特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 工程 gōng chéng engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 专访 專訪 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview 特务 特務 tè wu special assignment (military) / special agent / operative / spy syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 特派员 特派員 tè pài yuán special correspondent / sb dispatched on a mission / special commissioner syn 特使 tè shǐ special envoy / special ambassador 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 特殊教育 tè shū jiào yù special education / special-needs education 特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia 计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn 突出 tū chū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 设计者 設計者 shè jì zhě designer / architect (of a project) 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) syn 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 投影 tóu yǐng to project / a projection syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 统筹 統籌 tǒng chóu an overall plan / to plan an entire project as a whole syn 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project syn 重启 重啟 chóng qǐ to restart (a machine etc) / to reactivate (a postponed project etc) 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 专案 專案 zhuān àn project 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 千岛湖 千島湖 qiān dǎo hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 立项 立項 lì xiàng to launch a project 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 项目管理 項目管理 xiàng mù guǎn lǐ project management 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 企划 企劃 qǐ huà to plan (a project) syn 基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure syn 承揽 承攬 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project syn 挖坑 wā kēng to dig a hole / (fig.) to make things difficult for sb / (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project 编列 編列 biān liè to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc) 闭门造车 閉門造車 bì mén zào chē lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom) / fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 基本建设项目 jī běn jiàn shè xiàng mù capital project 百年大计 百年大計 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 处理 處理 chǔ lǐ to handle / to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process / to process / to sell at reduced prices syn 特 té special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very syn 特 tè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex syn 特殊 tè shū special / particular / unusual / extraordinary syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 特定 tè dìng special / specific / designated / particular syn 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 特警 tè jǐng SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police / abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察[te4 zhong3 jing3 cha2] 香港 xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 港[Gang3]) 特技 tè jì special effect / stunt 专用 專用 zhuān yòng special / dedicated 特区 特區 tè qū special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 专栏 專欄 zhuān lán special column syn 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 特种部队 特種部隊 tè zhǒng bù duì (military) special forces 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 特赦 tè shè to grant a special pardon syn 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 特价 特價 tè jià special price 偏好 piān hào to have a special liking (for sth) syn 澳门 澳門 ào mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 澳[Ao4]) 专职 專職 zhuān zhí special duty / assigned full time to a task syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 特例 tè lì special case / isolated example 特种 特種 tè zhǒng particular kind / special type syn 特种兵 特種兵 tè zhǒng bīng commando / special forces soldier 号外 號外 hào wài (newspaper) extra / special number (of a periodical) 特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task syn 特邀 tè yāo special invitation syn 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 专车 專車 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 专列 專列 zhuān liè special train / abbr. for 專門列車|专门列车[zhuan1 men2 lie4 che1] syn 特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty 献礼 獻禮 xiàn lǐ to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion) / to dedicate / an offering / a tribute 特刊 tè kān special edition (of magazine) syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 