"Lead" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
 yǐn dǎo to guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer
 lǐng xiān to lead / to be in front
 dài lǐng to guide / to lead
 yīng ér infant / baby / CL:個|个[ge4] / lead (Pb)
 zhǔ dǎo leading / dominant / prevailing / to lead / to direct / to dominate
 shuài lǐng to lead / to command / to head
 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
 zhǔ jué leading role / lead / protagonist
 dǎo rù to introduce into / to channel / to lead / to guide into / to import (data)
 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
 tǒng lǐng to lead / to command / commander / officer
 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
 lǐng jūn to lead troups / (fig.) to lead / leading
 yǐn jiǎo lead / pin (computer hardware)
 jiàng general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
 lǐng neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
 dǎo to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct
 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
 shuài to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually
 lè to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
 chàng to initiate / to instigate / to introduce / to lead
 qiān lead (chemistry)
 chù lead / pull
 yǒu to lead
 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about
 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server
 zhǔ yǎn to act the leading role (in a movie or a play) / to star / lead actor
 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative
 dài tóu to take the lead / to be the first / to set an example
 tōng wǎng to lead to
线 lián xiàn electrical lead / connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc) / to go online / connection / (congressional) caucus
 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot
 piāo fú to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial
 piāo bó (of a boat) to float / to drift / to lie at anchor / (fig.) to roam / to lead a wandering existence
 chāo qián to be ahead of one's time / to surpass or outdo one's predecessors / to be ahead of the pack / to take the lead / advanced
 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad)
 tōng xiàng to lead to
 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad
 tóu tiáo lead story (on the news)
 zhí tōng to lead directly to
 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / fig. to instruct
 lǐng tóu to take the lead / to be first to start
线 dǎo xiàn electrical lead
 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
 sè yòu to seduce / to lead into sex
 zhāo zhì to recruit (followers) / to scout for (talent etc) / to incur / to lead to
 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards
 lǐng pǎo to take the lead in a race / to set the pace
 shí mò black lead / graphite / plumbago
线 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle
 dài bīng to lead troops
 gǔ huò to entice / to lead astray
 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead / to gain the upper hand
 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead
 yáo yáo lǐng xiān a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin
 yī mǎ dāng xiān to take the lead
 dǎo yǔ preamble / introduction / (journalism) lede / lead paragraph
 lǐng lù to lead the way
 tí xié to lead by the hand / to guide / to support
 zhǔ móu mastermind / ringleader / lead plotter
 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead
 dài huài to lead astray
 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
 qiān zhōng dú lead poisoning
 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life
 lǐng chàng to lead a chorus / choirmaster / leading singer
 gè bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom) / each person has his own life to lead
 zhǎng jī (military) lead aircraft
 tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
 yǐn dòu to tantalize / to lead on / to tease
 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen)
 qiān to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray
 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
 gōng dào zì rán chéng effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
 yǐn gǒu rù zhài to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble
 bǐ chàng cǐ hé to chorus sb else's lead (idiom) / to chime in in agreement
 bǐ chàng cǐ hé to chorus sb else's lead (idiom) / to chime in in agreement
 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
 shuài shòu shí rén lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom) / fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
 diāo qiú huàn jiǔ lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom) / fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life
 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng lit. to lead the water through the wall / to ask for trouble (idiom)
 yòng bīng rú shén to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
 dǎo zhì sǐ wáng to lead to death / to result in death
 jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán cytomegalovirus retinitis, a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness / CMV retinitis
 qiān lead along / substantial
 sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú tetraethyl lead poisoning
 zhǔ chéng xiāo shāng lead underwriter
 rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
 ǒu yǔ qì shì chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
 xiān biān to take precedence / to make an early start / to lead the way
 chī hē piáo dǔ to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling / to lead a life of dissipation
 xǐ zé qì huǎn joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
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