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拓荒 (tok3 fong1) — to open up land (for agriculture)
拓荒者 (tok3 fong1 ze2) — pioneer; groundbreaker
拓跋 (tok3 bat6) — branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern …
拓跋魏 (tok3 bat6 ngai6) — Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
拔取 (bat6 ceoi2) — to pick out; to select and recruit; to pluck; to pull
拔地 (bat6 dei6) — to rise steeply from level ground
拔尖 (bat6 zim1) — top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
拔尖兒 (bat6 zim1 ji4) — erhua variant of 拔尖[ba2 jian1]
拔掉 (bat6 diu6) — to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug
拔擢 (bat6 zok6) — select the best people for promotion
拔染 (bat6 jim5) — discharge
拔根 (bat6 gan1) — (lit. and fig.) to uproot
拔毒 (bat6 duk6) — draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
拔毛 (bat6 mou4) — to pull out hair; to pluck; epilation
拔毛連茹 (bat6 mou4 lin4 jyu4) — variant of 拔茅連茹|拔茅连茹[ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2]
拔河 (bat6 ho4) — tug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war
拔海 (bat6 hoi2) — elevation (above sea level)
拔涼拔涼 (bat6 loeng4 bat6 loeng4) — (dialect) very cold; chilled
拔火罐 (bat6 fo2 gun3) — (TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used …
拔火罐兒 (bat6 fo2 gun3 ji4) — erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]
拔營 (bat6 jing4) — to strike camp
拔牙 (bat6 ngaa4) — to extract a tooth
拔秧 (bat6 joeng1) — to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)
拔節 (bat6 zit3) — jointing (agriculture)
拔節期 (bat6 zit3 kei4) — elongation stage; jointing stage (agriculture)
拔絲 (bat6 si1) — wire drawing; candied floss (cooking); spun sugar or toffee (coating)
拔罐 (bat6 gun3) — cupping glass; fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fi…
拔罐法 (bat6 gun3 faat3) — fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup …
拔腿 (bat6 teoi2) — to break into a run
拔苗助長 (bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2) — to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔茅連茹 (bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4) — lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others; …
拔萃 (bat6 seoi6) — to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent
拔釘錘 (bat6 deng1 ceoi4) — claw hammer
拔錨 (bat6 naau4) — to weigh anchor
拔除 (bat6 ceoi4) — to pull out; to remove
拔頂 (bat6 deng2) — topping (mining)
拔高 (bat6 gou1) — to raise (one's voice); to overrate; to build up; to stand out; outstanding
拖下水 (to1 haa6 seoi2) — lit. to pull sb into the water; to involve sb in a messy business; to get sb in…
拖人下水 (to1 jan4 haa6 seoi2) — lit. to pull sb into the water; fig. to involve sb in a messy business; to get …
拖住 (to1 zyu6) — to hold up; to hinder; to stall
拖債 (to1 zaai3) — to default on a debt
拖動 (to1 dung6) — to drag; to tow; (computing) to drag (mouse operation)
拖動力 (to1 dung6 lik6) — motive force; traction
拖吊 (to1 diu3) — to tow (a car)
拖吊車 (to1 diu3 ce1) — tow truck
拖地 (to1 dei6) — to mop the floor; (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground; full-length
拖地板 (to1 dei6 baan2) — to mop the floor
拖堂 (to1 tong4) — to drag out a lesson; to insist on extending class after the bell
拖宕 (to1 dong6) — to delay; to postpone
拖家帶口 (to1 gaa1 daai3 hau2) — (idiom) to take one's whole family along; to have a family in tow; to be tied d…
拖尾巴 (to1 mei5 baa1) — to obstruct; to be a drag on sb; to delay finishing off a job
拖布 (to1 bou3) — mop
拖帶 (to1 daai3) — traction; towing; pulling
拖延 (to1 jin4) — to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
拖延戰術 (to1 jin4 zin3 seot6) — delaying tactics; deliberate procrastination
拖延時間 (to1 jin4 si4 gaan3) — to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster
拖後腿 (to1 hau6 teoi2) — to impede; to obstruct; to hold back
拖慢 (to1 maan6) — to retard; to slow sth down
拖把 (to1 baa2) — mop
拖拉機 (to1 laai1 gei1) — tractor
拖拖拉拉 (to1 to1 laai1 laai1) — to procrastinate
拖拖沓沓 (to1 to1 daap6 daap6) — dragging one's feet
拖掛 (to1 gwaa3) — to pull; to tow
拖放 (to1 fong3) — drag-and-drop (computing)
拖斗 (to1 dau2) — small open trailer
拖曳 (to1 jai6) — to pull; to drag; to haul
拖曳機 (to1 jai6 gei1) — tractor
拖欠 (to1 him3) — in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
拖沓 (to1 daap6) — dilatory; sluggish; muddled; roundabout
拖油瓶 (to1 jau4 ping4) — (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children …
拖牽索道 (to1 hin1 sok3 dou6) — anchor lift (ski-lift)
拖磨 (to1 mo4) — dawdling; to waste time
拖累 (to1 leoi6) — to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
拖累症 (to1 leoi6 zing3) — codependency (psychology)
拖網 (to1 mong5) — dragnet; trawl; trawlnet
拖船 (to1 syun4) — tugboat; boat towed by a tugboat; to tow a boat
拖行 (to1 hang4) — to drag; to tow
拖走 (to1 zau2) — to drag away
拖車 (to1 ce1) — to tow; towed vehicle; towing vehicle
拖車頭 (to1 ce1 tau4) — trailer truck
拖輪 (to1 leon4) — tugboat
拖進 (to1 zeon3) — to drag in
拖鏈 (to1 lin2) — cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine); tow cha…
拖長 (to1 coeng4) — to lengthen; to drag out
拖鞋 (to1 haai2) — slippers; sandals; flip-flops
拖駁 (to1 bok3) — barge; lighter (pulled by a tugboat)
拗不過 (aau3 bat1 gwo3) — can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
拗口 (aau3 hau2) — hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
拗口令 (aau3 hau2 ling6) — tongue twister
拘傳 (keoi1 cyun4) — subpoena; to summon (for questioning)
拘囚 (keoi1 cau4) — to imprison; prisoner
拘執 (keoi1 zap1) — rigid; inflexible
拘守 (keoi1 sau2) — to hold tight; to cling to; to adhere; stubborn; to detain sb as prisoner
拘役 (keoi1 jik6) — detention
拘忌 (keoi1 gei6) — to have scruples; to have misgivings
拘押 (keoi1 aat3) — to arrest; to take into custody
拘押營 (keoi1 aat3 jing4) — detention center; prison camp
拘拿 (keoi1 naa4) — to arrest
拘捕 (keoi1 bou6) — to arrest
拘攣 (keoi1 lyun4) — cramps; muscular spasm; fig. constrained; ill at ease
拘攣兒 (keoi1 lyun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 拘攣|拘挛[ju1 luan2]
拘束 (keoi1 cuk1) — to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; ret…
拘束衣 (keoi1 cuk1 ji1) — straightjacket
拘檢 (keoi1 gim2) — restrained and cautious
拘泥 (keoi1 nai4) — to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constraine…
拘牽 (keoi1 hin1) — restrained; confined
拘留 (keoi1 lau4) — to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘留所 (keoi1 lau4 so2) — detention center; prison
拘票 (keoi1 piu3) — warrant (for arrest)
拘禁 (keoi1 gam3) — constraint; to detain; to take into custody
拘禮 (keoi1 lai5) — to stand on ceremony; punctilious
拘謹 (keoi1 gan2) — reserved; overcautious
拘迂 (keoi1 jyu1) — inflexible; stubborn
拙作 (zyut3 zok3) — my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
拙劣 (zyut3 lyut3) — clumsy; botched
拙嘴笨舌 (zyut3 zeoi2 ban6 sit3) — see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
拙政園 (zyut3 zing3 jyun4) — Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens …
拙於言詞 (zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4) — to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
拙樸 (zyut3 pok3) — austere; humble
拙澀 (zyut3 gip3) — clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
拙直 (zyut3 zik6) — simple and frank
拙稿 (zyut3 gou2) — my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
拙笨 (zyut3 ban6) — clumsy; awkward; lacking skill
拙筆 (zyut3 bat1) — my clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen
拙荊 (zyut3 ging1) — my wife (humble)
拙著 (zyut3 zyu3) — my unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
拙見 (zyut3 gin3) — my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
拚去 (pun3 heoi3) — to reject; to abandon
拚命 (pun3 meng6) — see 拼命[pin1 ming4]
拚棄 (pun3 hei3) — to abandon; to discard; to throw away
拚死 (pun3 sei2) — to risk one's life
拚財 (pun3 coi4) — to make rash speculations
拚除 (pun3 ceoi4) — to reject; to abandon
招人 (ziu1 jan4) — to recruit; to hire people
招人喜歡 (ziu1 jan4 hei2 fun1) — charming; attractive; delightful
招來 (ziu1 loi4) — to attract; to incur
招供 (ziu1 gung1) — to confess
招兵 (ziu1 bing1) — to recruit soldiers
招兵買馬 (ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5) — lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); fig. to raise an army; to recr…
招呼站 (ziu1 fu1 zaam6) — request bus stop
招商 (ziu1 soeng1) — to seek investment or funding; investment promotion
招商引資 (ziu1 soeng1 jan5 zi1) — investment promotion
招喚 (ziu1 wun6) — to call; to summon
招安 (ziu1 on1) — to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
招展 (ziu1 zin2) — to flutter; to sway
招式 (ziu1 sik1) — (martial arts) formalized move
招引 (ziu1 jan5) — to attract
招待 (ziu1 doi6) — to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (cus…
招待員 (ziu1 doi6 jyun4) — service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc
招待所 (ziu1 doi6 so2) — guesthouse; hostel
招待會 (ziu1 doi6 wui2) — a reception
招怨 (ziu1 jyun3) — to arouse resentment
招手 (ziu1 sau2) — to wave; to beckon
招投標 (ziu1 tau4 biu1) — bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction
招接 (ziu1 zip3) — to receive (guests, clients); to interact socially with
招搖 (ziu1 jiu4) — to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
招搖過市 (ziu1 jiu4 gwo3 si5) — (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
招撫 (ziu1 fu2) — to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty; to bring to negotiated s…
招攬 (ziu1 laam5) — to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
招攬生意 (ziu1 laam5 saang1 ji3) — to advertise; to solicit business
招收 (ziu1 sau1) — to hire; to recruit
招數 (ziu1 sou3) — move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; sa…
招架 (ziu1 gaa3) — to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own
招標 (ziu1 biu1) — to invite bids
招法 (ziu1 faat3) — move (in chess or martial arts)
招潮蟹 (ziu1 ciu4 haai5) — fiddler crab (genus Uca)
招災惹禍 (ziu1 zoi1 je5 wo6) — to invite disaster
招牌動作 (ziu1 paai4 dung6 zok3) — signature move
招牌紙 (ziu1 paai4 zi2) — label; sticker
招牌菜 (ziu1 paai4 coi3) — signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish
招生 (ziu1 sang1) — to enroll new students; to get students
招租 (ziu1 zou1) — (of a house or room) to be for rent
招考 (ziu1 haau2) — to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
招聘 (ziu1 ping3) — to invite applications for a job; to recruit
招聘會 (ziu1 ping3 wui2) — recruitment meeting; job fair
招聘機構 (ziu1 ping3 gei1 kau3) — recruiting agency
招聘者 (ziu1 ping3 ze2) — prospective employer; job advertiser; recruiter
招股 (ziu1 gu2) — share offer
招股書 (ziu1 gu2 syu1) — (finance) share prospectus
招股說明書 (ziu1 gu2 syut3 ming4 syu1) — prospectus
招親 (ziu1 can1) — to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by …
招認 (ziu1 jing6) — to confess
招誘 (ziu1 jau5) — to invite; to recruit; to attract; to entice
招請 (ziu1 cing2) — to recruit; to take on (an employee)
招財 (ziu1 coi4) — lit. inviting wealth; We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 …
招財貓 (ziu1 coi4 maau1) — maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance…
招財進寶 (ziu1 coi4 zeon3 bou2) — ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New …
招貼 (ziu1 tip3) — poster; placard; bill
招貼畫 (ziu1 tip3 waa2) — picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
招賢納士 (ziu1 jin4 naap6 si6) — invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
招遠 (ziu1 jyun5) — see 招遠市|招远市[Zhao1 yuan3 Shi4]
招遠市 (ziu1 jyun5 si5) — Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
招降納叛 (ziu1 hong4 naap6 bun6) — to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang o…
招集 (ziu1 zaap6) — to call on (people) to gather; to convene
招領 (ziu1 ling5) — to advertise for the owner of lost property
招風 (ziu1 fung1) — to catch the wind; (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence
招風惹草 (ziu1 fung1 je5 cou2) — (idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
招風耳 (ziu1 fung1 ji5) — jug ears
拜人為師 (baai3 jan4 wai4 si1) — to acknowledge as one's teacher
拜佛 (baai3 fat6) — to worship Buddha
拜倒 (baai3 dou2) — to prostrate oneself; to fall on one's knees; to grovel
拜倫 (baai3 leon4) — George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
拜別 (baai3 bit6) — (formal) to take leave of sb; to bid farewell
拜占庭 (baai3 zim1 ting4) — Byzantium; Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)
拜城 (baai3 sing4) — see 拜城縣|拜城县[Bai4 cheng2 Xian4]
拜城縣 (baai3 sing4 jyun6) — Baicheng, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
拜堂 (baai3 tong4) — ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned weddi…
拜壽 (baai3 sau6) — congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations
拜天地 (baai3 tin1 dei6) — to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashio…
拜師 (baai3 si1) — to formally become an apprentice to a master
拜年 (baai3 nin4) — to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜把子 (baai3 baa2 zi2) — to become sworn brothers
拜拜 (baai1 baai3) — (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (…
拜會 (baai3 wui6) — (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to ca…
拜望 (baai3 mong6) — to call to pay one's respect; to call on
拜泉 (baai3 cyun4) — see 拜泉縣|拜泉县[Bai4 quan2 Xian4]
拜泉縣 (baai3 cyun4 jyun6) — Baiquan, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjia…
拜火教 (baai3 fo2 gaau3) — see 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
拜物教 (baai3 mat6 gaau3) — fetishism
拜登 (baai3 dang1) — Biden (name); Joe Biden (1942-), US president (2021-), vice-president 2009-2017
拜票 (baai3 piu3) — to canvass for votes (Tw)
拜祭 (baai3 zai3) — to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancesto…
拜科努爾 (baai3 fo1 nou5 ji5) — Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)
拜科努爾航天發射基地 (baai3 fo1 nou5 ji5 hong4 tin1 faat3 se6 gei1 dei6) — Baikonur Cosmodrome
拜節 (baai3 zit3) — to pay respects during a festival
拜見 (baai3 gin3) — to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior
拜託 (baai3 tok3) — to request sb to do sth; please!
拜訪 (baai3 fong2) — to pay a visit; to call on
拜謁 (baai3 jit3) — to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to pay homage (at a monument, m…
拜讀 (baai3 duk6) — (polite) to read (sth)
拜金 (baai3 gam1) — to worship money; to be mad about money
拜金主義 (baai3 gam1 zyu2 ji6) — money worship
括毒 (kut3 duk6) — (literary) malicious; spiteful
括約肌 (kut3 joek3 gei1) — sphincter
括線 (kut3 sin3) — (math.) vinculum
括號 (kut3 hou6) — parentheses; brackets
拭子 (sik1 zi2) — swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test)
拭抹 (sik1 mut3) — to swab; to wipe up with a mop
拭目 (sik1 muk6) — to wipe one's eyes; fig. to remain vigilant
拭目以待 (sik1 muk6 ji5 doi6) — lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
拭目傾耳 (sik1 muk6 king1 ji5) — to watch and listen attentively
拭除 (sik1 ceoi4) — to wipe off
拮据 (git3 geoi1) — hard pressed for money; in financial straits
拯 (cing2) — to raise; to aid; to support; to save; to rescue
拯救 (cing2 gau3) — to save; to rescue
拯救大兵瑞恩 (cing2 gau3 daai6 bing1 seoi6 jan1) — Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
拱墅 (gung2 seoi5) — see 拱墅區|拱墅区[Gong3 shu4 Qu1]
拱墅區 (gung2 seoi5 keoi1) — Gongshu, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
拱墩 (gung2 deon1) — pillar of a vault
拱壩 (gung2 baa3) — an arch dam
拱度 (gung2 dou6) — camber
拱廊 (gung2 long4) — triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church)
拱形 (gung2 jing4) — arch
拱手 (gung2 sau2) — to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
拱抱 (gung2 pou5) — to enfold; to encircle
拱柱 (gung2 cyu5) — pillar of a vault
拱橋 (gung2 kiu4) — arch bridge
拱狀 (gung2 zong6) — arch; vault; arched
拱璧 (gung2 bik1) — a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; fig. a treasure
拱肩 (gung2 gin1) — a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)
拱衛 (gung2 wai6) — to surround and protect
拱道 (gung2 dou6) — archway
拱門 (gung2 mun4) — arched door
拱頂 (gung2 deng2) — an arched roof; a dome; a vault
拳師 (kyun4 si1) — boxing coach; pugilist master
拳手 (kyun4 sau2) — boxer
拳打 (kyun4 daa2) — to punch
拳打腳踢 (kyun4 daa2 goek3 tek3) — lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a probl…
拳拳 (kyun4 kyun4) — (literary) earnest; sincere
拳擊 (kyun4 gik1) — boxing
拳擊手 (kyun4 gik1 sau2) — boxer
拳擊臺 (kyun4 gik1 toi4) — boxing ring
拳擊選手 (kyun4 gik1 syun2 sau2) — boxer
拳曲 (kyun4 kuk1) — to curl
拳棒 (kyun4 paang5) — martial arts; kung fu
拳法 (kyun4 faat3) — boxing; fighting technique
拳王 (kyun4 wong4) — boxing champion
拳腳 (kyun4 goek3) — Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking
拳腳相向 (kyun4 goek3 soeng1 hoeng3) — to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb
拳術 (kyun4 seot6) — Chinese boxing; fisticuffs
拳頭產品 (kyun4 tau4 caan2 ban2) — flagship product; star product
拴住 (saan1 zyu6) — to tether; to tie up; (fig.) to restrict; to keep a hold on
拶刑 (zaat3 jing4) — squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)
拶子 (zaat3 zi2) — sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)
拶指 (zaat3 zi2) — to squeeze the fingers (old form of torture)
拷問 (haau2 man6) — to question via torture
拷打 (haau2 daa2) — to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to tor…
拷花 (haau2 faa1) — to emboss
拷貝 (haau2 bui3) — copy; to copy (loanword)
拼到底 (ping3 dou3 dai2) — to brave it out; to the bitter end
拼刺 (ping3 ci3) — bayonet charge
拼刺刀 (ping3 ci3 dou1) — bayonet charge
拼力 (ping3 lik6) — to spare no efforts
拼合 (ping3 hap6) — to fit together; to put together
拼命 (ping3 meng6) — to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as i…
拼命三郎 (ping3 ming6 saam1 long4) — brave man, willing to risk his life
拼命討好 (ping3 ming6 tou2 hou2) — to throw oneself at sb or sth; to bend over backwards to help
拼圖 (ping3 tou4) — jigsaw puzzle; to do a jigsaw puzzle
拼圖玩具 (ping3 tou4 wun6 geoi6) — jigsaw puzzle
拼字 (ping3 zi6) — to spell; spelling
拼寫 (ping3 se2) — to spell
拼成 (ping3 sing4) — to put sth together from component parts
拼房 (ping3 fong2) — to rent a place with sb else to share the costs
拼接 (ping3 zip3) — to put together; to join
拼搏 (ping3 bok3) — to struggle; to wrestle
拼搶 (ping3 coeng2) — to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)
拼攏 (ping3 lung5) — to put together
拼攢 (ping3 cyun4) — to assemble
拼板 (ping3 baan2) — to edge-join boards with glue to form a panel (woodworking)
拼板玩具 (ping3 baan2 wun6 geoi6) — jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
拼板遊戲 (ping3 baan2 jau4 hei3) — jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
拼桌 (ping3 coek3) — to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted
拼死 (ping3 sei2) — to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
拼死拼活 (ping3 sei2 ping3 wut6) — one's utmost; (to fight or work) desperately hard; to put up a life or death st…
拼殺 (ping3 saat3) — to grapple (with the enemy); to fight at the risk of one's life
拼法 (ping3 faat3) — spelling
拼湊 (ping3 cau3) — to assemble; to put together
拼火 (ping3 fo2) — to exchange fire
拼爭 (ping3 zang1) — to fight desperately
拼爹 (ping3 de1) — (slang) to rely on one's father's wealth or prestige to get ahead
拼版 (ping3 baan2) — to typeset; to make up (printers' plates)
拼盤 (ping3 pun4) — sampler platter; appetizer platter
拼綴 (ping3 zeoi6) — to join together
拼花地板 (ping3 faa1 dei6 baan2) — floor with tiled design
拼裝 (ping3 zong1) — to assemble
拼讀 (ping3 duk6) — to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling; (phonics) blending
拼貼 (ping3 tip3) — pastiche; collage
拼起來 (ping3 hei2 loi4) — to put together
拼車 (ping3 ce1) — to carpool
拼錯 (ping3 co3) — to misspell; to piece together incorrectly
拼音 (ping3 jam1) — phonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization)
拼音字母 (ping3 jam1 zi6 mou5) — phonetic letters
拼音文字 (ping3 jam1 man4 zi6) — phonetic alphabet; alphabetic writing system
拼餐 (ping3 caan1) — (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by orde…
拼鬥 (ping3 dau3) — to engage (in a fight)
拽步 (jai6 bou6) — to take long strides; to hurry (while walking)
拾人涕唾 (sap6 jan4 tai3 to3) — to plagiarize (idiom)
拾人牙慧 (sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6) — to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one'…
拾取 (sap6 ceoi2) — to pick up; to collect
拾得 (sap6 dak1) — Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山[Tia…
拾物 (sap6 mat6) — picked up items (i.e. lost property)
拾獲 (sap6 wok6) — to find; to pick up; to obtain
拾級 (sap6 kap1) — to go up or down stairs step by step
拾級而上 (sap6 kap1 ji4 soeng5) — to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
拾芥 (sap6 gaai3) — to pick up cress; fig. sth easy to do; a piece of cake
拾荒 (sap6 fong1) — to glean; to collect scraps; to eke out a meager living
拾遺 (sap6 wai4) — to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions…
拾遺補缺 (sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3) — to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
拾金不昧 (sap6 gam1 bat1 mui6) — to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
拾零 (sap6 ling4) — to pick up bits; to collect scrap material; tidbits; gleanings (used as gossip)
拾音器 (sap6 jam1 hei3) — pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)
拿下 (naa4 haa6) — to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc)
拿不准 (naa4 bat1 zeon2) — in doubt; unsure of sth; unable to decide; indecisive
拿不出手 (naa4 bat1 ceot1 sau2) — not presentable; shoddy and too embarrassing to show
拿不動 (naa4 bat1 dung6) — to be unable to lift (sth); to find (sth) too heavy
拿主意 (naa4 zyu2 ji3) — to make a decision; to make up one's mind
拿人 (naa4 jan4) — making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract
拿你沒辦法 (naa4 nei5 mut6 baan6 faat3) — don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)
拿來 (naa4 loi4) — to bring; to fetch; to get
拿來主義 (naa4 loi4 zyu2 ji6) — the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
拿俄米 (naa4 ngo4 mai5) — Naomi (name)
拿出 (naa4 ceot1) — to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up wi…
拿喬 (naa4 kiu4) — pretentious; striking a pose
拿大 (naa4 daai6) — to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty
拿大頂 (naa4 daai6 ding2) — to do a handstand
拿得起放得下 (naa4 dak1 hei2 fong3 dak1 haa6) — lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom); fig. to take what comes; to meet ga…
拿手 (naa4 sau2) — expert in; good at
拿手菜 (naa4 sau2 coi3) — specialty (dish)
拿捏 (naa4 nip6) — (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialec…
拿捕 (naa4 bou6) — to detain; to apprehend; to capture
拿摩溫 (naa4 mo1 wan1) — see 那摩溫|那摩温[na4 mo2 wen1]
拿撒勒 (naa4 saat3 lak6) — Nazareth (in Biblical Palestine)
拿架子 (naa4 gaa3 zi2) — to throw one's weight around; to put on airs
拿權 (naa4 kyun4) — to hold power; to be in control
拿獲 (naa4 wok6) — to capture; to apprehend
拿破侖 (naa4 po3 leon4) — variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Na2 po4 lun2]
拿破崙 (naa4 po3 leon4) — Napoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
拿索 (naa4 sok3) — Nassau, capital of The Bahamas (Tw)
拿著雞毛當令箭 (naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3) — to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarrante…
拿走 (naa4 zau2) — to take away
拿起 (naa4 hei2) — to pick up
拿辦 (naa4 baan6) — to arrest for punishment
拿鐵 (naa4 tit3) — latte (loanword)
拿鐵咖啡 (naa4 tit3 gaa3 fe1) — caffè latte
拿頂 (naa4 deng2) — to do a handstand
拿順 (naa4 seon6) — Nashon (son of Amminadab)
拿騷 (naa4 sou1) — Nassau, capital of The Bahamas
持 (ci4) — to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.…
持不同政見 (ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3) — (politically) dissenting; dissident
持不同政見者 (ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3 ze2) — (political) dissident
持久 (ci4 gau2) — lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; t…
持久性毒劑 (ci4 gau2 sing3 duk6 zai1) — persistent agent
持久戰 (ci4 gau2 zin3) — prolonged war; war of attrition
持之以恆 (ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4) — to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持刀 (ci4 dou1) — to hold a knife; knife-wielding
持卡人 (ci4 kaat1 jan4) — cardholder
持國天 (ci4 gwok3 tin1) — Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
持守 (ci4 sau2) — to maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)
持家 (ci4 gaa1) — to housekeep; to run one's household
持平 (ci4 ping4) — to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
持平之論 (ci4 ping4 zi1 leon6) — fair argument; unbiased view
持有 (ci4 jau5) — to hold (passport, views etc)
持有人 (ci4 jau5 jan4) — holder
持械 (ci4 haai6) — armed (robbery etc)
持續 (ci4 zuk6) — to continue; to last; to persist
持續性植物狀態 (ci4 zuk6 sing3 zik6 mat6 zong6 taai3) — persistent vegetative state (medicine)
持續時間 (ci4 zuk6 si4 gaan3) — duration
持重 (ci4 zung6) — prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important o…
指事 (zi2 si6) — ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese …
指事字 (zi2 si6 zi6) — ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese …
指代 (zi2 doi6) — to refer to; to be used in place of
指令 (zi2 ling6) — to order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction
指使 (zi2 si2) — to incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)
指出 (zi2 ceot1) — to indicate; to point out
指到 (zi2 dou3) — to point at; to indicate
指北針 (zi2 bak1 zam1) — compass
指南 (zi2 naam4) — to guide; guidebook
指南宮 (zi2 naam4 gung1) — Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei
指南車 (zi2 naam4 ce1) — a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
指南針 (zi2 naam4 zam1) — compass
指印 (zi2 jan3) — fingerprint; finger mark; thumbprint
指名 (zi2 ming4) — to mention by name; to designate; designated
指向 (zi2 hoeng3) — to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
指向裝置 (zi2 hoeng3 zong1 zi3) — pointing device (computing)
指壓 (zi2 aat3) — acupressure; shiatsu
指導 (zi2 dou6) — to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
指導員 (zi2 dou6 jyun4) — instructor; coach; political instructor (in the PLA)
指導教授 (zi2 dou6 gaau3 sau6) — adviser; advising professor
指導者 (zi2 dou6 ze2) — coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor
指導課 (zi2 dou6 fo3) — tutorial; period of tuition for one or two students
指尖 (zi2 zim1) — fingertip
指引 (zi2 jan5) — to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines
指徵 (zi2 zing1) — (medicine) indicator; indication
指戰員 (zi2 zin3 jyun4) — PLA commanders and fighters
指手劃腳 (zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3) — variant of 指手畫腳|指手画脚[zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3]
指手畫腳 (zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3) — to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to crit…
指指點點 (zi2 zi2 dim2 dim2) — to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame
指授 (zi2 sau6) — to instruct; to direct
指控 (zi2 hung3) — accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
指揮 (zi2 fai1) — to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
指揮中心 (zi2 fai1 zung1 sam1) — command center
指揮官 (zi2 fai1 gun1) — commander
指揮家 (zi2 fai1 gaa1) — (music) conductor
指揮棒 (zi2 fai1 paang5) — baton
指揮者 (zi2 fai1 ze2) — conductor; director
指摘 (zi2 zaak6) — to criticize
指摹 (zi2 mou4) — fingerprint; thumbprint; also written 指模[zhi3 mo2]
指教 (zi2 gaau3) — to offer advice, guidance, or feedback
指數 (zi2 sou3) — (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; (attributive) exponential
指數函數 (zi2 sou3 haam4 sou3) — exponential function
指數基金 (zi2 sou3 gei1 gam1) — index fund
指數套利 (zi2 sou3 tou3 lei6) — index arbitrage
指數期權 (zi2 sou3 kei4 kyun4) — index options
指斥 (zi2 cik1) — to denounce; to censure; to rebuke
指日可待 (zi2 jat6 ho2 doi6) — imminent; just around the corner (idiom)
指明 (zi2 ming4) — to show clearly; to designate; to indicate
指望 (zi2 mong6) — to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
指桑罵槐 (zi2 song1 maa6 waai4) — lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb …
指模 (zi2 mou4) — fingerprint; thumbprint; also written 指摹[zhi3 mo2]
指正 (zi2 zing3) — to point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment; criticism
指法 (zi2 faat3) — (music) fingering; (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles; (keyboard) typing…
指派 (zi2 paai3) — to assign; to appoint; assignment
指甲 (zi2 gaap3) — fingernail
指甲刀 (zi2 gaap3 dou1) — nail clipper
指甲剪 (zi2 gaap3 zin2) — nail clipper
指甲油 (zi2 gaap3 jau4) — nail polish
指甲蓋 (zi2 gaap3 goi3) — fingernail
指疔 (zi2 ding1) — whitlow; felon
指示 (zi2 si6) — to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions
指示代詞 (zi2 si6 doi6 ci4) — demonstrative pronoun
指示劑 (zi2 si6 zai1) — indicator
指示器 (zi2 si6 hei3) — indicator
指示符 (zi2 si6 fu4) — indicator
指稱 (zi2 cing1) — designation; reference; to refer to
指紋 (zi2 man4) — fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
指認 (zi2 jing6) — to identify
指謫 (zi2 zaak6) — to criticize
指證 (zi2 zing3) — to testify; to give evidence
指責 (zi2 zaak3) — to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
指路 (zi2 lou6) — to give directions
指針 (zi2 zam1) — pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor; (computing) pointer
指關節 (zi2 gwaan1 zit3) — knuckle
指雞罵狗 (zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2) — lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom); fig. to make indir…
指頭 (zi2 tau4) — finger; toe
指鹿作馬 (zi2 luk6 zok3 maa5) — to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
指鹿為馬 (zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5) — making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
指點迷津 (zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1) — to show sb how to get to the right path
挈帶 (kit3 daai3) — to take along
挈挈 (kit3 kit3) — alone; solitary
按下 (on3 haa6) — to press down; to press a button
按下葫蘆浮起瓢 (on3 haa6 wu4 lou4 fau4 hei2 piu4) — solve one problem only to find another cropping up
按兵不動 (on3 bing1 bat1 dung6) — to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按勞分配 (on3 lou4 fan1 pui3) — distribution according to work
按圖索驥 (on3 tou4 saak3 kei3) — lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); fig. to do things a…
按壓 (on3 aat3) — to press; to push (a button)
按天 (on3 tin1) — daily (law); per diem
按季 (on3 gwai3) — according to season; quarterly
按察 (on3 caat3) — to investigate (old)
按手禮 (on3 sau2 lai5) — ordination
按捺 (on3 naat6) — to restrain; to control

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