瞎子 xiā zi blind person syn 盲目 máng mù blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding syn 盲人 máng rén blind person syn 失明 shī míng to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness syn 死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore syn 百叶窗 百葉窗 bǎi yè chuāng shutter / blind 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 盲点 盲點 máng diǎn blind spot 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess / blind guess 瞎眼 xiā yǎn to be blind syn 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism 色盲 sè máng color-blind / color blindness 自修 zì xiū to study on one's own / self-study syn 盲区 盲區 máng qū blind spot 左传 左傳 zuǒ zhuàn Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2] 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 卷帘 捲簾 juǎn lián roller shutter / a blind 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 瞎 xiā blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose syn 盲 máng blind syn 眯 mí to blind (as with dust) / Taiwan pr. [mi3] syn 视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to syn 酩酊 mǐng dǐng blind drunk syn 盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees syn 推究 tuī jiū to study / to examine / to probe / to study the underlying principles syn 瞽 gǔ blind / undiscerning 眇 miǎo blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare syn 瞍 sǒu blind syn 睺 hóu (appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit) / half-blind (archaic) 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 学 學 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology syn 研究 yán jiū research / a study / CL:項|项[xiang4] / to research / to look into syn 学习 學習 xué xí to learn / to study syn 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 医学 醫學 yī xué medicine / medical science / study of medicine syn 读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book / to study / to attend school syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 书房 書房 shū fáng study (room) / studio / CL:間|间[jian1] 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] 考察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation syn 离职 離職 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job / to resign syn 念书 念書 niàn shū to read / to study / to attend school syn 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 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort 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 休学 休學 xiū xué to suspend schooling / to defer study 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 荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields) / no longer cultivated / to lie waste / wasted / to neglect (one's work or study) syn 经济学 經濟學 jīng jì xué economics (as a field of study) 观摩 觀摩 guān mó to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example) syn 队列 隊列 duì liè formation (of troops) / alignment / (computing) queue / cohort (in a study) syn 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 科目 kē mù academic subject / field of study syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously / to delve into 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 倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) 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 留学 留學 liú xué to study abroad 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 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 专心致志 專心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì (idiom) single-minded / fully focused syn 研习 研習 yán xí research and study 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree 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 读书会 讀書會 dú shū huì study group 孜孜不倦 zī zī bù juàn lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) / continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate syn 考查 kǎo chá to investigate / to study syn 