老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street syn 每人 měi rén each person / everybody / per person syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person 高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person / useless person syn 闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn 辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander syn 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 急性子 jí xìng zi impetuous person / excitable person syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 多面手 duō miàn shǒu multitalented person / versatile person / all-rounder syn 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person) 单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) 伊 yī (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that syn 矮 ǎi (of a person) short / (of a wall etc) low / (of rank) inferior (to) / lower (than) syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 外心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) syn 传抄 傳抄 chuán chāo to copy (a text) from person to person / (of a text) to be transmitted by copying syn 辩士 辯士 biàn shì eloquent person / person with rhetoric skills syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn 矮胖 ǎi pàng short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly syn 短篇小说 短篇小說 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) syn 阿比 ā bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail) 短程 duǎn chéng short range 露水 lù shuǐ dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral syn 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce 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 丁丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 契诃夫 契訶夫 qì hē fū Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays 鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng short-sighted syn 花枪 花槍 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery syn 