挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 㞎 bǎ (dialect) poo / (dialect) to shit 启海话 啟海話 qǐ hǎi huà Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai 媳妇 媳婦 xí fu (dialect) wife / (dialect) young married woman syn 拧巴 擰巴 nǐng ba (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative 磕碜 磕磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule 馃子 餜子 guǒ zi (dialect) pastry / (dialect) youtiao / deep-fried cruller 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 巴适 巴適 bā shì (Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn 出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue syn 演奏 yǎn zòu to perform on a musical instrument syn 诠释 詮釋 quán shì to interpret / to comment and explain / to annotate / to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role) / to decode / interpretation / annotation syn 透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy / to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth / to gain insight syn 运算 運算 yùn suàn to perform calculations / (mathematical) operation syn 助攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign 抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing) syn 配角 pèi jué supporting role / minor role / (of actors) to perform together syn 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 串烧 串燒 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 施法 shī fǎ to implement the law / to perform sorcery 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 开打 開打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows 作秀 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show 合奏 hé zòu to perform music (as an ensemble) 深究 shēn jiū to perform an in-depth investigation syn 执事 執事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance syn 整型 zhěng xíng (computing) integer / (Tw) to perform or undergo plastic surgery (variant of 整形[zheng3xing2]) 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 引流 yǐn liú to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance 演算 yǎn suàn to perform calculations syn 伴舞 bàn wǔ to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort 变魔术 變魔術 biàn mó shù to perform magical tricks 变戏法 變戲法 biàn xì fǎ to perform conjuring tricks / to conjure / to juggle 奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music / to play a tune syn 包工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 洗牙 xǐ yá (dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus) 主祭 zhǔ jì to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral 假手 jiǎ shǒu to get (sb else) to perform the task / to rely on (sb else) to do it / prosthetic hand 望洋兴叹 望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) syn 同乐会 同樂會 tóng lè huì social gathering at which those attending take it in turns to perform for the whole group (music, dancing or comedy etc) 演剧 演劇 yǎn jù to perform a play 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 舔阴 舔陰 tiǎn yīn to perform cunnilingus 醮 jiào to perform sacrifice syn 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 协奏 協奏 xié zòu to perform (a concerto) 吊球 diào qiú to perform a drop shot (tennis etc) / drop shot 攻砭 gōng biān to perform acupuncture 耍狮子 耍獅子 shuǎ shī zi to perform a lion dance 蓄须明志 蓄鬚明志 xù xū míng zhì to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese) 变把戏 變把戲 biàn bǎ xì to perform magic / to do magic tricks / prestidigitation 耍坛子 耍罈子 shuǎ tán zi to perform a jar juggling and balancing act 独放异彩 獨放異彩 dú fàng yì cǎi to project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly 行礼如仪 行禮如儀 xíng lǐ rú yì to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies 耍猴 shuǎ hóu to get a monkey to perform tricks / to put on a monkey show / to make fun of sb / to tease 洁牙 潔牙 jié yá (dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus) 连麦 連麥 lián mài (of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology 尬舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves 经行 經行 jīng xíng to perform walking meditation 行礼如仪 行禮如儀 xíng lǐ rú yí to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies 发力 發力 fā lì to exert oneself / to apply force / (of an enterprise etc) to gain momentum / to perform strongly 超常发挥 超常發揮 chāo cháng fā huī to outdo oneself / to perform exceptionally well 出彩 chū cǎi to perform outstandingly / outstanding / dazzling / brilliant syn 操刀 cāo dāo to hold a knife / (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task / to take the reins 放血 fàng xiě (TCM) to practice bloodletting / (medicine) to perform phlebotomy / (coll.) to make sb bleed / to inflict grievous wounds / (fig.) to cough up a large amount of money / (fig.) to reduce prices drastically 望洋兴叹 望洋興嘆 wàng yáng - xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) syn 导护 導護 dǎo hù (Tw) (of a teacher or parent volunteer) to perform student safety duty, guiding students and maintaining traffic order during arrival and dismissal 先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 大大 dà dà greatly / enormously / (dialect) dad / uncle syn 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 周日 週日 zhōu rì (dialect) weekday syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 飘飘 飄飄 piāo piāo to float about / to flutter (in the breeze) / (dialect) gay guy / (Tw) ghost syn 后续 後續 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry syn 