开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 预演 預演 yù yǎn dummy run / to run through sth / to rehearse syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to syn 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 越轨 越軌 yuè guǐ to run off the track / to step out of line / to overstep the bounds of propriety syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 硝酸盐 硝酸鹽 xiāo suān yán nitrate 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 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 官办 官辦 guān bàn government-run / state-run syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 快跑 kuài pǎo to run fast / to sprint / to gallop / Gee up! / Run for it! 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 硝基苯 xiāo jī běn nitrobenzene / benzoil nitrate (chemistry) 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 邵逸夫 shào yì fū Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 润 潤 rùn moist / glossy / sleek / to moisten / to lubricate / to embellish / to enhance / profit / remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 硝酸铵 硝酸銨 xiāo suān ǎn ammonium nitrate 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 硝酸银 硝酸銀 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 硝石 xiāo shí niter / saltpeter / potassium nitrate KNO3 硝酸钠 硝酸鈉 xiāo suān nà sodium nitrate 硝酸钾 硝酸鉀 xiāo suān jiǎ potassium nitrate 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 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 办 辦 bàn to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with syn 遇到 yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 碰到 pèng dào to come across / to run into / to meet / to hit syn 逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth / to run away / to escape syn 执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run syn 逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away / to escape syn 逃离 逃離 táo lí to run out / to escape syn 碰上 pèng shàng to run into / to come upon / to meet syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 持 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control syn 碰面 pèng miàn to meet / to run into (sb) / to get together (with sb) syn 乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place syn 碰见 碰見 pèng jiàn to run into / to meet (unexpectedly) / to bump into syn 逃逸 táo yì to escape / to run away / to abscond syn 逃命 táo mìng to escape / to flee / to run for one's life syn 州立 zhōu lì state-run 奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly / to speed / to gallop syn 奔跑 bēn pǎo to run syn 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people) syn 转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush syn 私立 sī lì privately-run / private (school, hospital etc) / to set up illegally syn 跑腿 pǎo tuǐ to run errands syn 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 邂逅 xiè hòu (literary) to meet sb by chance / to run into sb syn 贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān to run through / a connecting thread from beginning to end / to link syn 自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own / to run its course (idiom) 脱逃 脫逃 tuō táo to run away / to escape syn 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush syn 首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) 飞奔 飛奔 fēi bēn to dash (run fast) / to rush / to dart syn 重叠 重疊 chóng dié to overlap / to superimpose / to telescope / to run together / to duplicate / one over another / superposition / an overlap / redundancy / reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) syn 横行 橫行 héng xíng to go on the rampage / to riot / to run amuck syn 国立 國立 guó lì national / state-run / public syn 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb) / to run into syn 排查 pái chá to inspect / to run through a checklist / to take stock / to audit 