和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others 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 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 开拍 開拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc) / to start the bidding (auction) / to start a trading session (stock market) syn 爆破 bào pò to blow up / to demolish (using explosives) / dynamite / blast syn 美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify syn 开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn 起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level) 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 大小便 dà xiǎo biàn using the toilet / urination and defecation syn 奋勇 奮勇 fèn yǒng dauntless / to summon up courage and determination / using extreme force of will syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 目视 目視 mù shì to look at / to visually observe (i.e. not using instruments or sensors) syn 球台 球檯 qiú tái table (for games using balls) 电传 電傳 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means 善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn 硫化 liú huà vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat) 始发 始發 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 走弯路 走彎路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor syn 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments syn 毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 探伤 探傷 tàn shāng to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 套印 tào yìn color printing using several overlaid images 套色 tào shǎi color printing using several overlaid images 针砭 針砭 zhēn biān to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles syn 借此 藉此 jiè cǐ using this as a pretext / thereby syn 策马 策馬 cè mǎ to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs 停用 tíng yòng to stop using / to suspend / to discontinue / to disable 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 注音 zhù yīn to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4]) 代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 红客 紅客 hóng kè "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest 过路费 過路費 guò lù fèi toll (fee for using a road) 珠算 zhū suàn calculation using abacus 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut syn 卜卦 bǔ guà to divine using the eight trigrams syn 以少胜多 以少勝多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō using the few to defeat the many (idiom) / to win from a position of weakness 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends 回采 回採 huí cǎi stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces) / to extract ore / extraction / to pull back 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 肇始 zhào shǐ to initiate / to start / the start syn 浇 澆 jiāo to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 电刑 電刑 diàn xíng to torture sb using electricity / electrocution (capital punishment) 茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 捋 lǚ to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke syn 铡 鍘 zhá lever-style guillotine / to chop using this type of guillotine syn 画饼充饥 畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom) syn 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 车裂 車裂 chē liè to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) syn 酥油花 sū yóu huā butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products) 反切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone 胸推 xiōng tuī massage using one's breasts 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 煺 tuì to pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water 黻 fú (archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread 彖 tuàn to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 启动 啟動 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest 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 发动 發動 fā dòng to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse syn 开头 開頭 kāi tóu beginning / to start syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ to open / to start / (computing) to enable syn 从头 從頭 cóng tóu anew / from the start syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 上路 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount 出动 出動 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn 开端 開端 kāi duān start / beginning syn 始 shǐ to begin / to start / then / only then syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 开创 開創 kāi chuàng to initiate / to start / to found syn 领头 領頭 lǐng tóu to take the lead / to be first to start syn 开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show 