头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 式 shì type / form / pattern / style syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 风格 風格 fēng gé style syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 模样 模樣 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4] syn 作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 款式 kuǎn shì pattern / style / design / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 样式 樣式 yàng shì type / style syn 风味 風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor / distinctive style syn 花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] syn 中式 zhōng shì Chinese style syn 型态 型態 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 写意 寫意 xiě yì to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details syn 梦露 夢露 mèng lù Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), American actress 体裁 體裁 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing syn 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 画风 畫風 huà fēng painting style 楷体 楷體 kǎi tǐ regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 西洋参 西洋參 xī yáng shēn American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) syn 气韵 氣韻 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character syn 惠特曼 huì tè màn Whitman (surname) / Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet and journalist 京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style 碧昂丝 碧昂絲 bì áng sī Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer 正楷 zhèng kǎi regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 阿西莫夫 ā xī mò fū Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist 派 pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn 小褂 xiǎo guà close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment syn 罩袍 zhào páo Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment / burqa syn 美元 měi yuán American dollar / US dollar 字体 字體 zì tǐ calligraphic style / typeface / font syn 新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn 美国人 美國人 měi guó rén American / American person / American people / CL:個|个[ge4] 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng suit / Western-style clothes / CL:套[tao4] syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 美国政府 美國政府 měi guó zhèng fǔ US government / American government 风貌 風貌 fēng mào style / manner / ethos 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 迪士尼 dí shì ní Disney, American entertainment conglomerate / Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer 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 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn 流派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style syn 华尔街 華爾街 huá ěr jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 格调 格調 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character syn 式样 式樣 shì yàng style syn 新式 xīn shì new style / latest type syn 欧式 歐式 ōu shì in the European style / Euclidean 西餐 xī cān Western-style food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] syn 中国式 中國式 zhōng guó shì Chinese style / à la chinoise 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 日式 rì shì Japanese style 内敛 內斂 nèi liǎn introverted / reserved / (artistic style) understated 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 型式 xíng shì type / pattern / version / style 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 美英 měi yīng US and UK / Anglo-American 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 学风 學風 xué fēng style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions 西式 xī shì Western style 仿古 fǎng gǔ pseudo-classical / modeled on antique / in the old style 红人 紅人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian syn 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 谈吐 談吐 tán tǔ style of conversation syn 张爱玲 張愛玲 zhāng ài líng Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist 隶书 隸書 lì shū clerical script / official script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 臃肿 臃腫 yōng zhǒng obese / bloated / swollen (style) / (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed syn 橄榄球 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 开篇 開篇 kāi piān start of literary work / opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yī gé having a unique or distinctive style syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 反美 fǎn měi anti-American 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 美语 美語 měi yǔ American English 爱迪生 愛迪生 ài dí shēng Edison (name) / Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman 交椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy syn 朋克 péng kè punk (music style) (loanword) 婉约 婉約 wǎn yuē graceful and subdued (style) syn 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 美籍 měi jí American (i.e. of US nationality) 唱法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 印第安人 yìn dì ān rén American Indians 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 