| 一般 | yī bān | same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general |   |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal / general / widespread / common | |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot | |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common / ordinary / general / average | |
| 上将 | shàng jiàng | general / admiral / air chief marshal | |
| 武将 | wǔ jiàng | general / military leader / fierce man | |
| 一般性 | yī bān xìng | general / generality | |
| 笼统 | lǒng tǒng | general / broad / sweeping / lacking in detail / vague | |
| 军事家 | jūn shì jiā | military expert / general | |
| 将官 | jiàng guān | general | |
| 大会 | dà huì | general assembly / general meeting / convention / CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4] | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea | |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions | |
| 总经理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager / CEO | |
| 总部 | zǒng bù | general headquarters | |
| 总局 | zǒng jú | head office / general office / central office | |
| 百货 | bǎi huò | general merchandise | |
| 常识 | cháng shí | common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] | |
| 领导小组 | lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ | leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 / etc) / aka central leading group | |
| 概况 | gài kuàng | general situation / summary | |
| 老总 | lǎo zǒng | boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer | |
| 股东大会 | gǔ dōng dà huì | general shareholders' meeting | |
| 孙子 | Sūn zǐ | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] | |
| 中将 | zhōng jiàng | lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal | |
| 综述 | zōng shù | to sum up / a roundup / a general narrative | |
| 办公厅 | bàn gōng tīng | general office | |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through / to pass through / to be in general use | |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea / main idea | |
| 概论 | gài lùn | outline / introduction / survey / general discussion | |
| 大选 | dà xuǎn | general election | |
| 总书记 | zǒng shū ji | general secretary (of the Communist Party) | |
| 大将 | dà jiàng | a general or admiral | |
| 大将军 | dà jiāng jūn | important general / generalissimo | |
| 普查 | pǔ chá | census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey | |
| 风气 | fēng qì | general mood / atmosphere / common practice | |
| 名将 | míng jiàng | famous general | |
| 管线 | guǎn xiàn | pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc | |
| 内科 | nèi kē | internal medicine / general medicine | |
| 大体 | dà tǐ | in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students | |
| 老将 | lǎo jiàng | lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran | |
| 总动员 | zǒng dòng yuán | general mobilization (for war etc) | |
| 少将 | shào jiàng | major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal | |
| 吕布 | Lu:3 Bù | Lü / Bu (-198), general and warlord | |
| 总则 | zǒng zé | general rules / general principles / general provisions | |
| 关羽 | Guān Yǔ | Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty / posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama | |
| 张飞 | Zhāng Fēi | Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine | |
| 赵云 | Zhào Yún | Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | |
| 神灵 | shén líng | god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general | |
| 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment | |
| 广义 | guǎng yì | broad sense / general sense | |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc) / (in a general sense) representation of a person / likeness | |
| 理事长 | lǐ shì zhǎng | director general | |
| 眉目 | méi mù | general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things | |
| 通用汽车 | Tōng yòng Qì chē | General Motors (car company) | |
| 枪支 | qiāng zhī | a gun / guns in general | |
| 统称 | tǒng chēng | to be collectively called / collective term / general designation | |
| 全体会议 | quán tǐ huì yì | general congress / meeting of the whole committee | |
| 岳飞 | Yuè Fēi | Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general | |
| 周瑜 | Zhōu Yú | Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] | |
| 总署 | zǒng shǔ | general office | |
| 猛将 | měng jiàng | fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual | |
| 袁绍 | Yuán Shào | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord | |
| 海关总署 | hǎi guān zǒng shǔ | General Administration of Customs (GAC) | |
| 大势所趋 | dà shì suǒ qū | general trend / irresistible trend | |
| 联大 | Lián Dà | abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly / abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University | |
| 大体上 | dà tǐ shàng | overall / in general terms | |
| 民航总局 | mín háng zǒng jú | General Civil Aviation Authority | |
| 总论 | zǒng lùn | (often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction / overview | |
| 检察长 | | Prosecutor General | |
| 韩信 | Hán Xìn | Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] | |
| 张学良 | Zhāng Xué liáng | Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army | |
| 李鸿章 | Lǐ Hóng zhāng | Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat | |
| 袁世凯 | Yuán Shì kǎi | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China | |
| 概览 | gài lǎn | general overview / to skim through | |
| 总务 | zǒng wù | general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge | |
| 彭德怀 | Péng Dé huái | Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution | |
| 大凡 | dà fán | generally / in general | |
| 马超 | Mǎ Chāo | Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | |
| 大帅 | dà shuài | (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] | |
| 大道理 | dà dào li | major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk | |
| 副将 | fù jiàng | deputy general | |
| 总览 | zǒng lǎn | a general overview | |
| 吴三桂 | Wú Sān guì | Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty | |
| 通用电气 | Tōng yòng Diàn qì | General Electric (GE) | |
| 大略 | dà lu:è | a broad outline / the general idea / roughly | |
| 全国代表大会 | quán guó dài biǎo dà huì | national general congress / Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years | |
| 陈毅 | Chén Yì | Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 | |
| 中国民航 | zhōng guó mín háng | General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) | |
| 女将 | nu:3 jiàng | female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise | |
| 马歇尔 | Mǎ xiē ěr | Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate | |
| 大赦 | dà shè | amnesty / general pardon | |
| 通则 | tōng zé | general rule / general principle | |
| 图景 | tú jǐng | landscape (in a picture) / (fig.) landscape (i.e. general situation) / view of the situation / mental picture | |
| 准将 | zhǔn jiàng | brigadier general / commodore | |
| 泛指 | fàn zhǐ | to make a general reference / to be used in a general sense | |
| 秦桧 | Qín Huì | Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1] | |
| 多尔衮 | Duō ěr gǔn | Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4] | |
| 合称 | hé chēng | common term / general term | |
| 点将 | diǎn jiàng | to appoint a general (in theater) / fig. to appoint sb for a task | |
| 新闻出版总署 | Xīn wén Chū bǎn Zǒng shǔ | General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization) | |
