暴露 bào lù to expose / to reveal / to lay bare / also pr. [pu4 lu4] syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 编排 編排 biān pái to arrange / to lay out syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn 裁员 裁員 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees syn 布雷 佈雷 bù léi to lay mines 摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng to set up / to arrange / to lay out syn 摊牌 攤牌 tān pái to lay one's cards on the table 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 安放 ān fàng to lay / to place / to put in a certain place syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 铺床 鋪床 pū chuáng to make a bed / to lay bedding 缴械 繳械 jiǎo xiè to disarm / (of an enemy) to lay down one's weapons / to surrender syn 产卵 產卵 chǎn luǎn to lay eggs syn 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 下蛋 xià dàn to lay eggs syn 铺设 鋪設 pū shè to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline) / to install (wiring, cable) / to construct (road, concrete slab) syn 铺路 鋪路 pū lù to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success 囤积 囤積 tún jī to stock up / to lay in supplies / to hoard (for speculation) / to corner the market in sth syn 发家 發家 fā jiā to lay down a family fortune / to get rich / to become prosperous syn 戳穿 chuō chuān to puncture / to lay bear or expose (lies etc) syn 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 布防 bù fáng to lay out a defense syn 点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words / to expose with a word / to point out bluntly syn 奠基 diàn jī to lay a foundation 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 暴露无遗 暴露無遺 bào lù wú yí to lay bare / to come to light syn 献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial) 善男信女 shàn nán xìn nǚ lay practitioners of Buddhism syn 雅俗共赏 雅俗共賞 yǎ sú gòng shǎng can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom) 偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom) / fig. to cease / to give in syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 下注 xià zhù to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet 建基 jiàn jī to lay foundations 说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc) / to reveal 敷设 敷設 fū shè to lay / to spread out syn 低分 dī fēn low marks / low score 打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat 俗名 sú míng vernacular name / lay name (of a priest) syn 舍下 捨下 shě xià to abandon / to lay down syn 铺轨 鋪軌 pū guǐ to lay railway track 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 上梁 上樑 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube 顿 頓 dùn to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal syn 供 gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn 陈 陳 chén to lay out / to exhibit / to display / to narrate / to state / to explain / to tell / old / stale syn 敷 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn 洼 窪 wā depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken syn 缴枪 繳槍 jiǎo qiāng to lay down one's arms / to surrender / to disarm syn 砌砖 砌磚 qì zhuān to lay bricks / bricklaying 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain) syn 投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person) syn 积肥 積肥 jī féi to accumulate manure / to lay down compost 扪 捫 mén lay hands on / to cover 厝 cuò to lay in place / to put / to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial syn 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低温 低溫 dī wēn low temperature 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low syn 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom) / to lie low syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 卑贱 卑賤 bēi jiàn lowly / mean and low syn 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed / dejected / feeling low syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 低收入 dī shōu rù low income syn 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) syn 低廉 dī lián cheap / inexpensive / low syn 低空 dī kōng low altitude 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 低速 dī sù low speed 贱卖 賤賣 jiàn mài to sell cheaply / sacrifice / low price / discount sale 缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies 低频 低頻 dī pín low frequency 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 低洼 低窪 dī wā low-lying syn 平底 píng dǐ flat bottomed / low heeled syn 低垂 dī chuí to droop / to hang low syn 