里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 量 liáng to measure syn 量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 计时 計時 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 测量 測量 cè liáng survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine syn 深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon syn 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure syn 交界 jiāo jiè common boundary / common border syn 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 预防针 預防針 yù fáng zhēn immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure 不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom) / outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run syn 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 度量 dù liàng measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric syn 通病 tōng bìng common problem / common failing syn 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure syn 丈量 zhàng liáng to measure / measurement syn 量度 liáng dù to measure / measurement 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 量词 量詞 liàng cí classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 量身 liáng shēn to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 政策措施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 计量单位 計量單位 jì liàng dān wèi unit of measure 安全措施 ān quán cuò shī safety feature / security measure 具体措施 jù tǐ cuò shī specific measure 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy syn 量测 量測 liáng cè to measure / measurement 测温 測溫 cè wēn to measure temperature 百胜 百勝 bǎi shèng BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company / PakSing, common Hong Kong company name 定标 定標 dìng biāo to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient 伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits) 测度 測度 cè dù measure (math.) syn 治疗措施 治療措施 zhì liáo cuò shī curative measure 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 测 測 cè to survey / to measure / to conjecture syn 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 比量 bǐ liang to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc) syn 皮尺 pí chǐ tape measure 甬 tǒng variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter) 角尺 jiǎo chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 公约数 公約數 gōng yuē shù common factor / common divisor 最大公约数 最大公約數 zuì dà gōng yuē shù highest common factor HCF / greatest common divisor GCD 曲尺 qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 斛 hú ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks) syn 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 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 共同 gòng tóng common / joint / jointly / together / collaborative syn 公共 gōng gòng public / common / communal syn 平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily syn 寻常 尋常 xún cháng usual / common / ordinary syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 共同点 共同點 gòng tóng diǎn common ground 民众 民眾 mín zhòng the populace / the masses / the common people syn 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 常见 常見 cháng jiàn commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently syn 共识 共識 gòng shí common understanding / consensus 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 百姓 bǎi xìng common people syn 同感 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling / similar impression / common feeling syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 常理 cháng lǐ common sense / conventional reasoning and morals syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ) 常用 cháng yòng in common usage 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom) / surpassing / preeminent / outstanding syn 黑猩猩 hēi xīng xing common chimpanzee 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini) syn 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair / crew cut / (of people) common / ordinary syn 紫罗兰 紫羅蘭 zǐ luó lán (botany) common stock / gillyflower (Matthiola incana) / (botany) violet 通俗 tōng sú common / everyday / average syn 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying / proverb / colloquial speech syn 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 