到 dào to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough syn 过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items 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 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through / to traverse / to cross syn 十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure 交叉 jiāo chā to cross / to intersect / to overlap syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over / to pass through syn 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 盘问 盤問 pán wèn to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire syn 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 越界 yuè jiè to cross a border / to overstep a bound 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) syn 跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount / to cross over syn 点评 點評 diǎn píng to comment / a point by point commentary 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point / breaking point syn 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān to cross / to traverse 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 闪光点 閃光點 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 越野 yuè yě cross country 定点 定點 dìng diǎn to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number) syn 出界 chū jiè to cross a border / (sport) to go out of bounds 交锋 交鋒 jiāo fēng to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb) syn 超标 超標 chāo biāo to cross the limit / to be over the accepted norm / excessive 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 翻越 fān yuè to cross / to surmount / to transcend syn 斜眼 xié yǎn to look askance / cross or wall-eyed 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends syn 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 越境 yuè jìng to cross a border (usually illegally) / to sneak in or out of a country 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions syn 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom) / to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk. syn 最低点 最低點 zuì dī diǎn lowest point / minimum (point) 临界点 臨界點 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point 横渡 橫渡 héng dù to cross (a body of water) 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 交点 交點 jiāo diǎn meeting point / point of intersection 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 横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow syn 横截面 橫截面 héng jié miàn cross-section 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn (idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange syn 赌咒 賭咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God / to cross one's heart syn 横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally 燃点 燃點 rán diǎn to ignite / to set fire to / to light / (chemistry) ignition point / combustion point syn 小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction 切面 qiē miàn section / cross-cut / tangent plane (math.) syn 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 基点 基點 jī diǎn base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point syn 截面 jié miàn section / cross-section syn 基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery) syn 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 评点 評點 píng diǎn to comment / a point by point commentary syn 纵横驰骋 縱橫馳騁 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country syn 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 过马路 過馬路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī cross-legged 渡河 dù hé to cross a river syn 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 十字绣 十字繡 shí zì xiù cross-stitch 负气 負氣 fù qì in a pique / sulky / cross syn 跨境 kuà jìng cross-border 跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 横断 橫斷 héng duàn to cross (a road, an ocean etc) / to cut across 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths syn 漂洋 piāo yáng to cross the ocean 划掉 劃掉 huà diào to cross out / to cross off 横越 橫越 héng yuè to cross / to pass over / to traverse / trans- 十字形 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape 斗鸡眼 鬥雞眼 dòu jī yǎn cross-eye 