改弦易辙 改弦易轍
改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3
- change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- to dance to a different tune
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改
- 修改 xiū gǎi ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄞˇ sau1 goi2 to amend
- 劳改 勞改 láo gǎi ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ lou4 goi2 abbr. for 劳动改造
- 改动 改動 gǎi dòng ㄍㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ goi2 dung6 to alter
- 改名 gǎi míng ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ goi2 meng2 to rename
- 改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 to make better; to improve
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- 改天 gǎi tiān ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄢ goi2 tin1 another day
- 改日 gǎi rì ㄍㄞˇ ㄖˋ goi2 jat6 another day
- 改正 gǎi zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 zing3 to correct
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 改版 gǎi bǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄢˇ goi2 baan2 to revise the current edition
- 改编 改編 gǎi biān ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ goi2 pin1 to adapt
- 改良 gǎi liáng ㄍㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ goi2 loeng4 to improve (sth)
- 改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄤ goi2 zong1 to change one's costume
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 改变 改變 gǎi biàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ goi2 bin3 to change
- 改造 gǎi zào ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ goi2 zou6 to transform
- 改进 改進 gǎi jìn ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ goi2 zeon3 to improve; to make better
- 改选 改選 gǎi xuǎn ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ goi2 syun2 reelection
- 改革 gǎi gé ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ goi2 gaak3 reform
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
弦
- 扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 to excite
- 三弦 sān xián ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saam1 jin4 sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
- 上弦 shàng xián ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ soeng5 jin4 to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
- 下弦 xià xián ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ haa6 jyun4 last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 促弦 cù xián ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cuk1 jin4 to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
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- 口弦 kǒu xián ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hau2 jin4 Jew's harp
- 和弦 hé xián ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ wo4 jin4 (music) chord
- 定弦 dìng xián ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ding6 jin4 tuning (stringed instrument)
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弦数 弦數 xián shù ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ jin4 sou3 number of strings (of an instrument)
- 弦月 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyun4 jyut6 half-moon
- 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jin4 ngok6 string music
- 弦歌 xián gē ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ jin4 go1 to sing to a string accompaniment
- 弦论 弦論 xián lùn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 string theory (in theoretical physics)
- 心弦 xīn xián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sam1 jin4 heartstrings
- 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dyun6 jin4 widowed
- 正弦 zhèng xián ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zing3 jin4 (math.) sine
- 琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4 string (of a stringed instrument)
- 续弦 續弦 xù xián ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zuk6 jin4 (literary) (of a widower) to remarry
- 超弦 chāo xián ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ciu1 jin4 superstring (physics)
易
- 不易 bù yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ bat1 ji6 not easy to do sth
- 交易 jiāo yì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧˋ gaau1 jik6 to deal; to trade; to transact
- 容易 róng yì ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ jung4 ji6 easy; straightforward
- 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ gaan2 ji6 simple and easy
- 贸易 貿易 mào yì ㄇㄠˋ ㄧˋ mau6 jik6 (commercial) trade
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- 轻易 輕易 qīng yì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧˋ hing1 ji6 easy; simple
- 好容易 hǎo róng yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ hou2 jung4 ji6 (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
- 易拉罐 yì lā guàn ㄧˋ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ji6 laai1 gun3 pull-top can
- 轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩˇ hing1 ji4 jik6 geoi2 easy
- 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3 clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
- 周易 Zhōu yì ㄓㄡ ㄧˋ zau1 jik6 another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易经
- 平易 píng yì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ping4 jik6 amiable (manner)
- 改易 gǎi yì ㄍㄞˇ ㄧˋ goi2 ji6 to change; to modify
- 易主 yì zhǔ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ ji6 zyu2 (of property) to change owners
- 易事 yì shì ㄧˋ ㄕˋ easy task
- 易传 易傳 Yì Zhuàn ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ jik6 zyun6 Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易经
- 易孕 yì yùn ㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ ji6 jan6 (of a woman) fertile
- 易学 易學 Yì xué ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ji6 hok6 study of the Book of Changes 易经
- 易学 易學 yì xué ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ji6 hok6 easy to learn
- 易容 yì róng ㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ji6 jung4 to change one's appearance
辙 轍
- 没辙 沒轍 méi zhé ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄜˊ mut6 cit3 at one's wit's end
- 合辙 合轍 hé zhé ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ hap6 cit3 on the same track
- 找辙 找轍 zhǎo zhé ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄜˊ zaau2 cit3 to look for a pretext
- 故辙 故轍 gù zhé ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ gu3 cit3 rut (made by vehicles)
- 苏辙 蘇轍 Sū Zhé ㄙㄨ ㄓㄜˊ sou1 cit3 Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三苏 and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
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- 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ fuk1 cit3 the tracks of a cart that overturned
- 车辙 車轍 chē zhé ㄔㄜ ㄓㄜˊ ce1 cit3 wheel rut; vehicle track
- 合辙儿 合轍兒 hé zhé r ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄦ hap6 cit3 ji4 erhua variant of 合辙
- 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé ㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 如出一辙 如出一轍 rú chū yī zhé ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄧ ㄓㄜˊ jyu4 ceot1 jat1 cit3 to be precisely the same
- 凭轼结辙 憑軾結轍 píng shì jié zhé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄜˊ pang4 sik1 git3 cit3 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
- 拿你没辙 拿你沒轍 ná nǐ méi zhé ㄋㄚˊ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄜˊ naa4 nei5 mut6 cit3 see 拿你没办法
- 涸辙之鲋 涸轍之鮒 hé zhé zhī fù ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ kok3 cit3 zi1 fu6 lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
- 濡沫涸辙 濡沫涸轍 rú mò hé zhé ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ jyu4 mut6 kok3 cit3 to help each other out in hard times (idiom)
- 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)