针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 临时措施 lín shí cuò shī provisional measure / temporary measure 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 僬僬 jiāo jiāo (archaic) clear-minded / (archaic) bustling 樏 léi (archaic) simple sedan chair for traveling in the mountains / (archaic) platter with compartments for food (also pr. [lei3]) 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 测量 測量 cè liáng survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine syn 打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon syn 深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure syn 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 量身 liáng shēn to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 计时 計時 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 政策措施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 计量单位 計量單位 jì liàng dān wèi unit of measure 度量 dù liàng measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric syn 安全措施 ān quán cuò shī safety feature / security measure 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 具体措施 jù tǐ cuò shī specific measure 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn 量测 量測 liáng cè to measure / measurement 丈量 zhàng liáng to measure / measurement syn 测温 測溫 cè wēn to measure temperature 量度 liáng dù to measure / measurement 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure syn 定标 定標 dìng biāo to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient 预防针 預防針 yù fáng zhēn immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure 伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits) 测度 測度 cè dù measure (math.) syn 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 治疗措施 治療措施 zhì liáo cuò shī curative measure 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 量 liáng to measure syn 量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 量词 量詞 liàng cí classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 角尺 jiǎo chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 比量 bǐ liang to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc) syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 曲尺 qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 皮尺 pí chǐ tape measure 测 測 cè to survey / to measure / to conjecture syn 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn 甬 tǒng variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter) 斛 hú ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks) syn 筘 kòu (a measure of width of cloth) syn 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail 地震烈度 dì zhèn liè dù earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power) syn 权宜之策 權宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step 板眼 bǎn yǎn measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness syn 不自量 bù zì liàng not take a proper measure of oneself / to overrate one's own abilities syn 不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure syn 测良 測良 cè liáng to survey and measure 重复测量 重複測量 chóng fù cè liáng repeated measure(s) 帣 juàn a bag which holds 30 pecks (i.e. approx 3 kg dry measure) 石炭系 shí tàn xì carboniferous system / coal measure (geology) 由旬 yóu xún yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles) 斞 yǔ dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters 一较高下 一較高下 yī jiào gāo xià to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best) 不可通约 不可通約 bù kě tōng yuē having no common measure / incommensurable / incommensurate 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) 保密措施 bǎo mì cuò shī privacy measure / confidentiality arrangement 动量词 動量詞 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs 升斗 shēng dǒu liter and decaliter dry measure / (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff 可通约 可通約 kě tōng yuē commensurable / having a common measure 名量词 名量詞 míng liàng cí nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns 应急措施 應急措施 yìng jí cuò shī emergency measure 措举 措舉 cuò jǔ move / measure / step (to some end) 效价 效價 xiào jià potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) / valence (perceived value in psychology) / valency 效价能 效價能 xiào jià néng potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) 法商 fǎ shāng "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct 津梁 jīn liáng lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide 活动曲尺 活動曲尺 huó dòng qū chǐ sliding bevel (to measure angles) 矩尺 jǔ chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 禁止外出 jìn zhǐ wài chū to forbid sb to go out / to curfew / to ground (as disciplinary measure) 禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out / to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc) / to ground (as disciplinary measure) / to gate / to curfew / restriction on movement / ban on visiting a place / out of bounds / off limits / caveat 万能曲尺 萬能曲尺 wàn néng qū chǐ universal bevel (to measure angles) 角曲尺 jiǎo qū chǐ miter square (tool to measure angles) 软尺 軟尺 ruǎn chǐ soft ruler / tape measure 通约 通約 tōng yuē common measure 量体重 量體重 liáng tǐ zhòng to weigh oneself / to measure sb's weight 铨衡 銓衡 quán héng to measure and select talents 