你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 哥们 哥們 gē men Brothers! / brethren / dude (colloquial) / brother (diminutive form of address between males) syn 地址 dì zhǐ address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 称呼 稱呼 chēng hu to call / to address as / form of address / appellation syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 住址 zhù zhǐ address 帅哥 帥哥 shuài gē handsome guy / lady-killer / handsome (form of address) 更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc) syn 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn 老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 公公 gōng gong husband's father / father-in-law / grandpa / grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch syn 网址 網址 wǎng zhǐ website / web address / URL 通讯录 通訊錄 tōng xùn lù address book / directory 娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 称谓 稱謂 chēng wèi title / appellation / form of address syn 尊称 尊稱 zūn chēng to address sb deferentially / title / honorific syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 夫子 fū zǐ Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars) / (used sarcastically) pedant syn 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 圣上 聖上 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor syn 施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor) 大姨 dà yí aunt (mother's eldest sister) / (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) syn 通信地址 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 祭文 jì wén funeral oration / eulogy / elegiac address syn 老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4] syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 通讯地址 通訊地址 tōng xùn dì zhǐ mailing address / postal address 办公地址 辦公地址 bàn gōng dì zhǐ business address 寻址 尋址 xún zhǐ to address / to search for address / to input data into memory 老丈 lǎo zhàng sir (respectful form of address for an old man) 内详 內詳 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed / details inside 阿公 ā gōng (old) grandfather / polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law / (Taiwanese) grandfather 阿嬷 阿嬤 ā mā (Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má]) 诸公 諸公 zhū gōng gentlemen (form of address) 多端 duō duān multifarious / multifold / many and varied / multiport / multistation / multiterminal 尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title / form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc 通讯处 通訊處 tōng xùn chù contact address 座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc syn 伯 bó father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] syn 居住地 jū zhù dì current address / place of residence syn 公共广播系统 公共廣播系統 public address system 娅 婭 yà (literary) term of address between husbands of sisters / (used to transliterate foreign names) / (used in Chinese women's names) syn 老伯伯 lǎo bó bo grandpa (polite form of address for old man) 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs 多站 duō zhàn multistation 目标地址 目標地址 mù biāo dì zhǐ destination address / target address 敬称 敬稱 jìng chēng to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address / honorific title 国情咨文 國情咨文 guó qíng zī wén speech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Address, (Russia) Address to the Federal Assembly etc) IP地址 i p dì zhǐ Internet Protocol Address / IP address 因特网协议地址 因特網協議地址 Internet Protocol Address / IP address 直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng (idiom) to address sb directly by name / to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity) 地址的转换 地址的轉換 dì zhǐ de zhuǎn huàn address translation 地址解析协议 地址解析協議 dì zhǐ jiě xī xié yì address resolution protocol / ARP 电邮位置 電郵位置 diàn yóu wèi zhi email address 广播地址 廣播地址 guǎng bō dì zhǐ broadcast address 一致资源定址器 一致資源定址器 yī zhì zī yuán dìng zhǐ qì uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address 源点地址 源點地址 yuán diǎn dì zhǐ source address 终点地址 終點地址 zhōng diǎn dì zhǐ destination address 仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend syn 可寻址 可尋址 kě xún zhǐ addressable (computing) / accessible via an address 回信地址 huí xìn dì zhǐ return address 娭 āi see 娭姐[ai1 jie3], father's mother / granny (dialect) / respectful form of address for older lady 娭姐 āi jiě father's mother / granny (dialect) / respectful form of address for older lady 家庭地址 jiā tíng dì zhǐ home address 尚飨 尚饗 shàng xiǎng I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address) 梓童 zǐ tóng (often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress 栈地址 棧地址 zhàn dì zhǐ stack address (computing) 相对地址 相對地址 xiāng duì dì zhǐ relative address (computing) 绝对地址 絕對地址 jué duì dì zhǐ absolute address (computing) 远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency 配送地址 pèi sòng dì zhǐ delivery address 电邮地址 電郵地址 diàn yóu dì zhǐ email address 网络地址转换 網絡地址轉換 wǎng luò dì zhǐ zhuǎn huàn (computing) network address translation 区域应对行动计划 Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan 网络地址端口转换 網絡地址端口轉換 network address port translation 网路地址端口 網路地址端口 Network Address Port 师座 shī zuò (archaic form of address) his excellency the army commander 祢 nǐ you (used to address a deity) 小哥哥 xiǎo gē ge little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older 