悬滴结晶 懸滴結晶 xuán dī jié jīng hanging drop crystallization 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 结晶 結晶 jié jīng to crystallize / crystallization / crystal / crystalline / (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) syn 结晶水 結晶水 jié jīng shuǐ water of crystallization 渧 dì to drop, as liquids / a drop 吊球 diào qiú to perform a drop shot (tennis etc) / drop shot 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 临场 臨場 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc) syn 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety syn 筵席 yán xí banquet / mat for sitting syn 起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn 如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation syn 挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze) 长跪 長跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 打枪 打槍 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination syn 筵 yán bamboo mat for sitting 半跏坐 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva) 在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) 坐厕 坐廁 zuò cè sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕[dun1ce4] squat toilet) 枪替 槍替 qiāng tì to substitute for sb in sitting an examination 砚席 硯席 yàn xí ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches 架二郎腿 jià èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) 翘二郎腿 翹二郎腿 qiào èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) 待毙 待斃 dài bì to await death / to be a sitting duck 北京瘫 北京癱 běi jīng tān "Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 坐姿 zuò zī sitting posture 下降 xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease 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 落下 luò xià to fall / to drop / to land (of projectile) syn 失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss 下落 xià luò whereabouts / to drop / to fall syn 掉下 diào xià to drop down / to fall 坠落 墜落 zhuì luò to fall / to drop syn 跌幅 diē fú decline (in value) / extent of a drop 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead! 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn 衰退 shuāi tuì to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics) syn 坠入 墜入 zhuì rù to drop into / to fall into syn 跌落 diē luò to fall / to drop syn 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 扔下 rēng xià to throw down / to drop (bomb) 降幅 jiàng fú degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc) / decline / drop 降下 jiàng xià to fall / to drop syn 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 水滴 shuǐ dī drop syn 下挫 xià cuò (of sales, prices etc) to fall / to drop / decline / slump syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 衰落 shuāi luò to fall / to drop / to decline / to deteriorate / to go downhill syn 拖放 tuō fàng drag-and-drop (computing) 空降 kōng jiàng to drop from the sky / (fig.) to appear out of nowhere / (attributive) airborne 辍学 輟學 chuò xué to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies 作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) syn 拖拉 tuō lā to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams syn 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì (of objects) to fall / to drop / to droop / (medicine) to experience tenesmus 串门 串門 chuàn mén to call on sb / to drop in / to visit sb's home syn 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive syn 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 摔坏 摔壞 shuāi huài to drop and break 褪下 tùn xià to take off (trousers) / to drop one's pants 撤诉 撤訴 chè sù to drop a lawsuit 凋落 diāo luò to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away syn 掉队 掉隊 diào duì to fall behind / to drop out syn 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo to lie down / to drop to the ground syn 含片 hán piàn lozenge / cough drop 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù a drop in the ocean (idiom) syn 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò to lie down / to drop dead 肄业 肄業 yì yè to attend (a school) / to drop out (of college etc) 掉价 掉價 diào jià drop in price / devalued / to have one's status lowered syn 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean syn 猛跌 měng diē drop sharply (e.g. stock prices) syn 辍学率 輟學率 chuò xué lǜ drop-out rate (from schooling) 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn 降 jiàng to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend syn 沉 chén to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy syn 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 跌 diē to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2] syn 滴 dī a drop / to drip syn 摔 shuāi to throw down / to fall / to drop and break syn 坠 墜 zhuì to fall / to drop / to weigh down syn 萎 wěi to wither / to drop / to decline / spiritless / Taiwan pr. [wei1] syn 水泄不通 水洩不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom) / fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic) syn 涓滴归公 涓滴歸公 juān dī guī gōng every drop returns to the public good (idiom) / not one penny is misused syn 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out / watertight / rigorous (argument) syn 滴水不羼 dī shuǐ bù chàn not diluted by one drop / hundred percent 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu not one drop of water leaks (idiom) / fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous / watertight 沰 tuō to let drop 下锚 下錨 xià máo to drop anchor 不提也罢 不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it / drop it / never mind / let's not talk about it 备抵 備抵 bèi dǐ an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy) 仆街 pū jiē drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese) 别提了 別提了 bié tí le say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject 