打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 击中 擊中 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 撞击 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike / to hit / to ram syn 罢工 罷工 bà gōng a strike / to go on strike 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom) / resigned to one's fate syn 打翻 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy) syn 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 绝食 絕食 jué shí to go on a hunger strike 静坐 靜坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in 雷击 雷擊 léi jī lightning strike / thunderbolt 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit 闲坐 閑坐 xián zuò to sit around / to sit idly 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 猛打 měng dǎ to strike / wham! syn 扇动 扇動 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc) syn 触礁 觸礁 chù jiāo (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag 切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely syn 落座 luò zuò to sit down / to take a seat syn 围坐 圍坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator) 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 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 促膝 cù xī to sit knee to knee syn 打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 坐禅 坐禪 zuò chán to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 怠工 dài gōng to slacken off in one's work / to go slow (as a form of strike) syn 罢课 罷課 bà kè student strike / to boycott classes 点击 點擊 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button) 考研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program 反恐精英 fǎn kǒng jīng yīng Counter-Strike 来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit 作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 下毒手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously syn 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion 席地而坐 xí dì ér zuò to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom) syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 吹袭 吹襲 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike 断食 斷食 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 坐 zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] syn 爬 pá to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up syn 骑 騎 qí to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses syn 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 鼓 gǔ drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell syn 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 仰卧起坐 仰臥起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise) 拔营 拔營 bá yíng to strike camp 骑墙 騎牆 qí qiáng to sit on the fence (in a dispute) 铿 鏗 kēng (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike 降旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors 坐失良机 坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance syn 趺坐 fū zuò to sit in the lotus position syn 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) syn 罢市 罷市 bà shì protest strike by merchants 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 核反击 核反擊 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 跏 jiā to sit cross-legged 徜 cháng sit cross-legged / walk back and forth 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 对坐 對坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom) 跂 qì to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom) / fig. keep out of danger 坐失机宜 坐失機宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 避其锐气击其惰归 避其銳氣擊其惰歸 bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī to avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws 以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 打铁趁热 打鐵趁熱 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) syn Lucky Strike 热液田 Lucky Strike 熱液田 Lucky Strike rè yè tián Lucky Strike hydrothermal locality / Lucky Strike hydrothermal field 斩首行动 decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight 静坐不动 靜坐不動 jìng zuò bù dòng to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight 攻击机群 gōng jī jī qún strike group / strike package 并坐 並坐 bìng zuò to sit together 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 