当然 當然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 必要 bì yào necessary / essential / indispensable / required syn 经过 經過 jīng guò to pass / to go through / process / course / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 过程 過程 guò chéng course of events / process / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take syn 课程 課程 kè chéng course / academic program / CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2] syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn 合格 hé gé to meet the standard required / qualified / eligible (voter etc) syn 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 进程 進程 jìn chéng course of events / process syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 疗程 療程 liáo chéng course of treatment 赛程 賽程 sài chéng competition schedule / the course of a race 讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position) 流程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing syn 航向 háng xiàng course / direction (a ship or plane is heading in) 赛道 賽道 sài dào race course 高尔夫球场 高爾夫球場 gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng golf course 历程 歷程 lì chéng course / process syn 预科 預科 yù kē preparatory course (in college) 里程 lǐ chéng mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) syn 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own / to run its course (idiom) 学分 學分 xué fēn course credit 主菜 zhǔ cài main course 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal / full meal / main course 赛马场 賽馬場 sài mǎ chǎng race course / race ground / race track 过剩 過剩 guò shèng to be excessive / to be more than is required syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take syn 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc) 学科 學科 xué kē subject / branch of learning / course / academic discipline syn 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) / willful / one's own way / dogmatic syn 适时 適時 shì shí timely / apt to the occasion / in due course syn 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn 无所适从 無所適從 wú suǒ shì cóng not knowing which course to follow (idiom) / at a loss what to do syn 进修 進修 jìn xiū to undertake advanced studies / to take a refresher course syn 诉诸 訴諸 sù zhū to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc) / to resort to (a course of action) 后尘 後塵 hòu chén lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life 多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom) / superfluous / gilding the lily syn 征途 zhēng tú long journey / trek / course of an expedition syn 制导 制導 zhì dǎo to control (the course of sth) / to guide (a missile) 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 敢情 gǎn qing actually / as it turns out / indeed / of course syn 奉行 fèng xíng to pursue (a course, a policy) syn 教程 jiào chéng course of study (commonly used in book titles) syn 本科 běn kē undergraduate course / undergraduate (attributive) 急用 jí yòng to need sth urgently / urgently required 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 开课 開課 kāi kè school begins / give a course / teach a subject syn 河道 hé dào river course / river channel syn 辅导班 輔導班 fǔ dǎo bān tutorial class / remedial class / preparatory course syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 按说 按說 àn shuō in the ordinary course of events / ordinarily / normally syn 按理 àn lǐ according to reason / in the ordinary course of events / normally syn 选修课 選修課 xuǎn xiū kè optional course (in school) 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course / naturally / indeed 必修 bì xiū (of an academic course) required / compulsory 定然 dìng rán certainly / of course syn 病程 bìng chéng course of disease 重修 chóng xiū to reconstruct / to repair / to revamp / to revise / to retake a failed course 时序 時序 shí xù timing (of a signal or sequence) / time course 不需要 bù xū yào unnecessary / not required 所需 suǒ xū necessary (for) / required 无为 無為 wú wéi the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire 生产过程 生產過程 shēng chǎn guò chéng course of production / manufacturing process 大学本科 大學本科 dà xué běn kē university undergraduate course 头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc) 硬要 yìng yào firmly set on doing sth / to insist on doing / determined in one's course of action 教学大纲 教學大綱 jiào xué dà gāng course syllabus / class curriculum 基础课 基礎課 jī chǔ kè basic course / core curriculum 因公 yīn gōng in the course of doing one's work / on business 沿革 yán gé evolution of sth over time / course of development / history 转移支付 轉移支付 zhuǎn yí zhī fù transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return) 源流 yuán liú (of watercourses) source and course / origin and development syn 说得过去 說得過去 shuō de guò qù acceptable / passable / justifiable / (of a course of action) to make sense syn 不二法门 不二法門 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way / the only proper course to take syn 大学部 大學部 dà xué bù undergraduate course of study (Tw) 本末 běn mò the whole course of an event from beginning to end / ins and outs / the fundamental and the incidental syn 故道 gù dào old road / old way / old course (of a river) 速成班 sù chéng bān intensive course / crash course 大学预科 大學預科 dà xué yù kē university preparatory course 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 卒业 卒業 zú yè to complete a course of study (old) / to graduate syn 课 課 kè subject / course / CL:門|门[men2] / class / lesson / CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2] / to levy / tax / form of divination syn 迷航 mí háng off course / lost (of ship or plane) / having lost one's way syn 轨 軌 guǐ (bound form) rail / track / course / path syn 固 gù hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly syn 复读生 復讀生 fù dú shēng student who repeats (a course, grade etc) at school 