等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) 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 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank) 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 晋级 晉級 jìn jí to advance in rank / promotion / advancement syn 军事 軍事 jūn shì military affairs / (attributive) military syn 品 pǐn (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 头衔 頭銜 tóu xián title / rank / appellation syn 排名 pái míng to rank (1st, 2nd etc) / ranking syn 等级 等級 děng jí grade / rank / status syn 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 品位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste syn 军用 軍用 jūn yòng (for) military use / military application 军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation / military intelligence 军校 軍校 jūn xiào military school / military academy 少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant (army rank) 军衔 軍銜 jūn xián army rank / military rank 名列 míng liè to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group) syn 分级 分級 fēn jí to rank / to grade / to classify / rank / grade / classification syn 名次 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank 降职 降職 jiàng zhí to demote (to a lower rank) syn 排行 pái háng to rank / ranking / seniority (among siblings) syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 册封 冊封 cè fēng to confer a title upon sb / to dub / to crown / to invest with rank or title syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 名列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 大尉 dà wèi captain (army rank) / senior captain 官阶 官階 guān jiē official rank 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 官衔 官銜 guān xián title / official rank 位列 wèi liè to rank syn 举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file syn 荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth syn 咨文 zī wén (old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state syn 一品 yī pǐn superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank syn 上等兵 shàng děng bīng private first class (army rank) 军民 軍民 jūn mín army-civilian / military-masses / military-civilian 兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership / military power syn 参赞 參贊 cān zàn to serve as an adviser / (diplomatic rank) attaché / counselor 警衔 警銜 jǐng xián police rank 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory syn 兵家 bīng jiā military strategist in ancient China / military commander / soldier syn 武官 wǔ guān military official / military attaché syn 职级 職級 zhí jí (job) position / level / grade / rank 名位 míng wèi fame and position / official rank syn 授衔 授銜 shòu xián rank of professor / academic title syn 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) syn 战力 戰力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn 三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3]) 管家婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody syn 升上 shēng shàng (of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school) 军事力量 軍事力量 jūn shì lì liang military strength / military force(s) 都尉 dū wèi military rank 二甲 èr jiǎ 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up) 军事实力 軍事實力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 韬略 韜略 tāo lüè military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4] syn 司寇 sī kòu minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China) 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 矮 ǎi (of a person) short / (of a wall etc) low / (of rank) inferior (to) / lower (than) syn 阶 階 jiē rank or step / stairs syn 衔 銜 xián bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title syn 贵人 貴人 guì rén nobility / person of high rank syn 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed syn 军事体育 軍事體育 jūn shì tǐ yù military sports / military fitness (curriculum etc) / abbr. to 軍體|军体 禄位 祿位 lù wèi official rank and salary 翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera) 弁 biàn (old) cap (garment) / military officer of low rank (in former times) / preceding 膻 shān fetid / gamy / rank / (esp.) hircine syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 连 連 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military) syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 攻击 攻擊 gōng jī to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military) syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 基地 jī dì base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc) syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 军 軍 jūn (bound form) army / military syn 伪装 偽裝 wěi zhuāng to pretend to be (asleep etc) / to disguise oneself as / pretense / disguise / (military) to camouflage / camouflage syn 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 军人 軍人 jūn rén serviceman / soldier / military personnel syn 平民 píng mín ordinary people / commoner (contrasted with the privileged) / civilian (contrasted with the military) syn 军官 軍官 jūn guān officer (military) syn 侵入 qīn rù to make (military) incursions / to invade / to intrude into / to trespass / to gain unauthorized access (computing) syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 军方 軍方 jūn fāng military 坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 演习 演習 yǎn xí (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill / exercise / maneuver syn 