下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... ! 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 击倒 擊倒 jī dǎo to knock down / knocked down syn 笔录 筆錄 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record 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 倒立 dào lì a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down syn 俯冲 俯衝 fǔ chōng to dive down fast / to swoop down 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down 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 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination 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 牵累 牽累 qiān lèi to weigh down / tied down (by affairs) syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 压住 壓住 yā zhù to press down / to crush down / to restrain (anger) / to keep down (voice) 抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down / to dump / to abandon / thrown down 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 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 撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down / to mow down 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 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) syn 洗手盆 xǐ shǒu pén bathroom sink / wash basin 拆洗 chāi xǐ to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment) 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn 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 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 荡 蕩 dàng to wash / to squander / to sweep away / to move / to shake / dissolute / pond syn 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard 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 奔泻 奔瀉 bēn xiè (of torrents) to rush down / to pour down 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 湔 jiān to wash / to redress (a wrong) / name of a river syn 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint syn 下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 坐下 zuò xia to sit down 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 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 追查 zhuī chá to try to find out / to trace / to track down 下降 xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 追捕 zhuī bǔ to pursue / to be after / to hunt down syn 跪下 guì xia to kneel down syn 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 降低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down syn 扔下 rēng xià to throw down / to drop (bomb) 着陆 著陸 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down 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 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down syn 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that... syn 抑制 yì zhì to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress 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 追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue / to track down / to search syn 记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account syn 安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 流传 流傳 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down syn 收场 收場 shōu chǎng the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude syn 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn 鄙视 鄙視 bǐ shì to despise / to disdain / to look down upon syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 