"Indirect" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 间接 | jiàn jiē | indirect |   |
| 曲线 | qū xiàn | curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way | |
| 婉转 | wǎn zhuǎn | (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful | |
| 迂回 | yū huí | roundabout route / circuitous / tortuous / to outflank / indirect / roundabout | |
| 非直接 | fēi zhí jiē | indirect | |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) / immediate / straightforward | |
| 婉言 | wǎn yán | tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect | |
| 走弯路 | zǒu wān lù | to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method | |
| 孤家寡人 | 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) | |
| 旁敲侧击 | páng qiāo cè jī | to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) | |
| 激将法 | jī jiàng fǎ | indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) | |
| 套问 | tào wèn | to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning | |
| 间接税 | jiān jiē shuì | indirect tax | |
| 远因 | yuǎn yīn | indirect cause / remote cause | |
| 间接选举 | jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ | indirect election | |
| 打把势 | 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 | |
| 指鸡骂狗 | zhǐ jī mà gǒu | lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms | |
| 探口气 | 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] | |
| 探口风 | tàn kǒu fēng | to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning | |
| 间接证据 | jiàn jiē zhèng jù | indirect testimony / circumstantial evidence | |
| 间接宾语 | jiàn jiē bīn yǔ | indirect object (grammar) | |
| 间接瞄准射击 | indirect fire | | |
| 间接援助 | indirect assistance | | |
| 产品费 | chǎn pǐn fèi | product charges / indirect environmental taxes | |
| 间接环境税 | product charges / indirect environmental taxes | | |
| 间接就业 | indirect employment | | |
| 间接使用价值 | indirect use value | | |
| 间接税务政策委员会 | Indirect Taxation Policy Commission | | |
| 产品费间接环境税 | product charges / indirect environmental taxes | | |
| 间接法 | indirect method | | |
| 间接机会成本 | indirect opportunity cost | | |
| 间接税务局 | Indirect Taxation Authority | | |
| 非直接使用材料 | indirect use material | | |
| 固定间接费用 | fixed indirect cost | | |
| 可变间接费用 | variable indirect cost | | |
| 第三地 | 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) | |
| 间接选举 | jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ | indirect election | |
| 间接税 | jiàn jiē shuì | indirect tax | |
