和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 别人 別人 bié ren other people / others / other person syn 分享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) syn 着想 著想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] syn 过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others / outstanding / (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent syn 出示 chū shì to show / to take out and show to others / to display syn 为人 為人 wèi rén for sb / for others' interest syn 爱心 愛心 ài xīn compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥) syn 自欺欺人 zì qī qī rén to deceive others and to deceive oneself / to believe one's own lies syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 共处 共處 gòng chǔ to coexist / to get along (with others) syn 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 连累 連累 lián lěi to involve / to implicate sb / to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn 套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 合群 hé qún to fit in / to get on well with others / sociable / to form a mutually supportive group syn 莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn 寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic 善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom) 先行 xiān xíng to start off before the others / to precede / to proceed in advance syn 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 周旋 zhōu xuán to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend syn 高人一等 gāo rén yī děng a cut above others / superior 占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 一并 一併 yī bìng to lump together / to treat along with all the others syn 同流合污 tóng liú hé wū to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) / to follow the bad example of others syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing / to get sth without working for it / to sponge off others syn 先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn 助人为乐 助人為樂 zhù rén wéi lè pleasure from helping others (idiom) syn 热心肠 熱心腸 rè xīn cháng warmhearted / willing to help others syn 怨天尤人 yuàn tiān yóu rén (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others syn 宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others) syn 揩油 kāi yóu to secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain / to grope a woman or girl syn 绝情 絕情 jué qíng heartless / without regard for others' feelings 异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others syn 遗志 遺志 yí zhì the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on 杀一儆百 殺一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres syn 雷同 léi tóng mirroring others / identical syn 推诿 推諉 tuī wěi to shirk responsibility / to blame others / to pass the buck syn 旁若无人 旁若無人 páng ruò wú rén to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others syn 爱面子 愛面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud syn 专断 專斷 zhuān duàn to act arbitrarily / to make decisions without consulting others syn 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts syn 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) / personal gain to the detriment of others syn 百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing 骄人 驕人 jiāo rén worthy of pride / impressive / enviable / to show contempt for others syn 株连 株連 zhū lián to involve others (in a crime) / guilt by association syn 舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén to abandon self for others (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself to help the people / altruism syn 当仁不让 當仁不讓 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others syn 拾遗 拾遺 shí yí to pocket a lost article / (fig.) to correct others' errors / to remedy omissions (in a text etc) syn 礼让 禮讓 lǐ ràng to show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity syn 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit; 外传 外傳 wài chuán to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored 分给 分給 fēn gěi to divide (and give to others) 迳自 逕自 jìng zì on one's own / without consulting others 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 小辫子 小辮子 xiǎo biàn zi pigtail / (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others syn 损人 損人 sǔn rén to harm others / to mock people / to taunt / humiliating 诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 利他 lì tā to benefit others / altruism 占为己有 佔為己有 zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others) 武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.) 代书 代書 dài shū to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 耍无赖 耍無賴 shuǎ wú lài to act shamelessly / to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval syn 损人不利己 損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom) 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ selfless / self-sacrifice (to help others) / self-renunciation / altruism 挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in / to cram in / to force others aside / to press / to squeeze / to find (time in one's busy schedule) syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 乐于助人 樂於助人 lè yú zhù rén willing to help others 与人为善 與人為善 yǔ rén wéi shàn to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent syn 残羹剩饭 殘羹剩飯 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others 臭架子 chòu jià zi stinking pretension / to give oneself airs and offend others / hateful arrogance 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples / as a warning to others syn 坐收渔利 坐收漁利 zuò shōu yú lì benefit from others' dispute (idiom) syn 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) / to blame others / to pass the buck syn 解囊 jiě náng lit. to loosen one's purse / fig. to give generously to help others syn 狗仗人势 狗仗人勢 gǒu zhàng rén shì a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) / to use one's position to bully others syn 偏废 偏廢 piān fèi to give unequal emphasis to / doing some things at the expense of others syn 渔利 漁利 yú lì to make an unethical profit / benefits gained from others' conflict syn 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì to pick up what others say (idiom) / to pass off other people's opinions as one's own / to parrot 仰人鼻息 yǎng rén bí xī to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom) / to depend on sb's whim for one's living syn 伥 倀 chāng (bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others 舍己为人 捨己為人 shě jǐ wèi rén to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects) / to sacrifice one's own interest for other people / altruism syn 自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others syn 隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) syn 邯郸学步 邯鄲學步 hán dān xué bù to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature syn 为人师表 為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher syn 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 随声附和 隨聲附和 suí shēng fù hè to parrot other people's words (idiom) / to chime in with others syn 宽以待人 寬以待人 kuān yǐ dài rén to be lenient with others (idiom) syn 夫子自道 fū zǐ zì dào appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself / one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults syn 引玉之砖 引玉之磚 yǐn yù zhī zhuān lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas 