中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 赛车 賽車 sài chē auto race / cycle race / race car syn 赛马场 賽馬場 sài mǎ chǎng race course / race ground / race track 中段 zhōng duàn middle section / middle period / middle area / mid- syn 中游 zhōng yóu the middle stretches of a river / middle level / middle echelon / midstream syn 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo race (running) / to race (running) 起跑线 起跑線 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race) 计时赛 計時賽 jì shí sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 黄种 黃種 huáng zhǒng the yellow race / the Mongoloid race 计时比赛 計時比賽 jì shí bǐ sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 军备竞赛 軍備競賽 jūn bèi jìng sài arms race / armament(s) race 车手 車手 chē shǒu racing driver (in a car race) / rider (in a motorcycle or bicycle race) / (Tw) low-level operative in a scam syndicate syn 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance syn 距 jù to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) syn 敬鬼神而远之 敬鬼神而遠之 jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance 标柱 標柱 biāo zhù distance marker / pole marking distance on racetrack 异地恋 異地戀 yì dì liàn long-distance romance / long-distance relationship 安全距离 安全距離 ān quán jù lí minimum safety distance / safety distance; 距离制约 distance constraint / 350 M distance constraint 中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle / the inside / in the middle / within / between / among / during / in the meantime syn 正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub syn 拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo (hitting) squarely in the middle / (slicing) across the middle / to hold by the waist syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 贫下中农 貧下中農 pín xià zhōng nóng (category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants) 中东国家 中東國家 zhōng dōng guó jiā Nations of the Middle East / Middle East countries 中东和北非区域 中東和北非區域 Middle East and North Africa Region / Middle East and North Africa 中女 zhōng nǚ middle-aged woman / (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort 中端 zhōng duān mid-range / mid-tier / middle segment / the middle part 人类 人類 rén lèi humanity / human race / mankind syn 种族 種族 zhǒng zú race / ethnicity syn 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 赛程 賽程 sài chéng competition schedule / the course of a race 赛道 賽道 sài dào race course 混血 hùn xuè (of animals) hybrid / (of people) mixed-blood / mixed-race 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 季军 季軍 jì jūn third in a race / bronze medalist 领跑 領跑 lǐng pǎo to take the lead in a race / to set the pace 人种 人種 rén zhǒng race (of people) syn 泰坦 tài tǎn Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 拉力赛 拉力賽 lā lì sài rally (car race) (loanword) 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 短跑 duǎn pǎo sprint (race) syn 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 跨栏 跨欄 kuà lán hurdles / hurdle race (athletics) 赛艇 賽艇 sài tǐng boat race / racing ship or boat / rowing (sport) 马拉松赛 馬拉松賽 mǎ lā sōng sài marathon race 接力赛 接力賽 jiē lì sài relay race / CL:場|场[chang3] 环法 環法 huán fǎ Tour de France cycle race / abbr. for 環法自行車賽|环法自行车赛 竞走 競走 jìng zǒu walking race (athletics event) 原种 原種 yuán zhǒng land race / native breed 族类 族類 zú lèi clan / race 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu to race dragon boats 灭种 滅種 miè zhǒng to commit genocide / to become extinct / extinction of a race syn 白种 白種 bái zhǒng the white race 族 zú race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) syn 追逐赛 追逐賽 zhuī zhú sài pursuit race / chase 内卷 內捲 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources) 圈 quān circle / ring / loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle syn 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 接力赛跑 接力賽跑 jiē lì sài pǎo relay race 诛暴讨逆 誅暴討逆 zhū bào tǎo nì to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race) 白色人种 白色人種 bái sè rén zhǒng the white race 三索锦蛇 三索錦蛇 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake 上坡段 shàng pō duàn uphill section (of a race) 个人赛 個人賽 gè rén sài individual competition / individual race 公路赛 公路賽 gōng lù sài road race 凯林赛 凱林賽 kǎi lín sài keirin cycle race (paced stadium event) (loanword from Japanese 競輪 "keirin") 可望取胜者 可望取勝者 kě wàng qǔ shèng zhě favorite (to win a race or championship) / well-placed contestant 和时间赛跑 和時間賽跑 hé shí jiān sài pǎo to race against time 多日赛 多日賽 duō rì sài race of several days / many day competition 接力賽 jiē lì sài relay race / CL:場|场[chang3] 乌兹别克族 烏茲別克族 wū zī bié kè zú the Uzbek people (race) 无取胜希望者 無取勝希望者 wú qǔ shèng xī wàng zhě outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship) 环法国 環法國 huán fǎ guó Tour de France cycle race 环法自行车赛 環法自行車賽 huán fǎ zì xíng chē sài Tour de France cycle race 自行车赛 自行車賽 zì xíng chē sài cycle race 与时间赛跑 與時間賽跑 yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo to race against time 赛船 賽船 sài chuán boat race / racing ship or boat 赛车场赛 賽車場賽 sài chē chǎng sài stadium cycle race 赛龙船 賽龍船 sài lóng chuán dragon-boat race 跨栏比赛 跨欄比賽 kuà lán bǐ sài hurdling / hurdles race (athletics event) 头名 頭名 tóu míng first place / leader (of a race) 太空竞赛 太空競賽 tài kōng jìng sài space race 军备竞赛的经济和社会后果 economic and social consequences of the arms race 竞相逐低 race to the bottom 军备质量竞赛 qualitative arms race 海军军备竞赛 海軍軍備競賽 hǎi jūn jūn bèi jìng sài naval arms race 关于种族的生物特性的建议 關於種族的生物特性的建議 Proposals on the biological aspects of race 原种养护 原種養護 land race conservation / native breed conservation 防止外层空间军备竞赛特设工作组 防止外層空間軍備競賽特設工作組 Ad Hoc Working Group on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space 防止外层空间军备竞赛特设委员会 防止外層空間軍備競賽特設委員會 Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space 防止外层空间的军备竞赛 防止外層空間的軍備競賽 prevention of an arms race in outer space 军备竞赛和军事开支的经济社会后果 軍備競賽和軍事開支的經濟社會後果 Economic and social consequences of the arms race and of military expenditures 加拿大种族关系基金会 加拿大種族關系基金會 Canadian Race Relations Foundation 种族与种族偏见问题宣言 種族與種族偏見問題宣言 Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice 