普及 pǔ jí to spread extensively / to generalize / widespread / popular / universal / ubiquitous / pervasive syn 民权主义 民權主義 mín quán zhǔ yì democracy / civil liberties / principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state) 民怨沸腾 民怨沸騰 mín yuàn fèi téng seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over syn 民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs syn 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn wide / broad / extensive / widespread syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 集思广益 集思廣益 jí sī guǎng yì collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom) / to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions 普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain syn 碰磁人 pèng cí rén person involved in a currently widespread fraud in PRC called 碰磁, consisting of crashing cars then demanding compensation 碰磁儿 碰磁兒 pèng cí r a currently widespread fraud in PRC involving deliberately crashing cars then demanding compensation 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges / resentment / grudges / grievances syn 叫嚷 jiào rǎng to shout / to bellow one's grievances syn 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances syn 瞑目 míng mù to close one's eyes / (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) syn 叫苦不迭 jiào kǔ bu dié to complain without stopping (idiom) / to bitch endlessly / incessant grievances syn 恼恨 惱恨 nǎo hèn to hate and resent / angry and full of grievances syn 冤仇 yuān chóu rancor / enmity / hatred resulting from grievances syn 哑巴亏 啞巴虧 yǎ ba kuī pent-up unspoken grievances / suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of syn 诉冤 訴冤 sù yuān to complain / to vent one's grievances 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 不念旧恶 不念舊惡 bù niàn jiù è do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects) / forgive and forget syn 倒苦水 dào kǔ shuǐ to pour out one's grievances 气不过 氣不過 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable / bitter about unbearable grievances 歧视和其他冤情调查小组 Panel on Discrimination and Other Grievances 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 热门 熱門 rè mén popular / hot / in vogue syn 大众 大眾 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 火爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively syn 人心 rén xīn popular feeling / the will of the people syn 受欢迎 受歡迎 shòu huān yíng popular / well-received 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 科普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms syn 花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] syn 民俗 mín sú popular custom syn 民意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will syn 处女座 處女座 chǔ nǚ zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 滑稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang syn 风行 風行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular syn 风潮 風潮 fēng cháo tempest / wave (of popular sentiment etc) / craze or fad syn 射手座 shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] 盛行 shèng xíng to be in vogue / to be popular / to be prevalent syn 科教 kē jiào science education / popular science 风靡 風靡 fēng mǐ fashionable / popular syn 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well syn 民心 mín xīn popular sentiment syn 当红 當紅 dāng hóng currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) 走红 走紅 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly syn 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 吃香 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded syn 歌厅 歌廳 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 抢手 搶手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand syn 蜡笔小新 蠟筆小新 là bǐ xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China 卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 顺口溜 順口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 拥戴 擁戴 yōng dài to give one's allegiance / (popular) support syn 小曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song / folk tune / ballad syn 二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China 民间传说 民間傳說 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition / folk legend 时兴 時興 shí xīng fashionable / popular syn 流行性 liú xíng xìng qualities that make sth popular or fashionable / (of a disease) epidemic syn 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 板面 板麵 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 正史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends 野史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends 众望所归 眾望所歸 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval syn 流行语 流行語 liú xíng yǔ popular jargon / catchword 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom) / common usage agreement / customary convention syn 秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn 秧歌 yāng ge Yangge, a popular rural folk dance 公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger / popular indignation syn 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 纳豆 納豆 nà dòu nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan 不得人心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular syn 热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 词话 詞話 cí huà form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty 吃得开 吃得開 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand 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. 民怨 mín yuàn popular grievance / complaints of the people 肉夹馍 肉夾饃 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China 科教片 kē jiào piàn science education film / popular science movie 民变 民變 mín biàn mass uprising / popular revolt / civil commotion 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 窦娥冤 竇娥冤 dòu é yuān The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1]) 绿林好汉 綠林好漢 lǜ lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) syn 叶永烈 葉永烈 yè yǒng liè Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer 红 紅 hóng red / popular / revolutionary / bonus syn 八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 普 pǔ general / popular / everywhere / universal syn 花鼓戏 花鼓戲 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang 俗 sú custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular syn 诩 詡 xǔ to brag / popular / lovely syn 