灰 ⇒
灰 huī, ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
灰色 huīsè, gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰尘 huīchén, [灰塵], dust
灰烬 huījìn, [灰燼], ashes
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
灰心 huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
化为灰烬 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
石灰 shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
大灰狼 dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
灰心丧气 huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
死灰 石灰石 shíhuīshí, limestone
灰溜溜 huīliūliū, dull gray/gloomy/dejected/crestfallen/with one's tail between one's legs
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
煤灰 méihuī, soot
火山灰 huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
万念俱灰 wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
油灰 银灰色 灰质炎 灰鲸 灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
一鼻子灰 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
深灰色 shēnhuīsè, dark gray
灰鼠 灰鹅 炉灰 石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
深灰 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng, dusky/overcast (of weather)
灰质 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
灰度 huīdù, grayscale
灰市 灰指甲 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
灰鹤 huīhè, [灰鶴], (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
磷灰石 línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
灰扑扑 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī]
灰浆 huījiāng, [灰漿], mortar (for masonry)
短 ⇒
短 duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
短裤 duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
简短 jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
短片 duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
短路 duǎnlù, short circuit
短裙 缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
短短 短发 短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
短短的 剪短 三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
短语 duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
短笛 短命 duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
短袖 duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
短途 短波 duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
短篇 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
短袜 duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
短程 duǎnchéng, short range
短促 duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
短时 短跑 duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
短文 短剑 duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短处 duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短小 长短 chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
短打 短刀 超短裙 chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
短讯 duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
短视 duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
护短 hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
超短波 chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
短小精悍 duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
短式 短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
短装 短衣 duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
短大衣 扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
自寻短见 短音 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
短枪 短评 家长里短 短句 duǎnjù, clause
长吁短叹 chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
问长问短 打短工 说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
短号 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
短统袜 揭短
脚 ⇒
脚 jiǎo/jué, [腳], foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)/CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]...
脚趾 jiǎozhǐ, [腳趾], toe
手脚 shǒujiǎo, [手腳], hand and foot/movement of limbs/action/trick/step in a procedure (CL: 道[dào])
脚踝 jiǎohuái, [腳踝], ankle
脚下 jiǎoxià, [腳下], under the foot
脚步 jiǎobù, [腳步], footstep/step
脚印 jiǎoyìn, [腳印], footprint
蹩脚 biéjiǎo, [蹩腳], inferior/shoddy/lousy/lame
大脚 dàjiǎo, [大腳], naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo])/long kick (soc...
指手画脚 zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo, [指手畫腳], to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to critici...
脚趾头 jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
脚尖 jiǎojiān, [腳尖], the extremity of the foot
脚踏车 jiǎotàchē, [腳踏車], bicycle/bike (Tw)/CL:輛|辆[liàng]
脚底 jiǎodǐ, [腳底], soles of the feet
落脚 luòjiǎo, [落腳], to stay for a time/to stop over/to lodge/to sink down (into soft ground)/leftove...
左脚 脚跟 jiǎogēn, [腳跟], heel
动手动脚 dòngshǒudòngjiǎo, [動手動腳], to come to blows/to paw/to grope/to get fresh
绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí, [絆腳石], stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way
拳脚 quánjiǎo, [拳腳], Chinese boxing/fist and feet/punching and kicking
脚步声 手忙脚乱 shǒumángjiǎoluàn, [手忙腳亂], to act with confusion/to be in a flurry/to be flustered
赤脚 chìjiǎo, [赤腳], barefoot
脚踏实地 jiǎotàshídì, [腳踏實地], to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without fligh...
马脚 mǎjiǎo, [馬腳], sth one wishes to conceal/the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
跺脚 做手脚 zuòshǒujiǎo, [做手腳], to defraud/to rig up (a scam)
阵脚 脚本 jiǎoběn, [腳本], script
腿脚 tuǐjiǎo, [腿腳], legs and feet/ability to walk/strides
三脚架 sānjiǎojià, [三腳架], tripod/derrick crane
脚后跟 jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
脚板 jiǎobǎn, [腳板], the sole of the foot
小脚 xiǎojiǎo, [小腳], bound feet (traditional)
脚手架 jiǎoshǒujià, [腳手架], scaffolding
垫脚石 diànjiǎoshí, [墊腳石], stepping stone/fig. person used to advance one's career
双脚 shuāngjiǎo, [雙腳], two legs/both feet
毛手毛脚 máoshǒumáojiǎo, [毛手毛腳], carelessly and haphazardly/to paw/to grope/to get fresh
脚镣 jiǎoliào, [腳鐐], fetters/leg-irons
脚指头 落脚点 山脚下 脚掌 jiǎozhǎng, [腳掌], the sole of the foot
山脚 shānjiǎo, [山腳], foot of a mountain
抱佛脚 bàofójiǎo, [抱佛腳], lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fi...
脚丫 起脚 修脚 xiūjiǎo, [修腳], pedicure
高脚杯 gāojiǎobēi, [高腳杯], goblet
脚丫子 jiǎoyāzi, [腳丫子], (coll.) foot
蹑手蹑脚 nièshǒunièjiǎo, [躡手躡腳], to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
韵脚 yùnjiǎo, [韻腳], rhyming word ending a line of verse/rhyme
歇脚 xiējiǎo, [歇腳], to stop on the way for a rest
前脚 qiánjiǎo, [前腳], one moment ..., (the next ...)/leading foot (in walking)
脚链 拳打脚踢 quándǎjiǎotī, [拳打腳踢], lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up/fig. determined to sort out a problem
缩手缩脚 suōshǒusuōjiǎo, [縮手縮腳], bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
裤脚 大手大脚 dàshǒudàjiǎo, [大手大腳], extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful/wasteful
下脚 后脚 hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
露马脚 lòumǎjiǎo, [露馬腳], to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature/to give the game ...
脚注 jiǎozhù, [腳注], footnote
轻手轻脚 qīngshǒuqīngjiǎo, [輕手輕腳], (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
脚蹼 jiǎopǔ, [腳蹼], flippers/fins
针脚 注脚 zhùjiǎo, [註腳], footnote
脚气 jiǎoqì, [腳氣], beriberi/athlete's foot
站住脚 脚脖子 jiǎobózi, [腳脖子], (coll.) ankle
垫脚 diànjiao, [墊腳], litter (animal bedding)
脚力 修脚师 xiūjiǎoshī, [修腳師], pedicurist
蹩脚货 猪脚 香港脚 Xiānggǎngjiǎo, [香港腳], athlete's foot
跳脚 tiàojiǎo, [跳腳], to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc)/to dance on one's feet/hopping mad...
跟脚 gēnjiǎo, [跟腳], to feet the feet perfectly/to follow closely/hard on sb's heels
墙脚 脚底板 脚爪 jiǎozhǎo, [腳爪], paw/claw
脚背 jiǎobèi, [腳背], instep (upper surface of the foot)
赤脚医生 chìjiǎoyīshēng, [赤腳醫生], barefoot doctor/farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
挖墙脚 wāqiángjiǎo, [挖牆腳], to undermine/to let someone down/to seduce someone away from something
脚癣 jiǎoxuǎn, [腳癬], athlete's foot
脚蹬子 脚心 jiǎoxīn, [腳心], arch of the foot
落脚处 脚骨 根脚 脚盆 脚炉 脚灯 脚夫 jiǎofū, [腳夫], porter/bearer
脚面 jiǎomiàn, [腳面], instep (upper surface of the foot)
国脚 脚踏船 四脚蛇 sìjiǎoshé, [四腳蛇], lizard/common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xī yì]
脚踏式 费手脚