粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 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 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 街道办事处 街道辦事處 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 差使 chāi shǐ to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger syn 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 官 guān government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 仕 shì to serve as an official / an official / the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] syn 甸 diàn suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old) 公假 gōng jià official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 发送 發送 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) syn 官员 官員 guān yuán official (in an organization or government) / administrator syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip syn 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 参军 參軍 cān jūn to join the army / (official title in imperial China) military adviser / aide-de-camp syn 文书 文書 wén shū document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 公务 公務 gōng wù official business syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 府 fǔ seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) syn 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 立案 lì àn to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation) 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng senior official syn 谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn 行人 xíng rén pedestrian / traveler on foot / passer-by / official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor syn 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) syn 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 高官 gāo guān high official 德文 dé wén German (language) 外传 外傳 wài zhuàn unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography) 官邸 guān dǐ official residence syn 公文 gōng wén official document syn 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 议事 議事 yì shì to discuss official business syn 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 从政 從政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) syn 法文 fǎ wén French language 干部 幹部 gàn bù cadre / official / officer / manager syn 府邸 fǔ dǐ mansion house / official residence syn 派驻 派駐 pài zhù to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity / to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc) 差使 chāi shi official post / billet / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差事[chai1 shi5] syn 书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe syn 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 太保 tài bǎo a very high official in ancient China / juvenile delinquents 公干 公幹 gōng gàn public business / official work syn 瑞典语 瑞典語 ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language) 礼宾 禮賓 lǐ bīn protocol / official etiquette 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 劣迹 劣跡 liè jì bad record (esp. of a public official) / unsavory track record syn 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official syn 俄文 é wén Russian language 白话 白話 bái huà spoken language / vernacular syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 恩泽 恩澤 ēn zé favor from an emperor or high official syn 官阶 官階 guān jiē official rank 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine) / ancient official title / companions (respectful) syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 官衔 官銜 guān xián title / official rank 