"to make way" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
让路 讓路 ràng lù to make way (for sth) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) syn
dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 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
一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind syn
设法 設法 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) syn
出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
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
带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn
酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
退路 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway syn
开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn
生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament 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
霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn
发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn
逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation
闯荡 闖盪 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success syn
王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 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
吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
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
民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by syn
转道 轉道 zhuǎn dào to make a detour / to go by way of
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
沿路 yán lù along the way / on the way / area beside a road
活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence syn
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
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
zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain syn
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
rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate syn
gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through
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
鸣锣开道 鳴鑼開道 míng luó kāi dào to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth syn
duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such syn
这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn
那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn
jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn
如何 rú hé how / what way / what syn
mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn
方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
路上 lù shang on the road / on the way / en route syn
yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn
竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to syn
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn
手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn
大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn
道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn
迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn
生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn
做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4]
对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn
指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines syn
眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop / to bar the way syn
法子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] syn
闪开 閃開 shǎn kāi to get out of the way
途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn
上路 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way syn
让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way / to step aside
台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn
转向 轉向 zhuàn xiàng to get lost / to lose one's way syn
没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn
作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn
圣人 聖人 shèng rén sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty / (religion) saint syn
得逞 dé chěng to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it syn
饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
曲线 曲線 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way
风尚 風尚 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things syn
思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn
银河 銀河 yín hé Milky Way syn
风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn
顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way / while out doing sth else / conveniently syn
脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn
中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance
挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way syn
心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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