从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 广告 廣告 guǎng gào to advertise / a commercial / advertisement / CL:項|项[xiang4] 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness syn 贸易 貿易 mào yì (commercial) trade / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 商务 商務 shāng wù commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment) 开发商 開發商 kāi fā shāng developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) 宣传册 宣傳冊 xuān chuán cè commercial brochure / advertising pamphlet / flyer 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline syn 活性 huó xìng (chemistry) activity / active / activated 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) / to encourage / to agitate / to instigate / to incite / to beat / to flap (wings, a fan etc) syn 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 实业 實業 shí yè industry / commercial enterprise syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade / to carry out commercial activities / in business syn 拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) syn 熙熙攘攘 xī xī rǎng rǎng bustling with activity (idiom) syn 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 商机 商機 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity 楼盘 樓盤 lóu pán building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent) 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity syn 放款 fàng kuǎn to lend money (as a commercial loan) syn 文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity 媚俗 mèi sú to cater to the public's taste / kitsch / commercial syn 商埠 shāng bù commercial port / trading port / treaty port (old) 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 投注 tóu zhù to throw one's energies (into an activity) / to invest one's emotions (in sth) / to bet / betting syn 工行 gōng háng ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) / abbr. for 工商銀行|工商银行[Gong1 Shang1 Yin2 hang2] syn 商圈 shāng quān commercial district / business district 中国工商银行 中國工商銀行 zhōng guó gōng shāng yín háng Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 车行 車行 chē háng car-related business / car dealership / taxi company / (commercial) garage 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 活动中心 活動中心 huó dòng zhōng xīn activity center / CL:處|处[chu4] 犯罪行为 犯罪行為 fàn zuì xíng wéi criminal activity 体育活动 體育活動 tǐ yù huó dòng sports / sporting activity 南京路 nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 性交易 xìng jiāo yì prostitution / commercial sex / the sex trade 纪念活动 紀念活動 jì niàn huó dòng commemoration / commemorative activity 广告片 廣告片 guǎng gào piàn advertising film / TV commercial 商务印书馆 商務印書館 shāng wù yìn shū guǎn The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) 商法 shāng fǎ commercial 插播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout syn 无照经营 無照經營 wú zhào jīng yíng unlicensed business activity 五七 wǔ qī memorial activity 35 days after a person's death 牡丹卡 mǔ dan kǎ Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) 商业机构 商業機構 shāng yè jī gòu commercial organization 天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity syn 通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 性行 xìng xíng sexual activity 商港 shāng gǎng commercial port / trading harbor 太阳活动 太陽活動 tài yáng huó dòng sunspot activity / solar variation 回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hù shū bù dù lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom) syn 熙来攘往 熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng a place buzzing with activity (idiom) syn 创收活动 創收活動 income-generating activity / income-producing activity / cash-generating activity 赚取收入活动 賺取收入活動 zuàn qǔ shōu rù huó dòng income-generating activity / income-producing activity / cash-generating activity 亚远经委会国际商业仲裁规则和调解标准 亞遠經委會國際商業仲裁規則和調解標準 Rules for International Commercial Arbitration and Standards for Conciliation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East / ECAFE Rules for International Commercial Arbitration 渔捞 漁撈 yú lāo fishing (as a commercial activity) syn 地中海行动计划区域活动中心 地中海行動計劃區域活動中心 MAP Regional Activity Centre / Regional Activity Centre 工商银行 工商銀行 gōng shāng yín háng Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 商业版本 商業版本 shāng yè bǎn běn commercial version (of software) 商业发票 商業發票 shāng yè fā piào commercial invoice 运十 運十 yùn shí Shanghai Y-10 / Yun-10 commercial jet aircraft 上海商务印书馆 上海商務印書館 shàng hǎi shāng wù yìn shū guǎn Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897) 商业银行 商業銀行 shāng yè yín háng commercial bank 商办 商辦 shāng bàn to consult and act upon / privately run / commercial 民航班机 民航班機 mín háng bān jī civilian plane / commercial flight 贸易货栈 貿易貨棧 mào yì huò zhàn commercial warehouse 商务管理处 Commercial Management Service 商务活动处 Commercial Activities Service 小规模渔业 xiǎo guī mú yú yè small-scale commercial fisheries / small-scale fisheries 国际商业仲裁示范法 guó jì shāng yè zhòng cái shì fàn fǎ Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 亚太经社会国际商业仲裁中心 ESCAP International Commercial Arbitration Centre 提高商业技术方桉 提高商業技術方案 Program for the Advancement of Commercial Technology 商业能源研究方案 shāng yè néng yuán yán jiū fāng àn Program for Commercial Energy Research 美苏联合商业委员会 Joint U.S.-USSR Commercial Commission 商务、采购和交通处 商務、采購和交通處 Commercial, Purchase and Transportation Service 联合商业委员会 Joint Commercial Commission 关于从国外调取民事或商事证据的公约 Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters 