比 bǐ to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) syn 间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn 空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 对比 對比 duì bǐ to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 比率 bǐ lǜ ratio / rate / proportion syn 系数 係數 xì shù coefficient / factor / modulus / ratio 空格 kòng gé blank / blank space on a form / space / 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character) 硬碰硬 yìng pèng yìng to meet force with force / painstaking syn 占地 zhàn dì to take up space / to occupy (space) 圆周率 圓周率 yuán zhōu lǜ (math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π) 黄金分割 黃金分割 huáng jīn fēn gē golden ratio / golden section 推力 tuī lì driving force / impetus / thrust (of a boat or airplane engine) / repelling force 比值 bǐ zhí ratio syn 向心力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 动因 動因 dòng yīn motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent 正比 zhèng bǐ direct ratio / directly proportional syn 反比 fǎn bǐ inversely proportional / inverse ratio syn 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 市盈率 shì yíng lǜ PE ratio 比价 比價 bǐ jià to compare prices / to compare offers / price ratio / price parity / rate of exchange 压缩比 壓縮比 yā suō bǐ compression ratio 性别比 性別比 xìng bié bǐ sex ratio 派 pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 传动比 傳動比 chuán dòng bǐ transmission ratio / gear ratio 横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom) / to screw taxes out of the people by force syn 三七开 三七開 sān qī kāi ratio seventy to thirty / thirty percent failure, seventy percent success 信噪比 xìn zào bǐ signal-to-noise ratio 高宽比 高寬比 gāo kuān bǐ aspect ratio 去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 地方 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] syn 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 宇宙 yǔ zhòu universe / cosmos / space syn 太空 tài kōng outer space syn 外星人 wài xīng rén space alien / extraterrestrial 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn 空白 kòng bái blank space syn 场地 場地 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch syn 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 空地 kòng dì vacant land / open space syn 腾出 騰出 téng chū to make (some time or space) available (for sb) syn 填充 tián chōng to fill up / to stuff / to fill in a blank space syn 航天 háng tiān space flight 空间站 空間站 kōng jiān zhàn space station 版面 bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 宇航局 yǔ háng jú space agency syn 领空 領空 lǐng kōng territorial air space 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 宇航 yǔ háng space flight syn 太空舱 太空艙 tài kōng cāng space capsule / ejection capsule (cabin) 航天飞机 航天飛機 háng tiān fēi jī space shuttle 空子 kòng zi gap / unoccupied space or time / fig. gap / loophole syn 太空站 tài kōng zhàn space station 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive syn 暖炉 暖爐 nuǎn lú space heater / radiator 航天局 háng tiān jú space agency syn 眉心 méi xīn (the space) between the eyebrows syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn 展位 zhǎn wèi relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area 舱位 艙位 cāng wèi shipping space / cabin berth / cabin seat 空格键 空格鍵 kòng gé jiàn space bar (keyboard) 充塞 chōng sè congestion / to block / to congest / to crowd / to choke / to cram / to fill up / to stuff / to take up all the space syn 蜗居 蝸居 wō jū humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space) syn 省却 省卻 shěng què to save / to get rid of (so saving space) syn 留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 天外 tiān wài beyond the earth / outer space 涌进 涌進 yǒng jìn to spill / to overflow (of water, crowds) / to crowd (into a space) 杨利伟 楊利偉 yáng lì wěi Yang Liwei (1965-), the first Chinese astronaut sent into space 外太空 wài tài kōng outer space 万顷 萬頃 wàn qǐng large landholding / vast space syn 发现号 發現號 fā xiàn háo the Discovery space shuttle 发现号 發現號 fā xiàn hào Space Shuttle Discovery 三维空间 三維空間 sān wéi kōng jiān three-dimensional space / 3D 空白点 空白點 kòng bái diǎn gap / empty space syn 美宇航局 měi yǔ háng jú US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA / abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 暴力 bào lì violence / force / violent syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 强迫 強迫 qiǎng pò to compel / to force syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force) / bandit / robber / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 吸引力 xī yǐn lì attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness syn 勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture / to seize / to occupy by force syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn 后援 後援 hòu yuán reinforcement / back-up / supporting force syn 强行 強行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] syn 迫使 pò shǐ to force / to compel syn 