排客 pái kè paid queuer / person paid to stand in line for another 赎价 贖價 shú jià price paid to redeem an object / (religion) price paid to redeem sb / ransom 四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC) 环创 環創 huán chuàng eye-catching décor for young children (in classrooms, libraries etc) (posters, mobiles, murals etc) (abbr. for 環境創設|环境创设[huan2 jing4 chuang4 she4]) 相亲角 xiāng qīn jiǎo "matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 动Ｌ 動Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) 网红 網紅 wǎng hóng Internet celebrity / influencer / (attributive) popular on the Internet UP主 U P zhǔ (Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うｐ主, "upunushi") 断网 斷網 duàn wǎng to cut off access to the Internet / to shut down the Internet 有偿 有償 yǒu cháng paying / paid (not free) 税金 稅金 shuì jīn tax money (paid or due) syn 回扣 huí kòu brokerage / a commission paid to a middleman / euphemism for a bribe / a kickback syn 期房 qī fáng forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame 稿酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing syn 完税 完稅 wán shuì to pay tax / duty-paid syn 受雇 受僱 shòu gù to be employed / to be hired / hired / paid 汇兑 匯兌 huì duì remittance / funds paid to a bank account 倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) 实收资本 實收資本 shí shōu zī běn paid-in capital / contributed capital (finance) 陪聊 péi liáo to keep sb company for a chat / (esp.) to be a paid escort 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 找头 找頭 zhǎo tou change (from money paid) 粮 糧 liáng grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain syn 賨 cóng tribute paid by Han dynasty tribes 羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 包金 bāo jīn to gild / (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater 付讫 付訖 fù qì paid syn 两讫 兩訖 liǎng qì received and paid for (business term) / the goods delivered and the bill settled syn 官费 官費 guān fèi government funded / paid by state stipend 实受资本 實受資本 shí shou zī běn paid-up capital 带薪休假 帶薪休假 dài xīn xiū jià paid leave 廉俸 lián fèng extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty 毛出在羊身上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 笔替 筆替 bǐ tì (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher 红股 紅股 hóng gǔ (economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis 血债血偿 血債血償 xuè zhài xuè cháng a debt of blood must be paid in blood / blood calls for blood / also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2] 血债要用血来偿 血債要用血來償 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 血债要用血来还 血債要用血來還 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 车份 車份 chē fèn vehicle rental fee paid by cab and rickshaw drivers 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc) / paid (leave) / on full pay 完税后交货 完稅後交貨 wán shuì hòu jiāo huò delivered duty paid 按日计酬工 按日計酬工 àn rì jì chóu gōng daily-paid status 运费付至 運費付至 yùn fèi fù zhì carriage paid to 运费保险费付至 運費保險費付至 yùn fèi bǎo xiǎn fèi fù zhì carriage and insurance paid to 带酬脱产学习公约 帶酬脫產學習公約 Convention concerning Paid Educational Leave 薪资最高的公务员制度 薪資最高的公務員制度 highest paid civil service 额外实收资本 額外實收資本 additional paid in capital 日工人员 日工人員 daily-paid staff 实付 實付 shí fù actually paid / net (payment) 包活 bāo huó job paid according to the amount of work done / contract work 实缴资本 實繳資本 shí jiǎo zī běn paid-in capital / contributed capital (finance) 业满 業滿 yè mǎn to have paid one's karmic debts (Buddhism) 垫底费 墊底費 diàn dǐ fèi deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured) / (UK English) excess 低端人口 dī duān rén kǒu low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled / derogatory-sounding abbr. for 低端產業從業人口|低端产业从业人口 代驾 代駕 dài jià to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]) / substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機|代驾司机[dai4 jia4 si1 ji1]) 自干五 自乾五 zì gān wǔ (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2]) 储值 儲值 chǔ zhí (Tw) to put money into (a stored-value card or pre-paid phone account) / to top up 官盐 官鹽 guān yán legally-traded salt (with salt tax paid) 私盐 私鹽 sī yán illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid) 手章 shǒu zhāng private seal / stamp inked on the back of one's hand (used to prove that one has paid to enter a venue etc) 资料 資料 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] syn 收藏 shōu cáng to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) / to put away for safekeeping / (Internet) to bookmark / a collection syn 互联网 互聯網 hù lián wǎng Internet syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 站点 站點 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc) 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 网际 網際 wǎng jì Internet / net / cyber- 网吧 網吧 wǎng bā Internet café 百度 bǎi dù Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding 雅虎 yǎ hǔ Yahoo, Internet portal 网民 網民 wǎng mín netizen / Internet user / online community member 置顶 置頂 zhì dǐng to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc) 大虾 大蝦 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz syn 网络电话 網絡電話 wǎng luò diàn huà Voice over Internet Protocol 网关 網關 wǎng guān network router / gateway (to Internet or between networks) 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 点击率 點擊率 diǎn jī lǜ click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) 因特网 因特網 yīn tè wǎng Internet 剧集 劇集 jù jí (serialized TV or Internet drama) show / series 小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc) 电脑网 電腦網 diàn nǎo wǎng computer network / Internet 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour / rice-flour noodles / (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan syn 网虫 網蟲 wǎng chóng Internet addict 掉线 掉線 diào xiàn to get disconnected (from the Internet) 无线上网 無線上網 wú xiàn shàng wǎng wireless Internet access 主播 zhǔ bō (news) anchor / (program) host / (Internet) streamer 网际网路 網際網路 wǎng jì wǎng lù (Tw) Internet 实名制 實名制 shí míng zhì system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc) 内容管理系统 內容管理系統 nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng content management system (CMS) (Internet) 