来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 圆形 圓形 yuán xíng round / circular syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn 入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn 成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn 圆桌 圓桌 yuán zhuō round table syn 风力 風力 fēng lì wind force / wind power 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 常年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year syn 风衣 風衣 fēng yī windbreaker / wind cheater / wind jacket / CL:件[jian4] 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success 迎风 迎風 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind syn 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn 一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round syn 长年 長年 cháng nián all the year round syn 一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 顶风 頂風 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law syn 圆桌会议 圓桌會議 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference 首轮 首輪 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc) syn 铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) syn 循环赛 循環賽 xún huán sài round-robin tournament 随风 隨風 suí fēng wind-borne / tossed about by the wind 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 滴溜溜 dī liū liū whirling / spinning around and around / round and plump (e.g. of fruit) 延揽 延攬 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb 素质教育 素質教育 sù zhì jiào yù all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education) 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 双飞 雙飛 shuāng fēi flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity 粳米 jīng mǐ polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) 天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn 资格赛 資格賽 zī gé sài qualifying round (in sports) 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional 杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 凑成 湊成 còu chéng to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in... 圆孔 圓孔 yuán kǒng round hole 籼稻 xiān dào long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice) 罡风 罡風 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind 四舍五入 四捨五入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off 粳稻 jīng dào round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) 籼米 xiān mǐ long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3]) syn 多哈回合 duō hā huí hé Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001) 通才 通纔 tōng cái polymath / all-round person syn 踏歌 tà gē to sing and dance / general term for a round dance 披靡 pī mǐ to be swept by the wind / to be blown about by the wind / to be routed (in battle etc) 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 饼 餅 bǐng round flat cake / cookie / cake / pastry / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 绕 遶 rào variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour syn 拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch syn 圆 圓 yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) syn 缠 纏 chán to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy syn 磨 mò grindstone / to grind / to turn round syn 粒 lì grain / granule / pellet / particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc) syn 粑 bā a round flat cake (dialect) 圆白菜 圓白菜 yuán bái cài round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage) syn 圆括号 圓括號 yuán kuò hào parentheses / round brackets ( ) 洋白菜 yáng bái cài cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries) syn 穹庐 穹廬 qióng lú yurt (round tent) syn 聚歼 聚殲 jù jiān to annihilate / to round up and wipe out syn 趟 tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip syn 匾 biǎn horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket syn 飕 颼 sōu to blow (as of wind) / sound of wind / sough 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 圜 yuán circle / round 琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 粳 jīng round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) / Taiwan pr. [geng1] 箪 簞 dān round basket for cooked rice 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 风 風 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 