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 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately 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 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 降低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down 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 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) 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 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account syn 打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon syn 流传 流傳 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down 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 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs syn 鄙视 鄙視 bǐ shì to despise / to disdain / to look down upon syn 以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to / down to / up to syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 下调 下調 xià diào to demote / to pass down to a lower unit 以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2] syn 意甲 yì jiǎ Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down syn 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon / to despise syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 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) 对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2] syn 打压 打壓 dǎ yā to suppress / to beat down 取缔 取締 qǔ dì to suppress / to crack down on / to prohibit syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) syn 西甲 xī jiǎ La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 押金 yā jīn deposit / down payment 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) syn 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì stagnation / at a standstill / bogged down syn 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 下地 xià dì to go down to the fields / to get up from bed / to leave one's sickbed / to be born 俯视 俯視 fǔ shì to overlook / to look down at syn 羽绒服 羽絨服 yǔ róng fú down-filled garment 贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue syn 八强 八強 bā qiáng (sports) top eight / quarterfinals 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise / to look down on syn 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself syn 砍伐 kǎn fá to hew / to cut down syn 分列 fēn liè to divide into rows / to identify subcategories / to break down into constituent parts / breakdown / disaggregation 烧钱 燒錢 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 倒头 倒頭 dǎo tóu to lie down / to die 倒着 倒著 dào zhe backwards / in reverse / upside down 关停 關停 guān tíng (of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down 高处不胜寒 高處不勝寒 gāo chù bù shèng hán it's lonely at the top (idiom) 斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture 前三甲 qián sān jiǎ top three 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 乱套 亂套 luàn tào in a mess / upside down syn 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 尖子生 jiān zi shēng top student 舍下 捨下 shě xià to abandon / to lay down syn 避风头 避風頭 bì fēng tou to lie low (until the fuss dies down) 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) syn 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 精减 精減 jīng jiǎn to reduce / to pare down / to streamline syn 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 鹅绒 鵝絨 é róng goose down 锅台 鍋台 guō tái top of a kitchen range 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 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 毛 máo hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) syn 炉台 爐臺 lú tái stove top / hob 层 層 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers syn 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 垂髫 chuí tiáo hair hanging down (child's hairstyle) / (fig.) young child / early childhood syn 挑山工 tiāo shān gōng laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles 坏 壞 huài bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost syn 曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does / to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 盖 蓋 gài lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 薄 bó meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near syn 凉 涼 liàng to let sth cool down syn 躺 tǎng to recline / to lie down syn 拦 攔 lán to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi) syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 砍 kǎn to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb syn 