部 bù ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc syn 呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn 董事长 董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng chairman of the board of directors 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 食宿 shí sù board and lodging / room and board syn 丁丁 zhēng zhēng sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc syn 烤鸭 烤鴨 kǎo yā roast duck 布告 佈告 bù gào posting on a bulletin board / notice / bulletin / to announce syn 刨花板 bào huā bǎn particle board / chipboard 空乘 kōng chéng flight attendant / on-board service 碟仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters 踢脚板 踢腳板 tī jiǎo bǎn baseboard / skirting board 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 打前站 dǎ qián zhàn to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) / (military) to dispatch an advance party syn 隔扇 gé shan partition / partition board syn 主板 zhǔ bǎn (computing) motherboard / (stock market) main board 面板 麵板 miàn bǎn board for making noodles or kneading bread dough 董事会 董事會 dǒng shì huì board of directors 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 董事 dǒng shì board member 版块 版塊 bǎn kuài printing block / section (of a newspaper) / board (of BBS or discussion forum) 全场 全場 quán chǎng everyone present / the whole audience / across-the-board / unanimously / whole duration (of a competition or match) 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 快报 快報 kuài bào bulletin board 副院长 副院長 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board / vice-president (of a university etc) 法定代表人 fǎ dìng dài biǎo rén (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc) 鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck / male prostitute (slang) syn 木板 mù bǎn slab / board / plank / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] 板子 bǎn zi board / plank / bamboo or birch for corporal punishment syn 登机 登機 dēng jī to board a plane 仲裁委员会 仲裁委員會 zhòng cái wěi yuán huì Arbitration Board 寄宿 jì sù to stay / to lodge / to board syn 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 载客 載客 zài kè to take passengers on board 砧板 zhēn bǎn cutting board / chopping block syn 教育委员会 教育委員會 jiào yù wěi yuán huì school board 牌匾 pái biǎn board (attached to a wall) syn 指导委员会 Steering Board 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board / auctioneer's hammer / to beat time with clappers syn 匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board syn 上飞机 上飛機 shàng fēi jī to get on a plane / to board 公布栏 公佈欄 gōng bù lán bulletin board 野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck / mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) syn 寄养 寄養 jì yǎng to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) / to foster / to board out 考试委员会 考試委員會 kǎo shì wěi yuán huì Board of Examiners 伙食费 伙食費 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost) syn 住校 zhù xiào to board at school 星罗棋布 星羅棋布 xīng luó qí bù scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) / spread all over the place syn 滑梯 huá tī (children's) sliding board / a slide 布告栏 佈告欄 bù gào lán bulletin board 鉴定委员会 鑒定委員會 jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì evaluation committee / review board 咨询委员会 咨詢委員會 zī xún wěi yuán huì Advisory Board 北京烤鸭 北京烤鴨 běi jīng kǎo yā Peking Duck 案板 àn bǎn kneading or chopping board syn 军棋 軍棋 jūn qí land battle chess, Chinese board game similar to Stratego 印刷电路板 印刷電路板 yìn shuā diàn lù bǎn printed circuit board 满堂红 滿堂紅 mǎn táng hóng success across the board / victory in everything one touches syn 遮阳板 遮陽板 zhē yáng bǎn sun visor / sunshade / sunshading board 离岸价 離岸價 lí àn jià free on board (FOB) (transportation) 包饭 包飯 bāo fàn to get or supply meals for a monthly rate / to board / to provide board syn 板鸭 板鴨 bǎn yā pressed (dried) salted duck 板纸 板紙 bǎn zhǐ paperboard / board 咸鸭蛋 鹹鴨蛋 xián yā dàn salted duck egg 踢脚线 踢腳線 tī jiǎo xiàn skirting board 舷梯 xián tī gangway / ramp (to board a ship or plane) 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 鸭掌 鴨掌 yā zhǎng duck feet (claws) 填鸭 tián yā to force-feed ducks / (cooking) stuffed duck 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 数来宝 數來寶 shǔ lái bǎo folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm 额 額 é forehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 鸭 鴨 yā duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute syn 冕 miǎn crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations / imperial crown syn 鸳 鴛 yuān mandarin duck 弈 yì ancient name for go (Chinese board game) syn 鹜 鶩 wù duck syn 笮 zé board under tiles on roof / narrow 鸂 xī a kind of water bird resembling a duck 鶩 wù tame duck 鴢 yòu (duck) 赶鸭子上架 趕鴨子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom) 赤诚相待 赤誠相待 chì chéng xiāng dài to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb 图克 圖克 tú kè (Gary L.) Tooker (Motorola Chairman of the Board) 唐老鸭 唐老鴨 táng lǎo yā Donald Duck 菜板 cài bǎn chopping board / cutting board / CL:張|张[zhang1] 通盘 通盤 tōng pán across the board / comprehensive / overall / global syn 封檐板 fēng yán bǎn barge board / weather board / eaves board (construction) 联合国工作人员养恤金联合委员会 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board / Pension Board 董事会审计委员会 Audit Committee of the Board of Directors / Audit Committee of the Board 中央征聘考试委员会 Central Recruitment Examinations Board / Central Examinations Board 阿富汗-北约过渡进程联合委员会 joint Afghan-NATO Inteqal Board / Afghan-NATO Inteqal Board 联合国系统行政首长协调理事会 聯合國系統行政首長協調理事會 United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination / Chief Executives Board 行政首长协调会 行政首長協調會 United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination / Chief Executives Board 海洋法技术问题咨询委员会 海洋法技術問題咨詢委員會 Advisory Board on Technical Aspects of the Law of the Sea / Advisory Board on Hydrographic, Geodetic and Marine Geo-Scientific Aspects of the Law of the Sea 索偿审查委员会和财产调查委员会干事 索償審查委員會和財產調查委員會幹事 Claims Review Board and Property Survey Board Officer 