进展 進展 jìn zhǎn to make headway / to make progress syn 表明 biǎo míng to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn 神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine / hallow / holy / sacred syn 报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution / karma syn 打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc) syn 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble syn 过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through syn 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 启示录 啟示錄 qǐ shì lù the Revelation of St John the divine / the Apocalypse 占卜 zhān bǔ to divine syn 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 显灵 顯靈 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear / to make itself manifest 发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn 庇佑 bì yòu to bless / to protect / protection (esp. divine) syn 补过 補過 bǔ guò to make up for an earlier mistake / to make amends 找齐 找齊 zhǎo qí to make uniform / to even up / to make good a deficiency syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn 圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn 神权 神權 shén quán divine right (of kings) 贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock syn 占星 zhān xīng to divine by astrology / horoscope 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom) / an outstanding beauty syn 三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb syn 神曲 shén qǔ The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 但丁 飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career syn 但丁 dàn dīng Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲 补报 補報 bǔ bào to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness syn 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision / to make up one's mind syn 卜卦 bǔ guà to divine using the eight trigrams syn 圣祖 聖祖 shèng zǔ divine ancester / patron saint 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 占 zhān to observe / to divine syn 抄 chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms syn 卜 bǔ (bound form) to divine syn 嚷 rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 取闹 取鬧 qǔ nào to make trouble / to make fun of 乩 jī to divine 筮 shì divine by stalk syn 祂 tā (third person pronoun for a divine being) 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 别 彆 biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc syn 快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call syn 确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn 定 dìng to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely syn 动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn 开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 利用 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize syn 使用 shǐ yòng to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 制造 製造 zhì zào to manufacture / to make syn 打赌 打賭 dǎ dǔ to bet / to make a bet / a wager 布 bù cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known syn 制作 製作 zhì zuò to make / to manufacture syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 区别 區別 qū bié difference / to distinguish / to discriminate / to make a distinction / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 化 huà to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2] syn 做爱 做愛 zuò ài to make love 方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 报复 報復 bào fù to make reprisals / to retaliate / revenge / retaliation syn 演讲 演講 yǎn jiǎng to give a lecture / to make a speech syn 马克 馬克 mǎ kè mark (monetary unit) 揭晓 揭曉 jiē xiǎo to announce publicly / to publish / to make known / to disclose syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng to compensate / to make up syn 预约 預約 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn 制 製 zhì to manufacture / to make syn 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap / to set up / to frame (up) / to make false charges against syn 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ to complement / to make up for a deficiency syn 出名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) syn 明确 明確 míng què clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite syn 复制 複製 fù zhì to duplicate / to make a copy of / to copy / to reproduce / to clone 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 组成 組成 zǔ chéng to form / to make up / to constitute syn 设法 設法 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 