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主要 zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary
专业 zhuān yè specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional
重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major
重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant
大 dà big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother
攻读 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
少校 shào xiào junior ranking officer in Chinese army / major / lieutenant commander
主修 zhǔ xiū (education) to major in / major
创业 chuàng yè to begin an undertaking / to start a major task / to initiate / to venture / venture / entrepreneurship
三星 sān xīng three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
九州 Jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
大型企业 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry
少将 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal
虹桥 Hóng qiáo Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin
主攻 zhǔ gōng main assault / to focus on / to specialize in / to major in
八路军 Bā lù jūn Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
基隆 Jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
封神榜 Fēng shén Bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
重镇 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc)
主要成分 zhǔ yào chéng fèn major constituent / major component
重头戏 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity
大都会 dà dū huì major city / metropolis / metropolitan
大鳄 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal)
要道 yào dào major road / thoroughfare / main road
大过 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit
专攻 zhuān gōng to specialize in / to major in
宏图 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect
硕果 shuò guǒ major achievement / great work / triumphant success
要冲 yào chōng road hub / major crossroad
绿林 Lù lín place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]
大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk
大调 dà diào major key (in music)
重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government
避重就轻 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
要犯 yào fàn major criminal
神户 Shén hù Kōbe, major Japanese port near Ōsaka
终身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
真武 Zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 / or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
封神演义 Fēng shén Yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
大前提 dà qián tí major premise
大行星  major planet
王建民 Wáng Jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
李陵 Lǐ Líng Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 / in 104 BC led to a major scandal
淮海战役 Huái hǎi Zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war
心腹之患 xīn fù zhī huàn lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) / major trouble hidden within
湘绣 Xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
螟虫 míng chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
螟 míng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
鲷 diāo porgy / pagrus major
大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval
戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
放长线钓大鱼 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns
变生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom) / a major coup happening on one's doorstep / trouble or danger in one's own backyard
大政方针 dà zhèng fāng zhēn major policy of the national government
荙 dá plantago major
天狼星 Tiān láng xīng Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
大城市 dà chéng shì major city / metropolis
大熊座 Dà xióng zuò Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
芣 fóu Plantago major
主科 zhǔ kē required courses in the major subject
平津战役 Píng jīn Zhàn yì Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
三和弦 sān hé xián triad / musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
中远太平洋 Zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
中远太平洋有限公司 zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng yǒu xiàn gōng sī COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
以小挤大 yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
八大工业国组织 bā dà gōng yè guó zǔ zhī G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
六级士官 liù jí shì guān sergeant major
博福斯 Bó fú sī Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s
和田市 Hé tián shì Hotan, a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang
基隆市 Jī lóng shì Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
大三和弦 dà sān hé xián major triad do-mi-so
大三度 dà sān dù major third (musical interval)
大小三度 dà xiǎo sān dù major and minor third (musical interval)
大犬座 Dà quǎn zuò Canis Major (constellation)
屈原纪念馆 Qū Yuán Jì niàn guǎn Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县[Zi3 gui1 Xian4], Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then
本因坊 Běn yīn fāng Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940) / title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)
李希霍芬 Lǐ xī huò fēn Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
横滨市 Héng bīn shì Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shen2 nai4 chuan1 xian4], Japan
毗耶娑 Pí yē suō Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
产粮大省 chǎn liáng dà shěng major agricultural province
粘虫 nián chóng army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
翠青蛇 cuì qīng shé Entechinus major (kind of snake)
圣德太子 Shèng dé Tài zǐ Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
圣索非亚大教堂 Shèng Suǒ fēi yà dà jiào táng Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
胸大肌 xiōng dà jī pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest)
卧虎 wò hǔ crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent
转科 zhuǎn kē to change major (at college) / to take up a new specialist subject / to transfer to a different medical department
里希特霍芬 Lǐ xī tè huò fēn Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
重判 zhòng pàn major punishment (law)
重大贡献 zhòng dà gòng xiàn important contribution / major role
重案 zhòng àn major case / serious crime
钻心虫 zuān xīn chóng boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
雷扎耶湖 Léi zhá yē Hú Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh
孙策 Sūn Cè Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
八国集团 Bā guó Jí tuán G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
工商界主要群体  business and industry major group
主要经济体能源和气候变化论坛  Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate / Major Economies Forum
农民和小片林地所有人主要群体  farmers and small forest landowners major group
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