点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 制定 zhì dìng to draw up / to formulate syn 画画 畫畫 huà huà to draw / to paint syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 编造 編造 biān zào to compile / to draw up / to fabricate / to invent / to concoct / to make up / to cook up syn 规划 規劃 guī huà to draw up a plan / to map out a program / a plan / a program syn 吸取 xī qǔ to absorb / to draw (a lesson, insight etc) / to assimilate 回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram 区分 區分 qū fēn to differentiate / to draw a distinction / to divide into categories syn 构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn 吸气 吸氣 xī qì to inhale / to draw in breath syn 起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft / to draw up (plans) syn 绘画 繪畫 huì huà to draw / to paint syn 平局 píng jú a draw (in competition) / a tie syn 借助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of syn 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing) syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 引出 yǐn chū to extract / to draw out 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to syn 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 平手 píng shǒu (sports) draw / tie syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw / to draft syn 引入 yǐn rù to draw into / to pull into / to introduce 圈圈 quān quan to draw a circle / cliques / circles syn 领取 領取 lǐng qǔ to receive / to draw / to get syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 牵引 牽引 qiān yǐn to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow syn 抽血 chōu xuè to take blood / to draw blood (e.g. for a test) 抽奖 抽獎 chōu jiǎng to draw a prize / a lottery / a raffle 抽取 chōu qǔ to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng to draw close to syn 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 汲取 jí qǔ to draw / to derive / to absorb syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 一针见血 一針見血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head 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 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 拟定 擬定 nǐ dìng to draw up / to draft / to formulate syn 引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards 画图 畫圖 huà tú to draw designs, maps etc / picture (e.g. of life in the city) syn 制图 製圖 zhì tú (cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft / to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics syn 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of syn 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ to compare / to draw a parallel / to match / analogy / metaphor / comparison syn 吸附 xī fù to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption syn 背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back 送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate syn 求和 qiú hé to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.) 出题 出題 chū tí to draw up the theme (for discussion) 划线 劃線 huà xiàn to delineate / to draw a line / to underline syn 测绘 測繪 cè huì to survey and draw / to map 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people) syn 投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. syn 引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly syn 抓阄 抓鬮 zhuā jiū to draw straws 开具 開具 kāi jù to draw up (a document) 描画 描畫 miáo huà to draw / to describe syn 拟订 擬訂 nǐ dìng to draw up (a plan) syn 和局 hé jú draw / tied game syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 汲水 jí shuǐ to draw water syn 彰显 彰顯 zhāng xiǎn to put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to / conspicuous 脑后 腦後 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 夺回 奪回 duó huí to take back (forcibly) / to recapture / to win back syn 转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music) syn 拉伸 lā shēn to draw / to stretch 决算 決算 jué suàn final account / to calculate the final bill / fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth 开立 開立 kāi lì to set up / to open (an account, a branch store etc) / to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc) syn 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 订定 訂定 dìng dìng to set / to designate / to stipulate / to provide / to draw up / to formulate (rules etc) / stipulation 缩进 縮進 suō jìn to retreat into / to draw back into / (typography) to indent 引流 yǐn liú to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online 拉入 lā rù to pull into / to draw in 摇奖 搖獎 yáo jiǎng to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery) 勾出 gōu chū to delineate / to articulate / to evoke / to draw out / to tick off 