词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 圣神 聖神 shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity) 语文支助股 Linguistic Support Unit 语文事务 Linguistic Matters 1992年关于少数民族的宣言 1992年關於少數民族的宣言 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities / 1992 Declaration on Minorities 非洲语言学行动计划 非洲語言學行動計劃 Linguistic Plan of Action for Africa 语言权利 語言權利 linguistic rights 世界语言图 世界語言圖 World Linguistic Atlas 世界语言权利宣言 世界語言權利宣言 Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights 司法行政和语言多样化项目 司法行政和語言多樣化項目 Administration of Justice and Linguistic Pluralism Project 泛非语言协会 泛非語言協會 Pan-African Linguistic Association 理据 理據 lǐ jù grounds / justification / logical basis / (linguistic) motivation 语域 語域 yǔ yù (linguistics) linguistic field / register 黏着性 黏著性 nián zhuó xìng (linguistic) agglutinative 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 合称 合稱 hé chēng common term / general term 者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 五常 wǔ cháng the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] / alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements syn 足月生 zú yuè shēng birth at term / full-term birth 足月出生 zú yuè chū shēng birth at term / full-term birth 国家远景研究 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies 漏脯充饥 漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ - chōng jī lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom) / fig. to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits / shortsighted 条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn 昵称 暱稱 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn 学期 學期 xué qī term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4] 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 短线 短線 duǎn xiàn short term 中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 名词 名詞 míng cí (linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept) 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 期末 qī mò end of term syn 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn 本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance) 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn 术语 術語 shù yǔ term / terminology 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 俗称 俗稱 sú chēng commonly referred to as / common term syn 葫芦 葫蘆 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 西域 xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1]) 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 小编 小編 xiǎo biān editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer) 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant) / Your Majesty / operator (of machine) syn 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 长线 長線 cháng xiàn long term 大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn 菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3]) 施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor) 小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 水族 shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals syn 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 岭南 嶺南 lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi 长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 统称 統稱 tǒng chēng to be collectively called / collective term / general designation 连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn 气门 氣門 qì mén valve (esp. tire valve) / accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门) / stigma (zool.) / spiracle 常住 cháng zhù long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada) 外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 用词 用詞 yòng cí usage (of a term) / wording / phrasing 浮肿 浮腫 fú zhǒng (nonspecialist term for 水腫|水肿[shui3 zhong3]) to suffer from edema / swollen / bloated / puffy syn 届满 屆滿 jiè mǎn (of a term of office) to expire 新学期 新學期 xīn xué qī new school term 屁屁 pì pi (child's term) buttocks / bottom 镭射 鐳射 léi shè laser (loanword) / Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1] 日本鬼子 rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) 爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc syn 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 大秦 dà qín Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] 通称 通稱 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term 节气 節氣 jié qi solar term syn 三昧 sān mèi Samadhi (Buddhist term) syn 吸着 吸著 xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc) 