项 目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] 意 见 yì jiàn idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 思 想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] 意 思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc 节 目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] 概 念 gài niàn concept / idea / CL:個|个[ge4] 事 项 shì xiàng matter / item 主 意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 构 思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition 理 念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory 也 就 是 yě jiù shì in other words / i.e. 念 头 niàn tou thought / idea / intention 道 具 dào jù (theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item / artifact 意 念 yì niàn idea / thought 同 上 tóng shàng as above / ditto / idem 点 子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer 名 堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye 表 象 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation 建 言 jiàn yán to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea 名 目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame 物 事 wù shì (literary) affair / matter / business / (dialect) item / thing / stuff 事 matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] 坚 冰 jiān bīng ice / (fig.) frosty relationship 冰 镇 bīng zhèn iced 戏 码 xì mǎ item (on a program) 意 idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate 魂 灵 hún líng soul / mind / idea 发 帖 fā tiě to post (an item on a forum) 促 进 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost 一 项 yí xiàng an item / a thing 大 概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea 多 么 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent 极 品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities 出 品 chū pǐn to produce an item / output / items that are produced 饰 品 shì pǐn ornament / item of jewelry / accessory 现 货 xiàn huò merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale / merchandise in stock / available item / actuals (investment) / actual commodities 点 播 diǎn bō webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding 渗 透 shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis 示 意 shì yì to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb) 倡 导 chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) 想 出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 大 意 dà yì general idea / main idea 文 具 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) 借 用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use 赠 品 zèng pǐn gift / complimentary item / freebie / giveaway 新 意 xīn yì new idea 本 意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon 上 头 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) 直 通 车 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 主 旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment 自 创 zì chuàng to create / to come up with (an idea etc) 发 芽 fā yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop 展 品 zhǎn pǐn exhibit / displayed item 主 旋 律 zhǔ xuán lu:4 (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view 一 斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 品 相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 眉 目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things 议 程 yì chéng agenda / agenda item 鸡 汤 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul &ndash / i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 退 换 货 tuì huàn huò to return a product for another item 好 主 意 hǎo zhǔ yi good idea 游 说 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) 藏 品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 高 见 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) 冰 火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements 牺 牲 品 xī shēng pǐn sacrificial victim / sb who is expendable / item sold at a loss 统 一 思 想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose 裁 缝 cái féng to make an item of clothing / to tailor 冰 水 bīng shuǐ iced water 宜 家 Yí jiā IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer 灵 机 一 动 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave 立 意 lì yì to conceptualize / to come up with the central idea / concept / central idea / to be determined (to do sth) 账 面 zhàng miàn an item in accounts / an entry 释 迦 牟 尼 Shì jiā móu ní Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama) 猛 料 měng liào hot news item / awesome 成 见 chéng jiàn preconceived idea / bias / prejudice 趣 闻 qù wén funny news item / interesting anecdote 段 子 duàn zi item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts) / sketch 熔 化 róng huà to melt (of ice, metals etc) 近 代 史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century) 账 目 zhàng mù an item in accounts / an entry 大 件 dà jiàn large / bulky / big-ticket item 街 市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 良 策 liáng cè good plan / good idea 开 化 kāi huà to become civilized / to be open-minded / (of ice) to thaw 大 略 dà lu:è a broad outline / the general idea / roughly 破 冰 pò bīng (fig.) to break the ice / to begin to restore amicable relations 谬 误 miù wù error / mistaken idea / falsehood 种 草 zhòng cǎo (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media) 比 赛 项 目 bǐ sài xiàng mù sporting event / item on program of sports competition 探 知 tàn zhī to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of 邪 念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire 创 见 chuàng jiàn an original idea 干 妈 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) 消 耗 品 xiāo hào pǐn consumable goods / expendable item 灵 机 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick 臆 想 yì xiǎng subjective idea 灯 头 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 馊 主 意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea 浓 淡 nóng dàn shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)
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