本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 建 jiàn to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct syn 传 傳 chuán to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 自己 zì jǐ oneself / one's own syn 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 所有 suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 建设 建設 jiàn shè to build / to construct / to establish / to develop / to institute 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 操作 cāo zuò to work / to operate / to manipulate 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn 转让 轉讓 zhuǎn ràng to transfer (ownership, rights etc) syn 转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift / to relocate / to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention) / to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn 调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play 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 操纵 操縱 cāo zòng to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate syn 修建 xiū jiàn to build / to construct syn 目睹 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes syn 传给 傳給 chuán gěi to pass on to / to transfer to / to hand on to / (in football etc) to pass to 个子 個子 gè zi height / stature / build / size syn 装卸 裝卸 zhuāng xiè to load or unload / to transfer / to assemble and disassemble 壮阳 壯陽 zhuàng yáng (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang / to boost male sex drive 移送 yí sòng to transfer (a case, a person, files etc) syn 强身 強身 qiáng shēn to strengthen one's body / to keep fit / to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) 己方 jǐ fāng our side / one's own (side etc) 潮汕 cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 挂靠 掛靠 guà kào to be affiliated with / to operate under the wing of / affiliation syn 营建 營建 yíng jiàn to build / to construct syn 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 座驾 座駕 zuò jià one's own car (or motorbike) / vehicle for one's private use 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart / gratifying / satisfactory / everything one could wish syn 各自为政 各自為政 gè zì wéi zhèng to do things each in one's own way syn 各抒己见 各抒己見 gè shū jǐ jiàn everyone gives their own view 转车 轉車 zhuǎn chē to transfer / to change trains, buses etc syn 自讨苦吃 自討苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back syn 陶冶情操 táo yě qíng cāo to cultivate one's mind / to build character 墙头草 牆頭草 qiáng tóu cǎo sb who goes whichever way the wind blows / sb with no mind of their own / easily swayed person / opportunist 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) / each goes his own way syn 自掘坟墓 自掘墳墓 zì jué fén mù to dig one's own grave syn 划 劃 huà to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character syn 抹脖子 mǒ bó zi to slit one's own throat / to commit suicide syn 别有天地 別有天地 bié yǒu tiān dì enchanting scenery / beautiful surroundings / world of its own 盖 蓋 gài lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build syn 搭 dā to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1] syn 共有 gòng yǒu in total there are ... / to own jointly syn 打造 dǎ zào to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal) syn 自身 zì shēn itself / oneself / one's own syn 运作 運作 yùn zuò to operate / operations / workings / activities (usu. of an organization) / thread (computing) syn 建成 jiàn chéng to establish / to build 营造 營造 yíng zào to build (housing) / to construct / to make syn 调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 控股 kòng gǔ to own a controlling number of shares in a company 建造 jiàn zào to construct / to build syn 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc) 架构 架構 jià gòu to construct / to build / structure / framework / architecture syn 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around syn 自带 自帶 zì dài to bring one's own / BYO / (of software) preinstalled 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes / personally 亲手 親手 qīn shǒu personally / with one's own hands syn 自家 zì jiā oneself / one's own family syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 独有 獨有 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only 出让 出讓 chū ràng to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) syn 兴建 興建 xīng jiàn to build / to construct 转会 轉會 zhuǎn huì to transfer to another club (professional sports) syn 构筑 構築 gòu zhù to build / to construct syn 本国 本國 běn guó one's own country syn 眼见 眼見 yǎn jiàn to see with one's own eyes / very soon syn 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 换乘 換乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport 借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use syn 各异 各異 gè yì all different / each unto his own syn 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 过户 過戶 guò hù to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc) / (real estate) conveyancing 移交 yí jiāo to transfer / to hand over syn 集结 集結 jí jié to assemble / to concentrate / to mass / to build up / to marshal syn 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 自费 自費 zì fèi at one's own expense / self-funded 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side / ourselves / one's own people / one of us syn 亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) syn 体型 體型 tǐ xíng build / body type 转帐 轉帳 zhuǎn zhàng transfer money from or into an account 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 