手 法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill 圈 套 quān tào trap / snare / trick 窍 门 qiào mén a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) 机 关 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 手 段 shǒu duàn method / means (of doing sth) / strategy / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 手 脚 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) 花 样 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) 玩 意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) 招 数 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] 诀 窍 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key 诡 计 guǐ jì trick / ruse / crafty scheme 骗 术 piàn shù trick / deceit 伎 俩 jì liǎng trick / scheme / ploy / skill 名 堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye 经 络 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic 花 招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish 着 zhāo (chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add 套 子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom 着 数 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] 花 头 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess 戏 xì trick / drama / play / show / CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) 窍 门 儿 qiào mén r a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) 策 谋 cè móu stratagem (political or military) / trick 花 活 huā huó trick / deception 撇 步 piē bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo]) 撇 步 piě bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo]) 门 槛 mén kǎn doorstep / sill / threshold / fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) 忽 悠 hū you to rock / to sway / to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water) / to flutter (e.g. of a flag) / to trick sb into doing sth / to dupe / to con 把 戏 bǎ xì acrobatics / jugglery / cheap trick / game 看 穿 kàn chuān see through (a person, scheme, trick etc) 小 动 作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship 要 诀 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success 戏 法 xì fǎ magic trick 诱 使 yòu shǐ to lure into / to entrap / to trick into / to entice / to induce / to invite / to tempt 灵 机 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick 瞒 天 过 海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means 玄 虚 xuán xū deceitful trick / mystery / unfathomable 取 巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 苦 肉 计 kǔ ròu jì the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence / CL:條|条[tiao2] 两 下 子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade 招 法 zhāo fǎ move / method of use / trick for success 骗 色 piàn sè to trick sb into having sex 留 一 手 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets 满 贯 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success 鬼 把 戏 guǐ bǎ xì sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick 熟 能 生 巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect 赔 了 夫 人 又 折 兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy 偏 题 piān tí obscure question / trick exam question / catch question / CL:道[dao4] 故 伎 gù jì usual trick / old tactics 两 着 儿 liǎng zhāo r the same old trick / illegal device 帽 子 戏 法 mào zi xì fǎ hat trick (when one player scores three goals) 识 破 机 关 shí pò jī guān to see through a trick 障 眼 zhàng yǎn to hinder the eyesight / (fig.) to trick into not noticing / to blindfold 错 视 cuò shì optical illusion / trick of the eye / parablepsia 误 信 wù xìn to falsely believe / to be mislead / to fall for (a trick etc) 鬼 名 堂 guǐ míng tang dirty trick / monkey business 江 湖 一 点 诀 jiāng hú yī diǎn jué special technique / trick of the trade / knack 阴 招 yīn zhāo dirty trick 眉 角 méi jiǎo outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade 仙 人 跳 xiān rén tiào confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman