成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 结束 結束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close syn 毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school syn 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish / to end / to complete syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 完结 完結 wán jié to finish / to conclude / completed syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 停机 停機 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom) syn 收尾 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish syn 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom) syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 责令 責令 zé lìng to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth syn 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 吃完 chī wán to finish eating 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 写完 寫完 xiě wán to finish writing 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 收官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage 喝光 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink) 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 涂饰 塗飾 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer syn 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 尽 盡 jìn to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely syn 终 終 zhōng end / finish syn 毕 畢 bì the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished syn 从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn 罢 罷 bà to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 卒 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span syn 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 竣 jùn complete / finish syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 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 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 