中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right 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 却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn 活 huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship syn 当时 當時 dāng shí then / at that time / while syn 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一会 一會 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3] 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while syn 偶尔 偶爾 ǒu ěr occasionally / once in a while / sometimes syn 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while / shortly after 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 活人 huó rén living person 活活 huó huó while still alive / simply / totally syn 顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way / while out doing sth else / conveniently syn 逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while / to sojourn syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 指手画脚 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily syn 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away / amusement / pastime / recreation / to make sport of syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy syn 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn 随手 隨手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing syn 生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn 有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián (idiom) during one's lifetime / while one is on this earth / in one's remaining years syn 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 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 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 曾几何时 曾幾何時 céng jǐ hé shí just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when.. syn 火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell syn 营房 營房 yíng fáng barracks / living quarters syn 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off syn 天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal syn 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 杀生 殺生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 兵变 兵變 bīng biàn mutiny / (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army 混迹 混跡 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 丢开 丟開 diū kāi to cast or put aside / to forget for a while syn 众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn 营生 營生 yíng shēng to earn a living syn 芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 蛰伏 蟄伏 zhé fú hibernation / living in seclusion syn 风靡一时 風靡一時 fēng mǐ yī shí fashionable for a while (idiom) / all the rage 阳间 陽間 yáng jiān the world of the living syn 大杂院 大雜院 dà zá yuàn compound with many families living together 良久 liáng jiǔ a good while / a long time syn 活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century syn 做活 zuò huó to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker) / life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2] 高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 卖唱 賣唱 mài chàng to sing for a living 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 拾荒 shí huāng to glean / to collect scraps / to eke out a meager living syn 念诵 念誦 niàn sòng to read out / to recite / to remember sb (while talking about sth else) 乡绅 鄉紳 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village / a village gentleman / squire 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 笔耕 筆耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author) syn 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 骂骂咧咧 罵罵咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking / to be foul-mouthed syn 声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice syn 活化石 huó huà shí living fossil 大步流星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking) syn 劳而无功 勞而無功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail syn 游子 遊子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home syn 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 生活区 生活區 shēng huó qū living community 侨胞 僑胞 qiáo bāo countryman living abroad syn 