关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 拧 擰 níng to pinch / wring syn 钳 鉗 qián pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 撮 cuō to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer syn 炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 收买 收買 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off syn 敲诈 敲詐 qiāo zhà to rip off / to extort (money) / extortion / blackmail syn 中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue syn 放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 放出 fàng chū to let off / to give out syn 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ to freeze to death / to die off in winter 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 出轨 出軌 chū guǐ to be derailed / to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 假日 jià rì a holiday / a day off syn 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 拔掉 bá diào to pluck / to pull off / to pull out / to unplug syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever / to break off syn 折断 折斷 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break syn 延迟 延遲 yán chí to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag syn 割断 割斷 gē duàn to cut off / to sever 冒充 mào chōng to feign / to pretend to be / to pass oneself off as syn 抵挡 抵擋 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand syn 发球 發球 fā qiú (tennis etc) to serve / (golf) to tee off syn 富裕 fù yù prosperous / well-to-do / well-off syn 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn 走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire syn 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale syn 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 潜逃 潛逃 qián táo to abscond / to slink off syn 偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off / to be lazy syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 