工程 gōng chéng engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 有色 yǒu sè colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals) syn 计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 儿 兒 r non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn 突出 tū chū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project syn 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 旁观 旁觀 páng guān spectator / non-participant syn 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 设计者 設計者 shè jì zhě designer / architect (of a project) 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) syn 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 投影 tóu yǐng to project / a projection syn 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others syn 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 华裔 華裔 huá yì ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 统筹 統籌 tǒng chóu an overall plan / to plan an entire project as a whole syn 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project syn 重启 重啟 chóng qǐ to restart (a machine etc) / to reactivate (a postponed project etc) 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 专案 專案 zhuān àn project 副食品 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula) syn 平滑肌 píng huá jī smooth muscle (anatomy) / non-striated muscle syn 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 千岛湖 千島湖 qiān dǎo hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 无产者 無產者 wú chǎn zhě proletariat / non-propertied person syn 立项 立項 lì xiàng to launch a project 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 不粘锅 不粘鍋 bù zhān guō non-stick pan 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 直飞 直飛 zhí fēi to fly non-stop / to fly direct (to ...) 副食 fù shí non-staple food / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) 实名 實名 shí míng real-name (registration etc) / non-anonymous 项目管理 項目管理 xiàng mù guǎn lǐ project management 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 不承认 不承認 bù chéng rèn non-recognition 不定期 bù dìng qī non-scheduled / irregularly 企划 企劃 qǐ huà to plan (a project) syn 基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure syn 承揽 承攬 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project syn 无我 無我 wú wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self") 非主流 fēi zhǔ liú alternative / non-mainstream 挖坑 wā kēng to dig a hole / (fig.) to make things difficult for sb / (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project 明码 明碼 míng mǎ non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked syn 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian 无生命 無生命 wú shēng mìng non-living / inanimate / lifeless 编列 編列 biān liè to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc) 闭门造车 閉門造車 bì mén zào chē lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom) / fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 东夷 東夷 dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC 奶精 nǎi jīng non-dairy creamer 基本建设项目 jī běn jiàn shè xiàng mù capital project 百年大计 百年大計 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance syn 不干预 不幹預 non-intervention 十六国 十六國 shí liù guó Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) / also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国 夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians 赵紫阳 趙紫陽 zhào zǐ yáng Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then 番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn 泛 fàn (bound form) general / non-specific / extensive / pan- / to flood / (literary) to float about / to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc) syn 夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 非政府 fēi zhèng fǔ non-governmental 连轴转 連軸轉 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock syn 蕃 fān variant of 番[fan1] / foreign (non-Chinese) 旱鸭子 旱鴨子 hàn yā zi non-swimmer 凑份子 湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) syn 安居工程 ān jū gōng chéng housing project for low-income urban residents 冷暴力 lěng bào lì non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment 互不侵犯条约 Non-Aggression Pact 不结盟运动 不結盟運動 bù jié méng yùn dòng Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house! 凭轼结辙 憑軾結轍 píng shì jié zhé to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom) 杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam 缓急轻重 緩急輕重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 等额选举 等額選舉 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election 专款项目 專款項目 earmarked project 