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xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)

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        Xīn/xīn, abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]/surname Xin, new/n...
        chóngxīn, again/once more/re-
        xīnwén, [新聞], news/CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
        xīnxiān, [新鮮], fresh (experience, food etc)/freshness/novel/uncommon
        zuìxīn, latest/newest
        xīnniáng, bride
        quánxīn, all new/completely new
        xīnnián, New Year/CL:個|个[gè]
西         Xīnzéxī, [新澤西], New Jersey, US state
        xīnrén, newcomer/fresh talent/newlywed, esp. new bride/bride and groom
        xīnláng, bridegroom/groom
        xīnshēng, new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
        zhǎnxīn, [嶄新], brand new
        Qīngxīn/qīngxīn, Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong, fresh and clean
        Xīnàoěrliáng, [新奧爾良], New Orleans, Louisiana
        xīnhūn, newly wed
        gēngxīn, to replace the old with new/to renew/to renovate/to upgrade/to update/to regener...
        chuàngxīn, [創新], innovation/to bring forth new ideas/to blaze new trails
        xīnshǒu, new hand/novice/raw recruit
        gǎiguòzìxīn, [改過自新], to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
        xīnbīng, new (army) recruit
        
        xīnxíng, new type/new kind
西         XīnMòxīgēzhōu, New Mexico, US state
西         Xīnzéxīzhōu, [新澤西州], New Jersey, US state
西         Xīnxīlán, [新西蘭], New Zealand
        xīnxīng, nova (astronomy)
        huànrányīxīn, [煥然一新], to look completely new (idiom); brand new/changed beyond recognition
        xīnqí, novelty/new and odd
        xīnrèn, newly-appointed/newly elected/new (in a political office)
        xīnshēngér, [新生兒], newborn baby/neonate
        
        xīncháo, modern/fashionable
        xīnwénjiè, [新聞界], the press/the media
        xīnkuǎn, new style/latest fashion/new model
        
        Xīnjiāpō, Singapore
        xīnyì, new idea
        xīnshì, new style/latest type
        fānxīn, to revamp/a face-lift/to retread (a tire)/to refurbish (old clothes)/newly emerg...
        xīnwénjìzhě, [新聞記者], journalist
        shuāxīn, to renovate/to refurbish/to refresh (computer window)/to write a new page (in hi...
        géxīn, to innovate/innovation
        XīnYīnggélán, [新英格蘭], New England
        
        xīnchéndàixiè, [新陳代謝], metabolism (biology)/the new replaces the old (idiom)
        
西         XīnMòxīgē, New Mexico, US state
        xīnyǐng, [新穎], lit. new bud/fig. new and original
        jìyìyóuxīn, [記憶猶新], to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
        ěrmùyīxīn, a pleasant change/a breath of fresh air/refreshing
        
        xīnfáng, brand new house/bridal chamber
        xīnwénwǎng, [新聞網], news agency
        xīnjiàotú, Protestant/adherent of Protestantism
        
        Xīnyuē, [新約], New Testament
        chāoxīnxīng, supernova
        xīnjìn, newly
        
        Xīnjiàn/xīnjiàn, Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi, new construction/newly built
        Xīnjìyuán/xīnjìyuán, [新紀元], New Age (movement), new era/new epoch
        
        biāoxīnlìyì, [標新立異], to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
        XīnDélǐ, New Delhi, capital of India
        xīncí, [新詞], new expression/neologism
        Xīntián, Xintian county in Yongzhou 永州[Yǒng zhōu], Hunan
        XīnHǎnbùshíěrzhōu, [新罕布什爾州], New Hampshire, US state
        
        Xīnxīng/xīnxīng, [新興], Xinxing county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[Yún fú], Guangdong/Xinxing or Hsinhsing district o...
        xīnyuè, new moon/crescent
稿         xīnwéngǎo, [新聞稿], press release
        xīndàlù, [新大陸], the New World/the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiù dà lù] or Eur...
        xīnjū, new residence/new home
        
        Xīnsīkēshè, Nova Scotia province, Canada
        
        huābiānxīnwén, [花邊新聞], media gossip/sensational news
        
        
        xīnbǎn, new edition/new version
        Xīnjiào, Protestant church/Protestantism
        rìxīnyuèyì, [日新月異], daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)/every day sees new developments/rapid prog...
        xīnwénxué, [新聞學], journalism
        
        
        XīnHǎnbùshíěr, [新罕布什爾], New Hampshire, US state
        xǐxīnyànjiù, [喜新厭舊], lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e...
        
        
        
        xīnzhèng, new policy/New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression)
        Xīnshēngdài/xīnshēngdài, Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years), new generation
        
        xīnpài, new faction
        
        
        
        Xīnshíqì, Neolithic
        gēngxīnhuàndài, [更新換代], reform and renewal/generational change
        
        
        Xīndū, Xindu or Newtown district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
        xīnbiān, [新編], to compile anew/new (version)/newly set up (part of an organization)
        xīnchūn, the beginning of Spring/the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
        
        Yǒngxīn, Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
        
        tuīchénchūxīn, [推陳出新], to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
        xīnruì, [新銳], cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc)/novel and competiti...
线         Xīngànxiàn, [新幹線], Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        
        BābùyàXīnJǐnèiyà, [巴布亞新幾內亞], Papua New Guinea
        Xīnchéng, Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Huā lián Xiàn], east Ta...
        huǐguòzìxīn, [悔過自新], to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
        xīnzēng, newly added/additional/to add (to what already exists)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        XīnNánWēiěrshì, [新南威爾士], New South Wales, southeast Australian state
        Xīnjǐng, Arai (Japanese surname)
        
        
        wéixīn, [維新], (political) reform/revitalization/modernization
        
        
        
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        Xīnfēndǎng, [新芬黨], Sinn Fein, Irish political party
        cùxīn, brand-new/spanking new
        
        Xīnān, Xin'an county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
        
        
        
        wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
        
        Xīnhuáshè, [新華社], Xinhua News Agency
        
        Xīnjūn, [新軍], New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western st...
        xīnfù, [新婦], bride/(dialect) daughter-in-law
        
        Xīnlàng, Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
        Xīnlè, [新樂], Xinle county level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
        xīnzhī, new knowledge/new friend
        
        xīncūn, new housing development
        
        
        
        
        
        
        tǔgùnàxīn, [吐故納新], lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fi...
        
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        yíngxīn, to see in the New Year/to welcome new guests/by extension, to receive new studen...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wéixīnpài, [維新派], the reformist faction
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chūxīn, to make new advances/to move forwards
        
        Xīnyíshì, Xinyi city in Xuzhou 徐州[Xú zhōu], Jiangsu
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnyì, [新異], new and different/novelty
        Xīnzhuāng, [新莊], Xinzhuang or Hsinchuang city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
        
        
        
        
        Xīnjiè, New Territories (in Hong Kong)
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        zhǎngguān, [長官], senior official/senior officer/commanding officer/CL:位[wèi]/sir (term of address...
        fǎguān, judge (in court)
        jǐngguān, constable/police officer
        Guān/guān, surname Guan, government official/governmental/official/public/organ of the body...
        jiǎncháguān, [檢察官], public prosecutor/public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both...
        zhǐhuīguān, [指揮官], commander
        qìguān, organ (part of body tissue)/apparatus
        guānsi, lawsuit/CL:場|场[cháng]
        guānyuán, [官員], official (in an organization or government)/administrator
        guānfāng, government/official (approved or issued by an authority)
        jūnguān, [軍官], officer (military)
        shìguān, warrant officer/petty officer/noncommissioned officer (NCO)/Japanese military of...
        
        dǎguānsi, to file a lawsuit/to sue/to dispute
        
        zhízhèngguān, [執政官], consul (of the Roman Republic)/magistrate (chief administrator)
        jiàoguān, military instructor
        sīlìngguān, commander/officer in charge
        guānliáo, bureaucrat/bureaucracy/bureaucratic
        gǎnguān, sense/sense organ
        fùguān, aide-de-camp
        wàijiāoguān, diplomat
        dàfǎguān, grand justice/high court justice/supreme court justice
        gāoguān, high official
        shēngguān, to get promoted
        guāndǐ, official residence
        fēiguānfāng, unofficial
        guānliáozhǔyì, [官僚主義], bureaucracy
        liánluòguān, [聯絡官], liaison officer
        
        xìngqìguān, sexual organ
        guānbīng, officers and men
        wǔguān, five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)/facial features
        dìfāngguān, local official
        guānjiē, [官階], official rank
        pànguān, magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)/mythological underworld judge
        
        guānxián, [官銜], title/official rank
        
        guānnéng, function/capability/sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell...
        
        
        chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
        dǎguānqiāng, to talk officiously/to assume the air of a functionary/to talk in official jargo...
        
        kèguān, (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)
        tānguān, [貪官], corrupt official/grasping functionary/greedy mandarin
        guānlì, bureaucrat/official
        dáguānguìrén, [達官貴人], high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good
        
        
        
        qīngguān, honest and upright official (traditional)
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        dáguān, [達官], high-ranking official
        
        
        guānfēi, lawsuit (from Cantonese)
        guānhuà, [官話], "officialese"/bureaucratic language/Mandarin
        
        guānzhí, [官職], an official position/a job in the bureaucracy
        
        guānchǎng, [官場], officialdom/bureaucracy
        guānchāi, official business/government workmen/odd-job men
        guānfǔ, authorities/feudal official
        guānhuàn, functionary/official
        guānjiàzi, putting on official airs
        huànguān, court eunuch
        
        tānguānwūlì, [貪官污吏], grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
        
        wǔguān, military official/military attaché
        kǎoguān, an examiner/an official conducting an exam
        xiàoguān, military officer/ranked officer in Chinese army, divided into 大校, 上校, 中校, 少校
        jiàngguān, [將官], general
        
        guānyàngwénzhāng, [官樣文章], officialese/red tape
        
        
        guānzǐ, endgame (in go)
        
        
        guāndǎo, speculation by officials/profiteering by government employees/bureaucratic turpi...
        
        
        guānbàn, [官辦], government run/state enterprise
        
        guānyìn, official seal
        
        
        guānwèi, official post
        
        guānshǔ, official institution/state bureau
        bàguān, [罷官], to dismiss from office/to resign from office
        
        shǐguān, scribe/court recorder/historian/historiographer
        Shàngguān/shàngguān, two-character surname Shangguan, high-ranking official/superior
        
        
        

        shǎng/shàng, see 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng], on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple part...
        Shàngdì, God
        mǎshàng, [馬上], at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military force)
        wǎnshang, evening/night/CL:個|个[gè]/in the evening
        shēnshang, on the body/at hand/among
        kànshangqu, it would appear/it seems (that)
        shìshíshàng, [事實上], in fact/in reality/actually/as a matter of fact/de facto/ipso facto
        shàngmiàn, on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shàng mian]
        zǎoshang, early morning/CL:個|个[gè]
        shíjìshàng, [實際上], in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice
        lùshang, on the road/on a journey/road surface
        shàngbān, to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office
        shàngqù, to go up
        shàngcì, last time
        
        àishàng, [愛上], to fall in love with/to be in love with
        shàngzhōu, last week
        
        dìshang, on the ground/on the floor
        shàngxiào, high ranking officer in Chinese army/colonel
        jiēshang, on the street/in town
        jiāshàng, plus/to put in/to add/to add on/to add into/in addition/on top of that
        
        shàngxué, [上學], to go to school/to attend school
        shàngwèi, captain (military rank)
        shìshàng, on earth
        
        wǎngshàng, [網上], online
        lóushàng, [樓上], upstairs
        táishàng, [臺上], on stage
        shàngkè, [上課], to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class
        
        guānshàng, [關上], to close (a door)/to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
        
        gǎnshàng, [趕上], to keep up with/to catch up with/to overtake/to chance upon/in time for
        shàngsi, boss/superior
        shàngchǎng, [上場], on stage/to go on stage/to take the field
        shàngwǔ, morning/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        shàngchē, [上車], to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
        yǐshàng, that level or higher/that amount or more/the above-mentioned/(used to indicate t...
        shànglái, [上來], to come up/to approach/(verb complement indicating success)
        
        shàngtái, to rise to power (in politics)/to go on stage (in the theater)
        shàngshēng, [上昇], to rise/to go up/to ascend
        tiānshàng, celestial/heavenly
        shàngmén, [上門], to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close/to go and live with one'...
        jīběnshang, basically/on the whole
        shàngyǎn, to screen (a movie)/to stage (a play)/a screening/a staging
        shàngyī, jacket/upper outer garment/CL:件[jiàn]
        Shānshàng, Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        chéngqiānshàngwàn, [成千上萬], lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/...
        pèngshàng, to run into/to come upon/to meet
        shàngwǎng, [上網], to go online/to connect to the Internet/(of a document etc) to be uploaded to th...
        zhīshàng, above
        shàngyǐn, [上癮], to get into a habit/to become addicted
        shàngsù, [上訴], to appeal (a judicial case)/appeal
        hǎishàng, maritime
        
        shànglù, to start on a journey/to be on one's way
        shàngjí, [上級], higher authorities/superiors/CL:個|个[gè]
        shànggèyuè, [上個月], last month
        
        shànggōu, [上鉤], to take the bait
        shànglóu, [上樓], to go upstairs
        shàngxià, up and down/top and bottom/old and new/length/about
        shènshàngxiàn, [腎上腺], adrenal glands
        
        
        shàngxīngqī, last week/previous week
        
        shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
        
        
        shàngjiàng, [上將], general/admiral/air chief marshal
        shàngkōng, overhead/in the sky
        Shuǐshàng/shuǐshàng, Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan, on water/...
        shàngshēn, upper part of the body
        
        
        bǐbùshàng, can't compare with
        
        
        xiàngshàng, upward/up/to advance/to try to improve oneself/to make progress
        Shànghǎi, Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
        shàngbào, [上報], to report to one's superiors/to appear in the news/to reply to a letter
        
        shàngdàng, [上當], taken in (by sb's deceit)/to be fooled/to be duped
        
        shàngyìng, to show (a movie)/to screen
        shàngtiān, Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off...
        shàngcéng, [上層], upper layer
        shàngdiào, to hang oneself
        shànghǎo, first-rate/top-notch
        shàngshì, to hit the market (of a new product)/to float (a company on the stock market)
        zhǎoshàngmén, [找上門], to come to sb's door/to call on sb
        shàngjiē, to go onto the streets/to go shopping
        shàngbian, [上邊], the top/above/overhead/upwards/the top margin/above-mentioned/those higher up
        shàngděng, highest quality/top-notch
        zhìshàng, supreme/paramount/above all else
        shàngliú, upper class
        shàngqián, to advance/to step forward
        shàngrèn, to take office/previous (incumbent)/predecessor
        chéngbǎishàngqiān, hundreds/a large number/lit. by the hundreds and thousands
        gēnbushàng, not able to keep up with
        shàngjiāo, to hand over to/to give to higher authority/to seek connections in high places
        gāogāozàishàng, set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality/aloof and remote
        shàngshān, to go uphill/to spin cocoon (silkworms)/to pass away
        shàngzhèn, [上陣], to go into battle
        kànshàng, to look upon/to take a fancy to/to fall for
        shàngyóu, upper reaches (of a river)/upper level/upper echelon/upstream
        rǎnshàng, to catch (a disease)/to get (a bad habit)
        huángshang, the emperor/Your majesty the emperor/His imperial majesty
        shàngzhǎng, [上漲], to rise/to go up
        shàngfēng, [上風], on the up/currently winning/rising (in popularity etc)
        chēngdeshàng, [稱得上], can be counted as
        
        shàngcāng, [上蒼], heaven
        shàngshǒu, to obtain/to master/overhand (serve etc)/seat of honor
        ànshàng, ashore/on the riverbank
        dēngshàng, to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
        shàngshù, aforementioned/above-mentioned
        shàngàn, to go ashore/to climb ashore
        zhìgāowúshàng, [至高無上], supreme/paramount/unsurpassed
        xuěshàngjiāshuāng, to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another/to make things worse...
        běishàng, to go up north
        shàngwàn, [上萬], over ten thousand/fig. untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands
        xīnshàngrén, sweetheart/one's beloved
        kǎoshàng, to pass a university entrance exam
        
        dàtǐshàng, [大體上], overall/in general terms
        
        huǒshàngjiāoyóu, [火上澆油], to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people ...
        shàngxiàn, upper bound
        
        gèngshàngyīcénglóu, [更上一層樓], to take it up a notch/to bring it up a level
        shàngmǎ, [上馬], to get on a horse/to mount
        shàngxīn, carefully/meticulously/to set one's heart on sth
        bǎnshàngdìngdīng, [板上釘釘], that clinches it/that's final/no two ways about it
        
        shànggǎng, [上崗], to take up one's post/to be given a job
        
        zhànshàngfēng, [佔上風], to take the lead/to gain the upper hand
        
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        shàngfú, to float up
        
        bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
        
        jǐnshàngtiānhuā, [錦上添花], lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect/gilding th...
        Jǐngshàng, Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
        shàngjìn, [上進], to make progress/to do better/fig. ambitious to improve oneself/to move forwards
        shàngsè/shàngshǎi, top-quality/top-grade, to color (a picture etc)/to dye (fabric etc)/to stain (fu...
        
        shàngyuè, last month
        
        shàngxiàbān, to start and finish work
        
        Shàngyě, Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo/Ueno (Japanese surname)
        fùshàng, attached/included herewith
        wúshàng, [無上], supreme
        lùshàng, [陸上], land-based/on land
        
        shàngxíng, (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)/(of river boats) to go against the cur...
        shànghuí, last time/the previous time
        shàngbānzú, office workers (as social group)
        shàngzhuāng, [上裝], upper garment
        zhēngzhēngrìshàng, becoming more prosperous with each passing day
        shàngbèizi, [上輩子], one's ancestors/past generations/a former incarnation
        dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
        
        shàngkǒu, to be able to read aloud fluently/to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
        tánbushàng, [談不上], to be out of the question
        shàngpō, uphill/upslope/to move upwards/to climb a slope
        shàngjiā, excellent/outstanding/great
        shàngxiàng, photogenic/(old) high official
        zhǐshàngtánbīng, [紙上談兵], lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)/fig. theoretical discussion that is worse...
        
        shàngbù, upper section
        
        shàngchéng, first-class/best quality/also pr. [shàng shèng]
        shàngjiǎo, [上繳], to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
        lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu, to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)/to recite with ease/catchy (o...
        shàngxiàwén, (textual) context
        shàngzhī, upper limb
        
        
        yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
        shànghuǒ, to get angry/to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
        tàshàng, to set foot on/to step on or into
        shàngyáng, [上揚], to rise (i.e. number increases)/a price rise/to raise
        zhǎngshàngmíngzhū, lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
        shàngjìnxīn, [上進心], motivation/ambition
        shàngtiáo, [上調], to raise (prices)/to adjust upwards
        Shàngyìyuàn, [上議院], Upper Chamber/Upper House/Senate
        
        
        gēnshàng, to catch up with/to keep pace with
        
        shànggōng, to go to work/to start work
        
        shàngnián, last year
        
        
        zuǒshàng, upper left
        hòuláijūshàng, [後來居上], lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the o...
        
        shàngwén, preceding part of the text
        nánshàngjiānán, [難上加難], extremely difficult/even more difficult
        
        fǔshàng, (polite) your home/residence
        
        shànghé, [上頜], maxilla (upper jaw)
        shàngwèi, seat of honor/person in a high-ranking position/to be promoted to a more senior ...
        
        fànshàng, to offend one's superiors
        
        
        
        shàngfáng, see 正房[zhèng fáng]
        
        zōngshàngsuǒshù, [綜上所述], to summarize/a round-up/in summary ...
        
        jǔguóshàngxià, [舉國上下], the entire nation/the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
        
        
        shuǐshàngfēijī, [水上飛機], seaplane
        
        
        fúyáozhíshàng, [扶搖直上], to skyrocket/to get quick promotion in one's career
        huǒshàngjiāyóu, to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people a...
        zǒumǎshàngrèn, [走馬上任], to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacri...
        
        
        
        
        shàngjiā, preceding player (in a game)
        shàngpǐn, top-quality
        shàngfén, [上墳], to visit a grave
        
        Cūnshàng, Murakami (Japanese surname)
        
        
        
        shàngshū, [上書], to write a letter (to the authorities)/to present a petition
        shàngpōlù, uphill road/slope up/fig. upward trend/progress
        shuōbushàng, [說不上], to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning
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        xíngérshàngxué, [形而上學], metaphysics
        
        
        zìshàngérxià, top-down
        shènxiāochénshàng, [甚囂塵上], clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor/to raise a tremendous stink
        
        yīyōngérshàng, [一擁而上], to swarm around/flocking (to see)
        
        
        shèngshàng, [聖上], courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
        
        shàngděngbīng, private first class (army rank)
        shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
        
        qīngyúnzhíshàng, [青雲直上], rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post/meteor...
线         shànggāngshàngxiàn, [上綱上線], to criticize (as a matter of principle)
        Shànggāo, Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
        
        
        
        yuèránzhǐshàng, [躍然紙上], to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting ...
        
        
        
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        zuòshàngkè, guest of honor
        
        chìbóshàngzhèn, [赤膊上陣], lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)/fig. to go all out/to come out in t...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shàngcéngjiànzhù, [上層建築], superstructure
        
        bīshàngliángshān, driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels/to drive to revolt/to force sb to d...
        
        
        
        shàngshǒu, seat of honor/first place
        
        shàngzuò, seat of honor
        
        kuàshàng, to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)
        Shàngshuǐ/shàngshuǐ, Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong), upper reaches (of a river)/to go upstream/to ad...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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访         shàngfǎng, [上訪], to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for ...
        shàngdá, [上達], to reach the higher authorities
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        shǎngshēng, [上聲], falling and rising tone/third tone in modern Mandarin
        shànggǔ, the distant past/ancient times/antiquity/early historical times
        shànggòng, to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)/to offer gifts to superiors in order to...
        shàngsuàn, to be worthwhile/to be worth it
        
        
        
        
        shàngxián, to wind/to tighten/crescent moon/first quarter or waxing moon
        tóngshàng, as above/ditto/idem
        shàngbànnián, first half (of a year)
        zìxiàérshàng, bottom-up
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        shàngguǎnzi, [上館子], to eat out/to eat at a restaurant
        
        shàngbànyè, [上半葉], the first half (of a period)
        
        
        
        
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        Shàngguān/shàngguān, two-character surname Shangguan, high-ranking official/superior
        shàngfēng, peak/summit/(old) higher authorities/superiors
        shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
        
        shàngdài, previous generation
        
        fànbushàng, see 犯不著|犯不着[fàn bu zháo]
        Shàngtián, Ueda (Japanese surname and place name)
        shàngkuǎn, addressee/name of recipient on painting or scroll
        
        
        shàngxún, first third of a month
        Shànglín, Shanglin county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi
        Shàngháng, Shanghang county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
        
        
        
        
        
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        Tàishànghuáng, Taishang Huang/Retired Emperor/father of the reigning emperor/fig. puppet master
        
        
        liángshàngjūnzǐ, lit. the gentleman on the roof beam/fig. a thief
        Shàngchéngqū, [上城區], Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
        
        

        rènhé, any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
        rènwu, [任務], mission/assignment/task/duty/role/CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
        
        xìnrèn, to trust/to have confidence in
        zérèn, [責任], responsibility/blame/duty/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhǔrèn, director/head/CL:個|个[gè]
        Rén/rèn, surname Ren/Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei, to assign/to appoint/to take up...
        qiánrèn, predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc)
        dānrèn, [擔任], to hold a governmental office or post/to assume office of/to take charge of/to s...
        shèngrèn, [勝任], qualified/competent (professionally)/to be up to a task
        rènmìng, to appoint/(job) appointment/CL:紙|纸[zhǐ]
        rènyì, any/arbitrary/at will/at random
        fàngrèn, to ignore/to let alone/to indulge
        zérèngǎn, [責任感], sense of responsibility
        rènxìng, willful/headstrong/unruly
        xiàrèn, next office holder/next to serve
        shàngrèn, to take office/previous (incumbent)/predecessor
        xīnrèn, newly-appointed/newly elected/new (in a political office)
        rènzhí, [任職], to hold an office or post
        rènyóu, to let (sb do sth)/to allow/regardless of
        xiànrèn, [現任], to occupy a post currently/current (president etc)/incumbent/(coll.) current boy...
        zérènxīn, [責任心], sense of responsibility
        rènqī, term of office/CL:屆|届[jiè]/tenure (entire period in office)
        liánrèn, [連任], to continue in (a political) office/to serve for another term of office
        zhòngrèn, heavy responsibility
        jìrèn, [繼任], to succeed sb in a job/successor
        jiùrèn, to take office/to assume a post
        wěirèn, to appoint
        xìzhǔrèn, chairman of department/dean/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
        rènpíng, [任憑], no matter what/despite/to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
        jiērèn, to take over (as minister, manager etc)
        bānzhǔrèn, teacher in charge of a class
        chūrèn, to take up a post/to start in a new job
        tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude
        rènjiào, to hold a teaching position
        fàngrènzìliú, to let sb do whatever they want/to indulge/to give free reins to/to let things s...
        rènrénzǎigē, to get trampled on (idiom)/to be taken advantage of
        diàorèn, [調任], to transfer/to move to another post
        
        
        
        liúrèn, to remain in office/to hold on to one's job
        
        Rèntiāntáng, Nintendo
        xièrèn, to leave office
        rènxuǎn, [任選], to choose arbitrarily/to take whichever one fancies
        shǒurèn, first person to be appointed to a post
        jiānrèn, to hold several jobs at once/concurrent post/working part-time
        rènyìqiú, free kick
        zǒumǎshàngrèn, [走馬上任], to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacri...
        
        lírèn, [離任], to leave office/to leave one's post
        rènláorènyuàn, [任勞任怨], to work hard without complaint (idiom)
        pìnrèn, to appoint (to a position)/appointed
        chángrèn, permanent
        rènzhòngdàoyuǎn, [任重道遠], a heavy load and a long road/fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long ...
        tīngrèn, [聽任], to let (sth happen)/to allow (sb to do sth)/to submit to/to yield
        zérènrén, [責任人], responsible person/coordinator
        
        
        lìrèn, [歷任], (of one person) to hold the successive posts of/(of several persons) the success...
        rènkè, [任課], to give classes/to work as a teacher
        
        
        
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        fùrèn, to travel to take up a new post
        
        rènyòng, to appoint/to assign
        shēngrèn, to be promoted to
        
        rènrénwéiqīn, [任人唯親], to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism/corrupt appointment
        hòurèn, [後任], successor/(attributive) future
        
        
        
        
        shírèn, [時任], then (as in "the then chairman")
        
        
        
        rènqíng, to let oneself go/to do as much as one pleases
        
        
        
        
        
        wěirènshū, [委任書], letter of appointment
        
        
        
        zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
        
        rènqízìrán, to let things take their course (idiom)/to leave it to nature/laissez-faire
        rènrénwéixián, [任人唯賢], to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of...
        zìyóufàngrèn, laissez-faire
        
        

        Sān/sān, surname San, three/3
        
        sānmíngzhì, sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
        sānshí, thirty/30
        
        Xīngqīsān, Wednesday
        Zhōusān, [週三], Wednesday
        
        
        
        sānjiǎo, triangle
        sānfēn, somewhat/to some degree
        shísān, thirteen/13
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        
        Sānyuè, March/third month (of the lunar year)
        
        sānbā, International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nǚ jié], 8th March/foolish/stupid
        
        dìsānshìjiè, Third World
        dìsānzhě, sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship/the ...
        zàisān, over and over again/again and again
        sānjiǎozhōu, delta (geography)
        sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
        shuōsāndàosì, [說三道四], to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip
        
        sānliú, third-rate/inferior
        
        sānwéi, [三維], three-dimensional/3D
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        
        
        sānjí, [三級], grade 3/third class/category C
        
        
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        
        biēsān, [癟三], (Wu dialect) bum/wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
        
        sānhéhuì, [三合會], triad, Chinese crime gang/triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dyna...
        
        sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil
        Lǐbàisān, [禮拜三], Wednesday
        
        sānbùqǔ, trilogy
        sānjiǎojià, [三腳架], tripod/derrick crane
        jiēèrliánsān, [接二連三], one after another (idiom)/in quick succession
        
        
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        bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
        Sānxīng/sānxīng, Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan/Samsun...
        tiāosānjiǎnsì, [挑三揀四], to be picky/to be choosy
        sānlúnchē, [三輪車], pedicab/tricycle
        
        
        sānyuèfèn, March
        
        sānjūn, [三軍], (in former times) upper, middle and lower army/army of right, center and left/(i...
        sānshì, the Third (of numbered kings)
        
        huǒmàosānzhàng, to get really angry
        
        SānwèiYītǐ, [三位一體], Holy Trinity/trinity
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānjiǎokù, [三角褲], briefs/panties
        sānjiānqíkǒu, [三緘其口], (idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped
        
        
        
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
退         tuìbìsānshè, [退避三捨], lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of super...
        sānqīèrshíyī, three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation
        yuēfǎsānzhāng, [約法三章], to agree on three laws (idiom)/three-point covenant/(fig.) preliminary agreement...
        sānbāo, "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
        
        sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
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        bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
        
        
        sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
        sānbǎo, [三寶], the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (hi...
        
        
        
        zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha...
        
        
        chūsān, third year in junior middle school
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shísānrì, thirteenth day of a month
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        sānjiàojiǔliú, the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucian...
        dīsānxiàsì, servile
        
        
        
        yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
        sānyèchóng, [三葉蟲], trilobite
        
        
        
        
        gésānchàwǔ, every few days (idiom)
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        Sānyáng, Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
        Sānmíng, Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
        
        
        
        Sānlíng, Mitsubishi
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānliánshèng, [三連勝], hat-trick (sports)
        
        
        ZhāngsānLǐsì, [張三李四], Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)/Tom, Dick and Harry
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānwǔ, several/three or five
        
        
        
        
        sānwǔchéngqún, in groups of three or four (idiom)
        
        
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        sānduànlùn, [三段論], syllogism (deduction in logic)
        
        
        sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
        
        qísān, thirdly/the third
        sānfānwǔcì, over and over again (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        rùmùsānfēn, written in a forceful hand/penetrating/profound
        
        
        
        
        
        sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
        sānjiǎofǎ, trigonometry (math.)
        sānwénzhì, sandwich (loanword)
        
        
        
        chángsān, [長三], (old) high-class prostitute
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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鹿         Sānlù, Sanlu (brand)
        
        
        sānbāndǎo, three-shift system (work rostering)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
        sānxián, sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin ...
        
        Sānguó, [三國], Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history/several Three Kingdoms period...
        Sānyuán, Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
        
        
        
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        sānhéyī, three in one/triple
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        sānléngjìng, [三稜鏡], (triangular) prism
        
        
        MùwèiSān, [木衛三], Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
        
        
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        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
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        JīnYǒngsān, Kim Young-sam (1927-), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
        DàjiāngJiànsānláng, Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
        
        
        
        sānjiǎohánshù, [三角函數], trigonometric function
        
        
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        sānjítiào, [三級跳], triple jump (athletics)/hop, skip and jump
        
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        sānmèi, Samadhi (Buddhist term)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shísāndiǎn, [十三點], half-witted/nitwit
        
        sāntiáo, [三條], three of a kind (poker)
        
        
        
        jǔyīfǎnsān, [舉一反三], to raise one and infer three/to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sāngùmáolú, [三顧茅廬], lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage/cf famous episode in the fictiona...
        
        
        
        
        
        sāntōng, T-joint/T-piece/T-pipe/three links
        
        
        
        
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        bǎ/bà, to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle marking the followin...
        bǎwò, to grasp (also fig.)/to seize/to hold/assurance/certainty/sure (of the outcome)
        bǎxì, [把戲], acrobatics/jugglery/cheap trick/game
        
        bǎbǐng, handle/(fig.) information that can be used against sb
        bǎmén, [把門], to stand as a goalkeeper/to keep guard on a gate
        bǎshǒu/bǎshou, to shake hands, handle/grip/knob
        huǒbǎ, torch/CL:把[bǎ]
        
        tuōbǎ, mop
        bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
        bǎshǒu, to guard
        sàobǎ, [掃把], broom
        
        gèbǎ, [個把], one or two/a couple of
        bǎchí, to control/to dominate/to monopolize
        bǎjiǔ, to raise one's wine cup
        èrbǎshǒu, deputy leader/the second-in-command
        guǐbǎxì, [鬼把戲], sinister plot/dirty trick/cheap trick
        
        yībǎshǒu, working hand/member of a work team/participant/(short form of 第一把手[dì yī bǎ shǒu...
        
        chēbǎ, [車把], handlebar (bicycle etc)/shaft (rickshaw etc)
        bǎguān, [把關], to guard a pass/to check on sth
        bàzi, handle
        bǎduò, to hold the rudder/to hold (to take, to be at) the helm/to steer
        yībǎzhuā, to attempt all tasks at once/to manage every detail regardless of its importance
        
        bǎshì, person skilled in a trade/skill
        lāoyībǎ, [撈一把], to profiteer/to gain some underhand advantage
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        niēyībǎhàn, to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
        
        èrbǎdāo, inexpert/a botcher
        bàr, [把兒], a handle
        bǎmài, [把脈], to feel the pulse/to take sb's pulse
        
        

        Huǒ/huǒ, surname Huo, fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medi...
        huǒchē, [火車], train/CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
        kāihuǒ, [開火], to open fire
        huǒzāi, [火災], fire (that burns buildings etc)
        huǒjiàn, rocket/CL:枚[méi]
        zháohuǒ, [著火], to ignite/to burn
        huǒjī, [火雞], turkey
        fāhuǒ, [發火], to catch fire/to ignite/to detonate/to get angry
        huǒyàn, blaze/flame
        huǒjù, a torch/CL:把[bǎ]
        dàhuǒ, conflagration/large fire/CL:場|场[cháng]
        Huǒxīng/huǒxīng, Mars (planet), spark
        huǒhuā, spark/sparkle
        zònghuǒ, [縱火], to set on fire/to commit arson
        huǒshān, volcano
        huǒlì, fire/firepower
        huǒtuǐ, ham/CL:個|个[gè]
        diǎnhuǒ, [點火], to ignite/to light a fire/to agitate/to start an engine/ignition/fig. to stir up...
        huǒchēzhàn, [火車站], train station
        rěhuǒ, to stir up the fire/fig. to provoke and offend people/to ruffle feathers
        nǎohuǒ, [惱火], to get angry/irritated/to annoy/to aggravate/annoying
        qǐhuǒ, to catch fire/to cook/to get angry
        huǒchái, match (for lighting fire)/CL:根[gēn],盒[hé]
        nùhuǒ, rage/fury/hot anger
        jūnhuǒ, [軍火], weapons and ammunition/munitions/arms
        huǒyào, [火藥], gunpowder
        dǎhuǒjī, [打火機], lighter/cigarette lighter
        fànghuǒ, to set on fire/to commit arson/to create a disturbance
        huǒbào, fiery (temper)/popular/flourishing/prosperous/lively
        fánghuǒqiáng, [防火牆], firewall/CL:堵[dǔ]
        huǒbǎ, torch/CL:把[bǎ]
        gōuhuǒ, bonfire
        huǒrè, [火熱], fiery/burning/fervent/ardent/passionate
        tínghuǒ, to cease fire/ceasefire
        lièhuǒ, raging inferno/blaze
        mièhuǒ, [滅火], to extinguish a fire/firefighting
        huǒjǐng, fire alarm
        shēnghuǒ, to make a fire/to light a fire
        huǒhuà, to cremate/to incinerate
        jiāohuǒ, firefight/shooting
        zǒuhuǒ, to go off accidentally/to catch fire
        huǒshāo, [火燒], to set fire to/to burn down/burning hot/baked cake
        zònghuǒfàn, [縱火犯], arsonist
        yānhuǒ, [煙火], smoke and fire/fireworks
        jiùhuǒ, to put out a fire/firefighting
        wánhuǒ, to play with fire
        fánghuǒ, to protect against fire
        huǒshì, [火勢], intensity of a fire/lively/flourishing
        shīhuǒ, to catch fire/on fire/fire (alarm)
        xīhuǒ, (of fire, lamp etc) to go out/to put out (fire)/(fig.) to die down/(of a vehicle...
        yínghuǒchóng, [螢火蟲], firefly/glowworm/lightning bug
        yànhuǒ, fireworks
        huǒlú, [火爐], stove
        
        zhànhuǒ, [戰火], conflagration/the fire of war
        mièhuǒqì, [滅火器], fire extinguisher
        fùtāngdǎohuǒ, [赴湯蹈火], to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
        
        
        huǒzhǒng, [火種], tinder/source of a fire/inflammable material/(fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
        huǒduī, bonfire/to open fire
        huǒqì, [火氣], anger/internal heat (TCM)
        huǒzàng, to cremate
        huǒjiàntǒng, bazooka/rocket launcher
        
        huǒlièniǎo, [火烈鳥], flamingo
        shuǐshēnhuǒrè, [水深火熱], deep water and scorching fire/abyss of suffering (idiom)
        pàohuǒ, artillery barrage/gunfire
        cháihuo, firewood
        huǒshàngjiāoyóu, [火上澆油], to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people ...
        dǎohuǒsuǒ, [導火索], fuse (for explosive)
        huǒhòu, heat control/maturity/crucial moment
        guǐhuǒ, will-o'-the-wisp/jack-o'-lantern
        huǒguāng, flame/blaze
        huǒchǎng, [火場], the scene of a fire
        huǒshānkǒu, volcanic crater
        huǒyàowèi, [火藥味], smell of gunpowder/(fig.) combative tone/belligerence
        huǒkēng, pit of fire/fig. living hell
        dǎdehuǒrè, [打得火熱], to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)/b...
        huǒchēpiào, [火車票], train ticket
        huǒlàlà, painful heat/scorching/painful heat/rude and forthright/provocative/hot/sexy
        dēnghuǒ, [燈火], lights
        huǒpào, [火砲], cannon/gun/artillery, cannon/gun/artillery
        huǒshí, flint (stone)
        huǒqiāng, [火槍], firearms (in historical context)/flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
        jūnhuǒkù, [軍火庫], arsenal
        shíwànhuǒjí, [十萬火急], most urgent/posthaste/express
        
        huǒsù, at top speed/at a tremendous lick
线         Huǒxiàn/huǒxiàn, [火線], FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface), firing line (battle)/live electric...
线         dǎohuǒxiàn, [導火線], fuse (for explosives)/(fig.) proximate cause/the last straw
        huǒqì, firearm/CL:架[jià]
        
        yěhuǒ, wildfire/(spreading like) wildfire/bush fire/farm fire (for clearing fields)
        dǎhuǒshí, flint
        
        huǒlóng, [火龍], fiery dragon
        huǒmiáo, flame
        lúhuǒ, [爐火], the fire of a stove
        huǒguō, [火鍋], hotpot
        huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
        
        hónghuǒ, [紅火], prosperous
        
        huǒhuāsāi, spark plug
        huǒjiànpào, rocket artillery
        huǒhóng, [火紅], fiery/blazing
        huǒmàosānzhàng, to get really angry
        huǒjiàndàn, [火箭彈], rocket (artillery)
        pēnhuǒqì, [噴火器], flamethrower
        
        
        
        kǎohuǒ, to warm oneself at a fire
        
        shànghuǒ, to get angry/to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
        xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
        gānhuǒ, irascibility/irritability/(TCM) inflammation of the liver
        
        
        shènghuǒ, [聖火], sacred fire/Olympic flame
        màohuǒ, to get angry/to burn with rage
        mínghuǒ, flame/open fire
        yǐnhuǒshāoshēn, [引火燒身], to invite trouble
        yínghuǒ, [螢火], light of firefly/fairy light
        
        qùhuǒ, to reduce internal heat (TCM)
        rúhuǒrútú, like wildfire (idiom)/unstoppable
        huǒpén, brazier/fire pan/hibachi
        chènhuǒdǎjié, to loot a burning house/to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
        huǒyǎnjīnjīng, piercing eyes/discerning eyes
        huǒbào, variant of 火爆[huǒ bào]
        lúhuǒchúnqīng, [爐火純青], lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)...
        fēngfēnghuǒhuǒ, [風風火火], bustling/energetic
        xīnghuǒ, spark/meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[jí rú xīng huǒ])
        huǒshàngjiāyóu, to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people a...
        
        huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
        rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
        huǒchéngyán, igneous rock (geology)/volcanic rock
        huǒqiáng, [火牆], firewall
        
        bōhuǒgùn, [撥火棍], poker
        huǒshānyán, volcanic rock
        
        xiānghuǒ, incense burning in front of a temple/burning joss sticks
        huǒshé, tongue of flame
        
        
        huóhuǒshān, active volcano
        huíhuǒ, to temper (iron)/to flare back/flareback (in a gas burner)/(of an engine) to bac...
        huǒshānxué, [火山學], volcanology
        guòhuǒ, [過火], to go too far (in word or deed)/over the top
        huǒyànshān, Mountain of Flames of legend/fig. insurmountable obstacle/Mountain of Flames in ...
        huǒzàngchǎng, [火葬場], crematorium
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        géànguānhuǒ, [隔岸觀火], to watch the fires burning across the river/to delay entering the fray until all...
        
        diànhuǒhuā, [電火花], electric spark
        
        
        
        shāohuǒ, [燒火], to light a fire for cooking
        huǒqián, [火鉗], fire tongs
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        fēnghuǒ, fire beacon (to give alarm)
        jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
        fēnghuǒlún, [風火輪], (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting/(Daoism...
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wànjiādēnghuǒ, [萬家燈火], (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
        shānhuǒ, wildfire/forest fire
        
        
        zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo, [眾人拾柴火焰高], when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)/the more people, the ...
        xīnjíhuǒliǎo, to burn with anxiety
        
        huǒzhù, column of flame
        
        huǒshāoyún, [火燒雲], nuée ardente/hot cloud of volcanic ash
        
        
        shíhuǒjī, [食火雞], cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Austra...
        
        
        
        
        huǒzhú, [火燭], fire and candles/household things that burn
        
        huǒshāohuǒliáo, [火燒火燎], restless with anxiety/unbearably hot and anxious
        
        
        
        xiāohuǒshuān, fire hydrant
        bīnghuǒ, fire and ice/combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
        
        
        
        
        línhuǒ, forest fire
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        HuǒTàn/huǒtàn, Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong), live coal/ember/burning coals
        huǒyǎn, pinkeye
        
        huǒyìn, branded mark/brand
        
        wēihuǒ, a low fire (for roasting)
        
        
        
        huǒshāndǎo, [火山島], volcanic island
        dāogēnghuǒzhòng, [刀耕火種], slash and burn (agriculture)
        
        
        
        
        

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