别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 接着 接著 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 右边 右邊 yòu bian right side / right, to the right syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 右翼 yòu yì the right flank / (politically) right-wing syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom) / to turn the tide 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu to turn one's head / to turn around syn 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 右派 yòu pài (political) right / right wing / rightist syn 转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent syn 对不对 對不對 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial) 向右 xiàng yòu facing right / rightwards / to the right 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right syn 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 拧开 擰開 nǐng kāi to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart 够味 夠味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 扳 bān to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup syn 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 不是味儿 不是味兒 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset syn 适逢其会 適逢其會 shì féng qí huì (idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time syn 倒空 dào kōng to empty (a bag) / to turn inside out / to turn out 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. syn 对 對 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 是的 shì de yes, that's right / variant of 似的[shi4 de5] syn 那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at 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 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 不错 不錯 bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good syn 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 成为 成為 chéng wéi to become / to turn into syn 变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become 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 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions 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 正确 正確 zhèng què correct / sound / right / proper syn 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 随时 隨時 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 左右 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 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 及时 及時 jí shí timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay syn 赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back syn 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring syn 然 rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 好转 好轉 hǎo zhuǎn to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement syn 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) syn 纠正 糾正 jiū zhèng to correct / to make right syn 恰好 qià hǎo as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right syn 活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should syn 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around syn 是非 shì fēi right and wrong / quarrel syn 转弯 轉彎 zhuǎn wān to turn / to go around a corner syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 人情 rén qíng human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 驳回 駁回 bó huí to reject / to turn down / to overrule syn 转动 轉動 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate syn 翻过 翻過 fān guò to turn over / to transform syn 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 拐角 guǎi jiǎo to turn a corner / corner syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 正轨 正軌 zhèng guǐ the right track syn 扭转 扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion syn 正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub syn 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes syn 视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore syn 