点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 小时 小時 xiǎo shí hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time / punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour syn 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 抢先 搶先 qiǎng xiān to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall syn 奔波 bēn bō to rush about / to be constantly on the move syn 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush syn 飞奔 飛奔 fēi bēn to dash (run fast) / to rush / to dart syn 飞驰 飛馳 fēi chí to speed / to rush syn 满天飞 滿天飛 mǎn tiān fēi to rush around everywhere / always active 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 奔走 bēn zǒu to run / to rush about / to be on the go syn 驰骋 馳騁 chí chěng to gallop / to rush headlong syn 时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn 钟点 鐘點 zhōng diǎn hour / specified time syn 奔赴 bēn fù to rush to / to hurry to syn 赶赴 趕赴 gǎn fù to hurry / to rush syn 抢修 搶修 qiǎng xiū to repair in a rush / rush repairs 猴儿 猴兒 hóu r monkey syn 零时 零時 líng shí midnight / zero hour 工时 工時 gōng shí man-hour 审时度势 審時度勢 shěn shí duó shì to judge the hour and size up the situation / to take stock syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need syn 妄动 妄動 wàng dòng to rush indiscriminately into action syn 开快车 開快車 kāi kuài chē to drive at high speed / (fig.) rush through one's work syn 慌忙 huāng máng in a great rush / in a flurry syn 电表 電表 diàn biǎo power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter syn 飞跑 飛跑 fēi pǎo to run like the wind / to rush / to gallop syn 扑空 撲空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles syn 奔命 bēn mìng to rush about on errands / to be kept on the run syn 午时 午時 wǔ shí 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 学时 學時 xué shí class hour / period syn 蓑衣 suō yī woven rush raincoat 半小时 半小時 bàn xiǎo shí half hour 冲出 衝出 chōng chū to rush out 一小时 一小時 yī xiǎo shí one hour 冲进 衝進 chōng jìn to rush in / to charge in 冲入 衝入 chōng rù to rush into / to break into 包房 bāo fáng compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour 千瓦时 千瓦時 qiān wǎ shí kilowatt-hour 子时 子時 zǐ shí 11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 整点 整點 zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc) / to make an inventory / (math.) point that has integer coordinates 欢乐时光 歡樂時光 huān lè shí guāng happy time / happy hour (in bars etc) 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 猴急 hóu jí impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated 驰援 馳援 chí yuán to rush to the rescue syn 申时 申時 shēn shí 3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 辰时 辰時 chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 争购 爭購 zhēng gòu to compete / to fight for / to rush to purchase 亥时 亥時 hài shí 9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 卯时 卯時 mǎo shí 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 忙 máng busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush syn 冲 衝 chōng thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash syn 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 抢 搶 qiǎng to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch syn 节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 闯 闖 chuǎng to rush / to charge / to dash / to break through / to temper oneself (through battling hardships) syn 催 cuī to urge / to press / to prompt / to rush sb / to hasten sth / to expedite syn 涌 湧 yǒng to bubble up / to rush forth syn 突 tū to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2] syn 苇 葦 wěi reed / rush / Phragmites communis syn 芯 xīn (bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick) syn 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to run this way and that (idiom) / to rush about busily / to bustle about syn 芦 蘆 lú rush / reed / Phragmites communis syn 骛 騖 wù (bound form) to rush about / to strive for 湍 tuān to rush (of water) syn 灯心草 燈心草 dēng xīn cǎo rush (botany) / Juncaceae 奔泻 奔瀉 bēn xiè (of torrents) to rush down / to pour down syn 丑时 丑時 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 一哄而起 yī hōng ér qǐ (of a group of people) to rush into action 寅时 寅時 yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 淘金热 淘金熱 táo jīn rè gold rush 着忙 著忙 zháo máng to rush / in a hurry / to worry about being late syn 汹 洶 xiōng torrential rush / tumultuous 窣 sù rush out of a den / rustling 蒯 kuǎi a rush / scirpus cyperinus 撺 攛 cuān rush / stir up / throw / fling / hurry / rage syn 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu to run this way and that (idiom) / to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1] syn 趋之若鹜 趨之若鶩 qū zhī ruò wù to rush like ducks (idiom) / the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase 怦然心动 怦然心動 pēng rán xīn dòng (idiom) to feel a rush of excitement 草草收场 草草收場 cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng to rush to conclude a matter / to end up abruptly syn 蒻 ruò young rush (Typha japonica), a kind of cattail 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour 计时工资 計時工資 jì shí gōng zī payment by the hour / time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]) 夺门而出 奪門而出 duó mén ér chū to rush out through a door (idiom) 草草了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì to rush through the work / to get through a thing carelessly 八小时工作制 八小時工作制 bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì eight-hour working day 