特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 追悼会 追悼會 zhuī dào huì memorial service / funeral service 群落 qún luò community / (science) biocoenosis / ecological community syn 车次 車次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 客户服务 客戶服務 kè hù fú wù customer service / client service 志愿服务 zhì yuàn fù wù volunteer service / voluntary service 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 功 gōng meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) syn 社区 社區 shè qū community / neighborhood 群体 群體 qún tǐ community / colony syn 败类 敗類 bài lèi scum of a community / degenerate syn 小区 小區 xiǎo qū housing estate / community / neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell 插队 插隊 chā duì to cut in line / to jump a queue / to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution) syn 族群 zú qún ethnic group / community 商界 shāng jiè business world / business community syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 混迹 混跡 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it syn 共同体 共同體 gòng tóng tǐ community syn 警民 jǐng mín the police and the community 欧共体 歐共體 ōu gòng tǐ abbr. for 歐洲共同體|欧洲共同体, European Community (old term for the EU, European Union) 网民 網民 wǎng mín netizen / Internet user / online community member 生活区 生活區 shēng huó qū living community 国际社会 國際社會 guó jì shè huì the international community 社会团体 社會團體 shè huì tuán tǐ social group / community organization 社群 shè qún community / social grouping 圈内 圈內 quān nèi among insiders / within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc) / (esp.) in show business circles 虚拟社区 虛擬社區 xū nǐ shè qū virtual community 公益金 gōng yì jīn public welfare funds / community chest 共同财产 共同財產 gòng tóng cái chǎn community property 书坛 書壇 shū tán the calligraphic community syn 僧伽 sēng qié (Buddhism) sangha / the monastic community / monk 新市镇 新市鎮 xīn shì zhèn new town / planned community 服务 服務 fú wù to serve / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 服务员 服務員 fú wù yuán waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 失误 失誤 shī wù lapse / mistake / to make a mistake / fault / service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 服役 fú yì to serve in the army / in active service syn 功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution / meritorious service / credit syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 餐具 cān jù tableware / dinner service 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 门诊 門診 mén zhěn outpatient service 自助 zì zhù self-service 套餐 tào cān set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 税务 稅務 shuì wù taxation services / state revenue service 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service) syn 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 兵役 bīng yì military service 邮政 郵政 yóu zhèng postal service / postal 高考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 文职 文職 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration 勤务 勤務 qín wù service / duties / an orderly (military) syn 检修 檢修 jiǎn xiū to overhaul / to examine and fix (a motor) / to service (a vehicle) 服务台 服務臺 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) / to hold or attend a memorial service syn 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 服务费 服務費 fú wù fèi service charge / cover charge 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 服务业 服務業 fú wù yè service industry 手续费 手續費 shǒu xù fèi service charge / processing fee / commission 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself 茶具 chá jù tea set / tea service 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services") syn 资费 資費 zī fèi (postal, telecom etc) service charge syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 三包 sān bāo "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund syn 战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service syn 拉夫 lā fū to force into service / press-gang 请缨 請纓 qǐng yīng to volunteer for military service / to offer oneself for an assignment 通车 通車 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute 通讯社 通訊社 tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua) 报效 報效 bào xiào render service to repay kindness syn 快件 kuài jiàn an express consignment (of goods, luggage etc) / express mail service 会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) syn 进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate 专营 專營 zhuān yíng to specialize in (a particular product or service) / monopoly syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 餐饮业 餐飲業 cān yǐn yè food service industry / catering industry 航船 háng chuán ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service) 报国 報國 bào guó to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country 售后服务 售後服務 shòu hòu fú wù after-sales service 网点 網點 wǎng diǎn (computing) node in a network / (commerce) sales outlet / branch / service center / (illustration) screentone / halftone dot 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 工龄 工齡 gōng líng length of service / seniority 军功 軍功 jūn gōng (military) meritorious service syn 网通 網通 wǎng tōng China Netcom (CNC), former telecommunication service provider in PRC 阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) / to pay lip service / to agree overtly, but oppose in secret syn 