礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 悲惨 悲慘 bēi cǎn miserable / tragic syn 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 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 惨叫 慘叫 cǎn jiào to scream / blood-curdling screech / miserable shriek 惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious syn 凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive / mournful / miserable syn 困苦 kùn kǔ deprivation / distressed / miserable syn 惨状 慘狀 cǎn zhuàng devastation / miserable condition syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom) / to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift syn 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 凄苦 qī kǔ bleak / miserable syn 忆苦思甜 憶苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) syn 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable syn 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 悲苦 bēi kǔ forlorn / miserable syn 凄楚 qī chǔ sad / wretched / miserable syn 流离 流離 liú lí homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 凄风苦雨 凄風苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances syn 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 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 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 惨 慘 cǎn miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy 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 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 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 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 贱骨头 賤骨頭 jiàn gǔ tou miserable wretch / contemptible individual syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 当 當 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) syn 看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon syn 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father / dad / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 真是 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife syn 要是 yào shi (coll.) if syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must 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 估计 估計 gū jì to estimate / to assess / to calculate / (coll.) to reckon / to think (that ...) syn 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) paternal grandfather / grandpa syn 神经 神經 shén jīng nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob 老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for syn 色 shǎi (coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3zi5] syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 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 夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous syn 不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad / good / fine syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 奶油 nǎi yóu cream / butter / (coll.) effeminate 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother syn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if 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 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn 蛋蛋 dàn dàn (coll.) balls (testicles) 亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb syn 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 姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister / maternal aunt syn 姑妈 姑媽 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister / paternal aunt syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 走人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it syn 活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should syn 尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn 老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle / hawk / any similar bird of prey syn 没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out / dilapidated / tattered / ragged / (coll.) rubbish / junk syn 骆驼 駱駝 luò tuo camel (CL:峰[feng1],匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]) / (coll.) blockhead / ninny syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather syn 脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner 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 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 炒鱿鱼 炒魷魚 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to 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] 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 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop / pork cutlet / spare ribs / (coll.) skinny person syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 