博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician 法院 fǎ yuàn court of law / court syn 武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) / knight-errant syn 判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law) / to pass judgment on / to sentence syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 和解 hé jiě to settle (a dispute out of court) / to reconcile / settlement / conciliation / to become reconciled syn 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 献殷勤 獻殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself syn 英武 yīng wǔ soldierly / martial (appearance) 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 公卿 gōng qīng high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor 质证 質證 zhì zhèng examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law 飞檐走壁 飛檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts) 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn 朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards syn 追 zhuī to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously syn 蹲马步 蹲馬步 dùn mǎ bù to do a martial-art squat 最高 zuì gāo tallest / highest / supreme (court etc) syn 武功 wǔ gōng martial art / military accomplishments / (Peking opera) martial arts feats syn 武林 wǔ lín martial arts (social) circles 人民法院 rén mín fǎ yuàn people's court (of law) / people's tribunal syn 法庭 fǎ tíng court of law syn 法官 fǎ guān judge (in court) syn 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 武侠小说 武俠小說 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel 朝廷 cháo tíng court / imperial household / dynasty syn 少林 shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to court / to go steady / to be dating syn 招式 zhāo shì (martial arts) formalized move 太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch / palace eunuch syn 练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 宫廷 宮廷 gōng tíng court (of king or emperor) syn 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 最高人民法院 zuì gāo rén mín fǎ yuàn Supreme People's Court (PRC) syn 身法 shēn fǎ pose or motion of one's body in martial arts 后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.) 开庭 開庭 kāi tíng to begin a (judicial) court session syn 武艺 武藝 wǔ yì martial art / military skill syn 朝天 cháo tiān to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb) syn 状告 狀告 zhuàng gào to sue / to take to court / to file a lawsuit syn 跆拳道 tái quán dào taekwondo (Korean martial art) 出招 chū zhāo to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively) 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death / to take a big risk 庭审 庭審 tíng shěn court hearing 出庭 chū tíng to appear in court 天庭 tiān tíng middle of the forehead / imperial court / heaven syn 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 皇朝 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times syn 最高法院 zuì gāo fǎ yuàn supreme court syn 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in 周家 zhōu jiā the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society / the imperial court and the ordinary people 篮球场 籃球場 lán qiú chǎng basketball court 胜诉 勝訴 shèng sù to win a court case 花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish syn 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 网球场 網球場 wǎng qiú chǎng tennis court 高院 gāo yuàn high court 点穴 點穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] 臣子 chén zǐ official in feudal court / subject syn 宦官 huàn guān court eunuch syn 散打 sàn dǎ mixed martial arts 奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state syn 清廷 qīng tíng the Qing court (as government of China) syn 诚惶诚恐 誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng in fear and trepidation (idiom) / in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility) syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 判令 pàn lìng decree / (of a court) to order 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 私了 sī liǎo to settle privately / to solve behind closed doors / to settle out of court 大法官 dà fǎ guān grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice syn 戒严 戒嚴 jiè yán to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple syn 军法 軍法 jūn fǎ martial law 寻死 尋死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide / to court death syn 仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch syn 尚武 shàng wǔ to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike 朝臣 cháo chén court councilor 武德 wǔ dé ethics (in the military or the martial arts) 高等法院 gāo děng fǎ yuàn High Court 公堂 gōng táng law court / hall (in castle) / CL:家[jia1] syn 审判员 審判員 shěn pàn yuán judge (in court) syn 臣下 chén xià official in feudal court / subject 演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts syn 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 泰拳 tài quán Muay Thai - "Thai fist" - Martial Art 着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] syn 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng public courtroom accusation (idiom) / legal confrontation / to take sb to court / to sue 戎装 戎裝 róng zhuāng martial attire syn 