开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 整体 整體 zhěng tǐ whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole syn 工地 gōng dì construction site 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 框架 kuàng jià (construction) frame / (fig.) framework 铁皮 鐵皮 tiě pí galvanized iron sheet (for building construction) syn 新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built 眼袋 yǎn dài puffiness under the eyes / bags under the eyes 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 工事 gōng shì defensive structure / military fortifications / (Tw) construction works / civil engineering works syn 楼盘 樓盤 lóu pán building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent) 造价 造價 zào jià construction cost 建构 建構 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture 土木 tǔ mù building / construction / civil engineering syn 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 解放战争 解放戰爭 jiě fàng zhàn zhēng War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石 假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans syn 大兴土木 大興土木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction syn 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 为例 為例 wéi lì used in the construction 以...為例|以...为例, "to take ... as an example" 建行 jiàn háng China Construction Bank (abbr.) 基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure syn 施工单位 施工單位 shī gōng dān wèi unit in charge of construction / builder 中国建设银行 中國建設銀行 zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng China Construction Bank 新疆生产建设兵团 新疆生產建設兵糰 xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 建筑工人 建築工人 jiàn zhù gōng rén construction worker / builder 违建 違建 wéi jiàn abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 合龙 合龍 hé lóng to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 泥灰 ní huī lime plaster (construction) 中国民主建国会 中國民主建國會 zhōng guó mín zhǔ jiàn guó huì China Democratic National Construction Association 桢 楨 zhēn (old) privet (genus Ligustrum) / (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction / (fig.) mainstay / pillar / backbone 像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) syn 下面 xià mian below / under / next / the following syn 被捕 bèi bǔ to be arrested / under arrest syn 解 jiè to transport under guard syn 司 sī to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry) syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 之下 zhī xià under / beneath / less than syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor syn 潜水 潛水 qián shuǐ to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant syn 天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn 劫持 jié chí to kidnap / to hijack / to abduct / to hold under duress syn 酒后 酒後 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol 脚下 腳下 jiǎo xià under the foot syn 隐蔽 隱蔽 yǐn bì to conceal / to hide / covert / under cover syn 名下 míng xià under sb's name syn 水下 shuǐ xià under the water / submarine 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18) syn 挨打 ái dǎ to take a beating / to get thrashed / to come under attack 部下 bù xià troops under one's command / subordinate syn 奉命 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders syn 挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize (sb) by the arms / to hold under duress / to abduct syn 归属 歸屬 guī shǔ to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further) syn 隶属 隸屬 lì shǔ to be subordinate to / to be under the jurisdiction of syn 受难 受難 shòu nàn to suffer a calamity / to suffer (e.g. under torture) / distress 押送 yā sòng to send under escort / to transport a detainee syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command syn 软禁 軟禁 ruǎn jìn to place under house arrest syn 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 下边 下邊 xià bian under / the underside / below syn 议题 議題 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4] 刑讯 刑訊 xíng xùn interrogation under torture / inquisition syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 押运 押運 yā yùn to escort (goods or funds) / to convey under guard syn 冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) / to impersonate / to pose under a false name syn 欢聚一堂 歡聚一堂 huān jù yī táng to gather happily under one roof syn 痴心妄想 癡心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking syn 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth syn 顶棚 頂棚 dǐng péng ceiling / awning (under ceiling) 俱全 jù quán every kind / every variety under the sun / a complete gamut syn 胁持 脅持 xié chí to hold under duress syn 在下 zài xià under / myself (humble) syn 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn 话头 話頭 huà tóu subject (under discussion) / thread (of an argument) syn 押解 yā jiè to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc) syn 讹诈 訛詐 é zhà to extort under false pretenses / to blackmail / to bluff / to defraud syn 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè multicolored / every color under the sun syn 天下第一 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven / number one in the country syn 六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star syn 嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent / under one's personal command / school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine syn 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry syn 济济一堂 濟濟一堂 jǐ jǐ yī táng to congregate in one hall (idiom) / to gather under one roof syn 诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers syn 受制 shòu zhì to be controlled (by sb) / to suffer under a yoke syn 