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扁桃腺 (pin1 tou4 sin3) — tonsil
扁桃腺炎 (pin1 tou4 sin3 jim4) — tonsillitis
扁桃體 (bin2 tou4 tai2) — tonsil
扁桃體炎 (bin2 tou4 tai2 jim4) — tonsillitis
扁穴 (bin2 jyut6) — tonsil; now written 扁桃體|扁桃体[bian3 tao2 ti3]
扁舟 (pin1 zau1) — (literary) small boat; skiff
扁虱 (bin2 sat1) — tick (zoology)
扁蟲 (bin2 cung4) — flatworm
扁豆 (bin2 dau2) — hyacinth bean; haricot
扁鍬形蟲 (bin2 ciu1 jing4 cung4) — giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
扁額 (bin2 ngaak6) — variant of 匾額|匾额[bian3 e2]
扁骨 (bin2 gwat1) — flat bone
扁鵲 (bin2 coek3) — 秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medica…
扇動 (sin3 dung6) — to fan; to flap; to incite; to instigate (a strike etc)
扇區 (sin3 keoi1) — disk sector (computing)
扇子 (sin3 zi2) — fan
扇尾沙錐 (sin3 mei5 saa1 zeoi1) — (bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
扇形 (sin3 jing4) — circular sector
扇貝 (sin3 bui3) — scallop (genus Pecten)
扇面琴 (sin3 min6 kam4) — same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
扇風 (sin3 fung1) — to fan oneself; to fan (sb)
扇風耳朵 (sin3 fung1 ji5 do2) — protruding ears
扈 (wu6) — surname Hu
扉 (fei1) — door with only one leaf
扉畫 (fei1 waa2) — frontispiece; illustration placed before the main text of a book
扉頁 (fei1 jip6) — title page; flyleaf; end paper
手下留情 (sau2 haa6 lau4 cing4) — lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not j…
手不釋卷 (sau2 bat1 sik1 gyun2) — lit. always with a book in hand (idiom); fig. (of a student or scholar) diligen…
手交 (sau2 gaau1) — handjob; manual stimulation
手倒立 (sau2 dou2 laap6) — handstand
手冊 (sau2 caak3) — manual; handbook
手到擒來 (sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4) — stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
手剎車 (sau2 saat3 ce1) — handbrake
手動 (sau2 dung6) — manual; manually operated; manual gear-change
手動擋 (sau2 dung6 dong3) — manual gear change; shift stick
手動變速器 (sau2 dung6 bin3 cuk1 hei3) — manual gearbox; manual transmission
手包 (sau2 baau1) — handbag
手套 (sau2 tou3) — glove; mitten
手套箱 (sau2 tou3 soeng1) — glove compartment (of a car); glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves…
手定 (sau2 ding6) — to set down (rules); to institute
手寫 (sau2 se2) — to write by hand
手寫識別 (sau2 se2 sik1 bit6) — handwriting recognition
手寫體 (sau2 se2 tai2) — handwritten form; cursive
手嶌葵 (sau2 dou2 kwai4) — TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer
手工業 (sau2 gung1 jip6) — handicraft
手工檯 (sau2 gung1 toi2) — workbench
手工藝 (sau2 gung1 ngai6) — handicraft; arts and crafts
手巧 (sau2 haau2) — to be skillful with one's hands; to be manually adroit
手帕 (sau2 paak3) — handkerchief
手帳 (sau2 zoeng3) — notebook; pocket diary
手式 (sau2 sik1) — gesture; sign; signal
手影 (sau2 jing2) — hand shadow drama
手心 (sau2 sam1) — palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the pa…
手心手背都是肉 (sau2 sam1 sau2 bui3 dou1 si6 juk6) — lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom); fig. to …
手忙腳亂 (sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6) — (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
手性 (sau2 sing3) — chiral; chirality (chemistry)
手感 (sau2 gam2) — the feel (of sth touched with the hand); (textiles) handle
手扳葫蘆 (sau2 paan1 wu4 lou4) — lever hoist pulley
手把 (sau2 baa2) — handle
手抓羊肉 (sau2 zaau2 joeng4 juk6) — hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
手拉手 (sau2 laai1 sau2) — to join hands; hand in hand
手拉葫蘆 (sau2 laai1 wu4 lou4) — hand chain pulley block
手拉車 (sau2 laai1 ce1) — cart
手拿包 (sau2 naa4 baau1) — clutch bag
手指頭 (sau2 zi2 tau4) — fingertip; finger
手捲 (sau2 gyun2) — variant of 手卷[shou3 juan3]
手掌 (sau2 zoeng2) — palm
手排 (sau2 paai4) — (Tw) manual transmission (abbr. for 手動排檔|手动排档[shou3 dong4 pai2 dang4])
手掣 (sau2 zai3) — handbrake; game controller (Cantonese)
手控 (sau2 hung3) — manual control
手推車 (sau2 teoi1 ce1) — trolley; cart; barrow; handcart; wheelbarrow; baby buggy
手提包 (sau2 tai4 baau1) — (hand)bag; hold-all
手提箱 (sau2 tai4 soeng1) — suitcase
手提電腦 (sau2 tai4 din6 nou5) — portable computer
手搖柄 (sau2 jiu4 beng3) — hand crank
手搖風琴 (sau2 jiu4 fung1 kam4) — hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
手搭涼棚 (sau2 daap3 loeng4 paang4) — to shade one's eyes with one's hand
手書 (sau2 syu1) — to write personally; personal letter
手札 (sau2 zaat3) — (literary) personal letter
手杖 (sau2 zoeng2) — cane
手板葫蘆 (sau2 baan2 wu4 lou4) — lever pulley block
手柄 (sau2 beng3) — handle; video game controller
手榴彈 (sau2 lau4 daan2) — hand grenade
手槍 (sau2 coeng1) — pistol
手機 (sau2 gei1) — cell phone; mobile phone
手氣 (sau2 hei3) — luck (in gambling)
手淫 (sau2 jam4) — to masturbate; masturbation
手無寸鐵 (sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3) — lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
手無縛雞之力 (sau2 mou4 bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6) — (lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); (fig.) weak; unac…
手牽手 (sau2 hin1 sau2) — hand in hand
手環 (sau2 waan4) — wristband; bracelet
手用 (sau2 jung6) — hand-used; hand (tool)
手相 (sau2 soeng3) — palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
手稿 (sau2 gou2) — manuscript; script
手筆 (sau2 bat1) — sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter…
手紙 (sau2 zi2) — toilet paper
手絹 (sau2 gyun3) — handkerchief
手緊 (sau2 gan2) — tightfisted; stingy; short of money; hard up
手縫 (sau2 fung4) — to sew by hand; hand-sewn
手續 (sau2 zuk6) — procedure; formalities
手續費 (sau2 zuk6 fai3) — service charge; processing fee; commission
手肘 (sau2 zau2) — elbow
手背 (sau2 bui3) — back of the hand
手脖子 (sau2 but6 zi2) — wrist (dialect)
手腕 (sau2 wun2) — wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill
手腕子 (sau2 wun2 zi2) — wrist
手腕式 (sau2 wun2 sik1) — wrist- (watch, compass)
手腳 (sau2 goek3) — hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4…
手腳不乾淨 (sau2 goek3 bat1 gon1 zeng6) — thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing
手臂 (sau2 bei3) — arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
手舞足蹈 (sau2 mou5 zuk1 dou6) — lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to expres…
手術 (sau2 seot6) — (surgical) operation; surgery
手術檯 (sau2 seot6 toi2) — operating table
手裡 (sau2 leoi5) — in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
手裡劍 (sau2 lei5 gim3) — straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Ja…
手語 (sau2 jyu5) — sign language
手足之情 (sau2 zuk1 zi1 cing4) — brotherly affection
手足口病 (sau2 zuk1 hau2 beng6) — hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, us…
手足口症 (sau2 zuk1 hau2 zing3) — human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection
手足無措 (sau2 zuk1 mou4 cou3) — at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
手足親情 (sau2 zuk1 can1 cing4) — brotherly kindness
手跡 (sau2 zik1) — sb's original handwriting or painting
手軟 (sau2 jyun5) — to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twi…
手邊 (sau2 bin1) — on hand; at hand
手銬 (sau2 kaau3) — manacles; handcuffs
手錘 (sau2 ceoi4) — mallet; drumstick
手錶 (sau2 biu1) — wristwatch
手鏈 (sau2 lin2) — chain bracelet
手鐲 (sau2 zuk6) — bracelet
手鑽 (sau2 zyun3) — gimlet; hand drill
手閘 (sau2 zaap6) — handbrake
手雷 (sau2 leoi4) — grenade
手電 (sau2 din6) — flashlight; torch
手電筒 (sau2 din6 tung2) — flashlight; electric hand torch
手頭 (sau2 tau4) — on hand; at hand; one's financial situation
手頭現金 (sau2 tau4 jin6 gam1) — cash in hand
手頭緊 (sau2 tau4 gan2) — short of money; hard up
手風琴 (sau2 fung1 kam4) — accordion
手鬆 (sau2 sung1) — liberal with one's money; free-spending
才不 (coi4 bat1) — by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right!
才兼文武 (coi4 gim1 man4 mou5) — talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
才分 (coi4 fan6) — ability; talent; gift
才子 (coi4 zi2) — gifted scholar
才子佳人 (coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4) — lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); fig. pair of ideal lovers
才學 (coi4 hok6) — talent and learning; scholarship
才幹 (coi4 gon3) — ability; competence
才德 (coi4 dak1) — talent and virtue
才思 (coi4 si1) — imaginative power; creativeness
才怪 (coi4 gwaai3) — it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
才智 (coi4 zi3) — ability and wisdom
才氣 (coi4 hei3) — talent (usually literary or artistic)
才氣過人 (coi4 hei3 gwo3 jan4) — an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen
才疏學淺 (coi4 so1 hok6 cin2) — (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my i…
才華 (coi4 waa4) — talent
才華出眾 (coi4 waa4 ceot1 zung3) — outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
才華橫溢 (coi4 waa4 waang4 jat6) — brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
才華蓋世 (coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3) — peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
才藝 (coi4 ngai6) — talent
才藝秀 (coi4 ngai6 sau3) — talent show
才識 (coi4 sik1) — ability and insight
才識過人 (coi4 sik1 gwo3 jan4) — an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen
才貌雙全 (coi4 maau6 soeng1 cyun4) — talented and good-looking (idiom)
才高八斗 (coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2) — (idiom) of great talent
扎伊爾 (zaat3 ji1 ji5) — Zaire, former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
扎住 (zaat3 zyu6) — to stop; Taiwan pr. [zha3 zhu4]
扎啤 (zaat3 be1) — draft beer
扎堆 (zaat3 deoi1) — (of people) to flock together; to congregate
扎帶 (zaat3 daai2) — cable tie
扎扎 (zaat3 zaat3) — (onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
扎扎實實 (zaat3 zaat3 sat6 sat6) — firm; solid; reliable; real; practical
扎根 (zaat3 gan1) — to take root
扎格羅斯 (zaat3 gaak3 lo4 si1) — Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
扎格羅斯山脈 (zaat3 gaak3 lo4 si1 saan1 mak6) — Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
扎款 (zaat3 fun2) — (slang) to obtain money; to earn money
扎爾達里 (zaat3 ji5 daat6 lei5) — Asif Ali Zardari (1956-), Pakistani People's Party politician, widower of murde…
扎猛子 (zaat3 maang5 zi2) — to swim with head submerged
扎眼 (zaat3 ngaan5) — garish; dazzling; offensively conspicuous
扎穿 (zaat3 cyun1) — to prick; to puncture
扎蘭屯 (zaat3 laan4 tyun4) — see 扎蘭屯市|扎兰屯市[Zha1 lan2 tun2 Shi4]
扎蘭屯市 (zaat3 laan4 tyun4 si5) — Zhalantun, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 …
扎賚特 (zaat3 loi6 dak6) — Jalaid or Zhalaid (name); Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan …
扎賚特旗 (zaat3 loi6 dak6 kei4) — Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 m…
扎針 (zaat3 zam1) — to give or have an acupuncture treatment
扎魯特 (zaat3 lou5 dak6) — Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
扎魯特旗 (zaat3 lou5 dak6 kei4) — Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
扒屋牽牛 (paa4 uk1 hin1 ngau4) — to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb); to strip of everything
扒手 (paa4 sau2) — pickpocket
扒灰 (paa4 fui1) — incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
扒犁 (paa4 lai4) — variant of 爬犁[pa2 li2]
扒皮 (baat3 pei4) — to flay; to skin; (fig.) to exploit; to take advantage of
扒竊 (paa4 sit3) — to steal; to pick pockets; to frisk
扒糕 (paa4 gou1) — buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)
扒車 (paa4 ce1) — to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle
扒釘 (paa4 deng1) — cramp
扒開 (paa4 hoi1) — to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
扒頭兒 (paa4 tau4 ji4) — handhold (to pull oneself up)
扒高踩低 (paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1) — crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors…
打下 (daa2 haa6) — to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)
打下手 (daa2 haa6 sau2) — to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle
打不通 (daa2 bat1 tung1) — cannot get through (on phone)
打不過 (daa2 bat1 gwo3) — to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
打中 (daa2 zung1) — to hit (a target)
打住 (daa2 zyu6) — to stop; to halt
打來回 (daa2 loi4 wui4) — to make a round trip; a return journey
打保票 (daa2 bou2 piu3) — to vouch for; to guarantee
打倒 (daa2 dou2) — to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !
打假 (daa2 gaa2) — to fight counterfeiting; to expose as false; to denounce sb's lies
打傘 (daa2 saan3) — to hold up an umbrella
打傷 (daa2 soeng1) — to injure; to wound; to damage
打光棍 (daa2 gwong1 gwan3) — to live as a bachelor
打兌 (daa2 deoi3) — to arrange (colloquial); to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)
打分 (daa2 fan1) — to grade; to give a mark
打前站 (daa2 cin4 zaam6) — to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc); (military) to …
打劫 (daa2 gip3) — to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack
打動 (daa2 dung6) — to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
打勾 (daa2 ngau1) — to check; to tick; (old) to buy
打勾勾 (daa2 ngau1 ngau1) — see 拉鉤|拉钩[la1 gou1]
打包 (daa2 baau1) — to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to …
打包票 (daa2 baau1 piu3) — to vouch for; to guarantee
打千 (daa2 cin1) — genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down o…
打卡 (daa2 kaat1) — (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) …
打卦 (daa2 gwaa3) — to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
打印 (daa2 jan3) — to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)
打印機 (daa2 jan3 gei1) — printer
打印頭 (daa2 jan3 tau4) — print head
打口 (daa2 hau2) — (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, somet…
打呃 (daa2 ak1) — to hiccup
打呵欠 (daa2 ho1 him3) — to yawn
打呼 (daa2 fu1) — to snore
打呼嚕 (daa2 fu1 lou1) — to snore
打哄 (daa2 hung3) — to fool around; to kid around
打哆嗦 (daa2 do1 so1) — to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder
打哈哈 (daa2 haa1 haa1) — to joke; to laugh insincerely; to make merry; to talk irrelevantly
打哈哈兒 (daa2 haa1 haa1 ji4) — erhua variant of 打哈哈[da3 ha1 ha5]
打問 (daa2 man6) — to inquire about; to give sb the third degree
打啞語 (daa2 aa2 jyu5) — to use sign language
打啞謎 (daa2 aa2 mai4) — to talk in riddles
打啵 (daa2 bo1) — (dialect) to kiss
打嗝 (daa2 gaak3) — to hiccup; to belch; to burp
打嗝兒 (daa2 gaak3 ji4) — erhua variant of 打嗝[da3 ge2]
打嘴 (daa2 zeoi2) — to slap sb's face; to slap one's own face; fig. to fail to live up to a boast
打嘴巴 (daa2 zeoi2 baa1) — to slap
打噴嚏 (daa2 pan3 tai3) — to sneeze
打嚏噴 (daa2 tai3 pan3) — to sneeze
打圓場 (daa2 jyun4 coeng4) — to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over
打地鋪 (daa2 dei6 pou1) — to make one's bed on the floor
打坐 (daa2 zo6) — to sit in meditation; to meditate
打垮 (daa2 kwaa1) — to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
打埋伏 (daa2 maai4 fuk6) — to lie in wait; to ambush; to conceal sth
打場 (daa2 coeng4) — to thresh grain (on the floor)
打壓 (daa2 aat3) — to suppress; to beat down
打夯 (daa2 haang1) — to ram; to tamp
打奶 (daa2 naai5) — lit. to beat milk; to churn (to make butter); milk foamer (for cappuccino)
打孔器 (daa2 hung2 hei3) — hole puncher
打孔鑽 (daa2 hung2 zyun3) — auger; drill
打字 (daa2 zi6) — to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
打字員 (daa2 zi6 jyun4) — typist
打字機 (daa2 zi6 gei1) — typewriter
打官司 (daa2 gun1 si1) — to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute
打官腔 (daa2 gun1 hong1) — to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official ja…
打官話 (daa2 gun1 waa6) — to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official ja…
打家劫舍 (daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3) — to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富濟貧 (daa2 fu3 zai3 pan4) — to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打對仗 (daa2 deoi3 zoeng3) — to compete
打對台 (daa2 deoi3 toi4) — to compete; to rival
打小報告 (daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3) — (coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
打小算盤 (daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4) — lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly; concern…
打屁 (daa2 pei3) — (coll.) to fart; (coll.) to shoot the breeze
打屁股 (daa2 pei3 gu2) — to spank sb's bottom
打層次 (daa2 cang4 ci3) — to get one's hair layered
打岔 (daa2 caa3) — interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject
打工仔 (daa2 gung1 zai2) — young worker; employee; young male worker
打工妹 (daa2 gung1 mui1) — young female worker
打底 (daa2 dai2) — to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drin…
打底褲 (daa2 dai2 fu3) — leggings
打得火熱 (daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6) — (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other; to hit it off with sb; to be …
打從 (daa2 cung4) — from; (ever) since
打心眼裡 (daa2 sam1 ngaan5 leoi5) — from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
打怵 (daa2 zeot1) — to fear; to feel terrified
打悶雷 (daa2 mun6 leoi4) — (coll.) to wonder secretly; to make wild conjectures
打情罵俏 (daa2 cing4 maa6 ciu3) — to banter flirtatiously (idiom)
打憷 (daa2 co2) — variant of 打怵[da3 chu4]
打成一片 (daa2 sing4 jat1 pin3) — (idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to b…
打成平手 (daa2 sing4 ping4 sau2) — to draw (a competition); to fight to a standstill
打手 (daa2 sau2) — hired thug
打手槍 (daa2 sau2 coeng1) — to masturbate
打手語 (daa2 sau2 jyu5) — to use sign language
打扮 (daa2 baan6) — to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
打把勢 (daa2 baa2 sai3) — drill (in sword play); to thrash around; to demonstrate gymnastic skills; to so…
打把式 (daa2 baa2 sik1) — variant of 打把勢|打把势[da3 ba3 shi5]
打折 (daa2 zit3) — to give a discount
打折扣 (daa2 zit3 kau3) — to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated
打抱不平 (daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4) — (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
打拍 (daa2 paak3) — to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
打拍子 (daa2 paak3 zi2) — to beat time
打招呼 (daa2 ziu1 fu1) — to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
打拱 (daa2 gung2) — to bow with clasped hands
打拱作揖 (daa2 gung2 zok3 jap1) — to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
打拳 (daa2 kyun4) — to do shadowboxing
打拼 (daa2 ping3) — to work hard; to try to make a living
打挺兒 (daa2 ting5 ji4) — to arch one's body and fling one's head back
打掉 (daa2 diu6) — to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)
打探 (daa2 taam3) — to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
打撈 (daa2 laau4) — to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
打撲克 (daa2 pok3 hak1) — to play cards; to play poker
打擂臺 (daa2 leoi4 toi4) — (old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest
打擊 (daa2 gik1) — to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock…
打擊樂器 (daa2 gik1 ngok6 hei3) — percussion instrument
打擾 (daa2 jiu5) — to disturb; to bother; to trouble
打攪 (daa2 gaau2) — to disturb; to trouble; to bother
打敗 (daa2 baai6) — to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
打散 (daa2 saan2) — to scatter; to break sth up; to beat (an egg)
打斷 (daa2 tyun5) — to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)
打旋 (daa2 syun4) — to revolve
打旋兒 (daa2 syun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2]
打早 (daa2 zou2) — earlier; long ago; as soon as possible
打春 (daa2 ceon1) — see 立春[Li4 chun1]
打更 (daa2 gaang1) — to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
打杈 (daa2 caa3) — to prune (branches)
打架 (daa2 gaa3) — to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
打柴 (daa2 caai4) — to chop firewood; to gather firewood
打格子 (daa2 gaak3 zi2) — to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland); to checker
打棍子 (daa2 gwan3 zi2) — to bludgeon; to hit with a big stick
打棚 (daa2 paang4) — (dialect) to joke
打槍 (daa2 coeng1) — to fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
打樁 (daa2 zong1) — to drive piles into
打樁機 (daa2 zong1 gei1) — pile driver (machinery)
打橫炮 (daa2 waang4 paau3) — to butt in; to interfere; to make things difficult
打死 (daa2 sei2) — to kill; to beat to death
打殺 (daa2 saat3) — to kill
打氣筒 (daa2 hei3 tung2) — bicycle pump
打水 (daa2 seoi2) — to draw water; to splash water
打水漂 (daa2 seoi2 piu1) — to skip stones (on water); (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment
打油詩 (daa2 jau4 si1) — humorous poem; limerick
打法 (daa2 faat3) — to play (a card); to make a move in a game
打洞 (daa2 dung6) — to punch a hole; to drill a hole; to dig a hole; to burrow
打消 (daa2 siu1) — to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on
打混 (daa2 wan6) — to muddle things up; to goof off; to hang around
打游擊 (daa2 jau4 gik1) — to wage guerrilla warfare; to fight as a guerrilla; (fig.) (coll.) to live or e…
打滾 (daa2 gwan2) — to roll about
打火機 (daa2 fo2 gei1) — lighter; cigarette lighter
打火石 (daa2 fo2 sek6) — flint
打炮 (daa2 paau3) — to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut…
打烊 (daa2 joeng4) — to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2]
打爆 (daa2 baau3) — to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook…
打牌 (daa2 paai2) — to play mahjong or cards
打牙祭 (daa2 ngaa4 zai3) — to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each m…
打狗 (daa2 gau2) — Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest …
打狗欺主 (daa2 gau2 hei1 zyu2) — to beat a dog and bully its owner; fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying …
打獵 (daa2 lip6) — to go hunting
打球 (daa2 kau4) — to play ball; to play with a ball
打理 (daa2 lei5) — to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order
打瓜 (daa2 gwaa1) — a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
打發 (daa2 faat3) — to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make a…
打發時間 (daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3) — to pass the time
打白條 (daa2 baak6 tiu4) — to write an IOU or promissory note
打的 (daa2 dik1) — (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
打盹 (daa2 deon6) — to doze off
打盹兒 (daa2 deon6 ji4) — erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]
打眼 (daa2 ngaan5) — to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous
打瞌睡 (daa2 hap6 seoi6) — to doze; to nod off
打短兒 (daa2 dyun2 ji4) — casual labor; to work for a bit
打破 (daa2 po3) — to break; to smash
打破砂鍋問到底 (daa2 po3 saa1 wo1 man6 dou3 dai2) — to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
打砸 (daa2 zaap3) — to smash up; to vandalize
打碎 (daa2 seoi3) — to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
打碼 (daa2 maa5) — to pixelate an image; to key in captcha authentication codes
打磨 (daa2 mo4) — to polish; to burnish; to shine
打禪 (daa2 sim4) — to meditate (of Buddhist)
打稿子 (daa2 gou2 zi2) — to produce a draft manuscript
打穀 (daa2 guk1) — to thresh
打穀場 (daa2 guk1 coeng4) — threshing floor
打穀機 (daa2 guk1 gei1) — threshing machine
打箍 (daa2 ku1) — to hoop; to put a hoop around sth
打算 (daa2 syun3) — to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
打算盤 (daa2 syun3 pun4) — to compute on the abacus; (fig.) to calculate; to plan; to scheme
打結 (daa2 git3) — to tie a knot; to tie
打網 (daa2 mong5) — to net sth; to catch sth with a net
打緊 (daa2 gan2) — important
打罵 (daa2 maa6) — to beat and scold
打翻 (daa2 faan1) — to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)
打翻身仗 (daa2 faan1 san1 zoeng3) — to work hard towards a turnaround; to fight to reverse sth
打耳光 (daa2 ji5 gwong1) — to slap on the face; to box sb's ears
打胎 (daa2 toi1) — to have an abortion
打腫臉充胖子 (daa2 zung2 lim5 cung1 bun6 zi2) — lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to…
打膠槍 (daa2 gaau1 coeng1) — sealant gun; glue gun
打草 (daa2 cou2) — to mow grass; haymaking; to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
打草驚蛇 (daa2 cou2 geng1 se4) — lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an …
打落水狗 (daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2) — lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom); fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) en…
打薄剪刀 (daa2 bok6 zin2 dou1) — thinning scissors
打蘭 (daa2 laan4) — dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
打蛋器 (daa2 daan2 hei3) — egg beater
打蟲 (daa2 cung4) — to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
打蠟 (daa2 laap6) — to wax (a car, floor etc)
打衝鋒 (daa2 cung1 fung1) — to lead the charge
打製 (daa2 zai3) — to make (by hammering, chipping etc); to forge (silverware, metal implements et…
打製石器 (daa2 zai3 sek6 hei3) — (archaeology) chipped stone implement
打諢 (daa2 wan6) — to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance); (fig.) to quip; to banter
打賭 (daa2 dou2) — to bet; to make a bet; a wager
打賴 (daa2 laai6) — to deny; to disclaim; to disavow
打赤腳 (daa2 cek3 goek3) — to bare the feet
打赤膊 (daa2 cek3 bok3) — to bare one's chest; bare-chested
打趣 (daa2 ceoi3) — to make fun of
打跑 (daa2 paau2) — to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off
打跟頭 (daa2 gan1 tau4) — to turn a somersault; to turn head over heels
打躉兒 (daa2 dan2 ji4) — to buy wholesale
打躬作揖 (daa2 gung1 zok3 jap1) — to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
打車 (daa2 ce1) — to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打轉 (daa2 zyun3) — to spin; to rotate; to revolve
打退 (daa2 teoi3) — to beat back; to repel; to repulse
打通 (daa2 tung1) — to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phon…
打通宵 (daa2 tung1 siu1) — to spend the whole night
打造 (daa2 zou6) — to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
打進 (daa2 zeon3) — to breach; to invade
打道回府 (daa2 dou6 wui4 fu2) — to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home
打邊爐 (daa2 bin1 lou4) — (Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot
打邊鼓 (daa2 bin1 gu2) — to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
打酒 (daa2 zau2) — to buy liquor
打醬油 (daa2 zoeng3 jau4) — to buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauc…
打野戰 (daa2 je5 zin3) — see 打野炮[da3 ye3 pao4]
打野炮 (daa2 je5 paau3) — (slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place
打量 (daa2 loeng6) — to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to r…
打針 (daa2 zam1) — to give or get an injection
打鉤 (daa2 ngau1) — to tick; to check; tick mark; check mark
打錯 (daa2 co3) — to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo
打錶 (daa2 biu1) — to run the meter (in a taxi)
打鐵 (daa2 tit3) — to forge ironware
打鑔 (daa2 caa2) — (dialect) to joke; to make fun of (sb)
打長工 (daa2 coeng4 gung1) — to work as long-term hired hand
打長途 (daa2 coeng4 tou4) — to make a long distance call
打門 (daa2 mun4) — to knock on the door; to take a shot on goal (sports)
打開 (daa2 hoi1) — to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
打開天窗說亮話 (daa2 hoi1 tin1 coeng1 syut3 loeng6 waa6) — (let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
打開話匣子 (daa2 hoi1 waa6 haap6 zi2) — to start talking
打雜 (daa2 zaap6) — to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work
打雞血 (daa2 gai1 hyut3) — lit. to inject chicken blood; (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often use…
打雪仗 (daa2 syut3 zoeng3) — to have a snowball fight
打雷 (daa2 leoi4) — to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
打電話 (daa2 din6 waa2) — to make a telephone call
打響 (daa2 hoeng2) — to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)
打響名號 (daa2 hoeng2 ming4 hou6) — to become well-known
打頓 (daa2 deon6) — to pause
打頓兒 (daa2 deon6 ji4) — erhua variant of 打頓|打顿[da3 dun4]
打飛機 (daa2 fei1 gei1) — (slang) (of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off
打食 (daa2 sik6) — to go in search of food (of animals); to take medicine for indigestion or gastr…
打馬虎眼 (daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5) — to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)
打鬥 (daa2 dau3) — to fight
打魚 (daa2 jyu2) — to fish
打鳥 (daa2 niu5) — to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc); to photograph birds
打麻雀運動 (daa2 maa4 zoek2 wan6 dung6) — the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions durin…
打黑 (daa2 hak1) — to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
打點 (daa2 dim2) — to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (basebal…
打鼓 (daa2 gu2) — to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
打鼾 (daa2 hon4) — to snore
打齋 (daa2 zaai1) — to beg for (vegetarian) food
扔 (wing1) — to throw; to throw away
扔下 (jing4 haa6) — to throw down; to drop (bomb)
扔掉 (jing4 diu6) — to throw away; to throw out
扔棄 (jing4 hei3) — to abandon; to discard; to throw away
托付 (tok3 fu6) — to entrust
托克托 (tok3 hak1 tok3) — Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inne…
托克托縣 (tok3 hak1 tok3 jyun6) — Togtoh, a county in Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
托克遜 (tok3 hak1 seon3) — see 托克遜縣|托克逊县[Tuo1 ke4 xun4 Xian4]
托克遜縣 (tok3 hak1 seon3 jyun6) — Toksun, a county in Turpan City 吐魯番市|吐鲁番市[Tu3 lu3 fan1 Shi4], Xinjiang
托兒 (tok3 ji4) — childcare
托勒密 (tok3 lak6 mat6) — Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in …
托勒密王 (tok3 lak6 mat6 wong4) — Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in …
托勒玫 (tok3 lak6 mui4) — Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, ma…
托塔天王 (tok3 taap3 tin1 wong4) — the pagoda bearing god
托庇 (tok3 bei3) — to rely on sb for protection
托拉斯 (tok3 laai1 si1) — trust (commerce) (loanword)
托拉爾 (tok3 laai1 ji5) — (loanword) tolar, currency of Slovenia 1991-2007; tolar, silver coin that serve…
托木爾 (tok3 muk6 ji5) — Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the b…
托木爾峰 (tok3 muk6 ji5 fung1) — Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountai…
托架 (tok3 gaa2) — bracket
托業 (tok3 jip6) — TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)
托爾斯泰 (tok3 ji5 si1 taai3) — Tolstoy (name); Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), great Russian novel…
托爾斯港 (tok3 ji5 si1 gong2) — Tórshavn, capital of Faroe Islands
托爾金 (tok3 ji5 gam1) — J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction s…
托特 (tok3 dak6) — Thoth (ancient Egyptian deity)
托皮卡 (tok3 pei4 kaa1) — Topeka, capital of Kansas
托盤 (tok3 pun4) — tray; salver; pallet
托盤車 (tok3 pun4 ce1) — pallet jack
托福 (tok3 fuk1) — TOEFL; Test of English as a Foreign Language
托管 (tok3 gun2) — trusteeship; to trust
托缽修會 (tok3 but3 sau1 wui2) — mendicant religious order in Catholicism; Franciscan order
托羅斯山 (tok3 lo4 si1 saan1) — Taurus mountains of south Turkey
托老所 (tok3 lou5 so2) — senior center
托腮 (tok3 soi1) — to rest one's chin in one's hand
托萊多 (tok3 loi4 do1) — Toledo, Spain
托足無門 (tok3 zuk1 mou4 mun4) — to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
托辭 (tok3 ci4) — variant of 託詞|托词[tuo1 ci2]
托運 (tok3 wan6) — to consign (goods); to check through (baggage)
托運行李 (tok3 wan6 hang4 lei5) — luggage that has been checked in (on flight)
托里 (tok3 lei5) — see 托里縣|托里县[Tuo1 li3 Xian4]
托里拆利 (tok3 lei5 caak3 lei6) — Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo
托里縣 (tok3 lei5 jyun6) — Toli, a county in Tacheng Prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
托馬斯 (tok3 maa5 si1) — Thomas (male name)
扣上 (kau3 soeng5) — to buckle up; to fasten
扣人心弦 (kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4) — to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging

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