紧张缓和

detente

tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

surname Zhang

to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

to ease (tension) / to alleviate / to moderate / to allay / to make more mild

old variant of 和[he2]

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]

to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

old variant of 和[he2] / harmonious

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese