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[萬事起頭難] wànshìqǐtóunán the first step is the hardest (idiom)

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        Mò/Wàn/wàn, [萬], see 万俟[Mò qí], surname Wan, ten thousand/a great number
        qiānwàn, [千萬], ten million/countless/many/one must by all means
        wànyī, [萬一], just in case/if by any chance/contingency
        bǎiwàn, [百萬], million/millions
        wànsuì, [萬歲], Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!/Your Majesty/His Majesty
        
        
        yǐfángwànyī, [以防萬一], to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case/prepared for any eventuali...
        chéngqiānshàngwàn, [成千上萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        shíwàn, [十萬], hundred thousand
        wànnéng, [萬能], omnipotent/all-purpose/universal
        wànfēn, [萬分], very much/extremely/one ten thousandth part
        
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        wànwù, [萬物], all living things
        
        wànshì, [萬事], all things
        shùbǎiwàn, [數百萬], several million
        qiānzhēnwànquè, [千真萬確], absolutely true (idiom)/manifold/true from many points of view
        
        
        
        bǎiwànfùwēng, [百萬富翁], millionaire
        
        
        
        
        wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        shàngwàn, [上萬], over ten thousand/fig. untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wànshìtōng, [萬事通], jack-of-all-trades/know-it-all
        
        wànè, [萬惡], everything that is evil
        
        
        
        
        shíwànhuǒjí, [十萬火急], most urgent/posthaste/express
        
        
        
        wànshìdàjí, [萬事大吉], everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
        
        
        
        wànwàn, [萬萬], absolutely/wholly
        
        
        qiānxīnwànkǔ, [千辛萬苦], to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/afte...
        qiānyánwànyǔ, [千言萬語], thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say/talking nonstop
        
        qiānqiānwànwàn, [千千萬萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        
        
        
        wànqiān, [萬千], myriad/multitudinous/multifarious
        
        
        
        
        wànzhòngyīxīn, [萬眾一心], millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
        
        shùnxīwànbiàn, [瞬息萬變], in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
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        Wànbǎolù, [萬寶路], Marlboro (cigarette)
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        shùyǐwànjì, [數以萬計], tens of thousands/numerous
        wànshìrúyì, [萬事如意], to have all one's wishes (idiom)/best wishes/all the best/may all your hopes be ...
        
        wànniánqīng, [萬年青], Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)
        
        
        
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        wànjiébùfù, [萬劫不復], consigned to eternal damnation/with no hope of reprieve
        yāochánwànguàn, [腰纏萬貫], lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money/...
        
        
        shùwàn, [數萬], several tens of thousands/many thousand
        yíchòuwànnián, [遺臭萬年], to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
        
        
        
        wànhuātǒng, [萬花筒], kaleidoscope
        
        qiānsīwànlǚ, [千絲萬縷], linked in countless ways
        
        
        
        
        Wànnián, [萬年], Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wànjīnyóu, [萬金油], Tiger Balm (medicine)/jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
        
        
        wànlàijùjì, [萬籟俱寂], not a sound to be heard (idiom)
        bāoluówànxiàng, [包羅萬象], all-embracing/all-inclusive
        
        
        
        
        
        wànbān, [萬般], every kind/manifold/extremely
        
        
        
        
        
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        WànlǐChángchéng, [萬里長城], the Great Wall
        
        wànguàn, [萬貫], ten thousand strings of cash/very wealthy/millionaire
        wànmín, [萬民], all the people
        
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        qiānbiànwànhuà, [千變萬化], countless changes/constant permutation
        
        
        
        
        qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
        
        
        
        
        
        qiāndāowànguǎ, [千刀萬剮], to make mincemeat of sb/to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
        
        
        wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
        
        
        qíngkōngwànlǐ, [晴空萬里], a clear and boundless sky
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        wànyǒuyǐnlì, [萬有引力], gravity
        
        
        
        
        qiānjiāwànhù, [千家萬戶], every family (idiom)
        
        
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        wànnán, [萬難], countless difficulties/extremely difficult/against all odds
        
        Wànxiàng/wànxiàng, [萬象], Vientiane, capital of Laos, every manifestation of nature
        
        
        
        
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        wànrénkōngxiàng, [萬人空巷], the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)/...
        
        
        
        
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        wànjiādēnghuǒ, [萬家燈火], (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
        
        
        
        
        jīngkǒngwànzhuàng, [驚恐萬狀], convulsed with fear (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        qiānjūnwànmǎ, [千軍萬馬], magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wànguó, [萬國], all nations
        Wànxiàn, [萬縣], Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou...
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wànzǐqiānhóng, [萬紫千紅], thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color/fig. a profusion of flou...
        
        
        
        
        
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        qiānchāwànbié, [千差萬別], manifold diversity
        
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        wànguànjiācái, [萬貫家財], vast wealth
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        Yēlièwàn, [耶烈萬], Yerevan, capital of Armenia/also written 埃里溫|埃里温[Āi lǐ wēn]
        
        
        
        
        
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        wànlíngdān, [萬靈丹], panacea/cure-all
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        wànmǎqíyīn, [萬馬齊喑], thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out/an atmosphere o...
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Wànlóng, [萬隆], Bandung (city in Indonesia)
        
        Wànháo, [萬豪], Marriott International (hotel chain)
        
        
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        wànshì, [萬世], all ages
        Wàndài, [萬代], Bandai toy company
        
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        wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
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        wànbānwúnài, [萬般無奈], to have no way out/to have no alternative
        

        shì, matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
        shìqing, affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        gùshì/gùshi, old practice/CL:個|个[gè], narrative/story/tale
        shìshíshàng, [事實上], in fact/in reality/actually/as a matter of fact/de facto/ipso facto
        shìshí, [事實], fact/CL:個|个[gè]
        shìr, [事兒], one's employment/business/matter that needs to be settled/(northern dialect) (of...
        shìjiàn, event/happening/incident/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎoshì/hàoshì, good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")/charity...
        shìyè, [事業], undertaking/project/activity/(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause/publ...
        shìgù, accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
        tóngshì, colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        méishìr, [沒事兒], to have spare time/free from work/it's not important/it's nothing/never mind
        méishì, [沒事], it's not important/it's nothing/never mind/to have nothing to do/to be free/to b...
        huàishì, [壞事], bad thing/misdeed/to ruin things
        dàshì, major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (...
        dāngshìrén, [當事人], persons involved or implicated/party (to an affair)
        shìwùsuǒ, [事務所], office/firm
        shìwù, thing/object/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūshì, to have an accident/to meet with a mishap
        xíngshì, to execute/to handle/behavior/action/conduct
        jūnshì, [軍事], military affairs/military matters/military
        shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
        běnshì/běnshi, source material/original story, ability/skill
        xiǎoshì, trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        dǒngshìhuì, [董事會], board of directors
        
        gòngshì, to work together
        zuòshì, to work/to handle matters/to have a job
        cóngshì, [從事], to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
        
        shìwù, [事務], (political, economic etc) affairs/work/transaction (as in a computer database)
        bànshì, [辦事], to handle (affairs)/to work
        
        
        xíngshì, criminal/penal
        gōngshì, work-related matters/documents
        chǔnshì, folly
        zhèngshì, one's proper business
        sīshì, personal matters
        wǎngshì, past events/former happenings
        shìtài, [事態], situation/existing state of affairs
        guǎnxiánshì, [管閒事], to meddle/to be a "nosy Parker"/to be too inquisitive about other people's busin...
        guàishì, strange thing/curious occurrence
        wànshì, [萬事], all things
        yǒushì, to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is something the matter
        chàshì/chāishi, poor/not up to standard, errand/assignment/job/commission/CL:件[jiàn]/see also 差使...
        mínshì, civil case/agricultural affairs/civil
        wúsuǒshìshì, [無所事事], to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom)
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
        fánshì, everything
        xīnshì, a load on one's mind/worry/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        shànshì, good deeds
        
        shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
        
        píngānwúshì, [平安無事], safe and sound (idiom)
        shìshì, affairs of life/things of the world
        lǐngshìguǎn, [領事館], consulate
        zhàoshì, to cause an accident/to be responsible for an incident/to provoke a disturbance
        rénshì, personnel/human resources/human affairs/ways of the world/(euphemism) sexuality/...
        dǒngshì, sensible/thoughtful/intelligent
        shìjì, [事跡], deed/past achievement/important event of the past
        shìshì, everything
        gǎnqíngyòngshì, to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
        àishì, [礙事], (usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter/to be in the way/to ...
        bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
        
        suǒshì, [瑣事], trifle
        shìyí, matters/arrangements
        lìxínggōngshì, routine business/usual practice/mere formality
        rěshì, to cause trouble
        chǔshì, [處事], to handle affairs/to deal with
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
        liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
        wújìyúshì, [無濟於事], to no avail/of no use
        dǒngshì, board member
        nàoshì, [鬧事], to cause trouble/to create a disturbance
        jūnshìjīdì, [軍事基地], military base
        jiùshì, [舊事], old affair/former matter
        bànshìchù, [辦事處], office/agency
        
        jìshìběn, [記事本], notebook/paper notepad/laptop computer
        sàishì, [賽事], competition (e.g. sporting)
        lǐshìhuì, [理事會], council
        
        jìshì, [記事], to keep a record of events/record/to start to form memories (after one's infancy...
        
        shìqián, in advance/before the event
        ruòwúqíshì, [若無其事], as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly/nonchalantly
        yúshìwúbǔ, [於事無補], unhelpful/useless
        zhìshēnshìwài, not to get involved/to stay out of it
        jūnshìfǎtíng, [軍事法庭], court-martial/military tribunal
        jiāshì, family matters/domestic affairs/housework
        yùnshì, [韻事], poetic occasion/elegant situation/in literature, the cue for a poem
        shìxiàng, [事項], matter/item
        qùshì, entertaining anecdote/interesting story or incident
        
        chǒushì, [醜事], scandal
        lǐngshì, [領事], consul
        
        qǐshì, [啟事], announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)/to post infor...
        shìguān, [事關], to concern/on (some topic)/about/concerning/to have importance for
        hūnshì, wedding/marriage/CL:門|门[mén],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        yàoshì, important matter
        xiánshì, [閑事], other people's business
        
        
        zhànshì, [戰事], war/hostilities/fighting
        dǒngshìzhǎng, [董事長], chairman of the board/chairman
        yìshì, [軼事], variant of 逸事[yì shì]
        shìduān, disturbance/incident
        
        gōngshìgōngbàn, [公事公辦], to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
        shìyǔyuànwéi, [事與願違], things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        zhǎoshì, to look for employment/to pick a quarrel
        wànshìtōng, [萬事通], jack-of-all-trades/know-it-all
        xīnxiǎngshìchéng, to have one's wishes come true/wish you the best!
        shěngshì/xǐngshì, to simplify matters/to save trouble, to handle administrative work
        shíshì, [時事], current trends/the present situation/how things are going
        xiāngānwúshì, [相安無事], to live together in harmony
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        rénshìbù, personnel office/human resources (HR)
        gànshi, [幹事], administrator/executive secretary
        
        
        
        shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
        fèishì, [費事], troublesome/to take a lot of trouble to do sth
        yìshì, [議事], to discuss official business
        BǎishìKělè, [百事可樂], Pepsi
        shíshì, [實事], fact/actual thing/practical matter
        shèngshì, grand occasion
        wànshìdàjí, [萬事大吉], everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
        záshì, [雜事], miscellaneous tasks/various chores
        
        zhēnrénzhēnshì, genuine people and true events
        liǎoshì, to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
        jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
        xǐshì, happy occasion/wedding
        shìlǐ, reason/logic
        lǐshì, member of council
        xìngshì, sth fortunate/a lucky chance
        fángshì, sexual intercourse/to make love
        
        duōshì, meddlesome/eventful
        xùshì, [敘事], narrative
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        hǎishì, maritime affairs/accident at sea
        
        
        pàshì, timid/to be afraid of getting involved/to be afraid of getting into trouble
        zhūshì, [諸事], everything/every matter
        fǎshì, religious ceremony/ritual
        wànshìrúyì, [萬事如意], to have all one's wishes (idiom)/best wishes/all the best/may all your hopes be ...
        zhàoshìzhě, offender/culprit
        xíngshìfànzuì, criminal offense
        rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
        sāngshì, [喪事], funeral arrangements
        yìqìyòngshì, [意氣用事], to let emotions affect one's decisions
        
        shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
        
        shìlì, example/exemplar/typical case
        
        zīshì, to cause trouble/to provoke a dispute
        shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
        
        yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng, a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, t...
        fūyǎnliǎoshì, to skimp/to work half-heartedly/not to bother
        lǐshìzhǎng, [理事長], director general
        shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
        
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        qíngshì, circumstances/facts (of a case)/case/feelings/love affair
        
        yìshì, anecdote/lost or apocryphal story about famous person
        gōngshì, defensive structure/military fortifications/(Tw) construction works/civil engine...
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
        dāngshì/dàngshì, [當事], to be in charge/to be confronted (with a matter)/involved (in some matter), to c...
        chuīshì, cooking
        wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
        fángyùgōngshì, [防禦工事], fortification/defensive structure
        xīshìníngrén, [息事寧人], to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        shìbiàn, [事變], incident/unforeseen event/events (in general)
        guóshì, [國事], affairs of the nation/politics
        shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
        shìjià, leave of absence for a personal matter
        shìbìgōngqīn, [事必躬親], to attend to everything personally
        dōngchuāngshìfā, [東窗事發], (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)/to come to light
        qíshì, marvel
        wàishì, foreign affairs
        
        jūnshìxué, [軍事學], military science
        
        zǒnglǐngshì, [總領事], consul general
        huòshì, [禍事], disaster/doom
        hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
        
        jūnshìhuà, [軍事化], militarization
        shìyóu, main content/matter/work/origin of an incident/cause/purpose/subject (of busines...
        měishì, a fine thing/a wonderful thing
        kuīxīnshì, [虧心事], shameful deed
        Lèshì/lèshì, [樂事], Lay's (brand), pleasure
        
        móushì, [謀事], to plan matters/to look for a job
        qīnshì, [親事], marriage/CL:門|门[mén]
        
        shìguòjìngqiān, [事過境遷], The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom)./It is water und...
        hànshì, a matter for regret/sth that is a (great) pity
        bǎishìtōng, knowledgeable person/know all
        zhèngshì, politics/government affairs
        zǒnglǐngshìguǎn, [總領事館], consulate general
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        hùnshì, to work half-heartedly/to get by in a job with the minimum effort
        wùshì, [誤事], to hold things up/to make a botch of things
        
        shìtǐ, [事體], things/affairs/decorum
        xùshìshī, [敘事詩], narrative poem
        zhèngzhòngqíshì, [鄭重其事], serious about the matter
        gùshipiàn, fictional film/feature film
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        
        
        nóngshì, [農事], farming task
        rénshìchù, [人事處], human resources department
        zhuānshì, [專事], specialized
        shìzhǔ, victim (of a criminal)/party involved (in a dispute etc)/main instigator
        niánshìyǐgāo, old in years
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
        dāngshìzhě, [當事者], the person involved/the people holding power
        
        quēdéshì, misdeed/immoral action/wicked deed/a deliberate wrongdoing
        shìyèxīn, [事業心], devotion to one's work/professional ambition
        
        zhōngshēndàshì, [終身大事], major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
        
        
        niánshì, years of age/age
        
        zhǐshì, ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese ch...
        jūnshìkēxué, [軍事科學], military science
        
        chuīshìyuán, [炊事員], cook/kitchen worker
        
        
        
访         guóshìfǎngwèn, [國事訪問], state visit
        
        néngshì, particular abilities/one's forte
        
        jūnshìjiā, [軍事家], military expert/general
        xíngshìfàn, a criminal
        
        shìquán, [事權], position/authority/responsibility
        dǐngshì, [頂事], useful/fitting
        duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
        zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
        
        
        

        qǐlai/qilai, [起來], to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qǐ lái], (after a verb) indicating the beginning...
        yīqǐ, in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)
        duìbuqǐ, [對不起], unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please ...
        qǐ, to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to launch/to initiate (...
        xiǎngqǐ, to recall/to think of/to call to mind
        qǐsù, [起訴], to sue/to bring a lawsuit against/to prosecute
        yǐnqǐ, to give rise to/to lead to/to cause/to arouse
        liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
        qǐmǎ, [起碼], at the minimum/at the very least
        qǐchuáng, to get out of bed/to get up
        kànqǐlai, [看起來], seemingly/apparently/looks as if/appear to be/gives the impression that/seems on...
        qǐfēi, [起飛], (of an aircraft) to take off
        tíqǐ, to mention/to speak of/to lift/to pick up/to arouse/to raise (a topic, a heavy w...
        qǐlì, to stand/Stand up!
        tiǎoqǐ, to provoke/to stir up/to incite
        shēngqǐ, to raise/to hoist/to rise
        qǐchū, originally/at first/at the outset
        jǔqǐ, [舉起], to heave/to lift/to raise up/to uphold
        fāqǐ, [發起], to originate/to initiate/to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)/to start/to pr...
        qǐhuǒ, to catch fire/to cook/to get angry
        qǐjiàn, [起見], motive/purpose/(sth) being the motive or purpose
        qǐdiǎn, [起點], starting point
        
        qǐshì, to vow/to swear an oath
        zǎoqǐ, to get up early
        qǐcǎo, to make a draft/to draw up (plans)
        qǐyuán, origin/to originate/to come from
        qǐfú, to move up and down/to undulate/ups and downs
        jīqǐ, to arouse/to evoke/to cause/to stir up
        qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
        qǐjūshì, living room/sitting room
        xiānqǐ, to lift/to raise in height/to begin/upsurge/to set off (a campaign)
        qǐbù, to set out/to set in motion/the start (of some activity)
        
        
        qǐshēn, to get up/to leave/to set forth
        
        qǐzhòngjī, [起重機], crane
        bùqǐyǎn, unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary
        shùqǐ, [豎起], to erect (a tent etc)/to prick up (one's ears)/to raise (one's eyebrows)/to stic...
        qǐyì, [起義], uprising/insurrection/revolt
        qiáobùqǐ, to look down upon/to hold in contempt
        juéqǐ, to rise abruptly (to a towering position)/to tower over/to spring up/to emerge s...
        qǐxiān, at first/in the beginning
        huànqǐ, [喚起], to waken (to action)/to rouse (the masses)/to evoke (attention, recollection etc...
        bǐqǐ, compared with
        qǐyīn, cause/a factor (leading to an effect)
        xīngqǐ, [興起], to rise/to spring up/to burgeon/to be aroused/to come into vogue
        qǐzi, baking soda (used to leaven bread)/screwdriver/bottle opener
        
        mǎibuqǐ, [買不起], cannot afford/can't afford buying
        dōngshānzàiqǐ, [東山再起], lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig...
        
        báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
        qǐmíng, to name/to christen/to take a name
        sìqǐ, to spring up everywhere/from all around
        qǐpǎo, to start running/the start of a race
        kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
        piānpiānqǐwǔ, (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
        ránqǐ, to ignite/to light/fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
        qǐbào, to explode/to set off an explosion/to detonate
        qǐsùshū, [起訴書], indictment (law)/statement of charges (law)
        duìdeqǐ, [對得起], not to let sb down/to treat sb fairly/be worthy of
        jīngbuqǐ, [經不起], can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist
        qǐjìn, [起勁], vigorously/energetically/enthusiastically
        fènqǐ, [奮起], to rise vigorously/a spirited start
        qǐháng, (of a ship) to set sail/(of an aeroplane) to take off/also written 啟航|启航[qǐ háng...
        qǐjià, [起價], initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer)/prices starting from
        qǐsè, a turn for the better/to pick up/to improve
        shuōqǐ, [說起], to mention/to bring up (a subject)/with regard to/as for
        qǐjiā, to start out by/to grow an enterprise beginning with/to begin one's career by
        
线         qǐpǎoxiàn, [起跑線], the starting line (of a race)/scratch line (in a relay race)
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        tūqǐ, to appear suddenly/projection/bit sticking out
        fāqǐrén, [發起人], proposer/initiator/founding member
        qǐluò, to rise and fall/takeoff and landing/ups and downs
        qǐchéng, to set out/to leave
        qǐhòng, [起鬨], to heckle/rowdy jeering/to create a disturbance
        yǎngwòqǐzuò, [仰臥起坐], sit-up (physical exercise)
        qǐdòng, [起動], to start up (a motor)/to launch (a computer application)
        qǐluòjià, undercarriage
        juǎnqǐ, [捲起], variant of 捲起|卷起[juǎn qǐ], to roll up/to curl up/(of dust etc) to swirl up
        
        qǐmáo, [起錨], to weigh anchor
        jīngdeqǐ, [經得起], to be able to withstand/to be able to endure
        
        qǐpào, to bubble/to foam/to blister/to sprout boils (on one's body)/sparkling (wine etc...
        qǐshǐ, to originate
        píngqǐpíngzuò, to be on an equal footing
        
        yángqǐ, [揚起], to raise one's head/to perk up
        bóqǐ, erection/to have an erection
        
        tūqǐ, convex/protruding/to protrude/to bulge/to buckle upwards
        lóngqǐ, to swell/to bulge
        
        
        qǐjiàng, (of aircraft) to take off and land
        gāocháodiéqǐ, each new high point replaced by another/(of a movie etc) one climax after anothe...
        jīnbuqǐ, to be unable to stand
        
        qǐjū, everyday life/regular pattern of life
        sùránqǐjìng, [肅然起敬], to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
        dàqǐdàluò, (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)/volatile/significant ups and...
        
        
        
        lìngqǐlúzào, [另起爐灶], lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch/back to square ...
        
        qǐyòng, to promote/to reinstate (in a position or job)
        qǐchuángháo, [起床號], reveille
        rěbuqǐ, can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable
        
        
        qǐzhòng, to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
        fànqǐ, to appear/to emerge/to surface
        
        
        
        fènqǐzhízhuī, [奮起直追], to catch up vigorously/to set off in hot pursuit
        cǐqǐbǐfú, up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession/no sooner one subsid...
        
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        
        yīyuèérqǐ, [一躍而起], to jump up suddenly/to bound up/to rise up in one bound
        
        
        
        
        
        kàndeqǐ, to show respect for/to think highly of
        
        
        Qǐyà, [起亞], Kia (Motors)
        qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
        qǐzǎotānhēi, [起早貪黑], to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
        
竿         
        yuánqǐ, [緣起], origin
        yībìngbùqǐ, to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
        
        diéqǐ, continuously arising/to arise repeatedly
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qǐjìng, to feel respect
        
        yǒngqǐ, [湧起], to well up/to boil out/to bubble forth/to spurt
        
        
        
        nóngmínqǐyì, [農民起義], peasant revolt
        
        qǐzǎomōhēi, see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qǐ zǎo tān hēi]
        
        
        
        
        pāiànérqǐ, lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether/una...
        
        
        
稿         qǐgǎo, to make a draft/to draft (a document)
        
        
        
        
        fēngqǐyúnyǒng, [風起雲湧], to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)/to grow by leaps and bounds
        qǐyùn, [起運], variant of 啟運|启运[qǐ yùn]

        tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
        tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
        tóur, [頭兒], leader
        huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
        shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
        gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
        tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
        shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
        mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
        shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
        lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
        jiētóu, [街頭], street
        kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
        tóubù, [頭部], head
        zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
        mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
        jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
        tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
        shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
        tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
        tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
        niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
        tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
        quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
        tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
        dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
        yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
        tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
        cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
        tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
        rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
        pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
        diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
        zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
        lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
        zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
        táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
        guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
        shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
        niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
        dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
        diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
        étóu, [額頭], forehead
        duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
        wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
        tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
        yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
        tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
        gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
        tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
        hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
        chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
        diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
        fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
        cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
        tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
        guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
        yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
        fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
        tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
        chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
        māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
        réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
        tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
        jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
        shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
        dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
        fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
        tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
        tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
        
        zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
        
        guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
        dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
        tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
        zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
        zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
        gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        chātóu, [插頭], plug
        guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
        kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
        kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
        hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
        kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
        lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
        huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
        tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
        tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
        tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
        zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
        
        tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
        chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
        nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
        yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        
        dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
        chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
        qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
        láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
        lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
        tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
        yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
        gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
        yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
        jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
        chūfēngtou, [出風頭], to push oneself forward/to seek fame/to be in the limelight/same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chū ...
        
        mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
        kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
        chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
        
        xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
        shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
        tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
        jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
        duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
        jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
        shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
        máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
        lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
        dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
        bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
        shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
        zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
        tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
        tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
        Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
        jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
        líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
        
        píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
        huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
        máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
        gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
        tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
        làngtou, [浪頭], wave
        
        shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        
        Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
        sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
        méitóu, [眉頭], brows
        tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
        zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
        chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
        tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
        kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
        hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
        
        lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
        zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
        
        mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
        dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
        
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
        zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
        
        guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
        miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
        
        jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
        jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
        huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
        gǎotou, [搞頭], (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile/cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[yǒu gǎo tou] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[méi ...
        pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
        pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
        pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
        fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
        
        xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
        dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
        jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
        tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
        pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
        tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
        tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
        dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
        
        
        xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
        
        niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
        
        
        
        jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
        
        piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
        
        chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
        tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
        kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
        yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
        qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
        lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
        
        chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
        liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
        bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
        qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
        tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
        língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
        yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
        huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
        máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
        
        tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
        
        
        
        
        
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
        shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
        pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
        shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
        yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
        
        dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
        zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
        zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
        
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        mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
        shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
        jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
        lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
        
        tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
        náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
        
        tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
        
        zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
        
        yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
        bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
        bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
        tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
        
        
        
        huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
        
        jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
        hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
        
        
        qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
        shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
        
        yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
        
        
        qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
        zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
        péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
        
        mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
        
        huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
        dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
        qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
        bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
        
        gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
        
        
        tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
        pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
        cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
        
        kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
        rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
        
        
        jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
        
        yùtou, [芋頭], taro
        bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
        guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
        huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
        gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
        zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
        Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广         guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
        yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
        diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
        
        
        àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
        
        
        zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
        
        féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
线         zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
竿         bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
        hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
        
        píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
        shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
        
        chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
        
        tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
        
        
        
        
        dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
        qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
        màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
        jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
        
        
        
        
        lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
        pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
        báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
        kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        
        
        
        
        yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
        
        tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
        
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
        cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
        
        lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
        
        cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
        
        
        
西         
        lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
        
        
        
        duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
        
        
        
        lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
        
        
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
        
        
        yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
        yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
        Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
        
        
        bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
        
        
        tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
        páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
        tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
        
        tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
        báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
        gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
        
        
        
        quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
        
        
        bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿         lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
        èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
        guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
        
        tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
        

        nán/nàn, [難], difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good, disaster/distress/to sc...
        nándào, [難道], don't tell me .../could it be that...?
        kùnnan, [困難], difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation
        nányǐzhìxìn, [難以置信], hard to believe/incredible
        nánguò, [難過], to feel sad/to feel unwell/(of life) to be difficult
        nányǐ, [難以], hard to (predict, imagine etc)
        jiānnán, [艱難], difficult/hard/challenging
        zāinàn, [災難], disaster/catastrophe
        nánkān, [難堪], hard to take/embarrassed
        nánshòu, [難受], to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear
        nánguài, [難怪], (it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)
        nánwàng, [難忘], unforgettable
        nándù, [難度], trouble/problem
        
        nánguān, [難關], difficulty/crisis
        wéinán, [為難], to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find th...
        nándé, [難得], seldom/rare/hard to come by
        nántí, [難題], difficult problem
        bìnànsuǒ, [避難所], refuge/asylum
        nànmín, [難民], refugee
        kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
        nánwéiqíng, [難為情], embarrassed
        yùnàn, [遇難], to perish/to be killed
        nánmiǎn, [難免], hard to avoid/difficult to escape from/will inevitably
        bìnàn, [避難], refuge/to take refuge/to seek asylum (political etc)
        nánwén, [難聞], unpleasant smell/stink
        nánkàn, [難看], ugly/unsightly
        nányǐrěnshòu, [難以忍受], hard to endure/unbearable
        mónàn, [磨難], a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried
齿         nányǐqǐchǐ, [難以啟齒], to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)/to find it hard to speak about sth
        qiānzǎinánféng, [千載難逢], extremely rare (idiom)/once in a blue moon
        
        shòunàn, [受難], to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress
退         jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        nànmínyíng, [難民營], refugee camp
        
        nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
怀         
        zénàn, [責難], to censure
        nánchu, [難處], trouble/difficulty/problem
        wēinàn, [危難], calamity
        nánbǎo, [難保], hard to say/can't guarantee/difficult to protect/difficult to preserve
        nántīng, [難聽], unpleasant to hear/coarse/vulgar/offensive/shameful
        diāonàn, [刁難], to be hard on sb/to deliberately make things difficult
        kōngnàn, [空難], air crash/aviation accident or incident
        nándǎo, [難倒], to baffle/to confound/to stump
        yīyánnánjìn, [一言難盡], hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succ...
        
        zàisuǒnánmiǎn, [在所難免], to be unavoidable (idiom)
        nánchǎn, [難產], difficult birth/(fig.) difficult to achieve
        nándǒng, [難懂], difficult to understand
        
        huànnàn, [患難], trials and tribulations
        
        liǎngnán, [兩難], dilemma/quandary/to face a difficult choice
        
        dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
        
        fānàn, [發難], to rise in revolt/to raise difficult questions
        
        luònàn, [落難], to meet with misfortune/to fall into dire straits
        qiǎngrénsuǒnán, [強人所難], to force someone to do something
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        hǎinàn, [海難], perils of the sea
        qǐnshínánān, [寢食難安], lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)/fig. extremely worried and troubled
        xùnnàn, [殉難], to sacrifice oneself in a just cause/a victim of a disaster
        chūnántí, [出難題], to raise a tough question
        qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
        fànnán, [犯難], to feel embarrassed/to feel akward
        
        jiénàn, [劫難], calamity
        nándiǎn, [難點], difficulty
        
        
        yínán, [疑難], hard to understand/difficult to deal with/knotty/complicated
        nánshàngjiānán, [難上加難], extremely difficult/even more difficult
        
        cùnbùnánxíng, [寸步難行], unable to move a single step (idiom)/to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
        
        sǐnànzhě, [死難者], victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country
        
        miǎnwéiqínán, [勉為其難], to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
        táonàn, [逃難], to run away from trouble/to flee from calamity/to be a refugee
        
        
        
        nánnéngkěguì, [難能可貴], rare and precious/valuable/remarkable
        gāonán, [高難], extremely difficult/hard and dangerous/challenging
        línàn, [罹難], to die in an accident or disaster/to be killed
        jiānnánxiǎnzǔ, [艱難險阻], untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
退         zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
        sǐnàn, [死難], to die in an accident/to die for a just cause
        fēinàn, [非難], reproof/blame
        
        jiùnán, [救難], to rescue/rescue (operation, workers)
        wànnán, [萬難], countless difficulties/extremely difficult/against all odds
        duōzāiduōnàn, [多災多難], to be plagued with misfortunes/precarious
        nánshěnánfēn, [難捨難分], loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
        qìngzhúnánshū, [罄竹難書], so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted/innumerable crimes (idiom)/see...
        páiyōujiěnàn, [排憂解難], to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
        shòunànzhě, [受難者], sufferer/a victim of a calamity/a person in distress
        nánwei, [難為], to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (poli...
        zāonàn, [遭難], to run into misfortune
        
        
        
        chāchìnánfēi, [插翅難飛], lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
        
        
        
        
        nánxiōngnándì/nànxiōngnàndì, [難兄難弟], lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)/fig. one is...
        gūzhǎngnánmíng, [孤掌難鳴], It's hard to clap with only one hand./It takes two to tango/It's difficult to ac...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        jínàn, [急難], misfortune/crisis/grave danger/critical situation/disaster/emergency/to be zealo...
        
        nánjiěnánfēn, [難解難分], hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved/locked in battle
        
        
        nánshěnánlí, [難捨難離], loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
        
        

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