圣 聖 shèng (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred syn 养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth syn 技术 技術 jì shù technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] syn 测试 測試 cè shì to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software) 技巧 jì qiǎo skill / technique syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 手法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill syn 功力 gōng lì merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power syn 竞技 競技 jìng jì competition of skill (e.g. sports) / athletics tournament syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill / supreme feat / tour-de-force / stunt syn 神功 shén gōng amazing powers / miraculous skill syn 技艺 技藝 jì yì skill / art syn 武艺 武藝 wǔ yì martial art / military skill syn 有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 伎俩 伎倆 jì liǎng trick / scheme / ploy / skill syn 学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 绝活 絕活 jué huó specialty / unique skill syn 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 唱功 chàng gōng singing skill 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 品学 品學 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 医道 醫道 yī dào art of healing / medical skill 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 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) syn 舞技 wǔ jì dancing skill syn 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff syn 把式 bǎ shì person skilled in a trade / skill syn 技 jì skill syn 大显神通 大顯神通 dà xiǎn shén tōng to display one's remarkable skill or prowess / to give full play to one's brilliant abilities syn 艺 藝 yì skill / art syn 一无所长 一無所長 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill / without any qualifications syn 拙笨 zhuō bèn clumsy / awkward / lacking skill syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 耍 shuǎ to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc) syn 伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer syn 蓺 yì skill / art 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ expert craft from hard practice (idiom) / hard-won skill / A masterpiece demands suffering. 雄才大略 xióng cái dà lüè great skill and strategy syn 雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 雕虫篆刻 雕蟲篆刻 diāo chóng zhuàn kè literary trifles / minor skill 用兵如神 yòng bīng rú shén to lead military operations with extraordinary skill syn 视觉加工技巧 視覺加工技巧 shì jué jiā gōng jì qiǎo visual processing skill 埶 yì skill / art 语音技巧 語音技巧 yǔ yīn jì qiǎo phonological skill 奇技 qí jì brilliant skill / uncanny feat 末艺 末藝 mò yì small skill / my humble capabilities 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial 浅陋 淺陋 qiǎn lòu shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill) syn 薄技 bó jì meager skill / my poor talents (humble) 贾思勰 賈思勰 jiǎ sī xié Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4] 卖本事 賣本事 mài běn shì to flaunt a skill / to give display to one's ability / to show off a feat / to vaunt one's tricks 齐民要术 齊民要術 qí mín yào shù Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2] 練 liàn variant of 練|练, to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise 领导技能 lǐng dǎo jì néng leadership skill 就业技能 就業技能 jiù yè jì néng job skill 劳动技能 勞動技能 láo dòng jì néng job skill 亚洲及太平洋技能发展方桉 亞洲及太平洋技能發展方案 Asia and Pacific Skill Development Programme 动作技能 動作技能 motor skill 技能课程 技能課程 skill-based course 大放异彩 大放異彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill 绝门儿 絕門兒 jué mén r extinct profession / lost trade / unique skill / astonishing / fantastic 薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2] 薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another 长技 長技 cháng jì special skill 两把刷子 兩把刷子 liǎng bǎ shuā zi ability / skill 臻化境 zhēn huà jìng to reach the pinnacle (of artistic skill) 单传 單傳 dān chuán to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc) / to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc) 一学就会 一學就會 yī xué jiù huì to pick up (a skill) in a very short time / to take to sth like a duck to water 练手 練手 liàn shǒu to practice a skill 练就 練就 liàn jiù to master (a skill) syn 技痒 技癢 jì yǎng to itch to demonstrate one's skill 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 磋磨 cuō mó to polish and rub / (fig.) to torment / to torture / (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill 艺能 藝能 yì néng artistic skill 