大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 公司 gōng sī company / firm / corporation / CL:家[jia1] syn 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 信仰 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction syn 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 企业 企業 qǐ yè company / firm / enterprise / corporation / CL:家[jia1] syn 决心 決心 jué xīn determination / resolution / determined / firm and resolute / to make up one's mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 确 確 què authenticated / solid / firm / real / true syn 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm / steady / staunch / resolute syn 坚决 堅決 jiān jué firm / resolute / determined syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 下定决心 下定決心 xià dìng jué xīn to make a firm resolution 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 牢固 láo gù firm / secure syn 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate / to strengthen / firm / solid / stable syn 稳固 穩固 wěn gù stable / steady / firm / to stabilize syn 坚实 堅實 jiān shí firm and substantial / solid syn 果断 果斷 guǒ duàn firm / decisive syn 狠心 hěn xīn callous / heartless / to resolve (to do sth) / firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3xin1]) syn 站稳 站穩 zhàn wěn to stand firm syn 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 拍卖行 auctioneering firm 死死 sǐ sǐ rigid / unwavering / unbendable / firm (hold on sth) / tenacious syn 稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm / stable and steady syn 号子 號子 hào zi work chant / prison cell / type / sort / mark / sign / signal / (Tw) brokerage firm syn 坚毅 堅毅 jiān yì firm and persistent / unswerving determination syn 堅毅 坚毅 jiān yì firm and persistent / unswerving determination 牢靠 láo kào firm and solid / robust / reliable syn 稳当 穩當 wěn dang reliable / secure / stable / firm syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 严明 嚴明 yán míng strict and impartial / firm syn 坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá firm and indomitable (idiom) / tenacious and unyielding syn 肥硕 肥碩 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation 刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng firm / unyielding syn 扎扎实实 扎扎實實 zhā zha shí shí firm / solid / reliable / real / practical syn 个体户 個體戶 gè tǐ hù self-employed / a private firm (PRC usage) syn 坚贞 堅貞 jiān zhēn firm / unswerving / loyal to the end syn 硬气 硬氣 yìng qì firm / unyielding / strong-willed syn 事业单位 事業單位 shì yè dān wèi public institution / (Tw) business enterprise / company / firm 律师事务所 律師事務所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ law firm 商户 商戶 shāng hù merchant / trader / businessman / firm syn 正色 zhèng sè stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors syn 周家 zhōu jiā the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art 联想集团 聯想集團 lián xiǎng jí tuán Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm) 锐志 銳志 ruì zhì firm determination 雄浑 雄渾 xióng hún vigorous / firm / forceful syn 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 包销 包銷 bāo xiāo to have exclusive selling rights / to be the sole agent for a production unit or firm 行号 行號 háng hào (computing) (text file) line number / (data table or spreadsheet) row number / (Tw) unincorporated firm (typically a smaller business such as a sole proprietorship or partnership) 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 个体经济 個體經濟 gè tǐ jīng jì economics of a self-employed individual or private firm 洋行 yáng háng (old) foreign firm syn 果决 果決 guǒ jué firm / unwavering syn 坚如磐石 堅如磐石 jiān rú pán shí solid as a boulder (idiom) / absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding syn 刚 剛 gāng hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly syn 硬 yìng hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial syn 牢 láo firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 坚 堅 jiān strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute syn 磐 pán firm / stable / rock syn 巩 鞏 gǒng (bound form) to fix in place / to make firm and secure 执法如山 執法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly syn 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo strong / firm syn 毅 yì firm and resolute / staunch syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid 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 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 争 爭 zhēng to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 价 價 jie particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element syn 周日 週日 zhōu rì (dialect) weekday syn 大大 dà dà greatly / enormously / (dialect) dad / uncle syn 阿拉 ā lā (Wu dialect) I / me / my / we / us / our 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 耗子 hào zi (dialect) mouse / rat syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 过早 過早 guò zǎo premature / untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast / breakfast 钳子 鉗子 qián zi pliers / pincers / tongs / forceps / vise / clamp / claw (of a crab etc) / CL:把[ba3] / (dialect) earring syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 后续 後續 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry syn 交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends / (dialect) to start an affair with sb 自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself / by oneself syn 