地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 学历 學歷 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications 履历 履歷 lǚ lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé 桌布 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1] 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 家世 jiā shì family background syn 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 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 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 背景音乐 背景音樂 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting 历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013 画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration 刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn 来历不明 來歷不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 警戒线 警戒線 jǐng jiè xiàn police cordon / alert level 骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level) 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 夷为平地 夷為平地 yí wéi píng dì to level / to raze to the ground 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 升华 升華 shēng huá to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion syn 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level / popularity rating 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 湿度 濕度 shī dù humidity level 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river) / lower level / lower echelon / downstream syn 更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level syn 香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 轻轨 輕軌 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 价位 價位 jià wèi price level syn 水位 shuǐ wèi water level 优先级 優先級 yōu xiān jí (computing) priority level / (computing) precedence (of operators) 贱民 賤民 jiàn mín social stratum below the level of ordinary people / untouchable / dalit (India caste) 国家级 國家級 guó jiā jí (administrative) national-level 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 传销 傳銷 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 基层 基層 jī céng basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer 跌进 跌進 diē jìn to fall into / to dip below a certain level syn 中级 中級 zhōng jí middle level (in a hierarchy) syn 持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased syn 南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 中游 zhōng yóu the middle stretches of a river / middle level / middle echelon / midstream syn 梯队 梯隊 tī duì echelon (military) / (of an organisation) group of persons of one level or grade syn 同级 同級 tóng jí on the same level / ranking equally syn 灵敏度 靈敏度 líng mǐn dù (level of) sensitivity 坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng magnanimous / broad and level syn 平缓 平緩 píng huǎn level / almost flat / not strongly sloping / (fig.) moderate / mild-mannered / gentle syn 土层 土層 tǔ céng layer of soil / ground level 师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander / teacher syn 层级 層級 céng jí level / hierarchy 