省去 shěng qù to omit / to dispense with / to make unnecesary / to save (time, trouble etc) syn 配药 配藥 pèi yào to dispense (drugs) / to prescribe syn 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 摈除 擯除 bìn chú to discard / to get rid of / to dispense with syn 配镜 配鏡 pèi jìng to dispense or fit eyewear based on an optical prescription 放下身段 fàng xià shēn duàn (idiom) to get off one's high horse / to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude) 杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟) / Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 书面许可 書面許可 shū miàn xǔ kě written permission / written authorization 大牌档 大牌檔 dà pái dàng food stall / open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4pai2dang4]) 记录 記錄 jì lù to record / record (written account) / note-taker / record (in sports etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works syn 备注 備註 bèi zhù remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏[bei4 zhu4 lan2]) / remarks / notes (written in such a column) syn 书面 書面 shū miàn in writing / written syn 记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account syn 字数 字數 zì shù number of written characters / number of words / word count syn 摩擦 mó cā friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦 syn 词典 詞典 cí diǎn dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3] / CL:部[bu4],本[ben3] 日元 rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency) / also written 日圓|日圆[Ri4 yuan2] 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1] syn 通知书 通知書 tōng zhī shū written notice 以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2] syn 清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆 syn 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 标语 標語 biāo yǔ written slogan / placard / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2] syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 简报 簡報 jiǎn bào presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report syn 座落 zuò luò to be situated / located at (of building) / also written 坐落[zuo4 luo4] syn 段落 duàn luò phase / time interval / paragraph / (written) passage syn 缘份 緣份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny 启事 啟事 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) / to post information / a notice syn 回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1] syn 对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2] syn 外文 wài wén foreign language (written) syn 激荡 激蕩 jī dàng to rage / to dash / to surge / also written 激盪|激荡 自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction 批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior syn 服侍 fú shi to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] syn 韩文 韓文 hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language 报告书 報告書 bào gào shū written report 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 飘浮 飄浮 piāo fú to float / to hover / also written 漂浮 syn 篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn 唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that / lest / also written 惟恐 syn 艺伎 藝伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4] 纪要 紀要 jì yào minutes / written summary of a meeting syn 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 惟恐 wéi kǒng for fear that / lest / also written 唯恐 syn 雷射 léi shè laser (loanword used in Taiwan) / also written 鐳射|镭射 错别字 錯別字 cuò bié zì incorrectly written or mispronounced characters 藉口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口[jie4 kou3] 请柬 請柬 qǐng jiǎn invitation card / written invitation syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 浅显 淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible syn 报请 報請 bào qǐng to report, requesting approval / written request for instructions syn 新闻周刊 新聞週刊 xīn wén zhōu kān Newsweek magazine / also written 新聞周刊|新闻周刊 成文 chéng wén written / statutory syn 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 syn 单数 單數 dān shù positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数) / singular (grammar) syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 回执 回執 huí zhí receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item) syn 报价单 報價單 bào jià dān quotation / price list / written estimate of price 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 艺妓 藝妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] syn 黑板报 黑板報 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc) 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] syn 洪武 hóng wǔ Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3] 迪斯尼乐园 迪斯尼樂園 dí sī ní lè yuán Disneyland / also written 迪士尼樂園|迪士尼乐园[Di2 shi4 ni2 Le4 yuan2] 拓拔 tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓跋 拓跋 tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓拔 拉拉队 拉拉隊 lā lā duì cheerleading squad / also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队 机关枪 機關槍 jī guān qiāng machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪[ji1 qiang1] syn 身分证 身分證 shēn fèn zhèng identity card / also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4] 汉文 漢文 hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad 灯谜 燈謎 dēng mí riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) 银元 銀元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar syn 笔译 筆譯 bǐ yì written translation 凭藉 憑藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4] 辞呈 辭呈 cí chéng (written) resignation 批件 pī jiàn approved document / document with written instructions 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 战书 戰書 zhàn shū written war challenge 球杆 qiú gān club (golf) / cue (billiards) / also written 球桿|球杆[qiu2 gan1] 删改 刪改 shān gǎi to edit / to modify / to alter (written material) syn 记叙文 記敘文 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration syn 笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn 入木三分 rù mù sān fēn written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound syn 唢呐 嗩吶 suǒ nà suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5] 抒写 抒寫 shū xiě to express (emotions in prose) / a written description (of emotions) syn 卡式 kǎ shì (of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式[cha1 ka3 shi4]) (loanword from "card") 押韵 押韻 yā yùn to rhyme / sometimes written 壓韻|压韵 糨糊 jiàng hu paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊[jiang4 hu5] / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 叩首 kòu shǒu to kowtow / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 