打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture) / to shoot (a film) syn 发射 發射 fā shè to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission syn 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 枪击 槍擊 qiāng jī to shoot with a gun / shooting incident syn 摄影 攝影 shè yǐng to take a photograph / photography / to shoot (a movie) syn 枪杀 槍殺 qiāng shā to shoot dead 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 投篮 投籃 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball) 狙击 狙擊 jū jī to snipe (shoot from hiding) syn 击落 擊落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane) 大蒜 dà suàn garlic / CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2] syn 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 击毙 擊斃 jī bì to kill / to shoot dead 枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad / to shoot dead / fig. to discard / to get rid of syn 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 拍戏 拍戲 pāi xì to shoot a movie 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 弹射 彈射 tán shè to catapult / to launch / to eject (from a plane) / to shoot syn 射箭 shè jiàn archery / to shoot an arrow 激增 jī zēng to increase rapidly / to shoot up syn 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn 蒜头 蒜頭 suàn tóu garlic bulb syn 萌发 萌發 méng fā to sprout / to shoot / to bud syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 竹笋 竹筍 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot syn 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng to shoot with great precision (idiom) syn 青蒜 qīng suàn garlic shoots and leaves syn 晕死 暈死 yūn sǐ Geez! / Shoot! / No way! 拍片 pāi piàn to shoot a film / to have a medical imaging procedure 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers) 爆头 爆頭 bào tóu (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head / headshot 新芽 xīn yá new shoot / new sprout 格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn shoot to kill 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 蒜薹 suàn tái garlic shoots (cookery) syn 拍 pāi to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) syn 射 shè to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry) syn 弹 彈 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) syn 蒜 suàn garlic / CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] syn 瞥 piē to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash syn 瓣 bàn petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoot 弋 yì to shoot 蘖 櫱 niè new shoot growing from cut branch or stump syn 摄象 攝象 shè xiàng shoot pictures / make a video recording 瞎吹 xiā chuī to boast / to shoot one's mouth off 芽苗 yá miáo a shoot / a sprout / a seedling 傻瓜相机 傻瓜相機 shǎ guā xiàng jī point-and-shoot camera / compact camera 脱靶 脫靶 tuō bǎ to miss / to shoot and miss the target / off the mark 放空炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises syn 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot syn 蒜蓉 suàn róng thoroughly mashed or minced garlic / garlic paste 蒜泥 suàn ní thoroughly mashed or minced garlic / garlic paste 蒜米 suàn mǐ minced garlic / peeled garlic clove 压蒜器 壓蒜器 yā suàn qì garlic press 多瓣蒜 duō bàn suàn Chinese elephant garlic 大蒜炒肉片 dà suàn chǎo ròu piàn stir-fried pork with garlic 大蒜碾碎器 dà suàn niǎn suì qì garlic press 蒜味 suàn wèi garlic odor 蒜苗炒肉片 suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn stir-fried pork with garlic 蒜茸钳 蒜茸鉗 suàn róng qián garlic press 蒜蓉油菜 suàn róng yóu cài Chinese vegetable in garlic sauce 蒜蓉豆角 蒜蓉荳角 suàn róng dòu jiǎo green beans in garlic sauce 香蒜酱 香蒜醬 xiāng suàn jiàng garlic sauce / pesto 鱼香茄子 魚香茄子 yú xiāng qié zi "fish-flavored" eggplant in garlic sauce 鱼香 魚香 yú xiāng yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) 五荤 五葷 wǔ hūn (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander syn 磕头如捣蒜 磕頭如搗蒜 kè tóu rú dǎo suàn lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head 五辛素 wǔ xīn sù (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions) 蒜瓣 suàn bàn garlic clove 蒜糜 suàn mí (dialect) garlic paste 口无遮拦 口無遮攔 kǒu wú zhē lán to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / to commit a gaffe 多嘴多舌 duō zuǐ duō shé to gossip and meddle / to shoot one's mouth off / talkative 嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling / tender young shoot / sprout syn 对空射击 對空射擊 duì kōng shè jī anti-aircraft fire / to shoot at enemy planes 弹射出 彈射出 tán shè chū to catapult / to shoot 怒颜相报 怒顏相報 nù yán xiāng bào to shoot a vengeful look at sb (idiom) 打鸟 打鳥 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds 抛射 拋射 pāo shè to throw / to shoot 搬石头砸自己的脚 搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 击坠 擊墜 jī zhuì to shoot down 放枪 放槍 fàng qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun 桶里射鱼 桶裡射魚 tǒng lǐ shè yú to shoot fish in a barrel / to attempt sth too easy 枪崩 槍崩 qiāng bēng to shoot 筹拍 籌拍 chóu pāi to prepare to film / to plan a shoot 胚芽鞘 pēi yá qiào coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany) 坏了 壞了 huài le shoot! / gosh! / oh, no! / (suffix) to the utmost 沿一条侧线爆炸勘探 沿一條側線爆炸勘探 shoot (to -) a seismic line / line shooting 我勒个去 我勒個去 wǒ lè ge qù (slang) shoot! / crap! 