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[精誠所至,金石為開] jīngchéngsuǒzhì,jīnshíwèikāi lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.

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        jīngshén/jīngshen, spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist/CL:個|个[gè], ...
        jīngcǎi, wonderful/marvelous/brilliant
        jīnglì, energy
        jīng, essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin spirit/highly perfec...
        jīnglíng, [精靈], spirit/fairy/elf/sprite/genie
        jiǔjīng, alcohol/ethanol CHCHOH/ethyl alcohol/also written 乙醇/grain alcohol
        jīngshénbìng, mental disorder/psychosis
        jīngquè, [精確], accurate/precise
        jīngzǐ, sperm/spermatozoon
        jīngyīng, cream/elite/essence/quintessence
        
        jīngxīn, with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
        jīngyè, semen
        yāojing, evil spirit/alluring woman
        jīngpílìjìn, [精疲力盡], spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent/drained/washed out
        jīngmíng, astute/shrewd
        jīngzhì, [精緻], delicate/fine/exquisite/refined
        jīngtōng, to be proficient in/to master (a subject)
        jīngměi, delicate/fine/refinement
        
        jīnglìchōngpèi, vigorous/energetic
        jīnghuá, [精華], best feature/most important part of an object/quintessence/essence/soul
        jīngmì, accuracy/exact/precise/refined
        jīngsuǐ, marrow/pith/quintessence/essence
        jīngpílìjié, spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent/drained/washed out
        jīngguāng, nothing left (money, food etc)/all finished/bright and shiny/radiant/glorious
        
        jīngzhàn, consummate/exquisite
        shòujīng, to receive sperm/fertilized/insemination
        jīngxuǎn, [精選], carefully chosen/handpicked/best of the bunch/choice (product)/concentration (mi...
        húlijīng, fox-spirit/vixen/witch/enchantress
        jīngqiǎo, elaborate
        wújīngdǎcǎi, [無精打采], dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out
        jīngliáng, excellent/of superior quality
        jīngmiào, exquisite/fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
        jīngliàn, [精煉], to refine (a substance)/to purify/to refine (one's skills, writing etc)/refined/...
        jīngxì, [精細], fine/meticulous/careful
        jīngjiǎn, [精簡], to simplify/to reduce
        jīngpǐn, quality goods/premium product/fine work (of art)
        
        réngōngshòujīng, artificial insemination
        shūjīngguǎn, [輸精管], vas deferens
        xiǎojīnglíng, [小精靈], elf
        
        jīngpǐndiàn, boutique
        jīngruì, [精銳], elite (e.g. troops)/crack/best quality personnel
        jīngshénhuànfā, [精神煥發], in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
        méijīngdǎcǎi, [沒精打采], listless/dispirited/washed out/also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
        shòujīngluǎn, fertilized ovum
        jīngdù, precision
        yǎngjīngxùruì, [養精蓄銳], to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big ...
        jīngpì, [精闢], clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)/incisive/insightful
        jīngbīng, elite troops
        jīngguài, supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)
        jùjīnghuìshén, [聚精會神], to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
        jīngdǎxìsuàn, [精打細算], meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
        jīnggàn, [精幹], crack (troops)/special (forces)/highly capable
        wèijīng, monosodium glutamate (MSG)
        jīngquèdù, [精確度], accuracy/precision
        
        duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
        xǐfàjīng, [洗髮精], shampoo
        jīngzhuāng, [精裝], hardcover (book)/elaborately packaged/opposite: 簡裝|简装[jiǎn zhuāng]
        jīngshénxìng, spirituality/mental/nervous/psychogenic
        jīngzhì, [精製], refined
        jīngchóng, [精蟲], spermatozoon/spermatozoa
        jīngsuànshī, [精算師], actuary
        
        xiāngjīng, seasoning/condiment/flavoring/dressing/essences
        
        
        jīngshòu, (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)/slender
        jīngliàn, [精練], (textiles) to scour/to degum (silk)/variant of 精煉|精炼[jīng liàn]
        jīngyìqiújīng, to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
        jīngshéndǒusǒu, [精神抖擻], spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits/lively and full of ent...
        dānjīngjiélǜ, [殫精竭慮], to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly...
        Jīnggōng/jīnggōng, Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company, refined/delicate/exquisite (craft...
        
        tángjīng, saccharin
        
        jīngmíngnénggàn, [精明能幹], able and efficient
        jīngwēi, subtle/profound
        
        bódàjīngshēn, wide-ranging and profound/broad and deep
        Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s...
        yíjīng, [遺精], nocturnal emission/wet dream
        dǒusǒujīngshén, [抖擻精神], to gather one's spirits/to pull oneself together
        
        
        
        jīngsuàn, actuarial
        
        màirǔjīng, [麥乳精], malt milk extract
        jīngdú, [精讀], intensive reading/to peruse/perusal
        jīngchéng, [精誠], sincerity/absolute good faith
        
        jiǔjīngdēng, [酒精燈], spirit lamp
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shèjīngguǎn, ejaculatory duct
        
        
        jīngnáng, spermatophore
        jīngcuì, succinct/pure and concise
        
        
        

        chéngshí, [誠實], honest/honesty/honorable/truthful
        zhōngchéng, [忠誠], devoted/loyal/fidelity/loyalty
        zhēnchéng, [真誠], true/sincere/genuine
        tǎnchéng, [坦誠], candid/frank/plain dealing
        qiánchéng, [虔誠], pious/devout/sincere
        kāichéngbùgōng, [開誠佈公]/[開誠布公], variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng], lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom);...
        chéngyì, [誠意], sincerity/good faith
        chéngkěn, [誠懇], sincere/honest/cordial
        chéngzhì, [誠摯], sincere/cordial
        chéngxìn, [誠信], genuine/honest/in good faith/honesty/integrity
        chéng, [誠], sincere/authentic/really/truly
        chéngxīn, [誠心], sincerity
        
        tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn, [坦誠相見], to trust one another fully/to treat sb with sincerity
        
        
        rèchéng, [熱誠], devotion/fervor
        tóuchéng, [投誠], to defect/to surrender/to capitulate
        
        chéngxīnchéngyì, [誠心誠意], earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
        chénghuángchéngkǒng, [誠惶誠恐], in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula...
        jiéchéng, [竭誠], wholeheartedly
        chéngrán, [誠然], indeed/true! (I agree with you)
        
        xīnyuèchéngfú, [心悅誠服], to submit cheerfully/to accept willingly (idiom)
        
        chìchéng, [赤誠], utterly sincere/wholly devoted
        chéngrú, [誠如], it is exactly as
        
        LǐJiāchéng, [李嘉誠], Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
        
        
        
        
        
        jīngchéng, [精誠], sincerity/absolute good faith
        chéngdǔ, [誠篤], honest/sincere and serious
        
        
        

        suǒyǐ, therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
        suǒyǒu, all/to have/to possess/to own
        suǒ, actually/place/classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc/that whi...
        cèsuǒ, [廁所], toilet/lavatory/CL:間|间[jiān],處|处[chù]
        yǒusuǒ, somewhat/to some extent
        suǒwèi, [所謂], so-called/what is called
        wúsuǒwèi, [無所謂], to be indifferent/not to matter/cannot be said to be
        shìwùsuǒ, [事務所], office/firm
        suǒzài, place/location/(after a noun) place where it is located
        zhěnsuǒ, [診所], clinic
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        suǒzuòsuǒwéi, [所作所為], one's conduct and deeds
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        yīwúsuǒyǒu, [一無所有], not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub to...
        chǎngsuǒ, [場所], location/place
        zhùsuǒ, habitation/dwelling place/residence/CL:處|处[chù]
        yīwúsuǒhuò, [一無所獲], to gain nothing/to end up empty-handed
        suíxīnsuǒyù, [隨心所欲], to follow one's heart's desires/to do as one pleases (idiom)
        bìnànsuǒ, [避難所], refuge/asylum
        lǐsuǒdāngrán, [理所當然], as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of cour...
        bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
        wúsuǒshìshì, [無所事事], to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom)
        wéisuǒyùwéi, [為所欲為], to do whatever one pleases
        qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
        jūliúsuǒ, detention center/prison
        shōuróngsuǒ, temporary shelter/hospice/refuge (e.g. for animals)/detention center
        wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
        zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, [眾所周知]/[眾所週知], as everyone knows (idiom), see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
        jièdúsuǒ, drug rehabilitation center
        
        tuōérsuǒ, [托兒所], nursery
        yánjiūsuǒ, research institute/graduate studies/graduate school/CL:個|个[gè]
        suǒzàidì, location/site
        yǒusuǒbùtóng, to differ to some extent (idiom)
        
        suǒyǒuquán, [所有權], ownership/possession/property rights/title (to property)
        
        Suǒluómén, [所羅門], Solomon (name)
        suǒdé, what one acquires/one's gains
        suǒshǔ, [所屬], one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)/subordinate (i....
        lìsuǒnéngjí, as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability/within...
        yùsuǒ, dwelling
        
        
        fěiyísuǒsī, unimaginable/outrageous/freakish
        suǒyǒuzhě, proprietor/owner
        bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
        jiāoyìsuǒ, exchange/stock exchange
        kānshǒusuǒ, detention center
        
        chàngsuǒyùyán, [暢所欲言], lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite t...
        suǒxiàngpīmǐ, to sweep everything before one/to be invincible (idiom)
        suǒshèngwújǐ, [所剩無幾], there is not much left
        qiánsuǒwèijiàn, [前所未見], unprecedented/never seen before
        suǒcháng/suǒzhǎng, [所長], what one is good at, head of an institute etc
        
        zàisuǒnánmiǎn, [在所難免], to be unavoidable (idiom)
        wúsuǒbùzài, [無所不在], omnipresent
        wúsuǒshìcóng, [無所適從], not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
        wénsuǒwèiwén, [聞所未聞], unheard of/an extremely rare and unprecedented event
        
        suǒxiàngwúdí, [所向無敵], to be invincible/unrivalled
        
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        
        bùchūsuǒliào, as expected
        suǒjiànsuǒwén, [所見所聞], what one hears and sees (idiom)
        dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
        
        wúsuǒzuòwéi, [無所作為], attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or ...
        láojiàosuǒ, [勞教所], correctional institution/labor camp
        
        qiǎngrénsuǒnán, [強人所難], to force someone to do something
        bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
        pàichūsuǒ, local police station
        liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
        chùsuǒ, [處所], place
        wànghūsuǒyǐ, to get carried away/to forget oneself
        suǒdéshuì, [所得稅], income tax
        
        gèdéqísuǒ, each in the correct place/each is provided for
        zàisuǒbùcí, [在所不辭], not to refuse to (idiom)/not to hesitate to
        
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        zōngshàngsuǒshù, [綜上所述], to summarize/a round-up/in summary ...
        gèqǔsuǒxū, each takes what he needs (idiom)
        dáfēisuǒwèn, [答非所問], (idiom) to sidestep the question/to answer evasively
        suǒyǐrán, the reason why
        
        
        
        dàshìsuǒqū, [大勢所趨], general trend/irresistible trend
        
        zhāodàisuǒ, guest house/small hotel
        
        qiánsuǒwèiwén, [前所未聞], unheard-of/unprecedented
        
        
        
        ruòyǒusuǒsī, looking pensive/thoughtfully
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīwùsuǒ, [醫務所], clinic/CL:家[jiā]
        shàosuǒ, watchhouse/sentry post
        
        
        
        
        
        
        suǒyǒugé, possessive case (grammar)
        Yǐfúsuǒ, Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
        zhèngjiāosuǒ, [證交所], stock exchange
        yīwúsuǒcháng, [一無所長], not having any special skill/without any qualifications
        
        
        wúsuǒbùbāo, [無所不包], not excluding anything/all-inclusive
        Suǒduōmǎ, [所多瑪], Sodom
        
        
        rénsuǒgòngzhī, something that everybody knows
        
        
        
        SuǒluóménQúndǎo, [所羅門群島], Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
        lìsuǒbùjí, beyond one's power (to do sth)
        gèyǒusuǒhào, everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
        
        
        tóuqísuǒhào, to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy
        
        
        
        
        gèjìnsuǒnéng, [各盡所能], each does his utmost (idiom)/from each according to his means
        
        rénxīnsuǒxiàng, that which is yearned for by the public

        shènzhì, even/so much so that
        zhìshǎo, at least/(to say the) least
        zhì, to arrive/most/to/until
        zhìyú, [至於], as for/as to/to go so far as to
        zhìjīn, so far/to this day/until now
        yǐzhìyú, [以至於], down to/up to/to the extent that...
        bùzhìyú, [不至於], unlikely to go so far as to/not as bad as
        zhìguānzhòngyào, [至關重要], extremely important/vital/crucial/essential
        zhìjí, [至極], very/extremely
        zhízhì, lasting until/up till (the present)
        zhìshàng, supreme/paramount/above all else
        zhìcǐ, up until now/so far
        zìshǐzhìzhōng, [自始至終], from start to finish (idiom)
        zhìgāowúshàng, [至高無上], supreme/paramount/unsurpassed
        yǐzhì, down to/up to/to such an extent as to .../also written 以至於|以至于[yǐ zhì yú]
        
        
        
        jiézhì, up to (a time)/by (a time)
        
        shízhìjīnrì, [時至今日], (idiom) up to the present/even now/now (in contrast with the past)/at this late ...
        nǎizhì, and even/to go so far as to
        shènzhìyú, [甚至於], so much (that)/even (to the extent that)
        wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
        zhìqīn, [至親], next of kin/closely related
        bīnzhìrúguī, [賓至如歸], guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc)/a home away from home
        shízhìmíngguī, [實至名歸], fame follows merit (idiom)
        rénzhìyìjìn, [仁至義盡], extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to dut...
        zhìlǐmíngyán, wise saying/words of wisdom
        zhìduō, up to the maximum/upper limit/at most
        fēnzhìtàlái, [紛至沓來], to come thick and fast (idiom)
        
        rénjìhǎnzhì, [人跡罕至], lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)/fig. off the beaten track/lonely/deserted
        
        
        Dōngzhì, Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th Januar...
        
        Xiàzhì, Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th ...
        
        
怀         guānhuáibèizhì, [關懷備至], the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
        
        zhìjiāo, best friend
        zhìbǎo, [至寶], most valuable treasure/most precious asset
        bèizhì, [備至], to the utmost/in every possible way
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        rúhuòzhìbǎo, [如獲至寶], as if gaining the most precious treasure
        jízhì, by the time that


        Jīn/jīn, surname Jin/surname Kim (Korean)/Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234), gold/chemical ...
        xiànjīn, [現金], cash
        Měijīn, US dollar/USD
        jīnshǔ, [金屬], metal/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        jīnfà, [金髮], blond/blonde/fair-haired
        zījīn, [資金], funds/funding/capital
        jījīn, fund
        huángjīn, [黃金], gold/golden (opportunity)/prime (time)
        jīnqián, [金錢], money/currency
        jiǎngjīn, [獎金], premium/award money/bonus
        Jiùjīnshān, [舊金山], San Francisco, California
        Jīnzǐ/jīnzi, Kaneko (Japanese surname), gold
        jiǎngxuéjīn, [獎學金], scholarship/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
        jīnsè, golden/gold (color)
        jījīnhuì, [基金會], foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
        shújīn, [贖金], ransom
        
        zūjīn, rent
        jīnróng, banking/finance/financial
        jīnqiāngyú, [金槍魚], tuna
        jīnpái, gold medal/CL:枚[méi]
        jīnkù, [金庫], treasury
        jīnbì, [金幣], gold coin
        Jīngāng/jīngāng, [金剛], King Kong, diamond/(used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythica...
        báijīn, platinum/silver/(slang) handcuffs
        
        jīnzìtǎ, pyramid (building or structure)
        yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
        jīné, [金額], sum of money/monetary value
        jīnyú, [金魚], goldfish
        
        Jīnmén, [金門], Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen cou...
        yòngjīn, commission
        héjīn, alloy
        zhòngjīnshǔ, [重金屬], heavy metal
        jīnkuàng, [金礦], gold mine/gold ore
        Yóujīn, Eugene (name)
退         tuìxiūjīn, retirement pay/pension
        
        dìngjīn, down payment/advance payment
        péichángjīn, [賠償金], compensation
        wǔjīndiàn, hardware store/ironmonger's store
        yājīn, deposit/down payment
        jīnsīquè, [金絲雀], canary
        yùjīnxiāng, [鬱金香], tulip
        chóujīn, monetary reward/remuneration
        fájīn, [罰金], fine/to forfeit
        qiānjīn, thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold/money and riches/(honorific) invaluable (support...
        
        táojīn, to pan for gold/to try to make a fortune
        
        fǔxùjīn, [撫恤金], compensation payment (for injury)/relief payment
        Jīnxīng/jīnxīng, Venus (planet), gold star/stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
        BāJīn, Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家, 春, 秋
        
        chúnjīn, [純金], pure gold
        JīnZhèngrì, Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
        
        shuìjīn, [稅金], tax money/tax due
        bǎozhèngjīn, [保證金], earnest money/cash deposit/bail/margin (in derivative trading)
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        xīnjīn, salary/wage
        liànjīnshù, [煉金術], alchemy
        jīnyín, [金銀], gold and silver
        jīntiáo, [金條], gold bar
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        dìngjīn, [訂金], an initial payment/earnest money/deposit
        
        jīnguī, [金龜], tortoise/scarab beetle
        
        
        zhòngjīn, huge money/extremely rich/very expensive
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        diǎnshíchéngjīn, [點石成金], to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing int...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gùruòjīntāng, [固若金湯], secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom...
        
        
        yǎnmàojīnxīng, to see stars/dazed
        
        huángjīnshídài, [黃金時代], golden age
        
        
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        yīzhìqiānjīn, [一擲千金], lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money r...
        
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        jīnbó, gold leaf
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        jīnhuáng, [金黃], golden yellow/golden
        
        
        jīnkēyùlǜ, golden rule/key principle
        huángjīnfēngē, [黃金分割], golden ratio/golden section
        Jīnniúzuò, Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        
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        Jīnbiān, [金邊], Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
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        huǒyǎnjīnjīng, piercing eyes/discerning eyes
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        wànjīnyóu, [萬金油], Tiger Balm (medicine)/jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
        jīnyùliángyán, gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
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        jīnjiǎng, [金獎], gold medal/first prize
        Jīntǎ, Jinta county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
        
        
        huījīnrútǔ, [揮金如土], lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)/fig. to spend money like water/extravag...
        
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        dùjīn, [鍍金], to gold-plate/to gild/(fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
        
        
        
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        jīngāngshí, [金剛石], diamond/also called 鑽石|钻石[zuàn shí]
        Āiěrjīn, [埃爾金], James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China w...
        
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        jīnguīzǐ, [金龜子], scarab (Scarabeus sacer)/beetle
        
        
        jīnchántuōqiào, [金蟬脫殼], lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shel...
        
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        Jīnyáng, [金陽], Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān ...
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        Jīnchāng, Jinchang prefecture-level city in Gansu
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        xiǎojīnkù, [小金庫], supplementary cash reserve/private fund/private hoard/slush fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        jīnqiánbào, [金錢豹], leopard
        
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        guìjīnshǔ, [貴金屬], precious metal
        
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        kāijīn, [開金], carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
        
        
        
        
        
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        huángjīnwū, [黃金屋], lit. house made of gold/fig. luxurious residence
        
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        yějīnxué, [冶金學], metallurgy
        HuángjīnHǎiàn, [黃金海岸], name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (forme...
        
        
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        HòuJīn, [後金], Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing ...
        
        
        
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        jīnlǐng, [金領], gold collar/high-level senior executive/highly-skilled worker
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        jīnwū, [金烏], Golden Crow/the sun/the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun
        
        
        
        
        
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        jiǎnjīnshǔ, [鹼金屬], alkali metal
        
        
        jīnmáogǒu, golden retriever (dog breed)/Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with ha...
        
        
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        hēisèjīnshǔ, [黑色金屬], ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
        
        
        
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        jīnlán, [金蘭], profound friendship/sworn brotherhood
        
        
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        shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        zuànshí, [鑽石], diamond/CL:顆|颗[kē]
        Shí/dàn/shí, surname Shi, dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one hundred lite...
        shíyóu, oil/petroleum
        yánshí, rock
        bǎoshí, [寶石], precious stone/gem/CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
        yǔnshí, [隕石], meteorite/aerolite/CL:塊|块[kuài],顆|颗[kē]
        dàlǐshí, marble
        shígāo, gypsum CàSO·2(HO)/plaster/plaster cast (for a broken bone)
        shuǐluòshíchū, as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/the truth comes to light
        hóngbǎoshí, [紅寶石], ruby
        Shímián/shímián, Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[Yǎ ān], Sichuan, asbestos
        shíkuài, [石塊], stone/rock
        tiěshíxīncháng, [鐵石心腸], to have a heart of stone/hard-hearted/unfeeling
        shíbǎn, slab/flagstone/slate
        bànjiǎoshí, [絆腳石], stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way
        kuàngshí, [礦石], ore
        jiāoshí, reef
        jīshí, cornerstone
        huàshí, fossil
        shíguān, sarcophagus
        shíqì, stone tool/stone implement
        suìshí, crushed or broken rock, stone etc
        shíbēi, stele/stone tablet (for inscription)/CL:方[fāng]
        
        jùshí, huge rock/boulder/monolith
        shíliu, pomegranate
        luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
        lánbǎoshí, [藍寶石], sapphire
        shíhuà, to petrify/petrochemical industry
        huǒshí, flint (stone)
        
        cǎishíchǎng, [採石場], stone pit/quarry
        císhí, magnet
        
        
        
        shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
        dǎhuǒshí, flint
        
        éluǎnshí, [鵝卵石], pebble/cobblestone
        diǎnshíchéngjīn, [點石成金], to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing int...
        yùshí, precious stones/jade and stone
        níshíliú, landslide/torrent of mud and stones/mudslide
        shènjiéshí, [腎結石], kidney stone
        diànjiǎoshí, [墊腳石], stepping stone/fig. person used to advance one's career
        
        
        shíxiàng, stone statue
        shíyīng, quartz
        Pánshí/pánshí, Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province, boulder
        
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        shíhuīshí, limestone
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        yǔnshíkēng, [隕石坑], meteorite impact crater
        shíjiàng, stonemason
绿         lǜbǎoshí, [綠寶石], beryl
        luǎnshí, cobble/pebble
        shāshí, sandstone/sand and stone/aggregate
        xītiěshí, [吸鐵石], a magnet/same as 磁鐵|磁铁
        
        Shítián, Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
        Shíchéng, Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
        ShíGǎng, [石崗], Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
        shímò, black lead/graphite/plumbago
        
        
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        jùshízhèn, [巨石陣], giant stone arrangement/Stonehenge
        shílà, [石蠟], paraffin wax
        hǎikūshílàn, [海枯石爛], lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)/fig. forever/until the...
        
        
        Shíchuān, Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)
        
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        jīngāngshí, [金剛石], diamond/also called 鑽石|钻石[zuàn shí]
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        tóushíwènlù, [投石問路], lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)/fig. to test the waters
        jīnshí, metal and stone/fig. hard objects/inscription on metal or bronze
        shídiāo, stone carving/carved sculpture
        módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
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        shísōng, [石鬆], Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
        Shízhù/shízhù, Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing, stela/upright stone/obelisk
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        chángshí, [長石], stone beam/horizontal slab of stone/feldspar or felspar (geology)
        
        jiéshí, [結石], calculus/stone
        huáshí, talc
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        shízhú, China pink/Dianthus chinensis (botany)
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        shíbānyú, [石斑魚], grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)/also called 鮨/Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranid...
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        shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
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        yíngshí, [螢石], fluorite CáF/fluorspar/fluor
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穿         dīshuǐchuānshí, dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields succes...
        
        
        
        
        shízhì, [石質], stony
        
        tiěkuàngshí, [鐵礦石], iron ore
        
        
        línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
        
        zhěshí, ocher (pigment)
        
        
        
        huīshí, [輝石], pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals)/augite
耀         
        
        
        shítànsuān, phenol C6HOH/same as 苯酚
        
        shísǔn, [石筍], stalagmite
        Shíquán, Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi
        
        
        shíkè, stone inscription/carved stone
        
        
        
        shínǚ, female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
        Shíjǐng, Ishii (Japanese surname)
        Shímén, [石門], Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
        
        shísuàn, red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
西         
        
        shíchéndàhǎi, lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)/fig. to e...
        

        yīnwèi, [因為], because/owing to/on account of
        wèishénme, [為什麼], why?/for what reason?
        wéi/wèi, [為]/[爲], as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to bec...
        rènwéi, [認為], to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
        wèile, [為了], in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
        yǐwéi, [以為], to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication ...
        chéngwéi, [成為], to become/to turn into
        zuòwéi, [作為], one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capa...
        xíngwéi, [行為], action/conduct/behavior/activity
        wèihé, [為何], why
        wéizhǐ, [為止], until/(used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the...
        chēngwéi, [稱為], called/to call sth (by a name)/to name
        dàocǐwéizhǐ, [到此為止], to stop at this point/to end here/to call it a day
        wèicǐ, [為此], for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in order to do this/to this...
        suǒzuòsuǒwéi, [所作所為], one's conduct and deeds
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        wéinán, [為難], to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find th...
        zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
        xìngxíngwéi, [性行為], sexual behavior
        gèngwéi, [更為], even more
        jìnlìérwéi, [盡力而為], to try one's utmost/to strive
        zuìwéi, [最為], the most
        shìwéi, [視為], to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
        wéishēng, [為生], to make a living
        wéirén/wèirén, [為人], to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character, for sb/for others' inter...
        wéisuǒyùwéi, [為所欲為], to do whatever one pleases
        qìjīnwéizhǐ, [迄今為止], so far/up to now/still (not)
        nánwéiqíng, [難為情], embarrassed
        jíwéi, [極為], extremely/exceedingly
        
        shēnwéi, [身為], in the capacity of/as
        biànwéi, [變為], to change into
        lièwéi, [列為], to be classified as
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        rénwéi, [人為], artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
        fēnwéi, [分為], to divide sth into (parts)/to subdivide
        
        wéishíyǐwǎn, [為時已晚], already too late
        pōwéi, [頗為], rather/quite
        xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
        wéizhǔ, [為主], to rely mainly on/to attach most importance to
        wéiwǔ, [為伍], to associate with/to keep company with
        yíwéipíngdì, [夷為平地], to level/to raze to the ground
        xíyǐwéicháng, [習以為常], accustomed to/used to
        míngwéi, [名為], to be called/to be known as
        róngwéiyītǐ, [融為一體], to fuse together (idiom)/hypostatic union (religion)
        wéishíguòzǎo, [為時過早], premature/too soon
        
        hùnwéiyītán, [混為一談], to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
        dàwéi, [大為], very/greatly
        
        wéiqī, [為期], (to be done) by (a certain date)/lasting (a certain time)
        jùwéijǐyǒu, [據為己有], to take for one's own/to expropriate
        tànwéiguānzhǐ, [嘆為觀止], (idiom) to gasp in amazement/to acclaim as the peak of perfection
        
        
        lúnwéi, [淪為], to sink down to/to be reduced to (sth inferior)
        wéizhòng, [為重], to attach most importance to
        
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        xiāngyīwéimìng, [相依為命], mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival/inter...
        
        rénmǎnwéihuàn, [人滿為患], packed with people/overcrowded/overpopulation
        yǎnjiànwéishí, [眼見為實], seeing is believing
        píngwéi, [評為], to elect as/to choose as/to consider as
        
        
        húzuòfēiwéi, [胡作非為], to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
        
        
        xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
        huàwéiwūyǒu, [化為烏有], to go up in smoke/to vanish
        yóuwéi, [尤為], especially
        héérwéiyī, [合而為一], to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
        jiàowéi, [較為], comparatively/relatively/fairly
        wéishǒu, [為首], head/be headed by
        zhùrénwéilè, [助人為樂], pleasure from helping others (idiom)
        yǐnyǐwéiróng, [引以為榮], to regard it as an honor (idiom)
        huàxiǎnwéiyí, [化險為夷], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
        wúsuǒzuòwéi, [無所作為], attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or ...
        fǎnbàiwéishèng, [反敗為勝], to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
        niánqīngyǒuwéi, [年輕有為], young and promising
        jiànyìyǒngwéi, [見義勇為], to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up br...
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        lángbèiwéijiān, [狼狽為奸], villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious e...
        
        
        wéifēizuòdǎi, [為非作歹], to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor/evildoer/to perpetrate ou...
        gǎiwéi, [改為], to change into
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        
        dàyǒukěwéi, [大有可為], with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        zhuǎnwēiwéiān, [轉危為安], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
        dàyǒuzuòwéi, [大有作為], to accomplish much/to have good prospects/to have a promising future
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        yītǔwéikuài, [一吐為快], to get sth off one's chest
广         
        
        
        miǎnwéiqínán, [勉為其難], to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
        
        dǎndàwàngwéi, [膽大妄為], daring/presumptuous/daredevil
        wéishí, [為時], timewise/pertaining to time
        xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
        
        
        zìyìwàngwéi, [恣意妄為], to behave unscrupulously
        shějǐwèirén, [捨己為人], to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own intere...
        
        wèizhe, [為著], in order to/because of/for the sake of
        
        
        zhùZhòuwéinüè, [助紂為虐], lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)/fig....
        
        
        shàxuèwéiméng, [歃血為盟], to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)/to swear a sacred oath
        
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        nánwei, [難為], to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (poli...
        wéirénshībiǎo, [為人師表], to serve as a model for others (idiom)/to be a worthy teacher
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        tèwèi, [特為], for a specific purpose/specially
        yǒuwéi, [有為], promising/to show promise
        huàzhěngwéilíng, [化整為零], to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one/divide...
        gǎnzuògǎnwéi, [敢作敢為], to stop at nothing (idiom)/to dare to do anything
        
        
        
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
        
        wéizhǔn, [為準], to serve as the norm/...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price...
        
        
        
        gèzìwéizhèng, [各自為政], to do things each in one's own way
        bùbùwéiyíng, [步步為營], to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step/to consolidate at every ...
        
        
        
        
        
        huàdìwéiláo, [畫地為牢], lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine ...
        gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
        
        
        yǐshǐwéijiàn, [以史為鑒], to learn from history (idiom)
        wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bīliángwéichāng, [逼良為娼], to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)/to debauch

        kāishǐ, [開始], to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[gè]
        kāi, [開], to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a prescription, check, invoice...
        líkāi, [離開], to depart/to leave
        kāixīn, [開心], to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun of sb
        dǎkāi, [打開], to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
        kāiqiāng, [開槍], to open fire/to shoot a gun
        fàngkāi, [放開], to let go/to release
        kāiwánxiào, [開玩笑], to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke
        kāichē, [開車], to drive a car
        zǒukāi, [走開], to leave/to walk away/to beat it/to move aside
        kāimén, [開門], to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
        fēnkāi, [分開], to separate/to part
        kāichú, [開除], to expel (a member of an organization)/to fire (an employee)
        kāikǒu, [開口], to open one's mouth/to start to talk
        gǔnkāi, [滾開], to boil (of liquid)/boiling hot/Get out!/Go away!/fuck off (rude)
        gōngkāi, [公開], public/to publish/to make public
        kāihuǒ, [開火], to open fire
        jiěkāi, [解開], to untie/to undo/to solve (a mystery)
        kāihuì, [開會], to hold a meeting/to attend a meeting
        kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
        zhǎnkāi, [展開], to unfold/to carry out/to be in full swing/to launch
        kāifàng, [開放], to bloom/to open/to be open (to the public)/to open up (to the outside)/to be op...
        chǎngkāi, [敞開], to open wide/unrestrictedly
        bìkāi, [避開], to avoid/to evade/to keep away from
        kāichǎng, [開場], to begin/to open/to start/beginning of an event
        kāitōng/kāitong, [開通], to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc), o...
        kāipāi, [開拍], to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)/to start the bidding (auctio...
        zhāngkāi, [張開], to open up/to spread/to extend
        kāifā, [開發], to exploit (a resource)/to open up (for development)/to develop
        kāigōng, [開工], to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)/to start a construction jo...
        shǎnkāi, [閃開], to get out of the way
        duǒkāi, [躲開], to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)/to avoid (sb)
        kāitíng, [開庭], to begin a (judicial) court session
        kāiqǐ, [開啟], to open/to start/(computing) to enable
        ràngkāi, [讓開], to get out of the way/to step aside
        kāizhàn, [開戰], to start a war/to make war/to battle against
        
        lākāi, [拉開], to pull open/to pull apart/to space out/to increase
        sōngkāi, [鬆開], to release/to let go/to loosen/to untie/to come loose
        kāidòng, [開動], to start/to set in motion/to move/to march/to dig in (eating)/to tuck in (eating...
        zhàokāi, [召開], to convene (a conference or meeting)/to convoke/to call together
        kāizhāng, [開張], to open a business/first transaction of a business day
        kāiguān, [開關], power switch/gas valve/to open the city (or frontier) gate/to open and close/to ...
        pāokāi, [拋開], to throw out/to get rid of
        
        jiēkāi, [揭開], to uncover/to open
        sànkāi, [散開], to separate/to disperse
        kāiwèi, [開胃], to whet the appetite/appetizing/to amuse oneself at sb's expense/to tease
        nuókāi, [挪開], to move (sth) aside/to step aside/to move over (when sitting on a bench)/to shif...
        kāizhī, [開支], expenditures/expenses/CL:筆|笔[bǐ], 項|项[xiàng]/to spend money/(coll.) to pay wages
        kāiduān, [開端], start/beginning
        kāiyè, [開業], to open a business/to open a practice/open (for business)
        kāichéngbùgōng, [開誠佈公]/[開誠布公], variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng], lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom);...
        tuīkāi, [推開], to push open (a gate etc)/to push away/to reject/to decline
        kāijià, [開價], to quote a price/seller's first offer
        chāikāi, [拆開], to dismantle/to disassemble/to open up (sth sealed)/to unpick
        líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to
        lièkāi, [裂開], to split open
        kāixiāo, [開銷], to pay (expenses)/expenses/(old) to dismiss (an employee)
        kāizhǎn, [開展], to launch/to develop/to unfold/(of an exhibition etc) to open
        
        kāixué, [開學], foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a new term
        kāichuàng, [開創], to initiate/to start/to found
        kāimùshì, [開幕式], opening ceremony
        kāifàn, [開飯], to serve a meal
        kāikuò, [開闊], wide/open (spaces)/to open up
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        kāijī, [開機], to start an engine/to boot up (a computer)/to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete/to begin sho...
        kāichǎngbái, [開場白], prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
        kāituō, [開脫], to exculpate/to absolve/to exonerate
        kāihuā, [開花], to bloom/to blossom/to flower/fig. to burst open/to feel happy or elated/new dev...
        kāimù, [開幕], to open (a conference)/to inaugurate
        Kāiluó, [開羅], Cairo, capital of Egypt
        shuǎikāi, [甩開], to shake off/to get rid of
        
        chuánkāi, [傳開], (of news) to spread/to get around
        kāilǎng, [開朗], spacious and well-lit/open and clear/(of character) optimistic/cheerful/carefree
        piēkāi, [撇開], to disregard/to leave aside
        kāipào, [開砲], to open fire
        
        kāichuán, [開船], to set sail
        kāibàn, [開辦], to open/to start (a business etc)/to set up
        kāicǎi, [開採], to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)/to exploit/to mine
        fānkāi, [翻開], to open up
        kāilù, [開路], to open up a path/to make one's way through/to construct a road/(electricity) op...
        bùkěkāijiāo, [不可開交], to be awfully (busy etc)
        gōngkāisài, [公開賽], (sports) open championship/open (as in "the US Open")
        kāifāshāng, [開發商], developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
        
        kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de...
        KāimànQúndǎo, [開曼群島], Cayman Islands
        kāishè, [開設], to offer (goods or services)/to open (for business etc)
        yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
        shèngkāi, [盛開], blooming/in full flower
        xúnkāixīn, [尋開心], to make fun of/to seek diversion
        kāijú, [開局], opening (chess etc)/early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
        kāiqiào, [開竅], to get it straight/to start to understand things properly/enlightenment dawns
        
        
        kāiyǎn, [開演], (of a play, movie etc) to begin
        kāimíng, [開明], enlightened/open-minded/enlightenment
怀         kāihuái, [開懷], to one's heart's content/without restraint
        duànkāi, [斷開], to break/to sever/to turn off (electric switch)
        kāizǒu, [開走], to go (of car, train etc)/to drive off
        kāituò, [開拓], to break new ground (for agriculture)/to open up (a new seam)/to develop (border...
怀         
        kāituòzhě, [開拓者], pioneer
        kāipì, [開闢], to open up/to set up/to establish
        xiānkāi, [掀開], to lift open/to tear open
        kāisài, [開賽], to start a match/the kick-off
        kāiyǎn, [開眼], to open one's eyes/to widen one's horizons
        
        kāidǎo, [開導], to talk sb round/to straighten sth out/to enlighten
        xìnkǒukāihé, [信口開河], to speak without thinking (idiom)/to blurt sth out
        kāishuǐ, [開水], boiled water/boiling water
        kāiwài, [開外], over and above (some amount)/beyond (budget)
        Mǐkāilǎngjīluó, [米開朗基羅], Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor
        kāipíngqì, [開瓶器], bottle opener
        kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
        wǎngkāiyīmiàn, [網開一面], open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one's opponent ...
        bōkāi, [撥開], to push aside/to part/to brush away
        
        kāixiǎochāi, [開小差], to be absent-minded/to desert/to abscond from the army/absent without leave (AWO...
        chàkāi, [岔開], to diverge/to branch off the road/to change (the subject)
        kāihuà, [開化], to become civilized/to be open-minded/(of ice) to thaw
        kāihù, [開戶], to open an account (bank etc)
        kāishì, [開釋], to release (a prisoner)
        bāikāi, [掰開], to pull apart/to pry open with the hands
        
        kāizúmǎlì, [開足馬力], to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed/fig. to work as hard as possi...
        chúkāi, [除開], besides/except/to get rid of (sb)/(math.) to divide
        
        kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
        kāipiān, [開篇], start of literary work/opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tán cí]
        kāifàngxìng, [開放性], openness
        kāiyèchē, [開夜車], to burn the midnight oil/to work late into the night
        pīkāi, [劈開], to cleave/to split open/to spread open (fingers, legs)
        kāikè, [開課], school begins/give a course/teach a subject
        kāifángjiān, [開房間], to take a hotel room/to rent a room
        kāiguó, [開國], to found a state/to open a closed country
        kāichūn, [開春], beginning of spring/the lunar New Year
        kāiēn, [開恩], to give a favor (used of Christian God)
        Kāifēng, [開封], Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former pro...
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        Kāipǔdūn, [開普敦], Cape Town (city in South Africa)
        diūkāi, [丟開], to cast or put aside/to forget for a while
        
        huòránkāilǎng, [豁然開朗], suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing/fig. ev...
        Kāiěrwén, [開爾文], Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)/Kelvin (temperature s...
        xiǎngkāi, [想開], to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)/to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things/to...
        kāiliè, [開裂], to split open/to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
        kāidāngkù, [開襠褲], open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
        kāiwā, [開挖], to dig out/to excavate/to scoop out
        kāifù, [開赴], (of troops) to depart for/to head for
        kāijiān, [開間], alcove/bay in a room/unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
        kāidào, [開道], to clear the way
        chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
        
        kāisīmǐ, [開司米], cashmere (loanword)
        
        kāiménhóng, [開門紅], a good beginning
        bākāi, [扒開], to pry open or apart/to spread (sth) open with both hands
        zuǒyòukāigōng, [左右開弓], lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)/fig. to display ambidexterity/to slap with...
        kāizáo, [開鑿], to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
        kāikuàichē, [開快車], an express train sets off/fig. to work in haste/to rush
        gōngkāihuà, [公開化], to publicize/openness (of government, PRC equivalent of "glasnost")
        
        kāikěn, [開墾], to clear a wild area for cultivation/to put under the plow
        
        
        máosèdùnkāi, [茅塞頓開], murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clea...
        
        kāifāqū, [開發區], development zone
        
        xǐxiàoyánkāi, [喜笑顏開], grinning from ear to ear (idiom)/beaming with happiness
        dòngkāi, [洞開], to be wide open
        kāibá, [開拔], to set out (of troops)/departure/start date (of military expedition)
        
        kāiguō, [開鍋], (of a pot) to boil
        kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker
        zhànkāi, [綻開], to burst forth
        
        kāijù, [開具], to draw up (a document)
        kāixiāng, [開箱], unboxing/to unbox
        kāikuàng, [開礦], to mine/to open a seam
        kāipán, [開盤], to commence trading (stock market)
        kāiqiāng, [開腔], to speak out/to start speaking
        kāihuāng, [開荒], to open up land (for agriculture)
        xiǎngdekāi, [想得開], to not take to heart/to be free of worried thoughts/to adopt a lighthearted pers...
        kāichuàngxìng, [開創性], innovative
        kāipíng, [開屏], (a peacock) spreads its tail
        
绿         kāilǜdēng, [開綠燈], to give the green light/to give the go-ahead
        cuòkāi, [錯開], to stagger (times)
        
        kāishān, [開山], to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)/to open a monastery
        kāishì, [開市], (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading/to make the first transaction...
        
        gōngkāixìn, [公開信], open letter
        
        báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
        xiǎngbukāi, [想不開], cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to...
        
        Lánkāisītè, [蘭開斯特], Lancaster
        
        liāokai, [撩開], to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something/to toss aside
        qíkāidéshèng, [旗開得勝], lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have...
        
        chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
        
        
        
        Nánkāi, [南開], Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tiān jīn shì]
        kāijiǎng, [開講], to begin a lecture/to start on a story
        
        xiàozhúyánkāi, [笑逐顏開], smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure/all smiles/joy writt...
        kāixiǎozào, [開小灶], to give preferential treatment/to give special attention
        tuōkāi, [脫開], to withdraw
        píkāiròuzhàn, [皮開肉綻], flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
        duìkāi, [對開], running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
        
        
        kāipiào, [開票], to open ballot boxes/to count votes/to make out a voucher or invoice etc/to writ...
        bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open
        
        kāijīn, [開金], carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
        Kāiyuǎn, [開遠], Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
        
        
        jìwǎngkāilái, [繼往開來], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
        
        tiěshùkāihuā, [鐵樹開花], lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)/a highly improbable or extremely rare occurren...
        Kāipíng, [開平], Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong/Kaiping district of Tangs...
        
        
        
        
        
        kāituòxìng, [開拓性], pioneering/groundbreaking
        
        
        
        kāimùcí, [開幕詞], opening speech (at a conference)
        chóngkāi, [重開], to reopen
        
        
        kāifāng, [開方], to extract a square root
        kāiběn, [開本], book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shí liù kāi] i...
        kāilú, [開爐], to open a furnace/to start up a furnace
        
        
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        kāitáng, [開堂], to open a law court/to set up a mourning hall
        kāijuàn, [開卷], to open a book/open-book (exam)
        
        
        
        biàndìkāihuā, [遍地開花], to blossom everywhere/to spring up all over the place/to flourish on a large sca...
        biékāishēngmiàn, [別開生面], to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path/to break fresh ground
        
        
        kāidàochē, [開倒車], to drive in reverse/fig. to take a backward step/retrogressive/trying to turn th...
        
        
        
        lèkāihuā, [樂開花], to burst with joy
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kāisuǒ, [開鎖], to unlock
        Kāiyáng, [開陽], zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper/Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì yáng], ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

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