lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband
寄生
jì shēng
to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic
采风
cǎi fēng
to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
to act without taking time to think (idiom) / to react instantly / to fire from the hip
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient
退场
tuì chǎng
to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave
高瞻远瞩
gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ
to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
统筹兼顾
tǒng chóu jiān gù
an overall plan taking into account all factors
煞有介事
shà yǒu jiè shì
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously
仿生
fǎng shēng
to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic
倒贴
dào tiē
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
蹲点
dūn diǎn
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap
伏案
fú àn
to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
保研
bǎo yán
to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam
扶老携幼
fú lǎo xié yòu
taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young
走资派
zǒu zī pài
capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution)
敲竹杠
qiāo zhú gàng
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
下马威
xià mǎ wēi
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
满打满算
mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn
taking everything into account (idiom) / when all is said and done
登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest
一身两役
yī shēn liǎng yì
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
相机而动
xiàng jī ér dòng
to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution) / days / occasions
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
弯道超车
wān dào chāo chē
to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
补刀
bǔ dāo
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
群言堂
qún yán táng
letting everyone have their say / taking people's views into account / free expression of different views / (contrasted with 一言堂[yi1 yan2 tang2])
停服
tíng fú
to shut down a server / (of a service) to terminate / to stop taking (a medicine)
hūn