流 行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable 热 门 rè mén popular / hot / in vogue 民 间 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 普 及 pǔ jí to spread extensively / to generalize / widespread / popular / universal / ubiquitous / pervasive 发 烧 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular 红 red / popular / revolutionary / bonus 大 众 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) 火 爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively 受 欢 迎 shòu huān yíng popular / well-received 风 靡 fēng mǐ fashionable / popular 吃 香 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded 抢 手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand 时 兴 shí xīng fashionable / popular 普 general / popular / everywhere / universal 俗 custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular 诩 to brag / popular / lovely 人 心 rén xīn popular feeling / the will of the people 科 普 kē pǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2]) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms 花 儿 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] 民 俗 mín sú popular custom 民 意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will 处 女 座 Chǔ nu:3 zuò Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4] 滑 稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang 风 行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular 风 潮 fēng cháo tempest / wave (of popular sentiment etc) / craze or fad 射 手 座 Shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4] 盛 行 shèng xíng to be in vogue / to be popular / to be prevalent 科 教 kē jiào science education / popular science 大 牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 飘 香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well 民 心 mín xīn popular sentiment 当 红 dāng hóng currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc) 走 红 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly 韩 流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 民 风 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 民 情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs 歌 厅 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 蜡 笔 小 新 Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China 卖 座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 顺 口 溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 大 公 报 Dà gōng Bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong 小 曲 xiǎo qǔ popular song / folk tune / ballad 二 人 转 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China 民 间 传 说 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition / folk legend 流 行 性 liú xíng xìng qualities that make sth popular or fashionable / (of a disease) epidemic 笑 星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 板 面 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 正 史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends 野 史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends 众 望 所 归 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval 流 行 语 liú xíng yǔ popular jargon / catchword 约 定 俗 成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom) / common usage agreement / customary convention 秦 腔 Qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera 秧 歌 yāng ge Yangge, a popular rural folk dance 公 愤 gōng fèn public anger / popular indignation 花 鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 纳 豆 nà dòu nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan 不 得 人 心 bù dé rén xīn not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular 热 干 面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce &ndash / popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 词 话 cí huà form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty 吃 得 开 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand 民 怨 mín yuàn popular grievance / complaints of the people 肉 夹 馍 ròu jiā mó lit. meat wedged in steamed bun / "Chinese burger" / sliced meat sandwich popular in north China 科 教 片 kē jiào piàn science education film / popular science movie 民 变 mín biàn mass uprising / popular revolt / civil commotion 大 黄 鱼 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking 绿 林 好 汉 lu:4 lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) 叶 永 烈 Yè Yǒng liè Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer 八 宝 饭 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year 兴 to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) 民 怨 沸 腾 mín yuàn fèi téng seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over 花 鼓 戏 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang 洛 阳 纸 贵 Luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes 民 权 主 义 mín quán zhǔ yì democracy / civil liberties / principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 / Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 / (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state) 绿 林 豪 客 lu:4 lín háo kè bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) 虾 兵 蟹 将 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) 风 行 一 时 fēng xíng yī shí to be popular for a while / to be all the rage for a time 下 里 巴 人 xià lǐ bā rén folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] / popular art forms (contrasted with 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3], highbrow art forms) 大 行 其 道 dà xíng qí dào rampant / very popular 莎 翁 Shā wēng Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 山 海 经 Shān hǎi Jīng Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc 捧 红 pěng hóng to make popular / to make famous 变 文 biàn wén a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes) 抓 饭 zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) 解 放 巴 勒 斯 坦 人 民 阵 线 Jiě fàng Bā lè sī tǎn Rén mín Zhèn xiàn Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine 热 门 音 乐 rè mén yīn yuè popular or hot music 人 民 起 义 rén mín qǐ yì popular uprising 人 民 阵 线 rén mín zhèn xiàn popular front 团 结 就 是 力 量 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943) 垦 丁 Kěn dīng Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2]) 大 热 dà rè great heat / very popular 大 众 文 化 dà zhòng wén huà mass culture / popular culture 干 扁 豆 角 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish 柳 毅 传 Liǔ Yì zhuàn story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties 杨 家 将 Yáng jiā jiàng Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 / of warriors 民 怨 鼎 沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over 民 变 峰 起 mín biàn fēng qǐ seething discontent (idiom) / widespread popular grievances 浣 纱 记 Huàn shā jì Huansahji or Washing the Silken Gauze, Yuan and Ming saga reworked by 梁辰魚|梁辰鱼 / from History of the Southern States Wu and Yue, 吳越春秋|吴越春秋, a popular opera subject 海 青 天 Hǎi qīng tiān popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[Hai3 Rui4] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity 热 捧 rè pěng a craze / a popular wave / a hit with the public 
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