带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries syn 特警 tè jǐng SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police / abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察[te4 zhong3 jing3 cha2] 地带 地帶 dì dài zone / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 军火 軍火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition / munitions / arms syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 时区 時區 shí qū time zone 安全区 安全區 ān quán qū a safe area / a security zone 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 兵器 bīng qì weaponry / weapons / arms syn 战区 戰區 zhàn qū war zone / combat zone / (military) theater of operations syn 缴械 繳械 jiǎo xiè to disarm / (of an enemy) to lay down one's weapons / to surrender syn 危险区 危險區 wēi xiǎn qū hazardous area / hazard area / dangerous area / hazard zone syn 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 禁运 禁運 jìn yùn embargo / export ban (e.g. on weapons) 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons syn 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 干戈 gān gē weapons of war / arms syn 亚热带 亞熱帶 yà rè dài subtropical (zone or climate) 经济特区 經濟特區 jīng jì tè qū special economic zone 海区 海區 hǎi qū maritime zone 温带 溫帶 wēn dài temperate zone 免票 miǎn piào not to be charged for admission / (to be admitted) for free / free pass syn 兵刃 bīng rèn (bladed) weapons 保税区 保稅區 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area 自由贸易区 自由貿易區 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area 中区 中區 zhōng qū central district (of a city) / central zone 防御性 防禦性 fáng yù xìng defensive (weapons) 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 专属经济区 專屬經濟區 zhuān shǔ jīng jì qū exclusive economic zone 兵戈 bīng gē weapons / arms / fighting / war syn 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 东区 東區 dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city 西区 西區 xī qū west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city 缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn 南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 武器库 武器庫 wǔ qì kù weapons depot 工业区 工業區 gōng yè qū industrial zone 防波堤 fáng bō dī breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone 戎 róng generic term for weapons (old) / army (matters) / military affairs syn 副热带 副熱帶 fù rè dài subtropical (zone or climate) 禁飞区 禁飛區 jìn fēi qū no-fly zone / no-fly area / air exclusion zone 板门店 板門店 bǎn mén diàn Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone 非军事区 非軍事區 fēi jūn shì qū demilitarized zone 倒时差 倒時差 dǎo shí chā to adjust to a different time zone 限制区 限制區 xiàn zhì qū restricted zone 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 自由 zì yóu freedom / liberty / free / unrestricted / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 免费 免費 miǎn fèi free (of charge) 释放 釋放 shì fàng to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge syn 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 解除 jiě chú to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement) syn 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage syn 安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile syn 抽身 chōu shēn to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself syn 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered syn 宽松 寬鬆 kuān sōng spacious / roomy / uncrowded / (of clothes) loose and comfortable / relaxed / free of worry / well-off / affluent syn 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely syn 自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn 无偿 無償 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost syn 无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù free and unconstrained (idiom) / unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries syn 舒畅 舒暢 shū chàng happy / entirely free from worry syn 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 空余 空餘 kòng yú free / vacant / unoccupied syn 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 游离 遊離 yóu lí to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component) 启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty syn 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 有偿 有償 yǒu cháng paying / paid (not free) 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 豪放 háo fàng bold and unconstrained / powerful and free syn 自由市场 自由市場 zì yóu shì chǎng free market 任意球 rèn yì qiú free kick 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 意译 意譯 yì yì meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation 