- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- rumble; noise; static (in a signal)
- to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- remaining
- to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation
- ball bearing
- (automobile) transmission
- to change; to switch; to convert; to transform
- wind force; wind power
- (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation
- (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
- silhouette; figure
- hinge
- spring
- (bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- 杆 gān: 杆 gan1: pole; CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]杆 gǎn: 杆 gan3: stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns
- moderator; reducer (mechanical gearbox)
- differential (gear)
- multiplier
- vehicle
- to polish; to burnish; to shine
- file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
- to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- lens
- iron wire; CL:根[gen1]; subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]); railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1])
- nail; snag; saboteur
- spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint; thread of screw
- drill bit
- drilling machine; drill press
- spinning and weaving
- clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc); (attributive) windup; clockwork
- kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
- parchment
- color; multicolored
- trestle; support; stand; frame; (medicine) stent; to prop up; to resist; to withstand (an enemy attack etc)
- Geneva, Switzerland
- a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
- (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)