淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时期 時期 shí qī period / phase / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 局面 jú miàn aspect / phase / situation syn 早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn 两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom) syn 空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn 两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn 末期 mò qī end (of a period) / last part / final phase syn 段落 duàn luò phase / time interval / paragraph / (written) passage syn 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 末世 mò shì last phase (of an age) syn 双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn 一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise syn 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 拉锯 拉鋸 lā jù a two-man saw / fig. to-and-fro between two sides 月相 yuè xiàng phase of the moon 上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon) 单相 單相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.) 初创 初創 chū chuàng startup (company, phase etc) / newly established syn 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 小桥 小橋 xiǎo qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China 相位 xiàng wèi phase (waves) 液相 liquid phase 轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) 一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn 脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 相位差 xiàng wèi chā phase difference 导入期 導入期 dǎo rù qī introductory phase or period 四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs 相图 相圖 xiàng tú phase diagram (math.) / phase portrait 六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer) 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 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 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 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 两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn 感情 gǎn qíng emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 符合 fú hé in accordance with / to agree with / to conform to / to meet (a requirement) / (physics) coincidence syn 电子 電子 diàn zǐ electronic / electron (particle physics) 干扰 干擾 gān rǎo to disturb / to interfere / perturbation / interference (physics) syn 两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them / the two of them syn 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time 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 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 物理 wù lǐ physics syn 质量 質量 zhì liàng (physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity syn 宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn 激发 激發 jī fā to arouse / to stimulate / (physics) to excite syn 压迫 壓迫 yā pò to oppress / to repress / to constrict / oppression / stress (physics) syn 两千 兩千 liǎng qiān two thousand 脉冲 脈衝 mài chōng pulse (physics) 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person / double / pair / tandem 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 双面 雙面 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible syn 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 两百 兩百 liǎng bǎi two hundred 共鸣 共鳴 gòng míng (physics) to resonate / resonance / sympathetic response syn 及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms / both arms / two arms syn 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 俘获 俘獲 fú huò to capture (enemy property or personnel) / capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus) syn 相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn 间隔 間隔 jiàn gé gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) syn 真空 zhēn kōng (physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear 物理学 物理學 wù lǐ xué physics 西门 西門 xī mén two-character surname Ximen 等离子 等離子 děng lí zǐ (physics) plasma syn 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 双向 雙向 shuāng xiàng bidirectional / two-way / interactive 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè two sides / both sides 升华 升華 shēng huá to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion syn 楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo corner (junction of two walls) 两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn 三分之二 sān fēn zhī èr two-thirds 