中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 心 xīn heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 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 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 中心 zhōng xīn center / heart / core syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around / to center on (an issue) syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt 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 滋润 滋潤 zī rùn moist / humid / to moisten / to provide moisture / comfortably off syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 富裕 fù yù prosperous / well-to-do / well-off syn 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 大爷 大爺 dà yé arrogant idler / self-centered show-off syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 冒充 mào chōng to feign / to pretend to be / to pass oneself off as syn 裁员 裁員 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees syn 报销 報銷 bào xiāo to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out syn 变质 變質 biàn zhì to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth syn 淡季 dàn jì off season / slow business season / see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever / to break off syn 截取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits 发稿 發稿 fā gǎo (of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer / (of a journalist) to send a dispatch 褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4] 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn 单兵 單兵 dān bīng individual soldier / (literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 洗浴中心 xǐ yù zhōng xīn bathing and recreation center 引流 yǐn liú to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online 相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù to set each other off nicely syn 凋落 diāo luò to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away syn 明灭 明滅 míng miè to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade 一炮打响 一炮打響 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom) / to start off successfully syn 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 挨宰 ái zǎi to get ripped off 断 斷 duàn to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly syn 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn to play dumb / to slack off (idiom) syn 推 tuī to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage syn 瞎吹 xiā chuī to boast / to shoot one's mouth off 送 sòng to send / to deliver / to transmit / to give (as a present) / to see (sb) off / to accompany / to go along with syn 女大不中留 nǚ dà bù zhōng liú when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 脱 脫 tuō to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from syn 卖 賣 mài to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt syn 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc) syn 宰 zǎi to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn 抄 chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms syn 窄 zhǎi narrow / narrow-minded / badly off syn 甩 shuǎi to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb) 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 烘 hōng to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast syn 掐 qiā to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 朗朗上口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) syn 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem) syn 英年早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì to die an untimely death (idiom) / to be cut off in one's prime syn 站长 站長 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc 商城 shāng chéng shopping center / department store syn 当中 當中 dāng zhōng among / in the middle / in the center syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 市区 市區 shì qū urban district / downtown / city center syn 服务中心 服務中心 fú wù zhōng xīn service center 有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off / wealthy syn 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 研究中心 yán jiū zhōng xīn research center 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 信息中心 xìn xī zhōng xīn information center / abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong 放出 fàng chū to let off / to give out syn 