平衡 píng héng balance / equilibrium syn 春天 chūn tiān spring (season) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 温泉 溫泉 wēn quán hot spring / spa / onsen syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 弹簧 彈簧 tán huáng spring syn 春假 chūn jià spring break 算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books / to do the accounts / (fig.) to settle an account / to get one's revenge syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 泉水 quán shuǐ spring water / CL:股[gu3] syn 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere / from all around syn 发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair syn 弹力 彈力 tán lì elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics) / balance beam 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 春卷 春捲 chūn juǎn egg roll / spring roll 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 借贷 借貸 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 纵身 縱身 zòng shēn to leap / to spring / to throw oneself syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 调剂 調劑 tiáo jì to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription syn 东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances syn 春风 春風 chūn fēng spring wind 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring / the lunar New Year syn 矿泉 礦泉 kuàng quán mineral spring 大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change syn 春色 chūn sè colors of spring / spring scenery syn 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power) / checks and balances 春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn 差额 差額 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom) / spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion) syn 回春 huí chūn return of spring syn 相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up / to offset / to counterbalance syn 春游 春遊 chūn yóu spring outing / spring excursion syn 春节 春節 chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) syn 对比度 對比度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn 新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 清泉 qīng quán clear spring 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 春意 chūn yì beginning of spring / thoughts of love syn 结余 結餘 jié yú balance / cash surplus syn 涌泉 yǒng quán gushing spring 春播 chūn bō (agriculture) to sow in spring 借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet) syn 泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 席梦思 席夢思 xí mèng sī spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name) 均势 均勢 jūn shì equilibrium of forces / balance of power 早春 zǎo chūn early spring syn 桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 贷方 貸方 dài fāng credit side (of a balance sheet) / creditor / lender syn 春光明媚 chūn guāng míng mèi lovely spring sunshine syn 六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn 结存 結存 jié cún balance / cash in hand syn 孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up syn 算帐 算帳 suàn zhàng to reckon (accounting) / to balance an account / fig. to settle an account / to get one's revenge 管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn 元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn 天秤 tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit 资产负债表 資產負債表 zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo balance sheet 春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring 卷子 juǎn zi steamed roll / spring roll syn 春秋战国 春秋戰國 chūn qiū zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 年画 年畫 nián huà New Year (Spring Festival) picture 春联 春聯 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) syn 国际收支 國際收支 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments 春晖 春暉 chūn huī lit. spring sunshine / fig. parental (often maternal) love syn 泡温泉 泡溫泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring 生态平衡 生態平衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 立春 lì chūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February 管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子 小葱 小蔥 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion syn 五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] 两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 