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 老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous) syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 轻视 輕視 qīng shì contempt / contemptuous / to despise / to scorn / scornful syn 轻蔑 輕蔑 qīng miè scornful / disdainful / contemptuous / pejorative / disdain / contempt syn 合称 合稱 hé chēng common term / general term 阿猫阿狗 阿貓阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu any Tom, Dick or Harry / anyone (contemptuous) 杂沓 雜沓 zá tà small craftsman (contemptuous) / clatter (e.g. of footsteps) / jumbled mass / press of bodies / tumult 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 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous 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 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] 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 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 学期 學期 xué qī term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn 丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) syn 术语 術語 shù yǔ term / terminology 长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk 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 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 刑期 xíng qī prison term 称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn 期末 qī mò end of term syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 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 名词 名詞 míng cí (linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept) 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn 任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3]) 连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term) 网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc 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 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 长线 長線 cháng xiàn long term 俗称 俗稱 sú chēng commonly referred to as / common term syn 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 浮肿 浮腫 fú zhǒng (nonspecialist term for 水腫|水肿[shui3 zhong3]) to suffer from edema / swollen / bloated / puffy syn 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant) / Your Majesty / operator (of machine) syn 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 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 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil / term of abuse for Westerners syn 早产儿 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby syn 雏儿 雛兒 chú ér newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo syn 常住 cháng zhù long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada) 话匣子 話匣子 huà xiá zi phonograph or radio (old term) / chatterbox / talkative person syn 本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance) 花子 huā zi beggar (old term) syn 爱称 愛稱 ài chēng term of endearment / pet name / diminutive syn 水族 shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals 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 支那 zhī nà phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory syn 长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn 气门 氣門 qì mén valve (esp. tire valve) / accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门) / stigma (zool.) / spiracle 统称 統稱 tǒng chēng to be collectively called / collective term / general designation 通称 通稱 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term 长期性 長期性 cháng qī xìng long-term 期终 期終 qī zhōng end of a fixed term syn 西域 xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1]) 施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor) 大姨 dà yí aunt (mother's eldest sister) / (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) syn 总称 總稱 zǒng chēng generic term 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) 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 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] 届满 屆滿 jiè mǎn (of a term of office) to expire 节气 節氣 jié qi solar term syn 三昧 sān mèi Samadhi (Buddhist term) syn 佛爷 佛爺 fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] syn 长治久安 長治久安 cháng zhì jiǔ ān long-term peace and stability (of governments) syn 平仄 píng zè level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry) 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 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 昵称 暱稱 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname 短线 短線 duǎn xiàn short term 