将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 报 報 bào to report / to inform / to announce / to respond / to reply / to sign up for / to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2]) / to reward / to recompense / to take revenge / to retaliate / newspaper / periodical / journal / bulletin / telegram syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate 通报 通報 tōng bào to inform / to notify / to announce / circular / bulletin / (scientific) journal syn 秘书长 秘書長 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general 公报 公報 gōng bào announcement / bulletin / communique 快报 快報 kuài bào bulletin board 普查 pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey 布告 佈告 bù gào posting on a bulletin board / notice / bulletin / to announce syn 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 总书记 總書記 zǒng shū ji general secretary (of the Communist Party) 公布栏 公佈欄 gōng bù lán bulletin board 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 布告栏 佈告欄 bù gào lán bulletin board 学报 學報 xué bào a scholarly journal / Journal, Bulletin etc 月报 月報 yuè bào monthly (used in names of publications) / monthly bulletin 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 总干事 總幹事 zǒng gàn shi secretary-general 黑板报 黑板報 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc) 支书 支書 zhī shū branch secretary / secretary of a branch of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League / abbr. for 支部書記|支部书记 习近平 習近平 xí jìn píng Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013 傅作义 傅作義 fù zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician 督抚 督撫 dū fǔ governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] 干事长 幹事長 gàn shi zhǎng secretary-general 赵紫阳 趙紫陽 zhào zǐ yáng Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then 赫鲁晓夫 赫魯曉夫 hè lǔ xiǎo fu Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), secretary-general of Soviet Communist Party 1953-1964 勃列日涅夫 bó liè rì niè fū Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1966-1982 秘书 秘書 mì shū secretary syn 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 文书 文書 wén shū document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat syn 国务卿 國務卿 guó wù qīng Secretary of State 国防部长 國防部長 guó fáng bù zhǎng Defense secretary / Defense Minister 干事 幹事 gàn shi administrator / executive secretary 书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe syn 基辛格 jī xīn gé Henry Kissinger (1923-), US academic and politician, Secretary of State 1973-1977 赖斯 賴斯 lài sī Rice (name) / Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State 2005-2009 文秘 wén mì secretary syn 外长 外長 wài zhǎng foreign minister / secretary of state / minister of foreign affairs 副书记 副書記 fù shū ji deputy secretary 文案 wén àn (newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary / clerk 吴官正 吳官正 wú guān zhèng Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection 宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid / imperial secretary (old) 张居正 張居正 zhāng jū zhèng Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 总部 總部 zǒng bù general headquarters 总裁 總裁 zǒng cái chairman / director-general (of a company etc) 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general / viceroy / governor 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 检察长 檢察長 Prosecutor General 总经理 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO 百货 百貨 bǎi huò general merchandise syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 总署 總署 zǒng shǔ general office 大体上 大體上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms syn 准将 準將 zhǔn jiàng brigadier general / commodore 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 内科 內科 nèi kē internal medicine / general medicine 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 总动员 總動員 zǒng dòng yuán general mobilization (for war etc) syn 大赦 dà shè amnesty / general pardon 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 栖息 棲息 qī xī (of a bird) to perch / (of creatures in general) to inhabit / to dwell syn 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 百货店 百貨店 bǎi huò diàn bazaar / department store / general store syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 巡抚 巡撫 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times 大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general syn 理事长 理事長 lǐ shì zhǎng director general 笼统 籠統 lǒng tǒng general / broad / sweeping / lacking in detail / vague syn 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 中将 中將 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal 