关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline 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 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 散热器 散熱器 sàn rè qì radiator (for heating a room) / radiator (for cooling an engine) 试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 冷却塔 冷卻塔 lěng què tǎ cooling tower 小康 xiǎo kāng moderately affluent / well-off / a period of peace and prosperity syn 保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) 战国时代 戰國時代 zhàn guó shí dài the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century) 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 冷却水 冷卻水 lěng què shuǐ cooling water (in a reactor) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years) 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 宽限期 寬限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period / period of grace 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed 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 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn 年代 nián dài a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时期 時期 shí qī period / phase / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn 东京 東京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 一阵 一陣 yī zhèn a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time) syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 季节 季節 jì jié time / season / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) 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 推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer syn 炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn 敲诈 敲詐 qiāo zhà to rip off / to extort (money) / extortion / blackmail syn 