他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) syn 快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 速度 sù dù speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 汇率 匯率 huì lǜ exchange rate 中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month 三中全会 三中全會 sān zhōng quán huì third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party 季军 季軍 jì jūn third in a race / bronze medalist 录取率 錄取率 lù qǔ lǜ acceptance rate / admission rate 帧频 幀頻 zhēn pín frame rate / frame frequency 血沉 xuè chén erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 丙 bǐng third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl syn 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 之一 zhī yī one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) syn 第三 dì sān third / number three syn 流量 liú liàng flow rate / throughput of passengers / volume of traffic / (hydrology) discharge / data traffic / network traffic / website traffic / mobile data 顶级 頂級 dǐng jí top-notch / first-rate syn 功率 gōng lǜ rate of work / power (output) 优良 優良 yōu liáng fine / good / first-rate syn 三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn 三级 三級 sān jí grade 3 / third class / category C 三次 sān cì third / three times / (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) 进度 進度 jìn dù rate of progress syn 心动 心動 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 第三次 dì sān cì third / third time 增幅 zēng fú growth rate / amplification syn 第三方 dì sān fāng third party 速率 sù lǜ speed / rate 增长率 增長率 zēng zhǎng lǜ growth rate (esp. in economics) syn 初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school 税率 稅率 shuì lǜ tax rate 收益率 shōu yì lǜ earnings rate / earnings yield (finance) 比率 bǐ lǜ ratio / rate / proportion syn 三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third 下旬 xià xún last third of the month 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 名列 míng liè to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group) syn 增速 zēng sù to speed up / to accelerate / (economics) growth rate syn 点击率 點擊率 diǎn jī lǜ click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头号 頭號 tóu hào first rate / top rank / number one syn 持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased syn 年均 nián jūn annual average (rate) syn 大三 dà sān third-year university student 三级片 三級片 sān jí piàn third category movie (containing sexual or violent content) 第三代 dì sān dài third generation 利用率 lì yòng lǜ rate of utilization 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate / top-notch syn 永乐 永樂 yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] 一品 yī pǐn superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank syn 上旬 shàng xún first third of a month 第三季度 dì sān jì dù third quarter (of financial year) 发病率 發病率 fā bìng lǜ incidence of a disease / disease rate 费率 費率 fèi lǜ rate / tariff 甲级 甲級 jiǎ jí first rate / top class / excellent syn 死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ mortality rate 三世 sān shì the Third (of numbered kings) 其三 qí sān thirdly / the third syn 下士 xià shì lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) 失业率 失業率 shī yè lǜ unemployment rate 第三位 dì sān wèi third place 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1] syn 汇价 匯價 huì jià exchange rate 二等 èr děng second class / second-rate 就业率 就業率 jiù yè lǜ employment rate 海地 hǎi dì Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola 比价 比價 bǐ jià to compare prices / to compare offers / price ratio / price parity / rate of exchange 二流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier syn 三度 sān dù third (musical interval) 车流 車流 chē liú traffic / rate of traffic flow 探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet 心率 xīn lǜ heart rate 减税 減稅 jiǎn shuì to reduce the tax rate 消耗量 xiāo hào liàng rate of consumption 传输率 傳輸率 chuán shū lǜ transmission rate 流速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 第三世界 dì sān shì jiè Third World syn 丙戌 bǐng xū twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066 成活率 chéng huó lǜ survival rate / rate of success 经济增长率 經濟增長率 jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ economic growth rate 电灯泡 電燈泡 diàn dēng pào light bulb / (slang) unwanted third guest syn 优等 優等 yōu děng first-rate / of the highest order / high-class / excellent / superior syn 三皇 sān huáng the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2] syn 丙寅 bǐng yín third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046 拷打 kǎo dǎ to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture syn 计件工资 計件工資 jì jiàn gōng zī piece rate wage / remuneration based on one's output / opposite: time rate wage 計時工資|计时工资[ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1] 丙辰 bǐng chén fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036 丙午 bǐng wǔ forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026 采样率 採樣率 cǎi yàng lǜ sampling rate 丙申 bǐng shēn thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016 第三人称 第三人稱 dì sān rén chēng third person (grammar) 后汉书 後漢書 hòu hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls 高利 gāo lì high interest rate / usurious syn 通货膨胀率 通貨膨脹率 tōng huò péng zhàng lǜ inflation rate / rate of inflation 王五 wáng wǔ Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry 感染率 gǎn rǎn lǜ rate of infection (usu. of a disease) 存活率 cún huó lǜ (med.) survival rate / (med.) recovery rate 储蓄率 儲蓄率 chǔ xù lǜ savings rate 