word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
大中华
Dà Zhōng huá
Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
文号
wén hào
document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)
陕北
Shǎn běi
Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 / and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand
淮海
Huái hǎi
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
直隶
Zhí lì
Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony
冼星海
Xiǎn Xīng hǎi
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱[Huang2 He2 Da4 he2 chang4]
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国 / and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国 / surname Guo
安瓦尔
An1 wǎ ěr
Anwar (name) / Anwar bin Ibrahim (1947-), Malaysian politician, deputy prime minister 1993-1998, imprisoned 1999-2004 on charges including alleged homosexual acts, subsequently overturned
黄金海岸
huáng jīn hǎi àn
name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
直翅目
zhí chì mù
Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
鞘翅目
qiào chì mù
Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)
禾木科
hé mù kē
gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice)
抓饭
zhuā fàn
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
软骨鱼类
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi
cartilaginous fishes / Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
亚欧大陆腹地
Yà ōu dà lù fù dì
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
交换码
jiāo huàn mǎ
interchange code / computer coding for characters, including Chinese
伊斯帕尼奥拉
Yī sī pà ní ào lā
Hispaniola (Caribbean island including Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
佛法僧目
fó fǎ sēng mù
Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
倍足类
bèi zú lèi
Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and millipedes)
刺丝胞动物
cì sī bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
刺胞动物
cì bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
十字花科
shí zì huā kē
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
半翅目
bàn chì mù
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
同翅目
tóng chì mù
Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc)
唇形科
chún xíng kē
Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
国家重点学科
Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kē
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
大中华区
dà Zhōng huá qū
greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
大戟科
dà jǐ kē
Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)
安息香科
ān xī xiāng kē
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
工业七国集团
Gōng yè Qī guó Jí tuán
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
微小病毒科
wēi xiǎo bìng dú kē
Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens) / small RNA virus
春秋三传
Chūn qiū Sān Zhuàn
Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
春黄菊属
chūn huáng jú shǔ
Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile
杜鹃科
dù juān kē
Cuculidae, bird family including cuckoo 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
松辽平原
Sōng liáo píng yuán
Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 / through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2]
桃金娘科
táo jīn niáng kē
Myrtaceae (family including myrtle, rosemary, oregano etc)
桦木科
huà mù kē
Betulaceae (broadleaf tree family including birch and alder)
沙蚕
shā cán
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
泛珠江三角
fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
流理台
liú lǐ tái
kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw)
海豹科
hǎi bào kē
Phocidae, family within Carnivora including seal
漆树科
qī shù kē
Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹|漆树[qi1 shu4]
牵牛属
qiān niú shǔ
Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 / (Pharbitis nil)
环渤海湾地区
huán Bó hǎi wān dì qū
Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)
硬骨鱼
Yìng gǔ yú
bony fishes / Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
筷子芥
kuài zi jiè
Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress
肉豆蔻料
ròu dòu kòu liào
Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)
胚芽米
pēi yá mǐ
semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
腹足
fù zú
gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)
腹足纲
fù zú gāng
gastropod (class of mollusks including snails)
膜翅目
mó chì mù
Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
蝉科
chán kē
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
贝努力
Bèi nǔ lì
Bernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))
近畿地方
Jìn jī dì fāng
Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府[Jing1 du1 fu3], Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府[Da4 ban3 fu3], Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣|滋贺县[Zi1 he4 xian4], Nara prefecture 奈良縣|奈良县[Nai4 liang2 xian4], Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣|和歌山县[He2 ge1 shan1 xian4], Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县[Bing1 ku4 xian4]
长三角经济区
Cháng Sān jiǎo Jīng jì Qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长江三角洲经济区
Cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
双翅目
shuāng chì mù
Diptera (insect order including flies)
灵猫类
líng māo lèi
a civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
头足纲
tóu zú gāng
cephalopod / Cephalopoda, class of mollusks including nautilus and squid
马兜铃科
mǎ dōu líng kē
Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)
鮨科
qí kē
the grouper family / Serranidae (fish family including Epinephelinae or grouper 石斑魚|石斑鱼)
鳞翅
lín chì
scaly wing / Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 / and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
鳞翅目
lín chì mù
Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 / and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
鸟脚下目
niǎo jiǎo xià mù
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
鹃形目
juān xíng mù
Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
龙华区
Lóng huá qū
Longhua District of various cities including Shenzhen, Guangdong and Haikou, Hainan
包括环境账户的国民核算矩阵
National Accounting Matrix including Environmental Accounts
Commissioner on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights including the Rights of Persons belonging to Minorities
当代形式奴隶制特别报告员
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences / Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery
加工、推销和分销包括运输问题工作队
Working Party on Processing, Marketing and Distribution, including Transportation
外空条约
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies / Outer Space Treaty
近东男女人力资源开发机构间工作队
Near East Inter-Agency Task Force on Human Resources Development, including Gender