多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn 为了 爲了 wèi le for / for the purpose of / in order to syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 目的 mù dì purpose / aim / goal / target / objective / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 故意 gù yì deliberately / on purpose syn 舌头 舌頭 shé tou tongue / CL:個|个[ge4] / enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information syn 意向 yì xiàng intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition syn 专程 專程 zhuān chéng specifically / specially (for that purpose) syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 成心 chéng xīn intentionally / deliberately / on purpose syn 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) syn 药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn 瞎 xiā blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose syn 多种 多種 duō zhǒng many kinds of / multiple / diverse / multi- syn 多个 多個 duō ge many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 专区 專區 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn 多元 duō yuán poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.) syn 名义 名義 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose syn 万能 萬能 wàn néng omnipotent / all-purpose / universal syn 他用 tā yòng other use / other purpose 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 针对性 針對性 zhēn duì xìng focus / direction / purpose / relevance syn 旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth) syn 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) syn 用作 yòng zuò to use for the purpose of / to serve as syn 用意 yòng yì intention / purpose syn 传销 傳銷 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing 挪用 nuó yòng to shift (funds) / to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another / to embezzle / to misappropriate syn 为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of / for the purpose of 起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose 来意 來意 lái yì one's purpose in coming syn 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal / semaphore syn 统一思想 統一思想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose 合用 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable syn 专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind 借以 jiè yǐ so as to / for the purpose of / in order to 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 龙芯 龍芯 lóng xīn Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China) 转用 轉用 zhuǎn yòng to adapt for use for another purpose syn 特为 特為 tè wèi for a specific purpose / specially syn 腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose syn 方文山 fāng wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist 多用户系统 多用戶系統 multi-user system 舌苔 shé tāi (TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis) 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose syn 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom) / to drag out an ignoble existence syn 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 丧志 喪志 sàng zhì to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose syn 鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 堂 táng (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture syn 旨 zhǐ imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit 移用 yí yòng to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one / to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose 特殊目的载体 特殊目的載體 special purpose vehicle / special purpose entity 特殊目的实体 特殊目的實體 special purpose vehicle / special purpose entity 通用单一界限 通用單一界限 all-purpose single boundary / all-purpose line 通用线 通用線 all-purpose single boundary / all-purpose line 用得其所 yòng de qí suǒ used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose 多用磨房机 multi-purpose power unit 多功能社区电信中心 多功能社區電信中心 multi-purpose community telecentre 实用多用途水文次级方案 實用多用途水文次級方案 shí yòng duō yòng tú shuǐ wén cì jí fāng àn Hydrological Operational Multi-purpose Subprogramme 多用途储罐 多用途儲罐 duō yòng tú chǔ guàn multi-purpose canister 多功能道 multi-purpose track 多用途树 多用途樹 multi-purpose tree 多功能警察旅 multi-purpose police brigade 斜杠 斜槓 xié gàng slash / forward slash (punctuation mark) / (neologism c. 2016) (coll.) (attributive) pursuing multiple career paths concurrently / having a portfolio career / (of a career, identity etc) multi-path / multi-hyphenate / slashie 多党谈判论坛 多黨談判論壇 Multi-Party Negotiating Forum / Multi-Party Forum / Negotiating Forum 养儿防老 養兒防老 yǎng ér fáng lǎo (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age 专用地方选择销售税 專用地方選擇銷售稅 zhuān yòng dì fāng xuǎn zé xiāo shòu shuì special-purpose 中筋面粉 中筋麵粉 zhōng jīn miàn fěn all-purpose flour / flour for making dumplings and noodles 中华台北 中華臺北 zhōng huá tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events 别无他用 別無他用 bié wú tā yòng to have no other use or purpose (idiom) 垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn 专意 專意 zhuān yì deliberately / on purpose 对亲 對親 duì qīn courting / meeting for purpose of marriage / to settle into a relationship 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose 会盟 會盟 huì méng meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing alliances, finalizing treaties 聊以解闷 聊以解悶 liáo yǐ jiě mèn to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent 聘问 聘問 pìn wèn international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture) 能弱能强 能弱能強 néng ruò néng qiáng to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom) 自动通用轨道站 zì dòng tòng yòng guǐ dào zhàn automatic general-purpose orbital station 签署联合国反腐败公约高级别政治会议 High-level Political Conference for the Purpose of Signing the United Nations Convention against Corruption 适合用途 shì hé yòng tú fitness for the purpose 专用审计 zhuān yòng shěn jì special purpose audit 按目的划分的个人消费分类 Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose 生产者支出目的分类 Classification of the Outlays of Producers According to Purpose 按支出目的分类 Classification of Expenditure According to Purpose 