主序星 zhǔ xù xīng (astronomy) main-sequence star 大类 大類 dà lèi main type / main class / main category 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 祸首罪魁 禍首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí - huò shǒu (idiom) criminal ringleader / main offender / main culprit / main cause of a disaster 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 次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 编次 編次 biān cì to arrange things in sequence / sequence in which things are arranged syn 向海倾斜反射面序列 向海傾斜反射面序列 seaward-dipping reflector sequence / sequence of seaward-dipping reflectors 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book) syn 主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 正门 正門 zhèng mén main entrance / main gate / portal 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 干道 幹道 gàn dào arterial road / main road / main watercourse 大动脉 大動脈 dà dòng mài main artery (blood vessel) / fig. main highway / arterial road syn 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 大雄宝殿 大雄寶殿 dà xióng bǎo diàn Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2] 主导爆索 zhǔ dǎo bào suǒ main detonating line / main line 主营地 main cantonment / main cantonment site 主要机关 主要機關 main organ / main body / principal organ 程序 chéng xù procedures / sequence / order / computer program syn 流程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing syn 序号 序號 xù hào ordinal number / serial number / sequence number 顺序 順序 shùn xù sequence / order syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 序列 xù liè sequence syn 次序 cì xù sequence / order syn 循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally syn 文库 文庫 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome syn 片头 片頭 piàn tóu (cinema, TV) title sequence / opening credits / intro 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events / causes and effects syn 历次 歷次 lì cì each (item in sequence) / successive syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 时序 時序 shí xù timing (of a signal or sequence) / time course 数列 數列 shù liè sequence of numbers / numerical series 位次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale syn 循序 xún xù in proper sequence 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence syn 连环计 連環計 lián huán jì coordinated sequence of strategic moves 号数 號數 hào shù number in a sequence / ordinal number / serial number 顺次 順次 shùn cì in order / in proper sequence syn 八段锦 八段錦 bā duàn jǐn eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises 序 xù (bound form) order / sequence / (bound form) introductory / initial / preface syn 挨次 āi cì in sequence / in the proper order / one by one / in turn syn 挨 āi in order / in sequence / close to / adjacent to syn 帧检验序列 幀檢驗序列 zhēn jiǎn yàn xù liè frame check sequence (FCS) 排错 排錯 pái cuò troubleshooting / debugging / to debug / erratum / to arrange in incorrect sequence 天津条约 天津條約 tiān jīn tiáo yuē Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China 收敛序列 收斂序列 shōu liǎn xù liè convergent sequence (math.) 次第 cì dì order / sequence / one after another syn 演替 yǎn tì succession (of changes in an ecological community) / naturally evolving sequence syn 无穷序列 無窮序列 wú qióng xù liè infinite sequence 核酸序列扩增检测 核酸序列擴增檢測 hé suān xù liè kuò zēng jiǎn cè nucleic acid sequence-based amplification test / NASBA test 基因组序列 基因組序列 jī yīn zǔ xù liè genome sequence 地震序列 earthquake sequence / earthquake swarm 地震群 earthquake sequence / earthquake swarm 地震相分析 seismic facies analysis / seismic sequence analysis 蛇绿岩套 蛇綠巖套 ophiolitic sequence / ophiolitic suite / ophiolite 目标锁定顺序 目標鎖定順序 target lock-on sequence 目标截获顺序 目標截獲順序 target lock-on sequence 进场顺序 進場順序 approach sequence 转义序列 轉義序列 zhuǎn yì xù liè (computing) escape sequence 接龙 接龍 jiē lóng to build up a sequence / a succession of things, each linked to the previous one 序次 xù cì sequence / order / (literary) to arrange (books) in serial order 连招 連招 lián zhāo (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves / combo 空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 黑洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole 天文 tiān wén astronomy 中天 zhōng tiān culmination (astronomy) syn 新星 xīn xīng (astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star / rising star syn 水星 shuǐ xīng (astronomy) Mercury 实测 實測 shí cè to take measurements / measured (speed etc) / observed (as opposed to "estimated") / observational (astronomy) 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 天文学 天文學 tiān wén xué astronomy 星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) syn 斗牛 dǒu niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy) 黄道 黃道 huáng dào (astronomy) the ecliptic 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 启明星 啟明星 qǐ míng xīng (astronomy) Venus syn 十二宫 十二宮 shí èr gōng the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2] 光斑 guāng bān facula (astronomy) 星群 xīng qún (astronomy) asterism 射电 射電 shè diàn radio wave (astronomy) 火流星 huǒ liú xīng (astronomy) bolide / fireball 室 shì room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy syn 浑天仪 渾天儀 hún tiān yí armillary sphere (astronomy) syn 岁差 歲差 suì chā (astronomy) precession 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy syn 翼 yì wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of 翌 syn 奎 kuí crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy 娄 婁 lóu surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy 