呈 chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) syn 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 奉赠 奉贈 fèng zèng (honorific) to present / to give as a present 礼轻人意重 禮輕人意重 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 荀 xún (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts / name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi 烝 zhēng multitudinous / the masses / to present (to sb) / to rise / to advance / to progress / archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1] 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]) 现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 目前 mù qián at the present time / currently syn 介绍 介紹 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction syn 今天 jīn tiān today / the present time / now syn 当前 當前 dāng qián the present time / to be faced with syn 这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present syn 不在 bù zài not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased 礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4] syn 礼品 禮品 lǐ pǐn gift / present syn 此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn 出席 chū xí to attend / to participate / present syn 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng to present as a gift syn 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate syn 当代 當代 dāng dài the present age / the contemporary era syn 送给 送給 sòng gěi to send / to give as a present 当今 當今 dāng jīn the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty syn 直至 zhí zhì lasting until / up till (the present) syn 在场 在場 zài chǎng to be present / to be on the scene syn 全场 全場 quán chǎng everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match) 献给 獻給 xiàn gěi present to / offer to syn 眼下 yǎn xià now / at present / (anatomy) subocular syn 时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 时下 時下 shí xià at present / right now syn 到场 到場 dào chǎng to show up / present (at the scene) syn 送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ to give a present syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn 现阶段 現階段 xiàn jiē duàn at the present stage syn 而今 ér jīn now / at the present (time) syn 今次 jīn cì this / the present (meeting etc) / this time / this once 凸显 凸顯 tū xiǎn to present clearly / to give prominence to / to magnify / clear and obvious syn 献上 獻上 xiàn shàng to offer (respectfully) / to present 上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition syn 在座 zài zuò to be present syn 今朝 jīn zhāo (dialect) today / (literary) the present / this age syn 馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) syn 距今 jù jīn before the present / (a long period) ago 致以 zhì yǐ to express / to present / to extend / to tender (greetings, thanks etc) syn 楚国 楚國 chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 令狐 líng hú old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu 当世 當世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 到齐 到齊 dào qí to be all present 旁若无人 旁若無人 páng ruò wú rén to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others syn 目下 mù xià at present syn 铺路 鋪路 pū lù to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success 亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ throughout time / from ancient times (up to the present) syn 引见 引見 yǐn jiàn to introduce (sb) / (esp.) to present to the emperor syn 现值 現值 xiàn zhí present value 还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 直隶 直隸 zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei 现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn 翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict 立论 立論 lì lùn to set forth one's view / to present one's argument / argument / line of reasoning 鲁国 魯國 lǔ guó Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1], birthplace of Confucius 赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present / to accord (a favor) / to grant syn 今昔 jīn xī past and present / yesterday and today syn 上疏 shàng shū (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 列位 liè wèi ladies and gentlemen / all of you present 献宝 獻寶 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure / to offer a valuable piece of advice / to show off what one treasures 来不得 來不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit syn 呈献 呈獻 chéng xiàn to present respectfully syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 转赠 轉贈 zhuǎn zèng to pass on a present syn 朝贡 朝貢 cháo gòng to present tribute (to the emperor) syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 呈送 chéng sòng to present / to render syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds / universal acclaim / a standing ovation / to bring the house down 忆苦思甜 憶苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom) syn 呈递 呈遞 chéng dì to present / to submit syn 寿礼 壽禮 shòu lǐ birthday present (for an old person) 敬奉 jìng fèng to worship piously / to present / to dedicate syn 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue / to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation 博古通今 bó gǔ tōng jīn conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed syn 送 sòng to send / to deliver / to transmit / to give (as a present) / to see (sb) off / to accompany / to go along with syn 馈送 饋送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) syn 在眼前 zài yǎn qián now / at the present 献 獻 xiàn to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old) syn 仪 儀 yí apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony syn 奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) syn 奏 zòu to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old) syn 燕 yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan syn 