问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 引用 yǐn yòng to quote / to cite / to recommend / to appoint / (computing) reference syn 榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 参考 參考 cān kǎo consultation / reference / to consult / to refer syn 当今 當今 dāng jīn the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty syn 视角 視角 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective / viewpoint / frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view syn 查阅 查閱 chá yuè to consult / to refer to / to look sth up in a reference source syn 小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn 笑料 xiào liào comedic material / (in reference to a person) laughingstock / butt of jokes syn 参照 參照 cān zhào to consult a reference / to refer to (another document) syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 百倍 bǎi bèi a hundredfold / (fig.) markedly / to increase markedly (transitive or intransitive) (often in reference to abstract attributes) syn 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) syn 介绍信 介紹信 jiè shào xìn letter of introduction / recommendation letter / reference 参考书 參考書 cān kǎo shū reference book 备考 備考 bèi kǎo to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference syn 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach 参看 參看 cān kàn to consult for reference / see also / please refer to syn 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 类书 類書 lèi shū reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China) 参照系 參照系 cān zhào xì frame of reference / coordinate frame (math.) 工具书 工具書 gōng jù shū reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) 中华民族 中華民族 zhōng huá mín zú the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) syn 参考文献 參考文獻 cān kǎo wén xiàn cited material / reference (to the literature) / bibliography 参考资料 參考資料 cān kǎo zī liào reference material / bibliography 备查 備查 bèi chá for future reference 下西洋 xià xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) 指称 指稱 zhǐ chēng designation / reference / to refer to 美神 měi shén goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2na4si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1fu2luo4di2te4]) 杏花村 xìng huā cūn village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4]) 参考消息 參考消息 cān kǎo xiāo xī Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper) 天府之国 天府之國 tiān fǔ zhī guó land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan) syn 弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times) 妾 qiè concubine / I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) syn 书圣 書聖 shū shèng great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) 基准点 jī zhǔn diǎn reference point / landmark 基准线 基准線 jī zhǔn xiàn datum line / reference line 从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant syn 助手 zhù shǒu assistant / helper syn 助理 zhù lǐ assistant syn 帮手 幫手 bāng shǒu helper / assistant syn 副手 fù shǒu assistant syn 店员 店員 diàn yuán shop assistant / salesclerk / salesperson syn 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 专员 專員 zhuān yuán assistant director / commissioner syn 助教 zhù jiào teaching assistant 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 羽翼 yǔ yì wing / (fig.) assistant syn 营业员 營業員 yíng yè yuán clerk / shop assistant / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager / to assist in managing 副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director / assistant head 导购 導購 dǎo gòu shopper's guide / shop assistant / sales staff 副部长 副部長 fù bù zhǎng assistant (government) minister 掌上电脑 掌上電腦 zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo handheld computer / PDA (personal digital assistant) / Pocket PC 制片 製片 zhì piàn to produce a film / to make a movie / assistant producer / (Tw) film producer 副经理 副經理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 行政助理 administrative assistant 个人助理 個人助理 gè rén zhù lǐ Personal Assistant 副理 fù lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 女店员 女店員 nǚ diàn yuán salesgirl / female shop assistant 副 fù secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions syn 佐 zuǒ to assist / assistant / aide / to accompany syn 论及 論及 lùn jí to make reference to / to mention syn 烧炭 燒炭 shāo tàn to manufacture charcoal / to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning) 参考系 參考系 cān kǎo xì frame of reference syn 沈国放 沈國放 shěn guó fàng Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005) 佴 èr assistant syn 首善之区 首善之區 shǒu shàn zhī qū (idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city) 非洲统计能力建设参考区域战略框架 非洲統計能力建設參考區域戰略框架 Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity Building in Africa / Reference Regional Strategic Framework 参考区域战略框架 參考區域戰略框架 Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity Building in Africa / Reference Regional Strategic Framework 管理发展方桉谘商小组 管理發展方案諮商小組 Management Development Programme Reference Group / MDP Reference Group 语文参考资料助理 language reference assistant 助理参考资料干事 Assistant Reference Officer 理货员 理貨員 lǐ huò yuán shop assistant / warehouse assistant 信息技术助理 information technology assistant / IT assistant 助理档案保管员 zhù lǐ dàng àn bǎo guǎn yuán Assistant Archivist / Archives Assistant 儿基会助理代表 兒基會助理代表 Assistant UNICEF Representative / UNICEF assistant representative 助理署长特别助理 助理署長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator 执行助理特别助理 執行助理特別助理 Special Assistant to the Executive Assistant 助理秘书长特别助理 助理秘書長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General 主管政策规划助理秘书长特别助理 主管政策規劃助理秘書長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning PA P A public area attendant (tasked with cleaning the public areas of a hotel) / marketing assistant / sales assistant 仅作参考 僅作參考 jǐn zuò cān kǎo for reference only 仅供参考 僅供參考 jǐn gōng cān kǎo for reference only 参考材料 參考材料 cān kǎo cái liào reference material / source documents 单方决定 單方決定 dān fāng jué dìng to decide without reference to other parties involved / unilateral decision 引征 引徵 yǐn zhēng quotation / citing / to cite / to reference 断背 斷背 duàn bèi homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山[Duan4 bei4 Shan1], a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship) 格雷氏解剖学 格雷氏解剖學 gé léi shì jiě pōu xué Gray's Anatomy (medical reference book) 老姥 lǎo mǔ old lady / (old woman's self-reference) I, me 老拙 lǎo zhuō old fart (usually in self-reference) / geezer 讳称 諱稱 huì chēng euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference 鸳鸯蝴蝶 鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuān yang hú dié Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900 黄土不露天 黃土不露天 huáng tǔ bù lù tiān a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China 参考椭球体 參考橢球體 reference spheroid / spheroid 参考点 參考點 cān kǎo diǎn reference point / landmark 