Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary. Philip Yungkin Lee

n grass-root industry

      cǎoyào 草药 n herbal medicine

      cáozáde 嘈杂的 adj noisy

      cáozáshēng 嘈杂声 n noise

      cāozuò xìtǒng 操作系统 n operating system (computer)

      cāwǎngqiú 擦网球 n netball

      cāxǐ 擦洗 v to scrub

      cèjì 侧记 n sidelights

      céng 层 n story (building), layer, floor

      céng 曾 adv ever, have already

      cèshìbǎn 测试版 n beta version (of software/games)

      cèsuǒ 厕所 n bathroom, toilet

      cèyàn 测验 v to test

      chá 查 v look up (find in book)

      chá 茶 n tea

      chābié 差别 n difference (discrepancy in figures)

      chádào 茶道 n sado (tea ceremony)

      chāhuā 插花 n ikebana (Japanese flower arrangements)

      cháhuàhuì 茶话会 n tea party

      chāi dōngqiáng bǔ xīqiáng 拆东墙补西墙 idiom rob Peter to pay Paul

      cháiyóu 柴油 n diesel

      chán 禅 n Zen

      cháng 长 adj long (size)

      cháng 尝 v to taste, sample

      chángbǐngsháo 长柄勺 n ladle, dipper

      chángcháng 常常 adv often

      chángdí 长笛 n flute

      chángdù 长度 n length

      chángfāngxíng 长方形 n rectangle

      chángfù nénglì 偿付能力 n solvency

      chànggē 唱歌 v to sing

      chángguī cáijūn 常规裁军 n conventional disarmament

      chángjiàn wèntí 常见问题 n FAQ

      chángjiāng sānjiǎozhōu 长江三角洲 n Yangtze River delta

      chǎngnèi jiāoyìrén 场内交易人 n floor trader

      chángpǎo 长跑 n long-distance running

      chǎngpéngchē 敞蓬车 n open car, convertible

      chàngpiān 唱片 n album (music)

      chángqī guózhài 长期国债 n long-term government bonds

      chángshè guójì fǎtíng 常设国际法庭 n permanent international tribunal

      chángshì 尝试 v to attempt

      chángtú 长途 adj long-distance

      chángtú diànhuà 长途电话 n long-distance call

      chángwèi 尝味 v to taste (salty, spicy)

      chángwěihuì 常委会 n standing committee

      chángwù dǒngshì 常务董事 n executive director

      chángwù lǐshì 常务理事 n executive member of the council

      chàngyìshū 倡议书 n written proposal

      chángzhì jiǔān 长治久安 n prolonged political stability

      chángzhù dàibiǎo 常驻代表 n permanent representative

      chángzhù jìzhě 常驻记者 n resident correspondent

      chángzhù liánhéguó dàibiǎo 常驻联合国代表 n permanent representative to the United Nations

      chángzhù shǐjié 常驻使节 n permanent envoy

      chǎnjià 产假 n maternity leave

      chǎnpǐn jīyā 产品积压 n overstocked products

      chǎnyè bù jǐngqì 产业不景气 n industrial depression

      chǎnyè shēngjí 产业升级 n upgrade of industries

      cháo 朝 prep to, toward (a place)

      chāobiān rényuán 超编人员 n excess personnel

      chāochū 超出 v to go beyond

      chāodǎo yuánsù 超导元素 n superconducting elements

      chāoduǎnbō 超短波 n ultrashort wave

      chāoduǎnqún 超短裙 n mini-skirt

      chāofùhè yùnzhuǎn 超负荷运转 n overloaded operation

      chǎohuì 炒汇 v to speculate in foreign exchange

      chāojí shìchǎng n 超级市场 supermarket

      chǎojià 吵架 v to argue, quarrel

      chāopiào 钞票 n bill, paper money

      chāoqián xiāofèi 超前消费 n excessive consumption

      chāoqián yìshí 超前意识 n superior consciousness

      chāoshì 超市 n supermarket

      cháoshī 潮湿 adj damp, humid

      chāowénběn chuánsòng xiéyì 超文本传送协议 n hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)

      cháoxī diànzhàn 潮汐电站 n tidal power stations

      Cháoxiǎn 朝鲜 n North Korea

      Cháoxiǎnde 朝鲜的 adj North Korean (in general)

      Cháoxiǎnyǔ 朝鲜语 n Korean (language)

      chāoxiě 抄写 v to copy

      chāozài guòmù 超载过牧 v to overgraze

      chāozhīhù 超支户 n household living perpetually in debt

      cháshì 茶室 n teahouse

      chātóu 插头 n plug (electric)

      chāyì 差异 n difference (in quality)

      chāzi 叉子 n fork

      chāzuò 插座 n socket (electric)

      chē 车 n vehicle

      chēdào 车道 n lane (of a highway)

      chèdǐ 彻底 adj complete (thorough)

      chēfáng 车房 n garage (for parking)

      chējiǎn 车检 n vehicle test

      chēkù 车库 n garage (for parking)

      chēkuàng 车况 n vehicle conditions

      chéncí làndiào 陈词滥调 n cliché

      chēng 称 v to weigh

      chéng 乘 v times (multiplying)

      chèng 秤 n scales

      chéng yīzhíxiàn 成一直线 v to line up

      chéngbāo 承包 v to contract with

      chéngběn 成本 n cost

      chéngběn fèntān 成本分摊 n sharing costs

      chéngběn xiàoyì 成本效益 n cost-effectiveness

      chéngchē