直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) / immediate / straightforward syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 选举 選舉 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 于 於 yú (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by syn 曲线 曲線 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 间接 間接 jiàn jiē indirect syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 迂回 迂迴 yū huí roundabout route / circuitous / tortuous / to outflank / indirect / roundabout syn 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 初选 初選 chū xuǎn primary election 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 走弯路 走彎路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 直选 直選 zhí xuǎn direct election 婉言 wǎn yán tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect syn 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 选举委员会 選舉委員會 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong) 旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) syn 补选 補選 bǔ xuǎn by-election 激将法 激將法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 直接选举 直接選舉 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election 参选人 參選人 cān xuǎn rén election participant / candidate 套问 套問 tào wèn to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning 间接税 間接稅 jiān jiē shuì indirect tax 远因 遠因 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause 投票率 tóu piào lǜ proportion of vote / turnout in election 等额选举 等額選舉 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election 大获全胜 大獲全勝 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom) / an overwhelming victory / to win by a landslide (in election) syn 差额选举 差額選舉 chā é xuǎn jǔ competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) 选举团式选举 選舉團式選舉 xuǎn jǔ tuán shì xuǎn jǔ caucus-style election / caucus election 打把势 打把勢 dǎ bǎ shi drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off 指鸡骂狗 指雞罵狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms syn 探口气 探口氣 tàn kǒu qì to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning / also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1] syn 探口风 探口風 tàn kǒu fēng to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning 间接证据 間接證據 jiàn jiē zhèng jù indirect testimony / circumstantial evidence 间接宾语 間接賓語 jiàn jiē bīn yǔ indirect object (grammar) 非直接 fēi zhí jiē indirect 间接瞄准射击 indirect fire 间接援助 間接援助 indirect assistance 产品费 產品費 chǎn pǐn fèi product charges / indirect environmental taxes 间接环境税 間接環境稅 product charges / indirect environmental taxes 间接就业 間接就業 indirect employment 间接使用价值 間接使用價值 indirect use value 间接税务政策委员会 間接稅務政策委員會 Indirect Taxation Policy Commission 产品费 ; 间接环境税 產品費 ; 間接環境稅 product charges / indirect environmental taxes 间接法 間接法 indirect method 间接机会成本 間接機會成本 indirect opportunity cost 间接税务局 間接稅務局 Indirect Taxation Authority 非直接使用材料 indirect use material 固定间接费用 固定間接費用 fixed indirect cost 可变间接费用 可變間接費用 variable indirect cost 第三地 dì sān dì territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc) 间接税 間接稅 jiàn jiē shuì indirect tax 多党选举 多黨選舉 duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ multiparty election 竞选活动 競選活動 jìng xuǎn huó dòng (election) campaign 选举法庭 選舉法庭 xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng election court 总统大选 總統大選 zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn presidential election 总统选举 總統選舉 zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ presidential election 公举 公舉 gōng jǔ public election 胜选 勝選 shèng xuǎn to win an election 地方选举 地方選舉 dì fāng xuǎn jǔ local election 败战 敗戰 bài zhàn to lose a war / fig. the loser (in a competition or election) 暗箱操作 àn xiāng cāo zuò covert activities (election rigging etc) / under-the-table manipulations / black operations 竞选副手 競選副手 jìng xuǎn fù shǒu election assistant / running mate 竞选搭档 競選搭檔 jìng xuǎn dā dàng election partner / running mate 选情 選情 xuǎn qíng the state of play in an election / the current state of a candidate's campaign 选战 選戰 xuǎn zhàn election campaign 助选 助選 zhù xuǎn to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) 临时选举委员会 Provisional Election Commission 中期选举 midterm election 相对多数决制 plurality election 选举保安部队 xuǎn jǔ bǎo ān bù duì election security forces 首席选举专员 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ zhuān yuán Chief Election Commissioner 中央选举委员会 Central Election Commission 先期选举规划股 Advance Election Planning Unit 多议席选举 duō yì xí xuǎn jǔ multi-member election 单议席选举 single-member election 选举集会 election rally 包容性选举 bāo róng xìng xuǎn jǔ inclusive election 市政选举委员会 市政選舉委員會 municipal election commission 联合选举工作中心 聯合選舉工作中心 Joint Election Operation Centre 企业选举基金 企業選舉基金 qǐ yè xuǎn jǔ jī jīn Business Election Fund 国际选举观察团 國際選舉觀察團 International Election Observation Mission 选举核证 選舉核證 xuǎn jǔ hé zhèng election certification 国际选举观察工作原则宣言 國際選舉觀察工作原則宣言 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation 第二轮选举 第二輪選舉 run-off election / run-off 