次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 击中 擊中 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 撞击 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike / to hit / to ram syn 罢工 罷工 bà gōng a strike / to go on strike 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 二等 èr děng second class / second-rate 二流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier syn 打翻 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy) syn 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 绝食 絕食 jué shí to go on a hunger strike 雷击 雷擊 léi jī lightning strike / thunderbolt 次于 次於 cì yú second after / second only to syn 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 猛打 měng dǎ to strike / wham! syn 扇动 扇動 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc) syn 触礁 觸礁 chù jiāo (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag 切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely syn 怠工 dài gōng to slacken off in one's work / to go slow (as a form of strike) syn 二世 èr shì the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans) 二副 èr fù second officer (of ship) / second mate 罢课 罷課 bà kè student strike / to boycott classes 点击 點擊 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button) 第二次 dì èr cì the second time / second / number two 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 反恐精英 fǎn kǒng jīng yīng Counter-Strike 来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit 作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 下毒手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously syn 声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion 吹袭 吹襲 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike 断食 斷食 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike 秒 miǎo second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 鼓 gǔ drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell syn 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers syn 拔营 拔營 bá yíng to strike camp 铿 鏗 kēng (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike 降旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) syn 罢市 罷市 bà shì protest strike by merchants 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 核反击 核反擊 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 从 從 zòng second cousin syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 一瞬间 一瞬間 yī shùn jiān split second syn 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 二级 二級 èr jí grade 2 / second class / category B 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant (army rank) 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 二月 èr yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) syn 旧货 舊貨 jiù huò second-hand goods / used items for sale syn 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 二手货 二手貨 èr shǒu huò second-hand goods / used goods 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē second-hand car 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 二把手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 其二 qí èr secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second 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 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 次子 cì zǐ second son 秒钟 秒鐘 miǎo zhōng (time) second 刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom) / second to none / outstanding syn 下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 阳平 陽平 yáng píng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua syn 征调 征調 zhēng diào to conscript / to second (personnel) / to requisition (supplies etc) 二分 èr fēn second part / the equinox 二房 èr fáng second branch of an extended family / concubine syn 