作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo race (running) / to race (running) 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 格调 格調 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character syn 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 解说 解說 jiě shuō to explain (verbally) / to give a running commentary syn 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 一连 一連 yī lián in a row / in succession / running syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 累计 累計 lěi jì to calculate the running total / cumulative / the total / in total syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 鹰犬 鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds / (fig.) running dogs / hired thugs syn 挂机 掛機 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 续续 續續 xù xù continuous / on and on / running 行书 行書 xíng shū running script / semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 跑步机 跑步機 pǎo bù jī treadmill / running machine 运行状况 運行狀況 yùn xíng zhuàng kuàng operational state / running state 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 通水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc) 碾过 碾過 niǎn guò to crush sth by running over it 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through 流弊 liú bì malpractice / long-running abuse syn 跑垒 跑壘 pǎo lěi running between bases (in baseball) 纣 紂 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 风格 風格 fēng gé style syn 式 shì type / form / pattern / style syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng suit / Western-style clothes / CL:套[tao4] syn 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 模样 模樣 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4] syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 风味 風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor / distinctive style syn 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown syn 字体 字體 zì tǐ calligraphic style / typeface / font syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 样式 樣式 yàng shì type / style syn 新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn 新式 xīn shì new style / latest type syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 西点 西點 xī diǎn Western-style pastry 式样 式樣 shì yàng style syn 旧式 舊式 jiù shì old style 含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn 欧式 歐式 ōu shì in the European style / Euclidean 流派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style syn 谈吐 談吐 tán tǔ style of conversation syn 臃肿 臃腫 yōng zhǒng obese / bloated / swollen (style) / (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed syn 派头 派頭 pài tóu manner / style / panache syn 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 交椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest / (fig.) position in a hierarchy syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 开篇 開篇 kāi piān start of literary work / opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] syn 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 毛遂自荐 毛遂自薦 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) / to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states) syn 风貌 風貌 fēng mào style / manner / ethos 西式 xī shì Western style 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 开间 開間 kāi jiān unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3] / width of a room / (architecture) bay syn 别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yī gé having a unique or distinctive style syn 唱法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 朋克 péng kè punk (music style) (loanword) 西餐 xī cān Western-style food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] syn 中国式 中國式 zhōng guó shì Chinese style / à la chinoise 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 体裁 體裁 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing syn 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 笔力 筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition syn 铡刀 鍘刀 zhá dāo lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc) syn 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 试样 試樣 shì yàng style / type / model syn 草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 