倒计时 倒計時

倒

• 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
• 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
• 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
• 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
• 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉

计 計

• 估计 估計 gū jì ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧˋ gu2 gai3 to estimate; to assess; to calculate
• 共计 共計 gòng jì ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ gung6 gai3 to sum up to
• 合计 合計 hé jì ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧˋ hap6 gai3 to add up the total
• 会计 會計 kuài jì ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ wui6 gai3 accountant
• 算计 算計 suàn ji ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄐㄧ syun3 gai3 to reckon

时 時

• 一时 一時 yī shí ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 si4 a period of time
• 不时 不時 bù shí ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ bat1 si4 from time to time
• 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
• 即时 即時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ zik1 si4 immediate
• 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time

• 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
• 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
• 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack

• 不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨˋ bat1 gai3 kei4 sou3 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
• 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
• 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length

• 不识时变 不識時變 bù shí shí biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 sik1 si4 bin3 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ bat1 sik1 si4 mou6 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí ㄘㄤˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ cong4 hei3 doi6 si4 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment