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倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply
一世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)
泰晤士报 Tài wù shì Bào Times (newspaper)
次数 cì shù number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)
现代 xiàn dài modern times / modern age / modern era
随时 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time
平时 píng shí ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime
多次 duō cì many times / repeatedly
几次 jǐ cì several times
古代 gǔ dài ancient times / olden times
江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
从来 cóng lái always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)
三次 sān cì third / three times / (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
洛阳 Luò yáng Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
传世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom
自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial
古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person
近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
四次 sì cì fourth / four times / quartic
乱世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world
与时俱进 yǔ shí jū jìn abreast of modern developments / to keep up with the times / progressive / timely
与时俱进 yǔ shí jù jìn abreast of modern developments / to keep up with the times / progressive / timely
有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes / at times
远古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity / ancient times
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times
宝鸡 Bǎo jī Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi / called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chen2 cang1] in ancient times
十倍 shí bèi tenfold / ten times (sth)
百倍 bǎi bèi a hundredfold / a hundred times
倍增 bèi zēng to double / to redouble / to increase many times over / to multiply by a factor / multiplication
老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous)
自古以来 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times
时时刻刻 shí shí kè kè at all times
连败 lián bài consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row
中时 Zhōng Shí China Times (newspaper), abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报[Zhong1 guo2 Shi2 bao4]
配售 pèi shòu to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages)
古筝 gǔ zhēng zither or guzheng / large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
皇朝 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times
几倍 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc
旧时 jiù shí in former times / the olden days
翻番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times
纽约时报 Niǔ yuē Shí bào New York Times (newspaper)
蝉联 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship
头巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban
铜钱 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài at all times and in all places (idiom)
巡抚 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
旧日 jiù rì former times / olden days
苦力 kǔ lì bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
鸿沟 hóng gōu (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 / and Han 漢|汉
时代广场 Shí dài Guǎng chǎng Times Square
节度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
请安 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
古往今来 gǔ wǎng jīn lái since ancient times / since times immemorial
亘古 gèn gǔ throughout time / from ancient times (up to the present)
金融时报 Jīn róng Shí bào Financial Times
摩羯 Mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
全国代表大会 quán guó dài biǎo dà huì national general congress / Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years
古来 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that / see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
古时候 gǔ shí hou in ancient times / in olden days
环球时报 Huán qiú Shí bào Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4])
今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ things are very different now (idiom) / times have changed
叙旧 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times
中国时报 Zhōng guó Shí bào China Times (newspaper)
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
甘苦 gān kǔ good times and hardships / joys and tribulations / for better or for worse
昆曲 Kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
竹简 zhú jiǎn bamboo writing slips in ancient times (joined together to form whole scrolls)
公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
居安思危 jū ān sī wēi to think of danger in times of safety / to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
应景 yìng jǐng according with the times / seasonal
道学 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times
苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) / the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
蛮夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian
风雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times
两下子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
勤王 qín wáng to serve the king diligently / to save the country in times of danger / to send troops to rescue the king
邓亚萍 Dèng Yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner
旧制 jiù zhì old system / weights and measures of former times
心学 xīn xué School of Mind / Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2])
列子 Liè zǐ Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国[Zhan4 guo2] / Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋[Wei4 Jin4] (3rd century AD)
三顾茅庐 sān gù máo lú lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage / cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 / in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 / recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
租税 zū shuì taxation / in former times, esp. land tax
旧时代 jiù shí dài former times / the olden days
三思而行 sān sī ér xíng think three times then go (idiom) / don't act before you've thought it through carefully
朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times
不识时务 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
旧闻 jiù wén old anecdote / stories passed on from former times
石虎 Shí Hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
浊世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism)
大纪元 Dà Jì yuán Epoch Times, US newspaper
百闻不如一见 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing
书经 Shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
句读 jù dòu pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used) / punctuation / periods and commas / sentences and phrases
百读不厌 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
号衣 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation
番 fān foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance) / classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc) / classifier for situations: kind, sort
昔 xī former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
趟 tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip
鞠 jū to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2]
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