一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) 江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots? 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 邓小平 鄧小平 dèng xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" 班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 穆罕默德·欧玛 穆罕默德·歐瑪 mù hǎn mò dé ōu mǎ (Tw) Mullah Muhammad Omar (1960-2013), Taliban leader, Supreme Leader of Afghanistan 1996-2001 变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn 变动 變動 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation syn 变色 變色 biàn sè to change color / to discolor / to change countenance / to become angry syn 改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) syn 零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn 质变 質變 zhì biàn qualitative change / fundamental change syn 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 剧变 劇變 jù biàn to change dramatically / radical change syn 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape syn 换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune syn 流变 流變 liú biàn to flow and change / development and change (of society) 移情别恋 移情別戀 yí qíng bié liàn change of affection, shift of love (idiom) / to change one's feelings to another love / to fall in love with sb else 秘书长气候变化筹资高级别咨询小组 High-level Advisory Group of the Secretary-General on Climate Change Financing / High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing 一个联合国气候变化训练服务平台 一個聯合國气候變化訓練服務平台 yī gè lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà xùn liàn fù wù píng tái One United Nations Training Service Platform for Climate Change / One UN Training Service Platform for Climate Change 快速启动气候变化融资 快速啟動气候變化融資 kuài sù qǐ dòng qì hòu biàn huà róng zī fast-start climate change financing / fast-start climate change funding 变革和改革派 變革和改革派 Change and Reform bloc / Change and Reform 变革推动者 變革推動者 biàn gé tuī dòng zhě agent of change / change agent 变革推动因素 變革推動因素 biàn gé tuī dòng yīn sù agent of change / change agent 变革动因 變革動因 biàn gé dòng yīn agent of change / change agent 秘书长气候变化问题特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change / Special Envoy on Climate Change 气候变化特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change / Special Envoy on Climate Change 苏丹人民解放运动民主变革派 蘇丹人民解放運動民主變革派 Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Democratic Change SPLM-Democratic Change 找零 zhǎo líng to give change / change money 易主 yì zhǔ (of property) to change owners / (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],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 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 队长 隊長 duì zhǎng captain / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 领导人 領導人 lǐng dǎo rén leader syn 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù leader syn 组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 领导者 領導者 lǐng dǎo zhě leader syn 毛主席 máo zhǔ xí Chairman Mao / Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 蒋介石 蔣介石 jiǎng jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader / gang leader / chieftain syn 拉登 lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 头儿 頭兒 tóu r leader syn 列宁 列寧 liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader 排长 排長 pái zhǎng platoon leader / sergeant 蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] 阿拉法特 ā lā fǎ tè Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特[Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4] 林彪 lín biāo Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 头子 頭子 tóu zi boss / gang leader syn 降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader) syn 江青 jiāng qīng Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four 朱德 zhū dé Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 刘少奇 劉少奇 liú shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 李自成 lǐ zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 陈云 陳雲 chén yún Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist 梁启超 梁啟超 liáng qǐ chāo Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 贺龙 賀龍 hè lóng He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution 车长 車長 vehicle leader 卡斯特罗 卡斯特羅 kǎ sī tè luó Castro (name) / Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 康有为 康有為 kāng yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea 张角 張角 zhāng jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 安禄山 安祿山 ān lù shān An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] 像章 xiàng zhāng badge / insignia / lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader) 本拉登 běn lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 左宗棠 zuǒ zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader 邓颖超 鄧穎超 dèng yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 洪秀全 hóng xiù quán Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 黄巢 黃巢 huáng cháo Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang 侯赛因 侯賽因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 李宗仁 lǐ zōng rén Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction 戚继光 戚繼光 qī jì guāng Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader 陈胜 陳勝 chén shèng Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 萨德尔 薩德爾 sà dé ěr Sadr (name) / Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 