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方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4]
工具 gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc)
办法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel / means
本钱 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth)
手段 shǒu duàn method / means (of doing sth) / strategy / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]
管道 guǎn dào tubing / pipeline / (fig.) channel / means
意即 yì jí which means / (this) means (that)
法儿 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
筹 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means
繇 yóu cause / means
径迹 jìng jì track / trajectory / path / way / means / diameter / directly
通过 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via
地区 dì qū 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]
千万 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means
透过 tòu guò to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action
凭借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
路径 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means
并未 bìng wèi not at all / by no means
无论如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means
考证 kǎo zhèng 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
交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù means of transportation / vehicle
阶梯 jiē tī flight of steps / (fig.) a means of advancement / stepping stone
只管 zhǐ guǎn 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
所有制 suǒ yǒu zhì ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership
切勿 qiè wù by no means
藉由 jiè yóu by means of / through / by
切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means
生产资料 shēng chǎn zī liào means of production
想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously
以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
藉着 jiè zhe by means of / through
口风 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech
活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence
多 duō many / much / often / a lot of / numerous / more / in excess / how (to what extent) / multi- / Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
不一而足 bù yī ér zú by no means an isolated case / numerous
凭藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4]
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats
聚敛 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent
电传 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter
奸雄 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist
礼乐 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
捞钱 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
殊途同归 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end
碾压 niǎn yā to crush or compact by means of a roller
量体裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means.
生活资料 shēng huó zī liào consumer goods / means of livelihood / means of subsistence / documents relating to sb's life
有赖 yǒu lài (of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of
表里如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one
务 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means
弦歌 xián gē 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)
肥 féi fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure
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
钉死 dìng sǐ to nail securely / to execute by means of impalement / to crucify
哀劝 āi quàn to persuade by all possible means / to implore
凭靠 píng kào to use / to rely on / by means of
才不 cái bù by no means / definitely not / as if! / yeah right!
日·电  cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 / means news item of nth of the month
营谋 yíng móu to do business / to manage / to strive for / to use every possible means (toward a goal)
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī 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
薄产 bó chǎn meager estate / small means
路上比终点更有意义 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì 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.)
战争手段和方法  means and methods of warfare
经济能力检测 jīng jì néng lì jiǎn cè means test
防卫工具 fáng wèi gōng jù means of defence
中间运输手段  intermediate means of transport
代用经济能力检测 dài yòng jīng jì néng lì jiǎn cè proxy means test
国家技术手段  national technical means
争端解决办法  dispute settlement means
通过政治手段谋求和平的程序性协定  Procedural Agreements for the Search for Peace by Political Means
以政治手段寻求和平基本协议  Basic Agreement for the Search for Peace by Political Means
1958年欧洲利用电视影片进行节目交流协定  European Agreement concerning Programme Exchanges by Means of Television Films, 1958
最可行的办法  best practicable means
途径和方法小组委员会  Ways and Means Sub-Committee
吸毒方式  means of drug-taking
利用出口信贷促进发展中国家出口专家组  Expert Group on Export Credits as a Means of Promoting Exports from Developing Countries
日・电 rì · diàn cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 / means news item of nth of the month
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