明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 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 合理 hé lǐ rational / reasonable / sensible / fair syn 正当 正當 zhèng dàng honest / reasonable / fair / sensible 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 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people 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) 正当防卫 正當防衛 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair (idiom) syn 通情达理 通情達理 tōng qíng dá lǐ (idiom) fair and reasonable / sensible / standing to reason syn 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable 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 发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that... 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 适中 適中 shì zhōng moderate / reasonable / conveniently situated syn 突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational syn 通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn 明理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning syn 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 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 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense / reasonable 合理利用 hé lǐ lì yòng reasonable utilization / optimum use 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 明达 明達 míng dá reasonable / of good judgment syn 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 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 嚷 rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn 在理 zài lǐ reasonable / sensible 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 天公地道 tiān gōng dì dào absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom) / equitable syn 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 使得 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about syn 