| 彻底 | chè dǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete |
| 彻 | chè | thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through |
| 彻头彻尾 | chè tóu chè wěi | lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom |
| 彻夜 | chè yè | the whole night |
| 彻夜不眠 | chè yè bù mián | to be sleepless all night |
| 彻底失败 | chè dǐ shī bài | utter failure |
| 彻悟 | chè wù | fully aware; to recognize fully |
| 彻查 | chè chá | to investigate thoroughly |
| 彻西 | Chè xī | Chelsea, suburb of London; Chelsea football club |
| 彻骨 | chè gǔ | to the bone; to the marrow; fig. to a very large degree |