便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 敲门 敲門 qiāo mén to knock on a door syn 轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly / softly syn 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... ! syn 击倒 擊倒 jī dǎo to knock down / knocked down syn 磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 颠覆 顛覆 diān fù to topple (i.e. knock over) / to capsize / fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion) / to undermine / to subvert syn 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully syn 轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 看轻 看輕 kàn qīng to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly syn 翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn 蜻蜓点水 蜻蜓點水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom) syn 磕碰 kē pèng to knock against / to bump into / to have a disagreement / to clash syn 叩门 叩門 kòu mén to knock on a door syn 扒拉 bā lā to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 飘拂 飄拂 piāo fú to drift lightly syn 摔打 shuāi da to knock / to grasp sth in the hand and beat it / to toughen oneself up syn 轻抚 輕撫 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress 撞死 zhuàng sǐ to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc) 点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep 撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down / to mow down 放工 fàng gōng to knock off work for the day syn 煎炒 jiān chǎo to lightly fry 碰倒 pèng dǎo to knock sth over 碰击 碰擊 pèng jī to knock against / to knock together / to rattle 撞 zhuàng to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard syn 咚 dōng (onom.) boom (of a drum) / knock (on the door) syn 轧 軋 yà to crush / to knock sb down with a vehicle syn 拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn 叩 kòu old variant of 叩[kou4] / to knock syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 轻打 輕打 qīng dǎ to tap / to hit lightly 杂凑 雜湊 zá còu to put together various bits / to knock sth together / hash (computing) / see also 散列[san3 lie4] 戗 戧 qiāng contrary / pushing against / bump / knock / used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1] syn 泰然处之 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly syn 捶背 chuí bèi to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists 放倒 fàng dǎo to knock over / to knock down / to lay flat / to fell / to bring down 厾 dū to tap lightly 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 浅黑 淺黑 qiǎn hēi dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented 轻击球 輕擊球 qīng jī qiú to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf) 轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) 浅色素皮肤 淺色素皮膚 lightly pigmented skin 浅肤色皮肤 淺膚色皮膚 lightly pigmented skin 浮贴 浮貼 fú tiē to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 扒拉 bā la (coll.) to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 下毛毛雨 xià máo mao yǔ to drizzle / to rain lightly / (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up / to break (some bad news) gently / to scold mildly 爆声 爆聲 bào shēng explosion / bang / sonic boom / engine knock 摷 jiǎo to knock / strike 搉 què consult / knock / beat 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night / you can rest with a clear conscience 内八字脚 內八字腳 nèi bā zì jiǎo intoeing / pigeon toes / knock-knees 叩关 叩關 kòu guān to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports) 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience. 戳搭 chuō dā to knock / to jab 搭盖 搭蓋 dā gài to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 震昏 zhèn hūn to knock out (of a jolt from an earthquake or crash) 可拆卸设施 可拆卸設施 kě chāi xiè shè shī knock-down facilities 可折迭设施 可折叠設施 knock-down facilities 打门 打門 dǎ mén to knock on the door / to take a shot on goal (sports) 下工 xià gōng to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work syn 迷晕 迷暈 mí yūn to knock sb out with a drug / to render sb unconscious 呼天抢地 呼天搶地 hū tiān qiāng dì (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish) syn 