主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 正门 正門 zhèng mén main entrance / main gate / portal 主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 大动脉 大動脈 dà dòng mài main artery (blood vessel) / fig. main highway / arterial road syn 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book) syn 干道 幹道 gàn dào arterial road / main road / main watercourse 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 大类 大類 dà lèi main type / main class / main category 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 身 shēn body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 syn 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 专业 專業 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional syn 基本 jī běn basic / fundamental / main / elementary syn 大街 dà jiē street / main street / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 主要 zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 大道 dà dào main street / avenue syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 头绪 頭緒 tóu xù outline / main threads syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 要点 要點 yào diǎn main point / essential syn 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 主人公 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist syn 头等 頭等 tóu děng first class / prime / main syn 大军 大軍 dà jūn army / main forces syn 本州 běn zhōu Honshū, the main island of Japan 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender / main culprit syn 主菜 zhǔ cài main course 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal / full meal / main course 大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 主攻 zhǔ gōng main assault / to focus on / to specialize in / to major in 干线 幹線 gàn xiàn main line / trunk line 主体 主體 zhǔ tǐ main part / bulk / body / subject / agent syn 要领 要領 yào lǐng main aspects / essentials / gist syn 正传 正傳 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography 本着 本著 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle syn 主楼 主樓 zhǔ lóu main building 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant) 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 要道 yào dào major road / thoroughfare / main road syn 不得要领 不得要領 bù dé yào lǐng to fail to grasp the main points syn 主业 主業 zhǔ yè main business 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 主因 zhǔ yīn main reason 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 江北 jiāng běi Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4] / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine syn 干流 幹流 gàn liú main stream (of a river) syn 要旨 yào zhǐ the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points syn 经纬 經緯 jīng wěi warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points syn 主干 主幹 zhǔ gàn trunk / main / core syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 主轴 主軸 zhǔ zhóu axis / principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc) / main axle (of engine) syn 正职 正職 zhèng zhí main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) 祸首 禍首 huò shǒu chief offender / main culprit syn 案由 àn yóu main points of a case / brief / summary syn 三藏 sān zàng Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries 正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 冈山 岡山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 本文 běn wén this text / article / the main body of a book syn 主板 zhǔ bǎn (computing) motherboard / (stock market) main board 最主要 zuì zhǔ yào main syn 主要原因 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause 主打 zhǔ dǎ principal / main / flagship (product) / title (track) / to specialize in / to take as one's priority / to primarily focus on 大意 dà yì general idea / main idea syn 主要任务 主要任務 zhǔ yào rèn wu main task / principal duty 四国 四國 sì guó Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan) 大雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple) 主要因素 zhǔ yào yīn sù main factor / principal cause 山门 山門 shān mén monastery main gate (Buddhism) / monastery 淮河 huái hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] 主峰 zhǔ fēng main peak (of a mountain range) syn 本岛 本島 běn dǎo main island 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) 事主 shì zhǔ victim (of a criminal) / party involved (in a dispute etc) / main instigator syn 女主人公 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist 侧重点 側重點 cè zhòng diǎn main point / emphasis syn 主战坦克 zhǔ zhàn tǎn kè main battle tank / battle tank 康有为 康有為 kāng yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 直捣 直搗 zhí dǎo to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc) / (fig.) to directly target (the main objective) 