招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng yǐn dié (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies / (fig.) to attract the opposite sex / to flirt syn 同性相斥 tóng xìng xiāng chì like polarities repel each other / (fig.) like repels like 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 异性 異性 yì xìng the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature 对立面 對立面 duì lì miàn opposite / antonym / the opposite side (in a conflict) 反其道而行之 fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way syn 反义字 反義字 fǎn yì zì character with opposite meaning / antonym / opposite characters 海岸相对的国家 海岸相對的國家 States with opposite coasts / opposite States 吸引 xī yǐn to attract / to appeal to / to fascinate syn 诱惑 誘惑 yòu huò to entice / to lure / to induce / to attract syn 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract / to incur syn 吸附 xī fù to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption syn 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) / to offend / to attract (attention) 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb) syn 撩人 liáo rén to attract / to titillate 招揽 招攬 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers) / to drum up (trade) syn 迷住 mí zhu to fascinate / to strongly attract / to obsess / to infatuate / to captivate / to enchant syn 讨人喜欢 討人喜歡 tǎo rén xǐ huan to attract people's affection / charming / delightful syn 卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 吸力 xī lì (physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc) / suction / (fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking) syn 引流 yǐn liú to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 招引 zhāo yǐn to attract syn 打眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous syn 招风 招風 zhāo fēng to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 惹 rě to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems) syn 哎 āi hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) syn 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous 唤头 喚頭 huàn tou percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention 惹人注意 rě rén zhù yì to attract attention 惹人注目 rě rén zhù mù to attract attention / noticeable 招诱 招誘 zhāo yòu to invite / to recruit / to attract / to entice 相吸 xiāng xī mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic) / to attract one another 工地秀 gōng dì xiù concert held at a real estate development site to attract home buyers (Tw) 磁吸 cí xī (of a magnet) to attract metallic objects / (fig.) to exert a magnetic attraction (for investment, tourists etc) 招魂幡 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits 招魂旛 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits 蹭热度 蹭熱度 cèng rè dù (coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity / to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself 博眼球 bó yǎn qiú to attract attention / to catch attention 吸引眼球 xī yǐn yǎn qiú to attract attention / to catch attention 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng - dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng - yǐn dié lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt syn 直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) / immediate / straightforward syn 相对 相對 xiāng duì relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart syn 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 相反 xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary syn 对立 對立 duì lì to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical syn 精装 精裝 jīng zhuāng hardcover (book) / elaborately packaged / opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1] 私营企业 私營企業 sī yíng qǐ yè private business / opposite: state-owned enterprise 國有企業|国有企业[guo2 you3 qi3 ye4] 反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction syn 反向 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse 对岸 對岸 duì àn opposite bank (of a body of water) syn 简装 簡裝 jiǎn zhuāng paperback / plainly packaged / opposite: 精裝|精装[jing1 zhuang1] 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 恰恰相反 qià qià xiāng fǎn just the opposite syn 适得其反 適得其反 shì dé qí fǎn to produce the opposite of the desired result syn 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to 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 对门 對門 duì mén the building or room opposite syn 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob- 漏油 lòu yóu oil spill / oil leak / (fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油[jia1 you2]) 相背 xiāng bèi contrary / opposite 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 反作用 fǎn zuò yòng opposite reaction syn 计件工资 計件工資 jì jiàn gōng zī piece rate wage / remuneration based on one's output / opposite: time rate wage 計時工資|计时工资[ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1] 对角 對角 duì jiǎo opposite angle 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 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] syn 左 zuǒ left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3] syn 思春期 sī chūn qī age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex / puberty 旧 舊 jiù old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 逆 nì contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel syn 旧瓶装新酒 舊瓶裝新酒 jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ lit. new wine in old bottles / fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite) 计时工资 計時工資 jì shí gōng zī payment by the hour / time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]) 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) 倒座儿 倒座兒 dào zuò r the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4] 大乌苏里岛 大烏蘇里島 dà wū sū lǐ dǎo Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3] 对消 對消 duì xiāo in equilibrium / to cancel out (of opposite forces) (physics) 对生 對生 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement 对过 對過 duì guò across / opposite / the other side 弱受 ruò shòu submissive / yielding / weak / opposite: 強攻|强攻, dominant 抚远三角洲 撫遠三角洲 fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3] 斜对 斜對 xié duì catty-corner / to be diagonally opposite to 相向突击 相向突擊 xiāng xiàng tū jī sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom) 苦趣 kǔ qù wretched feelings (opposite: 樂趣|乐趣, delight) 计都 計都 jì dū concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2] / imaginary star presaging disaster 路德维希港 路德維希港 lù dé wéi xī gǎng Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German city on the Rhine opposite Mannheim 锡霍特 錫霍特 xī huò tè Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island 锡霍特·阿林 錫霍特·阿林 XihuoteAlin Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island 锡霍特·阿林山脉 錫霍特·阿林山脈 XihuoteAlinshanmai Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island 