抗日 kàng rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2) / anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) 大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas 关防 關防 guān fáng security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times) syn 这 這 zhè (pronoun) this / these / (bound form) this / the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this / these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) syn 袭击 襲擊 xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack) / raid / to attack syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ leech / bloodsucking vermin / vampire (translated European notion) / fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) syn 媒体 媒體 méi tǐ media, esp. news media syn 解 xiè acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old) syn 抢走 搶走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) syn 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 投诉 投訴 tóu sù complaint / to complain / to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 部位 bù wèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) syn 尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance) 烟花 煙花 yān huā fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) syn 预谋 預謀 yù móu premeditated / to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime) syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 萝卜 蘿蔔 luó bo radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon / CL:個|个[ge4],根[gen1] syn 搏击 搏擊 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey syn 交配 jiāo pèi mating / copulation (esp. of animals) syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 单车 單車 dān chē (coll.) bike / bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle) syn 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 娘娘 niáng niang queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt syn 弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) syn 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn 苏丹 蘇丹 sū dān Sudan / sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor) 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 篱笆 籬笆 lí ba fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) syn 行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 慈爱 慈愛 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children syn 电锯 電鋸 diàn jù electric saw (esp. electric chain saw) 谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 孵化 fū huà breeding / to incubate / innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing) syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 猥琐 猥瑣 wěi suǒ wretched (esp. appearance) / vulgar syn 远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions syn 观摩 觀摩 guān mó to observe and emulate / to study (esp. following sb's example) syn 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn 嘴脸 嘴臉 zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily) / look / appearance / countenance 门槛 門檻 mén kǎn doorstep / sill / threshold / fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 做礼拜 做禮拜 zuò lǐ bài to worship / to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque) 么 幺 yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn 张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape syn 呼声 呼聲 hū shēng a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group syn 灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) syn 出处 出處 chū chù source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) / origin / where sth comes from syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 钱币 錢幣 qián bì money (esp. coins) syn 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck syn 亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection / family love / love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children syn 矿物质 礦物質 kuàng wù zhì mineral, esp. dietary mineral syn 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject 天竺 tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) 进化论 進化論 jìn huà lùn theory of evolution / (esp.) Darwinism syn 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) / sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL:棵[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 从政 從政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) syn 隐退 隱退 yǐn tuì to retire (from society, esp. from politics) / to vanish syn 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom) / to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify syn 禁烟 禁煙 jìn yān to ban smoking / to quit smoking / to prohibit cooking / prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729) 苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological) syn 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) syn 庇佑 bì yòu to bless / to protect / protection (esp. divine) syn 党内 黨內 dǎng nèi within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) 聚居 jù jū to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group) / to congregate syn 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ source of calamity (esp. of women) syn 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 保护伞 保護傘 bǎo hù sǎn protective umbrella / fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt) syn 劣迹 劣跡 liè jì bad record (esp. of a public official) / unsavory track record syn 扬言 揚言 yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 山寨 shān zhài fortified hill village / mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) / (fig.) knockoff (goods) / counterfeit / imitation syn 高丽 高麗 gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 经传 經傳 jīng zhuàn classic work (esp. Confucian classics) 译员 譯員 yì yuán interpreter / translator (esp. oral) syn 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous / to stretch long and unbroken syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) syn 旧物 舊物 jiù wù old property (esp. inherited from former generation) / former territory syn 