提到 tí dào to mention / to raise (a subject) / to refer to syn 转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift / to relocate / to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention) / to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize syn 话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 主题 主題 zhǔ tí theme / subject syn 题 題 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1suo3yi3 tao3yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 整体 整體 zhěng tǐ whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole syn 题目 題目 tí mù subject / title / topic (CL:個|个[ge4]) / exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 标题 標題 biāo tí title / heading / headline / caption / subject syn 工地 gōng dì construction site 提及 tí jí to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention 撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car) / (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash / (of subject matter) to be the same 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in / to master (a subject) syn 题材 題材 tí cái subject matter syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 阐述 闡述 chǎn shù to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject) syn 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn 议题 議題 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4] 隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided syn 学科 學科 xué kē subject / branch of learning / course / academic discipline syn 科目 kē mù academic subject / field of study syn 专科 專科 zhuān kē specialized subject / branch (of medicine) / specialized training school syn 臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) 框架 kuàng jià (construction) frame / (fig.) framework 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject 说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for 新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 岔开 岔開 chà kāi to diverge / to branch off the road / to change (the subject) syn 主体 主體 zhǔ tǐ main part / bulk / body / subject / agent syn 正传 正傳 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography 离题 離題 lí tí to digress / to stray from the subject 选修 選修 xuǎn xiū (at a school) to take as an elective / an elective / elective (subject) 语词 語詞 yǔ cí word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate 开课 開課 kāi kè school begins / give a course / teach a subject syn 话头 話頭 huà tóu subject (under discussion) / thread (of an argument) syn 工事 gōng shì defensive structure / military fortifications / (Tw) construction works / civil engineering works syn 切题 切題 qiè tí to keep to the subject syn 楼盘 樓盤 lóu pán building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent) 古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn 作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) syn 造价 造價 zào jià construction cost 主语 主語 zhǔ yǔ subject (in grammar) 谓语 謂語 wèi yǔ (grammatical) predicate 建构 建構 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture 土木 tǔ mù building / construction / civil engineering syn 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 臣子 chén zǐ official in feudal court / subject syn 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features syn 国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn 工科 gōng kē engineering as an academic subject 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans syn 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas syn 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 国企 國企 guó qǐ state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理[guo2ji4 qi3ye4 guan3li3]) 本题 本題 běn tí the subject under discussion / the point at issue syn 大兴土木 大興土木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction syn 商学 商學 shāng xué business studies / commerce as an academic subject 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 顺民 順民 shùn mín docile subject (of new dynasty) / toady 菜鸟 菜鳥 cài niǎo (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie 为例 為例 wéi lì used in the construction 以...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example" 进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage 征文 徵文 zhēng wén to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event) 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 建行 jiàn háng China Construction Bank (abbr.) 基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure syn 施工单位 施工單位 shī gōng dān wèi unit in charge of construction / builder 中国建设银行 中國建設銀行 zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng China Construction Bank 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 新疆生产建设兵团 新疆生產建設兵糰 xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 高数 高數 gāo shù further math / advanced mathematics (school subject, abbr. for 高等數學|高等数学) 溥仪 溥儀 pǔ yí Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor 取保候审 取保候審 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC) 臣下 chén xià official in feudal court / subject 建筑工人 建築工人 jiàn zhù gōng rén construction worker / builder 违建 違建 wéi jiàn abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction 支开 支開 zhī kāi to send (sb) away / to change the subject / to open (an umbrella etc) 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 美劳 美勞 měi láo (Tw) arts and crafts (as a school subject) 孝廉 xiào lián xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate 秋瑾 qiū jǐn Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films 相士 xiàng shì fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication 合龙 合龍 hé lóng to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction syn 相面 xiàng miàn fortune telling based on the subject's face syn 读 讀 dú to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce syn 课 課 kè subject / course / CL:門|门[men2] / class / lesson / CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2] / to levy / tax / form of divination syn 念 niàn to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4]) syn 臣 chén state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 syn 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 受试者 受試者 shòu shì zhě subject (in an experiment) / participant (in a clinical trial etc) 