翘首以待 翹首以待
翘首以待 翹首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ kiu4 sau2 ji5 doi6
- to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
- to anxiously await
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翘 翹
- 翘课 翹課 qiào kè ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄜˋ kiu4 fo3 to skip school
- 翘企 翹企 qiáo qǐ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ kiu4 kei5 to look forward eagerly
- 翘曲 翹曲 qiáo qū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄩ kiu4 kuk1 to warp
- 翘望 翹望 qiáo wàng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄤˋ kiu4 mong6 to raise one's head and look into the distance
- 翘材 翹材 qiáo cái ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄞˊ kiu4 coi4 outstandingly talented person
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- 翘板 翹板 qiào bǎn ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄢˇ kiu4 baan2 a see-saw
- 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ kiu4 co2 person of outstanding talent
- 翘班 翹班 qiào bān ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄢ kiu4 baan1 to skip work
- 翘盼 翹盼 qiáo pàn ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄢˋ kiu4 paan3 to long for
- 翘硬 翹硬 qiào yìng ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ kiu4 ngaang6 hard
- 翘棱 翹稜 qiáo leng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄌㄥ kiu4 ling4 to warp
- 翘臀 翹臀 qiào tún ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄣˊ kiu4 tyun4 (coll.) perky butt
- 翘起 翹起 qiào qǐ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧˇ kiu4 hei2 to stick up
- 翘足 翹足 qiáo zú ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄗㄨˊ kiu4 zuk1 lit. on tiptoes
- 翘首 翹首 qiáo shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 sau2 to raise one's head and look
- 连翘 連翹 lián qiáo ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ lin4 kiu4 Forsythia
- 林家翘 林家翹 Lín Jiā qiáo ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄠˊ lam4 gaa1 kiu4 Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
- 死翘翘 死翹翹 sǐ qiào qiào ㄙˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˋ sei2 kiu4 kiu4 to die
- 翘嘴鹬 翹嘴鷸 qiáo zuǐ yù ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ kiu4 zeoi2 wat6 (bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 翘尾巴 翹尾巴 qiào wěi ba ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ kiu4 mei5 baa1 to be cocky
首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
待
- 优待 優待 yōu dài ㄧㄡ ㄉㄞˋ jau1 doi6 preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
- 对待 對待 duì dài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ deoi3 doi6 to treat
- 待会 待會 dāi hui ㄉㄞ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ doi6 wui2 wait a minute
- 待遇 dài yù ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋ doi6 jyu6 treatment
- 招待 zhāo dài ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ziu1 doi6 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
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- 接待 jiē dài ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋ zip3 doi6 to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- 有待 yǒu dài ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ jau5 doi6 not yet (done)
- 期待 qī dài ㄑㄧ ㄉㄞˋ kei4 doi6 to look forward to
- 款待 kuǎn dài ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄞˋ fun2 doi6 to entertain
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 等待 děng dài ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ dang2 doi6 to wait; to wait for
- 虐待 nüè dài ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ joek6 doi6 to mistreat
- 待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r ㄉㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ doi6 wui6 ji4 in a moment
- 招待会 招待會 zhāo dài huì ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ziu1 doi6 wui2 a reception
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 亟待 jí dài ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ gik1 doi6 to need urgently; to need doing without delay
- 交待 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 variant of 交代
- 偏待 piān dài ㄆㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ pin1 doi6 to show favoritism against sb
- 厚待 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau5 doi6 generous treatment