实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头儿 頭兒 tóu r leader syn 队长 隊長 duì zhǎng captain / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 练习 練習 liàn xí to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 实际 實際 shí jì reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual syn 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù leader syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 作弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices syn 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn 领导者 領導者 lǐng dǎo zhě leader syn 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 领导人 領導人 lǐng dǎo rén leader syn 头目 頭目 tóu mù ringleader / gang leader / chieftain syn 惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention / usual practice syn 写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 卡斯特罗 卡斯特羅 kǎ sī tè luó Castro (name) / Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008 班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個|个[ge4] 行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 领队 領隊 lǐng duì to lead a group / leader of a group / captain (of sports squad) syn 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 实用 實用 shí yòng to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) syn 信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn 付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn 降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader) syn 组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader 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 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 头子 頭子 tóu zi boss / gang leader syn 演练 演練 yǎn liàn to drill / to practice syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 列宁 列寧 liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 集训 集訓 jí xùn to train together / to practice as a group 教主 jiào zhǔ founder or leader of a religion or sect / (fig.) revered figure 练习场 練習場 liàn xí chǎng driving range (golf) / practice court / practice ground 从业 從業 cóng yè to practice (a trade) syn 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism syn 二把手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command syn 贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 操练 操練 cāo liàn drill / practice syn 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 金日成 jīn rì chéng Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea 毛泽东 毛澤東 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism 车长 車長 vehicle leader 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control 拉登 lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice syn 本拉登 běn lā dēng (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda 排长 排長 pái zhǎng platoon leader / sergeant 陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice syn 冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately syn 侯赛因 侯賽因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom) / by trickery syn 身体力行 身體力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng to practice what one preaches (idiom) syn 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 蒋介石 蔣介石 jiǎng jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 苦行 kǔ xíng ascetic practice syn 左宗棠 zuǒ zōng táng Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader 习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism / to practice cronyism (or nepotism) 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 阿拉法特 ā lā fǎ tè Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特|亚西尔·阿拉法特[Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4] 拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas 邓小平 鄧小平 dèng xiǎo píng Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" 江青 jiāng qīng Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury syn 像章 xiàng zhāng badge / insignia / lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader) 萨德尔 薩德爾 sà dé ěr Sadr (name) / Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader 练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters 女体盛 女體盛 nǚ tǐ chéng nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman 故事 gù shì old practice 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 毛主席 máo zhǔ xí Chairman Mao / Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 