致敬 zhì jìng to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior 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 差使 chāi shǐ to send / to assign / to appoint / servants of an official / official messenger syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 补税 補稅 bǔ shuì to pay a tax one has evaded / to pay an overdue tax 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) 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 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 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention 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]) 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit / to call on syn 工资 工資 gōng zī wages / pay / CL:份[fen4] syn 发送 發送 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) syn 支付 zhī fù to pay (money) 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 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 付给 付給 fù gěi to deliver / to pay syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 来访 來訪 lái fǎng to pay a visit 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 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 付费 付費 fù fèi to pay / to cover the costs syn 看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to / to see (sb) syn 留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to syn 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 公务 公務 gōng wù official business syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 府 fǔ seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) syn 开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses) / expenses / (old) to dismiss (an employee) syn 退休金 tuì xiū jīn retirement pay / pension 立案 lì àn to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation) 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to syn 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng senior official syn 预付 預付 yù fù to pay in advance / prepaid 纳税 納稅 nà shuì to pay taxes syn 谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore 行人 xíng rén pedestrian / traveler on foot / passer-by / official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor syn 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to syn 弹劾 彈劾 tán hé to impeach (an official) syn 付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money syn 缴税 繳稅 jiǎo shuì to pay tax syn 高官 gāo guān high official 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 外传 外傳 wài zhuàn unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography) 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages syn 官邸 guān dǐ official residence syn 公文 gōng wén official document syn 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments / payment in installments 加班费 加班費 jiā bān fèi overtime pay 预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 还款 還款 huán kuǎn repayment / to pay back money syn 追悼 zhuī dào to mourn / to pay last respects syn 议事 議事 yì shì to discuss official business syn 偿命 償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life syn 缴费 繳費 jiǎo fèi to pay a fee syn 放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to 从政 從政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) syn 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 干部 幹部 gàn bù cadre / official / officer / manager syn 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 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) 优厚 優厚 yōu hòu generous, liberal (pay, compensation) syn 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 