local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])
流露
liú lù
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means
小道
xiǎo dào
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
百般
bǎi bān
in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means
to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn.
笔谈
bǐ tán
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
歃血
shà xuè
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
(bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke
民穷财尽
mín qióng cái jìn
the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom) / to drive the nation to bankruptcy
流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi
destitute and homeless (idiom) / displaced and without means
海纳百川
hǎi nà bǎi chuān
all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
百计千方
bǎi jì qiān fāng
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
量力而为
liàng lì ér wéi
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
The road means more than the destination. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
踩动
cǎi dòng
to operate by means of a pedal
钻谋
zuān móu
to use influence to get what one wants / to find a way through (esp. corrupt) / to succeed by means fair or foul
鱼香
yú xiāng
yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
chóu