地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep syn 台式 tái shì (of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 依傍 yī bàng to rely on / to depend on / to imitate (a model) / to base a work (on some model) syn 建模 jiàn mó to construct a model (an abstract model, as in applied mathematics or machine learning etc) 车模 車模 chē mó model car / auto show model 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance / manner / pattern / model syn 模特 mó tè (fashion) model (loanword) syn 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 模仿 mó fǎng to imitate / to copy / to emulate / to mimic / model syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 模型 mó xíng model / mold / matrix / pattern syn 典型 diǎn xíng model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative syn 模式 mó shì mode / pattern / model 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 示范 示範 shì fàn to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example syn 型号 型號 xíng hào model (particular version of a manufactured article) / type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 出海 chū hǎi to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 模范 模範 mó fàn model / fine example syn 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 原型 yuán xíng model / prototype / archetype 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 名模 míng mó top fashion model 典范 典範 diǎn fàn model / example / paragon syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn 风范 風範 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor syn 崇尚 chóng shàng to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate syn 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames syn 样板 樣板 yàng bǎn template / prototype / model / example syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 车型 車型 chē xíng vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 楷模 kǎi mó model / example syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change / to transition / to transform / to update (to a new model of product) 小牛 xiǎo niú calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini syn 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape / sea view 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 人鱼 人魚 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander syn 船运 船運 chuán yùn sea freight / shipping 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn sea urchin 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 仿制 仿製 fǎng zhì to copy / to imitate / to make by imitating a model syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 人海 rén hǎi a multitude / a sea of people syn 海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare / naval battle 仿造 fǎng zào to copy / to produce sth after a model / to counterfeit syn 海事 hǎi shì maritime affairs / accident at sea syn 范例 範例 fàn lì example / model case 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 大哥大 dà gē dà cell phone (bulky, early-model one) / brick phone / mob boss syn 以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé to set an example (idiom) / to serve as a model syn 海难 海難 hǎi nàn perils of the sea syn 雏形 雛形 chú xíng embryonic form / miniature model 南海 nán hǎi South China Sea 表率 biǎo shuài example / model syn 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea 