理论 理論 lǐ lùn theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of syn 说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 理念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory syn 验证 驗證 yàn zhèng to inspect and verify / experimental verification / to validate (a theory) / to authenticate syn 原理 yuán lǐ principle / theory syn 游戏机 遊戲機 yóu xì jī video game machine / video game console syn 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 进化论 進化論 jìn huà lùn theory of evolution / (esp.) Darwinism syn 哲理 zhé lǐ philosophic theory / philosophy 学说 學說 xué shuō theory / doctrine syn 客场 客場 kè chǎng away-game arena / away-game venue 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 相对论 相對論 xiāng duì lùn theory of relativity 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 驳倒 駁倒 bó dǎo to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) syn 数论 數論 shù lùn number theory (math.) 控制论 控制論 kòng zhì lùn control theory (math.) / cybernetics 色度 sè dù saturation (color theory) 认识论 認識論 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 乐理 樂理 yuè lǐ music theory 民主革命 mín zhǔ gé mìng democratic revolution / bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 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) 成说 成說 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 理论上 理論上 lǐ lùn shàng in theory / theoretically 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 基本理论 基本理論 jī běn lǐ lùn basic theory 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 劳动人民 勞動人民 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past 历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn 复杂度 複雜度 fù zá dù complexity theory 电动玩具 電動玩具 diàn dòng wán jù battery-powered toy / (Tw) video game / computer game 资产阶级革命 資產階級革命 zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 剥削阶级 剝削階級 bō xuē jiē jí exploiting class (in Marxist theory) 著书立说 著書立說 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) syn 广义相对论 廣義相對論 guǎng yì xiāng duì lùn general relativity / Einstein's theory of gravity 图论 圖論 tú lùn graph theory (math.) 图论 圖論 tú lún graph theory (math.) 信息论 信息論 xìn xī lùn information theory 合作化 hé zuò huà collectivization (in Marxist theory) 和棋 hé qí drawn game (in chess or other board game) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 场论 場論 chǎng lùn field theory (physics) 性善 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 道尔顿 道爾頓 dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory 集合论 集合論 jí hé lùn set theory (math.) 量子论 量子論 liàng zǐ lùn quantum theory (physics) 阴谋论 陰謀論 yīn móu lùn conspiracy theory 传热学 傳熱學 zhuàn rè xué theory of heat / heat transmission (physics) 日心说 日心說 rì xīn shuō heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe 天演论 天演論 tiān yǎn lùn the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论) 农业合作化 農業合作化 nóng yè hé zuò huà collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory) 原子论 原子論 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory 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 游戏 游戲 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play syn 拿下 ná xià to arrest / to capture / to seize / to win (a set, a game etc) syn 扑克 撲克 pū kè poker (game) (loanword) / playing cards syn 比分 bǐ fēn score (of a game or competition) 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 电动 電動 diàn dòng electric-powered / (Tw) video game syn 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 板球 bǎn qiú cricket (ball game) 牌局 pái jú gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc 扑克牌 撲克牌 pū kè pái poker (card game) / playing card / CL:副[fu4] syn 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 手柄 shǒu bǐng handle / video game controller 存档 存檔 cún dàng to archive / to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc) syn 桥牌 橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 围棋 圍棋 wéi qí the game of Go 手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer) 败局 敗局 bài jú lost game / losing battle syn 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 外挂 外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game 扫雷 掃雷 sǎo léi minesweeper (computer game) syn 和局 hé jú draw / tied game syn 酒令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game syn 连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row syn 棋谱 棋譜 qí pǔ kifu (record of a game of go or shogi) 梭哈 suō hā five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand") 牌九 pái jiǔ pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes) 毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock 中盘 中盤 zhōng pán middle game (in go or chess) / (share trading) mid-session / (abbr. for 中盤商|中盘商[zhong1 pan2 shang1]) distributor / wholesaler / middleman 五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) / Japanese: gomoku / gobang 终局 終局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game syn 划拳 huá quán finger-guessing game syn 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 网游 網遊 wǎng yóu online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏[wang3 luo4 you2 xi4]) 六合彩 liù hé cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)