部 bù ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn 董事长 董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng chairman of the board of directors 食宿 shí sù board and lodging / room and board syn 丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc syn 布告 佈告 bù gào posting on a bulletin board / notice / bulletin / to announce syn 刨花板 bào huā bǎn particle board / chipboard 空乘 kōng chéng flight attendant / on-board service 碟仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters 踢脚板 踢腳板 tī jiǎo bǎn baseboard / skirting board 打前站 dǎ qián zhàn to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) / (military) to dispatch an advance party syn 卸扣 xiè kòu shackle (U-shaped link) 隔扇 gé shan partition / partition board syn 角 jiǎo angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 锅 鍋 guō pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] syn 主板 zhǔ bǎn (computing) motherboard / (stock market) main board 面板 麵板 miàn bǎn board for making noodles or kneading bread dough 董事会 董事會 dǒng shì huì board of directors 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 董事 dǒng shì board member 版块 版塊 bǎn kuài printing block / section (of a newspaper) / board (of BBS or discussion forum) 全场 全場 quán chǎng everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match) 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 成型 chéng xíng to become shaped / to become formed 快报 快報 kuài bào bulletin board 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 副院长 副院長 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board / vice-president (of a university etc) 法定代表人 fǎ dìng dài biǎo rén (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc) 木板 mù bǎn slab / board / plank / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 人形 rén xíng human form / human-shaped / humanoid 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 方形 fāng xíng square / square-shaped 杆菌 桿菌 gǎn jūn bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) 环形 環形 huán xíng ring-shaped / (math.) annulus 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 匀称 勻稱 yún chèn well proportioned / well shaped syn 板子 bǎn zi board / plank / bamboo or birch for corporal punishment syn 登机 登機 dēng jī to board a plane 方阵 方陣 fāng zhèn square-shaped formation (military) / phalanx / (math.) matrix 橄榄球 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) 仲裁委员会 仲裁委員會 zhòng cái wěi yuán huì Arbitration Board 球形 qiú xíng spherical / ball-shaped 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 寄宿 jì sù to stay / to lodge / to board syn 梯形 tī xíng trapezoid / ladder-shaped / terraced 飞镖 飛鏢 fēi biāo darts (game) / dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead) 状物 狀物 zhuàng wù ...-shaped thing / to portray sth 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 载客 載客 zài kè to take passengers on board 砧板 zhēn bǎn cutting board / chopping block syn 教育委员会 教育委員會 jiào yù wěi yuán huì school board 牌匾 pái biǎn board (attached to a wall) syn 指导委员会 Steering Board 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board / auctioneer's hammer / to beat time with clappers syn 匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board syn 上飞机 上飛機 shàng fēi jī to get on a plane / to board 奇形怪状 奇形怪狀 qí xíng guài zhuàng fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) / grotesquely shaped syn 拍子 pāi zi beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports) syn 环状 環狀 huán zhuàng annular / toroidal / loop-shaped / ring-like 公布栏 公佈欄 gōng bù lán bulletin board 寄养 寄養 jì yǎng to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) / to foster / to board out 考试委员会 考試委員會 kǎo shì wěi yuán huì Board of Examiners 伙食费 伙食費 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost) syn 锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot syn 住校 zhù xiào to board at school 筒子 tǒng zi tube-shaped object / tube / bobbin / (Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tong2 zhi4] syn 星罗棋布 星羅棋布 xīng luó qí bù scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) / spread all over the place syn 滑梯 huá tī (children's) sliding board / a slide 冠状 冠狀 guān zhuàng coronary (i.e. relating to the coronary arteries or veins) / crown-shaped 布告栏 佈告欄 bù gào lán bulletin board 丁字 dīng zì T-shaped 鉴定委员会 鑒定委員會 jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì evaluation committee / review board 槽钢 槽鋼 cáo gāng steel groove / V-shaped steel bar 咨询委员会 咨詢委員會 zī xún wěi yuán huì Advisory Board 卵形 luǎn xíng oval / egg-shaped (leaves in botany) 案板 àn bǎn kneading or chopping board syn 蛇形 shé xíng S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake 军棋 軍棋 jūn qí land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego 印刷电路板 印刷電路板 yìn shuā diàn lù bǎn printed circuit board 满堂红 滿堂紅 mǎn táng hóng success across the board / victory in everything one touches syn 拨浪鼓 撥浪鼓 bō làng gǔ a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy) / rattle-drum syn 遮阳板 遮陽板 zhē yáng bǎn sun visor / sunshade / sunshading board 垫板 diàn pàn duck-board 离岸价 離岸價 lí àn jià free on board (FOB) (transportation) 针状 針狀 zhēn zhuàng needle-shaped 包饭 包飯 bāo fàn to get or supply meals for a monthly rate / to board / to provide board syn 环形山 環形山 huán xíng shān crater / ring-shaped mountain 板纸 板紙 bǎn zhǐ paperboard / board 八字胡 八字鬍 bā zì hú mustache shaped like character 八 踢脚线 踢腳線 tī jiǎo xiàn skirting board 舷梯 xián tī gangway / ramp (to board a ship or plane) 伞形 傘形 sǎn xíng umbrella-shaped 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 莲雾 蓮霧 lián wù wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit) 波状 波狀 bō zhuàng wave-shaped 巴乌 巴烏 bā wū bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 之字形 zhī zì xíng Z-shaped / zigzag 