拆东补西 拆東補西
拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1
- lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- Rob Peter to pay Paul
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拆
- 拆迁 拆遷 chāi qiān ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄢ caak3 cin1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
- 拆除 chāi chú ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨˊ caak3 ceoi4 to tear down
- 分拆 fèn chāi ㄈㄣˋ ㄔㄞ fan1 caak3 to separate off
- 拆下 chāi xià ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧㄚˋ caak3 haa6 to dismantle
- 拆借 chāi jiè ㄔㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˋ caak3 ze3 to make (or take out) a short-term loan
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- 拆分 chāi fēn ㄔㄞ ㄈㄣ caak3 fan1 to break up into parts
- 拆卸 chāi xiè ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧㄝˋ caak3 se3 to dismantle; to take apart
- 拆字 chāi zì ㄔㄞ ㄗˋ caak3 zi6 fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
- 拆家 chāi jiā ㄔㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ caak3 gaa1 (slang) low-level drug dealer
- 拆封 chāi fēng ㄔㄞ ㄈㄥ caak3 fung1 to open (sth that has been sealed)
- 拆息 chāi xī ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧ caak3 sik1 daily interest on a loan
- 拆散 chāi sàn ㄔㄞ ㄙㄢˋ caak3 saan2 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
- 拆机 拆機 chāi jī ㄔㄞ ㄐㄧ caak3 gei1 to dismantle a machine
- 拆毁 拆毀 chāi huǐ ㄔㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ caak3 wai2 to demolish; to tear down
- 拆洗 chāi xǐ ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧˇ caak3 sai2 to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
- 拆用 chāi yòng ㄔㄞ ㄩㄥˋ caak3 jung6 to tear down and reuse
- 拆穿 chāi chuān ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨㄢ caak3 cyun1 to expose
- 拆线 拆線 chāi xiàn ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧㄢˋ caak3 sin3 to remove stitches (from a wound)
- 拆台 拆臺 chāi tái ㄔㄞ ㄊㄞˊ caak3 toi4 (theater) to dismantle the stage
- 拆解 chāi jiě ㄔㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˇ caak3 gaai2 to disassemble
东 東
- 房东 房東 fáng dōng ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ fong4 dung1 landlord
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 东方 東方 dōng fāng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ dung1 fong1 east
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
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- 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east
- 东部 東部 dōng bù ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ dung1 bou6 the east
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
- 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ dung1 dou6 zyu2 host
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 中东 中東 Zhōng dōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ zung1 dung1 Middle East
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 亚东 亞東 Yà dōng ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥ aa3 dung1 see 亚东县
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 以东 以東 yǐ dōng ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ji5 dung1 to the east of (suffix)
- 作东 作東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zok3 dung1 to host (a dinner)
- 做东 做東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zou6 dung1 to act as host
- 克东 克東 Kè dōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥ hak1 dung1 see 克东县
补 補
- 互补 互補 hù bǔ ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇ wu6 bou2 complementary
- 修补 修補 xiū bǔ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˇ sau1 bou2 to mend
- 填补 填補 tián bǔ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˇ tin4 bou2 to fill a gap
- 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 to complement
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ bou2 soeng4 to compensate
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- 补充 補充 bǔ chōng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ bou2 cung1 to replenish
- 补助 補助 bǔ zhù ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ bou2 zo6 to subsidize
- 补救 補救 bǔ jiù ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bou2 gau3 to remedy
- 补给 補給 bǔ jǐ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧˇ bou2 kap1 supply
- 补习 補習 bǔ xí ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ bou2 zaap6 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
- 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄠˇ bou2 haau2 to sit for a makeup exam
- 补课 補課 bǔ kè ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ bou2 fo3 to make up missed lesson
- 补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄝ bou2 tip3 to subsidize
- 补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄅㄢ bou2 zaap6 baan1 cram class
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 候补 候補 hòu bǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ hau6 bou2 to wait to fill a vacancy
- 国补 國補 guó bǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄨˇ gwok3 bou2 national subsidy (abbr. for 国家补贴)
- 垫补 墊補 diàn bu ㄉㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄅㄨ din6 bou2 (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
- 增补 增補 zēng bǔ ㄗㄥ ㄅㄨˇ zang1 bou2 to augment
- 恶补 惡補 è bǔ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˇ ok3 bou2 to overdose on supplementary medicine
西
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 西方 Xī fāng ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤ sai1 fong1 the West
- 西服 xī fú ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊ sai1 fuk6 suit
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- 西洋 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sai1 joeng4 the West (Europe and North America)
- 西瓜 xī guā ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ sai1 gwaa1 watermelon
- 西装 西裝 xī zhuāng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ sai1 zong1 suit
- 西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ sai1 bin1 west
- 西部 xī bù ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ sai1 bou6 western part
- 西医 西醫 xī yī ㄒㄧ ㄧ sai1 ji1 Western medicine
- 西餐 xī cān ㄒㄧ ㄘㄢ sai1 caan1 Western-style food
- 西红柿 西紅柿 xī hóng shì ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ sai1 hung4 ci2 tomato
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 西班牙语 西班牙語 Xī bān yá yǔ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jyu5 Spanish language
- 中西 Zhōng Xī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ zung1 sai1 China and the West
- 以西 yǐ xī ㄧˇ ㄒㄧ ji5 sai1 to the west of (suffix)
- 偏西 piān xī ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ pin1 sai1 inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
- 杰西 傑西 Jié xī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧ git6 sai1 Jesse (name)