大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 人造 rén zào man-made / artificial / synthetic syn 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn 特制 特製 tè zhì specially made / custom-made 航道 háng dào waterway / ship channel syn 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 定制 定製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another 水深 shuǐ shēn depth (of waterway) / sounding syn 订制 訂製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 水路 shuǐ lù waterway syn 老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn 化纤 化纖 huà xiān man-made fiber (abbr. for 化學纖維|化学纤维[hua4xue2 xian1wei2]) syn 天灾人祸 天災人禍 tiān zāi rén huò natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) syn 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster 化学纤维 化學纖維 huà xué xiān wéi man-made fiber syn 漕河 cáo hé waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]) 人造纤维 人造纖維 rén zào xiān wéi man-made fiber 龟苓膏 龜苓膏 guī líng gāo turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 河渠 hé qú rivers and canals / waterway syn 的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白人 bái rén white man or woman / Caucasian 夫 fū husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 少年 shào nián early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man syn 男士 nán shì man / gentleman syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 男子汉 男子漢 nán zǐ hàn man (i.e. manly, masculine) syn 伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn 情妇 情婦 qíng fù mistress / paramour (of married man) syn 好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man! syn 自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 机制 機製 jī zhì machine-processed / machine-made syn 定做 dìng zuò to have something made to order 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children / sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love) syn 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 背黑锅 背黑鍋 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat / to be unjustly blamed syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 尖兵 jiān bīng point man syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made / readily available syn 醉汉 醉漢 zuì hàn intoxicated man / drunkard syn 巫医 巫醫 wū yī witch doctor / medicine man / shaman 波罗 波羅 bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 力士 lì shì strong man / sumo wrestler syn 好好先生 hǎo hǎo xiān sheng Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) syn 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance syn 大力士 dà lì shì strong man / Hercules syn 法制 法製 fǎ zhì made in France syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears syn 献殷勤 獻殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself syn 耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 门闩 門閂 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt syn 驻守 駐守 zhù shǒu (man a post and) defend syn 成衣 chéng yī ready-made clothes syn 男儿 男兒 nán ér a (real) man / boy / son syn 哲人 zhé rén wise man syn 皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc) 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 蒲团 蒲團 pú tuán praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail) 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 现代人 現代人 xiàn dài rén modern man / Homo sapiens 后生 後生 hòu shēng young generation / youth / young man syn 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch syn 