来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 下面 xià mian below / under / next / the following syn 下次 xià cì next time 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 接下来 接下來 jiē xià lái to accept / to take / next / following syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 隔壁 gé bì next door / neighbor syn 明年 míng nián next year syn 其次 qí cì next / secondly syn 下星期 xià xīng qī next week 换班 換班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 下一代 xià yī dài the next generation syn 下辈子 下輩子 xià bèi zi the next life syn 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 邻家 鄰家 lín jiā next-door neighbor / neighboring household syn 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) syn 章节 章節 zhāng jié chapter / section syn 续集 續集 xù jí sequel / next episode (of TV series etc) 来世 來世 lái shì afterlife / next life syn 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 进而 進而 jìn ér and then (what follows next) syn 其后 其後 qí hòu next / later / after that syn 直系亲属 直系親屬 zhí xì qīn shǔ next of kin / immediate dependant 次日 cì rì next day / the morrow syn 下月 xià yuè next month 来生 來生 lái shēng next life syn 近日 jìn rì (in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days syn 至亲 至親 zhì qīn next of kin / closely related 下届 下屆 xià jiè next office holder / next to serve 来年 來年 lái nián next year / the coming year syn 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 升学 升學 shēng xué to enter the next grade school 翌日 yì rì next day syn 前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking) 引经据典 引經據典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom) syn 即日 jí rì this or that very day / in the next few days syn 交班 jiāo bān to hand over to the next workshift syn 前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave syn 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) syn 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 比邻 比鄰 bǐ lín (literary) next-door neighbor / near / next to / Taiwan pr. [bi4lin2] syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 紧邻 緊鄰 jǐn lín to be right next to / close neighbor syn 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 后年 後年 hòu nián the year after next 弥勒佛 彌勒佛 mí lè fó Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha syn 下一页 下一頁 xià yī yè next page 第二天 dì èr tiān next day / the morrow 第一章 dì yī zhāng chapter one 下一个 下一個 xià yī ge the next one 下一步 xià yī bù the next step 下周 下週 xià zhōu next week 下页 下頁 xià yè next page 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) 跳过 跳過 tiào guò to jump over / to skip (a step, chapter etc) 下个月 下個月 xià gè yuè next month 隔天 gé tiān the next day / on alternate days 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào to be right next to / to lean closely against syn 总论 總論 zǒng lùn (often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction / overview 来日 來日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days syn 不日 bù rì within the next few days / in a few days time syn 翌年 yì nián the following year / the next year syn 绪论 緒論 xù lùn introduction / introductory chapter syn 后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking) 成语接龙 成語接龍 chéng yǔ jiē lóng game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next 邻接 鄰接 lín jiē adjacent / next to syn 月光族 yuè guāng zú people who spend all their monthly earnings before the next payday 邻舍 鄰舍 lín shè neighbor / person next door syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 卷 juàn scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll syn 篇 piān sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article syn 章 zhāng chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order syn 下任 xià rèn next office holder / next to serve syn 压轴戏 壓軸戲 yā zhòu xì next-to-last item on a program (theater) / climax 传帮带 傳幫帶 chuán bāng dài to pass on experience (to the next generation) 章回小说 章回小說 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet 寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn 重译 重譯 chóng yì to translate again (i.e. to redo the same translation) / to translate repeatedly from one language to the next (so multiplying errors) syn 下世 xià shì to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation syn 传代 傳代 chuán dài to pass to the next generation syn 大后年 大後年 dà hòu nián three years from now / year after year after next year 天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away 澡身浴德 zǎo shēn yù dé to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom) / to improve oneself by meditation / cleanliness is next to godliness 爽然若失 shuǎng rán ruò shī at a loss / confused / not know what to do next 这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 且听下回分解 且聽下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation 回目 huí mù chapter title (in a novel) syn 试读 試讀 shì dú to read a sample chapter of a book / to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis / to attend classes on a trial basis 第六章半行动 第六章半行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 溷合行动 混合行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 第七章行动 第七章行動 Chapter VII operation 