从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 收入 shōu rù to take in / income / revenue / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] syn 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness syn 出入 chū rù to go out and come in / entrance and exit / expenditure and income / discrepancy / inconsistent syn 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline syn 活性 huó xìng (chemistry) activity / active / activated 外快 wài kuài extra income syn 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) / to encourage / to agitate / to instigate / to incite / to beat / to flap (wings, a fan etc) syn 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 销售额 銷售額 xiāo shòu é sales figure / total income from sales / turnover 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 电站 電站 diàn zhàn a power station / an electricity generating plant syn 低收入 dī shōu rù low income syn 报税 報稅 bào shuì to file an income tax return / to declare dutiable goods (at customs) 拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) syn 入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet syn 上缴 上繳 shàng jiǎo to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities syn 总收入 總收入 zǒng shōu rù gross income 熙熙攘攘 xī xī rǎng rǎng bustling with activity (idiom) syn 所得税 所得稅 suǒ dé shuì income tax 年收入 nián shōu rù annual income 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity syn 月薪 yuè xīn monthly income (in kind) syn 机电 機電 jī diàn machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical 创收 創收 chuàng shōu to generate revenue / to create extra income syn 净收入 淨收入 jìng shōu rù net income / net profit syn 增收 zēng shōu to increase revenue / to increase income by (x amount) / to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc) / (of a school) to have an increased student intake 进项 進項 jìn xiang income / receipts / earnings / revenue syn 文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity 人均收入 rén jūn shōu rù per capita income 母线 母線 mǔ xiàn generating line / generatrix (in geometry) / bus (in electronics) / bus bar 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 投注 tóu zhù to throw one's energies (into an activity) / to invest one's emotions (in sth) / to bet / betting syn 月收入 yuè shōu rù monthly income 营收 營收 yíng shōu sales / income / revenue 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 个税 個稅 gè shuì personal income tax (abbr. for 個人所得稅|个人所得税) 活动中心 活動中心 huó dòng zhōng xīn activity center / CL:處|处[chu4] 犯罪行为 犯罪行為 fàn zuì xíng wéi criminal activity 体育活动 體育活動 tǐ yù huó dòng sports / sporting activity 可支配收入 kě zhī pèi shōu rù disposable income 收入差距 shōu rù chā jù income differential 纪念活动 紀念活動 jì niàn huó dòng commemoration / commemorative activity 造血干细胞 造血幹細胞 zào xuè gàn xì bāo blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow) 实收 實收 shí shōu net receipts / real income 国民收入 國民收入 guó mín shōu rù measures of national income and output 挣得 掙得 zhèng dé to earn (income) / to make (money) 家庭收入 family income 无着 無著 wú zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 无着 無著 wū zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source 把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout syn 无照经营 無照經營 wú zhào jīng yíng unlicensed business activity 损益表 損益表 sǔn yì biǎo income statement (US) / profit and loss account (UK) 五七 wǔ qī memorial activity 35 days after a person's death 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure syn 万元户 萬元戶 wàn yuán hù household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) syn 量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn. syn 天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity syn 通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 进账 進賬 jìn zhàng (of money) to come into an account / to get / to earn / income / receipts 性行 xìng xíng sexual activity 旱涝保收 旱澇保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood / to bring a stable income 剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices) 丁克 dīng kè Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword) 毛收入 máo shōu rù gross income / gross profit 安居工程 ān jū gōng chéng housing project for low-income urban residents 太阳活动 太陽活動 tài yáng huó dòng sunspot activity / solar variation 回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hù shū bù dù lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom) syn 熙来攘往 熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng a place buzzing with activity (idiom) syn 难民地区创收项目 Income-Generating Project for Refugee Areas 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 商业行为 商業行為 shāng yè xíng wéi business activity / commercial activity 地中海行动计划区域活动中心 地中海行動計劃區域活動中心 MAP Regional Activity Centre / Regional Activity Centre 母函数 母函數 mǔ hán shù generating function (math.) 发电能力 發電能力 generating capacity 发电设备修理分队 發電設備修理分隊 power generating equipment repair sub-unit 创造就业机会公共工程方桉 創造就業機會公共工程方案 Employment-Generating Public Works Programme 