给 給 gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it syn 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards syn 相当 相當 xiāng dāng equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite syn 变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change / to vary / change / variation (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 变异 變異 biàn yì variation syn 茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese" 对应 對應 duì yìng to correspond (to) / to be equivalent to / to be a counterpart to syn 即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice 虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5]) syn 黄泉 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4] syn 相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to syn 相等 xiāng děng equal / equally / equivalent syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 当量 當量 dāng liàng equivalent / yield syn 等价 等價 děng jià equal / equal in value / equivalent syn 布希 bù xī Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bu4 shi2] 厄尔尼诺 厄爾尼諾 è ěr ní nuò El Niño, equatorial climate variation in the Pacific 折合 zhé hé to convert into / to amount to / to be equivalent to 变奏曲 變奏曲 biàn zòu qǔ variation (music) 为啥 為啥 wèi shá dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么[wei4 shen2 me5] syn 将帅 將帥 jiàng shuài commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess syn 变奏 變奏 biàn zòu variation 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) syn 俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some syn 啥 shá dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] / also pr. [sha4] syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 喽 嘍 lou (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]) / (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation) syn 咋 zǎ dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3me5] / Taiwan pr. [ze2] syn 旗 qí banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4] syn 啵 bo grammatical particle equivalent to 吧 仨 sā three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个) syn 旗鼓相当 旗鼓相當 qí gǔ xiāng dāng lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) / fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents) syn 呒 嘸 m dialectal equivalent of 沒有|没有[mei2 you3] 底 de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) syn 安德海 ān dé hǎi An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后 嬷 嬤 mó dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1] / Taiwan pr. [ma1] 戗 戧 qiāng contrary / pushing against / bump / knock / used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1] syn 垧 shǎng unit of land area (equivalent to 10 or 15 mǔ 畝|亩[mu3] in parts of northeast China, but only 3 or 5 mǔ in northwest China) 龠 yuè ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml) / ancient flute 莫内 莫內 mò nèi Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈[Mo4 nai4] 瞓 xùn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 瞓 fèn to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] 太阳活动 太陽活動 tài yáng huó dòng sunspot activity / solar variation 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 磁偏角 cí piān jiǎo magnetic declination / declination / magnetic variation / variation of compass syn 三号电池 三號電池 sān hào diàn chí C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2]) / AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2]) 二氧化碳当量 carbon dioxide equivalent / CO2 equivalent 等量二氧化碳 equivalent carbon dioxide / equivalent CO2 叁硝基甲苯当量 三硝基甲苯當量 trinitrotoluene equivalent / TNT equivalent 涨跌幅限制 漲跌幅限制 zhǎng diē fú xiàn zhì limit up, limit down / limit on daily price variation 厄尔尼诺現象 厄爾尼諾现象 è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean 地区差价 地區差價 dì qū chā jià local differences in price / regional price variation 基因变异 基因變異 jī yīn biàn yì genetic variation 拉尼娜 lā ní nà La Niña, equatorial climatic variation over the Eastern Pacific, as opposed to El Niño 厄爾尼諾|厄尔尼诺 变分 變分 biàn fēn variation (calculus) / deformation 厄尔尼诺现象 厄爾尼諾現象 è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean 补偿变差 compensating variation pH值变化 phzhí biàn huà pH change(s) / pH variation(s) 变差系数 變差系數 coefficient of variation / relative standard deviation 相对标准差 相對標準差 coefficient of variation / relative standard deviation 变差 變差 statistical variation 小婊砸 xiǎo biǎo zá (slang) little biyatch (variation of 小婊子) 天公作美 tiān gōng zuò měi Heaven is cooperating (idiom) / the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3]) 当量剂量 當量劑量 dāng liàng jì liàng equivalent dose 等效百万吨当量 等效百萬噸當量 děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liàng equivalent megatonnage (EMT) 剂量当量 劑量當量 jì liàng dāng liàng dose equivalent 日本经济新闻 日本經濟新聞 rì běn jīng jì xīn wén Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times 生物伦琴当量 生物倫琴當量 shēng wù lún qín dāng liàng rem (Röntgen equivalent man, an old unit of radiation damage now replaced by the Sievert) 梯恩梯当量 梯恩梯當量 tī ēn tī dāng liàng TNT equivalent 咁 gān so (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样[zhe4 yang4] 海军大校 海軍大校 hǎi jūn dà xiào commodore (= US Navy equivalent) 海军上校 海軍上校 hǎi jūn shàng xiào captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent) 海军少校 海軍少校 hǎi jūn shǎo xiào lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent) 海军中校 海軍中校 hǎi jūn zhōng xiào commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent) 冇 mǎo to not have (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]) 斞 yǔ dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters 七号电池 七號電池 qī hào diàn chí AAA battery (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池|四号电池[si4 hao4 dian4 chi2] 乜嘢 miē yě what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]) 二号电池 二號電池 èr hào diàn chí (Tw) C size battery (PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1hao4 dian4chi2]) 五号电池 五號電池 wǔ hào diàn chí AA battery (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2] 全球卫星导航系统 全球衛星導航系統 quán qiú wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS / abbr. to 格洛納斯|格洛纳斯 呼伦贝尔盟 呼倫貝爾盟 hū lún bèi ěr méng Hulunbeir league (equivalent to prefecture), Inner Mongolia 唔好睇 wú hǎo dì unattractive (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 不好看[bu4 hao3 kan4] 喥 dù used in location words (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3] 喺 xǐ to be at, in or on (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 在[zai4] 嗰 gě that (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那[na4] 嘅 kài possessive particle (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 的[de5] 四号电池 四號電池 sì hào diàn chí AAA battery (Tw) / PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qi1 hao4 dian4 chi2] 囨 piān expression of contempt equivalent to 呸[pei1] 奈秒 nài miǎo nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) / PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[na4 miao3] 屋企 wū qǐ (Cantonese) home / family (Mandarin equivalent: 家[jia1]) 市两 市兩 shì liǎng Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams 怸 xī obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1] 揾食 搵食 wèn shí to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1] 攰 guì totally exhausted (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 累[lei4]