旱涝保收 旱澇保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income 人寿年丰 人壽年豐 rén shòu nián fēng long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom) / stable and affluent society / prosperity syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 老马恋栈 老馬戀棧 lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn lit. the old horse loves his stable / fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom) 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. aged person with great aspirations syn 驽马恋栈 駑馬戀棧 nú mǎ liàn zhàn lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom) / fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position 老骥伏枥志在千里 老驥伏櫪志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì zhì zài qiān lǐ (lit.) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 li / (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations 老骥伏枥，志在千里 老驥伏櫪，志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 奴隶社会 奴隸社會 nú lì shè huì slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory) 三合会 三合會 sān hé huì triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China 小刀会 小刀會 xiǎo dāo huì Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855 新剧同志会 新劇同志會 xīn jù tóng zhì huì New Play Comrade Society, Chinese theatrical company founded in 1912, a continuation of the Spring Willow Society 春柳社[Chun1 liu3 she4] 书会 書會 shū huì calligraphy society / village school (old) / literary society (old) 保护人权反对奴役协会 Anti-Slavery Society for the Protection of Human Rights / Anti-Slavery Society 反对奴役协会 Anti-Slavery Society for the Protection of Human Rights / Anti-Slavery Society 联合国与民间社会关系知名人士小组 Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations / Cardoso Panel on UN Relations with Civil Society 多哈全球民间社会论坛 多哈全球民間社會論壇 Doha Global Civil Society Forum / Civil Society Forum 民间社会支持巴勒斯坦人民国际会议 民間社會支持巴勒斯坦人民國際會議 United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People / International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People 加勒比共同体民间社会宪章 加勒比共同體民間社會憲章 Charter of Civil Society for the Caribbean Community / Charter of Civil Society 民间社会宪章 民間社會憲章 Charter of Civil Society for the Caribbean Community / Charter of Civil Society 联合国民间社会支援巴勒斯坦人民会议 聯合國民間社會支援巴勒斯坦人民會議 United Nations Meeting of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People / Meeting of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People 稳定 穩定 wěn dìng steady / stable / stability / to stabilize / to pacify syn 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù to consolidate / to strengthen / firm / solid / stable syn 安定 ān dìng stable / calm / settled / to stabilize / Valium / diazepam syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm / stable and steady syn 稳固 穩固 wěn gù stable / steady / firm / to stabilize syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 稳当 穩當 wěn dang reliable / secure / stable / firm syn 马夫 馬伕 mǎ fū groom / stable lad / horsekeeper / pimp / procurer syn 马厩 馬廄 mǎ jiù stable syn 四平八稳 四平八穩 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom) / overcautious and unimaginary syn 马房 馬房 mǎ fáng horse stable 稳 穩 wěn settled / steady / stable syn 磐 pán firm / stable / rock syn 枥 櫪 lì type of oak / stable (for horses) 圉 yǔ horse stable / frontier 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè stable household, established profession (idiom) / settled and comfortably off syn 廐 jiù variant of 廄|厩, stable / barn 栃 lì archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak / type of tree in ancient books / stable (for horses) 栘 yí shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier) / name for a stable during the Han Dynasty 槽头 槽頭 cáo tóu feeding trough in stable 氰基 qíng jī cyan / cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens 稳定物价 穩定物價 wěn dìng wù jià stable prices / commodity prices fixed by government (in a command economy) / to valorize (a commodity) 稳恒 穩恆 wěn héng steady / stable and permanent / constant / steady-state 稳恒态 穩恆態 wěn héng tài steady state / stable and permanent attitude 豢圉 huàn yǔ pen for animals / animal barn or stable 稳定气团 稳定气团 穩定氣團 穩定氣團 stable air 马圈 馬圈 mǎ juàn stable 单稳 單穩 dān wěn monostable / single-side stable (relays) 肌体 肌體 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) syn 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society syn 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society 劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī (of wind) to blow strongly / (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society 妇女能顶半边天 婦女能頂半邊天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society 礼崩乐坏 禮崩樂壞 lǐ bēng yuè huài rites and music are in ruins (idiom) / fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4] 道不拾遗 道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 社会 社會 shè huì society / CL:個|个[ge4] 协会 協會 xié huì an association / a society / CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] 学会 學會 xué huì to learn / to master / institute / learned society / (scholarly) association 秩序 zhì xù order / orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general) 社团 社團 shè tuán association / society / group / union / club / organization 体质 體質 tǐ zhì (a person's) constitution / underlying physical condition / physical makeup / (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness 红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs syn 大同 dà tóng see 大同市[Da4tong2 Shi4] / see 大同鄉|大同乡[Da4tong2 Xiang1] / see 大同區|大同区[Da4tong2 Qu1] / (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society) 功勋 功勛 gōng xūn achievement / meritorious deed / contributions (for the good of society) syn 小康社会 小康社會 xiǎo kāng shè huì society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 入世 rù shì to engage with secular society / to involve oneself in human affairs / to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1]) 人类社会 人類社會 rén lèi shè huì human society 入会 入會 rù huì to join a society, association etc 社员 社員 shè yuán commune member (PRC, 1958-1985) / member of a society (or other organization) 联谊会 聯誼會 lián yì huì association / club / society / party / get-together 帮会 幫會 bāng huì secret society / underworld gang 处世 處世 chǔ shì to conduct oneself in society syn 世面 shì miàn the wider world / diverse aspects of society syn 朝野 cháo yě all levels of society / the imperial court and the ordinary people 封建社会 封建社會 fēng jiàn shè huì feudal society 上流社会 上流社會 shàng liú shè huì upper class / high society 领导层 領導層 lǐng dǎo céng ruling class / leaders (of society) / oligarchy 人渣 rén zhā dregs of society / scum 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk syn 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 原始社会 原始社會 yuán shǐ shè huì primitive society 公害 gōng hài environmental pollution / social scourge / blight on society 涉世 shè shì to see the world / to go out into society / to gain experience syn 隐退 隱退 yǐn tuì to retire (from society, esp. from politics) / to vanish syn 封地 fēng dì feudal fiefdom / land held as a vassal in feudal society / enfeoffment syn 礼乐 禮樂 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society) 边缘人 邊緣人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either) 阴暗面 陰暗面 yīn àn miàn the dark side (of society etc) syn 外场 外場 wài cháng outside world / society syn 