扦插 qiān chā (agriculture) to plant by cuttage / to propagate from cuttings syn 根插 gēn chā to plant roots / to propagate from root cuttings 叶插 葉插 yè chā to propagate from leaf cuttings 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 下体 下體 xià tǐ lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants syn 干细胞 幹細胞 gàn xì bāo stem cell 枝条 枝條 zhī tiáo branch / twig / stem syn 出于 出於 chū yú due to / to stem from syn 造血干细胞 造血幹細胞 zào xuè gàn xì bāo blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow) 本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 菜心 cài xīn choy sum / Chinese flowering cabbage / stem of any Chinese cabbage 莴笋 萵筍 wō sǔn Chinese lettuce / celtuce / asparagus lettuce / celery lettuce / stem lettuce syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 脑干 腦幹 nǎo gàn brain stem 分蘖 分櫱 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) syn 块茎 塊莖 kuài jīng stem tuber 花梗 huā gěng stem of flower syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 柄 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades syn 茎 莖 jīng stalk / stem / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 嗜 shì addicted to / fond of / stem corresponding to -phil or -phile syn 秧 yāng sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals) syn 莩 fú membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem / culm syn 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 蕻 hòng (literary) luxuriant / flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables 蔸 dōu root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps syn 投鞭断流 投鞭斷流 tóu biān duàn liú arms enough to stem the stream (idiom) / formidable army syn 词干启动 詞幹啟動 cí gàn qǐ dòng stem priming 蔕 dì stem (of fruit) 干细胞研究 幹細胞研究 gàn xì bāo yán jiū stem cell research 字根合体字 字根合體字 zì gēn hé tǐ zì stem compound 仔姜 仔薑 zǐ jiāng stem ginger 蘖枝 櫱枝 niè zhī branch stem syn 砧木 zhēn mù rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted) 秧子 yāng zi sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person syn 缠绕茎 纏繞莖 chán rào jīng vine / twining stem 腋生 yè shēng axillary (botany) / budding in the angle between branch and stem 茎干 莖干 jīng gān stem / stalk 菌托 jūn tuō volva (bag containing spores on stem of fungi) 词干 詞幹 cí gàn word stem (in linguistics) 长柄 長柄 cháng bǐng long handle / stem 间充质干细胞 間充質幹細胞 jiān chōng zhì gàn xì bāo mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology) 阀芯 閥芯 fá xīn valve stem 胚胎干细胞 胚胎幹細胞 pēi tāi gàn xì bāo embryonic stem cell 成体干细胞 成體幹細胞 adult stem cell 何出此言 hé chū cǐ yán where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing? 矮茎朱砂根 矮莖朱砂根 ǎi jīng zhū shā gēn short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis) 灯草 燈草 dēng cǎo the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps 菌柄 jùn bǐng mushroom stem 芦柴棒 蘆柴棒 lú chái bàng reed stem / (fig.) extremely skinny person 黀 zōu hemp stem 美人腿 měi rén tuǐ (Tw) (coll.) edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo 茭白笋 茭白筍 jiāo bái sǔn edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo 丁是丁，卯是卯 dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous 把立 bǎ lì stem (bicycle component) 茎干 莖幹 jīng gàn stem / stalk 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 较大 較大 jiào dà comparatively large 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 大股东 大股東 dà gǔ dōng large stockholder / majority shareholder 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 大步 dà bù large strides syn 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 大问题 大問題 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 大公司 dà gōng sī large company / corporation 大户 大戶 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer syn 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes syn 大型企业 大型企業 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 大跌 dà diē large fall syn 大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 大都市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity syn 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 