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 基本盘 基本盤 jī běn pán (political party's) voter base / (musician's) fan base / (a business's) customer base / the funds necessary for a venture / foundation on which sth's existence depends / bedrock (in the figurative sense) 感官 gǎn guān sense / sense organ syn 广义 廣義 guǎng yì broad sense / general sense 狭义 狹義 xiá yì narrow sense / restricted sense 良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense 衣品 yī pǐn taste in clothes / dress sense / fashion sense 存在 cún zài to exist / to be / existence syn 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float / to drift / to lie at anchor / (fig.) to roam / to lead a wandering existence syn 留有 liú yǒu to remain in existence / to retain 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 度日 dù rì to pass one's days / to scratch out a difficult, meager existence syn 依存 yī cún to depend on sth for existence / dependent on syn 独居 獨居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom) / to drag out an ignoble existence syn 孽种 孽種 niè zhǒng bane of one's existence / vile spawn syn 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence 有神论 有神論 yǒu shén lùn theism (the belief in the existence of God) 人生如朝露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 朝露溘至 zhāo lù kè zhì the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom) / fig. cold and solitary existence 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 醉生梦死 醉生夢死 zuì shēng mèng sǐ as if drunk or entranced (idiom) / leading a befuddled existence / in a drunken stupor syn 寄生生活 jì shēng shēng huó parasitism / parasitic existence 人生一世，草木一春 rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence 借命 jiè mìng to live out a pointless existence 坐吃享福 zuò chī xiǎng fú vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful 杞国 杞國 qǐ guó the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence 求存 qiú cún survival / the struggle to eke out a living / to seek for continued existence 在世证书 zài shì zhèng shū certificate of existence 存在价值 存在價值 existence value 天煞孤星 tiān shà gū xīng bane of others' existence 位面 wèi miàn plane (of existence) 吃案 chī àn (Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc) 历久弥新 歷久彌新 lì jiǔ mí xīn lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom) / fig. timeless / unfading 孟婆汤 孟婆湯 mèng pó tāng potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆[Meng4po2] before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence 蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life / to resort to any means for personal gain syn 感到 gǎn dào to feel / to sense / to perceive syn 意义 意義 yì yì sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 感受 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience syn 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 感觉到 感覺到 gǎn jué dào to feel / to sense / to detect / to perceive / to become aware syn 道理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") syn 动感 動感 dòng gǎn sense of movement (often in a static work of art) / dynamic / vivid / lifelike syn 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense / reasonable 有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting 察觉 察覺 chá jué to sense / to perceive / to become aware of / to detect syn 责任感 責任感 zé rèn gǎn sense of responsibility 意味 yì wèi meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of syn 质感 質感 zhì gǎn realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality 华侨 華僑 huá qiáo overseas Chinese / (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical syn 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 无耻 無恥 wú chǐ without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless syn 安全感 ān quán gǎn sense of security 看不懂 kàn bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is looking at 美感 měi gǎn sense of beauty / aesthetic perception 听不懂 聽不懂 tīng bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is hearing 感知 gǎn zhī perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses) / to sense / to feel / to detect / to be aware of 五官 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features 听觉 聽覺 tīng jué sense of hearing / auditory 觉察 覺察 jué chá to sense / to perceive / to come to realize / to be aware syn 情理 qíng lǐ reason / sense syn 成就感 chéng jiù gǎn sense of achievement syn 搞不懂 gǎo bu dǒng unable to make sense of (sth) 责任心 責任心 zé rèn xīn sense of responsibility 侦测 偵測 zhēn cè to detect / to sense 不要脸 不要臉 bù yào liǎn to have no sense of shame / shameless syn 捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom / to make sense of / to grasp syn 折射 zhé shè to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) syn 肖像 xiào xiàng portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness syn 进退 進退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety 这 這 zhè (pronoun) this / these / (bound form) this / the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this / these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 嗅觉 嗅覺 xiù jué sense of smell 常理 cháng lǐ common sense / conventional reasoning and morals syn 变心 變心 biàn xīn to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth / to fall out of love with sb 瓜果 guā guǒ fruit (plural sense) / melons and fruit syn 幽默感 yōu mò gǎn sense of humor 触觉 觸覺 chù jué sense of touch / tactile sensation 味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste / gustation 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy syn 弄懂 nòng dǒng to make sense of / to grasp the meaning of / to figure out 真实感 真實感 zhēn shí gǎn the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion / abhorrent / heinous / deeply disturbing syn 廉耻 廉恥 lián chǐ honor and shame / sense of honor 泛指 fàn zhǐ to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 着急 著急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2] syn 