水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 机 機 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic syn 顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 机构 機構 jī gòu mechanism / structure / organization / agency / institution / CL:所[suo3] syn 额外 額外 é wài extra / added / additional syn 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 外加 wài jiā in addition / extra syn 常理 cháng lǐ common sense / conventional reasoning and morals syn 驱动 驅動 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software) syn 随手 隨手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing syn 外快 wài kuài extra income syn 套子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom syn 俗套 sú tào conventional patterns / cliché syn 补习 補習 bǔ xí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 号外 號外 hào wài (newspaper) extra / special number (of a periodical) 追加 zhuī jiā to add something extra / an additional increment / addendum / to append / an additional posthumous title syn 寒暄 hán xuān to exchange conventional greetings / to exchange pleasantries 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 客套话 客套話 kè tào huà conventional greeting / polite formula syn 套话 套話 tào huà polite phrase / conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb 轮轴 輪軸 lún zhóu wheel and axle (mechanism) / axle syn 机理 機理 jī lǐ mechanism 增兵 zēng bīng to reinforce / to increase troop numbers / reinforcements / extra troops 常规武器 常規武器 cháng guī wǔ qì conventional weapon 创收 創收 chuàng shōu to generate revenue / to create extra income syn 加点 加點 jiā diǎn to work extra hours / to do overtime 剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 加分 jiā fēn bonus point / extra credit / to award bonus points / to earn extra points 激励机制 激勵機製 jī lì jī zhì incentive mechanism / incentives 加时 加時 jiā shí (sports) overtime / extra time / play-off 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 心领 心領 xīn lǐng I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) syn 群众演员 群眾演員 qún zhòng yǎn yuán extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) 预警机制 預警機制 early warning mechanism 加餐 jiā cān to have an extra meal / snack 零 líng zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither syn 余 餘 yú extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me syn 闰 閏 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) 加演 jiā yǎn to put on extra shows / to extend the run (of a show) / to include an additional element in a show 习用 習用 xí yòng to use habitually / usual / conventional 跂 qí sixth (extra) toe / to crawl 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) 长命富贵 長命富貴 cháng mìng fù guì We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting) 言不尽意 言不盡意 yán bù jìn yì (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom) 法外处决 法外處決 extra-legal execution / extrajudicial execution / extra-legal killing / extrajudicial killing 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) 常规武器包括实际裁军措施处 Conventional Arms, including Practical Disarmament Measures, Branch / Conventional Arms Branch 常规武器处 Conventional Arms, including Practical Disarmament Measures, Branch / Conventional Arms Branch 常规武器公约 常規武器公約 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects / Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons 不人道武器公约 不人道武器公約 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects / Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons 制裁安盟监察机制 Monitoring Mechanism on Sanctions against UNITA / Monitoring Mechanism 自毁装置 自毀裝置 zì huǐ zhuāng zhì self-destructing mechanism / self-destruction mechanism 普遍定期审议机制工作组 普遍定期審議机制工作組 pǔ biàn dìng qī shěn yì jī zhì gōng zuò zǔ Inter-sessional open-ended intergovernmental Working Group to develop the modalities of the universal periodic review mechanism / Working group on the universal periodic review mechanism 稳定与结盟进程跟踪机制 穩定與結盟進程跟蹤機制 Stabilisation and Association Process Tracking Mechanism / SAp Tracking Mechanism 航空安全机制 航空安全機制 aviation safety mechanism / AVSEC mechanism 遥控装置 遙控裝置 remote-control mechanism / remote-control activation mechanism 再赛 再賽 zài sài to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time) 加劲 加勁 jiā jìn to increase efforts / to make extra efforts 加车 加車 jiā chē extra bus or train 多放 duō fàng add extra (of a spice etc) 廉俸 lián fèng extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty 特勤 tè qín special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions) / person on special duty 超经验 超經驗 chāo jīng yàn extra-empirical / outside one's experience 追购 追購 zhuī gòu to purchase in addition (an extra item) 白饶 白饒 bái ráo to give sth extra free of charge / (coll.) in vain / to no avail 临时演员 臨時演員 lín shí yǎn yuán an extra (in a movie) 寻找外星人 xún zhǎo wài xīng rén Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence 舱外活动装备 艙外活動裝備 cāng wài huó dòng zhuāng bèi extra-vehicular maneuvering unit 超高速复印机 超高速複印機 extra high volume copier 预算外款项筹募委员会 預算外款項籌募委員會 Negotiating Committee for Extra-budgetary Funds 额外时数 額外時數 additional hours / extra hours 额外租用时数 額外租用時數 additional hours / extra hours 区外国家 區外國家 extra-zonal State 给力 給力 gěi lì cool / nifty / awesome / impressive / to put in extra effort 降温费 降溫費 jiàng wēn fèi extra pay for hot weather 礼多人不怪 禮多人不怪 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing 外水 wài shuǐ extra income syn 捞外快 撈外快 lāo wài kuài to make extra money 额外补贴 額外補貼 é wài bǔ tiē to give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc / bonus / perquisite 叉圈 chā quān XO ("extra old"), grade of cognac quality 加时赛 加時賽 jiā shí sài (sports) overtime / extra time / play-off 麻椒 má jiāo an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying 自顾不暇 自顧不暇 zì gù bù xiá (idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs / too busy to spare time for anything extra syn 趁手 chèn shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / convenient / handy 加钱 加錢 jiā qián to pay extra / to pay more 群演 qún yǎn extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) (abbr. for 群眾演員|群众演员[qun2zhong4 yan3yuan2]) 加购 加購 jiā gòu to buy (sth extra) / to make an additional purchase 活钱 活錢 huó qián cash on hand / readily available funds / extra income 临演 臨演 lín yǎn an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員|临时演员[lin2shi2 yan3yuan2]) 按步就班 àn bù jiù bān follow the prescribed order / keep to conventional ways 常道 cháng dào normal and proper practice / conventional practice / common occurrence 应卯 應卯 yìng mǎo to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance 故辙 故轍 gù zhé rut (made by vehicles) / (fig.) conventional ways 等因奉此 děng yīn fèng cǐ officialese / official routine / (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore... syn 请多关照 請多關照 qǐng duō guān zhào please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) 