"dates" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
枣子棗子	zǎo zi	dates / jujube	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
定期	dìng qī	at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term	syn
孙子孫子	sūn zǐ	Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武\|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]	syn
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)
孙武孫武	sūn wǔ	Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子\|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
姜子牙薑子牙	jiāng zǐ yá	Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜\|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
八宝粥八寶粥	bā bǎo zhōu	rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
蔺相如藺相如	lìn xiāng rú	Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國\|赵国
起讫起訖	qǐ qì	beginning and end (dates)	syn
顷頃	qǐng	unit of area equal to 100 畝\|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares / a short while / a little while ago / circa. (for approximate dates)	syn
年代学年代學	nián dài xué	chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
司马穰苴司馬穰苴	sī mǎ ráng jū	Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國\|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法\|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
夏黄公夏黃公	xià huáng gōng	Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公\|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略\|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
尉缭尉繚	wèi liáo	Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子\|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
生卒年	shēng zú nián	dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
起迄	qǐ qì	start and end (dates) / origin and destination
酒枣酒棗	jiǔ zǎo	dates in liquor
醉枣醉棗	zuì zǎo	dates in liquor
黄石公黃石公	huáng shí gōng	Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公\|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
生卒年月	shēng zú nián yuè	dates of birth and death (of historical figure)

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