奏 ⇒
演奏 yǎnzòu, to perform on a musical instrument
节奏 jiézòu, [節奏], rhythm/tempo/musical pulse/cadence/beat
奏效 zòuxiào, to show results/effective
奏 zòu, to play music/to achieve/to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
伴奏 bànzòu, to accompany (musically)
弹奏 tánzòu, [彈奏], to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
独奏 dúzòu, [獨奏], solo
演奏会 节奏感 协奏曲 xiézòuqǔ, [協奏曲], concerto
演奏家 前奏 qiánzòu, prelude/presage
奏乐 zòuyuè, [奏樂], to perform music/to play a tune
独奏会 四重奏 sìchóngzòu, quartet (musical ensemble)
吹奏 chuīzòu, to play (wind instruments)
奏鸣曲 zòumíngqǔ, [奏鳴曲], sonata
奏响 二重奏 èrchóngzòu, duet (in music)
合奏 hézòu, to perform music (as an ensemble)
先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
变奏曲 biànzòuqǔ, [變奏曲], variation (music)
奏章 前奏曲 qiánzòuqǔ, prelude (music)
齐奏 演奏员
折 ⇒
折磨 zhémó, to torment/to torture
骨折 gǔzhé, to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture
折 shé/zhē/zhé, [摺], to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss, to turn sth over/to turn upside down/to ti...
折腾 zhēteng, [折騰], to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/t...
折断 zhéduàn, [折斷], to snap sth off/to break
挫折 cuòzhé, setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discoura...
打折 dǎzhé, to give a discount
折扣 zhékòu, discount
折叠 zhédié, [折疊], to fold/collapsible/folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn, [轉折點], turning point/breaking point
不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
曲折 qūzhé, winding/(fig.) complicated
转折 zhuǎnzhé, [轉折], shift in the trend of events/turnaround/plot shift in a book/turn in the convers...
存折 cúnzhé, [存摺], passbook/bankbook
周折 zhōuzhé, twists and turns/vicissitude/complication/difficulty/effort/CL:番[fān]
折服 zhéfú, to convince/to subdue/to be convinced/to be bowled over
波折 bōzhé, twists and turns
折中 zhézhōng, to compromise/to take the middle road/a trade-off/eclectic
折衷 zhézhōng, variant of 折中[zhé zhōng]
夭折 yāozhé, to die young or prematurely/to come to a premature end/to be aborted prematurely
折回 zhéhuí, to turn back/to retrace one's steps
折射 zhéshè, to refract/refraction/to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of...
打折扣 dǎzhékòu, to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated
折返 zhéfǎn, to turn back
折价 对折 duìzhé, [對摺], to sell at a 50% discount/to fold in two
挫折感 cuòzhégǎn, frustration
折叠床 折叠椅 zhédiéyǐ, [折疊椅], folding chair/deck chair
折页 折刀 zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
破折号 pòzhéhào, [破折號], dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
折寿 zhéshòu, [折壽], to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
费尽周折 折腰 zhéyāo, to bend at the waist/to bow/(fig.) to bow to/to submit
折桂 zhéguì, to win the laurels/to pass an imperial examination/to win a championship
百折不挠 bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
折合 zhéhé, to convert into/to amount to/to be equivalent to
一波三折 yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
折扇 zhéshàn, folding fan
折光 zhéguāng, [摺光], refraction, refraction
折算 zhésuàn, to convert (between currencies)
折射角 艰难曲折 折旧费 折射率 zhéshèlǜ, index of refraction
几经周折