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branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4]
罚款 kuǎn to fine / penalty / fine (monetary)
shuǎng bright / clear / crisp / open / frank / straightforward / to feel well / fine / pleasurable / invigorating / to deviate
to punish; to penalize; to fine
雾化 huà to make into a fine spray; to atomize / (medicine) nebulizer treatment
大有学问 yǒu xué wèn (of a domain or area of expertise) to involve significant depth or complexity; to require a great deal of specialized knowledge; to be a real science; to be a fine art
精雕细刻 jīng diāo lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
唱高调 chàng gāo diào to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
玩物丧志 wán sàng zhì lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will
踩点 cǎi diǎn to reconnoiter; to case the joint / to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare / to dance to the beat
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
罚没 to impose a fine and confiscate (property)
昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits / in fine mettle (of animal)
罚钱 qián to fine
入微 wēi down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed
按图索骥 àn suǒ lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric
罚金 jīn fine / to forfeit
良禽择木 liáng qín a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
良禽择木而栖 liáng qín ér a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
纱支 shā zhī (textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn) (sometimes used loosely to mean thread count)
挨罚 ái to be punished / to be fined
fine wine / to award with (food and drink)
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
毫毛 háo máo fine hair (on the body); down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4 hao2 mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way")


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