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"successful career woman" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
女强人 女強人 nǚ qiáng rén successful career woman / able woman syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
剩女 shèng nǚ "leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
斜杠 斜槓 xié gàng slash / forward slash (punctuation mark) / (neologism c. 2016) (coll.) (attributive) pursuing multiple career paths concurrently / having a portfolio career / (of a career, identity etc) multi-path / multi-hyphenate / slashie
姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
成功的男人后面必有一个奉献的女人 成功的男人後面必有一個奉獻的女人 chéng gōng de nán rén hòu mian bì yǒu yī gè fèng xiàn de nǚ rén Every successful man has a dedicated woman behind him (European proverb).
调戏 調戲 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman / to dally / to assail a woman with obscenities syn
产妇 產婦 chǎn fù woman recuperating after childbirth / woman in childbirth syn
巾帼 巾幗 jīn guó woman / woman's headdress (ancient) syn
慰安妇 慰安婦 wèi ān fù comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu")
娉婷 pīng tíng (literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor / beautiful woman syn
小仙女 xiǎo xiān nǚ girl fairy / beautiful girl or young woman / (neologism) (slang) irrational and egocentric young woman
女杰 女傑 nǚ jié woman of distinction / a woman to be admired or respected syn
婧 jìng (literary) (of a woman) slender / delicate / (literary) (of a woman) talented
女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng a woman is born to leave her family (idiom) / a woman's heart is with her husband
正妹 zhèng mèi (Tw) beautiful woman / sexy woman
良家女子 liáng jiā nǚ zǐ woman from a respectable family / respectable woman
孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman / bachelors / a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
异女 異女 yì nǚ (Tw) heterosexual woman / straight woman
成功 chéng gōng to succeed / success / successful / fruitful syn
大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
上榜 shàng bǎng to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn
进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate
举人 舉人 jǔ rén graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn
露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine syn
完满 完滿 wán mǎn successful / satisfactory syn
多尔衮 多爾袞 duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
无往不利 無往不利 wú wǎng bù lì (idiom) to be successful in every endeavor syn
孝廉 xiào lián xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate
发榜 發榜 fā bǎng to publish a roll-call of successful candidates syn
出榜 chū bǎng to publish class list of successful exam candidates syn
功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom) syn
妨功害能 fáng gōng hài néng to constrain and limit successful, capable people
学而优则仕 學而優則仕 xué ér yōu zé shì one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
工欲善其事，必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
年兄 nián xiōng lit. older brother / fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
得中 dé zhòng (as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
欲善其事，必先利其器 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
武举 武舉 wǔ jǔ successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
汤玉麟 湯玉麟 tāng yù lín Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
事业有成 事業有成 shì yè yǒu chéng to be successful in business / professional success syn
关于老有所能成功做法的国家间交流方桉 關於老有所能成功做法的國家間交流方案 Intercountry exchange programme on successful practices in empowering older persons
学业有成 學業有成 xué yè yǒu chéng to be successful in one's studies / academic success
成则为王，败则为寇 成則為王，敗則為寇 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong
成不了气候 成不了氣候 chéng bu liǎo qì hòu won't get far / unlikely to be successful
榜单 榜單 bǎng dān list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric
独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field 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
生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life 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
出道 chū dào to start one's career / (of an entertainer) to make one's debut syn
巅峰 巔峰 diān fēng summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc) syn
前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects syn
起家 qǐ jiā to start out by / to grow an enterprise beginning with / to begin one's career by syn
职业发展 career development
仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn
如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc syn
打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself syn
粉墨登场 粉墨登場 fěn mò dēng chǎng to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime) syn
飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career syn
奸雄 姦雄 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist syn
望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn
平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) syn
回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
扶摇直上 扶搖直上 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career syn
终身制 終身制 career track
成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom) / to settle down / to establish oneself syn
官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom) syn
垫脚石 墊腳石 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career syn
抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
夤缘攀附 夤緣攀附 yín yuán pān fù to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing
戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn
终南捷径 終南捷徑 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) syn
青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career syn
鲤鱼跳龙门 鯉魚跳龍門 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break
夤缘 夤緣 yín yuán to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying syn
职涯 職涯 zhí yá career
职业管理制度 zhí yè guǎn lǐ zhì duó Career Management System
任期平均薪酬公式 rèn qī píng jūn xīn chóu gōng shì career average pay formula
职业资源中心 Career Resource Centre
职业支助和业绩管理科 Career Support and Performance Management Section
征聘、外联和职业发展科 征聘、外聯和職業發展科 Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development Section
终身任用 zhōng shēn rèn yòng career appointment
征聘和职业发展处 Career Development and Resourcing Branch
非终身任用 非終身任用 fēi zhōng shēn rèn yòng non-career appointment
职业发展股 職業發展股 Career Development Unit
职业机会 career opportunities
晋升途径 晉升途徑 jìn shēng tú jìng career path
职业门户网分析员 職業門戶網分析員 Career Portal Analyst
职业支助 職業支助 career support
双份收入夫妇 雙份收入夫婦 dual-career couple
训练和职业发展干事 訓練和職業發展幹事 training and career development officer
职业管理主任 職業管理主任 Director of Career Management
学习和职业管理处 學習和職業管理處 Learning and Career Management Branch
职业支助指南 職業支助指南 Career Support Guide
双职工和工作人员流动方桉 雙職工和工作人員流動方案 Dual Career and Staff Mobility programme
职业过渡股 職業過渡股 Career Transition Unit
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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