进展 進展 jìn zhǎn to make headway / to make progress syn 造 zào to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops syn 表明 biǎo míng to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn 打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc) syn 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble syn 过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through syn 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn 补过 補過 bǔ guò to make up for an earlier mistake / to make amends 找齐 找齊 zhǎo qí to make uniform / to even up / to make good a deficiency syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn 贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock syn 三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb syn 法律援助 fǎ lǜ yuán zhù legal assistance / legal aid 补报 補報 bǔ bào to make a report after the event / to make a supplementary report / to repay a kindness syn 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision / to make up one's mind syn 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 抄 chāo to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms syn 嚷 rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 取闹 取鬧 qǔ nào to make trouble / to make fun of 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 应 應 yīng to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall syn 合法 hé fǎ lawful / legitimate / legal syn 提起 tí qǐ to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings) syn 被告人 bèi gào rén defendant (in legal case) syn 法定 fǎ dìng statutory / law-based / legal syn 法典 fǎ diǎn legal code / statute 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings) / according to law syn 见证人 見證人 jiàn zhèng rén eyewitness (to an incident) / witness (to a legal transaction) syn 例假 lì jià legal holiday / (euphemism) menstrual leave / menstrual period 法学 法學 fǎ xué law / legal studies 法人 fǎ rén legal person / corporation / see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] syn 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng public courtroom accusation (idiom) / legal confrontation / to take sb to court / to sue 封皮 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal syn 吃官司 chī guān sī to face legal action / to get sued syn 干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 正版 zhèng bǎn genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3] 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 法理 fǎ lǐ legal principle / jurisprudence 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 维权 維權 wéi quán to defend (legal) rights 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 错案 錯案 cuò àn a misjudged legal case / a miscarriage (of justice) syn 法律责任 法律責任 fǎ lǜ zé rèn legal responsibility / liability 法律顾问 法律顧問 fǎ lǜ gù wèn Legal Adviser 法定代表人 fǎ dìng dài biǎo rén (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc) 法律保护 fǎ lǜ bǎo hù legal protections 法律事务 fǎ lǜ shì wù Legal Services 法律网 法律網 Legal 法律地位 legal status 法律基础 法律基礎 legal basis 公案 gōng àn judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism) syn 外商独资企业 外商獨資企業 wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China) / abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4] 法制日报 法制日報 fǎ zhì rì bào Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice 法律制裁 fǎ lǜ zhì cái legal sanction / prescribed punishment / punishable by law 江平 jiāng píng Jiang Ping (1920-), academic lawyer, writer on ethnicity and legal systems 正室 zhèng shì primary wife (in contrast to concubine) / legal wife 法律委员会 法律委員會 fǎ lǜ wěi yuán huì Legal Committee 代书 代書 dài shū to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others) 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 别 彆 biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc syn 快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call syn 确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn 定 dìng to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely syn 动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb 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 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn 开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 利用 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize syn 使用 shǐ yòng to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 制造 製造 zhì zào to manufacture / to make syn 打赌 打賭 dǎ dǔ to bet / to make a bet / a wager 布 bù cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known syn 制作 製作 zhì zuò to make / to manufacture syn 区别 區別 qū bié difference / to distinguish / to discriminate / to make a distinction / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 