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 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 选举 選舉 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 预演 預演 yù yǎn dummy run / to run through sth / to rehearse syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election 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 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 初选 初選 chū xuǎn primary election 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 越轨 越軌 yuè guǐ to run off the track / to step out of line / to overstep the bounds of propriety syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 官办 官辦 guān bàn government-run / state-run syn 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 快跑 kuài pǎo to run fast / to sprint / to gallop / Gee up! / Run for it! 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 直选 直選 zhí xuǎn direct election 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 选举委员会 選舉委員會 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong) 补选 補選 bǔ xuǎn by-election 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 直接选举 直接選舉 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election 参选人 參選人 cān xuǎn rén election participant / candidate 邵逸夫 shào yì fū Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 润 潤 rùn moist / glossy / sleek / to moisten / to lubricate / to embellish / to enhance / profit / remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as 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 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 办 辦 bàn to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with syn 遇到 yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 碰到 pèng dào to come across / to run into / to meet / to hit syn 逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth / to run away / to escape syn 执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run syn 逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away syn 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away / to escape syn 逃离 逃離 táo lí to run out / to escape syn 碰上 pèng shàng to run into / to come upon / to meet syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 持 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control syn 碰面 pèng miàn to meet / to run into (sb) / to get together (with sb) syn 乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place syn 碰见 碰見 pèng jiàn to run into / to meet (unexpectedly) / to bump into syn 逃逸 táo yì to escape / to run away / to abscond syn 逃命 táo mìng to escape / to flee / to run for one's life syn 州立 zhōu lì state-run 奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly / to speed / to gallop syn 奔跑 bēn pǎo to run syn 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people) syn 转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush syn 私立 sī lì privately-run / private (school, hospital etc) / to set up illegally syn 跑腿 pǎo tuǐ to run errands syn 