吧 bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 做梦 做夢 zuò mèng to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream syn 管子 guǎn zi tube / pipe / drinking straw / CL:根[gen1] syn 水管 shuǐ guǎn water pipe 气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe syn 导管 導管 dǎo guǎn duct / pipe / conduit / (botany) vessel / (medicine) catheter 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 追悼会 追悼會 zhuī dào huì memorial service / funeral service 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 排水管 pái shuǐ guǎn drainpipe / waste pipe 烟枪 煙槍 yān qiāng opium pipe 风琴 風琴 fēng qín pipe organ (musical instrument) 油管 yóu guǎn oil pipe / (slang) YouTube 管风琴 管風琴 guǎn fēng qín organ / pipe organ 套管 tào guǎn pipe casing 水龙 水龍 shuǐ lóng hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens) 竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube / bamboo pipe 吧嗒 bā da (onom.) patter, splatter, click / to smack one's lips / to pull (on a pipe) syn 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 烟袋 煙袋 yān dài tobacco pipe syn 车次 車次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 三通 sān tōng T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links 昙花 曇花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) syn 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 客户服务 客戶服務 kè hù fú wù customer service / client service 志愿服务 zhì yuàn fù wù volunteer service / voluntary service 排气管 排氣管 pái qì guǎn exhaust pipe 旱烟 旱煙 hàn yān tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe) 芦笙 蘆笙 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 梦幻泡影 夢幻泡影 mèng huàn pào yǐng (Buddhism) illusion / pipe dream syn 堵 dǔ to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls) syn 磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn 功 gōng meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) syn 管工 guǎn gōng plumber / pipe-worker 籁 籟 lài a sound / a noise / musical pipe with 3 reeds syn 痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream / wishful thinking / pipe dream syn 水烟袋 水煙袋 shuǐ yān dài water bong / water pipe / hookah syn 热导管 熱導管 rè dǎo guǎn heat pipe 笕 筧 jiǎn bamboo conduit / water pipe of bamboo 服务 服務 fú wù to serve / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 服务员 服務員 fú wù yuán waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 失误 失誤 shī wù lapse / mistake / to make a mistake / fault / service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 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 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 服役 fú yì to serve in the army / in active service syn 功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution / meritorious service / credit syn 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 餐具 cān jù tableware / dinner service 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service syn 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 门诊 門診 mén zhěn outpatient service 自助 zì zhù self-service 套餐 tào cān set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 税务 稅務 shuì wù taxation services / state revenue service 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service) syn 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 兵役 bīng yì military service 邮政 郵政 yóu zhèng postal service / postal 高考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 文职 文職 wén zhí civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration 勤务 勤務 qín wù service / duties / an orderly (military) syn 检修 檢修 jiǎn xiū to overhaul / to examine and fix (a motor) / to service (a vehicle) 服务台 服務臺 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) / to hold or attend a memorial service syn 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 服务费 服務費 fú wù fèi service charge / cover charge 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 服务业 服務業 fú wù yè service industry 手续费 手續費 shǒu xù fèi service charge / processing fee / commission 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself 茶具 chá jù tea set / tea service 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 劳务 勞務 láo wù service (work done for money) / services (as in "goods and services") syn 资费 資費 zī fèi (postal, telecom etc) service charge syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 三包 sān bāo "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund syn 战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service syn 拉夫 lā fū to force into service / press-gang 请缨 請纓 qǐng yīng to volunteer for military service / to offer oneself for an assignment 通车 通車 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute 通讯社 通訊社 tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua) 报效 報效 bào xiào render service to repay kindness syn 快件 kuài jiàn an express consignment (of goods, luggage etc) / express mail service 会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) syn 进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate 专营 專營 zhuān yíng to specialize in (a particular product or service) / monopoly syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 餐饮业 餐飲業 cān yǐn yè food service industry / catering industry 航船 háng chuán ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service) 报国 報國 bào guó to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country 