干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 能够 能夠 néng gòu to be capable of / to be able to / can syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 恭维 恭維 gōng wei to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise syn 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 得力 dé lì able / capable / competent / efficient syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective syn 敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed syn 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 能干 能幹 néng gàn capable / competent syn 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere syn 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 干将 幹將 gàn jiàng capable person syn 夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise / to speak highly of / to commend syn 红海 紅海 hóng hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3]) 干练 幹練 gàn liàn capable and experienced syn 圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn 壮丁 壯丁 zhuàng dīng able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) syn 高发 高發 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams 盛赞 盛讚 shèng zàn to praise highly / an accolade syn 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous syn 卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful syn 贤明 賢明 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious syn 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of syn 夜郎自大 yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit syn 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 所能 suǒ néng according to one's capabilities / what sb is capable of 高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] syn 抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 大器 dà qì very capable person / precious object syn 有才干 有才幹 yǒu cái gàn capable 精明强干 精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn intelligent and capable (idiom) syn 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn 花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery 推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 材 cái material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) syn 过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory syn 诤友 諍友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 干才 幹才 gàn cái ability / capable syn 秋毫无犯 秋毫無犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians syn 深明大义 深明大義 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty / to be highly principled syn 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity syn 倾城倾国 傾城傾國 qīng chéng qīng guó lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful syn 妨功害能 fáng gōng hài néng to constrain and limit successful, capable people 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 绝顶聪明 絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant 自视甚高 自視甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 能诗善文 能詩善文 néng shī shàn wén highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose 可磁化体 可磁化體 kě cí huà tǐ magnetic medium / material capable of being magnetized 干材 幹材 gàn cái capability / capable person 强干 強幹 qiáng gàn competent / capable 征马 征馬 zhēng mǎ horse capable of long expedition / army horse 牛屄 niú bī awesome / capable (vulgar) / arrogant / cocky / bastard (vulgar) 牛Ｂ niú bī awesome / capable (vulgar) / arrogant / cocky / bastard (vulgar) / variant of 牛屄[niu2 bi1] 翻手为云覆手变雨 翻手為雲覆手變雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom) 茂亲 茂親 mào qīn one's capable and virtuous relatives 赑屃 贔屭 bì xì (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous / exerting great force 有核能力国家 yǒu hé néng lì guó jiā nuclear-capable State 零净耗能的 zero net-energy capable 战斗能力训练机 戰鬥能力訓練機 combat-capable trainer aircraft 双重能力系统 雙重能力系統 dual-capable system 无核能力国家 無核能力國家 non-nuclear-capable State 可能的场所 可能的場所 capable site 可用的设施 可用的設施 capable site 适于作战的 適於作戰的 mission capable 运转正常的 運轉正常的 mission capable 可儿 可兒 kě ér a person after one's heart (charming person) / capable person 榴莲族 榴蓮族 liú lián zú worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with 硬底子 yìng dǐ zi (esp. of an actor) strong / capable 树人 樹人 shù rén to prepare children to become capable citizens 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly 高浓缩铀 高濃縮鈾 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU) 愤青 憤青 fèn qīng angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s) 尊尚 zūn shàng to value highly / to hold up sth as a model 忘八旦 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 忘八蛋 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 