大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) 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 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash / to rinse / to clean / (fig.) to purge / to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) syn 洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained syn 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc) syn 甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth syn 洗涤 洗滌 xǐ dí to rinse / to wash / washing syn 冲刷 沖刷 chōng shuā to cleanse / to scrub / to scour / to wash down / to erode / to wash away 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 盥洗 guàn xǐ to wash up / to freshen up syn 涤荡 滌蕩 dí dàng to wash off syn 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 洗碗 xǐ wǎn to wash the dishes 洗头 洗頭 xǐ tóu to wash one's hair / to have a shampoo 洗漱 xǐ shù to wash the face and rinse the mouth 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 洗脱 洗脫 xǐ tuō to cleanse / to purge / to wash away syn 冲掉 沖掉 chōng diào to wash out / to leach 沐浴乳 mù yù rǔ body wash (liquid soap) / shower gel 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf syn 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 淘洗 táo xǐ to wash syn 洗手盆 xǐ shǒu pén bathroom sink / wash basin 拆洗 chāi xǐ to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment) 洗 xǐ to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) syn 沃 wò fertile / rich / to irrigate / to wash (of river) syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 荡 蕩 dàng to wash / to squander / to sweep away / to move / to shake / dissolute / pond syn 淘 táo to wash / to clean out / to cleanse / to eliminate / to dredge syn 浆洗 漿洗 jiāng xǐ to wash and starch syn 涤 滌 dí to wash / to cleanse syn 渲 xuàn wash (color) syn 洗手池 xǐ shǒu chí bathroom sink / wash basin 洗濯 xǐ zhuó to wash / to cleanse / to launder syn 净手 淨手 jìng shǒu to wash one's hands / (fig.) to go to the toilet syn 盥 guàn to wash (especially hands) 濯 zhuó to wash / to cleanse of evil syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 湔 jiān to wash / to redress (a wrong) / name of a river syn 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 先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 争 爭 zhēng to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 价 價 jie particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element syn 周日 週日 zhōu rì (dialect) weekday syn 大大 dà dà greatly / enormously / (dialect) dad / uncle syn 阿拉 ā lā (Wu dialect) I / me / my / we / us / our 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 耗子 hào zi (dialect) mouse / rat syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 过早 過早 guò zǎo premature / untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast / breakfast 钳子 鉗子 qián zi pliers / pincers / tongs / forceps / vise / clamp / claw (of a crab etc) / CL:把[ba3] / (dialect) earring syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 后续 後續 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry syn 交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends / (dialect) to start an affair with sb 自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself / by oneself syn 麻雀 má què sparrow / (dialect) mahjong syn 方言 fāng yán topolect / dialect syn 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister / girl syn 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 嘎嘎 gā gā (onom.) quack / honk / (northern dialect) very / also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc syn 来劲 來勁 lái jìn (dialect) to be full of zeal / high-spirited / exhilarating / to stir sb up syn 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 冲凉 沖涼 chōng liáng (dialect) to take a shower syn 瘪三 癟三 biē sān (Wu dialect) bum / wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing syn 蚂蚱 螞蚱 mà zha (dialect) locust / grasshopper syn 天花 tiān huā smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil 娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 发毛 發毛 fā máo to rant and rave / to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect) syn 蹲点 蹲點 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap syn 梅花 méi huā plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect) syn 娘儿们 娘兒們 niáng r men (dialect) woman / wife syn 肩头 肩頭 jiān tóu on one's shoulders / (dialect) shoulder syn 引线 引線 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle syn 奶娘 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse syn 水花 shuǐ huā spray of water / splash / (dialect) chickenpox syn 