磨 ⇒
折磨 zhémó, to torment/to torture
磨 mó/mò, to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pe...
琢磨 zhuómó/zuómo, to carve and polish (jade)/to polish and refine a literary work, to ponder/to mu...
磨蹭 móceng, to rub lightly/to move slowly/to dawdle/to dillydally/to pester/to nag
消磨 xiāomó, to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away
磨损 mósǔn, [磨損], wear and tear/abrasion
磨难 mónàn, [磨難], a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried
磨坊 mòfáng, mill
磨练 móliàn, [磨練], to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance
打磨 dǎmó, polish/grind
磨牙 móyá, to grind one's teeth (during sleep)/pointless arguing/(coll.) molar
推磨 磨合 móhé, to break in/to wear in
磨灭 mómiè, [磨滅], to obliterate/to erase
磨床 móchuáng, grinding machine/grinder
研磨 yánmó, milling/to grind/to polish by grinding/to abrade/whetstone/pestle
不可磨灭 bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
水磨 磨砺 mólì, [磨礪], to sharpen on grindstone/to improve oneself by practice
磨擦 mócā, variant of 摩擦[mó cā]
临阵磨枪 磨炼 móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
好事多磨 hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
磨光 móguāng, to polish
磨刀 módāo, to hone (a knife)
磨砂玻璃 磨刀石 módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
软磨 磨刀霍霍 módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
磨合期 磨工 耐磨 nàimó, wear resistant
十年磨一剑 水磨石 shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
磨洋工 móyánggōng, to idle on the job
磨光机 拉磨 水磨坊
穿 ⇒
穿 chuān, to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to perforate/to penetrate/t...
穿过 chuānguò, [穿過], to pass through
穿着 chuānzhuó, [穿著], attire/clothes/dress
穿越 chuānyuè, to pass through/to traverse/to cross
穿梭 chuānsuō, to travel back and forth/to shuttle
看穿 kànchuān, see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
穿梭机 穿透 chuāntòu, to penetrate
揭穿 jiēchuān, to expose/to uncover
穿戴 chuāndài, to dress/clothing
试穿 shìchuān, [試穿], to try wearing clothes/fitting trial
贯穿 guànchuān, [貫穿], to run through/a connecting thread from beginning to end/to link
横穿 héngchuān, [橫穿], to cross/to traverse
穿衣 chuānyī, to wear clothes/clothing
穿行 chuānxíng, to go through/to bore through/to push one's way through
穿孔 chuānkǒng, to punch or bore a hole/to perforate/perforation
穿刺 chuāncì, medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)/body piercing/puncture
拆穿 chāichuān, to expose/to unmask/to see through (a lie etc)
穿甲弹 戳穿 chuōchuān, to puncture/to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
身穿 shēnchuān, to wear (a garment)
穿插 chuānchā, to insert/to take turns, alternate/to interweave/to interlace/subplot/interlude/...
说穿 穿透力 击穿 穿针引线 chuānzhēnyǐnxiàn, [穿針引線], lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿刺术 穿堂风 chuāntángfēng, [穿堂風], draft
穿小鞋 chuānxiǎoxié, lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)/to make life difficult for sb
肠穿孔 穿孔机 望眼欲穿 wàngyǎnyùchuān, to anxiously await
胃穿孔 穿衣镜 耐穿 nàichuān, durable/proof against wear and tear
百步穿杨 bǎibùchuānyáng, [百步穿楊], to shoot with great precision (idiom)
穿山甲 chuānshānjiǎ, pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)/scaly ant-eater
滴水穿石 dīshuǐchuānshí, dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields succes...
铁 ⇒
铁 Tiě/tiě, [鐵], surname Tie, iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable/determine...
地铁 dìtiě, [地鐵], subway/metro
铁路 tiělù, [鐵路], railroad/railway/CL:條|条[tiáo]
钢铁 gāngtiě, [鋼鐵], steel
铁轨 tiěguǐ, [鐵軌], rail/railroad track/CL:根[gēn]
地铁站 dìtiězhàn, [地鐵站], subway station
铁匠 tiějiang, [鐵匠], blacksmith/ironworker
铁链 tiěliàn, [鐵鏈], iron chain
铁木真 Tiěmùzhēn, [鐵木真], Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hán]
磁铁 cítiě, [磁鐵], magnet
铁丝网 tiěsīwǎng, [鐵絲網], wire netting/CL:道[dào]
手无寸铁 shǒuwúcùntiě, [手無寸鐵], lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
铁锤 铁石心肠 tiěshíxīncháng, [鐵石心腸], to have a heart of stone/hard-hearted/unfeeling
铁证 tiězhèng, [鐵證], ironclad evidence/conclusive proof
铁锹 tiěqiāo, [鐵鍬], spade/shovel
滑铁卢 Huátiělú, [滑鐵盧], Waterloo (Belgium)/Battle of Waterloo (1815)/fig. a defeat/failure
铁丝 tiěsī, [鐵絲], iron wire/CL:根[gēn]
铁塔 tiětǎ, [鐵塔], iron tower
废铁 fèitiě, [廢鐵], scrap iron
铁皮 tiěpí, [鐵皮], galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
铁道 tiědào, [鐵道], railway line/rail track
铁人 Tiěrén, [鐵人], Ironman
铁窗 tiěchuāng, [鐵窗], window with an iron grating (apartment etc)/barred window of a prison cell
铁板 tiěbǎn, [鐵板], iron panel/hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
铁管 铁拳 Tiěquán, [鐵拳], Tekken (video game)
铁门 马蹄铁 mǎtítiě, [馬蹄鐵], horseshoe
铁棍 破铜烂铁 铁三角 趁热打铁 chènrèdǎtiě, [趁熱打鐵], to strike while the iron is hot
铁血 铁钉 铁腕 tiěwàn, [鐵腕], iron fist (of the state)
打铁 dǎtiě, [打鐵], to forge ironware
铁器 tiěqì, [鐵器], hardware/ironware
铸铁 zhùtiě, [鑄鐵], pig iron/foundry iron
铁锈 tiěxiù, [鐵鏽], rust
铁矿 tiěkuàng, [鐵礦], iron ore/iron ore mine
艾菲尔铁塔 ÀifēiěrTiětǎ, [艾菲爾鐵塔], Eiffel Tower
铁栏杆 厄波铁 铁证如山 tiězhèngrúshān, [鐵證如山], irrefutable evidence
铁块 铁木 吸铁石 xītiěshí, [吸鐵石], a magnet/same as 磁鐵|磁铁
铁笼 烙铁 làotie, [烙鐵], flatiron/iron/branding iron/soldering iron
炼铁 liàntiě, [煉鐵], smelting iron
铁片 铁棒 tiěbàng, [鐵棒], iron club/steel rod
铁栅栏 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě, [斬釘截鐵], lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/fig. resolute and decisive/unhe...
铁达尼 铁公鸡 tiěgōngjī, [鐵公雞], cheapskate/stingy person
铁桥 铁锅 tiěguō, [鐵鍋], iron cooking pot
铁杵 铁汉 铁路线 tiělùxiàn, [鐵路線], railway line
铜墙铁壁 tóngqiángtiěbì, [銅牆鐵壁], copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
生铁 shēngtiě, [生鐵], pig iron
铁青 tiěqīng, [鐵青], ashen
铁骨 铁质 铁定 tiědìng, [鐵定], unalterable/certainly/definitely
铁环 tiěhuán, [鐵環], an iron ring
铁桶 铁路桥 铁蹄 tiětí, [鐵蹄], iron hoof (of the oppressor)
铁掌 白铁皮 铁心 铁牛 铁笔 雪铁龙 Xuětiělóng, [雪鐵龍], Citroën (French car manufacturer)
熟铁 shútiě, [熟鐵], wrought iron
铁面无私 tiěmiànwúsī, [鐵面無私], strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
电磁铁 diàncítiě, [電磁鐵], electromagnet
砸锅卖铁 záguōmàitiě, [砸鍋賣鐵], to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
铁齐 氧化铁 三角铁 sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
单轨铁路 铁锨 tiěxiān, [鐵鍁], iron shovel/spade/CL:把[bǎ]
铁马 tiěmǎ, [鐵馬], armored horse/cavalry/metal chimes hanging from eaves/steel barricade/(Tw) bike
磁铁矿 cítiěkuàng, [磁鐵礦], magnetite FěÒ
电烙铁 diànlàotie, [電烙鐵], electric iron/electric soldering iron
铁盒 铁索 铁木伦 铁路局 黄铁矿 huángtiěkuàng, [黃鐵礦], pyrite
地下铁道 铁树开花 tiěshùkāihuā, [鐵樹開花], lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)/a highly improbable or extremely rare occurren...
小铁 铁道线 过铁环 铁定会 根铁 铁造 铁里 铁骑 tiěqí, [鐵騎], armored horses/crack horsemen
铁饼 tiěbǐng, [鐵餅], (athletics) discus/discus throw
铁鸟 白铁 báitiě, [白鐵], galvanized iron
铬铁矿 硫酸亚铁 铁山 Tiěshān, [鐵山], Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huáng shí shì], Hubei
钢铁长城 洋铁 铁板一块 铁甲舰 tiějiǎjiàn, [鐵甲艦], ironclad/an armor-plated battleship
铁子 石铁 铁床 铁工 陨铁 铁燧 铁盆 铁球 tiěqiú, [鐵球], kung fu balls
铁甲 tiějiǎ, [鐵甲], mail plating/armor/armor plating
铁线蕨 铁砂 tiěshā, [鐵砂], shot (in shotgun)/pellets
铁素 铁杉 tiěshān, [鐵杉], Tsuga chinensis
铁束 铁柱 铁模 铁武 铁比金 铁矿石 tiěkuàngshí, [鐵礦石], iron ore
范伦铁诺 铁铮铮 铁铁 铁大仁 铁璧 子铁 金戈铁马 jīngētiěmǎ, [金戈鐵馬], very powerful army