雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 无效 無效 wú xiào not valid / ineffective / in vain syn 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 妄想 wàng xiǎng to attempt vainly / a vain attempt / delusion syn 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 妄图 妄圖 wàng tú to try in vain / futile attempt 狂想 kuáng xiǎng fantasy / illusion / vain dream 不枉 bù wǎng not in vain 徒然 tú rán in vain syn 一场空 一場空 yī cháng kōng all in vain / futile syn 枉然 wǎng rán in vain / to no avail syn 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain syn 空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 唐 táng to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of 螗[tang2] 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 枉 wǎng to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain syn 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng the trip has not been made in vain / the trip has been well worthwhile / it's been a worthwhile trip 老大徒伤悲 老大徒傷悲 lǎo dà tú shāng bēi vain regrets of old age (idiom) 冤钱 冤錢 yuān qián money spent in vain / wasted money 枉劳 枉勞 wǎng láo to work in vain 干等 乾等 gān děng to wait in vain / to sit around waiting 爱慕虚荣 愛慕虛榮 ài mù xū róng vain 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn 蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life) 跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn 过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners 𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent 榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon syn 真是 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) syn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if syn 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course / naturally / indeed 要是 yào shi (coll.) if syn 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife syn 尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father / dad / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 估计 估計 gū jì to estimate / to assess / to calculate / (coll.) to reckon / to think (that ...) syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 厂家 廠家 chǎng jiā factory / manufacturer / (coll.) a factory owner / the factory management 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband syn 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 神经 神經 shén jīng nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) paternal grandfather / grandpa syn 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts syn 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right? / OK? 夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 菜鸟 菜鳥 cài niǎo (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie 修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 小儿 小兒 xiǎo r (coll.) early childhood / baby boy syn 这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 现任 現任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently / current (president etc) / incumbent / (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) 问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 老爷 老爺 lǎo ye (respectful) lord / master / (coll.) maternal grandfather syn 科普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms syn 上床 shàng chuáng to go to bed / (coll.) to have sex syn 试着 試著 shì zhe (coll.) to try to 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 不行了 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death / dying 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb syn 接头 接頭 jiē tóu connector / joint / coupling / (coll.) to contact / to get in touch with / to have knowledge of / to be familiar with syn 个头 個頭 ge tóu (coll.) (suffix) my ass! / yeah, right! syn 