| 假定 | jiǎ dìng | to assume / to suppose / supposed / so-called / assumption / hypothesis |   |
| 钟馗 | Zhōng Kuí | Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil | |
| 伊索 | Yī suǒ | Aesop (trad. 620-560 BC), Greek slave and storyteller, supposed author of Aesop's fables | |
| 饮鸩止渴 | yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě | lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse | |
| 抓周 | zhuā zhōu | custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) | |
| 应该的 | yīng gāi de | you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do | |
| 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 | |
| 五毛党 | wǔ máo dǎng | fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites) | |
| 崦嵫 | Yān zī | (old) name of a mountain in Gansu, where the setting sun was supposed to enter the earth | |
