根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 根据 根據 gēn jù according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 道理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 基础 基礎 jī chǔ base / foundation / basis / basic / fundamental syn 基于 基於 jī yú because of / on the basis of / in view of / on account of syn 依据 依據 yī jù according to / basis / foundation syn 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 评选 評選 píng xuǎn to select on the basis of a vote or consensus 基石 jī shí foundation stone / cornerstone / (fig.) basis / foundation syn 子虚乌有 子虛烏有 zǐ xū wū yǒu (idiom) to have no basis in fact / to be the product of sb's imagination syn 出发点 出發點 chū fā diǎn starting point / (fig.) basis / motive syn 关系网 關係網 guān xi wǎng network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" 基点 基點 jī diǎn base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point syn 基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn 逐日 zhú rì day-by-day / daily / on a daily basis syn 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 核定 hé dìng to audit and determine / to check and ratify / to appraise and decide / determination / on a deemed basis (taxation) / to deem syn 法律援助 fǎ lǜ yuán zhù legal assistance / legal aid 逐月 zhú yuè month-by-month / monthly / on a monthly basis syn 乱写 亂寫 luàn xiě to write without basis 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 试种 試種 shì zhòng test planting / crop grown on a trial basis 借读 借讀 jiè dú to attend school on a temporary basis 凭 憑 píng to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof syn 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 应 應 yīng to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 合法 hé fǎ lawful / legitimate / legal syn 提起 tí qǐ to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings) syn 被告人 bèi gào rén defendant (in legal case) syn 法定 fǎ dìng statutory / law-based / legal syn 法典 fǎ diǎn legal code / statute 合法化 hé fǎ huà to legalize / to make legal / legalization 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings) / according to law syn 见证人 見證人 jiàn zhèng rén eyewitness (to an incident) / witness (to a legal transaction) syn 例假 lì jià legal holiday / (euphemism) menstrual leave / menstrual period 法学 法學 fǎ xué law / legal studies 法人 fǎ rén legal person / corporation / see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] syn 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng public courtroom accusation (idiom) / legal confrontation / to take sb to court / to sue 封皮 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal syn 吃官司 chī guān sī to face legal action / to get sued syn 干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 正版 zhèng bǎn genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3] 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 法理 fǎ lǐ legal principle / jurisprudence 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 维权 維權 wéi quán to defend (legal) rights 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 错案 錯案 cuò àn a misjudged legal case / a miscarriage (of justice) syn 法律责任 法律責任 fǎ lǜ zé rèn legal responsibility / liability 法律顾问 法律顧問 fǎ lǜ gù wèn Legal Adviser 法定代表人 fǎ dìng dài biǎo rén (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc) 法律保护 fǎ lǜ bǎo hù legal protections 法律事务 fǎ lǜ shì wù Legal Services 法律网 法律網 Legal 法律地位 legal status 公案 gōng àn judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism) syn 外商独资企业 外商獨資企業 wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China) / abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4] 法制日报 法制日報 fǎ zhì rì bào Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice 法律制裁 fǎ lǜ zhì cái legal sanction / prescribed punishment / punishable by law 江平 jiāng píng Jiang Ping (1920-), academic lawyer, writer on ethnicity and legal systems 正室 zhèng shì primary wife (in contrast to concubine) / legal wife 法律委员会 法律委員會 fǎ lǜ wěi yuán huì Legal Committee 代书 代書 dài shū to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) 案 àn (legal) case / incident / record / file / table syn 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 旧案 舊案 jiù àn old court case / long-standing legal dispute syn 干爹 乾爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) 假案 jiǎ àn fabricated legal case / frame-up syn 干女儿 乾女兒 gān nǚ ér adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) 干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 干儿子 乾兒子 gān ér zi adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 羌无故实 羌無故實 qiāng wú gù shí to have no basis in fact (idiom) 试读 試讀 shì dú to read a sample chapter of a book / to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis / to attend classes on a trial basis 主管法律事务副秘书长、法律顾问 主管法律事務副秘書長、法律顧問 Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs / The Legal Counsel 联合国法律顾问网 lián hé guó fǎ lǜ gù wèn wǎng United Nations Legal Advisers Network / Legal Advisers Network 公设辩护律师、法律援助和法律培训处 公設辯護律師、法律援助和法律培訓處 Public Defense, Legal Aid and Legal Training Service 法外处决 法外處決 extra-legal execution / extrajudicial execution / extra-legal killing / extrajudicial killing 法律干事 法律幹事 legal officer / legal affairs officer 政法委 zhèng fǎ wěi Political and Legal Affairs Commission (may refer to the national-level Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, responsible for overseeing law enforcement, judicial affairs and domestic security, or a corresponding body at a lower administrative level) 法务 法務 fǎ wù legal affairs / in-house legal counsel 保甲制度 bǎo jiǎ zhì dù the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households) 承乏 chéng fá to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.) 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 红股 紅股 hóng gǔ (economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis 解剖麻雀 jiě pōu má què to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization 无异议程序 wú yì yì chéng xù no objection procedure / no objection basis 不盈不亏基础 bù yíng bù kuī jī chǔ no-profit, no-loss basis 合理使用能源奖励制度 hé lǐ shǐ yòng néng yuán jiǎng lì zhì duó Incentive System for the Rational Use of Energy System of Incentives for the Rational Use of Energy on a Regional Basis 全面解决塞浦路斯问题的协定基础 Basis for Agreement on a Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem 给养发放基准 basis of provisioning 收付实现制会计 cash-basis accounting / cash accounting 预算制度 預算制度 yù suàn zhì duó budgetary basis 