Category: formal
Showing 63 matching phrases.
- official class — 峨冠博带 (é guān bó dài)
classroom · learning · intermediate · formal
- school official responsible for supervising the students (old) — 学监 (xué jiān)
classroom · learning · beginner · formal
- school official responsible for supervising the students (old) — 监学 (jiān xué)
classroom · learning · beginner · formal
- teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher) — 教安 (jiào ān)
classroom · learning · beginner · formal
- to listen with respectful attention — 洗耳恭听 (xǐ ěr gōng tīng)
classroom · learning · intermediate · formal
- official (verified) account on Weibo 微博[Wei1 bo2] or WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4] — 官微 (guān wēi)
digital · digital · beginner · formal
- official account (on a social networking platform) — 公众号 (gōng zhòng hào)
digital · digital · intermediate · formal
- official website (abbr. for 官方網站|官方网站[guan1 fang1 wang3 zhan4]) — 官网 (guān wǎng)
digital · digital · beginner · formal
- formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony — 交杯酒 (jiāo bēi jiǔ)
food · restaurant · intermediate · formal
- health official — 卫生官员 (wèi shēng guān yuán)
health · health · intermediate · formal
- official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business) — 公假 (gōng jiǎ)
health · health · beginner · formal
- congratulations — 恭喜你 (gōngxǐ nǐ)
polite · celebration · beginner · formal
- elderly loyalist of a former dynasty — 遗老 (yí lǎo)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- official price — 官价 (guān jià)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card) — 奉申贺敬 (fèng shēn hè jìng)
shopping · buying · intermediate · formal
- to buy an official title — 买官 (mǎi guān)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- to check for receipt of (an email, an enclosed item in a letter etc) (typically used in the polite imperative, e.g. after 請|请[qing3]) — 查收 (chá shōu)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance — 封官许愿 (fēng guān xǔ yuàn)
shopping · buying · intermediate · formal
- to pay a formal visit — 拜见 (bài jiàn)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization) — 收购 (shōu gòu)
shopping · buying · beginner · formal
- a scholar or government official living in one's village — 乡绅 (xiāng shēn)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- bad record (esp. of a public official) — 劣迹 (liè jì)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) — 兄台 (xiōng tái)
social · social · beginner · formal
- classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) — 枚 (méi)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) — 清官难断家务事 (qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì)
social · social · advanced · formal
- formal recommendation letter in eight columns — 八行书 (bā háng shū)
social · communication · intermediate · formal
- grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) — 太史令 (tài shǐ lìng)
social · communication · intermediate · formal
- hat that goes with formal dress — 礼帽 (lǐ mào)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- hello (polite) — 您好 (nín hǎo)
social · social · beginner · formal
- honorific term for one's deceased father — 显考 (xiǎn kǎo)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) — 弹冠相庆 (tán guān xiāng qìng)
social · social · intermediate · formal
- official name of a nation (includes dynastic names of China: 漢|汉[Han4], 唐[Tang2] etc) — 国号 (guó hào)
social · social · beginner · formal
- official who gained his position through the influence of a female relative — 裙带官 (qún dài guān)
social · communication · intermediate · formal
- one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents) — 籍贯 (jí guàn)
social · social · beginner · formal
- please (formal) — 务请 (wù qǐng)
social · social · beginner · formal
- please help achieve something (formal) — 玉成 (yù chéng)
social · social · beginner · formal
- please take off your coat (honorific) — 宽衣 (kuān yī)
social · social · beginner · formal
- posthumous honorific name — 追尊 (zhuī zūn)
social · social · beginner · formal
- precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006) — 荣辱观 (róng rǔ guān)
social · communication · intermediate · formal
- red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies — 红头文件 (hóng tóu wén jiàn)
social · social · intermediate · formal
- restored to one's official post — 官复原职 (guān fù yuán zhí)
social · communication · intermediate · formal
- secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) — 书记 (shū jì)
social · social · beginner · formal
- the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1] — 给事 (gěi shì)
social · social · beginner · formal
- this small official — 微臣 (wēi chén)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- to address sb directly by name — 直呼其名 (zhí hū qí míng)
social · social · intermediate · formal
- to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) — 欠身 (qiàn shēn)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- to offer one's congratulations (formal) — 敬贺 (jìng hè)
social · communication · beginner · formal
- to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) — 谢恩 (xiè ēn)
social · social · beginner · formal
- your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) — 久闻大名 (jiǔ wén dà míng)
social · social · intermediate · formal
- head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) — 大头照 (dà tóu zhào)
travel · travel · intermediate · formal
- to go on an official or business trip — 出差 (chū chāi)
travel · travel · beginner · formal
- an official report (e.g. governmental) — 蓝皮书 (lán pí shū)
work · communication · intermediate · formal
- honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. — 久仰 (jiǔ yǎng)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty — 清史馆 (qīng shǐ guǎn)
work · communication · intermediate · formal
- official business — 公务 (gōng wù)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- official business — 官差 (guān chāi)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) — 加官进位 (jiā guān jìn wèi)
work · communication · intermediate · formal
- to arrange a meeting for a formal talk (usu. by an authority with a subordinate) — 约谈 (yuē tán)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- to discuss official business — 议事 (yì shì)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting — 进见 (jìn jiàn)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- to handle official business (usu. in an office) — 办公 (bàn gōng)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- to issue an official written reply (in response to a subordinate's report or request) — 批复 (pī fù)
work · communication · beginner · formal
- your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) — 大作 (dà zuò)
work · communication · beginner · formal
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