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 追踪 追蹤 zhuī zōng to track / to trace / to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 媒体 媒體 méi tǐ media, esp. news media syn 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) syn 报导 報導 bào dǎo to report (in the media) / (news) report 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 福克斯 fú kè sī Fox (media company) / Focus (car manufactured by Ford) 平面 píng miàn plane (flat surface) / print media syn 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 传媒 傳媒 chuán méi media syn 替代品 tì dài pǐn substitute / alternative 新闻界 新聞界 xīn wén jiè the press / the media 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 媒介 méi jiè intermediary / vehicle / vector / medium / media syn 别名 別名 bié míng alias / alternative name syn 爆出 bào chū to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story) syn 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn 炒作 chǎo zuò to hype / to promote (in the media) 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to 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 代称 代稱 dài chēng alternative name / to refer to sth by another name / antonomasia 介质 介質 jiè zhì medium / media 新浪 xīn làng Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 中耳炎 zhōng ěr yán inflammation of middle ear / otitis media 代用品 dài yòng pǐn alternative product / substitute product 搜狐 sōu hú Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company 另类 另類 lìng lèi offbeat / alternative / avant-garde / unconventional / weird 新浪网 新浪網 xīn làng wǎng Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company 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] 流媒体 流媒體 liú méi tǐ streaming media 沪上 滬上 hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai 新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc) 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 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 搜狐网 搜狐網 sōu hú wǎng Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company 非主流 fēi zhǔ liú alternative / non-mainstream 沪江 滬江 hù jiāng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] 荆楚网 荊楚網 jīng chǔ wǎng IPTV (PRC media network) 彩蛋 cǎi dàn painted eggshell / Easter egg / (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc) / post-credits scene 种草 種草 zhòng cǎo (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media) 两岸三地 兩岸三地 liǎng àn sān dì China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997) 平面媒体 平面媒體 print media 打卡 dǎ kǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off) / to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location 口袋妖怪 kǒu dài yāo guài Pokémon (Japanese media franchise) 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 贝塔斯曼 貝塔斯曼 bèi tǎ sī màn Bertelsmann, German media company 没奈何 沒奈何 mò nài hé to have no alternative / to be helpless syn 舆论界 輿論界 yú lùn jiè media / commentators 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 媒 méi medium / intermediary / matchmaker / go-between / abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media syn 花都 huā dū Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / alternative name for Paris 花边新闻 花邊新聞 huā biān xīn wén media gossip / sensational news 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) 默多克 mò duō kè Murdoch (name) / Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate 误人子弟 誤人子弟 wù rén zǐ dì (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress / (of media) to propagate errors / to lead people astray 万般无奈 萬般無奈 wàn bān wú nài to have no way out / to have no alternative syn 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 官媒 guān méi official media / state media / (abbr. for 官方媒體|官方媒体) 自媒体 自媒體 zì méi tǐ self-media (news or other content published on independently-operated social media accounts) 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] 顺势疗法 順勢療法 shùn shì liáo fǎ homeopathy (alternative medicine) 香熏疗法 香燻療法 xiāng xūn liáo fǎ aromatherapy (alternative medicine) 马尾水师学堂 馬尾水師學堂 mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty 松弛法 鬆弛法 sōng chí fǎ relaxation (alternative medicine) 代用燃料 dài yòng rán liào alternative fuel 另辟蹊径 另闢蹊徑 lìng pì xī jìng to take an alternate route (idiom) / to find an alternative / to take a different approach / to blaze a new trail 替代能源 tì dài néng yuán energy alternative 备用补给线 alternative supply route 替代处分办法 alternative sanctions 