挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ waat3 hung1 sam1 si1
- to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
- to rack one's brains
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挖
- 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
- 挖坑 wā kēng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄥ waat3 haang1 to dig a hole
- 挖坟 挖墳 wā fén ㄨㄚ ㄈㄣˊ waat3 fan4 to dig a grave
- 挖掉 wā diào ㄨㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waat3 diu6 to dig out
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- 挖机 挖機 wā jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄧ waat3 gei1 excavator; excavating machine
- 挖洞 wā dòng ㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ waat3 dung6 to dig a hole
- 挖浚 wā jùn ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ waat3 zeon3 to dredge
- 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄤˋ waat3 kwong3 to mine ore or minerals
- 挖穴 wā xué ㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˊ waat3 jyut6 to excavate
- 挖空 wā kōng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ waat3 hung1 to excavate
- 挖角 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gok3 to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
- 挖开 挖開 wā kāi ㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ waat3 hoi1 to dig into
- 深挖 shēn wā ㄕㄣ ㄨㄚ sam1 waat3 to dredge
- 疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3 to dredge
- 耳挖 ěr wā ㄦˇ ㄨㄚ ji5 waat3 earpick
- 开挖 開挖 kāi wā ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ hoi1 waat3 to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
- 挖土机 挖土機 wā tǔ jī ㄨㄚ ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧ waat3 tou2 gei1 excavator
- 挖掘机 挖掘機 wā jué jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ waat3 gwat6 gei1 excavator
- 挖泥船 wā ní chuán ㄨㄚ ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waat3 nai4 syun4 dredger
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved
思
- 反思 fǎn sī ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ faan2 si1 to think back over sth
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 思念 sī niàn ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˋ si1 nim6 to think of
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 思潮 sī cháo ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ si1 ciu4 tide of thought
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- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 思维 思維 sī wéi ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ si1 wai4 (line of) thought; thinking
- 思考 sī kǎo ㄙ ㄎㄠˇ si1 haau2 to reflect on
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 意思 yì si ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ji3 si1 idea
- 构思 構思 gòu sī ㄍㄡˋ ㄙ gau3 si1 to design
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 深思 shēn sī ㄕㄣ ㄙ sam1 si1 to ponder
- 有意思 yǒu yì si ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ jau5 ji3 si1 interesting
- 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si ㄇㄟˊ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ mut6 ji3 si1 boring
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ bat1 hou2 ji3 si3 to feel embarrassed
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild