特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 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 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 专访 專訪 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview 特务 特務 tè wu special assignment (military) / special agent / operative / spy syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 商会 商會 shāng huì chamber of commerce 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 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 特派员 特派員 tè pài yuán special correspondent / sb dispatched on a mission / special commissioner syn 特使 tè shǐ special envoy / special ambassador 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 音箱 yīn xiāng loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box syn 下议院 下議院 xià yì yuàn lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons 夜壶 夜壺 yè hú chamber pot syn 特殊教育 tè shū jiào yù special education / special-needs education 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 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 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 特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia 国际商会 國際商會 guó jì shāng huì International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 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] 炉膛 爐膛 lú táng furnace chamber / stove chamber 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 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 便桶 biàn tǒng chamber pot syn 窨井 yìn jǐng manhole / inspection chamber 埙 塤 xūn ocarina / wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 处理 處理 chǔ lǐ to handle / to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process / to process / to sell at reduced prices syn 特 té special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very syn 特 tè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex syn 特殊 tè shū special / particular / unusual / extraordinary syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 特定 tè dìng special / specific / designated / particular syn 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 特警 tè jǐng SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police / abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察[te4 zhong3 jing3 cha2] 香港 xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 港[Gang3]) 特技 tè jì special effect / stunt 专用 專用 zhuān yòng special / dedicated 特区 特區 tè qū special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 专栏 專欄 zhuān lán special column syn 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 特种部队 特種部隊 tè zhǒng bù duì (military) special forces 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 特赦 tè shè to grant a special pardon syn 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 特价 特價 tè jià special price 偏好 piān hào to have a special liking (for sth) syn 澳门 澳門 ào mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 澳[Ao4]) 专职 專職 zhuān zhí special duty / assigned full time to a task syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 特例 tè lì special case / isolated example 特种 特種 tè zhǒng particular kind / special type syn 特种兵 特種兵 tè zhǒng bīng commando / special forces soldier 号外 號外 hào wài (newspaper) extra / special number (of a periodical) 特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task syn 特邀 tè yāo special invitation syn 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 专车 專車 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 专列 專列 zhuān liè special train / abbr. for 專門列車|专门列车[zhuan1 men2 lie4 che1] syn 特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty 献礼 獻禮 xiàn lǐ to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion) / to dedicate / an offering / a tribute 特刊 tè kān special edition (of magazine) syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 特等 tè děng special grade / top quality syn 别动队 別動隊 bié dòng duì special detachment / commando / an armed secret agent squad 专项 專項 zhuān xiàng special / dedicated 镀金 鍍金 dù jīn to gold-plate / to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special syn 专递 專遞 zhuān dì to make a special delivery / to courier 外挂 外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game 飞虎队 飛虎隊 fēi hǔ duì Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit 经济特区 經濟特區 jīng jì tè qū special economic zone 其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing syn 小灶 xiǎo zào mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4] 特需 tè xū special need / particular requirement syn 高雄 gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan 别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other... / to have a special ... 别样 別樣 bié yàng different kind of / another sort of / special / unusual syn 专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose