为了 爲了 wèi le for / for the purpose of / in order to syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 目的 mù dì purpose / aim / goal / target / objective / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 故意 gù yì deliberately / on purpose syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 舌头 舌頭 shé tou tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information syn 名义 名義 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose syn 万能 萬能 wàn néng omnipotent / all-purpose / universal syn 起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 用作 yòng zuò to use for the purpose of / to serve as syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 挪用 nuó yòng to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate syn 用意 yòng yì intention / purpose syn 专程 專程 zhuān chéng specifically / specially (for that purpose) syn 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 意向 yì xiàng intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition syn 化工厂 化工廠 huà gōng chǎng chemical factory / chemical plant 化工 huà gōng chemical industry (abbr. for 化學工業|化学工业[hua4xue2 gong1ye4]) / chemical engineering (abbr. for 化學工程|化学工程[hua4xue2 gong1cheng2]) 调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 成心 chéng xīn intentionally / deliberately / on purpose syn 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 选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn 来意 來意 lái yì one's purpose in coming syn 合用 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable syn 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose syn 旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth) syn 农药 農藥 nóng yào agricultural chemical / farm chemical / pesticide 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines syn 他用 tā yòng other use / other purpose 旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal / semaphore syn 二元 èr yuán duality / dual / bipolar / binary syn 针对性 針對性 zhēn duì xìng focus / direction / purpose / relevance syn 两用 兩用 liǎng yòng dual-use syn 双学位 雙學位 shuāng xué wèi dual degree (academic) 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 专区 專區 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 对偶 對偶 duì ǒu dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse syn 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) syn 转用 轉用 zhuǎn yòng to adapt for use for another purpose syn 特为 特為 tè wèi for a specific purpose / specially syn 双轨 雙軌 shuāng guǐ double-track / parallel tracks / dual-track (system) 舌苔 shé tāi (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis) 丧志 喪志 sàng zhì to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose syn 为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of / for the purpose of 统一思想 統一思想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose 专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose 特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind 借以 jiè yǐ so as to / for the purpose of / in order to 两重 兩重 liǎng chóng dual / twofold 龙芯 龍芯 lóng xīn Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China) 腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose syn 双轨制 雙軌制 dual-track system 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom) / to drag out an ignoble existence syn 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn 瞎 xiā blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose syn 堂 táng (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture syn 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 旨 zhǐ imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose syn 双核 雙核 shuāng hé dual core (computing) 双重国籍 雙重國籍 shuāng chóng guó jí dual citizenship 鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 反应 反應 fǎn yìng to react / to respond / reaction / response / reply / chemical reaction / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 化学 化學 huà xué chemistry / chemical syn 化验 化驗 huà yàn chemical examination / to do a lab test 药剂 藥劑 yào jì medicine / medicament / drug / chemical compound syn 化合物 huà hé wù chemical compound 化学反应 化學反應 huà xué fǎn yìng chemical reaction 颗粒 顆粒 kē lì kernel / granule / granulated (sugar, chemical product) syn 制剂 製劑 zhì jì (chemical or pharmaceutical) preparation syn 化学武器 化學武器 huà xué wǔ qì chemical weapon 毒剂 毒劑 dú jì a poison / a toxic agent / poison gas / a chemical weapon 定性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative syn 化肥 huà féi chemical fertilizer syn 水解 shuǐ jiě hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) 化合 huà hé chemical combination 化学工业 化學工業 huà xué gōng yè chemical industry (abbr. to 化工[hua4gong1]) 化学式 化學式 huà xué shì chemical formula (e.g. water H2O) 中石化 zhōng shí huà China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec / abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司 化学成分 化學成分 huà xué chéng fèn chemical composition 基质 基質 jī zhì base solvent (of chemical compound) / stroma (framing biological tissue) 化学工程 化學工程 huà xué gōng chéng chemical engineering 化学性质 化學性質 huà xué xìng zhì chemical property 浸种 浸種 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc) 碱基 鹼基 jiǎn jī chemical base / nucleobase 青蒿素 qīng hāo sù Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical) / Artemisinin / Qinghaosu 反应锅 反應鍋 fǎn yìng guō (chemical engineering) reaction vessel / reaction tank 键 鍵 jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin 化学元素 化學元素 huà xué yuán sù chemical element 极性 極性 jí xìng (chemical, electrical) polarity / polarized 乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit 化学键 化學鍵 huà xué jiàn chemical bond 