礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday 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 蛇头 蛇頭 shé tóu head of a snake / human smuggler 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 抽取 chōu qǔ to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 蛇毒 shé dú snake venom 蜿蜒 wān yán (of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag / to meander / to wind syn 蛇形 shé xíng S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 水蛇 shuǐ shé water snake syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) syn 小青 xiǎo qīng name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 许仙 許仙 xǔ xiān name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 雷峰塔 léi fēng tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake) 竹叶青 竹葉青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 蛇皮 shé pí snake skin 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn snake gall (used in TCM) 金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake) 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 蛇 shé snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2] 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 巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 蛇岛 蛇島 shé dǎo Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes 菜瓜 cài guā snake melon / loofah syn 芯子 xìn zi fuse / wick / forked tongue (of a snake) syn 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 蝮 fù insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 虺 huǐ mythical venomous snake 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 