"Indirect" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jiàn jiē indirect
线 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way
 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
 yū huí roundabout route / circuitous / tortuous / to outflank / indirect / roundabout
 fēi zhí jiē indirect
 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) / immediate / straightforward
 wǎn yán tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect
 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
 tào wèn to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
 jiān jiē shuì indirect tax
 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause
 jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election
 dǎ bǎ shi drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off
 zhǐ jī mà gǒu lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms
 tàn kǒu qì to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning / also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]
 tàn kǒu fēng to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
 jiàn jiē zhèng jù indirect testimony / circumstantial evidence
 jiàn jiē bīn yǔ indirect object (grammar)
  indirect fire
  indirect assistance
 chǎn pǐn fèi product charges / indirect environmental taxes
  product charges / indirect environmental taxes
  indirect employment
使  indirect use value
  Indirect Taxation Policy Commission
  product charges / indirect environmental taxes
  indirect method
  indirect opportunity cost
  Indirect Taxation Authority
使  indirect use material
  fixed indirect cost
  variable indirect cost
 dì sān dì territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc)
 jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election
 jiàn jiē shuì indirect tax
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