你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 记录 記錄 jì lù to record / record (written account) / note-taker / record (in sports etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 记 記 jì to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots syn 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 商 shāng commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 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 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 字条 字條 zì tiáo brief note 便条 便條 biàn tiáo (informal) note / CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4] syn 遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature syn 音符 yīn fú (music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 学历 學歷 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications 履历 履歷 lǚ lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé 假钞 假鈔 jiǎ chāo counterfeit money / forged note 桌布 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1] 致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn 旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration 声调 聲調 shēng diào tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 票据 票據 piào jù negotiable instrument (draft, note etc) / voucher / receipt syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 注解 註解 zhù jiě to annotate / annotation / comment / interpretation / to explain with notes / explanatory note syn 照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn 附注 附註 fù zhù note / annotation 便笺 便箋 biàn jiān a note / a memo / notepaper / memo pad syn 备考 備考 bèi kǎo to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference 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 乐音 樂音 yuè yīn musical note / tone syn 通牒 tōng dié diplomatic note syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 温馨提示 溫馨提示 wēn xīn tí shì Please note: / tip / hint 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 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 死亡笔记 死亡筆記 sǐ wáng bǐ jì Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4] 本票 běn piào cashier's check / promissory note 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 明察 míng chá to note clearly / to perceive 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 按语 按語 àn yǔ note / comment syn 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 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 注 註 zhù to register / to annotate / note / comment syn 音 yīn sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) syn 宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn 尺 chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] syn 剌 lá variant of 拉[la2] (Note: 剌[la2] was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, 拉[la2] has replaced 剌[la2]) syn 羽 yǔ feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale syn 札 zhá thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague syn 徵 zhēng 4th note in pentatonic scale 徵 zhǐ 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol 假条 假條 jià tiáo leave of absence request (from work or school) / excuse note / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 笺 箋 jiān letter / note-paper syn 来历不明 來歷不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background 谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.) 期票 qī piào promissory note / IOU 柬 jiǎn card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3] syn 打白条 打白條 dǎ bái tiáo to write an IOU or promissory note 辅币 輔幣 fǔ bì fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of currency) / token (used instead of money for slot machines etc) syn 来路不明 來路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background syn 回条 回條 huí tiáo receipt / note acknowledging receipt syn 病假条 病假條 bìng jià tiáo sick note / medical certificate for sick leave syn 名媛 míng yuán young lady of note / debutante 绝命书 絕命書 jué mìng shū suicide note 德雷福斯 dé léi fú sī Dreyfus (name) / Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice 有教无类 有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi education for everyone, irrespective of background syn 青天白日 qīng tiān bái rì (idiom) in broad daylight / in the middle of the day / KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background syn 背调 背調 bèi diào background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2]) / to conduct a background check 关于民主的指导说明 關於民主的指導說明 Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on Democracy / Guidance Note on Democracy 方便贴 方便貼 fāng biàn tiē Post-it note / sticky note 中调 中調 zhōng diào (perfumery) middle note / heart note 本底 běn dǐ background 本底调查 本底調查 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation 本底辐射 本底輻射 běn dǐ fú shè background radiation 本底计数 本底計數 běn dǐ jì shù background count 国际见闻 國際見聞 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge 天然本地 tiān rán běn dì natural background 教育背景 jiào yù bèi jǐng educational background 历史沿革 歷史沿革 lì shǐ yán gé historical development / background 聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil 脚色 腳色 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera) 预备知识 預備知識 yù bèi zhī shi background knowledge / prerequisite 背景辐射 背景輻射 bèi jǐng fú shè background radiation 宇宙背景辐射 yǔ zhòu bèi jǐng fú shè cosmic background radiation / cosmic microwave radiation 地震背景噪音 seismic background noise 本底一氧化碳血红蛋白含量 background carboxyhaemoglobin level 本底空气污染监测网 Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network 自然含量 background level 背景文件 bèi jǐng wén jiàn background document 高本底辐射地区 高本底輻射地區 high background radiation area 高本底地区 高本底地區 high background radiation area 宇宙本底勘探者 Cosmic Background Explorer 