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排練 (paai4 lin6) — to rehearse; rehearsal
排翅 (paai4 ci3) — whole-piece shark's fin
排舞 (paai4 mou5) — a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
排華 (paai4 waa4) — to discriminate against Chinese people; anti-Chinese (policy, sentiment etc); S…
排華法案 (paai4 waa4 faat3 on3) — Chinese Exclusion Act, a US law restricting Chinese immigration from 1882-1943
排行 (paai4 hang4) — to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings)
排行榜 (paai4 hang4 bong2) — the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking
排解 (paai4 gaai2) — to mediate; to reconcile; to make peace; to intervene
排起長隊 (paai4 hei2 coeng4 deoi2) — to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
排遣 (paai4 hin2) — to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thoughts et…
排遺 (paai4 wai4) — (biology) to egest; egesta (feces, scat etc)
排量 (paai4 loeng6) — discharge volume; engine capacity; engine displacement (volume of air fuel mixt…
排錯 (paai4 co3) — troubleshooting; debugging; to debug; erratum; to arrange in incorrect sequence
排長 (paai4 zoeng2) — platoon leader; sergeant
排除 (paai4 ceoi4) — to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
排難解紛 (paai4 naan4 gaai2 fan1) — to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
排雷 (paai4 leoi4) — (military) to clear landmines; (fig.) (slang) to give people a heads-up; to war…
排頭兵 (paai4 tau4 bing1) — lit. frontline troops; leader; trailblazer; pacesetter
排風口 (paai4 fung1 hau2) — exhaust vent
排骨 (paai4 gwat1) — pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person
掖咕 (jik6 gu1) — to toss aside; to misplace
掖垣 (jik6 wun4) — sidewalls of a palace
掖庭 (jik6 ting4) — Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative of…
掖掖蓋蓋 (jik6 jik6 goi3 goi3) — stealthily; clandestinely
掖門 (jik6 mun4) — small side door of a palace
掘出 (gwat6 ceot1) — to exhume; to unearth; to dig out
掘土機 (gwat6 tou2 gei1) — excavator
掘墓工人 (gwat6 mou6 gung1 jan4) — grave digger
掘墓鞭屍 (gwat6 mou6 bin1 si1) — to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
掘客 (gwat6 haak3) — Digg (social news website)
掙得 (zang1 dak1) — to earn (income); to make (money)
掙扎 (zang1 zaat3) — to struggle
掙脫 (zang1 tyut3) — to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
掙錢 (zaang6 cin2) — to make money
掛在嘴上 (gwaa3 zoi6 zeoi2 soeng6) — to pay lip service to; to keep mentioning (without doing anything); to blather …
掛在嘴邊 (gwaa3 zoi6 zeoi2 bin1) — to keep saying (sth) over and over
掛墜盒 (gwaa3 zeoi6 hap6) — locket
掛失 (gwaa3 sat1) — to report the loss of something
掛好 (gwaa3 hou2) — to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
掛帥 (gwaa3 seoi3) — to take command; to be in command; (fig.) to take precedence; to be paramount; …
掛彩 (gwaa3 coi2) — to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action
掛心 (gwaa3 sam1) — to worry; to be on one's mind
掛念 (gwaa3 nim6) — to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
掛懷 (gwaa3 waai4) — concerned; troubled; having sth on one's mind
掛擋 (gwaa3 dong3) — to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change
掛斷 (gwaa3 tyun5) — to hang up (a phone)
掛旗 (gwaa3 kei4) — vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the…
掛曆 (gwaa3 lik6) — wall calendar
掛果 (gwaa3 gwo2) — (of a tree) to bear fruit
掛機 (gwaa3 gei1) — to hang up (a phone); to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or …
掛毯 (gwaa3 taan2) — tapestry
掛牌 (gwaa3 paai2) — lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market)
掛礙 (gwaa3 ngoi6) — worry
掛科 (gwaa3 fo1) — to fail (a course)
掛線 (gwaa3 sin3) — to hang up the phone
掛職 (gwaa3 zik1) — temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post
掛蘭 (gwaa3 laan4) — spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
掛號 (gwaa3 hou6) — to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
掛號信 (gwaa3 hou6 seon3) — registered letter
掛號證 (gwaa3 hou6 zing3) — register card
掛軸 (gwaa3 zuk6) — hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)
掛鉤 (gwaa3 ngau1) — to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) …
掛鉤兒 (gwaa3 ngau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 掛鉤|挂钩[gua4 gou1]
掛鎖 (gwaa3 so2) — padlock
掛鐘 (gwaa3 zung1) — wall clock
掛鐮 (gwaa3 lim4) — to complete the year's harvest
掛靠 (gwaa3 kaau3) — to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation
掛馬 (gwaa3 maa5) — (computing) to infect with a Trojan horse
掛麵 (gwaa3 min6) — pasta; noodles
掛齒 (gwaa3 ci2) — to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")
採伐 (coi2 fat6) — to fell; to cut
採光 (coi2 gwong1) — to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
採出 (coi2 ceot1) — to extract; to mine
採取行動 (coi2 ceoi2 hang4 dung6) — to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue
採場 (coi2 coeng4) — slope
採掘 (coi2 gwat6) — to excavate; to extract (ore)
採摘 (coi2 zaak6) — to pluck; to pick
採擇 (coi2 zaak6) — to choose and use; to adopt (a decision)
採景 (coi2 ging2) — to choose a location; to frame a shot (for filming, photography etc)
採暖 (coi2 nyun5) — heating
採果 (coi2 gwo2) — fruit picking
採棉機 (coi2 min4 gei1) — cotton picker
採樣 (coi2 joeng6) — sampling
採油 (coi2 jau4) — oil extraction; oil recovery
採煤 (coi2 mui4) — coal mining; coal extraction; coal cutting
採珠 (coi2 zyu1) — to dive for pearls
採用 (coi2 jung6) — to adopt; to employ; to use
採石場 (coi2 sek6 coeng4) — stone pit; quarry
採砂場 (coi2 saa1 coeng4) — sandpit; sand quarry
採礦 (coi2 kwong3) — mining
採礦業 (coi2 kwong3 jip6) — mining
採種 (coi2 zung3) — seed collecting
採納 (coi2 naap6) — to accept; to adopt
採脂 (coi2 zi1) — tree tapping
採花 (coi2 faa1) — to pick flowers; to enter houses at night in order to rape women
採花大盜 (coi2 faa1 daai6 dou6) — notorious rapist; serial rapist
採花賊 (coi2 faa1 caak6) — rapist
採訪 (coi2 fong2) — to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
採訪記者 (coi2 fong2 gei3 ze2) — reporter; journalist
採證 (coi2 zing3) — to collect evidence
採買 (coi2 maai5) — to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer
採購 (coi2 kau3) — to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
採購員 (coi2 kau3 jyun4) — buyer; purchasing agent
採購商 (coi2 kau3 soeng1) — buyer
採辦 (coi2 baan6) — to buy on a considerable scale; to purchase; to procure; to stock up
採錄 (coi2 luk6) — collect and record
採集 (coi2 zaap6) — to gather; to collect; to harvest
採風 (coi2 fung1) — to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
採食 (coi2 sik6) — to forage; to gather for eating; to pick and eat
探井 (taam3 zeng2) — (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
探傷 (taam3 soeng1) — to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
探勘 (taam3 ham3) — to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
探口氣 (taam3 hau2 hei3) — to sound out opinions; to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning; als…
探口風 (taam3 hau2 fung1) — to sound out opinions; to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
探員 (taam3 jyun4) — detective; investigator; agent
探問 (taam3 man6) — to inquire into; to ask after
探囊取物 (taam3 nong4 ceoi2 mat6) — to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie; in the bag
探奇 (taam3 kei4) — to seek unusual scenery or places
探子 (taam3 zi2) — intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long …
探家 (taam3 gaa1) — to make a trip home
探察 (taam3 caat3) — to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore
探尋 (taam3 cam4) — to search; to seek; to explore
探尺 (taam3 cek3) — dipstick; measuring rod
探幽發微 (taam3 jau1 faat3 mei4) — to probe deeply and uncover minute details
探戈 (taam3 gwo1) — tango (dance) (loanword)
探摸 (taam3 mo2) — to feel for sth; to grope
探明 (taam3 ming4) — to ascertain; to verify
探月 (taam3 jyut6) — lunar exploration
探望 (taam3 mong6) — to visit; to call on sb; to look around
探查 (taam3 caa4) — to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around
探求 (taam3 kau4) — to seek; to pursue; to investigate
探測 (taam3 caak1) — to probe; to survey
探測器 (taam3 cak1 hei3) — detector; probe
探測字 (taam3 caak1 zi6) — (cognitive psychology) probe letter
探照燈 (taam3 ziu3 dang1) — searchlight
探病 (taam3 beng6) — to visit a sick person or patient
探監 (taam3 gaam1) — to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探看 (taam3 hon3) — to visit; to go to see what's going on
探礦 (taam3 kwong3) — to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals
探礦者 (taam3 kwong3 ze2) — prospector; person exploring for minerals
探祕 (taam3 bei3) — to explore a mystery; to probe the unknown
探究 (taam3 gau3) — to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into
探究式 (taam3 gau3 sik1) — exploratory
探索 (taam3 saak3) — to explore; to probe
探索性 (taam3 saak3 sing3) — exploratory
探聽 (taam3 ting1) — to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry
探花 (taam3 faa1) — candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]); …
探視 (taam3 si6) — to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly
探視權 (taam3 si6 kyun4) — visitation rights (law)
探討 (taam3 tou2) — to investigate; to probe
探詢 (taam3 seon1) — to inquire into; to ask after
探路者 (taam3 lou6 ze2) — Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
探身 (taam3 san1) — to lean forward; to lean out (of a window, door etc)
探身子 (taam3 san1 zi2) — to bend forward; to lean out
探針 (taam3 zam1) — probe
探長 (taam3 zoeng2) — (police) detective
探險 (taam3 him2) — to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
探險家 (taam3 him2 gaa1) — explorer
探險者 (taam3 him2 ze2) — explorer; adventurer
探雷 (taam3 leoi4) — to detect mines; mine detection
探雷人員 (taam3 leoi4 jan4 jyun4) — mine detector (employee)
探頭 (taam3 tau4) — to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a wind…
探頭探腦 (taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5) — to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探頭探腦兒 (taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5 ji4) — erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
探風 (taam3 fung1) — to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information
探馬 (taam3 maa5) — mounted scout (arch.)
探驪得珠 (taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1) — to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out…
掣肘 (zai3 zau2) — to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder
掣電 (zai3 din6) — to flash; a flash (literary)
接下 (zip3 haa6) — to take on (a responsibility)
接下來 (zip3 haa6 loi4) — to accept; to take; next; following
接二連三 (zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1) — (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
接人 (zip3 jan4) — to meet a person
接住 (zip3 zyu6) — to catch (sth thrown etc); to receive (sth given); to accept
接入 (zip3 jap6) — to access (a network); to insert (a plug) into (a socket)
接到 (zip3 dou3) — to receive (letter etc)
接力 (zip3 lik6) — relay
接力棒 (zip3 lik6 paang5) — relay baton; (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)
接力賽 (zip3 lik6 coi3) — relay race
接力賽跑 (zip3 lik6 coi3 paau2) — relay race
接受 (zip3 sau6) — to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
接受者 (zip3 sau6 ze2) — recipient; person receiving sth
接口 (zip3 hau2) — interface; port; connector
接合 (zip3 hap6) — to connect; to join; to assemble
接合菌綱 (zip3 hap6 kwan2 gong1) — Zygomycetes
接單 (zip3 daan1) — to take a customer's order; (of a taxi driver) to accept a booking; (of a deliv…
接地 (zip3 dei6) — earth (electric connection); to earth
接壤 (zip3 joeng6) — to border on
接客 (zip3 haak3) — to receive guests; to receive patrons (of prostitutes)
接尾詞 (zip3 mei5 ci4) — suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar)
接待 (zip3 doi6) — to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
接待員 (zip3 doi6 jyun4) — receptionist
接待室 (zip3 doi6 sat1) — reception room
接應 (zip3 jing3) — to provide support; to come to the rescue
接戲 (zip3 hei3) — to accept an acting role
接手 (zip3 sau2) — to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
接掌 (zip3 zoeng2) — to take over; to take control
接收 (zip3 sau1) — reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take ove…
接收器 (zip3 sau1 hei3) — receiver
接收機 (zip3 sau1 gei1) — receiver; TV or radio receiver
接替 (zip3 tai3) — to replace; to take over (a position or post)
接枝 (zip3 zi1) — (tree) graft
接案 (zip3 on3) — to be informed of a case; to take a case; to contract for a job (as a freelance…
接機 (zip3 gei1) — to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane; (of airport staff) to deal with the …
接泊車 (zip3 paak3 ce1) — shuttle bus
接活 (zip3 wut6) — to take on a piece of work; to pick up some freelance work; (of a taxi driver) …
接洽 (zip3 hap6) — to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange
接濟 (zip3 zai3) — to give material assistance to
接獲 (zip3 wok6) — to receive (a call, report etc)
接班 (zip3 baan1) — to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leader…
接班人 (zip3 baan1 jan4) — successor
接球 (zip3 kau4) — to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc); to catch a ball thrown by sb
接生 (zip3 saang1) — to deliver (a newborn child)
接生婆 (zip3 saang1 po2) — midwife
接碴 (zip3 zaa1) — variant of 接茬[jie1 cha2]
接種 (zip3 zung3) — to be vaccinated; to be inoculated
接穗 (zip3 seoi6) — scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)
接管 (zip3 gun2) — to take over; to assume control
接線 (zip3 sin3) — wiring; to connect a wire
接線員 (zip3 sin3 jyun4) — switchboard operator
接線生 (zip3 sin3 sang1) — switchboard operator; telephone operator
接縫 (zip3 fung4) — seam; join; juncture
接續 (zip3 zuk6) — to follow; to continue
接聽 (zip3 teng1) — to answer the phone
接著 (zip3 zoek6) — to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; …
接見 (zip3 gin3) — to receive sb; to grant an interview
接觸不良 (zip3 zuk1 bat1 loeng4) — loose or defective contact (elec.)
接觸器 (zip3 zuk1 hei3) — contactor
接踵 (zip3 zung2) — to follow on sb's heels
接踵而來 (zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4) — to come one after the other
接軌 (zip3 gwai2) — railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step…
接近 (zip3 gan6) — to approach; to get close to
接送 (zip3 sung3) — to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
接通 (zip3 tung1) — to connect; to put through
接通費 (zip3 tung1 fai3) — connection charge
接連 (zip3 lin4) — on end; in a row; in succession
接連不斷 (zip3 lin4 bat1 dyun6) — (idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous
接過 (zip3 gwo3) — to take (sth proffered)
接頭 (zip3 tau4) — connector; joint; coupling; (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with; to have k…
接風 (zip3 fung1) — to hold a welcoming dinner or reception
接駁 (zip3 bok3) — to access; to transfer passengers between two railway lines
接駁車 (zip3 bok3 ce1) — shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail li…
接骨木 (zip3 gwat1 muk6) — elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)
接髮 (zip3 faat3) — hair extensions
接點 (zip3 dim2) — (electrical) contact
控件 (hung3 gin2) — (computing) a control (e.g. button, text box etc)
控制 (hung3 zai3) — to control
控制室 (hung3 zai3 sat1) — control room
控制桿 (hung3 zai3 gon1) — control lever; joystick
控制棒 (hung3 zai3 paang5) — control rods
控制權 (hung3 zai3 kyun4) — control (as in "to win control")
控制臺 (hung3 zai3 toi4) — control desk; console
控制論 (hung3 zai3 leon6) — cybernetics
控告 (hung3 gou3) — to accuse; to charge; to indict
控罪 (hung3 zeoi6) — criminal charge; accusation
控股 (hung3 gu2) — to own a controlling number of shares in a company
控股公司 (hung3 gu2 gung1 si1) — holding company
控規 (hung3 kwai1) — regulatory plan
控訴 (hung3 sou3) — to accuse; to denounce; to make a complaint against; denunciation
控辯 (hung3 bin6) — the prosecution and the defense (law)
控辯交易 (hung3 bin6 gaau1 jik6) — plea bargaining; plea agreement
控辯協議 (hung3 bin6 hip3 ji5) — plea bargain (law)
推三阻四 (teoi1 saam1 zo2 sei3) — to use all sorts of excuses
推介 (teoi1 gaai3) — to recommend
推介會 (teoi1 gaai3 wui2) — promotional seminar; promotional event
推估 (teoi1 gu2) — to estimate
推來推去 (teoi1 loi4 teoi1 heoi3) — (idiom) to rudely push and pull others; (idiom) to evade responsibility and pus…
推倒 (teoi1 dou2) — to push over; to overthrow
推助 (teoi1 zo6) — to bolster; to give a boost to (the economy etc)
推動 (teoi1 dung6) — to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推動力 (teoi1 dung6 lik6) — driving force
推卸 (teoi1 se3) — to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
推卻 (teoi1 koek3) — to repel; to decline
推及 (teoi1 kap6) — to spread; to extend
推問 (teoi1 man6) — to interrogate
推土機 (teoi1 tou2 gei1) — bulldozer
推委 (teoi1 wai2) — variant of 推諉|推诿[tui1 wei3]
推子 (teoi1 zi2) — hair clippers
推宕 (teoi1 dong6) — to postpone; to delay; to put sth off
推官 (teoi1 gun1) — prefectural judge (in imperial China)
推定 (teoi1 ding6) — to infer; to consider and come to a judgment; to elect
推尊 (teoi1 zyun1) — to esteem; to revere; to think highly of sb
推尋 (teoi1 cam4) — to examine; to investigate
推導 (teoi1 dou6) — derivation; to deduce
推展 (teoi1 zin2) — to propagate; to popularize
推崇 (teoi1 sung4) — to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
推延 (teoi1 jin4) — to procrastinate
推後 (teoi1 hau6) — to push back (progress, the times etc)
推心 (teoi1 sam1) — to treat sincerely; to confide in
推心置腹 (teoi1 sam1 zi3 fuk1) — to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute …
推恩 (teoi1 jan1) — to extend kindness
推想 (teoi1 soeng2) — to reckon; to infer; to imagine
推戴 (teoi1 daai3) — to endorse (sb for leader)
推手 (teoi1 sau2) — promoter; advocate; driving force; pushing hands (two-person training routine e…
推托 (teoi1 tok3) — to make excuses; to give an excuse (for not doing something)
推拉門 (teoi1 laai1 mun4) — sliding door
推拿 (teoi1 naa4) — tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy)
推挽 (teoi1 waan5) — to push and pull; to move sth forward by shoving and pulling
推搡 (teoi1 song2) — to shove; to jostle
推搪 (teoi1 tong4) — to offer excuses (colloquial); to stall
推故 (teoi1 gu3) — to find a pretext for refusing
推敲 (teoi1 haau1) — to think over
推斥 (teoi1 cik1) — (physics) to repulse; repulsion
推斥力 (teoi1 cik1 lik6) — (physics) repulsive force
推斷 (teoi1 dyun3) — to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate
推服 (teoi1 fuk6) — to esteem; to admire
推本溯源 (teoi1 bun2 sou3 jyun4) — to go back to the source
推桿 (teoi1 gon1) — push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf)
推求 (teoi1 kau4) — to inquire; to ascertain
推油 (teoi1 jau4) — oil massage
推波助瀾 (teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4) — to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage …
推溯 (teoi1 sou3) — to trace back to
推演 (teoi1 jin2) — to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication
推特 (teoi1 dak6) — Twitter (microblogging service)
推理 (teoi1 lei5) — reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce
推甄 (teoi1 jan1) — to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school; to put a student…
推知 (teoi1 zi1) — to infer
推移 (teoi1 ji4) — (of time) to elapse; to pass; (of a situation) to develop; to evolve; to shift;…
推究 (teoi1 gau3) — to study; to examine; to probe; to study the underlying principles
推算 (teoi1 syun3) — to calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation)
推索 (teoi1 saak3) — to inquire into; to ascertain
推翻 (teoi1 faan1) — to overthrow
推脫 (teoi1 tyut3) — to evade; to shirk
推舉 (teoi1 geoi2) — to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend; to elect; to choose; (weightli…
推薦信 (teoi1 zin3 seon3) — recommendation letter
推薦書 (teoi1 zin3 syu1) — recommendation letter
推行 (teoi1 hang4) — to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to pro…
推衍 (teoi1 jin5) — to deduce; to infer; an implication; same as 推演
推計 (teoi1 gai3) — to estimate; to deduce (by calculation)
推許 (teoi1 heoi2) — to esteem; to commend
推詳 (teoi1 coeng4) — to study in detail
推說 (teoi1 syut3) — to plead; to claim as an excuse
推諉 (teoi1 wai2) — to shirk responsibility; to blame others; to pass the buck
推論 (teoi1 leon6) — to infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion
推賢讓能 (teoi1 jin4 joeng6 nang4) — to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
推車 (teoi1 ce1) — cart; trolley; to push a cart
推辭 (teoi1 ci4) — to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
推進 (teoi1 zeon3) — to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward
推進劑 (teoi1 zeon3 zai1) — propellant; rocket fuel
推進器 (teoi1 zeon3 hei3) — propeller; propulsion unit; thruster
推進機 (teoi1 zeon3 gei1) — see 推進器|推进器[tui1 jin4 qi4]
推進艙 (teoi1 zeon3 cong1) — propulsion module; (astronautics) service module
推遲 (teoi1 ci4) — to postpone; to put off; to defer
推選 (teoi1 syun2) — to elect; to choose
推重 (teoi1 zung6) — to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
推銷 (teoi1 siu1) — to market; to sell
推銷員 (teoi1 siu1 jyun4) — sales representative; salesperson
推開 (teoi1 hoi1) — to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline
推闡 (teoi1 cin2) — to elucidate; to study and expound
推陳佈新 (teoi1 can4 bou3 san1) — to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate; to go beyond old…
推陳出新 (teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1) — to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
推陳致新 (teoi1 can4 zi3 san1) — see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1]
推頭 (teoi1 tau4) — to clip hair; to have a haircut
掩人耳目 (jim2 jan4 ji5 muk6) — to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩埋 (jim2 maai4) — to bury
掩映 (jim2 joeng2) — hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
掩樣法 (jim2 joeng6 faat3) — illusion
掩殺 (jim2 saat3) — to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
掩耳 (jim2 ji5) — to refuse to listen
掩耳盜鈴 (jim2 ji5 dou6 ling4) — lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury on…
掩蓋 (jim2 goi3) — to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
掩蔽 (jim2 bai3) — shelter; screen; cover; protection
掩藏 (jim2 cong4) — hidden; covered; concealed
掩護 (jim2 wu6) — to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover
掩面而泣 (jim2 min6 ji4 jap1) — to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
掩體 (jim2 tai2) — bunker (military)
措勤 (cou3 kan4) — see 措勤縣|措勤县[Cuo4 qin2 Xian4]
措勤縣 (cou3 kan4 jyun6) — Coqên, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地區|阿里地区[A1 li3 Di4 qu1], Tibet
措大 (cou3 daai6) — worthless scholar; useless wretch
措意 (cou3 ji3) — to pay attention to
措手 (cou3 sau2) — to deal with; to manage; to proceed
措手不及 (cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6) — no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
措施 (cou3 si1) — measure; step
措置 (cou3 zi3) — to handle; to arrange
措置裕如 (cou3 zi3 jyu6 jyu4) — to handle easily (idiom); effortless
措美 (cou3 mei5) — see 措美縣|措美县[Cuo4 mei3 Xian4]
措美縣 (cou3 mei5 jyun6) — Comai, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet
措舉 (cou3 geoi2) — move; measure; step (to some end)
措詞 (cou3 ci4) — wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction
措辦 (cou3 baan6) — to plan; to administer
措辭 (cou3 ci4) — wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction
措辭強硬 (cou3 ci4 koeng4 ngaang6) — strongly-worded
掬水 (guk1 seoi2) — to scoop up water
掬誠 (guk1 sing4) — wholeheartedly; sincerely
掬飲 (guk1 jam2) — to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
掮客 (kin4 haak3) — broker; agent
掰彎 (baai1 waan1) — to bend; (slang) to turn a straight person gay
掰手腕 (baai1 sau2 wun2) — arm wrestling
掰扯 (baai1 ce2) — to debate; to dispute; to wrangle (dialect)
掰掰 (baai1 baai1) — bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)
掰直 (baai1 zik6) — to straighten; (slang) to turn a gay person straight
掰腕子 (baai1 wun2 zi2) — arm wrestling
掰開 (baai1 hoi1) — to pull apart; to pry open with the hands
掰開揉碎 (baai1 hoi1 jau4 seoi3) — lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp; fig. to analyze minutely from every ang…
揀 (gaan2) — to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
揀佛燒香 (gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1) — to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the…
揀信室 (gaan2 seon3 sat1) — mail sorting office
揀起 (gaan2 hei2) — to pick up
揀選 (gaan2 syun2) — to select; to sort out
揀飲擇食 (gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6) — to choose one's food carefully; to be picky
揃 (zin2) — shear
揄揚 (jyu4 joeng4) — to praise; to extol; to publicize; to advocate
揄袂 (jyu4 mai6) — to walk with the hands in one's sleeves
揉制 (jau4 zai3) — to knead (leather)
揉合 (jau4 hap6) — to blend; to merge; to mix together
揉和 (jau4 wo4) — to knead (clay)
揉搓 (jau4 co1) — to rub; to torment; to torture
揉碎 (jau4 seoi3) — to crush; to crumble into pieces
揉磨 (jau4 mo4) — to torment; to torture
揍死 (zau3 sei2) — to beat to death
描圖 (miu4 tou4) — to trace
描寫 (miu4 se2) — to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
描摹 (miu4 mou4) — to trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc); (fig.) to des…
描畫 (miu4 waak6) — to draw; to describe
描紅 (miu4 hung4) — to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write); paper printed …
描繪 (miu4 kui2) — to describe; to depict; to portray
描述 (miu4 seot6) — to describe; description
描金 (miu4 gam1) — to outline in gold
提交 (tai4 gaau1) — to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb
提任 (tai4 jam6) — to promote and appoint
提供 (tai4 gung1) — to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
提供商 (tai4 gung1 soeng1) — provider (company)
提供者 (tai4 gung1 ze2) — supplier; provider
提倡 (tai4 coeng1) — to promote; to advocate
提倡者 (tai4 coeng3 ze2) — proponent; advocate; pioneer
提價 (tai4 gaa3) — to raise the price
提克里特 (tai4 hak1 lei5 dak6) — Tikrit
提列 (tai4 lit6) — to make provision (against a loss); a bookkeeping entry
提到 (tai4 dou3) — to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
提前投票 (tai4 cin4 tau4 piu3) — early vote
提包 (tai4 baau1) — handbag; bag; valise
提及 (tai4 kap6) — to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention
提取 (tai4 ceoi2) — to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine
提名 (tai4 ming4) — to nominate
提告 (tai4 gou3) — (law) to sue
提告人 (tai4 gou3 jan4) — plaintiff
提味 (tai4 mei6) — to improve taste; to make sth palatable
提問 (tai4 man6) — to question; to quiz; to grill
提單 (tai4 daan1) — bill of lading
提喻法 (tai4 jyu6 faat3) — synecdoche
提壺 (tai4 wu4) — see 提壺蘆|提壶芦[ti2 hu2 lu2]
提壺蘆 (tai4 wu4 lou4) — unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems
提多 (tai4 do1) — Titus (1st century AD), Christian missionary, disciple of St. Paul
提多書 (tai4 do1 syu1) — Epistle of St Paul to Titus
提婚 (tai4 fan1) — to propose marriage
提子 (tai4 zi2) — to capture stones (in Go)
提學御史 (tai4 hok6 jyu6 si2) — superintendent of education (formal title)
提審 (tai4 sam2) — to commit sb for trial; to bring sb for interrogation
提幹 (tai4 gon3) — to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre)
提心 (tai4 sam1) — worry
提心吊膽 (tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2) — (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
提成 (tai4 sing4) — to take a percentage (from a sum of money); a commission; a cut
提手 (tai4 sau2) — a handle
提拉米蘇 (tai4 laai1 mai5 sou1) — (loanword) tiramisu
提拔 (tai4 bat6) — to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
提挈 (tai4 kit3) — to hold by the hand; fig. to nurture; to foster; to bring up; to support
提摩太 (tai4 mo1 taai3) — Timothy
提摩太前書 (tai4 mo1 taai3 cin4 syu1) — First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
提摩太後書 (tai4 mo1 taai3 hau6 syu1) — Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
提攜 (tai4 kwai4) — to lead by the hand; to guide; to support
提早 (tai4 zou2) — ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
提案 (tai4 on3) — proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make …
提案人 (tai4 on3 jan4) — proposer
提梁 (tai4 loeng4) — handle in the shape of a hoop
提款 (tai4 fun2) — to withdraw money; to take money out of the bank
提款卡 (tai4 fun2 kaat1) — debit card; ATM card
提款機 (tai4 fun2 gei1) — bank autoteller; ATM
提水工程 (tai4 seoi2 gung1 cing4) — project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes
提法 (tai4 faat3) — wording (of a proposal); formulation; viewpoint (on an issue); (one of eight me…
提煉 (tai4 lin6) — to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
提燈 (tai4 dang1) — a portable lamp
提爾 (tai4 ji5) — Tyre (Lebanon)
提爾市 (tai4 ji5 si5) — Tyre (Lebanon)
提現 (tai4 jin6) — to withdraw funds
提琴 (tai4 kam4) — instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
提留 (tai4 lau4) — to withdraw (money) and retain it
提盒 (tai4 hap6) — box with tiered compartments and a handle; lunch box
提督 (tai4 duk1) — the local commander; provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)
提示音 (tai4 si6 jam1) — beep
提神 (tai4 san4) — to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance m…
提神劑 (tai4 san4 zai1) — stimulant; psychostimulant; agrypnotic
提神醒腦 (tai4 san4 sing2 nou5) — to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing
提筆 (tai4 bat1) — to take up one's pen; to start to write
提筆忘字 (tai4 bat1 mong4 zi6) — to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
提箱 (tai4 soeng1) — a suitcase; a traveling-bag
提籃 (tai4 laam4) — a basket
提籃兒 (tai4 laam4 ji4) — a basket
提純 (tai4 seon4) — to purify
提級 (tai4 kap1) — a step up; to rise to the next level
提綱 (tai4 gong1) — outline; synopsis; notes
提綱挈領 (tai4 gong1 kit3 ling5) — to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
提線木偶 (tai4 sin3 muk6 ngau5) — marionette
提花 (tai4 faa1) — Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
提葫蘆 (tai4 wu4 lou4) — variant of 提壺蘆|提壶芦[ti2 hu2 lu2]
提薪 (tai4 san1) — to receive a raise in salary
提製 (tai4 zai3) — to refine; to extract
提要 (tai4 jiu3) — summary; abstract
提親 (tai4 can1) — to propose marriage
提親事 (tai4 can1 si6) — to propose marriage
提訊 (tai4 seon3) — to bring sb to trial

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