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 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 比尔 比爾 bǐ ěr Bill (name) 一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind syn 方案 fāng àn plan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill / CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 单子 單子 dān zi list of items / bill / form / bedsheet syn 账单 賬單 zhàng dān bill 法案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law syn 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 提案 tí àn proposal / draft resolution / motion (to be debated) / to propose a bill / to make a proposal syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn 克林顿 克林頓 kè lín dùn Clinton (name) / Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001 / Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician 退路 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway syn 发票 發票 fā piào invoice / receipt / bill / uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3yi1 fa1piao4]) syn 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn 结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill / to close an account 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 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 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 汇票 匯票 huì piào bill of exchange / bank draft syn 美钞 美鈔 měi chāo US dollar bill / greenback 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 水费 水費 shuǐ fèi water bill 提货单 提貨單 tí huò dān bill of lading syn 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 凭单 憑單 píng dān bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables) syn 招贴 招貼 zhāo tiē poster / placard / bill syn 比尔盖茨 比爾蓋茨 bì ěr gài cí Bill Gates, Microsoft founder 提单 提單 tí dān bill of lading syn 买单 買單 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill 决算 決算 jué suàn final account / to calculate the final bill / fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth 帐单 帳單 zhàng dān bill / check 单证 單證 dān zhèng (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading) 沿路 yán lù along the way / on the way / area beside a road 贴息 貼息 tiē xī to discount the interest on a bill of exchange 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 工程量清单 工程量清單 bill of quantities 工资总额 工資總額 gōng zī zǒng é wage bill 开单 開單 kāi dān to bill / to open a tab 活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence syn 账册 賬冊 zhàng cè an account book / a ledger / a bill syn 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 账 賬 zhàng account / bill / debt / CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love 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 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 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 这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines syn 眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things 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 