| 方式 | fāng shì | way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] | |
| 途径 | tú jìng | way / means / channel | |
| 作风 | zuò fēng | style / style of work / way | |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile | |
| 道路 | dào lù | road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] | |
| 法子 | fǎ zi | way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] | |
| 路子 | lù zi | method / way / approach | |
| 法门 | fǎ mén | gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace | |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this kind of / so / this way / like this / such | |
| 如何 | rú hé | how / what way / what | |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") | |
| 那么 | nà me | like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case | |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through | |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this | |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to | |
| 问道 | wèn dào | to ask the way / to ask | |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) | |
| 上路 | shàng lù | to start on a journey / to be on one's way | |
| 一路 | yī lù | the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind | |
| 说法 | shuō fa | way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation | |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as | |
| 口气 | kǒu qì | tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone | |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things | |
| 思路 | sī lù | line of thought / way of thinking | |
| 绝不 | jué bù | in no way / not in the least / absolutely not | |
| 一周 | yī zhōu | one week / all the way around / a whole cycle | |
| 对了 | duì le | Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... | |
| 一遍 | yī biàn | one time (all the way through) / once through | |
| 心态 | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality | |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road / on the way / en route | |
| 转向 | zhuàn xiàng | to get lost / to lose one's way | |
| 大事 | dà shì | major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] | |
| 曲线 | qū xiàn | curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way | |
| 自有 | zì yǒu | (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc) | |
| 可不是 | kě bu shì | that's just the way it is / exactly! | |
| 这般 | zhè bān | like this / this way | |
| 引领 | yǐn lǐng | to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way | |
| 银河 | Yín hé | Milky Way | |
| 喝道 | hè dào | to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way | |
| 生活方式 | shēng huó fāng shì | way of life / lifestyle | |
| 天河 | Tiān hé | Milky Way / Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 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) | |
| 台阶 | tái jiē | steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) | |
| 这样子 | zhè yàng zi | so / such / this way / like this | |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) | |
| 无缘 | wú yuán | to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc | |
| 无从 | wú cóng | not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing | |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] | |
| 一点也不 | yī diǎn yě bù | not in the least / no way | |
| 脑筋 | nǎo jīn | brains / mind / head / way of thinking | |
| 设法 | shè fǎ | to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) | |
| 拦住 | lán zhù | to stop / to bar the way | |
| 霸道 | bà dào | the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | |
| 大兴 | dà xīng | to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale | |
| 圣人 | shèng rén | sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty / (religion) saint | |
| 阶梯 | jiē tī | flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone / way to reach the goal of | |
| 惯性 | guàn xìng | (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way / habitual | |
| 风头 | fēng tóu | wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight | |
| 百般 | bǎi bān | in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means | |
| 风尚 | fēng shàng | current custom / current way of doing things | |
| 彷徨 | páng huáng | to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver | |
| 王道 | wáng dào | the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 | |
| 半路 | bàn lù | halfway / midway / on the way | |
| 得逞 | dé chěng | to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it | |
| 晕死 | yūn sǐ | Geez! / Shoot! / No way! | |
| 正道 | zhèng dào | the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) | |
| 去路 | qù lù | the way one is following / outlet | |
| 不致 | bù zhì | not in such a way as to / not likely to | |
| 饭碗 | fàn wǎn | rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living | |
| 穿行 | chuān xíng | to go through / to pass through / to thread one's way through | |
| 疏通 | shū tōng | to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text) | |
| 无异 | wú yì | nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to | |
| 带路 | dài lù | to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct | |
| 写法 | xiě fǎ | style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling | |
| 退路 | tuì lù | a way out / a way to retreat / leeway | |
| 有道 | yǒu dào | to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just | |
| 途经 | tú jīng | to pass through / via / by way of | |
| 狭隘 | xiá ài | (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited | |
| 思潮 | sī cháo | tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist | |
| 让开 | ràng kāi | to get out of the way / to step aside | |
| 我行我素 | wǒ xíng wǒ sù | to continue in one's own way (idiom) | |
| 闯荡 | chuǎng dàng | to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success | |
| 闪开 | shǎn kāi | to get out of the way | |
| 风向 | fēng xiàng | wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events | |
| 下风 | xià fēng | leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument | |
| 开路 | kāi lù | to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit | |
| 改口 | gǎi kǒu | to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) | |
| 先导 | xiān dǎo | to lead the way / guide / forerunner / pioneer | |
| 银河系 | Yín hé xì | Milky Way Galaxy / the galaxy (our galaxy) | |
| 疏导 | shū dǎo | to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion | |
| 走错 | zǒu cuò | to go the wrong way / to take the wrong (road, exit etc) | |
| 挤进 | jǐ jìn | to break into / to force one's way into / to barge into | |
| 兼营 | jiān yíng | a second job / supplementary way of making a living | |
| 同归于尽 | tóng guī yú jìn | to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction | |
| 迷途 | mí tú | to lose one's way | |
