开小差 開小差
开小差 開小差 kāi xiǎo chāi ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄞ hoi1 siu2 caai1
- to be absent-minded
- to desert
- to abscond from the army
- absent without leave (AWOL)
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开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
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- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
差
- 偏差 piān chā ㄆㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ pin1 caa1 bias
- 出差 chū chāi ㄔㄨ ㄔㄞ ceot1 caai1 to go on an official or business trip
- 反差 fǎn chā ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚ faan2 caa1 contrast; discrepancy
- 差别 差別 chā bié ㄔㄚ ㄅㄧㄝˊ caa1 bit6 difference; distinction; disparity
- 差异 差異 chā yì ㄔㄚ ㄧˋ caa1 ji6 difference; discrepancy
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- 差距 chā jù ㄔㄚ ㄐㄩˋ caa1 keoi5 disparity; gap
- 差错 差錯 chā cuò ㄔㄚ ㄘㄨㄛˋ caa1 co3 mistake; slip-up; fault; error
- 差额 差額 chā é ㄔㄚ ㄜˊ caa1 ngaak6 balance (financial)
- 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost
- 时差 時差 shí chā ㄕˊ ㄔㄚ si4 caa1 time difference
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 误差 誤差 wù chā ㄨˋ ㄔㄚ ng6 caa1 difference
- 邮差 郵差 yóu chāi ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ jau4 caai1 postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
- 顺差 順差 shùn chā ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄚ seon6 caa1 (trade or budget) surplus
- 差不多 chà bu duō ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ caa1 bat1 do1 almost
- 差点儿 差點兒 chà diǎn r ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ caa1 dim2 ji4 erhua variant of 差点
- 不差 bù chā ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ bat1 caa1 to not lack
- 不差 bù chà ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ bat1 caa1 not bad
- 交差 jiāo chāi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄞ gaau1 caai1 to report back after completion of one's mission
Idioms with these characters
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
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- 大开大合 大開大合 dà kāi dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 hoi1 daai6 hap6 (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5 suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 参差不齐 參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4 (idiom) variable
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ gwai2 si2 san4 caai1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ cin1 caa1 maan6 bit6 (idiom) extremely diverse
- 神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ san4 caai1 gwai2 si2 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 丝毫不差 絲毫不差 sī háo bù chā ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ si1 hou4 bat1 caa1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
- 天差地别 天差地別 tiān chā dì bié ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ tin1 caa1 dei6 bit6 (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
- 天差地远 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ tin1 caa1 dei6 jyun5 poles apart (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 在 开小差 開小差 。
Tom isn't paying attention.
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