别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 棍子 gùn zi stick / rod syn 插入 chā rù to insert / to stick in / to plug in syn 拐杖 guǎi zhàng crutches / crutch / walking stick syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to / to stick to 钢铁 鋼鐵 gāng tiě steel syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task syn 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 竖起 豎起 shù qǐ to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) syn 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn 手无寸铁 手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless syn 杆子 桿子 gǎn zi pole / stick / club / gang of bandits syn 木棍 mù gùn wooden stick syn 钢丝 鋼絲 gāng sī steel wire / tightrope 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 钢筋 鋼筋 gāng jīn steel reinforcing bar syn 钢板 鋼板 gāng bǎn steel plate syn 不锈钢 不鏽鋼 bù xiù gāng stainless steel 两端 兩端 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes syn 紧贴 緊貼 jǐn tiē to stick close to / to press up against syn 棍棒 gùn bàng club / staff / stick syn 不拘一格 bù jū yī gé not stick to one pattern syn 大棒 dà bàng big stick (policy etc) syn 仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice / to be loyal (to one's friends) / to stick by syn 凸出 tū chū to protrude / to stick out syn 卡内基 卡內基 kǎ nèi jī Carnegie (name) / Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist 拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up syn 粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1] syn 粘连 粘連 zhān lián adhesion / to adhere / to cohere / to stick syn 黏着 黏著 nián zhuó to adhere / to stick together / to bond / to agglutinate 钢材 鋼材 gāng cái steel (as raw material) / steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 钢条 鋼條 gāng tiáo steel bar 凸现 凸現 tū xiàn to come to prominence / to appear clearly / to stick out syn 不拘 bù jū not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever syn 炼钢 煉鋼 liàn gāng to make steel / steelmaking 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 探头探脑 探頭探腦 tàn tóu tàn nǎo to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) syn 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 风雨同舟 風雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times syn 拐棍 guǎi gùn cane / walking stick syn 黏附 nián fù to adhere / to stick to syn 钢丝绳 鋼絲繩 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope syn 香烛 香燭 xiāng zhú joss stick and candle syn 钢缆 鋼纜 gāng lǎn steel cable / wire cable / steel hawser syn 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 不粘锅 不粘鍋 bù zhān guō non-stick pan 竹马 竹馬 zhú mǎ bamboo stick used as a toy horse 钢轨 鋼軌 gāng guǐ steel rail syn 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch syn 钢梁 鋼梁 gāng liáng steel beam / girder 发贴 發貼 fā tiē to stick sth up (on the wall) / to post (on a noticeboard or website) 宝钢 寶鋼 bǎo gāng Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 寶武鋼鐵|宝武钢铁[Bao3 wu3 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 插上 chā shang to plug into / to insert / to stick in 插进 插進 chā jìn to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device) 吐舌头 吐舌頭 tǔ shé tou to stick out one's tongue 翘起 翹起 qiào qǐ to stick up / to point sth up 紧扣 緊扣 jǐn kòu to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) 钢制 鋼製 gāng zhì made of steel / steel (bar, screw, product etc) 肉棒 ròu bàng meat stick / penis 粘连 粘連 nián lián to adhere / to stick together syn 钢铁工业 鋼鐵工業 gāng tiě gōng yè steel industry 废钢 廢鋼 fèi gāng scrap metal / steel scrap 粘着 粘著 nián zhuó to stick together / to adhere 胶着 膠著 jiāo zhuó to stick onto / stalemate / gridlock / to agglutinate syn 手动挡 手動擋 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick 碳钢 tàn gāng carbon steel 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 宝钢集团 寶鋼集團 bǎo gāng jí tuán Baosteel, China's largest steel maker 槽钢 槽鋼 cáo gāng steel groove / V-shaped steel bar 钢坯 鋼坯 gāng pī billet (steel industry) 轧机 軋機 zhá jī steel rolling mill syn 轧钢 軋鋼 zhá gāng to roll steel (into sheets or bars) syn 努嘴 nǔ zuǐ to pout / to stick out one's lips syn 轧制 軋製 zhá zhì rolling steel 马口铁 馬口鐵 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate / tin (tin-coated steel) syn 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 荧光棒 熒光棒 yíng guāng bàng glow stick / light stick 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 炼钢厂 煉鋼廠 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill 球棒 qiú bàng (baseball or cricket) bat / hockey stick 轧钢厂 軋鋼廠 zhá gāng chǎng a steel rolling mill 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 挺 tǐng straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns syn 签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 贴 貼 tiē to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch syn 杆 桿 gǎn stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns syn 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 粘 zhān to glue / to paste / to adhere / to stick to syn 翘 翹 qiào to stick up / to rise on one end / to tilt syn 折 shé to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 棍 gùn stick / rod / truncheon / scoundrel / villain syn 