好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn 影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股[gu3] syn 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 资料 資料 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 效果 xiào guǒ result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects syn 有效 yǒu xiào effective / in effect / valid syn 上门 上門 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance / looks / profile / countenance syn 副作用 fù zuò yòng side effect syn 因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect syn 危害 wēi hài to harm / to jeopardize / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 效力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 效应 效應 xiào yìng effect (scientific phenomenon) syn 特技 tè jì special effect / stunt 生效 shēng xiào to take effect / to go into effect syn 侧面 側面 cè miàn lateral side / side / aspect / profile syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 并肩 並肩 bìng jiān alongside / shoulder to shoulder / side by side / abreast syn 并发症 併發症 bìng fā zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) syn 外貌 wài mào profile / appearance syn 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 头像 頭像 tóu xiàng portrait / bust / (computing) profile picture / avatar 慢性 màn xìng slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) syn 起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect) syn 成效 chéng xiào effect / result syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 知名度 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness syn 现行 現行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 音效 yīn xiào sound effect 对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check syn 见效 見效 jiàn xiào to have the desired effect syn 推行 tuī xíng to put into effect / to carry out syn 隔热 隔熱 gé rè to insulate thermally / insulating (material, effect etc) 良性 liáng xìng positive (in its effect) / leading to good consequences / virtuous / (medicine) benign (tumor etc) 疗效 療效 liáo xiào healing efficacy / healing effect 并排 並排 bìng pái side by side / abreast syn 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 药性 藥性 yào xìng medicinal effect 并列 並列 bìng liè to stand side by side / to be juxtaposed syn 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 多普勒 duō pǔ lè Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect 并行 並行 bìng xíng to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) syn 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure syn 治本 zhì běn to tackle a problem at its root / to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4biao1]) syn 会师 會師 huì shī to collaborate / to join forces / to effect a junction syn 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 己方 jǐ fāng our side / one's own (side etc) 歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 余韵 餘韻 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) syn 实效 實效 shí xiào actual effect / practical result / efficacy syn 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect syn 剖面 pōu miàn profile / section syn 小传 小傳 xiǎo zhuàn sketch biography / profile 入赘 入贅 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 剖面图 剖面圖 pōu miàn tú profile 个人简历 個人簡歷 gè rén jiǎn lì personal history profile 起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 型材 xíng cái extruded profile 春联 春聯 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) syn 并立 並立 bìng lì to exist side by side / to exist simultaneously syn 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 肩并肩 肩並肩 jiān bìng jiān shoulder to shoulder / abreast / side by side 温室效应 溫室效應 wēn shì xiào yìng greenhouse effect 显效 顯效 xiǎn xiào to show an effect / to produce an effect / a conspicuous effect 偏门 偏門 piān mén side door / doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly) 效验 效驗 xiào yàn (desired) effect / (expected) result / effective syn 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 侧 側 cè the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side syn 施 shī (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) syn 效 xiào effect / efficacy / to imitate syn 厢 廂 xiāng box (in theater) / side room / side syn 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect syn 栅极 柵極 shān jí grid (in vacuum tubes) / gate (terminal of a field-effect transistor) 阴面 陰面 yīn miàn shady side / dark side 香港基本法 xiāng gǎng jī běn fǎ Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997) 跄 蹌 qiàng stagger / sway from side to side syn 骈 駢 pián (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style) syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 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 这边 這邊 zhè biān this side / here syn 身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side / on hand 边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 