主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language 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 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 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 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 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 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 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 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 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) 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 要点 要點 yào diǎn main point / essential syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word 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 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 头等 頭等 tóu děng first class / prime / main syn 大军 大軍 dà jūn army / main forces syn 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] 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) 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 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 德文 dé wén German (language) 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] 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 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs 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 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 法文 fǎ wén French language 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 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 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 瑞典语 瑞典語 ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language) 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 俄文 é wén Russian language 白话 白話 bái huà spoken language / vernacular syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 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) 