关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely / tightly syn 注视 注視 zhù shì to look attentively at / to closely watch / to gaze at syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 锦标赛 錦標賽 jǐn biāo sài championship contest / championships 选美 選美 xuǎn měi beauty contest 满满 滿滿 mǎn mǎn full / closely packed syn 角逐 jué zhú to tussle / to contend / to contest syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 审视 審視 shěn shì to look closely at / to examine syn 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair / crew cut / (of people) common / ordinary syn 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom) / intimately related syn 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to syn 相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession / following closely syn 如影随形 如影隨形 rú yǐng suí xíng lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other / inseparable / to follow relentlessly syn 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another syn 至亲 至親 zhì qīn next of kin / closely related 博弈 bó yì games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest syn 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 初赛 初賽 chū sài preliminary contest / initial heats of a competition 败阵 敗陣 bài zhèn to be defeated on the battlefield / to be beaten in a contest syn 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 德比 dé bǐ (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals) 临战 臨戰 lín zhàn just before the contest / on the eve of war 连片 連片 lián piàn forming a continuous sheet / continuous / contiguous / closely grouped syn 对决 對決 duì jué confrontation / contest / showdown 比拼 bǐ pīn to compete fiercely / contest 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 紧扣 緊扣 jǐn kòu to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) 紧追 緊追 jǐn zhuī to pursue closely 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào to be right next to / to lean closely against syn 贴合 貼合 tiē hé to adjust closely / to fit 戚戚 qī qī intimate / closely related / sorrowful / distressed 进逼 進逼 jìn bī to advance on sth / to press closely (on some goal) syn 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat syn 嫡亲 嫡親 dí qīn closely related by blood syn 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 钉 釘 dīng nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1] syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 严严实实 嚴嚴實實 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely syn 擂 lèi (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2] syn 打擂台 打擂臺 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest syn 密密层层 密密層層 mì mi céng céng tightly packed / closely layered syn 追逼 zhuī bī to pursue closely / to press / to demand (payment) / to extort (a concession) syn 壁垒森严 壁壘森嚴 bì lěi sēn yán closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided syn 诘 詰 jié (bound form) to question closely / to interrogate 跟脚 跟腳 gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels syn 环环相扣 環環相扣 huán huán xiāng kòu closely linked with one another / interlocked / to interrelate syn 审察 審察 shěn chá to investigate / to examine closely syn 骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined syn 桴鼓相应 桴鼓相應 fú gǔ xiāng yìng lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom) / appropriate relation between the different parts / closely interrelated 密切相连 密切相連 mì qiè xiāng lián to relate closely / closely related 浴血苦战 浴血苦戰 yù xuè kǔ zhàn a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom) 萧何 蕭何 xiāo hé Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] 比一比 bǐ yi bǐ to make a comparison / to engage in a contest 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries 得标 得標 dé biāo to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD 歌唱赛 歌唱賽 gē chàng sài song contest 欧洲电视歌唱赛 歐洲電視歌唱賽 ōu zhōu diàn shì gē chàng sài Eurovision song contest 竞艳 競艷 jìng yàn vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest 诤讼 諍訟 zhèng sòng to contest a lawsuit 选美比赛 選美比賽 xuǎn měi bǐ sài beauty contest 马上比武 馬上比武 mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ tournament (contest in Western chivalry) / jousting 欧洲歌唱大赛 歐洲歌唱大賽 ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài Eurovision Song Contest 不抗辩 不抗辯 no contest 胜之不武 勝之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest 征选 徵選 zhēng xuǎn to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition 大赛 大賽 dà sài grand contest 比拚 bǐ pàn (Tw) to compete / contest 毕肖 畢肖 bì xiào to resemble closely / to be the very image of / to look very much like / to be the spitting image of 倪嗣冲 倪嗣沖 ní sì chōng Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire 动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān to be watched closely (idiom) 叮问 叮問 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly 密切注视 密切注視 mì qiè zhù shì to watch closely 密切相关 密切相關 mì qiè xiāng guān closely related 密接 mì jiē closely connected / inseparably related / (epidemiology) close contact (abbr. for 密切接觸者|密切接触者[mi4qie4 jie1chu4zhe3]) 密织 密織 mì zhī closely woven 攒簇 攢簇 cuán cù to gather closely together 洞鉴 洞鑒 dòng jiàn to examine deeply / to inspect closely 粘缠 粘纏 nián chán to stick closely to / cloying 紧密相联 緊密相聯 jǐn mì xiāng lián closely interrelated / intimately related 紧密织物 緊密織物 jǐn mì zhī wù closely woven fabric 紧密配合 緊密配合 jǐn mì pèi hé to coordinate closely / to act in close partnership with 紧随其后 緊隨其後 jǐn suí qí hòu to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom) 跟屁股 gēn pì gu to tag along behind / to follow sb closely 追询 追詢 zhuī xún to interrogate / to question closely syn 