和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 内容 內容 nèi róng content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 确 確 què authenticated / solid / firm / real / true syn 气体 氣體 qì tǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance) syn 物体 物體 wù tǐ object / body / substance syn 实 實 shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely syn 毒物 dú wù poisonous substance / poison syn 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard / solid syn 实质 實質 shí zhì substance / essence syn 立体 立體 lì tǐ three-dimensional / solid / stereoscopic syn 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate / to strengthen / firm / solid / stable syn 坚实 堅實 jiān shí firm and substantial / solid syn 固体 固體 gù tǐ solid 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 夹层 夾層 jiā céng hollow layer between two solid layers / (architecture) mezzanine 粗壮 粗壯 cū zhuàng thick and solid syn 实心 實心 shí xīn sincere / solid syn 定性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative syn 有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 牢靠 láo kào firm and solid / robust / reliable syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 厚实 厚實 hòu shi thick / substantial / sturdy / solid syn 固态 固態 gù tài solid state (physics) 里子 裡子 lǐ zi lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance) 油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment 花里胡哨 花裡胡哨 huā li hú shào gaudy / flashy (but without substance) syn 杠子 槓子 gàng zi thick bar / solid carrying pole syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn 扎扎实实 扎扎實實 zhā zha shí shí firm / solid / reliable / real / practical syn 足金 zú jīn pure gold / solid gold syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance 有害物质 有害物質 yǒu hài wù zhì hazardous substance 固体废物 固体廢物 gù tǐ fèi wù solid waste 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education syn 单质 單質 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) 实线 實線 shí xiàn solid line / continuous line 油子 yóu zi dense and sticky substance / (dialect) wily old fox syn 坚如磐石 堅如磐石 jiān rú pán shí solid as a boulder (idiom) / absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding syn 巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb 虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn 药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn 硬 yìng hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial syn 坚 堅 jiān strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 固 gù hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly syn 易燃物 yì rán wù flammable substance syn 馏 餾 liú to distill / to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling syn 颠扑不破 顛撲不破 diān pū bù pò solid / unbreakable / (fig.) irrefutable / incontrovertible / indisputable syn 二元论 二元論 èr yuán lùn dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) 一元论 一元論 yī yuán lùn monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance 言之无物 言之無物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight syn 锏 鐧 jiǎn ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon 爻 yáo the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù empty cave, nothing there (idiom) / devoid of substance / nothing new to show syn 掷地有声 擲地有聲 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance syn 言之有物 yán zhī yǒu wù (of one's words) to have substance syn 碻 què solid / firm 辁 輇 quán limited (of talent or ability) / (archaic) solid wheel (without spokes) 土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 立体几何 立體幾何 lì tǐ jǐ hé solid geometry 乘坚策肥 乘堅策肥 chéng jiān cè féi to live in luxury / lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses 天然物质 tiān rán wù zhì naturally-occurring substance / natural-occurring substance 列入清单物质 列入清單物質 listed substance / scheduled substance 城市固态废物 城市固態廢物 municipal solid waste / urban solid waste 固体堆芯 固體堆芯 solid pit / solid core 致癌物质 致癌物質 zhì ái wù zhì carcinogen / cancer causing substance 单味药 單味藥 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance 四物汤 四物湯 sì wù tāng four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine 多孔材料 duō kǒng cái liào multicellular material / spongy substance / porous material 空名 kōng míng vacuous reputation / name without substance / in name only / so-called 空空洞洞 kōng kōng dòng dòng empty / hollow / lacking in substance syn 要目 yào mù important substance (of a document) / key section 重形式轻内容 重形式輕內容 zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng heavy on form, light on substance / to stress form at the expense of content 危险物质 危險物質 wéi xiǎn wù zhí hazardous substance 致瘾物质 zhì yǐn wù zhì dependence-producing substance 精神药物的俗名 trivial name (of a psychotropic substance) 含碘物质 hán diǎn wù zhì iodine-containing substance 臭氧消耗物质 ozone-depleting compound / ozone-depleting substance 附表开列物质 fù biǎo kāi liè wù zhì Schedule ... substance 受禁物质 banned substance 干扰物质 interfering substance 传染性物质 infectious substance 容易引起感染的物质 substance liable to cause infection 易于自燃的物质 substance liable to spontaneous combustion 含硫物质 hán liú wù zhì sulphur-containing substance 未受管制物质 wèi shòu guǎn zhì wù zhì uncontrolled substance 非致瘾物质 fēi zhì yǐn wù zhì non-dependence-producing substance 非法毒品 fēi fǎ dú pǐn illegal substance 受管制物质 受管制物質 shòu guǎn zhì wù zhì controlled substance 食品接触物质 食品接觸物質 food contact substance 列入蒙特利尔议定书附件A中的物质 列入蒙特利爾議定書附件A中的物質 substance listed in Annex A to the Montreal Protocol 