运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 预防 預防 yù fáng to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic syn 预演 預演 yù yǎn dummy run / to run through sth / to rehearse syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to syn 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 班次 bān cì grade / class number (in school) / flight or run number / flight or run (seen as an item) / shift (work period) 顶风 頂風 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law syn 官办 官辦 guān bàn government-run / state-run syn 快跑 kuài pǎo to run fast / to sprint / to gallop / Gee up! / Run for it! 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 邵逸夫 shào yì fū Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 撞 zhuàng to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident syn 润 潤 rùn moist / glossy / sleek / to moisten / to lubricate / to embellish / to enhance / profit / remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) 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 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 办 辦 bàn to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with syn 遇到 yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across syn 反对 反對 fǎn duì to oppose / to be against / to object to syn 起诉 起訴 qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 碰到 pèng dào to come across / to run into / to meet / to hit syn 逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth / to run away / to escape syn 执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run syn 针对 針對 zhēn duì to target / to focus on / to be aimed at or against / in response to syn 逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away / to escape syn 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap / to set up / to frame (up) / to make false charges against syn 防守 fáng shǒu to defend / to protect (against) syn 逃离 逃離 táo lí to run out / to escape syn 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions syn 违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against / to be contrary to / to violate syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 碰上 pèng shàng to run into / to come upon / to meet syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 持 chí to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 歧视 歧視 qí shì to discriminate against / discrimination 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 碰面 pèng miàn to meet / to run into (sb) / to get together (with sb) syn 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against) syn 怨恨 yuàn hèn to resent / to harbor a grudge against / to loathe / resentment / rancor syn 乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place syn 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb syn 告密 gào mì to inform against sb syn 控诉 控訴 kòng sù to accuse / to denounce / to make a complaint against / denunciation syn 碰见 碰見 pèng jiàn to run into / to meet (unexpectedly) / to bump into syn 逃逸 táo yì to escape / to run away / to abscond syn 逃命 táo mìng to escape / to flee / to run for one's life syn 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 州立 zhōu lì state-run 戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) syn 奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly / to speed / to gallop 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 奔跑 bēn pǎo to run syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 暗算 àn suàn to plot against syn 搏击 搏擊 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey syn 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people) syn 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against syn 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against / to oppose / to make a pair syn 转圈 轉圈 zhuàn quān to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush syn 私立 sī lì privately-run / private (school, hospital etc) / to set up illegally syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 跑腿 pǎo tuǐ to run errands syn 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) syn 出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn to entrap / to frame / to plant false evidence against sb syn 邂逅 xiè hòu (literary) to meet sb by chance / to run into sb syn 贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān to run through / a connecting thread from beginning to end / to link syn 自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own / to run its course (idiom) 检举 檢舉 jiǎn jǔ to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb syn 脱逃 脫逃 tuō táo to run away / to escape syn 对立 對立 duì lì to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical syn 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush syn 围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb syn 首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) 飞奔 飛奔 fēi bēn to dash (run fast) / to rush / to dart syn 重叠 重疊 chóng dié to overlap / to superimpose / to telescope / to run together / to duplicate / one over another / superposition / an overlap / redundancy / reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) syn 横行 橫行 héng xíng to go on the rampage / to riot / to run amuck syn 国立 國立 guó lì national / state-run / public syn 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 竞价 競價 jìng jià price competition / bid (in an auction) / to compete on price / to bid against sb 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb) / to run into syn 