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"alternative choice" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
另一种选择 另一種選擇 alternative choice
Chinese Pinyin Translation
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn
只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice syn
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice syn
别无选择 別無選擇 bié wú xuǎn zé to have no other choice syn
作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn
人选 人選 rén xuǎn choice of person / candidate syn
香草 xiāng cǎo aromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn
选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn
用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn
首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations
替代品 tì dài pǐn substitute / alternative
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately syn
菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3])
迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom) / compelled by circumstances / forced into sth syn
精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn
别名 別名 bié míng alias / alternative name syn
后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn
只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to syn
两难 兩難 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice syn
别称 別稱 bié chēng another name / alternative name syn
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] syn
集锦 集錦 jí jǐn a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc) syn
取舍 取捨 qǔ shě to select / to make one's choice / to decide what to accept and what to reject syn
选择题 選擇題 xuǎn zé tí multiple-choice question
不得已而为之 不得已而為之 bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī to have no other choice / to be the last resort
粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled syn
代称 代稱 dài chēng alternative name / to refer to sth by another name / antonomasia
格律 gé lǜ forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse
莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion syn
代用品 dài yòng pǐn alternative product / substitute product
另类 另類 lìng lèi offbeat / alternative / avant-garde / unconventional / weird
又名 yòu míng also known as / alternative name / to also be called
齐鲁 齊魯 qí lǔ alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
沪上 滬上 hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn
申城 shēn chéng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4]
亦称 亦稱 yì chēng also known as / alternative name / to also be called
非主流 fēi zhǔ liú alternative / non-mainstream
沪江 滬江 hù jiāng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice syn
别无他法 別無他法 bié wú tā fǎ there is no alternative
替代产品 替代產品 tì dài chǎn pǐn alternative product / substitute product
没奈何 沒奈何 mò nài hé to have no alternative / to be helpless syn
多选题 多選題 duō xuǎn tí multiple-choice question
属意 屬意 zhǔ yì to set one's heart on / to set one's choice on
无已 無已 wú yǐ endlessly / to have no choice
陪都 péi dū provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) / secondary capital / alternative capital
表字 biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name syn
拽 zhuǎi self-satisfied / cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3]) syn
花都 huā dū Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / alternative name for Paris
荆 荊 jīng chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] syn
轩辕氏 軒轅氏 xuān yuán shì alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
莒 jǔ alternative name for taro (old)
抠字眼 摳字眼 kōu zì yǎn to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
万般无奈 萬般無奈 wàn bān wú nài to have no way out / to have no alternative syn
宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom) / would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom)
进道若蜷 進道若蜷 jìn dào ruò quán progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])
五常 wǔ cháng the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] / alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements syn
平替 píng tì (neologism c. 2021) cheaper alternative / affordable alternative
哑巴吃黄莲 啞巴吃黃蓮 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
哑巴吃黄连 啞巴吃黃連 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
没有法 沒有法 méi yǒu fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
特异选择 特異選擇 tè yì xuǎn zé special choice / special reserve
白拣 白揀 bái jiǎn a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
支持选择天主教徒组织 Catholics for Choice
首选药物 shǒu xuǎn yào wù drug of choice
支持自由选择天主教徒组织 支持自由選擇天主教徒組織 Catholics for a Free Choice
赞成堕胎选择的 贊成墮胎選擇的 pro-choice
生育选择 生育選擇 reproductive choice
美观型假肢 美觀型假肢 social choice model
协议选择法院公约 協議選擇法院公約 Convention on the Choice of Court
选择法院协议公约 選擇法院協議公約 Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
首选武器 首選武器 weapon of choice
法庭选择条款 法庭選擇條款 choice of forum clause
法院选择条款 法院選擇條款 choice of forum clause
法律选择条款 法律選擇條款 choice of law clause
适用法律选择条款 適用法律選擇條款 choice of law clause
增加避孕选择改善生殖健康方桉质量 增加避孕選擇改善生殖健康方案質量 Expanding Contraceptive Choice and Improving Quality of Reproductive Health Programmes
吃青春饭 吃青春飯 chī qīng chūn fàn to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)
不二 bù èr the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)
情非得已 qíng fēi dé yǐ compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
另类教育 另類教育 lìng lèi jiào yù alternative
选择性剪接 選擇性剪接 xuǎn zé xìng jiǎn jiē alternative
余月 yú yuè alternative term for fourth lunar month
反射区治疗 反射區治療 fǎn shè ōu zhì liáo reflexology (alternative medicine)
反射疗法 反射療法 fǎn shè liáo fǎ reflexology (alternative medicine)
另类医疗 另類醫療 lìng lèi yī liáo alternative medicine
太公兵法 tài gōng bīng fǎ alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
奥克苏斯河 奧克蘇斯河 ào kè sū sī hé Oxus River / alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河[A1 mu3 He2]
尼玛 尼瑪 ní mǎ (Internet slang) alternative for 你媽|你妈[ni3 ma1] / (transcription from Tibetan) the sun
托克托 tuō kè tuō Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia / alternative spelling of 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1], Yuan dynasty politician Toktoghan (1314-1355)
替代燃料 tì dài rán liào alternative fuel
浮图 浮圖 fú tú variant of 浮屠[fu2 tu2] / alternative term for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2]
异读词 異讀詞 yì dú cí word having alternative pronunciations
野天鹅 野天鵝 yě tiān é Wild Swans, family autobiography by British-Chinese writer Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] / alternative title 鴻|鸿, after the author's original name 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2]
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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