淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 时期 時期 shí qī period / phase / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 局面 jú miàn aspect / phase / situation syn 早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom) syn 风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves / rough waters / (fig.) hardship syn 末期 mò qī end (of a period) / last part / final phase syn 波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves / billows syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind syn 波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) syn 段落 duàn luò phase / time interval / paragraph / (written) passage syn 翻腾 翻騰 fān téng (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn / to surge / to seethe / to somersault / to tumble / to flip / to rummage / to turn things over repeatedly syn 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly syn 末世 mò shì last phase (of an age) syn 奔腾 奔騰 bēn téng (of waves) to surge forward / to roll on in waves / to gallop syn 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 轩然大波 軒然大波 xuān rán dà bō huge waves / (fig.) ruckus / controversy / sensation syn 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) syn 波光 bō guāng gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight 月相 yuè xiàng phase of the moon 上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon) 单相 單相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.) 初创 初創 chū chuàng startup (company, phase etc) / newly established syn 惊涛 驚濤 jīng tāo raging waves / stormy waves syn 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 波涛汹涌 波濤洶涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth / roaring sea syn 两相 兩相 liǎng xiàng two-phase (physics) 以太 yǐ tài (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves) 液相 liquid phase 破浪 pò làng to set sail / to brave the waves 长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving 随波 隨波 suí bō to drift with the waves 丰沛 豐沛 fēng pèi copious / plentiful (of water) / surging (of waves) / refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3] / fig. majestic syn 偏振 piān zhèn polarization (of waves) 麦克斯韦 麥克斯韋 mài kè sī wéi Maxwell (name) / James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves 相位差 xiàng wèi chā phase difference 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom) syn 导入期 導入期 dǎo rù qī introductory phase or period 相图 相圖 xiàng tú phase diagram (math.) / phase portrait 检波 檢波 jiǎn bō to detect (e.g. radio waves) 沧浪亭 滄浪亭 cāng làng tíng The Surging Waves Pavillion in Suzhou, Jiangsu 风口浪尖 風口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest / at the heart of the struggle syn 无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom) / fig. trouble arising unexpectedly 倒相 dào xiàng phase reversal / phase inversion 施工文件编制阶段 shī gōng wén jiàn biān zhì jiē duàn construction documents phase / construction documentation phase C 阶段 C 階段 C jiē duàn design phase / phase C 研制阶段 研制階段 yán zhì jiē duàn development phase / phase D D阶段 D階段 djiē duàn development phase / phase D 信息社会世界首脑会议突尼斯阶段会议 信息社會世界首腦會議突尼斯階段會議 Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society / Tunis Phase 突尼斯阶段会议 突尼斯階段會議 Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society / Tunis Phase 澴 huán to return (of waves) 湱 huò dashing of waves 漰 pēng noise of dashing waves 澐 yún river waves 淜 péng roar of dashing waves 拍岸 pāi àn to beat against the shore (of waves) 汀线 汀線 tīng xiàn lines formed by waves on a beach 波涛粼粼 波濤粼粼 bō tāo lín lín crystalline waves (idiom) 涌浪 yǒng làng swell / billows / surging waves 涵淡 hán dàn waves 灪 yù (literary) (of waves) huge 冲打 衝打 chōng dǎ (of waves, rain etc) to dash against / to batter 速调管 速調管 sù tiáo guǎn klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves) 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō lit. waves on a sea of vinegar / trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom) 随波逊流 隨波遜流 suí bō xùn liú to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly 风恬浪静 風恬浪靜 fēng tián làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / All is quiet. / a dead calm (at sea) 离子回旋谐波 ion-cyclotron-harmonic waves 电子回旋谐波 electron-cyclotron-harmonic waves 大气波 dài qì bō atmospheric waves 波浪逐渐平息 波浪逐漸平息 decay of waves 离子回旋波 離子回旋波 ion-cyclotron waves 风生水起 風生水起 fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) / fig. flourishing / thriving / prosperous 位相空间 位相空間 wèi xiāng kōng jiān phase 下弦 xià xián last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon) 分相 fēn xiàng split phase (elec.) 埃迪卡拉 āi dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 埃迪卡拉纪 埃迪卡拉紀 āi dí kǎ lā jì Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 季世 jì shì final phase / end of a historical era 末篇 mò piān final installment / last phase / end 末造 mò zào final phase 相平面 xiàng píng miàn phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations) 相空间 相空間 xiàng kōng jiān phase space (math., ordinary differential equations) 相角 xiàng jiǎo phase angle 艾迪卡拉 ài dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era / also written 埃迪卡拉[Ai1 di2 ka3 la1] 震旦纪 震旦紀 zhèn dàn jì Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era 黄体期 黃體期 huáng tǐ qī luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb) 相态 相態 xiàng tài phase (state of matter) 过渡阶段 過渡階段 guò dù jiē duàn transition phase 同步的 tóng bù de phased / in phase 一致的 yī zhì de phased / in phase 准备阶段 準備階段 zhǔn bèi jiē duàn preparatory phase 