从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 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 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness syn 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity syn 起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn 降温 降溫 jiàng wēn to become cooler / to lower the temperature / cooling / (of interest, activity etc) to decline syn 活性 huó xìng (chemistry) activity / active / activated 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) / to encourage / to agitate / to instigate / to incite / to beat / to flap (wings, a fan etc) syn 开局 開局 kāi jú opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc syn 裂口 liè kǒu breach / split / rift / vent (volcanic crater) syn 火山口 huǒ shān kǒu volcanic crater 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) syn 熙熙攘攘 xī xī rǎng rǎng bustling with activity (idiom) syn 积极性 積極性 jī jí xìng zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity syn 健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity) 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 火山灰 huǒ shān huī volcanic ash 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity syn 火山岩 huǒ shān yán volcanic rock 文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity 火烧云 火燒雲 huǒ shāo yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash syn 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 投注 tóu zhù to throw one's energies (into an activity) / to invest one's emotions (in sth) / to bet / betting syn 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 活动中心 活動中心 huó dòng zhōng xīn activity center / CL:處|处[chu4] 长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 犯罪行为 犯罪行為 fàn zuì xíng wéi criminal activity 体育活动 體育活動 tǐ yù huó dòng sports / sporting activity 纪念活动 紀念活動 jì niàn huó dòng commemoration / commemorative activity 把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout syn 无照经营 無照經營 wú zhào jīng yíng unlicensed business activity 五七 wǔ qī memorial activity 35 days after a person's death 天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity syn 通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 火成岩 huǒ chéng yán igneous rock (geology) / volcanic rock 性行 xìng xíng sexual activity 白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 火山岛 火山島 huǒ shān dǎo volcanic island 太阳活动 太陽活動 tài yáng huó dòng sunspot activity / solar variation 回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise) 户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 hù shū bù dù lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom) syn 熙来攘往 熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng a place buzzing with activity (idiom) syn 创收活动 創收活動 income-generating activity / income-producing activity / cash-generating activity 赚取收入活动 賺取收入活動 zuàn qǔ shōu rù huó dòng income-generating activity / income-producing activity / cash-generating activity 火山机体 huǒ shān jī tǐ volcanic construction / volcanic edifice 大屯火山群 dà tún huǒ shān qún Tatun Volcanic Group, volcanic area to the north of Taipei 商业行为 商業行為 shāng yè xíng wéi business activity / commercial activity 地中海行动计划区域活动中心 地中海行動計劃區域活動中心 MAP Regional Activity Centre / Regional Activity Centre 喀拉喀托火山 kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia) 伊通火山群 yī tōng huǒ shān qún Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin 大屯火山 dà tún huǒ shān Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei 桑托里尼岛 桑托里尼島 sāng tuō lǐ ní dǎo Santorini (volcanic island in the Aegean sea) 汤加里罗 湯加里羅 tāng jiā lǐ luó Tongariro, volcanic area on North Island, New Zealand 火山带 火山帶 huǒ shān dài volcanic belt 火山爆发 火山爆發 huǒ shān bào fā volcanic eruption 火山爆发指数 火山爆發指數 huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù volcanic explosivity index (VEI) 火成 huǒ chéng (geology) igneous / volcanic (rock) 炽热火山云 熾熱火山雲 chì rè huǒ shān yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash 长白山天池 長白山天池 cháng bái shān tiān chí Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea 降尘 降塵 jiàng chén dust fall / fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc) / particulate matter 火山灰云 火山灰雲 huǒ shān huī yún volcanic ash cloud 莱恩群岛火山链 lái ēn qún dǎo huǒ shān liàn Line Islands Volcanic Chain 断裂非火山边 斷裂非火山邊 duàn liè fēi huǒ shān bian rifted non-volcanic margin 中部火山山脉开发基金会 Foundation for the Development of the Central Volcanic Range 火山灰咨询中心 火山灰咨詢中心 Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre 落尘 落塵 luò chén dust fall / fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc) / particulate matter 弧后 hú hòu back-arc / volcanic arc 断裂火山边 斷裂火山邊 rifted volcanic margin 减缓火山灾害工作组 減緩火山災害工作組 Working Group on the Mitigation of Volcanic Disasters 佐酒 zuǒ jiǔ (of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks / to enhance the experience of consuming alcohol 大刀会 大刀會 dà dāo huì Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion 审美活动 審美活動 shěn měi huó dòng appreciating the arts / esthetic activity 活度 huó dù activity 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay 渔捞 漁撈 yú lāo fishing (as a commercial activity) syn 经济活动 經濟活動 jīng jì huó dòng economic activity 舱外活动 艙外活動 cāng wài huó dòng extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle) / EVA 趋冷 趨冷 qū lěng (of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool 辅助活动 輔助活動 fǔ zhù huó dòng ancillary activity 中子诱导的放射性 neutron-induced activity 同伴活动 tòng bàn huó dòng peer activity 跨机构活动 kuà jī gòu huó dòng cross-agency activity 旱地生态系统和防治荒漠化方桉活动中心 旱地生態系統和防治荒漠化方案活動中心 Drylands Ecosystems and Desertification Control Programme Activity Centre (PAC) 核心活动 hé xīn huó dòng core activity 未接受保障监督的燃料循环活动 unsafeguarded nuclear fuel cycle activity 活动数据 activity data 清洁活动 qīng jié huó dòng clean-up activity / clean-up 