矿井 礦井 kuàng jǐng a mine / a mine shaft syn 开采 開採 kāi cǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine syn 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 矿坑 礦坑 kuàng kēng mine / mine shaft syn 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng to mine ore or minerals / (computing) to mine cryptocurrency 金属探测器 金屬探測器 jīn shǔ tàn cè qì mine detector / mine locator 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 白色 bái sè white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist syn 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 地雷 dì léi land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) / (fig.) sore point / weak spot 金矿 金礦 jīn kuàng gold mine / gold ore syn 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow syn 煤矿 煤礦 méi kuàng coal mine / coal seam 防空 fáng kōng anti-aircraft defense 防腐 fáng fǔ rotproof / antiseptic / anti-corrosion 大写 大寫 dà xiě capital letters / uppercase letters / block letters / banker's anti-fraud numerals syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 公私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) syn 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first / to preempt syn 三合会 三合會 sān hé huì triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative syn 矿山 礦山 kuàng shān mine 进取 進取 jìn qǔ to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 抗癌 kàng ái anti-cancer 高射炮 gāo shè pào anti-aircraft gun 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 进取心 進取心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative syn 倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest / to initiate / proposal / initiative syn 水雷 shuǐ léi naval mine 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàng iron ore / iron ore mine 坑道 kēng dào mine shaft / gallery / tunnel syn 排外 pái wài xenophobic / anti-foreigner syn 防锈 防銹 fáng xiù rust prevention / anti-corrosion 矿主 礦主 kuàng zhǔ proprietor of a mine 反潜 反潛 fǎn qián anti-submarine / antisubmarine 开矿 開礦 kāi kuàng to mine / to open a seam syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 铜矿 銅礦 tóng kuàng copper mine / copper ore 反共 fǎn gòng anti-communist 抗震 kàng zhèn anti-seismic measures / seismic defenses / earthquake resistant 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 顶板 頂板 dǐng bǎn roof / roof plate / rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine / abacus 排雷 pái léi (military) to clear mines / mine clearance syn 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 满清 滿清 mǎn qīng Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan) 能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role 整风 整風 zhěng fēng Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan / cf Rectification campaign 整風運動|整风运动, army purge of 1942-44 and anti-rightist purge of 1957 反贪 反貪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy) 我的 wǒ de my / mine 抗日 kàng rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2) / anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) 反恐 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism / to fight against terrorism 反倾销 反傾銷 fǎn qīng xiāo anti-dumping 防汛 fáng xùn flood control / anti-flood (precautions) syn 反腐败 反腐敗 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc) 反腐 fǎn fǔ anti-corruption 反战 反戰 fǎn zhàn anti-war 反日 fǎn rì anti-Japan 反美 fǎn měi anti-American 反政府 fǎn zhèng fǔ anti-government (protest) 反坦克 fǎn tǎn kè anti-tank 防空导弹 防空導彈 anti-aircraft missile 反垄断 反壟斷 fǎn lǒng duàn to break up or prevent monopolies / anti-monopoly / antitrust 反华 反華 fǎn huá anti-Chinese 防毒软件 防毒軟件 fáng dú ruǎn jiàn anti-virus software 反渗透 反滲透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis 反洗钱 反洗錢 anti-money-laundering 林则徐 林則徐 lín zé xú Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842 消炎药 消炎藥 xiāo yán yào anti-inflammatory medicine 反舰导弹 反艦導彈 fǎn jiàn dǎo dàn anti-ship missile 反清 fǎn qīng anti-Qing / refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] 矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine / pit 反贪局 反貪局 Anti-Corruption Agency 反帝 fǎn dì to be anti-imperialist 挖开 挖開 wā kāi to dig into / to cut a mine into 原矿 原礦 yuán kuàng run of mine 反右 fǎn yòu anti-rightist / abbr. for 反右派鬥爭|反右派斗争[Fan3 you4 pai4 Dou4 zheng1] 丁玲 dīng líng Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party 反兴奋剂 反興奮劑 fǎn xīng fèn jì (sports) anti-doping 反党 反黨 fǎn dǎng anti-party 反分裂法 fǎn fēn liè fǎ anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan) 抗锯齿 抗鋸齒 kàng jù chǐ anti-aliasing 秋瑾 qiū jǐn Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films 青蒿素 qīng hāo sù Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical) / Artemisinin / Qinghaosu 地雷战 地雷戰 landmine warfare / mine warfare 反锯齿 反鋸齒 fǎn jù chǐ anti-aliasing 反坦克炮 anti-tank gun 防暴队 fáng bào duì anti-riot squad 念 niàn to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4]) syn 抗 kàng to resist / to fight / to defy / anti- syn 拾 shí to pick up / to collate or arrange / ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn 伍 wǔ squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn 