如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 事件 shì jiàn incident / event syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 以来 以來 yǐ lái since (a previous event) syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 出名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) syn 事先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior syn 举办 舉辦 jǔ bàn to conduct / to hold (an event) syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 过后 過後 guò hòu after the event syn 事后 事後 shì hòu after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect syn 吉利 jí lì auspicious / lucky / propitious syn 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) syn 事前 shì qián in advance / before the event syn 捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of syn 退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful syn 主办 主辦 zhǔ bàn to organize / to host (a conference or sports event) syn 前段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph 变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky / auspicious / propitious syn 主队 主隊 zhǔ duì host team (at sports event) / host side 获知 獲知 huò zhī to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth) syn 销路 銷路 xiāo lù sale / market / state of the market / sales event 局外 jú wài outside (a group etc) / not connected (with an event etc) / external 大吉 dà jí very auspicious / extremely lucky syn 竞猜 競猜 jìng cāi to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) syn 后怕 後怕 hòu pà lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress syn 事变 事變 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) syn 竞走 競走 jìng zǒu walking race (athletics event) 单杠 單槓 dān gàng bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event) 铅球 鉛球 qiān qiú shot put (athletics event) 盛举 盛舉 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking 社会活动 社會活動 social event 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence 双杠 雙槓 shuāng gàng parallel bars (gymnastics event) 追认 追認 zhuī rèn to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 征文 徵文 zhēng wén to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event) 前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event) syn 元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn 推介会 推介會 tuī jiè huì promotional seminar / promotional event 公益活动 公益活動 gōng yì huó dòng charity event / public service activities 档期 檔期 dàng qī slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 靓号 靚號 liàng hào desirable number (for one's telephone, license plate etc) (i.e. one that includes memorable or auspicious combinations of digits) 比赛项目 比賽項目 bǐ sài xiàng mù sporting event / item on program of sports competition 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 死生 sǐ shēng life or death / critical (event) 祥瑞 xiáng ruì auspicious sign syn 体育项目 體育項目 tǐ yù xiàng mù sporting event 出赛 出賽 chū sài to compete / to take part (in a sports event) 补报 補報 bǔ bào to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness syn 吉庆 吉慶 jí qìng auspicious / propitious / good fortune syn 后感 後感 hòu gǎn afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc) 本末 běn mò the whole course of an event from beginning to end / ins and outs / the fundamental and the incidental syn 小项 小項 xiǎo xiàng small item / event (of program) 盈门 盈門 yíng mén lit. fill the door / fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion) 利市 lì shì business profit / auspicious / lucky / small sum of money offered on festive days 特卖会 特賣會 tè mài huì promotional event / sale 瑞 ruì lucky / auspicious / propitious / rayl (acoustical unit) syn 嘉 jiā excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend syn 逢 féng to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon syn 祥 xiáng auspicious / propitious syn 后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event. syn 祺 qí auspicious / propitious / good luck / felicity / euphoria / used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress syn 祯 禎 zhēn auspicious / lucky 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud syn 减色 減色 jiǎn sè to fade / (fig.) to lose luster / (of an event etc) to be spoiled / (coinage) to become debased syn 事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event 检录 檢錄 jiǎn lù roll-call (e.g. at athletics event) / check the record 追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event. syn 七七 qī qī seven sevens (equals 49) / cf Buddhist services for the auspicious reincarnation of the departed 后账 後賬 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event 龙凤呈祥 龍鳳呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event syn 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud 埋点 埋點 mái diǎn (web analytics) event tracking / event 签售会 簽售會 qiān shòu huì (publishing industry) book signing event / (music industry) fansign event 萐 shà (auspicious herb) 卍 wàn swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism 值得庆幸 值得慶幸 zhí de qìng xìng auspicious / worth celebrating / worthy of congratulations 嘉会 嘉會 jiā huì auspicious occasion / grand feast 天禄 天祿 tiān lù auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail / possession of the empire 择日子 擇日子 zhái rì zi to pick an auspicious day 涓吉 juān jí to choose an auspicious day 瑞狮 瑞獅 ruì shī Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology 瑞兽 瑞獸 ruì shòu auspicious animal (such as the dragon) 祥光 xiáng guāng auspicious light 紫气 紫氣 zǐ qì purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology) 良吉 liáng jí lucky day / auspicious day 卐 wàn swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later adopted by Nazi Germany 五福临门 五福臨門 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) 年年有馀 年年有餘 nián nián yǒu yú lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) 