淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out / dilapidated / tattered / ragged / (coll.) rubbish / junk syn 百分之百 bǎi fēn zhī bǎi a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely syn 透顶 透頂 tòu dǐng out-and-out / thoroughly syn 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 运动鞋 運動鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers syn 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out / to extrude / to drain / to find the time / to burst out syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dào to dump / to pour out / to empty out syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 球鞋 qiú xié athletic shoes syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights / lights out 皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired / exhausted / worn out / to toil syn 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 报废 報廢 bào fèi to scrap / to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged) 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 霓裳 ní cháng nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] 设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes syn 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 理顺 理順 lǐ shùn to straighten out / to sort out / to organize syn 累垮 lèi kuǎ to collapse / to be worn out / to break down 涌出 湧出 yǒng chū to gush / to gush out / to pour out syn 拿出 ná chū to take out / to put out / to provide / to put forward (a proposal) / to come up with (evidence) syn 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 废旧 廢舊 fèi jiù worn out / old-fashioned and dilapidated 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power syn 开挖 開挖 kāi wā to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out / to start digging syn 倦怠 juàn dài worn out / exhausted / dispirited 发髻 髮髻 fà jì hair worn in a bun or coil syn 便鞋 biàn xié cloth shoes / slippers 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 脱销 脫銷 tuō xiāo to sell out / to run out (of supplies) / deficient / lack of supplies syn 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom) / fig. travel-worn syn 将心比心 將心比心 jiāng xīn bǐ xīn to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) syn 万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out syn 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom) / fig. to go all out / to come out in the open syn 绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes syn 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 开票 開票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes / to count votes / to make out a voucher or invoice etc / to write out a receipt 鞋袜 鞋襪 xié wà shoes and socks 履带 履帶 lǚ dài caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc) / (literary) shoes and belt 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 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 喷出 噴出 pēn chū spout / spray / belch / to well up / to puff out / to spurt out 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 老套 lǎo tào hackneyed / well-worn (phrase etc) / same old story / stereotypical fashion 休闲鞋 休閒鞋 xiū xián xié leisure shoes 发飙 發飆 fā biāo to flip out / to act out violently 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 寻出 尋出 xún chū to find out / to search out / to uncover / to discover 售罄 shòu qìng to be completely sold out / to sell out syn 断档 斷檔 duàn dàng sold out / to be out of stock 胸牌 xiōng pái badge / name tag / ID card (worn on the chest) 中山装 中山裝 zhōng shān zhuāng Chinese tunic suit, a jacket style introduced by Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1shan1] and often worn by Mao Zedong 帆布鞋 fān bù xié canvas shoes 盘头 盤頭 pán tóu to coil hair into a bun / hair worn in bun / turban / hair ornament / to interrogate 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet 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 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 烂 爛 làn soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad syn 抽 chōu to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 旧 舊 jiù old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) syn 