出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop / pork cutlet / spare ribs / (coll.) skinny person syn 猪排 豬排 zhū pái pork ribs / pork chop 印章 yìn zhāng seal / signet / chop / stamp / CL:方[fang1] syn 柴火 chái huo plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off / to chop sth in half 木柴 mù chái firewood syn 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure syn 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom) / fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge syn 劈柴 pǐ chái chopped wood / firewood 捆扎 捆紮 kǔn zā to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood) / to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car) / to strap down syn 砍断 砍斷 kǎn duàn to chop off 切碎 qiē suì to chop 柴米油盐 柴米油鹽 chái mǐ yóu yán lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt / fig. life's daily necessities syn 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 砍树 砍樹 kǎn shù to chop wood / to chop down trees 柴草 chái cǎo firewood 羊排 yáng pái lamb chop 砍 kǎn to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 薪 xīn (literary) firewood / fuel / (bound form) salary syn 柴 chái firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person) syn 剁 duò to chop up (meat etc) / to chop off (sb's hand etc) syn 斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 铡 鍘 zhá lever-style guillotine / to chop using this type of guillotine syn 削球 xiāo qiú (sport) to chop / to cut 樵 qiáo firewood / gather wood syn 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action syn 反裘负刍 反裘負芻 fǎn qiú fù chú lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire 食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 刜 fú to chop / strike 斲 zhuó chop / carve wood 莝 cuò to chop straw fine for animals 劈挂拳 劈掛拳 pī guà quán Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art) 连骨肉 連骨肉 lián gǔ ròu chop / rib meat 手刀 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop 李鸿章杂碎 李鴻章雜碎 lǐ hóng zhāng zá sui chop suey (American Chinese dish) 杂碎 雜碎 zá sui offal / cooked minced offal / chop suey (American Chinese dish) / incoherent (information) / (derog.) asshat / jerk syn 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng - jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 熰 ǒu copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood / half alight / to use the smoke of burning wormwood etc to repel insects 木柴堆 mù chái duī pile of firewood / funeral pyre 柴薪 chái xīn firewood 刍荛 芻蕘 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman syn 捡柴 撿柴 firewood-gathering 柴米油盐酱醋茶 柴米油鹽醬醋茶 chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea / fig. life's daily necessities 厝火积薪 厝火積薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom) / fig. hidden danger / imminent danger syn 薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) / fig. to take preventive measures syn 劈柴 pǐ chai chopped wood / firewood 𠙶 ǒu (name of a mountain) / copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood / half alight / to use the smoke of burning wormwood etc to repel insects 柴禾 chái hé plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 柴米油盐 柴米油鹽 chái - mǐ - yóu - yán lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) / fig. life's daily necessities syn 柴米油盐酱醋茶 柴米油鹽醬醋茶 chái - mǐ - yóu - yán - jiàng - cù - chá lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea / fig. life's daily necessities 