摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 冬天 dōng tiān winter / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ to freeze to death / to die off in winter 冬季 dōng jì winter syn 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 午休 wǔ xiū noon break / lunch break / lunchtime nap 突围 突圍 tū wéi to break a siege / to break out of an enclosure syn 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 寒冬 hán dōng cold winter syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb syn 过冬 過冬 guò dōng to get through the winter 寒假 hán jià winter vacation 严冬 嚴冬 yán dōng severe winter syn 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter / the depth of winter syn 冬奥会 冬奧會 dōng ào huì Winter Olympics 冬至 dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January syn 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 冬衣 dōng yī winter clothes syn 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 冬菇 dōng gū donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap syn 迎春花 yíng chūn huā winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) 防寒服 fáng hán fú overcoat / down jacket / winter wear 越冬 yuè dōng to pass the winter / to overwinter / to live through the winter 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 布达拉宫 布達拉宮 bù dá lā gōng Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet 初冬 chū dōng early winter 肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter) 冬令 dōng lìng winter / winter climate syn 立冬 lì dōng Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November 枯水期 kū shuǐ qī period of low water level (winter in north China) 寒衣 hán yī winter clothing syn 避寒 bì hán to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday 数九 數九 shǔ jiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn 溃 潰 kuì (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed / to be overrun / to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester / to ulcerate syn 瑞香 ruì xiāng winter daphne 狩 shòu to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour 冬闲 冬閑 dōng xián slack winter season (farming) 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 发生 發生 fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out syn 破坏 破壞 pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy syn 分手 fēn shǒu to part company / to split up / to break up syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 解 jiě to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection syn 打破 dǎ pò to break / to smash syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 发作 發作 fā zuò to flare up / to break out syn 脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany) syn 骨折 gǔ zhé to suffer a fracture / (of a bone) to break / fracture 分裂 fēn liè to split up / to divide / to break up / fission / schism syn 越狱 越獄 yuè yù to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc) 打碎 dǎ suì to shatter / to smash / to break into pieces syn 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into) / to split a bonus / to break into / tenths / percentage allotment syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue syn 破解 pò jiě to break (a bond, constraint etc) / to explain / to unravel / to decipher / to decode / to crack (software) 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever / to break off syn 折断 折斷 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break syn 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 食言 shí yán to break one's promise syn 春假 chūn jià spring break 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè fracture / rupture / to break apart syn 瓦解 wǎ jiě to collapse / to disintegrate / to crumble / to disrupt / to break up syn 肢解 zhī jiě to dismember / (fig.) to break into parts syn 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective) / to solve (crime) / to uncover (a plot) / to sniff out / to break in and analyze / detective work / to scout syn 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected / interrupted / suspended / a gap / a break syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love / to break up (in a romantic relationship) / to feel jilted 违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations syn 出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears / to break down 解体 解體 jiě tǐ to break up into components / to disintegrate / to collapse / to crumble syn 刷新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) syn 断开 斷開 duàn kāi to break / to sever / to turn off (electric switch) 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 分割 fēn gē to cut up / to break up syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 攻破 gōng pò to make a breakthrough / to break through / to breach (military) syn 违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract) syn 爆出 bào chū to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story) syn 累垮 lèi kuǎ to collapse / to be worn out / to break down 毁约 毀約 huǐ yuē to break a promise / breach of contract 破处 破處 pò chǔ to break the hymen / to lose virginity 不欢而散 不歡而散 bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord 