唱喏 chàng rě (old) to bow and utter polite phrases / to open the way (for a dignitary etc) syn 家公 jiā gōng head of a family / (polite) my father / (polite) my grandfather / your esteemed father 余集 餘集 yú jí complement of a set S (math.) / the set of all x not in set S 寒喧语 寒喧語 hán xuān yǔ polite set phrase / salutation / pleasantries 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 释义 釋義 shì yì the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine 堆砌 duī qì lit. to pile up (bricks) / to pack / fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) / ornate rhetoric syn 对子 對子 duì zǐ pair of antithetical phrases / antithetical couplet syn 对偶 對偶 duì ǒu dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse syn 句读 句讀 jù dòu pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used) / punctuation / periods and commas / sentences and phrases 顿号 頓號 dùn hào enumeration comma (、) (used to separate words or phrases in a list) syn 句 jù sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse syn 只言片语 只言片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom) / a few isolated phrases syn 甜言美语 甜言美語 tián yán měi yǔ sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom) / hypocritical flattery 互文 hù wén paired phrases (poetic device) 句逗 jù dòu punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used) / period 句號|句号 and comma 逗號|逗号 / sentences and phrases 满口之乎者也 滿口之乎者也 mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě mouth full of literary phrases / to spout the classics 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 答数 答數 dá shù numerical answer (to a question in math.) / (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in unison (to keep in step or maintain morale) syn 对子 對子 duì zi pair of antithetical phrases / antithetical couplet syn 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ (idiom) just a word or two / a few isolated phrases syn 用典 yòng diǎn to use literary quotations / to use phrases taken from the classics syn 夸多斗靡 誇多鬥靡 kuā duō - dòu mǐ (idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 设定 設定 shè dìng to set / to set up / to install / setting / preferences 固定 gù dìng to fix / to fasten / to set rigidly in place / fixed / set / regular syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 限额 限額 xiàn é quota / limit (upper or lower) / to set a quota / to set a limit 实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn 属意 屬意 zhǔ yì to set one's heart on / to set one's choice on 设圈套 設圈套 shè quān tào to scam / to set a trap / to set up a scheme to defraud people 可数集 可數集 kě shǔ jí countable set (math.) / denumerable set 空集 kōng jí empty set (set theory) 直升机着陆处标志套件 helicopter landing site marking set / helisite marking set 气管切开术器械 tracheotomy instruments set / coniotomy set 骨折固定器具 fracture fixation set / external fixateur set 流动通讯设备 流動通訊設備 general mobile set / general vehicular set 一对探雷犬 一對探雷犬 mine-dog set / dog set 车载保密流动通信机 車載保密流動通信機 secure mobile set / secure vehicular set 军用流动设备 軍用流動設備 military mobile set / military vehicular set 克日 kè rì to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 克期 kè qī to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 您好 nín hǎo hello (polite) 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 礼貌 禮貌 lǐ mào courtesy / politeness / manners / courteous / polite syn 好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me syn 斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle syn 老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male syn 玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM syn 娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 托福 tuō fú (old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries) syn 和气 和氣 hé qi friendly / polite / amiable syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 有礼貌 有禮貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous / polite 难为 難為 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) syn 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person 府上 fǔ shàng (polite) your home / residence 家父 jiā fù (polite) my father 客套 kè tào polite greeting / civilities / to exchange pleasantries syn 大驾 大駕 dà jià imperial chariot / (fig.) emperor / (polite) you 欠身 qiàn shēn to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) syn 有劳 有勞 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) syn 客官 kè guān (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 礼遇 禮遇 lǐ yù courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception syn 套数 套數 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses) syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 谦恭 謙恭 qiān gōng polite and modest syn 拜读 拜讀 bài dú (polite) to read (sth) 费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn 洗耳恭听 洗耳恭聽 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears syn 此致 cǐ zhì (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) 多礼 多禮 duō lǐ too polite / overcourteous syn 客套话 客套話 kè tào huà conventional greeting / polite formula syn 赏脸 賞臉 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor syn 套话 套話 tào huà polite phrase / conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb 阿公 ā gōng (old) grandfather / polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law / (Taiwanese) grandfather 家母 jiā mǔ (polite) my mother syn 辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn 老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4] syn 斧正 fǔ zhèng (polite) please amend my writing syn 外子 wài zǐ (polite) my husband 敢 gǎn to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture syn 家严 家嚴 jiā yán (polite) my father 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 驾 駕 jià to harness / to draw (a cart etc) / to drive / to pilot / to sail / to ride / your good self / prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2]) syn 拙 zhuō awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] syn 敝 bì my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated syn 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor syn 久闻大名 久聞大名 jiǔ wén dà míng your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) 和和气气 和和氣氣 hé hé qì qì polite and amiable syn 