王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn 最佳 zuì jiā optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc) syn 镜头 鏡頭 jìng tóu camera lens / camera shot (in a movie etc) / scene syn 最好 zuì hǎo best / had better ... / it would be best to ... syn 尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot syn 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá to select the best syn 极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 死党 死黨 sǐ dǎng best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers syn 排行榜 pái háng bǎng the charts (of best-sellers) / table of ranking 致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings / to send one's best regards / to devote attention to syn 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most / at best syn 盛装 盛裝 shèng zhuāng splendid clothes / rich attire / one's Sunday best syn 畅销书 暢銷書 chàng xiāo shū best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn 罚球 罰球 fá qiú penalty shot / penalty kick (in sports) 大腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight syn 隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided syn 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn 跻身 躋身 jī shēn to rise into the ranks of / to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc) syn 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to / striving to do one's best syn 火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) 尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets syn 尖子 jiān zi best of its kind / cream of the crop syn 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot / a block syn 充其量 chōng qí liàng at most / at best syn 精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn 万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] syn 名列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best syn 显贵 顯貴 xiǎn guì dignitary / distinguished person / royalty / nobleman / big shot syn 不力 bù lì not to do one's best / not to exert oneself syn 冷枪 冷槍 lěng qiāng sniper's shot 铅球 鉛球 qiān qiú shot put (athletics event) 讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn 抢手货 搶手貨 qiǎng shǒu huò a best-seller / a hot property 望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn 广角镜头 廣角鏡頭 guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu wide angle camera shot syn 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) 独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well syn 至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn 顶尖级 頂尖級 dǐng jiān jí first class / top / world best syn 因势利导 因勢利導 yīn shì lì dǎo to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities syn 美人蕉 měi rén jiāo canna or Indian shot (genus Canna) 豪富 háo fù rich and powerful / rich and influential person / big shot syn 技术转让 技術轉讓 jì shù zhuǎn ràng technology transfer / transfer of technology 最佳影片 zuì jiā yǐng piàn best movie (in film awards) 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 劲射 勁射 jìng shè power shot (e.g. in soccer) 注射剂 注射劑 zhù shè jì injection / shot 好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài cap / seal / cover / to cover / blocked shot (basketball) 人尽其才 人盡其才 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best syn 魁首 kuí shǒu chief / first / brightest and best syn 第一炮 dì yī pào (fig.) opening shot 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn 将错就错 將錯就錯 jiāng cuò jiù cuò lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn 百思买 百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer) 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball syn 尖 jiān pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop syn 关门大吉 關門大吉 guān mén dà jí to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) syn 物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything syn 男傧相 男儐相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage) syn 傧 儐 bīn best man / to entertain 铁砂 鐵砂 tiě shā shot (in shotgun) / pellets 隐衷 隱衷 yǐn zhōng a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information syn 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 技术 技術 jì shù technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] syn 科技 kē jì science and technology 无线电 無線電 wú xiàn diàn radio / wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio syn 落后 落後 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress syn 先进 先進 xiān jìn sophisticated / advanced (technology etc) / meritorious / exemplary (deeds etc) syn 杜比 dù bǐ Dolby (audio technology) 园区 園區 yuán qū site developed for a group of related enterprises / (industrial or technology) park 科学技术 科學技術 kē xué jì shù science and technology 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 新锐 新銳 xīn ruì cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing syn 研华 研華 yán huá Advantech, technology company 印刷术 印刷術 yìn shuā shù printing / printing technology 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 博世 bó shì Bosch (surname) / Bosch, German technology company 