做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 刻薄 kè bó unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng to prop up / to support / strut / brace syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 决策 決策 jué cè strategic decision / decision-making / policy decision / to determine policy syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 面板 麵板 miàn bǎn board for making noodles or kneading bread dough 吊带 吊帶 diào dài suspenders / garters / shoulder strap / brace / sling syn 可喜 kě xǐ making one happy / gratifying / heartening syn 面料 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support / to brace syn 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 护膝 護膝 hù xī kneepad / knee brace 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 硬着头皮 硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to syn 强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats syn 从长计议 從長計議 cōng cháng jì yì to take one's time making a decision (idiom) / to consider at length 造句 zào jù sentence-making 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 组分 組分 zǔ fèn components / individual parts making up a compound 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer 抵住 dǐ zhù to resist / to press against / to brace 旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) syn 呋喃 fū nán furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword) 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision / to consider at length 决策程序 決策程序 decision-making process 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 激将 激將 jī jiàng to spur sb into action by making negative remarks 牙套 yá tào orthodontic brace / (dental) crown 叫床声 叫床聲 jiào chuáng shēng to moan (in bed) / cries of pleasure during love-making 吵 chǎo to quarrel / to make a noise / noisy / to disturb by making a noise syn 撑 撐 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn 尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom) / to try one's heart out / to do one's utmost syn 豆渣 dòu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 餬 hú congee / making a living 玩物丧志 玩物喪志 wán wù sàng zhì lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom) / infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will syn 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives syn 空城计 空城計 kōng chéng jì the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) / double bluff 洛阳纸贵 洛陽紙貴 luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes syn 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 豆腐渣 dòu fu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 邅 zhān not making progress 指鹿为马 指鹿為馬 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ making a deer out to be a horse (idiom) / deliberate misrepresentation syn 生财有道 生財有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest syn 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) / flirtatious / making eyes at sb 桁梁 héng liáng brace girder 正牙带环 正牙帶環 zhèng yá dài huán orthodontic brace 矫形牙套 矯形牙套 jiǎo xíng yá tào orthodontic brace 打坐坡 dǎ zuò pō (of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward / (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward / (fig.) to dig one's heels in 瓘 guàn jade used for making goblets 不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求無過 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach 中筋面粉 中筋麵粉 zhōng jīn miàn fěn all-purpose flour / flour for making dumplings and noodles 二奶专家 二奶專家 èr nǎi zhuān jiā "mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity 均等化 jūn děng huà to equalize / leveling / making uniform 大才小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng lit. making little use of great talent / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut 尚书经 尚書經 shàng shū jīng Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius 嵊泗列岛 嵊泗列島 shèng sì liè dǎo Shengsi Islands, making up Shengsi county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang 旋子 鏇子 xuàn zi large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine syn 母质 母質 mǔ zhì parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment) 决而不行 決而不行 jué ér bù xíng making decisions without implementing them 汤料 湯料 tāng liào raw materials for making soup / packaged soup mix 硅铝质 硅鋁質 guī lǚ zhì sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates) 肽链 肽鏈 tài liàn peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein) 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities syn 解剖麻雀 jiě pōu má què to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization 贻笑方家 貽笑方家 yí xiào fāng jiā a novice making a fool of himself / to make oneself ridiculous before experts 远劳 遠勞 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place) 铁镁质 鐵鎂質 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates) 立法的 lì fǎ de law-making (adj) 核武器制造能力 hé wǔ qì zhì zào néng lì nuclear weapons-making capability 世界水设想－大家的共同事务 World Water Vision - Making Water Everybody's Business / World Water Vision 政治参与和决策平等专家组 政治參與和決策平等專家組 Expert Group on Equality in Political Participation and Decision-making 政治参与和决策平等问题专家组 政治參與和決策平等問題專家組 Group of Experts on Equality in Political Participation and Decision-making 环境与卫生决策信息 環境與衛生決策信息 Information for Decision-making in Environment and Health 污染物释放和转移登记册议定书 汙染物釋放和轉移登記冊議定書 Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters / Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers 煤气费率制订专家组 煤氣費率制訂專家組 Group of Experts on Gas Rate-Making 发展中国家空间技术研讨会－付诸实施 發展中國家空間技術研討會－付諸實施 Symposium on Space Technology in the Developing Countries - Making it Happen 基于风险作出的决策 基於風險作出的決策 risk-based decision-making 用于决策的可持续发展指标讲习班 用於決策的可持續發展指標講習班 Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Decision-Making 赠款周期 贈款周期 grant-making cycle 造法条约 造法條約 law-making treaty 造法性条约 造法性條約 law-making treaty 投资决策政策和程序手册 投資決策政策和程序手冊 Policies and Procedures Manual for Investment Decision-Making 世界各国科学决策机构名录 世界各國科學決策機構名錄 World Directory of National Science Policy-making Bodies 环境决策 環境決策 environmental decision-making 缔约过程 締約過程 treaty-making process 缔约能力 締約能力 treaty-making capacity 审查多边条约拟订程序工作组 審查多邊條約擬訂程序工作組 Working Group on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-making Process 审查多边条约拟订程序的最后文件 審查多邊條約擬訂程序的最後文件 Final Document on the Review of the Multilateral Treaty-Making Process 决策过程 決策過程 decision-making process 过而能改，善莫大焉 過而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) 尝试错误 嘗試錯誤 cháng shì cuò wù to proceed by trial and error / to learn by making mistakes 当断即断 當斷即斷 dāng duàn jí duàn not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed 