"Way" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4]
 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
 tú jìng way / channel
 zuò fēng style / style of work / way
 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
 lù zi method / way / approach
 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace
 jiù shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
 rú hé how / what way / what
 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")
 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case
 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
 rú cǐ in this way / so
 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to
 zhèng shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask
 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shàng lù to start on a journey / to be on one's way
 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind
 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4]
便 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not
 yī zhōu one week / all the way around / a whole cycle
 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
 yī biàn one time (all the way through) / once through
 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality
 zhuàn xiàng to get lost / to lose one's way
 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]
线 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way
 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly!
 zhè bān like this / this way
 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
 Yín hé Milky Way
 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
 shēng huó fāng shì way of life / lifestyle
 Tiān hé Milky Way / Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
 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)
 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)
 zhè yàng zi so / such / this way / like this
 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
 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
 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
 yī diǎn yě bù not in the least / no way
 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking
 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
 lán zhù to stop / to bar the way
 hòu mén the back door / fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure) / anus
 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
 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale
 shèng rén sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) Your sagacious Majesty / (religion) saint
 guàn xìng (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way / habitual
 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
 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means
 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things
 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
 bàn lù halfway / midway / on the way
 dé chěng to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it
 yūn sǐ Geez! / Shoot! / No way!
 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism)
 qù lù the way one is following / outlet
 bù zhì not in such a way as to / not likely to
 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living
穿 chuān xíng to go through / to bore through / to push one's way through
 shū tōng to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)
 wú yì nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / fig. to instruct
 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling
退 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway
 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
 tú jīng to pass through / via / by way of
 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist
 ràng kāi to get out of the way / to step aside
 wǒ xíng wǒ sù to continue in one's own way (idiom)
 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success
 shǎn kāi to get out of the way
 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events
 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit
 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])
 Yín hé xì Milky Way Galaxy / the galaxy (our galaxy)
 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion
 zǒu cuò to go the wrong way / to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
 jǐ jìn to break into / to force one's way into / to barge into
 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living
 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
 mí tú to lose one's way
 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom) / meticulous
 miào zhāo smart move / clever way of doing sth
 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament
 yǐn lù to guide / to show the way
 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
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