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 搜查 sōu chá to search syn 搜索 sōu suǒ to search (a place, a database, online etc) / to search for (sth) syn 搜寻 搜尋 sōu xún to search / to look for 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 追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue / to track down / to search syn 查找 chá zhǎo to search for / to look up syn 探访 探訪 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul 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 扪心自问 捫心自問 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart syn 搜身 sōu shēn to do a body search / to frisk syn 探寻 探尋 tàn xún to search / to seek / to explore 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 检索 檢索 jiǎn suǒ to retrieve (data) / to look up / retrieval / search syn 探头 探頭 tàn tóu to extend one's head (out or into) / a probe / detector / search unit 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter 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 游牧 遊牧 yóu mù nomadic / to move about in search of pasture / to rove around as a nomad 搜索引擎 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng search engine 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 查抄 chá chāo to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions / to search and confiscate (forbidden items) / to raid syn 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom) / to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains syn 自上而下 zì shàng ér xià top-down 百度 bǎi dù Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 抄家 chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions syn 缉私 緝私 jī sī to suppress smugglers / to search for smuggled goods 查缉 查緝 chá jī to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc) 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 找出 zhǎo chū to find / to search out 搜索结果 搜索結果 sōu suǒ jié guǒ search result 爱问 愛問 ài wèn iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪 搜狗 sōu gǒu Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com 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 呼出 hū chū to exhale / to breathe out / to make an outgoing call / (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc) 搜救 sōu jiù search and rescue 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 未找到 wèi zhǎo dào could not find / search for ... produced no results 寻址 尋址 xún zhǐ to address / to search for address / to input data into memory 找遍 zhǎo biàn to search everywhere / to search high and low / to comb 搜索引擎优化 搜索引擎優化 search engine optimization 北漂 běi piāo to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit 寻出 尋出 xún chū to find out / to search out / to uncover / to discover 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 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom) / fig. to go to great lengths / to search heaven and earth 明察暗访 明察暗訪 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides syn 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) syn 搜肠刮肚 搜腸刮肚 sōu cháng guā dù to search one's guts and belly (idiom) / to racks one's brains for a solution syn 探 tàn to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward 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 搜 sōu to search syn 寻 尋 xún to search / to look for / to seek syn 索 suǒ to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated syn 抄 chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms syn 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 搜查证 搜查證 sōu chá zhèng search warrant 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard syn 翻箱倒柜 翻箱倒櫃 fān xiāng dǎo guì to overturn trunks and boxes / to make a thorough search (idiom) syn 谷歌 gǔ gē Google, Internet company and search engine 奔泻 奔瀉 bēn xiè (of torrents) to rush down / to pour down syn 访求 訪求 fǎng qiú to seek / to search for 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 