阿法尔 阿法爾 ā fǎ ěr Afar region of northeast Ethiopia / Afar people 来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter / to send us a letter syn 介绍信 介紹信 jiè shào xìn letter of introduction / recommendation letter / reference 信笺 信箋 xìn jiān letter / letter paper syn 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) 郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 死信 sǐ xìn lost letter / letter containing news of sb's death syn 盘符 盤符 pán fú drive letter (letter assigned to a disk drive or partition) (computing) 协助通知书 xié zhù tòng zhī shū letter of assist / assist letter 调查委托书 調查委托書 letter of request / letter rogatory 代询证人委托书 代詢證人委托書 letter of request / letter rogatory 审计业务约定书 審計業務約定書 audit engagement letter / engagement letter 业务约定书 業務約定書 audit engagement letter / engagement letter 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance syn 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 远客 遠客 yuǎn kè guest from afar 千里寄鹅毛 千里寄鵝毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] syn 远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 临眺 臨眺 lín tiào to observe from afar / to look into the distance from a high place 阿法尔沙漠 阿法爾沙漠 ā fǎ ěr shā mò Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia 阿法尔解放阵线 阿法爾解放陣線 Afar Liberation Front 远来的和尚会念经 遠來的和尚會念經 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) / foreign talent is valued higher than local talent 遥祝 遙祝 yáo zhù to send good wishes from afar 首页 首頁 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter 通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication syn 接到 jiē dào to receive (letter etc) syn 回覆 huí fù to reply (by letter, email etc) / reply / answer 字母 zì mǔ letter (of the alphabet) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter syn 发信 發信 fā xìn to post a letter syn 信件 xìn jiàn letter (sent by mail) syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 情书 情書 qíng shū love letter 写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter syn 信访 信訪 xìn fǎng to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit 启事 啟事 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) / to post information / a notice syn 回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1] syn 书信 書信 shū xìn letter / epistle syn 上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition syn 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 信用证 信用證 xìn yòng zhèng letter of credit syn 邀请函 邀請函 yāo qǐng hán invitation letter / CL:封[feng1] syn 字谜 字謎 zì mí letter puzzle 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 公开信 公開信 gōng kāi xìn open letter 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 求职信 求職信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application 阿尔法 阿爾法 ā ěr fǎ alpha (Greek letter Αα) 送信 sòng xìn to send word / to deliver a letter 西格玛 西格瑪 xī gé mǎ sigma (Greek letter Σσ) / (symbol for standard deviation in statistics) 转寄 轉寄 zhuǎn jì to forward (a letter, email, package etc) 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 三字经 三字經 sān zì jīng (slang) swearword / four-letter word syn 意向书 意向書 yì xiàng shū letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) 推荐信 推薦信 tuī jiàn xìn recommendation letter 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 手书 手書 shǒu shū to write personally / personal letter syn 敬上 jìng shàng yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) 手札 手劄 shǒu zhá (literary) personal letter 此致 cǐ zhì (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) 泽塔 澤塔 zé tǎ zeta (Greek letter Ζζ) 致函 zhì hán to send a letter syn 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 贝塔 貝塔 bèi tǎ beta (Greek letter Ββ) 贺信 賀信 hè xìn congratulatory letter or message syn 收悉 shōu xī (literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter) 血书 血書 xuè shū letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc 己 jǐ self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa syn 挂号信 掛號信 guà hào xìn registered letter 照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 信 xìn letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random syn 头文字 頭文字 tóu wén zì initial / first letter of word (in Latin script) 家信 jiā xìn letter (to or from) home syn 推荐书 推薦書 tuī jiàn shū recommendation letter 公函 gōng hán official letter syn 密函 mì hán secret letter 伽马 伽馬 gā mǎ gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword) 书 書 shū book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write syn 邮筒 郵筒 yóu tǒng mailbox / pillar box / (old) letter syn 投书 投書 tóu shū to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc) syn 复信 復信 fù xìn to reply to a letter syn 目不识丁 目不識丁 mù bù shí dīng lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom) / totally illiterate syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 复 覆 fù variant of 復|复[fu4] / to reply to a letter syn 信札 xìn zhá letter syn 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status) / your humble servant 捎信 shāo xìn to take a letter / to send word 