祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 当选 當選 dāng xuǎn to be elected / to be selected syn 入选 入選 rù xuǎn to be included among those selected for syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 文选 文選 wén xuǎn compilation / selected works 红宝书 紅寶書 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) 集子 jí zi anthology / selected writing syn 另存 lìng cún to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user 选编 選編 xuǎn biān selected works (poems, documents etc) / anthology 选入 選入 xuǎn rù selected (for admission) / elected 选本 選本 xuǎn běn anthology / selected works 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 摘译 摘譯 zhāi yì quoted (from) / translation of selected passages 种 種 zhǒng seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts syn 物种 物種 wù zhǒng species syn 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class syn 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 达尔文 達爾文 dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3zhong3 Qi3yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 绝种 絕種 jué zhǒng extinct (species) / extinction syn 麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered syn 八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) syn 云雀 雲雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 秃鹫 禿鷲 tū jiù vulture / (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 白鹤 白鶴 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) syn 画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn 禽类 禽類 qín lèi bird species / birds 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn 苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) syn 菌种 菌種 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn syn 丹顶鹤 丹頂鶴 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production / native to (of species) 喜鹊 喜鵲 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) syn 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) syn 古人类 古人類 gǔ rén lèi ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis 陆生 陸生 lù shēng terrestrial (animal, species) 黄雀 黃雀 huáng què (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) 寒鸦 寒鴉 hán yā (bird species of China) western jackdaw / Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) syn 凤尾竹 鳳尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening 苍术 蒼術 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM) 种畜 種畜 zhǒng chù breeding stock (of animal species) / stud 刀鱼 刀魚 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury 红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 红火蚁 紅火蟻 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China 薇 wēi Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 中选 中選 zhòng xuǎn to be chosen / to be selected syn 兀鹫 兀鷲 wù jiù vulture / (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) syn 食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species) 白鹳 白鸛 bái guàn (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia) 雉鸡 雉雞 zhì jī (bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 渡鸦 渡鴉 dù yā (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax) 金翅雀 jīn chì què (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 金丝燕 金絲燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 苍鹭 蒼鷺 cāng lù (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea) 斑羚 bān líng Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang 大天鹅 大天鵝 dà tiān é (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) syn 小天鹅 小天鵝 xiǎo tiān é (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) 品系 品繫 pǐn xì strain (of a species) 绿头鸭 綠頭鴨 lǜ tóu yā (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) syn 绿孔雀 綠孔雀 lǜ kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) 灰鹤 灰鶴 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus) 雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 鹩哥 鷯哥 liáo gē (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) 吸虫 吸蟲 xī chóng trematoda / fluke / trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans 特有种 特有種 tè yǒu zhǒng endemic species 食肉类 食肉類 shí ròu lèi carnivorous species 五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) syn 鹗 鶚 è (bird species of China) osprey (Pandion haliaetus) syn 蓠 蘺 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 鸴 鷽 xué various species of finch (old) 鳠 鱯 hù a species of freshwater catfish 莙 jūn species of water plant K-选择物种 K-選擇物種 K-strategist / K-selected species K-对策物种 K-對策物種 K-strategist / K-selected species 入围者 入圍者 rù wéi zhě finalist / qualifier / person or item selected as one of the best 关于若干能源问题问卷的特别会议 Ad hoc Meeting on the Questionnaire on Selected Energy Issues 联合国系统和部分机构书目信息光盘 United Nations System / Selected Agencies Bibliographic Information Records 和平探索外层空间特定事件每月概览 和平探索外層空間特定事件每月概覽 Monthly Survey of Selected Events in the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space 半干旱热带地区特定粮食作物的技术转让 半幹旱熱帶地區特定糧食作物的技術轉讓 Technology Transfer on Selected Food Crops for the Semi-Arid Tropics 选定商品标准化专家组 選定商品標准化專家組 xuǎn dìng shāng pǐn biāo zhǔn huà zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Experts on Standardization of Selected Commodities 某些东非国家农业信贷和银行业务方桉 某些東非國家農業信貸和銀行業務方案 Programme in Agricultural Credit and Banking for Selected East African Countries 太阳能技术选萃 太陽能技術選萃 Abstracts of Selected Solar Energy Technology 基本文件资料选编 基本文件資料選編 jī běn wén jiàn zī liào xuǎn biān Basic Instruments and Selected Documents 反白 fǎn bái reverse type (white on black) / reversed-out (graphics) / highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen) 选士 選士 xuǎn shì (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government 毛泽东选集 毛澤東選集 máo zé dōng xuǎn jí Selected Works of Mao Zedong 毛选 毛選 máo xuǎn Selected Works of Mao Zedong (abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2dong1 Xuan3ji2]) 黑白切 hēi bái qiē (Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. [oo-pe̍h-tshiat], where 烏白 means "as one pleases") 大学入学指定科目考试 大學入學指定科目考試 dà xué rù xué zhǐ dìng kē mù kǎo shì Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考[Zhi3 kao3] 指考 zhǐ kǎo Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试[Da4 xue2 Ru4 xue2 Zhi3 ding4 Ke1 mu4 Kao3 shi4] 应选 應選 yìng xuǎn to run for election / to be selected / to be elected 