留洋 liú yáng (old) to study abroad / (sports) to train abroad syn 海外特许生产 licensed production abroad / licensed manufacture abroad 乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village) / local people / villager / the folks back home syn 同乡亲故 同鄉親故 tóng xiāng qīn gù fellow countryman (from the same village) / the folks back home 乡人子 鄉人子 xiāng rén zǐ young fellow countryman / young person from the same village 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 谋食 謀食 móu shí to make a living / to strive to earn a living 过不下 過不下 guò bu xià to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living 生活费津贴 生活費津貼 shēng huó fèi jīn tiē cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 生活费调整数 生活費調整數 cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 国外 國外 guó wài abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign syn 海外 hǎi wài overseas / abroad syn 国内外 國內外 guó nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad 留学 留學 liú xué to study abroad syn 出国 出國 chū guó to go abroad / to leave the country syn 中外 zhōng wài Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad syn 留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student 海内外 海內外 hǎi nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad syn 异地 異地 yì dì different place / abroad syn 外边 外邊 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home syn 外销 外銷 wài xiāo to export / to sell abroad 抛售 拋售 pāo shòu to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home) syn 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 归国 歸國 guī guó to go home (to one's native country) / to return from abroad 境内外 境內外 jìng nèi wài within and without the borders / domestic and foreign / home and abroad 外逃 wài táo to flee abroad / to run away / to desert / outflow 游学 遊學 yóu xué to study away from home or abroad (old) 出使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador / to be sent on a diplomatic mission 域外 yù wài outside the country / abroad / foreign / extraterritorial syn 汉文 漢文 hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad 外派 wài pài to send sb to work abroad or in a different location syn 旅居 lǚ jū to stay away from home / residence abroad / sojourn syn 内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad syn 公派 gōng pài to send sb abroad at the government's expense 侨眷 僑眷 qiáo juàn family members of nationals residing abroad syn 出洋 chū yáng to go abroad (old) syn 侨 僑 qiáo emigrant / to reside abroad syn 他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 家丑不可外扬 家醜不可外揚 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public 去国外 去國外 qù guó wài to go abroad 信孚中外 xìn fú zhōng wài to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom) 内忧外困 內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad 外出访问 外出訪問 wài chū fǎng wèn to make an official visit (often abroad) 家丑不可外传 家醜不可外傳 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 水僊 shuǐ xiān variant of 水仙, narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 治装 治裝 zhì zhuāng to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad syn 蜚声海外 蜚聲海外 fēi shēng hǎi wài famous at home and abroad 飘海 飄海 piāo hǎi to go abroad 飞鱼族 飛魚族 fēi yú zú "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study 关于从国外调取民事或商事证据的公约 Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters 海牙送达公约 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters / Hague Service Convention 美洲国家关于国外调取证据的公约 美洲國家關於國外調取證據的公約 Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad 境外消费 境外消費 jìng wài xiāo fèi consumption abroad 关于向国外送达行政文书的欧洲公约 關於向國外送達行政文書的歐洲公約 European Convention on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters 自国外获取赡养公约 自國外獲取贍養公約 Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance 境外转诊司 境外轉診司 Referral Abroad Department 客死 kè sǐ to die in a foreign land / to die abroad 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 反美是工作赴美是生活 fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad) 留子 liú zi (slang) international student / student studying abroad 猪仔 豬仔 zhū zǎi piglet / (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 生活水平 shēng huó shuǐ píng living standards 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 生活环境 shēng huó huán jìng living environment 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 回族 huí zú Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China 活人 huó rén living person 游子 遊子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home syn 生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 打拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 生存环境 生存環境 shēng cún huán jìng habitat / living environment 活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century syn 