为了 爲了 wèi le for / for the purpose of / in order to syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 目的 mù dì purpose / aim / goal / target / objective / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 故意 gù yì deliberately / on purpose syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 舌头 舌頭 shé tou tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information syn 名义 名義 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose syn 拖车 拖車 tuō chē to tow / towed vehicle / towing vehicle syn 万能 萬能 wàn néng omnipotent / all-purpose / universal syn 壁橱 壁櫥 bì chú a built-in wardrobe or cupboard / closet 起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 用作 yòng zuò to use for the purpose of / to serve as syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 挪用 nuó yòng to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate syn 用意 yòng yì intention / purpose syn 专程 專程 zhuān chéng specifically / specially (for that purpose) syn 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 瘦小 shòu xiǎo slightly-built / petite syn 意向 yì xiàng intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition syn 调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 成心 chéng xīn intentionally / deliberately / on purpose syn 新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn 来意 來意 lái yì one's purpose in coming syn 合用 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable syn 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose syn 旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth) syn 他用 tā yòng other use / other purpose 旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal / semaphore syn 针对性 針對性 zhēn duì xìng focus / direction / purpose / relevance syn 出车 出車 chū chē to dispatch a vehicle / (of a vehicle or its driver) to set off syn 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 专区 專區 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) syn 罗城 羅城 luó chéng a second wall built around a city wall 转用 轉用 zhuǎn yòng to adapt for use for another purpose syn 特为 特為 tè wèi for a specific purpose / specially syn 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 舌苔 shé tāi (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis) 丧志 喪志 sàng zhì to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose syn 内置 內置 nèi zhì built-in / internal syn 内建 內建 nèi jiàn built-in 为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of / for the purpose of 统一思想 統一思想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose 专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose 特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind 吊装 吊裝 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place 借以 jiè yǐ so as to / for the purpose of / in order to 龙芯 龍芯 lóng xīn Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China) 腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose syn 花厅 花廳 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) 阿房宫 阿房宮 ē páng gōng Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / also pr. [E1 fang2 Gong1] 阿房宫 阿房宮 ē fáng gōng Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2] / also pr. [E1 pang2 Gong1] 京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jīng háng dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 金屋藏娇 金屋藏嬌 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) / a magnificent house built for a beloved woman 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom) / to drag out an ignoble existence syn 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 板房 bǎn fáng temporary housing built with wooden planks or other makeshift materials 泸定桥 瀘定橋 lú dìng qiáo Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] 药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn 瞎 xiā blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose syn 堂 táng (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture syn 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 旨 zhǐ imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose syn 代步车 代步車 dài bù chē vehicle / (esp.) mobility vehicle (mobility scooter, electric wheelchair, Segway etc) 灵渠 靈渠 líng qú Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1] 防弹车 防彈車 ballistic protected vehicle / ballistic protective vehicle 鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow 暗锁 暗鎖 àn suǒ built-in lock 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn 停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle) / to park / (of a machine) to stop working / to stall 车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) syn 驾驶 駕駛 jià shǐ to drive (vehicle) / to pilot (ship, airplane etc) / driver / pilot / captain syn 车辆 車輛 chē liàng vehicle syn 驾车 駕車 jià chē to drive a vehicle syn 坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) syn 乘坐 chéng zuò to ride (in a vehicle) 牌照 pái zhào (business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate 车窗 車窗 chē chuāng car window / window of a vehicle (bus, train etc) 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 失事 shī shì (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc) / to mess things up 装甲 裝甲 zhuāng jiǎ vehicle armor syn 车主 車主 chē zhǔ vehicle owner 后排 後排 hòu pái the back row (in a theater etc) / the rear seats (in a vehicle) 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 倒车 倒車 dào chē to reverse (a vehicle) / to drive backwards 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 吉普车 吉普車 jí pǔ chē jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) 