杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) syn 磁带 磁帶 cí dài magnetic tape / CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2] 游客 遊客 yóu kè traveler / tourist / (online gaming) guest player syn 胶带 膠帶 jiāo dài adhesive tape / magnetic tape 录音带 錄音帶 lù yīn dài audio tape / CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2] 替补 替補 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement 录音机 錄音機 lù yīn jī (tape) recording machine / tape recorder / CL:臺|台[tai2] 驱动 驅動 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software) syn 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 胶布 膠布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric syn 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 麦迪 麥迪 mài dí Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player 张伯伦 張伯倫 zhāng bó lún Chamberlain (name) / Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player 卡带 卡帶 kǎ dài cassette tape 外援 wài yuán foreign aid / external aid / (sports) foreign player / player recruited from overseas 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 卷尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 音带 音帶 yīn dài audio tape syn 盒带 盒帶 hé dài cassette tape (abbr. for 盒式錄音磁帶|盒式录音磁带[he2shi4 lu4yin1 ci2dai4]) / CL:盤|盘[pan2] 收录机 收錄機 shōu lù jī radio-tape recorder 棋手 qí shǒu chess player syn 彩民 cǎi mín lottery player 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 影碟机 影碟機 yǐng dié jī DVD player 纸带 紙帶 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 磁头 磁頭 cí tóu magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc) 磁带机 磁帶機 cí dài jī tape drive 琴师 琴師 qín shī player of a stringed instrument syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng (military) mercenary / (sports) player hired from another country 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 换人 換人 huàn rén to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution 王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player 范志毅 fàn zhì yì Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player 琵琶行 pí pa xíng Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4] 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 播放机 播放機 bō fàng jī player (e.g. CD player) 纳达尔 nà dá ěr Nadal (name) / Rafael Nadal (1986-), Spanish tennis player 摘牌 zhāi pái to delist (a traded security) / (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club 小虾米 小蝦米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 郎平 láng píng Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese former volleyball player and coach 邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner 处子秀 處子秀 chǔ zǐ xiù debut (by a male performer or sports player) 加索尔 加索爾 jiā suǒ ěr Gasol (name) / Pau Gasol (1980-), former Spanish professional basketball player (NBA) / Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player 头家 頭家 tóu jiā organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor 詹姆斯 zhān mǔ sī James (name) / LeBron James (1984-), NBA player 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 沿 yán along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge syn 电唱机 電唱機 diàn chàng jī gramophone / record player syn 罗纳尔多 羅納爾多 luó nà ěr duō Ronaldo (name) / Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player 皮尺 pí chǐ tape measure 官样文章 官樣文章 guān yàng wén zhāng officialese / red tape 种子选手 種子選手 zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu seeded player 姚明 yáo míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 上家 shàng jiā preceding player (in a game) 透明胶 透明膠 tòu míng jiāo Scotch tape 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 沿条儿 沿條兒 yán tiáo r tape seam (in dressmaking) / tape trim 交叉标志带 交叉標誌帶 cross tape / intermediate tape 中间标志带 中間標誌帶 cross tape / intermediate tape 标志带 標誌帶 marking tape / mine tape 李娜 lǐ nà Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles) 替补队员 替補隊員 tì bǔ duì yuán substitute player / reserve player 雪藏 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team) 卷带 捲帶 juǎn dài tape 磁带噪声 磁帶噪聲 cí dài zào shēng tape 宽胶带 寬膠帶 kuān jiāo dài duct tape 沿边儿 沿邊兒 yán biān r to trim (border with braid, tape etc) syn 盒式录音磁带 盒式錄音磁帶 hé shì lù yīn cí dài cassette tape 自装 自裝 zì zhuāng self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc) 读头 讀頭 dú tóu reading head (e.g. in tape deck) 软尺 軟尺 ruǎn chǐ soft ruler / tape measure 磁带管理员 cí dài guǎn lǐ yuán tape librarian 导向带 導向帶 dǎo xiàng dài guide tape 盒式数据记录带 盒式數據記錄帶 cassette data tape recorder 粘带 粘帶 adhesive tape 起始标志带 起始標誌帶 base tape 官僚习气 官僚習氣 guān liáo xí qì (derog.) bureaucracy / red tape 文牍主义 文牘主義 wén dú zhǔ yì red tape 母带 母帶 mǔ dài master tape 双面胶 雙面膠 shuāng miàn jiāo double-sided tape 竞赛者 競賽者 jìng sài zhě player 邓加 鄧加 dèng jiā Dunga (1963-), former Brazilian soccer player 郝海东 郝海東 hǎo hǎi dōng Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player 吉他手 jí tā shǒu guitar player 李昌镐 李昌鎬 lǐ chāng hào Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player 聂卫平 聶衛平 niè wèi píng Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player 乔红 喬紅 qiáo hóng Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player 森喜朗 sēn xǐ lǎng MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes 王励勤 王勵勤 wáng lì qín Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist 王楠 wáng nán Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist 吴清源 吳清源 wú qīng yuán Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player 杨维 楊維 yáng wéi Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist 