短 ⇒
短 duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
短裤 duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
简短 jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
短片 duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
短路 duǎnlù, short circuit
短裙 缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
短短 短发 短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
短短的 剪短 三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
短语 duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
短笛 短命 duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
短袖 duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
短途 短波 duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
短篇 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
短袜 duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
短程 duǎnchéng, short range
短促 duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
短时 短跑 duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
短文 短剑 duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短处 duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短小 长短 chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
短打 短刀 超短裙 chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
短讯 duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
短视 duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
护短 hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
超短波 chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
短小精悍 duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
短式 短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
短装 短衣 duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
短大衣 扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
自寻短见 短音 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
短枪 短评 家长里短 短句 duǎnjù, clause
长吁短叹 chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
问长问短 打短工 说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
短号 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
短统袜 揭短
离 ⇒
离开 líkāi, [離開], to depart/to leave
离 chī/Lí/lí, [離], mythical beast (archaic), surname Li, to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in ...
离婚 líhūn, [離婚], to divorce/divorced from (one's spouse)
距离 jùlí, [距離], distance/CL:個|个[gè]/to be apart from
远离 yuǎnlí, [遠離], to be far from/to keep away from
隔离 gélí, [隔離], to separate/to isolate
脱离 tuōlí, [脫離], to separate oneself from/to break away from/diastasis (medicine)/abscission/abju...
分离 fēnlí, [分離], to separate
逃离 táolí, [逃離], to run out/to escape
离家 撤离 chèlí, [撤離], to withdraw from/to evacuate
离去 líqù, [離去], to leave/to exit
离谱 lípǔ, [離譜], excessive/beyond reasonable limits/irregular
偏离 piānlí, [偏離], to deviate/to diverge/to wander
离奇 líqí, [離奇], odd/bizarre
离职 lízhí, [離職], to retire/to leave office/to quit a job
离不开 líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to
等离子 形影不离 xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
支离破碎 zhīlípòsuì, [支離破碎], scattered and smashed (idiom)
离子 lízǐ, [離子], ion
离别 líbié, [離別], to leave (on a long journey)/to part from sb
离异 líyì, [離異], to divorce
调离 离岸 líàn, [離岸], offshore
迷离 mílí, [迷離], blurred/hard to make out distinctly
背离 bèilí, [背離], to depart from/to deviate from/deviation
寸步不离 cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to
隔离室 离合器 líhéqì, [離合器], clutch (mechanics)
剥离 bōlí, [剝離], to peel/to strip/to peel off/to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
驶离 shǐlí, [駛離], to steer (the plane) away from/to drive away (from a place)/to leave
别离 biélí, [別離], to take leave of/to leave/separation
游离 yóulí, [遊離], to disassociate/to drift away/to leave (a collective)/free (component)
背井离乡 bèijǐnglíxiāng, [背井離鄉], to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
离间 líjiàn, [離間], to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)
离队 líduì, [離隊], to leave one's post
离经叛道 líjīngpàndào, [離經叛道], to rebel against orthodoxy/to depart from established practices
离题 lítí, [離題], to digress/to stray from the subject
离境 挑拨离间 tiǎobōlíjiàn, [挑撥離間], to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
流离失所 liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
扑朔迷离 pūshuòmílí, [撲朔迷離], impossible to unravel/confusing
长距离 chángjùlí, [長距離], long distance
离心 líxīn, [離心], to be at odds with/centrifugal (force)
八九不离十 bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
离群索居 叛离 pànlí, [叛離], to betray/to desert/to defect from/to turn renegade
等离子体 děnglízǐtǐ, [等離子體], plasma (physics)
差不离 chàbùlí, [差不離], not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly
光怪陆离 guāngguàilùlí, [光怪陸離], monstrous and multicolored/grotesque and variegated
隔离带 生离死别 shēnglísǐbié, [生離死別], separated in life and death/to part for ever
离岗 离散 lísàn, [離散], (of family members) separated from one another/scattered about/dispersed/(math.)...
距离感 离心力 líxīnlì, [離心力], centrifugal force
电离 diànlí, [電離], ion/ionized (e.g. gas)
电离层 diànlícéng, [電離層], ionosphere
离任 lírèn, [離任], to leave office/to leave one's post
离心机 líxīnjī, [離心機], centrifuge
分离器 颠沛流离 diānpèiliúlí, [顛沛流離], homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight/to drift
隔离舱 离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng, [離鄉背井], to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
离间计 离休 líxiū, [離休], to retire/to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cad...
离退休 貌合神离 màohéshénlí, [貌合神離], the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies un...
隔离法 离乡 若即若离 ruòjíruòlí, [若即若離], lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)/fig. to keep one's distance/(of a...
间离 离心离德 分离舱 隔离线 离愁别绪 万变不离其宗 wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé, [悲歡離合], joys and sorrows/partings and reunions/the vicissitudes of life
阳离子 yánglízǐ, [陽離子], positive ion/cation (physics)
阴离子 yīnlízǐ, [陰離子], negative ion/anion (physics)
难舍难离 nánshěnánlí, [難捨難離], loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
负离子 fùlízǐ, [負離子], negative ion/anion (physics)
正离子 zhènglízǐ, [正離子], positive ion/cation (physics)