实话实说 實話實說 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth / to tell it as it is 据实以告 據實以告 jù shí yǐ gào to report according to the facts / to tell the truth / to tell it like it is 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 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 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know syn 分别 分別 fēn bié to part / to leave each other / to distinguish / to tell apart / difference / distinction / in different ways / differently / separately / individually syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? syn 言语 言語 yán yu to speak / to tell syn 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 吩咐 fēn fù to tell / to instruct / to command syn 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 说实话 說實話 shuō shí huà to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly 诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn 外传 外傳 wài chuán to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored 关照 關照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind syn 算命 suàn mìng fortune-telling / to tell fortune 说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie / to tell an untruth syn 辨别 辨別 biàn bié to distinguish / to differentiate / to discern / to recognize / to tell syn 告之 gào zhī to tell sb / to inform 嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell / to exhort / injunction syn 撒谎 撒謊 sā huǎng to tell lies syn 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit syn 细说 細說 xì shuō to tell in detail syn 吐露 tǔ lù to tell / to disclose / to reveal syn 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 知会 知會 zhī huì to inform / to tell / to notify / notification syn 敬告 jìng gào to tell respectfully / to announce reverentially 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 妄语 妄語 wàng yǔ to tell lies / to talk nonsense / lies / nonsense syn 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief syn 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 扯谎 扯謊 chě huǎng to tell a lie syn 语 語 yú to tell to syn 语 語 yù (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know syn 陈 陳 chén to lay out / to exhibit / to display / to narrate / to state / to explain / to tell / old / stale syn 诉 訴 sù to complain / to sue / to tell syn 述 shù (bound form) to state / to tell / to narrate / to relate syn 透 tòu (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show syn 谂 諗 shěn to know / to reprimand / to urge / to long for / to tell / to inform syn 不知凡几 不知凡幾 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases syn 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi unable to tell good from bad (idiom) / undiscriminating 不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wéi wài rén dào no use to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves (idiom) 咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance. 拔毛连茹 拔毛連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 搬唇递舌 搬唇遞舌 bān chún dì shé to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales 篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gōu huǒ hú míng to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion / an uprising is afoot (idiom) 虚虚实实 虛虛實實 xū xū shí shí hard to tell if it's real or sham 不辨菽麦 不辨菽麥 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters syn 愬 sù complain / sue / tell 晓示 曉示 xiǎo shì to tell / to notify syn 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 告语 告語 gào yǔ to inform / to tell 告诵 告誦 gào sòng to tell / to inform 好道 hǎo dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? 打卦 dǎ guà to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams 批命 pī mìng to tell sb's fortune 拔茅茹 bá máo rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief 搬口 bān kǒu to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales 眼见为实，耳听为虚 眼見為實，耳聽為虛 yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself. / It ain't necessarily so. 诉述 訴述 sù shù to narrate / to tell of 认人 認人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies) / to be able to tell people apart 说得上 說得上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention 道出 dào chū to speak / to tell / to voice 隐病不报 隱病不報 yǐn bìng bù bào not to tell others of one's illness 黑白不分 hēi bái bù fēn can't tell black from white (idiom) / unable to distinguish wrong from right 逢人便讲 逢人便講 féng rén biàn jiǎng to tell anybody one happens to meet 偱 xún to tell 告送 gào song (dialect) to tell / to inform 