问题 問題 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 首先 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place syn 做出 zuò chū to put out / to issue 提出 tí chū to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash) 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 发表 發表 fā biǎo to issue / to publish syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 发送 發送 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) syn 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally syn 发布 發布 fā bù to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute syn 发给 發給 fā gěi to issue / to grant / to distribute syn 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng bore / caliber / diameter / aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue) / version (of events) / account / narrative / line syn 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 下令 xià lìng to give an order / to issue an order syn 发行 發行 fā xíng to publish / to issue / to release / to distribute syn 散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute / to emit / to issue syn 围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around / to center on (an issue) syn 签证 簽證 qiān zhèng visa / to issue a visa syn 初次 chū cì for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 颁发 頒發 bān fā to issue / to promulgate / to award syn 下达 下達 xià dá to transmit to lower levels / to issue (a command, decree etc) 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 课题 課題 kè tí task / problem / issue syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 首选 首選 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations 架势 架勢 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) syn 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 议题 議題 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4] 颁布 頒布 bān bù to issue / to proclaim / to enact (laws, decrees etc) syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 发令 發令 fā lìng to issue an order syn 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 提法 tí fǎ wording (of a proposal) / formulation / viewpoint (on an issue) / (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting syn 大副 dà fù first mate / first officer (of a ship) 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever syn 出具 chū jù to issue (document, certificate etc) / to provide syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 枝节 枝節 zhī jié branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem syn 事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge. syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 顽疾 頑疾 wán jí stubborn illness / chronic disease / fig. deep-seated problem / systemic issue 元年 yuán nián first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 刊号 刊號 kān hào issue number (of a magazine etc) 本题 本題 běn tí the subject under discussion / the point at issue syn 首季 shǒu jì first season / first quarter 配发 配發 pèi fā to issue / to distribute / to publish along with 郁结 鬱結 yù jié to suffer from pent-up frustrations / mental knot / emotional issue syn 一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 下发 下發 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) syn 先到 xiān dào first arrival / first return 认购 認購 rèn gòu to undertake to purchase sth / to subscribe (to share issue) 解决办法 解決辦法 jiě jué bàn fǎ solution / method to settle an issue 订票 訂票 dìng piào to book tickets / to issue tickets 安全问题 安全問題 ān quán wèn tí safety issue / security issue 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 发卡 發卡 fā kǎ to issue a card / (slang) to reject a guy or a girl / to chuck syn 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 公案 gōng àn judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism) syn 秦代 qín dài Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China 约请 約請 yuē qǐng to invite / to issue an invitation syn 颁行 頒行 bān xíng issue for enforcement 行令 xíng lìng to issue orders / to order sb to drink in a drinking game 初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) syn 颁 頒 bān to promulgate / to send out / to issue / to grant or confer syn 沉疴 沉痾 chén kē chronic illness / (fig.) deep-rooted problem / longstanding issue syn 降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion / to comment (on the issue) / to have a say (in the matter) 横生枝节 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) syn 瞎指挥 瞎指揮 xiā zhǐ huī to give nonsensical instructions / to issue orders out of ignorance 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture syn 上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year syn 第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 原来 原來 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out syn 