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 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 博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician 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 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) 技术 技術 jì shù technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] syn 特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 工 gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 技巧 jì qiǎo skill / technique syn 功夫 gōng fu skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 手法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility syn 伎俩 伎倆 jì liǎng trick / scheme / ploy / skill syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort 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 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 竞技 競技 jìng jì competition of skill (e.g. sports) / athletics tournament syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 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 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 技艺 技藝 jì yì skill / art syn 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 舞技 wǔ jì dancing skill 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] 绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill / supreme feat / tour-de-force / stunt syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 绝活 絕活 jué huó specialty / unique skill syn 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 功力 gōng lì merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 神功 shén gōng amazing powers / miraculous skill syn 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 武艺 武藝 wǔ yì martial art / military skill syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art 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 棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill 把式 bǎ shì person skilled in a trade / skill syn 特殊教育 tè shū jiào yù special education / special-needs education 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) syn 医道 醫道 yī dào art of healing / medical skill syn 大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something syn 有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth 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 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 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 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 唱功 chàng gōng singing skill 品学 品學 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff syn 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 耍 shuǎ to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 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 艺 藝 yì skill / art syn 技 jì skill syn 伎 jì artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer syn 大放异彩 大放異彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment) / to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill 雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 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 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 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 