次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 命 mìng life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc syn 命令 mìng lìng order / command / CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] syn 指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī to conduct / to command / to direct / conductor (of an orchestra) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 指令 zhǐ lìng order / command / instruction syn 吩咐 fēn fù to tell / to instruct / to command syn 机长 機長 jī zhǎng (aviation) pilot-in-command / captain 指挥部 指揮部 zhǐ huī bù headquarters / command post 下达 下達 xià dá to transmit to lower levels / to issue (a command, decree etc) 部下 bù xià troops under one's command / subordinate syn 口令 kǒu lìng oral command / a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) / password (used by sentry) 司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters / military command center 所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command syn 二等 èr děng second class / second-rate 二流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier syn 率领 率領 shuài lǐng to lead / to command / to head syn 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command / head of a delegation / group buy organizer / group-buying coordinator 统帅 統帥 tǒng shuài command / commander-in-chief syn 统领 統領 tǒng lǐng to lead / to command / commander / officer syn 调用 調用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc) 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 次于 次於 cì yú second after / second only to syn 号令 號令 hào lìng an order (esp. army) / bugle call expressing military order / verbal command syn 嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent / under one's personal command / school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine syn 部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry syn 军区 軍區 jūn qū geographical area of command / (PLA) military district 统率 統率 tǒng shuài to command / to direct syn 二世 èr shì the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans) 挥师 揮師 huī shī in command of the army 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 二副 èr fù second officer (of ship) / second mate 统辖 統轄 tǒng xiá to govern / to have complete control over / to be in command of syn 第二次 dì èr cì the second time / second / number two 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) 命令行 mìng lìng háng command line (computing) 指挥中心 指揮中心 zhǐ huī zhōng xīn command center 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 将令 將令 jiàng lìng (old) (military) a command / an order syn 喝令 hè lìng to shout an order or command syn 指挥车 指揮車 command vehicle 副司令 fù sī lìng second in command 警备区 警備區 jǐng bèi qū garrison area / command 钦定 欽定 qīn dìng to authorize / to designate / (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command 遵旨 zūn zhǐ to obey the Emperor's decree / at your Imperial majesty's command 秒 miǎo second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 率 shuài to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually syn 挥 揮 huī to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse syn 哒 噠 dā (phonetic) / command to a horse / clatter (of horses' hoofs) syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 指挥权 指揮權 zhǐ huī quán command 仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers syn 统摄 統攝 tǒng shè to command syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 从 從 zòng second cousin syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 一瞬间 一瞬間 yī shùn jiān split second syn 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 二级 二級 èr jí grade 2 / second class / category B 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 少尉 shào wèi second lieutenant (army rank) 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 二月 èr yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) syn 旧货 舊貨 jiù huò second-hand goods / used items for sale syn 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 二手货 二手貨 èr shǒu huò second-hand goods / used goods 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē second-hand car 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 其二 qí èr secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 次子 cì zǐ second son 秒钟 秒鐘 miǎo zhōng (time) second 刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ to count as number one (idiom) / second to none / outstanding syn 下半年 xià bàn nián second half of the year 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 阳平 陽平 yáng píng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua syn 征调 征調 zhēng diào to conscript / to second (personnel) / to requisition (supplies etc) 二分 èr fēn second part / the equinox 二房 èr fáng second branch of an extended family / concubine syn 再版 zài bǎn second edition / reprint syn 秒针 秒針 miǎo zhēn second hand (of a clock) 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 乙巳 yǐ sì forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025 