第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 主人 zhǔ rén master / host / owner / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 学会 學會 xué huì to learn / to master / institute / learned society / (scholarly) association 大师 大師 dà shī great master / master syn 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 真人 zhēn rén a real person / Daoist spiritual master 主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate / to rule / to dictate / master syn 师父 師父 shī fu used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan) / master / qualified worker syn 少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) syn 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in / to master (a subject) syn 驾驭 駕馭 jià yù to urge on (of horse) / to drive / to steer / to handle / to manage / to master / to dominate syn 老爷 老爺 lǎo ye (respectful) lord / master / (coll.) maternal grandfather syn 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 上手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor syn 原件 yuán jiàn the original / original document / master copy 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant) / Your Majesty / operator (of machine) syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 东家 東家 dōng jiā master (i.e. employer) / landlord / boss syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 郎君 láng jūn my husband and master (archaic) / playboy of rich family / pimp syn 司仪 司儀 sī yí master of ceremonies (MC) syn 名师 名師 míng shī famous master / great teacher syn 名家 míng jiā renowned expert / master (of an art or craft) syn 夫子 fū zǐ Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars) / (used sarcastically) pedant syn 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn 衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle 巨匠 jù jiàng great master (of literature, music etc) syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 拳师 拳師 quán shī boxing coach / pugilist master 师弟 師弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master) / younger or junior male schoolmate 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 门生 門生 mén shēng disciple / student (of a famous master) syn 主从 主從 zhǔ cóng master-slave (computing) / client-server (computing) / primary and secondary syn 主仆 主僕 zhǔ pú master and servant 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 莫里哀 mò lǐ āi Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy 拜师 拜師 bài shī to formally become an apprentice to a master syn 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine syn 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas syn 教头 教頭 jiào tóu sporting coach / military drill master (in Song times) syn 鲁班 魯班 lǔ bān Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 师徒 師徒 shī tú master and disciple 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 硕士生 碩士生 shuò shì shēng Master's degree student 少奶奶 shào nǎi nai young lady of the house / wife of the young master syn 太上皇 tài shàng huáng Taishang Huang / Retired Emperor / father of the reigning emperor / fig. puppet master 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 八股文 bā gǔ wén eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties syn 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 硕士学位 碩士學位 shuò shì xué wèi master's degree 总体规划 總體規劃 zǒng tǐ guī huà overall plan / master plan 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 神探 shén tàn master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] 高学历 高學歷 gāo xué lì higher education record / record including Master's or Doctoral degree 师尊 師尊 shī zūn teacher / master 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 万能钥匙 萬能鑰匙 wàn néng yào shi master key / skeleton key / passkey 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 朱熹 zhū xī Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism 工商管理硕士 工商管理碩士 gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì Master of Business Administration (MBA) 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 尊师 尊師 zūn shī revered master syn 青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 syn 圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) 浴霸 yù bà bathroom infrared heater, marketed as "bath master" 朱子 zhū zi Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 小开 小開 xiǎo kāi (dialect) boss's son / rich man's son / young master syn 少东 少東 shào dōng boss's son / young master / young boss 狄仁杰 狄仁傑 dí rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4] 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 拜 bài to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 藉 jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn 摄 攝 shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn 霸 bà hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master syn 