表 现 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior 便 宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly 出 发 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) 再 说 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides 开 关 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off 响 起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off 摆 脱 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself 摇 滚 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 对 抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation 掀 起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) 关 机 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 下 车 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 下 班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) 打 断 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) 封 闭 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) 下 岗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off 放 过 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 走 路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out 中 断 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt 放 出 fàng chū to let off / to give out 下 线 xià xiàn to go offline / (of a product) to roll off the assembly line / downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme) 假 日 jià rì a holiday / a day off 假 冒 jiǎ mào to impersonate / to pose as (someone else) / to counterfeit / to palm off (a fake as a genuine) 先 行 xiān xíng to start off before the others / to precede / to proceed in advance 起 飞 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly 滋 润 zī rùn moist / humid / to moisten / to provide moisture / comfortably off 抵 挡 dǐ dǎng to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand 出 行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) 封 锁 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down 脱 下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) 停 顿 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) 延 迟 yán chí to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag 推 迟 tuī chí to postpone / to put off / to defer 套 房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 关 上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 刹 车 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake 炫 耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt 绝 缘 jué yuán to have no contact with / to be cut off from / (electricity) to insulate 注 销 zhù xiāo to cancel / to write off 关 掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off 出 走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away 台 下 tái xià off the stage / in the audience 不 问 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 切 断 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever 初 来 乍 到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer / just off the boat 枪 手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 挣 脱 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] 脱 落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 卖 掉 mài diào to sell off 拖 延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate 得 手 dé shǒu to go smoothly / to come off / to succeed 冒 充 mào chōng to feign / to pretend to be / to pass oneself off as 裁 员 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees 摘 下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 中 止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue 狂 笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off 报 销 bào xiāo to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out 燃 起 rán qǐ to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) 脱 掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 接 送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth 校 外 xiào wài off campus 造 假 zào jiǎ to counterfeit / to pass off a fake as genuine 出 轨 chū guǐ to be derailed / to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair 成 全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off 变 质 biàn zhì to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism 吹 牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) 宣 泄 xuān xiè to drain (by leading off water) / to unburden oneself / to divulge / to leak a secret 盖 章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth 平 整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) 隔 绝 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) 偷 懒 tōu lǎn to goof off / to be lazy 送 走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 折 断 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break 上 岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) 延 缓 yán huǎn to defer / to postpone / to put off / to retard / to slow sth down 断 断 续 续 duàn duàn xù xù intermittent / off and on / discontinuous / stop-go / stammering / disjointed / inarticulate 甩 开 shuǎi kāi to shake off / to get rid of 淡 季 dàn jì off season / slow business season / see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] 剥 离 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) 断 线 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 升 空 shēng kōng to rise to the sky / to lift off / to levitate / liftoff 断 绝 duàn jué to sever / to break off 收 买 shōu mǎi to purchase / to buy / to bribe / to buy off 敲 诈 qiāo zhà to rip off / to extort (money) / extortion / blackmail 松 懈 sōng xiè to relax / to relax efforts / to slack off / to take it easy / complacent / undisciplined 下 台 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook 甩 掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump 断 开 duàn kāi to break / to sever / to turn off (electric switch) 始 发 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating 截 取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 走 火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire 目 不 转 睛 mù bù zhuǎn jīng unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) / to gaze steadily / to stare 进 发 jìn fā (of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off 送 人 sòng rén to give away / to accompany / to see sb off 阻 隔 zǔ gé to separate / to cut off 封 顶 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 招 架 zhāo jià to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own 卖 弄 mài nong to show off / to make a display of 脱 去 tuō qù to throw off 付 清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off