苗头 苗頭 miáo tou first signs / development (of a situation) syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 十二星座 shí èr xīng zuò the twelve signs of the zodiac 十二宫 十二宮 shí èr gōng the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2] 面有难色 面有難色 miàn yǒu nán sè to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment 作色 zuò sè to show signs of anger / to flush with annoyance syn 国际 國際 guó jì international syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 案例 àn lì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc) / instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 国标舞 國標舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 交汇 交彙 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation syn 博览会 博覽會 bó lǎn huì an exposition / an international fair 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 公约 公約 gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement) syn 罗格 羅格 luó gé Logue or Rogge (name) / Jacques Rogge, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 国际性 國際性 guó jì xìng international / internationalism 国标 國標 guó biāo national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3]) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞[guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3]) 国际法 國際法 guó jì fǎ international law 留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student 国内外 國內外 guó nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad 国际级 國際級 guó jì jí (at an) international level 国际货币基金组织 國際貨幣基金組織 guó jì huò bì jī jīn zǔ zhī International Monetary Fund (IMF) 外宾 外賓 wài bīn foreign guest / international visitor 进关 進關 jìn guān inbound customs (international trade) 中方 zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture) 国企 國企 guó qǐ state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理[guo2ji4 qi3ye4 guan3li3]) 海内外 海內外 hǎi nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad syn 闭关自守 閉關自守 bì guān zì shǒu close the country to international intercourse syn 万豪 萬豪 wàn háo Marriott International (hotel chain) 国际贸易 國際貿易 guó jì mào yì international trade 微星 wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 国际标准 國際標準 guó jì biāo zhǔn international standard 雅思 yǎ sī IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 国际社会 國際社會 guó jì shè huì the international community 国际机场 國際機場 guó jì jī chǎng international airport 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 国际合作 國際合作 guó jì hé zuò international cooperation 妇女节 婦女節 fù nǚ jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 首都机场 首都機場 shǒu dū jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 国际关系 國際關係 guó jì guān xì international relations 单证 單證 dān zhèng (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading) 央视国际 央視國際 yāng shì guó jì CCTV international / www.cctv.com.cn 国际奥委会 國際奧委會 guó jì ào wěi huì International Olympic Committee 环球时报 環球時報 huán qiú shí bào Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4]) 三八节 三八節 sān bā jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 国际货运代理 國際貨運代理 guó jì huò yùn dài lǐ international transport agency 国际会议中心 國際會議中心 International Conference Centre 首都国际机场 首都國際機場 shǒu dū guó jì jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport 国际商会 國際商會 guó jì shāng huì International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 国际航运 guó jì háng yùn international shipping 上海外国语大学 上海外國語大學 shàng hǎi wài guó yǔ dà xué Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) 国际劳动节 國際勞動節 guó jì láo dòng jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1) 托业 托業 tuō yè TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) 青年会 青年會 qīng nián huì YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844) 主办权 主辦權 zhǔ bàn quán the right to host (an international meeting) 国际儿童节 國際兒童節 guó jì ér tóng jié International Children's Day (June 1) 国际标准化组织 國際標準化組織 guó jì biāo zhǔn huà zǔ zhī International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 萨马兰奇 薩馬蘭奇 sà mǎ lán qí Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001 国际音标 國際音標 guó jì yīn biāo international phonetic alphabet 国际劳工组织 國際勞工組織 guó jì láo gōng zǔ zhī International Labor Organization 国际金融公司 國際金融公司 guó jì jīn róng gōng sī International Finance Corporation 义和团运动 義和團運動 yì hé tuán yùn dòng Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901), a peasant uprising that attempted to expel all foreigners from China, eventually suppressed by an international coalition 汉办 漢辦 hàn bàn abbr. for 國家漢辦|国家汉办[Guo2 jia1 Han4 ban4], Office of Chinese Language Council International 王家瑞 wáng jiā ruì Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, head of CCP central committee's international liaison department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4] 2003-2015 内宾 內賓 nèi bīn guest from the same country / internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓|外宾) 星流电击 星流電擊 xīng liú diàn jī meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs 星流霆击 星流霆擊 xīng liú tíng jī meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 加减号 加減號 jiā jiǎn hào plus-minus sign (±) / plus and minus signs (+ and -) 旧迹 舊跡 jiù jì old traces / signs from the past 小心地滑 xiǎo xīn dì huá (used on signs) caution - wet floor (lit. "be careful, the floor is slippery") 路标和信号公约 Convention on Road Signs and Signals 路标和信号议定书 路標和信號議定書 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 欧洲补充路标和信号公约协定 歐洲補充路標和信號公約協定 European Agreement Supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 国际电联无线电呼号 國際電聯無線電呼號 ITU Radio Call Signs 生命体征 生命體徵 shēng mìng tǐ zhēng vital signs 反相 fǎn xiàng (a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase 疲态 疲態 pí tài fatigued look / signs of weariness / (fig.) weakness (in the stock market etc) syn 醉意 zuì yì tipsiness / signs of intoxication syn 前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭 前南斯拉夫問題國際刑事法庭 qián nán sī lā fú wèn tí guó jì xíng shì fǎ tíng International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 / International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia / Internati 前南问题国际刑事法庭规约 前南問題國際刑事法庭規約 Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 / Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for th 共产国际 共產國際 gòng chǎn guó jì Communist International or Comintern (1919-1943), also known as the Third International 第三國際|第三国际[Di4 san1 Guo2 ji4] 美国国际开发署 美國國際開發署 měi guó guó jì kāi fā shǔ United States Agency for International Development / Agency for International Development 国际稳定部队 guó jì wěn dìng bù duì International Stabilization Force (Iraq, Liberia) International Stabilisation Force (Timor-Leste) 国家促进和保护人权机构国际协调委员会 International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights / International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions 联合国国际汇票和国际本票公约 United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes / UNCITRAL Convention 贸易法委员会公约 United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes / UNCITRAL Convention 统一船舶碰撞若干法律规则的国际公约 International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collisions Between Vessels / International Convention on Collision of Ships 红十字与红新月国际大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 国际红十字大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 加强国际行动支持纳米比亚独立国际会议 International Conference on the Intensification of International Action in Support of the Independence of Namibia 国际减少自然灾害十年国际会议 International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction International Conference 缺陷、残疾和障碍的国际分类国际网络 缺陷、殘疾和障礙的國際分類國際網絡 International Network on the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps 战略和国际研究中心 Center for Strategic and International Studies / Centre for Strategic and International Studies 世界土着人国际年和国际十年技术会议 世界土著人國際年和國際十年技術會議 Technical Meeting on the International Year and the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People 国际船舶和港口设施保安规则 International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities / International Ship and Port Facility Security Code / ISPS Code 