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[打開天窗說亮話] dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà not to mince words
not to beat about the bush

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        dá/dǎ, dozen (loanword), to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/t...
        dǎdiànhuà, [打電話], to make a telephone call
        dǎsuàn, to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[gè]
        dǎkāi, [打開], to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
        dǎrǎo, [打擾], to disturb/to bother/to trouble
        dǎdǔ, [打賭], to bet/to make a bet/a wager
        dǎbài, [打敗], to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated
        dǎjià, to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows/CL:場|场[cháng]
        dǎjī, [打擊], to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/blow/(psychological) shock/percu...
        dǎban, to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress
        dǎduàn, [打斷], to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
        dǎpò, to break/to smash
        dǎsǎo, [打掃], to clean/to sweep
        dǎqiú, to play ball/to play with a ball
        dǎjiāodào, to come into contact with/to have dealings
        dǎjiǎo, [打攪], to disturb/to trouble
        dǎzhàng, to fight a battle/to go to war
        dǎdòng, [打動], to move (to pity)/arousing (sympathy)/touching
        dǎbāo, to wrap/to pack/to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out/to package (computi...
        dǎdǎo, to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... !
        dǎzhāohu, to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice
        dǎgōng, to work a temporary or casual job/(of students) to have a job outside of class t...
        dǎzhù, to stop/to halt
        dǎfa, [打發], to dispatch sb to do sth/to make sb leave/to pass (the time)/(old) to make arran...
        dǎliè, [打獵], to go hunting
        dǎsuì, to shatter/to smash/to break into pieces
        dǎting, [打聽], to ask about/to make some inquiries/to ask around
        dǎdòu, [打鬥], to fight
        sūdá, [蘇打], soda (loanword)
        bōdǎ, [撥打], to call/to dial
        ōudǎ, [毆打], to beat up/to come to blows/battery (law)
        dǎjié, to loot/to rob/to plunder/to ransack
        dǎzhòng, to hit (a target)
        dǎhuǒjī, [打火機], lighter/cigarette lighter
        dǎyìn, to print/to seal/to stamp
        dǎzào, to create/to build/to develop/to forge (of metal)
        dǎpái, to play mahjong or cards
        dǎyàng, to close shop in the evening/also pr. [dǎ yáng]
        dǎguānsi, to file a lawsuit/to sue/to dispute
        jīdǎ, [擊打], to beat/to lash
        dǎzhēn, [打針], to give or have an injection
        dǎgé, to hiccup/to belch/to burp
        dǎshou, hired thug
        dǎzhé, to give a discount
        áidǎ, to take a beating/to get thrashed/to come under attack
        
        dǎdī, (coll.) to take a taxi/to go by taxi
        
        dǎtàn, to make discreet inquiries/to scout out
        dǎxià, to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)
        dǎquán, to do shadowboxing
        kǎodǎ, to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)/to give sb the third degree/to tortur...
        dǎkuǎ, to defeat/to strike down/to destroy
        dǎtōng, to open access/to establish contact/to remove a block/to put through (a phone co...
        
        dǎxiǎng, [打響], to start shooting or firing/to win an initial success/to succeed (of a plan)
        dǎzì, to type
        
        dǎqì, [打氣], to inflate/to pump up/fig. to encourage/to boost morale
        qiāodǎ, to beat sb/to beat (a drum)
        dǎpēntì, [打噴嚏], to sneeze
        
        dǎxiāo, to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)/to give up on
        dǎfēn, to grade/to give a mark
        dǎhān, to snore
        dǎdǔn, to doze off
        pāida, to pat/to slap/(of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
        dǎkēshuì, to doze off
        tòngdǎ, to beat sb soundly
        dǎzìjī, [打字機], typewriter
        dǎfān, to overturn/to overthrow/to strike down (an enemy)
        dǎyìnjī, [打印機], printer
        dǎchē, [打車], to take a taxi (in town)/to hitch a lift
        dǎgǔn, [打滾], to roll about
        dǎzhuàn, [打轉], to spin/to rotate/to revolve
        biāndǎ, to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash
        dǎliang, to size sb up/to look sb up and down/to take the measure of/to suppose/to reckon
        dǎlāo, [打撈], to salvage/to dredge/to fish out (person or object from the sea)
        yīwǎngdǎjìn, [一網打盡], lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)/fig. to scoop up the whole lot/t...
        dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en...
        dǎgǔ, to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous
        
        zìdǎ, (coll.) since
        dǎfǎ, to play (a card)/to make a move in a game
        gōngdǎ, to attack (the enemy)
        wújīngdǎcǎi, [無精打采], dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out
        
        dǎjié, [打結], to tie a knot/to tie
        dǎchéngyīpiàn, to merge/to integrate/to become as one/to unify together
        dǎhūlu, [打呼嚕], to snore
        dǎzá, [打雜], to do odd jobs/to do unskilled work
        
        chōudǎ, to whip/to flog/to thrash
        dúdǎ, beat up/CL:頓|顿[dùn]
        
        niǔdǎ, to wrestle/to grapple/to scuffle
        dǎmó, polish/grind
        xiǎodǎxiǎonào, [小打小鬧], small-scale
        dǎdehuǒrè, [打得火熱], to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)/b...
        dǎchà, interruption/to interrupt (esp. talk)/to change the subject
        dǎqiāng, [打槍], to fire a gun/to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
        dǎléi, to rumble with thunder/clap of thunder
        
        dāndǎ, [單打], singles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        dǎdian, [打點], to bribe/to get (luggage) ready/to put in order/to organize things/(baseball) RB...
退         dǎtuìtánggǔ, lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail
        
        dǎzhàn, [打顫], to shiver/to tremble
        dǎhuǒshí, flint
        dǎxiàshǒu, to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle
        
        dǎzìyuán, [打字員], typist
        
        dǎzhékòu, to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated
        
        dǎlà, [打蠟], to wax (a car, floor etc)
        dǎpāizi, to beat time
        méijīngdǎcǎi, [沒精打采], listless/dispirited/washed out/also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
        
        chènrèdǎtiě, [趁熱打鐵], to strike while the iron is hot
        dǎhuá, to skid/to slip/to slide
        dǎbǎ, target shooting
        měngdǎ, to strike/wham!
        
        dǎpào, to open fire with artillery/to set off firecrackers/to make one's stage debut/(s...
        
        
        
        
        dǎtiě, [打鐵], to forge ironware
        dǎqù, to make fun of
        duìdǎ, [對打], to spar/to fight/to duke it out
        
        dǎbàobùpíng, to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice/to fight for justice/also writte...
        jīngdǎxìsuàn, [精打細算], meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
        xiǎosūdá, [小蘇打], baking soda/sodium bicarbonate
        quándǎjiǎotī, [拳打腳踢], lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up/fig. determined to sort out a problem
        chènhuǒdǎjié, to loot a burning house/to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
        
        dǎyóushī, [打油詩], humorous poem/limerick
        shuāngdǎ, [雙打], doubles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        dǎyú, [打魚], to fish
        
        dǎxuězhàng, to have a snowball fight
        dǎcháng, [打場], to thresh grain (on the floor)
        
        dǎtāi, to have an abortion
        wěnzhāwěndǎ, [穩扎穩打], to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)/fig. steadily and surely
        
        dǎsàn, to scatter/to break sth up/to beat (an egg)
        qiáozhuāngdǎbàn, [喬裝打扮], to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
        dǎguānqiāng, to talk officiously/to assume the air of a functionary/to talk in official jargo...
        dǎrùlěnggōng, [打入冷宮], to snub/to consign to the trash heap of history
        sàndǎ, mixed martial arts
        dǎyuánchǎng, [打圓場], to help to resolve a dispute/to smooth things over
        wāidǎzhèngzháo, [歪打正著], to succeed by a lucky stroke
        dǎjiǎ, to fight counterfeiting/to expose as false/to denounce sb's lies
        
        dǎmà, [打罵], to beat and scold
        
        sīdǎ, [廝打], to fight together/to come to blows
        
        dǎjǐng, to dig a well
        sūdáfěn, [蘇打粉], baking soda
        mōpágǔndǎ, [摸爬滾打], to go through challenging experiences/to become seasoned (in one's profession et...
        chākēdǎhùn, [插科打諢], to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest/buffoo...
        léidǎbùdòng, [雷打不動], not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidl...
        dǎzhuāngjī, [打樁機], pile driver (machinery)
        dǎhāha, to joke/to laugh insincerely/to make merry/to talk irrelevantly
        wǔdǎ, acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
        dǎdìpù, [打地鋪], to make one's bed on the floor
        chuídǎ, to beat/to pound/to thump
        fēngchuīyǔdǎ, [風吹雨打], lit. windswept and battered by rain/to undergo hardship (idiom)
        
        
        dǎzuò, to sit in meditation/to meditate
        dǎqiánzhàn, to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to di...
        dǎyǎn, to drill or bore a hole/to attract attention/conspicuous
        
        
        dǎjiǔ, to have a drink
        
        dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
        dǎgōngzǎi, young worker/employee/young male worker
        
        dǎlèitái, [打擂臺], (old) to fight on the leitai/(fig.) to enter a contest
        dǎzhuāng, [打樁], to drive piles into
        dǎhāng, to ram/to tamp
        dǎsǎn, [打傘], to hold up an umbrella
        
        
        yándǎ, [嚴打], to crack down on/to take severe measures against
        dǎsuànpán, [打算盤], to compute on the abacus/(fig.) to calculate/to plan/to scheme
        
        
        
        dǎyóujī, [打游擊], to fight as a guerilla/(fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place
        dǎduōsuo, to tremble/to shiver (of cold)/to shudder
        dǎmáifu, to lie in wait/to ambush/to conceal sth
        
        
        
        dǎgēng, to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
        língqiāosuìdǎ, to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
        
        
        
        dǎchóng, [打蟲], to swat an insect/to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
        dǎhùn, [打諢], to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)/(fig.) to quip/to banter
        shuāida, to knock/to grasp sth in the hand and beat it/to toughen oneself up
        
        dǎgōngmèi, young female worker
        dǎdiàozhēn, [打吊針], to put sb on an intravenous drip
        dǎgǔjī, [打穀機], threshing machine
        sǎohuángdǎfēi, [掃黃打非], to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

        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], ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        tiān, day/sky/heaven
        jīntiān, today/at the present/now
        míngtiān, tomorrow
        zuótiān, yesterday
        měitiān, every day/everyday
        nàtiān, that day/the other day
        lǎotiān, God/Heavens
使         tiānshǐ, angel
        tiāntáng, paradise/heaven
        tiānqì, [天氣], weather
        liáotiān, to chat/to gossip
        tiānfù, [天賦], gift/innate skill
        zhěngtiān, all day long/whole day
        xiàtiān, summer/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiāncái, talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
        xiètiānxièdì, [謝天謝地], Thank heavens!/Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
        
        tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
        tiānkōng, sky
        báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
        Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūntiān, spring (season)/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānshàng, celestial/heavenly
        dōngtiān, winter/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzhēn, naive/innocent/artless
        tiāntiān, every day
        tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
        dāngtiān/dàngtiān, [當天], on that day, the same day
        qiūtiān, autumn/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
        tiānfèn, natural gift/talent
        Tiānzhǔjiào, Catholicism
        gǎitiān, another day/some other time/to find another day (for appointment etc)/to take a ...
        chéngtiān, (coll.) all day long/all the time
        tiānliàng, dawn/daybreak
        tiānxìng, nature/innate tendency
        Tiānzhǔjiàotú, Catholic/follower of Catholicism
        tiānrán, natural
线         tiānxiàn, [天線], antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials
        zhètiān, [這天], today/this day
        
        shàngtiān, Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off...
        tiāndì, heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
        lùtiān, outdoors/al fresco/in the open
        
        bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzǐ, the (rightful) emperor/"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
        qiántiān, the day before yesterday
        yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
        cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
        tiāné, [天鵝], swan
        Tiānzhǔ, God (in Catholicism)/abbr. for 天主教[Tiān zhǔ jiào], Catholicism
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
        tiānguó, [天國], Kingdom of Heaven
        tiānxiǎode, [天曉得], Heaven knows!
        guāngtiānhuàrì, the full light of day (idiom)/fig. peace and prosperity/in broad daylight
        tiānhuáng, emperor/emperor of Japan
        dàbáitiān, broad daylight
        tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
        quántiānhòu, all-weather
        lántiān, [藍天], blue sky
        hángtiān, space flight
        tiānchuāng, hatchway/skylight/sun roof
        Tiānqiáo/tiānqiáo, [天橋], Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong/Tianqiao district ...
        tiānránqì, [天然氣], natural gas
        tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
        Lǐbàitiān, [禮拜天], Sunday
        tiāntǐ, [天體], celestial body/nude body
        tiānmǎ, [天馬], celestial horse (mythology)/fine horse/Ferghana horse/(western mythology) Pegasu...
        tiānéróng, [天鵝絨], velvet/swan's down
        tiānyì, providence/the Will of Heaven
        tiānfāndìfù, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
        
        chōngtiān, [沖天], to soar/to rocket
        Tiānwángxīng, Uranus (planet)
        tiāndà, gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
        TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
        qíngtiān, clear sky/sunny day
        
        tiānshén, god/deity
        wúfǎwútiān, [無法無天], regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick/undisciplined an...
        tiānyá, the other end of the world/a faraway place
        shēngtiān, lit. to ascend to heaven/to die
        fāntiānfùdì, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        
西         Xītiān, the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
        tiānsè, color of the sky/time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky/weather
        tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck
        mótiāndàlóu, [摩天大樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        tiānwáng, emperor/god/Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title/see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
        tiānpíng, scales (to weigh things)
        cāngtiān, [蒼天], firmament
        mǎntiānfēi, [滿天飛], to rush around everywhere/always active
        xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
        Tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven/destiny/fate/one's life span
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        
        
        tiānzàodìshè, [天造地設], lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)/ideal/perfect/(of a match) made...
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        
        pūtiāngàidì, [鋪天蓋地], lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        tiānlài, [天籟], sounds of nature
        
        xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
        tiānwéntái, observatory
        tiānwén, astronomy
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        
        yǔtiān, rainy day/rainy weather
        tiāntíng, middle of the forehead/imperial court/heaven
        tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
        hángtiānfēijī, [航天飛機], space shuttle
        Qǐrényōutiān, [杞人憂天], man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
        Tiānzhú, the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
        tiānlǐ, Heaven's law/the natural order of things
        tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
        tiānzhí, [天職], vocation/duty/mission in life
        màntiān, lit. to fill the whole sky/everywhere/as far as the eye can see
        xìntiānwēng, albatross (family Diomedeidae)
        fēitiān, [飛天], flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
        
        jīngtiāndòngdì, [驚天動地], world-shaking (idiom)
        quántiān, whole day
        
        tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
        kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
        
        
        lètiānpài, [樂天派], happy-go-lucky people/optimists
        tiānjī, [天機], mystery known only to heaven (archaic)/inscrutable twist of fate/fig. top secret
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        
        tiānjià, [天價], extremely expensive/sky-high price
        tiāndí, [天敵], predator/natural enemy
        
        tiānjì, [天際], horizon
        
        tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
        rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
        
        
        hángtiānjú, space agency
        yuàntiānyóurén, (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
        bīngtiānxuědì, a world of ice and snow
        
        mǎntiān, [滿天], whole sky
        
        
        chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
        kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
        TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
        tiānbiān, [天邊], horizon/ends of the earth/remotest places
        tiānzī, [天資], innate talent/gift/flair/native resource/dowry
        tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
        Tiānxiēzuò, [天蠍座], Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        
        
        tiānshū, [天書], imperial edict/heavenly book (superstition)/obscure or illegible writing/double ...
        tiānjǐng, courtyard/patio/veranda/atrium/acupuncture point TB0
        tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
        
        dǎndàbāotiān, [膽大包天], reckless/extremely daring
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        
        
        tiānjīngdìyì, [天經地義], lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and...
        tiānxiān, immortal (esp. female)/deity/fairy/Goddess/fig. beautiful woman
        jiǔtiān, the Ninth Heaven/the highest of the heavens
        
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        tántiān, [談天], to chat
        tiānzāi, [天災], natural disaster
        dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
        shāngtiānhàilǐ, [傷天害理], to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven/outrag...
        tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
        Tiānchèngzuò, Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        mántiānguòhǎi, [瞞天過海], to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
        yīntiān, [陰天], cloudy day/overcast sky
        qíngtiānpīlì, [晴天霹靂], thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
        
        pòtiānhuāng, unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever
        màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
        
        bēitiānmǐnrén, [悲天憫人], to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
        rúrìzhōngtiān, lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)/fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career ...
        
        Rèntiāntáng, Nintendo
        qīngtiān, clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)
        hángtiānyuán, [航天員], astronaut
        Tiāngōng, [天宮], Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
        tiānzhúkuí, geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
        
        TiānéHú, [天鵝湖], Swan Lake
        huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
        tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
        mótiāndàshà, [摩天大廈], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        lěngtiān, cold weather/cold season
        tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
        mótiānlóu, [摩天樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        
        hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
        tiānluódìwǎng, [天羅地網], inescapable net (idiom)/trap/dragnet
        
        bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        yībùdēngtiān, reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) in...
        
        yànyángtiān, [豔陽天], bright sunny day/blazing hot day
        yǔguòtiānqíng, [雨過天晴], sky clears after rain/new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)/every cloud ha...
        tiānhándìdòng, [天寒地凍], cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
        hángtiānqì, spacecraft
        mǎntiānxīng, [滿天星], Baby's Breath/Gypsophila paniculata
        tiānlánsè, [天藍色], azure
        
        tiāncì, [天賜], bestowed by heaven
        wùjìngtiānzé, [物競天擇], natural selection
        
        
        
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
        tiānshí, [天時], the time/the right time/weather conditions/destiny/course of time/heaven's natur...
        Lètiān/lètiān, [樂天], Lotte (South Korean conglomerate), carefree/happy-go-lucky/optimistic
        
        tiānpéng, ceiling/awning
        huítiānfáshù, [回天乏術], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        liántiān, [連天], reaching the sky/for days on end/incessantly
使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
        
        làngjìtiānyá, [浪跡天涯], to roam far and wide (idiom)/to travel the world
        tiānnián, natural life span
        
        
        
        
        
        tāotiāndàzuì, heinous crime
        yǎngtiān, to face upwards/to look up to the sky
        zhōngtiān, culmination (astronomy)
        
        húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
        bàotiǎntiānwù, to waste natural resources recklessly/not to know how to use things sparingly
        
        tiānzhēnlànmàn, [天真爛漫], innocent and unaffected
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        tiānhòu, weather
        tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ...
        tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
        tiānxiàng, meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
        tiāndào, natural law/heavenly law/weather (dialect)
        
        
        huāntiānxǐdì, [歡天喜地], delighted/with great joy/in high spirits
        jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        
        
        zhētiānbìrì, lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        
        sàngjìntiānliáng, [喪盡天良], devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
        dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
        
        tiānwǎnghuīhuī, [天網恢恢], lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)...
        
        guītiān, [歸天], to die
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
        tiānlán, [天藍], sky blue
        
        
        zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
        tiānzāirénhuò, [天災人禍], natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
        tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
        
        
        
        zuìètāotiān, [罪惡滔天], evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        
        détiāndúhòu, [得天獨厚], blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature
        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        
        tiānlún, [天倫], family bonds/ethical family relations
        
        tiāngān, the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[...
        
        Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
        tiānr, [天兒], the weather
        tiāngōng, heaven/lord of heaven
        Tiāntán, [天壇], Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
        
        
        cāntiān, [參天], reach high to the sky/tall/of great height
        tiānxiàngyí, [天象儀], planetarium projector
        Hútiān, Zoroastrianism
        tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
        tiāndàochóuqín, Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
        shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
        
        jīquǎnshēngtiān, [雞犬升天], lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)/fig. to ride on sb else's success/O...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bàitiāndì, to worship heaven and earth/ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashione...
        
        míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
        
        
        pǔtiāntóngqìng, [普天同慶], everybody celebrating together/universal celebration/universal rejoicing
        
        
        biàntiān, [變天], to undergo change in weather/restoration of reactionary rule or the previous reg...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        Tiānyīngzuò, [天鷹座], Aquila (constellation)
        
        
        
        dàtiāné, [大天鵝], (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
        
        
        sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
        guósètiānxiāng, [國色天香], national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
        
        
        
        
        Tiāntāi, Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/T...
        
        
        Tiānchí/tiānchí, Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang, "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain/used as t...
        Tiānjīn, Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
        
        
        
        
        tiānnándìběi, distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
        tiānniú, Longhorn beetle
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
        biéyǒudòngtiān, [別有洞天], place of charm and beauty/scenery of exceptional charm/completely different worl...
        tiāntī, stairway to heaven/high mountain road/tall ladder on a building or other large s...
        Xiǎotiāné/xiǎotiāné, [小天鵝], Little Swan (PRC appliance brand), (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus c...
        
        tiānliáng, conscience
        
        
        
        
        
        
        réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
        
        
        shǔtiān, hot (summer) day
        Tiānshùn, [天順], Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1...
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        fútiān, the hottest period of the year/see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
        

        chuānghu, [窗戶], window/CL:個|个[gè],扇[shàn]
        chuāng, [牎]/[牕]/[窓]/[窻], old variant of 窗[chuāng], variant of 窗[chuāng], variant of 窗[chuāng], shutter/wi...
        
        chuāngkǒu, window/opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)/comput...
        chuānglián, [窗簾], window curtains
        chuāngzi, window
        chēchuāng, [車窗], car window/window of vehicle (bus, train etc)
        chúchuāng, [櫥窗], display window
        tiānchuāng, hatchway/skylight/sun roof
        bǎiyèchuāng, [百葉窗], shutter/blind
        chuāngtái, [窗臺], window sill/window ledge
        
        
        tiěchuāng, [鐵窗], window with an iron grating (apartment etc)/barred window of a prison cell
        kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
        chuāngbōlí, window pane
        
        chuāngkuàng, window frame
        
        dōngchuāngshìfā, [東窗事發], (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)/to come to light
        Shìchuāng/shìchuāng, [視窗], Windows (the Microsoft operating system), a window (on a computer screen)
        hánchuāng, a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
        
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        luòdìchuāng, French window/CL:扇[shàn]
        tóngchuāng, schoolmate/fellow student
        
        diàochuāng, a sash window
        shāchuāng, [紗窗], screen window
        chuānglíng, [窗欞], window lattice/window frame

        shuì/shuō, [說]/[説], to persuade, to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off/a theory (typically...
        
        shuōhuà, [說話], to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
        tīngshuō, [聽說], to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking
        shuōmíng, [說明], to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/cap...
        zàishuō, [再說], to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's more/besides
        shuōhuǎng, [說謊], to lie/to tell an untruth
        shuōfú, [說服], to persuade/to convince/to talk sb over/Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]
        shuōshíhuà, [說實話], to speak the truth/truth to tell/frankly
        yějiùshìshuō, [也就是說], in other words/that is to say/so/thus
        shuōfǎ/shuōfa, [說法], to expound Buddhist teachings, way of speaking/wording/formulation/one's version...
        shuōbudìng, [說不定], can't say for sure/maybe
        xiǎoshuō, [小說], novel/fiction/CL:本[běn],部[bù]
        húshuō, [胡說], to talk nonsense/drivel
        
        shuōshuo, [說說], to say sth
        chuánshuō, [傳說], legend/folklore/to repeat from mouth to mouth/they say that...
        shuōlesuàn, [說了算], to have the final say/to be the one in charge
        
        húshuōbādào, [胡說八道], to talk rubbish
        jùshuō, [據說], it is said that/reportedly
        
        
        shíhuàshíshuō, [實話實說], to tell the truth/to tell it as it is
        shuōláihuàcháng, [說來話長], start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to expr...
        
        shuōxiào, [說笑], to chat and laugh/to crack jokes/to banter
        yǎnshuō, [演說], speech/to deliver a speech
        shuōchàng, [說唱], speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tán cí] ...
        huàshuō, [話說], It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)/to discuss/to recount
        xiāshuō, [瞎說], to talk drivel/to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact/not...
        shuōfúlì, [說服力], persuasiveness
        huànjùhuàshuō, [換句話說], in other words
        yībānláishuō, [一般來說], generally speaking
        chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
        hǎoshuō, [好說], easy to deal with/not a problem/(polite answer) you flatter me
        suīshuō, [雖說], though/although
        shuōjiào, [說教], to preach
        bùyòngshuō, [不用說], needless to say/it goes without saying
        zǒngdeláishuō, [總的來說], generally speaking/to sum up/in summary/in short
        wúhuàkěshuō, [無話可說], to have nothing to say (idiom)
        jiùshìshuō, [就是說], in other words/that is
        shuōdào/shuōdao, [說道], to state/to say (the quoted words), to discuss/reason (behind sth)
        
        shuōdàozuòdào, [說到做到], to be as good as one's word (idiom)/to keep one's promise
        shuōdàodǐ, [說到底], in the final analysis/in the end
        shuōcí, [說辭], excuse/pretext/entreaties/arguments
        Xiǎoshuōjiā/xiǎoshuōjiā, [小說家], School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎ...
        shuōmíngshū, [說明書], (technical) manual/(book of) directions/synopsis (of a play or film)/specificati...
        
        yóushuì, [遊說], to lobby/to campaign/to promote (an idea, a product)/(old) to visit various rule...
        quànshuō, [勸說], to persuade/persuasion/to advise
        
        shuìkè, [說客], (old) itinerant political adviser/(fig.) lobbyist/go-between/mouthpiece/also pr....
        yàoshuō, [要說], as for/when it comes to
        sùshuō, [訴說], to recount/to tell of/to relate/(fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (so...
        shuōsāndàosì, [說三道四], to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip
        
        
        
        jiěshuō, [解說], to explain/to comment
        
        súhuàshuō, [俗話說], as the proverb says/as they say...
        dàotīngtúshuō, [道聽途說], gossip/hearsay/rumor
        
        
        shuōqǐ, [說起], to mention/to bring up (a subject)/with regard to/as for
        
        qiěbùshuō, [且不說], not to mention/leaving aside
        tánqíngshuōài, [談情說愛], to murmur endearments (idiom)/to get into a romantic relationship
        
        xìshuō, [細說], to tell in detail
        xuéshuō, [學說], theory/doctrine
        ànlǐshuō, [按理說], it is reasonable to say that...
        duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
        shuōbuguòqù, [說不過去], cannot be justified/inexcusable
        yībānshuōlái, [一般說來], generally speaking/in general
        fǎnguòláishuō, [反過來說], on the other hand
        néngshuōhuìdào, [能說會道], can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
        zìyuánqíshuō, [自圓其說], to make a story or theory consistent/to give a plausible explanation/to plug the...
        
        shùshuō, [述說], to recount/to narrate/to give an account of
        xiéshuō, [邪說], harmful teachings/evil doctrine
        jǔlìláishuō, [舉例來說], for example
        
        shuōdòng, [說動], to persuade
        èrhuàbùshuō, [二話不說], not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection/without demur
        jiěshuōyuán, [解說員], commentator
        
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        xiànshēnshuōfǎ, [現身說法], to talk from one's personal experience/to use oneself as an example
        
        yánqíngxiǎoshuō, [言情小說], romantic fiction
        shuōdìng, [說定], to agree on/to settle on
        ànshuō, [按說], in the ordinary course of events/ordinarily/normally
        
        yánshuō, [言說], to speak of/to refer to
        
        yǒushuōyǒuxiào, [有說有笑], talking and laughing/to jest/cheerful and lively
        shuōqíng, [說情], to intercede/to plead for sb else
        
        
        píngshuō, [評說], to comment/to evaluate
        
        shuōbushàng, [說不上], to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning
        zhòngshuōfēnyún, [眾說紛紜], opinions differ (idiom)
        shuōyībùèr, [說一不二], to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
        
        shuōlǐ, [說理], to reason/to argue logically
        méishuōde, [沒說的], nothing to pick on/really good/nothing to discuss/settled matter/no problem
        
        
        tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
        zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action
        shuōshū, [說書], folk art consisting of storytelling to music
        chángpiānxiǎoshuō, [長篇小說], novel
        zhàoshuō, [照說], normally/ordinarily speaking
        
        jiǎshuō, [假說], hypothesis
        
        
        zìbùbìshuō, [自不必說], to not need dwell on (idiom)
        
        jiěshuōcí, [解說詞], a commentary
        shuōméi, [說媒], to act as a matchmaker
        
        shuōqīn, [說親], to act as a matchmaker
        zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō, [中篇小說], novella
        èrhuàméishuō, [二話沒說], see 二話不說|二话不说[èr huà bù shuō]
        
        
        shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
        
        
        
        
        chéngshuō, [成說], accepted theory or formulation

        piàoliang, pretty/beautiful
        liàng, bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal
        yuèliang, the moon
        shǎnliàng, [閃亮], brilliant/shiny/a flare/to glisten/to twinkle
        tiānliàng, dawn/daybreak
        fāliàng, [發亮], to shine/shiny
        míngliàng, bright/shining/glittering/to become clear
        liàngdiǎn, [亮點], highlight/bright spot
        zhàoliàng, to illuminate/to light up/lighting
        liàngxiàng, to strike a pose (Chinese opera)/(fig.) to make a public appearance/to come out ...
        guāngliàng, bright
        xiǎngliàng, [響亮], loud and clear/resounding
        liàngguāng, light/beam of light/gleam of light/light reflected from an object
        cāliàng, to polish
        liàngjīngjīng, gleaming/glistening
        
        liànglì, [亮麗], bright and beautiful
        liàngshǎnshǎn, [亮閃閃], bright
        
        ZhūgěLiàng, [諸葛亮], Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 durin...
        zèngliàng, [鋥亮], shiny
        
        
        hóngliàng, loud and clear/resonant
        xuěliàng, lit. bright as snow/shiny/dazzling/sharp (of eyes)
        xiānliang, [鮮亮], bright (color)/vivid
        liàngdù, brightness
        
        yóuliàng, glossy/shiny
        
        tòuliàng, bright/shining/translucent/crystal clear
        liàngtáng, bright/clear
        mēngmēngliàng, [矇矇亮], dawn/the first glimmer of light
        gāofēngliàngjié, [高風亮節], of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
        zéiliàng, [賊亮], bright/shiny/dazzling/glaring
        tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
        
        
        liàngxīng, bright star
        
        
        
        
        
        hóngliàng, see 洪亮[hóng liàng]
        
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        zhēnliàng, clear
        
        
        liáoliàng, loud and clear/resonant
        

        huà, [話]/[諙], dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what sb said/CL:種|种...
        diànhuà, [電話], telephone/CL:部[bù]/phone call/CL:通[tōng]/phone number
        dǎdiànhuà, [打電話], to make a telephone call
        shuōhuà, [說話], to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
        tánhuà, [談話], to talk (with sb)/to have a conversation/talk/conversation/CL:次[cì]
        shíhuà, [實話], truth
        shuōshíhuà, [說實話], to speak the truth/truth to tell/frankly
        xiàohuà, [笑話], joke/jest/CL:個|个[gè]/to laugh at/to mock
        jiǎnghuà, [講話], a speech/to speak/to talk/to address/CL:個|个[gè]
        fèihuà, [廢話], nonsense/rubbish/superfluous words/You don't say!/No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
        dehuà, [的話], if (coming after a conditional clause)
        huàtí, [話題], subject (of a talk or conversation)/topic
        tōnghuà, [通話], to hold a conversation/to talk over the telephone/phone call
        duìhuà, [對話], dialogue/CL:個|个[gè]
        tīnghuà, [聽話], to do what one is told/obedient
        
        huǎnghuà, [謊話], lie
        shíhuàshíshuō, [實話實說], to tell the truth/to tell it as it is
        shuōláihuàcháng, [說來話長], start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to expr...
        shénhuà, [神話], legend/fairy tale/myth/mythology
        tónghuà, [童話], children's fairy tales
        zānghuà, [髒話], profanity/obscene language/speaking rudely
        huàshuō, [話說], It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)/to discuss/to recount
        guǐhuà, [鬼話], lie/false words/nonsense/CL:篇[piān]
        huàihuà, [壞話], unpleasant talk/malicious words
        pìhuà, [屁話], shit/nonsense
        wènhuà, [問話], questioning (a suspect)/interrogation
        huànjùhuàshuō, [換句話說], in other words
        chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
        
        hǎohuà, [好話], friendly advice/words spoken on sb's behalf/a good word/kind words/words that so...
线         diànhuàxiàn, [電話線], telephone line/telephone wire
        huíhuà, [回話], to reply
        huàyǔ, [話語], words/speech/utterance/discourse
        húhuà, [胡話], nonsense/ridiculous talk/hogwash
        wúhuàkěshuō, [無話可說], to have nothing to say (idiom)
        cūhuà, [粗話], vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)/uncultured speech
        diànhuàtíng, [電話亭], telephone booth
        huàtǒng, [話筒], microphone/(telephone) receiver/handset
        shǎhuà, [傻話], foolish talk/nonsense
簿         diànhuàbù, [電話簿], telephone directory
        tōngdiànhuà, [通電話], to phone sb up
        chuánhuà, [傳話], to pass on a story/to communicate a message
        xīnlihuà, [心裡話], (to express one's) true feelings/what is on one's mind/secret mind
        xiánhuà, [閒話], casual conversation/chat/gossip/to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
        huàjù, [話劇], stage play/modern drama/CL:臺|台[tái],部[bù]
        gōngyòngdiànhuà, [公用電話], public phone/CL:部[bù]
        
        
        
        
        fēnghuà, [瘋話], crazy talk/ravings/nonsense
        jiǎhuà, [假話], a lie/untrue statement/misstatement
        qiāoqiaohuà, [悄悄話], whisperings/private words/confidences/sweet nothings
        bùxiànghuà, [不像話], unreasonable/shocking/outrageous
        xiànghuà, [像話], proper
        
        diànhuàhuìyì, [電話會議], (telephone) conference call
线         wúxiàndiànhuà, [無線電話], radio telephony/wireless telephone
        
        súhuàshuō, [俗話說], as the proverb says/as they say...
        
        dāhuà, [搭話], to talk/to get into conversation with/to send word
        hánghuà, [行話], jargon/language of the trade
        
        pǔtōnghuà, [普通話], Mandarin (common language)/Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)/ord...
        xùnhuà, [訓話], to admonish subordinates
        qiàopihuà, [俏皮話], witticism/wisecrack/sarcastic remark/double entendre
        
        fǎnhuà, [反話], irony/ironic remark
        xiànghuà, [象話], proper/also written 像話|像话
        chángtúdiànhuà, [長途電話], long-distance call
        
        huàfèi, [話費], call charge
        kōnghuà, [空話], empty talk/bunk/malicious gossip
        
        zhíhuà, [直話], straight talk/straightforward words
        
        bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
        cháhuàhuì, [茶話會], tea party
        súhuà, [俗話], common saying/proverb
        kètàohuà, [客套話], conventional greeting/polite formula
        chāhuà, [插話], to interrupt (sb speaking)/interruption/digression
        huàbié, [話別], to say good-bye/to bid sb farewell
        tàohuà, [套話], polite phrase/conventional greetings/cliché/to try to worm facts out of sb
        
        diànhuàjī, [電話機], telephone set
        bùhuàjī, [步話機], walkie-talkie
        chǒuhuà, [醜話], ugly talk/vulgarity/obscenity
        huìhuà, [會話], conversation/CL:個|个[gè],次[cì]
        huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
        báihuà, [白話], spoken language/vernacular
        
        qìhuà, [氣話], angry words/sth said in the moment of anger
        èrhuàbùshuō, [二話不說], not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection/without demur
        fēngliánghuà, [風涼話], sneering/sarcasm/cynical remarks
        
        
        
        
        kěshìdiànhuà, [可視電話], videophone
        huàxiázi, [話匣子], phonograph or radio (old term)/chatterbox/talkative person
        fèihuà, [費話], to talk at length/to waste one's breath/variant of 廢話|废话[fèi huà]
        huàyīn, [話音], one's speaking voice/tone/implication
        
        
        liúhuà, [留話], to leave word/to leave a message
        
        yīxíhuà, [一席話], the content of a conversation/words/remarks
        huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
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        qínghuà, [情話], terms of endearment/words of love
        hēihuà, [黑話], argot/bandits' secret jargon/malicious words
        dáhuà, [答話], to reply/to answer
        
        huàzhōngyǒuhuà, [話中有話], overtones in conversation/things indirectly implied from what is said
        
        nàoxiàohuà, [鬧笑話], to make a fool of oneself
        kèqihuà, [客氣話], words of politeness/politesse/decorous talking/talk with propriety
        
        mènghuà, [夢話], talking in one's sleep/words spoken during sleep/fig. speech bearing no relation...
        
        huàbǐng, [話柄], a pretext for gossip/a matter for derision
        
        tǔhuà, [土話], vernacular/slang/dialect/patois
        hòuhuà, [後話], something to be taken up later in speech or writing
        
        Zhōngguóhuà, [中國話], (spoken) Chinese language
        
        
        guàihuà, [怪話], ridiculous talk/preposterous remark
        
        
        
        guānhuà, [官話], "officialese"/bureaucratic language/Mandarin
        duìhuàkuàng, [對話框], dialog box (computing)
        
        
        
        huàchá, [話茬], tone of voice/topic/subject under discussion
        
        
        
        jiāhuà, [佳話], story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
        
        
        
        èrhuàméishuō, [二話沒說], see 二話不說|二话不说[èr huà bù shuō]
        dàbáihuà, [大白話], colloquial speech
        diànhuàwǎng, [電話網], telephone network
        huàméi, [話梅], plum candy/preserved plum
        
        
        èrhuà, [二話], objection/differing opinion
        huàfēng, [話鋒], topic under discussion/thread of discussion
        huàwùyuán, [話務員], phone operator
        
        
        
        
        
        báihuàwén, [白話文], writings in the vernacular
        
        
        
        
        
        

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