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) 带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct 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 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 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 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 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 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 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 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 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 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 银河 銀河 yín hé Milky Way syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way / while out doing sth else / conveniently syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way syn 心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn 碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter syn 银河系 銀河系 yín hé xì Milky Way Galaxy / the galaxy (our galaxy) 无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn 人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn 让路 讓路 ràng lù to make way (for sth) syn 措辞 措辭 cuò cí wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction syn 半路 bàn lù halfway / midway / on the way syn 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as 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 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end / unable to find a way out syn 碉堡 diāo bǎo (military) pillbox / blockhouse / humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3bao4] syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn 拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn 阶梯 階梯 jiē tī flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone / way to reach the goal of syn 门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth / the right social connection syn 迷途 mí tú to lose one's way syn 双向 雙向 shuāng xiàng bidirectional / two-way / interactive 绊脚石 絆腳石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way syn 同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction 这么着 這麼著 zhè me zhe thus / in this way / like this syn 无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 单程 單程 dān chéng one-way (ticket) 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 穿行 chuān xíng to go through / to pass through / to thread one's way through syn 