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[爭長論短] zhēngchánglùnduǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
a storm in a teacup

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        zhànzhēng, [戰爭], war/conflict/CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
        jìngzhēng, [競爭], to compete/competition
        zhēngqǔ, [爭取], to fight for/to strive for/to win over
        zhēng, [爭], to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how o...
        zhēngbà, [爭霸], to contend for hegemony/a power struggle
        zhēngchǎo, [爭吵], to quarrel/dispute
        dòuzhēng, [鬥爭], a struggle/fight/battle
        zhēnglùn, [爭論], to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次[cì],場|...
        zhēngzhí, [爭執], to dispute/to disagree/to argue opinionatedly/to wrangle
        zhēngduó, [爭奪], to fight over/to contest/to vie over
        kàngzhēng, [抗爭], to resist/to make a stand and fight (against)
        zhēngyì, [爭議], controversy/dispute/to dispute
        zhēngdòu, [爭鬥], struggle/war
        zhēngbiàn, [爭辯], a dispute/to wrangle
        jìngzhēnglì, [競爭力], competitive strength/competitiveness
        jìngzhēngzhě, [競爭者], competitor
        zhēngduān, [爭端], dispute/controversy/conflict
        fēnzhēng, [紛爭], to dispute
        zhēngqì, [爭氣], to work hard for sth/to resolve on improvement/determined not to fall short
        
        zhēngyìxìng, [爭議性], controversial
        zhēngduózhàn, [爭奪戰], struggle
        
        lìzhēng, [力爭], to work hard for/to do all one can/to contend strongly
        
        zhēngfēnduómiǎo, [爭分奪秒], lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time/making every sec...
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        jùlǐlìzhēng, [據理力爭], to contend on strong grounds/to argue strongly for what is right
        fēnmiǎobìzhēng, [分秒必爭], seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose/every moment counts
        zhēngxiāng, [爭相], to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
        zhēngdé, [爭得], to obtain by an effort/to strive to get sth
        jìngzhēngxìng, [競爭性], competitive
        zhēngqiǎng, [爭搶], to fight over/to scramble for
        
        
        yǔshìwúzhēng, [與世無爭], to stand aloof from worldly affairs
        zhēngguāng, [爭光], to win an honor/to strive to win a prize
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        JiěfàngZhànzhēng, [解放戰爭], War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Ze...
        zhēngmíngduólì, [爭名奪利], to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth/only inte...
        nǐzhēngwǒduó, [你爭我奪], lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter/fierce...
        
        zhēngfēng, [爭鋒], to strive
        jiējídòuzhēng, [階級鬥爭], class struggle
        zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
        bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
        zhēngquánduólì, [爭權奪利], scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
        lùnzhēng, [論爭], argument/debate/controversy
        
        
        
        
        CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953)
        zhēnglùndiǎn, [爭論點], contention
        zhēngchí, [爭持], to refuse to concede/not to give in
        

        cháng/zhǎng, [長], length/long/forever/always/constantly, chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to in...
        zhǎngguān, [長官], senior official/senior officer/commanding officer/CL:位[wèi]/sir (term of address...
        zhǎngdà, [長大], to grow up
        duìzhǎng, [隊長], captain/team leader/CL:個|个[gè]
        chuánzhǎng, [船長], captain (of a boat)/skipper
        
        shàncháng, [擅長], to be good at/to be expert in
        shìzhǎng, [市長], mayor
        xiàozhǎng, [校長], (college, university) president/headmaster/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
        chéngzhǎng, [成長], to mature/to grow/growth
        júzhǎng, [局長], bureau chief/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
        tànzhǎng, [探長], (police) detective
        jiāzhǎng, [家長], head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
        bùzhǎng, [部長], head of a (government etc) department/section chief/section head/secretary/minis...
        zhōuzhǎng, [州長], governor (of a province or colony)/US state governor/premier (Australian states)
        màncháng, [漫長], very long/endless
        chángqī, [長期], long term/long time/long range (of a forecast)
        chángjiǔ, [長久], (for a) long time
        shuōláihuàcháng, [說來話長], start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to expr...
        shēngzhǎng, [生長], to grow
        zhǎngxiàng, [長相], appearance/looks/profile/countenance
        huìzhǎng, [會長], president of a club, committee etc
        zēngzhǎng, [增長], to grow/to increase
        yuànzhǎng, [院長], the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuàn]/chair of a board/president...
        jīzhǎng, [機長], captain/chief pilot
        Yáncháng/yáncháng, [延長], Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi, to prolong/to extend/to delay
        zhuāncháng, [專長], specialty/special knowledge or ability
        qiúzhǎng, [酋長], headman (of primitive people)/tribal chief/used as translation for foreign leade...
        chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
        zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
        jiànzhǎng, [艦長], commander/captain (of a warship)
        niánzhǎng, [年長], senior
        Chángdǎo, [長島], Changdao county in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yān tái], Shandong
        shèzhǎng, [社長], president or director (of association etc)
        chángfà, [長髮], long hair
        chángdù, [長度], length
        bānzhǎng, [班長], class monitor/squad leader/team leader/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhènzhǎng, [鎮長], town headman/mayor (of small town or village)/bailiff
        
        tècháng, [特長], personal strength/one's special ability or strong points
        chángtú, [長途], long distance
        chángpáo, [長袍], chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)/gown/robe/CL:件[jiàn]
        
        
        yìzhǎng, [議長], chairman (of a legislative assembly)/speaker
        cūnzhǎng, [村長], village chief/village head
        chángyuǎn, [長遠], long-term/long-range
        chángyǐ, [長椅], bench
        zhǎngchéng, [長成], to grow up
        
        shǒuzhǎng, [首長], senior official
        jiācháng, [加長], to lengthen
        guófángbùzhǎng, [國防部長], Defense secretary/Defense Minister
        zhǎngbèi, [長輩], one's elders/older generation
        zǔzhǎng, [組長], group leader
        Chángchéng, [長城], the Great Wall
        lācháng, [拉長], to lengthen/to pull sth out longer
        cānmóuzhǎng, [參謀長], chief of staff
        jiāzhǎnghuì, [家長會], parent-teacher conference/parents' association
        xiōngzhǎng, [兄長], elder brother/term of respect for a man of about the same age
        chángyè, [長夜], long dark night/fig. long period of misery and oppression
        chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
鹿         chángjǐnglù, [長頸鹿], giraffe/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        Zhǎngzǐ/zhǎngzǐ, [長子], Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西[Shān xī], eldest son
        chángchù, [長處], good aspects/strong points
        
寿         Chángshòu/chángshòu, [長壽], Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan, long...
        
        chángdèng, [長凳], pew/bench/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        chángmián, [長眠], eternal rest (i.e. death)
        
        tuánzhǎng, [團長], regimental command/head of a delegation
        zúzhǎng, [族長], clan elder
        mìshūzhǎng, [秘書長], secretary-general
        
        tǔshēngtǔzhǎng, [土生土長], locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown
        dǒngshìzhǎng, [董事長], chairman of the board/chairman
        rǒngcháng, [冗長], long and tedious/redundant/superfluous/supernumerary/verbose (of writing)
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        xuézhǎng, [學長], senior or older male schoolmate
        chángmáo, [長矛], pike/lance/CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]
        chángjià, [長假], long vacation/refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1s...
        chángtúbáshè, [長途跋涉], long and difficult trek
        xiūcháng, [修長], slender/lanky/tall and thin
        kēzhǎng, [科長], section chief/CL:個|个[gè]
        chángdí, [長笛], (Western) concert flute
        
线         chángxiàn, [長線], long term
        chángláng, [長廊], promenade/long hallway/Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[B...
        zhǎngzhě, [長者], senior/older person
        chángkù, [長褲], trousers
        chángxiù, [長袖], long sleeves/long-sleeved shirt
        
        suǒcháng/suǒzhǎng, [所長], what one is good at, head of an institute etc
        chángwà, [長襪], hose/stocking
        chángpǎo, [長跑], long-distance running
        chángcún, [長存], to exist forever
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        
        
        zhǎngjìn, [長進], to make progress/progress
        shēncháng, [伸長], to stretch/to extend
        chángqún, [長裙], cheong sam (long skirt)
        chángtúdiànhuà, [長途電話], long-distance call
        
        zhùzhǎng, [助長], to encourage/to foster/to foment
        zǒngcháng/zǒngzhǎng, [總長], total length, name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部...
        
        chùzhǎng, [處長], department head/section chief
        bōcháng, [波長], wavelength
        chángpiān, [長篇], lengthy (report or speech)
        
        yìwèishēncháng, [意味深長], profound/significant/meaningful
        chángqiāng, [長槍], pike/CL:支[zhī]
        liánzhǎng, [連長], company commander
        
        chánghào, [長號], trombone
        
        cìzhǎng, [次長], deputy chief
        
        chángshéfù, [長舌婦], female gossip/busybody
        Chángchūn, [長春], Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast Chin...
        zūnzhǎng, [尊長], one's superior/one's elders and betters
        nèizhèngbùzhǎng, [內政部長], Minister of the Interior
        chángqīyǐlái, [長期以來], ever since a long time ago
        tīngzhǎng, [廳長], head of provincial PRC government department
        zhǎngnǚ, [長女], eldest daughter
        Chángqí, [長崎], Nagasaki, Japan
        kèzhǎng, [課長], section chief (of an administrative unit)/head (of a department)
        xìcháng, [細長], slender
        chángtúqìchē, [長途汽車], long-distance coach
        zhǎngjī, [長機], (military) lead aircraft
        
        zǒngcānmóuzhǎng, [總參謀長], (military) Chief of Staff
        yángchángérqù, [揚長而去], to swagger off/to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those...
        
        
        cóngchángjìyì, [從長計議], to take one's time making a decision (idiom)/to consider at length
        
        qūzhǎng, [區長], district chief
        zīzhǎng, [滋長], to grow (usually of abstract things)/to yield/to develop
        lǐshìzhǎng, [理事長], director general
        
        chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
        
        hángzhǎng, [行長], bank president
        hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
        chángjùlí, [長距離], long distance
        shēncháng, [身長], height (of person)/length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressm...
        chángtúchē, [長途車], long-distance bus/coach
        sīzhǎng, [司長], bureau chief
        
        cáizhèngbùzhǎng, [財政部長], minister of finance
        chángbìyuán, [長臂猿], gibbon/Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
        ChángJiāng, [長江], Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
        
        chángzú, [長足], remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
        jiàncháng, [見長], to be good at sth/one's forte
        yōucháng, [悠長], long/drawn-out/prolonged/lingering
        
        Chángshā, [長沙], Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central Ch...
        
        zhànzhǎng, [站長], station master
        zhōucháng, [周長]/[週長], perimeter/circumference, variant of 周長|周长[zhōu cháng]
        chángqūzhírù, [長驅直入], to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)/(fig.) to push deep into th...
        shěnjìzhǎng, [審計長], auditor
        wěiyuánzhǎng, [委員長], head of a committee
        chángnián, [長年], all the year round
        tíngzhǎng, [庭長], presiding judge
        quáncháng, [全長], overall length/span
        
        páizhǎng, [排長], platoon leader/sergeant
        
        
        shēngzhǎngjīsù, [生長激素], growth hormone
        jiàowùzhǎng, [教務長], provost
        chángtiáo, [長條], strip
        chángfāngxíng, [長方形], rectangle
        shòucháng, [瘦長], slim
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        
        WànlǐChángchéng, [萬里長城], the Great Wall
        
        shěngzhǎng, [省長], governor of a province
        
        chánglóng, [長龍], long queue/long line (of cars, people etc)
        
        
        xiànzhǎng, [縣長], county's head commissioner
        Chánggǔchuān, [長谷川], Hasegawa (Japanese surname)
        wàijiāobùzhǎng, [外交部長], minister of foreign affairs
        
        chángkōng, [長空], (literary) the vast sky/(finance) eventual downturn/poor prospects in the long t...
        xiácháng, [狹長], long and narrow
        
        
        Chángzhēng/chángzhēng, [長征], Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935), expedition/long journey
        shěnpànzhǎng, [審判長], presiding judge
        chángshēng, [長生], long life
        zhǎngxiōng, [長兄], eldest brother
        
        
        yíngzhǎng, [營長], battalion commander
        lièchēzhǎng, [列車長], conductor/train manager
        
        huīchángyán, [輝長岩], gabbro (geology)
        
        shīzhǎng, [師長], military division level commander/teacher
        qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
        
        zēngzhǎnglǜ, [增長率], growth rate (esp. in economics)
        shēncháng, [深長], profound (meaning, implications etc)
        Chánghǎi, [長海], Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连[Dà lián], Liaoning
        
        
        
        chángniánlěiyuè, [長年累月], year in, year out (idiom)/(over) many years
        yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
        
        yuánzhǎng, [園長], person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物...
        Chángyě, [長野], Nagano (name)/Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan
        chángqīxìng, [長期性], long-term
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        
        
        chángpiānxiǎoshuō, [長篇小說], novel
        
        chángshí, [長石], stone beam/horizontal slab of stone/feldspar or felspar (geology)
        chángtàn, [長嘆], long sigh/deep sigh
        
        
        
        xìshuǐchángliú, [細水長流], lit. thin streams flow forever/fig. economy will get you a long way/to work stea...
        
        tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
        
        biānchángmòjí, [鞭長莫及], lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence/too far to be able to...
        
        chángbō, [長波], longwave (radio)
        
        jiǔcháng, [久長], a long time
        
        wàizhǎng, [外長], foreign minister/secretary of state/minister of foreign affairs
        yǔshìchángcí, [與世長辭], to die/to depart from the world forever
        língzhǎngmù, [靈長目], primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
        chángsān, [長三], (old) high-class prostitute
        
        zhōngchángpǎo, [中長跑], middle distance race
        chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
        gǔzhǎng, [股長], person in charge of a 股[gǔ] (section or department)/head/chief/director/(in a cl...
        chángquán, [長拳], Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
        
        
        chángwù, [長物], (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life/item of some value/Tai...
        Chángbái, [長白], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
        
        
        Chánglè, [長樂], Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Princess Changle of West...
        
        zhǎngshì, [長勢], how well a crop (or plant) is growing/growth
        Chángān, [長安], Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xī ān]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty ...
        
        miáncháng, [綿長], long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)/extensive/prolonged
        yīwúsuǒcháng, [一無所長], not having any special skill/without any qualifications
        
        
        chángchong, [長蟲], (coll.) snake
        chángshān, [長衫], long gown/cheongsam/traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qi...
        chángdá, [長達], to extend as long as/to lengthen out to
        
        
        chǎngzhǎng, [廠長], factory director
        
        shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shēnwúchángwù, [身無長物], to possess nothing except bare necessities/to live a poor or frugal life
        
        
        
        
        
        Zhǎngsūn/zhǎngsūn, [長孫], two-character surname Zhangsun, eldest grandson/the eldest son of one's eldest s...
        
        jiāzhǎngzhì, [家長制], patriarchal system
        biāncháng, [邊長], length (of a side, geom.)
        
        bǎocháng/bǎozhǎng, [保長], (math.) distance-preserving/isometric, head of a bao 保[bǎo] in the baojia 保甲[bǎo...
        
        
        
        
        cáizhǎng, [財長], treasurer/head of finances/minister of finance
        tǐcháng, [體長], body length
        
        chángxiào, [長效], to be effective over an extended period
        Chángqīng, [長清], Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong
        
        chángyá/zhǎngyá, [長牙], tusk, to grow teeth/to teethe
        
        
        
        
        
        zhǎngde, [長得], to look (pretty, the same etc)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chángshī, [長詩], long poem
        
        chángzhìjiǔān, [長治久安], long-term peace and stability (of governments)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        tǎolùn, [討論], to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[gè]
        wúlùn, [無論], no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
        tánlùn, [談論], to discuss/to talk about
        lǐlùn, [理論], theory/CL:個|个[gè]/to argue/to take notice of
        wúlùnrúhé, [無論如何], whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all possible means
        bùlùn, [不論], whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
        pínglùn, [評論], to comment on/to discuss/comment/commentary/CL:篇[piān]
        jiélùn, [結論], conclusion/verdict/CL:個|个[gè]/to conclude/to reach a verdict
        lùnwén, [論文], paper/treatise/thesis/CL:篇[piān]/to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
        zhēnglùn, [爭論], to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次[cì],場|...
        
        biànlùn, [辯論], debate/argument/to argue over/CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]
        Lún/lùn, [論], abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius), opinion/view/theory/doctri...
        yánlùn, [言論], expression of opinion/views/remarks/arguments
        yìlùn, [議論], to comment/to talk about/to discuss/discussion/CL:個|个[gè]
        dìnglùn, [定論], final conclusion/accepted argument
        
        lùntán, [論壇], forum (for discussion)
        tuīlùn, [推論], to infer/inference/corollary/reasoned conclusion
        xiāngtíbìnglùn, [相提並論], to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms/to p...
        pínglùnjiā, [評論家], critic/reviewer
        yúlùn, [輿論], public opinion
        lùndiǎn, [論點], argument/line of reasoning/thesis/point (of discussion)
        
        wúshénlùn, [無神論], atheism
        
        
        tǎolùnhuì, [討論會], symposium/discussion forum
        lùnjù, [論據], grounds (for an argument)/contention/thesis
        lìngdāngbiélùn, [另當別論], to treat differently/another cup of tea
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        miùlùn, [謬論], misconception/fallacy
        lùnzhèng, [論證], to prove a point/to expound on/to demonstrate or prove (through argument)/proof
        jìnhuàlùn, [進化論], Darwin's theory of evolution
        shèlùn, [社論], editorial (in a newspaper)/CL:篇[piān]
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        lùnduàn, [論斷], to infer/to judge/inference/judgment/conclusion
        jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
        
        yìlùnfēnfēn, [議論紛紛], to discuss spiritedly (idiom)/tongues are wagging
        lùndiào, [論調], argument/view (sometimes derogatory)
        bóyìlùn, [博弈論], game theory
        xiāngduìlùn, [相對論], theory of relativity
        bèilùn, [悖論], paradox (logic)
        gāotánkuòlùn, [高談闊論], to harangue/loud arrogant talk/to spout
        lǐlùnjiā, [理論家], theorist/theoretician
        lùntí, [論題], topic
        lùnshù, [論述], treatise/discourse/exposition
        
        
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        jíhélùn, [集合論], set theory (math.)
        píngxīnérlùn, [平心而論], to be honest, ...
        
        shùlùn, [數論], number theory (math.)
        lùnzhàn, [論戰], to debate/to contend/polemics
        lùnlǐ, [論理], normally/as things should be/by rights/to reason things out/logic
        
        liàngzǐlùn, [量子論], quantum theory (physics)
        zhènglùn, [政論], political commentary
        lùnjí, [論及], to make reference to/to write about
        yīgàiérlùn, [一概而論], to lump different matters together (idiom)
        gāolùn, [高論], enlightening remarks (honorific)/brilliant views
        
        kòngzhìlùn, [控制論], control theory (math.)/cybernetics
        gōnglùn, [公論], public opinion
        juédìnglùn, [決定論], determinism
        fāngfǎlùn, [方法論], methodology/Discours de la méthode by René Descartes 笛卡兒|笛卡儿[Dí kǎ ér], 1637
宿         sùmìnglùn, [宿命論], fatalism/fatalistic
        sānduànlùn, [三段論], syllogism (deduction in logic)
        
        lùnzhēng, [論爭], argument/debate/controversy
        
        lùnzhù, [論著], treatise/study
        
        dǎolùn, [導論], introduction
        
        
        Zīběnlùn, [資本論], Das Kapital (1867) by Karl Marx 卡爾·馬克思|卡尔·马克思[Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī]
        běntǐlùn, [本體論], ontology
        rènshilùn, [認識論], epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
        
        gàiguānlùndìng, [蓋棺論定], don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
        Lúnyǔ, [論語], The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
        
        gàilùn, [概論], outline/introduction/survey/general discussion
        
        wéixīnlùn, [唯心論], philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consc...
        lìlùn, [立論], proposition/argument
        gàilǜlùn, [概率論], probability (math.)
        liàngzǐchǎnglùn, [量子場論], quantum field theory
        
        zhēnglùndiǎn, [爭論點], contention
        
        
        qítánguàilùn, [奇談怪論], strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)/unreasonable remarks
        yǒushénlùn, [有神論], theism (the belief in the existence of God)
        
        jiǎnglùn, [講論], to discuss
        
        
        duōyuánlùn, [多元論], pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substa...
        

        duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
        duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
        duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
        jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
        chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
        duǎnqī, short term/short-term
        duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
        duǎnlù, short circuit
        
        suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
        
        
        duǎnquē, shortage
        
        
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
        
        duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
        duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
        duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
        
        duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
        
        mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
        duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
        duǎnchéng, short range
        duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
        
        duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
        duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
        
        duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
        duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
        
        chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
        
        
        chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
        duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
        duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
        hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
        duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
        chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
        duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
        duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
        xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
        qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
        
        duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
        
        duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
        
        yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
        
        
        duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
        
        
        
        duǎnjù, clause
        chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
        
        
        shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
        
        duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
        
        

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