到期日 dào qī rì due date / expiry date / maturity date 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 海枣 海棗 hǎi zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 椰枣 椰棗 yē zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 有效日期 yǒu xiào rì qī expiration date / expiry date 绿皮车 綠皮車 lǜ pí chē green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century) 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ moss green / dark sea green 红顶绿鸠 紅頂綠鳩 hóng dǐng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon / Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae) 青绿 青綠 qīng lǜ lush green / dark green / turquoise syn 枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube / Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) syn 国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn 华侨 華僑 huá qiáo overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 华裔 華裔 huá yì ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry syn 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 峇峇娘惹 bā bā niáng rě Peranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay peninsula (also known as Straits Chinese) 二毛子 èr máo zi lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage syn 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 心里美萝卜 心裡美蘿蔔 xīn li měi luó bo Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable 绿旗兵 綠旗兵 lǜ qí bīng same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 绿营兵 綠營兵 lǜ yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 珠茶 zhū chá gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet 青果 qīng guǒ Chinese olive (Canarium album) / green unripe fruit / (Tw) fresh fruits syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 保鲜期 保鮮期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 日戳 rì chuō date stamp 后会无期 後會無期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely 约会电影 約會電影 yuē huì diàn yǐng date 八一五 bā yī wǔ 15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945) 到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date 到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date 问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family 国际日期变更线 國際日期變更線 guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn international date line 失效日期 shī xiào rì qī expiry date (of document) 年庚 nián gēng date and time of a person's birth / age 批八字 pī bā zì to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle) 日·电 日·電 ridian cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month 有效期内 有效期內 yǒu xiào qī nèi within the period of validity / before the sell-by date 有新意 yǒu xīn yì modern / up-to-date 签发日期 簽發日期 qiān fā rì qī date of issue (of document) 约出 約出 yuē chū to arrange to go on a date with sb 约会对象 約會對象 yuē huì duì xiàng partner for dating / a date (boyfriend or girlfriend) 考期 kǎo qī the exam period / the exam date 旧皇历 舊皇曆 jiù huáng li old calendar / out-of-date customs 行期 xíng qī departure date 调准 調準 tiáo zhǔn to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value 邮戳日期 郵戳日期 yóu chuō rì qī postmark date 沙枣 沙棗 shā zǎo bito tree / desert date 参考历元 reference epoch / epoch date / epoch 特派团启动日 特派團啟動日 mission inauguration date 约会强奸 約會強奸 date rape 失效期 expiration date 