余集 餘集 yú jí complement of a set S (math.) / the set of all x not in set S 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 熟食 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food syn 民以食为天 民以食為天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān Food is the God of the people. (idiom) / People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second syn 低收入缺粮国粮食安全特别方桉 低收入缺糧國糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 粮食安全特别方桉 糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 外食 wài shí to eat out / food brought in from outside / food not purchased within the premises 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 灭 滅 miè to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 设定 設定 shè dìng to set / to set up / to install / setting / preferences 固定 gù dìng to fix / to fasten / to set rigidly in place / fixed / set / regular syn 限额 限額 xiàn é quota / limit (upper or lower) / to set a quota / to set a limit 实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn 属意 屬意 zhǔ yì to set one's heart on / to set one's choice on 设圈套 設圈套 shè quān tào to scam / to set a trap / to set up a scheme to defraud people 可数集 可數集 kě shǔ jí countable set (math.) / denumerable set 空集 kōng jí empty set (set theory) 直升机着陆处标志套件 helicopter landing site marking set / helisite marking set 气管切开术器械 tracheotomy instruments set / coniotomy set 骨折固定器具 fracture fixation set / external fixateur set 流动通讯设备 流動通訊設備 general mobile set / general vehicular set 一对探雷犬 一對探雷犬 mine-dog set / dog set 车载保密流动通信机 車載保密流動通信機 secure mobile set / secure vehicular set 军用流动设备 軍用流動設備 military mobile set / military vehicular set 克日 kè rì to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 克期 kè qī to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng to set up / to arrange / to lay out syn 摆设 擺設 bǎi shè to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house) syn 启程 啟程 qǐ chéng to set out on a journey syn 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 陈设 陳設 chén shè to display / to set out / furnishings syn 起程 qǐ chéng to set out / to leave syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 拨乱反正 撥亂反正 bō luàn fǎn zhèng bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder syn 出航 chū háng to set out (on a trip) syn 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn 打前站 dǎ qián zhàn to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) / (military) to dispatch an advance party syn 着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do 排布 排佈 pái bù to arrange / to lay out / (esp.) to set up (a trap) 美食 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food syn 绿色食品 綠色食品 lǜ sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food 佳肴 佳餚 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food syn 食疗 食療 shí liáo (TCM) food therapy / treatment via food 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 食量 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake syn 速食 sù shí (of food) fast / instant / (Tw) fast food 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 食补 食補 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 寒食 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival 吃不来 吃不來 chī bu lái to be unaccustomed to certain food / to not be keen on certain food syn 番菜 fān cài (old) Western-style food / foreign food 金盘玉食 金盤玉食 jīn pán yù shí lit. gold dish, jade food / epicurean food 粮食安全信托基金 Trust Fund for Food Security and Food Safety 粮食净进口国 糧食凈進口國 net-food importing country / net-food importer 转基因食品援助 轉基因食品援助 genetically modified food aid / GM food aid 粮食和发展政策研究所 糧食和發展政策研究所 Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First 粮食第一 糧食第一 Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First 发展中国家粮食生产和投资协商小组 發展中國家糧食生產和投資協商小組 Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment in Developing Countries / Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment 粮食生产和投资协商小组 糧食生產和投資協商小組 Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment in Developing Countries / Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment 粮食安全分析股--索马里 糧食安全分析股--索馬里 Food Security Analysis Unit-Somalia / Food Security Analysis Unit 全球粮食危机和食物权交互专题对话 全球糧食危機和食物權交互專題對話 Interactive Thematic Dialogue on the Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food 全球粮食危机 全球糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 世界粮食危机 世界糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 粮食生产促进粮食安全特别方桉 糧食生產促進糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme on Food Production for Food Security 吃软不吃硬 吃軟不吃硬 chī ruǎn bù chī yìng lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) / amenable to coaxing but not coercion 药食同源 藥食同源 yào shí tóng yuán lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine Q Q cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc - foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / (loanword) to cue sb 摆盘 擺盤 bǎi pán to arrange food on a plate / to plate up / food presentation / (watchmaking) balance wheel 美食街 měi shí jiē food court / food street 顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) syn 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 断粮 斷糧 duàn liáng to run out of food 顺嘴 順嘴 shùn zuǐ to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 弹尽粮绝 彈盡糧絕 dàn jìn liáng jué out of ammunition and no food left (idiom) / in desperate straits syn 外送 wài sòng to send out / fast food delivered 绝粮 絕糧 jué liáng provisions are exhausted / out of food 顺嘴儿 順嘴兒 shùn zuǐ r to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 出餐 chū cān (of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal / to dish out the food 炸锅 炸鍋 zhà guō (of food) to burst out of the pot / (fig.) to be in an uproar 罗雀掘鼠 羅雀掘鼠 luó què - jué shǔ lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation) 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 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 