望而却步 望而卻步
望而却步 望而卻步 wàng ér què bù ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6
- lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)
- fig. to be deterred
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望
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 奢望 shē wàng ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋ ce1 mong6 an extravagant hope
- 展望 zhǎn wàng ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄤˋ zin2 mong6 outlook
- 希望 xī wàng ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ hei1 mong6 to hope
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- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 有望 yǒu wàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ jau5 mong6 hopeful
- 望见 望見 wàng jiàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mong6 gin3 to espy
- 期望 qī wàng ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ kei4 mong6 to have expectations
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 盼望 pàn wàng ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ paan3 mong6 to hope for; to look forward to
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 声望 聲望 shēng wàng ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ sing1 mong6 reputation; prestige; public esteem
- 观望 觀望 guān wàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ gun1 mong6 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
却 卻
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 冷却 冷卻 lěng què ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ laang5 koek3 (lit. and fig.) to cool
- 却倒 卻倒 què dào ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ koek3 dou2 but on the contrary
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- 却才 卻才 què cái ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄘㄞˊ koek3 coi4 just now
- 却步 卻步 què bù ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ koek3 bou6 to step back
- 却病 卻病 què bìng ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ koek3 beng6 to prevent or treat a disease
- 忘却 忘卻 wàng què ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ mong4 koek3 to forget
- 抛却 拋卻 pāo què ㄆㄠ ㄑㄩㄝˋ paau1 koek3 to discard
- 推却 推卻 tuī què ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi1 koek3 to repel
- 省却 省卻 shěng què ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ saang2 koek3 to save
- 谢却 謝卻 xiè què ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ze6 koek3 to decline
- 冷却剂 冷卻劑 lěng què jì ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ laang5 koek3 zai1 coolant
- 冷却塔 冷卻塔 lěng què tǎ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄚˇ laang5 koek3 taap3 cooling tower
- 冷却水 冷卻水 lěng què shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 koek3 seoi2 cooling water (in a reactor)
- 了却此生 了卻此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄕㄥ liu5 koek3 ci2 sang1 to live out one's life
- 却之不恭 卻之不恭 què zhī bù gōng ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1 to refuse would be impolite
- 情不可却 情不可卻 qíng bù kě què ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ cing4 bat1 ho2 koek3 unable to refuse because of affection
步
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 同步 tóng bù ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ tung4 bou6 synchronous
- 地步 dì bù ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ dei6 bou6 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)
- 徒步 tú bù ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ tou4 bou6 to be on foot
- 散步 sàn bù ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ saan3 bou6 to take a walk; to go for a walk
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- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 步伐 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bou6 fat6 pace
- 步入 bù rù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ bou6 jap6 to step into; to enter
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 步调 步調 bù diào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bou6 diu6 gait
- 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ bou6 zaau6 procedure
- 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ goek3 bou6 footstep
- 让步 讓步 ràng bù ㄖㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ joeng6 bou6 to concede
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 跑步 pǎo bù ㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ paau2 bou6 to run
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 逐步 zhú bù ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ zuk6 bou6 progressively
- 进步 進步 jìn bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 bou6 progress; improvement
- 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 jat1 bou6 to go a step further
- 代步 dài bù ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ doi6 bou6 to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)