淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off 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 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump 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 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse / to wash / (photography) to develop (film) syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 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 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off 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 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 洗涤 洗滌 xǐ dí to rinse / to wash / washing syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 冲刷 沖刷 chōng shuā to cleanse / to scrub / to scour / to wash down / to erode / to wash away 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 盥洗 guàn xǐ to wash up / to freshen up syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 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 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 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 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 淘洗 táo xǐ to wash syn 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 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 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) 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 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 浆洗 漿洗 jiāng xǐ to wash and starch syn 涤 滌 dí to wash / to cleanse syn 渲 xuàn wash (color) syn 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub 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 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as 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 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed 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 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior 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 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 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 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 推迟 推遲 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer syn 炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 