下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... ! syn 击倒 擊倒 jī dǎo to knock down / knocked down syn 鸡皮疙瘩 雞皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da goose pimples / goose bumps 笔录 筆錄 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record syn 倒立 dào lì a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down syn 俯冲 俯衝 fǔ chōng to dive down fast / to swoop down 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades) 鹅毛 鵝毛 é máo goose feather syn 大雁 dà yàn wild goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 牵累 牽累 qiān lèi to weigh down / tied down (by affairs) syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 压住 壓住 yā zhù to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice) 抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down / to dump / to abandon / thrown down 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) syn 大雁塔 dà yàn tǎ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down / to mow down 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) syn 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard syn 鸿 鴻 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large syn 奔泻 奔瀉 bēn xiè (of torrents) to rush down / to pour down syn 唳 lì cry of a crane or wild goose syn 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint syn 下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 追查 zhuī chá to try to find out / to trace / to track down 下降 xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 追捕 zhuī bǔ to pursue / to be after / to hunt down syn 跪下 guì xia to kneel down syn 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 降低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down syn 扔下 rēng xià to throw down / to drop (bomb) 着陆 著陸 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down syn 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that... syn 抑制 yì zhì to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 驳回 駁回 bó huí to reject / to turn down / to overrule syn 追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue / to track down / to search syn 记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account syn 安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 流传 流傳 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down syn 收场 收場 shōu chǎng the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude syn 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn 鄙视 鄙視 bǐ shì to despise / to disdain / to look down upon syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 拆除 chāi chú to tear down / to demolish / to dismantle / to remove syn 藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise / to look down on syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 击落 擊落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane) 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 搜捕 sōu bǔ to hunt and arrest (fugitives) / to track down and arrest / a manhunt syn 缠身 纏身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one / to bog one down / to preoccupy one syn 贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue syn 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn to cut down / to reduce / to lower syn 下滑 xià huá to slide down (a slope etc) / (fig.) to decline syn 火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake syn 小看 xiǎo kàn to look down on / to underestimate syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo to lie down / to drop to the ground syn 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 乱套 亂套 luàn tào in a mess / upside down syn 遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down syn 以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to / down to / up to syn 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon / to hold in contempt syn 镇压 鎮壓 zhèn yā suppression / repression / to suppress / to put down / to quell syn 扫荡 掃蕩 sǎo dàng (military) to mop up / to crack down on / to eradicate syn 减价 減價 jiǎn jià to cut prices / to discount / to mark down / price cutting syn 减慢 減慢 jiǎn màn to slow down syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 