冲动 衝動 chōng dòng to have an urge / to be impetuous / impulse / urge syn 矿井 礦井 kuàng jǐng a mine / a mine shaft syn 开采 開採 kāi cǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine syn 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 心血来潮 心血來潮 xīn xuè lái cháo to be prompted by a sudden impulse / carried away by a whim / to have a brainstorm syn 矿坑 礦坑 kuàng kēng mine / mine shaft syn 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng to mine ore or minerals / (computing) to mine cryptocurrency 金属探测器 金屬探測器 jīn shǔ tàn cè qì mine detector / mine locator 乘兴 乘興 chéng xìng while in high spirits / feeling upbeat / on an impulse syn 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì to act impetuously (idiom) / on an impulse syn 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 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 地雷 dì léi land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) / (fig.) sore point / weak spot 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 金矿 金礦 jīn kuàng gold mine / gold ore 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 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow syn 煤矿 煤礦 méi kuàng coal mine / coal seam 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 矿山 礦山 kuàng shān mine 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 水雷 shuǐ léi naval mine 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 坑道 kēng dào mine shaft / gallery / tunnel 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 矿主 礦主 kuàng zhǔ proprietor of a mine 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 单方 單方 dān fāng unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]) / metaphorically. a good solution syn 开矿 開礦 kāi kuàng to mine / to open a seam syn 一呼百应 一呼百應 yī hū bǎi yìng a hundred answers to a single call (idiom) / to respond en masse syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 铜矿 銅礦 tóng kuàng copper mine / copper ore 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 统一体 統一體 tǒng yī tǐ whole / single entity syn 顶板 頂板 dǐng bǎn roof / roof plate / rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine / abacus 旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom) / fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move syn 排雷 pái léi (military) to clear mines / mine clearance syn 单击 單擊 dān jī (computing) to single-click / to click 单眼皮 單眼皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid 单日 單日 dān rì on a single day syn 单行本 單行本 dān xíng běn single volume edition / offprint 单相 單相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.) 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 我的 wǒ de my / mine 一步 yī bù (single) step 单曲 單曲 dān qǔ single (recording industry) 单反 單反 single lens reflex 单手 單手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 但凡 dàn fán every single / as long as 单张 單張 dān zhāng flyer / leaflet / single-sheet (map etc) 单点 單點 dān diǎn to order à la carte / single point (of measurement, mounting etc) 鱼贯 魚貫 yú guàn one after the other / in single file 单反相机 單反相機 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR) 单键 單鍵 dān jiàn single bond (chemistry) 光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day 单月 單月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month 单亲家庭 單親家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng single parent family 单模 單模 dān mó single mode 单人间 單人間 dān rén jiān single room (hotel) 矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine / pit 挖开 挖開 wā kāi to dig into / to cut a mine into 