Chinese Character Dictionary

官官相护

guān guān xiāng hù

officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up

官客

guān kè

male guest at party

官宦

guān huàn

functionary

官宦人家

guān huàn rén jiā

family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)

官家

guān jiā

emperor

官差

guān chāi

official business

官府

guān fŭ

authorities

官厅水库

Guān tīng shuĭ kù

Guanting or Kuan-ting reservoir in Hebei, one of the main water reservoirs serving Beijing

官复原职

guān fù yuán zhí

restored to one's official post

官房长官

guān fáng zhăng guān

defense secretary (esp. Japan)

官方

guān fāng

government

官方语言

guān fāng yŭ yán

official language

官架子

guān jià zi

putting on official airs

官桂

guān guì

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

官样

guān yàng

official manner

官渡

Guān dù

Guandu district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kūn míng shì], Yunnan

官渡之战

Guān dù zhī zhàn

battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xŭ chāng] in north Henan)

官渡区

Guān dù qū

Guandu district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kūn míng shì], Yunnan

官爵

guān jué

official ranking

官田

Guān tián

Kuantien township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

官田乡

Guān tián xiāng

Kuantien township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

官私合营

guān sī hé yíng

public and private interests working together (idiom)

官称

guān chēng

title

官署

guān shŭ

official institution

官老爷

guān lăo ye

nickname for official

官职

guān zhí

an official position

官能

guān néng

function

官能团

guān néng tuán

functional group (chemistry)

官能基

guān néng jī

functional group (chemistry)

官舱

guān cāng

second class cabin (on ship)

官话

guān huà

"officialese"

官费

guān fèi

government funded

官军

guān jūn

official army government army

官办

guān bàn

government run

官逼民反

guān bī mín făn

a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

官运亨通

guān yùn hēng tōng

(of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)

官邸

guān dĭ

official residence

官衔

guān xián

title

官阶

guān jiē

official rank

官非

guān fēi

lawsuit (from Cantonese)

宙

zhòu

universe

宙斯

Zhòu sī

Zeus

宙斯盾

zhòu sī dùn

Zeus's shield

定

dìng

to set

定位

dìng wèi

position

定作

dìng zuò

to have sth made to order

定例

dìng lì

usual practice

定做

dìng zuò

to have something made to order

定价

dìng jià

to set a price

定冠词

dìng guàn cí

definite article (grammar)

定出

dìng chū

to determine

定分

dìng fèn

predestination

定势

dìng shì

attitude

定南

Dìng nán

Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

定南县

Dìng nán xiàn

Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

定向

dìng xiàng

to orientate

定向培育

dìng xiàng péi yù

directed breeding

定向越野

dìng xiàng yuè yĕ

cross-country orienteering

定员

dìng yuán

fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)

定单

dìng dān

variant of 訂單|订单[dìng dān]