| Term | Definition |
|---|
| a | 啊 (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent) |
| a1 | 啊 (interj.) / ah |
| ai3 | 矮 short (not tall) |
| ai4 | 爱 to love / affection / to be fond of / to like |
| ai4 ren | 爱人 spouse / husband / wife / sweetheart |
| an1 jing4 | 安静 quiet / peaceful / calm |
| an1 pai2 | 安排 to arrange / to plan / to set up |
| ba1 | 八 eight / 8 |
| ba4 | 把 handle |
| ba3 | 把 (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of |
| ba4 ba | 爸爸 (informal) father |
| ba | 吧 (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) / ...right? / ...OK? |
| bai2 | 白 white / snowy / empty / blank / bright / clear / plain / pure / gratuitous |
| bai3 | 百 hundred |
| bai3 | 摆 pendulum / to place / to display / to swing / to oscillate / to show / to move / to exhibit |
| ban1 | 班 team / class / rank / squad / a work shift / a measure word / (a surname) |
| ban1 | 搬 remove / transport / move / shift |
| ban4 | 半 half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half / half |
| ban4 tian1 | 半天 half of the day / a long time / quite a while |
| ban4 | 办 to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with |
| ban4 fa3 | 办法 means / method / way (to do something) |
| ban4 gong1 shi4 | 办公室 office |
| bang1 zhu4 | 帮助 assistance / aid / to help / to assist |
| bao3 | 饱 to eat till full / satisfied |
| bao4 | 抱 to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug or embrace / surround / cherish |
| bao4 | 报 to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge |
| bei1 | 杯 cup / a measure word |
| bei1 zi | 杯子 cup / glass |
| bei3 | 北 north |
| bei3 bian1 | 北边 (n) location to the north |
| bei4 | 倍 (two, three, etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply |
| bei4 | 被 by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses) / to cover / to wear |
| ben3 | 本 roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / (a measure word for books, periodicals, files, etc.) |
| ben3 zi | 本子 book / notebook / edition |
| bi3 | 比 "(particle used for comparison and ""-er than"") / to compare / to contrast / to gesture (with hands) / ratio" |
| bi3 jiao4 | 比较 compare / contrast / fairly / comparatively / relatively / quite / rather |
| bi3 sai4 | 比赛 [athletic or other] competition / match |
| bi3 | 笔 pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / measure word for sums of money, deals |
| bi4 xu1 | 必须 to have to / must |
| bian1 | 边 side / edge / margin / border / boundary |
| bian4 | 变 to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |
| bian4 cheng2 | 变成 to change into / to turn into / to become |
| bian4 hua4 | 变化 change / vary |
| bian4 | 遍 a time / everywhere / turn / all over / one time |
| biao3 | 表 surface / exterior / to watch / to show / express / an example / a list or table / a meter / a watch / chart / external |
| biao3 shi4 | 表示 to express / to show / to say / to state / to indicate |
| biao3 xian4 | 表现 expression / manifestation / show / display / manifest / to show (off) / to display / performance (at work etc.) |
| biao3 yan3 | 表演 perform / act / play / show / performance / exhibition / demonstrate |
| biao3 yang2 | 表扬 to praise / to commend |
| bie4 | 别 contrary / difficult / awkward |
| bie2 | 别 leave / depart / separate / distinguish / classify / other / another / do not / must not / to pin |
| bie2 de | 别的 else / other |
| bie2 ren2 | 别人 other people / others / other person |
| bing4 | 病 ailment / sickness / illness / disease / fall ill / sick / defect |
| bu4 cuo4 | 不错 correct / right / not bad / pretty good |
| bu4 dan4 | 不但 not only (... but also...) |
| bu4 yao4 | 不要 don't! / must not |
| bu4 yong4 | 不用 need not |
| bu4 | 不 (negative prefix) / not / no |
| bu4 jiu3 | 不久 not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after |
| bu4 ru2 | 不如 not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to |
| bu4 tong2 | 不同 different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| bu4 | 布 to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth |
| bu4 | 布 to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth |
| bu4 fen | 部分 part / share / section / piece |
| ca1 | 擦 to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish |
| cai2 | 才 just / not until |
| cai2 | 才 ability / talent / endowment / gift / an expert / only (then) / only if / just |
| cai4 | 菜 dish (type of food) / vegetables |
| can1 guan1 | 参观 to look around / to inspect / visit and observe |
| can1 jia1 | 参加 to participate / to take part / to join |
| cao1 chang3 | 操场 playground / sports field |
| cao3 | 草 grass / straw / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / manuscript / hasty |
| ceng2 | 层 a measure word for layers / laminated / repeated / floor / story (of a building) / layer / (math.) sheaf |
| cha2 | 茶 tea / tea plant |
| zha1 | 查 (surname) |
| cha2 | 查 to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to search |
| chai1 | 差 send / a messenger / a mission / to commission |
| cha4 | 差 differ from / short of / to lack / poor |
| cha1 | 差 difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake |
| ci1 | 差 uneven |
| chang2 | 常 always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant |
| chang2 chang2 | 常常 frequently / usually / often |
| zhang3 | 长 chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop |
| chang2 | 长 length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| chang3 | 场 a courtyard / open space / place / field / a measure word for competitions or wars |
| chang4 | 唱 sing / to call loudly / to chant |
| chao2 | 朝 to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea |
| zhao1 | 朝 morning |
| che1 | 车 car / a vehicle / machine / to shape with a lathe |
| che1 zhan4 | 车站 (bus) station |
| cheng2 | 城 city walls / city / town |
| cheng2 shi4 | 城市 city / town |
| cheng2 | 成 finish / complete / accomplish / become / turn into / win / succeed / one tenth |
| cheng2 ji4 | 成绩 achievement / performance records / grades |
| chi1 | 吃 eat / eradicate / destroy / receive |
| chi2 dao4 | 迟到 to arrive late |
| chou1 | 抽 to draw out / to smoke (cigarettes) / to pump |
| chu1 | 出 to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to occur / to happen / (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
| chu1 fa1 | 出发 to start out / to set off |
| chu1 lai | 出来 to come out / to emerge |
| chu1 qu4 | 出去 (v) go out |
| chu1 xian4 | 出现 to appear / to arise / to emerge |
| chu1 zu1 qi4 che1 | 出租汽车 taxi / cab |
| chuan1 | 穿 to bore through / pierce / perforate / penetrate / pass through / to dress / to wear / to put on / to thread |
| chuan2 | 船 a boat / vessel / ship |
| chuang1 | 窗 shutter / window |
| chuang1 hu | 窗户 window |
| chuang2 | 床 bed / couch / (a measure word) |
| chuang2 | 床 bed / couch / sofa / bench / chassis / anything shaped like a bed / two sets of bedding / the ground under a body of water / riverbed |
| chui1 | 吹 to blow / blast / puff / boast / brag / end in failure |
| chun1 | 春 spring (time) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
| chun1 tian1 | 春天 spring (season) |
| ci2 dai4 | 磁带 magnetic tape |
| ci2 | 词 works / phrases / classical Chinese poem / word / diction |
| ci2 dian3 | 词典 dictionary |
| ci4 | 次 nth / number (of times) / order / sequence / next / second(ary) / (measure word) |
| cong2 | 从 from / obey / observe / follow |
| cong2 qian2 | 从前 previously / formerly |
| cuo4 | 错 mistake / error / blunder / fault / cross / uneven / wrong |
| cuo4 wu4 | 错误 error / mistake / mistaken |
| da3 | 打 to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / since / from |
| da3 suan4 | 打算 to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation |
| da4 | 大 big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest |
| dai4 | 大 doctor |
| da4 gai4 | 大概 roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about |
| da4 jia1 | 大家 authority / everyone |
| da4 sheng1 | 大声 loudly / loud |
| da4 xue2 | 大学 university |
| dai4 fu | 大夫 doctor |
| dai4 | 戴 to put on / to respect / to bear / to support / wear (glasses, hat, gloves) |
| dai4 | 带 band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / to wear / to carry / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise |
| dai4 biao3 | 代表 representative / delegate / to represent / to stand for |
| dan4 shi4 | 但是 but / however |
| dang1 | 当 to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at |
| dang1 ran2 | 当然 only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt |
| dao1 | 刀 knife |
| dao3 | 倒 to fall / to collapse / to topple / to change trains or buses / to fail / bankrupt |
| dao4 | 到 to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive |
| dao4 | 道 direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk |
| dao4 li3 | 道理 reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification |
| de2 | 得 obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished |
| de | 得 a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility |
| dei3 | 得 to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| de2 dao4 | 得到 to get / to obtain / to receive |
| di4 | 的 aim / clear |
| di2 | 的 really and truly |
| de | 的 (possessive particle) / of |
| de | 地 (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly |
| di4 | 地 earth / ground / field / place / land |
| de hen3 | 得很 very (much, good etc.) |
| deng1 | 灯 lamp / light |
| deng3 | 等 class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / wait for / await / et cetera / and so on / after / as soon as / once |
| deng3 | 等 class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / wait for / await / et cetera / and so on / after / as soon as / once |
| di1 | 低 to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / low / to incline / beneath / low |
| di4 fang | 地方 area / place / local |
| di4 | 第 "(prefix before a number, for ordering numbers, e.g. ""first"", ""number two"", etc)" |
| di4 di | 弟弟 younger brother |
| dian3 | 点 (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant) |
| dian3 xin1 | 点心 light refreshments / pastry / Dim Sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert |
| dian3 zhong1 | 点钟 (indicating time of day) o'clock |
| dian4 | 电 electric / electricity / electrical |
| dian4 che1 | 电车 trolleybus |
| dian4 deng1 | 电灯 electric light |
| dian4 hua4 | 电话 telephone / phone call |
| dian4 shi4 | 电视 television / TV |
| dian4 ying3 | 电影 movie / film |
| diao4 | 掉 to drop / to fall |
| diu1 | 丢 to lose / to put aside / to throw |
| dong1 | 东 east |
| dong1 bian1 | 东边 (n) eastern side |
| dong1 xi | 东西 thing / person |
| dong1 | 冬 winter |
| dong1 tian1 | 冬天 winter |
| dong3 | 懂 to understand / to know |
| dong4 | 动 to use / to act / to move / to change |
| dong4 wu4 | 动物 animal |
| dou1 | 都 all / both (if two things are involved) / entirely (due to)each / even / already |
| du1 | 都 (surname) / metropolis / capital city |
| du2 | 读 to read / to study |
| duan3 | 短 lack / short |
| duan4 lian4 | 锻炼 to engage in physical exercise / to toughen / to temper |
| duan4 | 段 (surname) / paragraph / section / segment |
| dui4 | 对 couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right |
| dui4 bu qi3 | 对不起 I'm sorry / pardon me / forgive me |
| dun4 | 顿 a time / jerk / stop / meal / bout / spell / (measure for beating) |
| duo1 | 多 many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- |
| duo1 me | 多么 how (wonderful, etc) / what (a great idea, etc) / however (difficult it may be, etc) |
| duo1 shao | 多少 how much / how many / which (number) / as much as |
| e4 | 饿 to be hungry / hungry |
| er2 qie3 | 而且 not only ... but also .... / ... as well as ... / moreover / in addition |
| er2 zi | 儿子 son |
| er4 | 二 two / 2 |
| fa1 | 发 "to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / measure word for gunshots (""rounds"")" |
| fa1 shao1 | 发烧 have a high temperature (from illness) / have a fever |
| fa1 sheng1 | 发生 to happen / to occur / to take place |
| fa1 xian4 | 发现 to find / to discover |
| fa1 zhan3 | 发展 development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand |
| fa3 yu3 | 法语 French (language) |
| fan1 | 翻 flit about / translate / turn over |
| fan1 yi4 | 翻译 translate |
| fan3 dui4 | 反对 to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition |
| fan4 | 饭 food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal |
| fan4 dian4 | 饭店 restaurant / hotel |
| fang1 bian4 | 方便 convenient |
| fang1 fa3 | 方法 method / way / means |
| fang1 mian4 | 方面 respect / aspect / field / side |
| fang1 xiang4 | 方向 direction / orientation / path to follow |
| fang2 jian1 | 房间 room |
| fang3 wen4 | 访问 pay a visit (to) / to access / to interview |
| fang4 | 放 to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out |
| fang4 jia4 | 放假 to have a holiday or vacation |
| fei1 chang2 | 非常 unusual / extraordinary / extreme / very / exceptional |
| fei1 | 飞 to fly |
| fei1 ji1 | 飞机 airplane |
| fen4 | 分 part |
| fen1 | 分 to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) |
| fen1 zhi1 | 分之 (indicating a fraction) |
| fen1 zhong1 | 分钟 minute |
| feng1 fu4 | 丰富 rich / plentiful |
| feng1 | 封 to confer / to grant / to seal / (a measure word) |
| feng1 | 风 wind / news / style / custom / manner |
| fu1 ren | 夫人 lady / madam / Mrs. |
| fu2 wu4 | 服务 to serve / service |
| fu2 wu4 yuan2 | 服务员 waiter / waitress / server |
| fu3 dao3 | 辅导 to coach / to tutor / to give advise (in study) |
| fu4 xi2 | 复习 to revise / to review |
| fu4 za2 | 复杂 complicated / complex |
| fu4 qin1 | 父亲 father |
| fu4 ze2 | 负责 in charge of / to be responsible for (sth) |
| fu4 jin4 | 附近 (in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to |
| gai1 | 该 that / the above-mentioned / most likely / to deserve / should / ought to / owe |
| gai3 | 改 to change / to alter / to transform / to correct |
| gai3 bian4 | 改变 to change / to alter / to transform |
| gan1 jing4 | 干净 clean / neat |
| gan3 dao4 | 感到 to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that / think that / to move / to affect |
| gan3 mao4 | 感冒 to catch cold / (common) cold |
| gan3 xie4 | 感谢 (express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks |
| gan3 | 敢 dare |
| gan1 | 干 dry / to concern / shield |
| gan4 | 干 to work / to do / to manage |
| gan4 bu4 | 干部 a cadre (i.e. manager, staff, officer, etc.) |
| gang1 | 刚 hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly |
| gang1 cai2 | 刚才 (just) a moment ago |
| gang1 bi3 | 钢笔 fountain pen |
| gao1 | 高 high / tall |
| gao1 xing4 | 高兴 happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood |
| gao3 | 搞 to do / to make / to go in for / to set up / to get hold of / to take care of |
| gao4 su | 告诉 to tell / to inform / to let know |
| ge1 ge | 哥哥 older brother |
| ge1 | 歌 song |
| ge4 | 个 (a measure word) / individual |
| ge4 | 各 each / every |
| ge4 zhong3 | 各种 every kind of / all kinds of / various kinds |
| gei3 | 给 to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (passive particle) |
| gen1 | 根 radical (chem.) / root / basis |
| gen1 | 跟 to follow / to go with / heel / with / and |
| geng4 | 更 more / even more / further / still / still more |
| gong1 chang3 | 工厂 factory |
| gong1 ren2 | 工人 worker |
| gong1 ye4 | 工业 industry |
| gong1 zuo4 | 工作 job / work / construction / work / task |
| gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 | 公共汽车 bus |
| gong1 jin1 | 公斤 kilogram |
| gong1 li3 | 公里 kilometer / axiom (logic) |
| gong1 yuan2 | 公园 a public park |
| gou4 | 够 to reach / to be enough |
| gu1 niang | 姑娘 girl |
| gu4 shi4 | 故事 narrative / story / tale |
| gua1 | 刮 to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort |
| gua4 | 挂 to hang / to put up / to suspend |
| guan1 | 关 (surname) / mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve |
| guan1 xi | 关系 relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / relations / guanxi |
| guan1 xin1 | 关心 caring / concerned |
| guan3 | 馆 house / establishment |
| guang3 bo1 | 广播 broadcast |
| gui4 | 贵 expensive / noble / your (name) / precious |
| gui4 xing4 | 贵姓 what is your name? |
| guo2 | 国 country / state / nation |
| guo2 jia1 | 国家 country / nation |
| guo4 | 过 (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / (surname) / excessively / too- |
| guo4 lai2 | 过来 to come over / to come up |
| guo4 qu | 过去 (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by |
| ha1 ha1 | 哈哈 (an onomatopoeia for laughing) |
| hai2 | 还 also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet |
| huan2 | 还 (surname) / pay back / return |
| hai2 shi4 | 还是 or / still / nevertheless |
| hai2 zi | 孩子 child |
| hai3 | 海 ocean / sea |
| han2 jia4 | 寒假 winter vacation |
| han3 | 喊 call / cry / to shout |
| han4 yu3 | 汉语 Chinese language |
| han4 zi4 | 汉字 Chinese character, kanji |
| hao4 | 好 to be fond of |
| hao3 | 好 good / well |
| hao3 chi1 | 好吃 tasty / delicious |
| hao3 chu | 好处 benefit / advantage |
| hao3 kan4 | 好看 good-looking |
| hao3 xiang4 | 好像 (v) as if; seem like |
| hao4 | 号 day of a month / (suffix used after) name of a ship / (ordinal) number |
| he1 | 喝 my goodness / to drink |
| he2 | 和 and / together with / with / peace / harmony / union |
| he2 shi4 | 合适 suitable / fit / decent |
| he2 | 河 river |
| hei1 | 黑 black / dark |
| hei1 ban3 | 黑板 blackboard |
| hen3 | 很 very / extremely |
| hong2 | 红 bonus / popular / red / revolutionary |
| hou4 | 后 back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later |
| hou4 bian1 | 后边 back / rear / behind |
| hu1 ran2 | 忽然 suddenly / all of a sudden |
| hu2 | 湖 lake |
| hu4 xiang1 | 互相 each other / mutually / mutual |
| hua1 | 花 flower / blossom / to spend (money, time) / fancy pattern |
| hua4 | 画 draw / picture / painting |
| huar4 | 画儿 picture / drawing / painting |
| hua4 xue2 | 化学 chemistry / chemical |
| hua4 | 话 dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what someone said |
| huai4 | 坏 bad / spoiled / broken / to break down |
| huan1 ying2 | 欢迎 to welcome / welcome |
| huan2 | 还 (surname) / pay back / return |
| hai2 | 还 also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet |
| huan4 | 换 change / exchange |
| huang2 | 黄 (surname) / sulfur / yellow |
| hui2 | 回 (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam |
| hui2 da2 | 回答 reply / answer |
| hui2 lai | 回来 return / come back |
| hui2 qu | 回去 return / go back |
| hui4 | 会 can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association |
| hui4 hua4 | 会话 conversation |
| huo2 | 活 to live / alive / living / work / workmanship |
| huo2 dong4 | 活动 activity / exercise / behavior |
| huo3 che1 | 火车 train |
| huo4 zhe3 | 或者 or / possibly / maybe / perhaps |
| ji1 ben3 | 基本 basic / fundamental / main |
| ji1 chu3 | 基础 base / foundation / basis |
| ji1 chang3 | 机场 airport / management / to manage / to administer |
| ji1 hui4 | 机会 opportunity / chance / occasion |
| ji1 qi4 | 机器 machine |
| ji1 | 鸡 fowl / chicken |
| ji1 dan4 | 鸡蛋 (chicken) egg / hen's egg |
| ji2 le | 极了 extremely / exceedingly |
| ji2 he2 | 集合 congregation / gather / set (set theory) |
| ji2 | 急 hurried / worried |
| ji3 | 挤 crowded / to squeeze |
| ji3 | 几 how much / how many / several / a few |
| ji4 shu4 | 技术 technology / technique / skill |
| ji4 | 寄 lodge at / to mail / to send / to entrust / to depend |
| ji4 hua4 | 计划 plan / project / program / to plan / to map out |
| ji4 | 记 to remember / to note / mark / sign / to record |
| ji4 xu4 | 继续 to continue / to proceed with / to go on with |
| jia1 | 家 -ist / -er / -ian / home / family / a person engaged in a certain art or profession / measure word for firms or shops |
| jia1 ting2 | 家庭 family / household |
| jia1 | 加 to add / plus |
| jian1 chi2 | 坚持 to continue upholding / to remain committed to / persistence / to persist / to uphold / to insist on / persevere |
| jian1 | 间 between / among / space / (measure word) |
| jian3 cha2 | 检查 inspection / examine |
| jian3 dan1 | 简单 simple / not complicated |
| jian4 | 见 to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview |
| jian4 mian4 | 见面 meet / see (someone) |
| jian4 | 件 M for things, clothes / item / component |
| jian4 kang1 | 健康 health / healthy |
| jian4 she4 | 建设 to build / to construct / construction / constructive |
| jiang1 lai2 | 将来 (the) future |
| jiang1 | 江 river |
| jiang3 | 讲 to talk / speech / to speak / to tell / to explain |
| jiao1 | 交 to deliver / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / to pay (money) |
| jiao4 | 教 religion / teaching |
| jiao1 | 教 teach |
| jiao3 | 脚 a kick / foot / role |
| jiao3 | 角 angle / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan |
| jiao3 zi | 饺子 dumpling |
| jiao4 shi4 | 教室 classroom |
| jiao4 yu4 | 教育 to educate / to teach / education |
| jiao4 | 叫 to (be) call(ed) |
| jie1 | 接 to extend / to connect / to receive / to get / to join |
| jie1 zhe | 接着 continue / went on to (do something) / to follow / to carry on / then / after that |
| jie1 | 街 street |
| jie2 | 节 festival / section / segment / point / part / to economize / to save / temperate |
| jie2 mu4 | 节目 program / item (on a program) |
| jie2 ri4 | 节日 holiday / festival |
| jie2 guo3 | 结果 outcome / result |
| jie2 shu4 | 结束 termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close |
| jie3 jue2 | 解决 to settle (a dispute) / to resolve / to solve |
| jie3 jie | 姐姐 older sister |
| jie4 | 借 to lend / to borrow / excuse / pretext / by means of / to seize (an opportunity) / to take (an opportunity) |
| jie4 shao4 | 介绍 to present / introduction / to introduce |
| jin1 | 斤 catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg |
| jin1 nian2 | 今年 this year |
| jin1 tian1 | 今天 today / at the present / now |
| jin3 | 紧 tight / nervous / strict |
| jin3 zhang1 | 紧张 nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce |
| jin4 | 进 advance / enter / to come in |
| jin4 lai2 | 进来 (v) come in |
| jin4 qu4 | 进去 (v) go in |
| jin4 xing2 | 进行 to advance / to conduct / underway / in progress / to do / to carry out / to carry on / to conduct / to execute |
| jin4 | 近 near / close (to) / approximately |
| jing1 cai3 | 精彩 brilliant / splendid |
| jing1 shen2 | 精神 vigor / vitality / drive / spiritual / mental / psychological |
| jing1 chang2 | 经常 day to day / everyday / daily / frequently / constantly / regularly / often |
| jing1 guo4 | 经过 to pass / to go through / process / course |
| jing1 ji4 | 经济 economy / economic |
| jing1 yan4 | 经验 to experience / experience |
| jiu3 | 久 (long) time / (long) duration of time |
| jiu3 | 九 nine / 9 |
| jiu3 | 酒 wine / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| jiu4 | 旧 old (opposite of new) / former |
| jiu4 | 就 at once / then / right away / only / (emphasis) / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / already |
| ju2 zi | 橘子 orange |
| ju3 | 举 to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect |
| ju4 | 句 (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse) / sentence |
| ju4 zi | 句子 sentence |
| jue2 de | 觉得 to think / to feel |
| jue2 ding4 | 决定 to decide (to do something) / to determine / to resolve |
| ka1 fei1 | 咖啡 coffee |
| ka3 che1 | 卡车 truck |
| kai1 | 开 open / operate (vehicle) / start / to prescribe (medicine) |
| kai1 shi3 | 开始 begin / beginning / start / initial |
| kai1 wan2 xiao4 | 开玩笑 to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke |
| kai1 xue2 | 开学 school opens / new term begins |
| kan4 | 看 it depends / think / to see / to look at |
| kan4 bing4 | 看病 see a doctor / see a patient |
| kan4 jian4 | 看见 to see / to catch sight of |
| kao3 shi4 | 考试 exam |
| ke1 | 棵 M for plants |
| ke1 xue2 | 科学 science / scientific knowledge / scientific |
| ke2 sou | 咳嗽 to cough |
| ke3 neng2 | 可能 might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability |
| ke3 shi4 | 可是 but / however |
| ke3 yi3 | 可以 can / may / possible / able to |
| ke3 | 渴 thirsty |
| ke4 | 克 gram / subdue / to restrain / to overcome |
| ke4 | 刻 quarter (hour) / (a measure word) / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive |
| ke4 qi | 客气 polite |
| ke4 | 课 subject / class / lesson |
| ke4 ben3 | 课本 textbook |
| ke4 wen2 | 课文 text |
| kong1 qi4 | 空气 air / atmosphere |
| kou3 | 口 mouth / (a measure word) |
| kou3 yu3 | 口语 colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip |
| ku1 | 哭 to cry / to weep |
| ku3 | 苦 bitter / intensely / miserable / painful |
| kuai4 | 块 piece / chunk / lump / (measure word for chunks, lumps) |
| kuai4 | 快 fast / quick / swift |
| kun4 nan | 困难 (financial, etc.) difficulty / problem / issue |
| la1 | 拉 to pull / to play (string instruments) / to drag / to draw |
| la | 啦 (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood) / fusion of le + a / follows after 比如 listed examples |
| lai2 | 来 to come |
| lan2 | 蓝 blue |
| lan2 qiu2 | 篮球 basketball |
| lao2 dong4 | 劳动 (physical) labor |
| lao2 jia4 | 劳驾 excuse me |
| lao3 | 老 (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family to indicate affection or familiarity) / old (of people) |
| lao3 shi1 | 老师 teacher |
| le | 了 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) |
| liao3 | 了 to know / to understand / to know |
| lei2 | 累 cumbersome |
| lei4 | 累 implicate / tired |
| lei3 | 累 accumulate |
| leng3 | 冷 cold |
| li2 | 离 to leave / to depart / to go away / from |
| li2 kai1 | 离开 to depart / to leave |
| li3 | 里 inside / internal / interior / village / Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km) |
| li3 bian1 | 里边 (n) inside |
| li3 wu4 | 礼物 gift / present |
| li4 shi3 | 历史 history |
| li4 yong4 | 利用 exploit / make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize |
| li4 ru2 | 例如 for example / for instance / such as |
| li4 ke4 | 立刻 forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once |
| liang3 | 俩 craft / cunning |
| lia3 | 俩 (a numeral-measure word) two / both |
| lian2 xi4 | 联系 connection / contact / relation / contact / (in) touch (with) / to integrate / to link |
| lian3 | 脸 face |
| lian4 xi2 | 练习 exercise / drill |
| liang2 kuai | 凉快 nice and cold / pleasantly cool |
| liang3 | 两 both / two / ounce / some / a few / tael |
| liang4 | 辆 (a measure word for vehicles) |
| liang4 | 亮 light / bright |
| liao3 jie3 | 了解 understand / come to understand / find out |
| ling2 | 零 remnant / zero |
| ling3 dao3 | 领导 lead / leading / to lead / leadership |
| liu2 | 留 leave (message) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve |
| liu2 nian4 | 留念 keep as a souvenir |
| liu2 xue2 sheng1 | 留学生 student studying abroad / (foreign) exchange student |
| liu2 | 流 to flow / to spread / to circulate / to move |
| liu4 | 六 six / 6 |
| lou2 | 楼 house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor |
| lu4 | 路 (surname) / road / path / way |
| lu4 yin1 | 录音 (sound) recording |
| lv3 xing2 | 旅行 travel |
| lv4 | 绿 green / chlorine |
| luan4 | 乱 in confusion / disorderly |
| ma1 ma | 妈妈 mama / mommy / mother |
| ma2 fan | 麻烦 trouble / troublesome |
| ma3 | 马 horse / horse chess piece |
| ma3 shang4 | 马上 at once / right away / immediately |
| ma | 嘛 (a modal particle) |
| ma | 吗 (question tag) |
| mai3 | 买 buy |
| mai4 | 卖 to sell |
| man3 | 满 Manchurian / to fill / to fulfill / filled / packed |
| man3 yi4 | 满意 to be satisfied / to be pleased / satisfied / pleased |
| man4 | 慢 slow |
| mang2 | 忙 busy |
| mao2 | 毛 hair / pore / fur / surname / measure word for jiao (0.1 yuan) / dime |
| mao4 zi | 帽子 hat / cap |
| mei2 | 没 (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not |
| mei2 guan1 xi | 没关系 it doesn't matter |
| mei2 yi4 si | 没意思 (idiom) unable to put forward an opinion; have no idea / (adj) not interesting; boring / (adj) not worth talking about |
| mei2 you3 | 没有 haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be |
| mei3 | 每 each / every |
| mei4 mei | 妹妹 younger sister |
| men2 | 门 opening / door / gate / doorway / gateway / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) |
| men2 kou3 | 门口 doorway / gate |
| men | 们 (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) |
| mi3 | 米 (measure word) meter / rice |
| mi3 fan4 | 米饭 (cooked) rice |
| mian4 bao1 | 面包 bread |
| mian4 tiao2 er | 面条儿 (n) noodles |
| min2 zu2 | 民族 nationality / ethnic group |
| ming2 nian2 | 明年 next year |
| ming2 tian1 | 明天 tomorrow |
| ming2 zi | 名字 (a person's) name |
| mu3 qin1 | 母亲 mother (formal) |
| mu4 qian2 | 目前 at the present time / currently |
| na2 | 拿 to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| na3 | 哪 how / which |
| na3 li | 哪里 where / wherever |
| na4 | 那 that / those |
| na4 ge | 那个 that one |
| na4 li | 那里 there / that place |
| na4 me | 那么 like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case |
| na4 xie1 | 那些 those |
| na4 yang4 | 那样 that kind / that sort |
| ne | 呐 (final part.) |
| nan2 | 南 south |
| nan2 bian1 | 南边 (n) location to the south |
| nan2 | 男 male |
| nan2 | 难 difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good |
| ne | 呢 (question particle for subjects already mentioned) |
| nei4 | 内 inside / inner / internal / within / interior |
| nei4 rong2 | 内容 content / substance / details |
| neng2 | 能 can / may / capable / energy / able |
| neng2 gou4 | 能够 be capable of / can / is able |
| ng4 | 嗯 exclamation |
| ni3 | 你 you |
| ni3 men | 你们 you (plural) |
| nian2 | 年 year |
| nian2 ji2 | 年级 grade |
| nian2 ji4 | 年纪 age |
| nian2 qing1 | 年轻 young |
| nian4 | 念 to read aloud |
| nin2 | 您 you (formal) |
| niu2 | 牛 ox / cow / bull |
| niu2 nai3 | 牛奶 cow's milk |
| nong2 cun1 | 农村 rural area / village |
| nong2 min2 | 农民 peasant |
| nong2 ye4 | 农业 agriculture / farming |
| nu3 li4 | 努力 great effort / strive / try hard |
| nv3 | 女 female / woman |
| nv3 er2 | 女儿 daughter |
| nuan3 huo | 暖和 warm |
| pa2 | 爬 crawl / climb |
| pa4 | 怕 to be afraid / to fear |
| pai1 | 拍 to clap / to pat / to beat / to hit / to slap / to take (a picture) |
| pai2 qiu2 | 排球 volleyball |
| pai4 | 派 clique / school / group / faction / to dispatch |
| pang2 bian1 | 旁边 lateral / side |
| pao3 | 跑 to run / to escape |
| pao3 bu4 | 跑步 to walk quickly / to march / to run |
| peng2 you | 朋友 friend |
| peng4 | 碰 to touch / to meet with / to bump |
| pi1 ping2 | 批评 to criticize / criticism |
| pi2 jiu3 | 啤酒 beer |
| pian1 | 篇 sheet / piece of writing / (a measure word) / chapter / article |
| pian2 yi | 便宜 inexpensive |
| pian4 | 片 disc / sheet |
| piao4 liang | 漂亮 pretty / beautiful |
| piao4 | 票 bank note / ticket |
| ping2 guo3 | 苹果 apple |
| ping2 | 瓶 bottle / (a measure word) / vase / pitcher |
| po4 | 破 to break / to split / broken / damaged / worn out |
| qi1 | 七 seven / 7 |
| qi2 | 骑 to ride (an animal or bike) / to sit astride |
| qi3 | 起 to rise / to raise / to get up / measure word for cases or unpredictable events |
| qi3 chuang2 | 起床 to get up |
| qi3 lai | 起来 beginning or continuing an action / upward movement / stand up |
| qi4 che1 | 汽车 car / automobile |
| qi4 shui3 | 汽水 soda / pop |
| qian1 bi3 | 铅笔 (lead) pencil |
| qian1 | 千 thousand |
| qian2 | 钱 (surname) / coin / money |
| qian2 | 前 before / in front / ago / former / previous / earlier / front |
| qian2 bian1 | 前边 (n) the area in front of sth |
| qian3 | 浅 shallow |
| qiang2 | 墙 wall |
| qiao2 | 桥 bridge |
| qing1 nian2 | 青年 youth |
| qing1 | 轻 light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / soft |
| qing1 chu | 清楚 clear / clearly understood / distinct |
| qing2 | 晴 clear / fine (weather) |
| qing2 kuang4 | 情况 circumstances / state of affairs / situation |
| qing3 | 请 to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal, etc) / to request |
| qing3 jia4 | 请假 ask for time off |
| qing3 wen4 | 请问 may I ask... |
| qiu1 | 秋 autumn / fall / harvest time / a swing |
| qiu1 tian1 | 秋天 autumn |
| qiu2 | 球 ball / sphere |
| qu3 de2 | 取得 to acquire / to get / to obtain |
| qu4 | 去 to go / to leave / to remove |
| qu4 nian2 | 去年 last year |
| quan2 | 全 all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| quan2 bu4 | 全部 whole / entire / complete |
| quan2 ti3 | 全体 all / entire |
| que4 shi2 | 确实 indeed / really / reliable / real / true |
| ran2 hou4 | 然后 after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards |
| rang4 | 让 to ask / to let / permit / have (someone do something) / to yield / to allow |
| re4 | 热 heat / to heat up / fervent / hot (of weather) / warm up |
| re4 qing2 | 热情 cordial / enthusiastic / passion / passionate / passionately |
| ren2 | 人 man / person / people |
| ren2 men | 人们 people |
| ren2 min2 | 人民 (the) people |
| ren4 he2 | 任何 any / whatever / whichever / whatsoever |
| ren4 shi | 认识 be acquainted with (a person) / to know / to be familiar with / to recognize |
| ren4 wei2 | 认为 to believe / to think / to consider / to feel |
| ren4 zhen1 | 认真 earnest / serious / take seriously / take to heart |
| ri4 | 日 Japan / day / sun / date / day of the month |
| ri4 zi | 日子 a (calendar) date / days of (someone's) life / day / date |
| rong2 yi4 | 容易 easy / likely / liable (to) |
| rou4 | 肉 meat / flesh |
| san1 | 三 three / 3 |
| san4 bu4 | 散步 to take a walk / to go for a walk |
| shan1 | 山 mountain / hill |
| shang1 dian4 | 商店 store / shop |
| shang4 | 上 on / on top / upon / first (of two parts) / previous or last (week, etc.) / upper / higher / above / previous / to climb / to go into / above / to go up |
| shang4 | 上 on / on top / upon / first (of two parts) / previous or last (week, etc.) / upper / higher / above / previous / to climb / to go into / above / to go up |
| shang4 bian | 上边 upside |
| shang4 ke4 | 上课 to attend class |
| shang4 lai2 | 上来 (v) come up / (v) approach / used after verb to indicate success |
| shang4 qu4 | 上去 (v) go upwards |
| shang4 wu3 | 上午 morning |
| shang4 xue2 | 上学 to go to school / to attend school |
| shao3 | 少 few / little / lack |
| she4 hui4 | 社会 society |
| shen1 ti3 | 身体 (human) body / health |
| shen1 | 深 deep / profound |
| shen2 me | 什么 what? / who? / something / anything |
| sheng1 | 声 sound / voice / (a measure word, used for sounds) / tone / noise |
| sheng1 diao4 | 声调 tone / note |
| sheng1 yin1 | 声音 voice / sound |
| sheng1 chan3 | 生产 to produce / manufacture |
| sheng1 ci2 | 生词 new word |
| sheng1 huo2 | 生活 life / activity / to live |
| sheng1 ri4 | 生日 birthday |
| sheng3 | 省 frugal / save / to omit / to leave out / to save (money) / province |
| sheng4 | 剩 have as remainder |
| sheng4 li4 | 胜利 victory |
| shi1 fu | 师傅 master / a qualified worker |
| shi2 | 十 ten / 10 |
| shi2 fen1 | 十分 fully / completely / very |
| shi2 hou | 时候 time / length of time / moment / period |
| shi2 jian1 | 时间 time / period |
| shi2 tang2 | 食堂 dining hall |
| shi2 jian4 | 实践 to practice / to put into practice / to fulfill |
| shi2 xian4 | 实现 to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about |
| shi3 yong4 | 使用 to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| shi4 jie4 | 世界 world |
| shi4 | 事 matter / thing / item / work / affair |
| shi4 qing | 事情 affair / matter / thing / business |
| shi4 | 是 is / are / am / yes / to be |
| shi4 | 市 market / city |
| shi4 | 试 to test / to try / experiment / examination / test |
| shou1 | 收 to receive / to accept / to collect / in care of (used on address line after name) |
| shou1 shi | 收拾 to put in order / to tidy up |
| shou3 | 手 hand / convenient |
| shou3 biao3 | 手表 wrist watch |
| shou3 du1 | 首都 capital (city) |
| shu1 | 输 to transport / to lose |
| shu1 fu | 舒服 comfortable |
| shu1 | 书 book / letter |
| shu2 | 熟 familiar / skilled / ripe / done / ripe / cooked |
| shu3 | 数 to count |
| shu4 | 树 tree |
| shu4 xue2 | 数学 mathematic / mathematics |
| shuang1 | 双 two / double / pair / both |
| shui2 | 谁 who |
| shui3 | 水 water / river |
| shui3 guo3 | 水果 fruit |
| shui3 ping2 | 水平 level (of achievement, etc.) / standard / horizontal |
| shui4 | 睡 to sleep |
| shui4 jiao4 | 睡觉 to go to bed / to go to sleep |
| shuo1 | 说 to speak / to say |
| shuo1 ming2 | 说明 to explain / to illustrate / explanation / directions / caption |
| si1 xiang3 | 思想 thought / thinking / idea |
| si3 | 死 to die / inpassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid |
| si4 | 四 four / 4 |
| song4 | 送 to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send |
| su4 she4 | 宿舍 dormitory / living quarters / hostel |
| suan1 | 酸 sour / sore / ache / acid |
| suan4 | 算 regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute |
| sui1 ran2 | 虽然 although / even though |
| sui4 | 岁 year / years old / (a measure word) |
| suo3 yi3 | 所以 therefore / as a result / so |
| suo3 you3 | 所有 all / to have / to possess / to own |
| ta1 | 他 he / him |
| ta1 men | 他们 they |
| ta1 | 它 it |
| ta1 men | 它们 they (for inanimate objects) |
| ta1 | 她 she |
| ta1 men | 她们 they / them (for females) |
| tai2 | 抬 to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry |
| tai4 | 太 highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| tai4 yang2 | 太阳 sun |
| tai4 du | 态度 manner / bearing / attitude / approach |
| tan2 | 谈 to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss / (surname) |
| tang1 | 汤 (surname) / soup |
| tang2 | 糖 sugar / sweets / candy |
| tang3 | 躺 to recline / to lie down |
| tao3 lun4 | 讨论 to discuss / to talk over |
| te4 bie2 | 特别 especially / special / particular / unusual |
| teng2 | 疼 (it) hurts / love fondly / ache / pain / sore |
| ti1 | 踢 kick / play (football or soccer) |
| ti2 | 提 to carry / to lift / to put forward / (upwards character stroke) / lifting (brush stroke in painting) / to mention |
| ti2 gao1 | 提高 raise / increase |
| ti3 yu4 | 体育 physical culture / physical training / sports |
| tian1 | 天 day / sky / heaven |
| tian1 qi4 | 天气 weather |
| tiao2 | 条 measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article |
| tiao2 jian4 | 条件 condition / prerequisite / factor |
| tiao4 | 跳 jump / hop / skip (a grade) / to leap / to bounce / to beat |
| tiao4 wu3 | 跳舞 to dance |
| ting1 | 听 listen / hear / obey |
| ting1 jian4 | 听见 hear |
| ting1 shuo1 | 听说 to hear told |
| ting1 xie3 | 听写 dictate / dictation |
| ting2 | 停 to stop / to halt |
| ting3 | 挺 be straight and stiff / rather (good) / quite / very |
| tong1 | 通 go through / know well / to connect / to communicate / open |
| tong1 guo4 | 通过 by means of / through / via / to adopt / to pass through / to get through / to switch over |
| tong1 zhi1 | 通知 notify / inform / notice / notification |
| tong2 shi2 | 同时 at the same time / simultaneously |
| tong2 xue2 | 同学 (fellow) classmate |
| tong2 yi4 | 同意 to agree / to consent / to approve |
| tong2 zhi4 | 同志 comrade |
| tong4 kuai | 痛快 jolly |
| tou2 | 头 head |
| tu1 ran2 | 突然 sudden / abrupt / unexpected |
| tu2 shu1 guan3 | 图书馆 library |
| tuan2 jie2 | 团结 (hold a) rally / join forces |
| tui1 | 推 push / refuse (responsibility) / shove |
| tui3 | 腿 leg |
| tui4 | 退 retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw |
| tuo1 | 脱 to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from |
| wa4 zi | 袜子 socks / stockings |
| wai4 | 外 outside / in addition / foreign / external |
| wai4 bian | 外边 (n) outside / (n) exterior surface / (n) place other than one's home town |
| wai4 guo2 | 外国 foreign (country) |
| wai4 yu3 | 外语 foreign language |
| wan2 | 完 to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire |
| wan2 cheng2 | 完成 complete / accomplish |
| wan2 quan2 | 完全 complete / whole / totally / entirely |
| wan2 er | 玩儿 to play |
| wan3 | 碗 bowl / cup |
| wan3 | 晚 evening / night / late |
| wan3 fan4 | 晚饭 supper |
| wan3 hui4 | 晚会 evening party |
| wan3 shang | 晚上 in the evening |
| wan4 | 万 Wan (surname) / ten thousand / a great number |
| wang3 | 往 to go (in a direction) / past / previous / towards |
| wang4 | 忘 to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
| wei1 xian3 | 危险 danger / dangerous |
| wei2 | 为 act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become |
| wei4 | 为 because of / for / to |
| wei3 da4 | 伟大 great / mighty / large |
| wei4 | 喂 to feed |
| wei4 | 喂 (interjection) hello / to feed (someone or some animal) / hey / telephone greeting |
| wei4 | 位 position / location / (measure word for persons) / place / seat |
| wei4 le | 为了 in order to / for the purpose of / so as to |
| wei4 shen2 me | 为什么 why / for what reason |
| wen2 hua4 | 文化 culture / civilization / cultural |
| wen2 xue2 | 文学 literature |
| wen2 xue2 jia1 | 文学家 writer / man of letters |
| wen2 yi4 | 文艺 literature and art |
| wen2 zhang1 | 文章 article / essay |
| wen4 | 问 to ask |
| wen4 hao3 | 问好 say hello to / send one's regards to |
| wen4 ti2 | 问题 question / problem / issue / topic |
| wo3 | 我 I / me / myself |
| wo3 men | 我们 we / us / ourselves |
| wo4 shou3 | 握手 to shake hands |
| wu1 zi | 屋子 house / room |
| wu3 | 五 five / 5 |
| wu3 fan4 | 午饭 lunch |
| wu4 li3 | 物理 physics / physical |
| xi1 | 西 west |
| xi1 bian1 | 西边 (n) west side; to the west of |
| xi1 wang4 | 希望 to wish for / to desire / to hope |
| xi2 guan4 | 习惯 habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to |
| xi3 huan | 喜欢 to like / to be fond of |
| xi3 | 洗 to wash / to bathe / to launder |
| xi3 zao3 | 洗澡 bathe / shower |
| xi4 | 系 trad variant of 系 |
| xi4 | 系 be / connection / relation / tie up / bind |
| xi4 | 系 be / system / to tie / department / faculty |
| xi4 | 系 connect / to tie |
| xi4 | 细 fine / minutely / thin / slender |
| xia4 | 下 under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter |
| xia4 bian1 | 下边 (n) under |
| xia4 ke4 | 下课 class is over |
| xia4 lai | 下来 to come down from a higher location / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) / ((lit.&fig.) indicating a motion down toward) |
| xia4 qu | 下去 go down (descend) / go on (continue) |
| xia4 wu3 | 下午 afternoon |
| xia4 | 夏 summer / Xia (proper name) / the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC |
| xia4 tian1 | 夏天 summer |
| xian1 | 先 early / prior / former / in advance / first |
| xian1 sheng | 先生 sir / mister / teacher / (title of respect) |
| xian4 dai4 | 现代 modern times / modern age / modern era / Hyundai, South Korean company |
| xian4 zai4 | 现在 modern / current / present / at present / now / nowadays |
| xiang1 xin4 | 相信 be convinced (that something is true) / believe / to accept sth. as true |
| xiang1 | 香 fragrant / incense / (of food) savory / appetizing / sweet / scented / popular |
| xiang1 jiao1 | 香蕉 banana |
| xiang3 | 想 to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss |
| xiang3 | 响 to make a sound / to sound / to ring / (a measure word for sound) / loud |
| xiang4 | 像 (look) like / similar (to) / appearance / to appear / to seem / image / portrait / resemble / seem |
| xiang4 | 向 direction / part / side / towards / to / guide / opposite to |
| xiao1 xi | 消息 news / information |
| xiao3 | 小 small / tiny / few / young |
| xiao3 jie | 小姐 young lady / miss |
| xiao3 shi2 | 小时 hour |
| xiao4 | 笑 laugh / smile |
| xie1 | 些 some / few / several / (a measure word) |
| xie2 | 鞋 shoe |
| xie3 | 写 to write |
| xie4 xie | 谢谢 to thank |
| xin1 ku3 | 辛苦 hard / exhausting / with much toil |
| xin1 | 新 meso- (chem.) / new / newly |
| xin1 nian2 | 新年 New Year |
| xin1 wen2 | 新闻 news |
| xin1 | 心 heart / mind |
| xin4 | 信 letter / true / to believe / sign / evidence |
| xin4 feng1 | 信封 envelope |
| xing1 qi1 | 星期 week |
| xing1 qi1 ri4 | 星期日 Sunday |
| xing2 | 行 all right / capable / competent / OK / okay / to go / to do / to travel / temporary / to walk / to go / will do |
| xing4 fu2 | 幸福 blessed / happiness / happy |
| xing4 | 姓 surname / family name / name |
| xiu1 xi | 休息 rest / to rest |
| xu1 yao4 | 需要 to need / to want / to demand / needs / to require |
| xu3 duo1 | 许多 many / a lot of / much |
| xue2 | 学 learn / study / science / -ology |
| xue2 sheng | 学生 student |
| xue2 xi2 | 学习 to learn / to study |
| xue2 xiao4 | 学校 school |
| xue2 yuan4 | 学院 college / educational institute / school / faculty |
| xue3 | 雪 snow |
| ya | 呀 (final part.) |
| yan2 jiu1 | 研究 research |
| yan2 se4 | 颜色 color |
| yan3 jing | 眼睛 eye |
| yan3 chu1 | 演出 (acting) play / perform |
| yan4 hui4 | 宴会 banquet |
| yan4 hui4 | 宴会 banquet / feast / dinner party |
| yang2 | 羊 (surname) / sheep |
| yang4 zi | 样子 manner / air / looks / aspect |
| yao1 qiu2 | 要求 request / require / stake a claim (to something) / to ask / to demand |
| yao4 | 药 medicine / drug / cure |
| yao4 | 要 important / vital / to want / to be going to / must |
| yao4 shi | 要是 if |
| ye3 | 也 also / too |
| ye3 xu3 | 也许 perhaps / maybe |
| ye4 | 页 page / leaf |
| ye4 | 夜 night |
| yi1 | 一 one / 1 / single / a(n) |
| yi1 ding4 | 一定 surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent, etc.) / given / particular |
| yi2 gong4 | 一共 altogether |
| yi1 hui4 er | 一会儿 a while |
| yi1 kuai4 er | 一块儿 (adv) together / (n) at the same location |
| yi1 qie4 | 一切 everything |
| yi2 xiar4 | 一下儿 a little bit / a little while |
| yi1 yang4 | 一样 same / like / equal to / the same as / just like |
| yi1 ban1 | 一般 same / ordinary / common / general / generally / in general |
| yi1 dian3 er | 一点儿 a bit / a little |
| yi1 qi3 | 一起 together |
| yi4 xie1 | 一些 some / a few / a little |
| yi4 zhi2 | 一直 continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along |
| yi1 sheng1 | 医生 doctor |
| yi1 yuan4 | 医院 hospital |
| yi1 fu | 衣服 clothes |
| yi3 zi | 椅子 chair |
| yi3 jing1 | 已经 already |
| yi3 hou4 | 以后 after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| yi3 qian2 | 以前 before / formerly / previous |
| yi3 wei2 | 以为 to believe / to think / to consider erroneously |
| yi4 shu4 | 艺术 art |
| yi4 | 亿 a hundred million / calculate |
| yi4 jian4 | 意见 idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint |
| yi4 si | 意思 idea / opinion / meaning |
| yi4 yi4 | 意义 meaning / significance |
| yin1 wei4 | 因为 because / owing to / on account of |
| yin1 yue4 | 音乐 music |
| yin1 | 阴 (of weather) overcast / Yin / feminine / moon / cloudy / negative (electric.) / shady |
| yin2 hang2 | 银行 bank |
| ying1 yu3 | 英语 English (language) |
| ying1 gai1 | 应该 ought to / should / must |
| ying2 | 赢 to beat / to win / to profit |
| ying3 xiang3 | 影响 an influence / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb |
| yong3 yuan3 | 永远 forever / eternal |
| yong4 | 用 to use |
| you2 qi2 | 尤其 especially / particularly |
| you2 ju2 | 邮局 post office |
| you2 piao4 | 邮票 (postage) stamp |
| you2 yong3 | 游泳 swim |
| you3 | 有 to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be |
| you3 de | 有的 (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| you3 ming2 | 有名 famous / well-known |
| you3 shi2 hou | 有时候 sometimes |
| you3 xie1 | 有些 some / somewhat |
| you3 yi4 si | 有意思 interesting |
| you3 hao3 | 友好 friendly (relations) |
| you3 yi4 | 友谊 companionship / fellowship / friendship |
| you4 | 右 right (-hand) |
| you4 | 又 (once) again / also / both... and... / again |
| yu2 | 鱼 fish |
| yu2 kuai4 | 愉快 cheerful / cheerily / delightful / pleasant / pleasantly / pleasing / happy / delighted |
| yu3 | 雨 rain |
| yu3 fa3 | 语法 grammar |
| yu3 yan2 | 语言 (spoken) language |
| yu4 dao4 | 遇到 to meet / to run into / to come across |
| yu4 xi2 | 预习 to prepare a lesson |
| yuan2 | 元 Chinese monetary unit / dollar / primary / first / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368 AD) |
| yuan2 lai2 | 原来 original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so... actually |
| yuan2 liang4 | 原谅 to excuse / to forgive / to pardon |
| yuan2 | 圆 circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) / tactful / to justify |
| yuan3 | 远 far / distant / remote |
| yuan4 yi4 | 愿意 to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| yue4 | 月 moon / month |
| yue4 liang | 月亮 moon |
| yue4 qiu2 | 月球 (the) Moon |
| yun2 | 云 cloud / (abbr.) for Yunnan / surname |
| yun4 dong4 | 运动 movement / campaign / sports |
| zai4 | 再 again / once more / re- / second / another |
| zai4 jian4 | 再见 good bye |
| zai4 | 在 (located) at / in / exist |
| zan2 | 咱 we (incl.) |
| zan2 men | 咱们 we (including the person spoken to) |
| zang1 | 脏 dirty / filthy |
| zao3 | 早 early / morning |
| zao3 chen2 | 早晨 early morning |
| zao3 fan4 | 早饭 breakfast |
| zen3 me | 怎么 how? / what? / why? |
| zen3 me yang4 | 怎么样 how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| zen3 yang4 | 怎样 how / why |
| zeng1 jia1 | 增加 to raise / to increase |
| zhan3 lan3 | 展览 to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show |
| zhan4 | 占 to occupy / to constitute / to make up / to account for |
| zhan4 | 站 station / to stand / to halt / to stop |
| zhang1 | 张 (measure word for flat objects) / (surname) / open up / spread / sheet of paper |
| chang2 | 长 length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| zhang3 | 长 chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop |
| zhang3 wo4 | 掌握 grasp |
| zhao2 ji2 | 着急 worry / feel anxious |
| zhao3 | 找 to try to find / to look for / to call on (sb) / to find / to seek / to return / to look for / to give change |
| zhao4 gu | 照顾 take (good) care of / show some consideration / to attend to / to look after |
| zhao4 xiang4 | 照相 take a photograph |
| zhe4 | 这 this / these |
| zhe4 ge | 这个 this / this one |
| zhe4 li3 | 这里 here |
| zhe4 me | 这么 so much / this much / this way / like this |
| zhe4 xie1 | 这些 these |
| zhe4 yang4 | 这样 this (kind of, sort of) / this way / such / like this / such |
| zhe | 着 -ing part. (indicates an action in progress) / part. coverb-forming after some verbs |
| zhen1 | 真 real / true / genuine |
| zhen1 zheng4 | 真正 real / true / genuine |
| zheng3 qi2 | 整齐 tidy / neat |
| zheng4 | 正 just (right) / main / upright / straight / correct / principle |
| zheng1 | 正 Chinese 1st month of year |
| zheng4 que4 | 正确 correct / proper |
| zheng4 zai4 | 正在 in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing) |
| zheng4 fu3 | 政府 government |
| zheng4 zhi4 | 政治 politics / political |
| zhi3 | 只 only / merely / just / but |
| zhi1 | 只 (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only |
| zhi1 | 支 (a measure word) / to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money |
| zhi1 dao | 知道 know / be aware of |
| zhi1 shi | 知识 intellectual / knowledge-related / knowledge |
| zhi1 jian1 | 之间 between / among / inter- |
| zhi3 | 指 finger / to point / to direct / to indicate |
| zhi3 hao3 | 只好 to have to / to be forced to |
| zhi3 | 纸 paper |
| zhong1 | 中 within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese |
| zhong4 | 中 hit (the mark) |
| zhong1 jian1 | 中间 between / intermediate / mid / middle |
| zhong1 wen2 | 中文 Chinese language |
| zhong1 wu3 | 中午 noon / midday |
| zhong1 xue2 | 中学 middle school |
| zhong1 | 钟 clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell |
| zhong1 tou2 | 钟头 hour |
| zhong3 | 种 kind / type / race / breed / seed / species (taxonomy) |
| chong2 | 重 to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer |
| zhong4 | 重 heavy / serious |
| zhong4 yao4 | 重要 important / significant / major |
| zhou1 | 周 cycle / week |
| zhou1 wei2 | 周围 surroundings / environment |
| zhou1 wei2 | 周围 encompass / surrounding |
| zhu1 | 猪 hog / pig / swine |
| zhu3 yao4 | 主要 main / principal / major / primary |
| zhu3 yi | 主意 plan / idea / decision |
| zhu4 | 住 to live / to dwell / to reside / to stop |
| zhu4 yi4 | 注意 take note of / (pay) attention (to) |
| zhu4 | 祝 invoke / pray to / wish / to express good wishes |
| zhuang1 | 装 adornment / adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix |
| zhun3 bei4 | 准备 preparation / prepare |
| zhuo1 zi | 桌子 table / desk |
| zi4 ji3 | 自己 self / (reflexive pronoun) / own |
| zi4 xing2 che1 | 自行车 bicycle |
| zi4 | 字 letter / symbol / character / word |
| zong3 shi4 | 总是 always |
| zou3 | 走 to walk / to go / to move |
| zu2 qiu2 | 足球 football / soccer |
| zu3 guo2 | 祖国 homeland / motherland |
| zu3 zhi1 | 组织 organization |
| zui3 | 嘴 mouth |
| zui4 | 最 (the) most / -est |
| zui4 chu1 | 最初 first / primary / initial |
| zui4 hou4 | 最后 final / last / finally / ultimate |
| zui4 jin4 | 最近 recent / recently / soon |
| zuo2 tian1 | 昨天 yesterday |
| zuo3 | 左 left |
| zuo4 | 做 to do / to make / to produce |
| zuo4 | 作 to regard as / to take (somebody) for / to do / to make |
| zuo4 ye4 | 作业 school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / to operate |
| zuo4 | 坐 to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc.) |
| zuo4 | 座 seat / base / stand / measure word for large, solid things |
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