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 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 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 惩罚性 懲罰性 chéng fá xìng punitive 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] 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 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. 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 东征 東征 dōng zhēng punitive expedition to the east 西征 xī zhēng punitive expedition to the west 量测 量測 liáng cè to measure / measurement 测温 測溫 cè wēn to measure temperature 征伐 zhēng fá to go on or send a punitive expedition syn 征讨 征討 zhēng tǎo to go on a punitive expedition syn 兴师问罪 興師問罪 xīng shī wèn zuì to send punitive forces against / (fig.) to criticize violently syn 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 北征 běi zhēng punitive expedition to the north 酌量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) syn 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 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 征发 徵發 zhēng fā a punitive expedition / a requisition 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 问罪之师 問罪之師 wèn zuì zhī shī punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach 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 临时措施 lín shí cuò shī provisional measure / temporary measure 南征 nán zhēng punitive expedition to the south 大兴问罪之师 大興問罪之師 dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī to launch a punitive campaign / to condemn scathingly 宵征 xiāo zhēng night journey / punitive expedition by night 专征 專征 zhuān zhēng to go on a personal punitive expedition 征剿 征勦 zhēng jiǎo to mount a punitive expedition against bandits 谏征 諫征 jiàn zhēng to send or go on a punitive expedition 惩罚性索赔 chéng fá xìng suǒ péi punitive claim 惩罚性空袭 懲罰性空襲 punitive air strike 惩罚性赔偿 懲罰性賠償 punitive damages 缓颊 緩頰 huǎn jiá to urge reconciliation / to dissuade from punitive action syn 板眼 bǎn yǎn measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness syn 测良 測良 cè liáng to survey and measure 重复测量 重複測量 chóng fù cè liáng repeated measure(s) 帣 juàn a bag which holds 30 pecks (i.e. approx 3 kg dry measure) 石炭系 shí tàn xì carboniferous system / coal measure (geology) 由旬 yóu xún yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles) 斞 yǔ dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters 一较高下 一較高下 yī jiào gāo xià to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best) 不可通约 不可通約 bù kě tōng yuē having no common measure / incommensurable / incommensurate 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) 保密措施 bǎo mì cuò shī privacy measure / confidentiality arrangement 动量词 動量詞 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs 升斗 shēng dǒu liter and decaliter dry measure / (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff 可通约 可通約 kě tōng yuē commensurable / having a common measure 名量词 名量詞 míng liàng cí nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns 应急措施 應急措施 yìng jí cuò shī emergency measure 