极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 双重 雙重 shuāng chóng double syn 加倍 jiā bèi to double / to redouble syn 北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 替身 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else syn 双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person / double / pair / tandem 双面 雙面 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible syn 南极 南極 nán jí south pole 磁铁 磁鐵 cí tiě magnet syn 极点 極點 jí diǎn extreme point / pole / the origin (in polar coordinates) syn 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 双关语 雙關語 shuāng guān yǔ pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning 杆子 桿子 gǎn zi pole / stick / club / gang of bandits syn 双层 雙層 shuāng céng double tier / double decker 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 电线杆 電線桿 diàn xiàn gǎn electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gen1] 担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it / burden / task / responsibility / CL:副[fu4] syn 两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn 俏皮话 俏皮話 qiào pi huà witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre 磁石 cí shí magnet syn 双人床 雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng double bed 翻番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times syn 提琴 tí qín instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) / CL:把[ba3] 竿子 gān zi bamboo pole / CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4] syn 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo / bamboo pole 倍增 bèi zēng to double / to redouble / to increase many times over / to multiply by a factor / multiplication syn 双簧管 雙簧管 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon) 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 对半 對半 duì bàn half-and-half / 50-50 / to double 标杆 標杆 biāo gān surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal / model / benchmark 正极 正極 zhèng jí positive pole syn 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 杠子 槓子 gàng zi thick bar / solid carrying pole syn 双星 雙星 shuāng xīng double star syn 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 复式 複式 fù shì double / multiple / compound / combined / double-entry (accounting) 双眼皮 雙眼皮 shuāng yǎn pí double eyelid 立竿见影 立竿見影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results syn 磁极 磁極 cí jí magnetic pole 负极 負極 fù jí negative pole / cathode syn 磁体 磁體 cí tǐ magnet / magnetic body 标竿 標竿 biāo gān benchmark / pole serving as mark or symbol / pole with a trophy hung on it 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 双轨 雙軌 shuāng guǐ double-track / parallel tracks / dual-track (system) 阳极 陽極 yáng jí anode / positive electrode / positive pole syn 扁担 扁擔 biǎn dan carrying pole / shoulder pole / CL:根[gen1] syn 电杆 電桿 diàn gǎn electric pole / telegraph pole 重阳节 重陽節 chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 双击 雙擊 shuāng jī (computing) to double-click 双倍 雙倍 shuāng bèi twofold / double 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi twice as much / double the amount 几倍 幾倍 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc 七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting 电线杆 電線杆 diàn xiàn gān electric pole / telephone pole / lamppost / CL:根[gen1] 连击 連擊 lián jī to batter / combo (hit) (gaming) / (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit / double contact 重阳 重陽 chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 翻一番 fān yī fān to increase by 100% / to double 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 双人房 雙人房 shuāng rén fáng double room 杆子 gān zi pole syn 三双 三雙 sān shuāng triple-double 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 钢管舞 鋼管舞 gāng guǎn wǔ pole dancing 双拼 雙拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 双管 雙管 shuāng guǎn double-barreled 二重 èr chóng double / repeated twice 双刃 雙刃 shuāng rèn double-edged blade 中空玻璃 zhōng kōng bō li double glazing 双人间 雙人間 shuāng rén jiān double room (hotel) 电杆 電杆 diàn gān electric pole / telephone pole 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 验算 驗算 yàn suàn to verify a calculation / a double-check 木杆 木桿 mù gān wooden pole / wood (golf club) 七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 钢叉 鋼叉 gāng chā pitchfork / garden fork / restraining pole (used by police) / military fork (of ancient times) 双键 雙鍵 shuāng jiàn double bond (chemistry) 双下巴 雙下巴 shuāng xià ba double chin 双 雙 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number) syn 挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick syn 搭 dā to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1] syn 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply syn 撑 撐 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn 杆 gān pole / CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1] syn 杆 桿 gǎn stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns syn 兼 jiān double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time syn 番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn 担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole syn 天狼星 tiān láng xīng Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 竿 gān pole syn 撑杆跳 撐桿跳 chēng gān tiào pole-vaulting 吸铁石 吸鐵石 xī tiě shí a magnet / same as 磁鐵|磁铁 syn 破折号 破折號 pò zhé hào dash / Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash) 桁 héng pole plate / purlin (cross-beam in roof) / ridge-pole syn 撑竿跳 撐竿跳 chēng gān tiào pole-vaulting / also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳 