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 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 哥们 哥們 gē men Brothers! / brethren / dude (colloquial) / brother (diminutive form of address between males) syn 地址 dì zhǐ address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 称呼 稱呼 chēng hu to call / to address as / form of address / appellation syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 播放 bō fàng to broadcast / to transmit (by radio or TV) syn 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 播出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 住址 zhù zhǐ address 帅哥 帥哥 shuài gē handsome guy / lady-killer / handsome (form of address) 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) syn 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 转播 轉播 zhuǎn bō relay / broadcast (on radio or TV) 称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn 收听 收聽 shōu tīng to listen to (a radio broadcast) syn 老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman syn 实况 實況 shí kuàng live (e.g. broadcast or recording) / what is actually happening / scene / the real situation syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 公公 gōng gong husband's father / father-in-law / grandpa / grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch syn 播音 bō yīn to transmit / to broadcast syn 网址 網址 wǎng zhǐ website / web address / URL 栏目 欄目 lán mù regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio) 通讯录 通訊錄 tōng xùn lù address book / directory 联播 聯播 lián bō to broadcast over a network / (radio or TV) hookup / simulcast 娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn 点播 點播 diǎn bō webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 播映 bō yìng to broadcast a film / to televise syn 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 播送 bō sòng to broadcast / to transmit / to beam syn 称谓 稱謂 chēng wèi title / appellation / form of address syn 尊称 尊稱 zūn chēng to address sb deferentially / title / honorific syn 演播 yǎn bō broadcast performance / televised or podcast lecture 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 夫子 fū zǐ Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars) / (used sarcastically) pedant syn 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 圣上 聖上 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor syn 施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor) 大姨 dà yí aunt (mother's eldest sister) / (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) syn 通信地址 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 祭文 jì wén funeral oration / eulogy / elegiac address syn 老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4] syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 通讯地址 通訊地址 tōng xùn dì zhǐ mailing address / postal address 办公地址 辦公地址 bàn gōng dì zhǐ business address 放送 fàng sòng to broadcast / to announce over loudspeakers syn 寻址 尋址 xún zhǐ to address / to search for address / to input data into memory 播发 播發 bō fā to broadcast syn 老丈 lǎo zhàng sir (respectful form of address for an old man) 内详 內詳 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed / details inside 电视广播 電視廣播 diàn shì guǎng bō television broadcast / telecast / videocast 广播节目 廣播節目 guǎng bō jié mù radio program / broadcast program 电视转播 電視轉播 diàn shì zhuǎn bō TV relay / to broadcast 阿公 ā gōng (old) grandfather / polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law / (Taiwanese) grandfather 阿嬷 阿嬤 ā mā (Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má]) 诸公 諸公 zhū gōng gentlemen (form of address) 展播 zhǎn bō to exhibit as broadcast / to show (on TV) 试播 試播 shì bō trial broadcast 尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title / form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc 导播 導播 dǎo bō to direct a television or radio broadcast / director (TV, radio) 通讯处 通訊處 tōng xùn chù contact address 座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc syn 播 bō (bound form) to sow (seeds) / to spread (ideas, rumors etc) / to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4] syn 伯 bó father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] syn 居住地 jū zhù dì current address / place of residence syn 公共广播系统 公共廣播系統 public address system 无线电广播 無線電廣播 wú xiàn diàn guǎng bō radio broadcast 娅 婭 yà (literary) term of address between husbands of sisters / (used to transliterate foreign names) / (used in Chinese women's names) syn 老伯伯 lǎo bó bo grandpa (polite form of address for old man) 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs 热播 熱播 rè bō to broadcast (or be broadcast) to an enthusiastic audience / to broadcast (or be broadcast) and get high ratings 多站地址 duō zhàn dì zhǐ multicast address / multistation address 目标地址 目標地址 mù biāo dì zhǐ destination address / target address 敬称 敬稱 jìng chēng to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address / honorific title 国情咨文 國情咨文 guó qíng zī wén speech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Address, (Russia) Address to the Federal Assembly etc) IP地址 i p dì zhǐ Internet Protocol Address / IP address 因特网协议地址 因特網協議地址 Internet Protocol Address / IP address 直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng (idiom) to address sb directly by name / to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity) 广播和未知服务器 廣播和未知服務器 guǎng bō hé wèi zhī fú wù qì Broadcast and Unknown Server / BUS 广播网路 廣播網路 guǎng bō wǎng lù broadcast network 授时 授時 shòu shí to broadcast a time signal