光滑 guāng huá glossy / sleek / smooth syn 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 摩挲 mó sā to smooth out (with one's hand) syn 畅达 暢達 chàng dá free-flowing / smooth syn 脸皮薄 臉皮薄 liǎn pí báo thin-skinned / sensitive syn 滑 huá to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted syn 熨 yù reconciled / smooth syn 平稳 平穩 píng wěn smooth / steady syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 润滑 潤滑 rùn huá smooth / oily / sleek / to lubricate syn 顺畅 順暢 shùn chàng smooth and unhindered / fluent syn 平滑 píng huá flat and smooth syn 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 光光 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless 圆滑 圓滑 yuán huá smooth and evasive / slick and sly syn 抚平 撫平 fǔ píng to flatten / to smooth down / to unwrinkle / (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds) / to heal (scars) 浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn 老脸 老臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen syn 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 柔滑 róu huá soft / smooth / silky 平直 píng zhí smooth / level 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 滑溜 huá liu smooth / slippery / sticky syn 通顺 通順 tōng shùn smooth / clear and coherent syn 打圆场 打圓場 dǎ yuán chǎng to help to resolve a dispute / to smooth things over syn 厚脸皮 厚臉皮 hòu liǎn pí brazen / shameless / impudent / cheek / thick-skinned 麻木不仁 má mù bù rén numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned syn 平滑肌 píng huá jī smooth muscle (anatomy) / non-striated muscle syn 八面玲珑 八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) syn 油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking syn 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking syn 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 顺溜 順溜 shùn liu orderly / tidy / smooth 浆膜 漿膜 jiāng mó serosa / serous membrane (smooth moist delicate membranes lining body cavities) 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 坦 tǎn flat / open-hearted / level / smooth syn 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 捋 lǚ to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke syn 皙 xī (literary) fair-skinned / of light complexion 踧 cù carefully / level / smooth 掭 tiàn to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink) syn 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism 无装甲车辆 無裝甲車輛 soft-skinned vehicle / thin-skinned vehicle 丝滑 絲滑 sī huá (of food, skin, hair etc) silky / smooth / (fig.) smooth / effortless / seamless 脸厚 臉厚 liǎn hòu thick-skinned / brazen 黄脸 黃臉 huáng liǎn yellow face (due to sickness etc) / yellow-skinned people 轻装甲车 輕裝甲車 hard-skinned vehicle 神经大条 神經大條 shén jīng dà tiáo thick-skinned / insensitive 白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 匀溜 勻溜 yún liu even and smooth syn 江獭 江獺 jiāng tà smooth-coated 充畅 充暢 chōng chàng abundant and fluent / affluent and smooth syn 光溜 guāng liū smooth / slippery syn 光面内质网 光面內質網 guāng miàn nèi zhì wǎng smooth endoplasmic reticulum 既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. 求学无坦途 求學無坦途 qiú xué wú tǎn tú The path of learning can never be smooth. / There is no royal road to learning. (idiom) 油光水滑 yóu guāng shuǐ huá sleek / shiny and smooth 滑溜溜 huá liū liū smooth / slick / slippery / glossy 缜润 縝潤 zhěn rùn fine and smooth 蹇涩 蹇澀 jiǎn sè awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth 平滑培养 smooth culture 清图 qīng tú fair chart / fair sheet / smooth sheet 贝氏平头鱼 Baird's smooth-head 里氏平头鱼 Risso's smooth-head 抹平 mǒ píng to flatten / to level / to smooth out 流丽 流麗 liú lì smooth and ornate / flowing (style etc) 直顺 直順 zhí shùn straight and smooth (hair etc) 畅顺 暢順 chàng shùn smooth / unimpeded syn 顺滑 順滑 shùn huá smooth 光溜 guāng liu smooth / slippery syn 