秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 讣告 訃告 fù gào obituary syn 讣闻 訃聞 fù wén obituary syn 讣 訃 fù to report a bereavement / obituary 哀启 哀啟 āi qǐ obituary (archaic term) 讣文 訃文 fù wén obituary notice 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 简介 簡介 jiǎn jiè summary / brief introduction 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào concise / brief syn 一言 yī yán one sentence / brief remark 急促 jí cù urgent / hurried and brief / rushing syn 小结 小結 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up syn 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn brief (statement, summary etc) / briefly / brevity syn 简报 簡報 jiǎn bào presentation / briefing / (oral or written) brief report syn 简述 簡述 jiǎn shù to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly 勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of / to outline / to sketch / to delineate contours of / to give a brief account of syn 简讯 簡訊 jiǎn xùn newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 当儿 當兒 dāng r the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval) syn 字条 字條 zì tiáo brief note 简略 簡略 jiǎn lüè simple / brief syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 简史 簡史 jiǎn shǐ a brief history 小插曲 xiǎo chā qǔ episode / brief interlude 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct syn 案由 àn yóu main points of a case / brief / summary syn 详略 詳略 xiáng lüè concise / the details in brief 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 短 duǎn short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault syn 便览 便覽 biàn lǎn brief guide 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 跬 kuǐ brief / short step 大题小作 大題小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎn brief 简短介绍 簡短介紹 jiǎn duǎn jiè shào brief introduction 简要介绍 簡要介紹 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction 综合报导 綜合報導 zōng hé bào dǎo summary report / press release / brief 一小阵儿 一小陣兒 yī xiǎo zhèn r very brief period of time 三分钟热度 三分鐘熱度 sān fēn zhōng rè dù brief period of enthusiasm / flash in the pan 断想 斷想 duàn xiǎng brief commentary 时间简史 時間簡史 shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking 暂息 暫息 zàn xī a lull (in the storm) / brief break (in rain) 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn brief (in time) 略释 略釋 lüè shì a brief explanation / to summarize 简括 簡括 jiǎn kuò brief but comprehensive / compendious syn 简略见告 簡略見告 jiǎn lüè jiàn gào brief outline or overview (of a plan etc) 要之 yào zhī in brief / in a word 陈述书 陳述書 chén shù shū representation letter (law) / a brief / written statement / declaration 简要世界统计 World Statistics in Brief 环境简报 環境簡報 huán jìng jiǎn bào Environment Brief 联合国简报 聯合國簡報 United Nations in Brief 审前诉讼要点 審前訴訟要點 pre-trial brief 寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīn a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch) U凸内裤 U凸內褲 U tū nèi kù contour pouch brief (men's underwear) 主诉 主訴 zhǔ sù (medicine) to complain of / a patient's brief account of their illness / (law) main suit / principal claim 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà - duǎn shuō (idiom) to make a long story short / to keep it brief 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity 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 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 