算 suàn to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute syn 数 數 shù number / figure / several / a few syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 数字 數字 shù zì numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) syn 形象 xíng xiàng image / form / figure / CL:個|个[ge4] / visualization / vivid syn 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 人士 rén shì person / figure / public figure syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death syn 比喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively syn 中部 zhōng bù middle part / central section / central region syn 元老 yuán lǎo senior figure / elder / doyen syn 外形 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour 身影 shēn yǐng silhouette / figure syn 体形 體形 tǐ xíng figure / bodily form syn 猜中 cāi zhòng to guess correctly / to figure out the right answer syn 人影 rén yǐng the shadow of a human figure / a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb) syn 穆罕默德 mù hǎn mò dé Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 均匀 均勻 jūn yún even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc) syn 佼佼者 jiǎo jiǎo zhě well-known figure / excellent (person, company etc) syn 平面图 平面圖 píng miàn tú a plan / a planar graph / a plane figure 销售额 銷售額 xiāo shòu é sales figure / total income from sales / turnover 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) syn 炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage syn 图形 圖形 tú xíng picture / figure / diagram / graph / depiction / graphical syn 体态 體態 tǐ tài figure / physique / posture syn 背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 形体 形體 xíng tǐ figure / physique / form and structure syn 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 社会名流 社會名流 shè huì míng liú celebrity / public figure syn 土人 tǔ rén native / aborigine / clay figure syn 合计 合計 hé jì to add up the total / to figure what sth amounts to / to consider syn 蜡像 蠟像 là xiàng waxwork / wax figure 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 揣摩 chuǎi mó to analyze / to try to figure out / to try to fathom syn 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic 英姿 yīng zī heroic bearing / dashing figure syn 知名人士 zhī míng rén shì public figure / celebrity syn 豪杰 豪傑 háo jié hero / towering figure syn 风姿 風姿 fēng zī good looks / good figure / graceful bearing / charm syn 小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 想不开 想不開 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles syn 立体图 立體圖 lì tǐ tú three-dimensional figure / hologram / stereogram 头面人物 頭面人物 tóu miàn rén wù leading figure / bigwig syn 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 立意 lì yì to conceptualize / to come up with the central idea / concept / central idea / to be determined (to do sth) syn 纹饰 紋飾 wén shì decorative motif / figure 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 纤体 纖體 xiān tǐ to get a slender figure / slimming 正则 正則 zhèng zé regular (figure in geometry) 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 中区 中區 zhōng qū central district (of a city) / central zone 弄懂 nòng dǒng to make sense of / to grasp the meaning of / to figure out 重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government syn 手办 手辦 shǒu bàn garage kit / action figure / model figure 女将 女將 nǚ jiàng female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise syn 宋庆龄 宋慶齡 sòng qìng líng Song Qingling (1893-1981), second wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], influential political figure in China after Sun's death in 1925 花样滑冰 花樣滑冰 huā yàng huá bīng figure skating 政治人物 zhèng zhì rén wù political figure / politician / statesman 该隐 該隱 gāi yǐn Cain (name) / Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology 急先锋 急先鋒 jí xiān fēng daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure syn 几何图形 幾何圖形 jǐ hé tú xíng geometric figure syn 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about a historical figure) syn 王震 wáng zhèn Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure 彭祖 péng zǔ Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years) 彩塑 cǎi sù painted clay figure 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 中共中央办公厅 中共中央辦公廳 zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee / abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 Ban4] 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 塑 sù to model (a figure) in clay / (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material) syn 揣 chuǎi to estimate / to guess / to figure / to surmise syn 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 泰山北斗 tài shān běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart syn 美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating / heater / warm air syn 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 中枢 中樞 zhōng shū center / hub / the central administration syn 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 总机 總機 zǒng jī central exchange / telephone exchange / switchboard 鞑靼 韃靼 dá dá Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China) / Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia) 中美洲 zhōng měi zhōu Central America 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 中亚 中亞 zhōng yà Central Asia 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 美联储 美聯儲 měi lián chǔ US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank 