请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn 将 將 qiāng to desire / to invite / to request syn 邀请 邀請 yāo qǐng to invite / invitation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 惹麻烦 惹麻煩 rě má fan to create difficulties / to be troublesome / to invite trouble syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 解救 jiě jiù to rescue / to help out of difficulties / to save the situation syn 请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner syn 招聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit syn 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble / sorrow / difficulties syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble / to invite disaster syn 遇险 遇險 yù xiǎn to get into difficulties / to meet with danger syn 作梗 zuò gěng to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties syn 诱使 誘使 yòu shǐ to lure into / to entrap / to trick into / to entice / to induce / to invite / to tempt syn 招标 招標 zhāo biāo to invite bids 引火烧身 引火燒身 yǐn huǒ shāo shēn to invite trouble 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) syn 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]) 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 宴请 宴請 yàn qǐng to entertain (for dinner) / to invite to dinner syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 艰难险阻 艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom) syn 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations / to help sb with worries and difficulties 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 释疑 釋疑 shì yí to dispel doubts / to clear up difficulties syn 诚聘 誠聘 chéng pìn to seek to recruit / to invite job applications from 邀约 邀約 yāo yuē to invite / invitation 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 招亲 招親 zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice syn 智障 zhì zhàng learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded 疑难解答 疑難解答 yí nán jiě dá trouble shooting / solution to difficulties 形势严峻 形勢嚴峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties / the situation is grim 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn 约请 約請 yuē qǐng to invite / to issue an invitation syn 邀集 yāo jí to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering) syn 约 約 yuē to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 邀 yāo to invite / to request / to intercept / to solicit / to seek syn 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 征 徵 zhēng to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence syn 不到长城非好汉 不到長城非好漢 bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person / fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal 征聘 徵聘 zhēng pìn to invite job applications / to recruit syn 排除万难 排除萬難 pái chú wàn nán to overcome all obstacles / to overcome countless difficulties syn 自讨没趣 自討沒趣 zì tǎo méi qù to invite a snub / to court a rebuff syn 招贤纳士 招賢納士 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent syn 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud syn 以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 引鬼上门 引鬼上門 yǐn guǐ shàng mén lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 拔毛连茹 拔毛連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 招灾惹祸 招災惹禍 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster syn 开门揖盗 開門揖盜 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand syn 不避艰险 不避艱險 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers syn 急人之难 急人之難 jí rén zhī nàn anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom) syn 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nán to put up innumerable obstacles / to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom) syn 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) syn 拔茅茹 bá máo rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. 招诱 招誘 zhāo yòu to invite / to recruit / to attract / to entice 留饭 留飯 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner 约同 約同 yuē tóng to invite sb to go along with oneself (to a meeting, on a trip etc) 请神容易送神难 請神容易送神難 qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away 请喝茶 請喝茶 qǐng hē chá (lit.) to invite to tea / (fig.) (of police etc) to interrogate sb about their subversive political activities and warn them against further involvement 谨订 謹訂 jǐn dìng would like to invite (epistolary style) 笔仙 筆仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited 邀宴 yāo yàn to invite sb to a banquet 诚邀 誠邀 chéng yāo we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) syn 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom) syn 交困 jiāo kùn beset with difficulties 出娄子 出婁子 chū lóu zi to run into difficulties / to cause trouble 孳乳 zī rǔ to multiply (kinds, difficulties) / to reproduce / to derive (compounds) 患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 智障人士 zhì zhàng rén shì person with learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded person 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú lit. a path covered in brambles / a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom) syn 解免 jiě miǎn to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege 黄帝八十一难经 黃帝八十一難經 huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD 累觉不爱 累覺不愛 lèi jué bù ài (lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang) / disenchanted with sth 认床 認床 rèn chuáng to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own 关关难过，关关过 關關難過，關關過 guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò to meet with great difficulties but pull through 周转不开 周轉不開 zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi to have financial difficulties / unable to make ends meet 遇溺 yù nì (HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc) 烂尾楼 爛尾樓 làn wěi lóu uncompleted building / building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān - diāo nàn (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles / to create all kinds of difficulties syn 