起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 提案 tí àn proposal / draft resolution / motion (to be debated) / to propose a bill / to make a proposal syn 修正案 xiū zhèng àn amendment / revised draft syn 起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft / to draw up (plans) syn 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 稿子 gǎo zi draft of a document / script / manuscript / mental plan / precedent syn 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) syn 绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw / to draft syn 草稿 cǎo gǎo draft / outline / sketch syn 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 绘图 繪圖 huì tú to chart / to sketch / to draft / to plot syn 草案 cǎo àn draft (legislation, proposal etc) 票据 票據 piào jù negotiable instrument (draft, note etc) / voucher / receipt syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 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 拟定 擬定 nǐ dìng to draw up / to draft / to formulate syn 初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing) syn 汇票 匯票 huì piào bill of exchange / bank draft syn 制图 製圖 zhì tú (cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft / to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics syn 选秀 選秀 xuǎn xiù to select talented individuals / (sports) draft 抽风 抽風 chōu fēng to ventilate / to induce a draft / spasm / convulsion syn 文稿 wén gǎo manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 修改稿 xiū gǎi gǎo revised draft / new version (of a document) 散装 散裝 sǎn zhuāng loose goods / goods sold open / draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled) syn 稿纸 稿紙 gǎo zhǐ draft paper syn 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 审读 審讀 shěn dú to read (a draft) / to review 引种 引種 yǐn zhǒng (agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal 拟议 擬議 nǐ yì proposal / recommendation / to draft syn 拟制 擬製 nǐ zhì to draft (a plan etc) 清史稿 qīng shǐ gǎo Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 畜 chù livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal syn 稿 gǎo manuscript / draft / stalk of grain syn 牲 shēng domestic animal / sacrificial animal syn 拟 擬 nǐ to plan to / to draft (a plan) / to imitate / to assess / to compare / pseudo- syn 征 徵 zhēng to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence syn 生啤酒 shēng pí jiǔ draft beer / unpasteurized beer 畜力 chù lì animal power / animal-drawn (plow etc) 拟稿 擬稿 nǐ gǎo to draft (a statement) syn 打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 缓征 緩徵 huǎn zhēng to suspend taxes momentarily / to postpone military draft 遗稿 遺稿 yí gǎo surviving manuscript / bequeathed draft (of book) syn 使役 shǐ yì to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc) syn 它 tā it (pronoun for an animal) syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 动物 動物 dòng wù animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal / brute / bastard syn 解剖 jiě pōu to dissect (an animal) / to analyze / anatomy 爪子 zhuǎ zi (animal's) claw syn 残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled / handicapped / deformity on a person or animal 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood / warm-blooded (animal) / endothermic (physiology) syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 牲畜 shēng chù farm animal / livestock syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 诱捕 誘捕 yòu bǔ to trap (an animal) / to lure (a suspect) into a trap 家畜 jiā chù domestic animal / livestock / cattle syn 吆喝 yāo he to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares) / to denounce loudly / to shout slogans syn 宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 动物界 動物界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 百兽 百獸 bǎi shòu all creatures / every kind of animal syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 水生 shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal) 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat 养生 養生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc) syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 牧业 牧業 mù yè livestock husbandry / animal product industry 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn 畜牧业 畜牧業 xù mù yè animal husbandry / stock raising / livestock raising 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast syn 油饼 油餅 yóu bǐng deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder) syn 动物油 動物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat 软体 軟體 ruǎn tǐ (of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means 