Chinese Character Dictionary

投缳自缢

tóu huán zì yì

to hang oneself (idiom)

投考

tóu kăo

to sign up for an examination

投胎

tóu tāi

to re-enter the womb (of departed spirit)

投袂而起

tóu mèi ér qĭ

lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)

投诉

tóu sù

complaint

投诚

tóu chéng

to defect

投资

tóu zī

investment

投资人

tóu zī rén

investor

投资回报率

tóu zī huí bào lu:4

return on investment (ROI)

投资报酬率

tóu zī bào chóu lu:4

return on investment

投资家

tóu zī jiā

investor

投资者

tóu zī zhĕ

investor

投资风险

tóu zī fēng xiăn

investment risk

投身

tóu shēn

to throw oneself into sth

投军

tóu jūn

to join up

投递

tóu dì

to deliver

投递员

tóu dì yuán

courier

投降

tóu xiáng

to surrender

投靠

tóu kào

to rely on help from sb

投鞭断流

tóu biān duàn liú

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

投鼠忌器

tóu shŭ jì qì

lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)

抖

dŏu

to tremble

抖动

dŏu dòng

to tremble

抖搂

dŏu lou

to shake out

抖擞

dŏu sŏu

to rouse

抖擞精神

dŏu sŏu jīng shén

to gather one's spirits

抖瑟

dŏu sè

to quiver

抖缩

dŏu suō

to cower

抖落

dŏu luò

to shake out

抗

kàng

to resist

抗倾覆

kàng qīng fù

anticapsizing

抗凝血剂

kàng níng xuè jì

anticoagulant

抗原

kàng yuán

antigen

抗原决定簇

kàng yuán jué dìng cù

antigen determinant (causing immunological response)

抗命

kàng mìng

against orders

抗压

kàng yā

to resist pressure or stress

抗坏血酸

kàng huài xuè suān

vitamin C

抗性

kàng xìng

resistance

抗忧郁药

kàng yōu yù yào

antidepressant

抗战

kàng zhàn

war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-194)

抗抗生素

kàng kàng shēng sù

antibiotic resistance

抗拒

kàng jù

to resist

抗捐

kàng juān

to refuse to pay taxes

抗击

kàng jī

to resist (an aggressor)

抗敌

kàng dí

to resist the enemy

抗日

kàng Rì

to resist Japan (esp. during WW2)

抗日战争

Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-194)

抗日救亡团体

kàng Rì jiù wáng tuán tĭ

Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization

抗日救亡运动

kàng Rì jiù wáng yùn dòng

the Save the Nation anti-Japanese protest movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变

抗旱

kàng hàn

drought-resistant

抗核加固

kàng hé jiā gù

nuclear hardening

抗毒素

kàng dú sù

antitoxins

抗氧化剂

kàng yăng huà jì

antioxidant

抗水

kàng shuĭ

waterproof

抗洪

kàng hóng

to fight a flood

抗涝

kàng lào

defenses against floods

抗灾

kàng zāi

defense against natural disasters

抗炎性

kàng yán xìng

anti-inflammatory (medicine)

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

抗生素

kàng shēng sù

antibiotic