西北 xī běi northwest 西北部 xī běi bù northwest part 大湖 dà hú Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 文莱 文萊 wén lái Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo 关西 關西 guān xī Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 亚齐 亞齊 yà qí Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra / Aceh sultanate 16th-19th century 窑洞 窯洞 yáo dòng yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China) / CL:孔[kong3] syn 清华大学 清華大學 qīng huá dà xué Tsinghua University, Beijing / National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 交通大学 交通大學 jiāo tōng dà xué abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc 新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 交大 jiāo dà Jiaotong University / University of Communications / abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学[Jiao1 tong1 Da4 xue2] 中山大学 中山大學 zhōng shān dà xué Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou) / Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung) / Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 民族大学 民族大學 mín zú dà xué University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies) 武当山 武當山 wǔ dāng shān Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 苗栗 miáo lì Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan 东北大学 東北大學 dōng běi dà xué Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning) / Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan 西北方 xī běi fāng northwest / northwestern 黄土高原 黃土高原 huáng tǔ gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China 秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn 什刹海 什剎海 shí chà hǎi Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes 独龙 獨龍 dú lóng Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan 造桥 造橋 zào qiáo Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 汶 wèn Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) / classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国 东巴文化 東巴文化 dōng bā wén huà Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan 独龙江 獨龍江 dú lóng jiāng Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 塬 yuán plateau, esp. Loess Plateau of northwest China 黃土高原|黄土高原[Huang2 tu3 Gao1 yuan2] 垧 shǎng unit of land area (equivalent to 10 or 15 mǔ 畝|亩[mu3] in parts of northeast China, but only 3 or 5 mǔ in northwest China) 上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 大学 大學 dà xué university / college / CL:所[suo3] syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president / headmaster / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 哥伦比亚 哥倫比亞 gē lún bǐ yà Colombia / Columbia (District of, or University etc) 大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng university student / college student 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 斯坦福 sī tǎn fú Stanford (University) 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 康奈尔 康奈爾 kāng nài ěr Cornell (US University) 考上 kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam 学士 學士 xué shì bachelor's degree / person holding a university degree syn 商学院 商學院 shāng xué yuàn business school / university of business studies 系主任 xì zhǔ rèn head of a (university) department / department chair 北大 běi dà Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学) 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 医大 醫大 yī dà abbr. for 醫科大學|医科大学[yi1 ke1 da4 xue2], university of medicine 副教授 fù jiào shòu associate professor (university post) 国大 國大 guó dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) 校徽 xiào huī school badge / college insignia / university crest 投考 tóu kǎo to sign up for an examination / to apply for admission (to a university etc) / to apply (for a position) syn 华威 華威 huá wēi Warwick (name) / University of Warwick, Coventry, UK 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 北京大学 北京大學 běi jīng dà xué Peking University 科技大学 科技大學 kē jì dà xué university of science and technology 理工大学 理工大學 lǐ gōng dà xué University of Science and Engineering / also sometimes Institute of Technology 大一 dà yī first-year university student 复旦 復旦 fù dàn Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2] 工业大学 工業大學 gōng yè dà xué technical university / engineering college 副院长 副院長 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board / vice-president (of a university etc) 大学城 大學城 dà xué chéng university city 医科大学 醫科大學 yī kē dà xué university of medicine 复旦大学 復旦大學 fù dàn dà xué Fudan University, Shanghai 大三 dà sān third-year university student 大四 dà sì fourth-year university student 大二 dà èr second-year university student 浙江大学 浙江大學 zhè jiāng dà xué Zhejiang University 中国人民大学 中國人民大學 zhōng guó rén mín dà xué Renmin University of China 武汉大学 武漢大學 wǔ hàn dà xué Wuhan University 大学本科 大學本科 dà xué běn kē university undergraduate course 同济大学 同濟大學 tóng jì dà xué Tongji University 北京师范大学 北京師範大學 běi jīng shī fàn dà xué Beijing Normal University 南京大学 南京大學 nán jīng dà xué Nanjing University, NJU 南开大学 南開大學 nán kāi dà xué Nankai University (Tianjin) 哈佛大学 哈佛大學 hā fó dà xué Harvard University 南大 nán dà Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2]) 山东大学 山東大學 shān dōng dà xué Shandong University 厦门大学 廈門大學 xià mén dà xué Xiamen University 吉林大学 吉林大學 jí lín dà xué Jilin University 录取通知书 錄取通知書 lù qǔ tōng zhī shū admission notice (issued by a university) 四川大学 四川大學 sì chuān dà xué Sichuan University 北师大 北師大 běi shī dà Beijing Normal University / abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2] 东南大学 東南大學 dōng nán dà xué Southeast University 重庆大学 重慶大學 chóng qìng dà xué Chongqing University 联大 聯大 lián dà abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly / abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University 上海交通大学 上海交通大學 shàng hǎi jiāo tōng dà xué Shanghai Jiao Tong University 中国政法大学 中國政法大學 zhōng guó zhèng fǎ dà xué China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海淀區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 Qu1] 天津大学 天津大學 tiān jīn dà xué Tianjin University 上海大学 上海大學 shàng hǎi dà xué Shanghai University 大运 大運 dà yùn a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[da4 xue2 sheng1 yun4 dong4 hui4]) 暨南大学 暨南大學 jì nán dà xué Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai 西安交通大学 西安交通大學 xī ān jiāo tōng dà xué Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 电子科技大学 電子科技大學 diàn zǐ kē jì dà xué University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 苏州大学 蘇州大學 sū zhōu dà xué Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986) 湖南大学 湖南大學 hú nán dà xué Hunan University 剑桥大学 劍橋大學 jiàn qiáo dà xué University of Cambridge 华东师范大学 華東師範大學 huá dōng shī fàn dà xué East China Normal University (ECNU) 兰州大学 蘭州大學 lán zhōu dà xué Lanzhou University 