看 ⇒
看 kān/kàn, to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard, to see/to look at/to read/to wa...
看到 看看 kànkan, to take a look at/to examine/to survey/(coll.) pretty soon
看见 kànjiàn, [看見], to see/to catch sight of
看来 kànlai, [看來], apparently/it seems that
看上去 kànshangqu, it would appear/it seems (that)
看法 kànfǎ, way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL:個|个[gè]
好看 hǎokàn, good-looking/nice-looking/good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)/embarrassed/humil...
看起来 kànqǐlai, [看起來], seemingly/apparently/looks as if/appear to be/gives the impression that/seems on...
照看 zhàokàn, to look after/to attend to/to have in care
观看 guānkàn, [觀看], to watch/to view
查看 chákàn, to look over/to examine/to check up/to ferret out
收看 shōukàn, to watch (a TV program)
看不到 看出 kànchū, to make out/to see
看待 kàndài, to look upon/to regard
看守 kānshǒu, to guard/to watch over
看好 kānhǎo/kànhǎo, to keep an eye on, to regard as having good prospects
偷看 tōukàn, to peep/to peek/to steal a glance
看样子 kànyàngzi, [看樣子], it seems/it looks as if
看成 kànchéng, to regard as
看门 看护 kānhù, [看護], to nurse/to look after/to watch over/(old) hospital nurse
来看 láikàn, [來看], to come and see/to see a topic from a certain point of view
看作 kànzuò, to look upon as/to regard as
看望 kànwàng, to visit/to pay a call to
看病 kànbìng, to visit a doctor/to see a patient
试试看 shìshìkàn, [試試看], to give it a try
看穿 kànchuān, see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
看重 kànzhòng, to regard as important/to care about
看透 kàntòu, to understand thoroughly/to see beyond the facade/to see through (sb)
看得见 kàndéjiàn, [看得見], can see/visible
眼看 yǎnkàn, soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
看似 kànsì, to look as if/to seem
看管 kānguǎn, to look after
小看 xiǎokàn, to look down on/to underestimate
看台 kàntái, terrace/spectator's grandstand/viewing platform
难看 nánkàn, [難看], ugly/unsightly
刮目相看 guāmùxiāngkàn, to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit up and take notice (of...
看中 kànzhòng, to have a preference for/to fancy/to choose after consideration/to settle on
依我看 yīwǒkàn, in my opinion
察看 chákàn, to watch/to look carefully at
看上 kànshàng, to look upon/to take a fancy to/to fall for
看不惯 kànbuguàn, [看不慣], cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove
看做 kànzuò, to regard as/to look upon as
看不起 kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
看场 看守所 kānshǒusuǒ, detention center
看报 看头 kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
看得出 看不顺眼 kànbùshùnyǎn, [看不順眼], unpleasant to the eye/objectionable
看家 kānjiā, to look after the house/(of skill, ability) special/outstanding
看齐 kànqí, [看齊], to follow sb's example/to emulate/(of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment ...
看热闹 kànrènao, [看熱鬧], to enjoy watching a bustling scene/to go where the crowds are
看轻 kànqīng, [看輕], to belittle/to scorn/to take sth lightly
看走眼 kànzǒuyǎn, to make an error of judgment/to be taken in
细看 xìkàn, [細看], to peer/to scan/to examine carefully
看押 kānyā, to detain/to take into custody/to imprison temporarily
看家本领 看破 kànpò, to see through/disillusioned with/to reject (the world of mortals)
看相 kànxiàng, to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
参看 cānkàn, [參看], see also/please refer to/compare (cf.)/to consult for reference
翻看 fānkàn, to browse/to look over (books)
看涨 kànzhǎng, [看漲], bull market (prices appear to be rising)
中看 zhōngkàn, pleasant to the eye/Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
向钱看 看家狗 看不上眼 看得起 kàndeqǐ, to show respect for/to think highly of
总的来看 一看看 试看 百看不厌 由此看来 雾里看花 wùlǐkànhuā, [霧里看花], lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
菜 ⇒
菜 cài, dish (type of food)/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]/(coll.) (one's) type/(o...
蔬菜 shūcài, vegetables/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
菜单 càidān, [菜單], menu/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
泡菜 pàocài, pickled cabbage
小菜 xiǎocài, appetizer/small side dish/easy job/piece of cake/see also 小菜一碟[xiǎo cài yī dié]
饭菜 fàncài, [飯菜], food
点菜 diǎncài, [點菜], to order dishes (in a restaurant)
卷心菜 juǎnxīncài, [捲心菜], cabbage/CL:棵[kē], variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
菠菜 bōcài, spinach/CL:棵[kē]
菜谱 càipǔ, [菜譜], menu (in restaurant)/recipe/cookbook
生菜 shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
主菜 zhǔcài, main course
做菜 zuòcài, to cook/cooking
剩菜 shèngcài, leftovers (food)
甜菜 tiáncài, beet/beetroot
花椰菜 huāyēcài, cauliflower
芹菜 qíncài, celery (Apium graveolens)
白菜 báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
菜饭 家常菜 jiāchángcài, home cooking
青菜 qīngcài, green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
菜刀 càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
菜肴 càiyáo, [菜餚], vegetable and meat dishes/dish
种菜 菜园 càiyuán, [菜園], vegetable garden
咸菜 xiáncài, [鹹菜], salted vegetables/pickles
菜市场 càishìchǎng, [菜市場], food market
香菜 xiāngcài, coriander/cilantro/Coriandrum sativum
菜汤 酒菜 jiǔcài, food and drink/food to accompany wine
菜豆 càidòu, kidney bean
菜花 càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
菜色 càisè, dish/lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)/emaciated look (from ...
菜馆 càiguǎn, [菜館], (dialect) restaurant
素菜 sùcài, vegetable dish
菜叶 芥菜 jiècài, leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)/also pr. [gài cài]
酸菜 suāncài, pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
炒菜 chǎocài, to stir-fry/to do the cooking/stir-fried dish
凉菜 菜名 大头菜 名菜 míngcài, famous dishes/specialty dishes
花菜 huācài, cauliflower
紫菜 zǐcài, flavored roasted seaweed/generic term for edible seaweed/Japanese: nori
菜根 菜地 càidì, vegetable field
朝鲜泡菜 野菜 yěcài, wild herb/potherb
川菜 Chuāncài, Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
冷菜 lěngcài, cold dish/cold food
酱菜 大菜 荠菜 jìcài, [薺菜], shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
韭菜 jiǔcài, garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who...
菜市 càishì, food market
菜板 càibǎn, chopping board/cutting board/CL:張|张[zhāng]
圆白菜 yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
油菜 yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
荤菜 hūncài, [葷菜], non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
炒菜锅 菜场 càichǎng, [菜場], food market
黄花菜 huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
菜油 càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
包心菜 bāoxīncài, cabbage
菜籽油 叫菜 八宝菜 牛皮菜 niúpícài, chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
大白菜 dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
菜苗 菜鹅 小白菜 xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
粤菜 Yuècài, [粵菜], Cantonese cuisine
菜摊 菜田 豆芽菜 dòuyácài, bean sprouts
洋白菜 yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
龙须菜 lóngxūcài, [龍鬚菜], asparagus/(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]
吃 ⇒
吃 chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
吃惊 chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
好吃 hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
大吃一惊 dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
吃醋 chīcù, to feel jealous
吃光 小吃 xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
吃素 chīsù, to be a vegetarian
难吃 nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
吃力 chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
吃亏 chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
吃药 chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
贪吃 tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
吃一堑 口吃 kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
吃香 chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
吃喝 chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
小吃店 xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
大吃大喝 dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
吃法 chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
吃得消 chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃得开 chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
吃官司 chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
吃荤 吃吃喝喝 吃水 chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃老本 狗吃屎 gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
吃里扒外 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃败仗 吃回扣 吃闭门羹 chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
小吃部 小吃摊 吃哑巴亏 chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃透 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
饭 ⇒
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
饭 fàn, [飯], cooked rice/CL:碗[wǎn]/meal/CL:頓|顿[dùn]/(loanword) fan/devotee
晚饭 wǎnfàn, [晚飯], evening meal/dinner/supper/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
午饭 wǔfàn, [午飯], lunch/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
饭店 fàndiàn, [飯店], restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
做饭 zuòfàn, [做飯], to prepare a meal/to cook
早饭 zǎofàn, [早飯], breakfast/CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
饭碗 fànwǎn, [飯碗], rice bowl/fig. livelihood/job/way of making a living
米饭 mǐfàn, [米飯], (cooked) rice
饭菜 fàncài, [飯菜], food
开饭 kāifàn, [開飯], to serve a meal
饭桶 fàntǒng, [飯桶], rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)/(fig.) fathead/a good-...
中饭 zhōngfàn, [中飯], lunch
饭馆 fànguǎn, [飯館], restaurant/CL:家[jiā]
煮饭 zhǔfàn, [煮飯], to cook
家常便饭 jiāchángbiànfàn, [家常便飯], simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
饭后 饭厅 fàntīng, [飯廳], dining room/dining hall/mess hall
饭桌 fànzhuō, [飯桌], dining table
饭前 饭盒 fànhé, [飯盒], lunchbox/mess tin
剩饭 shèngfàn, [剩飯], leftover food
要饭 yàofàn, [要飯], to beg (for food or money)
饭局 fànjú, [飯局], dinner party/banquet
菜饭 盒饭 héfàn, [盒飯], meal in a partitioned box
炒饭 chǎofàn, [炒飯], fried rice/(slang) (Tw) to have sex
饭钱 饭票 fànpiào, [飯票], (lit. and fig.) meal ticket
混饭 hùnfàn, [混飯], to work for a living
便饭 biànfàn, [便飯], an ordinary meal/simple home cooking
包饭 bāofàn, [包飯], to get or supply meals for a monthly rate/to board/to cater
残羹剩饭 cángēngshèngfàn, [殘羹剩飯], leftovers from a meal/fig. remnants handed down from others
稀饭 xīfàn, [稀飯], porridge/gruel
饭量 干饭 gānfàn, [乾飯], cooked and dried rice
白米饭 讨饭 tǎofàn, [討飯], to ask for food/to beg
饭堂 fàntáng, [飯堂], dining hall/canteen/cafeteria
茶余饭后 cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
饭团子 家常饭 白饭 báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
茶饭 饭来张口 吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
炒冷饭 chǎolěngfàn, [炒冷飯], to stir-fry leftover rice/fig. to rehash the same story/to serve up the same old...
盖浇饭 gàijiāofàn, [蓋澆飯], rice with meat and vegetables
泡饭 pàofàn, [泡飯], to soak cooked rice in soup or water/cooked rice reheated in boiling water
客饭 kèfàn, [客飯], cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors/set meal
盛饭 电饭煲 diànfànbāo, [電飯煲], rice cooker
团圆饭 饭食 fànshí, [飯食], food
份饭 酒饭 jiǔfàn, [酒飯], food and drink
下饭 现成饭 大米饭 茶泡饭 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
电饭锅 diànfànguō, [電飯鍋], electric rice cooker
喷饭 pēnfàn, [噴飯], (coll.) to burst out laughing
酒足饭饱 jiǔzúfànbǎo, [酒足飯飽], to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
饭田 捞饭