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[前門拒虎,後門進狼] qiánménjùhǔ,hòuménjìnláng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

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        qián, front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. ...
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        yǐqián, before/formerly/previous/ago
        miànqián, in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
        mùqián, at the present time/currently
        qiánmiàn, ahead/in front/preceding/above/also pr. [qián mian]
        qiánjìn, [前進], to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
        yǎnqián, before one's eyes/now/at present
        tíqián, to shift to an earlier date/to do sth ahead of time/in advance
        qiánwǎng, to leave for/to proceed towards/to go
        qiánqī, ex-wife/late wife
        qiántú, prospects/future outlook/journey
        xiàngqián, forward/onward
        cóngqián, [從前], previously/formerly/once upon a time
        qiánkē, criminal record/previous convictions
        qiánrèn, predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc)
        qiánfū, former husband
        Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
        qiánlái, [前來], to come (formal)/before/previously
        qiánfāng, ahead/the front
        qiántí, premise/precondition/prerequisite
        xiānqián, before/previously
        qiántái, [前臺], stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/recept...
线         qiánxiàn, [前線], front line/military front/workface/cutting edge
        hūnqián, premarital/prenuptial
        shēngqián, (of a deceased) during one's life/while living
        ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
        qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
        dāngqián, [當前], current/today's/modern/present/to be facing (us)
        qiánchéng, future (career etc) prospects
        bùjiǔqián, not long ago
        qiánxíng, (literary) to go forward
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        xiōngqián, (on the) chest/bosom
        qiánjǐng, foreground/vista/(future) prospects/perspective
        qiáné, [前額], forehead
        qiántiān, the day before yesterday
        shàngqián, to advance/to step forward
        qiányè, the eve/the night before
        qiánbèi, [前輩], senior/older generation/precursor
        
        gōngyuánqián, BCE (before the Common Era)/BC (before Christ)
        kōngqián, unprecedented
        shǐwúqiánlì, [史無前例], unprecedented in history
        gēnqián/gēnqian, the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a date), (of children,...
        shìqián, in advance/before the event
        qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
        shǐqián, prehistory
        qiánwèi, [前衛], advanced guard/vanguard/avant-garde/forward (soccer position)
        qiánxián, former hatred/bygone enmity
        qiánfēng, [前鋒], vanguard/front line/a forward (sports)
        Táiqián/táiqián, Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pú yáng], Henan, front of the stage
        yǒngwǎngzhíqián, to advance bravely
        
        
        qiánxī, eve/the day before
        qiánlièxiàn, prostate
        qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
        
        qiántúwúliàng, [前途無量], to have boundless prospects
        qiánqī, preceding period/early stage
        qiánzhě, the former
        cǐqián, before this/before then/previously
        qiányuàn, front courtyard/front yard
        qiángōngjìnqì, [前功盡棄], to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down...
沿         qiányán, front-line/forward position/outpost/extending ahead/frontier (of science, techno...
        chǎnqián, [產前], prenatal/antenatal
        
        jìnzàiyǎnqián, right under one's nose/right in front of one's eyes/close at hand/imminent
        qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
        qiánshì, previous generations/previous incarnation (Buddhism)
        chāoqián, to be ahead of one's time/to surpass or outdo one's predecessors/to be ahead of ...
        
        qiánduàn, front part (of an object)/first part (of an event)/previous paragraph
        
        qiánzhào, omen/prior indication/first sign
        qiánshào, outpost/(fig.) front line
        tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
        qiánbì, forearm
        rìqián, the other day/a few days ago
        qiántīng, [前廳], anteroom/vestibule/lobby (of a hotel etc)
        xuéqiánbān, [學前班], preschool
        qiánduān, front/front end/forward part of sth
        qiánzòu, prelude/presage
        
        qiánnián, the year before last
        qiánbian, [前邊], front/the front side/in front of
        
        
        
        qiánliè, the very front
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        
        mínglièqiánmáo, to rank among the best
        
        niánqián, before the end of the year/before the new year
        yīwǎngwúqián, [一往無前], to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        qiánlún, [前輪], front wheel
        qiánrén, predecessor/forebears/the person facing you
        
        guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
        
        qiánshēn, forerunner/predecessor/precursor/previous incarnation (Buddhism)/jacket front
        qiánjiǎo, [前腳], one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)
        qiányán, preface/forward/introduction
        
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        qiánlì, precedent
        qiánzhānxìng, farsightedness/perspicacity/prescience/forward-looking
        huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
        qiánshēng, previous life/previous incarnation
        tònggǎiqiánfēi, completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and...
        wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
        qiántíng, front courtyard/vestibule
        
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        
        jǐnxiùqiánchéng, [錦繡前程], bright future/bright prospects
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        qiánsuǒwèiwén, [前所未聞], unheard-of/unprecedented
        qiánchén, [前塵], the past/impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
        xuéqiánjiàoyù, [學前教育], preschool education/early childhood education
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        shèngkuàngkōngqián, [盛況空前], a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
        qiánzhuì, [前綴], prefix (linguistics)
        qiánrì, day before yesterday
        qiánqū, [前驅], precursor/pioneer
        yīwǎngzhíqián, see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
        chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
        
        
        dǎqiánzhàn, to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to di...
        mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
        
        gèbènqiánchéng, each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
        
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        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        
        qiánshàozhàn, [前哨戰], skirmish
        
        qiándǎo, [前導], to precede/to guide
        dàdídāngqián, [大敵當前], facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties/Enemy at th...
        qiánzhān, forward-looking/prescient/foresight/forethought/outlook
        qiáncháo, the previous dynasty
        
        qiánzhī, forelimb/foreleg
        qiánshù, aforestated/stated above/the preceding statement
        
        
        wǔqián, morning/a.m.
        qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
齿         qiánjiùchǐ, [前臼齒], premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
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        qiánzòuqǔ, prelude (music)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánmáo, forward patrol (military) (old)/(fig.) the top ranks
        
        zhīqián, to support the front (military)
        
        mǎqiánzú, [馬前卒], lackey/errand boy/lit. runner before a carriage
        
        
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
        
        
        

        Mén/mén, [門], surname Men, gate/door/CL:扇[shàn]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[gè]/opening/valve/switc...
        bùmén, [部門], department/branch/section/division/CL:個|个[gè]
        kāimén, [開門], to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
        guānmén, [關門], to close a door/to lock a door/(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or perma...
        ménkǒu, [門口], doorway/gate/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhuānmén, [專門], specialist/specialized/customized
        chūmén, [出門], to go out/to leave home/to go on a journey/away from home/(of a woman) to get ma...
        āmén, [阿門], amen (loanword)
        Dàmén/dàmén, [大門], the Doors, US rock band, entrance/door/gate/large and influential family
        
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        qiāomén, [敲門], to knock on a door
        shàngmén, [上門], to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close/to go and live with one'...
        Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
        ménpiào, [門票], ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
        ménwài, [門外], outside the door
        ménsuǒ, [門鎖], door lock
        jiāmén, [家門], house door/family clan
        
        rèmén, [熱門], popular/hot/in vogue
        chēmén, [車門], car door/door of bus, railway carriage etc
        ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
        ménlíng, [門鈴], doorbell
        suǒmén, [鎖門], to lock the door
        shèmén, [射門], (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
        
        bǎmén, [把門], to stand as a goalkeeper/to keep guard on a gate
        méntú, [門徒], disciple
        Kǎmén, [卡門], Carmen (name)/Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper M...
        yóumén, [油門], accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
        ménwèi, [門衛], guard at gate/sentry
        
        pòménérrù, [破門而入], to break the door down and enter (idiom)
        zhǎoshàngmén, [找上門], to come to sb's door/to call on sb
        fángmén, [房門], door of a room
        Jīnmén, [金門], Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen cou...
        ménláng, [門廊], stoop/parvis/portico/patio/veranda
        ménzhěn, [門診], outpatient service
        gāngmén, [肛門], anus
        Ménluó, [門羅], Monroe
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        nǎménzi, [哪門子], (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what/what kind/why on earth
        Suǒluómén, [所羅門], Solomon (name)
        qiàomén, [竅門], a trick/an ingenious method/know-how/the knack (of doing sth)
西         Xīmén, [西門], surname Ximen
        qiúmén, [球門], goalmouth (in soccer)
        zhèngmén, [正門], main entrance/main gate/portal
        
        nǎomén, [腦門], forehead
        
        fámén, [閥門], valve (mechanical)
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        ménhù, [門戶], door/strategic gateway/portal/faction/sect/family status/family/web portal/(old)...
        ménlù, [門路], way of doing sth/the right social connection
        shǒuményuán, [守門員], goalkeeper
        pòmén, [破門], to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Churc...
        Àomén, [澳門], Macao/Aomen/Macau
        ménkǎn, [門檻], doorstep/sill/threshold/fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
        rùmén, [入門], entrance door/to enter a door/introduction (to a subject)
        zhámén, [閘門], sluice gate
        sǎngmén, [嗓門], voice/windpipe
        méntīng, [門廳], entrance hall/vestibule
        cèmén, [側門], side door
        yuǎnmén, [遠門], (to go to) distant parts/faraway/a distant relative
        ményá, [門牙], incisor
        chéngmén, [城門], city gate
        
        
        guānméndàjí, [關門大吉], to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
        guǐménguān, [鬼門關], the gates of hell
        
        
        ménfáng, [門房], gatehouse/lodge/gatekeeper/porter
        shǒumén, [守門], to keep goal/on duty as gatekeeper
        gǒngmén, [拱門], arched door
        guòmén, [過門], to pass through a doorway/(of a woman) to marry/orchestral music interlude in an...
        dēngmén, [登門], to visit sb at home
        Yěmén, [也門], Yemen
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        kuàimén, [快門], shutter
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        ménmian, [門面], shop front/facade/CL:間|间[jiān]/prestige
        
        míngmén, [名門], famous family/prestigious house
        huómén, [活門], valve
        ménshuān, [門閂], horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal)/door bolt
        háomén, [豪門], rich and powerful (families)/aristocratic/big shots
        lěngmén, [冷門], a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)/fig. a complete unknown who wi...
        chuànmén, [串門], to call on sb/to drop in/to visit sb's home
        
        
        ménpái, [門牌], door plate/house number
        shāmén, [沙門], monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)/Buddhist monk
        ménzhù, [門柱], doorpost
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        
        
        ménwàihàn, [門外漢], layman
        
        
        yámen, [衙門], government office in feudal China/yamen
        Mómén, [摩門], Mormon (religion)
        Sàkèlāméntuō, [薩克拉門托], Sacramento
        
        ménkuàng, [門框], door frame
        
        
        xíngzhèngbùmén, [行政部門], administrative department/administration/executive (government branch)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        biānmén, [邊門], side door/wicket door
        
        shāménshìjūn, [沙門氏菌], Salmonella
        
        
        ménshén, [門神], door god
        
        
        méndào/méndao, [門道], doorway/gateway, the way to do sth/knack
        zhuànmén, [轉門], revolving door/turnstile
        wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
        
        fǎmén, [法門], gate to enlightment (Buddhism)/Buddhism/way/method/(old) south gate of a palace
        qiāoménzhuān, [敲門磚], lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient/to use sb as ...
        kāiménhóng, [開門紅], a good beginning
        
        bìméngēng, [閉門羹], see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]
        
        
        
        
        ménjiàng, [門將], official gatekeeper/goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
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        ménhuán, [門環], door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
        ménjìng, [門徑], access
        ménzi, [門子], door/doorman (old)/hanger-on of an aristocrat/social influence/pull/classifier f...
        fángdàomén, [防盜門], security door
        Tútǎnkǎmén, [圖坦卡門], Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
        
        
        fēnménbiélèi, [分門別類], to organize by categories/to classify
        qìmén, [氣門], valve (esp. tire valve)/accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)/stigma (zool.)/spi...
        ménshēng, [門生], disciple/student (of a famous master)
        
        méndānghùduì, [門當戶對], the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)/(of a prospectiv...
        
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西         Xīménzǐ, [西門子], Siemens (company name)
        
        
        méndiàn, [門店], (retail) store
        ménméi, [門楣], lintel (of a door)/fig. family's social status
        
        línmén, [臨門], to arrive home/facing one's home/home-coming/(soccer) facing the goalmouth
        
        
        
        
        duìmén, [對門], the building or room opposite
        
        
        
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        yōumén, [幽門], pylorus (anatomy)
        
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        Bānménnòngfǔ, [班門弄斧], to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
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        déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
        
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        Xiàmén, [廈門], Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià]
        
        kǎixuánmén, [凱旋門], triumphal arch
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        diànmén, [電門], electric switch
        
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        chēngménmiàn, [撐門面], to keep up appearances/to put up a front
        méndòng, [門洞], passageway/archway
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        shuāngxǐlínmén, [雙喜臨門], two simultaneous happy events in the family
        
        
        
        ménkěluóquè, [門可羅雀], you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
        
        
        zhuāngménmiàn, [裝門面], see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuāng diǎn mén miàn]
        wāiménxiédào, [歪門邪道], dishonest practices
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Fómén, [佛門], Buddhism
        
        ménduì, [門對], couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
        
齿         ménchǐ, [門齒], incisor
        
鸿         HóngménYàn, [鴻門宴], Feast at Hongmen/(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest/refers ...
        pángmén, [旁門], side door
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        tánhuángmén, [彈簧門], swing door
        
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        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        Lóngmén, [龍門], Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong/mythical Dragon gate where a c...
        pángménzuǒdào, [旁門左道], dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion/dissident group
        ménlèi, [門類], category/kind/class
        Ménjiélièfū, [門捷列夫], Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the perio...
        
        bēnmén, [賁門], cardia (anatomy)
        chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
        
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        nǎoménzi, [腦門子], forehead (dialect)
        ménshìbù, [門市部], retail department/section of a retail store
        
        
        
        ménliǎn, [門臉], shop front/facade
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        kòumén, [叩門], to knock on a door
        
        
        
        
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        Ménsà, [門薩], Mensa (loanword)
        hóumén, [侯門], noble house
        
        ménshǒu, [門首], doorway/gate/entrance
        
        
        SuǒluóménQúndǎo, [所羅門群島], Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
        
        
        
        kōuménr, [摳門兒], (dialect) stingy
        
        
        
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        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        bàolěngmén, [爆冷門], an upset (esp. in sports)/unexpected turn of events/to pull off a coup/a breakth...
        
        Suǒluómén, [索羅門], Solomon (name)/Solomon (Islands)
        
        
        
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        méntóng, [門童], doorman/bell boy
        
        
        
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        Yèmén, [葉門], Yemen (Tw)
        bìménsīguò, [閉門思過], shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
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        diàomén/tiáomén, [調門], melody/pitch or key (music)/tone/style/point of view, valve
        
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        xìnmén, [囟門], fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
        
        
        
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        
        
        Shímén, [石門], Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
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        mǎnmén, [滿門], the whole family
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        tàipíngmén, [太平門], emergency exit
        
        
        
        
        méntíngruòshì, [門庭若市], front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)/a place with many visitors

        jùjué, [拒絕], to refuse/to decline/to reject
        kàngjù, to resist/to defy/to oppose
        jù, to resist/to repel/to refuse
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        jùbǔ, to resist arrest
        láizhěbùjù, [來者不拒], to refuse nobody (idiom)/all comers welcome
        jùshōu, to reject/to refuse to accept
        jùfù, to refuse to accept a payment/to refuse to pay/to stop (a check or payment)
        wǎnjù, to tactfully decline/to turn down gracefully

        hǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        měnghǔ, fierce tiger
        mǎhu, [馬虎], careless/sloppy/negligent/skimpy
        lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
        Měizhōuhǔ, jaguar
        hǔshìdāndān, [虎視眈眈], to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)/to eye covetously
        shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
        mǎmahūhū, [馬馬虎虎], careless/casual/vague/not so bad/so-so/tolerable/fair
        lángtūnhǔyàn, [狼吞虎嚥], to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself
        hǔkǒu, tiger's den/dangerous place/the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
        
        mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
        
        bìhǔ, gecko/house lizard
        
        
        hǔzǐ, tiger cub/brave young man
        lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
        
        lánlùhǔ, [攔路虎], stumbling block
        qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
齿         jiànchǐhǔ, [劍齒虎], saber-toothed tiger
        
        
        
        zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
        
        hújiǎhǔwēi, lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connection...
        
        xiàomiànhǔ, man with a big smile and evil intentions
        rúlángsìhǔ, lit. like wolves and tigers/ruthless
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        rúhǔtiānyì, lit. like a tiger that has grown wings/with redoubled power (idiom)
        Yǎhǔ, Yahoo, Internet portal
        
        
        fēihǔduì, [飛虎隊], Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two/Hong Kong nickname for po...
        
        
        Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
        
        hǔyá, (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
        
        
        
        
        lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
        wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        hǔgǔ, tiger bone (used in TCM)
        hǔqián, [虎鉗], vise
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
        
        
        
        
        lónghǔ, [龍虎], outstanding people/water and fire (in Daoist writing)
        
        
        
        
        hǔjiàng, [虎將], valiant general
        hǔnián, Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
        
        
        Lùhǔ, Land Rover
        páshānhǔ, Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
        tánhǔsèbiàn, [談虎色變], to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/to be scared at the mere mention ...
        
        
        


        ránhòu, [然後], after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
        Hòu/hòu, [後], surname Hou, empress/queen/(archaic) monarch/ruler, back/behind/rear/afterwards/...
        zuìhòu, [最後], final/last/finally/ultimate
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        yǐhòu, [以後], after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
        hòumiàn, [後面], rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/also pr. [hòu mian]
        hòulái, [後來], afterwards/later
        hòuhuǐ, [後悔], to regret/to repent
        bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
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        hòuguǒ, [後果], consequences/aftermath
        huánghòu, empress/imperial consort
        shāohòu, [稍後], in a little while/in a moment/later on
退         hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
        shēnhòu, [身後], posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
        hòubèi, [後備], reserve/backup
        mùhòu, [幕後], behind the scenes
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        hòutái, [後台], backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background
        hòuyuàn, [後院], rear court/back garden/backyard (also fig.)
        luòhòu, [落後], to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
        jīnhòu, [今後], hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
        suíhòu, [隨後], soon after
        wǎnghòu, [往後], from now on/in the future/time to come
        jiǔhòu, [酒後], after drinking/under the influence of alcohol
        hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
        hòuzuò, [後座], empress's throne/(fig.) first place in a feminine competition, back seat/pillion
        hòuyuán, [後援], reinforcement/back-up/supporting force
        hòudài, [後代], descendant/progeny/posterity/later ages/later generations
        wánghòu, queen/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        guòhòu, [過後], after the event
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        hòuwèi, [後衛], rear guard/backfield/fullback
        
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        hòuzhě, [後者], the latter
        cǐhòu, [此後], after this/afterwards/hereafter
        hòubian, [後邊], back/rear/behind
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        zhànhòu, [戰後], after the war/postwar
        hòupái, [後排], the back row
        hòuyì, [後裔], descendant
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        hòufāng, [後方], the rear/far behind the front line
        
        hòunǎosháo, [後腦勺], back of the head
        hòuxù, [後續], follow-up/(dialect) to remarry
        hòuqī, [後期], late stage/later period
        
        wǔhòu, [午後], afternoon
        
        
        hòuqín, [後勤], logistics
        hòuyízhèng, [後遺症], (medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath
        xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
        
        zuìhòutōngdié, [最後通牒], ultimatum
        hòudùn, [後盾], support/backing
        rìhòu, [日後], sometime/someday (in the future)
        hòushìjìng, [後視鏡], rearview mirror
        hòurén, [後人], later generation
        
        hòunǎo, [後腦], hindbrain/back of the head
        tuōhòutuǐ, [拖後腿], to impede/to obstruct/to hold back
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        hòuchè, [後撤], to pull back (an army)/to retreat
        érhòu, [而後], after that/then
        tàihòu, Empress Dowager
        hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
        hòulù, [後路], escape route/retreat route/communication lines to the rear/alternative course of...
        
        hòuchén, [後塵], lit. trailing dust/fig. sb's footsteps/course in life
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        
        chǎnhòu, [產後], postnatal
        qíhòu, [其後], next/later/after that
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        
        jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
        mǎhòupào, [馬後炮]/[馬後砲], lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight, lit....
        
        hòushì, [後世], later generations
        hòumā, [後媽], (coll.) stepmother
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        hòugōng, [後宮], harem/chambers of imperial concubines
殿         diànhòu, [殿後], to bring up the rear
        
        hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
        
        
        hòuzuò, [後坐], recoil (of a gun)/backlash
        hòuhuǐmòjí, [後悔莫及], too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
        Hòuténg, [後藤], Gotō (Japanese surname)
        hòubèi, [後輩], younger generation
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        dúhòugǎn, [讀後感], impression of a book/opinion expressed in a book review
        
        
        
        hòulún, [後輪], rear wheel
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        
        hòuláijūshàng, [後來居上], lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the o...
        
        hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
        
        
        
        hòupà, [後怕], lingering fear/fear after the event/post-traumatic stress
        hòuzhuì, [後綴], suffix (linguistics)
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        zhìhòu, [滯後], to lag behind
        
        
        hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        
        yùhòu, [預後], prognosis
        Xiānhòuzuò, Cassiopeia (constellation)
        
        hòusì, [後嗣], heir/descendant/posterity
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        hòugài, [後蓋], back cover/shell (of crab etc)
        
        
        
        hòuyāo, [後腰], lower back/(sports) defensive midfielder
        hòujìn, [後進], less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less expe...
        hòubèijūn, [後備軍], rearguard
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        hòuhuà, [後話], something to be taken up later in speech or writing
        
        guānhòugǎn, [觀後感], impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
        ěrhòu, [爾後], henceforth/thereafter/subsequently
        
        
        
        xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
        
        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        liúhòulù, [留後路], to leave oneself a way out
        qiūhòusuànzhàng, [秋後算賬], lit. to settle accounts after autumn/settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom...
        
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        shòuhòufúwù, [售後服務], after-sales service
        
        hòumǔ, [後母], stepmother
        hòufù, [後父], stepfather
        
        
        hòurèn, [後任], successor/(attributive) future
        hòunián, [後年], the year after next
        jiěfànghòu, [解放後], after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of...
        hòuzhàng, [後賬], undisclosed account/to settle matters later/to blame sb after the event
        
        
        
        xiēhòuyǔ, [歇後語], saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is t...
        bóshìhòu, [博士後], postdoc/a postdoctoral position
        
        
        hòuhuànwúqióng, [後患無窮], it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
        sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
        
        hòuyuán, [後緣], trailing edge (of airplane wing)
        
        hòujì, [後記], epilogue/afterword
        
        
        HòuJīn, [後金], Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing ...
        
        
        
        
        hòutíng, [後庭], backyard/imperial harem/(slang) anus
        
        chěhòutuǐ, [扯後腿], to be a drag or hindrance on sb
        wúhòu, [無後], to lack male offspring
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
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        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
        huángtàihòu, [皇太後], empress dowager
        yǔhòuchūnsǔn, [雨後春筍], lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new thing...
        
        
        

        jìn, [進], to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to submit/to take in/to adm...
        jìnlái, [進來], to come in
        jìnqù, [進去], to go in
        jìnxíng, [進行], to advance/to conduct/underway/in progress/to do/to carry out/to carry on/to exe...
        jìnrù, [進入], to enter/to join/to go into
        jìnzhǎn, [進展], to make headway/to make progress
        qiánjìn, [前進], to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
        jìngōng, [進攻], to attack/to assault/to go on the offensive/attack/assault/offense (sports)
        jìnbù, [進步], progress/improvement/to improve/to progress/CL:個|个[gè]
        chuǎngjìn, [闖進], to burst in
        jìnyībù, [進一步], one step further/to move forward a step/further onwards
        
        xiānjìn, [先進], advanced (technology)/to advance
        
        jìnhuà, [進化], evolution/CL:個|个[gè]
        gǎijìn, [改進], to improve/to make better/CL:個|个[gè]
        tuījìn, [推進], to impel/to carry forward/to push on/to advance/to drive forward
        jìnchū, [進出], to enter or exit/to go through
        jījìn, [激進], radical/extreme/extremist
        
        jìndù, [進度], pace/tempo/degree of progress (on project)/work schedule
        gēnjìn, [跟進], to follow/to follow up
        jìnchéng, [進程], process/course
        jìnchéng, [進城], to go to town/to enter a big city (to live or work)
        hùnjìn, [混進], to infiltrate/to sneak into
        jìnshí, [進食], to take a meal/to eat
        jìnkǒu, [進口], to import/imported/entrance/inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
        xíngjìn, [行進], to advance/forward motion
        jìnjūn, [進軍], to march/to advance
        jìnchǎng, [進場], to enter the venue/to enter the arena/(aviation) to approach the airfield/(inves...
        tuījìnqì, [推進器], propeller/propulsion unit/thruster
        cùjìn, [促進], to promote (an idea or cause)/to advance/boost
        jìnfā, [進發], to set out/to start
        
退         jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        yǐnjìn, [引進], to recommend/to introduce (from outside)
        
        zuānjìn, [鑽進], to get into/to dig into (studies, job etc)/to squeeze into
        jìnqiú, [進球], to score a goal/goal (sport)
        jìncān, [進餐], to have a meal
        décùnjìnchǐ, [得寸進尺], lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains/give ...
        màijìn, [邁進], to step in/to stride forward/to forge ahead
        zǒujìn, [走進], to enter
        tǐngjìn, [挺進], progress/to advance
        mǎijìn, [買進], to purchase/to buy in (goods)
        zēngjìn, [增進], to promote/to enhance/to further/to advance (a cause etc)
        jìnhuò, [進貨], to acquire stock/to replenish stock
        
        jìnchūkǒu, [進出口], import and export
        
        jìnér, [進而], and then (what follows next)
退         jìntuì, [進退], to advance or retreat/knowing when to come and when to leave/a sense of propriet...
        jìnzhù, [進駐], to enter and garrison/(fig.) to establish a presence in
        jìnxiū, [進修], to undertake advanced studies/to take a refresher course
        jiājìn, [加進], to add/to mix in/to incorporate
        shàngjìn, [上進], to make progress/to do better/fig. ambitious to improve oneself/to move forwards
        jìnxíngqǔ, [進行曲], march (musical)
        jìnqǔ, [進取], to show initiative/to be a go-getter/to push forward with one's agenda
        jìnhuàlùn, [進化論], Darwin's theory of evolution
        zhǎngjìn, [長進], to make progress/progress
        tàjìn, [踏進], to set foot in/to tread (in or on)/to walk into
        èrjìnzhì, [二進制], binary system (math.)
        fènjìn, [奮進], to advance bravely/to endeavor
        jìnqǔxīn, [進取心], enterprising spirit/initiative
        qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
        diējìn, [跌進], to fall into/to dip below a certain level
        tūfēiměngjìn, [突飛猛進], to advance by leaps and bounds
        jìnzhàng, [進賬], income/receipts
        xúnxùjiànjìn, [循序漸進], in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
        shàngjìnxīn, [上進心], motivation/ambition
        jìnkǒushāng, [進口商], importer/import business
退         jìntuìwéigǔ, [進退維谷], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        jìngòng, [進貢], to offer tribute/to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain
        
        
        jìndùbiǎo, [進度表], timeline/work schedule
        
        jìnshì, [進士], successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination/palace gr...
        
        
        
        
        jiànjìn, [漸進], progress step by step/gradual progress/to move forward (slowly)
        
        yuèjìn, [躍進], to leap forward/to make rapid progress/a leap forward
        
        màojìn, [冒進], to advance prematurely
        
        èrjìngōng, [二進宮], name of a famous opera/(slang) to go to jail for a second offense
        
        
        jìnyán, [進言], to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)/to offer a word of advi...
        shíjìnzhì, [十進制], decimal
        hòujìn, [後進], less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less expe...
        
        kàngjìn, [亢進], hyperfunction (medical)
        jìnguān, [進關], inbound customs (international trade)
        
        
        bìngjìn, [並進], to advance together
        jìnfàn, [進犯], to invade
        
        
        
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        jìnjià, [進價], opening price
        
        Dàyuèjìn, [大躍進], Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, whic...
        
        
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        jìnxiang, [進項], income/receipts/earnings/revenue
        gāogēměngjìn, [高歌猛進], to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
        
        tuījìnjì, [推進劑], propellant/rocket fuel
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        lěijìn, [累進], progressive (taxation etc)
        
        
        shíliùjìnzhì, [十六進制], hexadecimal
        
        
        
        
        jìnshuǐkǒu, [進水口], water inlet
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        láng, wolf/CL:匹[pǐ],隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
        Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
        sèláng, lecher/pervert/wolf
        shēngmínglángjí, [聲名狼藉], to have a bad reputation
        cháiláng, jackal and wolf/ravenous wolf/fig. evil person/vicious tyrant
        lángbèi, [狼狽], in a difficult situation/to cut a sorry figure/scoundrel! (derog.)
        huángshǔláng, [黃鼠狼], see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huáng yòu]
        lángjí, in a mess/scattered about/in complete disorder
        lángtūnhǔyàn, [狼吞虎嚥], to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself
        
        dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
        lángbèiwéijiān, [狼狽為奸], villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious e...
        
        lánghuān, wolverine (Gulo gulo), also named 貂熊[diāo xióng]
        lánggǒu, wolfdog
        
        rúlángsìhǔ, lit. like wolves and tigers/ruthless
        lánghái, wolf child/human child raised by wolves (in legends)
        lángxīngǒufèi, lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)/cruel and unscrupulous
        
        

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