琴瑟 qín sè qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony 琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鳴 qín sè hé míng in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony 融合 róng hé a mixture / an amalgam / fusion / welding together / to be in harmony with (nature) / to harmonize with / to fit in syn 成性 chéng xìng to become second nature / by nature 人定胜天 人定勝天 rén dìng shèng tiān man can conquer nature (idiom) / human wisdom can prevail over nature 习惯成自然 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature 习惯自然 習慣自然 xí guàn zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 习惯若自然 習慣若自然 xí guàn ruò zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 法相时基金会 Dharma Nature Time / International Foundation for Dharma Nature Time 国际自然及自然资源保护联盟 國際自然及自然資源保護聯盟 guó jì zì rán jí zì rán zī yuán bǎo hù lián méng International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources / International Union for Conservation of Nature 国际自然保护联盟 國際自然保護聯盟 guó jì zì rán bǎo hù lián méng International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources / International Union for Conservation of Nature 和谐 和諧 hé xié harmonious / harmony / (euphemism) to censor syn 均衡 jūn héng equal / balanced / harmony / equilibrium syn 大同 dà tóng see 大同市[Da4tong2 Shi4] / see 大同鄉|大同乡[Da4tong2 Xiang1] / see 大同區|大同区[Da4tong2 Qu1] / (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) 协和 協和 xié hé to harmonize / harmony / cooperation / (music) consonant syn 融融 róng róng in harmony / happy / warm relations syn 和声 和聲 hé shēng harmony (music) 和美 hé měi harmonious / in perfect harmony 和合 hé hé harmony 相安无事 相安無事 xiāng ān wú shì (idiom) to live together in harmony syn 不相符 bù xiāng fú not in harmony 法家 fǎ jiā the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist syn 凡响 凡響 fán xiǎng ordinary tones / everyday harmony / common chord 调谐 調諧 tiáo xié harmonious / to adjust / to tune (e.g. wireless receiver) / to bring into harmony syn 貌合神离 貌合神離 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement syn 太和殿 tài hé diàn Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城[Zi3 jin4 cheng2] 雍和 yōng hé harmony 叶 xié to be in harmony syn 怡 yí harmony / pleased syn 和睦相处 和睦相處 hé mù xiāng chǔ to live in harmony / to get along with each other syn 和气致祥 和氣緻祥 hé qì zhì xiáng (idiom) amiability leads to harmony 夫唱妇随 夫唱婦隨 fū chàng fù suí fig. the man sings and the woman follows / fig. marital harmony syn 琴瑟不调 琴瑟不調 qín sè bù tiáo out of tune / marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony 貌合心离 貌合心離 mào hé xīn lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement 元音和谐 元音和諧 yuán yīn hé xié vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages) 和谐性 和諧性 hé xié xìng compatibility / mutual harmony 家和万事兴 家和萬事興 jiā hé wàn shì xīng if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom) 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián widowed / lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony 时雍 時雍 shí yōng concord / harmony 母音调和 母音調和 mǔ yīn tiáo hé vowel harmony (in phonetics) 燮和 xiè hé to harmonize / to live in harmony 融然 róng rán in harmony / happy together 和音 hé yīn harmony (pleasing combination of sounds) 和平与和谐宣言 Declaration for Peace and Harmony 世界信仰间和谐周 世界信仰間和諧周 World Interfaith Harmony Week 和平融洽基金会 和平融洽基金會 Foundation for Peace and Harmony 宗教间合作促进和平与和谐对话 宗教間合作促進和平與和諧對話 Dialogue on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace and Harmony 北京论坛 北京論壇 Beijing Forum on Harmony among Peoples / Beijing Forum 关于全国和谐的佛罗里达宣言 關於全國和諧的佛羅里達宣言 Florida Declaration / "For National Harmony: The Florida Declaration" 以和为贵 以和為貴 yǐ hé wéi guì harmony is to be prized 岁静 歲靜 suì jìng (neologism) (slang) person who likes to pretend that everything is fine in their society (derived from 歲月靜好|岁月静好[sui4 yue4 jing4 hao3], "it is a time of peace and harmony") 自然 zì rán nature / natural / naturally syn 性质 性質 xìng zhì nature / characteristic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 性格 xìng gé nature / disposition / temperament / character / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 天生 tiān shēng nature / disposition / innate / natural syn 本质 本質 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality syn 人性 rén xìng human nature / humanity / human / the totality of human attributes syn 大自然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world) syn 异性 異性 yì xìng the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature 本性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality syn 性情 xìng qíng nature / temperament syn 天籁 天籟 tiān lài sounds of nature 天性 tiān xìng nature / innate tendency syn 野性 yě xìng wild nature / unruliness 自然保护区 自然保護區 zì rán bǎo hù qū nature reserve 定性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative syn 自然界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world syn 同性 tóng xìng same nature / homosexual 灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) syn 折射 zhé shè to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) syn 造化 zào huà (literary) Nature / the Creator syn 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature syn 万象 萬象 wàn xiàng every manifestation of nature syn 般若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) 性状 性狀 xìng zhuàng nature (i.e. properties of sth) / character syn 心性 xīn xìng one's nature / temperament syn 稚气 稚氣 zhì qì childish nature / infantile / juvenile / puerile syn 自然风光 自然風光 zì rán fēng guāng nature and scenery 写生 寫生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing syn 正名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) 罪状 罪狀 zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense 品性 pǐn xìng nature / characteristic / moral character syn 品学 品學 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 现形 現形 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature syn 生态平衡 生態平衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 人之初 rén zhī chū man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature) / the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 jing1] 佛性 fó xìng Buddha nature 参悟 參悟 cān wù to comprehend (the nature of things etc) / to achieve enlightenment 性 xìng nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 内急 內急 nèi jí to need to answer the call of nature 真性 zhēn xìng real / the nature of sth syn 显形 顯形 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself syn 原性 yuán xìng original nature 醋坛子 醋罈子 cù tán zi vinegar jar / (fig.) person of a jealous nature 自然力 zì rán lì elements of nature 三江源 sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River 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 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 