关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 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 鉴于 鑒於 jiàn yú in view of / seeing that / considering / whereas syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 认得 認得 rèn de to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know syn 有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) syn 平台 平臺 píng tái platform / terrace / flat-roofed building syn 观 觀 guàn Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform syn 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 看台 kàn tái terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform 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 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) 台子 臺子 tái zi platform / stand syn 讲台 講臺 jiǎng tái platform / podium / rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk syn 升降机 升降機 shēng jiàng jī aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift) / lift / elevator 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 月台 月臺 yuè tái railway platform 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 看头 看頭 kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) syn 眼见为实 眼見為實 yǎn jiàn wéi shí seeing is believing 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 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 慧眼 huì yǎn an all-seeing mind / mental perception / insight / acumen syn 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 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 见异思迁 見異思遷 jiàn yì sī qiān to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom) / loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has syn 跳台 跳臺 tiào tái diving platform / diving tower / landing platform 讲坛 講壇 jiǎng tán a platform (to speak) syn 栈桥 棧橋 zhàn qiáo a pier / a landing-stage / a loading trestle for goods or passengers / a platform 百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing 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 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn 照妖镜 照妖鏡 zhào yāo jìng magic mirror for revealing goblins / fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy 见状 見狀 jiàn zhuàng upon seeing this, ... / in response, ... syn 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) 支付宝 支付寶 zhī fù bǎo Alipay, online payment platform 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 可看 kě kàn worth seeing 照得 zhào dé seeing that 主席台 主席臺 zhǔ xí tái rostrum / platform / CL:個|个[ge4] 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 露台 露臺 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace 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) 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 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 观景台 觀景台 guān jǐng tái lookout / viewing platform / observation deck 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 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 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 擂 lèi (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2] syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 政纲 政綱 zhèng gāng political program / platform 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 磅秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance syn 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them syn 党纲 黨綱 dǎng gāng (political) party platform / party program 观象台 觀象臺 guān xiàng tái observatory / observation platform 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 松糕鞋 鬆糕鞋 sōng gāo xié platform shoes 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 阇 闍 dū defensive platform over gate / barbican 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 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 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer syn 炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn