箕 jī winnow basket 笼 籠 lóng enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket syn 篮 籃 lán basket (receptacle) / basket (in basketball) syn 口粮篮 口糧籃 kǒu liáng lán ration basket / food basket 南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use syn 精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn 簸 bǒ to winnow / to toss up and down syn 簸扬 簸揚 bǒ yáng to winnow syn 搷 chēn to beat / to winnow 扬谷 揚穀 yáng gǔ to winnow 筛除 篩除 shāi chú to screen or filter out / to winnow (agriculture) 簸谷 簸穀 bǒ gǔ to winnow grain 多大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1] syn 大腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight syn 波霸 bō bà (slang) (loanword) big boobs / big-breasted / (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2] 偌大 ruò dà so big / such a big syn 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond 大头 大頭 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side syn 天罡 tiān gāng (old) the Big Dipper / (old) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 闹大 鬧大 nào dà (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth) / to make a big deal of / (of an adverse situation) to get ugly / to blow up / to escalate 投篮 投籃 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball) 篮子 籃子 lán zi basket / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 笼子 籠子 lóng zi cage / basket / container syn 箩筐 籮筐 luó kuāng large wicker basket syn 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary / barn / fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) syn 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 篮筐 籃筐 lán kuāng basket syn 蒸笼 蒸籠 zhēng lóng steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum) syn 收口 shōu kǒu (knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off / to bind / (of a wound) to close up / to heal syn 竹篮 竹籃 zhú lán wicker basket 簸箕 bò jī wicker or bamboo winnowing basket / dustpan syn 篓子 簍子 lǒu zi basket syn 提篮 提籃 tí lán a basket syn 料斗 liào dǒu cattle feeder / hopper (wicker basket) 背篓 背簍 bēi lǒu a basket carried on the back syn 吊篮 吊籃 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car) 字纸篓 字紙簍 zì zhǐ lǒu wastepaper basket 筐 kuāng basket / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 匾 biǎn horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket syn 匾 楄 pián basket-couch in coffin syn 篓 簍 lǒu basket syn 箔 bó plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper syn 箩 籮 luó basket syn 篑 簣 kuì basket for carrying soil 笸 pǒ flat basket-tray 笱 gǒu basket for trapping fish 畚 běn a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc 蚬 蜆 xiǎn basket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae) / (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蜆|真蚬[zhen1 xian3] 箪 簞 dān round basket for cooked rice 筲 shāo basket / bucket 襻 pàn button loop / sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc) / to tie together / to stitch together syn 簏 lù box / basket syn 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 栳 lǎo basket 篚 fěi round covered basket 罶 liǔ creel / fish basket 蔂 luó basket for carrying earth 蔂 léi to entwine / creeper / bramble / (literary) basket for carrying soil 籔 sǒu basket for draining rice 篼 dōu bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese) 蓧 diào bamboo basket 笲 fán osier basket of brides 簠 fǔ basket used in state worship 筥 jǔ round bamboo basket 槛花笼鹤 檻花籠鶴 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner 竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort 笼鸟槛猿 籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) / prisoner 笆斗 bā dǒu round-bottomed basket syn 篘 chōu basket for straining / to strain 虆 léi creeper / bramble / dirt-basket 梩 lí basket for removing earth / spade 籚 lú basket made of rush / spear-shaft 淘箩 淘籮 táo luó basket (for washing rice) syn 籯 yíng slender basket for chopsticks 巴斗 巴鬥 bā dǒu round-bottomed wicker basket 提篮儿 提籃兒 tí lán r a basket 竹篮打水，一场空 竹籃打水，一場空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort 筲箍 shāo gū to hoop on a basket 筲箕 shāo jī bamboo basket for rice-washing syn 蒲草箱 pú cǎo xiāng rush basket 针线箔篱 針線箔籬 zhēn xiàn bó lí (dialect) wicker sewing basket 驮筐 馱筐 tuó kuāng pannier / double basket slung across pack animal 驮篓 馱簍 tuó lǒu pannier / double basket slung across pack animal syn 栲栳 kǎo lǎo round-bottomed wicker basket syn 篮子基金 basket fund 篮式办法 lán shì bàn fǎ basket approach 篮式担架 basket stretcher 一篮子气体 basket of gases 一揽子粮食援助 一攬子糧食援助 food aid basket 每日口粮费用 每日口糧費用 daily ration food basket cost / ration cost 全球绿背纸币体系 全球綠背紙幣體系 global basket reserve currency 㧯 lǎo round-bottomed wicker basket / (dialect) to lift / to carry on one's shoulder 篹 suǎn ancient bamboo basket for food / variant of 匴[suan3] / bamboo container for hats 籅 yú round basket used for feeding the cattle 