - to become reconciled - on good terms with each other |
哀怜 | 哀憐 | āilián | - to feel compassion for - to pity on - to feel sorry for |
哀悯 | 哀憫 | āimǐn | - to take pity on - to feel sorry for |
哀矜 | 哀矜 | āijīn | - to take pity on - to feel sorry for |
啷当 | 啷當 | lāngdāng | - more or less - or so (of approx age or number) - and so on |
单日 | 單日 | dānrì | - on a single day |
单独 | 單獨 | dāndú | - alone - by oneself - on one's own |
嗣后 | 嗣後 | sìhòu | - from then on - after - afterwards - thereafter |
嘴里 | 嘴裡 | zuǐlǐ | - mouth - in the mouth - on one's lips - speech - words |
严打 | 嚴打 | yándǎ | - to crack down on - to take severe measures against |
严防 | 嚴防 | yánfáng | - to take strict precautions - on your guard |
四围 | 四圍 | sìwéi | - all around - on all sides - encircled |
回味 | 回味 | huíwèi | - to reflect on - to ponder over - aftertaste |
因公 | 因公 | yīngōng | - in the course of doing one's work - on business |
因为 | 因為 | yīnwèi | - because - owing to - on account of |
在位 | 在位 | zàiwèi | - on the throne - reigning (monarch) |
在于 | 在於 | zàiyú | - to be in - to lie in - to consist in - to depend on - to rest with |
地上 | 地上 | dìshang | - on the ground - on the floor |
坐班 | 坐班 | zuòbān | - to work office hours - on duty |
执意 | 執意 | zhíyì | - be determined to - insist on |
基于 | 基於 | jīyú | - because of - on the basis of - in view of - on account of |
坚持 | 堅持 | jiānchí | - to persevere with - to persist in - to insist on |
大都 | 大都 | dàdōu | - for the most part - on the whole - also pr. [da4 du1] |
大都 | 大都 | dàdū | - for the most part - on the whole - metropolitan |
大体 | 大體 | dàtǐ | - in general - more or less - in rough terms - basically - on the whole |
失火 | 失火 | shīhuǒ | - to catch fire - on fire - fire (alarm) |
奉承 | 奉承 | fèngcheng | - to fawn on - to flatter - to ingratiate oneself - flattery |
奉旨 | 奉旨 | fèngzhǐ | - on imperial orders |
如期 | 如期 | rúqī | - as scheduled - on time - punctual |
守备 | 守備 | shǒubèi | - to garrison - to stand guard - on garrison duty |
守望 | 守望 | shǒuwàng | - to keep watch - on guard |
守门 | 守門 | shǒumén | - to keep goal - on duty as gate-keeper |
寄予 | 寄予 | jìyú | - to place (hope, importance etc) on - to express - to show - to give |
寄望 | 寄望 | jìwàng | - to place hopes on |
寄托 | 寄託 | jìtuō | - to have sb look after sb - to entrust the care of sb - to place (hope etc) on |
专意 | 專意 | zhuānyì | - deliberately - on purpose |
对头 | 對頭 | duìtóu | - correct - normal - to be on good terms with - on the right track - right |
小本 | 小本 | xiǎoběn | - small capital - on a shoestring |
小看 | 小看 | xiǎokàn | - to look down on - to underestimate |
小瞧 | 小瞧 | xiǎoqiáo | - (coll.) to look down on - to underestimate |
就地 | 就地 | jiùdì | - locally - on the spot |
就此 | 就此 | jiùcǐ | - at this point - thus - from then on |
居心 | 居心 | jūxīn | - to harbor (evil) intentions - to be bent on - a tranquil heart or mind |
属意 | 屬意 | zhǔyì | - to set one's heart on - to set one's choice on |
巴结 | 巴結 | bājie | - to fawn on - to curry favor with - to make up to |
带薪 | 帶薪 | dàixīn | - to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc) - paid (leave) - on full pay |
延续 | 延續 | yánxù | - to continue - to go on - to last |
引逗 | 引逗 | yǐndòu | - to tantalize - to lead on - to tease |
往后 | 往後 | wǎnghòu | - from now on - in the future - time to come |
后日 | 後日 | hòurì | - the day after tomorrow - from hence - from now - from now on - henceforth |
从此 | 從此 | cóngcǐ | - from now on - since then - henceforth |
怙恃 | 怙恃 | hùshì | - to rely on - father and mother (classical) |
思考 | 思考 | sīkǎo | - to reflect on - to ponder over |
想开 | 想開 | xiǎngkāi | - to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) - to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things - to accept the situation and move on |
爱好 | 愛好 | àihào | - to like - to take pleasure in - keen on - fond of - interest - hobby - appetite for - CL:個|个[ge4] |
怂恿 | 慫恿 | sǒngyǒng | - to instigate - to incite - to egg sb on |
怜惜 | 憐惜 | liánxī | - to take pity on - to feel tenderness toward |
怜悯 | 憐憫 | liánmǐn | - to take pity on - pity - mercy |
凭仗 | 憑仗 | píngzhàng | - to rely on - to depend on |
凭依 | 憑依 | píngyī | - to rely on - to base oneself on |
凭倚 | 憑倚 | píngyǐ | - to rely on |
凭借 | 憑借 | píngjiè | - to rely on - to depend on - by means of - thanks to - sth that one relies on |
凭恃 | 憑恃 | píngshì | - to depend on - to rely on |
凭藉 | 憑藉 | píngjiè | - to rely on - to depend on - by means of - thanks to - sth that one relies on - also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4] |
凭靠 | 憑靠 | píngkào | - to use - to rely on - by means of |
应邀 | 應邀 | yìngyāo | - at sb's invitation - on invitation |
成心 | 成心 | chéngxīn | - intentional - deliberate - on purpose |
戏弄 | 戲弄 | xìnòng | - to play tricks on - to make fun of - to tease |
手边 | 手邊 | shǒubiān | - on hand - at hand |
打消 | 打消 | dǎxiāo | - to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc) - to give up on |
打开 | 打開 | dǎkāi | - to open - to show (a ticket) - to turn on - to switch on |
批注 | 批註 | pīzhù | - to annotate - to add marginal comments on - criticism - marginalia |
承接 | 承接 | chéngjiē | - to receive - to accept - to carry on |
承当 | 承當 | chéngdāng | - to bear (responsibility) - to take on - to assume |
抓挠 | 抓撓 | zhuānao | - to scratch - to mess about with - to quarrel - to scramble to do - sb or sth that one can rely on |
抹灰 | 抹灰 | mǒhuī | - to plaster - to render (a wall) - (fig.) to bring shame on - also pr. [mo4 hui1] |
拖累 | 拖累 | tuōlěi | - to encumber - to be a burden on - to implicate |
拜会 | 拜會 | bàihuì | - pay an official call - call on - visit in an official capacity |
拜望 | 拜望 | bàiwàng | - to call to pay one's respect - to call on |
拜访 | 拜訪 | bàifǎng | - to pay a visit - to call on |
拴住 | 拴住 | shuānzhù | - to tether - to tie up - (fig.) to restrict - to keep a hold on |
指望 | 指望 | zhǐwàng | - to hope for sth - to count on - hope |
按时 | 按時 | ànshí | - on time - before deadline - on schedule |
按期 | 按期 | ànqī | - on schedule - on time |
按照 | 按照 | ànzhào | - according to - in accordance with - in the light of - on the basis of |
按需 | 按需 | ànxū | - on demand - according to demand |
挨近 | 挨近 | āijìn | - to approach - to get close to - to sneak up on - near to |
捕食 | 捕食 | bǔshí | - to prey on - to catch and feed on - to hunt for food |
掐算 | 掐算 | qiāsuàn | - to count with one's fingers - on the spot calculation |
掠食 | 掠食 | lüèshí | - to prey on - predation - predatory |
探看 | 探看 | tànkàn | - to visit - to go to see what's going on |
探访 | 探訪 | tànfǎng | - to seek by inquiry or search - to call on - to visit |
接下 | 接下 | jiēxià | - continuing on |
接壤 | 接壤 | jiērǎng | - to border on |
接着 | 接著 | jiēzhe | - to catch and hold on - to continue - to go on to do sth - to follow - to carry on - then - after that - subsequently - to proceed - to ensue - in turn - in one's turn |
接连 | 接連 | jiēlián | - on end - in a row - in succession |
推进 | 推進 | tuījìn | - to impel - to carry forward - to push on - to advance - to drive forward |
扬鞭 | 揚鞭 | yángbiān | - to whip on - to raise a whip - by ext. to swagger |
搭坐 | 搭坐 | dāzuò | - to travel by - to ride on |
据此 | 據此 | jùcǐ | - according to this - on the ground of the above - (formally introduces reported speech in writing) |
撺掇 | 攛掇 | cuānduo | - to urge sb on |
支应 | 支應 | zhīyìng | - to deal with - to wait on - to provide for |
故意 | 故意 | gùyì | - deliberately - on purpose |
教授 | 教授 | jiàoshòu | - professor - to instruct - to lecture on - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
数落 | 數落 | shǔluo | - to enumerate sb's shortcomings - to criticize - to scold - to talk on and on |
早日 | 早日 | zǎorì | - soon - shortly - on a day quite soon - promptly |
映射 | 映射 | yìngshè | - to shine on - (math., linguistics etc) mapping |
暗中 | 暗中 | ànzhōng | - in the dark - in secret - on the sly - surreptitiously |
会意 | 會意 | huìyì | - combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) - Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements - also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds - to comprehend without being told explicitly - to cotton on - knowing (smile, glance etc) |
核定 | 核定 | hédìng | - to audit and determine - to check and ratify - to appraise and decide - determination - on a deemed basis (taxation) - to deem |
根据 | 根據 | gēnjù | - according to - based on - basis - foundation - CL:個|个[ge4] |
案头 | 案頭 | àntóu | - on one's desk |
横心 | 橫心 | héngxīn | - determined (to do sth) - bent on |
检定 | 檢定 | jiǎndìng | - a test - determination - to check up on - to examine - to assay |
正着 | 正著 | zhèngzháo | - head on - red-handed |
正视 | 正視 | zhèngshì | - to face squarely - to meet head on - to face up to |
正点 | 正點 | zhèngdiǎn | - on time - punctual (of train etc) - awesome (slang) |
每当 | 每當 | měidāng | - whenever - every time - on every |
每逢 | 每逢 | měiféng | - every time - on each occasion - whenever |
水上 | 水上 | shuǐshàng | - on water - aquatic |
流连 | 流連 | liúlián | - to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave) - to linger on |
准时 | 準時 | zhǔnshí | - on time - punctual - on schedule |
溺爱 | 溺愛 | nìài | - to spoil - to pamper - to dote on |
滚滚 | 滾滾 | gǔngǔn | - to surge on - to roll on - (slang) nickname for panda |
满怀 | 滿懷 | mǎnhuái | - to have one's heart filled with - (to collide) full on - (of farm animals) heavy with young |
满舵 | 滿舵 | mǎnduò | - on full rudder - turning as sharply as possible |
濒死 | 瀕死 | bīnsǐ | - nearing death - on the point of demise - approaching extinction |
濒灭 | 瀕滅 | bīnmiè | - on the brink of extinction |
濒临 | 瀕臨 | bīnlín | - on the verge of - close to |
濒近 | 瀕近 | bīnjìn | - on the brink |
灌注 | 灌注 | guànzhù | - to pour into - perfusion (med.) - to concentrate one's attention on - to teach - to inculcate - to instill |
为主 | 為主 | wéizhǔ | - to rely mainly on - to attach most importance to |
烤炙 | 烤炙 | kǎozhì | - to scorch - (of the sun) to beat down on |
照射 | 照射 | zhàoshè | - to shine on - to light up - to irradiate |
猛扑 | 猛撲 | měngpū | - to charge - to pounce on - to swoop down on |
用于 | 用于 | yòngyú | - use in - use on - use for |
当即 | 當即 | dāngjí | - at once - on the spot |
当场 | 當場 | dāngchǎng | - at the scene - on the spot |
当夜 | 當夜 | dāngyè | - on that night |
当天 | 當天 | dāngtiān | - on that day |
当日 | 當日 | dāngrì | - on that day |
当晚 | 當晚 | dāngwǎn | - on that evening |
当月 | 當月 | dāngyuè | - on that month |
疼惜 | 疼惜 | téngxī | - to cherish - to dote on |
病笃 | 病篤 | bìngdǔ | - critically ill - on one's deathbed |
监视 | 監視 | jiānshì | - to monitor - to oversee - to keep a close watch over - to spy on |
相传 | 相傳 | xiāngchuán | - to pass on - to hand down - tradition has it that ... - according to legend |
相若 | 相若 | xiāngruò | - on a par with - comparable to |
看中 | 看中 | kànzhòng | - to have a preference for - to fancy - to choose after consideration - to settle on |
督促 | 督促 | dūcù | - to supervise and urge completion of a task - to urge on |
稍后 | 稍後 | shāohòu | - in a little while - in a moment - later on |
空心 | 空心 | kòngxīn | - fasting - on an empty stomach |
穿回 | 穿回 | chuānhuí | - to put on (clothes) - to put (clothes) back on |
窥探 | 窺探 | kuītàn | - to pry into or spy on - to snoop - to peep - to poke one's nose into - to peer - to get a glimpse of |
窥望 | 窺望 | kuīwàng | - to peep - to spy on |
窥视 | 窺視 | kuīshì | - to peep at - to spy on - to peek |
立足 | 立足 | lìzú | - to stand - to have a footing - to be established - to base oneself on |
站立 | 站立 | zhànlì | - to stand - standing - on one's feet |
端赖 | 端賴 | duānlài | - to depend ultimately on (Tw) - absolutely reliant on |
策动 | 策動 | cèdòng | - to conspire - to plot (a rebellion, crime etc) - to machinate - to spur on - to urge action |
策励 | 策勵 | cèlì | - to encourage - to urge - to impel - to spur sb on |
管待 | 管待 | guǎndài | - to wait on - to attend - to serve |
节省 | 節省 | jiéshěng | - saving - to save - to use sparingly - to cut down on |
签入 | 簽入 | qiānrù | - to log on - to log in |
糟蹋 | 糟蹋 | zāotà | - to waste - to defile - to abuse - to insult - to defile - to trample on - to wreck - also pr. [zao1 ta5] |
结欢 | 結歡 | jiéhuān | - on friendly terms |
紧接 | 緊接 | jǐnjiē | - immediately adjacent - immediately following - to follow closely on |
紧逼 | 緊逼 | jǐnbī | - to press hard - to close in on |
萦绕 | 縈繞 | yíngrào | - to linger on - to hover - to encircle |
总算 | 總算 | zǒngsuàn | - at long last - finally - on the whole |
系上 | 繫上 | jìshang | - to tie on - to buckle up - to fasten |
继承 | 繼承 | jìchéng | - to inherit - to carry on - to succeed |
继述 | 繼述 | jìshù | - (literary) to carry on - to inherit - to succeed |
续续 | 續續 | xùxù | - continuous - on and on - running |
考核 | 考覈 | kǎohé | - to examine - to check up on - to assess - to review - appraisal - review - evaluation |
肘腋 | 肘腋 | zhǒuyè | - lit. armpit - elbow and armpit - fig. right up close (to a disaster) - in one's backyard - on one's doorstep |
肩头 | 肩頭 | jiāntóu | - on one's shoulders - (dialect) shoulder |
临别 | 臨別 | línbié | - on parting - facing separation |
临危 | 臨危 | línwēi | - dying (from illness) - facing death - on one's deathbed |
临战 | 臨戰 | línzhàn | - just before the contest - on the eve of war |
临海 | 臨海 | línhǎi | - to overlook the sea - on the waterfront |
临行 | 臨行 | línxíng | - on leaving - on the point of departure |
临走 | 臨走 | línzǒu | - before leaving - on departure |
自觉 | 自覺 | zìjué | - conscious - aware - on one's own initiative - conscientious |
台上 | 臺上 | táishàng | - on stage |
着重 | 著重 | zhuózhòng | - to put emphasis on - to stress |
藉口 | 藉口 | jièkǒu | - to use as an excuse - on the pretext - excuse - pretext - also written 借口[jie4 kou3] |
藐视 | 藐視 | miǎoshì | - to despise - to look down on |
融洽 | 融洽 | róngqià | - harmonious - friendly relations - on good terms with one another |
行销 | 行銷 | xíngxiāo | - to sell - on sale |
街上 | 街上 | jiēshang | - on the street - in town |
褒贬 | 褒貶 | bāobiǎn | - to appraise - to pass judgement on - to speak ill of - praise and censure - appraisal |
视乎 | 視乎 | shìhū | - to be determined by - to depend on |
觑步 | 覷步 | qùbù | - to spy on |
观风 | 觀風 | guānfēng | - on lookout duty - to serve as lookout |
访问 | 訪問 | fǎngwèn | - to visit - to call on - to interview - CL:次[ci4] |
评论 | 評論 | pínglùn | - to comment on - to discuss - comment - commentary - CL:篇[pian1] |
评述 | 評述 | píngshù | - to comment on - commentary |
试用 | 試用 | shìyòng | - to try something out - on probation |
认定 | 認定 | rèndìng | - to maintain (that sth is true) - to determine (a fact) - determination (of an amount) - of the firm opinion - to believe firmly - to set one's mind on - to identify with |
说定 | 說定 | shuōdìng | - to agree on - to settle on |
论证 | 論證 | lùnzhèng | - to prove a point - to expound on - to demonstrate or prove (through argument) - proof |
警悟 | 警悟 | jǐngwù | - on the alert - keenly aware |
警惕 | 警惕 | jǐngtì | - to be on the alert - vigilant - alert - on guard - to warn |
赖以 | 賴以 | làiyǐ | - to rely on - to depend on |
赶路 | 趕路 | gǎnlù | - to hasten on with one's journey - to hurry on |
趋奉 | 趨奉 | qūfèng | - to fawn on - to kiss up to |
跑车 | 跑車 | pǎochē | - racing bicycle - sporting bicycle - sports car - logging truck - on the job (of a train conductor) |
路上 | 路上 | lùshang | - on the road - on a journey - road surface |
踏上 | 踏上 | tàshàng | - to set foot on - to step on or into |
踩踏 | 踩踏 | cǎità | - to trample on |
蹂躏 | 蹂躪 | róulìn | - to ravage - to devastate - to trample on - to violate |
身上 | 身上 | shēnshang | - on the body - at hand - among |
身边 | 身邊 | shēnbiān | - at one's side - on hand |
转告 | 轉告 | zhuǎngào | - to pass on - to communicate - to transmit |
转手 | 轉手 | zhuǎnshǒu | - to pass on - to resell - to change hands |
转发 | 轉發 | zhuǎnfā | - to transmit - forwarding (mail, SMS, packets of data) - to pass on - to reprint (an article from another publication) |
转达 | 轉達 | zhuǎndá | - to pass on - to convey - to communicate |
转递 | 轉遞 | zhuǎndì | - to pass on - to relay |
逐日 | 逐日 | zhúrì | - day-by-day - daily - on a daily basis |
逐月 | 逐月 | zhúyuè | - month-by-month - monthly - on a monthly basis |
迳自 | 逕自 | jìngzì | - on one's own - without consulting others |
通同 | 通同 | tōngtóng | - to collude - to gang up on |
通电 | 通電 | tōngdiàn | - to set up an electric circuit - to electrify - to switch on - to be connected to an electricity grid - open telegram |
逢迎 | 逢迎 | féngyíng | - to meet face to face - to flatter - to make up to - to fawn on - ingratiating - becoming (portrait) |
进栈 | 進棧 | jìnzhàn | - to push on |
进行 | 進行 | jìnxíng | - to advance - to conduct - underway - in progress - to do - to carry out - to carry on - to execute |
逼近 | 逼近 | bījìn | - to press on towards - to close in on - to approach - to draw near |
配戴 | 配戴 | pèidài | - to put on - to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc) |
酷爱 | 酷愛 | kùài | - to be keen on - to have a passion for |
重点 | 重點 | zhòngdiǎn | - important point - main point - focus - key (project etc) - to focus on - to put the emphasis on |
针毡 | 針氈 | zhēnzhān | - (on) pins and needles - uncomfortable situation - on tenterhooks |
锁定 | 鎖定 | suǒdìng | - to lock (a door) - to close with a latch - to lock into place - a lock - a latch - to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) - to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) - to focus attention on - to target |
开刀 | 開刀 | kāidāo | - to perform or have an operation - to operate on or to be operated on |
开涮 | 開涮 | kāishuàn | - (coll.) to make fun of (sb) - to play tricks on |
关照 | 關照 | guānzhào | - to take care - to keep an eye on - to look after - to tell - to remind |
陆上 | 陸上 | lùshàng | - land based - on land |
隔天 | 隔天 | gétiān | - the next day - on alternate days |
集注 | 集注 | jízhù | - to focus - to concentrate on |
靠北 | 靠北 | kàoběi | - (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (Minnan: khàu-pē) - (Taiwan slang) to rattle on - to carp - stop whining! - shut the hell up! - fuck! - damn! |
鞭策 | 鞭策 | biāncè | - to spur on - to urge on - to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) |
顶上 | 頂上 | dǐngshàng | - on top of - at the summit |
顺道 | 順道 | shùndào | - on the way |
头回 | 頭回 | tóuhuí | - for the first time - on the previous occasion - last time (something occurred) |
风行 | 風行 | fēngxíng | - to become fashionable - to catch on - to be popular |
饱览 | 飽覽 | bǎolǎn | - to look intensively - to feast one's eyes on |
马上 | 馬上 | mǎshàng | - at once - right away - immediately - on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
驱使 | 驅使 | qūshǐ | - to urge - to prompt - to spur on - to order sb about |
高头 | 高頭 | gāotou | - higher authority - the bosses - on top of |
黏贴 | 黏貼 | niántiē | - to glue to - to paste onto - to stick on - also written 粘貼|粘贴[zhan1 tie1] |
下坡路 | 下坡路 | xiàpōlù | - downhill road - slope down - fig. to go downhill - on the decline |
不下于 | 不下于 | bùxiàyú | - as many as - no less than - not inferior to - as good as - on a par with |
不行了 | 不行了 | bùxíngle | - on the point of death - dying |
保不定 | 保不定 | bǎobùdìng | - more likely than not - quite possible - on the cards |
保不齐 | 保不齊 | bǎobuqí | - more likely than not - quite possible - on the cards |
加冰块 | 加冰塊 | jiābīngkuài | - on the rocks - with ice - iced |
动情期 | 動情期 | dòngqíngqī | - estrus - the rutting season - on heat |
在此后 | 在此後 | zàicǐhòu | - after this - from then on |
基本上 | 基本上 | jīběnshang | - basically - on the whole |
弄到手 | 弄到手 | nòngdàoshǒu | - to get in hand - to get (one's) hands on - to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) |
拍马屁 | 拍馬屁 | pāimǎpì | - to flatter - to fawn on - to butter sb up - toadying - boot-licking |
暗地里 | 暗地裡 | àndìli | - secretly - inwardly - on the sly |
有赖于 | 有賴於 | yǒulàiyú | - to rely on - to depend on |
泼冷水 | 潑冷水 | pōlěngshuǐ | - lit. to pour cold water on - fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm |
什么的 | 甚麼的 | shénmede | - and so on - and what not |
神经质 | 神經質 | shénjīngzhì | - nervous - on edge - excitable - neurotic |
背地风 | 背地風 | bèidìfēng | - behind sb's back - privately - on the sly |
着眼点 | 著眼點 | zhuóyǎndiǎn | - place of interest - a place one has one's eye on |
起动钮 | 起動鈕 | qǐdòngniǔ | - starter button - on switch |
鸡毛店 | 雞毛店 | jīmáodiàn | - a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on |
靠走道 | 靠走道 | kàozǒudào | - on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc) |
一心一意 | 一心一意 | yīxīnyīyì | - concentrating one's thoughts and efforts - single-minded - bent on - intently |
一触即发 | 一觸即發 | yīchùjífā | - could happen at any moment - on the verge |
一语中的 | 一語中的 | yīyǔzhòngdì | - to hit the mark with a comment (idiom) - to say sth spot on |
不止一次 | 不止一次 | bùzhǐyīcì | - many times - on more than one occasion |
不绝于耳 | 不絕於耳 | bùjuéyúěr | - (of sound) to never stop - to fall incessantly on the ear - to linger on |
并驾齐驱 | 並駕齊驅 | bìngjiàqíqū | - to run neck and neck - to keep pace with - to keep abreast of - on a par with one another |
亹亹不倦 | 亹亹不倦 | wěiwěibùjuàn | - on and on - relentlessly |
以此类推 | 以此類推 | yǐcǐlèituī | - and so on - in a similar fashion |
六亲无靠 | 六親無靠 | liùqīnwúkào | - orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on - left to one's own devices |
再衰三竭 | 再衰三竭 | zàishuāisānjié | - weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline - on one's last legs |
刺刺不休 | 刺刺不休 | cìcìbùxiū | - to talk incessantly - to chatter on and on |
危在旦夕 | 危在旦夕 | wēizàidànxī | - in imminent peril (idiom) - on the brink of crisis |
反过来说 | 反過來說 | fǎnguòláishuō | - on the other hand |
另一方面 | 另一方面 | lìngyīfāngmiàn | - on the other hand - another aspect |
和衣而卧 | 和衣而卧 | héyīérwò | - to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on |
哩哩啦啦 | 哩哩啦啦 | līlīlālā | - scattered - intermittent - sporadic - on and off - stop and go |
喋喋不休 | 喋喋不休 | diédiébùxiū | - to chatter or jabber on and on |
坚持下去 | 堅持下去 | jiānchíxiàqù | - to press on |
孑立无依 | 孑立無依 | jiélìwúyī | - to stand alone - to have no one to rely on |
专心一意 | 專心一意 | zhuānxīnyīyì | - to concentrate on |
岳阳楼记 | 岳陽樓記 | Yuèyánglóujì | - On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹 |
弥留之际 | 彌留之際 | míliúzhījì | - on one's deathbed - at the point of death |
从此往后 | 從此往後 | cóngcǐwǎnghòu | - from here on |
心中有数 | 心中有數 | xīnzhōngyǒushù | - to know what's going on |
接受审问 | 接受審問 | jiēshòushěnwèn | - under interrogation (for a crime) - on trial |
摇摇欲坠 | 搖搖欲墜 | yáoyáoyùzhuì | - tottering - on the verge of collapse |
摇旗呐喊 | 搖旗吶喊 | yáoqínàhǎn | - to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on - to give support to |
摆了一道 | 擺了一道 | bǎileyīdào | - to play tricks on - to make a fool of |
断断续续 | 斷斷續續 | duànduànxùxù | - intermittent - off and on - discontinuous - stop-go - stammering - disjointed - inarticulate |
方滋未艾 | 方滋未艾 | fāngzīwèiài | - flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding - still growing strong - on the up |
方兴未已 | 方興未已 | fāngxīngwèiyǐ | - flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding - still growing strong - on the up |
方兴未艾 | 方興未艾 | fāngxīngwèiài | - flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding - still growing strong - on the up |
时断时续 | 時斷時續 | shíduànshíxù | - stopping and starting - intermittent - sporadic - on and off |
暗中监视 | 暗中監視 | ànzhōngjiānshì | - to monitor secretly - to spy on |
桌面儿上 | 桌面兒上 | zhuōmiànrshàng | - on the table - fig. everything open and above board |
步步高升 | 步步高陞 | bùbùgāoshēng | - to climb step by step - to rise steadily - on the up and up |
死心塌地 | 死心塌地 | sǐxīntādì | - to be hell-bent on - dead set on sth - unswerving |
没完没了 | 沒完沒了 | méiwánméiliǎo | - without end - incessantly - on and on |
狗血淋头 | 狗血淋頭 | gǒuxuèlíntóu | - lit. to pour dogs blood on - to curse or berate sb (idiom) |
理屈词穷 | 理屈詞窮 | lǐqūcíqióng | - faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments - without a leg to stand on |
碧草如茵 | 碧草如茵 | bìcǎorúyīn | - green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on |
穷鼠啮狸 | 窮鼠嚙狸 | qióngshǔnièlí | - a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on |
绿草如茵 | 綠草如茵 | lǜcǎorúyīn | - green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on |
罗雀掘鼠 | 羅雀掘鼠 | luóquèjuéshǔ | - lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash - on the verge of bankruptcy |
举目无亲 | 舉目無親 | jǔmùwúqīn | - to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on - without a friend in the world |
诸如此类 | 諸如此類 | zhūrúcǐlèi | - things like this (idiom); and so on - and the rest - etc |
赤手空拳 | 赤手空拳 | chìshǒukōngquán | - empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on - unarmed and defenseless |
迎头打击 | 迎頭打擊 | yíngtóudǎjī | - to hit head on |
间不容发 | 間不容髮 | jiānbùróngfà | - (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) - in a critical state - on the brink of crisis - very close (to happening) - Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] |
阴魂不散 | 陰魂不散 | yīnhúnbùsàn | - lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) - fig. the influence still lingers on - the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive |
随时待命 | 隨時待命 | suíshídàimìng | - on call - always available - ready at all times |
颠来倒去 | 顛來倒去 | diānláidǎoqù | - to harp on - over and over - merely ring changes on a few terms |
鳏寡孤独 | 鰥寡孤獨 | guānguǎgūdú | - lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless - fig. people with no one left to rely on |
一问三不知 | 一問三不知 | yīwènsānbùzhī | - lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) - fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on - complete ignorance |
新民主主义论 | 新民主主義論 | XīnMínzhǔzhǔyìLùn | - On New Democracy (1940), by Mao Zedong |
站着说话不腰疼 | 站著說話不腰疼 | zhànzheshuōhuàbùyāoténg | - it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom) - to be an armchair expert - to blabber on |
正确处理人民内部矛盾 | 正確處理人民內部矛盾 | zhèngquèchǔlǐrénmínnèibùmáodùn | - On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957 |
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