一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 指导 指導 zhǐ dǎo to guide / to direct / to instruct / coach / trainer syn 指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines syn 带领 帶領 dài lǐng to guide / to lead syn 引导 引導 yǐn dǎo to guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 导 導 dǎo to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct syn 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 指南 zhǐ nán to guide / guidebook syn 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity syn 简报 簡報 jiǎn bào presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report syn 字条 字條 zì tiáo brief note 向导 嚮導 xiàng dǎo guide syn 带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn 导游 導遊 dǎo yóu tour guide / guidebook / to conduct a tour 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào concise / brief syn 简介 簡介 jiǎn jiè summary / brief introduction 急促 jí cù urgent / hurried and brief / rushing syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 引路 yǐn lù to guide / to show the way syn 简讯 簡訊 jiǎn xùn newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message 制导 制導 zhì dǎo to control (the course of sth) / to guide (a missile) 导入 導入 dǎo rù to introduce into / to channel / to lead / to guide into / to import (data) 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of syn 简略 簡略 jiǎn lüè simple / brief syn 提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support syn 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct syn 当儿 當兒 dāng r the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval) syn 讲解员 講解員 jiǎng jiě yuán guide 简述 簡述 jiǎn shù to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly 导读 導讀 dǎo dú guide (e.g. book or other printed material) 循循善诱 循循善誘 xún xún shàn yòu to guide patiently and systematically (idiom) syn 先导 先導 xiān dǎo to lead the way / guide / forerunner / pioneer syn 简史 簡史 jiǎn shǐ a brief history 前导 前導 qián dǎo to precede / to guide syn 案由 àn yóu main points of a case / brief / summary syn 小结 小結 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up syn 导报 導報 dǎo bào guide (used in newspaper names) 导轨 導軌 dǎo guǐ (mechanics) guide rail / slideway 攻略 gōng lüè (literary) to storm and capture / strategy / directions / guide / how-to 导购 導購 dǎo gòu shopper's guide / shop assistant / sales staff 一言 yī yán one sentence / brief remark 导览 導覽 dǎo lǎn (visitor, tour, audio etc) guide / guided tour / (site) navigator / to guide 小插曲 xiǎo chā qǔ episode / brief interlude 标线 標線 biāo xiàn marking line (painted on a road to guide motorists) / reticle / graticule 勒马 勒馬 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse 尔雅 爾雅 ěr yǎ "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 导游员 導遊員 guide 指导者 指導者 zhǐ dǎo zhě coach / mentor / counselor / instructor / director / guide / conductor 详略 詳略 xiáng lüè concise / the details in brief 训育 訓育 xùn yù pedagogy / to instruct and guide 短 duǎn short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault syn 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 准线 準線 zhǔn xiàn directrix line of a parabola / guide line 跬 kuǐ brief / short step 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue / to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation 凡例 fán lì notes on the use of a book / guide to the reader syn 导轮 導輪 dǎo lún guide pulley / foreword / preface 大题小作 大題小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān to follow blindly (idiom) / to take as one's only guide syn 贵德 貴德 guì dé Guide county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 顺导 順導 shùn dǎo to guide sth on its proper course / to guide towards profitable outcome 货物和服务供应商一般业务指南 貨物和服務供應商一般業務指南 General Business Guide for Potential Suppliers of Goods and Services / General Business Guide 一般业务指南 一般業務指南 yī pán yè wù zhǐ nán General Business Guide for Potential Suppliers of Goods and Services / General Business Guide 短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎn brief 简短介绍 簡短介紹 jiǎn duǎn jiè shào brief introduction 简要介绍 簡要介紹 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction 综合报导 綜合報導 zōng hé bào dǎo summary report / press release / brief 一小阵儿 一小陣兒 yī xiǎo zhèn r very brief period of time 三分钟热度 三分鐘熱度 sān fēn zhōng rè dù brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan 断想 斷想 duàn xiǎng brief commentary 时间简史 時間簡史 shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking 暂息 暫息 zàn xī a lull (in the storm) / brief break (in rain) 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn brief (in time) 略释 略釋 lüè shì a brief explanation / to summarize 简括 簡括 jiǎn kuò brief but comprehensive / compendious syn 简略见告 簡略見告 jiǎn lüè jiàn gào brief outline or overview (of a plan etc) 行状 行狀 xíng zhuàng (literary) brief obituary / one's past experience / one's past record / Taiwan pr. [xing4 zhuang4] syn 要之 yào zhī in brief / in a word 陈述书 陳述書 chén shù shū representation letter (law) / a brief / written statement / declaration 简要世界统计 World Statistics in Brief 环境简报 環境簡報 huán jìng jiǎn bào Environment Brief 联合国简报 聯合國簡報 United Nations in Brief 审前诉讼要点 審前訴訟要點 pre-trial brief 寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīn a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch) U凸内裤 U凸內褲 U tū nèi kù contour pouch brief (men's underwear) 主诉 主訴 zhǔ sù (medicine) to complain of / a patient's brief account of their illness / (law) main suit / principal claim 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà - duǎn shuō (idiom) to make a long story short / to keep it brief 以虚带实 以虛帶實 yǐ xū dài shí to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom) 前事不忘，后事之师 前事不忘，後事之師 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience 嚮 xiàng to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向 带路人 帶路人 dài lù rén a guide / fig. instructor 提掖 tí yē to recommend sb for a promotion / to guide and support sb 津梁 jīn liáng lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide 