支柱 zhī zhù mainstay / pillar / prop / backbone syn 柱子 zhù zi pillar / CL:根[gen1] syn 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1]) 铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 废铁 廢鐵 fèi tiě scrap iron 熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron syn 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 邮筒 郵筒 yóu tǒng mailbox / pillar box / (old) letter syn 铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāng window with an iron grating (apartment etc) / barred window of a prison cell syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quán iron fist 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 顶梁柱 頂梁柱 dǐng liáng zhù pillar / backbone syn 铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàn iron fist (of the state) syn 铸铁 鑄鐵 zhù tiě pig iron / foundry iron syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 承重 chéng zhòng (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load / load-bearing (wall, pillar etc) 主心骨 zhǔ xīn gǔ backbone / mainstay / pillar / definite view / one's own judgment syn 烙铁 烙鐵 lào tie flatiron / iron / branding iron / soldering iron syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 炼铁 煉鐵 liàn tiě smelting iron 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 台柱 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer syn 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 生铁 生鐵 shēng tiě pig iron syn 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire 铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tí iron hoof (of the oppressor) syn 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) syn 电烙铁 電烙鐵 diàn lào tie electric iron / electric soldering iron syn 铁锨 鐵鍁 tiě xiān iron shovel / spade / CL:把[ba3] 铁矿石 鐵礦石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore 黑色金属 黑色金屬 hēi sè jīn shǔ ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) 白铁 白鐵 bái tiě galvanized iron syn 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎn iron rod / zealous / die-hard 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gān iron (golf club) 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 角钢 角鋼 jiǎo gāng angle iron syn 铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 熨烫 熨燙 yùn tàng to iron (clothes) 铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 华表 華表 huá biǎo marble pillar (ornamental column in front of places, tombs) 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 铁钩 鐵鈎 tiě gōu iron hook 铁石 鐵石 tiě shí iron and stone 铁水 鐵水 tiě shuǐ molten iron syn 橄榄石 橄欖石 gǎn lǎn shí olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot 铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) 柱石 zhù shí pillar syn 角铁 角鐵 jiǎo tiě angle iron syn 电棒 電棒 diàn bàng (coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron / hair tongs syn 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 熨 yùn an iron / to iron syn 柱 zhù pillar / CL:根[gen1] syn 鞭 biān whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food) syn 烙 lào to brand / to iron / to bake (in a pan) syn 熟铁 熟鐵 shú tiě wrought iron 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 三角铁 三角鐵 sān jiǎo tiě triangle (musical instrument) / angle iron syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 钜 鉅 jù (literary) hard iron / (literary) hook / barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of 巨[ju4] 楹 yíng pillar 樘 táng pillar / door post / door or window frame / classifier for doors or windows syn 樘 chěng a pillar syn 铁箍 鐵箍 tiě gū iron hoop 炼铁厂 煉鐵廠 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry 锻铁 鍛鐵 duàn tiě wrought iron syn 炮烙 páo lào the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument) 赤铁矿 赤鐵礦 chì tiě kuàng hematite (red iron ore) / ferric oxide Fe2O3 烫衣 燙衣 tàng yī to iron (clothes) 锒铛 鋃鐺 láng dāng iron chains / shackles / (onom.) clank syn 不锈铁 不鏽鐵 bù xiù tiě stainless iron 桓 huán Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi) / big / pillar (old) 桢 楨 zhēn (old) privet (genus Ligustrum) / (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction / (fig.) mainstay / pillar / backbone 鍪 móu iron pot / metal cap 锴 鍇 kǎi high quality iron 枋 fāng Santalum album / square wooden pillar 锩 錈 juàn to bend iron 鬲 gé earthen pot / iron cauldron 骃 駰 yīn iron-gray (horse) 软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove 流星锤 流星錘 liú xīng chuí meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) 铜墙铁壁 銅牆鐵壁 tóng qiáng tiě bì copper wall, iron bastion (idiom) / impenetrable defense syn 大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day syn 拱柱 gǒng zhù pillar of a vault 駰 yīn iron-gray (as a horse) 雕楹碧槛 雕楹碧檻 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment 一柱擎天 yī zhù qíng tiān lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) / fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders 磨杵成针 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently syn 打铁趁热 打鐵趁熱 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) syn 太阳光柱 太陽光柱 tài yáng guāng zhù solar pillar / sun pillar (atmospheric optics) 