放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via syn 关外 關外 guān wài beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both 派司 pā si (loanword) / pass (for gaining admittance) / to pass (in a game of bridge etc) / to get through / to pass (an exam etc) 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 打开天窗说亮话 打開天窗說亮話 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà (let's) not mince words / (let's) not beat about the bush syn 撒 sā to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee syn 放一马 放一馬 fàng yī mǎ to let (sb) off / to let (sb) get away with sth 丑话说在前头 醜話說在前頭 chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou let's talk about the unpleasant things first / let's be frank 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà - gān xiū (idiom) to let the matter rest / to just let it go / to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) syn 放行 fàng xíng to let pass 透风 透風 tòu fēng to let air pass through / to ventilate syn 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 传给 傳給 chuán gěi to pass on to / to transfer to / to hand on to / (in football etc) to pass to 转嫁 轉嫁 zhuǎn jià to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck syn 传阅 傳閱 chuán yuè to read and pass on / to pass on for perusal 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 平型关 平型關 píng xíng guān Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province 传经 傳經 chuán jīng to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) / to blame others / to pass the buck syn 逝 shì (of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away / to die syn 函谷关 函谷關 hán gǔ guān Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC) 转托 轉托 zhuǎn tuō to pass on a task / to delegate one's work / to pass the buck 探测通过 探測通過 detection pass / pass 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know syn 分享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go / to release syn 放出 fàng chū to let off / to give out syn 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 不舍 不捨 bù shè reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of syn 不舍 不捨 bù shě reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of syn 松开 鬆開 sōng kāi to release / to let go / to loosen / to untie / to come loose syn 任由 rèn yóu to let (sb do sth) / to allow / regardless of syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 紧握 緊握 jǐn wò to hold firmly, not let go syn 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 无为 無為 wú wéi the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire 放不下 fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth / to be unable to let go 脱口而出 脫口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū (idiom) to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark) 对得起 對得起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down / to treat sb fairly / be worthy of syn 放任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge syn 扬言 揚言 yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten syn 松手 鬆手 sōng shǒu to relinquish one's grip / to let go syn 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 空置 kōng zhì to set sth aside / to let sth lie idle / idle / unused 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth / to give up syn 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 吴三桂 吳三桂 wú sān guì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty 露底 lòu dǐ to let out a secret syn 马脚 馬腳 mǎ jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") syn 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip syn 放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly 浮想联翩 浮想聯翩 fú xiǎng lián piān to let one's imagination roam syn 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down syn 由着 由著 yóu zhe let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will 听任 聽任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen) / to allow (sb to do sth) / to submit to / to yield syn 淌下 tǎng xià to let drip / to trickle down / to shed (tears) 遑论 遑論 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention 露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag 放血 fàng xuè to let blood (Chinese medicine) / to bleed / to stab sb (slang) 网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 松口 鬆口 sōng kǒu to let go of sth held in one's mouth / (fig.) to relent / to yield syn 跃马 躍馬 yuè mǎ to gallop / to spur on a horse / to let one's steed have his head 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 失察 shī chá to fail in observing or supervising / to miss / to let sth slip through 听 聽 tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn 借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige syn 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom) / to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk. syn 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 干休 gān xiū to let matters rest 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something syn 语 語 yù (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know syn 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 听其自然 聽其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come syn 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) 烧 燒 shāo to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head syn 晓 曉 xiǎo dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit syn 凉 涼 liàng to let sth cool down syn 