主轴 主軸 zhǔ zhóu axis / principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc) / main axle (of engine) syn 对称轴 對稱軸 duì chèn zhóu axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture) 极轴 極軸 jí zhóu polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates) 轴旋转 軸旋轉 zhóu xuán zhuǎn to rotate about an axis / axis of rotation (math.) 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 黑黢黢 hēi qū qū pitch-black / pitch-dark syn 螺距 luó jù pitch of spiral / pitch of screw 黑咕隆咚 hēi gu lōng dōng pitch-black / pitch-dark syn 黢黑 qū hēi pitch-black / pitch-dark syn 转动 轉動 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate syn 轴心 軸心 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) syn 自转 自轉 zì zhuàn (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis 横线 橫線 héng xiàn horizontal line / (math.) horizontal axis 轴线 軸線 zhóu xiàn central axis (line) 轴向 軸向 zhóu xiàng axis / axial 中轴线 中軸線 zhōng zhóu xiàn central axis (line) 转轴 轉軸 zhuàn zhóu axis of rotation 中轴 中軸 zhōng zhóu axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket 轴心国 軸心國 zhóu xīn guó Axis powers (World War II) 旋转轴 旋轉軸 xuán zhuǎn zhóu axis of rotation 地轴 地軸 dì zhóu the earth's axis 轴 軸 zhóu axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc syn 轴 軸 zhú axis / axle syn 偏心矩 piān xīn jǔ axis of eccentricity 座标轴 座標軸 zuò biāo zhóu coordinate axis 心轴 心軸 xīn zhóu central axis / spindle 截距 jié jù intercept (the point at which a line crosses the x- or y-axis) 时间轴 時間軸 shí jiān zhóu time axis / timeline 水平轴 水平軸 shuǐ píng zhóu horizontal shaft / horizontal axis (math.) 自转轴 自轉軸 zì zhuàn zhóu axis of rotation 轴索 軸索 zhóu suǒ axon (long thin axis of nerve cell) 转动轴 轉動軸 zhuàn dòng zhóu axis of rotation (mechanics) / spindle 邪恶轴心 邪惡軸心 xié è zhóu xīn the Axis of Evil 彷形旋转轴 仿形旋轉軸 contouring rotary axis 控诉和惩处欧洲轴心国主要战犯的协定 London Agreement Concerning Prosecution and Punishment of Major War Criminals of European Axis 纵轴风轮机 縱軸風輪機 vertical axis wind turbine 横轴风轮机 橫軸風輪機 horizontal axis wind turbines 竖轴 豎軸 vertical axis 海底扩张轴 海底擴張軸 spreading axis 垂直轴 垂直軸 chuí zhí zhóu vertical shaft / (math.) vertical axis 场地 場地 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch syn 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 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 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 沥青 瀝青 lì qīng asphalt / bitumen / pitch syn 诉求 訴求 sù qiú to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch 高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble 扎营 紮營 zhā yíng to camp / to pitch camp / stationed / quartered / Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2] syn 柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt / tar / pitch syn 黑沉沉 hēi chēn chēn pitch-black syn 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 俯仰 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle) 音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone 安营 安營 ān yíng to pitch camp / to camp 黑灯瞎火 黑燈瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ pitch dark syn 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 漆黑一团 漆黑一團 qī hēi yī tuán pitch-black / (fig.) to be completely in the dark syn 一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn 吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 近墨者黑 jìn mò zhě hēi proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修) / different environments provide different influence. / Nurture determines a person's character. 黑灯下火 黑燈下火 hēi dēng xià huǒ pitch dark / also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3] 伸手不见五指 伸手不見五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom) 调值 調值 diào zhí pitch of tones 声调的调值 聲調的調值 shēng diào de diào zhí pitch of tones 沥青滴漏实验 瀝青滴漏實驗 lì qīng dī lòu shí yàn pitch 京二胡 jīng èr hú jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京胡 兜揽 兜攬 dōu lǎn to canvas (for customers) / to solicit / to advertise / to drum up / sales pitch / to take on (a task) syn 最低音 zuì dī yīn lowest voice / lowest pitch / lowest note 最高音 zuì gāo yīn highest voice / highest pitch / highest note 焌黑 jùn hēi pitch black 舒适音 舒適音 shū shì yīn comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch) 黑魖魖 hēi xū xū pitch-black / dark 俯仰角 fǔ yǎng jué pitch angle 纵摇传感器 縱搖傳感器 pitch sensor 黑洞洞 hēi dòng dòng pitch-dark syn 乌漆墨黑 烏漆墨黑 wū qī mò hēi jet-black / pitch-dark 调门 調門 diào mén melody / pitch or key (music) / tone / style / point of view 黑漆麻花 hēi qī má huā pitch-dark / coal black 黑沉沉 hēi chén chén pitch-dark syn 