次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 件 jiàn item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc syn 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 未来 未來 wèi lái future / tomorrow / CL:個|个[ge4] / approaching / coming / pending syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 过程 過程 guò chéng course of events / process / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn 将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future / future / the future / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring syn 前途 qián tú prospects / future outlook / journey syn 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng bore / caliber / diameter / aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue) / version (of events) / account / narrative / line syn 今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn 往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn 血腥 xuè xīng reeking of blood / bloody (events) syn 往事 wǎng shì past events / former happenings syn 重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance) 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 进程 進程 jìn chéng course of events / process syn 前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 前景 qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent syn 记事 記事 jì shì to keep a record of events / record / to start to form memories (after one's infancy) syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events / causes and effects syn 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation syn 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn 日后 日後 rì hòu sometime / someday (in the future) syn 到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time syn 空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 葬送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc) syn 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 纪实 紀實 jì shí record of actual events / documentary (factual rather than fictional) 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) syn 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive syn 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events syn 照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to syn 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events syn 记述 記述 jì shù to write an account (of events) syn 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 记事簿 記事簿 jì shì bù a memo book (recording events) 按说 按說 àn shuō in the ordinary course of events / ordinarily / normally syn 按理 àn lǐ according to reason / in the ordinary course of events / normally syn 大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn 事变 事變 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) syn 圆梦 圓夢 yuán mèng to fulfill one's dream / (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream / oneiromancy syn 追述 zhuī shù recollections / to relate (past events) syn 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 惊雷 驚雷 jīng léi sudden clap of thunder / fig. surprising turn of events syn 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans syn 康庄大道 康莊大道 kāng zhuāng dà dào broad and open road (idiom) / fig. brilliant future prospects syn 演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme 爆冷 bào lěng an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 后任 後任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent syn 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn 童养媳 童養媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 陈迹 陳跡 chén jì past events / relics from a former age / ruins syn 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 往前 wǎng qián (in) the past / ahead / forward / in the future 三项 三項 sān xiàng three items / three events / three terms / tri- / trinomial, ternary (math.) / triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能) 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 愿景 願景 yuàn jǐng vision (of the future) 备查 備查 bèi chá for future reference 来日 來日 lái rì future days / (literary) the next day / (old) past days syn 时讯 時訊 shí xùn news / current events 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 怀古 懷古 huái gǔ to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic syn 前事 qián shì past events / antecedent / what has happened 处变不惊 處變不驚 chǔ biàn bù jīng to remain calm in the face of events (idiom) syn 碑记 碑記 bēi jì a record of events inscribed on a tablet syn 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn 在未来 在未來 zài wèi lái in the future 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 遭 zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident syn 档 檔 dàng (bound form) shelves (for files) / pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3] syn 桩 樁 zhuāng stump / stake / pile / classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc syn 届 屆 jiè to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 档子 檔子 dàng zi classifier for affairs, events etc syn 真人真事 zhēn rén zhēn shì genuine people and true events syn 径赛 徑賽 jìng sài track events (athletics competition) 时势造英雄 時勢造英雄 shí shì zào yīng xióng Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero. 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it syn 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) / one's future prospects are brilliant syn 未来学 未來學 wèi lái xué future studies 抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) 田赛 田賽 tián sài field events (athletics competition) 鉴戒 鑒戒 jiàn jiè lesson from events of the past / warning syn 