空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 耳朵 ěr duo ear / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] / handle (on a cup) syn 太空 tài kōng outer space syn 迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn 形式 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上衣 shàng yī jacket / upper outer garment / CL:件[jian4] syn 外边 外邊 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home syn 外衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance syn 甲壳 甲殼 jiǎ qiào carapace / crust / outer shell / also pr. [jia3 ke2] syn 外壳 外殼 wài ké envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case syn 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 耳语 耳語 ěr yǔ to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper syn 刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing syn 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 市郊 shì jiāo outer city / suburb 眼角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus syn 外层 外層 wài céng outer layer / outer shell syn 帮子 幫子 bāng zi outer (of cabbage etc) / upper (of a shoe) / (coll.) group / gang syn 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 外侧 外側 wài cè outer side syn 充耳不闻 充耳不聞 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear syn 外皮 wài pí outer skin / carapace syn 置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear syn 震耳欲聋 震耳欲聾 zhèn ěr yù lóng ear-splitting (idiom) / deafening syn 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr inner ear syn 顺耳 順耳 shùn ěr pleasing to the ear syn 交头接耳 交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear syn 耳膜 ěr mó eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane 远郊 遠郊 yuǎn jiāo outer suburbs / remote outskirts of a city 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 封皮 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal syn 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 外间 外間 wài jiān outer room / the external world / outside syn 耳鼓 ěr gǔ eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane syn 笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear syn 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately syn 不绝于耳 不絕於耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on syn 麦穗 麥穗 mài suì ear of wheat 中耳 zhōng ěr middle ear syn 中耳炎 zhōng ěr yán inflammation of middle ear / otitis media 稻穗 dào suì rice ear 木耳 mù ěr wood ear / jelly ear (edible fungus) / CL:朵[duo3] syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 外耳道 wài ěr dào external auditory meatus / auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜 syn 在外 zài wài outer / excluded 满面 滿面 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear 天外 tiān wài beyond the earth / outer space 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 外太空 wài tài kōng outer space 震耳 zhèn ěr ear-splitting 外环线 外環線 wài huán xiàn outer ring (road or rail line) 耳饰 耳飾 ěr shì ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc) 外院 wài yuàn outer courtyard 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn 丹凤眼 丹鳳眼 dān fèng yǎn red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards) 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 太和殿 tài hé diàn Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城[Zi3 jin4 cheng2] 咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear syn 棺椁 棺槨 guān guǒ inner and outer coffins / coffin syn 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 屎 shǐ feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) syn 耳 ěr ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) syn 郭 guō outer city wall 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 耳边风 耳邊風 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 耳旁风 耳旁風 ěr páng fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 穗 suì ear of grain / fringe / tassel syn 逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) syn 椁 槨 guǒ outer coffin 永定门 永定門 yǒng dìng mén Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005 袖套 xiù tào sleeve cover / outer sleeve 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear) / auditory tube 鼓室 gǔ shì tympanic cavity (of the middle ear) syn 爱耳日 愛耳日 ài ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 馘 guó (literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy / the severed ear of a slain enemy 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 砧骨 zhēn gǔ incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone 皮面 pí miàn outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe) syn 擗 pǐ (literary) to beat the breast / to break off / to snap off (a branch, an ear of corn etc) syn 听骨 聽骨 tīng gǔ ossicles (in the middle ear) / also written 聽小骨|听小骨 锤骨 錘骨 chuí gǔ malleus or hammer bone of middle ear 耳针 耳針 ěr zhēn auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) syn 鳆 鰒 fù Haliotis gigantea / sea ear syn 聝 guó cut off the left ear of the slain 穟 suì ear of grain 秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom) / not in the least concerned syn 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 倾耳细听 傾耳細聽 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 马耳东风 馬耳東風 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to 当耳旁风 當耳旁風 dàng ěr páng fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 当耳边风 當耳邊風 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 