"subordinate" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
从 從 cóng prep., adv. 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
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
下属 下屬 xià shǔ n. subordinate / underling syn
附属 附屬 fù shǔ adj., v. subsidiary / auxiliary / attached / affiliated / subordinate / subordinating syn
所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ adj., n. 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
属下 屬下 shǔ xià subordinate / affiliated to / subsidiary syn
部下 bù xià troops under one's command / subordinate syn
下级 下級 xià jí n. low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn
部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry syn
从属 從屬 cóng shǔ subordinate syn
附庸 fù yōng vassal / dependent / subordinate / subservient / appendage syn
裨 pí subordinate / secondary / small syn
従 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 / old variant of 從|从[cong2]
簉 zào deputy / subordinate / concubine
属吏 屬吏 shǔ lì (old) subordinate / underling
Chinese Pinyin Translation
属 屬 shǔ v. category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute syn
直属 直屬 zhí shǔ directly subordinate syn
批复 批復 pī fù to reply officially to a subordinate syn
隶属 隸屬 lì shǔ to be subordinate to / to be under the jurisdiction of syn
批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior syn
器重 qì zhòng v. to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn
尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate / social ranking
隶 隸 lì (bound form) a person in servitude / low-ranking subordinate / (bound form) to be subordinate to / (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters) syn
隷 lì (bound form) a person in servitude / low-ranking subordinate / (bound form) to be subordinate to / (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters) / Japanese variant of 隸|隶
打狗欺主 dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
附属腺 附屬腺 fù shǔ xiàn subordinate gland
下级部队 下級部隊 xià jí bù duì subordinate command
下级司令部 下級司令部 xià jí sī lìng bù subordinate command
次级立法 次級立法 cì jí lì fǎ subordinate legislation / subsidiary statutes / auxiliary laws / enabling regulations
附属立法 附屬立法 subordinate legislation / subsidiary statutes / auxiliary laws / enabling regulations
下属军事委员会 下屬軍事委員會 subordinate military commission
下属文职委员会 下屬文職委員會 subordinate civilian commission
故吏 gù lì (literary) former subordinate
不甘雌伏 bù gān cí fú (idiom) To refuse to remain in an unproductive or subordinate position. To be unwilling to lag behind and determined to make progress.
鸡尸牛从 jī shī niú cóng (idiom) To prefer being independent in a small setting rather than being subordinate in a larger one. syn
久居人下 jiǔ jū rén xià (idiom) To remain for a long time in a position or situation subordinate to someone else.
门生故吏 門生故吏 mén shēng gù lì (idiom) Refers to a person’s former students and former subordinate officials.
蒲鞭之罚 pú biān zhī fá (idiom) To refer to a lenient punishment for a subordinate’s mistakes.
先驱蝼蚁 xiān qū lóu yǐ (idiom) To serve someone to the point of being willing to die first for them. It describes a subordinate or follower ready to sacrifice himself.
衙官屈宋 yá guān qū sòng (idiom) Originally, it meant boasting that one’s literary talent was so great that Qu Yuan and Song Yu could serve as one’s subordinate officials.
下官不职 下官不職 xià guān bù zhí (idiom) A euphemistic way for a subordinate official to acknowledge that he is not competent or capable enough for his post.
功烈震主 gōng liè zhèn zhǔ (idiom) A subordinate’s achievements are so great that they unsettle the ruler and arouse his suspicion.
呼之即至，挥之即去 hū zhī jí zhì，huī zhī jí qù (idiom) To summon someone with a call and dismiss them with a gesture / to treat someone as an obedient subordinate who can be ordered around at will.
宁为鸡口，勿为牛后 nìng wéi jī kǒu，wù wéi niú hòu (idiom) It is better to be first in a small organization than last in a large one. The expression advocates independence and refusing a subordinate position.
宁为鸡口，无为朋 níng wèi jī kǒu，wú wéi péng (idiom) It is better to be first in a small group than last in a large one. The expression advocates independence and rejects a subordinate position.
安弱守雌 ān ruò shǒu cí (idiom) To accept a weak and subordinate position rather than seeking to compete or assert oneself.
尾大难掉 尾大難掉 wěi dà nán diào (idiom) Originally, it referred to a subordinate power that had become too strong to control.
居下讪上 居下訕上 jū xià shàn shàng (idiom) Refers to a subordinate who mocks a superior behind the superior’s back.
忠不可兼 zhōng bù kě jiān (idiom) One cannot remain loyal to two rulers at the same time. By extension, a subordinate cannot serve two masters.
户曹参军 hù cáo cān jūn (idiom) A subordinate official in a prefecture or county responsible for household registers.
折笄之杖 zhé jī zhī zhàng (idiom) A stick that breaks a hairpin symbolizes a severe reprimand directed at a younger person or subordinate.
指大于臂 zhǐ dà yú bì (idiom) For a subordinate’s power to exceed that of a superior.
撑岸就船 chēng àn jiù chuán (idiom) To reverse the proper order between the principal and the subordinate, or to act contrary to common sense.
文子同升 wén zǐ tóng shēng (idiom) Refers to a household retainer or subordinate who attains office alongside and at the same level as his master.
末大不掉 mò dà bù diào (idiom) Equivalent to “a large tail that cannot be wagged”: it describes subordinate forces that have become so powerful that they are difficult to control.
枝附叶从 zhī fù yè cóng (idiom) Branches and leaves attach themselves to and follow the trunk. Metaphorically, the expression refers to subordinate followers dependent on a leader.
死日生年 sǐ rì shēng nián (idiom) A formula of gratitude used by a subordinate toward a superior. It expresses the idea that even death and rebirth would not repay the debt.
犬牙鹰爪 犬牙鷹爪 quǎn yá xīng zhǎo (idiom) Figuratively describes a servile subordinate devoted to a master’s interests.
犬马恋主 犬馬戀主 quǎn mǎ liàn zhǔ (idiom) A metaphor for a subject’s loyal attachment to a ruler or a subordinate’s devotion to a superior.
羞以牛后 xiū yǐ niú hòu (idiom) To refuse a subordinate position and unwillingly submit to another person’s control.
葵倾向日 kuí qīng xiàng rì (idiom) Describes a subordinate’s loyalty and admiration toward a superior.
葵花向日 kuí huā xiàng rì (idiom) Describes the loyalty and admiration shown by a subordinate toward a superior.
贪官蠹役 貪官蠹役 tān guān dù yì (idiom) Petty officials and subordinate clerks who covet property and embezzle public funds. The expression denounces corruption in local administration.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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