极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole 南极 南極 nán jí south pole 极点 極點 jí diǎn extreme point / pole / the origin (in polar coordinates) syn 杆子 桿子 gǎn zi pole / stick / club / gang of bandits syn 浓密 濃密 nóng mì thick / murky syn 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 电线杆 電線桿 diàn xiàn gǎn electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gen1] 浓烟 濃煙 nóng yān thick smoke 担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it / burden / task / responsibility / CL:副[fu4] syn 浓汤 濃湯 nóng tāng thick soup / puree 厚重 hòu zhòng thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified syn 粗壮 粗壯 cū zhuàng thick and solid syn 厚脸皮 厚臉皮 hòu liǎn pí brazen / shameless / impudent / cheek / thick-skinned 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) syn 竿子 gān zi bamboo pole / CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4] syn 浓雾 濃霧 nóng wù thick fog 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo / bamboo pole 麻木不仁 má mù bù rén numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned syn 炸酱面 炸醬麵 zhá jiàng miàn zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) 厚实 厚實 hòu shi thick / substantial / sturdy / solid syn 宽厚 寬厚 kuān hòu tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice) syn 大雾 大霧 dà wù thick fog 老脸 老臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen syn 标杆 標杆 biāo gān surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal / model / benchmark 粘稠 nián chóu viscous / thick and sticky syn 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái to come thick and fast (idiom) syn 正极 正極 zhèng jí positive pole syn 杠子 槓子 gàng zi thick bar / solid carrying pole syn 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 粗大 cū dà thick / bulky / loud syn 豆瓣 dòu bàn cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea) / thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬|豆瓣酱[dou4ban4jiang4]) syn 糊糊 hú hu viscous / gooey / sticky / indistinct / thick congee / porridge syn 立竿见影 立竿見影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results syn 磁极 磁極 cí jí magnetic pole 负极 負極 fù jí negative pole / cathode syn 粗细 粗細 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 标竿 標竿 biāo gān benchmark / pole serving as mark or symbol / pole with a trophy hung on it 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy syn 阳极 陽極 yáng jí anode / positive electrode / positive pole syn 扁担 扁擔 biǎn dan carrying pole / shoulder pole / CL:根[gen1] syn 冬菇 dōng gū donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap syn 电杆 電桿 diàn gǎn electric pole / telegraph pole 森森 sēn sēn dense (of trees) / thick / ghastly / eerie syn 氤氲 氤氳 yīn yūn (literary) (of smoke, mist) dense / thick syn 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 密密 mì mì thick / dense / close syn 电线杆 電線杆 diàn xiàn gān electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gen1] 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 壮硕 壯碩 zhuàng shuò sturdy / thick and strong 杆子 gān zi pole syn 钢管舞 鋼管舞 gāng guǎn wǔ pole dancing 森然 sēn rán (of tall trees) dense, thick / awe-inspiring syn 电杆 電杆 diàn gān electric pole / telephone pole 黏稠 nián chóu viscous / thick 云鬓 雲鬢 yún bìn a woman's beautiful, thick hair 木杆 木桿 mù gān wooden pole / wood (golf club) 钢叉 鋼叉 gāng chā pitchfork / garden fork / restraining pole (used by police) / military fork (of ancient times) 挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick syn 搭 dā to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1] syn 撑 撐 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 杆 gān pole / CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1] syn 杆 桿 gǎn stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns syn 酱 醬 jiàng thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam syn 厚 hòu thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress syn 担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole syn 凌 líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn 浆 漿 jiāng thick liquid / to starch syn 羹 gēng thick soup 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 竿 gān pole syn 稠 chóu dense / crowded / thick / many syn 萃 cuì collect / collection / dense / grassy / thick / assemble / gather syn 撑杆跳 撐桿跳 chēng gān tiào pole-vaulting 桁 héng pole plate / purlin (cross-beam in roof) / ridge-pole syn 撑竿跳 撐竿跳 chēng gān tiào pole-vaulting / also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳 篙 gāo pole for punting boats syn 密密匝匝 mì mi zā zā thick / concentrated / dense syn 撑杆 撐杆 chēng gān a pole / a prop 撑杆跳高 撐桿跳高 chēng gān tiào gāo pole-vaulting 檩 檁 lǐn cross-beam / ridge-pole syn 缣 縑 jiān thick waterproof silk syn 酽 釅 yàn (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich syn 缧 縲 léi (literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner 糨 jiàng (of soup, paste etc) thick syn 浓墨重彩 濃墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors / to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) 密密实实 密密實實 mì mi shí shi thick / concentrated 饘 zhān thick congee 箾 shuò to hit sb with a pole / (archaic) pole held by a dancer 輈 zhōu beam / pole / shaft 浓眉大眼 濃眉大眼 nóng méi dà yǎn thick eyebrows and big eyes syn 谋臣如雨 謀臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) / no shortage of advisers on strategy 割鸡焉用牛刀 割雞焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] 牵羊担酒 牽羊擔酒 qiān yáng dān jiǔ pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom) / fig. to offer elaborate congratulations / to kill the fatted calf 棺材板 guān cai bǎn wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself) / (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim / unsmiling / coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread) 重茧 重繭 chóng jiǎn thick callus / (literary) thick silkwaste padded clothes 爬竿 pá gān pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole 线杆 線桿 xiàn gǎn telephone pole / utility pole 