牌照 pái zhào (business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate 通识课程 通識課程 tōng shí kè chéng general course / general education course / core course / general curriculum / general education curriculum / core curriculum 公安 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security 公益 gōng yì public good / public welfare / public interest 检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 人设 人設 rén shè the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定) / (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public / public persona 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 泛论 泛論 fàn lùn to discuss in general terms / general exposition / general discussion 许可证 許可證 xǔ kě zhèng license / authorization / permit syn 特许 特許 tè xǔ license / licensed / concession / concessionary syn 执照 執照 zhí zhào license / permit syn 车牌 車牌 chē pái license plate 驾照 駕照 jià zhào driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4shi3 zhi2zhao4]) syn 驾驶证 駕駛證 jià shǐ zhèng driver's license 证照 證照 zhèng zhào license / permit / ID photo / passport photo syn 申领 申領 shēn lǐng to apply (for license, visa etc) 上牌 shàng pái to obtain a license plate 号牌 號牌 hào pái license plate / number plate 靓号 靚號 liàng hào desirable number (for one's telephone, license plate etc) (i.e. one that includes memorable or auspicious combinations of digits) 车号 車號 chē hào vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) 驾驶执照 駕駛執照 jià shǐ zhí zhào driver's license 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 缴销 繳銷 jiǎo xiāo to hand in for cancellation (e.g. a license) syn 尚方剑 尚方劍 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 凭照 憑照 píng zhào certificate / license 汽车号牌 汽車號牌 qì chē hào pái vehicle registration plate / license plate 号码牌 號碼牌 hào mǎ pái number plate / car license plate / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4] 车照 車照 chē zhào vehicle license 保留许可 bǎo liú xǔ kě retention license / retention permit 知识共享许可 知識共享許可 Creative Commons license 统一牌照制度 統一牌照制度 tǒng yī pái zhào zhì duó Uniform License Plate System 探雷犬许可证测验 探雷犬許可證測驗 mine dog license test 吊扣 diào kòu to suspend (a license etc) syn 授证 授證 shòu zhèng to deliver (a diploma, license etc) / to qualify 考本 kǎo běn to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, license etc) 领证 領證 lǐng zhèng to obtain a certificate or license etc / (esp.) to obtain a marriage certificate / to marry 三无产品 三無產品 sān wú chǎn pǐn product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location 尾号 尾號 wěi hào last digit (or last few digits) of a phone number, license plate number etc 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard syn 公示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 公用 gōng yòng public / for public use 民意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will syn 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 公益事业 公益事業 gōng yì shì yè service to the public / public welfare undertaking / charity / social facility 公共事业 公共事業 gōng gòng shì yè public utility / state-run enterprise / public foundation or enterprise, often charitable 众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger / public outrage syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 克己奉公 剋己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly syn 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 公判 gōng pàn public opinion / public announcement of verdict at a trial syn 奉公克己 奉公剋己 fèng gōng kè jǐ self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly 舍己为公 捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom) / to behave altruistically / selfless and public spirited syn 是非自有公论 是非自有公論 shì fēi zì yǒu gōng lùn to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) / Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong. 众口铄金 眾口鑠金 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong 一卡通 yī kǎ tōng the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) 公家 gōng jiā the public / the state / society / the public purse syn 公共经济学和公共行政司 Division for Public Economics and Public Administration 公共培训 gōng gòng péi xùn public training programme / public training 代间公益物 代間公益物 intergenerational public goods / transgenerational public goods 联合国塞萨洛尼基公务员专业化中心 聯合國塞薩洛尼基公務員專業化中心 United Nations Thessaloniki Centre for Public Service Professionalism / Thessaloniki Centre for Public Service Professionalism 塞萨洛尼基公务员专业化中心 塞薩洛尼基公務員專業化中心 United Nations Thessaloniki Centre for Public Service Professionalism / Thessaloniki Centre for Public Service Professionalism 公众参与和获得信息及正义的原则 公眾參與和獲得信息及正義的原則 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle 公众参与原则 公眾參與原則 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle 国际公法工作小组 國際公法工作小組 Public International Law Working Group / Council Working Group on Public International Law; 三公经费 三公經費 sān gōng jīng fèi "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles 告谕 告諭 gào yù (literary) to inform (the public) / to give clear instructions / public announcement (from higher authorities) 上不得台盤 上不得臺盤 shàng bù dé tái pán too uncouth to appear in public (idiom) / unfit for a public role PA P A public area attendant (tasked with cleaning the public areas of a hotel) / marketing assistant / sales assistant 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 火星文 huǒ xīng wén lit. Martian language / fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand 秘书长公共政策问题特别顾问 Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Public Policy 负责公共事务的秘书长特别代表 負責公共事務的秘書長特別代表 Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Public Affairs 主管传播和新闻事务副秘书长 主管傳播和新聞事務副秘書長 Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information 主管新闻事务助理秘书长 主管新聞事務助理秘書長 Assistant Secretary-General for Public Information 主管新闻副秘书长 主管新聞副秘書長 Under-Secretary-General for Public Information 众目昭彰 眾目昭彰 zhòng mù zhāo zhāng lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom) / fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public 隐婚 隱婚 yǐn hūn to be married but keep it secret from family, colleagues or the general public 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 普查 pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 傅作义 傅作義 fù zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician 督抚 督撫 dū fǔ governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] 请将不如激将 請將不如激將 qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders 伯颜 伯顏 bà yán Bayan (name) / Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239 / Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician 联合国秘书长 聯合國秘書長 lián hé guó mì shū cháng Secretary-General of the United Nations / Secretary-General 大会第九届特别会议 ninth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia 主管大会和会议管理助理秘书长 Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management 大会第八届紧急特别会议 eighth emergency special session of the General Assembly / emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the question of Namibia 欧洲委员会秘书长 Council of Europe Secretary General / Secretary General of the Council of Europe 