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[後起之秀] hòuqǐzhīxiù an up-and-coming youngster
new talent
a brilliant younger generation

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        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...
        
        
        

        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
        
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        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]

        zhī, (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])/him/her/it
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        zhījiān, [之間], between/among/inter-
        zhīyī, one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
        zhīlèi, [之類], and so on/and such
        zhīzhōng, inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
        zǒngzhī, [總之], in a word/in short/in brief
        zhīwài, outside/excluding
        zhīnèi, [之內], inside/within
        zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        chúcǐzhīwài, apart from this/in addition to this
        zhīshàng, above
        bǎifēnzhībǎi, a hundred percent/out and out/absolutely
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        zhījì, [之際], during/at the time of
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        shéngzhīyǐfǎ, [繩之以法], to punish according to the law/to bring to justice
        zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
        wújīzhītán, [無稽之談], complete nonsense (idiom)
        zǒngéryánzhī, [總而言之], in short/in a word/in brief
        
        qǔérdàizhī, to substitute for sb/to remove and replace
        suízhī, [隨之], thereupon/subsequently/accordingly
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
        
        dāngwùzhījí, [當務之急], top priority job/matter of vital importance
        táozhīyāoyāo, to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crim...
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        wújiàzhībǎo, [無價之寶], priceless treasure
        jiǎnéryánzhī, [簡而言之], in a nutshell/to put it briefly
        
        yìliàozhīzhōng, to come as no surprise/as expected
        
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        cāozhīguòjí, [操之過急], to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient/overhasty
        
        hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
        rénzhīchángqíng, human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural
        
        zhòngshǐzhīdì, [眾矢之的], lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attac...
        wūhézhīzhòng, [烏合之眾], mob
        bǎifēnzhī, percent
        xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        shífēnzhīyī, one tenth
        
        bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude
        hàiqúnzhīmǎ, [害群之馬], lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)/fig. troublemaker/black she...
        
        
        
        bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
        fǎnzhī, on the other hand.../conversely...
        quányízhījì, [權宜之計], plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift stratagem/interim step
        wángmìngzhītú, runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive
        
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        fǎnzhīyìrán, vice versa
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        liūzhīdàjí, to steal away/to beat it
        fùzhīyījù, to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberatel...
        xíngzhīyǒuxiào, to be effective (idiom)
        
        
        
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        jiāzhī, moreover/in addition to that
        
        
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        yánwàizhīyì, unspoken implication (idiom)/the actual meaning of what was said
        
        
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        yìměizhīcí, [溢美之詞], flattering words/inflated praise
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, of the utmost importance/of highest priority
        xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
        
        jiǎnyánzhī, [簡言之], in simple terms/to put things simply/briefly
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        
        huànyánzhī, [換言之], in other words
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
        jìngéryuǎnzhī, [敬而遠之], to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        liùfēnzhīyī, one sixth
        
        
        fùzhīdōngliú, [付之東流], to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
        chīzhīyǐbí, to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
        jiǔérjiǔzhī, over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time
        
        tàiránchǔzhī, [泰然處之], to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly
        
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        fǎnqídàoérxíngzhī, to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way
        
        zhìzhīdùwài, to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard
        
        
        
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        wèngzhōngzhībiē, [甕中之鱉], lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)
        qiáoqiānzhīxǐ, [喬遷之喜], congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new h...
        chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
        
        
        
        yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
        
        jīngrénzhījǔ, [驚人之舉], to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
        
        
        
        děngxiánzhībèi, [等閒之輩], (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
        bǎifēnzhīyībǎi, one hundred percent/totally (effective)
        
        
        
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        fèifǔzhīyán, words from the bottom of one's heart
        shùzhīgāogé, [束之高閣], tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a hi...
        
        
        
        yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
        
        
        sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
        
        fēnzhī, (indicating a fraction)
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
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        jīnggōngzhīniǎo, [驚弓之鳥], lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/fig. sb who frightens ea...
        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        
        qūzhīruòwù, [趨之若鶩], to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable/an unru...
        
        
        
        
        hūzhīyùchū, lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)/fig. on the verge of coming out into th...
        
        cèyǐnzhīxīn, [惻隱之心], compassion
        
        
        qīfēnzhīyī, one seventh
        
        chǔzhītàirán, [處之泰然], see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]
        ānzhīruòsù, bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity
        
        
        
        qièfūzhītòng, [切膚之痛], keenly felt pain/bitter anguish
        
        
        
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
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        yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        shēnwàizhīwù, mere worldly possessions
        èrfēnzhīyī, one half
        
        ránméizhījí, lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme eme...
        
        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 "...
        
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
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        bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        
        
        
        
        jiǔfēnzhīyī, one ninth
        
        
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        chuímùzhīnián, old age
        
        
        
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        bìyóuzhīlù, the road one must follow or take/the only way
        
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        yánzhīyǒuwù, (of one's words) to have substance
        
        
        
        fēngzhōngzhīzhú, [風中之燭], lit. candle in the wind (idiom)/fig. (of sb's life) feeble/hanging on a thread
        
        cìzhī, second (in a competition)/occupying second place
        
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        jiǔzhī, for a long time
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        xuánzhīyòuxuán, mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]
        mòránzhìzhī, to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring
        
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        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MěiguóZhīYīn, [美國之音], Voice of America (VOA)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        
        
        tāotièzhītú, glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
        fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn, [放之四海而皆準], appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable/a panacea,...
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        SīchóuzhīLù, [絲綢之路], the Silk Road
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnfùzhīhuàn, lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
        
        
        
        
        
        mònìzhījiāo, intimate friendship/bosom buddies
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        gānzhīrúyí, [甘之如飴], lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a ...
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        chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
        
        
        
        
        
        mǐmǐzhīyīn, decadent or obscene music
        
        
        
        
        

        xiù, handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)/CL:場|场[cháng]/(litera...
        yōuxiù, [優秀], outstanding/excellent
        
        xiùfà, [秀髮], beautiful hair
        
        xiùyǎ, exquisite/in good taste
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xuǎnxiù, [選秀], to select talented individuals/(sports) draft
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zuòxiù, to show off (loanword, from English "show")/to grandstand/to perform in a stage ...
        
        xiùlì, [秀麗], pretty/beautiful
        
        
        
        xiùměi, elegant/graceful
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jùnxiù, well-favored/elegant/pretty
        Xiùyīng, Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市[Hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
        
        cáiyìxiù, [才藝秀], talent show
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        guīxiù, [閨秀], well-bred young lady
        
        
        
        
        méiqīngmùxiù, pretty/with delicate features
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Yuèxiù, Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
        
        
        xiùcai, a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)/scholar/skil...
        
        
        qīngxiù, delicate and pretty
        
        
        
        
        xiùqi, [秀氣], delicate/graceful
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yīzhīdúxiù, [一枝獨秀], lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)/fig. to be in a league of o...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

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