表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 演唱 yǎn chàng to sing (for an audience) / vocal performance 成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement / performance records / grades / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 滑稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang syn 重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance) 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 排演 pái yǎn to rehearse (a performance) syn 提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance syn 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 义演 義演 yì yǎn benefit performance / charity show 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 绩效 績效 jì xiào performance / results / achievement 演播 yǎn bō broadcast performance / televised or podcast lecture 高性能 gāo xìng néng high performance 场次 場次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 合演 hé yǎn to act together / to put on a joint performance 丑态 醜態 chǒu tài shameful performance / disgraceful situation 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery syn 柔术 柔術 róu shù jujitsu / contortion (performance art) syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) syn 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 汇演 匯演 huì yǎn joint performance syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 全本 quán běn whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera) 文艺演出 文藝演出 wén yì yǎn chū theatrical performance / CL:場|场[chang3] 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 书馆 書館 shū guǎn teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers / (attached to name of publishing houses) / (in former times) private school / library (of classic texts) 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 开锣 開鑼 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance 听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2hua4] / to listen to an audiobook 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 票 piào ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhang1] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions syn 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run syn 瘟 wēn epidemic / pestilence / plague / (fig.) stupid / dull / (of a performance) lackluster syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 社戏 社戲 shè xì theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival) 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 警戒线 警戒線 jǐng jiè xiàn police cordon / alert level 骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level) 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 夷为平地 夷為平地 yí wéi píng dì to level / to raze to the ground 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 升华 升華 shēng huá to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion syn 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level / popularity rating 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 湿度 濕度 shī dù humidity level 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river) / lower level / lower echelon / downstream syn 更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level syn 香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 轻轨 輕軌 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) 