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Chinese Pinyin Translation
想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) syn
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind syn
出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
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
带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
退路 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway syn
生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn
双向 雙向 shuāng xiàng bidirectional / two-way / interactive
空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn
霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn
两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn
逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation
王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 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
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
吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone 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
民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by 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
沿路 yán lù along the way / on the way / area beside a road
活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence syn
轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)
互译 互譯 hù yì two-way translation
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
钻 鑽 zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain syn
名正言顺 名正言順 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate syn
亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through
四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs
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)
鸣锣开道 鳴鑼開道 míng luó kāi dào to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth syn
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
对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair 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
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such 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
这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn
那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case 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
将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn
如何 rú hé how / what way / what syn
门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) 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
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] 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
方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
感情 gǎn qíng emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons syn
路上 lù shang on the road / on the way / en route syn
样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn
竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to 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
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn
手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn
大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn
道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn
迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn
生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn
做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4]
设法 設法 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) syn
两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them / the two of them syn
对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) 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
指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines 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
眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things 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
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop / to bar the way syn
法子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] syn
闪开 閃開 shǎn kāi to get out of the way
途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn
上路 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way syn
让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way / to step aside
台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn
转向 轉向 zhuàn xiàng to get lost / to lose one's way syn
没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn
作风 作風 zuò fēng style / style of work / way syn
圣人 聖人 shèng rén sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty / (religion) saint syn
得逞 dé chěng to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it syn
饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
曲线 曲線 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way
风尚 風尚 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things syn
思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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