意即 yì jí which means / (this) means (that) 电传 電傳 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter 生活资料 生活資料 shēng huó zī liào consumer goods / means of livelihood / means of subsistence / documents relating to sb's life syn 防御工事器材 fáng yù gōng shì qì cái field defence stores / defence stores 单独自卫 individual self-defence / self-defence 欧洲安全和防卫政策 歐洲安全和防衛政策 European Security and Defence Policy / Common European Security and Defence Policy 欧洲共同安全和防卫政策 歐洲共同安全和防衛政策 European Security and Defence Policy / Common European Security and Defence Policy 防务设备生产共享安排 防務設備生產共享安排 Defence Production Sharing Arrangement / Defence Production Sharing Agreement 综合停火协定 綜合停火協定 Global Ceasefire Agreement between the Transitional Government of Burundi and the National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) / Global Ceasefire Agreement 通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via syn 方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 工具 gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) syn 办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn 并不 並不 bìng bù not at all / by no means 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn 渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel / means syn 途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn 透过 透過 tòu guò to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via syn 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 管道 guǎn dào tubing / pipeline / (fig.) channel / means 凭借 憑借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on syn 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù means of transportation / vehicle 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn 小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means syn 所有制 suǒ yǒu zhì ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership syn 切勿 qiè wù by no means 本钱 本錢 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth) syn 藉由 jiè yóu by means of / through / by 切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means syn 生产资料 生產資料 shēng chǎn zī liào means of production syn 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn 催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means 起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means 牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation syn 不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously syn 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn 牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3] syn 藉着 藉著 jiè zhe by means of / through 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence syn 不一而足 bù yī ér zú by no means an isolated case / numerous syn 凭藉 憑藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4] 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn 聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn 法儿 法兒 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5] 奸雄 姦雄 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist syn 投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks syn 礼乐 禮樂 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society) 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck 殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn 有赖 有賴 yǒu lài (of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn 弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times) 量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn. syn 笔谈 筆談 bǐ tán to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches syn 各尽所能 各盡所能 gè jìn suǒ néng each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means 歃血 shà xuè to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old) 条条大路通罗马 條條大路通羅馬 tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 肥 féi fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure syn 筹 籌 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means syn 燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke 繇 yóu cause / means syn 民穷财尽 民窮財盡 mín qióng cái jìn the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom) / to drive the nation to bankruptcy syn 流离颠沛 流離顛沛 liú lí diān pèi destitute and homeless (idiom) / displaced and without means syn 海纳百川 海納百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 百计千方 百計千方 bǎi jì qiān fāng to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom) 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kān cài chī fàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 钉死 釘死 dìng sǐ to nail securely / to execute by means of impalement / to crucify 哀劝 哀勸 āi quàn to persuade by all possible means / to implore 径迹 徑跡 jìng jì track / trajectory / path / way / means / diameter / directly 凭靠 憑靠 píng kào to use / to rely on / by means of 才不 cái bù by no means / definitely not / as if! / yeah right! 日·电 日·電 ridian cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month 营谋 營謀 yíng móu to do business / to manage / to strive for / to use every possible means (toward a goal) 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 薄产 薄產 bó chǎn meager estate / small means 超前消费 超前消費 chāo qián xiāo fèi excessive consumption / spending beyond one's means 路上比终点更有意义 路上比終點更有意義 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì The road means more than the destination. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. 踩动 踩動 cǎi dòng to operate by means of a pedal 钻谋 鑽謀 zuān móu to use influence to get what one wants / to find a way through (esp. corrupt) / to succeed by means fair or foul syn 鱼香 魚香 yú xiāng yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) 战争手段和方法 means and methods of warfare 经济能力检测 jīng jì néng lì jiǎn cè means test 中间运输手段 中間運輸手段 intermediate means of transport 平均数比较检验 平均數比較檢驗 comparison-of-means test / t-test 