用掉 yòngdiao use up ■ 我上个月用掉了一千块钱。 Wǒ shàng ge yuè yòngdiaole yìqiān kuài qián. I used up one
thousand dollars last month. (→ I spent a thousand dollars last month.)diào 钓 TRAD 釣 V angle ■ 你钓到几条鱼？Nǐ diàodao jǐ tiáo yú? How many fish have you caught [with
hook and line]?
diào 调 TRAD 調 V 1 exchange, swap ■ 你想和我 调一下座位吗？Nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ diào yíxià zuòwèi ma?
Would you like to swap seats with me? 2 transfer ■ 他调到总公司去工作了。Tā diàodào
zǒnggōngsī qù gōngzuò le. He has been transferred to the company headquarters.
diàochá 调查 V & N investigate; investigation ■ 政府有关部门正在调查这家公司的商业活 动。
Zhèngfǔ yǒuguān bùmén zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiā gōngsī de shāngyè huódòng. The relevant
government departments are investigating this company’s commercial activities. ■ 关于这个事
件，警察正在进行调查。Guānyú zhège shìjiàn, jǐngchá zhèngzài jìnxíng diàochá. The police
are conducting an investigation of this incident.
diàodòng 调动 V transfer to another post 申请调动工作 shēnqǐng diàodòng gōngzuò apply for a job transfer
diào 吊 V hang, suspend 上吊 shàngdiào hang oneself (to commit suicide)
diē 跌 V 1 fall, tumble ■ 老人跌了一交，摔断了 左腿。Lǎorén diē le yì jiāo, shuāiduànle zuǒ tuǐ. The
old man (or woman) fell down and broke his (or her) left leg. 2 (prices) fall, drop ■ 昨天股票跌
了，还是升了？Zuótiān gǔpiào diē le, háishì shēng le? Did the shares fall or rise yesterday?
dié 叠 V lap, overlap (See chóngdié 重叠.)
dié 碟 N disk (See guāngdié 光碟.)
dié 蝶 N butterfly (See húdié 蝴蝶.)
dié 谍 TRAD 諜 N spy (See jiàndié 间谍.)
dīng 丁 N small cube 肉丁 ròudīng diced meat
dīng 叮 V 1 (of mosquitoes) bite 2 remind repeatedly
dīngzhǔ 叮嘱 V urge repeatedly, exhort
dīng 盯 V gaze, stare ■ 你别老盯着人家看，多不 礼貌！Nǐ bié lǎo dīngzhe rénjiā kàn, duō bù lǐmào!
You shouldn’t stare at people. How rude!
dīng 钉 TRAD 釘 N nail
dīngzi 钉子 N nail
dǐng 顶 TRAD 頂 1 N top (of the head), peak, summit 山顶 shāndǐng peak / 头顶 tóudǐng crown of the head / 屋
顶 wūdǐng roof 2 V carry on the head, hit with the head ■ 九号队 员顶球入门。Jiǔhào duìyuán dǐng
qiú rù mén. Number Nine headed the ball into the goal.
dìng 定 V fix, set, decide ■ 你去北京的日期定了 吗？Nǐ qù Běijīng de rìqī dìng le ma? Have you
decided on the date to leave for Beijing?
dìngqī 定期 [modif: 定 fixed + 期 period] ADV at regular intervals 定期维修车辆 dìngqī wéixiū chēliàng regular
maintenance of vehicles
dìngyì 定义 [modif: 定 fixed + 义 meaning] N definition 下定义 xià dìngyì give a definition
dìng 订 TRAD 訂 V book 订房间 dìng fángjiān reserve a hotel/motel room, book a table/a seat ■ 我想订一个
双人房间。Wǒ xiǎng dìng yí ge shuāngrén fángjiān. I’d like to book a double room. 订票 dìng piào
book a ticket ■ 我现在订机票， 万一有事能退吗？Wó xiànzài dìng jī piào, wànyī yǒushì néng
tuì ma? If I book an air ticket now, can I cancel it in case of emergency? 订座 dìng zuò book a table
(at a restaurant), book a seat (in a theater)
diū 丢 V lose, throw away ■ 我的表丢了。Wǒ de biǎo diū le. I’ve lost my watch.
diūrén 丢人 lose face, be disgraced ■ 他考试门门 不及格，真丢人! Tā kǎoshì ménmén bù jígé, zhēn
diūrén! It was disgraceful for him to fail every subject in the exam.
diū sān là sì 丢三落四 IDIOM be forgetful, be scatter-brained ■ 年纪大了，容易丢三落四 的。Niánjì dà
le, róngyì diū sān là sì de. When one gets old, one tends to be more forgetful.
NOTE: 落 here is pronounced as là, not its usual luò.