酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess syn 管子 guǎn zi tube / pipe / drinking straw / CL:根[gen1] syn 酒后 酒後 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol 戒酒 jiè jiǔ to give up drinking / to abstain from drinking 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking / food and drink / diet syn 吸管 xī guǎn (drinking) straw / pipette / eyedropper / snorkel / CL:支[zhi1] 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 咕噜 咕嚕 gū lu (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach) / to coo (of a dove) / rumbling / noisy drinking sound syn 玻璃杯 bō li bēi drinking glass 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 饮水 飲水 yǐn shuǐ drinking water syn 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water) syn 党内 黨內 dǎng nèi within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) 酒器 jiǔ qì drinking vessel / wine cup syn 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 花天酒地 huā tiān jiǔ dì to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) / to indulge in sensual pleasures / life of debauchery syn 同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization / member of the same party or organization / (derog.) confederate / accomplice syn 工党 工黨 gōng dǎng worker's party / labor party 叛党 叛黨 pàn dǎng to betray one's party / to defect (from the communist party) / renegade faction 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 雅量 yǎ liàng magnanimity / tolerance / high capacity for drinking syn 甲方 jiǎ fāng party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3fang1], party B) 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 酒令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game syn 乙方 yǐ fāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3fang1], party A) 执政党 執政黨 zhí zhèng dǎng ruling party / the party in power 酣畅 酣暢 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon syn 酣暢 酣畅 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon 党龄 黨齡 dǎng líng party standing / age of service to the Party 入党 入黨 rù dǎng to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 国共 國共 guó gòng Chinese Nationalist Party 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3] syn 党务 黨務 dǎng wù party affairs / work within the Communist party 中央党校 中央黨校 zhōng yāng dǎng xiào Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933 自民党 自民黨 zì mín dǎng Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese political party) 党代会 黨代會 dǎng dài huì party congress (of the Communist Party of China) syn 十五大 shí wǔ dà 1 5th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party) 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat 花酒 huā jiǔ drinking party with female entertainers 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse syn 酒兴 酒興 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 行令 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) syn 瓯 甌 ōu (pottery) bowl or drinking vessel 党纲 黨綱 dǎng gāng (political) party platform / party program 张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979 杯盘狼藉 杯盤狼藉 bēi pán láng jí cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom) / after a riotous drinking party syn 脱党 脫黨 tuō dǎng to leave a political party / to give up party membership 酡 tuó flushed (from drinking) syn 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 派对 派對 pài duì (loanword) party 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 聚会 聚會 jù huì party / gathering / to meet / to get together syn 对方 對方 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party syn 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 当事人 當事人 dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair) syn 晚会 晚會 wǎn huì evening party / CL:個|个[ge4] 党 黨 dǎng party / association / club / society / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 宴会 宴會 yàn huì banquet / feast / dinner party / CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4] syn 狂欢 狂歡 kuáng huān party / carousal / hilarity / merriment / whoopee / to carouse 晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet / dinner party / soiree 共和党 共和黨 gòng hé dǎng Republican Party 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner syn 民主党 民主黨 mín zhǔ dǎng Democratic Party 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 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 共产党 共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng Communist Party syn 联谊会 聯誼會 lián yì huì association / club / society / party / get-together 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 党派 黨派 dǎng pài political party / faction 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities / to socialize / dinner party / banquet / social engagement syn 政党 政黨 zhèng dǎng political party / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 越共 yuè gòng Communist Party of Vietnam / Viet Cong 党员 黨員 dǎng yuán party member 茶会 茶會 chá huì tea party syn 女方 nǚ fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities 一行 yī xíng party / delegation syn 饭局 飯局 fàn jú dinner party / banquet 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 共产党人 共產黨人 gòng chǎn dǎng rén Communist party members 下放 xià fàng to delegate / to decentralize / to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside syn 茶话会 茶話會 chá huà huì tea party syn 共产党员 共產黨員 gòng chǎn dǎng yuán Communist Party member 书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe syn 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 