一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 于 於 yú (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by syn 发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn 么 幺 yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 看 kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for 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 间 間 jiàn gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent syn 结 結 jié knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) 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 治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn 展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 发生 發生 fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out syn 解决 解決 jiě jué to solve / to resolve / to settle (a problem) / to eliminate / to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) syn 出来 出來 chū lái to come out / to appear / to arise syn 出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn 计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn 实施 實施 shí shī to implement / to carry out syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run syn 提示 tí shì to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice syn 规划 規劃 guī huà to draw up a plan / to map out a program / a plan / a program syn 发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take 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 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn 打印 dǎ yìn to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer) syn 落实 落實 luò shí practical / workable / to implement / to carry out / to decide syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 透露 tòu lù to leak out / to divulge / to reveal syn 贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn 审查 審查 shěn chá to examine / to investigate / to censor out / censorship syn 履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn 锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn 季节 季節 jì jié time / season / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out 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 收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 演绎 演繹 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer syn 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 指示 zhǐ shì to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 排除 pái chú to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out syn 呼唤 呼喚 hū huàn to call out (a name etc) / to shout syn 修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up syn 倒霉 dǎo méi to have bad luck / to be out of luck syn 问世 問世 wèn shì to be published / to come out syn 出卖 出賣 chū mài to offer for sale / to sell / to sell out / to betray syn 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 打包 dǎ bāo to wrap / to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file) syn 出示 chū shì to show / to take out and show to others / to display syn 季度 jì dù quarter of a year / season (sports) 淹没 淹沒 yān mò to submerge / to drown / to flood / to drown out (also fig.) syn 构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn 揭露 jiē lù to expose / to unmask / to ferret out / to disclose / disclosure syn 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately syn 经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade / to carry out commercial activities / in business syn 过瘾 過癮 guò yǐn to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling syn 当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care / to look out syn 省略 shěng lüè to leave out / an omission syn 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng to be destroyed / to become extinct / to perish / to die out / to destroy / to exterminate syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 报销 報銷 bào xiāo to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out syn 和解 hé jiě to settle (a dispute out of court) / to reconcile / settlement / conciliation / to become reconciled syn 失调 失調 shī diào out of tune (music) syn 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn 调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious / to mediate / to reconcile / mediation / to compromise / to mix / to blend / blended / to season / seasoning / to placate syn 启程 啟程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey syn 淡季 dàn jì off season / slow business season / see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] 淡出 dàn chū to fade out (cinema) / to withdraw from (politics, acting etc) / to fade from (memory) syn 吐舌头 吐舌頭 tǔ shé tou to stick out one's tongue 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn 暴走 bào zǒu out of control / berserk / to go for a long walk 点出 點出 diǎn chū to point out / to indicate 赔付 賠付 péi fù to pay out / to compensate / (insurance) payment syn 清仓 清倉 qīng cāng to take an inventory of stock / to clear out one's stock 践行 踐行 jiàn xíng to carry out / to implement / to keep (one's word) 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 闭塞 閉塞 bì sè to stop up / to close up / hard to get to / out of the way / inaccessible / unenlightened / blocking syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 大干 大幹 dà gàn to go all out / to work energetically 回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought) 发包 發包 fā bāo to put out to contract 