棉花 mián hua cotton syn 卫生棉 衛生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / sanitary napkin / tampon 主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots 芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 纺织厂 紡織廠 fǎng zhī chǎng textile factory / cotton mill 褥子 rù zi cotton-padded mattress / CL:床[chuang2] syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 棉纱 棉紗 mián shā cotton yarn syn 坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat syn 棉絮 mián xù cotton wadding syn 会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 棉衣 mián yī cotton-padded clothes / CL:件[jian4] syn 纺纱 紡紗 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 棉线 棉線 mián xiàn cotton thread / yarn cotton 棉袄 棉襖 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket 棉田 mián tián cotton field 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 纯棉 純棉 chún mián pure cotton / 100% cotton 木棉 mù mián cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) syn 涤棉 滌棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend 棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon 棉签 棉籤 mián qiān cotton swab 纱厂 紗廠 shā chǎng cotton mill / textile factory 木棉花 mù mián huā cotton 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 棉毛 mián máo knitted cotton 弹 彈 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 棉 mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton syn 纱 紗 shā cotton yarn / muslin syn 絮 xù cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绵 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵[mian2] / cotton 线绳 線繩 xiàn shéng string / cotton rope 脱脂棉 脫脂棉 tuō zhī mián absorbent cotton syn 芙蓉花 fú róng huā cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 药棉 藥棉 yào mián sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs) syn 纩 纊 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc) syn 发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 公私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) syn 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first / to preempt syn 率先 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative syn 进取 進取 jìn qǔ to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 进取心 進取心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative syn 倡议 倡議 chàng yì to suggest / to initiate / proposal / initiative syn 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 倡议书 倡議書 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative 能动性 能動性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role 自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative syn 泡泡纱 泡泡紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) 专擅 專擅 zhuān shàn without authorization / to act on one's own initiative 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵 / cotton 棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 棉花棒 mián huā bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 联合国全系统援助非洲特别倡议 聯合國全系統援助非洲特別倡議 United Nations System-wide Special Initiative for the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s / United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa / United Nations Special Initiative for Africa 联合国非洲特别倡议 聯合國非洲特別倡議 United Nations System-wide Special Initiative for the Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s / United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa / United Nations Special Initiative for Africa 叁五计划 三五計劃 3 by 5 Initiative / Treat 3 Million by 2005 Initiative 加强优惠的重债穷国倡议 enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative / enhanced HIPC Initiative 公民动议 gōng mín dòng yì citizen initiative / initiative 追回被盗资产倡议 zhuī huí bèi dào zī chǎn chàng yì Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative / StAR Initiative 亚佩克区域安全贸易倡议 yà pèi kè qū yù ān quán mào yì chàng yì Secure Trade in the APEC Region initiative / STAR initiative 重债穷国债务倡议 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative / HIPC Initiative 区域佛教带头倡议 Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative / Buddhist Leadership Initiative 困难低收入国家倡议 困難低收入國家倡議 Low-Income Countries Under Stress Initiative / LICUS Initiative 反恐综合援助倡议 反恐綜合援助倡議 fǎn kǒng zōng hé yuán zhù chàng yì Integrated Assistance for Countering Terrorism Initiative / I-ACT Initiative 土壤生物多样性倡议 tǔ rǎng shēng wù duō yàng xìng chàng yì International Initiative on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity / Soil Biodiversity Initiative 养护和可持续利用授粉媒介国际倡议 International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators / International Pollinator Initiative 授粉媒介国际倡议 shòu fěn méi jiè guó jì chàng yì International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators / International Pollinator Initiative 温室气体核算标准倡议 wēn shì qì tǐ hé suàn biāo zhǔn chàng yì Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative / GHG Protocol Initiative 爱幼城倡议 愛幼城倡議 ài yòu chéng chàng yì Child-Friendly Cities Initiative / Child-Friendly Community Initiative 爱幼社区倡议 愛幼社區倡議 ài yòu shè qū chàng yì Child-Friendly Cities Initiative / Child-Friendly Community Initiative 绿色倡议 綠色倡議 green initiative / ecologically friendly initiative 生态友好倡议 生態友好倡議 green initiative / ecologically friendly initiative 可持续农业和农村发展倡议 可持續農業和農村發展倡議 Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative / SARD Initiative 波茨坦倡议-生物多样性2010 波茨坦倡議-生物多樣性2010 Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010 / Potsdam Initiative on Biodiversity 波茨坦生物多样性倡议 波茨坦生物多樣性倡議 bō cí tǎn shēng wù duō yàng xìng chàng yì Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010 / Potsdam Initiative on Biodiversity 非洲倡议 非洲倡議 fēi zhōu chàng yì DTCD / Japan Initiative for Financing the Human, Institutional, Technical and Management Capacities of Developing Countries in Development Planning (with a Special Focus on Africa) / Africa Initiative 布隆迪问题区域和平倡议首脑会议 布隆迪問題區域和平倡議首腦會議 Summit of the Great Lakes Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi / Summit of the Regional Initiative on Burundi CORE倡议 CORE倡議 corechàng yì Communities Responding to the HIV / AIDS Epidemic Initiative / CORE Initiative 伦理全球化倡议 倫理全球化倡議 lún lǐ quán qiú huà chàng yì Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative / Ethical Globalization Initiative 消除贫穷和壮大社区行动 消除貧窮和壯大社區行動 Poverty Eradication and Community Empowerment Initiative / PEACE Initiative 保障健康倡议 保障健康倡議 Providing for Health initiative / P4H initiative 联合国环境规划署金融倡议 聯合國環境規劃署金融倡議 United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative / UNEP Finance Initiative 环境署金融倡议 環境署金融倡議 United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative / UNEP Finance Initiative 杜绝结核病倡议 杜絕結核病倡議 Stop Tuberculosis Initiative / Stop TB Initiative 数据标准倡议 數據標準倡議 Data Standards Initiative / Standards Initiative 全民教育快车道倡议 全民教育快車道倡議 Education for All Fast Track Initiative / EFA Fast Track Initiative 2005-2015年扫盲增能倡议 2005-2015年掃盲增能倡議 Literacy Initiative for Empowerment 2005-2015 / Literacy Initiative for Empowerment 美国律师公会中欧和东欧法律倡议 美國律師公會中歐和東歐法律倡議 American Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative / Central and Eastern European Law Initiative 