得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn 被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn 一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 下面 xià mian below / under / next / the following syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 接下来 接下來 jiē xià lái to accept / to take / next / following syn 随着 隨著 suí zhe along with / in the wake of / following syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 价 價 jie particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element syn 紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely / tightly syn 顺着 順著 shùn zhe to follow / following / along syn 注视 注視 zhù shì to look attentively at / to closely watch / to gaze at syn 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 满满 滿滿 mǎn mǎn full / closely packed syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 追随者 追隨者 zhuī suí zhě follower / adherent / following syn 审视 審視 shěn shì to look closely at / to examine syn 诸如 諸如 zhū rú (various things) such as / such as (the following) syn 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 观摩 觀摩 guān mó to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example) syn 平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair / crew cut / (of people) common / ordinary syn 随即 隨即 suí jí immediately / presently / following which syn 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom) / intimately related syn 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to syn 如影随形 如影隨形 rú yǐng suí xíng lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other / inseparable / to follow relentlessly syn 顺藤摸瓜 順藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues syn 下列 xià liè following 情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another syn 至亲 至親 zhì qīn next of kin / closely related 去路 qù lù the way one is following / outlet 明朝 míng zhāo tomorrow morning / the following morning syn 新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related syn 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 连片 連片 lián piàn forming a continuous sheet / continuous / contiguous / closely grouped syn 月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth / puerperium 摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps / a thronging crowd syn 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) 紧扣 緊扣 jǐn kòu to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) 紧追 緊追 jǐn zhuī to pursue closely 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào to be right next to / to lean closely against syn 以次 yǐ cì in the proper order / the following syn 贴合 貼合 tiē hé to adjust closely / to fit 翌年 yì nián the following year / the next year syn 戚戚 qī qī intimate / closely related / sorrowful / distressed 进逼 進逼 jìn bī to advance on sth / to press closely (on some goal) syn 后段 後段 hòu duàn final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph 坐月子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" syn 乐道 樂道 lè dào to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views syn 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat syn 嫡亲 嫡親 dí qīn closely related by blood syn 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 拿 ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) syn 哇 wa replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" syn 钉 釘 dīng nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1] syn 弱 ruò weak / feeble / young / inferior / not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than syn 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 余 餘 yú extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me syn 严严实实 嚴嚴實實 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely syn 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples / as a warning to others syn 镊 鑷 niè (bound form) tweezers / to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc) syn 开斋 開齋 kāi zhāi to stop following a vegetarian diet / to break a fast 密密层层 密密層層 mì mi céng céng tightly packed / closely layered syn 追逼 zhuī bī to pursue closely / to press / to demand (payment) / to extort (a concession) syn 壁垒森严 壁壘森嚴 bì lěi sēn yán closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided syn 中国致公党 中國致公黨 zhōng guó zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 诘 詰 jié (bound form) to question closely / to interrogate 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions 跟脚 跟腳 gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly / to follow closely / hard on sb's heels syn 环环相扣 環環相扣 huán huán xiāng kòu closely linked with one another / interlocked / to interrelate syn 嬉笑怒骂 嬉笑怒罵 xī xiào nù mà lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy 审察 審察 shěn chá to investigate / to examine closely syn 拉锯战 拉鋸戰 lā jù zhàn to-and-fro tussle / closely-fought contest 骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined syn 桴鼓相应 桴鼓相應 fú gǔ xiāng yìng lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom) / appropriate relation between the different parts / closely interrelated 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 密切相连 密切相連 mì qiè xiāng lián to relate closely / closely related 脚跟脚 腳跟腳 jiǎo gēn jiǎo one closely following the other 毕肖 畢肖 bì xiào to resemble closely / to be the very image of / to look very much like / to be the spitting image of 倪嗣冲 倪嗣沖 ní sì chōng Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire 动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān to be watched closely (idiom) 叮问 叮問 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly 密切注视 密切注視 mì qiè zhù shì to watch closely 密切相关 密切相關 mì qiè xiāng guān closely related 密接 mì jiē closely connected / inseparably related / (epidemiology) close contact (abbr. for 密切接觸者|密切接触者[mi4qie4 jie1chu4zhe3]) 密织 密織 mì zhī closely woven 攒簇 攢簇 cuán cù to gather closely together 洞鉴 洞鑒 dòng jiàn to examine deeply / to inspect closely 粘缠 粘纏 nián chán to stick closely to / cloying 紧密相联 緊密相聯 jǐn mì xiāng lián closely interrelated / intimately related 紧密织物 緊密織物 jǐn mì zhī wù closely woven fabric 紧密配合 緊密配合 jǐn mì pèi hé to coordinate closely / to act in close partnership with 紧随其后 緊隨其後 jǐn suí qí hòu to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom) 跟屁股 gēn pì gu to tag along behind / to follow sb closely 追询 追詢 zhuī xún to interrogate / to question closely syn 密实充填 mì shí chōng tián dense pack / closely spaced basing 