条 件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstances / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / CL:個|个[ge4] 学 期 term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4] 词 语 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression 项 back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc 术 语 shù yǔ term / terminology 用 语 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term 词 条 cí tiáo dictionary entry / lexical item / term 期 a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] 长 期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) 兄 弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal 网 路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 称 号 chēng hào name / term of address / title 定 期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 短 期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 昵 称 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname 朝 鲜 Cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 长 老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk 短 线 duǎn xiàn short term 丫 头 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 老 人 家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man 老 总 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer 期 末 qī mò end of term 大 姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 开 学 kāi xué foundation of a University or College / school opening / the start of a new term 本 期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance) 大 爷 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man 俗 称 sú chēng commonly referred to as / common term 葫 芦 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 管 线 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc 多 头 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) 西 域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1]) 有 期 徒 刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 小 编 xiǎo biān editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer) 鬼 子 devils / refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese 兄 长 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age 任 期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 长 线 cháng xiàn long term 大 妈 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 菠 菜 bō cài spinach / CL:棵[ke1] / (slang) alternative term for 博彩[bo2 cai3], lottery 伯 父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] 水 族 Shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals 短 时 间 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 岭 南 Lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi 长 空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term 统 称 tǒng chēng to be collectively called / collective term / general designation 连 任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office 气 门 qì mén valve (esp. tire valve) / accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门) / stigma (zool.) / spiracle 届 满 jiè mǎn the end of fixed period in office / expiration of a term 新 学 期 xīn xué qī new school term 镭 射 léi shè laser (loanword) / Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1] 日 本 鬼 子 Rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) 爷 们 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc 紫 菜 zǐ cài flavored roasted seaweed / generic term for edible seaweed / Japanese: nori 大 秦 Dà Qín Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] 通 称 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term 节 气 jié qi solar term 吸 着 xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc) 总 称 zǒng chēng generic term 师 母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife 支 那 Zhī nà phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory 贫 僧 pín sēng poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself) 两 岸 三 地 liǎng àn sān dì China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997) 硬 笔 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 合 称 hé chēng common term / general term 群 众 路 线 qún zhòng lù xiàn the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses 死 期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 洋 鬼 子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil / term of abuse for Westerners 刑 期 xíng qī prison term 属 相 shǔ xiàng colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle 平 仄 píng zè level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry) 者 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this 欧 共 体 Oū gòng tǐ abbr. for 歐洲共同體|欧洲共同体, European Community (old term for the EU, European Union) 液 态 奶 yè tài nǎi general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk 明 bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods 蛮 夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian 津 液 jīn yè bodily fluids (general term in Chinese medicine) 大 姨 dà yí aunt (mother's eldest sister) / (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) 魏 晋 南 北 朝 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui 黑 鬼 hēi guǐ black devil (derogatory term for black or African person) 群 体 性 事 件 qún tǐ xìng shì jiàn mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns) 负 翁 fù wēng debtor (jocular term, homonymous with 富翁[fu4 weng1]) 期 终 qī zhōng end of a fixed term 踏 歌 tà gē to sing and dance / general term for a round dance 金 gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 万 元 户 wàn yuán hù household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) 爱 称 ài chēng term of endearment / pet name / diminutive 旧 称 jiù chēng old term / old way of referring to sth 佛 语 fó yǔ Buddhist term 花 被 huā bèi perianth (common term for calyx and corolla) / border and protecting envelope of a flower 虚 岁 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) &ndash / In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 泰 西 Tài xī "the Far West" / old term for Europe and America 雏 儿 chú ér newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo 欧 洲 共 同 体 Oū zhōu Gòng tóng tǐ European Community, old term for EU, European Union 歐盟|欧盟[Ou1 meng2] 京 capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) 泛 称 fàn chēng to refer broadly to / general term 御 宅 族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3] 黄 祸 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) 馆 building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家[jia1] 乘 four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books 抚 to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor
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