将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 经理 經理 jīng lǐ manager / director / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn 总裁 總裁 zǒng cái chairman / director-general (of a company etc) 罗斯 羅斯 luó sī Roth, Ross, Rose or Rossi (name) / Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch 人權觀察|人权观察[Ren2 quan2 Guan1 cha2] / Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯|基辅罗斯[Ji1 fu3 Luo2 si1]) 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 社长 社長 shè zhǎng president or director (of association etc) 布鲁克 布魯克 bù lǔ kè Brook (name) / Peter Brook (1925), British theater director 专员 專員 zhuān yuán assistant director / commissioner syn 卓别林 卓別林 zhuó bié lín Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director 编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 普查 pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng factory director 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 股长 股長 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 导演 導演 dǎo yǎn to direct / director (film etc) 副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director / assistant head 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 副经理 副經理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 电影导演 電影導演 diàn yǐng dǎo yǎn film director 宫崎骏 宮崎駿 gōng qí jùn Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director 王朔 wáng shuò Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor 金成 金晟 jīn chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office 指导者 指導者 zhǐ dǎo zhě coach / mentor / counselor / instructor / director / guide / conductor 指挥者 指揮者 zhǐ huī zhě conductor / director syn 副理 fù lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 王颖 王穎 wáng yǐng Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director 导播 導播 dǎo bō to direct a television or radio broadcast / director (TV, radio) 傅作义 傅作義 fù zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician 督抚 督撫 dū fǔ governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] 斯皮尔伯格 斯皮爾伯格 sī pí ěr bó gé Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director 董 dǒng to supervise / to direct / director 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 总部 總部 zǒng bù general headquarters 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate 世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general / viceroy / governor 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 检察长 檢察長 Prosecutor General 总经理 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO 百货 百貨 bǎi huò general merchandise syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 总署 總署 zǒng shǔ general office 秘书长 秘書長 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general 大体上 大體上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms syn 准将 準將 zhǔn jiàng brigadier general / commodore 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 内科 內科 nèi kē internal medicine / general medicine 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 总动员 總動員 zǒng dòng yuán general mobilization (for war etc) syn 大赦 dà shè amnesty / general pardon syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 栖息 棲息 qī xī (of a bird) to perch / (of creatures in general) to inhabit / to dwell syn 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 百货店 百貨店 bǎi huò diàn bazaar / department store / general store syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 巡抚 巡撫 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times 大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general syn 笼统 籠統 lǒng tǒng general / broad / sweeping / lacking in detail / vague syn 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 中将 中將 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal 大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn 事变 事變 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) syn 办公厅 辦公廳 bàn gōng tīng general office 广义 廣義 guǎng yì broad sense / general sense 一般性 yī bān xìng general / generality syn 大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì suǒ qū general trend / irresistible trend syn 总领事 總領事 zǒng lǐng shì consul general 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 