和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device syn 设备 設備 shè bèi equipment / facilities / installations / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 装备 裝備 zhuāng bèi equipment / to equip / to outfit syn 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 维修 維修 wéi xiū maintenance (of equipment) / to protect and maintain 退役 tuì yì (of military personnel or athletes) to retire / (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned syn 我国 我國 wǒ guó my country / our country syn 爆破 bào pò to blow up / to demolish (using explosives) / dynamite / blast syn 美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify syn 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 器材 qì cái equipment / material syn 器械 qì xiè apparatus / instrument / equipment / weapon syn 启用 啟用 qǐ yòng to start using / (computing) to enable (a feature) 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 用具 yòng jù appliance / utensil / gear / equipment syn 各国 各國 gè guó each country / every country / various countries syn 器具 qì jù implement / utensil / equipment syn 大小便 dà xiǎo biàn using the toilet / urination and defecation syn 土包子 tǔ bāo zi country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound syn 奋勇 奮勇 fèn yǒng dauntless / to summon up courage and determination / using extreme force of will syn 消声器 消聲器 xiāo shēng qì noise reduction equipment 刑具 xíng jù punishment equipment / torture instrument syn 音箱 yīn xiāng loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 目视 目視 mù shì to look at / to visually observe (i.e. not using instruments or sensors) syn 球台 球檯 qiú tái table (for games using balls) 电传 電傳 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter 国情 國情 guó qíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country / current state of a country 起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means 善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn 硫化 liú huà vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat) 电子器件 電子器件 diàn zǐ qì jiàn electric equipment syn 机电 機電 jī diàn machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical 童趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) 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 半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory syn 走弯路 走彎路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor syn 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 辎重 輜重 zī zhòng (military) supplies (munitions, rations, clothing etc) / equipment and supplies taken on an expedition / (fig.) burden syn 强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments syn 毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock 量程 liáng chéng range (of scales or measuring equipment) 富国 富國 fù guó rich country / make the country wealthy (political slogan) syn 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 探伤 探傷 tàn shāng to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) 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 套印 tào yìn color printing using several overlaid images 套色 tào shǎi color printing using several overlaid images 针砭 針砭 zhēn biān to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles syn 闭关锁国 閉關鎖國 bì guān suǒ guó to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact syn 医疗器械 醫療器械 yī liáo qì xiè medical equipment 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 生产设备 生產設備 shēng chǎn shè bèi production equipment / manufacturing equipment 套件 tào jiàn kit (equipment) / (bicycle) groupset 网络设备 網絡設備 wǎng luò shè bèi network equipment 通信设备 通信設備 tōng xìn shè bèi communication equipment 借此 藉此 jiè cǐ using this as a pretext / thereby syn 专用设备 專用設備 specialized equipment 设备管理 shè bèi guǎn lǐ equipment management 策马 策馬 cè mǎ to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs 停用 tíng yòng to stop using / to suspend / to discontinue / to disable 代工 dài gōng OEM (original equipment manufacturer) 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 环保设备 環保設備 environmental control equipment 注音 zhù yīn to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4]) 电气设备 電氣設備 diàn qì shè bèi electrical equipment 代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn 周边设备 zhōu bian shè bèi peripheral / peripheral equipment 测距仪 測距儀 cè jù yí distance measuring equipment 音响设备 音響設備 yīn xiǎng shè bèi sound equipment / stereo 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 辅助设备 輔助設備 fǔ zhù shè bèi associated equipment 乡村音乐 鄉村音樂 xiāng cūn yīn yuè country music (country & western music genre) 红客 紅客 hóng kè "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest 军事装备 jūn shì zhuāng bèi military equipment 消防设备 消防設備 xiāo fáng shè bèi fire protection equipment 移机 移機 yí jī to relocate a piece of equipment (air conditioner etc) 过路费 過路費 guò lù fèi toll (fee for using a road) 珠算 zhū suàn calculation using abacus 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut syn 卜卦 bǔ guà to divine using the eight trigrams syn 音频设备 音頻設備 yīn pín shè bèi audio equipment 以少胜多 以少勝多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends 回采 回採 huí cǎi stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces) / to extract ore / extraction / to pull back 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 浇 澆 jiāo to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 电刑 電刑 diàn xíng to torture sb using electricity / electrocution (capital punishment) 茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 捋 lǚ to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke syn 铡 鍘 zhá lever-style guillotine / to chop using this type of guillotine syn 画饼充饥 畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom) syn 拉力器 lā lì qì chest expander (exercise equipment) syn 