异常期 yì cháng qī anomalistic period / perigee to perigee period / perigee to perigee period / period, the 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 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 盛季 shèng jì peak season / a flourishing period 鼎盛时期 鼎盛時期 dǐng shèng shí qī flourishing period / golden age 大多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly syn 大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely syn 多半 duō bàn most / mostly / most likely syn 八成 bā chéng eighty percent / most probably / most likely syn 至宝 至寶 zhì bǎo most valuable treasure / most precious asset syn 最 zuì most / the most / -est (superlative suffix) syn 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 心头肉 心頭肉 xīn tóu ròu the person one loves the most / one's most treasured possession 大奸似忠 大姦似忠 dà jiān sì zhōng the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom) 至尊 zhì zūn the most honorable / the most respected / supreme / (archaic) the emperor syn 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 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 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 发达 發達 fā dá well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn 火爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively syn 繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing / bustling syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 蓬勃 péng bó vigorous / flourishing / full of vitality syn 兴隆 興隆 xīng lóng prosperous / thriving / flourishing syn 景气 景氣 jǐng qì (of economy, business etc) flourishing / prosperous syn 鼎盛 dǐng shèng thriving / flourishing syn 苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāng ash gray / vast and hazy / flourishing syn 茁壮 茁壯 zhuó zhuàng healthy and strong / sturdy / thriving / vigorous / robust / flourishing syn 火势 火勢 huǒ shì intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing 盛誉 盛譽 shèng yù flourishing reputation syn 欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng (idiom) flourishing / thriving syn 繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers syn 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up syn 全盛 quán shèng flourishing / at the peak / in full bloom syn 日盛 rì shèng more flourishing by the day 万紫千红 萬紫千紅 wàn zǐ qiān hóng thousands of purples and reds (idiom) / a blaze of color / fig. a profusion of flourishing trades syn 繁荣昌盛 繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng glorious and flourishing (idiom) / thriving syn 昌明 chāng míng flourishing / thriving syn 词 詞 cí word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3]) syn 盛 shèng flourishing / vigorous / magnificent / extensively syn 怒 nù anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous syn 勃 bó flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly syn 昌 chāng (bound form) prosperous / flourishing syn 旺 wàng prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring syn 殷 yīn flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable syn 蕃 fán luxuriant / flourishing / to reproduce / to proliferate 蕻 hòng (literary) luxuriant / flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables 方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up 鐬 huì of flourishing appearance / sound of a bicycle bell 变文 變文 biàn wén a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes) 条畅 條暢 tiáo chàng orderly and logical (of writing) / luxuriant / flourishing / prosperous 繁芜 繁蕪 fán wú wordy / verbose / flourishing and thriving syn 兴旺发达 興旺發達 xīng wàng fā dá prosperous and developing / flourishing syn 芊萰 qiān liàn green and flourishing / overgrown 茁壯 zhuó zhuàng sturdy / thriving / vigorous / robust / flourishing 畅旺 暢旺 chàng wàng flourishing / brisk (sales, trading) 风生水起 風生水起 fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) / fig. flourishing / thriving / prosperous 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular 为主 為主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to syn 最多 zuì duō at most / maximum / greatest (amount) / maximal syn 最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key 最为 最為 zuì wéi the most syn 多数 多數 duō shù majority / most syn 深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn 大都 dà dū for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan syn 大都 dà dōu for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [da4 du1] syn 最后更新 最後更新 zuì hòu gēng xīn latest update / most recent update 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 大多数人 大多數人 dà duō shù rén most people / the majority of people 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 小康社会 小康社會 xiǎo kāng shè huì society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn 心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do syn 莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn 顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most / at best syn 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister syn 尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn 大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn 壮族 壯族 zhuàng zú Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 至爱 至愛 zhì ài most beloved 大部 dà bù the greater part / the majority / most syn 好半天 hǎo bàn tiān most of the day 充其量 chōng qí liàng at most / at best syn 