Chinese Character Dictionary

掉以轻心

diào yĭ qīng xīn

treat sth lightly

掉价

diào jià

drop in price

掉价儿

diào jià r

erhua variant of 掉價|掉价[diào jià]

掉包

diào bāo

to substitute in secret (a fake for the genuine item)

掉向

diào xiàng

to turn

掉换

diào huàn

to shift uneasily

掉书袋

diào shū dài

lit. to drop a bag of books (idiom); fig. to drop quotations to appear learned

掉期

diào qī

swap (finance)

掉泪

diào lèi

to shed tears

掉球

diào qiú

drop shot (in volleyball, tennis etc)

掉秤

diào chèng

to lose weight (of cattle)

掉线

diào xiàn

to get disconnected (from the Internet)

掉膘

diào biāo

to lose weight (of cattle)

掉色

diào sè

to lose color

掉落

diào luò

to fall down

掉转

diào zhuăn

to turn around

掉过

diào guò

to swap places

掉过儿

diào guò r

erhua variant of 掉過|掉过[diào guò]

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

掉头就走

diào tóu jiù zŏu

to turn on one's heels

掉点儿

diào diăn r

drip of rain

掊

póu

take up in both hands

掌

zhăng

palm of the hand

掌上明珠

zhăng shàng míng zhū

lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)

掌上电脑

zhăng shàng diàn năo

handheld computer

掌中戏

zhăng zhōng xì

see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bù dài xì]

掌嘴

zhăng zuĭ

to slap

掌厨

zhăng chú

to prepare meals

掌心

zhăng xīn

hollow of the palm

掌控

zhăng kòng

to control

掌握

zhăng wò

to grasp (often fig.)

掌握电脑

zhăng wò diàn năo

PDA

掌击

zhăng jī

to slap

掌故

zhăng gù

anecdote

掌柜

zhăng guì

shopkeeper

掌权

zhăng quán

to wield (political etc) power

掌灯

zhăng dēng

to hold a lamp

掌玺大臣

zhăng xĭ dà chén

chancellor (rank in various European states)

掌玺官

zhăng xĭ guān

chancellor (rank in various European states)

掌相

zhăng xiàng

palmistry

掌管

zhăng guăn

in charge of

掌声

zhăng shēng

applause

掌声雷动

zhăng shēng léi dòng

thunderous applause (idiom)

掌舵

zhăng duò

to steer (a ship)

掌骨

zhăng gŭ

metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)

掍

hùn

edging (of a dress etc)

掎

jĭ

drag

掏

tāo

to fish out (from pocket)

掏出

tāo chū

to fish out

掏包

tāo bāo

to pick pockets

掏心掏肺

tāo xīn tāo fèi

to be totally devoted (to a person)

掏腰包

tāo yāo bāo

to pay

掐

qiā

to pick (flowers)

掐断

qiā duàn

cut off

掐死

qiā sĭ

to throttle

掐算

qiā suàn

to count with one's fingers

排

pái

a row

排他

pái tā

exclusive

排便

pái biàn

to defecate