明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 辩护 辯護 biàn hù to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead syn 合理 hé lǐ rational / reasonable / sensible / fair syn 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 正当 正當 zhèng dàng honest / reasonable / fair / sensible syn 防御 防禦 fáng yù defense / to defend syn 自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself / self-defense 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 国防部 國防部 guó fáng bù Defense Department / Ministry of National Defense 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi to defend / defensive / defense syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 国防 國防 guó fáng national defense 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair (idiom) syn 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 国防部长 國防部長 guó fáng bù zhǎng Defense secretary / Defense Minister 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 防空 fáng kōng anti-aircraft defense 通情达理 通情達理 tōng qíng dá lǐ (idiom) fair and reasonable / sensible / standing to reason syn 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that... syn 自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 边防 邊防 biān fáng frontier defense syn 自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself syn 布防 bù fáng to lay out a defense syn 适中 適中 shì zhōng moderate / reasonable / conveniently situated syn 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational syn 自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited syn 攻防 gōng fáng attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer) 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 海防 hǎi fáng coastal defense 通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 防务 防務 fáng wù (pertaining to) defense 明理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning syn 抗灾 抗災 kàng zāi defense against natural disasters 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense / reasonable 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 合理利用 hé lǐ lì yòng reasonable utilization / optimum use 美国国防部 美國國防部 měi guó guó fáng bù United States Department of Defense / Department of Defense 禁卫 禁衛 jìn wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital / the palace guard (or a member of that unit) 城防 chéng fáng city defense 明达 明達 míng dá reasonable / of good judgment syn 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 防长 防長 fáng zhǎng abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense 四个现代化 四個現代化 sì gè xiàn dài huà Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化 四个现代化 四個現代化 sì ge xiàn dài huà Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化[si4 hua4] 分洪 fēn hóng to separate flood / flood defense 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ selfless / self-sacrifice (to help others) / self-renunciation / altruism 顺 順 shùn to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable syn 在理 zài lǐ reasonable / sensible syn 自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied / self-imbued / narcissistic syn 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 守敌 守敵 shǒu dí enemy defense / enemy garrison 迟浩田 遲浩田 chí hào tián Chi Haotian (1929-), Chinese Minister of National Defense 1993-2003 国防现代化 國防現代化 guó fáng xiàn dài huà modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 天公地道 tiān gōng dì dào absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom) / equitable syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 现实 現實 xiàn shí reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested syn 自我 zì wǒ self- / ego (psychology) syn 自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence syn 某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire syn 己 jǐ self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa syn 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest / self-effacing / to make modest remarks syn 自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn 克制 kè zhì to restrain / to control / restraint / self-control syn 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish syn 波多黎各 bō duō lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 同名 tóng míng of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album) 自助 zì zhù self-service 禁欲 禁慾 jìn yù to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement syn 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) syn 自焚 zì fén self-immolation 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 自控 zì kòng automated / automatically regulated / to control oneself / self-control syn 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence syn 修养 修養 xiū yǎng accomplishment / training / self-cultivation syn 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent syn 自给自足 自給自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency / autarky syn 天王 tiān wáng emperor / god / Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title / see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] syn 自学 自學 zì xué self-study / to study on one's own syn 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ immeasurably self-satisfied syn 