qīng jiǎo
dip
angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal)
tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)
zhàn jiàng
dipping sauce
to dip in sauce
shè liè
to skim (through a book)
to read cursorily
to dip into
zhàn
to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
rǎn zhǐ
to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
diē jìn
to fall into
to dip below a certain level
yì
to ladle out
to dip
to pour out
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
to attempt half-heartedly
content with a smattering of knowledge
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
to attempt half-heartedly
content with a smattering of knowledge
also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
rú rǎn
to infect
to influence
to dip (in ink)
nì duàn céng
reverse fault (geology)
compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees
zhěn
to bale out water, to dip
rú háo
to dip the pen into ink
to write
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
yín chī mǎo liáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
fig. to dip into the next month's check
live now, pay later
gào
to moisten
to grease
to apply (cream, ointment)
to dip a brush in ink