让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn 治疗 治療 zhì liáo to treat (an illness) / medical treatment / therapy syn 特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 经纪人 經紀人 jīng jì rén broker / middleman / agent / manager syn 卧底 臥底 wò dǐ to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn 疗法 療法 liáo fǎ therapy / treatment 代理人 dài lǐ rén agent syn 密探 mì tàn secret agent / detective / covert investigator syn 中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent syn 特务 特務 tè wu special assignment (military) / special agent / operative / spy syn 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 代理商 dài lǐ shāng agent 毒剂 毒劑 dú jì a poison / a toxic agent / poison gas / a chemical weapon 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 掮客 qián kè broker / agent syn 主体 主體 zhǔ tǐ main part / bulk / body / subject / agent syn 洗涤剂 洗滌劑 xǐ dí jì cleaning agent / detergent 氧化剂 氧化劑 yǎng huà jì oxidant / oxidizing agent 推拿 tuī ná tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy) 带病 帶病 dài bìng to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") / to carry the causative agent of an infectious disease syn 采购员 採購員 cǎi gòu yuán buyer / purchasing agent 原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent 高压氧 高壓氧 gāo yā yǎng hyperbaric oxygen / hyperbaric oxygenation / also abbr. for 高壓氧治療|高压氧治疗[gao1 ya1 yang3 zhi4 liao2], hyperbaric therapy 别动队 別動隊 bié dòng duì special detachment / commando / an armed secret agent squad 仲介 zhòng jiè (Tw) middleman / agent / broker 代办 代辦 dài bàn to act for sb else / to act on sb's behalf / an agent / a diplomatic representative / a chargé d'affaires syn 食疗 食療 shí liáo (TCM) food therapy / treatment via food 动因 動因 dòng yīn motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent 还原剂 還原劑 huán yuán jì reducing agent 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi to purchase / to buy / to do one's shopping / purchasing agent / buyer 迷药 迷藥 mí yào knockout drops / incapacitating agent / Mickey Finn 代销 代銷 dài xiāo to sell as agent / to sell on commission (e.g. insurance policies) / proxy sale (of stocks) 货运代理 貨運代理 huò yùn dài lǐ freight forwarder / forwarding agent 房产中介 房產中介 fáng chǎn zhōng jiè real estate agent 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 承销 承銷 chéng xiāo to underwrite (i.e. guarantee financing) / underwriting / to sell as agent / consignee 包销 包銷 bāo xiāo to have exclusive selling rights / to be the sole agent for a production unit or firm 房屋中介 fáng wū zhōng jiè housing agent / real estate agent 细作 細作 xì zuò (old) spy / secret agent syn 施治 shī zhì to apply a treatment / to undertake a therapy 增白剂 增白劑 zēng bái jì whitener / whitening agent 治疗法 治療法 zhì liáo fǎ therapy 保护剂 保護劑 bǎo hù jì protective agent 瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock) 发泡剂 發泡劑 fā pào jì foaming agent / blowing agent 甲硝唑 jiǎ xiāo zuò metronidazole (antibacterial agent) / Flagyl (trade name) 自然疗法 自然療法 zì rán liáo fǎ natural therapy 疗 療 liáo to treat / to cure / therapy syn 经手人 經手人 jīng shǒu rén the person in charge / agent / broker 调味剂 調味劑 tiáo wèi jì flavoring agent 暗探 àn tàn secret agent / detective syn 澳际 澳際 ào jì Aoji, education agent 悬浮剂 懸浮劑 suspension agent 押运员 押運員 yā yùn yuán supercargo (in maritime law) / agent responsible for goods / an escort 脱色剂 脫色劑 tuō sè jì bleaching agent / decolorant 凝固剂 凝固劑 níng gù jì solidifying agent / coagulant 中和剂 中和劑 zhōng hé jì neutralizing agent / neutralizer 一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī to be unable to withstand a single blow / to collapse at the first blow syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 平房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity syn 摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life syn 单细胞 單細胞 dān xì bāo (of an organism) single-celled / unicellular 专心致志 專心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì (idiom) single-minded / fully focused syn 纹丝不动 紋絲不動 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom) syn 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 潜心 潛心 qián xīn to concentrate fully on sth / single-minded syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success syn 单项 單項 dān xiàng single-item 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision syn 一元 yī yuán (math.) single-variable / univariate 擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) 单人床 單人床 dān rén chuáng single bed / CL:張|张[zhang1] 悉数 悉數 xī shù all / every single one / the entire sum syn 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence syn 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either syn 