里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn 暂时 暫時 zàn shí temporary / provisional / for the time being syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 量 liáng to measure syn 量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn 措施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 计时 計時 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 测量 測量 cè liáng survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine syn 深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon syn 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure syn 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 预防针 預防針 yù fáng zhēn immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 度量 dù liàng measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric syn 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 暂定 暫定 zàn dìng temporary arrangement / provisional / tentative 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure syn 丈量 zhàng liáng to measure / measurement syn 暂行 暫行 zàn xíng provisional syn 量度 liáng dù to measure / measurement 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 约法 約法 yuē fǎ temporary law / provisional constitution 量词 量詞 liàng cí classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 量身 liáng shēn to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 政策措施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 计量单位 計量單位 jì liàng dān wèi unit of measure 安全措施 ān quán cuò shī safety feature / security measure 具体措施 jù tǐ cuò shī specific measure 预防措施 預防措施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy syn 临时政府 臨時政府 lín shí zhèng fǔ provisional government 量测 量測 liáng cè to measure / measurement 测温 測溫 cè wēn to measure temperature 定标 定標 dìng biāo to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient 伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits) 测度 測度 cè dù measure (math.) syn 治疗措施 治療措施 zhì liáo cuò shī curative measure 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 陪都 péi dū provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) / secondary capital / alternative capital 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 测 測 cè to survey / to measure / to conjecture syn 浮 fú to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus syn 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 比量 bǐ liang to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc) syn 皮尺 pí chǐ tape measure 甬 tǒng variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter) 角尺 jiǎo chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 曲尺 qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) syn 斛 hú ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks) syn 不自量 bù zì liàng not take a proper measure of oneself / to overrate one's own abilities syn 不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure syn 筘 kòu (a measure of width of cloth) syn 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail 地震烈度 dì zhèn liè dù earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power) syn 权宜之策 權宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step 大韩民国临时政府 大韓民國臨時政府 dà hán mín guó lín shí zhèng fǔ Provisional 二次革命 èr cì gé mìng Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3] and the Northern Warlords 承乏 chéng fá to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.) 临时澳门市政执行委员会 臨時澳門市政執行委員會 lín shí ào mén shì zhèng zhí xíng wěi yuán huì Provisional Municipal Council of Macau / Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória 临时选举委员会 Provisional Election Commission 临时自治宪法框架 lín shí zì zhì xiàn fǎ kuàng jià Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government 暂时适用 zàn shí shì yòng provisional application 临时生效 lín shí shēng xiào provisional entry into force 临时议程 lín shí yì chéng provisional agenda 联盟临时当局 Coalition Provisional Authority 保外候审 bǎo wài hòu shěn pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 临时释放 lín shí shì fàng pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody 巴勒斯坦国临时政府 Provisional Government of Palestine 受禁止和受严格限制化学品暂行通知计划 Provisional Notification Scheme for Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals 临时政府未来叁个月的行动方桉 臨時政府未來三個月的行動方桉 Programme of Action of the Provisional Government for the Coming Three Months 临时自治法律框架问题工作组 lín shí zì zhì fǎ lǜ kuàng jià wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ working group on the legal framework for provisional self-government 临时自治机构 lín shí zì zhì jī gòu provisional institutions of self-government 暂行议事规则 provisional rules of procedure 索赔程序暂行规则 索賠程序暫行規則 Provisional Rules for Claims Procedures 临时技术秘书处 臨時技術秘書處 Provisional Technical Secretariat 安全理事会暂行议事规则 安全理事會暫行議事規則 provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council 临时边界 臨時邊界 lín shí bian jiè provisional border 关于大洋深处事项的临时协定 關於大洋深處事項的臨時協定 Provisional Agreement on Matters concerning the Great Ocean Deeps 临时豁免 臨時豁免 provisional immunity 全国临时执政委员会 全國臨時執政委員會 National Provisional Ruling Council 参议员临时办公室 參議員臨時辦公室 Provisional Office of the Senate 临时结论意见 臨時結論意見 provisional concluding observations 波恩协定 波恩協定 Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the Re-establishment of Permanent Government Institutions / Bonn Agreeement 临时军事行政委员会 臨時軍事行政委員會 Provisional Military Administrative Council / Derg 关于主要部分暂定清单的议定书 關於主要部分暫定清單的議定書 Protocol regarding the Provisional List of Main Elements 