的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 啊 à interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression / to express one's feelings syn 表示 biǎo shì (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation syn 颜色 顏色 yán sè color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff syn 所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 黄色 黃色 huáng sè yellow / vulgar / lewd / pornographic syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 笑容 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4] syn 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 言论 言論 yán lùn expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments syn 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 粗俗 cū sú vulgar syn 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn 俗气 俗氣 sú qì tacky / inelegant / in poor taste / vulgar / banal syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 低俗 dī sú vulgar / poor taste syn 神情 shén qíng look / expression syn 猥琐 猥瑣 wěi suǒ wretched (esp. appearance) / vulgar syn 口头禅 口頭禪 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase syn 假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony syn 庸俗 yōng sú vulgar / tacky / tawdry syn 朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression / to recite / to declaim syn 难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful syn 致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 神气 神氣 shén qì expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious syn 哗众取宠 嘩眾取寵 huá zhòng qǔ chǒng sensationalism / vulgar claptrap to please the crowds / playing to the gallery / demagogy syn 新词 新詞 xīn cí new expression / neologism 粗鄙 cū bǐ vulgar / coarse / uncouth syn 神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 神色 shén sè expression / look syn 成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 式子 shì zi posture / (math.) expression / formula syn 笑意 xiào yì smiling expression 表达式 表達式 biǎo dá shì expression (math.) 炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression syn 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 意译 意譯 yì yì meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation 神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor syn 神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn 口头语 口頭語 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking syn 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some 看在 kàn zài (in the expression 看在[kan4 zai4] + ... + 的份上[de5 fen4 shang5]) for the sake of ... / considering ... 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 南无 南無 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] 鸡巴 雞巴 jī ba dick / penis (vulgar) 喜色 xǐ sè happy expression / cheerful look syn 不雅 bù yǎ graceless / vulgar / indecent 鸟人 鳥人 diǎo rén (vulgar) damned wretch / fucker / also pr. [niao3 ren2] 无表情 無表情 wú biǎo qíng expressionless / wooden (expression) / blank (face) 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language syn 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect) 抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) syn 求值 qiú zhí (math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc) 靠 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) syn 唔 wú oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not syn 撒 sā to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee syn 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 戳 chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal syn 俗 sú custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular syn 咦 yí expression of surprise syn 卑 bēi low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble syn 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 生闷气 生悶氣 shēng mèn qì to seethe / to sulk / to be pissed off (vulgar) syn 抒 shū to express / to give expression to / variant of 紓|纾[shu1] / to relieve syn 俚 lǐ rustic / vulgar / unrefined / abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang 陋 lòu low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar syn 根式 gēn shì (math.) a radical / a radical expression 代数式 代數式 dài shù shì (math.) algebraic expression 福相 fú xiàng facial expression of good fortune / joyous and contented look 鄙俗 bǐ sú vulgar / philistine syn 正则表达式 正則表達式 zhèng zé biǎo dá shì regular expression (computing) 谦辞 謙辭 qiān cí humble words / self-deprecatory expression / to modestly decline 肏 cào to fuck (vulgar) 丑相 醜相 chǒu xiàng ugly expression / unsightly manners 狗吃屎 gǒu chī shǐ to fall flat on one's face (vulgar) syn 声情并茂 聲情並茂 shēng qíng bìng mào (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom) syn 百尺竿头 百尺竿頭 bǎi chǐ gān tóu to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) 