切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 右边 右邊 yòu bian right side / right, to the right syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 右翼 yòu yì the right flank / (politically) right-wing syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 右派 yòu pài (political) right / right wing / rightist syn 对不对 對不對 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial) 向右 xiàng yòu facing right / rightwards / to the right 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right syn 够味 夠味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent 嗯 èn (nonverbal grunt as interjection) / OK, yeah / what? syn 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 噫 yī yeah (interjection of approval) / to belch 不是味儿 不是味兒 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset syn 适逢其会 適逢其會 shì féng qí huì (idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time syn 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. 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 是的 shì de yes, that's right / variant of 似的[shi4 de5] syn 那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 不错 不錯 bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good syn 成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 正确 正確 zhèng què correct / sound / right / proper syn 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 随时 隨時 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary syn 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 左右 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 及时 及時 jí shí timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay syn 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 然 rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly 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, ... 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) syn 纠正 糾正 jiū zhèng to correct / to make right syn 恰好 qià hǎo as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right syn 活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should syn 是非 shì fēi right and wrong / quarrel syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 正轨 正軌 zhèng guǐ the right track syn 正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub syn 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 黑白 hēi bái black and white / right and wrong / monochrome syn 行使 xíng shǐ to exercise (a right etc) syn 改正 gǎi zhèng to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 右侧 右側 yòu cè right side syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect / it's just right syn 自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn 开门见山 開門見山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom) syn 发言权 發言權 fā yán quán the right of speech 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune syn 猜中 cāi zhòng to guess correctly / to figure out the right answer syn 门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth / the right social connection syn 产权 產權 chǎn quán property right syn 继承权 繼承權 jì chéng quán right of inheritance 股权 股權 gǔ quán equity shares / stock right 右面 yòu miàn right side syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 时下 時下 shí xià at present / right now syn 隐私权 隱私權 yǐn sī quán privacy right 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy syn 专卖 專賣 zhuān mài monopoly / exclusive right to trade syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 水到渠成 shuǐ dào qú chéng lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally syn 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right / without rhyme or reason syn 恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn (idiom) appropriate / apt / just right syn 服输 服輸 fú shū to concede / to admit defeat / to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right syn 右方 yòu fāng right-hand side syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 直角 zhí jiǎo a right angle 专利权 專利權 zhuān lì quán patent right 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method syn 长短 長短 cháng duǎn length / accident / mishap / right and wrong / good and bad / merits and demerits syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 据理力争 據理力爭 jù lǐ lì zhēng to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right 立时 立時 lì shí right away / quickly / immediately syn 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational syn 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi apparently right but actually wrong / specious (idiom) syn 评理 評理 píng lǐ to judge between right and wrong / to reason things out 八九不离十 八九不離十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí pretty close / very near / about right syn 居留权 居留權 jū liú quán right of abode (law)