participate in ⇒ 参与竞选活动 cānyù jìngxuǎn huódòng → participate in campaign activities ⇒ 参与决策制定 cānyù juécè zhìdìng → participate in policy formulation ⇒ 我参赛的态度是"重在参与,不重输赢"。 Wǒ cānsài de tàidu shì "zhòng zài cānyù, bù zhòng shūyíng". → My attitude towards competitions is: "It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts."
参军
enlist ⇒ 参军使他成熟了很多。 Cānjūn shǐ tā chéngshúle hěn duō. → Joining the army made him a lot more mature.
参加
take part in ( pt took ) , pp taken ⇒ 参加演讲比赛 cānjiā yǎnjiǎng bǐsài → take part in a public speaking competition ⇒ 参加新年晚会 cānjiā xīnnián wǎnhuì → attend a New Year's party ⇒ 参加了民主党 cānjiāle Mínzhǔ Dǎng → join the Democratic Party ⇒ 去年他参加了民主党。 Qùnián tā cānjiāle Mínzhǔdǎng. → Last year he joined the Democratic Party.
参半
halve
参差
uneven ⇒ 纪录片的质量参差不齐。 Jìlùpiàn de zhìliàng cēncī bù qí. → The documentaries are uneven in quality.
参拜
bow before
参数
parameter
参照
act in accordance with ⇒ 我参照导师的意见修改了我的论文。 Wǒ cānzhào dǎoshī de yìjiàn xiūgǎile wǒ de lùnwén. → I acted in accordance with the advice of my supervisor, and amended my thesis.
参考
consult ⇒ 为了写毕业论文,我参考了几十本书。 Wèile xiě bìyè lùnwén, wǒ cānkǎole jǐshí běn shū. → For my dissertation I had to consult dozens of different books.
参观
tour ⇒ 我们参观了故宫博物院。 Wǒmen cānguānle Gùgōng Bówùyuàn. → We toured the Palace Museum.
参谋
( 顾问 ) advisor
参赞
attaché ⇒ 美国大使馆文化参赞 Měiguó dàshǐguǎn wénhuà cānzàn → the cultural attaché to the American embassy