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 谈判 談判 tán pàn to negotiate / negotiation / talks / conference / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... ! syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 击倒 擊倒 jī dǎo to knock down / knocked down syn 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 笔录 筆錄 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record syn 顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor / the top of a building 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 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 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 自上而下 zì shàng ér xià top-down 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 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) 百强 百強 bǎi qiáng top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns) 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 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 吊带衫 吊帶衫 diào dài shān halter top / spaghetti strap top / sun top 撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down / to mow down 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) 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 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 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard syn 奔泻 奔瀉 bēn xiè (of torrents) to rush down / to pour down syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly 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 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 下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw syn 上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned 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 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on 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 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 加上 jiā shàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that 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) 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 着陆 著陸 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate 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 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 以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that... syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) 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 上头 上頭 shàng tou above / on top of / on the surface of 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 楼顶 樓頂 lóu dǐng top of a building 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 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade 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 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 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 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head 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 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) / CL:件[jian4] syn 拆除 chāi chú to tear down / to demolish / to dismantle / to remove syn 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise / to look down on syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 击落 擊落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane) 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 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 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 搜捕 sōu bǔ to hunt and arrest (fugitives) / to track down and arrest / a manhunt syn 缠身 纏身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one / to bog one down / to preoccupy one syn 