a planned piece of work or activity often involving a team and a specific goal

designated or set aside for a specific project, task, or purpose

a specific item, matter, or affair that needs to be handled, discussed, or noted

funds; a sum of money

single-item; individual (item or event)

to launch a project; to formally approve a project for initiation

key strength or strong suit

award; prize

Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor

an option, choice, or alternative

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

Zhou Enlai's 1954 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, also known as the Panchsheel series of agreements between the PRC and India.

one's weak area

a specific minor event or discipline within a broader sports competition or program

The Tangut branch of the Qiang ethnic group who established the Western Xia (Xixia) dynasty (1038-1227).

income; receipts; earnings; revenue

(mathematics) polynomial; multinomial

a specific sense or meaning of a word

Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army, killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident

Xiangcheng, a county-level city in Zhoukou City, Henan

a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus or minus sign

The Tangut people, an ancient ethnic group related to the Qiang who established the Western Xia (Xixia) dynasty (1038-1227).

items of expenditure or funds allocated for specific purposes

Refers to the historical incident at the Hongmen Banquet in 206 BC where Xiang Zhuang performed a sword dance as a pretext to assassinate Liu Bang.

trinomial (math.)

A constant term in a mathematical expression.

the error term or remaining part in a mathematical expression, such as in a Taylor series or a sequence

outstanding accounts, money owed, or financial liabilities

a specific sporting event or discipline within a competition program

Pohang (city in South Korea)

(bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)

Iraq Oil for Food Program

(philosophy) term logic; syllogistic logic

(mathematics) binomial coefficient

the binomial theorem (math.)

the head atop one's shoulders, often used metonymically to refer to one's life or a life-and-death guarantee

(math.) quadratic polynomial