绳子 繩子 shéng zi cord / string / rope / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 绳索 繩索 shéng suǒ rope syn 走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate syn 拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in / fig. to involve sb / to entice syn 跳绳 跳繩 tiào shéng to jump rope / to skip / a skipping rope / a jump rope 缆绳 纜繩 lǎn shéng cable / hawser / mooring rope 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 吊索 diào suǒ sling / hoisting rope / suspension cable 收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people) syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 捆扎 捆紮 kǔn zā to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood) / to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car) / to strap down syn 黄麻 黃麻 huáng má jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks 钢丝绳 鋼絲繩 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope syn 攀援 pān yuán to climb up (a rope etc) / climbing (plant) syn 结子 結子 jié zi knot (on a rope or string) syn 软梯 軟梯 ruǎn tī rope ladder syn 蜘蛛人 zhī zhū rén (coll.) rope access technician / industrial climber / (esp.) high-rise window washer 五花大绑 五花大綁 wǔ huā dà bǎng to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up syn 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn 累 纍 léi rope / to bind together / to twist around syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 绳 繩 shéng rope / CL:根[gen1] syn 揽 攬 lǎn to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass syn 纲 綱 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn 纤 縴 qiàn boatman's tow-rope syn 绳梯 繩梯 shéng tī a rope ladder syn 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 缆索 纜索 lǎn suǒ cable / hawser / mooring rope syn 线绳 線繩 xiàn shéng string / cotton rope 解缆 解纜 jiě lǎn to untie a mooring rope 缒 縋 zhuì to let down with a rope 缧 縲 léi (literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner 缑 緱 gōu rope attached to a sword hilt / (archaic) hilt / sword 绋 紼 fú heavy rope / rope of a bier syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] 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 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination syn 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 结肠 結腸 jié cháng colon (large intestine) 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 圣路易斯 聖路易斯 shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 成群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大都市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity syn 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 大肠 大腸 dà cháng the large intestine 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 榔头 榔頭 láng tou hammer / large hammer / sledgehammer syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 堆积如山 堆積如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 群居 qún jū to live together (in a large group or flock) syn 大步 dà bù large strides syn 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 兴师动众 興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces / to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) syn 大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes syn 大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale syn 箩筐 籮筐 luó kuāng large wicker basket syn 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work syn 大饼 大餅 dà bǐng large flat bread syn 大件 dà jiàn large / bulky / big-ticket item 肥硕 肥碩 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout syn 大跌 dà diē large fall syn 大户 大戶 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer syn 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 巨幅 jù fú extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc) 大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part syn 辈出 輩出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers syn 大数 大數 dà shù a large number syn 千岛湖 千島湖 qiān dǎo hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 狮子头 獅子頭 shī zi tóu large meatball ("lion's head") syn 大一统 大一統 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification syn 包场 包場 bāo chǎng to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 吞吐 tūn tǔ to take in and send out (in large quantities) syn 