Dictionary - results for up

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
攲	攲	qī	- up - uneven
向上	向上	xiàngshàng	- upward - up - to advance - to try to improve oneself - to make progress
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)
串	串	chuàn	- to string together - to mix up - to conspire - to rove - to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) - to move across - bunch or cluster - string (computing) - classifier for rows or strings
乱	亂	luàn	- in confusion or disorder - in a confused state of mind - disorder - upheaval - riot - illicit sexual relations - to throw into disorder - to mix up - indiscriminate - random - arbitrary
仰	仰	yǎng	- to face upward - to look up - to admire - to rely on
系	係	xì	- to connect - to relate to - to tie up - to bind - to be (literary)
儹	儹	zǎn	- to accumulate, to hoard, to store up
光	光	guāng	- light - ray - CL:道[dao4] - bright - only - merely - to use up
凅	凅	gù	- dried up - dry - exhausted - tired
列	列	liè	- to arrange - to line up - row - file - series - column
到	到	dào	- to (a place) - until (a time) - up to - to go - to arrive - (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
刳	刳	kū	- to cut open - rip up - scoop out
刷	刷	shuā	- to brush - to paint - to daub - to paste up - to skip class (of students) - to fire from a job
铲	剷	chǎn	- to level off - to root up
占	占	zhàn	- to take possession of - to occupy - to take up
卷	卷	juǎn	- to roll up - roll - classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
及	及	jí	- and - to reach - up to - in time for
吊	吊	diào	- to suspend - to hang up - to hang a person
吐	吐	tù	- to vomit - to throw up
咯	咯	luò	- to cough up - also pr. [ka3]
品	品	pǐn	- article - commodity - product - goods - kind - grade - rank - character - disposition - nature - temperament - variety - to taste sth - to sample - to criticize - to comment - to judge - to size up
噎	噎	yē	- to choke (on) - to choke up - to suffocate
圈	圈	juān	- to confine - to lock up - to pen in
堆	堆	duī	- to pile up - to heap up - a mass - pile - heap - stack - large amount
堵	堵	dǔ	- to stop up - (to feel) stifled or suffocated - wall - classifier for walls
塞	塞	sāi	- to stop up - to squeeze in - to stuff - cork - stopper
塞	塞	sè	- to stop up - to stuff - to cope with
壅	壅	yōng	- to obstruct - to stop up - to heap soil around the roots of a plant
尌	尌	shù	- standing up - to stand (something) up
居	居	jū	- to reside - to be (in a certain position) - to store up - to be at a standstill - residence - house - restaurant - classifier for bedrooms
展	展	zhǎn	- to spread out - to open up - to exhibit - to put into effect - to postpone - to prolong - exhibition
屯	屯	tún	- to station (soldiers) - to store up - village
建	建	jiàn	- to establish - to found - to set up - to build - to construct
张	張	zhāng	- to open up - to spread - sheet of paper - classifier for flat objects, sheet - classifier for votes
惹	惹	rě	- to provoke - to irritate - to vex - to stir up - to anger - to attract (troubles) - to cause (problems)
戢	戢	jí	- to restrain oneself - to collect - to hoard - to store up - to cease
扁	扁	biǎn	- flat - (coll.) to beat (sb) up - old variant of 匾[bian3]
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
扒	扒	pá	- to rake up - to steal - to braise - to crawl
打	打	dǎ	- to beat - to strike - to hit - to break - to type - to mix up - to build - to fight - to fetch - to make - to tie up - to issue - to shoot - to calculate - to play (a game) - since - from
扮	扮	bàn	- to disguise oneself as - to dress up - to play (a role) - to put on (an expression)
扶	扶	fú	- to support with the hand - to help sb up - to support oneself by holding onto something - to help
抵	抵	dǐ	- to press against - to support - to prop up - to resist - to equal - to balance - to make up for - to mortgage - to arrive at
拓	拓	tuò	- to expand - to push sth with the hand - to develop - to open up
拔	拔	bá	- to pull up - to pull out - to draw out by suction - to select - to pick - to stand out (above level) - to surpass - to seize
拴	拴	shuān	- to tie up
拾	拾	shí	- to pick up - to collate or arrange - ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
挑	挑	tiǎo	- to raise - to dig up - to poke - to prick - to incite - to stir up
挺	挺	tǐng	- to stick out - to (physically) straighten up - to endure or hold out - straight - stiff - outstanding - extraordinary - rather - quite - very - classifier for machine guns
挽	挽	wǎn	- to pull - to draw (a cart or a bow) - to roll up - to coil - to carry on the arm - to lament the dead - (fig.) to pull against - to recover
捏	捏	niē	- to pinch (with one's fingers) - to knead - to make up
舍	捨	shě	- to give up - to abandon - to give alms
卷	捲	juǎn	- to roll (up) - to sweep up - to carry on - roll
掇	掇	duō	- to pick up - to collect - gather up
掊	掊	pǒu	- break up - hit
排	排	pái	- a row - a line - to set in order - to arrange - to line up - to eliminate - to drain - to push open - platoon - raft - classifier for lines, rows etc
掩	掩	yǎn	- to cover up - to close - to surprise
拣	揀	jiǎn	- to choose - to pick - to sort out - to pick up
揍	揍	zòu	- to beat up - to break to pieces
描	描	miáo	- depict - to trace (a drawing) - to copy - to touch up
揜	揜	yǎn	- cover up - to surprise
揞	揞	ǎn	- to apply (medicinal powder to a wound) - to cover up - to conceal
揠	揠	yà	- to eradicate - to pull up
搌	搌	zhǎn	- to sop up - to dab
搘	搘	zhī	- prop up
搞	搞	gǎo	- to do - to make - to go in for - to set up - to get hold of - to take care of
搭	搭	dā	- to put up - to build (scaffolding) - to hang (clothes on a pole) - to connect - to join - to arrange in pairs - to match - to add - to throw in (resources) - to take (boat, train)
搲	搲	wǎ	- to crawl - to climb - scoop up
摞	摞	luò	- to pile up - to stack - a pile - a stack
摭	摭	zhí	- pick up - to select
捞	撈	lāo	- to fish up - to dredge up
撑	撐	chēng	- to support - to prop up - to push or move with a pole - to maintain - to open or unfurl - to fill to bursting point - brace - stay - support
撮	撮	cuō	- to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips - to scoop up - to collect together - to extract - to gather up - classifier: pinch
捡	撿	jiǎn	- to pick up - to collect - to gather
拢	攏	lǒng	- to gather together - to collect - to approach - to draw near to - to add - to sum up - to comb (hair)
撺	攛	cuān	- rush - stir up - throw - fling - hurry - rage
枯	枯	kū	- dried up
槁	槀	gǎo	- variant of 槁[gao3] - dried up
构	構	gòu	- to construct - to form - to make up - to compose - literary composition - paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
树	樹	shù	- tree - CL:棵[ke1] - to cultivate - to set up
殴	毆	ōu	- to beat up - to hit sb
涸	涸	hé	- to dry - to dry up
淤	淤	yū	- silt - river sludge - to silt up - choked with silt - variant of 瘀[yu1]
清	清	qīng	- clear - distinct - quiet - just and honest - pure - to settle or clear up - to clean up or purge
涌	湧	yǒng	- to bubble up - to rush forth
湮	湮	yān	- to inundate - to bury - to cover up - obscured - submerged
温	溫	wēn	- warm - lukewarm - temperature - to warm up - mild - soft - tender - to review - to revise - epidemic
潏	潏	jué	- to bubble up
焐	焐	wù	- to warm sth up
热	熱	rè	- to warm up - to heat up - hot (of weather) - heat - fervent
爬	爬	pá	- to crawl - to climb - to get up or sit up
牣	牣	rèn	- fill up - to stuff
牮	牮	jiàn	- to prop up
理	理	lǐ	- texture - grain (of wood) - inner essence - intrinsic order - reason - logic - truth - science - natural science (esp. physics) - to manage - to pay attention to - to run (affairs) - to handle - to put in order - to tidy up
叠	疊	dié	- to fold - to fold over in layers - to furl - to layer - to pile up - to repeat - to duplicate
尽	盡	jìn	- to use up - to exhaust - to end - to finish - to the utmost - exhausted - finished - to the limit (of sth)
砸	砸	zá	- to smash - to pound - to fail - to muck up - to bungle
窒	窒	zhì	- to obstruct - to stop up
立	立	lì	- to stand - to set up - to establish - to lay down - to draw up - at once - immediately
综	綜	zōng	- to sum up - to put together - Taiwan pr. [zong4]
绾	綰	wǎn	- bind up - string together
紧	緊	jǐn	- tight - strict - close at hand - near - urgent - tense - hard up - short of money - to tighten
縢	縢	téng	- bind - cord - tie up
䌸	縳	zhuàn	- to tie up
絷	縶	zhí	- to connect - to tie up
縻	縻	mí	- to tie up
系	繫	jì	- to tie - to fasten - to button up
罄	罄	qìng	- to use up - to exhaust - empty
翘	翹	qiào	- to stick up - to rise on one end - to tilt
耸	聳	sǒng	- to excite - to raise up - to shrug - high - lofty - towering
肃	肅	sù	- respectful - solemn - to eliminate - to clean up
育	育	yù	- to have children - to raise or bring up - to educate
舀	舀	yǎo	- to ladle out - to scoop up
兴	興	xīng	- to rise - to flourish - to become popular - to start - to encourage - to get up - (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) - maybe (dialect)
举	舉	jǔ	- to lift - to hold up - to cite - to enumerate - to act - to raise - to choose - to elect - act - move - deed
蓄	蓄	xù	- to store up - to grow (e.g. a beard) - to entertain (ideas)
褔	褔	fú	- full up - classifier for items of clothing (old)
褚	褚	zhǔ	- padding (in garment) - to store up - pocket - Taiwan pr. [chu3]
襄	襄	xiāng	- to help - to assist - mutual assistance - to rush into or up - to raise or hold up - high - tall - old variant of 欀 - chariot horse (old) - change (old)
解	解	jiě	- to divide - to break up - to split - to separate - to dissolve - to solve - to melt - to remove - to untie - to loosen - to open - to emancipate - to explain - to understand - to know - a solution - a dissection
订	訂	dìng	- to agree - to conclude - to draw up - to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) - to order
设	設	shè	- to set up - to arrange - to establish - to found - to display
起	起	qǐ	- to rise - to raise - to get up - to set out - to start - to appear - to launch - to initiate (action) - to draft - to establish - to get (from a depot or counter) - verb suffix, to start - (before place or time) starting from - classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance - classifier for groups: batch, group
跧	跧	quán	- to curl up - to crouch
踡	踡	quán	- to curl up
蹿	躥	cuān	- to leap up
载	載	zài	- to carry - to convey - to load - to hold - to fill up - and - also - as well as - simultaneously
辑	輯	jí	- to gather up - to collect - to edit - to compile
办	辦	bàn	- to do - to manage - to handle - to go about - to run - to set up - to deal with
醒	醒	xǐng	- to wake up - to be awake - to become aware - to sober up - to come to
铺	鋪	pū	- to spread - to display - to set up - (old) holder for door-knocker
锁	鎖	suǒ	- to lock up - to lock - lock - CL:把[ba3]
闭	閉	bì	- to close - to stop up - to shut - to obstruct
阗	闐	tián	- fill up - rumbling sound
隮	隮	jī	- to go up - to fall - rainbow - mist
霁	霽	jì	- sky clearing up
鞠	鞠	jū	- to bring up - to rear - Taiwan pr. [ju2]
骋	騁	chěng	- to hasten - to run - to open up - to gallop
上下	上下	shàngxià	- up and down - top and bottom - old and new - length - about
上来	上來	shànglái	- to come up - to approach - (verb complement indicating success)
上去	上去	shàngqù	- to go up
上升	上昇	shàngshēng	- to rise - to go up - to ascend
上浮	上浮	shàngfú	- to float up
上涨	上漲	shàngzhǎng	- to rise - to go up
上边	上邊	shàngbian	- the top - above - overhead - upwards - the top margin - above-mentioned - those higher up
上风	上風	shàngfēng	- on the up - currently winning - rising (in popularity etc)
不通	不通	bùtōng	- to be obstructed - to be blocked up - to be impassable - to make no sense - to be illogical
串通	串通	chuàntōng	- to collude - to collaborate - to gang up
干枯	乾枯	gānkū	- withered - dried up
干涸	乾涸	gānhé	- to dry up
了结	了結	liǎojié	- to settle - to finish - to conclude - to wind up
交钱	交錢	jiāoqián	- to pay up - to shell out - to hand over the money to cover sth
享受	享受	xiǎngshòu	- to enjoy - to live it up - pleasure - CL:種|种[zhong3]
仗腰	仗腰	zhàngyāo	- to back sb up - to support (from the rear)
以至	以至	yǐzhì	- down to - up to - to such an extent as to ... - also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
以致	以致	yǐzhì	- to such an extent as to - down to - up to
布置	佈置	bùzhì	- to put in order - to arrange - to decorate - to fix up - to deploy
住口	住口	zhùkǒu	- shut up - shut your mouth - stop talking
作怪	作怪	zuòguài	- (of a ghost) to make strange things happen - to act up - to act behind the scenes - to make mischief - odd - to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
并吞	併吞	bìngtūn	- to swallow up - to annex - to merge
来劲	來勁	láijìn	- (dialect) to be full of zeal - high-spirited - exhilarating - to stir sb up
修整	修整	xiūzhěng	- to spruce up - to renovate - to tend (a garden) - to groom (one's hair) - to finish (a rough surface) - to trim (a lawn) - to touch up (a photo)
修饰	修飾	xiūshì	- to decorate - to adorn - to dress up - to polish (a written piece) - to qualify or modify (grammar)
修齐	修齊	xiūqí	- to touch up - to make even
倩装	倩裝	qiànzhuāng	- elegant adornment - finely dressed up
像样	像樣	xiàngyàng	- presentable - decent - up to par
储备	儲備	chǔbèi	- reserves - to store up
充塞	充塞	chōngsè	- congestion - to block - to congest - to crowd - to choke - to cram - to fill up - to stuff - to take up all the space
兜揽	兜攬	dōulǎn	- to canvas (for customers) - to solicit - to advertise - to drum up - sales pitch - to take on (a task)
其先	其先	qíxiān	- previously - before that - up to then
冒头	冒頭	màotóu	- to emerge - to crop up - a little more than
冶容	冶容	yěróng	- to mold (into seductive shape) - to dress up (usu. derogatory) - to sex up
凸槌	凸槌	tūchuí	- (Taiwan slang) to mess up - to screw up
出土	出土	chūtǔ	- to dig up - to appear in an excavation - unearthed - to come up out of the ground
出息	出息	chūxi	- future prospects - profit - to mature - to grow up
出现	出現	chūxiàn	- to appear - to arise - to emerge - to show up
出盘	出盤	chūpán	- to sell up - to wind up a business
出面	出面	chūmiàn	- to appear personally - to step in - to step forth - to show up
分割	分割	fēngē	- to cut up - to break up
分手	分手	fēnshǒu	- to split up - to break up
分掉	分掉	fēndiào	- to share - to divide up
分裂	分裂	fēnliè	- to split up - to divide - to break up - fission - schism
到场	到場	dàochǎng	- to show up - present (at the scene)
制定	制定	zhìdìng	- to draw up - to formulate
割舍	割捨	gēshě	- to give up - to part with
割弃	割棄	gēqì	- to discard - to abandon - to give (sth) up
创立	創立	chuànglì	- to establish - to set up - to found
划分	劃分	huàfēn	- to divide up - to partition - to differentiate
加快	加快	jiākuài	- to accelerate - to speed up
加满	加滿	jiāmǎn	- to top up - to fill to the brim
加紧	加緊	jiājǐn	- to intensify - to speed up - to step up
加速	加速	jiāsù	- to speed up - to expedite
助兴	助興	zhùxìng	- to add to the fun - to liven things up
勾搭	勾搭	gōuda	- to gang up - to fool around with - to make up to
包庇	包庇	bāobì	- to shield - to harbor - to cover up
包扎	包紮	bāozā	- to wrap up - to pack - to bind up (a wound)
包举	包舉	bāojǔ	- to summarize - to swallow up - to annex - to merge
包裹	包裹	bāoguǒ	- to wrap up - to bind up - bundle - parcel - package - CL:個|个[ge4]
化装	化裝	huàzhuāng	- (of actors) to make up - to disguise oneself
升温	升溫	shēngwēn	- to become hot - temperature rise - (fig.) to intensify - to hot up - to escalate - to get a boost
升腾	升騰	shēngténg	- to rise - to ascend - to leap up
卷巴	卷巴	juǎnbā	- to bundle up
卷裹	卷裹	juǎnguǒ	- to wrap up - (fig.) to envelop - to swallow up
卷起	卷起	juǎnqǐ	- to roll up - to curl up - to furl (a flag, umbrella etc) - to swirl (of dust, wind, sandstorm etc) - twist (in gymnastics)
另开	另開	lìngkāi	- to break up - to divide property and live apart - to start on a new (path)
叫醒	叫醒	jiàoxǐng	- to awaken - to wake sb up - to rouse
吃掉	吃掉	chīdiào	- to eat up - to consume
合算	合算	hésuàn	- worthwhile - to be a good deal - to be a bargain - to reckon up - to calculate
合缝	合縫	héfèng	- to form a seam - to join up
吐穗	吐穗	tǔsuì	- to have the ears of grain come up
吞噬	吞噬	tūnshì	- to swallow - to engulf - to gobble up
吞没	吞沒	tūnmò	- to embezzle - to swallow up - to engulf
吸尽	吸盡	xījìn	- to absorb completely - to drink up
吹胀	吹脹	chuīzhàng	- to blow up - to inflate
吹台	吹臺	chuītái	- (coll.) to fall through - to result in failure - (of a relationship) to break up
和缓	和緩	héhuǎn	- mild - gentle - to ease up - to relax
哭穷	哭窮	kūqióng	- to bewail one's poverty - to complain about being hard up - to pretend to be poor
喝光	喝光	hēguāng	- to drink up - to finish (a drink)
喝掉	喝掉	hēdiào	- to drink up - to finish (a drink)
喷出	噴出	pēnchū	- spout - spray - belch - to well up - to puff out - to spurt out
回升	回升	huíshēng	- to rise again after a fall - to pick up - rally (stock market etc)
囤积	囤積	túnjī	- to stock up - to lay in supplies - to hoard (for speculation) - to corner the market in sth
围堵	圍堵	wéidǔ	- to besiege - to surround and block up
培土	培土	péitǔ	- to earth up
堆垒	堆壘	duīlěi	- to pile up - accumulative
堆放	堆放	duīfàng	- to pile up - to stack
堆满	堆滿	duīmǎn	- to pile up
堆叠	堆疊	duīdié	- to pile up - to put layer upon layer
堆积	堆積	duījī	- to pile up - to heap - accumulation
报名	報名	bàomíng	- to sign up - to enter one's name - to apply - to register - to enroll - to enlist
堵住	堵住	dǔzhù	- to block up
堵死	堵死	dǔsǐ	- to block (a road) - to plug (a hole) - to stop up
填塞	填塞	tiánsè	- to fill up - to cram - to stuff
垫高	墊高	diàngāo	- a support - to raise - to bolster - to jack up
增速	增速	zēngsù	- to speed up - to accelerate - growth rate (economics)
多达	多達	duōdá	- up to - no less than - as much as
失事	失事	shīshì	- (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc) - to mess things up
妆扮	妝扮	zhuāngbǎn	- to decorate - to adorn - to dress up
妆饰	妝飾	zhuāngshì	- to dress up
存储	存儲	cúnchǔ	- to store up - to stockpile - (computer) to save - to store - memory - storage
安排	安排	ānpái	- to arrange - to plan - to set up - arrangements - plans
安设	安設	ānshè	- to install - to set up
家教	家教	jiājiào	- family education - upbringing - to bring sb up - private tutor
密封	密封	mìfēng	- to seal up
封包	封包	fēngbāo	- to package up - (computer networking) packet
封口	封口	fēngkǒu	- to close up - to heal (of wound) - to keep one's lips sealed
封裹	封裹	fēngguǒ	- to wrap up - to pack up
对接	對接	duìjiē	- to join up - to dock - a joint (between components)
对号	對號	duìhào	- checkmark - number for verification (serial number, seat number etc) - fig. two things match up
展玩	展玩	zhǎnwán	- to view close up - to examine and admire
崛起	崛起	juéqǐ	- to rise abruptly (to a towering position) - to tower over - to spring up - to emerge suddenly - the emergence (e.g. of a power)
崩裂	崩裂	bēngliè	- to rupture - to burst open - to break up
底细	底細	dǐxì	- inside information - the ins and outs of the matter - how things stand - what's up
廓清	廓清	kuòqīng	- to clear up - to wipe out - to eradicate
延揽	延攬	yánlǎn	- to recruit talent - to round up - to enlist the services of sb
延误	延誤	yánwu	- to delay - to be held up - to miss (an opportunity) - delay - holdup
建构	建構	jiàngòu	- to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) - to set up - to develop - construction (abstract) - architecture
建立	建立	jiànlì	- to establish - to set up - to found
弄乱	弄亂	nòngluàn	- to mess up - to put into disorder - to meddle with - to confuse
弄糟	弄糟	nòngzāo	- to spoil - to mess up
弄醒	弄醒	nòngxǐng	- to wake sb up
张开	張開	zhāngkāi	- to open up - to spread - to extend
弹出	彈出	tánchū	- to eject - to exit from - to pop up
弥缝	彌縫	míféng	- to cover up mistakes or crimes - to stitch up - to fix
想出	想出	xiǎngchū	- to figure out - to work out (a solution etc) - to think up - to come up with (an idea etc)
惹起	惹起	rěqǐ	- provoke, incite - stir up - arouse (attention)
成立	成立	chénglì	- to establish - to set up - to be tenable - to hold water
成药	成藥	chéngyào	- patent medicine - medicine already made up
截至	截至	jiézhì	- up to (a time) - by (a time)
手卷	手捲	shǒujuǎn	- hand scroll (horizontal format for Chinese landscape painting) - hand roll (Japanese: temaki, style of fish cuisine) - hand rolled cigarette - hand roll (many contexts) - roll up
手紧	手緊	shǒujǐn	- tightfisted - stingy - short of money - hard up
打扮	打扮	dǎban	- to decorate - to dress - to make up - to adorn - manner of dressing - style of dress
打散	打散	dǎsàn	- to scatter - to break sth up - to beat (an egg)
打气	打氣	dǎqì	- to inflate - to pump up - fig. to encourage - to boost morale
打混	打混	dǎhùn	- to muddle things up - to goof off - to hang around
打砸	打砸	dǎzá	- to smash up - to vandalize
打量	打量	dǎliang	- to size sb up - to look sb up and down - to take the measure of - to suppose - to reckon
扣上	扣上	kòushàng	- to buckle up - to fasten
扭结	扭結	niǔjié	- to tangle up - to twist together - to wind
扶养	扶養	fúyǎng	- to foster - to bring up - to raise
找补	找補	zhǎobu	- to compensate - to make up - to complement - to add
找齐	找齊	zhǎoqí	- to make uniform - to even up - to make good a deficiency
投军	投軍	tóujūn	- to join up - to enlist (e.g. in the military)
抬起	抬起	táiqǐ	- to lift up
拉平	拉平	lāpíng	- to bring to the same level - to even up - to flare out - to flatten out
拉高	拉高	lāgāo	- to pull up
拔高	拔高	bágāo	- to raise (one's voice) - to overrate - to build up - to stand out - outstanding
拖住	拖住	tuōzhù	- to hold up - to hinder - to stall
拳曲	拳曲	quánqū	- to curl up - to bend
拴住	拴住	shuānzhù	- to tether - to tie up - (fig.) to restrict - to keep a hold on
拾取	拾取	shíqǔ	- to pick up - to collect
拾得	拾得	shídé	- to find - to pick up - to collect
拾掇	拾掇	shíduō	- to clear up - to tidy up - to pick up
拾获	拾獲	shíhuò	- to find - to pick up - to obtain
拿起	拿起	náqǐ	- to pick up
挑唆	挑唆	tiǎosuō	- to incite - to stir up - to instigate
挑起	挑起	tiǎoqǐ	- to provoke - to stir up - to incite
振作	振作	zhènzuò	- to bestir oneself - to pull oneself together - to cheer up - to uplift - to stimulate
振奋	振奮	zhènfèn	- to stir oneself up - to raise one's spirits - to inspire
挹取	挹取	yìqǔ	- to ladle out - to scoop up
捏造	捏造	niēzào	- to make up - to fabricate
舍弃	捨棄	shěqì	- to give up - to abandon - to abort
卷曲	捲曲	juǎnqū	- to curl (hair) - to crimp - to roll up - curly
掀涌	掀涌	xiānyǒng	- to seethe - to bubble up
掀腾	掀騰	xiānténg	- to surge up - raging (billows)
排队	排隊	páiduì	- to line up
采办	採辦	cǎibàn	- to buy on a considerable scale - to purchase - to procure - to stock up
掩盖	掩蓋	yǎngài	- to conceal - to hide behind - to cover up
掩饰	掩飾	yǎnshì	- to cover up - to conceal - to mask - to gloss over
拣起	揀起	jiǎnqǐ	- to pick up
提取	提取	tíqǔ	- to extract - to refine - to withdraw (from a bank or warehouse) - to pick up
提挈	提挈	tíqiè	- to hold by the hand - fig. to nurture - to foster - to bring up - to support
提神	提神	tíshén	- to freshen up - to be cautious or vigilant - to watch out - stimulant to enhance mental performance - stay-awake drug - agrypnotic
提级	提級	tíjí	- a step up - to rise to the next level
提起	提起	tíqǐ	- to mention - to speak of - to lift - to pick up - to arouse - to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
提速	提速	tísù	- to increase the specified cruising speed - to pick up speed - to speed up
扬起	揚起	yángqǐ	- to raise one's head - to perk up
搜索	搜索	sōusuǒ	- to search - to look for sth - to scour (search meticulously) - to look sth up - Internet search - database search
搞乱	搞亂	gǎoluàn	- to mess up - to mismanage - to bungle - to confuse - to muddle
搞混	搞混	gǎohùn	- to confuse - to muddle - to mix up
搞砸	搞砸	gǎozá	- to mess (sth) up - to foul up - to spoil
搭建	搭建	dājiàn	- to build (esp. with simple materials) - to knock together (a temporary shed) - to rig up
搭接	搭接	dājiē	- to join - to connect up
搭盖	搭蓋	dāgài	- to build (esp. with simple materials) - to knock together (a temporary shed) - to rig up
搭配	搭配	dāpèi	- to pair up - to match - to arrange in pairs - to add sth into a group
摔打	摔打	shuāida	- to knock - to grasp sth in the hand and beat it - to toughen oneself up
撑持	撐持	chēngchí	- (fig.) to sustain - to shore up
撒手	撒手	sāshǒu	- to let go of sth - to give up
撕毁	撕毀	sīhuǐ	- to tear up - to rip up - too shred
撕烂	撕爛	sīlàn	- to tear up - to tear to pieces
撞烂	撞爛	zhuànglàn	- to destroy by smashing - smashed up
拨弄	撥弄	bōnòng	- to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) - to fiddle with - to stir up
撩动	撩動	liáodòng	- to stir up - to provoke
抚养	撫養	fǔyǎng	- to foster - to bring up - to raise
播弄	播弄	bōnong	- to order people about - to stir up - to sow discord
撰拟	撰擬	zhuànnǐ	- to draft - to draw up - to compose (a plan or document)
拥塞	擁塞	yōngsè	- jam (of traffic, crowd etc) - congestion - to block up
拟定	擬定	nǐdìng	- to draw up - to draft - to formulate
摆放	擺放	bǎifàng	- to set up - to arrange - to lay out
扰动	擾動	rǎodòng	- to disturb - to stir up - disturbance - agitation - turmoil
攀升	攀升	pānshēng	- to clamber up - (of prices etc) to rise
攀登	攀登	pāndēng	- to climb - to pull oneself up - to clamber - to scale - fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
支撑	支撐	zhīchēng	- to prop up - to support - strut - brace
支架	支架	zhījià	- trestle - support - frame - to prop sth up
收兵	收兵	shōubīng	- to retreat - to withdraw troops - to recall troops - fig. to finish work - to wind up - to call it a day - used with negatives: the task is far from over
收尾	收尾	shōuwěi	- to wind up - to bring to an end - to finish
收拾	收拾	shōushi	- to put in order - to tidy up - to pack - to repair - (coll.) to sort sb out - to fix sb
放手	放手	fàngshǒu	- to let go one's hold - to give up - to have a free hand
放弃	放棄	fàngqì	- to renounce - to abandon - to give up
放鸟	放鳥	fàngniǎo	- to stand someone up
教养	教養	jiàoyǎng	- to train - to educate - to bring up - to nurture - education - culture - upbringing - early conditioning
整理	整理	zhěnglǐ	- to arrange - to tidy up - to sort out - to straighten out - to list systematically - to collate (data, files) - to pack (luggage)
整肃	整肅	zhěngsù	- strict - serious - solemn - dignified - to tidy upto clean up - to purge - to adjust
整顿	整頓	zhěngdùn	- to tidy up - to reorganize - to consolidate - to rectify
旋绕	旋繞	xuánrào	- to curl up - to wind around
会合	會合	huìhé	- to meet - to rendezvous - to merge - to link up - meeting - confluence
朝天	朝天	cháotiān	- to have an audience with the Emperor - to be presented at court - to look skyward - to look up
杜撰	杜撰	dùzhuàn	- to fabricate - to make sth up - invented
枯竭	枯竭	kūjié	- used up - dried up - exhausted (of resources)
查封	查封	cháfēng	- to sequester - to seize (assets) - to seal up - to close down
查找	查找	cházhǎo	- to search for - to look up
查看	查看	chákàn	- to look over - to examine - to check up - to ferret out
梳洗	梳洗	shūxǐ	- to make oneself presentable - to freshen up
构成	構成	gòuchéng	- to constitute - to form - to compose - to make up - to configure (computing)
标记	標記	biāojì	- sign - mark - symbol - to mark up
树立	樹立	shùlì	- to set up - to establish
检索	檢索	jiǎnsuǒ	- to retrieve (data) - to look up - retrieval - search
归拢	歸攏	guīlǒng	- to gather - to rake together - to pile up
归纳	歸納	guīnà	- to sum up - to summarize - to conclude from facts - induction (method of deduction in logic)
归结	歸結	guījié	- to sum up - to conclude - in a nutshell - the end (of a story)
死心	死心	sǐxīn	- to give up - to admit failure - to drop the matter - to reconcile oneself to loss - to have no more illusions about
殗殜	殗殜	yèdié	- somewhat ill, but still able to sit up
殚竭	殫竭	dānjié	- to use up - to exhaust
殴打	毆打	ōudǎ	- to beat up - to come to blows - battery (law)
毒打	毒打	dúdǎ	- beat up - CL:頓|顿[dun4]
活跃	活躍	huóyuè	- active - lively - excited - to enliven - to brighten up
浮上	浮上	fúshàng	- to float up - to rise to the surface - fig. to rise in the world
海扁	海扁	hǎibiǎn	- (slang) to beat sb up
消耗	消耗	xiāohào	- to use up - to consume
淆杂	淆雜	xiáozá	- to mix up - to muddle
淤塞	淤塞	yūsè	- choked with silt - silted up
淤滞	淤滯	yūzhì	- silted up - obstructed by silt - variant of 瘀滯|瘀滞[yu1 zhi4]
淤积	淤積	yūjī	- to silt up - silt - sediment - ooze - slurry
混同	混同	hùntóng	- to mix up - to confuse one thing with another
混淆	混淆	hùnxiáo	- to obscure - to confuse - to mix up - to blur - to mislead
清扫	清掃	qīngsǎo	- to tidy up - to mop up - a sweep (against crime)
清理	清理	qīnglǐ	- to clear up - to tidy up - to dispose of
浑然	渾然	húnrán	- completely - absolutely - undivided - totally mixed up - muddled
涌溢	湧溢	yǒngyì	- to well up - to spill out (of water from a spring)
涌现	湧現	yǒngxiàn	- to emerge in large numbers - to spring up - to emerge prominently
涌起	湧起	yǒngqǐ	- to well up - to boil out - to bubble forth - to spurt
沟通	溝通	gōutōng	- to join - to connect - to link up - to communicate
满盈	滿盈	mǎnyíng	- full up
涨到	漲到	zhǎngdào	- to go up - to rise
潜伏	潛伏	qiánfú	- to hide - to cover up - to conceal
激增	激增	jīzēng	- to increase rapidly - to shoot up
激昂	激昂	jīáng	- impassioned - worked up
激起	激起	jīqǐ	- to arouse - to evoke - to cause - to stir up
炸毁	炸燬	zhàhuǐ	- to blow up - to destroy with explosives
煞尾	煞尾	shāwěi	- to finish off - to wind up
照亮	照亮	zhàoliàng	- to illuminate - to light up - lighting
照射	照射	zhàoshè	- to shine on - to light up - to irradiate
爆炸	爆炸	bàozhà	- explosion - to explode - to blow up - to detonate
爆破	爆破	bàopò	- to blow up - to demolish (using explosives) - dynamite - blast
爬上	爬上	páshàng	- to climb up
尔来	爾來	ěrlái	- recently - until now - up to the present - lately - also written 邇來|迩来
牵就	牽就	qiānjiù	- to concede - to give up
牵掣	牽掣	qiānchè	- to impede - to hold up
犯浑	犯渾	fànhún	- confused - mixed up - muddled up - befuddled
瓜分	瓜分	guāfēn	- to partition - to divide up
生厌	生厭	shēngyàn	- to disgust - to pall - fed up - tedious - cloying - boring - irritating
用完	用完	yòngwán	- used up - finished
当空	當空	dāngkōng	- overhead - up in the sky
发胀	發脹	fāzhàng	- to swell up - swelling
皱缩	皺縮	zhòusuō	- to wrinkle - wrinkled up
盥洗	盥洗	guànxǐ	- to wash up - to freshen up
直至	直至	zhízhì	- lasting until - up till (the present)
相抵	相抵	xiāngdǐ	- to balance up - to offset - to counterbalance
看开	看開	kànkāi	- to come to accept an unpleasant fact - to get over sth - to cheer up
睡醒	睡醒	shuìxǐng	- to wake up - awake - conscious
破戒	破戒	pòjiè	- to violate a religious precept - to smoke or drink after giving up
码放	碼放	mǎfàng	- to pile up - to stack up
磨碎	磨碎	mòsuì	- to grind up
磬竭	磬竭	qìngjié	- used up - exhausted - emptied
稀烂	稀爛	xīlàn	- smashed up - broken into pieces - thoroughly mashed - pulpy
穷竭	窮竭	qióngjié	- to exhaust - to use up
窜升	竄升	cuànshēng	- to rise rapidly - to shoot up
立下	立下	lìxià	- to set up - to establish
站起	站起	zhànqǐ	- to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) - to stand - to spring up
粉饰	粉飾	fěnshì	- to paint - to whitewash - to decorate - plaster - fig. to gloss over - to cover up
组建	組建	zǔjiàn	- to organize - to set up - to establish
组成	組成	zǔchéng	- to form - to make up - to constitute
结尾	結尾	jiéwěi	- ending - coda - to wind up
结案	結案	jiéàn	- to conclude a case - to wind up
结清	結清	jiéqīng	- to settle (an account) - to square up
统计	統計	tǒngjì	- statistics - to count - to add up
绑扎	綁紮	bǎngzā	- to bind - to wrap up - binding (computer science)
绑缚	綁縛	bǎngfù	- to tie up - to bind - to tether - bondage (BDSM)
综合	綜合	zōnghé	- comprehensive - composite - synthesized - mixed - to sum up - to integrate - to synthesize
综括	綜括	zōngkuò	- to summarize - to round up
综述	綜述	zōngshù	- to sum up - a roundup - a general narrative
维系	維繫	wéixì	- to maintain - to keep up - to hold together
紧巴	緊巴	jǐnbā	- tight (i.e. lacking money) - hard up - same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴
紧张	緊張	jǐnzhāng	- nervous - keyed up - intense - tense - strained - in short supply - scarce - CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
编制	編製	biānzhì	- to weave - to plait - to braid - to work out - to draw up - to prepare - to compile - authorized strength - establishment
编造	編造	biānzào	- to compile - to draw up - to fabricate - to invent - to concoct - to make up - to cook up
总合	總合	zǒnghé	- to collect together - to add up - altogether
总括	總括	zǒngkuò	- to sum up - all-inclusive
总结	總結	zǒngjié	- to sum up - to conclude - summary - résumé - CL:個|个[ge4]
缭绕	繚繞	liáorào	- to curl up - to linger on (sound)
系上	繫上	jìshang	- to tie on - to buckle up - to fasten
罢休	罷休	bàxiū	- to give up - to abandon (a goal etc) - to let sth go - forget it - let the matter drop
罢手	罷手	bàshǒu	- to give up
翘起	翹起	qiàoqǐ	- to stick up - to point sth up
翻搅	翻攪	fānjiǎo	- to stir up - to turn over
翻开	翻開	fānkāi	- to open up
耗尽	耗盡	hàojìn	- to exhaust - to use up - to deplete - to drain
耽误	耽誤	dānwu	- to delay - to hold up - to waste time - to interfere with
聚积	聚積	jùjī	- to accumulate - to collect - to build up
自首	自首	zìshǒu	- to give oneself up - to surrender (to the authorities)
至多	至多	zhìduō	- up to the maximum - upper limit - at most
至此	至此	zhìcǐ	- up until now - so far
兴起	興起	xīngqǐ	- to rise - to spring up - to burgeon - to be aroused - to come into vogue
举起	舉起	jǔqǐ	- to heave - to lift - to raise up - to uphold
蓄积	蓄積	xùjī	- to store up - to save up
蓓蕾	蓓蕾	bèilěi	- flower bud - young flower still tightly rolled up
荡涤	蕩滌	dàngdí	- to clean up
藏匿	藏匿	cángnì	- to cover up - to conceal - to go into hiding
藏掖	藏掖	cángyē	- to try to cover up - hiding place
苏醒	蘇醒	sūxǐng	- to wake up - to regain consciousness
蕴结	蘊結	yùnjié	- latent (desire, feeling etc) - bottled up
虚拟	虛擬	xūnǐ	- to imagine - to make up - fictitious - theoretical - hypothetical - (computing) to emulate - virtual
虚构	虛構	xūgòu	- to make up - fabrication - imaginary
蜷伏	蜷伏	quánfú	- to curl up - to lie with knees drawn up - to huddle up
蜷局	蜷局	quánjú	- to curl up - to coil
蜷缩	蜷縮	quánsuō	- to curl up - to huddle - to cower - cringing
蜷卧	蜷臥	quánwò	- to curl up - to lie curled up
袒庇	袒庇	tǎnbì	- to shield - to harbor - to cover up
补偿	補償	bǔcháng	- to compensate - to make up
装修	裝修	zhuāngxiū	- to decorate - interior decoration - to fit up - to renovate
装扮	裝扮	zhuāngbàn	- to dress up - to disguise oneself
装满	裝滿	zhuāngmǎn	- to fill up
装点	裝點	zhuāngdiǎn	- to decorate - to dress up - to deck
裹包	裹包	guǒbāo	- to wrap up - parcel
解乏	解乏	jiěfá	- to relieve tiredness - to freshen up
解酲	解酲	jiěchéng	- to sober up - to sleep off the effect of drink
订出	訂出	dìngchū	- to lay down (a rule, a plan of action) - to draw up - booked out (i.e. already fully booked)
订定	訂定	dìngdìng	- to set - to designate - to stipulate - to provide - to draw up - to formulate (rules etc) - stipulation
设定	設定	shèdìng	- to set - to set up - to install - setting - preferences
设立	設立	shèlì	- to set up - to establish
设置	設置	shèzhì	- to set up - to install
误事	誤事	wùshì	- to hold things up - to make a botch of things
贯通	貫通	guàntōng	- to link up - to thread together
贯连	貫連	guànlián	- to link up - to join together - to connect
贮藏	貯藏	zhùcáng	- to store up - to hoard - deposits
赏光	賞光	shǎngguāng	- to do sb the honor (of attending etc) - to put in an appearance - to show up
起来	起來	qǐlai	- to stand up - to get up
起床	起床	qǐchuáng	- to get out of bed - to get up
起身	起身	qǐshēn	- to get up - to leave - to set forth
趋缓	趨緩	qūhuǎn	- to slow down - to ease up - to abate - slowdown - downturn
跟进	跟進	gēnjìn	- to follow - to follow up
蹑登	躡登	nièdēng	- to go up
蹿升	躥升	cuānshēng	- to rise rapidly - to shoot up
蹿蹦	躥蹦	cuānbèng	- to jump up - to leap
造就	造就	zàojiù	- to bring up - to train - to contribute to - achievements (usually of young people)
迩来	邇來	ěrlái	- recently - until now - up to the present - lately - also written 爾來|尔来
配对	配對	pèiduì	- to pair up - to match up - to form a pair (e.g. to marry) - to mate - matched pair
酒醒	酒醒	jiǔxǐng	- to sober up
醒酒	醒酒	xǐngjiǔ	- to dissipate the effects of alcohol - to sober up
重合	重合	chónghé	- to match up - to coincide
重沓	重沓	chóngtà	- redundant - to pile up
重温	重溫	chóngwēn	- to learn sth over again - to review - to brush up - to revive (memories, friendship etc)
量身	量身	liángshēn	- to take sb's measurements - to measure sb up
锁上	鎖上	suǒshàng	- to lock - to lock up
锁掉	鎖掉	suǒdiào	- lock up - lock out - to lock
长大	長大	zhǎngdà	- to grow up
长成	長成	zhǎngchéng	- to grow up
长物	長物	chángwù	- surplus - up to scratch
闭上	閉上	bìshang	- to close - to shut up
闭塞	閉塞	bìsè	- to stop up - to close up - hard to get to - out of the way - inaccessible - unenlightened - blocking
开晴	開晴	kāiqíng	- to brighten up
开办	開辦	kāibàn	- to open - to start (a business etc) - to set up
开阔	開闊	kāikuò	- wide - open (spaces) - to open up
开辟	開闢	kāipì	- to open up - to set up - to establish
阻滞	阻滯	zǔzhì	- to clog up - silted up
陷害	陷害	xiànhài	- to entrap - to set up - to frame (up) - to make false charges against
隐匿	隱匿	yǐnnì	- to cover up - to hide - to conceal
隐含	隱含	yǐnhán	- to contain in a concealed form - to keep covered up - implicit
雄起	雄起	xióngqǐ	- (cry of encouragement) - to arise - to stand up - to gain the ascendancy - Come on!
雍阏	雍閼	yōngè	- to block - to stop up - to obstruct
鸡掰	雞掰	jībāi	- (Taiwanese) cunt (Minnan: tsi-bai) - (slang, used as an intensifier) fucking - fucked up - to fuck around with
鸡肋	雞肋	jīlèi	- chicken ribs - sth of little value or interest - sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up - to be physically weak
云涌	雲湧	yúnyǒng	- in large numbers - in force - lit. clouds bubbling up
震荡	震盪	zhèndàng	- to shake up - to jolt - to vibrate - to oscillate - to fluctuate
靓妆	靚妝	jìngzhuāng	- to make up - elaborately made up woman
飘舞	飄舞	piāowǔ	- to fly up - to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
养育	養育	yǎngyù	- to rear - to bring up - to nurture
驱散	驅散	qūsàn	- to disperse - to break up
高涨	高漲	gāozhǎng	- to surge up - to rise - (of tensions etc) to run high
高举	高舉	gāojǔ	- to lift up - to hold high
高起	高起	gāoqǐ	- to rise high - to spring up
鳞伤	鱗傷	línshāng	- cuts and bruises like fish scales - terribly cut up
黄牛	黃牛	huángniú	- ox - cattle - scalper of tickets etc - to fail to show up - to break a promise
鼓气	鼓氣	gǔqì	- to puff up - to swell up - to inflate - to blow air into sth - (fig.) to encourage - to support
鼓起	鼓起	gǔqǐ	- to drum up - to call up - to muster - to summon up (courage etc) - to stimulate
龟缩	龜縮	guīsuō	- to withdraw - to hole up
上坡路	上坡路	shàngpōlù	- uphill road - slope up - fig. upward trend - progress
上夸克	上夸克	shàngkuākè	- up quark (particle physics)
不死心	不死心	bùsǐxīn	- unwilling to give up - unresigned
不符合	不符合	bùfúhé	- discrepant - falling short (of expectations) - not matching up - not conforming - (figures) disagree - unbecoming
以至于	以至於	yǐzhìyú	- down to - up to - to the extent that...
便捷化	便捷化	biànjiéhuà	- to facilitate - expedite - make convenient and fast - speed up
别提了	別提了	biétíle	- say no more - don't bring it up - drop the subject
到现在	到現在	dàoxiànzài	- up until now - to date
到目前	到目前	dàomùqián	- up until now - to date
戳得住	戳得住	chuōdezhù	- up to it - can stand the test
手头紧	手頭緊	shǒutóujǐn	- short of money - hard up
拉扯大	拉扯大	lāchedà	- (coll.) to bring up - to rear - to raise
拍马屁	拍馬屁	pāimǎpì	- to flatter - to fawn on - to butter sb up - toadying - boot-licking
掉链子	掉鏈子	diàoliànzi	- to let sb down - to drop the ball - to screw up
搞乌龙	搞烏龍	gǎowūlóng	- to mess something up - see also 烏龍球|乌龙球[wu1 long2 qiu2]
摆乌龙	擺烏龍	bǎiwūlóng	- to mess something up - to screw up
放鸽子	放鴿子	fànggēzi	- to stand someone up
散摊子	散攤子	sàntānzi	- to break up - to disband
敲边鼓	敲邊鼓	qiāobiāngǔ	- to back sb up - to support sb in an argument - (lit. to beat nearby drum)
没有事	沒有事	méiyǒushì	- not a bit - nothing is up - nothing alarming is happening
灌米汤	灌米湯	guànmǐtāng	- to flatter - to butter sb up
站起来	站起來	zhànqǐlai	- to stand up
翘拇指	翹拇指	qiáomǔzhǐ	- thumbs up
蹦出来	蹦出來	bèngchūlai	- to crop up - to pop up - to emerge abruptly
通电话	通電話	tōngdiànhuà	- to phone sb up
一跃而起	一躍而起	yīyuèérqǐ	- to jump up suddenly - to bound up - to rise up in one bound
上箭头键	上箭頭鍵	shàngjiàntóujiàn	- up arrow key (on keyboard)
五花大绑	五花大綁	wǔhuādàbǎng	- to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck - to truss up
分崩离析	分崩離析	fēnbēnglíxī	- to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up - falling to pieces
加油添醋	加油添醋	jiāyóutiāncù	- to add interest (to a story) - to sex up
严了眼儿	嚴了眼兒	yánleyǎnr	- up to the eyeballs - full to overflowing - jampacked
囫囵吞枣	囫圇吞棗	húlúntūnzǎo	- to swallow in one gulp (idiom) - (fig.) to accept without thinking - to lap up
在这之前	在這之前	zàizhèzhīqián	- before then - up until that point
埋头苦干	埋頭苦幹	máitóukǔgàn	- to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work - to make an all-out effort - up to the neck in work
夹七夹八	夾七夾八	jiāqījiābā	- completely mixed up - in a muddle
好自为之	好自為之	hǎozìwéizhī	- to do one's best - to shape up - to behave
恩断义绝	恩斷義絕	ēnduànyìjué	- to split up - to break all ties
打退堂鼓	打退堂鼓	dátuìtánggǔ	- lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) - fig. to give up - to turn tail
抱成一团	抱成一團	bàochéngyītuán	- to band together - to gang up - to stick together
拳打脚踢	拳打腳踢	quándǎjiǎotī	- lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up - fig. determined to sort out a problem
故伎重演	故伎重演	gùjìchóngyǎn	- to repeat an old stratagem - up to one's old tricks
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
时写时辍	時寫時輟	shíxiěshíchuò	- to write for a bit then give up - to write in fits and starts
朋比为奸	朋比為奸	péngbǐwéijiān	- to conspire - to gang up
欲罢不能	欲罷不能	yùbàbùnéng	- want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up
此起彼伏	此起彼伏	cǐqǐbǐfú	- up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession - no sooner one subsides, the next arises - repeating continuously - occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
步步高升	步步高陞	bùbùgāoshēng	- to climb step by step - to rise steadily - on the up and up
涣然冰释	渙然冰釋	huànránbīngshì	- to melt away (idiom) - to clear up - to dissipate
玩儿得转	玩兒得轉	wánrdézhuàn	- can handle it - up to the task
生活阔绰	生活闊綽	shēnghuókuòchuò	- a flashy lifestyle - to live it up
疲于奔命	疲於奔命	píyúbēnmìng	- lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy - up to one's ears in work
发奋图强	發奮圖強	fāfèntúqiáng	- to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better - to pull one's socks up
尽欢而散	盡歡而散	jìnhuānérsàn	- to disperse after a happy time (idiom) - everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
糊里糊涂	糊裡糊塗	húlihútú	- confused - vague - indistinct - muddle-headed - mixed up - in a daze
缩成一团	縮成一團	suōchéngyītuán	- to huddle together - to curl up
总的来说	總的來說	zǒngdeláishuō	- generally speaking - to sum up - in summary - in short
肝肠寸断	肝腸寸斷	gānchángcùnduàn	- lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); broken hearted - all cut up
识时达务	識時達務	shíshídáwù	- understanding - to know what's up
迄今为止	迄今為止	qìjīnwéizhǐ	- so far - up to now - still (not)
迎头赶上	迎頭趕上	yíngtóugǎnshàng	- to try hard to catch up
逐渐增加	逐漸增加	zhújiànzēngjiā	- to increase gradually - to build up
云消雾散	雲消霧散	yúnxiāowùsàn	- the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom) - to clear up - to vanish into thin air
风起潮涌	風起潮湧	fēngqǐcháoyǒng	- lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up - turbulent times - violent development (idiom)
鸾飘凤泊	鸞飄鳳泊	luánpiāofèngbó	- lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. exquisite bold calligraphy - fig. marriage breaks up - fig. scholar unsuccessful
按下葫芦浮起瓢	按下葫蘆浮起瓢	ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo	- solve one problem only to find another cropping up
跳进黄河洗不清	跳進黃河洗不清	tiàojìnHuángHéxǐbùqīng	- lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean - fig. to become inexorably mixed up - mired in controversy - in deep trouble