气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial syn 紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital syn 苗头 苗頭 miáo tou first signs / development (of a situation) syn 功臣 gōng chén meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service / hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role syn 血气 血氣 xuè qì blood and vital breath / bloodline (i.e. parentage) / valor syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 气化 氣化 qì huà to vaporize / evaporation / carburetion / 氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath) / unvoicing of voiced consonant 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 十二星座 shí èr xīng zuò the twelve signs of the zodiac 正邪 zhèng xié opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM) 六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) 十二宫 十二宮 shí èr gōng the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2] 肺活量 fèi huó liàng (medicine) vital capacity 面有难色 面有難色 miàn yǒu nán sè to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment 百年大计 百年大計 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance syn 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 至关重要 至關重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential syn 作色 zuò sè to show signs of anger / to flush with annoyance syn 星流电击 星流電擊 xīng liú diàn jī meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs 星流霆击 星流霆擊 xīng liú tíng jī meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 利害攸关 利害攸關 lì hài yōu guān to be of vital interest syn 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 喜则气缓 喜則氣緩 xǐ zé qì huǎn joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM) 加减号 加減號 jiā jiǎn hào plus-minus sign (±) / plus and minus signs (+ and -) 旧迹 舊跡 jiù jì old traces / signs from the past 小心地滑 xiǎo xīn dì huá (used on signs) caution - wet floor (lit. "be careful, the floor is slippery") 路标和信号公约 Convention on Road Signs and Signals 路标和信号议定书 路標和信號議定書 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 欧洲补充路标和信号公约协定 歐洲補充路標和信號公約協定 European Agreement Supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 国际电联无线电呼号 國際電聯無線電呼號 ITU Radio Call Signs 国际标志 國際標誌 international signs 反相 fǎn xiàng (a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase 疲态 疲態 pí tài fatigued look / signs of weariness / (fig.) weakness (in the stock market etc) syn 醉意 zuì yì tipsiness / signs of intoxication syn 表证 表證 biǎo zhèng superficial syndrome / illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body 有活力 yǒu huó lì energetic / vital 共商大计 共商大計 gòng shāng dà jì to discuss matters of vital importance 利害关系 利害關係 lì hài guān xi stake / vital interest / concern 正邪相争 正邪相爭 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] 炁 qì (Daoism) Qi / vital force / life force (variant of 氣|气[qi4]) 病邪 bìng xié pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM / as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail 人口和生命统计报告 Population and Vital Statistics Report 加速改善民事登记和生命统计系统战略 Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems 关于生命统计系统的原则和建议 Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System 人类基本需要 vital human need 生命统计系统和方法手册 Handbook of Vital Statistics Systems and Methods 民事登记和生命统计政府间工作组 民事登記和生命統計政府間工作組 Intergovernmental Working Group on Civil Registration Systems and Vital Statistics 亚洲民事登记和生命统计讨论会 亞洲民事登記和生命統計討論會 Asian Seminar on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 太平洋民事登记和生命统计讨论会 太平洋民事登記和生命統計討論會 Pacific Seminar on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 生命之声全球伙伴 生命之聲全球夥伴 shēng mìng zhī shēng quán qiú huǒ bàn Vital Voices Global Partnership 国家关键基础设施 國家關鍵基礎設施 guó jiā guān jiàn jī chǔ shè shī critical national infrastructure / vital structures 重要国家利益 重要國家利益 vital national interest 国家生命和卫生统计委员会国际会议 國家生命和衛生統計委員會國際會議 International Conference of National Committees on Vital and Health Statistics 至为重要的人类财富 至為重要的人類財富 vital human asset 生命统计 生命統計 vital statistics 国际生命登记与统计研究所 國際生命登記與統計研究所 International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics 民事登记和生命统计系统 民事登記和生命統計系統 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems / CR / VS systems 生命力部队建议 生命力部隊建議 Vital Force proposal 改善生命统计世界方桉 改善生命統計世界方案 World Programme for the Improvement of Vital Statistics 生命统计系统和方法专家组会议 生命統計系統和方法專家組會議 Expert Group Meeting on Vital Statistics Systems and Methods 生命统计系统和方法专家组 生命統計系統和方法專家組 Expert Group on Vital Statistics Systems and Methods 民事登记和生命统计训练讲习班 民事登記和生命統計訓練講習班 Training Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 