点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 小时 小時 xiǎo shí hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 承认 承認 chéng rèn to admit / to concede / to recognize / recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc) / to acknowledge syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 外交 wài jiāo diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL:個|个[ge4] 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time / punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour syn 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 使馆 使館 shǐ guǎn consulate / diplomatic mission syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 高峰期 gāo fēng qī peak period / rush hour 时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn 钟点 鐘點 zhōng diǎn hour / specified time syn 断交 斷交 duàn jiāo to end a relationship / to break off diplomatic ties syn 使节 使節 shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy syn 照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn 猴儿 猴兒 hóu r monkey syn 零时 零時 líng shí midnight / zero hour 工时 工時 gōng shí man-hour 审时度势 審時度勢 shěn shí duó shì to judge the hour and size up the situation / to take stock syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need syn 使团 使團 shǐ tuán diplomatic mission 代办 代辦 dài bàn to act for sb else / to act on sb's behalf / an agent / a diplomatic representative / a chargé d'affaires syn 电表 電表 diàn biǎo power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter syn 参赞 參贊 cān zàn to serve as an adviser / (diplomatic rank) attaché / counselor 通牒 tōng dié diplomatic note syn 午时 午時 wǔ shí 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 建交 jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations 公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations 辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn 学时 學時 xué shí class hour / period syn 正常化 zhèng cháng huà normalization (of diplomatic relations etc) syn 出使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador / to be sent on a diplomatic mission 邦交 bāng jiāo relations between two countries / diplomatic relations syn 半小时 半小時 bàn xiǎo shí half hour 一小时 一小時 yī xiǎo shí one hour 包房 bāo fáng compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour 千瓦时 千瓦時 qiān wǎ shí kilowatt-hour 子时 子時 zǐ shí 11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 婉言 wǎn yán tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect syn 整点 整點 zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc) / to make an inventory / (math.) point that has integer coordinates 外交关系 外交關係 wài jiāo guān xì foreign relations / diplomatic relations 欢乐时光 歡樂時光 huān lè shí guāng happy time / happy hour (in bars etc) 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 申时 申時 shēn shí 3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 辰时 辰時 chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 亥时 亥時 hài shí 9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 卯时 卯時 mǎo shí 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 聘 pìn to employ / to appoint / (bound form) to betroth / (coll.) (of a woman) to get married / to be marrried off / (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission / Taiwan pr. [ping4] syn 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn 丑时 丑時 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 寅时 寅時 yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour 计时工资 計時工資 jì shí gōng zī payment by the hour / time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]) 外交特权 外交特權 wài jiāo tè quán diplomatic immunity 促进通过集束弹药公约的外交会议 促進通過集束彈藥公約的外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 都柏林集束炸弹问题外交会议 都柏林集束炸彈問題外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 都柏林外交会议 都柏林外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 纽约市外交车辆停放方桉 紐約市外交車輛停放方案 New York City Diplomatic Parking Programme for Diplomatic Vehicles 八小时工作制 八小時工作制 bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì eight-hour working day 上下班时间 上下班時間 shàng xià bān shí jiān rush hour 公里时 公里時 gōng lǐ shí kilometer per hour 学分小时 學分小時 xué fēn xiǎo shí credit hour (in an academic credit system) / see also 學分制|学分制[xue2 fen1 zhi4] 巳时 巳時 sì shí 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 后儿 後兒 hòu r the day after tomorrow 更次 gēng cì one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night) 未时 未時 wèi shí 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 每时每日 每時每日 měi shí měi rì every day and every hour / hourly and daily (idiom) 酉时 酉時 yǒu shí 5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off 安培小时 安培小時 ān péi xiǎo shí ampere-hour (Ah) 十亿瓦时 shí yì wǎ shí gigawatt hour H时 H時 hshí H-hour 2009年地球一小时 2009年地球一小時 Earth Hour 2009 兆瓦时 兆瓦時 zhào wǎ shí megawatt-hour 时租 時租 shí zū to rent by the hour 建立正式外交关系 建立正式外交關係 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì formally establish diplomatic relations 外交风波 外交風波 wài jiāo fēng bō diplomatic crisis 外交手腕 wài jiāo shǒu wàn diplomatic skills 外交豁免权 外交豁免權 wài jiāo huò miǎn quán diplomatic immunity 使节团 使節團 shǐ jié tuán a diplomatic group / a delegation 同文馆 同文館 tóng wén guǎn Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902 外交庇护 外交庇護 wài jiāo bì hù diplomatic asylum 岩仓使节团 岩倉使節團 yán cāng shǐ jié tuán the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871) 复交 復交 fù jiāo to reopen diplomatic relations 折冲樽俎 折衝樽俎 zhé chōng zūn zǔ lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions syn 东交民巷 東交民巷 dōng jiāo mín xiàng East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861-1959 治外法权 治外法權 zhì wài fǎ quán diplomatic immunity / (history) extraterritoriality, the rights (under unequal treaties) of a foreigner to live in China outside Chinese jurisdiction 维也纳外交关系公约 維也納外交關係公約 wéi yě nà wài jiāo guān xì gōng yuē Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 外交邮袋处 Diplomatic Pouch Service 科索沃外交观察团 Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission 