Usage of the character 百

the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)

bǎimǐsàipǎo

百米赛跑

[百米賽跑]

100-meter dash

shuāngbǎifāngzhēn

双百方针

[雙百方針]

refers to 百花運動／百花运动 ( Bǎihuā Yùndòng) with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴／百花齐放，百家争鸣

bǎiniándàjì

百年大计

[百年大計]

a project of vital and lasting importance

bǎiduāndàijǔ

百端待举

[百端待舉]

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

wénwǔbǎiguān

文武百官

[文武百官]

civil and military officials

bǎitīngbùyàn

百听不厌

[百聽不厭]

worth hearing a hundred times

Wěijībǎikē

伪基百科

[偽基百科]

Uncyclopedia (satirical website parodying Wikipedia)

bǎihuògōngsī

百货公司

[百貨公司]

department store

bǎizhànbùdài

百战不殆

[百戰不殆]

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ)); to win every fight

shēnjīngbǎizhàn

身经百战

[身經百戰]

lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
fig. experienced
seasoned

bǎizhànbǎishèng

百战百胜

[百戰百勝]

to emerge victorious in every battle
to be ever-victorious

bǎiniánhǎohé

百年好合

[百年好合]

may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

èrbǎifāngzhēn

二百方针

[二百方針]

see 雙百方針／双百方针 (shuāngbǎifāngzhēn)

bǎibānbājié

百般巴结

[百般巴結]

to flatter someone in a hundred different ways
assiduous fawning (idiom)

zhèngjīngbābǎi

正经八百

[正經八百]

very serious
solemn

bǎilǐtiāoyī

百里挑一

[百裡挑一]

one in a hundred
cream of the crop

Bǎihuā Yùndòng

百花运动

[百花運動]

Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted

bǎiwújìnjì

百无禁忌

[百無禁忌]

all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
nothing is taboo

bǎizhébùnáo

百折不挠

[百折不撓]

to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
to be indomitable

chéngbǎishàngqiān

成百上千

[成百上千]

hundreds
a large number
lit. by the hundreds and thousands

bǎisībùjiě

百思不解

[百思不解]

to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
to remain perplexed despite much thought

bǎihuòshāngdiàn

百货商店

[百貨商店]

department store

bǎihuāqífàng

百花齐放

[百花齊放]

a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression

bǎifèidàixīng

百废待兴

[百廢待興]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

bǎidúbùyàn

百读不厌

[百讀不厭]

to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)

bǎifèidàijǔ

百废待举

[百廢待舉]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

bǎifèijùxīng

百废俱兴

[百廢俱興]

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)
work is now underway

liúfāngbǎishì

流芳百世

[流芳百世]

(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
to leave a mark for generations to come

bǎikēshìdiǎn

百科事典

[百科事典]

encyclopedia

Bǎilì Tiánjiǔ

百利甜酒

[百利甜酒]

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

pòzhànbǎichū

破绽百出

[破綻百出]

(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)

Lìbǎibìngdú

立百病毒

[立百病毒]

Nipah virus

yīliǎobǎiliǎo

一了百了

[一了百了]

(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles

Bǎidù Bǎikē

百度百科

[百度百科]

Baidu online encyclopedia

bǎifābǎizhòng

百发百中

[百發百中]

lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits
to carry out a task with great precision
to shoot with unfailing accuracy
be a crack shot (idiom)

bǎiwúyīshī

百无一失

[百無一失]

no danger of anything going wrong
no risk at all

bǎiyībǎishùn

百依百顺

[百依百順]

docile and obedient
all obedience

bǎihuìqiānpā

百卉千葩

[百卉千葩]

myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful

yīyánchāobǎizǒng

一言抄百总

[一言抄百總]

to cut a long story short

huāwúbǎirìhóng

花无百日红

[花無百日紅]

No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
Good times do not last long. (idiom)

Yángbǎihàn Dàxué

杨百翰大学

[楊百翰大學]

Brigham Young University

Xiǎochí Bǎihézi

小池百合子

[小池百合子]

KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008

xiǎobǎikēquánshū

小百科全书

[小百科全書]

micropedia

Bǎimùdàsānjiǎo

百慕大三角

[百慕大三角]

Bermuda Triangle

tǐjībǎifēnbǐ

体积百分比

[體積百分比]

percentage by volume

Tángshī Sānbǎi Shǒu

唐诗三百首

[唐詩三百首]

Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅／孙诛 ( Sūn Zhū)

dàduǎnzhǐbǎilíng

大短趾百灵

[大短趾百靈]

(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

pǔtōnglǎobǎixìng

普通老百姓

[普通老百姓]

common people
average people
hoi polloi

bǎifēnzhīyībǎi

百分之一百

[百分之一百]

one hundred percent
totally (effective)

sānbǎiliùshíháng

三百六十行

[三百六十行]

all walks of life (idiom)
every trade

bǎishànxiàowéixiān

百善孝为先

[百善孝為先]

of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

xìzuǐduǎnzhǐbǎilíng

细嘴短趾百灵

[細嘴短趾百靈]

(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)

bǎisībùdéqíjiě

百思不得其解

[百思不得其解]

see 百思不解 (bǎisībùjiě)

Bǎishèng Cānyǐn Jítuán

百胜餐饮集团

[百勝餐飲集團]

Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc.

wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù

五十步笑百步

[五十步笑百步]

lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
fig. the pot calls the kettle black

bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn

百闻不如一见

[百聞不如一見]

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
seeing is believing

Yàzhōuduǎnzhǐbǎilíng

亚洲短趾百灵

[亞洲短趾百靈]

(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)

yǒubǎihài'érwúyīlì

有百害而无一利

[有百害而無一利]

having no advantage whatsoever

yǒubǎilì'érwúyībì

有百利而无一弊

[有百利而無一弊]

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

děngxiàobǎiwàndūndāngliàng

等效百万吨当量

[等效百萬噸當量]

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

cǐdìwúyínsānbǎiliǎng

此地无银三百两

[此地無銀三百兩]

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

yǒubǎilì'érwúyīhài

有百利而无一害

[有百利而無一害]

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

xíngbǎilǐzhěbànjiǔshí

行百里者半九十

[行百里者半九十]

lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
a task is not done until it's done

wǔbǎiniánqiánshìyījiā

五百年前是一家

[五百年前是一家]

five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

yīchuánshí,shíchuánbǎi

一传十，十传百

[一傳十，十傳百]

(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide

bǎizúzhīchóngsǐ'érbùjiāng

百足之虫死而不僵

[百足之蟲死而不僵]

a centipede dies but never falls down
old institutions die hard

shíniánshùmù,bǎiniánshùrén

十年树木，百年树人

[十年樹木，百年樹人]

(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

bàchùbǎijiā,dúzūnrúshù

罢黜百家，独尊儒术

[罷黜百家，獨尊儒術]

Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
sole dominant ideology

bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng

百花齐放，百家争鸣

[百花齊放，百家爭鳴]

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài

知己知彼，百战不殆

[知己知彼，百戰不殆]

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))

bǎichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyībù

百尺竿头，更进一步

[百尺竿頭，更進一步]

lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài

知彼知己，百战不殆

[知彼知己，百戰不殆]

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

Zhōngguó Dà Bǎikē Quánshū Chūbǎnshè

中国大百科全书出版社

[中國大百科全書出版社]

Encyclopedia of China Publishing House

Xīzàng Bǎiwàn Nóngnú Jiě Fàng Jìniànrì

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

[西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

bǎishèngnánlüdí,sānzhénǎiliángyī

百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医

[百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫]

(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫／刘禹锡 ( Liú Yǔxī)) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor
(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes

fànhòubǎibùzǒu,huódàojiǔshíjiǔ

饭后百步走，活到九十九

[飯後百步走，活到九十九]

walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯

[只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈]

only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi