吃 ⇒
吃 chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
吃惊 chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
好吃 hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
大吃一惊 dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
吃醋 chīcù, to feel jealous
吃光 小吃 xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
吃素 chīsù, to be a vegetarian
难吃 nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
吃力 chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
吃亏 chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
吃药 chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
贪吃 tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
吃一堑 口吃 kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
吃香 chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
吃喝 chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
小吃店 xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
大吃大喝 dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
吃法 chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
吃得消 chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃得开 chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
吃官司 chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
吃荤 吃吃喝喝 吃水 chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃老本 狗吃屎 gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
吃里扒外 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃败仗 吃回扣 吃闭门羹 chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
小吃部 小吃摊 吃哑巴亏 chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃透 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
空 ⇒
空 kōng/kòng, empty/air/sky/in vain, to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time
空间 kōngjiān, [空間], space/room/(fig.) scope/leeway/(astronomy) outer space/(physics, math.) space
空气 kōngqì, [空氣], air/atmosphere
太空 tàikōng, outer space
有空 yǒukòng, to have time (to do sth)
天空 tiānkōng, sky
空中 kōngzhōng, in the sky/in the air
航空 hángkōng, aviation
空军 kōngjūn, [空軍], air force
时空 shíkōng, [時空], time and place/world of a particular locale and era/(physics) space-time
没空 空白 kòngbái, blank space
空手 kōngshǒu, empty-handed/unarmed/(painting, embroidery etc) without following a model/(abbr....
空调 kōngtiáo, [空調], air conditioning/air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)/CL:臺...
空虚 kōngxū, [空虛], hollow/emptiness/meaningless
太空船 tàikōngchuán, spaceship
上空 shàngkōng, overhead/in the sky
空地 kōngdì/kòngdì, air-to-surface (missile), vacant land/open space
凭空 píngkōng, [憑空], baseless (lie)/without foundation
空姐 kōngjiě, abbr. for 空中小姐/stewardess/air hostess/female flight attendant
空缺 kòngquē, vacancy
抽空 chōukòng, to find the time to do sth
空闲 kòngxián, [空閒], idle/free time/leisure/unused (place)
空袭 kōngxí, [空襲], air raid/attack from the air
高空 gāokōng, high altitude
空洞 kōngdòng, cavity/empty/vacuous
升空 shēngkōng, [昇空], to rise to the sky/to lift off/to levitate/liftoff
空位 kōngwèi, empty place/room (for sb)
空前 kōngqián, unprecedented
空壳 真空 zhēnkōng, vacuum
空间站 kōngjiānzhàn, [空間站], space station
空房 航空局 hángkōngjú, aviation agency
空旷 kōngkuàng, [空曠], spacious and empty/void
太空人 tàikōngrén, astronaut
空运 kōngyùn, [空運], air transport
落空 làokōng/luòkōng/luòkòng, to fail to achieve something/to be fruitless, to fail/to fall through/to come to...
防空 fángkōng, anti-aircraft defense
防空洞 fángkōngdòng, air-raid shelter
半空 bànkōng, midair
星空 xīngkōng, starry sky/the heavens
空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng, [空蕩蕩], absolutely empty (space)/complete vacuum
空空 kōngkōng, empty/vacuous/nothing/vacant/in vain/all for nothing/air-to-air (missile)
空无一人 kōngwúyīrén, [空無一人], not a soul in sight (idiom)
空想 kōngxiǎng, daydream/fantasy/to fantasize
领空 lǐngkōng, [領空], territorial air space
夜空 yèkōng, night sky
掏空 tāokōng, to hollow out/to empty out/to use up/(finance) tunneling
空隙 kòngxì, crack/gap between two objects/gap in time between two events
两手空空 liǎngshǒukōngkōng, [兩手空空], empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
空难 kōngnàn, [空難], air crash/aviation accident or incident
赤手空拳 chìshǒukōngquán, empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on/unarmed and defenseles...
后空翻 hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
腾空 téngkōng, [騰空], to soar/to rise high into the air
洗劫一空 xǐjiéyīkōng, to steal everything
空心 kōngxīn/kòngxīn, hollow/empty headed/mindless, on an empty stomach
太空舱 tàikōngcāng, [太空艙], space capsule/ejection capsule (cabin)
空谈 kōngtán, [空談], prattle/idle chit-chat
空投 kōngtóu, air drop/to drop supplies by air
空子 kòngzi, gap/unoccupied space or time/fig. gap/loophole
空包弹 空话 kōnghuà, [空話], empty talk/bunk/malicious gossip
空余 kòngyú, [空餘], free/vacant/unoccupied
空空如也 kōngkōngrúyě, as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft/to have nothing/vacuous/hollow/e...
空降 kōngjiàng, to drop from the sky/(fig.) to appear out of nowhere/(attributive) airborne
司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn, [司空見慣], a common occurrence (idiom)
太空站 tàikōngzhàn, space station
空头支票 航空母舰 hángkōngmǔjiàn, [航空母艦], aircraft carrier/CL:艘[sōu]/(coll.) (fig.) sth huge/(like) a whale
一场空 yīchángkōng, [一場空], all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing/futile
空格 kònggé, blank/blank space on a form/space/囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)
空管 冷空气 空前绝后 kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
空置 kōngzhì, to set sth aside/to let sth lie idle/idle/unused
空想家 kōngxiǎngjiā, impractical dreamer
空头 kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
低空 dīkōng, low altitude
空中小姐 kōngzhōngxiǎojiě, stewardess/air hostess
天马行空 tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
空挡 kōngdǎng, [空擋], neutral gear
空当 kòngdāng, [空當], gap/interval
晴空 地对空 空门 空空荡荡 kōngkōngdàngdàng, [空空盪盪]/[空空蕩蕩], deserted, absolutely empty (space)/complete vacuum
中空 zhōngkōng, hollow/empty interior
空腹 kōngfù, an empty stomach
亏空 kuīkōng, [虧空], in debt/in the red/in deficit
空儿 kòngr, [空兒], spare time/free time
太空服 tàikōngfú, spacesuit
空穴来风 kōngxuéláifēng, [空穴來風], lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)/fig. unfounded (story)/baseless (claim)
凭空捏造 píngkōngniēzào, [憑空捏造], fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
钻空子 zuānkòngzi, [鑽空子], lit. to drill a hole/to take advantage of a loophole/to exploit an advantage/to ...
一扫而空 yīsǎoérkōng, [一掃而空], to sweep clean/to clean out
空域 凌空 língkōng, be high up in the sky
目空一切 mùkōngyīqiè, the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant/condescending/su...
空降兵 kōngjiàngbīng, paratroopers
销售一空 陆海空 海陆空 hǎilùkòng, [海陸空], sea land air (transport, or military operations)
放空 fàngkōng, to relax completely/to empty one's mind/(finance) to sell short/(of a commercial...
空车 空哥 悬空 xuánkōng, [懸空], to hang in the air/suspended in midair/(fig.) uncertain
虚空 xūkōng, [虛空], void/hollow/empty
人去楼空 rénqùlóukōng, [人去樓空], the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)/the sight of a deserted place...
得空 dékòng, to have leisure time
挖空心思 wākōngxīnsi, to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer/to rack one's br...
说空话 长空 chángkōng, [長空], (literary) the vast sky/(finance) eventual downturn/poor prospects in the long t...
空白处 晴空万里 qíngkōngwànlǐ, [晴空萬里], a clear and boundless sky
空口无凭 空战 kōngzhàn, [空戰], air war/air warfare
空勤 横空出世 净空 空调机 空转 空肠 kōngcháng, [空腸], jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠...
镂空 lòukōng, [鏤空], openwork/fretwork
架空 jiàkōng, to build (a hut etc) on stilts/to install (power lines etc) overhead/(fig.) unfo...
宇宙空间 盛况空前 shèngkuàngkōngqián, [盛況空前], a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
空气锤 空防 kōngfáng, air force/air defense
空阔 空中楼阁 kōngzhōnglóugé, [空中樓閣], pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction/castles in Spain/i...
腾空而起 填空 tiánkòng, to fill a job vacancy/to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
万人空巷 wànrénkōngxiàng, [萬人空巷], the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)/...
真空管 zhēnkōngguǎn, vacuum tube
空架子 空箱 空灵 空港 kōnggǎng, airport (abbr. for 航空港[háng kōng gǎng])
空泛 kōngfàn, vague and general/not specific/shallow/empty
空吸 扑空 pūkōng, [撲空], lit. to rush at thin air/fig. to miss one's aim/to have nothing to show for one'...
空心砖 空洞无物 kōngdòngwúwù, [空洞無物], empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance/nothing new to show
空格键 kònggéjiàn, [空格鍵], space bar (keyboard)
孙悟空 SūnWùkōng, [孫悟空], Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Jou...
空间结构 偷空 tōukòng, to take some time out/to make use of a spare moment
全日空 QuánRìkōng, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
东方航空 DōngfāngHángkōng, [東方航空], China Eastern Airlines
空暇 kòngxiá, idle/free time/leisure
空客 Kōngkè, Airbus (abbr. for 空中客車|空中客车[Kōng zhōng Kè chē])
防空壕 放空炮 fàngkōngpào, (lit.) to fire blank shots/(fig.) to be all talk and no action/to shoot one's mo...
空调器 空炮 空对空 航空站 hángkōngzhàn, air terminal
航空兵 航空学 hángkōngxué, [航空學], aviation science
空城计 kōngchéngjì, [空城計], the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed w...
制空权 真空泵 zhēnkōngbèng, vacuum pump
空穴 kòngxué, electron hole (physics)
轮空 空额 kòngé, [空額], vacancy/unfilled work place
空行 碧空 bìkōng, the blue sky
暖空气 烈日当空 空谈家 一纸空文 yīzhǐkōngwén, [一紙空文], a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一抢而空 航空界 航空器 hángkōngqì, aircraft
航空信 hángkōngxìn, airmail letter
超低空 贝茨空 地空导弹 抢购一空 航空队 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...