家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 审判 審判 shěn pàn a trial / to try sb syn 审讯 審訊 shěn xùn inquest / trial / interrogation / to try / to interrogate syn 考验 考驗 kǎo yàn to test / to put to the test / trial / ordeal 马桶 馬桶 mǎ tǒng chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl syn 密室 mì shì a room for keeping sth hidden / secret room / hidden chamber 参议院 參議院 cān yì yuàn senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly) 马子 馬子 mǎ zi bandit / brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl / chick / babe syn 受审 受審 shòu shěn to stand trial / to be on trial (for a crime) 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 试穿 試穿 shì chuān to try wearing clothes / fitting trial syn 商会 商會 shāng huì chamber of commerce 闺房 閨房 guī fáng lady's chamber / boudoir / harem syn 众议院 眾議院 zhòng yì yuàn lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies 新房 xīn fáng brand new house / bridal chamber syn 试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period 音箱 yīn xiāng loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box syn 候审 候審 hòu shěn awaiting trial 试点 試點 shì diǎn test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme 试映 試映 shì yìng preview (of a movie) / trial screening 下议院 下議院 xià yì yuàn lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons 试车 試車 shì chē to test drive / a trial run 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 提审 提審 tí shěn to commit sb for trial / to bring sb for interrogation syn 早产儿 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby syn 初审 初審 chū shěn preliminary trial 公审 公審 gōng shěn public trial (in a court of law) 金陵 jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name 夜壶 夜壺 yè hú chamber pot syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 司马 司馬 sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima 方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber syn 幼儿教育 幼兒教育 pre-primary education 法学家 法學家 fǎ xué jiā jurist / member of the pre-Han legalist school 参院 參院 cān yuàn abbr. for 參議院|参议院[can1 yi4 yuan4], senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly) 杜马 杜馬 dù mǎ Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb syn 室内乐 室內樂 shì nèi yuè chamber music 试航 試航 shì háng test flight (of aircraft) / sea trial (of ship) 前置 qián zhì to place before / frontal / leading / pre- syn 被控 bèi kòng the accused (in a trial) 临床试验 臨床試驗 lín chuáng shì yàn clinical trial / therapeutic trial / intervention study 先秦 xiān qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC 试制 試製 shì zhì to try out a new product (or manufacturing process) / prototype / trial product 古风 古風 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1] syn 六家 liù jiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1]) 隔离霜 隔離霜 gé lí shuāng pre-makeup cream / makeup base / foundation primer 婚前性行为 婚前性行為 hūn qián xìng xíng wèi pre-marital sex 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 国际商会 國際商會 guó jì shāng huì International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 试办 試辦 shì bàn to try sth out / trial / pilot scheme syn 西厢记 西廂記 xī xiāng jì Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3] 试种 試種 shì zhòng test planting / crop grown on a trial basis 试销 試銷 shì xiāo trial sale / test marketing 试婚 試婚 shì hūn trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry 炉膛 爐膛 lú táng furnace chamber / stove chamber 试播 試播 shì bō trial broadcast 卫生陶瓷 衛生陶瓷 wèi shēng táo cí chamber pot / commode 闺阁 閨閣 guī gé lady's chamber syn 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn 阁 閣 gé pavilion (usu. two-storied) / cabinet (politics) / boudoir / woman's chamber / rack / shelf syn 闺 閨 guī small arched door / boudoir / lady's chamber / (fig.) women 上议院 上議院 shàng yì yuàn Upper Chamber / Upper House / Senate 受试者 受試者 shòu shì zhě subject (in an experiment) / participant (in a clinical trial etc) 公判 gōng pàn public opinion / public announcement of verdict at a trial syn 便桶 biàn tǒng chamber pot syn 窨井 yìn jǐng manhole / inspection chamber 计时赛 計時賽 jì shí sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 试算表 試算表 shì suàn biǎo spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy) 试错 試錯 shì cuò trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法[chang2 shi4 cuo4 wu4 fa3]) / to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't) 听审 聽審 tīng shěn to attend court / to take part in a trial 大篆 dà zhuàn the great seal / used narrowly for 籀文 / used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts syn 提讯 提訊 tí xùn to bring sb to trial 埙 塤 xūn ocarina / wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes 籀 zhòu (literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud) syn 便壶 便壺 biàn hú bed urinal / chamber pot syn 刑房 xíng fáng office of punishment / torture chamber (esp. unofficial) 尿盆 niào pén chamber pot 试用品 試用品 shì yòng pǐn trial product syn 大观园 大觀園 dà guān yuán Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber 升堂入室 shēng táng rù shì lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom) / fig. to gradually attain proficiency / to attain a higher level syn 富国强兵 富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) / slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei) syn 引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn 审前会议 審前會議 pre-trial conference / pre-trial hearing 保外候审 bǎo wài hòu shěn pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 临时释放 lín shí shì fàng pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 前房角 qián fáng jiǎo anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye) 推进剂浇铸室 tuī jìn jì jiāo zhù shì propellant casting chamber / casting chamber 审判分庭 Trial Chamber 审判分庭法官 審判分庭法官 Trial Chamber Judge 审前羁押 shěn qián jī yā pre-trial detention / preventive detention 审前命令 審前命令 pre-trial order 待审拘留犯 待審拘留犯 pre-trial detainee 审前诉讼要点 審前訴訟要點 pre-trial brief 试读 試讀 shì dú to read a sample chapter of a book / to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis / to attend classes on a trial basis 三盲试验 sān máng shì yàn triple-blind trial / triple-blind study / triple-masked trial 双盲分析 double-blind trial / double-blind study / double-masked trial 双盲程序 shuāng máng chéng xù double-blind trial / double-blind study / double-masked trial 公开试验 公開試驗 gōng kāi shì yàn open-label study / non-masked trial / open trial 