以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 百分之百 bǎi fēn zhī bǎi a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely syn 透顶 透頂 tòu dǐng out-and-out / thoroughly syn 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 海关 海關 hǎi guān customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) / CL:個|个[ge4] 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 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 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out / to extrude / to drain / to find the time / to burst out syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dào to dump / to pour out / to empty out syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights / lights out 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 申报 申報 shēn bào to report (to the authorities) / to declare (to customs) syn 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 理顺 理順 lǐ shùn to straighten out / to sort out / to organize syn 涌出 湧出 yǒng chū to gush / to gush out / to pour out syn 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 拿出 ná chū to take out / to put out / to provide / to put forward (a proposal) / to come up with (evidence) syn 报税 報稅 bào shuì to file an income tax return / to declare dutiable goods (at customs) 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power syn 关税 關稅 guān shuì customs duty / tariff 开挖 開挖 kāi wā to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out / to start digging syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs syn 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom) syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 脱销 脫銷 tuō xiāo to sell out / to run out (of supplies) / deficient / lack of supplies syn 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out syn 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom) / fig. to go all out / to come out in the open syn 报关 報關 bào guān to declare at customs 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 开票 開票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes / to count votes / to make out a voucher or invoice etc / to write out a receipt 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 海关总署 海關總署 hǎi guān zǒng shǔ General Administration of Customs (GAC) 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 赫德 hè dé Hart or Herd (name) / Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 in Qing dynasty customs office 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 喷出 噴出 pēn chū spout / spray / belch / to well up / to puff out / to spurt out 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 入关 入關 rù guān to enter a pass / to go through customs 到期日 dào qī rì due date / expiry date / maturity date 发飙 發飆 fā biāo to flip out / to act out violently 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 