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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
v. to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn
zhǎng v., suff. chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn
发展 發展 fā zhǎn v. development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand syn
建设 建設 jiàn shè v. to build / to construct / to establish / to develop / to institute
开发 開發 kāi fā v. to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop syn
开展 開展 kāi zhǎn v. to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open syn
发挥 發揮 fā huī v. to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn
打造 dǎ zào v. to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal) syn
研发 研發 yán fā v. research and development / to develop
发达 發達 fā dá adj., v. well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn
发育 發育 fā yù v. to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature syn
yǎn v. to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn
v. to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) syn
开拓 開拓 kāi tuò v. to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn
演绎 演繹 yǎn yì v. (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer syn
演变 演變 yǎn biàn v. to develop / to evolve syn
发扬 發揚 fā yáng v. to develop / to make full use of syn
恢弘 huī hóng vast / broad / generous / to develop / to enhance / variant of 恢宏[hui1 hong2] syn
冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ v. to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn
发酵 發酵 fā jiào v. to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away / to simmer / to develop
建构 建構 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture
生发 生發 shēng fā to emerge and grow / to develop
滋长 滋長 zī zhǎng to grow (usually of abstract things) / to yield / to develop syn
恢宏 huī hóng to develop / vast / broad / generous syn
显影 顯影 xiǎn yǐng (photographic processing) to develop syn
衍变 衍變 yǎn biàn to develop / to evolve syn
tuò to expand / to push sth with the hand / to develop / to open up syn
yǎn to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous syn
to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away / to simmer / to develop / Taiwan pr. [po4] / used in 醱酵|酦酵[fa1jiao4]
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) / Japanese variant of 發|发
酦酵 醱酵 fā jiào to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away / to simmer / to develop / variant of 發酵|发酵[fa1 jiao4]
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù adv. to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn
锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn v. to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn
研制 研製 yán zhì v. to research and manufacture / to research and to develop
起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi v. (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn
思春期 sī chūn qī age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex / puberty
风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn
迅速发展 迅速發展 xùn sù fā zhǎn to develop rapidly
走红 走紅 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly syn
推移 tuī yí v. (of time) to elapse or pass / (of a situation) to develop or evolve syn
并举 並舉 bìng jǔ to develop simultaneously / to undertake concurrently syn
发芽 發芽 fā yá v. (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop syn
发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development syn
冲印 沖印 chōng yìn to develop and print (photographic film)
独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn
水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation syn
脱胎 脫胎 tuō tāi to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)
急转直下 急轉直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom) / dramatic change syn
显像 顯像 xiǎn xiàng to form a picture / to develop a photo / to visualize
附会 附會 fù huì to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc) / to develop and embellish / to interpret (often in a strained manner)
纂修 zuǎn xiū to compile and revise / to inherit and develop
见微知著 見微知著 jiàn wēi zhī zhù one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop syn
孵化期 fū huà qī incubation period / time for sth to develop
大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day syn
他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn
别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
展翅高飞 展翅高飛 zhǎn chì gāo fēi to spread one's wings and soar (idiom) / to develop one's abilities freely
视微知著 視微知着 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop
发展核武器 發展核武器 fā zhǎn hé wǔ qì to develop nuclear weapons
洗照片 xǐ zhào piàn to develop film
十年树木,百年树人 十年樹木,百年樹人 shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
彪蒙 biāo méng to develop the mind
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏 春生,夏長,秋收,冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
统建 統建 tǒng jiàn to develop as a government project / to construct under the authority of a commission
衍化 yǎn huà to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc) / to develop and change
普遍定期审议机制工作组 普遍定期審議机制工作組 pǔ biàn dìng qī shěn yì jī zhì gōng zuò zǔ Inter-sessional open-ended intergovernmental Working Group to develop the modalities of the universal periodic review mechanism / Working group on the universal periodic review mechanism
通过天文学发展教育计划 通過天文學發展教育計劃 Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy
视微知着 視微知著 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop
傅会 傅會 fù huì to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc) / to develop and embellish / to interpret (often in a strained manner) / variant of 附會|附会[fu4 hui4]
支边 支邊 zhī biān to help develop the border areas
由怜生爱 由憐生愛 yóu lián shēng ài to develop love for sb out of pity for them
蚁族 蟻族 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
双一流 雙一流 shuāng yī liú Double First-Class University Plan, Chinese government project to develop both a group of Chinese universities and a group of subject disciplines to be world-class by 2050, implemented from 2017
慢热 慢熱 màn rè slow to heat up / (fig.) (of a person) reserved / introverted / slow to develop relationships / (of a product etc) to take time to become popular / (sports) slow to reach peak performance
自研 zì yán (of an organization etc) to independently develop (a technology or product)
患癌 huàn ái to develop cancer
托举 托舉 tuō jǔ to lift and support / to hold up (physically) / (fig.) to support sb (or sth) so that they can grow, develop or succeed syn
成一家言 chěng yī jiān yán (idiom) To develop an original system of thought or scholarship and establish one’s own school.
干霄凌云 gān xiāo líng yún (idiom) To rise high and reach the clouds. Figuratively, it describes a promising future and someone able to develop rapidly.
观望不前 guān wàng bù qián (idiom) To watch a situation develop hesitantly and refrain from advancing while its outcome remains uncertain.
疾如旋踵 jí rú xuán zhǒng (idiom) To change or develop with extreme speed, in an instant.
任其自流 rèn qí zì liú (idiom) To let a situation develop freely without controlling or guiding it. The expression generally implies neglect or a laissez-faire attitude. syn
深耕易耨 shēn gēng yì nòu (idiom) To plough deeply, work carefully, and weed in good time. Figuratively, to cultivate or develop something with meticulous care.
顺我者昌,逆我者亡 shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng (idiom) Those who submit to me may prosper and develop, while those who resist me will be destroyed.
右军习气 右軍習氣 yòu jūn xí qì (idiom) To imitate the ancients constantly without managing to develop an individual style.
鱼跃鸢飞 魚躍鳶飛 yú yuè yuān fēi (idiom) Describes a situation in which everything is in its proper place and people or things can develop freely.
整军经武 整軍經武 zhěng jūn jīng wǔ (idiom) To reorganize the army and develop military preparedness and equipment.
一往而深 yī wǎng ér shēn (idiom) To develop very deep feelings for someone or something, to the point of being unable to restrain them.
一羽示风向,一草示水流 yī yǔ shì fēng xiàng,yī cǎo shì shuǐ liú (idiom) Proverb: small signs can foreshadow the direction in which a situation will develop.
万物并作 wàn wù bìng zuò (idiom) All things grow and develop simultaneously.
不成气候 不成氣候 bù chéng qì hòu (idiom) To achieve nothing and have no real prospects. It describes a person, enterprise, or thing that fails to develop.
习以成风 xí yǐ chéng fēng (idiom) Once people become accustomed to something, it can develop into a prevailing custom or social practice.
二而一 èr ér yī (idiom) A single reality may develop into two opposing phenomena, while two opposing phenomena may share the same source.
兰言断金 蘭言斷金 lán yán dàn jīn (idiom) When hearts are in harmony, people develop a shared understanding and common language.
务农息民 wù nóng xī mín (idiom) To work actively to develop agriculture and production so that the population can recover and live in peace.
十围之木,始生如蘖 shí wéi zhī mù,shǐ shēng rú niè (idiom) A great tree, ten arm-spans around, began as a young shoot. It describes things that develop gradually from small beginnings into something large.
卑己自牧 bēi jǐ zì mù (idiom) To cultivate oneself and develop one’s character with a humble attitude.
发皇张大 fā huáng zhāng dà (idiom) To develop and expand.
发荣滋长 fā róng zī zhǎng (idiom) It describes plants growing luxuriantly. Figuratively, it means to grow and develop vigorously.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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