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 元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender / main culprit syn 大动脉 大動脈 dà dòng mài main artery (blood vessel) / fig. main highway / arterial road syn 发落 發落 fā luò to deal with (an offender) syn 初犯 chū fàn first offender / first offense 主线 主線 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme 肇事者 zhào shì zhě offender / culprit 女犯 nǚ fàn female offender in imperial China (old) 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 祸首 禍首 huò shǒu chief offender / main culprit syn 大类 大類 dà lèi main type / main class / main category 再犯 zài fàn to re-offend / repeat offender / recidivist 留置 liú zhì to leave in place / to set aside (for further use) / to retain / to detain (a suspect or offender) / (medicine) indwelling syn 连坐 連坐 lián zuò to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc) 违法者 違法者 wéi fǎ zhě offender 累犯 lěi fàn to repeatedly commit an offense / repeat offender / habitual criminal / recidivist / recidivism 赦罪 shè zuì to forgive (an offender) 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) 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) 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] 