老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 行家 háng jiā connoisseur / expert / veteran syn 退伍军人 退伍軍人 tuì wǔ jūn rén veteran syn 老资格 老資格 lǎo zī gé veteran syn 宿将 宿將 sù jiàng veteran general syn 身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) / fig. experienced / seasoned 老鸟 老鳥 lǎo niǎo old hand / veteran 阿赫蒂萨里 阿赫蒂薩里 ā hè dì sà lǐ Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate 复员军人组织欧洲安全、裁军、合作会议 複員軍人組織歐洲安全、裁軍、合作會議 Conference of Veteran Organizations on Security, Disarmament and Cooperation in Europe 荣民 榮民 róng mín (Tw) retired soldier / veteran (abbr. for 榮譽國民|荣誉国民[rong2yu4 guo2min2]) 荣誉国民 榮譽國民 róng yù guó mín (Tw) retired soldier / veteran 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 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) 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 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 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 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 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 㞎 bǎ (dialect) poo / (dialect) to shit 启海话 啟海話 qǐ hǎi huà Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai 媳妇 媳婦 xí fu (dialect) wife / (dialect) young married woman syn 拧巴 擰巴 nǐng ba (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative 磕碜 磕磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule 馃子 餜子 guǒ zi (dialect) pastry / (dialect) youtiao / deep-fried cruller 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 巴适 巴適 bā shì (Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with 加盟 jiā méng (of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label syn 演员 演員 yǎn yuán actor / actress / performer syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 艺人 藝人 yì rén performing artist / actor syn 台词 臺詞 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word syn 大山 dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 名优 名優 míng yōu excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress syn 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 声优 聲優 shēng yōu voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū") 退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 行头 行頭 xíng tou a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume syn 施瓦辛格 shī wǎ xīn gé Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011 戏份 戲份 xì fèn scene (in a movie etc) / one's part in a movie or play / (archaic) actor's payment 电影演员 電影演員 diàn yǐng yǎn yuán movie actor / movie actress 王朔 wáng shuò Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor 戏子 戲子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer / actor syn 王平 wáng píng Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor 霍夫曼 huò fū màn Hofmann or Hoffman (name) / August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist / Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor 群众演员 群眾演員 qún zhòng yǎn yuán extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) 艺名 藝名 yì míng stage name (of an actor or actress) 卓别林 卓別林 zhuó bié lín Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director 贺军翔 賀軍翔 hè jūn xiáng Mike He (1983-), Taiwanese actor 调性 調性 diào xìng (music) tonality / (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style / image / tone / voice / character 头套 頭套 tóu tào actor's headgear / wig / head covering 脱星 脫星 tuō xīng actress or actor known for having been photographed in the nude or for appearing in sexy scenes 卸装 卸裝 xiè zhuāng (of an actor) to remove makeup and costume / (computing) to uninstall / to unmount syn 票友 piào yǒu an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera) 名角 míng jué famous actor syn 坯子 pī zi base / semifinished product / (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc) syn 名伶 míng líng famous actor or actress (Chinese opera) syn 救场 救場 jiù chǎng to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor) 莫里哀 mò lǐ āi Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy 伶人 líng rén (old) actor / actress 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 优伶 優伶 yōu líng (old) performing artist / actor / actress syn 喝倒彩 hè dào cǎi to boo or jeer (as a sign of displeasure at an actor) syn 李国豪 李國豪 lǐ guó háo Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee 扮装 扮裝 bàn zhuāng to dress up and make up (like an actor) syn 提词 提詞 tí cí to prompt (an actor or reciter) 汪东城 汪東城 wāng dōng chéng Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor 伶 líng (old) actor / actress / (meaningless bound form) syn 罗家英 羅家英 luó jiā yīng Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor 葛优 葛優 gě yōu Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor 李雪健 lǐ xuě jiàn Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor 刘德华 劉德華 liú dé huá Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor 史瓦辛格 shǐ wǎ xīn gé Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor and politician 谭咏麟 譚詠麟 tán yǒng lín Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor 张国荣 張國榮 zhāng guó róng Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor 张震 張震 zhāng zhèn Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor 周星驰 周星馳 zhōu xīng chí Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wu2 li2 tou2] movies 任达华 任達華 rèn dá huá Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer 克里斯汀·贝尔 克里斯汀·貝爾 KelisitingBeier Christian Bale (1974-), English actor 刘家辉 劉家輝 liú jiā huī Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor 刘青云 劉青雲 liú qīng yún Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor 吳尊 wú zūn Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit) 吴建豪 吳建豪 wú jiàn háo Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member 吴镇宇 吳鎮宇 wú zhèn yǔ Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor 周传瑛 周傳瑛 zhōu chuán yīng Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3] opera actor 周渝民 zhōu yú mín Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 娃娃生 wá wa shēng infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor 希斯·莱杰 希斯·萊傑 XisiLaijie Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979-2008) 捧角 pěng jué to applaud and praise a favorite actor 提姆·罗宾斯 提姆·羅賓斯 TimuLuobinsi Tim Robbins, American actor 曾孝谷 zēng xiào gǔ Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style 