主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch syn 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ credit card 身份证 身份證 shēn fèn zhèng identity card / ID 卡片 kǎ piàn card syn 名片 míng piàn (business) card syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 王牌 wáng pái trump card syn 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 贺卡 賀卡 hè kǎ greeting card / congratulation card 纸牌 紙牌 zhǐ pái playing card syn 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 绿卡 綠卡 lǜ kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) 请柬 請柬 qǐng jiǎn invitation card / written invitation syn 扑克牌 撲克牌 pū kè pái poker (card game) / playing card / CL:副[fu4] syn 方块 方塊 fāng kuài cube / block / square / rectangle / diamond ♦ (in card games) syn 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 请帖 請帖 qǐng tiě invitation card / written invitation syn 桥牌 橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 盗取 盜取 dào qǔ to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account) / to misappropriate syn 圣诞卡 聖誕卡 shèng dàn kǎ Christmas card 猛击 猛擊 měng jī to slap / to smack / to punch syn 穿孔 chuān kǒng to punch a hole / to perforate / (medicine) perforation syn 黑桃 hēi táo spade ♠ (in card games) 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed syn 学生证 學生證 xué sheng zhèng student identity card 红牌 紅牌 hóng pái red card (sports) 梅花 méi huā plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect) syn 打孔 dǎ kǒng to punch a hole 春风得意 春風得意 chūn fēng dé yì flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch syn 红桃 紅桃 hóng táo heart ♥ (in card games) 拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem syn 借书证 借書證 jiè shū zhèng library card 磁卡 cí kǎ magnetic card / IC Card (telephone) 黄牌 黃牌 huáng pái (sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment 网卡 網卡 wǎng kǎ network adapter card (computing) 梭哈 suō hā five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand") 贺年卡 賀年卡 hè nián kǎ New Year greeting card 拳头产品 拳頭產品 quán tou chǎn pǐn competitive product / superior goods / with real punch 帖子 tiě zi card / invitation / message / (forum) post 显卡 顯卡 xiǎn kǎ video card / display card (computer) 声卡 聲卡 shēng kǎ sound card 充值 chōng zhí to recharge (money onto a card) 银行卡 銀行卡 yín háng kǎ bank card / ATM card 刷卡 shuā kǎ to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 存储卡 存儲卡 cún chǔ kǎ memory card 读卡器 讀卡器 dú kǎ qì card reader 显示卡 顯示卡 xiǎn shì kǎ graphics card 充值卡 chōng zhí kǎ rechargeable card / to recharge a card 电话卡 電話卡 diàn huà kǎ telephone card 斗地主 鬥地主 dòu dì zhǔ dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game) 智能卡 zhì néng kǎ smart card 身份证明 身份證明 shēn fèn zhèng míng ID card / proof of identity 发卡 發卡 fā kǎ to issue a card / (slang) to reject a guy or a girl / to chuck syn 记忆卡 記憶卡 jì yì kǎ memory card 杀手锏 殺手鐧 shā shǒu jiǎn (fig.) trump card syn 借记卡 借記卡 jiè jì kǎ debit card 拳打 quán dǎ to punch 换证 換證 huàn zhèng to renew a certificate (ID card etc) / to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance 手机充值卡 手機充值卡 shǒu jī chōng zhí kǎ phone recharge card 身分证 身分證 shēn fèn zhèng identity card / also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4] 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 打卡 dǎ kǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off) / to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location 卡纸 卡紙 kǎ zhǐ cardboard / card stock 储蓄卡 儲蓄卡 chǔ xù kǎ debit card 卡式 kǎ shì (of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式[cha1 ka3 shi4]) (loanword from "card") 中国银联 中國銀聯 zhōng guó yín lián China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization 打洞 dǎ dòng to punch a hole / to drill a hole / to dig a hole / to burrow 牡丹卡 mǔ dan kǎ Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) 储值卡 儲值卡 chǔ zhí kǎ stored-value card / prepaid card (telephone, transport etc) 胸牌 xiōng pái badge / name tag / ID card (worn on the chest) 外卡 wài kǎ (sports) wild card (loanword) 长城卡 長城卡 cháng chéng kǎ Great Wall Card (credit card issued by Bank of China) 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 交通卡 jiāo tōng kǎ public transportation card / prepaid transit card / subway pass 撒手锏 撒手鐧 sā shǒu jiǎn (fig.) trump card 叫牌 jiào pái to bid (bridge and similar card games) 提款卡 tí kuǎn kǎ debit card / ATM card 卡 kǎ to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette syn 牌 pái signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 帖 tiě invitation card / notice syn 满贯 滿貫 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success syn 生日卡 shēng rì kǎ birthday card 二十一点 二十一點 èr shí yī diǎn blackjack (card game) 柬 jiǎn card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3] syn 八达通 八達通 bā dá tōng Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments) 卡牌 kǎ pái playing card 贺年片 賀年片 hè nián piàn New Year's card / CL:張|张[zhang1] 万智牌 萬智牌 wàn zhì pái Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling) 乐不可支 樂不可支 lè bù kě zhī overjoyed (idiom) / as pleased as punch syn 宾治 賓治 bīn zhì punch (loanword) 威士 wēi shì Visa (credit card) 维萨 維薩 wéi sà Visa (credit card) 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight 卡槽 kǎ cáo (electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc) / clamping groove 直接记录电子投票系统 direct recording electronic voting system / DRE voting system 