伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant syn 搭档 搭檔 dā dàng to cooperate / partner syn 伙伴 huǒ bàn partner / companion / comrade syn 对象 對象 duì xiàng target / object / partner / boyfriend / girlfriend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 合伙人 hé huǒ rén partner / associate syn 选举 選舉 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn 伴侣 伴侶 bàn lǚ companion / mate / partner syn 舞伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner 同谋 同謀 tóng móu to conspire with sb / to plot / a conspirator / a partner in crime / an accomplice 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website 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 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) syn 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn 初选 初選 chū xuǎn primary election 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 伴舞 bàn wǔ to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort 陪练 陪練 péi liàn training partner / sparring partner 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 征婚 徵婚 zhēng hūn to look for a partner 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 合作伙伴 hé zuò huǒ bàn cooperative partner 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 拍档 拍檔 pāi dàng partner 性伴侣 性伴侶 xìng bàn lǚ sex partner 直选 直選 zhí xuǎn direct election 战略伙伴 戰略伙伴 zhàn lüè huǒ bàn strategic partner 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 选举委员会 選舉委員會 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong) 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 补选 補選 bǔ xuǎn by-election 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 性伙伴 xìng huǒ bàn sexual partner 直接选举 直接選舉 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election 参选人 參選人 cān xuǎn rén election participant / candidate 泡 pào bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions syn 伴 bàn partner / companion / comrade / associate / to accompany syn 伙 夥 huǒ companion / partner / group / classifier for groups of people / to combine / together syn 搭伙 dā huǒ to join up with sb / to become partner / to take meals regularly in cafeteria syn 娈童 孌童 luán tóng catamite (boy as homosexual partner) / kept man / gigolo 姘夫 pīn fū lover (of a woman) / illicit partner / paramour syn 基友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 投票率 tóu piào lǜ proportion of vote / turnout in election 合作方 hé zuò fāng (business) partner syn 等额选举 等額選舉 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè guó lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom) / fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner 间接选举 間接選舉 jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election 大获全胜 大獲全勝 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom) / an overwhelming victory / to win by a landslide (in election) syn 差额选举 差額選舉 chā é xuǎn jǔ competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) 秘密同伙 mì mì tòng huǒ secret partner / sleeping partner / silent partner 对家 對家 duì jiā partner (in four person game) / family of proposed marriage partner 选举团式选举 選舉團式選舉 xuǎn jǔ tuán shì xuǎn jǔ caucus-style election / caucus election 傍家儿 傍家兒 bàng jiā r lover / partner 性伴 xìng bàn sexual partner 戴绿帽子 戴綠帽子 dài lǜ mào zi to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only) 盟兄 méng xiōng senior partner in sworn brotherhood 盟弟 méng dì junior partner in sworn brotherhood 约会对象 約會對象 yuē huì duì xiàng partner for dating / a date (boyfriend or girlfriend) 终生伴侣 終生伴侶 zhōng shēng bàn lǚ lifelong partner or companion 贸易伙伴 貿易伙伴 mào yì huǒ bàn trading partner 钻石王老五 鑽石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor / desirable male partner 伙伴统计支助报告 huǒ bàn tǒng jì zhī zhù bào gào Partner Reporting on Support to Statistics 同居伴侣 tòng jū bàn lǚ domestic partner 双边合作伙伴 shuāng bian hé zuò huǒ bàn bilateral partner 多边合作伙伴 duō bian hé zuò huǒ bàn multilateral partner 伙伴机构 huǒ bàn jī gòu partner agency 实施伙伴 實施伙伴 shí shī huǒ bàn implementing partner 执行伙 執行夥 implementing partner 伙伴国 夥伴國 huǒ bàn guó partner country 国家工作队合作伙伴 國家工作隊合作夥伴 country team partner 相对象 相對象 xiàng duì xiàng to meet a possible marriage partner 床友 chuáng yǒu (slang) friend with benefits / casual sex partner 脱单 脫單 tuō dān (neologism) to find oneself a partner 媒合 méi hé to match up (employers and jobseekers, men and women seeking a partner, blind people and guide dogs etc) 施虐者 shī nüè zhě abuser / (in sadomasochism) dominant partner 枕边人 枕邊人 zhěn biān rén the person who shares one's bed / partner / spouse 生死搭档 生死搭檔 shēng sǐ dā dàng inseparable partner 耐操 nài cāo (Tw) (of a person) to have stamina / (of a product) durable / (mainland China) (vulgar) (usu. of a woman) alternative form of 耐肏 (enthusiastic as a sexual partner) MV M V desirability as a partner (abbr. for "mate value") / music video 中央空调 中央空調 zhōng yāng kōng tiáo central air conditioning / (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男[nuan3 nan2], a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry) 家花没有野花香 家花沒有野花香 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side 喜当爹 喜當爹 xǐ dāng diē (neologism c. 2012) (slang) to become a stepfather when one's partner turns out to be pregnant with a child she conceived with another lover 抱睡 bào shuì to hold a baby or child while they sleep / to spoon with one's partner 年上 nián shàng (slang) the older person in a romantic relationship / an older partner 多党选举 多黨選舉 duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ multiparty election 竞选活动 競選活動 jìng xuǎn huó dòng (election) campaign 选举法庭 選舉法庭 xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng election court 总统大选 總統大選 zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn presidential election 