痴心妄想 癡心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking syn 值得 zhí de worth the money / to merit / to deserve / to be worth (doing sth) syn 不足齿数 不足齒數 bù zú chǐ shù not worth mentioning / not worth considering 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 东风压倒西风 東風壓倒西風 dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) / fig. one side prevails over the other / progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones 嘶 sī hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) syn 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu thinking and pondering (idiom) / to turn sth over in one's mind / to consider repeatedly 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn 逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over syn 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 再三再四 zài sān zài sì repeatedly / over and over again 千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging / imploring over and over again 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān lit. twice then three times (idiom) / fig. repeatedly / over and over again 替古人担忧 替古人擔憂 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues 替古人耽忧 替古人耽憂 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues 横说竖说 橫說豎說 héng shuō shù shuō to explain sth over and over again / to repeat syn 一遍又一遍 yī biàn yòu yī biàn over and over 再四 zài sì repeatedly / over and over again 斟酌斟酌 zhēn zhuó zhēn zhuó to think the matter over (and over) again 翻涌 fān yǒng to roll over and over (of billows or clouds) 辗轧 輾軋 zhǎn yà to roll over / to run over 飜 fān variant of 翻 / to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to translate / to decode 交接文件 jiāo jiē wén jiàn hand-over / take-over documents 技术延期 技術延期 roll-over / technical roll-over 网络语音 網絡語音 wǎng luò yǔ yīn VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing) / to speak with others over the Internet 翻桌 fān zhuō to flip a table over (in a fit of anger) / (at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table) 争斤论两 爭斤論兩 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth syn 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) syn 思想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) syn 思维 思維 sī wéi (line of) thought / thinking syn 思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn 心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 正向 zhèng xiàng forward (direction) / positive (thinking, mood, values etc) 心机 心機 xīn jī thinking / scheme syn 惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about 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 思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn 一厢情愿 一廂情願 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking 顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) syn 轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) syn 不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion syn 信口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom) / to blurt sth out syn 儒家思想 rú jiā sī xiǎng Confucian thoughts / the thinking of the Confucian school 一相情愿 一相情願 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking syn 心窍 心竅 xīn qiào the mind / capacity for clear thinking syn 巧思 qiǎo sī innovative thinking / ingenuity 抽象思维 抽象思維 chōu xiàng sī wéi abstract thought / logical thinking 白日做梦 白日做夢 bái rì zuò mèng to daydream / to indulge in wishful thinking syn 觉 覺 jué to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware syn 囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo to swallow in one gulp (idiom) / (fig.) to accept without thinking / to lap up syn 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions syn 顺嘴 順嘴 shùn zuǐ to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream / wishful thinking / pipe dream syn 不入时宜 不入時宜 bù rù shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ subtle way of thinking (idiom) / hard to fathom / deep and shrewd 冲口而出 衝口而出 chōng kǒu ér chū to blurt out without thinking (idiom) 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) / thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing syn 言为心声 言為心聲 yán wéi xīn shēng one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom) 合于时宜 合于時宜 hé yú shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) 合时宜 合時宜 hé shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) 善思 shàn sī thoughtfulness / wholesome thinking (Buddhism) 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 封建思想 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng feudal way of thinking 思想顽钝 思想頑鈍 sī xiǎng wán dùn blunt thinking / apathy 炼之未定 煉之未定 liàn zhī wèi dìng to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision 牵记 牽記 qiān jì to feel anxious about sth / unable to stop thinking about sth / to miss 理路 lǐ lù logical thinking syn 脑子生锈 腦子生銹 nǎo zi shēng xiù lit. brains rusty / ossified thinking 