选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative syn 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn 香草 xiāng cǎo aromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old) 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 替代品 tì dài pǐn substitute / alternative 无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately syn 菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3]) 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom) / compelled by circumstances / forced into sth syn 别名 別名 bié míng alias / alternative name syn 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to syn 别称 別稱 bié chēng another name / alternative name syn 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] syn 代称 代稱 dài chēng alternative name / to refer to sth by another name / antonomasia 三合一 sān hé yī three in one / triple syn 代用品 dài yòng pǐn alternative product / substitute product 三级跳 三級跳 sān jí tiào triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump 另类 另類 lìng lèi offbeat / alternative / avant-garde / unconventional / weird 又名 yòu míng also known as / alternative name / to also be called 齐鲁 齊魯 qí lǔ alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] 沪上 滬上 hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai 三倍 sān bèi triple 申城 shēn chéng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4] 亦称 亦稱 yì chēng also known as / alternative name / to also be called 非主流 fēi zhǔ liú alternative / non-mainstream 沪江 滬江 hù jiāng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] 三双 三雙 sān shuāng triple-double 别无他法 別無他法 bié wú tā fǎ there is no alternative 替代产品 替代產品 tì dài chǎn pǐn alternative product / substitute product 没奈何 沒奈何 mò nài hé to have no alternative / to be helpless syn 陪都 péi dū provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war) / secondary capital / alternative capital 表字 biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name syn 拽 zhuǎi self-satisfied / cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3]) syn 花都 huā dū Huadu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / alternative name for Paris 荆 荊 jīng chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] syn 三级跳远 三級跳遠 sān jí tiào yuǎn triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump 轩辕氏 軒轅氏 xuān yuán shì alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 六腑 liù fǔ (TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2guang1] syn 莒 jǔ alternative name for taro (old) 万般无奈 萬般無奈 wàn bān wú nài to have no way out / to have no alternative syn 进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom) 进道若蜷 進道若蜷 jìn dào ruò quán progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4]) 三合一疗法 sān hé yī liáo fǎ triple-agent therapy / triple-drug combination / triple combination therapy 三盲试验 sān máng shì yàn triple-blind trial / triple-blind study / triple-masked trial 三键 三鍵 sān jiàn triple bond (chemistry) / triple link 叁A方式 三A方式 Triple A approach / Triple A methodology 三交点 sān jiāo diǎn triple junction / tri-junction point / triple meeting point 五常 wǔ cháng the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] / alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements syn 平替 píng tì (neologism c. 2021) cheaper alternative / affordable alternative 三合星 sān hé xīng (astronomy) triple star system 三焦 sān jiāo (TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao" 氰基 qíng jī cyan / cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens 叁重底线 三重底線 triple bottom line 叁重底线会计 三重底線會計 triple bottom line accounting 叁重威胁 三重威脅 triple threat 三联疫苗 三聯疫苗 sān lián yì miáo combined diphtheria / pertussis / tetanus vaccine / diphtheria / pertussis / tetanus - triple vaccine / DPT vaccine 叁层烤箱 三層烤箱 triple oven / three bank oven 叁层玻璃窗 三層玻璃窗 triple-glazed thermal window 三相点 三相點 sān xiàng diǎn triple point (thermodynamics) 另类教育 另類教育 lìng lèi jiào yù alternative 选择性剪接 選擇性剪接 xuǎn zé xìng jiǎn jiē alternative 余月 yú yuè alternative term for fourth lunar month 反射区治疗 反射區治療 fǎn shè ōu zhì liáo reflexology (alternative medicine) 反射疗法 反射療法 fǎn shè liáo fǎ reflexology (alternative medicine) 另类医疗 另類醫療 lìng lèi yī liáo alternative medicine 太公兵法 tài gōng bīng fǎ alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 奥克苏斯河 奧克蘇斯河 ào kè sū sī hé Oxus River / alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河[A1 mu3 He2] 尼玛 尼瑪 ní mǎ (Internet slang) alternative for 你媽|你妈[ni3 ma1] / (transcription from Tibetan) the sun 托克托 tuō kè tuō Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia / alternative spelling of 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1], Yuan dynasty politician Toktoghan (1314-1355) 替代燃料 tì dài rán liào alternative fuel 浮图 浮圖 fú tú variant of 浮屠[fu2 tu2] / alternative term for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2] 异读词 異讀詞 yì dú cí word having alternative pronunciations 野天鹅 野天鵝 yě tiān é Wild Swans, family autobiography by British-Chinese writer Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] / alternative title 鴻|鸿, after the author's original name 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2] 顺势疗法 順勢療法 shùn shì liáo fǎ homeopathy (alternative medicine) 香熏疗法 香燻療法 xiāng xūn liáo fǎ aromatherapy (alternative medicine) 马尾水师学堂 馬尾水師學堂 mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty 松弛法 鬆弛法 sōng chí fǎ relaxation (alternative medicine) 代用燃料 dài yòng rán liào alternative fuel 另辟蹊径 另闢蹊徑 lìng pì xī jìng to take an alternate route (idiom) / to find an alternative / to take a different approach / to blaze a new trail 替代能源 tì dài néng yuán energy alternative 备用补给线 alternative supply route 替代处分办法 alternative sanctions 争端解决法 dispute resolution / alternative dispute resolution 关于儿童的替代照料准则 Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children 债换其他发展方法 debt-for-alternative-development swap 替代氟碳化合物毒性试验方案 tì dài fú tàn huà hé wù dú xìng shì yàn fāng àn Programmes for Alternative Fluorocarbon Toxicity Testing 备选预算 bèi xuǎn yù suàn alternative budget 替代照料 tì dài zhào liào alternative care 替代作物 tì dài zuò wù alternative crop 轻便替代车 alternative vehicle (prop) 候补世界水论坛 hòu bǔ shì jiè shuǐ lùn tán Alternative World Water Forum 可选择的技术 alternative technology 国际辅助沟通学会 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 哥本哈根备选宣言 哥本哈根備選宣言 Copenhagen Alternative Declaration 代用武器 dài yòng wǔ qì alternative weapon 选择投票制 選擇投票制 alternative vote 其他调整政策 其他調整政策 alternative adjustment 最终周界的最后确定 最終周界的最後確定 alternative determination of final perimeter 