一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn 到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn 尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest / to spare no effort syn 顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn 毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn 四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 集体 集體 jí tǐ collective (decision) / joint (effort) / a group / a team / en masse / as a group syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 百分之百 bǎi fēn zhī bǎi a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely syn 透顶 透頂 tòu dǐng out-and-out / thoroughly syn 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists 加大 jiā dà to increase (e.g. one's effort) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 费劲 費勁 fèi jìn to require effort / strenuous syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 施加 shī jiā to exert (effort or pressure) syn 奋力 奮力 fèn lì to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive syn 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out / to extrude / to drain / to find the time / to burst out syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dào to dump / to pour out / to empty out syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 费力 費力 fèi lì to expend a great deal of effort syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 极力 極力 jí lì to make a supreme effort / at all costs syn 熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights / lights out 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches syn 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom) / continuous strenuous effort syn 前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn 吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn 费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 周折 zhōu zhé twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:番[fan1] syn 拼死 pīn sǐ to go all out for sth at risk of one's life 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn 各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to / striving to do one's best syn 方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn 理顺 理順 lǐ shùn to straighten out / to sort out / to organize syn 涌出 湧出 yǒng chū to gush / to gush out / to pour out syn 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn 千辛万苦 千辛萬苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort syn 和盘托出 和盤托出 hé pán tuō chū lit. to put everything out including the tray / to reveal everything / to make a clean breast of it all syn 拿出 ná chū to take out / to put out / to provide / to put forward (a proposal) / to come up with (evidence) syn 合力 hé lì to join forces / concerted effort / (physics) resultant force syn 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) syn 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn 鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost syn 付诸东流 付諸東流 fù zhū dōng liú wasted effort syn 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 惨淡 慘淡 cǎn dàn dark / gloomy / dismal / by painstaking effort syn 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power syn 有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort / to take a lot of trouble / laborious at pains syn 