来去无踪 來去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and leave without a trace 公假 gōng jià official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) 来无影，去无踪 來無影，去無蹤 lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and go without a trace 致敬 zhì jìng to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc) / paid (leave) / on full pay 退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 留白 liú bái to leave a message / to leave some empty space in a work of art / to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc) 娱乐假津贴 娛樂假津貼 leave welfare allowance / recreational leave allowance / recreational leave welfare allowance 假别 假別 jià bié category of leave (maternity leave, sick leave etc) 停薪留职 停薪留職 tíng xīn liú zhí leave of absence without pay 无薪特别假 無薪特別假 special leave without pay 留职停薪 留職停薪 liú zhí tíng xīn (Tw) leave of absence without pay 逃席 táo xí to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave) 径自 徑自 jìng zì without leave / without consulting anyone syn 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 补税 補稅 bǔ shuì to pay a tax one has evaded / to pay an overdue tax 资遣 資遣 zī qiǎn to dismiss with severance pay / to pay sb off 参谒 參謁 cān yè to visit / to pay one's respects to (a revered figure etc) / to pay homage (at a tomb etc) syn 密访 密訪 mì fǎng to pay a secret visit / to pay an undercover visit 加钱 加錢 jiā qián to pay extra / to pay more 不去理 bù qù lǐ not to pay attention to / to leave sth as it is / to ignore 有薪特别假 有薪特別假 special leave with pay 海员带薪年假公约 海員帶薪年假公約 Convention concerning Annual Leave with Pay for Seafarers 留言 liú yán to leave a message / to leave one's comments / message 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 别离 別離 bié lí to take leave of / to leave / separation syn 闯荡 闖盪 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success syn 离任 離任 lí rèn to leave office / to leave one's post syn 遗落 遺落 yí luò to leave behind (inadvertently) / to forget / to omit / to leave out syn 下逐客令 xià zhú kè lìng to ask sb to leave / to show sb the door / to give a tenant notice to leave 留余地 留餘地 liú yú dì to leave room to maneuver / to leave a margin for error syn 落 là to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind syn 安土重迁 安土重遷 ān tǔ zhòng qiān to hate to leave a place where one has lived long / to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it syn 留尾巴 liú wěi ba to leave loose ends / to leave matters unresolved 留话 留話 liú huà to leave word / to leave a message 第二回籍假国 第二回籍假國 alternative home leave country / alternate home leave country 替代回籍假国 替代回籍假國 alternative home leave country / alternate home leave country 中途退场 中途退場 zhōng tú tuì chǎng to leave in the middle of the play / (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded 退院 tuì yuàn to leave the hospital / (old) (of a monk) to leave the monastery 留名 liú míng to leave one's name / to leave one's mark 离场 離場 lí chǎng to leave the venue / (of an athlete) to leave the field / (of an investor) to exit the market / (of an aircraft) to depart 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 吃粮不管事 吃糧不管事 chī liáng bù guǎn shì to eat without working (idiom) / to take one's pay and not care about the rest 挂在嘴上 掛在嘴上 guà zai zuǐ shang to pay lip service to / to keep mentioning (without doing anything) / to blather on about sth 停职停薪 停職停薪 suspension without pay 完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired syn 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié to leave without saying good-bye syn 开小差 開小差 kāi xiǎo chāi to be absent-minded / to desert / to abscond from the army / absent without leave (AWOL) syn 旷工 曠工 kuàng gōng to skip work / absence without leave 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 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài to think nothing of doing sth (idiom) / to do sth without considering the risks / to leave out of consideration 擅离职守 擅離職守 shàn lí zhí shǒu to abscond / to be absent without leave 吃霸王餐 chī bà wáng cān to dine and dash / to leave without paying 阑出 闌出 lán chū to leave impulsively / to send out (merchandise) without authorization 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 无望 無望 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing / to get sth without working for it / to sponge off others syn 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 裸机 裸機 luǒ jī hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription 不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress syn 并行不悖 並行不悖 bìng xíng bù bèi to run in parallel without hindrance / not mutually exclusive / two processes can be implemented without conflict 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 不经意间 不經意間 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. 殒身不恤 殞身不恤 yǔn shēn bù xù to die without regrets (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself without hesitation 没头没脸 沒頭沒臉 méi tóu méi liǎn lit. without head, without face (idiom) / fig. frenzily / haphazardly 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company) 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 空穴来风未必无因 空穴來風未必無因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom) 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) 缠绵不已 纏綿不已 chán mián bù yǐ to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other 崽卖爷田不心疼 崽賣爺田不心疼 zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom) / fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed 光杆司令 光桿司令 guāng gǎn sī lìng commander without any soldiers / (fig.) leader without a team / solo entrepreneur syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì - mǎi lǘ (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey" / to write at length without ever getting to the point 白嫖 bái piáo to visit a prostitute without paying / (slang) to consume a service without paying 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 支付 zhī fù to pay (money) syn 工资 工資 gōng zī wages / pay / CL:份[fen4] syn 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 