短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3
- lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- to fight at close quarters
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短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit
兵
- 士兵 shì bīng ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ si6 bing1 soldier
- 官兵 guān bīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gun1 bing1 (military) officers and soldiers
- 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄥ dong1 bing1 to serve in the army
- 交兵 jiāo bīng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ gaau1 bing1 in a state of war
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
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- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
- 伞兵 傘兵 sǎn bīng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ saan3 bing1 paratrooper
- 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng ㄩㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ jung4 bing1 (military) mercenary
- 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 lyun6 confusion of war
- 兵刃 bīng rèn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˋ bing1 jan6 (bladed) weapons
- 兵制 bīng zhì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓˋ bing1 zai3 military system
- 兵力 bīng lì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ bing1 lik6 military strength
- 兵卒 bīng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zeot1 soldiers
- 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 soldiers
- 兵器 bīng qì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋ bing1 hei3 weaponry
- 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄢˊ bing1 tyun4 large military unit
- 兵士 bīng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ bing1 si6 ordinary soldier
- 兵家 Bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 兵家 bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 military strategist in ancient China
- 兵差 bīng chāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄞ bing1 caa1 labor conscripted to support the military
相
- 互相 hù xiāng ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ wu6 soeng1 each other
- 亮相 liàng xiàng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ loeng6 soeng3 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
- 照相 zhào xiàng ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ziu3 soeng2 to take a photograph
- 相互 xiāng hù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ soeng1 wu6 each other
- 相仿 xiāng fǎng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄤˇ soeng1 fong2 similar
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- 相伴 xiāng bàn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄢˋ soeng1 bun6 to accompany sb
- 相似 xiāng sì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ soeng1 ci5 similar; alike
- 相信 xiāng xìn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ soeng1 seon3 to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- 相传 相傳 xiāng chuán ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 cyun4 to pass on
- 相反 xiāng fǎn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄢˇ soeng1 faan2 opposite
- 相同 xiāng tóng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ soeng1 tung4 identical; same
- 相对 相對 xiāng duì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ soeng1 deoi3 relatively
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 相应 相應 xiāng yìng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ soeng1 jing3 to correspond
- 相机 相機 xiàng jī ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧ soeng3 gei1 camera (abbr. for 照相机)
- 相比 xiāng bǐ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ soeng1 bei2 to compare
- 相片 xiàng piàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ soeng3 pin2 image
- 相当 相當 xiāng dāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ soeng1 dong1 equivalent to
- 相符 xiāng fú ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˊ soeng1 fu4 to match
- 相等 xiāng děng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄥˇ soeng1 dang2 equal
接
- 交接 jiāo jiē ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝ gaau1 zip3 (of two things) to come into contact
- 接到 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ zip3 dou3 to receive (letter etc)
- 接力 jiē lì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄧˋ zip3 lik6 relay
- 接受 jiē shòu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ zip3 sau6 to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- 接待 jiē dài ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋ zip3 doi6 to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
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- 接手 jiē shǒu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˇ zip3 sau2 to take over (duties etc)
- 接收 jiē shōu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ zip3 sau1 reception (of transmitted signal)
- 接替 jiē tì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧˋ zip3 tai3 to replace
- 接洽 jiē qià ㄐㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄚˋ zip3 hap6 to discuss a matter with sb
- 接济 接濟 jiē jì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧˋ zip3 zai3 to give material assistance to
- 接班 jiē bān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄢ zip3 baan1 to take over (from those working the previous shift)
- 接管 jiē guǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zip3 gun2 to take over
- 接纳 接納 jiē nà ㄐㄧㄝ ㄋㄚˋ zip3 naap6 to admit (to membership)
- 接听 接聽 jiē tīng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥ zip3 teng1 to answer the phone
- 接着 接著 jiē zhe ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄓㄜ zip3 zoek6 to catch and hold on
- 接见 接見 jiē jiàn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zip3 gin3 to receive sb
- 接触 接觸 jiē chù ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˋ zip3 zuk1 to touch
- 接轨 接軌 jiē guǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zip3 gwai2 railtrack connection
- 接近 jiē jìn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zip3 gan6 to approach; to get close to
- 接送 jiē sòng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zip3 sung3 to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth