去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 除了 chú le besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for) syn 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 崩溃 崩潰 bēng kuì to collapse / to crumble / to fall apart syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 其余 其餘 qí yú the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them syn 分别 分別 fēn bié to part / to leave each other / to distinguish / to tell apart / difference / distinction / in different ways / differently / separately / individually syn 除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this / in addition to this syn 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 除去 chú qù to eliminate / to remove / except for / apart from syn 撕裂 sī liè to tear / to rip apart syn 疏远 疏遠 shū yuǎn to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement syn 分居 fēn jū to separate (married couple) / to live apart (of husband and wife, family members) 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè fracture / rupture / to break apart syn 闹翻 鬧翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument syn 天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart syn 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) / fig. to be fastidious / nitpick syn 大相径庭 大相徑庭 dà xiāng jìng tíng as different as can be (idiom) / poles apart syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 散架 sǎn jià to fall apart / exhaustion syn 分化 fēn huà to split apart / differentiation 升降 昇降 shēng jiàng rising and falling syn 脱节 脫節 tuō jié to come apart syn 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears syn 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū vastly different / poles apart syn 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 土崩瓦解 tǔ bēng wǎ jiě to collapse / to fall apart syn 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 裂变 裂變 liè biàn (physics) to undergo nuclear fission / (fig.) to break apart, forming smaller units / to fragment 掰开 掰開 bāi kāi to pull apart / to pry open with the hands syn 拆卸 chāi xiè to dismantle / to take apart syn 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 开天辟地 開天闢地 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) / refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth syn 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 割裂 gē liè to cut apart / to sever / to separate / to isolate syn 递减 遞減 dì jiǎn progressively decreasing / gradually falling / in descending order 扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn 选派 選派 xuǎn pài to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint syn 咕咚 gū dōng splash / (onom.) for heavy things falling down syn 泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) syn 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 上声 上聲 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin syn 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 拆下 chāi xià to dismantle / to take apart 疏离 疏離 shū lí to become alienated / estranged / alienation / disaffection / set wide apart 撕扯 sī chě to tear apart 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other syn 十万八千里 十萬八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance) syn 拧开 擰開 nǐng kāi to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart 分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī to collapse and fall apart (idiom) / to break up / falling to pieces syn 闹矛盾 鬧矛盾 nào máo dùn to be at loggerheads / to have a falling out 撕破脸 撕破臉 sī pò liǎn to have an acrimonious falling-out / to shed all pretense of cordiality / to tear into each other 落石 luò shí falling stone 妻离子散 妻離子散 qī lí zǐ sàn a family wrenched apart (idiom) syn 扯破 chě pò tear apart 跌打损伤 跌打損傷 diē dǎ sǔn shāng injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc 去声 去聲 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin syn 脱胶 脫膠 tuō jiāo (of parts glued together) to come apart syn 割 gē to cut / to cut apart syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 散 sǎn scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine syn 距 jù to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) syn 叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home. syn 天渊 天淵 tiān yuān distance between two poles / poles apart 黄昏恋 黃昏戀 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life 捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) syn 磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread syn 降调 降調 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote 绽裂 綻裂 zhàn liè to split open / to split apart syn 杞国忧天 杞國憂天 qǐ guó yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home syn 一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind 一木难支 一木難支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone syn 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 隔行如隔山 gé háng rú gé shān different trades, worlds apart (idiom) / to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) syn 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) 天差地远 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn poles apart (idiom) / entirely different syn 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 病包儿 病包兒 bìng bāo r a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid syn 啪哒 啪噠 pā dā (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop 摔断 摔斷 shuāi duàn to fall and break / to break (bones) by falling 第三声 第三聲 dì sān shēng third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone syn 第四声 第四聲 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone syn 跌市 diē shì falling stock prices / bear market 跌风 跌風 diē fēng falling prices / bear market 霎霎 shà shà (onom.) falling rain / chilly air / cold wind 头朝下 頭朝下 tóu cháo xià (falling or suspended) head downwards / headfirst / headlong 第二春 dì èr chūn (lit.) second spring / (fig.) falling in love for the second time / a new lease of life / rebirth 落花有意，流水无情 落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) 扑跌 撲跌 pū diē to fall flat on one's face / (martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves) 闹掰 鬧掰 nào bāi (dialect) to have a falling-out (with sb) 派任 pài rèn to set apart / to assign sb to a job 橆 wǔ variant of 無|无 / negative / none / without / apart from 一东一西 一東一西 yī dōng yī xī far apart 其外 qí wài besides / in addition / apart from that 