将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 大会 大會 dà huì general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] 争 爭 zhēng to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) syn 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] syn 辩论 辯論 biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 引燃 yǐn rán to ignite / to start (a fire) / (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc) syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 普查 pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey 辩证法 辯證法 biàn zhèng fǎ dialectics / dialectic or Socratic method of debate 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 论战 論戰 lùn zhàn to debate / to contend / polemics syn 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 论争 論爭 lùn zhēng argument / debate / controversy syn 通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 总则 總則 zǒng zé general rules / general principles / general provisions 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 热议 熱議 rè yì to discuss passionately / heated debate 傅作义 傅作義 fù zuò yì Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician 督抚 督撫 dū fǔ governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3] 辩 辯 biàn to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss syn 燃 rán to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes) syn 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 总部 總部 zǒng bù general headquarters 总裁 總裁 zǒng cái chairman / director-general (of a company etc) 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate 世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 总督 總督 zǒng dū governor-general / viceroy / governor 通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 书本 書本 shū běn book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general) syn 检察长 檢察長 Prosecutor General 总经理 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO 百货 百貨 bǎi huò general merchandise syn 管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 总署 總署 zǒng shǔ general office 秘书长 秘書長 mì shū zhǎng secretary-general 大体上 大體上 dà tǐ shàng overall / in general terms syn 准将 準將 zhǔn jiàng brigadier general / commodore 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 内科 內科 nèi kē internal medicine / general medicine 总局 總局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 总动员 總動員 zǒng dòng yuán general mobilization (for war etc) syn 大赦 dà shè amnesty / general pardon syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 栖息 棲息 qī xī (of a bird) to perch / (of creatures in general) to inhabit / to dwell syn 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 百货店 百貨店 bǎi huò diàn bazaar / department store / general store syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 巡抚 巡撫 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times 大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general syn 理事长 理事長 lǐ shì zhǎng director general 笼统 籠統 lǒng tǒng general / broad / sweeping / lacking in detail / vague syn 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 中将 中將 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal 大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn 事变 事變 shì biàn incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) syn 办公厅 辦公廳 bàn gōng tīng general office 广义 廣義 guǎng yì broad sense / general sense 一般性 yī bān xìng general / generality syn 大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì suǒ qū general trend / irresistible trend syn 总领事 總領事 zǒng lǐng shì consul general 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 概况 概況 gài kuàng general situation / summary syn 统称 統稱 tǒng chēng to be collectively called / collective term / general designation 总参谋部 總參謀部 zǒng cān móu bù (military) General Staff Headquarters 残兵败将 殘兵敗將 cán bīng bài jiàng ruined army, defeated general (idiom) / scattered remnants syn 总书记 總書記 zǒng shū ji general secretary (of the Communist Party) 图景 圖景 tú jǐng landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture syn 空泛 kōng fàn vague and general / not specific / shallow / empty syn 综述 綜述 zōng shù to sum up / a roundup / a general narrative syn 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 点将 點將 diǎn jiàng to appoint a general (in theater) / fig. to appoint sb for a task 杨森 楊森 yáng sēn Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng to move an army and send a general (idiom) / to deploy an army / to send a team on a task syn 概论 概論 gài lùn outline / introduction / survey / general discussion 张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine 