特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 学员 學員 xué yuán student / member of an institution of learning / officer cadet syn 学术 學術 xué shù learning / science / academic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 追悼会 追悼會 zhuī dào huì memorial service / funeral service 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 学科 學科 xué kē subject / branch of learning / course / academic discipline syn 启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty syn 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism 宗师 宗師 zōng shī great scholar respected for learning and integrity syn 复读 復讀 fù dú (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) syn 讲学 講學 jiǎng xué to lecture (on branch of learning) syn 才学 才學 cái xué talent and learning / scholarship 书院 書院 shū yuàn academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 汉学 漢學 hàn xué sinology / Chinese studies (in foreign schools) / Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movement aiming at a philological appraisal of the Classics 车次 車次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 太学 太學 tài xué Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 客户服务 客戶服務 kè hù fú wù customer service / client service 建模 jiàn mó to construct a model (an abstract model, as in applied mathematics or machine learning etc) 志愿服务 zhì yuàn fù wù volunteer service / voluntary service 学习型组织 學習型組織 xué xí xíng zǔ zhī learning organization 学海 學海 xué hǎi sea of learning / erudite / knowledgeable person / scholarship syn 智障 zhì zhàng learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded 师表 師表 shī biǎo paragon of virtue and learning / exemplary character syn 品学 品學 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 不学无术 不學無術 bù xué wú shù without learning or skills (idiom) / ignorant and incompetent syn 洋务 洋務 yáng wù foreign affairs (in Qing times) / foreign learning syn 西学 西學 xī xué Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing) / also called 洋務運動|洋务运动 四书 四書 sì shū Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子 syn 国子监 國子監 guó zǐ jiàn Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy) 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... syn 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 劝学 勸學 quàn xué On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC) 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 格物 gé wù to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 功 gōng meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) syn 哑 啞 yā (onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk / variant of 呀[ya1] syn 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 洋务派 洋務派 yáng wù pài the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing 满堂灌 滿堂灌 mǎn táng guàn cramming (as a teaching method) / rote learning 博闻强记 博聞強記 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge syn 服务 服務 fú wù to serve / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 服务员 服務員 fú wù yuán waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 失误 失誤 shī wù lapse / mistake / to make a mistake / fault / service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 服役 fú yì to serve in the army / in active service syn 功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution / meritorious service / credit 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 餐具 cān jù tableware / dinner service 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 门诊 門診 mén zhěn outpatient service 自助 zì zhù self-service 套餐 tào cān set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 税务 稅務 shuì wù taxation services / state revenue service 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service) syn 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 兵役 bīng yì military service 邮政 郵政 yóu zhèng postal service / postal 高考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 文职 文職 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration 勤务 勤務 qín wù service / duties / an orderly (military) syn 检修 檢修 jiǎn xiū to overhaul / to examine and fix (a motor) / to service (a vehicle) 服务台 服務臺 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) / to hold or attend a memorial service syn 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 服务费 服務費 fú wù fèi service charge / cover charge 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 服务业 服務業 fú wù yè service industry 手续费 手續費 shǒu xù fèi service charge / processing fee / commission 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself 茶具 chá jù tea set / tea service 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services") syn 资费 資費 zī fèi (postal, telecom etc) service charge syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 三包 sān bāo "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund syn 战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service syn 拉夫 lā fū to force into service / press-gang 请缨 請纓 qǐng yīng to volunteer for military service / to offer oneself for an assignment 通车 通車 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute 通讯社 通訊社 tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua) 报效 報效 bào xiào render service to repay kindness syn 快件 kuài jiàn an express consignment (of goods, luggage etc) / express mail service 会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) syn 进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate 专营 專營 zhuān yíng to specialize in (a particular product or service) / monopoly syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 