精神 jīng shen vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking syn 看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 枯燥 kū zào dry and dull / uninteresting / tedious syn 相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn 杀气腾腾 殺氣騰騰 shā qì téng téng ferocious / murderous-looking syn 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 英姿飒爽 英姿颯爽 yīng zī sà shuǎng (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking / to carry oneself tall syn 秀外慧中 xiù wài huì zhōng good-looking and intelligent (idiom) syn 由表及里 由表及裡 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance 凯子 凱子 kǎi zi (slang) rich, good-looking guy 淡淡 dàn dàn faint / dim / dull / insipid / unenthusiastic / indifferent syn 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking syn 看不懂 kàn bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is looking at 无味 無味 wú wèi flavorless / unpalatable / odorless / dull / uninteresting syn 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 前瞻 qián zhān forward-looking / prescient / foresight / forethought / outlook syn 暗淡 àn dàn dark / dim (light) / dull (color) / drab / (fig.) gloomy / bleak syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 呆滞 呆滯 dāi zhì dull / lifeless / sluggish syn 灰暗 huī àn dull gray / drab / murky syn 无趣 無趣 wú qù dull / vapid / colorless 眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking / to seem familiar syn 前瞻性 qián zhān xìng farsightedness / perspicacity / prescience / forward-looking syn 没趣 沒趣 méi qù embarrassing / dull / unsatisfactory syn 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for syn 面熟 miàn shú to look familiar / familiar-looking syn 灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn 瘪三 癟三 biē sān (Wu dialect) bum / wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing syn 隐痛 隱痛 yǐn tòng hidden anguish / secret suffering / (medicine) dull pain syn 横肉 橫肉 héng ròu fierce-looking 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 索然 suǒ rán dull / dry syn 干巴巴 乾巴巴 gān bā bā dry / parched / dull / insipid syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 丰韵 豐韻 fēng yùn charm / fine-looking (woman) syn 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn 怪里怪气 怪里怪氣 guài lǐ guài qì eccentric / odd-looking / peculiar syn 喁喁 yóng yóng (literary) looking up expectantly syn 青面獠牙 qīng miàn liáo yá ferocious-looking (idiom) syn 贼眉鼠眼 賊眉鼠眼 zéi méi shǔ yǎn shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom) syn 愚鲁 愚魯 yú lǔ dull-witted / foolish syn 昂昂 áng áng high-spirited / brave-looking syn 枯 kū (of plants) withered / (of wells, rivers, etc) dried up / (bound form) dull / boring / (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds syn 姚 yáo handsome / good-looking 拙 zhuō awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] syn 俏 qiào good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food) syn 黯 àn (bound form) dark / dull (color) / dim / gloomy 瘟 wēn epidemic / pestilence / plague / (fig.) stupid / dull / (of a performance) lackluster syn 狞 獰 níng fierce-looking 靓 靚 liàng attractive / good-looking 睆 huǎn good-looking / cute 容光焕发 容光煥發 róng guāng huàn fā face glowing (idiom) / looking radiant / all smiles syn 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced syn 呆头呆脑 獃頭獃腦 dāi tóu dāi nǎo oafish / dull-witted syn 索然无味 索然無味 suǒ rán wú wèi dull / insipid syn 薖 kē big / hungry-looking 怪模怪样 怪模怪樣 guài mó guài yàng outlandish / strange-looking / grotesque syn 慈眉善眼 cí méi shàn yǎn kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced 才貌双全 才貌雙全 cái mào shuāng quán talented and good-looking (idiom) 气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking 百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 置之死地 zhì zhī sǐ dì to place sb on field of death / to confront with mortal danger / to give sb no way out / with one's back to the wall / looking death in the eye / part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生 行不从径 行不從徑 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant 钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study 顾影自怜 顧影自憐 gù yǐng zì lián lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected syn 骑马找马 騎馬找馬 qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one syn 小鸟依人 小鳥依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking 若有所思 ruò yǒu suǒ sī (idiom) looking pensive / thoughtfully syn 病恹恹 病懨懨 bìng yān yān looking or feeling sickly / weak and dispirited through illness syn 夜叉 yè chā yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) / (fig.) ferocious-looking person syn 板滞 板滯 bǎn zhì stiff / dull syn 憃 chōng foolish / stupid / dull / silly 怚 jù dull, stupid, suspicious 半明不灭 半明不滅 bàn míng bù miè dull (lamplight) 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi monotonous / dull / tedious (idiom) 心拙口笨 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn dull-witted and tongue-tied 灰不喇唧 huī bù lǎ jī dull gray / gray and loathsome 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū gloomy and dull (idiom) / boring and gray / unpleasantly murky 无精打彩 無精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dull and colorless (idiom) / lacking vitality / not lively 迂讷 迂訥 yū nè overcautious / conservative and dull in conversation 暗滞 暗滯 àn zhì dull (complexion) 索然寡味 suǒ rán guǎ wèi dull and insipid 驽钝 nú dùn (literary) dull / slow-witted syn 呆傻 dāi shǎ stupid / foolish / dull-witted syn 从外表来看 從外表來看 cóng wài biǎo lái kàn looking from the outside / seen from the outside 痯 guǎn ill-looking 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) syn 久慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 仰屋 yǎng wū to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair) 受看 shòu kàn good-looking syn 