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"joint staff (Can.)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
联合参谋处 聯合參謀處 joint staff (Can.)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
全秘书处工作人员－管理当局联合机构 Secretariat-wide joint staff-management body / joint staff-management body
水能载舟，亦能覆舟 水能載舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
垃圾箱 lā jī xiāng rubbish can / garbage can / trash can syn
鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 魚與熊掌不可兼得 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
非盟联合国联合调解支助小组 非盟聯合國聯合調解支助小組 Joint Mediation Support Team / AU-UN Joint Mediation Support Team / African Union-United Nations Joint Mediation Support Team
非盟-联合国联合特别代表联合特别代表 非盟-聯合國聯合特別代表聯合特別代表 African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative for Darfur / AU-UN Joint Special Representative / Joint Special Representative
标尺 標尺 biāo chǐ surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight syn
高参 高參 gāo cān senior staff officer / staff officer of great talent
储备基金 儲備基金 chú bèi jī jīn reserve fund for adjustments resulting from variations in respect of currency fluctuations, inflation in non-staff costs and statutory cost increases for staff / reserve fund
联合国工作人员条例和工作人员细则 Staff Regulations of the United Nations and Staff Rules
长期任职的工作人员 long-service staff / long-serving staff
工作人员安全支出 gōng zuò rén yuán ān quán zhī chū expenditures for staff security / staff security expenditures
必要工作人员 必要工作人員 essential staff / critical staff
准备基金 准備基金 zhǔn bèi jī jīn reserve fund for adjustments resulting from variations in respect of currency fluctuations, inflation in non-staff costs and statutory cost increases for staff / reserve fund
联合国工作人员工会 聯合國工作人員工會 United Nations Staff Union / Staff Union
职工会 職工會 United Nations Staff Union / Staff Union
日内瓦办事处工作人员协调理事会 日內瓦辦事處工作人員協調理事會 United Nations Office at Geneva Staff Coordinating Council / Staff Coordinating Council
工作人员协调理事会 工作人員協調理事會 United Nations Office at Geneva Staff Coordinating Council / Staff Coordinating Council
办公室主任办公室 - 办公室主任直属办公室 辦公室主任辦公室 - 辦公室主任直屬辦公室 Office of the Chief of Staff – Direct Office of the Chief of Staff
直线参谋制 直線參謀制 staff and line organization / line and staff structure
直线参谋组织结构 直線參謀組織結構 staff and line organization / line and staff structure
工作人员和工作人员发展工作组 工作人員和工作人員發展工作組 Working Group on Staff and Staff Development
联合国外勤人员工会 聯合國外勤人員工會 United Nations Field Staff Union / Field Staff Union
外勤人员工会 外勤人員工會 United Nations Field Staff Union / Field Staff Union
联合国工作人员秘鲁地震灾民救济委员会 聯合國工作人員秘魯地震災民救濟委員會 United Nations Staff Relief Committee for the Victims of the Earthquake in Peru / United Nations Staff Relief Committee for Peru
联合国工作人员秘鲁救济委员会 聯合國工作人員秘魯救濟委員會 United Nations Staff Relief Committee for the Victims of the Earthquake in Peru / United Nations Staff Relief Committee for Peru
骨干人员 骨幹人員 skeletal staff / skeleton staff
沙利科什维利 沙利科什維利 shā lì kē shí wéi lì General Shalikashvili (Head of US Joint Chiefs of Staff)
参谋长联席会议 參謀長聯席會議 cān móu zhǎng lián xí huì yì Joint Chiefs of Staff
联合国工作人员养恤金联合委员会 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board / Pension Board
联合国合办工作人员养恤基金管理系统 lián hé guó hé bàn gōng zuò rén yuán yǎng xù jī jīn guǎn lǐ xì tǒng United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Administration System
联合国合办工作人员养恤基金 lián hé guó hé bàn gōng zuò rén yuán yǎng xù jī jīn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
联合国合办工作人员养恤基金全基金审查 Whole Office Review of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund / Whole Office Review
全基金审查 Whole Office Review of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund / Whole Office Review
负责养恤基金投资的秘书长代表 負責養恤基金投資的秘書長代表 Representative of the Secretary-General for the Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund / Representative of the Secretary-General for the Investments of the Fund
联合国合办工作人员养恤基金受惠人 聯合國合辦工作人員養恤基金受惠人 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund beneficiary / UNJSPF beneficiary
养恤基金受惠人 養恤基金受惠人 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund beneficiary / UNJSPF beneficiary
工作人员援助基金联合委员会 工作人員援助基金聯合委員會 Joint Staff Assistance Fund Committee
养恤基金参与人 養恤基金參與人 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund participant / UNJSPF participant
即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn
能否 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? syn
不禁 bù jīn can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from syn
能不能 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it?
可达 可達 kě dá can reach / can get as high as / up to
堪称 堪稱 kān chēng can be rated as / can be said to be
来得及 來得及 lái de jí to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it syn
禁不住 jīn bu zhù can't help it / can't bear it syn
垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin / trash can / garbage can / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] syn
赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
办不到 辦不到 bàn bu dào impossible / can't be done / no can do / unable to accomplish syn
摸不着 摸不著 mō bu zháo can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn
易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) / fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic syn
可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn
人定胜天 人定勝天 rén dìng shèng tiān man can conquer nature (idiom) / human wisdom can prevail over nature
有钱能使鬼推磨 有錢能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done / money talks
本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible
能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes) / ready to give and take / flexible syn
众口铄金 眾口鑠金 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
可分 kě fēn can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types)
喷水壶 噴水壺 pēn shuǐ hú watering can / sprinkling can
大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. / ready to give and take / flexible
寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) / Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
师父领进门，修行在个人 師父領進門，修行在個人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
星星之火，可以燎原 xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
牵马到河易，强马饮水难 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難 qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
玩儿不转 玩兒不轉 wán r bù zhuàn can't handle it / can't find any way (of doing sth) / not up to the task
跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚，跑不了庙 跑了和尚，跑不了廟 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
易开罐 易開罐 yì kāi guàn (Tw) pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
躲不起 duǒ bu qǐ can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) / fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
在家千日好，出门一时难 在家千日好，出門一時難 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home
牵马到河易，强马饮水难 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難 qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
行万里路，读万卷书 行萬里路，讀萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) / Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
跑了和尚跑不了庙 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later / also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]
怎一个愁字了得 怎一個愁字了得 zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé (last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]) / how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? / how can words express such sadness?
看得出 kàn de chū can see / can tell syn
绷不住 繃不住 bēng bu zhù (Internet slang) can't contain oneself / unable to bear / can't help (doing sth)
玩不起 wán bu qǐ can't afford to play / (fig.) can't accept it when one loses
小作怡情，大作伤身 小作怡情，大作傷身 xiǎo zuō - yí qíng , dà zuō - shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身|小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiao3zhuo2-yi2qing2, da4zhuo2-shang1shen1])
安得 ān dé (literary) How can one get...? / Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish) / (literary) Is it possible that...? / How can this be? (interrogative disbelief)
连带责任 連帶責任 lián dài zé rèn to bear joint responsibility for sth / joint liability (law)
联营 聯營 lián yíng joint venture / under joint management
联合发表 聯合發表 lián hé fā biǎo joint statement / joint announcement
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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