好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 而言 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ... 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise / to reach terms / a compromise syn 型号 型號 xíng hào model (particular version of a manufactured article) / type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) 融洽 róng qià harmonious / friendly relations / on good terms with one another syn 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 优惠 優惠 yōu huì privilege / favorable (terms) / preferential (treatment) / discount (price) syn 休斯顿 休斯頓 xiū sī dùn Houston 相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement syn 大雪 dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December 大体上 大體上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms syn 休斯敦 xiū sī dūn Houston, Texas 小雪 xiǎo xuě Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 不和 bù hé not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord syn 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled / on good terms with each other syn 不欢而散 不歡而散 bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord 科普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms syn 简言之 簡言之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 情话 情話 qíng huà terms of endearment / words of love 白露 bái lù Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match syn 冬至 dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January syn 夏至 xià zhì Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) syn 规约 規約 guī yuē terms (of an agreement) syn 霜降 shuāng jiàng Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November syn 丧权辱国 喪權辱國 sàng quán rǔ guó to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom) / to surrender territory under humiliating terms syn 三项 三項 sān xiàng three items / three events / three terms / tri- / trinomial, ternary (math.) / triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能) 为数 為數 wéi shù in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少[bu4 shao3] or 不多[bu4 duo1] or a number) 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 从优 從優 cóng yōu preferential treatment / most favored terms syn 简单明了 簡單明瞭 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms 立春 lì chūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February 小寒 xiǎo hán Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January 自家人 zì jiā rén sb with whom one is on familiar terms / sb from the same place (same house, same town etc) / one of us 结算方式 結算方式 jié suàn fāng shì settlement terms (accountancy, law) 谷雨 穀雨 gǔ yǔ Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May 立秋 lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August 立夏 lì xià Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May 大寒 dà hán Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February 惊蛰 驚蟄 jīng zhé Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March 立冬 lì dōng Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November 寒露 hán lù Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October syn 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms syn 芒种 芒種 máng zhòng Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June 阿 ā prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4] syn 迦 jiā (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 大暑 dà shǔ Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August syn 擦边 擦邊 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality) 小暑 xiǎo shǔ Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July 处暑 處暑 chǔ shǔ Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September 姚明 yáo míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 泛泛而谈 泛泛而談 fàn fàn ér tán to speak in general terms syn 同日而语 同日而語 tóng rì ér yǔ lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y) syn 援助条件 援助條件 terms of aid / terms of assistance 休士顿 休士頓 xiū shì dùn Houston, Texas 莱斯大学 萊斯大學 lái sī dà xué Rice University (Houston, Texas) 休斯顿经济宣言 休斯頓經濟宣言 Houston Economic Declaration 休斯顿协定 休斯頓協定 Houston Accords 惠特妮・休斯顿 惠特妮・休斯頓 huì tè nī · xiū sī dùn Whitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress 惠特妮·休斯顿 惠特妮·休斯頓 huì tè nī · xiū sī dùn Whitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress 纤度 纖度 xiān dù fiber fineness (usu. measured in terms of linear mass density) 小满 小滿 xiǎo mǎn Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June 不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows) 二十四节气 二十四節氣 èr shí sì jié qi the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods 付款方式 fù kuǎn fāng shì terms of payment / payment method 付款條件 fù kuǎn tiáo jiàn terms of payment 以老大自居 yǐ lǎo dà zì jū regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status 使用条款 使用條款 shǐ yòng tiáo kuǎn terms of use 启蛰 啟蟄 qǐ zhé Waking from Hibernation / old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 6th-20th March 恒星年 恆星年 héng xīng nián the sidereal year (astronomy) / the year defined in terms of the fixed stars 效价 效價 xiào jià potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) / valence (perceived value in psychology) / valency 效价能 效價能 xiào jià néng potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) 结欢 結歡 jié huān on friendly terms 腹背相亲 腹背相親 fù bèi xiāng qīn to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom) 要言不烦 要言不煩 yào yán bù fán to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise syn 邻睦 鄰睦 lín mù to be on friendly terms 释俗 釋俗 shì sú to explain in simple terms 伊藤博文 yī téng bó wén Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japan’s first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in Japan’s colonial expansion into Korea 付款条件 付款條件 fù kuǎn tiáo jiàn terms of payment 职权范围 職權範圍 zhí quán fàn wéi terms of reference 马德里框架 mǎ dé lǐ kuàng jià Madrid terms of reference 任用条件 rèn yòng tiáo jiàn terms of appointment 评价术语词汇 評價術語詞匯 Glossary of evaluation terms 国际商业术语 國際商業術語 international commercial terms / Incoterms 工作范围 工作范圍 gōng zuò fàn wéi terms of reference 国际镍研究组职权范围 國際鎳研究組職權范圍 guó jì niè yán jiū zǔ zhí quán fàn wéi Terms of Reference of the International Nickel Study Group 国际锡研究组职权范围 國際錫研究組職權范圍 guó jì xī yán jiū zǔ zhí quán fàn wéi Terms of Reference of the International Tin Study Group 国际铜研究组织职权范围 國際銅研究組織職權范圍 guó jì tóng yán jiū zǔ zhī zhí quán fàn wéi Terms of Reference of the International Copper Study Group 减让性条件 減讓性條件 jiǎn ràng xìng tiáo jiàn concessional terms 