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[失之毫釐,差以千里] shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

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        shīqù, to lose
        xiāoshī, to disappear/to fade away
        shīzōng, [失蹤], to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
        shīwàng, disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
        shībài, [失敗], to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]
        shīpéi, goodbye (modest formula)/Excuse me, I must leave.
        sǔnshī, [損失], loss/damage/CL:個|个[gè]/to lose/to suffer damage
        shī, to lose/to miss/to fail
        shībàizhě, [失敗者], loser
        shīkòng, to go out of control
        míshī, to lose (one's bearings)/to get lost
        shīyè, [失業], unemployment/to lose one's job
        sàngshī, [喪失], to lose/to forfeit
        shīwù, [失誤], lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
        diūshī, [丟失], to lose/lost
        shīcháng, not normal/an aberration
        shīxiào, to fail/to lose effectiveness
        guòshī, [過失], error/fault/(law) negligence/delinquency
        shīluò, to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/lo...
        shīxuè, blood loss
        shīlǐ, [失禮], lacking in manners
        shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
        shīshǒu, a slip/miscalculation/unwise move/accidentally/by mistake/to lose control/to be ...
        shīmián, to suffer from insomnia
        shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
        shīlíng, [失靈], out of order (of machine)/not working properly/a failing (of a system)
        shīqiè, [失竊], to lose by theft/to have one's property stolen
        yíshī, [遺失], to lose/lost
        jīnghuāngshīcuò, [驚慌失措], to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
        shīdiào/shītiáo, [失調], out of tune (music), imbalance/to become dysfunctional/to lack proper care (afte...
        wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
        shīhuǒ, to catch fire/on fire/fire (alarm)
        shīzhí, [失職], to lose one's job/unemployment/not to fulfill one's obligations/to neglect one's...
        shīliàn, [失戀], to lose one's love/to break up (in a romantic relationship)/to feel jilted
        shītài, [失態], to forget one's manners/to forget oneself/to lose self-control (in a situation)
        liúshī, (of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of ...
        shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
        shīlì, to lose/to suffer defeat
        cuòshī, [錯失], fault/mistake/to miss (a chance)
        quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
        shījìn, (urinary or fecal) incontinence
        
        shīyì, disappointed/frustrated
        zǒushī, lost/missing/to lose (sb in one's charge)/to get lost/to wander away/to lose (fl...
        màoshi, rash/impudent
        shīdiào, to lose/to miss
        shīsàn, to lose touch with/missing/scattered/separated from
        jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
        shǎnshī, [閃失], mishap/accident/accidental loss
        shīshēng, [失聲], to lose one's voice/(to cry out) involuntarily
        tòngshī, to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)/to miss out on (an opportunity)/...
        déshī, gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits
        shīcōng, [失聰], to go deaf/to lose hearing
        bàoshī, [報失], report the loss to the authorities concerned
        shīhéng, to unbalance/an imbalance
        shīchuán, [失傳], (of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct
        shīyuē, [失約], to miss an appointment
        ànránshīsè, to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
        shīshǒu, (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands/(fig.) to take a turn for th...
        dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        shīcuò, to be at a loss
        shīzhòng, weightlessness
        
        shīyèlǜ, [失業率], unemployment rate
        yǒushī, to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
        shīshēn, to lose one's virginity/to lose one's chastity
        shīcè, to blunder/to miscalculate/miscalculation/unwise (move)
        shīyèzhě, [失業者], an unemployed person
        liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
        màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
        shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
        shīyǔzhèng, [失語症], aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
        shīzhǔ, owner of sth lost or stolen
        shīyán, slip of the tongue/indiscretion/to blurt out a secret
        shīshén, absent-minded/to lose spirit/despondent
        shīdàng, [失當], inappropriate/improper
        shīsè, to lose color/to turn pale
        débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
        shīzhēn, to lack fidelity/(signal) distortion
        shīxìn, to break a promise
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        guàshī, [掛失], to report the loss of something
        
        shīsuàn, to miscalculate/miscalculation
        shūshī, to make a (careless) mistake/oversight
        niánjiǔshīxiū, old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)/dilapidated
        
        huàndéhuànshī, to worry about personal gains and losses
        
        
        shīdì, to lose land/dispossessed
        shīshí, [失實], to give a false picture of the situation
        shīchǒng, [失寵], to lose favor/in disfavor/disgraced
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
        
        
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
        dàjīngshīsè, [大驚失色], to turn pale with fright (idiom)
        
        
        
        shīchá, to fail in observing or supervising/to miss/to let sth slip through
        gùcǐshībǐ, [顧此失彼], lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)/fig. to be unable ...
        
        yánduōbìshī, if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
        shīhé, disharmony/to become estranged
        zuòshīliángjī, [坐失良機], to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
        yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
        
        
        shīdào, [失盜], to have sth stolen/to lose to theft/robbed
        shīxiào, to laugh in spite of oneself/to be unable to help laughing/to break into laughte...
        shīxiū, disrepair
        sànshī, to squander/lost
        
        

        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
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
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        yǒushízhīshì, [有識之士], a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        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
        chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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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
        
        
        
        
        

        háowú, [毫無], not in the least/to completely lack
        háowúyíwèn, [毫無疑問], certainty/without a doubt
        háobù, hardly/not in the least/not at all
        sīháo, [絲毫], the slightest amount or degree/a bit
        háomǐ, millimeter
        háobùyóuyù, [毫不猶豫], without the slightest hesitation
        háoshēng, milliliter
        háokè, milligram
        
        háofà, [毫髮], a hair/the slightest
        háo, hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth/currency unit, 0.1 yuan
        háobùliúqíng, to show no quarter/ruthless/relentless
        
        háobùfèilì, [毫不費力], effortless/not expending the slightest effort
        
        háomáo, hair/soft hair/down
        fēnháo, fraction/slightest difference/hairsbreadth
        
        háobùchíyí, [毫不遲疑], without the slightest hesitation
        yīsīyīháo, [一絲一毫], one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit/an iota
        
        háomiǎo, millisecond, ms
        
        
        háobùkèqi, [毫不客氣], no trace of politeness/unrestrained (criticism)
        míngcháqiūháo, lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)/fig. perc...
        
        
        háomǐbō, millimeter wave (radio signal)
        háoān, milliampere
        huīháo, [揮毫], to write or draw with a brush/to put pen to paper/to write
        qiūháowúfàn, [秋毫無犯], (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence a...

        límǐ, [釐米], centimeter
        lí/Lí, [釐], variant of 釐|厘[lí], Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yá...
        BālíDǎo, [巴厘島], Bali (island in Indonesia)
        
        
        gōnglí, [公釐], millimeter


        chàbuduō, almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
        chā/chà/chāi, difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake, to differ from/...
        chàdiǎn, [差點], almost/nearly
        chàjìn, [差勁], bad/no good/below average/disappointing
        chābié, [差別], difference/distinction/disparity
        chūchāi, to go on an official or business trip
        chācuò, [差錯], mistake/slip-up/fault/error (in data transmission)/accident/mishap
        chàshì/chāishi, poor/not up to standard, errand/assignment/job/commission/CL:件[jiàn]/see also 差使...
        chàdiǎnr, [差點兒], erhua variant of 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
        chājù, disparity/gap
        yóuchāi, [郵差], (old) postman
        chāyì, [差異], difference/discrepancy
        shíchā, [時差], time difference/time lag/jet lag
        chāiqiǎn, to send (on errand)
        xiāngchà, to differ/discrepancy between
        piānchā, bias/deviation
        wùchā, [誤差], difference/error/inaccuracy
        chāqiángrényì, [差強人意], (idiom) just passable/barely satisfactory
        chàyīdiǎnr, [差一點兒], erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[chà yī diǎn]
        xìnchāi, messenger
        chàyīdiǎn, [差一點], see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
        kǔchāi, hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/c...
使         chāishǐ/chāishi, to send/to assign/to appoint/servants of an official/official messenger, officia...
        kāixiǎochāi, [開小差], to be absent-minded/to desert/to abscond from the army/absent without leave (AWO...
        jiāochāi, to report back after completion of one's mission
        
        měichāi, cushy job/pleasant task
        chāé, [差額], balance (financial)/discrepancy (in a sum or quota)/difference
        chàbùlí, [差不離], not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly
        
        luòchā, drop in elevation/(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)/disparity
        
        chāiyì, forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)/bailiff of feudal yamen
        chājià, [差價], difference in price
        yīnchāyángcuò, [陰差陽錯], (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
        fǎnchā, contrast/discrepancy
        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        
        
        gōngchā/gōngchāi, tolerance (allowed error)/common difference (of an arithmetic series), official ...
        cēncī, [參差], uneven/jagged/snaggletooth/ragged/serrated
        cēncībùqí, [參差不齊], (idiom) variable/uneven/irregular
        gésānchàwǔ, every few days (idiom)
        
        zāngluànchà, [髒亂差], (coll.) squalid/squalor
        guānchāi, official business/government workmen/odd-job men
使         guǐshǐshénchāi, demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural...
        
        
        qiānchāwànbié, [千差萬別], manifold diversity
        wēnchā, [溫差], difference in temperature
        
        děngchā, degree of disparity/equal difference
        
        chāshù, [差數], difference (the result of subtraction)
        
        
        
        
        xiàngwèichā, phase difference
        
        qīnchāi, [欽差], imperial envoy
        
        shùnchā, [順差], (trade or budget) surplus

        kěyǐ, can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
        suǒyǐ, therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
        yǐwéi, [以為], to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication ...
        yǐ/Yǐ, [㕥]/[㠯], old variant of 以[yǐ], old variant of 以[yǐ], abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè], to ...
        yǐqián, before/formerly/previous/ago
        yǐhòu, [以後], after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
        yǐjí, as well as/too/and
        nányǐzhìxìn, [難以置信], hard to believe/incredible
        yǐlái, [以來], since (a previous event)
        nányǐ, [難以], hard to (predict, imagine etc)
        yǐwài, apart from/other than/except for/external/outside of/on the other side of/beyond
        yǐxià, that level or lower/that amount or less/the following
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        zúyǐ, sufficient to.../so much so that/so that
        yǐshàng, that level or higher/that amount or more/the above-mentioned/(used to indicate t...
        yǒushǐyǐlái, [有史以來], since the beginning of history
        yǐfángwànyī, [以防萬一], to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case/prepared for any eventuali...
        Yǐsèliè, Israel
便         yǐbiàn, so that/so as to/in order to
        yǐwǎng, in the past/formerly
        quánlìyǐfù, to do at all costs/to make an all-out effort
        yǐzhìyú, [以至於], down to/up to/to the extent that...
        zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
        
        déyǐ, able to/so that sb can/enabling/in order to/finally in a position to/with sth in...
        yǐmiǎn, in order to avoid/so as not to
        mèngmèiyǐqiú, [夢寐以求], to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)/to long for sth day and night
        yǐcǐ, with this/thereby/thus/because of this
        yǐnèi, [以內], within/less than
        shìmùyǐdài, lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
        shéngzhīyǐfǎ, [繩之以法], to punish according to the law/to bring to justice
        jiāyǐ, in addition/moreover/(used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action ...
        yǐyáhuányá, [以牙還牙], a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
        nányǐrěnshòu, [難以忍受], hard to endure/unbearable
        
        yǐzhì, to such an extent as to/down to/up to
        zhìyǐ, to express/to present/to extend/to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
        shùyǐqiānjì, [數以千計], thousands (of sth)
齿         nányǐqǐchǐ, [難以啟齒], to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)/to find it hard to speak about sth
        zuòyǐdàibì, [坐以待斃], to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
        yǒushēngyǐlái, [有生以來], since birth/for one's whole life
        yǐfáng, (so as) to avoid/to prevent/(just) in case
        rúyuànyǐcháng, [如願以償], to have one's wish fulfilled
        yǔyǐ, to give/to impose/to apply
        
        
        xíyǐwéicháng, [習以為常], accustomed to/used to
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        yèyǐjìrì, [夜以繼日], night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
        
        
        yòngyǐ, in order to/so as to
        yǐnán, to the south of (suffix)
        
        héyǐ, (literary) why/how
        yǐzhì, down to/up to/to such an extent as to .../also written 以至於|以至于[yǐ zhì yú]
        yǐběi, to the north of (suffix)
        
        shùyǐbǎijì, [數以百計], hundreds of
        làiyǐ, [賴以], to rely on/to depend on
        diàoyǐqīngxīn, [掉以輕心], treat sth lightly/to lower one's guard
        
        chúyǐ, (math.) divided by
        yǐnyǐwéiróng, [引以為榮], to regard it as an honor (idiom)
        shìyǐ, therefore/thus/so
        
        yǐdōng, [以東], to the east of (suffix)
        shùyǐwànjì, [數以萬計], tens of thousands/numerous
        
        yǐshēnzuòzé, [以身作則], to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
        chángqīyǐlái, [長期以來], ever since a long time ago
        yǐlèixǐmiàn, [以淚洗面], to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        
        wànghūsuǒyǐ, to get carried away/to forget oneself
        
        yǐdúgōngdú, to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a th...
        chīzhīyǐbí, to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
        yǐshēnshìfǎ, [以身試法], to challenge the law (idiom)/to knowingly violate the law
        zìgǔyǐlái, [自古以來], since ancient times
        wúyǐfùjiā, [無以復加], in the extreme (idiom)/incapable of further increase
        wúyányǐduì, [無言以對], to be left speechless/unable to respond
        chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
        xiāngrúyǐmò, to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources/mutual help in humble ...
        xuéyǐzhìyòng, [學以致用], to study sth to apply it/study for practical applications
        suǒyǐrán, the reason why
        
        qiáoshǒuyǐdài, [翹首以待], to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)/to anxiously await
        
        yǐqī, in order to/hoping to/attempting to/waiting for
        
        bàoyǐ, [報以], to give in return
        yǐjǐngxiàoyóu, in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)/as a warning to others
        
        Yǐsèlièrén, Israelite/Israeli
亿         shùyǐyìjì, [數以億計], countless/innumerable
        gěiyǐ, [給以], to give/to grant
        yǐpiāngàiquán, (lit.) to take a part for the whole/to generalize
        yǐcǐlèituī, [以此類推], and so on/in a similar fashion
        
        yǐjūn, [以軍], Israeli soldiers
        yǐróukègāng, [以柔克剛], to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
        yǐéchuáné, [以訛傳訛], to spread falsehoods/to increasingly distort the truth/to pile errors on top of ...
        
        
        yǐcì, in the proper order/the following
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        Yǐfúsuǒ, Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
        
        
        shòurényǐbǐng, to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)/to give someone a hold on oneself
        
        
        fǔyǐ, [輔以], supplemented by/accompanied by/with
        yǐquánmóusī, [以權謀私], to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yǐshǐwéijiàn, [以史為鑒], to learn from history (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        yǐyìdàiláo, [以逸待勞], to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy/to nurture one's strength and bide...
        
        
        liáoyǐzìwèi, to find some consolation (idiom)/to find relief in
        
        
        
        
        kuānyǐdàirén, [寬以待人], to be lenient with others (idiom)
        

        qiānwàn, [千萬], ten million/countless/many/one must by all means
        qiān, [韆], thousand, see 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]
        
        chéngqiānshàngwàn, [成千上萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        jǐqiān, [幾千], several thousand
        
        qiānnián, millennium
        
        
        qiānzhēnwànquè, [千真萬確], absolutely true (idiom)/manifold/true from many points of view
        
        
        
        chéngbǎishàngqiān, hundreds/a large number/lit. by the hundreds and thousands
        shùyǐqiānjì, [數以千計], thousands (of sth)
        qiānzǎinánféng, [千載難逢], extremely rare (idiom)/once in a blue moon
        qiūqiān, [鞦韆], swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
        
        
        
        qiānjīn, thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold/money and riches/(honorific) invaluable (support...
        qiānlǐtiáotiáo, from distant parts
        
        
        
        dàngqiūqiān, [盪鞦韆], to swing (on a swing)
        
        chéngqiān, thousands
        
        qiānfāngbǎijì, [千方百計], lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
        
        qiānkè, kilogram
        yīluòqiānzhàng, lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)/fig. (of business, popularity ...
        qiānpiānyīlǜ, thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive/once you've see...
        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/...
        qiānjūnyīfà, [千鈞一髮], a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)/imminent peril/a matter of life or d...
        qiānchuāngbǎikǒng, [千瘡百孔], see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]
        qiānqiū, a thousand years/your birthday (honorific)
        
        wànqiān, [萬千], myriad/multitudinous/multifarious
        
        
        
        
        
        qiānjīndǐng, [千斤頂], jack (for lifting weight)
        
        
        
        
        yīzhìqiānjīn, [一擲千金], lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money r...
        
        
        
        
        qiānsīwànlǚ, [千絲萬縷], linked in countless ways
        
        dàqiānshìjiè, great wide world/marvelously diverse world/(Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[s...
        
亿         qiānyì, [千億], myriads/hundred billion
        qiānqíbǎiguài, fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiāngǔ, for all eternity/throughout all ages
        
        
        
        
        
        yīnuòqiānjīn, [一諾千金], a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
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        sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
        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)
        
        
        qiānwǎ, kilowatt (unit of electric power)
        
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        gèyǒuqiānqiū, each has its own merits (idiom)
        qiānjiāwànhù, [千家萬戶], every family (idiom)
        
        
        
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        qiānlǐyǎn, clairvoyance
        
        
        bùyuǎnqiānlǐ, [不遠千里], make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long dist...
        
        
        
        
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        QiāndǎoHú, [千島湖], Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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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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        qiānlǐmǎ, [千里馬], lit. ten thousand mile horse/fine steed
        qiānfū, a lot of people (literary)
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        qiānchāwànbié, [千差萬別], manifold diversity
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        qiānlǐ, a thousand miles/a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)/a long distance
        
        

        lǐ/Lǐ, [裏]/[裡], variant of 裡|里[lǐ], lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裏|里[lǐ], Li (su...
        zhèlǐ, [這裏]/[這裡], variant of 這裡|这里[zhè lǐ], here
        nàli, [那裏]/[那裡], there/that place/also written 那裡|那里, there/that place
        nǎlǐ, [哪裏]/[哪裡], where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answer to question)/humble ...
        lǐmiàn, [裡面], inside/interior/also pr. [lǐ mian]
        jiālǐ, [家裡], home
        Yīnglǐ, mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
        xīnli, [心裡], chest/heart/mind
        shǒulǐ, [手裡], in hand/(a situation is) in sb's hands
        
        zuǐlǐ, [嘴裡], mouth/in the mouth/on one's lips/speech/words
        
        Hālǐ, Harry or Hari (name)
        
        
        gōnglǐ, kilometer
        
        Fúluólǐdá, [佛羅里達], Florida
        
        
        yèli, [夜裡], during the night/at night/nighttime
        Pàtèlǐkè, Patrick (name)
        Jiālǐ/jiālǐ, Gary (name), potassium (loanword)
        
        lālǐ, lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
        lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
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        Lǐáng, Lyon, French city on the Rhône
        
        lǐbian, [裡邊], inside
        lǐlā, lira (monetary unit) (loanword)
        
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        Lǐěr, [里爾], Lille (city in France)
        
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        xiēsīdǐlǐ, hysteria (loanword)/hysterical
        Fóluólǐdázhōu, [佛羅里達州], Florida
        
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        línlǐ, [鄰里], neighbor/neighborhood
        
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        gǔzilǐ, [骨子裡], beneath the surface/fundamentally/at the deepest level
        xīnlihuà, [心裡話], (to express one's) true feelings/what is on one's mind/secret mind
        Mìsūlǐ, [密蘇里], Missouri
        Àobùlǐ, [奧布里], Aubrey (name)
        lǐchéng, mileage (distance traveled)/course (of development)
        Délǐ, Delhi/New Delhi, capital of India/same as 新德里[Xīn Dé lǐ]
        
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        sǐlǐtáoshēng, [死裡逃生], mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of o...
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        qiānlǐtiáotiáo, from distant parts
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