第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe syn 党内 黨內 dǎng nèi within the party (esp. Chinese communist party) 同党 同黨 tóng dǎng to belong to the same party or organization / member of the same party or organization / (derog.) confederate / accomplice syn 工党 工黨 gōng dǎng worker's party / labor party 叛党 叛黨 pàn dǎng to betray one's party / to defect (from the communist party) / renegade faction 甲方 jiǎ fāng party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3fang1], party B) 乙方 yǐ fāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3fang1], party A) 执政党 執政黨 zhí zhèng dǎng ruling party / the party in power 党龄 黨齡 dǎng líng party standing / age of service to the Party 入党 入黨 rù dǎng to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) 国共 國共 guó gòng Chinese Nationalist Party 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3] syn 党务 黨務 dǎng wù party affairs / work within the Communist party 中央党校 中央黨校 zhōng yāng dǎng xiào Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933 自民党 自民黨 zì mín dǎng Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese political party) 党代会 黨代會 dǎng dài huì party congress (of the Communist Party of China) syn 十五大 shí wǔ dà 1 5th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party) 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 党纲 黨綱 dǎng gāng (political) party platform / party program 张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979 脱党 脫黨 tuō dǎng to leave a political party / to give up party membership 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 派对 派對 pài duì (loanword) party 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 聚会 聚會 jù huì party / gathering / to meet / to get together syn 对方 對方 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party syn 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3] 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 当事人 當事人 dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair) syn 局长 局長 jú zhǎng bureau chief / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 晚会 晚會 wǎn huì evening party / CL:個|个[ge4] 党 黨 dǎng party / association / club / society / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 宴会 宴會 yàn huì banquet / feast / dinner party / CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4] syn 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 狂欢 狂歡 kuáng huān party / carousal / hilarity / merriment / whoopee / to carouse 首席 shǒu xí chief (representative, correspondent etc) syn 晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet / dinner party / soiree 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 共和党 共和黨 gòng hé dǎng Republican Party 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief syn 请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner syn 民主党 民主黨 mín zhǔ dǎng Democratic Party 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 酋长 酋長 qiú zhǎng headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir 头头 頭頭 tóu tóu head / chief syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 主编 主編 zhǔ biān editor in chief 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 共产党 共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng Communist Party syn 联谊会 聯誼會 lián yì huì association / club / society / party / get-together 执政官 執政官 zhí zhèng guān consul (of the Roman Republic) / magistrate (chief administrator) 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party / wine reception syn 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 村长 村長 cūn zhǎng village chief / village head 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 参谋长 參謀長 cān móu zhǎng chief of staff 党派 黨派 dǎng pài political party / faction 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities / to socialize / dinner party / banquet / social engagement syn 元帅 元帥 yuán shuài (military) marshal / commander-in-chief syn 政党 政黨 zhèng dǎng political party / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender / main culprit syn 越共 yuè gòng Communist Party of Vietnam / Viet Cong 统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command / commander-in-chief syn 党员 黨員 dǎng yuán party member 茶会 茶會 chá huì tea party syn 女方 nǚ fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party 科长 科長 kē zhǎng section chief / CL:個|个[ge4] 总司令 總司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations syn 总编 總編 zǒng biān chief editor (of newspaper) / abbr. for 總編輯|总编辑 syn 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities 一行 yī xíng party / delegation syn 饭局 飯局 fàn jú dinner party / banquet 处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head / section chief 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 共产党人 共產黨人 gòng chǎn dǎng rén Communist party members 下放 xià fàng to delegate / to decentralize / to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside syn 茶话会 茶話會 chá huà huì tea party syn 共产党员 共產黨員 gòng chǎn dǎng yuán Communist Party member 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 次长 次長 cì zhǎng deputy chief 课长 課長 kè zhǎng section chief (of an administrative unit) / head (of a department) 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 总参谋长 總參謀長 zǒng cān móu zhǎng (military) Chief of Staff 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon 欢聚 歡聚 huān jù to get together socially / to celebrate / party / celebration syn 区长 區長 qū zhǎng district chief 司长 司長 sī zhǎng bureau chief 欢送会 歡送會 huān sòng huì farewell party 联欢会 聯歡會 lián huān huì social gathering / party 包工头 包工頭 bāo gōng tóu chief labor contractor 