树大招风 樹大招風 shù dà zhāo fēng lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism Q Q cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc - foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / (loanword) to cue sb 失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support 得道多助，失道寡助 dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) 磁吸效应 磁吸效應 cí xī xiào yìng "magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world 成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs) 同性相斥 tóng xìng xiāng chì like polarities repel each other / (fig.) like repels like 一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 恰似 qià sì just like / exactly like syn 雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant syn 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn 鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom) syn 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn 冰消瓦解 bīng xiāo wǎ jiě to melt like ice and break like tiles / to disintegrate / to dissolve syn 有其父必有其子 yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ like father, like son (idiom) 物以类聚 物以類聚 wù yǐ lèi jù similar things come together (idiom) / like draws like / Birds of a feather flock together. 蜗行牛步 蝸行牛步 wō xíng niú bù lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) / fig. to move at a snail's pace / to make slow progress syn 做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly 虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son 生物多样性大国联盟集团 生物多樣性大國聯盟集團 shēng wù duō yàng xìng dài guó lián méng jí tuán Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries / Like-minded Group 大国联盟集团 大國聯盟集團 dài guó lián méng jí tuán Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries / Like-minded Group 当牛作马 當牛作馬 dāng niú zuò mǎ to work like a horse and toil like an ox / fig. to slave for sb ○ líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2] / character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2] 从善如登，从恶如崩 從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom) 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan) / fig. like father, like son 丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body 蛇矛 shé máo ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén - rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life / to resort to any means for personal gain syn 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí - jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn 这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like / to be fond of syn 这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn 如此 rú cǐ like this / so / such syn 好像 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like syn 想要 xiǎng yào to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of 立刻 lì kè forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once syn 好象 hǎo xiàng to seem / to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4]) 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as syn 如同 rú tóng like / as syn 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn 喜爱 喜愛 xǐ ài to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite syn 爱好 愛好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike syn 犹如 猶如 yóu rú similar to / like syn 好似 hǎo sì to seem / to be like syn 这般 這般 zhè bān like this / this way syn 欢喜 歡喜 huān xǐ happy / joyous / delighted / to like / to be fond of syn 听起来 聽起來 tīng qi lai to sound like 喜好 xǐ hào to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference syn 懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth) / disinclined to syn 这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so / such / this way / like this 盒子 hé zi box / case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines syn 宛如 wǎn rú to be just like syn 一如 yī rú to be just like 理科 lǐ kē the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1]) 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush syn 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 俨然 儼然 yǎn rán just like / solemn / dignified / neatly laid out syn 层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom) syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like / can be compared to syn 星火 xīng huǒ spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]) syn 飘零 飄零 piāo líng to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless syn 猪八戒 豬八戒 zhū bā jiè Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation 航空母舰 航空母艦 háng kōng mǔ jiàn aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1]) / (coll.) (metaphor for sth huge, whale-like) 试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn 大卖场 大賣場 dà mài chǎng hypermarket / large warehouse-like self-service retail store 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable syn 形同 xíng tóng tantamount to / to be like 宛若 wǎn ruò to be just like syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear syn 风起云涌 風起雲湧 fēng qǐ yún yǒng to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds syn 力克 lì kè to prevail with difficulty syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) 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 虎视眈眈 虎視眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously syn 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more 随地 隨地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like syn 活像 huó xiàng to look exactly like / to be the spitting image of syn 水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) 恍若 huǎng ruò as if / as though / rather like syn 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn 神出鬼没 神出鬼沒 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 如故 rú gù as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends syn 一溜烟 一溜煙 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke / (to disappear etc) in an instant syn 恍如 huǎng rú to be as if... / to be rather like... syn 