黑体字 黑體字 hēi tǐ zì bold characters / bold font 好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn 梦想家 夢想家 mèng xiǎng jiā dreamer / visionary 远见卓识 遠見卓識 yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí visionary and sagacious (idiom) syn 先见者 先見者 xiān jiàn zhě a visionary 前言 qián yán preface / foreword / introduction / preamble / earlier remarks / earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers syn 字词 字詞 zì cí letters or words / words or phrase 遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages syn 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words / false words 释文 釋文 shì wén interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script 文以载道 文以載道 wén yǐ zài dào words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral 刺儿话 刺兒話 cì r huà biting words / stinging words 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 珠流 zhū liú fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 生词语 生詞語 shēng cí yǔ vocabulary words (in language-learning books) / new or unfamiliar words 言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words. 身教胜于言教 身教勝於言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words syn 电台业务通信代字 diàn tái yè wù tòng xìn dài zì procedural words / pro-words 大胆 大膽 dà dǎn brazen / audacious / outrageous / bold / daring / fearless syn 敢于 敢於 gǎn yú to have the courage to do sth / to dare to / bold in syn 奔放 bēn fàng bold and unrestrained / untrammeled syn 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 硬着头皮 硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to syn 勇猛 yǒng měng bold and powerful / brave and fierce syn 威猛 wēi měng bold and powerful syn 豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold / open-minded / heroic syn 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 黑体 黑體 hēi tǐ bold (typeface) 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 胆大 膽大 dǎn dà daring / bold / audacious syn 豪放 háo fàng bold and unconstrained / powerful and free syn 冒昧 mào mèi bold / presumptuous / to take the liberty of syn 粗体 粗體 cū tǐ bold (typeface) 泼辣 潑辣 pō la shrewish / pungent / forceful / bold and vigorous syn 童趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) syn 斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to syn 大刀阔斧 大刀闊斧 dà dāo kuò fǔ bold and decisive syn 龙飞凤舞 龍飛鳳舞 lóng fēi fèng wǔ flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom) syn 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn 加粗 jiā cū to make text bold 胆气 膽氣 dǎn qì courageous / bold syn 刚劲 剛勁 gāng jìng bold / vigorous syn 单杠 單槓 dān gàng bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event) 恣肆 zì sì unrestrained / unbridled / free and unrestrained (style) / bold syn 新官上任三把火 xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom) 独胆英雄 獨膽英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng bold and courageous hero (idiom) 绿林豪客 綠林豪客 lǜ lín háo kè bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) 鸾飘凤泊 鸞飄鳳泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential syn 有勇无谋 有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu bold but not very astute (idiom) 冒冒失失 mào mào shī shī bold / forthright 正体 正體 zhèng tǐ standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters syn 粗体字 粗體字 cū tǐ zì bold letter 脸大 臉大 liǎn dà bold / unafraid 轮廓鲜明 輪廓鮮明 lún kuò xiān míng sharp image / clear-cut / in bold outline / in sharp relief 撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的 撐死膽大的，餓死膽小的 chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom) 色胆包天 色膽包天 sè dǎn bāo tiān outrageously bold in one's lust / debauched (idiom) 胆肥 膽肥 dǎn féi (coll.) bold / brazen / to have a lot of nerve 恕我冒昧 shù wǒ mào mèi if I may be so bold 率性 shuài xìng to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or problematic – "impulsive") 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìng (of a tree) old and strong / (of calligraphy or painting) bold / vigorous syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words / i.e. 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 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 字数 字數 zì shù number of written characters / number of words / word count syn 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 话语 話語 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse syn 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn 言行 yán xíng words and actions / what one says and what one does 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 换句话说 換句話說 huàn jù huà shuō in other words 自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 情话 情話 qíng huà terms of endearment / words of love 心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn 挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize / to vaporize / to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures) / (in compound words) volatile syn 言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 言谈 言談 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech syn 释义 釋義 shì yì the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī in other words 鬼话 鬼話 guǐ huà lie / false words / nonsense / CL:篇[pian1] syn 出言 chū yán to speak / words syn 铿锵 鏗鏘 kēng qiāng sonorous / resounding / fig. resounding words syn 