来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn 毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least / to completely lack syn 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 全新 quán xīn all new / completely new syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 纯粹 純粹 chún cuì pure / unadulterated / purely / completely 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 备 備 bèi (bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) syn 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué to become extinct / to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 全副 quán fù completely syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 全然 quán rán completely syn 用尽 用盡 yòng jìn to exhaust / to use up completely syn 总体 總體 zǒng tǐ completely / totally / total / entire / overall / population (statistics) syn 圆形 圓形 yuán xíng round / circular syn 焕然一新 煥然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition syn 全神贯注 全神貫注 quán shén guàn zhù to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) / with rapt attention syn 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn 漠不关心 漠不關心 mò bù guān xīn not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent syn 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn 迷雾 迷霧 mí wù dense fog / fig. completely misleading 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn 圆桌 圓桌 yuán zhuō round table syn 不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely / endlessly syn 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 熟透 shú tòu completely ripe / ripened / well-cooked syn 常年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year syn 荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth syn 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round syn 长年 長年 cháng nián all the year round syn 蛮不讲理 蠻不講理 mán bù jiǎng lǐ completely unreasonable syn 推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) / sb has one's absolute confidence / to trust completely / to confide in sb with entire sincerity syn 一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round syn 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 浑然 渾然 hún rán completely / absolutely / undivided / totally mixed up / muddled syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 全歼 全殲 quán jiān to annihilate / to wipe out completely / to exterminate syn 滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn 科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 圆桌会议 圓桌會議 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference 门可罗雀 門可羅雀 mén kě luó què lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted syn 首轮 首輪 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc) syn 铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) syn 满满当当 滿滿當當 mǎn mǎn dāng dāng brim full / completely packed syn 循环赛 循環賽 xún huán sài round-robin tournament 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 滴溜溜 dī liū liū whirling / spinning around and around / round and plump (e.g. of fruit) 别有洞天 別有洞天 bié yǒu dòng tiān place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world syn 风马牛不相及 風馬牛不相及 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) / irrelevant syn 延揽 延攬 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone 素质教育 素質教育 sù zhì jiào yù all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education) 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 全无 全無 quán wú none / completely without 尽是 盡是 jìn shì to be full of / completely 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 双飞 雙飛 shuāng fēi flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 无遗 無遺 wú yí completely / fully / without omission 完完全全 wán wán quán quán completely syn 粳米 jīng mǐ polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) 十成 shí chéng completely 天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn 资格赛 資格賽 zī gé sài qualifying round (in sports) 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional 杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 占满 占滿 zhàn mǎn to fill / to occupy completely 凑成 湊成 còu chéng to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in... 圆孔 圓孔 yuán kǒng round hole 籼稻 xiān dào long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice) 