人事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life syn 生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life) / in one's entire life syn 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life / would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles syn 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth / the actual facts syn 澄清 chéng qīng clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts) syn 归纳 歸納 guī nà to sum up / to summarize / to conclude from facts / induction (method of deduction in logic) syn 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 真象 zhēn xiàng (variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth / the actual facts 罪状 罪狀 zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense 分辩 分辯 fēn biàn to explain the facts / to defend against an accusation syn 说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc) / to reveal 套话 套話 tào huà polite phrase / conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb 不攻自破 bù gōng zì pò (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc) / to be discredited syn 言过其实 言過其實 yán guò qí shí (idiom) to exaggerate / to overstate the facts syn 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice / circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice 事实胜于雄辩 事實勝於雄辯 shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn facts speak louder than words (idiom) 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng to obscure the facts (idiom) / to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods syn 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái lit. to invert black and white (idiom) / to distort the truth deliberately / to misrepresent the facts / to invert right and wrong syn 摆事实讲道理 擺事實講道理 bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ present the facts and reason things out 不显山不露水 不顯山不露水 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) / fig. to hide the key facts 事实求是 事實求是 shì shí qiú shì to seek the truth from facts 事求是 shì qiú shì to seek the truth from facts 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 据实 據實 jù shí according to the facts 厘清 釐清 lí qīng to clarify (the facts) / clarification 裁军实况 cái jūn shí kuàng Disarmament Facts 既定事实 既定事實 jì dìng shì shí facts on the ground 地面事实 地面事實 facts on the ground 联合国关于事实和证据的战争罪行委员会 聯合國關於事實和證據的戰爭罪行委員會 United Nations War Crimes Committee on Facts and Evidence 收集和分析实况材料报告员 收集和分析實況材料報告員 Rapporteur on the Gathering and Analysis of Facts 联合国概况 聯合國概況 Basic Facts about the United Nations 纳米比亚概况 納米比亞概況 Namibia: The Facts 三七二十一 sān qī èr shí yī three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) / the facts of the matter / the actual situation 据实以告 據實以告 jù shí yǐ gào to report according to the facts / to tell the truth / to tell it like it is 从实招来 從實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts 还原真相 還原真相 huán yuán zhēn xiàng to set the record straight / to clarify the facts 一生 yī shēng all one's life / throughout one's life syn 生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn 寿命 壽命 shòu mìng life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine) syn 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 永生 yǒng shēng to live forever / eternal life / all one's life 享乐 享樂 xiǎng lè to enjoy life / pleasures of life syn 起居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life syn 救生 jiù shēng to save a life / life-saving syn 过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn 延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life syn 贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck syn 白活 bái huó to waste one's life / to fail to make the most of one's life 救生圈 jiù shēng quān life buoy / life belt / (jocular) flab / spare tire 救生衣 jiù shēng yī life jacket / life vest 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 寿 壽 shòu long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary syn 枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú to live a hermit's life (in seclusion) / a frugal life (idiom) 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life 生命的遗迹 生命的遺跡 shēng mìng de yí jì trace of life / vestige of life 年寿 年壽 nián shòu length of life / life span 浮生六记 浮生六記 fú shēng liù jì Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808 无量寿 無量壽 wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom 寿命周期分析 life cycle assessment / life cycle analysis 生命肢体急救手术 life- and limb-saving surgical intervention / life- and limb-saving procedure 生命网倡议 生命網倡議 shēng mìng wǎng chàng yì Life Web Initiative / Life Web 有效寿命 有效壽命 useful life component / useful life 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě to have a tough life / to meet much adversity in one's life 寿考 壽考 shòu kǎo long life / life span 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life 夭寿 夭壽 yāo shòu to die young / (Tw) (curse word) drop dead / go to hell / (literary) short life and long life 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn - mìng jiàn (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life / one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order 生活 shēng huó to live / life / livelihood syn 时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth) 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 当年 當年 dāng nián in those days / back then / in those years / to be in the prime of life syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 生意 shēng yì life force / vitality syn 牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice syn 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult syn 新生 xīn shēng new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student syn 生死 shēng sǐ life or death syn 终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 致命 zhì mìng fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life syn 过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad 性生活 xìng shēng huó sex life syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 今生 jīn shēng this life syn 性命 xìng mìng life syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement syn 救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! syn 终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life / lifetime / lifelong syn 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life / lifestyle 性福 xìng fú (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life 