秧苗 yāng miáo seedling / (esp.) rice seedling syn 秧 yāng sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals) syn 秧子 yāng zi sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person syn 拔节期 拔節期 bá jié qī elongation stage / jointing stage (agriculture) 上场 上場 shàng chǎng on stage / to go on stage / to take the field syn 分离级 separation stage / stage 农业部 農業部 nóng yè bù Ministry of Agriculture / Department of Agriculture 咸水农业 xián shuǐ nóng yè saltwater agriculture / seawater agriculture 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 幼苗 yòu miáo young sprout / bud / sapling / seedling syn 苗子 miáo zi young successor / seedling / sapling syn 出苗 chū miáo to sprout / to come out (of seedling) / to bud 禾苗 hé miáo seedling (of rice or other grain) / CL:棵[ke1] 豆苗 dòu miáo pea shoots / bean seedling 芽苗 yá miáo a shoot / a sprout / a seedling 栽子 zāi zi seedling / young plant syn 嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling / tender young shoot / sprout syn 嫩苗龟 嫩苗龜 nèn miáo guī Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head 稻苗 dào miáo rice seedling 药苗 藥苗 yào miáo medicinal herb seedling 秧苗立枯病 yāng miáo lì kū bìng damping-off / seedling blight 绵腐病 綿腐病 mián fǔ bìng damping-off / seedling blight 秧田 yāng tián rice seedling bed 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出台 出臺 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái (lit. and fig.) stage / arena syn 灯光 燈光 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light syn 早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn 前期 qián qī preceding period / early stage syn 后期 後期 hòu qī late stage / later period syn 深度 shēn dù depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development syn 登场 登場 dēng chǎng to go on stage / fig. to appear on the scene / used in advertising to mean new product syn 上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie) / to stage (a play) / a screening / a staging syn 初期 chū qī initial stage / beginning period syn 地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway syn 出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue syn 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 台上 臺上 tái shàng on stage 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 出演 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc) syn 前台 前臺 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground 台下 tái xià off the stage / in the audience 上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater) syn 大山 dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 现阶段 現階段 xiàn jiē duàn at the present stage syn 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 配乐 配樂 pèi yuè to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 晚期 wǎn qī later period / end stage / terminal syn 话剧 話劇 huà jù stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4] syn 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage syn 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 独白 獨白 dú bái stage monologue / soliloquy 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 静坐 靜坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in 萌生 méng shēng to burgeon / to produce / to conceive / to be in the initial stage syn 布景 佈景 bù jǐng (stage) set syn 作秀 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 收官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage 扮相 bàn xiàng stage costume syn 露台 露臺 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 戏台 戲臺 xì tái stage syn 襁褓 qiǎng bǎo swaddling clothes / fig. early stage of development / infancy syn 粉墨登场 粉墨登場 fěn mò dēng chǎng to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime) syn 递进 遞進 dì jìn gradual progress / to go forward one stage at a time syn 冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence 过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions syn 成虫 成蟲 chéng chóng imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development) 打炮 dǎ pào to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate syn 艺名 藝名 yì míng stage name (of an actor or actress) 着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] syn 佳境 jiā jìng the most pleasant or enjoyable stage syn 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 栈桥 棧橋 zhàn qiáo a pier / a landing-stage / a loading trestle for goods or passengers / a platform 怯场 怯場 qiè chǎng to have stage fright syn 转台 轉台 zhuàn tái rotating stage / swivel table 多级泵 duō jí bèng stage pump 影剧 影劇 yǐng jù film and theater / screen and stage 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 拆台 拆臺 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans syn 末流 mò liú late degenerate stage syn 段 duàn paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc 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 趸船 躉船 dǔn chuán barge / pontoon / landing stage 末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom) / to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions syn 遵时养晦 遵时養晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom) 