Chinese Character Dictionary

排笙

pái shēng

reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard

排箫

pái xiāo

xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom

排练

pái liàn

to rehearse

排翅

pái chì

whole-piece shark's fin

排舞

pái wŭ

a dance in formation

排华

pái huá

anti-Chinese (policies, actions, sentiments etc)

排华法案

pái Huá fă àn

Chinese Exclusion Act, a US law restricting Chinese immigration from 1882-1943

排萧

pái xiāo

panpipe

排行

pái háng

to rank

排行榜

pái háng băng

the charts (of best-sellers)

排解

pái jiĕ

to mediate

排起长队

pái qĭ cháng duì

to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)

排遣

pái qiăn

to divert oneself from loneliness

排遗

pái yí

feces

排量

pái liàng

discharge volume

排错

pái cuò

troubleshooting

排长

pái zhăng

platoon leader

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

排队

pái duì

to line up

排难解纷

pái nàn jiĕ fēn

to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences

排雷

pái léi

mine clearance

排头兵

pái tóu bīng

lit. frontline troops

排风口

pái fēng kŏu

exhaust vent

排骨

pái gŭ

pork chop

掔

qiān

lead along

掖

yē

to tuck (into a pocket)

掖咕

yē gu

to toss aside

掖垣

yè yuán

sidewalls of a palace

掖庭

yē tíng

palace residence of concubine

掖掖盖盖

yē yē gài gài

stealthily

掖门

yè mén

small side door of a palace

掗

yà

attach

掘

jué

to dig

掘出

jué chū

to exhume

掘土机

jué tŭ jī

excavator

掘墓工人

jué mù gōng rén

grave digger

掘墓鞭尸

jué mù biān shī

to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

掘客

Jué kè

Digg (social news website)

挣

zhēng

see 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng zhá]

挣得

zhèng dé

to earn (income)

挣扎

zhēng zhá

to struggle

挣脱

zhèng tuō

to throw off

挣钱

zhèng qián

to make money

挂

guà

to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)

挂住

guà zhù

to get caught (entangled)

挂在嘴上

guà zai zuĭ shang

to pay lip service to

挂在嘴边

guà zài zuĭ biān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

挂坠盒

guà zhuì hé

locket

挂失

guà shī

to report the loss of something

挂好

guà hăo

to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)

挂帅

guà shuài

to take command

挂帅的社会

guà shuài de shè huì

a society in which that is regarded as all-important

挂彩

guà căi

to decorate for festive occasions

挂心

guà xīn

to worry

挂念

guà niàn

concerned

挂虑

guà lu:4

to worry about

挂怀

guà huái

concerned

挂挡

guà dăng

to put into gear

挂断

guà duàn

to hang up (a phone)

挂旗

guà qí

vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)