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擬聲 (ji5 sing1) — onomatopoeia
擬聲唱法 (ji5 sing1 coeng3 faat3) — scat singing
擬聲詞 (ji5 sing1 ci4) — onomatopoeia
擬製 (ji5 zai3) — to draft (a plan etc)
擬訂 (ji5 ding3) — to draw up (a plan)
擬議 (ji5 ji5) — proposal; recommendation; to draft
擬音 (ji5 jam1) — to make a sound effect; sound effect; (historical linguistics) to reconstruct t…
擬鹵素 (ji5 lou5 sou3) — pseudohalogen, e.g. cyanogen (CN)2
擯斥 (ban3 cik1) — to reject; to dismiss
擯棄 (ban3 hei3) — to abandon; to discard; to cast away
擯除 (ban3 ceoi4) — to discard; to get rid of; to dispense with
擰成一股繩 (ning6 sing4 jat1 gu2 sing4) — to twist (strands) together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together
擰開 (ning6 hoi1) — to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turni…
擱板 (gok3 baan2) — shelf
擱淺 (gok3 cin2) — to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to…
擱筆 (gok3 bat1) — to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
擱置 (gok3 zi3) — to put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold
擱腳板 (gok3 goek3 baan2) — footrest
擲地有聲 (zaak6 dei6 jau5 sing1) — lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words…
擲色 (zaak6 sik1) — to throw the dice
擲還 (zaak6 waan4) — please return (an item sent in the mail)
擲骰子 (zaak6 sik1 zi2) — to throw the dice
擴充 (kong3 cung1) — to expand
擴印 (kwong3 jan3) — to enlarge (a photo); to print larger
擴及 (kwong3 kap6) — to extend to
擴增 (kwong3 zang1) — to augment; to amplify; to extend; to expand
擴增實境 (kwong3 zang1 sat6 ging2) — augmented reality (computing)
擴大再生產 (kwong3 daai6 zoi3 sang1 caan2) — to expand production; to reproduce on an extended scale
擴大化 (kwong3 daai6 faa3) — to extend the scope; to exaggerate
擴孔 (kwong3 hung2) — to widen a tube; to ream (i.e. widen a hole)
擴展 (kong3 zin2) — to extend; to expand; extension; expansion
擴展塢 (kong3 zin2 wu2) — docking station
擴建 (kong3 gin3) — to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
擴張 (kong3 zoeng1) — expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden
擴散 (kong3 saan3) — to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
擴散周知 (kong3 saan3 zau1 zi1) — to let everyone know; spread the word!
擴版 (kwong3 baan2) — to increase the number of pages or the size of the pages of a publication
擴編 (kong3 pin1) — to expand (esp. by new recruitment); to increase the army; to augment
擴胸器 (kwong3 hung1 hei3) — chest expander (exercise equipment)
擴軍 (kong3 gwan1) — armament; to expand armed forces
擴音 (kong3 jam1) — to amplify (sound)
擴音器 (kong3 jam1 hei3) — megaphone; loudspeaker; amplifier; microphone
擴音機 (kwong3 jam1 gei1) — amplifier; loudspeaker; hearing aid
擷取 (kit3 ceoi2) — to pick; to select; to take; to capture (data); to acquire; to pick up (a signa…
擺了一道 (baai2 liu5 jat1 dou6) — to play tricks on; to make a fool of
擺事實講道理 (baai2 si6 sat6 gong2 dou6 lei5) — present the facts and reason things out
擺出 (baai2 ceot1) — to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
擺動 (baai2 dung6) — to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
擺地攤 (baai2 dei6 taan1) — to run a street stall
擺布 (baai2 bou3) — to arrange; to order about; to manipulate
擺弄 (baai2 lung6) — to move back and forth; to fiddle with
擺手 (baai2 sau2) — to wave one's hand; to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc)…
擺攤 (baai2 taan1) — to run a street stall
擺攤子 (baai2 taan1 zi2) — to set up a stall; (fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization
擺放 (baai2 fong3) — to set up; to arrange; to lay out
擺明 (baai2 ming4) — to show clearly
擺晃 (baai2 fong2) — to swing; to sway
擺架子 (baai2 gaa3 zi2) — to put on airs; to assume great airs
擺樣子 (baai2 joeng6 zi2) — to do sth for show; to keep up appearances
擺渡 (baai2 dou6) — ferry
擺滿 (baai2 mun5) — to spread over an area
擺線 (baai2 sin3) — cycloid
擺脫 (baai2 tyut3) — to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (…
擺花架子 (baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2) — lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers; superficial display (idiom)
擺蕩 (baai2 dong6) — to swing; to sway
擺設 (baai2 cit3) — to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
擺設兒 (baai2 cit3 ji4) — erhua form of 擺設|摆设[bai3 she5]
擺譜 (baai2 pou2) — to put on airs; to be ostentatious
擺譜兒 (baai2 pou2 ji4) — erhua variant of 擺譜|摆谱[bai3 pu3]
擺賣 (baai2 maai6) — hawking; street vending
擺輪 (baai2 leon4) — balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel
擺造型 (baai2 zou6 jing4) — to pose (for a picture)
擺鐘 (baai2 zung1) — pendulum clock
擺門面 (baai2 mun4 min6) — to keep up appearances; to put up a front
擺闊 (baai2 fut3) — to parade one's wealth; to be ostentatious and extravagant
擺龍門陣 (baai2 lung4 mun4 zan6) — (dialect) to chat; to gossip; to spin a yarn
擼管 (lou5 gun2) — (slang) to masturbate
擾亂 (jiu5 lyun6) — to disturb; to perturb; to harass
擾動 (jiu5 dung6) — to disturb; to stir up; disturbance; agitation; turmoil
擾攘 (jiu5 joeng5) — bustling; to create trouble; to disturb
擾流板 (jiu5 lau4 baan2) — spoiler (automotive or aeronautical)
攀 (paan1) — to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher …
攀供 (paan1 gung1) — to implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime
攀升 (paan1 sing1) — to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
攀害 (paan1 hoi6) — damaged by slander
攀岩 (paan1 ngaam4) — rock climbing; to climb a rockface
攀扯 (paan1 ce2) — to implicate
攀援 (paan1 wun4) — to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)
攀枝花 (paan1 zi1 faa1) — see 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4]
攀枝花市 (paan1 zi1 faa1 si5) — Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
攀比 (paan1 bei2) — to make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate
攀爬 (paan1 paa4) — to climb
攀登 (paan1 dang1) — to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the …
攀親 (paan1 can1) — to seek to profit by family ties
攀親道故 (paan1 can1 dou6 gu3) — (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
攀誣 (paan1 mou4) — to frame; to accuse unjustly
攀談 (paan1 taam4) — to chat
攀越 (paan1 jyut6) — to climb over; to get over (difficulties); to scale; to surmount
攀附 (paan1 fu6) — to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connectio…
攀附權貴 (paan1 fu6 kyun4 gwai3) — to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
攀高結貴 (paan1 gou1 git3 gwai3) — lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach onesel…
攀龍附鳳 (paan1 lung4 fu6 fung6) — see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]
攆 (lin5) — to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after; to try to catch up with
攆出 (lin5 ceot1) — to expel; to drive out; to oust
攆走 (lin5 zau2) — to drive out; to oust
攉煤機 (fok3 mui4 gei1) — coal-shovel machine
攏攥 (lung5 zaan6) — to grasp; to clutch
攔住 (laan4 zyu6) — to stop; to bar the way
攔劫 (laan4 gip3) — to mug; to intercept and rob
攔截 (laan4 zit6) — to intercept
攔檢 (laan4 gim2) — (of police etc) to stop (sb) for inspection; to pull (sb) over
攔河壩 (laan4 ho4 baa3) — a dam across a river
攔網 (laan4 mong5) — to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block
攔腰 (laan4 jiu1) — (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the w…
攔路 (laan4 lou6) — to block sb's path; to waylay
攔路虎 (laan4 lou6 fu2) — stumbling block
攔車 (laan4 ce1) — to thumb a lift; to hitchhike
攔阻 (laan4 zo2) — to block; to obstruct
攘善 (joeng4 sin6) — to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
攘場 (joeng4 coeng4) — to spread harvested grain over an area
攘外 (joeng4 ngoi6) — to resist foreign aggression
攘外安內 (joeng4 ngoi6 on1 noi6) — to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)
攘夷 (joeng4 ji4) — to repel the barbarians
攘奪 (joeng4 dyut6) — to seize
攘攘 (joeng5 joeng5) — disorderly; confused; chaotic
攘災 (joeng4 zoi1) — to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster
攘竊 (joeng4 sit3) — to usurp; to steal
攘羊 (joeng4 joeng4) — to take home sb else's stray sheep
攘臂 (joeng4 bei3) — to bare one's arms (in agitation)
攘袂 (joeng4 mai6) — to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms
攘袖 (joeng4 zau6) — to roll up the sleeves
攘詬 (joeng4 gau3) — to clear oneself of dishonor
攘辟 (joeng4 bik1) — to stand off; to make way
攘除 (joeng4 ceoi4) — to get rid of; to weed out; to reject
攙 (caam1) — to take by the arm and assist; variant of 摻|掺[chan1]
攙假 (caam1 gaa2) — to dilute; to debase (by mixing with fake material)
攙兌 (caam1 deoi3) — to mix (different substances together); to blend
攙合 (caam1 hap6) — to mix together; mixture; blend
攙和 (caam1 wo4) — to mix; to mingle; to interfere; to meddle
攙扶 (caam1 fu4) — to lend an arm to support sb
攙雜 (caam1 zaap6) — to mix; to blend; to dilute
攛掇 (cyun3 zyut3) — to urge sb on
攜 (kwai4) — to carry; to take along; to bring along; to hold (hands); also pr. [xi1]
攜家帶口 (kwai4 gaa1 daai3 hau2) — see 拖家帶口|拖家带口[tuo1 jia1 dai4 kou3]
攜家帶眷 (kwai4 gaa1 daai3 gyun3) — to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family; tied down by fa…
攜帶 (kwai4 daai3) — to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
攜帶者 (kwai4 daai3 ze2) — (medicine) carrier (of a recessive gene, virus etc)
攜手 (kwai4 sau2) — hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate
攜手並肩 (kwai4 sau2 bing6 gin1) — hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder
攜手同行 (kwai4 sau2 tung4 hang4) — to walk hand in hand; to cooperate
攜款 (kwai4 fun2) — to take funds (esp. illegally or corruptly obtained)
攜眷 (kwai4 gyun3) — accompanied by one's dependents; encumbered by wife and children
攝像 (sip3 zoeng6) — to videotape
攝像機 (sip3 zoeng6 gei1) — video camera
攝像頭 (sip3 zoeng6 tau4) — webcam; surveillance camera
攝入 (sip3 jap6) — to take in; to absorb; to consume; intake; consumption
攝入量 (sip3 jap6 loeng6) — intake (quantity)
攝取 (sip3 ceoi2) — to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a sc…
攝影 (sip3 jing2) — to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)
攝影家 (sip3 jing2 gaa1) — photographer
攝影師 (sip3 jing2 si1) — photographer; cinematographer; cameraman
攝影棚 (sip3 jing2 paang4) — film studio; television studio
攝影機 (sip3 jing2 gei1) — (old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
攝影術 (sip3 jing2 seot6) — photography
攝影記者 (sip3 jing2 gei3 ze2) — photojournalist
攝政 (sip3 zing3) — to act as regent
攝政王 (sip3 zing3 wong4) — regent
攝氏 (sip3 si6) — Celsius; centigrade
攝氏度 (sip3 si6 dou6) — °C (degrees Celsius)
攝製 (sip3 zai3) — to produce (a TV show etc)
攝護腺 (sip3 wu6 sin3) — (Tw) prostate gland
攝食 (sip3 sik6) — to consume
攢簇 (cyun4 cuk1) — to gather closely together
攢聚 (cyun4 zeoi6) — to gather; to assemble
攢集 (cyun4 zaap6) — to gather; to assemble
攤位 (taan1 wai2) — stall; booth; stand
攤兒 (taan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 攤|摊[tan1]
攤售 (taan1 sau6) — to set up stall
攤商 (taan1 soeng1) — stallkeeper; street peddler
攤子 (taan1 zi2) — booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations
攤提 (taan1 tai4) — to amortize; amortization
攤擋 (taan1 dong3) — see 攤檔|摊档[tan1 dang4]
攤曬 (taan1 saai3) — to lay sth out to dry
攤檔 (taan1 dong3) — (dialect) vendor's stall
攤派 (taan1 paai3) — to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc; to demand contributions
攤薄後每股盈利 (taan1 bok6 hau6 mui5 gu2 jing4 lei6) — diluted earnings per share
攤販 (taan1 faan2) — stallkeeper; peddler
攤銷 (taan1 siu1) — to amortize; amortization
攤錢 (taan1 cin2) — to bear part of the cost
攤開 (taan1 hoi1) — to spread out; to unfold
攤雞蛋 (taan1 gai1 daan2) — omelet; to make an omelet
攤頭 (taan1 tau4) — a vendor's stall
攤黃菜 (taan1 wong4 coi3) — (dialect) scrambled eggs
攤點 (taan1 dim2) — place for a vendor's stall
攥 (zaan6) — (coll.) to hold; to grip; to grasp
攧 (din1) — to fall; to stamp (one's foot); to toss; to throw
攪亂 (gaau2 lyun6) — to disrupt; to throw into disorder
攪動 (gaau2 dung6) — to mix; to stir
攪和 (gaau2 wo4) — to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with…
攪基 (gaau2 gei1) — see 搞基[gao3 ji1]
攪局 (gaau2 guk6) — to upset the apple cart; to disrupt things
攪拌機 (gaau2 bun6 gei1) — blender; food mixer
攪擾 (gaau2 jiu5) — to disturb; to annoy
攪混 (gaau2 wan6) — to mix; to blend
攫取 (fok3 ceoi2) — to seize; to capture; to grab
攫奪 (fok3 dyut6) — to seize; to pillage; to plunder
攬轡澄清 (laam5 bei3 cing4 cing1) — to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to t…
支付 (zi1 fu6) — to pay (money)
支付不起 (zi1 fu6 bat1 hei2) — to be unable to pay; unaffordable
支付寶 (zi1 fu6 bou2) — Alipay, online payment platform
支光 (zi1 gwong1) — watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
支公司 (zi1 gung1 si1) — subsidiary; branch
支出 (zi1 ceot1) — to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支前 (zi1 cin4) — to support the front (military)
支努干 (zi1 nou5 gon1) — Chinook (helicopter)
支原體 (zi1 jyun4 tai2) — Mycoplasma (parasitic bacteria without cell wall)
支原體肺炎 (zi1 jyun4 tai2 fai3 jim4) — Mycoplasma pneumonia
支取 (zi1 ceoi2) — to withdraw (money)
支吾 (zi1 ng4) — to resist; to deal with
支吾其詞 (zi1 ng4 kei4 ci4) — (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive
支差 (zi1 caai1) — to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
支店 (zi1 dim3) — branch store
支座 (zi1 zo6) — abutment
支恐 (zi1 hung2) — to support terrorism; abbr. for 支持恐怖主義|支持恐怖主义[zhi1 chi2 kong3 bu4 zhu3 yi4]
支應 (zi1 jing3) — to deal with; to wait on; to provide for
支承 (zi1 sing4) — to support; to bear the weight of (a building)
支承銷 (zi1 sing4 siu1) — fulcrum pin
支招 (zi1 ziu1) — to give advice; to make a suggestion; to help out
支持 (zi1 ci4) — to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by
支持度 (zi1 ci4 dou6) — level of support
支持者 (zi1 ci4 ze2) — supporter
支撐 (zi1 caang1) — to prop up; to support; strut; brace
支撐架 (zi1 caang1 gaa2) — bracket
支支吾吾 (zi1 zi1 ng4 ng4) — to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter
支教 (zi1 gaau3) — program bringing education to underdeveloped areas; to work in such a program
支族 (zi1 zuk6) — subfamily
支書 (zi1 syu1) — branch secretary; secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist…
支架 (zi1 gaa2) — trestle; support; stand; frame; (medicine) stent; to prop up; to resist; to wit…
支柱 (zi1 cyu5) — mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone
支柱產業 (zi1 cyu5 caan2 jip6) — mainstay industry
支根 (zi1 gan1) — branching root; rootlet
支氣管炎 (zi1 hei3 gun2 jim4) — bronchitis
支流 (zi1 lau4) — tributary (river)
支票 (zi1 piu3) — check (bank); cheque
支票簿 (zi1 piu3 bou2) — checkbook (banking)
支系 (zi1 hai6) — branch or subdivision of a family
支系統 (zi1 hai6 tung2) — subsystem
支線 (zi1 sin3) — branch line; side road; spur; fig. secondary plot (in a story)
支與流裔 (zi1 jyu5 lau4 jeoi6) — lit. branches and descendants; of a similar kind; related
支行 (zi1 hong4) — subbranch of a bank
支解 (zi1 gaai2) — variant of 肢解[zhi1 jie3]
支走 (zi1 zau2) — to send sb away (with an excuse)
支邊 (zi1 bin1) — to help develop the border areas
支那 (zi1 naa5) — phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally con…
支部 (zi1 bou6) — branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
支配 (zi1 pui3) — to control; to dominate; to allocate
支配力 (zi1 pui3 lik6) — power or force to dominate
支配權 (zi1 pui3 kyun4) — authority to dispose of sth
支隊 (zi1 deoi6) — detachment (of troops)
支離 (zi1 lei4) — fragmented; disorganized; incoherent
支點 (zi1 dim2) — fulcrum (for a lever)
攲 (kei1) — up; uneven
收之桑榆 (sau1 zi1 song1 jyu4) — see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]
收件人 (sau1 gin2 jan4) — recipient (of mail); To: (email header)
收件匣 (sau1 gin2 haap6) — inbox (email)
收件箱 (sau1 gin2 soeng1) — inbox
收伏 (sau1 fuk6) — variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]
收假 (sau1 gaa3) — (of holidays) to come to an end; end of a vacation
收入 (sau1 jap6) — to take in; income; revenue
收兵 (sau1 bing1) — to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops; fig. to finish work; to wind …
收冬 (sau1 dung1) — harvest season; autumn
收割 (sau1 got3) — to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops
收割者 (sau1 got3 ze2) — reaper
收匯 (sau1 wui6) — foreign exchange collection (finance)
收取 (sau1 ceoi2) — to receive; to collect
收受 (sau1 sau6) — to receive; to accept
收回 (sau1 wui4) — to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
收報 (sau1 bou3) — to receive mail; to receive a telegraph
收報人 (sau1 bou3 jan4) — recipient (of mail or a message)
收報員 (sau1 bou3 jyun4) — telegraph operator
收報室 (sau1 bou3 sat1) — mail room; radio reception room
收報機 (sau1 bou3 gei1) — telegraph receiver
收場 (sau1 coeng4) — the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude
收存 (sau1 cyun4) — to receive for storage; delivery of goods; to gather and store; to store safely…
收存箱 (sau1 cyun4 soeng1) — delivery box; drop box
收官 (sau1 gun1) — (Go) to play the endgame; (fig.) to conclude; to bring to a close; final stage
收容人 (sau1 jung4 jan4) — inmate
收容所 (sau1 jung4 so2) — temporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals); detention center
收容教育 (sau1 jung4 gaau3 juk6) — custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)
收尾音 (sau1 mei5 jam1) — the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of th…
收工 (sau1 gung1) — to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off
收廢站 (sau1 fai3 zaam6) — garbage collection point; trash dump
收復 (sau1 fuk6) — to recover (lost territory etc); to recapture
收復失地 (sau1 fuk6 sat1 dei6) — to recover lost territory
收心 (sau1 sam1) — to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts
收成 (sau1 sing4) — harvest
收房 (sau1 fong4) — to take as a concubine
收押 (sau1 aat3) — in custody; to keep sb in detention
收拾殘局 (sau1 sap6 caan4 guk6) — to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces
收據 (sau1 geoi3) — receipt
收攏 (sau1 lung5) — to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect; to fold up (an umbrella, wings et…
收攬 (sau1 laam5) — to win the support of; to get over to one's side; to keep control of
收支 (sau1 zi1) — cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
收支平衡點 (sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4 dim2) — break-even point
收支相抵 (sau1 zi1 soeng1 dai2) — to break even; balance between income and expenditure
收效 (sau1 haau6) — to yield results
收斂 (sau1 lim5) — to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mi…
收斂序列 (sau1 lim5 zeoi6 lit6) — convergent sequence (math.)
收斂性 (sau1 lim5 sing3) — convergence (math.); astringent
收斂級數 (sau1 lim5 kap1 sou3) — convergent series (math.)
收斂鋒芒 (sau1 lim5 fung1 mong4) — to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty
收方 (sau1 fong1) — receiving party; recipient; debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit…
收服 (sau1 fuk6) — to subdue; to force to capitulate; to reduce to submission; to soothe
收條 (sau1 tiu4) — receipt
收款臺 (sau1 fun2 toi4) — checkout counter; cashier's desk
收殘綴軼 (sau1 caan4 zeoi3 jat6) — to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
收獲 (sau1 wok6) — variant of 收穫|收获[shou1 huo4]
收生婆 (sau1 saang1 po2) — midwife
收留 (sau1 lau4) — to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
收留所 (sau1 lau4 so2) — shelter; refuge
收發 (sau1 faat3) — to receive and send; to receive and transmit
收發室 (sau1 faat3 sat1) — mail room; radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)
收益帳戶 (sau1 jik1 zoeng3 wu6) — income account (accountancy)
收監 (sau1 gaam1) — to imprison; to take into custody
收盤 (sau1 pun4) — market close
收盤價 (sau1 pun4 gaa3) — closing price (of share, commodity etc)
收看 (sau1 hon3) — to watch (a TV program)
收票員 (sau1 piu3 jyun4) — ticket collector
收禮 (sau1 lai5) — to accept a gift; to receive presents
收稅 (sau1 seoi3) — to collect tax
收穫節 (sau1 wok6 zit3) — harvest festival
收納 (sau1 naap6) — to receive; to accept; to take in; to hold
收緊 (sau1 gan2) — to tighten up (restrictions etc)
收編 (sau1 pin1) — to incorporate into one's troops; to weave in
收縮 (sau1 suk1) — to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole
收縮壓 (sau1 suk1 aat3) — systolic blood pressure
收繳 (sau1 giu2) — to recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to …
收羅 (sau1 lo4) — to gather (people); to collect (talent); to come to an end
收聽 (sau1 teng1) — to listen to (a radio broadcast)
收藏夾 (sau1 cong4 gaap3) — favorites folder (web browser)
收藏家 (sau1 cong4 gaa1) — a collector (e.g. of artworks)
收訊 (sau1 seon3) — (wireless) reception
收訖 (sau1 ngat6) — received in full (goods, payment)
收詞 (sau1 ci4) — to collect words; to harvest entries for a dictionary
收貨人 (sau1 fo3 jan4) — consignee
收買 (sau1 maai5) — to purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off
收費站 (sau1 fai3 zaam6) — tollbooth
收購 (sau1 kau3) — to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or orga…
收購要約 (sau1 gau3 jiu3 joek3) — takeover bid
收銀 (sau1 ngan2) — to receive payment
收銀台 (sau1 ngan2 toi4) — checkout counter; cashier's desk
收銀機 (sau1 ngan2 gei1) — cash register; check out counter
收錄 (sau1 luk6) — to include (in a collection); to put together (stories, poems etc); to record; …
收錄機 (sau1 luk6 gei1) — radio-tape recorder
收集 (sau1 zaap6) — to gather; to collect
收音機 (sau1 jam1 gei1) — radio
收養 (sau1 joeng5) — to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); ado…
攸縣 (jau4 jyun6) — You County or Youxian, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
攸關 (jau4 gwaan1) — of great concern
改信 (goi2 seon3) — to convert (to another religion)
改元 (goi2 jyun4) — to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
改判 (goi2 pun3) — (law) to amend a judgment; to commute; (in a contest or exam) to change the ori…
改則 (goi2 zak1) — see 改則縣|改则县[Gai3 ze2 Xian4]
改則縣 (goi2 zak1 jyun6) — Gertse, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地區|阿里地区[A1 li3 Di4 qu1], Tibet
改動 (goi2 dung6) — to alter; to modify; to revise
改口 (goi2 hau2) — to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one ad…
改口費 (goi2 hau2 fai3) — a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new da…
改名 (goi2 meng2) — to rename
改善 (goi2 sin6) — to make better; to improve
改嘴 (goi2 zeoi2) — to deny; to go back on one's word
改天 (goi2 tin1) — another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to tak…
改嫁 (goi2 gaa3) — to remarry (of a woman)
改學 (goi2 hok6) — to switch from one major or faculty to another (at a university)
改寫 (goi2 se2) — to revise; to edit
改建 (goi2 gin3) — to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish
改弦易轍 (goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3) — change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dan…
改悔 (goi2 fui3) — to mend one's ways
改惡向善 (goi2 ok3 hoeng3 sin6) — turn away from evil and follow virtue
改成 (goi2 sing4) — to convert; to turn into (sth else); to adapt (a story to another medium)
改掉 (goi2 diu6) — to correct (a bad habit etc)
改換門庭 (goi2 wun6 mun4 ting4) — to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world; to switch on…
改日 (goi2 jat6) — another day; some other day
改朝 (goi2 ciu4) — to transition to a new dynasty
改朝換代 (goi2 ciu4 wun6 doi6) — to transition to a new dynasty or regime
改期 (goi2 kei4) — to reschedule; to rearrange (e.g. a meeting); to postpone
改業 (goi2 jip6) — to change profession or business
改樣 (goi2 joeng6) — to change completely
改正 (goi2 zing3) — to correct; to amend; to put right; correction
改為 (goi2 wai4) — to change into
改版 (goi2 baan2) — to revise the current edition; revised edition
改用 (goi2 jung6) — to change over to; to switch to; to use (sth different)
改稱 (goi2 cing1) — to change a name; to rename
改稿 (goi2 gou2) — to revise a manuscript
改簽 (goi2 cim1) — to change one's reservation; to transfer to a different flight, airline, bus or…
改組 (goi2 zou2) — to reorganize; to reshuffle (posts etc)
改編 (goi2 pin1) — to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
改良 (goi2 loeng4) — to improve (sth); to reform (a system)
改良主義 (goi2 loeng4 zyu2 ji6) — reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
改行 (goi2 hong4) — to change profession
改裝 (goi2 zong1) — to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to conv…
改觀 (goi2 gun1) — change of appearance; to revise one's point of view
改訂 (goi2 ding3) — to revise (text, plan etc)
改訂伊犁條約 (goi2 ding3 ji1 lai4 tiu4 joek3) — Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili pro…
改譯 (goi2 jik6) — to correct (improve) a translation
改變 (goi2 bin3) — to change; to alter; to transform
改造 (goi2 zou6) — to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
改進 (goi2 zeon3) — to improve; to make better; improvement
改過 (goi2 gwo3) — to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways
改過自新 (goi2 gwo3 zi6 san1) — to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改道 (goi2 dou6) — to change route; to divert (a road or a watercourse)
改選 (goi2 syun2) — reelection; to reelect
改邪歸正 (goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3) — to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
改錐 (goi2 zeoi1) — screwdriver
改錯 (goi2 co3) — to correct an error
改革 (goi2 gaak3) — reform; to reform
改革家 (goi2 gaak3 gaa1) — reformer
改革派 (goi2 gaak3 paai3) — the reformist party
改革者 (goi2 gaak3 ze2) — reformer
改革開放 (goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3) — reform and opening up (Chinese policy introduced in 1978)
改頭換面 (goi2 tau4 wun6 min6) — to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom); (Tw)…
攻伐 (gung1 fat6) — to attack; to raid; (of medicine) potent
攻克 (gung1 hak1) — to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve
攻入 (gung1 jap6) — to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport)
攻取 (gung1 ceoi2) — to attack and seize
攻城 (gung1 sing4) — to besiege (a town)
攻城木 (gung1 sing4 muk6) — battering ram
攻打 (gung1 daa2) — to attack (the enemy)
攻擊力 (gung1 gik1 lik6) — potential for attack; firepower
攻擊機 (gung1 gik1 gei1) — ground attack aircraft
攻擊線 (gung1 gik1 sin3) — the front line; the attack (e.g. football forwards)
攻滅 (gung1 mit6) — to conquer; to defeat (militarily)
攻砭 (gung1 bin1) — to perform acupuncture
攻破 (gung1 po3) — to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military)
攻訐 (gung1 kit3) — to attack sb by exposing faults; to denounce
攻讀 (gung1 duk6) — to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
攻關 (gung1 gwaan1) — to storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem
攻防 (gung1 fong4) — to attack and defend (usu. in reference to opposing sides, but can be one party…
攻陷 (gung1 haam6) — to capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force
放一馬 (fong3 jat1 maa5) — to let (sb) off; to let (sb) get away with sth
放下 (fong3 haa6) — to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (…
放下包袱 (fong3 haa6 baau1 fuk6) — to lay down a heavy burden
放不下 (fong3 bat1 haa6) — to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go
放不下心 (fong3 bat1 haa6 sam1) — cannot stop worrying
放之四海而皆準 (fong3 zi1 sei3 hoi2 ji4 gaai1 zeon2) — applicable anywhere (idiom)
放任 (fong3 jam6) — to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
放任政策 (fong3 jam6 zing3 caak3) — laissez-faire policy; non-interference
放任自流 (fong3 jam6 zi6 lau4) — to let sb do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let thin…
放債 (fong3 zaai3) — to lend money (for interest); to give credit
放出 (fong3 ceot1) — to let off; to give out
放刁 (fong3 diu1) — to act wickedly; to bully; to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions
放告 (fong3 gou3) — to release a statement
放哨 (fong3 saau3) — to keep watch; to do sentry duty; to be on patrol
放在心上 (fong3 zoi6 sam1 soeng6) — to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart
放在眼裡 (fong3 zoi6 ngaan5 leoi5) — to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
放大倍數 (fong3 daai6 pui5 sou3) — magnifying power; magnification
放大器 (fong3 daai6 hei3) — amplifier
放大炮 (fong3 daai6 paau3) — to talk big; to shoot one's mouth off
放大紙 (fong3 daai6 zi2) — enlarging paper (photography); bromide paper
放大鏡 (fong3 daai6 geng3) — magnifying glass
放學 (fong3 hok6) — to dismiss students at the end of the school day
放寬 (fong3 fun1) — to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit); to let out…
放射 (fong3 se6) — to radiate; radioactive
放射免疫測定 (fong3 se6 min5 jik6 caak1 ding6) — radioimmunoassay
放射學 (fong3 se6 hok6) — radiology
放射性 (fong3 se6 sing3) — radioactive
放射性同位素 (fong3 se6 sing3 tung4 wai2 sou3) — radioactive isotope; radioisotope
放射性廢物 (fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 mat6) — radioactive waste
放射性材料 (fong3 se6 sing3 coi4 liu2) — radioactive material
放射性核素 (fong3 se6 sing3 hat6 sou3) — radioactive nuclide; radionuclide
放射性武器 (fong3 se6 sing3 mou5 hei3) — radiological weapon
放射性污染 (fong3 se6 sing3 wu1 jim5) — radioactive contamination
放射性沾染 (fong3 se6 sing3 zim1 jim5) — radioactive contamination
放射性活度 (fong3 se6 sing3 wut6 dou6) — radioactivity
放射性煙羽 (fong3 se6 sing3 jin1 jyu5) — radiation plume
放射性碘 (fong3 se6 sing3 din2) — radioactive iodine
放射性落下灰 (fong3 se6 sing3 lok6 haa6 fui1) — radioactive fallout
放射性衰變 (fong3 se6 sing3 seoi1 bin3) — radioactive decay
放射治療 (fong3 se6 zi6 liu4) — radiotherapy
放射源 (fong3 se6 jyun4) — radiation source
放射物 (fong3 se6 mat6) — radioactive material
放射病 (fong3 se6 beng6) — radiation sickness
放射療法 (fong3 se6 liu4 faat3) — radiotherapy
放射線 (fong3 se6 sin3) — radiation; rays of radiation
放射蟲 (fong3 se6 cung4) — radiolarian (single-celled animal)
放射防護 (fong3 se6 fong4 wu6) — radiological defense
放屁 (fong3 pei3) — to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!
放屁蟲 (fong3 pei3 cung4) — stinkbug
放山雞 (fong3 saan1 gai1) — free-range chicken
放平 (fong3 ping4) — to set level; to lay flat
放得下 (fong3 dak1 haa6) — to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate
放情 (fong3 cing4) — to do sth to one's heart's content
放情丘壑 (fong3 cing4 jau1 kok3) — to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放手 (fong3 sau2) — to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
放手一搏 (fong3 sau2 jat1 bok3) — to put one's all into the fight
放映 (fong3 jing2) — to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
放映室 (fong3 jing2 sat1) — cinema room; viewing room
放槍 (fong3 coeng1) — to open fire; to shoot a gun
放款 (fong3 fun2) — to lend money (as a commercial loan)
放毒 (fong3 duk6) — to poison; (fig.) to spread vicious rumors
放氣 (fong3 hei3) — to release breath; to deflate; to fart

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