好客 hào kè hospitality / to treat guests well / to enjoy having guests / hospitable / friendly syn 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton syn 麻痹 麻痺 má bì paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic syn 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy syn 懒散 懶散 lǎn sǎn indolent / negligent / slack syn 草率 cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious syn 疏于 疏於 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in syn 粗心大意 cū xīn dà yì negligent / careless / inadvertent syn 麻痹大意 麻痺大意 má bì dà yì unwary / negligent syn 疏 shū to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation syn 懈 xiè lax / negligent syn 苟 gǒu (literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless / negligent / (bound form) temporarily syn 怠 dài idle / lazy / negligent / careless syn 遢 tà careless, negligent, slipshod / see 邋遢[la1 ta5] 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly 不含糊 bù hán hu unambiguous / unequivocal / explicit / prudent / cautious / not negligent / unafraid / unhesitating / really good / extraordinary syn 疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì oversight / negligence / careless / negligent / not concentrating on the main point 疲沓 pí ta slack / remiss / negligent syn 忽视或漠视待遇 忽視或漠視待遇 neglect or negligent treatment 贪渎 貪瀆 tān dú (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty 过失致死罪 過失致死罪 guò shī zhì sǐ zuì (law) negligent homicide 各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn 接待 jiē dài to receive / to entertain / to host (guests, visitors or clients) syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception / to offer hospitality / to entertain (guests) / to serve (customers) syn 请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner syn 宾客 賓客 bīn kè guests / visitors syn 张罗 張羅 zhāng luo to take care of / to raise money / to attend to (guests, customers etc) syn 迎新 yíng xīn to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students 拉客 lā kè to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc) / to importune syn 接客 jiē kè to receive guests / to receive patrons (of prostitutes) 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 闹洞房 鬧洞房 nào dòng fáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 宾朋 賓朋 bīn péng guests / invited friends syn 宾至如归 賓至如歸 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home syn 客堂 kè táng room to meet guests / parlor syn 谢客 謝客 xiè kè to decline to meet a visitor / to express one's gratitude to one's guests 主宾 主賓 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests 逐客 zhú kè to expel guests / fig. xenophobia 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 履舄交错 履舄交錯 lǚ xì jiāo cuò lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom) / fig. many guests come and go / a lively party syn 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 宾客盈门 賓客盈門 bīn kè yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 宾朋满座 賓朋滿座 bīn péng mǎn zuò guests filled all the seats (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom) / busy entertaining guests / all time taken over with social niceties 主不先客 zhǔ bù xiān kè guests or visitors first (idiom) 敬茶 jìng chá to serve tea (to guests) 宾朋盈门 賓朋盈門 bīn péng yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom) / a house full of distinguished visitors 开黑店 開黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. to carry out a scam / to run a protection racket / daylight robbery 人来疯 人來瘋 rén lái fēng to get hyped up in front of an audience / (of children) to play up in front of guests 保护外国官员和美国官方客人法 保護外國官員和美國官方客人法 Act for the Protection of Foreign Officials and Official Guests of the United States 问客杀鸡 問客殺雞 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality) 流水席 liú shuǐ xí banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive 招接 zhāo jiē to receive (guests, clients) / to interact socially with 接引 jiē yǐn to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) / (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land 宾主尽欢 賓主盡歡 bīn zhǔ jìn huān both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom) 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 前往 qián wǎng to leave for / to proceed towards / to go to syn 冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect syn 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 导向 導向 dǎo xiàng to be oriented towards / orientation 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk syn 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe towards syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 趋于 趨於 qū yú to tend towards syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 对华 對華 duì huá (policy etc) towards China 情爱 情愛 qíng ài affection / friendly feelings towards sb / love syn 归于 歸於 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards syn 偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite syn 偏向 piān xiàng partial towards sth / to prefer / to incline / erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) syn 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 对美 對美 duì měi (policy etc) towards America 对日 對日 duì rì (policy etc) towards Japan 慈爱 慈愛 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children syn 引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards 驱赶 驅趕 qū gǎn to drive (vehicle) / to drive out / to chase away / to herd (people towards a gate) syn 对台 對臺 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 仇视 仇視 chóu shì to view sb as an enemy / to be hateful towards syn 对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn 恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 吸住 xī zhù to draw (towards) / to be drawn to / to be sucked in 交恶 交惡 jiāo è to become enemies / to become hostile towards syn 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 顾全 顧全 gù quán to give careful consideration to / to display thoughtfulness towards syn 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards syn 