白蜡 白蠟 bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 虫白蜡 蟲白蠟 chóng bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 虫蜡 蟲蠟 chóng là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 杜莎夫人 dù shā fū ren Madame Tussaud (1761-1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London 绑缚 綁縛 bǎng fù to tie up / to bind / to tether / bondage (BDSM) 安全词 安全詞 ān quán cí (BDSM) safe word 口球 kǒu qiú (BDSM) ball gag 戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play syn 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 玩牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 打扑克 打撲克 dǎ pū kè to play cards / to play poker 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb syn 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 弦而鼓之 xián ér gǔ zhī to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1]) / (fig.) to play music 玩手腕 wán shǒu wàn to play tricks / to play at politics 放线 放線 fàng xiàn (angling) to play a fish / (kite-flying) to let the string out / (dating) to play the field 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop 串戏 串戲 chuàn xì to act in a play / (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance 冬瓜 dōng guā wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 蜡像 蠟像 là xiàng waxwork / wax figure 石蜡 石蠟 shí là paraffin wax 打蜡 打蠟 dǎ là to wax (a car, floor etc) 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 蜡像馆 蠟像館 là xiàng guǎn wax museum / waxworks 莲雾 蓮霧 lián wù wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit) 蜡纸 蠟紙 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 蜡 蠟 là candle / wax syn 味同嚼蜡 味同嚼蠟 wèi tóng jiáo là lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / fig. tasteless / insipid syn 失蜡法 失蠟法 shī zhà fǎ lost-wax 洋蒲桃 yáng pú táo love apple / wax apple / Syzygium samarangense (botany) 烃蜡 烴蠟 tīng là hydrocarbon wax 白蜡虫 白蠟蟲 bái là chóng Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) syn 石油蜡 石油蠟 shí yóu là petroleum wax 蜡坨 蠟坨 là tuó lump of wax 蜡虫 蠟蟲 là chóng Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) syn 蜡疗 蠟療 là liáo wax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc) 烛泪 燭淚 zhú lèi drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle 游戏 游戲 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 角色 jué sè role / part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4] 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act syn 演绎 演繹 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold / to play out / to develop (a technique etc) / to enact / (logic) to deduce / to infer syn 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke syn 说明书 說明書 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3] syn 上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging syn 调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play syn 饰演 飾演 shì yǎn to act / to play a part syn 编剧 編劇 biān jù to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter syn 对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing / sword-play 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare syn 划过 划過 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 插曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 玩弄 wán nòng to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to syn 回放 huí fàng to replay / to play back 玩耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself syn 执导 執導 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc) 玩乐 玩樂 wán lè to play around / to disport oneself syn 恶作剧 惡作劇 è zuò jù practical joke / prank / to play a practical joke syn 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 助攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign 话剧 話劇 huà jù stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] syn 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls / to play around with girls / to chase after girls 起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 下棋 xià qí to play chess syn 玩儿 玩兒 wán r to play / to have fun / to hang out syn 串烧 串燒 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley 演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme 弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) syn 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential syn 戏弄 戲弄 xì nòng to play tricks on / to make fun of / to tease syn 场次 場次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role syn 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche 编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 弹琴 彈琴 tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument 贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue syn 剧目 劇目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas syn 担纲 擔綱 dān gāng to play the leading role syn 看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play / opening remarks / preamble (of speeches, articles etc) syn 撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman syn 把玩 bǎ wán to turn around in one's hands / to play with / to fiddle with 