开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 翻滚 翻滾 fān gǔn to roll / to boil syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 煮沸 zhǔ fèi to boil 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn 汽化 qì huà to boil / to vaporize 开锅 開鍋 kāi guō to season a wok / to take the lid off a pot / (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil / (fig.) to become rowdy syn 涌起 yǒng qǐ to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 下面 下麵 xià miàn to boil noodles syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly / to cook thoroughly 烧开 燒開 shāo kāi to boil 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 滚 滾 gǔn to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost! syn 烧 燒 shāo to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 爆 bào to explode or burst / to quick fry or quick boil syn 煮 zhǔ to cook / to boil syn 熬 āo to boil / to simmer syn 掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn 逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over syn 疱 皰 pào pimple / acne / blister / boil / ulcer 烹 pēng to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) syn 沸 fèi to boil syn 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 疖 癤 jié pimple / sore / boil syn 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 民怨沸腾 民怨沸騰 mín yuàn fèi téng seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over syn 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 瘩 dá sore / boil / scab 涫 guàn (classical) to boil 炝 熗 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further syn 疔 dīng boil / carbuncle syn 汆 cuān quick-boil / to boil for a short time 过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 那边 那邊 nà bian over there / yonder syn 考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over / to consider / consideration syn 剩下 shèng xià to remain / to be left over syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 王 wàng (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) syn 交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give / to deliver / to hand over syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 思考 sī kǎo to reflect on / to ponder over syn 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ to fight for / to strive for / to win over syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard syn 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor syn 过度 過度 guò dù excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue syn 查看 chá kàn to look over / to examine / to check up / to ferret out syn 接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc) / catcher (baseball etc) syn 赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over syn 战胜 戰勝 zhàn shèng to prevail over / to defeat / to surmount syn 倒下 dǎo xià to collapse / to topple over syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 计算 計算 jì suàn to calculate / to compute / to consider / to think over / to plot / to scheme syn 掩饰 掩飾 yǎn shì to cover up / to conceal / to mask / to gloss over syn 解放 jiě fàng to liberate / to emancipate / liberation / refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 / CL:次[ci4] syn 接管 jiē guǎn to take over / to assume control 辩论 辯論 biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 接收 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal) / to receive / to accept / to admit / to take over (e.g. a factory) / to expropriate syn 看守 kān shǒu to guard / to watch over syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over / to pass through syn 交出 jiāo chū to hand over 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 屈服 qū fú to surrender / to succumb / to yield / (as a transitive verb) to defeat / to prevail over syn 停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over syn 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over / to fly past 看护 看護 kān hù to nurse / to look after / to watch over / (old) hospital nurse syn 