大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 区内调动 區內調動 internal area movement / theatre movement / intra-theatre movement 战术调动 戰術調動 internal area movement / theatre movement / intra-theatre movement 行动区内医疗后送 行動區內醫療後送 in-theatre medical evacuation / intra-theatre medical evacuation 淮海战役 淮海戰役 huái hǎi zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war 兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war 主要成分 zhǔ yào chéng fèn major constituent / major component 主修 zhǔ xiū (education) to major in / major 天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval syn 主要经济体能源和气候变化论坛 Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate / Major Economies Forum 主要装备的偿还率 major equipment reimbursement rate / major equipment rate 主要装备标准 主要裝備標準 major equipment standards / performance standards for major equipment / serviceability standards 主要装备的性能标准 主要裝備的性能標準 major equipment standards / performance standards for major equipment / serviceability standards 大节 大節 dà jié major festival / important matter / major principle / high moral character syn 八路军 八路軍 bā lù jūn Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) syn 平津战役 平津戰役 píng jīn zhàn yì Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War 控诉和惩处欧洲轴心国主要战犯的协定 London Agreement Concerning Prosecution and Punishment of Major War Criminals of European Axis 调查和起诉主要战犯委员会 調查和起訴主要戰犯委員會 Committee for the Investigation and Prosecution of Major War Criminals 辽沈战役 遼瀋戰役 liáo shěn zhàn yì Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War 联合国战区部队指挥官 lián hé guó zhàn qū bù duì zhǐ huī guān United Nations Theatre Force Commander 手术室照明灯 operating theatre lamp / OT lamp 战术空运 戰術空運 tactical airlift / intra-theatre airlift 战区内空运 戰區內空運 tactical airlift / intra-theatre airlift 战场核武器 戰場核武器 zhàn chǎng hé wǔ qì tactical nuclear weapon / battlefield nuclear weapon / theatre nuclear weapon 战区导弹防卫 戰區導彈防衛 theatre missile defence 熟悉战区武器、车辆和装备 熟悉戰區武器、車輛和裝備 familiarity with theatre weapons, vehicles and equipment 行动区内伤病员空运后送 行動區內傷病員空運後送 intra-theatre aeromedical evacuation 国际戏剧学会 國際戲劇學會 International Theatre Institute 战区导弹 戰區導彈 theatre missile / shorter-range missile 短程导弹 短程導彈 theatre missile / shorter-range missile 战区司令部 戰區司令部 theatre headquarters 行动区训练 行動區訓練 in-theatre training / in-mission training / sustainment training 部署后训练 部署後訓練 in-theatre training / in-mission training / sustainment training 大战 大戰 dà zhàn war / to wage war syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 参战 參戰 cān zhàn to go to war / to engage in war 拔河 bá hé tug-of-war / to take part in a tug-of-war 持久战 持久戰 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war / war of attrition 先礼后兵 先禮後兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom) / the confusion of war 边币 邊幣 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation 兵连祸结 兵連禍結 bīng lián huò jié ravaged by successive wars / war-torn / war-ridden syn 不宣而战 不宣而戰 bù xuān ér zhàn open hostilities without declaring war / start an undeclared war 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn confusion of war / turmoil of war syn 国共内战 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1] 战火纷飞 戰火紛飛 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi fire of war everywhere (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war 战争法 zhàn zhēng fǎ laws of war / law of war 战俘临时拘留所 戰俘臨時拘留所 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 战俘收容站 戰俘收容站 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 被控犯战争罪的人 被控犯戰爭罪的人 persons indicted for war crimes person indicted for war crimes 战场残留物 戰場殘留物 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 战争残留弹药 戰爭殘留彈藥 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 主要 zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary 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 重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn 重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn 三星 sān xīng three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn 大型企业 大型企業 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree syn 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 少校 shào xiào junior ranking officer in Chinese army / major / lieutenant commander 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 虹桥 虹橋 hóng qiáo Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin 主攻 zhǔ gōng main assault / to focus on / to specialize in / to major in 基隆 jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan 封神榜 fēng shén bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) 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 大都会 大都會 dà dū huì major city / metropolis / metropolitan syn 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 要道 yào dào major road / thoroughfare / main road syn 大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit syn 专攻 專攻 zhuān gōng to specialize in / to major in 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect syn 硕果 碩果 shuò guǒ major achievement / great work / triumphant success syn 要冲 要衝 yào chōng road hub / major crossroad syn 绿林 綠林 lù lín place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2] syn 大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk syn 大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music) 朝鲜族 朝鮮族 cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula) 重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 要犯 yào fàn major criminal syn 终身大事 終身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) syn 真武 zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 封神演义 封神演義 fēng shén yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 大前提 dà qián tí major premise 大行星 major planet 王建民 wáng jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball 李陵 lǐ líng Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal 闽南话 閩南話 mǐn nán huà Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas / Hokkien, major variety of Southern Min 心腹之患 xīn fù zhī huàn lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) / major trouble hidden within 湘绣 湘繡 xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4]) 