玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn 贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut / cheap person syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 手法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill syn 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 把戏 把戲 bǎ xì acrobatics / jugglery / trick / ploy syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 圈套 quān tào trap / snare / trick syn 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 诡计 詭計 guǐ jì trick / ruse / crafty scheme syn 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 伎俩 伎倆 jì liǎng trick / scheme / ploy / skill syn 看穿 kàn chuān see through (a person, scheme, trick etc) syn 花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish syn 忽悠 hū you to rock / to sway / to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water) / to flutter (e.g. of a flag) / to trick sb into doing sth / to dupe / to con syn 诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 骗术 騙術 piàn shù trick / deceit 戏法 戲法 xì fǎ magic trick syn 窍门 竅門 qiào mén a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) syn 两下子 兩下子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade syn 便宜货 便宜貨 pián yi huò a bargain / cheap goods syn 门槛 門檻 mén kǎn doorstep / sill / threshold / fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) syn 套子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom syn 甩卖 甩賣 shuǎi mài to mark down (the price of goods) / to sell off cheap syn 诱使 誘使 yòu shǐ to lure into / to entrap / to trick into / to entice / to induce / to invite / to tempt syn 实惠 實惠 shí huì tangible benefit / material advantages / cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount) syn 低廉 dī lián cheap / inexpensive / low syn 物美价廉 物美價廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain syn 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 苦肉计 苦肉計 kǔ ròu jì the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence / CL:條|条[tiao2] 留一手 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets syn 花头 花頭 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack syn 着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] syn 经络 經絡 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic syn 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 小动作 小動作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship syn 穿帮 穿幫 chuān bāng (TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover 要诀 要訣 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success syn 灵机 靈機 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick syn 骗色 騙色 piàn sè to trick sb into having sex 戏 戲 xì trick / drama / play / show / CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] syn 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess syn 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) syn 满贯 滿貫 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success syn 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect syn 白菜价 白菜價 bái cài jià (coll.) very low price / dirt cheap price 偏题 偏題 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 三连胜 三連勝 sān lián shèng hat-trick (sports) 故伎 gù jì usual trick / old tactics syn 赔了夫人又折兵 賠了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy 海砂屋 hǎi shā wū house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand 珉玉 mín yù good and bad / expensive and cheap 白拣 白揀 bái jiǎn a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing 低贱 低賤 dī jiàn lowly / humble / cheap / inexpensive syn 估衣 gù yi secondhand clothes / cheap ready-made clothes 两着儿 兩著兒 liǎng zhāo r the same old trick / illegal device 帽子戏法 帽子戲法 mào zi xì fǎ hat trick (when one player scores three goals) 窍门儿 竅門兒 qiào mén r a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) 策谋 策謀 cè móu stratagem (political or military) / trick 识破机关 識破機關 shí pò jī guān to see through a trick 障眼 zhàng yǎn to hinder the eyesight / (fig.) to trick into not noticing 错视 錯視 cuò shì optical illusion / trick of the eye / parablepsia 误信 誤信 wù xìn to falsely believe / to be mislead / to fall for (a trick etc) 万圣节募捐运动 萬聖節募捐運動 Halloween Campaign "Trick or Treat" 花活 huā huó trick / deception 鬼名堂 guǐ míng tang dirty trick / monkey business 撇步 piē bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo]) 江湖一点诀 江湖一點訣 jiāng hú yī diǎn jué special technique / trick of the trade / knack 阴招 陰招 yīn zhāo dirty trick 眉角 méi jiǎo outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade 仙人跳 xiān rén tiào confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman 撇步 piě bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo]) 沤步 漚步 òu bù (Tw) dirty trick / unethical tactic (from Taiwanese 漚步, Tai-lo pr. [àu-pōo]) 