生态平衡 生態平衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 自然平衡 zì rán píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 生物平衡 shēng wù píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 异常期 yì cháng qī anomalistic period / perigee to perigee period / perigee to perigee period / period, the 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 哺乳期 bǔ rǔ qī breastfeeding period / lactation period / suckling period 秤 chèng steelyard balance / Roman balance / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 摆轮 擺輪 bǎi lún balance (of a watch or clock) / balance wheel 尾欠 wěi qiàn balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt syn 国际收支与国际投资头寸手册 國際收支與國際投資頭寸手冊 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition / Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual 物料平衡报告 物料平衡報告 wù liào píng héng bào gào material balance report 物料平衡 wù liào píng héng material balance 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 物欲 wù yù material desire / craving for material things 加料 jiā liào to feed in / to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) / to supply / fortified (with added material) 熟料 shú liào worked material / chamotte (refractory ceramic material) syn 核武器材料 hé wǔ qì cái liào nuclear weapon material / weapon's grade material 多孔材料 duō kǒng cái liào multicellular material / spongy substance / porous material 物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 可制武器材料 kě zhì wǔ qì cái liào weapons-grade material / weapon-usable material 武器用核材料 wǔ qì yòng hé cái liào weapons-grade material / weapon-usable material 核材料类型 hé cái liào lèi xíng nuclear material type / material type 单位产出物料密度 material intensity per unit of service / material intensity per service unit 核材料形态 核材料形態 nuclear material form / material form 核材料类别 核材料類別 nuclear material category / material category 核材料说明 核材料說明 nuclear material description / material description 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period 保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period 环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) 战国时代 戰國時代 zhàn guó shí dài the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century) 第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years) 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 宽限期 寬限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period / period of grace 产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth) 平安时代 平安時代 píng ān shí dài Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history 生育期 shēng yù qī childbearing period / reproductive period 视察期间 視察期間 inspection period / period of inspection 空窗期 kōng chuāng qī window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies) / period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc) / lull / hiatus 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period 平衡 píng héng balance / equilibrium syn 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 调剂 調劑 tiáo jì to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription syn 对比度 對比度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 差额 差額 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 算帐 算帳 suàn zhàng to reckon (accounting) / to balance an account / fig. to settle an account / to get one's revenge 借贷 借貸 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet syn 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 天秤 tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit 资产负债表 資產負債表 zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo balance sheet 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books / to do the accounts / (fig.) to settle an account / to get one's revenge syn 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power) / checks and balances 鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn 结余 結餘 jié yú balance / cash surplus syn 国际收支 國際收支 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments 相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up / to offset / to counterbalance syn 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance 扯平 chě píng to make even / to balance / (fig.) to be even / to call it quits syn 贷方 貸方 dài fāng credit side (of a balance sheet) / creditor / lender syn 借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet) syn 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics) / balance beam 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 均势 均勢 jūn shì equilibrium of forces / balance of power 结存 結存 jié cún balance / cash in hand syn 杆秤 桿秤 gǎn chèng a steelyard (a type of balance) 约 約 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale syn 试算表 試算表 shì suàn biǎo spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy) 磅秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance syn 弹簧秤 彈簧秤 tán huáng chèng spring balance 秤杆 秤桿 chèng gǎn the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm 秤盘 秤槃 chèng pán the tray or pan of a steelyard balance 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 力量均衡 lì liàng jūn héng balance of power 平衡态 平衡態 píng héng tài balance / (state of) equilibrium 权力平衡 權力平衡 quán lì píng héng balance 付方 fù fāng credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方[shou1 fang1] syn 借入方 jiè rù fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet) 借方差额 借方差額 jiè fāng chā é debit balance (accountancy) 出超 chū chāo trade surplus / favorable balance of trade 前途未卜 qián tú wèi bǔ hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds? 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom) 台磅 tái bàng platform balance 挹注 yì zhù to shift resources into areas of need / to inject funds / to balance resources 收支相抵 shōu zhī xiāng dǐ to break even / balance between income and expenditure 收方 shōu fāng receiving party / recipient / debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方[fu4 fang1] syn 盘秤 盤秤 pán chèng balance consisting of steelyard with a pan / CL:臺|台[tai2] 贸易逆差 貿易逆差 mào yì nì chā trade deficit / adverse trade balance 余存 餘存 yú cún remainder / balance 贸易差额 貿易差额 mào yì chā e balance of trade 银行结余 銀行結余 yín háng jié yú bank balance 质量平衡 質量平衡 zhì liàng píng héng mass balance 