后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 瞬间 瞬間 shùn jiān in an instant / in a flash syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 闪光 閃光 shǎn guāng flash syn 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 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 闪光灯 閃光燈 shǎn guāng dēng flash bulb (photography) 闪现 閃現 shǎn xiàn to flash syn 闪光点 閃光點 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 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 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance syn 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) 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 闪动 閃動 shǎn dòng to flicker or flash syn 焕发 煥發 huàn fā to shine / to glow / to irradiate / to flash syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash 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 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear 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 转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes syn 忽忽 hū hū fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly syn 瞬息 shùn xī in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral syn 忽闪 忽閃 hū shǎn to glitter / to gleam / to sparkle / to flash syn 豁然 huò rán wide and open / a flash of understanding syn 回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back syn 须臾 須臾 xū yú in a flash / in a jiffy syn 一霎 yī shà in a flash syn 闪过 閃過 shǎn guò to flash through (one's mind) / to dodge (away from pursuers) 闪存 閃存 shǎn cún (computing) flash memory 脑后 腦後 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind 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 闪出 閃出 shǎn chū to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly 亮出 liàng chū to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc) 一闪而过 一閃而過 yī shǎn ér guò to flash past / to flit by 弹指 彈指 tán zhǐ to snap one's fingers / (fig.) in a flash / in an instant 优盘 優盤 yōu pán USB flash drive 刹时 剎時 chà shí in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye syn 闪盘 shǎn pán flash drive 闪存盘 閃存盤 shǎn cún pán USB flash drive / thumb drive 闪点 閃點 shǎn diǎn flash point (chemistry) 明灭 明滅 míng miè to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade 逡巡 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 电子盘 電子盤 diàn zi pán USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] 背对背 背對背 bèi duì bèi back to back 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 归 歸 guī to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor syn 亮 liàng bright / light / to shine / to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc) / to make public (one's views etc) syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 负 負 fù to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc) syn 晃 huǎng to dazzle / to flash past syn 瞥 piē to shoot a glance / glance / to appear in a flash syn 掣 chè to pull / to draw / to pull back / to withdraw / to flash past syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 弹指之间 彈指之間 tán zhǐ zhī jiān (idiom) in a flash / instantly syn 翻悔 fān huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 秒杀 秒殺 miǎo shā (Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent 熠 yì to glow / to flash syn 的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn 回来 回來 huí lai to return / to come back syn 却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn 回去 huí qu to return / to go back syn 支持 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 屁股 pì gu buttocks / bottom / butt / back part syn 保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn 回报 回報 huí bào (in) return / reciprocation / payback / retaliation / to report back / to reciprocate syn 支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance / to support / to back syn 收回 shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke syn 赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back syn 后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- syn 回顾 回顧 huí gù to look back / to review syn 返回 fǎn huí to return to / to come (or go) back syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 当年 當年 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life syn 来电 來電 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in / to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 回想 huí xiǎng to recall / to recollect / to think back syn 后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.) 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 后座 後座 hòu zuò back seat / pillion 退缩 退縮 tuì suō to shrink back / to cower syn 