商 shāng commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) syn 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn 规模 規模 guī mó scale / scope / extent / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 比例 bǐ lì proportion / scale syn 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 攀登 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger syn 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 尺度 chǐ dù scale / yardstick syn 小打小闹 小打小鬧 xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào small-scale syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 摊子 攤子 tān zi booth / vendor's stall / (fig.) organizational structure / scale of operations syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 刻度 kè dù marked scale / graduated scale 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 音阶 音階 yīn jiē musical scale 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 鳞片 鱗片 lín piàn scale (of fish, reptiles etc) syn 大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale syn 五音 wǔ yīn five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1] 里氏 lǐ shì (seismology) Richter (scale) 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 震级 震級 zhèn jí degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale) 大一统 大一統 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification syn 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 比例尺 bǐ lì chǐ scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale syn 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 位次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale syn 大兴土木 大興土木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction syn 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 大型企业 大型企業 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 规模化 規模化 guī mó huà going to scale 会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn 天秤 tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 按比例 àn bǐ lì to scale (adj.) 粗放 cū fàng extensive / expansive / large-scale syn 量表 liáng biǎo gauge / meter / scale 波澜壮阔 波瀾壯闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale syn 规模经济 規模經濟 guī mó jīng jì economies of scale 小水电 xiǎo shuǐ diàn small-scale hydropower 过磅 過磅 guò bàng to weigh (on a scale) syn 鳞甲 鱗甲 lín jiǎ scale / plate of armor syn 采办 採辦 cǎi bàn to buy on a considerable scale / to purchase / to procure / to stock up syn 扩大再生产 擴大再生產 kuò dà zài shēng chǎn to expand production / to reproduce on an extended scale 约 約 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale syn 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) syn 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn 音 yīn sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) syn 宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn 羽 yǔ feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale syn 徵 zhēng 4th note in pentatonic scale 徵 zhǐ 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol 开尔文 開爾文 kāi ěr wén Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson) / Kelvin (temperature scale) 磅秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance syn 渔业法 漁業法 fisheries law 温标 溫標 wēn biāo temperature scale 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / only odd bits and pieces syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination syn 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 结肠 結腸 jié cháng colon (large intestine) 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 圣路易斯 聖路易斯 shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 成群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大都市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity syn 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 大肠 大腸 dà cháng the large intestine 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 榔头 榔頭 láng tou hammer / large hammer / sledgehammer syn 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 堆积如山 堆積如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 群居 qún jū to live together (in a large group or flock) syn 