听 聽 tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow 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 规则 規則 guī zé rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 排除 pái chú to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out syn 丢掉 丟掉 diū diào to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away syn 统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country) / to govern / rule / regime syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence syn 天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master syn 剧组 劇組 jù zǔ cast and crew / performers and production team 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn 规 規 guī compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme syn 规范 規範 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify syn 石膏 shí gāo gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) / plaster / plaster cast (for a broken bone) syn 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 规章 規章 guī zhāng rule / regulation syn 撇下 piē xia to cast away syn 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 觊觎 覬覦 jì yú (literary) to covet / to cast greedy eyes on syn 暴政 bào zhèng tyranny / despotic rule syn 白眼 bái yǎn to give sb a dirty look / to cast a supercilious glance / a disdainful look syn 铸造 鑄造 zhù zào to cast (pour metal into a mold) syn 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1]) 铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 铸成 鑄成 zhù chéng to cast in metal / (fig.) to forge / to fashion 废铁 廢鐵 fèi tiě scrap iron 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron syn 投射 tóu shè to throw (a projectile) / to cast (light) syn 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all syn 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quán iron fist 王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 syn 照例 zhào lì as a rule / as usual / usually syn 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 丢开 丟開 diū kāi to cast or put aside / to forget for a while syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law syn 烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 炼铁 煉鐵 liàn tiě smelting iron 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 摈弃 擯棄 bìn qì to abandon / to discard / to cast away syn 治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country syn 诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers syn 光复 光復 guāng fù to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 syn 怒视 怒視 nù shì to glower (at sb) / to cast an angry look syn 生铁 生鐵 shēng tiě pig iron syn 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire 铸件 鑄件 zhù jiàn a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold) syn 铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) syn 横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress / to rule as a despot / to tyrannize syn 准绳 準繩 zhǔn shéng yardstick / fig. criterion / ground rule syn 浇铸 澆鑄 jiāo zhù to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 浇注 澆注 jiāo zhù to cast (metal) syn 电烙铁 電烙鐵 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron syn 铁锨 鐵鍁 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3] 铁矿石 鐵礦石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 黑色金属 黑色金屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 白铁 白鐵 bái tiě galvanized iron syn 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gān iron (golf club) 侧目 側目 cè mù to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised syn 依法治国 依法治國 yī fǎ zhì guó to rule according to the law 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 北伐 běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords 斜睨 xié nì to cast sidelong glances at sb 角钢 角鋼 jiǎo gāng angle iron syn 迷魂 mí hún to bewitch / to enchant / to cast a spell over sb 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 人治 rén zhì rule of man 不成文 bù chéng wén unwritten (rule) 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 