作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 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 量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn 效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity) / to work for syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 潜力 潛力 qián lì potential / latent capacity 刻薄 kè bó unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 效力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 决策 決策 jué cè strategic decision / decision-making / policy decision / to determine policy syn 身为 身為 shēn wéi in the capacity of / as syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 面板 麵板 miàn bǎn board for making noodles or kneading bread dough 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink 满堂 滿堂 mǎn táng whole audience / a sellout (capacity audience) / jam-packed 脑壳 腦殻 nǎo ké (coll.) head / skull / (fig.) brains (mental capacity) syn 容量 róng liàng capacity / volume / quantitative (science) 可喜 kě xǐ making one happy / gratifying / heartening syn 满载 滿載 mǎn zài full to capacity / fully loaded syn 脑力 腦力 nǎo lì mental capacity syn 面料 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 派驻 派駐 pài zhù to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity / to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc) 饱和 飽和 bǎo hé saturated / filled to capacity syn 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 爆满 爆滿 bào mǎn filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) 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 底气 底氣 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / boldness / confidence / self-assurance / vigor 强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats syn 从长计议 從長計議 cōng cháng jì yì to take one's time making a decision (idiom) / to consider at length 造句 zào jù sentence-making 冲力 衝力 chōng lì momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body) / (fig.) momentum (capacity for progressive development) 容积 容積 róng jī volume / capacity 出访 出訪 chū fǎng to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation 心窍 心竅 xīn qiào the mind / capacity for clear thinking syn 载重 載重 zài zhòng load / carrying capacity syn 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 余热 餘熱 yú rè residual heat / surplus heat / waste heat / (fig.) capacity of retirees to continue to work 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 雅量 yǎ liàng magnanimity / tolerance / high capacity for drinking syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 产能 產能 chǎn néng production capacity 额定 額定 é dìng specified (capacity, output etc) / rated (capacity, output etc) 组分 組分 zǔ fèn components / individual parts making up a compound 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 承载力 承載力 chéng zài lì carrying capacity 桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer 发电量 發電量 fā diàn liàng (power station, solar panel etc) output / capacity 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 大容量 dà róng liàng high capacity 排量 pái liàng discharge volume / engine capacity / engine displacement (volume of air fuel mixture drawn in during one cycle) 执政能力 執政能力 zhí zhèng néng lì governing capacity 能力建设 néng lì jiàn shè capacity-building 适应能力 適應能力 adaptive capacity 旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) syn 呋喃 fū nán furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword) 肺活量 fèi huó liàng (medicine) vital capacity 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision / to consider at length 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 决策程序 決策程序 decision-making process 不平等条约 不平等條約 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries) 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 激将 激將 jī jiàng to spur sb into action by making negative remarks 叫床声 叫床聲 jiào chuáng shēng to moan (in bed) / cries of pleasure during love-making 吵 chǎo to quarrel / to make a noise / noisy / to disturb by making a noise syn 尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom) / to try one's heart out / to do one's utmost syn 吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity syn 载客量 載客量 zài kè liàng passenger capacity 豆渣 dòu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 装载量 裝載量 zhuāng zài liáng carrying capacity 热容 熱容 rè róng thermal capacity 餬 hú congee / making a living 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 条约 條約 tiáo yuē treaty / pact / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 签订 簽訂 qiān dìng to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) syn 北约 北約 běi yuē NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4xi1 Yang2 Gong1yue1 Zu3zhi1]) 和约 和約 hé yuē peace treaty syn 盟约 盟約 méng yuē contract of alliance / oath or treaty between allies syn 签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) syn 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 议定书 議定書 yì dìng shū protocol / treaty 商埠 shāng bù commercial port / trading port / treaty port (old) 五四 wǔ sì fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 五四运动 五四運動 wǔ sì yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 缔约国 締約國 dì yuē guó signatory states / countries that are party to a treaty 缔约 締約 dì yuē to conclude a treaty syn 缔约方 締約方 dì yuē fāng party in a contract, treaty etc 约 約 yuē to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise syn 座无虚席 座無虛席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only syn 玩物丧志 玩物喪志 wán wù sàng zhì lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom) / infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will syn 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives syn 空城计 空城計 kōng chéng jì the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) / double bluff 同盟条约 同盟條約 Treaty of Alliance 洛阳纸贵 洛陽紙貴 luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes syn 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance 