算 suàn to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute syn 钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key / CL:把[ba3] syn 数 數 shù number / figure / several / a few syn 关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 数字 數字 shù zì numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 形象 xíng xiàng image / form / figure / CL:個|个[ge4] / visualization / vivid syn 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 人士 rén shì person / figure / public figure syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 元素 yuán sù element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death syn 比喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively syn 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial syn 强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty syn 元老 yuán lǎo senior figure / elder / doyen syn 外形 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour 诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key syn 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 身影 shēn yǐng silhouette / figure syn 体形 體形 tǐ xíng figure / bodily form syn 要素 yào sù essential factor / key constituent syn 猜中 cāi zhòng to guess correctly / to figure out the right answer syn 人影 rén yǐng the shadow of a human figure / a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb) syn 穆罕默德 mù hǎn mò dé Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button 均匀 均勻 jūn yún even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc) syn 佼佼者 jiǎo jiǎo zhě well-known figure / excellent (person, company etc) syn 平面图 平面圖 píng miàn tú a plan / a planar graph / a plane figure 销售额 銷售額 xiāo shòu é sales figure / total income from sales / turnover 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) syn 炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) 大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music) 走调 走調 zǒu diào out of tune / off-key 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage syn 图形 圖形 tú xíng picture / figure / diagram / graph / depiction / graphical syn 体态 體態 tǐ tài figure / physique / posture syn 背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 形体 形體 xíng tǐ figure / physique / form and structure syn 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 社会名流 社會名流 shè huì míng liú celebrity / public figure syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 土人 tǔ rén native / aborigine / clay figure syn 合计 合計 hé jì to add up the total / to figure what sth amounts to / to consider syn 蜡像 蠟像 là xiàng waxwork / wax figure 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 揣摩 chuǎi mó to analyze / to try to figure out / to try to fathom syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 要员 要員 yào yuán key participant / VIP syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 轴心 軸心 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) syn 琴键 琴鍵 qín jiàn a piano key 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 须知 須知 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind syn 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 英姿 yīng zī heroic bearing / dashing figure syn 知名人士 zhī míng rén shì public figure / celebrity syn 快捷键 快捷鍵 kuài jié jiàn (computer) shortcut key / hotkey 豪杰 豪傑 háo jié hero / towering figure syn 风姿 風姿 fēng zī good looks / good figure / graceful bearing / charm syn 小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction 题解 題解 tí jiě notes / key (to exercises) 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 想不开 想不開 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles syn 回车键 回車鍵 huí chē jiàn (computing) enter key / return key (on a keyboard) 基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn 立体图 立體圖 lì tǐ tú three-dimensional figure / hologram / stereogram 头面人物 頭面人物 tóu miàn rén wù leading figure / bigwig syn 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 攻关 攻關 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem 纹饰 紋飾 wén shì decorative motif / figure 桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) syn 最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 序列号 序列號 xù liè hào serial number / product key (software) 龙头企业 龍頭企業 lóng tóu qǐ yè key enterprises / leading enterprises 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 键入 鍵入 jiàn rù to key in / to input / to enter (some text) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 纤体 纖體 xiān tǐ to get a slender figure / slimming 要诀 要訣 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success syn 正则 正則 zhèng zé regular (figure in geometry) 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 万能钥匙 萬能鑰匙 wàn néng yào shi master key / skeleton key / passkey 弄懂 nòng dǒng to make sense of / to grasp the meaning of / to figure out 