都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn 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 各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn 全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn 毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn 四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 每人 měi rén each person / everybody / per person syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person 高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person / useless person syn 闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn 辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander syn 前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person syn 万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn 方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn 急性子 jí xìng zi impetuous person / excitable person syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn 常年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year syn 万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of syn 一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round syn 长年 長年 cháng nián all the year round syn 多面手 duō miàn shǒu multitalented person / versatile person / all-rounder syn 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn 一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round syn 包罗万象 包羅萬象 bāo luó wàn xiàng all-embracing / all-inclusive syn 万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades syn 五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley syn 群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn 百事通 bǎi shì tōng knowledgeable person / know all syn 有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads syn 尽数 盡數 jìn shù in its entirety / all of it / all of them syn 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom) / accessible from all sides syn 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world 素质教育 素質教育 sù zhì jiào yù all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education) 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài at all times and in all places (idiom) 传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person) 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can / to give all one has 多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional 四围 四圍 sì wéi all around / on all sides / encircled syn 四舍五入 四捨五入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters syn 单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 拼 pīn to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words) syn 伊 yī (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that syn 皆 jiē all / each and every / in all cases syn 粒 lì grain / granule / pellet / particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc) syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 男女老少 nán nǚ lǎo shào men, women, young and old / all kinds of people / people of all ages 亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through 天下乌鸦一般黑 天下烏鴉一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world syn 终天 終天 zhōng tiān all day long / all one's life syn 外心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) syn 传抄 傳抄 chuán chāo to copy (a text) from person to person / (of a text) to be transmitted by copying syn 辩士 辯士 biàn shì eloquent person / person with rhetoric skills syn 簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo 