退避三舍 tuì bì sān shè ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄜˋ teoi3 bei6 saam1 se2
- lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
- fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
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退
- 后退 後退 hòu tuì ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hau6 teoi3 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 衰退 shuāi tuì ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋ seoi1 teoi3 to decline
- 辞退 辭退 cí tuì ㄘˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ci4 teoi3 to dismiss
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退出 tuì chū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ teoi3 ceot1 to withdraw
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- 退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 to degenerate
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 退回 tuì huí ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ teoi3 wui4 to return (an item)
- 退学 退學 tuì xué ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ teoi3 hok6 to quit school
- 退役 tuì yì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ teoi3 jik6 (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 退票 tuì piào ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ teoi3 piu3 to bounce (a check)
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 退让 退讓 tuì ràng ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄤˋ teoi3 joeng6 to move aside
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 三退 sān tuì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄟˋ saam1 teoi3 withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
- 促退 cù tuì ㄘㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ cuk1 teoi3 to hinder progress
- 倒退 dào tuì ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ dou3 teoi3 to fall back
- 劝退 勸退 quàn tuì ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hyun3 teoi3 to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
- 包退 bāo tuì ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋ baau1 teoi3 to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
避
- 躲避 duǒ bì ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋ do2 bei6 to hide
- 回避 迴避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 to shun
- 逃避 táo bì ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ tou4 bei6 to escape
- 避免 bì miǎn ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bei6 min5 to avert
- 避孕 bì yùn ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ bei6 jan6 contraception
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- 避暑 bì shǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨˇ bei6 syu2 to be away for the summer holidays
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- 回避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 variant of 回避
- 规避 規避 guī bì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄧˋ kwai1 bei6 to evade
- 走避 zǒu bì ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ zau2 bei6 to run away
- 退避 tuì bì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ teoi3 bei6 to withdraw
- 远避 遠避 yuǎn bì ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ jyun5 bei6 to keep at a distance
- 避世 bì shì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ bei6 sai3 to shun the world
- 避嫌 bì xián ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bei6 jim4 to avoid arousing suspicion
- 避寒 bì hán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄢˊ bei6 hon4 to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
- 避役 bì yì ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ bei6 jik6 chameleon
- 避忌 bì jì ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ bei6 gei6 to avoid as taboo
- 避恶 避惡 bì è ㄅㄧˋ ㄜˋ bei6 ok3 to avoid evil
- 避税 避稅 bì shuì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ bei6 seoi3 to avoid taxation
三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
舍
- 宿舍 sù shè ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ suk1 se3 dormitory
- 舍得 捨得 shě de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 dak1 to be willing to part with sth
- 舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 bat1 dak1 to hate to do sth
- 依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě ㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ ji1 ji1 bat1 se2 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
- 恋恋不舍 戀戀不捨 liàn liàn bù shě ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ lyun2 lyun2 bat1 se2 reluctant to part
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- 不舍 不捨 bù shě ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ bat1 se2 reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
- 住舍 zhù shè ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ zyu6 se3 house
- 割舍 割捨 gē shě ㄍㄜ ㄕㄜˇ got3 se2 to give up
- 取舍 取捨 qǔ shě ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄜˇ ceoi2 se2 to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
- 夺舍 奪舍 duó shè ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄜˋ dyut6 se2 to incarnate into sb else's body
- 学舍 學舍 xué shè ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ hok6 se2 school building
- 宅舍 zhái shè ㄓㄞˊ ㄕㄜˋ zaak6 se3 house
- 寒舍 hán shè ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ hon4 se3 my humble home
- 房舍 fáng shè ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ fong4 se3 house
- 舍下 捨下 shě xià ㄕㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ se2 haa6 to abandon
- 舍命 捨命 shě mìng ㄕㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ se2 ming6 to risk one's life
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 舍弃 捨棄 shě qì ㄕㄜˇ ㄑㄧˋ se2 hei3 to give up
- 舍身 捨身 shě shēn ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄣ se2 san1 to give one's life
- 施舍 施捨 shī shě ㄕ ㄕㄜˇ si1 se2 to give in charity