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 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 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 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / with all sincerity syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 款款 kuǎn kuǎn leisurely / sincerely syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn 笃信 篤信 dǔ xìn to sincerely believe syn 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn 须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 拜别 拜別 bài bié (formal) to take leave of sb / to bid farewell syn 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 笙歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 敬上 jìng shàng yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 洗心革面 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf syn 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 切腹 qiē fù harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 雅乐 雅樂 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 怙 hù to rely on / father (formal) syn 怨偶 yuàn ǒu an unhappy couple (formal writing) 孀居 shuāng jū to live in widowhood (formal) syn 敬贺 敬賀 jìng hè to offer one's congratulations (formal) 一秉虔诚 一秉虔誠 yī bǐng qián chéng earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / devoutly 赤诚相待 赤誠相待 chì chéng xiāng dài to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb 革面洗心 gé miàn xǐ xīn lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf 三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) 声请 聲請 shēng qǐng to make a formal request / formal request / to make a claim (law) 感戴 gǎn dài sincerely grateful 打心眼里 打心眼裡 dǎ xīn yǎn li from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely 推心 tuī xīn to treat sincerely / to confide in 掬诚 掬誠 jū chéng wholeheartedly / sincerely 笃守 篤守 dǔ shǒu to comply faithfully / sincerely abiding by 笃行 篤行 dǔ xíng to carry out (obligation) conscientiously / to behave sincerely 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / with all sincerity 正式投票 zhèng shì tóu piào formal vote 鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple 正规系统 正規系統 zhèng guī xì tǒng formal 交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony 内阁总理大臣 內閣總理大臣 nèi gé zǒng lǐ dà chén formal title of the Japanese prime minister 八行书 八行書 bā háng shū formal recommendation letter in eight columns syn 共同纲领 共同綱領 gòng tóng gāng lǐng common program / formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan 匝月 zā yuè (formal) a full month 嫠妇 嫠婦 lí fù widow (formal) 孀妇 孀婦 shuāng fù widow (formal) syn 少数民族乡 少數民族鄉 shǎo shù mín zú xiāng ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county) 居孀 jū shuāng to remain widowed (formal) 提学御史 提學御史 tí xué yù shǐ superintendent of education (formal title) 正装 正裝 zhèng zhuāng formal dress 社会主义教育运动 社會主義教育運動 shè huì zhǔ yì jiào yù yùn dòng Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4] 绽露 綻露 zhàn lù to appear (formal) 聘娶婚 pìn qǔ hūn formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family) 肉袒 ròu tǎn to make a humble apology (formal writing) 见背 見背 jiàn bēi (formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away 蹀足 dié zú to stamp the feet (formal writing) 蹀蹀 dié dié to walk in a mincing gait (formal writing) 蹑踪 躡蹤 niè zōng to follow along behind sb (formal writing) syn 阏氏 閼氏 yān zhī formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 阔蹑 闊躡 kuò niè to stride (formal writing) 正式确认行为 act of formal confirmation 正式或非正式拘禁 formal or informal custody 正式编辑 正式編輯 formal editing 正式的非正式磋商 formal informal 可选资源政策和长期筹资办法正式工作组 可選資源政策和長期籌資辦法正式工作組 Formal Working Group on Options for Resource Policies and Long-term Financing 正式听审 正式聽審 formal hearing 正规教育计划 正規教育計劃 formal education scheme 非正规教育 非正規教育 non-formal education 