带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn 导致 導致 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about syn 婴儿 嬰兒 yīng ér infant / baby / CL:個|个[ge4] / lead (Pb) syn 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 领 領 lǐng neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc syn 主角 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist syn 领先 領先 lǐng xiān to lead / to be in front syn 引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions) syn 带领 帶領 dài lǐng to guide / to lead syn 通往 tōng wǎng to lead to syn 引导 引導 yǐn dǎo to guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer syn 通向 tōng xiàng to lead to syn 缺陷 quē xiàn defect / flaw syn 铅笔 鉛筆 qiān bǐ (lead) pencil / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3] 导 導 dǎo to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct syn 主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn 主导 主導 zhǔ dǎo leading / dominant / prevailing / to lead / to direct / to dominate syn 漂浮 piāo fú to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial syn 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 瑕疵 xiá cī blemish / flaw / defect syn 领头 領頭 lǐng tóu to take the lead / to be first to start syn 带头 帶頭 dài tóu to take the lead / to be the first / to set an example syn 率领 率領 shuài lǐng to lead / to command / to head syn 破绽 破綻 pò zhàn split seam / (fig.) flaw / weak point syn 主谋 主謀 zhǔ móu mastermind / ringleader / lead plotter syn 缺失 quē shī lack / deficiency / shortcoming / flaw / defect / to be deficient / to lack syn 头条 頭條 tóu tiáo lead story (on the news) syn 遥遥领先 遙遙領先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin syn 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float / to drift / to lie at anchor / (fig.) to roam / to lead a wandering existence syn 统领 統領 tǒng lǐng to lead / to command / commander / officer syn 直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to syn 超前 chāo qián to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced syn 黑心 hēi xīn ruthless and lacking in conscience / vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy / black core (flaw in pottery) syn 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative syn 招致 zhāo zhì to recruit (followers) / to scout for (talent etc) / to incur / to lead to syn 占上风 佔上風 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead / to gain the upper hand syn 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off syn 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 蛊惑 蠱惑 gǔ huò to entice / to lead astray syn 领路 領路 lǐng lù to lead the way syn 导线 導線 dǎo xiàn electrical lead 裂纹 裂紋 liè wén crack / flaw syn 领唱 領唱 lǐng chàng to lead a chorus / choirmaster / leading singer 导入 導入 dǎo rù to introduce into / to channel / to lead / to guide into / to import (data) 引线 引線 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle syn 引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards 一马当先 一馬當先 yī mǎ dāng xiān to take the lead syn 提携 提攜 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support syn 石墨 shí mò black lead / graphite / plumbago 带兵 帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops 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 铅中毒 鉛中毒 qiān zhōng dú lead poisoning 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom) / each person has his own life to lead syn 先导 先導 xiān dǎo to lead the way / guide / forerunner / pioneer syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 引领 引領 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way syn 连线 連線 lián xiàn electrical lead / connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc) / to go online / connection / (congressional) caucus 下水 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot syn 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad 领军 領軍 lǐng jūn to lead troups / (fig.) to lead / leading 色诱 色誘 sè yòu to seduce / to lead into sex 领跑 領跑 lǐng pǎo to take the lead in a race / to set the pace 引脚 引腳 yǐn jiǎo lead / pin (computer hardware) 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 导语 導語 dǎo yǔ preamble / introduction / (journalism) lede / lead paragraph 硬伤 硬傷 yìng shāng injury / trauma / (fig.) glaring error / flaw / shortcoming 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead syn 带坏 帶壞 dài huài to lead astray 不打不相识 不打不相識 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 笔芯 筆芯 bǐ xīn pencil lead / pen refill syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 率 shuài to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually syn 牵 牽 qiān to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in syn 致 zhì (literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently syn 铅 鉛 qiān lead (chemistry) 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) syn 瑕 xiá blemish / flaw in jade syn 长机 長機 zhǎng jī (military) lead aircraft syn 吃闲饭 吃閒飯 chī xián fàn to lead an idle life / to be a loafer syn 疵 cī blemish / flaw / defect syn 玷 diàn blemish / disgrace / flaw in jade 条条大路通罗马 條條大路通羅馬 tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 引逗 yǐn dòu to tantalize / to lead on / to tease syn 笔心 筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen) syn 倡 chàng to initiate / to instigate / to introduce / to lead syn 逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter 小强 小強 xiǎo qiáng (slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.) 误人子弟 誤人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray 羑 yǒu to lead 不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship 功到自然成 gōng dào zì rán chéng effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom) 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 彼倡此和 bǐ chàng cǐ hé to chorus sb else's lead (idiom) / to chime in in agreement 