如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 事件 shì jiàn incident / event syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 以来 以來 yǐ lái since (a previous event) syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 出名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) syn 事先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior syn 举办 舉辦 jǔ bàn to conduct / to hold (an event) syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 过后 過後 guò hòu after the event syn 事后 事後 shì hòu after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 危急 wēi jí critical / desperate (situation) syn 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 还原 還原 huán yuán to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry) syn 事前 shì qián in advance / before the event syn 救治 jiù zhì to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) syn 捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of syn 退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 主办 主辦 zhǔ bàn to organize / to host (a conference or sports event) syn 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 前段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential syn 变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune syn 紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 先机 先機 xiān jī critical opportunity 临界 臨界 lín jiè critical / boundary syn 主队 主隊 zhǔ duì host team (at sports event) / host side 获知 獲知 huò zhī to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth) syn 销路 銷路 xiāo lù sale / market / state of the market / sales event 临界点 臨界點 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point 局外 jú wài outside (a group etc) / not connected (with an event etc) / external 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 竞猜 競猜 jìng cāi to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) syn 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 后怕 後怕 hòu pà lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress syn 事变 事變 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) syn 竞走 競走 jìng zǒu walking race (athletics event) 单杠 單槓 dān gàng bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event) 铅球 鉛球 qiān qiú shot put (athletics event) 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 盛举 盛舉 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking 危殆 wēi dài grave danger / in jeopardy / in a critical condition syn 社会活动 社會活動 social event 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 双杠 雙槓 shuāng gàng parallel bars (gymnastics event) 追认 追認 zhuī rèn to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 征文 徵文 zhēng wén to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event) 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event) syn 元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn 推介会 推介會 tuī jiè huì promotional seminar / promotional event 公益活动 公益活動 gōng yì huó dòng charity event / public service activities 档期 檔期 dàng qī slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) 重大事件 zhòng dà shì jiàn critical incident 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 比赛项目 比賽項目 bǐ sài xiàng mù sporting event / item on program of sports competition 体育项目 體育項目 tǐ yù xiàng mù sporting event 出赛 出賽 chū sài to compete / to take part (in a sports event) 补报 補報 bǔ bào to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness syn 冯玉祥 馮玉祥 féng yù xiáng Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek 后感 後感 hòu gǎn afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc) 本末 běn mò the whole course of an event from beginning to end / ins and outs / the fundamental and the incidental syn 小项 小項 xiǎo xiàng small item / event (of program) 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 王充 wáng chōng Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher 特卖会 特賣會 tè mài huì promotional event / sale 逢 féng to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon syn 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense syn 后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event. syn 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud syn 省察 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection) syn 减色 減色 jiǎn sè to fade / (fig.) to lose luster / (of an event etc) to be spoiled / (coinage) to become debased syn 事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event 卡脖子 qiǎ bó zi to squeeze the throat / (fig.) to have in a stranglehold / critical syn 检录 檢錄 jiǎn lù roll-call (e.g. at athletics event) / check the record 追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event. syn 后账 後賬 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event 不伤脾胃 不傷脾胃 bù shāng pí wèi lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky! 生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event syn 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud 关键路径法 關鍵路徑法 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 