"settle" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
清 qīng adj., v. (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn
解决 解決 jiě jué v. to solve / to resolve / to settle (a problem) / to eliminate / to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) syn
奠定 diàn dìng v. to establish / to fix / to settle
澄清 dèng qīng to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances syn
沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn v., n. (chemistry) to settle / to precipitate / (chemistry) sediment / precipitate / (fig.) to accumulate syn
和解 hé jiě v. to settle (a dispute out of court) / to reconcile / settlement / conciliation / to become reconciled syn
了断 了斷 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem) syn
搞定 gǎo dìng to fix / to settle / to wangle
落户 落戶 luò hù v. to settle / to set up home syn
定居 dìng jū v. to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence syn
了结 了結 liǎo jié v. to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng v. to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc) syn
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange / to settle / to complete / to carry through
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve / to settle syn
结清 結淸 jié qīng to settle (an account) / to square up
安家落户 安家落戶 ān jiā luò hù to make one's home in a place / to settle syn
奠 diàn to fix / to settle / a libation to the dead syn
澄 dèng (of liquid) to settle / to become clear syn
低陷 dī xiàn to sink / to settle
淸 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) / variant of 清[qing1]
底定 dǐ dìng (literary) to quell an insurgency / (Tw) to settle (a matter)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
结算 結算 jié suàn v. to settle a bill / to close an account
安置 ān zhì v. to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn
看中 kàn zhòng v. to have a preference for / to fancy / to choose after consideration / to settle on syn
结账 結賬 jié zhàng v. to settle accounts / to pay the bill
一步到位 yī bù dào wèi to settle a matter in one go
定亲 定親 dìng qīn to settle a marriage / betrothal syn
塌 tā v. to collapse / to droop / to settle down syn
选定 選定 xuǎn dìng to select / to choose / to settle on syn
解决办法 解決辦法 jiě jué bàn fǎ solution / method to settle an issue
清算 qīng suàn to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize
了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly / to settle a matter / to get it over with syn
结帐 結帳 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill / variant of 結賬|结账[jie2zhang4]
理赔 理賠 lǐ péi to settle a claim / claims settlement / payment of claims syn
算帐 算帳 suàn zhàng to reckon (accounting) / to balance an account / fig. to settle an account / to get one's revenge
安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful syn
安居 ān jū to settle down / to live peacefully syn
成家 chéng jiā v. to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn
安家 ān jiā to settle down / to set up a home syn
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt syn
不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn
着落 著落 zhuó luò n. whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution syn
算账 算賬 suàn zhàng v. (accounting) to balance the books / to do the accounts / (fig.) to settle an account / to get one's revenge syn
私了 sī liǎo to settle privately / to solve behind closed doors / to settle out of court
安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life syn
付账 付賬 fù zhàng to settle an account
成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom) / to settle down / to establish oneself syn
旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
宿怨 sù yuàn an old grudge / old scores to settle syn
还账 還賬 huán zhàng to settle and account
秋后算账 秋後算賬 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
说定 說定 shuō dìng to agree on / to settle on syn
后账 後賬 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event
老账 老賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
秋后算帐 秋後算帳 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts / to bide one's time for revenge
交帐 交帳 jiāo zhàng to settle accounts
对亲 對親 duì qīn courting / meeting for purpose of marriage / to settle into a relationship
煞账 煞賬 shā zhàng to settle an account
解决争端 解決爭端 jiě jué zhēng duān to settle a dispute
批价 批價 pī jià wholesale price / to settle an account / to pay a bill
退而求其次 tuì ér qiú qí cì to settle for second best / the next best thing
息争 息爭 xī zhēng to settle a dispute
辟室 闢室 pì shì lit. to open a room / fig. to settle in a quiet room / behind closed doors
订亲 訂親 dìng qīn to settle a marriage / betrothal / variant of 定親|定亲[ding4 qin1]
公了 gōng liǎo to settle in court (opposite: 私了[si1 liao3])
汇算 彙算 huì suàn to collect data and square up / to settle accounts syn
落籍 luò jí to settle in (a place) / to take up permanent residence / (literary) to strike sb's name from a register
安身之处 安身之處 ān shēn zhī chù (idiom) A place where one can settle and find shelter.
安身之地 ān shēn zhī dì (idiom) A place where one can live and settle. It can also refer to a place that serves as a base for an undertaking or business. syn
草间求活 cǎo jiān qiú huó (idiom) To settle for barely surviving in the wilderness, with no higher ambition. It suggests a precarious and humiliatingly resigned existence.
苟安一隅 gǒu ān yī yú (idiom) To settle for temporary safety in a small territory.
流离转徙 liú lí zhuǎn xǐ (idiom) To move from place to place without having anywhere to settle. It often suggests a difficult, unstable life caused by war, poverty, or other hardship.
鹿死不择音 鹿死不擇音 lù sǐ bù zé yīn (idiom) To seek only a place where one can settle or take shelter, without caring which place it is.
片言折狱 piàn yán zhé yù (idiom) Originally, it meant being able to settle a lawsuit with only a few words.
束缊请火 shù yùn qǐng huǒ (idiom) To seek help from others. It can also refer to helping someone overcome a difficulty or settle a dispute.
席不暇暖 xí bù xiá nuǎn (idiom) Originally, it meant leaving hurriedly without being able to settle anywhere. It later came to describe someone so busy that they have no time even to sit down. syn
不得已而求其次 bù dé yǐ ér qiú qí cì (idiom) When there is no other choice, to settle for a second-best option.
不得开交 不得開交 bù dé kāi jiāo (idiom) To be impossible to disentangle or settle / to be unable to get rid of a situation or person.
人自为斗 rén zì wéi dòu (idiom) Everyone fights to settle personal grudges. It describes a situation in which individual conflicts prevail over any common leadership or purpose.
以筌为鱼 yǐ quán wéi yú (idiom) To settle for a superficial understanding of things instead of seeking to grasp their deeper nature.
公报私雠 gōng bào sī chóu (idiom) To use public business as a pretext for taking revenge on someone over a personal grudge. Equivalent to “use official duties to settle a private score.”
剸繁决剧 shí fán jué jù (idiom) To handle and settle complicated and difficult administrative affairs. Also written 剸繁治剧.
千锤打锣，一锤定音 qiān chuí dǎ luó，yī chuí dìng yīn (idiom) When opinions are numerous and conflicting, a decisive opinion or decision is needed to settle the matter.
和事不表理 hé shì bù biǎo lǐ (idiom) To settle a dispute without examining or deciding the underlying rights and wrongs. It contrasts keeping the peace with determining the truth of the matter.
因陋就寡 yīn lòu jiù guǎ (idiom) To settle for crude conditions and be content with very little instead of seeking improvement.
夫妻无隔夜之仇 fū qī wú gé yè zhī chóu (idiom) Between husband and wife, resentment does not remain unresolved overnight. The expression suggests that marital quarrels are usually easy to settle.
孔席不适 kǒng xí bù shì (idiom) It describes Confucius as being so eager to put his doctrine into practice that he constantly traveled from place to place, leaving before he could settle anywhere.
容足地 róng zú dì (idiom) A place barely large enough for someone to settle and shelter themselves.
容身之地 róng shēn zhī dì (idiom) A place where one can settle and live safely. syn
席地幕天 xí dì mù tiān (idiom) To use the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy, that is, to sleep or settle outdoors directly on the ground.
引决自裁 引決自裁 yǐn jué zì cái (idiom) To take one’s own life in order to settle a situation oneself. The expression refers to suicide in formal, literary language.
息肩之地 xī jiān zhī dì (idiom) A place where one can establish oneself and gain a foothold. It can also mean a place to settle temporarily.
报仇心切 bào chóu xīn qiè (idiom) To be eager to take revenge and settle a grievance.
拍板定案 pāi bǎn dìng àn (idiom) To make a final decision or settle a matter.
收因种果 shōu yīn zhǒng guǒ (idiom) To settle a past connection or debt and receive its result.
收因结果 shōu yīn jié guǒ (idiom) To settle a bond or matter rooted in the past and obtain its outcome.
收缘结果 收緣結果 shōu yuán jié guǒ (idiom) To settle a past connection and obtain its result. It reflects the traditional idea that every cause inevitably produces a corresponding consequence.
敷衍搪塞 fū yǎn táng sè (idiom) To handle something carelessly and settle for a superficial response or piece of work merely to discharge one’s responsibility. The expression is derogatory.
无立锥之地 無立錐之地 wú lì zhuī zhī dì (idiom) To have not even enough room to set down an awl. Figuratively, it means having no place at all to settle or stand, and often suggests extreme poverty.
无置锥地 無置錐地 wú zhì zhuī dì (idiom) To have not even enough room to set down an awl. Figuratively, it means having no place at all to settle or stand, and often suggests extreme poverty.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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