以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 打印 dǎ yìn to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer) syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 邮票 郵票 yóu piào (postage) stamp / CL:枚[mei2],張|张[zhang1] syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 印章 yìn zhāng seal / signet / chop / stamp / CL:方[fang1] syn 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 烙印 lào yìn to brand (cattle etc) / brand / (fig.) to leave a lasting mark / to stigmatize / mark / stamp / stigma 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi to stamp with fury / to fly into a rage syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth syn 印花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric syn 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 图章 圖章 tú zhāng stamp / seal / CL:方[fang1] syn 集邮 集郵 jí yóu stamp collecting / philately 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 冲压 沖壓 chòng yā to stamp / to press (sheet metal) / Taiwan pr. [chong1ya1] syn 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 纪念邮票 紀念郵票 jì niàn yóu piào commemorative postage stamp syn 印花税 印花稅 yìn huā shuì stamp duty 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc) syn 印鉴 印鑒 yìn jiàn seal impression / stamp / mark from a seal serving as signature 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] 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 戳记 戳記 chuō jì stamp / seal syn 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 品相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 到期日 dào qī rì due date / expiry date / maturity date 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 批转 批轉 pī zhuǎn to approve and forward / to endorse / stamp "approved for distribution" 刻印 kè yìn to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression 顿足 頓足 dùn zú stamp (one's feet) 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 大印 dà yìn stamp / official seal 保鲜期 保鮮期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 盖印 蓋印 gài yìn to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) 顿 頓 dùn to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal syn 印 yìn to print / to mark / to engrave / a seal / a print / a stamp / a mark / a trace / image syn 踩 cǎi to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote syn 踏 tà to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot syn 戳 chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal syn 蹈 dǎo to tread on / to trample / to stamp / to fulfill / Taiwan pr. [dao4] syn 跺 duò to stamp one's feet syn 枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube / Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) syn 集邮册 集郵冊 jí yóu cè stamp album / CL:本[ben3] 印台 印臺 yìn tái ink pad / stamp pad syn 海枣 海棗 hǎi zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 蹀 dié to tread on / to stamp one's foot 椰枣 椰棗 yē zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 后会无期 後會無期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely 有效日期 yǒu xiào rì qī expiration date / expiry date 邮票钳 郵票鉗 yóu piào qián stamp 回墨印 huí mò yìn self-inking stamp 戳儿 戳兒 chuō r stamp / seal syn 戳子 chuō zi stamp / seal 甩手顿脚 甩手頓腳 shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair) 跌足 diē zú to stamp one's foot (in anger) 蹀足 dié zú to stamp the feet (formal writing) 集邮簿 集郵簿 jí yóu bù stamp album / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] 齿孔 齒孔 chǐ kǒng perforations (on a postage stamp) 联合国环境保护邮票基金信托基金 lián hé guó huán jìng bǎo hù yóu piào jī jīn xìn tuō jī jīn United Nations Trust Fund for the Environment Stamp Conservation Fund 盖橡皮图章 蓋橡皮圖章 gài xiàng pí tú zhāng rubber-stamp (v) 地球邮票 地球郵票 Earth Stamp 支票印花税法公约 支票印花稅法公約 Convention on the Stamp Laws in connection with Cheques 汇票和本票印花税法公约 匯票和本票印花稅法公約 Convention on the Stamp Laws in connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 邮票设计委员会 郵票設計委員會 Committee on Stamp Design 章子 zhāng zi seal / stamp 蹬脚 蹬腳 dēng jiǎo to stamp one's foot / to kick 攧 diān to fall / to stamp (one's foot) / to toss / to throw 邮花 郵花 yóu huā (dialect) (postage) stamp syn 邮折 郵摺 yóu zhé (philately) presentation pack / stamp folder 邮迷 郵迷 yóu mí stamp collector / philatelist 手章 shǒu zhāng private seal / stamp inked on the back of one's hand (used to prove that one has paid to enter a venue etc) 