"Taking" • Chinese-English Dictionary

DICTIONARY OPTIONS
CHARACTERS : Simplified Traditional
PHONETIC : Pinyin Bopomofo EFEO Wade-Giles Yale
» Search by Radical
机动杀人 jī dòng shā rén Taking
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action
死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
本着 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle
顺势 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
无常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die
应聘者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4]
相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband
寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic
就着 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using
采风 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ to act without taking time to think (idiom) / to react instantly / to fire from the hip
不厌其烦 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient
退场 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
高瞻远瞩 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
统筹兼顾 tǒng chóu jiān gù an overall plan taking into account all factors
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously
仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic
倒贴 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
蹲点 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap
伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
鸳鸯浴 yuān yāng yù taking a bath together as a couple
大步流星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking)
劫持人质 jié chí rén zhì hostage-taking / taking of hostages
明察暗访 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
保研 bǎo yán to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam
扶老携幼 fú lǎo xié yòu taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young
走资派 zǒu zī pài capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution)
敲竹杠 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
下马威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
歃血为盟 shà xuè wéi méng to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath
坐观成败 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
满打满算 mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn taking everything into account (idiom) / when all is said and done
登高望远 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
行不由径 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest
一身两役 yī shēn liǎng yì one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
相机而动 xiàng jī ér dòng to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
殙 hūn to die by taking poison
一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
倒休 dǎo xiū to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
分餐 fēn cān to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)
刻苦努力 kè kǔ nǔ lì assiduous / taking great pains
去取之间 qù qǔ zhī jiān undecided between taking and leaving
多吃多占 duō chī duō zhàn taking or eating more than one's due (idiom) / greedy and selfish
实值 shí zhí real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
实数值 shí shù zhí real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
征夫 zhēng fū traveler / soldier on expedition / soldier taking part in battle
扶箕 fú jī planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave) / Ouija board
明查暗访 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
暗察明访 àn chá míng fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
跨刀 kuà dāo to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it
逃席 táo xí to leave a banquet (without taking one's leave)
酌办 zhuó bàn to do as one thinks fit / to handle by taking circumstances into consideration
反对劫持人质国际公约  International Convention against the Taking of Hostages
冒险行为  risk taking
关于从国外调取民事或商事证据的公约  Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
美洲国家关于国外调取证据的公约  Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
实物存量计算  physical inventory taking
返岗 fǎn gǎng to resume one's former position (after being laid off) / to return to work (after taking leave)
换帖 huàn tiě to exchange cards containing personal details (when taking an oath of fraternity)
狎昵 xiá nì intimate / taking liberties / familiar (with a negative connotation)
天次 tiān cì number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution) / days / occasions
不要在一棵树上吊死 bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
弯道超车 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
补刀 bǔ dāo (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
群言堂 qún yán táng letting everyone have their say / taking people's views into account / free expression of different views / (contrasted with 一言堂[yi1 yan2 tang2])
停服 tíng fú to shut down a server / (of a service) to terminate / to stop taking (a medicine)
不假思索 bù jiǎ - sī suǒ (idiom) to act without taking time to think / to react instantly / to fire from the hip
杀猪盘 shā zhū pán pig butchering scam (where the scammer builds trust with the victim over time, "fattening them up," before ultimately "slaughtering" them by taking their money) / (esp.) romance scam
翻摄 fān shè to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) / to remake (a film or TV show)
车轮战 chē lún zhàn tactic of several persons or groups taking turns to fight one opponent / tag-team attack
Chinese Tones