憋 biē to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath) 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 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 崇尚 chóng shàng to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate syn 把 bǎ to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) syn 包 bāo to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 把舵 bǎ duò to hold the rudder / to hold (to take, to be at) the helm / to steer 擸 liè to hold, to grasp / to hold the hair / to pull at 开吊 開弔 kāi diào to hold memorial service / to hold a funeral 呼叫保留 hū jiào bǎo liú call hold / hold 解除搁置 解除擱置 releasing from hold / lifting a hold 憋尿 biē niào to hold in one's pee / to hold back from urinating 抱 bào to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely 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 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 保持 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve syn 成立 chéng lì to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water syn 举行 舉行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) syn 等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn 保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn 举办 舉辦 jǔ bàn to conduct / to hold (an event) syn 抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of / to capture syn 把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) syn 担任 擔任 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 持有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc) syn 兼职 兼職 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting syn 占据 佔據 zhàn jù to occupy / to hold syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 执政 執政 zhí zhèng to hold power / in office syn 开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting 持股 chí gǔ to hold shares 握住 wò zhù to grip / to hold syn 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 任职 任職 rèn zhí to hold a post / to take office syn 到手 dào shǒu to take possession of / to get hold of syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 抵挡 抵擋 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand syn 保管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping / to have in one's care / to guarantee / certainly / surely / custodian / curator syn 耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay / to hold up / to waste time / to interfere with syn 容纳 容納 róng nà to hold / to contain / to accommodate / to tolerate (different opinions) syn 遏制 è zhì to check / to contain / to hold back / to keep within limits / to constrain / to restrain syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 死死 sǐ sǐ rigid / unwavering / unbendable / firm (hold on sth) / tenacious syn 包容 bāo róng to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive syn 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception / to offer hospitality / to entertain (guests) / to serve (customers) syn 牵手 牽手 qiān shǒu to hold hands 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to / to stick to 高举 高舉 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 接着 接著 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn syn 紧握 緊握 jǐn wò to hold firmly, not let go syn 搂住 摟住 lǒu zhù to hold in one's arms / to embrace 含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn 蕴藏 蘊藏 yùn cáng to hold in store / to contain (untapped reserves etc) syn 任教 rèn jiào to hold a teaching position syn 兼任 jiān rèn to hold a concurrent post / part-time / (in academia) adjunct syn 存有 cún yǒu to hold in storage / to retain / to harbor (feelings) / to entertain (sentiments) / (of abstract things) to exist / there is syn 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto syn 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon / to hold in contempt syn 弄到 nòng dào to get hold of / to obtain / to secure / to come by 劫持 jié chí to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress syn 维系 維繫 wéi xì to maintain / to keep up / to hold together syn 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn 历任 歷任 lì rèn (of one person) to hold the successive posts of / (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc) 代管 dài guǎn to administer / to manage / to hold in trust or escrow 招架 zhāo jià to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own syn 扣押 kòu yā to detain / to hold in custody / to distrain / to seize property syn 预赛 預賽 yù sài preliminary competition / to hold preliminary heats 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) / to hold or attend a memorial service syn 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn 扣住 kòu zhù to detain / to hold back by force / to buckle / to hook 挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize (sb) by the arms / to hold under duress / to abduct syn 按捺不住 àn nà bu zhù to be unable to hold back syn 