雨燕 yǔ yàn swift / Apodidae (the swift family) 雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / animals who are dangerous to man and cattle / fierce and cruel people syn 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) syn 山高水险 山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) 劲急 勁急 jìng jí strong and swift 勇猛 yǒng měng bold and powerful / brave and fierce syn 蛮悍 蠻悍 mán hàn rude and violent / fierce and reckless 飞速 飛速 fēi sù swift / rapidly syn 麻利 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial) syn 迅疾 xùn jí rapid / swift syn 奔马 奔馬 bēn mǎ (literary) (swift like a) speeding horse 疾 jí (bound form) disease / ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate / to abhor syn 串 chuàn to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across syn 浏 瀏 liú clear / deep (of water) / swift 绚 絢 xuàn adorned / swift / gorgeous / brilliant / variegated syn 剽 piāo to rob / swift / nimble / Taiwan pr. [piao4] 鹯 鸇 zhān sparrow hawk / swift 鸇 zhān sparrow hawk / swift 流星赶月 流星趕月 liú xīng gǎn yuè lit. a meteor catching up with the moon / swift action (idiom) 駾 tuì approach at swift gallop (on horses) 淢 yù moat / swift current 寁 zǎn swift 麻力 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利[ma2 li5] SWIFT资金转账 SWIFT資金轉賬 SWIFT money transfers 小白腰雨燕 xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) 普通楼燕 普通樓燕 pǔ tōng lóu yàn (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) 暗背雨燕 àn bèi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) 棕雨燕 zōng yǔ yàn (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 弯道超车 彎道超車 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc) 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 飞毛腿 飛毛腿 fēi máo tuǐ swift feet / fleet-footed runner 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 凶狠 xiōng hěn cruel / vicious / fierce and malicious / vengeful syn 凶悍 兇悍 xiōng hàn violent / fierce and tough / shrewish (woman) syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 凶顽 兇頑 xiōng wán fierce and uncontrollable 恶狠 惡狠 è hěn fierce and vicious 狞恶可怖 獰惡可怖 níng è kě bù of fierce and terrifying appearance (idiom) 雄长 雄長 xióng zhǎng fierce and ambitious character / formidable person 刁悍 diāo hàn cunning and fierce syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè violent / acute / severe / fierce syn 猛烈 měng liè fierce / violent / vigorous / intense syn 激战 激戰 jī zhàn to fight fiercely / fierce battle syn 凶猛 兇猛 xiōng měng fierce / violent / ferocious syn 狰狞 猙獰 zhēng níng malevolent / fierce / sinister syn 恶狠狠 惡狠狠 è hěn hěn very fierce syn 猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 凶恶 凶惡 xiōng è variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce / ferocious / fiendish / frightening syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 恶战 惡戰 è zhàn hard fighting / fierce battle syn 恶斗 惡鬥 è dòu hard fighting / fierce battle 暴烈 bào liè violent / fierce syn 母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen 凶巴巴 xiōng bā bā harsh / savage / fierce 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants syn 横肉 橫肉 héng ròu fierce-looking 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 恶浪 惡浪 è làng violent wave / fierce billow / fig. depraved force 酷烈 kù liè intense / brutal / fierce syn 激 jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn 恶 惡 è evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 毒 dú poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics syn 猛 měng ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome syn 凶 xiōng vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] syn 狠 hěn ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / resolute / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3] syn 狞 獰 níng fierce-looking 獠 liáo fierce / hunt / name of a tribe 鸷 鷙 zhì fierce / brutal / bird of prey 趮 zào easily provoked, hasty / fierce, cruel 犺 kàng fierce dog 㹴 gěng fierce dog 凶狂 兇狂 xiōng kuáng fierce / ferocious / savage syn 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries 凶惡 xiōng è variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce / ferocious / fiendish / frightening 威烈 wēi liè fierce / formidable 恶仗 惡仗 è zhàng hard fighting / fierce battle 恶凶凶 惡兇兇 è xiōng xiōng fierce 恶恶实实 惡惡實實 è è shí shí very fierce 熊罴 熊羆 xióng pí fierce fighters / valiant warriors 狠巴巴 hěn bā bā very fierce 罴虎 羆虎 pí hǔ fierce animals 駻 hàn (of horse) fierce / wild 虎起脸 虎起臉 hǔ qǐ liǎn to take a fierce look 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat 煋 xīng (literary) (of a fire) fierce / intense / blazing / (literary) to radiate light in all directions 负隅顽抗 負隅頑抗 fù yú - wán kàng (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded / to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 