作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 呼吸 hū xī to breathe syn 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 涉及 shè jí to involve / to relate to / to concern / to touch upon syn 从前 從前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time syn 看待 kàn dài to look upon / to regard syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 碰上 pèng shàng to run into / to come upon / to meet syn 赫尔 赫爾 hè ěr Hull (name) / Kingston upon Hull 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 看作 kàn zuò to look upon as / to regard as syn 当做 當做 dàng zuò to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 鄙视 鄙視 bǐ shì to despise / to disdain / to look down upon syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 伺候 cì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul syn 瞩目 矚目 zhǔ mù to focus attention upon syn 担当 擔當 dān dāng to take upon oneself / to assume syn 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon / to hold in contempt syn 强加 強加 qiáng jiā to impose / to force upon syn 看上 kàn shàng to look upon / to take a fancy to / to fall for syn 服侍 fú shi to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] syn 出气 出氣 chū qì to vent one's anger / to breathe out / to exhale syn 觉醒 覺醒 jué xǐng to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware syn 上万 上萬 shàng wàn over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands 看做 kàn zuò to regard as / to look upon as syn 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon / to despise syn 抹黑 mǒ hēi to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) syn 断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply syn 回溯 huí sù to recall / to look back upon syn 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) / fig. to be fastidious / nitpick syn 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs syn 层层 層層 céng céng layer upon layer syn 相依为命 相依為命 xiāng yī wéi mìng mutually dependent for life (idiom) / to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent syn 献殷勤 獻殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 咽气 嚥氣 yàn qì to die / to breathe one's last syn 千千万万 千千萬萬 qiān qiān wàn wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 册封 冊封 cè fēng to confer a title upon sb / to dub / to crown / to invest with rank or title syn 垂青 chuí qīng to show appreciation for sb / to look upon sb with favor syn 侍候 shì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave syn 留校 liú xiào to join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation / to remain at school during vacation 口福 kǒu fú happy knack for chancing upon fine food 小视 小視 xiǎo shì to belittle / to look down upon / to despise syn 映照 yìng zhào to shine upon / to reflect syn 前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 倚重 yǐ zhòng to rely heavily upon syn 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) syn 送终 送終 sòng zhōng to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member / to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member 层叠 層疊 céng dié layer upon layer / tiered 议定 議定 yì dìng to reach an agreement / to agree upon syn 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! syn 归依 歸依 guī yī to convert to (a religion) / to rely upon / refuge / mainstay syn 劝诱 勸誘 quàn yòu to prevail upon / to coax syn 窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity) syn 层峦叠嶂 層巒疊嶂 céng luán dié zhàng range upon range of mountains (idiom) syn 重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another syn 有一次 yǒu yī cì once / once upon a time 进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage 关系到 關係到 guān xì dào relates to / bears upon 见状 見狀 jiàn zhuàng upon seeing this, ... / in response, ... syn 吸入 xī rù to breathe in / to suck in / to inhale syn 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 呼出 hū chū to exhale / to breathe out / to make an outgoing call / (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc) 经查 經查 jīng chá upon investigation 吸进 吸進 xī jìn to inhale / to breathe in 呼气 呼氣 hū qì to breathe out 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 吸氧 xī yǎng to breathe / to absorb oxygen 相看 xiāng kàn to look at one another / to take a good look at / to look upon 鳞次栉比 鱗次櫛比 lín cì zhì bǐ row upon row syn 偶见 偶見 ǒu jiàn to happen upon / to see incidentally / occasional / accidental 过河拆桥 過河拆橋 guò hé chāi qiáo lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal syn 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 吸 xī to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 遇 yù (bound form) to encounter / to happen upon / to meet unplanned / (bound form) to treat / to receive syn 奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) syn 隐 隱 yìn to lean upon syn 逢 féng to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon syn 侍 shì to serve / to attend upon syn 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 倚 yǐ to lean on / to rely upon syn 辉 輝 huī splendor / to shine upon syn 衣食父母 yī shí fù mǔ the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter syn 晖 暉 huī sunshine / to shine upon / variant of 輝|辉[hui1] syn 吐故纳新 吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new syn 省视 省視 xǐng shì to call upon / to inspect syn 成千成万 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve syn 踞 jù to be based upon / to squat syn 蜃 shèn giant clam / (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings syn 内省 內省 nèi xǐng to reflect upon oneself / introspection syn 斯特拉特福 sī tè lā tè fú Stratford (place name) / Stratford-upon-Avon, UK city in Warwickshire and birthplace of William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 