人类 人類 rén lèi humanity / human race / mankind syn 种族 種族 zhǒng zú race / ethnicity syn 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 赛车 賽車 sài chē auto race / cycle race / race car syn 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 赛程 賽程 sài chéng competition schedule / the course of a race 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 人种 人種 rén zhǒng race (of people) syn 赛道 賽道 sài dào race course 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 解说 解說 jiě shuō to explain (verbally) / to give a running commentary syn 赛马场 賽馬場 sài mǎ chǎng race course / race ground / race track 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 泰坦 tài tǎn Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 起跑线 起跑線 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race) 一连 一連 yī lián in a row / in succession / running syn 接力赛 接力賽 jiē lì sài relay race / CL:場|场[chang3] 赛艇 賽艇 sài tǐng boat race / racing ship or boat / rowing (sport) 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 短跑 duǎn pǎo sprint (race) syn 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 累计 累計 lěi jì to calculate the running total / cumulative / the total / in total syn 族类 族類 zú lèi clan / race 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 灭种 滅種 miè zhǒng to commit genocide / to become extinct / extinction of a race syn 拉力赛 拉力賽 lā lì sài rally (car race) (loanword) 跨栏 跨欄 kuà lán hurdles / hurdle race (athletics) 竞走 競走 jìng zǒu walking race (athletics event) 季军 季軍 jì jūn third in a race / bronze medalist 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 中长跑 中長跑 zhōng cháng pǎo middle distance race 鹰犬 鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds / (fig.) running dogs / hired thugs syn 挂机 掛機 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 混血 hùn xuè (of animals) hybrid / (of people) mixed-blood / mixed-race 领跑 領跑 lǐng pǎo to take the lead in a race / to set the pace 续续 續續 xù xù continuous / on and on / running 行书 行書 xíng shū running script / semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 跑步机 跑步機 pǎo bù jī treadmill / running machine 运行状况 運行狀況 yùn xíng zhuàng kuàng operational state / running state 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 通水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc) 马拉松赛 馬拉松賽 mǎ lā sōng sài marathon race 环法 環法 huán fǎ Tour de France cycle race / abbr. for 環法自行車賽|环法自行车赛 碾过 碾過 niǎn guò to crush sth by running over it 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 原种 原種 yuán zhǒng land race / native breed 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu to race dragon boats 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 圈 quān circle / ring / loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle syn 族 zú race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) syn 黄种 黃種 huáng zhǒng the yellow race / the Mongoloid race 亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through 追逐赛 追逐賽 zhuī zhú sài pursuit race / chase 白种 白種 bái zhǒng the white race 流弊 liú bì malpractice / long-running abuse syn 计时赛 計時賽 jì shí sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 跑垒 跑壘 pǎo lěi running between bases (in baseball) 内卷 內捲 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources) 纣 紂 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) 个人赛 個人賽 gè rén sài individual competition / individual race 勤俭持家 勤儉持家 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household syn 头名 頭名 tóu míng first place / leader (of a race) 健步如飞 健步如飛 jiàn bù rú fēi running as fast as flying syn 越野赛跑 越野賽跑 yuè yě sài pǎo cross-country running 连镳并轸 連鑣並軫 lián biāo bìng zhěn lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom) / keeping exactly abreast of one another / running neck and neck 接力赛跑 接力賽跑 jiē lì sài pǎo relay race 诛暴讨逆 誅暴討逆 zhū bào tǎo nì to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race) 日行灯 日行燈 daytime running lights / daytime running lamps 计时比赛 計時比賽 jì shí bǐ sài time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock 军备竞赛 軍備競賽 jūn bèi jìng sài arms race / armament(s) race 车手 車手 chē shǒu racing driver (in a car race) / rider (in a motorcycle or bicycle race) / (Tw) low-level operative in a scam syndicate syn 哼哧 hēng chī to puff hard (e.g. after running) syn 枪版 槍版 qiāng bǎn amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie 竞选副手 競選副手 jìng xuǎn fù shǒu election assistant / running mate 竞选搭档 競選搭檔 jìng xuǎn dā dàng election partner / running mate 誙誙 kēng kēng (arch.) rushing / running competitively 越野跑 yuè yě pǎo cross country running 运行方式 運行方式 yùn xíng fāng shì operating method / running mode 飞针走线 飛針走線 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn flying needle and running seam (idiom) / skillful needlework syn 活套 huó tào noose / running knot 移动平均数 移動平均數 moving average / running average / rolling average / sliding average / overlapping mean 重迭平均数 重叠平均數 moving average / running average / rolling average / sliding average / overlapping mean 自由犬 free-running dog 自由走动的嗅雷犬 自由走動的嗅雷犬 free-running dog 跑法 pǎo fǎ running style / racing technique 事业线 事業線 shì yè xiàn (palmistry) fate line / career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger) / (slang) cleavage 捷兔 jié tù Hash House Harriers (international running club) 配速 pèi sù (loanword) pace (running) 停驶 停駛 tíng shǐ (of trains, buses or ferries etc) to stop running (temporarily or permanently) 白色人种 白色人種 bái sè rén zhǒng the white race 三索锦蛇 三索錦蛇 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake