熬 ⇒
熬 āo/áo, to boil/to simmer, to cook on a slow fire/to extract by heating/to decoct/to end...
煎熬 jiānáo, to suffer/to torture/to torment/ordeal/suffering/torture/torment
熬夜 áoyè, to stay up late or all night
熬汤
更 ⇒
更 gēng/gèng, to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour periods into which t...
更加 gèngjiā, more (than sth else)/even more
更衣室 gēngyīshì, change room/dressing room/locker room/toilet
更为 gèngwéi, [更為], even more
更换 gēnghuàn, [更換], to replace (a worn-out tire etc)/to change (one's address etc)
更新 gēngxīn, to replace the old with new/to renew/to renovate/to upgrade/to update/to regener...
更改 gēnggǎi, to alter
更正 gēngzhèng, to correct/to make a correction
变更 biàngēng, [變更], to change/to alter/to modify
更年期 gēngniánqī, menopause/andropause
知更鸟 zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
狄更斯 Dígēngsī, Dickens (name)/Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
更上一层楼 gèngshàngyīcénglóu, [更上一層樓], to take it up a notch/to bring it up a level
更进一步 自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng, regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance
更衣 gēngyī, to change clothes/to go to the toilet (euphemism)
更胜一筹 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
更是 更替 gēngtì, to take over (from one another)/to alternate/to replace/to relay
查尔斯·狄更斯 Cháěrsī·Dígēngsī, [查爾斯·狄更斯], Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
更有甚者 gèngyǒushènzhě, furthermore (idiom)
更名 gēngmíng, to change name
更新换代 gēngxīnhuàndài, [更新換代], reform and renewal/generational change
更迭 gēngdié, to alternate/to change
狄更生 查尔斯狄更斯 更森 屈更红 打更 dǎgēng, to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
更强 更上层楼 更高 更多
守 ⇒
守 shǒu, to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual...
遵守 zūnshǒu, to comply with/to abide by/to respect (an agreement)
保守 bǎoshǒu, conservative/to guard/to keep
防守 fángshǒu, to defend/to protect (against)
守卫 shǒuwèi, [守衛], to guard/to defend
守护 shǒuhù, [守護], to guard/to protect
看守 kānshǒu, to guard/to watch over
坚守 jiānshǒu, [堅守], to hold fast to/to stick to
守则 shǒuzé, [守則], rules/regulations
守护神 shǒuhùshén, [守護神], protector God/patron saint
信守 xìnshǒu, to abide by/to keep (promises etc)
守口如瓶 shǒukǒurúpíng, lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped/reticent/no...
守夜 shǒuyè, to be on all-night duty/to be on night watch/to keep a vigil
玩忽职守 wánhūzhíshǒu, [玩忽職守], to neglect one's duty/dereliction of duty/malpractice
守法 shǒufǎ, to abide by the law
职守 zhíshǒu, [職守], duty/responsibility/post
守门员 shǒuményuán, [守門員], goalkeeper
保守派 bǎoshǒupài, conservative faction
守候 shǒuhòu, to wait for/to expect/to keep watch/to watch over/to nurse
守望 shǒuwàng, to keep watch/on guard
守灵 shǒulíng, [守靈], to keep watch beside a coffin
把守 bǎshǒu, to guard
守旧 shǒujiù, [守舊], conservative/reactionary
看守所 kānshǒusuǒ, detention center
留守 liúshǒu, to stay behind to take care of things
守信 shǒuxìn, to keep promises
守门 shǒumén, [守門], to keep goal/on duty as gatekeeper
恪守 kèshǒu, to scrupulously abide by
操守 cāoshǒu, personal integrity
遵纪守法 守株待兔 shǒuzhūdàitù, lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportu...
严守 yánshǒu, [嚴守], to strictly maintain
守信用 shǒuxìnyòng, to keep one's word/trustworthy
安分守己 ānfènshǒujǐ, to be content with one's lot (idiom)/to know one's place
驻守 zhùshǒu, [駐守], (man a post and) defend
失守 shīshǒu, (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands/(fig.) to take a turn for th...
保守党 bǎoshǒudǎng, [保守黨], conservative political parties
死守 sǐshǒu, to defend one's property to the death/to cling obstinately to old habits/die-har...
墨守成规 mòshǒuchéngguī, [墨守成規], hidebound by convention (idiom)
监守自盗 jiānshǒuzìdào, [監守自盜], to embezzle
守财奴 shǒucáinú, [守財奴], miser/scrooge
守备 shǒubèi, [守備], to garrison/to stand guard/on garrison duty
守恩 守旧派 shǒujiùpài, [守舊派], the conservative faction/reactionaries
监守 jiānshǒu, [監守], to have custody of
守约 shǒuyuē, [守約], to keep an appointment/to keep one's word
恪尽职守 守寡 shǒuguǎ, to live as widow/to observe widowhood
固守 gùshǒu, to strongly defend one's position/to be entrenched/to cling to
守真 奉公守法 fènggōngshǒufǎ, to carry out official duties and observe the law
因循守旧 yīnxúnshǒujiù, [因循守舊], (idiom) to continue in the same old rut/diehard conservative attitudes
守军 shǒujūn, [守軍], defenders
守车 shǒuchē, [守車], guard's van (on train)/caboose
守望相助 shǒuwàngxiāngzhù, to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to de...
守恒 shǒuhéng, [守恆], conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)/to remain constant (o...
昌守 守势 shǒushì, [守勢], defensive position/guard
守城 守身 shǒushēn, to keep oneself pure/to preserve one's integrity/to remain chaste
守规 保守主义 bǎoshǒuzhǔyì, [保守主義], conservatism
镇守 zhènshǒu, [鎮守], (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend/(fig.) to stand guard/to pro...
河守定 守孝 shǒuxiào, to observe mourning for one's parents
攻守同盟 守方 退守 tuìshǒu, to retreat and defend/to withdraw and maintain one's guard
拉里·曼德拉守恩 连守卫 攻守 太守 tàishǒu, governor of a province
守林 闭关自守 bìguānzìshǒu, [閉關自守], close the country to international intercourse
守礼 守球 守柳 守久 守陵 守贞 据守 jùshǒu, [據守], to guard/to hold a fortified position/entrenched
守密 姜守芝 守恒定律 shǒuhéngdìnglǜ, [守恆定律], conservation law (physics)
张守 向守卫 金守鲁 那守侯
夜 ⇒
夜 yè, [亱], variant of 夜[yè], night
夜晚 yèwǎn, night/CL:個|个[gè]
午夜 wǔyè, midnight
半夜 bànyè, midnight/in the middle of the night
过夜 guòyè, [過夜], to spend the night/overnight
夜总会 yèzǒnghuì, [夜總會], nightclub/nightspot
夜里 yèli, [夜裡], during the night/at night/nighttime
整夜 zhěngyè, the whole night/all through the night
今夜 jīnyè, tonight/this evening
深夜 shēnyè, very late at night
黑夜 hēiyè, night
夜间 yèjiān, [夜間], nighttime/evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜班 yèbān, night shift
熬夜 áoyè, to stay up late or all night
前夜 qiányè, the eve/the night before
日夜 rìyè, day and night/around the clock
彻夜 chèyè, [徹夜], the whole night
夜色 yèsè, night scene/the dim light of night
昨夜 zuóyè, last night
守夜 shǒuyè, to be on all-night duty/to be on night watch/to keep a vigil
长夜 chángyè, [長夜], long dark night/fig. long period of misery and oppression
夜莺 yèyīng, [夜鶯], nightingale
夜幕 yèmù, curtain of night/gathering darkness
夜以继日 yèyǐjìrì, [夜以繼日], night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜空 yèkōng, night sky
夜校 yèxiào, evening school/night school
夜生活 yèshēnghuó, night life
连夜 liányè, [連夜], that very night/through the night/for several nights in a row
夜鹰 yèyīng, [夜鷹], nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
月夜 yuèyè, moonlit night
除夕夜 日日夜夜 昼夜 zhòuyè, [晝夜], day and night/period of 24 hours/continuously, without stop
夜宵 yèxiāo, midnight snack
子夜 zǐyè, midnight
夜猫子 yèmāozi, [夜貓子], owl/(fig.) night owl
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
夜游 yèyóu, [夜遊], to go to some place at night/to take a night trip to (a place)/to sleepwalk
隔夜 géyè, overnight/of the previous day
夜曲 yèqǔ, nocturne (music)
小夜曲 xiǎoyèqǔ, serenade
夜景 yèjǐng, nightscape
夜不能寐 天方夜谭 TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
开夜车 kāiyèchē, [開夜車], to burn the midnight oil/to work late into the night
夏夜 夜深 一夜间 日以继夜 狂欢夜 夜半 yèbàn, midnight
入夜 rùyè, nightfall
夜场 yèchǎng, [夜場], evening show (at theater etc)
夜市 yèshì, night market
彻夜不眠 chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
冬夜 夜深人静 yèshēnrénjìng, [夜深人靜], in the dead of night (idiom)
初夜权 夜宿 母夜叉 mǔyèchā, witch/shrew/vixen
夜壶 yèhú, [夜壺], chamber pot
夜大 夜航 夜袭 yèxí, [夜襲], night attack
夜叉 yèchā, yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)/(fig.) ferocious-looking person
消夜 xiāoyè, nighttime snack/late-night supper
后半夜 雪夜 夜盲 当夜 dāngyè/dàngyè, [當夜], on that night, that very night/the same night
夜餐 夜盲症 yèmángzhèng, night blindness/nyctalopia
秋夜 巡夜 夜光表 夜工 夜不闭户 yèbùbìhù, [夜不閉戶], lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
值夜 zhíyè, on night duty
星夜 下半夜 寒夜 前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
夜车 夜礼服 夜郎自大 Yèlángzìdà, lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)/fig. foolish conceit
夜来香 yèláixiāng, [夜來香], tuberose/Cestrum nocturnum, see also 夜香木
日夜兼程 rìyèjiānchéng, to travel day and night
终夜 上半夜 shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
夜阑人静 yèlánrénjìng, [夜闌人靜], the still of the night (idiom)/late at night
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