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 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 了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 完结 完結 wán jié to finish / to conclude / completed syn 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 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 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 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 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 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 责令 責令 zé lìng to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth syn 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 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 吃完 chī wán to finish eating 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam 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 应用文 應用文 yìng yòng wén applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc) syn 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 硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 涂饰 塗飾 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer syn 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 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn 卒 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess syn 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 一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn 竣 jùn complete / finish syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 什 shí ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works syn 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 书面 書面 shū miàn in writing / written syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature syn 笔录 筆錄 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record syn 投稿 tóu gǎo to submit articles for publication / to contribute (writing) 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) 抨击 抨擊 pēng jī to attack (verbally or in writing) syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 累赘 纍贅 léi zhuì superfluous / cumbersome / a burden on sb / a nuisance to sb / to inconvenience / to tie sb down / long-winded (of writing) / also pr. [lei2 zhui5] syn 碉堡 diāo bǎo (military) pillbox / blockhouse / humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3bao4] syn 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn rigorous / strict / careful / (of writing) well organized / meticulous syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng long and tedious / redundant / superfluous / supernumerary / verbose (of writing) syn 篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 文思 wén sī the train of thought in writing syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 体统 體統 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) syn 繁文缛节 繁文縟節 fán wén rù jié convoluted and overelaborate (document) / unnecessarily elaborate writing / mumbo-jumbo syn 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing) syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái writing desk syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 字句 zì jù words / expressions / writing syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 拼音 pīn yīn phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization) 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 堆砌 duī qì lit. to pile up (bricks) / to pack / fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) / ornate rhetoric syn 执笔 執筆 zhí bǐ to write / to do the actual writing syn 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 体裁 體裁 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing syn 力作 lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) / a masterpiece syn 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 