秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) syn 占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture / to seize / to occupy by force syn 捕捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture 拿下 ná xià to arrest / to capture / to seize / to win (a set, a game etc) syn 夺冠 奪冠 duó guàn to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal 夺得 奪得 duó dé to take (after a struggle) / to wrest / to seize / to capture / to win (a trophy) syn 没收 沒收 mò shōu to confiscate / to seize syn 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ to seize / to capture / to wrest control of syn 趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 抢占 搶佔 qiǎng zhàn to seize (the strategic high ground) syn 捕获 捕獲 bǔ huò to catch / to capture / to seize syn 查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) syn 抓取 zhuā qǔ to seize 借机 借機 jiè jī to seize the opportunity 收缴 收繳 shōu jiǎo to recover (illegally obtained property) / to seize / to capture / to force sb to hand over sth / to levy syn 查封 chá fēng to sequester / to seize (assets) / to seal up / to close down syn 攻占 攻佔 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) syn 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 抓捕 zhuā bǔ to seize / to capture syn 抢滩 搶灘 qiǎng tān to make an amphibious assault / to seize a beachhead / to gain a foothold in (a new market) 扣押 kòu yā to detain / to hold in custody / to distrain / to seize property syn 缴获 繳獲 jiǎo huò to capture / to seize syn 霸占 霸佔 bà zhàn to occupy by force / to seize / to dominate syn 挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize (sb) by the arms / to hold under duress / to abduct syn 不失时机 不失時機 bù shī shí jī to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 擒获 擒獲 qín huò to apprehend / to capture / to seize syn 盘踞 盤踞 pán jù to occupy illegally / to seize (territory) / to entrench (oneself) syn 打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself syn 趁势 趁勢 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity syn 缉拿 緝拿 jī ná to arrest / to seize syn 攫取 jué qǔ to seize / to capture / to grab syn 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 查扣 chá kòu to seize / to confiscate syn 夺魁 奪魁 duó kuí to seize / to win syn 夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 缉捕 緝捕 jī bǔ to seize / to apprehend / an arrest syn 篡位 cuàn wèi to seize the throne syn 攻取 gōng qǔ to attack and seize syn 钻空子 鑽空子 zuān kòng zi to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) syn 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn 篡夺 篡奪 cuàn duó to usurp / to seize syn 查缉 查緝 chá jī to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc) 乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole) syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì to take cities and seize territories (idiom) syn 据 據 jù according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy syn 劫夺 劫奪 jié duó to seize by force / to abduct syn 拿 ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) syn 夺 奪 duó to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose syn 捕 bǔ to catch / to seize / to capture syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 劫 jié to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] syn 缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn 抄 chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms syn 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch / to seize / to capture syn 搏 bó to fight / to combat / to seize / (of heart) to beat syn 揽 攬 lǎn to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass syn 揪 jiū to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull syn 缉 緝 jī to seize / to arrest / Taiwan pr. [qi4] syn 攫 jué to seize / to snatch / to grab syn 搴 qiān to seize / to pull / to hold up the hem of clothes syn 问鼎中原 問鼎中原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) 大获全胜 大獲全勝 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom) / an overwhelming victory / to win by a landslide (in election) syn 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth 逐鹿中原 zhú lù zhōng yuán lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne 雁过拔毛 雁過拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic syn 抄获 抄獲 chāo huò to search and seize 捽 zú seize 捽 zuó to seize / Taiwan pr. [zu2] 摰 niè to seize with the hand / to grasp / to advance / to breakdown 隋炀帝 隋煬帝 suí yáng dì Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618 刦 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刧 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刼 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 劫寨 jié zhài to seize a stronghold / to surprise the enemy in his camp 