以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 由 yóu to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... syn 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 在乎 zài hu to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about syn 由于 由於 yóu yú due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because syn 在于 在於 zài yú to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by / to be up to (sb) syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 出于 出於 chū yú due to / to stem from syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 债务 債務 zhài wù debt / liability / amount due / indebtedness syn 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 灯泡 燈泡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 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 到期 dào qī to fall due (loan etc) / to expire (visa etc) / to mature (investment bond etc) syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 归功 歸功 guī gōng to give credit / to give sb his due / attribution 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 走漏 zǒu lòu to leak (information, secrets etc) / to smuggle and evade tax / to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc) syn 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 昏睡 hūn shuì to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 滞留 滯留 zhì liú (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) / to be stranded / (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain / to linger syn 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 内伤 內傷 nèi shāng internal injury / disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc) syn 适时 適時 shì shí timely / apt to the occasion / in due course syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 血肿 血腫 xuè zhǒng hematoma / swelling of soft tissue due to internal hemorrhage 税金 稅金 shuì jīn tax money (paid or due) syn 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 油光 yóu guāng glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 受潮 shòu cháo to get moist / to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc) 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 豪雨 háo yǔ violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 抵扣 dǐ kòu to deduct (money due) 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 责任事故 責任事故 zé rèn shì gù accident occurring due to negligence 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 乱扔 亂扔 luàn rēng to throw (sth) without due care / (esp.) to litter 虚火 虛火 xū huǒ excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM) / the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself syn 语病 語病 yǔ bìng faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 知识就是力量 知識就是力量 zhī shi jiù shì lì liang Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯·培根|弗兰西斯·培根 保鲜期 保鮮期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 届 屆 jiè to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) syn 承 chéng to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive syn 枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube / Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) syn 粗率 cū shuài rough / coarse / crude / without due care / ill-considered syn 日戳 rì chuō date stamp 积食 積食 jī shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM) 内卷 內捲 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources) 海枣 海棗 hǎi zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 窝工 窩工 wō gōng (of workers) to have no work to do / to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc) 漶 huàn (of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc) / blurry / eroded 阴差阳错 陰差陽錯 yīn chā yáng cuò (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events syn 惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences syn 重影 chóng yǐng overlapping images / double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of camera) / double vision 忌恨 jì hèn hate (due to envy etc) syn 椰枣 椰棗 yē zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 满期 滿期 mǎn qī to fall due / to come to the end of a term / to expire syn 惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale 水俣病 水俁病 shuǐ yǔ bìng Minamata disease (neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution in Japan, first identified in 1956) 油光光 yóu guāng guāng glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily syn 后会无期 後會無期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely 以礼相待 以禮相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom) 阴错阳差 陰錯陽差 yīn cuò yáng chā (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events syn 慎重其事 shèn zhòng qí shì to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom) 有效日期 yǒu xiào rì qī expiration date / expiry date 大意失荆州 大意失荊州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence syn 哀毁骨立 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì (idiom) (literary) to become emaciated due to grief (usu. due to the death of a parent) 青枣 青棗 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 约会电影 約會電影 yuē huì diàn yǐng date 八一五 bā yī wǔ 15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945) 到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date 到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date 问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family 