还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 工资 工資 gōng zī wages / pay / CL:份[fen4] syn 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 缴纳 繳納 jiǎo nà to pay (taxes etc) syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit / to call on syn 看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to / to see (sb) syn 还款 還款 huán kuǎn repayment / to pay back money syn 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year syn 放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to 理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to syn 赔付 賠付 péi fù to pay out / to compensate / (insurance) payment syn 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 疏于 疏於 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in syn 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 军饷 軍餉 jūn xiǎng a soldier's pay and provisions syn 追悼 zhuī dào to mourn / to pay last respects syn 省 xǐng (bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 垫 墊 diàn pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 支付 zhī fù to pay (money) syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore 纳税 納稅 nà shuì to pay taxes syn 付费 付費 fù fèi to pay / to cover the costs syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 薪酬 xīn chóu pay / remuneration / salary / reward 来访 來訪 lái fǎng to pay a visit 交纳 交納 jiāo nà to pay (taxes or dues) syn 参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to syn 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 缴费 繳費 jiǎo fèi to pay a fee syn 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 不在意 bù zài yì to pay no attention to / not to mind syn 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn 不注意 bù zhù yì thoughtless / not pay attention to syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 买单 買單 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill 留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to syn 致敬 zhì jìng to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to syn 参拜 參拜 cān bài to formally call on / to worship (a God) / to pay homage to sb syn 贺岁 賀歲 hè suì to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit syn 开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses) / expenses / (old) to dismiss (an employee) syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 出钱 出錢 chū qián to pay syn 交费 交費 jiāo fèi to pay a fee syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 给付 給付 jǐ fù to pay / payment syn 付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 交钱 交錢 jiāo qián to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 还清 還清 huán qīng to pay back in full / to redeem a debt 付给 付給 fù gěi to deliver / to pay syn 预付 預付 yù fù to pay in advance / prepaid 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages syn 优厚 優厚 yōu hòu generous, liberal (pay, compensation) syn 回访 回訪 huí fǎng (pay a) return visit syn 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 赔款 賠款 péi kuǎn reparations / to pay reparations syn 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments / payment in installments 退休金 tuì xiū jīn retirement pay / pension 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) 报恩 報恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude / to repay a kindness syn 底薪 dǐ xīn basic salary / base pay / salary floor 请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1]) syn 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn 偿付 償付 cháng fù to pay back syn 补发 補發 bǔ fā to supply again (sth lost) / to reissue / to pay retroactively 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 垫付 墊付 diàn fù to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later syn 缴税 繳稅 jiǎo shuì to pay tax syn 拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with / to pay a visit to / to call on syn 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn 欠薪 qiàn xīn to owe wages / back pay / wages arrears 完税 完稅 wán shuì to pay tax / duty-paid syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 加班费 加班費 jiā bān fèi overtime pay 进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute / to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain syn 归顺 歸順 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to syn 缴付 繳付 jiǎo fù to pay / to hand over (tax payment etc) syn 不吝 bù lìn not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc) syn 熟视无睹 熟視無睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore syn 