走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 远离 遠離 yuǎn lí to be far from / to keep away from syn 丢掉 丟掉 diū diào to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away syn 避开 避開 bì kāi to avoid / to evade / to keep away from syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly / to give one's all / to slave away / to throw away one's life / to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) syn 无常 無常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die syn 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden / to keep in one's private possession / secret store / stash 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 驶离 駛離 shǐ lí to steer (the plane) away from / to drive away (from a place) / to leave 客场 客場 kè chǎng away-game arena / away-game venue 并驾齐驱 並駕齊驅 bìng jià qí qū to run neck and neck / to keep pace with / to keep abreast of / on a par with one another syn 守约 守約 shǒu yuē to keep an appointment / to keep one's word 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 留用 liú yòng to keep for use / to retain sth / to keep sb in his job 锲而不舍 鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom) / to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts syn 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 蹉跎 cuō tuó (literary) to slip / (of looks etc) to fade away / (of time) to slip away / to squander (time, opportunities) / to dillydally syn 撕掉 sī diào to tear out (and throw away) / to rip away 卖关子 賣關子 mài guān zi (in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense / (in general) to keep people on tenterhooks 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 避 bì to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from syn 祛 qū sacrifice to drive away calamity / to dispel / to drive away / to remove syn 吊胃口 diào wèi kǒu (coll.) to keep sb in suspense / to tantalize / to keep on tenterhooks syn 去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 离 離 lí to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ syn 保持 bǎo chí to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 消失 xiāo shī to disappear / to fade away syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry / to take away syn 拿走 ná zǒu to take away syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 去世 qù shì to pass away / to die syn 逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth / to run away / to escape syn 走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside syn 保 bǎo to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system syn 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 保密 bǎo mì to keep sth confidential / to maintain secrecy syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 存 cún to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive syn 保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 维持 維持 wéi chí to keep / to maintain / to preserve syn 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative / to guard / to keep syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 出门 出門 chū mén to go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / away from home / (of a woman) to get married syn 逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away / to escape syn 扔掉 rēng diào to throw away / to throw out syn 保存 bǎo cún to conserve / to preserve / to keep / to save (a file etc) (computing) syn 脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany) syn 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 清除 qīng chú to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of syn 收藏 shōu cáng to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) / to put away for safekeeping / (Internet) to bookmark / a collection syn 拘留 jū liú to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody syn 过世 過世 guò shì to die / to pass away syn 安心 ān xīn at ease / to feel relieved / to set one's mind at rest / to keep one's mind on sth syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn very far away syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage syn 唠叨 嘮叨 láo dao to prattle / to chatter away / to nag / garrulous / nagging syn 关照 關照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind syn 外出 wài chū to go out / to go away (on a trip etc) syn 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 溜走 liū zǒu to slip away / to leave secretly syn 得逞 dé chěng to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it syn 放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 抑制 yì zhì to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress syn 算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 逃逸 táo yì to escape / to run away / to abscond syn 同步 tóng bù synchronous / to synchronize / to keep step with syn 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate 逝去 shì qù to elapse / to pass away / to die / demise 消逝 xiāo shì to fade away syn 推开 推開 tuī kāi to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline syn 延迟 延遲 yán chí to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away / amusement / pastime / recreation / to make sport of syn 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany / to keep sb company syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 信守 xìn shǒu to abide by / to keep (promises etc) syn 惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out / to eradicate / to sweep away / to abolish syn 牢记 牢記 láo jì to keep in mind / to remember syn 跟不上 gēn bu shàng not able to keep up with 