旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 老账 老賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 敲打 qiāo dǎ to beat sb / to beat (a drum) syn 巡逻路线 巡邏路線 police beat / beat 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 扁 biǎn flat / (coll.) to beat (sb) up / old variant of 匾[bian3] syn 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 攂 léi to beat (old variant of 擂[lei2]) 老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife syn 老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard 念旧 念舊 niàn jiù to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake syn 故道 gù dào old road / old way / old course (of a river) 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom) / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn 翻老账 翻老賬 fān lǎo zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds 翻旧账 翻舊賬 fān jiù zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds 老少无欺 老少無欺 lǎo shào wú qī cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn 旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem syn 节奏 節奏 jié zòu rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 击败 擊敗 jī bài to defeat / to beat syn 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill / to beat to death 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 打败 打敗 dǎ bài to defeat / to overpower / to beat / to be defeated syn 走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside syn 不敌 不敵 bù dí no match for / cannot beat 走人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it syn 打压 打壓 dǎ yā to suppress / to beat down 殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up / to come to blows / battery (law) syn 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) / to encourage / to agitate / to instigate / to incite / to beat / to flap (wings, a fan etc) syn 心慌 xīn huāng to be flustered / (dialect) irregular heart-beat syn 击退 擊退 jī tuì to beat back / to repel syn 暴打 bào dǎ to beat viciously 节拍 節拍 jié pāi beat (music) / meter syn 闪人 閃人 shǎn rén (coll.) to beat it / to take French leave 击打 擊打 jī dǎ to beat / to lash 伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache / to find sth a real headache / to beat one's brains syn 乱跳 亂跳 luàn tiào to jump about / (of the heart) to beat wildly 毒打 dú dǎ to viciously beat (sb) up / CL:頓|顿[dun4] syn 轻取 輕取 qīng qǔ to beat easily / to gain an easy victory 搪塞 táng sè to muddle through / to fob sb off / to beat around the bush / to dodge syn 打鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous syn 砍价 砍價 kǎn jià to bargain / to cut or beat down a price syn 打骂 打罵 dǎ mà to beat and scold 转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush syn 打散 dǎ sàn to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg) syn 拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem syn 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board / auctioneer's hammer / to beat time with clappers syn 滚蛋 滾蛋 gǔn dàn get out of here! / beat it! syn 杀价 殺價 shā jià to beat down the price / to haggle / to slash one's prices syn 拍子 pāi zi beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports) syn 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 鼓噪 gǔ zào (in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle) / to create a clamor / to make a din / to kick up a fuss about syn 心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit syn 开锣 開鑼 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 痛打 tòng dǎ to beat sb soundly syn 围殴 圍毆 wéi ōu to gang up and beat 打退 dǎ tuì to beat back / to repel / to repulse 一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom) / to hit it off / to click together / to chime in easily syn 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 追打 zhuī dǎ to chase and beat 将计就计 將計就計 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom) 鼓点 鼓點 gǔ diǎn drum beat / rhythm 捶打 chuí dǎ to beat / to pound / to thump syn 费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) / to beat one's brains out syn 拷打 kǎo dǎ to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture syn 溜之大吉 liū zhī dà jí to steal away / to beat it syn 打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 敲锣 敲鑼 qiāo luó to beat a gong 捣烂 搗爛 dǎo làn to mash / to beat to a pulp 拍击 拍擊 pāi jī to smack / to beat syn 兜圈子 dōu quān zi to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush syn 棒槌 bàng chuí wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing) syn 鸣金 鳴金 míng jīn to beat a gong / to sound the retreat 搏动 搏動 bó dòng to beat rhythmically / to throb / to pulsate 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 口技 kǒu jì beat boxing / vocal mimicry / ventriloquism 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc) syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 绕圈子 繞圈子 rào quān zi to go around in circles / to make a detour / (fig.) to beat about the bush syn 克 剋 kēi to scold / to beat syn 摔打 shuāi da to knock / to grasp sth in the hand and beat it / to toughen oneself up syn 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 早搏 zǎo bó (medicine) premature beat / extrasystole 打开天窗说亮话 打開天窗說亮話 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà (let's) not mince words / (let's) not beat about the bush syn 绕弯子 繞彎子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush syn 打拍子 dǎ pāi zi to beat time syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 鸣锣开道 鳴鑼開道 míng luó kāi dào to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 拍 pāi to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) syn 岗 崗 gǎng (bound form) hillock / mound / sentry post / policeman's beat / (bound form) job / post syn 赢 贏 yíng to beat / to win / to profit syn 搏 bó to fight / to combat / to seize / (of heart) to beat syn 捣 搗 dǎo to pound / to beat / to hull / to attack / to disturb / to stir syn 拷 kǎo to beat / to flog / to examine under torture / (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝|拷贝[kao3 bei4]) syn 