的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs 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 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 制定 zhì dìng to draw up / to formulate syn 画画 畫畫 huà huà to draw / to paint syn 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 编造 編造 biān zào to compile / to draw up / to fabricate / to invent / to concoct / to make up / to cook up syn 规划 規劃 guī huà to draw up a plan / to map out a program / a plan / a program syn 吸取 xī qǔ to absorb / to draw (a lesson, insight etc) / to assimilate 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 徘徊 pái huái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate syn 创新 創新 chuàng xīn to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails / innovation syn 区分 區分 qū fēn to differentiate / to draw a distinction / to divide into categories syn 穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth / to shuttle syn 构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn 吸气 吸氣 xī qì to inhale / to draw in breath syn 起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft / to draw up (plans) syn 摆弄 擺弄 bǎi nòng to move back and forth / to fiddle with syn 绘画 繪畫 huì huà to draw / to paint syn 往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings / contacts / to go back and forth syn 平局 píng jú a draw (in competition) / a tie syn 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of syn 出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn 抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing) syn 引出 yǐn chū to extract / to draw out 摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate syn 起身 qǐ shēn to get up / to leave / to set forth syn 走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to syn 平手 píng shǒu (sports) draw / tie syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw / to draft syn 引入 yǐn rù to draw into / to pull into / to introduce 圈圈 quān quan to draw a circle / cliques / circles syn 领取 領取 lǐng qǔ to receive / to draw / to get syn 往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn 牵引 牽引 qiān yǐn to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow syn 抽血 chōu xuè to take blood / to draw blood (e.g. for a test) 抽奖 抽獎 chōu jiǎng to draw a prize / a lottery / a raffle 迸发 迸發 bèng fā to burst forth syn 抽取 chōu qǔ to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver syn 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn 靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng to draw close to syn 汲取 jí qǔ to draw / to derive / to absorb syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 一针见血 一針見血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 拟定 擬定 nǐ dìng to draw up / to draft / to formulate syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards 画图 畫圖 huà tú to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city) 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 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of syn 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ to compare / to draw a parallel / to match / analogy / metaphor / comparison syn 吸附 xī fù to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption syn 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.) 出题 出題 chū tí to draw up the theme (for discussion) 划线 劃線 huà xiàn to delineate / to draw a line / to underline syn 测绘 測繪 cè huì to survey and draw / to map 收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people) syn 引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly syn 抓阄 抓鬮 zhuā jiū to draw straws 开具 開具 kāi jù to draw up (a document) 绽开 綻開 zhàn kāi to burst forth syn 描画 描畫 miáo huà to draw / to describe syn 拟订 擬訂 nǐ dìng to draw up (a plan) syn 辈出 輩出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers syn 和局 hé jú draw / tied game 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 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 踯躅 躑躅 zhí zhú (literary) to pace back and forth syn 涌起 yǒng qǐ to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 立论 立論 lì lùn to set forth one's view / to present one's argument / argument / line of reasoning 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 汲水 jí shuǐ to draw water syn 游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range) 彰显 彰顯 zhāng xiǎn to put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to / conspicuous 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 拉伸 lā shēn to draw / to stretch 决算 決算 jué suàn final account / to calculate the final bill / fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth 开立 開立 kāi lì to set up / to open (an account, a branch store etc) / to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc) syn 小蜜蜂 xiǎo mì fēng honeybee / (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker) 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 波涛汹涌 波濤洶涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth / roaring sea syn 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 订定 訂定 dìng dìng to set / to designate / to stipulate / to provide / to draw up / to formulate (rules etc) / stipulation 