| Term | Definition |
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| 啊 | á an interjection / to express doubt or to question / to show realization / to stress |
| 啊 | à oh (interjection) |
| 啊 | ǎ (interj. for surprise) |
| 啊 | ā (interj.) / ah |
| 啊 | a (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent) |
| 啊 | á an interjection / to express doubt or to question / to show realization / to stress |
| 啊 | à oh (interjection) |
| 啊 | ǎ (interj. for surprise) |
| 啊 | ā (interj.) / ah |
| 啊 | a (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent) |
| 矮 | ǎi short (not tall) |
| 爱 | ài to love / affection / to be fond of / to like |
| 爱人 | ài ren spouse / husband / wife / sweetheart |
| 安静 | ān jìng quiet / peaceful / calm |
| 安排 | ān pái to arrange / to plan / to set up |
| 八 | bā eight / 8 |
| 把 | bà handle |
| 把 | bǎ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of |
| 把 | bà handle |
| 把 | bǎ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of |
| 爸爸 | bà ba (informal) father |
| 吧 | ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) / ...right? / ...OK? |
| 吧 | bā (onomat.) / dumb |
| 白 | bái white / snowy / empty / blank / bright / clear / plain / pure / gratuitous |
| 百 | bǎi hundred |
| 摆 | bǎi pendulum / to place / to display / to swing / to oscillate / to show / to move / to exhibit |
| 班 | bān team / class / rank / squad / a work shift / a measure word / (a surname) |
| 搬 | bān remove / transport / move / shift |
| 半 | bàn half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half / half |
| 半天 | bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while |
| 办 | bàn to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ means / method / way (to do something) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì office |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù assistance / aid / to help / to assist |
| 饱 | bǎo to eat till full / satisfied |
| 抱 | bào to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug or embrace / surround / cherish |
| 报 | bào to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge |
| 杯 | bēi cup / a measure word |
| 杯子 | bēi zi cup / glass |
| 北 | běi north |
| 北边 | běi biān (n) location to the north |
| 倍 | bèi (two, three, etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply |
| 被 | bèi by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses) / to cover / to wear |
| 本 | běn roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / (a measure word for books, periodicals, files, etc.) |
| 本子 | běn zi book / notebook / edition |
| 比 | bì associate with / be near |
| 比 | bǐ "(particle used for comparison and ""-er than"") / to compare / to contrast / to gesture (with hands) / ratio" |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào compare / contrast / fairly / comparatively / relatively / quite / rather |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài [athletic or other] competition / match |
| 笔 | bǐ pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / measure word for sums of money, deals |
| 必须 | bì xū to have to / must |
| 边 | biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary |
| 变 | biàn to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |
| 变成 | biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become |
| 变化 | biàn huà change / vary |
| 遍 | biàn a time / everywhere / turn / all over / one time |
| 表 | biǎo surface / exterior / to watch / to show / express / an example / a list or table / a meter / a watch / chart / external |
| 表示 | biǎo shì to express / to show / to say / to state / to indicate |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn expression / manifestation / show / display / manifest / to show (off) / to display / performance (at work etc.) |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn perform / act / play / show / performance / exhibition / demonstrate |
| 表扬 | biǎo yáng to praise / to commend |
| 别 | biè contrary / difficult / awkward |
| 别 | bié leave / depart / separate / distinguish / classify / other / another / do not / must not / to pin |
| 别的 | bié de else / other |
| 别人 | bié rén other people / others / other person |
| 病 | bìng ailment / sickness / illness / disease / fall ill / sick / defect |
| 不错 | bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good |
| 不但 | bù dàn not only (... but also...) |
| 不要 | bù yào don't! / must not |
| 不用 | bù yòng need not |
| 不 | bù (negative prefix) / not / no |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after |
| 不如 | bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to |
| 不同 | bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 布 | bù to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth |
| 布 | bù to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth |
| 部分 | bù fen part / share / section / piece |
| 擦 | cā to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish |
| 才 | cái just / not until |
| 才 | cái ability / talent / endowment / gift / an expert / only (then) / only if / just |
| 菜 | cài dish (type of food) / vegetables |
| 参观 | cān guān to look around / to inspect / visit and observe |
| 参加 | cān jiā to participate / to take part / to join |
| 操场 | cāo chǎng playground / sports field |
| 草 | cǎo grass / straw / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / manuscript / hasty |
| 层 | céng a measure word for layers / laminated / repeated / floor / story (of a building) / layer / (math.) sheaf |
| 茶 | chá tea / tea plant |
| 查 | zhā (surname) |
| 查 | chá to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to search |
| 差 | chāi send / a messenger / a mission / to commission |
| 差 | chà differ from / short of / to lack / poor |
| 差 | chā difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake |
| 差 | cī uneven |
| 常 | cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant |
| 常常 | cháng cháng frequently / usually / often |
| 长 | zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop |
| 长 | cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| 场 | chǎng a courtyard / open space / place / field / a measure word for competitions or wars |
| 唱 | chàng sing / to call loudly / to chant |
| 朝 | cháo to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea |
| 朝 | zhāo morning |
| 车 | jū vehicle on land |
| 车 | chē car / a vehicle / machine / to shape with a lathe |
| 车站 | chē zhàn (bus) station |
| 城 | chéng city walls / city / town |
| 城市 | chéng shì city / town |
| 成 | chéng finish / complete / accomplish / become / turn into / win / succeed / one tenth |
| 成绩 | chéng jì achievement / performance records / grades |
| 吃 | jí stammer |
| 吃 | chī eat / eradicate / destroy / receive |
| 吃 | chī eat |
| 迟到 | chí dào to arrive late |
| 抽 | chōu to draw out / to smoke (cigarettes) / to pump |
| 出 | chū 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) |
| 出发 | chū fā to start out / to set off |
| 出来 | chū lai to come out / to emerge |
| 出去 | chū qù (v) go out |
| 出现 | chū xiàn to appear / to arise / to emerge |
| 出租汽车 | chū zū qì chē taxi / cab |
| 穿 | chuān to bore through / pierce / perforate / penetrate / pass through / to dress / to wear / to put on / to thread |
| 船 | chuán a boat / vessel / ship |
| 窗 | chuāng shutter / window |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu window |
| 床 | chuáng bed / couch / (a measure word) |
| 床 | chuáng bed / couch / sofa / bench / chassis / anything shaped like a bed / two sets of bedding / the ground under a body of water / riverbed |
| 吹 | chuī to blow / blast / puff / boast / brag / end in failure |
| 春 | chūn spring (time) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
| 春天 | chūn tiān spring (season) |
| 磁带 | cí dài magnetic tape |
| 词 | cí works / phrases / classical Chinese poem / word / diction |
| 词典 | cí diǎn dictionary |
| 次 | cì nth / number (of times) / order / sequence / next / second(ary) / (measure word) |
| 从 | zòng second cousin |
| 从 | cōng lax / yielding / unhurried |
| 从 | cóng from / obey / observe / follow |
| 从前 | cóng qián previously / formerly |
| 错 | cuò mistake / error / blunder / fault / cross / uneven / wrong |
| 错误 | cuò wù error / mistake / mistaken |
| 打 | dá dozen |
| 打 | dǎ 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 |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation |
| 大 | dà big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest |
| 大 | dài doctor |
| 大概 | dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about |
| 大家 | dà jiā authority / everyone |
| 大声 | dà shēng loudly / loud |
| 大学 | dà xué university |
| 大夫 | dài fu doctor |
| 戴 | dài to put on / to respect / to bear / to support / wear (glasses, hat, gloves) |
| 带 | dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / to wear / to carry / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise |
| 代表 | dài biǎo representative / delegate / to represent / to stand for |
| 但是 | dàn shì but / however |
| 当 | dàng at or in the very same... / to pawn / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / replace / represent |
| 当 | dāng 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 |
| 当 | dāng 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 |
| 当 | dàng at or in the very same... / to pawn / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / replace / represent |
| 当然 | dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 刀 | dāo knife |
| 倒 | dào upset / turn over / to tip / to pour / to go home / to the contrary / inverted |
| 倒 | dǎo to fall / to collapse / to topple / to change trains or buses / to fail / bankrupt |
| 到 | dào to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive |
| 道 | dào direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk |
| 道理 | dào lǐ reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification |
| 得 | dé obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished |
| 得 | de a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility |
| 得 | děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 得到 | dé dào to get / to obtain / to receive |
| 的 | dì aim / clear |
| 的 | dí really and truly |
| 的 | de (possessive particle) / of |
| 地 | de (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly |
| 地 | dì earth / ground / field / place / land |
| 得 | děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 得 | dé obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished |
| 得 | de a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility |
| 得很 | de hěn very (much, good etc.) |
| 得 | dé obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished |
| 得 | děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 得 | de a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility |
| 灯 | dēng lamp / light |
| 等 | děng class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / wait for / await / et cetera / and so on / after / as soon as / once |
| 等 | děng class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / wait for / await / et cetera / and so on / after / as soon as / once |
| 低 | dī to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / low / to incline / beneath / low |
| 地 | dì earth / ground / field / place / land |
| 地 | de (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly |
| 地方 | dì fang area / place / local |
| 第 | dì "(prefix before a number, for ordering numbers, e.g. ""first"", ""number two"", etc)" |
| 弟弟 | dì di younger brother |
| 点 | diǎn (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant) |
| 点 | diǎn (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant) |
| 点 | diǎn (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant) |
| 点心 | diǎn xīn light refreshments / pastry / Dim Sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert |
| 点钟 | diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock |
| 电 | diàn electric / electricity / electrical |
| 电车 | diàn chē trolleybus |
| 电灯 | diàn dēng electric light |
| 电话 | diàn huà telephone / phone call |
| 电视 | diàn shì television / TV |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng movie / film |
| 掉 | diào to drop / to fall |
| 丢 | diū to lose / to put aside / to throw |
| 东 | dōng east |
| 东边 | dōng biān (n) eastern side |
| 东西 | dōng xī east and west |
| 东西 | dōng xi thing / person |
| 冬 | dōng winter |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān winter |
| 懂 | dǒng to understand / to know |
| 动 | dòng to use / to act / to move / to change |
| 动物 | dòng wù animal |
| 都 | dōu all / both (if two things are involved) / entirely (due to)each / even / already |
| 都 | dū (surname) / metropolis / capital city |
| 读 | dú to read / to study |
| 读 | dòu comma / phrase marked by pause |
| 短 | duǎn lack / short |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn to engage in physical exercise / to toughen / to temper |
| 段 | duàn (surname) / paragraph / section / segment |
| 对 | duì couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right |
| 对 | duì couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / pardon me / forgive me |
| 顿 | dùn a time / jerk / stop / meal / bout / spell / (measure for beating) |
| 多 | duō many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- |
| 多 | duō many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- |
| 多 | duō many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- |
| 多么 | duō me how (wonderful, etc) / what (a great idea, etc) / however (difficult it may be, etc) |
| 多少 | duō shǎo number / amount / somewhat |
| 多少 | duō shao how much / how many / which (number) / as much as |
| 饿 | è to be hungry / hungry |
| 而且 | ér qiě not only ... but also .... / ... as well as ... / moreover / in addition |
| 儿子 | ér zi son |
| 二 | èr two / 2 |
| 发 | fā "to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / measure word for gunshots (""rounds"")" |
| 发 | fà hair |
| 发烧 | fā shāo have a high temperature (from illness) / have a fever |
| 发生 | fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place |
| 发现 | fā xiàn to find / to discover |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand |
| 法语 | fǎ yǔ French (language) |
| 翻 | fān flit about / translate / turn over |
| 翻译 | fān yì translate |
| 反对 | fǎn duì to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition |
| 饭 | fàn food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn restaurant / hotel |
| 方便 | fāng biàn convenient |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ method / way / means |
| 方面 | fāng miàn respect / aspect / field / side |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng direction / orientation / path to follow |
| 房间 | fáng jiān room |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn pay a visit (to) / to access / to interview |
| 放 | fàng to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out |
| 放假 | fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation |
| 非常 | fēi cháng unusual / extraordinary / extreme / very / exceptional |
| 飞 | fēi to fly |
| 飞机 | fēi jī airplane |
| 分 | fèn part |
| 分 | fēn to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) |
| 分 | fèn part |
| 分 | fēn to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) |
| 分之 | fēn zhī (indicating a fraction) |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng minute |
| 丰富 | fēng fù rich / plentiful |
| 封 | fēng to confer / to grant / to seal / (a measure word) |
| 风 | fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner |
| 夫人 | fū ren lady / madam / Mrs. |
| 服务 | fú wù to serve / service |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán waiter / waitress / server |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo to coach / to tutor / to give advise (in study) |
| 复习 | fù xí to revise / to review |
| 复杂 | fù zá complicated / complex |
| 父亲 | fù qīn father |
| 负责 | fù zé in charge of / to be responsible for (sth) |
| 附近 | fù jìn (in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to |
| 该 | gāi that / the above-mentioned / most likely / to deserve / should / ought to / owe |
| 改 | gǎi to change / to alter / to transform / to correct |
| 改变 | gǎi biàn to change / to alter / to transform |
| 干净 | gān jìng clean / neat |
| 感到 | gǎn dào to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that / think that / to move / to affect |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè (express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks |
| 敢 | gǎn dare |
| 干 | gān dry / to concern / shield |
| 干 | gàn to work / to do / to manage |
| 干 | gàn manage / stem |
| 干部 | gàn bù a cadre (i.e. manager, staff, officer, etc.) |
| 刚 | gāng hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly |
| 刚才 | gāng cái (just) a moment ago |
| 钢笔 | gāng bǐ fountain pen |
| 高 | Gāo surname |
| 高 | gāo high / tall |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood |
| 搞 | gǎo to do / to make / to go in for / to set up / to get hold of / to take care of |
| 告诉 | gào su to tell / to inform / to let know |
| 哥哥 | gē ge older brother |
| 歌 | gē song |
| 个 | gè (a measure word) / individual |
| 各 | gè each / every |
| 各种 | gè zhǒng every kind of / all kinds of / various kinds |
| 给 | gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (passive particle) |
| 给 | jǐ to supply / provide |
| 根 | gēn radical (chem.) / root / basis |
| 跟 | gēn to follow / to go with / heel / with / and |
| 更 | gēng to change |
| 更 | gèng more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng factory |
| 工人 | gōng rén worker |
| 工业 | gōng yè industry |
| 工作 | gōng zuò job / work / construction / work / task |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn kilogram |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ kilometer / axiom (logic) |
| 公园 | gōng yuán a public park |
| 够 | gòu to reach / to be enough |
| 姑娘 | gū niang girl |
| 故事 | gù shì narrative / story / tale |
| 刮 | guā to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort |
| 刮 | guā blow (of the wind) |
| 挂 | guà to hang / to put up / to suspend |
| 挂 | guà hang / suspend |
| 关 | guān (surname) / mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve |
| 关系 | guān xi relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / relations / guanxi |
| 关系 | guān xì relations |
| 关心 | guān xīn caring / concerned |
| 馆 | guǎn house / establishment |
| 广播 | guǎng bō broadcast |
| 贵 | guì expensive / noble / your (name) / precious |
| 贵姓 | guì xìng what is your name? |
| 国 | guó country / state / nation |
| 国家 | guó jiā country / nation |
| 过 | guò (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / (surname) / excessively / too- |
| 过 | guò (experienced action marker) / to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / (surname) / excessively / too- |
| 过来 | guò lai to come over / to come up |
| 过来 | guò lái to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of |
| 过去 | guò qu (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by |
| 过去 | guò qu (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by |
| 哈哈 | hā hā (an onomatopoeia for laughing) |
| 还 | hái also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet |
| 还 | huán (surname) / pay back / return |
| 还是 | hái shì or / still / nevertheless |
| 孩子 | hái zi child |
| 海 | hǎi ocean / sea |
| 寒假 | hán jià winter vacation |
| 喊 | hǎn call / cry / to shout |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ Chinese language |
| 汉字 | hàn zì Chinese character, kanji |
| 好 | hào to be fond of |
| 好 | hǎo good / well |
| 好 | hǎo good / well |
| 好 | hào to be fond of |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī tasty / delicious |
| 好处 | hǎo chu benefit / advantage |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn good-looking |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng (v) as if; seem like |
| 号 | háo roar / cry |
| 号 | hào day of a month / (suffix used after) name of a ship / (ordinal) number |
| 喝 | hè shout applause |
| 喝 | hē my goodness / to drink |
| 和 | huò mix together / to blend |
| 和 | huó soft / warm |
| 和 | hú to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards |
| 和 | hé and / together with / with / peace / harmony / union |
| 和 | hè cap (a poem) / respond in singing |
| 合适 | hé shì suitable / fit / decent |
| 河 | hé river |
| 黑 | hēi black / dark |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn blackboard |
| 很 | hěn very / extremely |
| 红 | hóng bonus / popular / red / revolutionary |
| 后 | hòu empress / queen / surname |
| 后 | hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later |
| 后边 | hòu biān back / rear / behind |
| 忽然 | hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden |
| 湖 | hú lake |
| 互相 | hù xiāng each other / mutually / mutual |
| 花 | huā flower / blossom / to spend (money, time) / fancy pattern |
| 花 | huā flower / blossom / to spend (money, time) / fancy pattern |
| 画 | huà draw / picture / painting |
| 画儿 | huar4 picture / drawing / painting |
| 化学 | huà xué chemistry / chemical |
| 话 | huà dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what someone said |
| 坏 | huài bad |
| 坏 | huài bad / spoiled / broken / to break down |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng to welcome / welcome |
| 还 | huán (surname) / pay back / return |
| 还 | hái also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet |
| 换 | huàn change / exchange |
| 黄 | huáng (surname) / sulfur / yellow |
| 回 | huí (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam |
| 回 | huí (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam |
| 回答 | huí dá reply / answer |
| 回来 | huí lai return / come back |
| 回去 | huí qu return / go back |
| 会 | kuài to balance an account / accounting |
| 会 | huì can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association |
| 会 | huì can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association |
| 会 | kuài to balance an account / accounting |
| 会话 | huì huà conversation |
| 活 | huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship |
| 活 | huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship |
| 活动 | huó dòng activity / exercise / behavior |
| 火车 | huǒ chē train |
| 或者 | huò zhě or / possibly / maybe / perhaps |
| 基本 | jī běn basic / fundamental / main |
| 基础 | jī chǔ base / foundation / basis |
| 机场 | jī chǎng airport / management / to manage / to administer |
| 机会 | jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion |
| 机器 | jī qì machine |
| 鸡 | jī fowl / chicken |
| 鸡 | jī chicken / variant of T:雞|S:鸡 |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn (chicken) egg / hen's egg |
| 极了 | jí le extremely / exceedingly |
| 集合 | jí hé congregation / gather / set (set theory) |
| 急 | jí hurried / worried |
| 挤 | jǐ crowded / to squeeze |
| 几 | jī small table |
| 几 | jǐ how much / how many / several / a few |
| 几 | jī almost |
| 技术 | jì shù technology / technique / skill |
| 寄 | jì lodge at / to mail / to send / to entrust / to depend |
| 计划 | jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out |
| 记 | jì to remember / to note / mark / sign / to record |
| 继续 | jì xù to continue / to proceed with / to go on with |
| 家 | jiā furniture / tool |
| 家 | jiā -ist / -er / -ian / home / family / a person engaged in a certain art or profession / measure word for firms or shops |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng family / household |
| 加 | jiā to add / plus |
| 坚持 | jiān chí to continue upholding / to remain committed to / persistence / to persist / to uphold / to insist on / persevere |
| 间 | jiàn interstice / separate |
| 间 | jiān between / among / space / (measure word) |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá inspection / examine |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān simple / not complicated |
| 见 | jiàn to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview |
| 见 | xiàn appear |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn meet / see (someone) |
| 件 | jiàn M for things, clothes / item / component |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng health / healthy |
| 建设 | jiàn shè to build / to construct / construction / constructive |
| 将来 | jiāng lái (the) future |
| 江 | jiāng river |
| 讲 | jiǎng to talk / speech / to speak / to tell / to explain |
| 交 | jiāo to deliver / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / to pay (money) |
| 教 | jiào religion / teaching |
| 教 | jiāo teach |
| 脚 | jiǎo a kick / foot / role |
| 脚 | jué role |
| 角 | jué Chinese musical note / angle / horn |
| 角 | jiǎo angle / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi dumpling |
| 教室 | jiào shì classroom |
| 教育 | jiào yù to educate / to teach / education |
| 叫 | jiào to (be) call(ed) |
| 叫 | jiào to (be) call(ed) |
| 接 | jiē to extend / to connect / to receive / to get / to join |
| 接着 | jiē zhe continue / went on to (do something) / to follow / to carry on / then / after that |
| 街 | jiē street |
| 节 | jié festival / section / segment / point / part / to economize / to save / temperate |
| 节目 | jié mù program / item (on a program) |
| 节日 | jié rì holiday / festival |
| 结果 | jié guǒ outcome / result |
| 结束 | jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close |
| 解决 | jiě jué to settle (a dispute) / to resolve / to solve |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie older sister |
| 借 | jiè to lend / to borrow / excuse / pretext / by means of / to seize (an opportunity) / to take (an opportunity) |
| 介绍 | jiè shào to present / introduction / to introduce |
| 斤 | jīn catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg |
| 今年 | jīn nián this year |
| 今天 | jīn tiān today / at the present / now |
| 紧 | jǐn tight / nervous / strict |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce |
| 进 | jìn advance / enter / to come in |
| 进来 | jìn lái (v) come in |
| 进去 | jìn qù (v) go in |
| 进行 | jìn xíng to advance / to conduct / underway / in progress / to do / to carry out / to carry on / to conduct / to execute |
| 近 | jìn near / close (to) / approximately |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi brilliant / splendid |
| 精神 | jīng shén vigor / vitality / drive / spiritual / mental / psychological |
| 经常 | jīng cháng day to day / everyday / daily / frequently / constantly / regularly / often |
| 经过 | jīng guò to pass / to go through / process / course |
| 经济 | jīng jì economy / economic |
| 经验 | jīng yàn to experience / experience |
| 久 | jiǔ (long) time / (long) duration of time |
| 九 | jiǔ nine / 9 |
| 酒 | jiǔ wine / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 旧 | jiù old (opposite of new) / former |
| 就 | jiù at once / then / right away / only / (emphasis) / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / already |
| 橘子 | jú zi orange |
| 举 | jǔ to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect |
| 句 | jù (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse) / sentence |
| 句子 | jù zi sentence |
| 觉得 | jué de to think / to feel |
| 决定 | jué dìng to decide (to do something) / to determine / to resolve |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi coffee |
| 卡车 | kǎ chē truck |
| 开 | kāi open / operate (vehicle) / start / to prescribe (medicine) |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ begin / beginning / start / initial |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke |
| 开学 | kāi xué school opens / new term begins |
| 看 | kān to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard |
| 看 | kàn it depends / think / to see / to look at |
| 看病 | kàn bìng see a doctor / see a patient |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of |
| 考试 | kǎo shì exam |
| 棵 | kē M for plants |
| 科学 | kē xué science / scientific knowledge / scientific |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou to cough |
| 可能 | kě néng might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability |
| 可是 | kě shì but / however |
| 可以 | kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to |
| 渴 | kě thirsty |
| 克 | kè gram / subdue / to restrain / to overcome |
| 克 | kè subdue |
| 刻 | kè quarter (hour) / (a measure word) / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive |
| 客气 | kè qi polite |
| 课 | kè subject / class / lesson |
| 课本 | kè běn textbook |
| 课文 | kè wén text |
| 空气 | kōng qì air / atmosphere |
| 口 | kǒu mouth / (a measure word) |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip |
| 哭 | kū to cry / to weep |
| 苦 | kǔ bitter / intensely / miserable / painful |
| 块 | kuài yuan (unit of currency) / fast (of a watch) / swift / rapid / happy / joyful / soon / quick / (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap) |
| 块 | kuāi piece / chunk / lump / (measure word for chunks, lumps) |
| 快 | kuài fast / quick / swift |
| 困难 | kùn nan (financial, etc.) difficulty / problem / issue |
| 拉 | lā to pull / to play (string instruments) / to drag / to draw |
| 啦 | lā (onomat.) / (phonetic) |
| 啦 | la (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood) / fusion of le + a / follows after 比如 listed examples |
| 来 | lái to come |
| 蓝 | la kohlrabi |
| 蓝 | lán blue |
| 篮球 | lán qiú basketball |
| 劳动 | láo dòng (physical) labor |
| 劳驾 | láo jià excuse me |
| 老 | lǎo (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) |
| 老师 | lǎo shī teacher |
| 了 | liǎo clear |
| 了 | le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) |
| 了 | liǎo to know / to understand / to know |
| 了 | liào look afar from a high place |
| 累 | léi cumbersome |
| 累 | lèi implicate / tired |
| 累 | lěi accumulate |
| 冷 | lěng cold |
| 离 | lí to leave / to depart / to go away / from |
| 离开 | lí kāi to depart / to leave |
| 里 | lǐ inside / internal / interior / village / Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km) |
| 里 | lǐ inside / internal / interior |
| 里 | lǐ Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km) / neighborhood / Surname / hometown |
| 里 | lǐ inside / internal / interior / village / Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km) |
| 里 | lǐ Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km) / neighborhood / Surname / hometown |
| 里 | lǐ inside / internal / interior |
| 里边 | lǐ biān (n) inside |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù gift / present |
| 历史 | lì shǐ history |
| 利用 | lì yòng exploit / make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize |
| 例如 | lì rú for example / for instance / such as |
| 立刻 | lì kè forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once |
| 俩 | liǎng craft / cunning |
| 俩 | liǎ (a numeral-measure word) two / both |
| 联系 | lián xì connection / contact / relation / contact / (in) touch (with) / to integrate / to link |
| 脸 | liǎn face |
| 练习 | liàn xí exercise / drill |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai nice and cold / pleasantly cool |
| 两 | liǎng both / two / ounce / some / a few / tael |
| 辆 | liàng (a measure word for vehicles) |
| 亮 | liàng light / bright |
| 了 | liào look afar from a high place |
| 了 | le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) |
| 了 | liǎo clear |
| 了 | liǎo to know / to understand / to know |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě understand / come to understand / find out |
| 零 | líng remnant / zero |
| 领导 | lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership |
| 留 | liú leave (message) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve |
| 留念 | liú niàn keep as a souvenir |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng student studying abroad / (foreign) exchange student |
| 流 | liú to flow / to spread / to circulate / to move |
| 六 | liù six / 6 |
| 楼 | lóu house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor |
| 路 | lù (surname) / road / path / way |
| 录音 | lù yīn (sound) recording |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng travel |
| 绿 | lǜ green / chlorine |
| 乱 | luàn in confusion / disorderly |
| 妈妈 | mā ma mama / mommy / mother |
| 麻烦 | má fan trouble / troublesome |
| 马 | mǎ horse / horse chess piece |
| 马 | Mǎ (Surname) / abbr. for Malaysia T:馬來西亞|S:马来西亚 |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately |
| 嘛 | ma (a modal particle) |
| 吗 | mǎ morphine |
| 吗 | ma (question tag) |
| 买 | mǎi buy |
| 卖 | mài to sell |
| 满 | mǎn Manchurian / to fill / to fulfill / filled / packed |
| 满意 | mǎn yì to be satisfied / to be pleased / satisfied / pleased |
| 慢 | màn slow |
| 忙 | máng busy |
| 毛 | máo hair / pore / fur / surname / measure word for jiao (0.1 yuan) / dime |
| 帽子 | mào zi hat / cap |
| 没 | mò drowned / to end / to die / to inundate |
| 没 | méi (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi it doesn't matter |
| 没意思 | méi yì si (idiom) unable to put forward an opinion; have no idea / (adj) not interesting; boring / (adj) not worth talking about |
| 没有 | méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be |
| 每 | měi each / every |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei younger sister |
| 门 | mén 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) |
| 门口 | mén kǒu doorway / gate |
| 们 | men (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) |
| 米 | mǐ (measure word) meter / rice |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn (cooked) rice |
| 面包 | miàn bāo bread |
| 面条儿 | miàn tiáo er (n) noodles |
| 民族 | mín zú nationality / ethnic group |
| 明年 | míng nián next year |
| 明天 | míng tiān tomorrow |
| 名字 | míng zi (a person's) name |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn mother (formal) |
| 目前 | mù qián at the present time / currently |
| 拿 | ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 哪 | něi which (followed by M or Num) |
| 哪 | nǎ how / which |
| 哪 | na (final part. preceded by N) |
| 哪里 | nǎ li where / wherever |
| 那 | nǎ how / which |
| 那 | nèi that / those / (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) |
| 那 | nà that / those |
| 那 | nà that / those |
| 那 | nèi that / those / (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) |
| 那 | nǎ how / which |
| 那个 | nà ge that one |
| 那个 | nèi gè that one |
| 那里 | nà li there / that place |
| 那么 | nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case |
| 那么 | nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case |
| 那些 | nà xiē those |
| 那样 | nà yàng that kind / that sort |
| 哪 | něi which (followed by M or Num) |
| 哪 | nǎ how / which |
| 哪 | na (final part. preceded by N) |
| 呐 | ne (final part.) |
| 呐 | nà battle cry |
| 南 | nán south |
| 南边 | nán biān (n) location to the south |
| 男 | nán male |
| 难 | nàn disaster / distress / to scold |
| 难 | nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good |
| 呢 | ní woolen material |
| 呢 | ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned) |
| 内 | nèi inside / inner / internal / within / interior |
| 内容 | nèi róng content / substance / details |
| 能 | néng can / may / capable / energy / able |
| 能够 | néng gòu be capable of / can / is able |
| 嗯 | ng4 exclamation |
| 嗯 | ēn (a groaning sound) |
| 嗯 | èn "In Taiwan, a common grunting sound used when giving a positive response to a question - i.e., ""yes""" |
| 你 | nǐ you |
| 你们 | nǐ men you (plural) |
| 年 | nián year |
| 年级 | nián jí grade |
| 年纪 | nián jì age |
| 年轻 | nián qīng young |
| 念 | niàn to read aloud |
| 您 | nín you (formal) |
| 牛 | niú ox / cow / bull |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi cow's milk |
| 农村 | nóng cūn rural area / village |
| 农民 | nóng mín peasant |
| 农业 | nóng yè agriculture / farming |
| 努力 | nǔ lì great effort / strive / try hard |
| 女 | nǚ female / woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér daughter |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huó warm / nice and warm |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo warm |
| 爬 | pá crawl / climb |
| 怕 | pà to be afraid / to fear |
| 拍 | pāi to clap / to pat / to beat / to hit / to slap / to take (a picture) |
| 排球 | pái qiú volleyball |
| 派 | pài clique / school / group / faction / to dispatch |
| 旁边 | páng biān lateral / side |
| 跑 | pǎo to run / to escape |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù to walk quickly / to march / to run |
| 朋友 | péng you friend |
| 碰 | pèng to touch / to meet with / to bump |
| 批评 | pī píng to criticize / criticism |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ beer |
| 篇 | piān sheet / piece of writing / (a measure word) / chapter / article |
| 便宜 | pián yi inexpensive |
| 片 | piān disc / sheet |
| 片 | piàn a slice / piece / flake / thin / slice |
| 漂亮 | piào liang pretty / beautiful |
| 票 | piào bank note / ticket |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ apple |
| 瓶 | píng bottle / (a measure word) / vase / pitcher |
| 破 | pò to break / to split / broken / damaged / worn out |
| 七 | qī seven / 7 |
| 骑 | qí to ride (an animal or bike) / to sit astride |
| 起 | qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / measure word for cases or unpredictable events |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng to get up |
| 起来 | qǐ lai beginning or continuing an action / upward movement / stand up |
| 汽车 | qì chē car / automobile |
| 汽水 | qì shuǐ soda / pop |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ (lead) pencil |
| 千 | qiān a swing |
| 千 | qiān thousand |
| 钱 | qián (surname) / coin / money |
| 前 | qián before / in front / ago / former / previous / earlier / front |
| 前边 | qián biān (n) the area in front of sth |
| 浅 | jiān sound of moving water |
| 浅 | qiǎn shallow |
| 墙 | qiáng wall |
| 桥 | qiáo bridge |
| 青年 | qīng nián youth |
| 轻 | qīng light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / soft |
| 清楚 | qīng chu clear / clearly understood / distinct |
| 晴 | qíng clear / fine (weather) |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng circumstances / state of affairs / situation |
| 请 | qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal, etc) / to request |
| 请假 | qǐng jià ask for time off |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn may I ask... |
| 秋 | qiū autumn / fall / harvest time / a swing |
| 秋 | qiū a swing |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān autumn |
| 球 | qiú ball / sphere |
| 取得 | qǔ dé to acquire / to get / to obtain |
| 去 | qù to go / to leave / to remove |
| 去年 | qù nián last year |
| 全 | quán all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 全部 | quán bù whole / entire / complete |
| 全体 | quán tǐ all / entire |
| 确实 | què shí indeed / really / reliable / real / true |
| 然后 | rán hòu after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards |
| 让 | ràng to ask / to let / permit / have (someone do something) / to yield / to allow |
| 热 | rè heat / to heat up / fervent / hot (of weather) / warm up |
| 热情 | rè qíng cordial / enthusiastic / passion / passionate / passionately |
| 人 | rén man / person / people |
| 人们 | rén men people |
| 人民 | rén mín (the) people |
| 任何 | rèn hé any / whatever / whichever / whatsoever |
| 认识 | rèn shi be acquainted with (a person) / to know / to be familiar with / to recognize |
| 认为 | rèn wéi to believe / to think / to consider / to feel |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn earnest / serious / take seriously / take to heart |
| 日 | rì Japan / day / sun / date / day of the month |
| 日子 | rì zi a (calendar) date / days of (someone's) life / day / date |
| 容易 | róng yì easy / likely / liable (to) |
| 肉 | ròu meat / flesh |
| 三 | sān three / 3 |
| 散步 | sàn bù to take a walk / to go for a walk |
| 山 | shān mountain / hill |
| 商店 | shāng diàn store / shop |
| 上 | shàng 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 |
| 上 | shàng 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 |
| 上边 | shàng bian upside |
| 上课 | shàng kè to attend class |
| 上来 | shàng lái (v) come up / (v) approach / used after verb to indicate success |
| 上去 | shàng qù (v) go upwards |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué to go to school / to attend school |
| 少 | shǎo few / little / lack |
| 少 | shào young |
| 社会 | shè huì society |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ (human) body / health |
| 深 | shēn deep / profound |
| 什么 | shén me what? / who? / something / anything |
| 声 | shēng sound / voice / (a measure word, used for sounds) / tone / noise |
| 声调 | shēng diào tone / note |
| 声音 | shēng yīn voice / sound |
| 生产 | shēng chǎn to produce / manufacture |
| 生词 | shēng cí new word |
| 生活 | shēng huó life / activity / to live |
| 生日 | shēng rì birthday |
| 省 | xǐng comprehend / introspect / visit |
| 省 | shěng frugal / save / to omit / to leave out / to save (money) / province |
| 剩 | shèng have as remainder |
| 胜利 | shèng lì victory |
| 师傅 | shī fu master / a qualified worker |
| 十 | shí ten / 10 |
| 十分 | shí fēn fully / completely / very |
| 时候 | shí hou time / length of time / moment / period |
| 时间 | shí jiān time / period |
| 食堂 | shí táng dining hall |
| 实践 | shí jiàn to practice / to put into practice / to fulfill |
| 实现 | shí xiàn to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 世界 | shì jiè world |
| 事 | shì matter / thing / item / work / affair |
| 事情 | shì qing affair / matter / thing / business |
| 是 | shì is / are / am / yes / to be |
| 市 | shì market / city |
| 试 | shì to test / to try / experiment / examination / test |
| 收 | shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / in care of (used on address line after name) |
| 收拾 | shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up |
| 手 | shǒu hand / convenient |
| 手表 | shǒu biǎo wrist watch |
| 首都 | shǒu dū capital (city) |
| 输 | shū to transport / to lose |
| 舒服 | shū fu comfortable |
| 书 | shū book / letter |
| 熟 | shú familiar / skilled / ripe / done / ripe / cooked |
| 数 | shǔ to count |
| 数 | shuò frequently / repeatedly |
| 数 | shù number / figure / to count / to calculate / several |
| 树 | shù tree |
| 数学 | shù xué mathematic / mathematics |
| 双 | shuāng two / double / pair / both |
| 谁 | shuí who |
| 谁 | shéi who |
| 水 | shuǐ water / river |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng level (of achievement, etc.) / standard / horizontal |
| 睡 | shuì to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào to go to bed / to go to sleep |
| 说 | shuì persuade (politically) |
| 说 | shuō to speak / to say |
| 说明 | shuō míng to explain / to illustrate / explanation / directions / caption |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea |
| 死 | sǐ to die / inpassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid |
| 四 | sì four / 4 |
| 送 | sòng to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send |
| 宿舍 | sù shè dormitory / living quarters / hostel |
| 酸 | suān sour / sore / ache / acid |
| 算 | suàn regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute |
| 虽然 | suī rán although / even though |
| 岁 | suì year / years old / (a measure word) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ therefore / as a result / so |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own |
| 他 | tā he / him |
| 他们 | tā men they |
| 它 | tā it |
| 它们 | tā men they (for inanimate objects) |
| 她 | tā she |
| 她们 | tā men they / them (for females) |
| 抬 | tái to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry |
| 太 | tài highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太阳 | tài yáng sun |
| 态度 | tài du manner / bearing / attitude / approach |
| 谈 | tán to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss / (surname) |
| 汤 | tāng (surname) / soup |
| 糖 | táng sugar / sweets / candy |
| 躺 | tǎng to recline / to lie down |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over |
| 特别 | tè bié especially / special / particular / unusual |
| 疼 | téng (it) hurts / love fondly / ache / pain / sore |
| 踢 | tī kick / play (football or soccer) |
| 提 | dī carry (suspended) |
| 提 | tí to carry / to lift / to put forward / (upwards character stroke) / lifting (brush stroke in painting) / to mention |
| 提高 | tí gāo raise / increase |
| 体育 | tǐ yù physical culture / physical training / sports |
| 天 | tiān day / sky / heaven |
| 天气 | tiān qì weather |
| 条 | tiáo measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) / a strip / item / article |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn condition / prerequisite / factor |
| 跳 | tiào jump / hop / skip (a grade) / to leap / to bounce / to beat |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ to dance |
| 听 | tīng listen / hear / obey |
| 听 | tìng let / allow |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn hear |
| 听说 | tīng shuō to hear told |
| 听写 | tīng xiě dictate / dictation |
| 停 | tíng to stop / to halt |
| 挺 | tǐng be straight and stiff / rather (good) / quite / very |
| 通 | tōng go through / know well / to connect / to communicate / open |
| 通过 | tōng guò by means of / through / via / to adopt / to pass through / to get through / to switch over |
| 通知 | tōng zhī notify / inform / notice / notification |
| 同时 | tóng shí at the same time / simultaneously |
| 同学 | tóng xué (fellow) classmate |
| 同意 | tóng yì to agree / to consent / to approve |
| 同志 | tóng zhì comrade |
| 痛快 | tòng kuai jolly |
| 头 | tou suff. for nouns |
| 头 | tóu head |
| 突然 | tū rán sudden / abrupt / unexpected |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn library |
| 团结 | tuán jié (hold a) rally / join forces |
| 推 | tuī push / refuse (responsibility) / shove |
| 腿 | tuǐ leg |
| 退 | tuì retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw |
| 脱 | tuō to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from |
| 袜子 | wà zi socks / stockings |
| 外 | wài outside / in addition / foreign / external |
| 外边 | wài bian (n) outside / (n) exterior surface / (n) place other than one's home town |
| 外国 | wài guó foreign (country) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ foreign language |
| 完 | wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire |
| 完成 | wán chéng complete / accomplish |
| 完全 | wán quán complete / whole / totally / entirely |
| 玩儿 | wán er to play |
| 碗 | wǎn bowl / cup |
| 晚 | wǎn evening / night / late |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn supper |
| 晚会 | wǎn huì evening party |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang in the evening |
| 万 | wàn Wan (surname) / ten thousand / a great number |
| 往 | wàng toward / (of a train) bound for |
| 往 | wǎng to go (in a direction) / past / previous / towards |
| 往 | wàng toward / (of a train) bound for |
| 往 | wǎng to go (in a direction) / past / previous / towards |
| 忘 | wàng to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
| 危险 | wēi xiǎn danger / dangerous |
| 为 | wéi act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become |
| 为 | wéi variant of 為 / to take as / to serve as / to act as / to behave as |
| 为 | wèi because of / for / to |
| 伟大 | wěi dà great / mighty / large |
| 喂 | wèi to feed |
| 喂 | wèi (interjection) hello / to feed (someone or some animal) / hey / telephone greeting |
| 位 | wèi position / location / (measure word for persons) / place / seat |
| 为 | wéi variant of 為 / to take as / to serve as / to act as / to behave as |
| 为 | wéi act as / take...to be / to be / to do / to serve as / to become |
| 为 | wèi because of / for / to |
| 为了 | wèi le in order to / for the purpose of / so as to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me why / for what reason |
| 文化 | wén huà culture / civilization / cultural |
| 文学 | wén xué literature |
| 文学家 | wén xué jiā writer / man of letters |
| 文艺 | wén yì literature and art |
| 文章 | wén zhāng article / essay |
| 问 | wèn to ask |
| 问好 | wèn hǎo say hello to / send one's regards to |
| 问题 | wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic |
| 我 | wǒ I / me / myself |
| 我们 | wǒ men we / us / ourselves |
| 握手 | wò shǒu to shake hands |
| 屋子 | wū zi house / room |
| 五 | wǔ five / 5 |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn lunch |
| 物理 | wù lǐ physics / physical |
| 西 | xī west |
| 西边 | xī biān (n) west side; to the west of |
| 希望 | xī wàng to wish for / to desire / to hope |
| 习惯 | xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan to like / to be fond of |
| 洗 | xǐ to wash / to bathe / to launder |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo bathe / shower |
| 系 | xì trad variant of 系 |
| 系 | xì be / connection / relation / tie up / bind |
| 系 | xì be / system / to tie / department / faculty |
| 系 | xì connect / to tie |
| 细 | xì fine / minutely / thin / slender |
| 下 | xià under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter |
| 下 | xià under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter |
| 下 | xià under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter |
| 下边 | xià biān (n) under |
| 下课 | xià kè class is over |
| 下来 | xià lai 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) |
| 下去 | xià qu go down (descend) / go on (continue) |
| 下午 | xià wǔ afternoon |
| 夏 | xià summer / Xia (proper name) / the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC |
| 夏天 | xià tiān summer |
| 先 | xiān early / prior / former / in advance / first |
| 先生 | xiān sheng sir / mister / teacher / (title of respect) |
| 现代 | xiàn dài modern times / modern age / modern era / Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 现在 | xiàn zài modern / current / present / at present / now / nowadays |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn be convinced (that something is true) / believe / to accept sth. as true |
| 香 | xiāng fragrant / incense / (of food) savory / appetizing / sweet / scented / popular |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo banana |
| 想 | xiǎng to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss |
| 响 | xiǎng to make a sound / to sound / to ring / (a measure word for sound) / loud |
| 像 | xiàng (look) like / similar (to) / appearance / to appear / to seem / image / portrait / resemble / seem |
| 向 | xiàng guide / opposite to |
| 向 | xiàng direction / part / side / towards / to / guide / opposite to |
| 消息 | xiāo xi news / information |
| 小 | xiǎo small / tiny / few / young |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie young lady / miss |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí hour |
| 笑 | xiào laugh / smile |
| 些 | xiē some / few / several / (a measure word) |
| 鞋 | xié shoe |
| 写 | xiě to write |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie to thank |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ hard / exhausting / with much toil |
| 新 | xīn meso- (chem.) / new / newly |
| 新年 | xīn nián New Year |
| 新闻 | xīn wén news |
| 心 | xīn heart / mind |
| 信 | xìn letter / true / to believe / sign / evidence |
| 信封 | xìn fēng envelope |
| 星期 | xīng qī week |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì Sunday |
| 行 | háng a row / profession / professional |
| 行 | xìng behavior / conduct |
| 行 | xíng all right / capable / competent / OK / okay / to go / to do / to travel / temporary / to walk / to go / will do |
| 幸福 | xìng fú blessed / happiness / happy |
| 姓 | xìng surname / family name / name |
| 休息 | xiū xi rest / to rest |
| 需要 | xū yào to need / to want / to demand / needs / to require |
| 许多 | xǔ duō many / a lot of / much |
| 学 | xué learn / study / science / -ology |
| 学生 | xué sheng student |
| 学习 | xué xí to learn / to study |
| 学校 | xué xiào school |
| 学院 | xué yuàn college / educational institute / school / faculty |
| 雪 | xuě snow |
| 呀 | ya (final part.) |
| 呀 | ya (final part.) |
| 研究 | yán jiū research |
| 颜色 | yán sè color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing eye |
| 演出 | yǎn chū (acting) play / perform |
| 宴会 | yàn huì banquet |
| 宴会 | yàn huì banquet / feast / dinner party |
| 羊 | yáng (surname) / sheep |
| 样子 | yàng zi manner / air / looks / aspect |
| 要求 | yāo qiú request / require / stake a claim (to something) / to ask / to demand |
| 药 | yào medicine / drug / cure |
| 要 | yāo demand / ask / request / coerce |
| 要 | yào important / vital / to want / to be going to / must |
| 要是 | yào shi if |
| 也 | yě also / too |
| 也许 | yě xǔ perhaps / maybe |
| 页 | yè page / leaf |
| 夜 | yè night |
| 一 | yī one / 1 / single / a(n) |
| 一定 | yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent, etc.) / given / particular |
| 一共 | yí gòng altogether |
| 一会儿 | yī huì er a while |
| 一块儿 | yī kuài er (adv) together / (n) at the same location |
| 一切 | yī qiè everything |
| 一切 | yí qiè all / every / everything |
| 一下儿 | yí xiar4 a little bit / a little while |
| 一样 | yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like |
| 一般 | yī bān same / ordinary / common / general / generally / in general |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn er a bit / a little |
| 一起 | yī qǐ together |
| 一些 | yì xiē some / a few / a little |
| 一直 | yì zhí continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along |
| 一直 | yī zhí always |
| 医生 | yī shēng doctor |
| 医院 | yī yuàn hospital |
| 衣服 | yī fu clothes |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi chair |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng already |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 以前 | yǐ qián before / formerly / previous |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi to believe / to think / to consider erroneously |
| 艺术 | yì shù art |
| 亿 | yì a hundred million / calculate |
| 意见 | yì jiàn idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint |
| 意思 | yì si idea / opinion / meaning |
| 意义 | yì yì meaning / significance |
| 因为 | yīn wèi because / owing to / on account of |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè music |
| 阴 | yīn (of weather) overcast / Yin / feminine / moon / cloudy / negative (electric.) / shady |
| 阴 | Yīn (Surname) |
| 银行 | yín háng bank |
| 英语 | yīng yǔ English (language) |
| 应该 | yīng gāi ought to / should / must |
| 赢 | yíng to beat / to win / to profit |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng an influence / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn forever / eternal |
| 用 | yòng to use |
| 尤其 | yóu qí especially / particularly |
| 邮局 | yóu jú post office |
| 邮票 | yóu piào (postage) stamp |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng swim |
| 有 | yǒu to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be |
| 有的 | yǒu de (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 有名 | yǒu míng famous / well-known |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē some / somewhat |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si interesting |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo friendly (relations) |
| 友谊 | yǒu yì companionship / fellowship / friendship |
| 右 | yòu right (-hand) |
| 又 | yòu (once) again / also / both... and... / again |
| 鱼 | yú fish |
| 愉快 | yú kuài cheerful / cheerily / delightful / pleasant / pleasantly / pleasing / happy / delighted |
| 雨 | yǔ rain |
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ grammar |
| 语言 | yǔ yán (spoken) language |
| 遇到 | yù dào to meet / to run into / to come across |
| 预习 | yù xí to prepare a lesson |
| 元 | yuán Chinese monetary unit / dollar / primary / first / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368 AD) |
| 原来 | yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so... actually |
| 原谅 | yuán liàng to excuse / to forgive / to pardon |
| 圆 | yuán yen (Japanese currency) / Japanese variant of T:圓|S:圆 |
| 圆 | yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) / tactful / to justify |
| 远 | yuǎn far / distant / remote |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| 月 | yuè moon / month |
| 月亮 | yuè liang moon |
| 月球 | yuè qiú (the) Moon |
| 云 | yún (classical) to say |
| 云 | yún cloud / (abbr.) for Yunnan / surname |
| 运动 | yùn dòng movement / campaign / sports |
| 再 | zài again / once more / re- / second / another |
| 再见 | zài jiàn good bye |
| 在 | zài (located) at / in / exist |
| 在 | zài (located) at / in / exist |
| 咱 | zá we (incl.) |
| 咱 | zán we (incl.) |
| 咱们 | zán men we (including the person spoken to) |
| 脏 | zàng viscera / (anatomy) organ |
| 脏 | zāng dirty / filthy |
| 早 | zǎo early / morning |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén early morning |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn breakfast |
| 怎么 | zěn me how? / what? / why? |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| 怎样 | zěn yàng how / why |
| 增加 | zēng jiā to raise / to increase |
| 展览 | zhǎn lǎn to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show |
| 占 | zhàn to occupy / to constitute / to make up / to account for |
| 占 | zhān to divine |
| 站 | zhàn station / to stand / to halt / to stop |
| 站 | zhàn station / to stand / to halt / to stop |
| 张 | zhāng (measure word for flat objects) / (surname) / open up / spread / sheet of paper |
| 长 | cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò grasp |
| 着急 | zháo jí worry / feel anxious |
| 找 | zhǎo to try to find / to look for / to call on (sb) / to find / to seek / to return / to look for / to give change |
| 照顾 | zhào gu take (good) care of / show some consideration / to attend to / to look after |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng take a photograph |
| 这 | zhèi this / these / (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) |
| 这 | zhè this / these |
| 这个 | zhè ge this / this one |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ here |
| 这么 | zhè me so much / this much / this way / like this |
| 这些 | zhè xiē these |
| 这样 | zhè yàng this (kind of, sort of) / this way / such / like this / such |
| 着 | zhāo catch / receive / suffer |
| 着 | zhe -ing part. (indicates an action in progress) / part. coverb-forming after some verbs |
| 着 | zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply |
| 着 | zhāo catch / receive / suffer |
| 着 | zháo part. indicates the successful result of a verb / to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to fall asleep / to burn |
| 着 | zhù to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding |
| 着 | zhe -ing part. (indicates an action in progress) / part. coverb-forming after some verbs |
| 着 | zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply |
| 着 | zhù to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding |
| 着 | zháo part. indicates the successful result of a verb / to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to fall asleep / to burn |
| 真 | zhēn real / true / genuine |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng real / true / genuine |
| 整齐 | zhěng qí tidy / neat |
| 正 | zhèng just (right) / main / upright / straight / correct / principle |
| 正 | zhēng Chinese 1st month of year |
| 正确 | zhèng què correct / proper |
| 正在 | zhèng zài in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing) |
| 政府 | zhèng fǔ government |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì politics / political |
| 只 | zhǐ only / merely / just / but |
| 只 | zhī (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only |
| 只 | zhǐ but / only |
| 只 | zhī M for one of a pair |
| 支 | zhī (a measure word) / to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money |
| 知道 | zhī dao know / be aware of |
| 知识 | zhī shi intellectual / knowledge-related / knowledge |
| 之间 | zhī jiān between / among / inter- |
| 指 | zhǐ finger / to point / to direct / to indicate |
| 只 | zhī M for one of a pair |
| 只 | zhǐ only / merely / just / but |
| 只 | zhǐ but / only |
| 只 | zhī (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo to have to / to be forced to |
| 纸 | zhǐ paper |
| 中 | zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese |
| 中 | zhòng hit (the mark) |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān between / intermediate / mid / middle |
| 中文 | zhōng wén Chinese language |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ noon / midday |
| 中学 | zhōng xué middle school |
| 钟 | zhōng clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell |
| 钟头 | zhōng tóu hour |
| 种 | zhǒng kind / type / race / breed / seed / species (taxonomy) |
| 种 | zhòng to plant / to cultivate |
| 重 | chóng to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer |
| 重 | zhòng heavy / serious |
| 重要 | zhòng yào important / significant / major |
| 周 | zhōu (surname) / complete / encircle / circuit / lap / week / cycle / all / every / attentive / thoughtful / the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC |
| 周 | zhōu cycle / week |
| 周 | zhōu bestow alms |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi surroundings / environment |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi encompass / surrounding |
| 猪 | zhū hog / pig / swine |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision |
| 住 | zhù to live / to dwell / to reside / to stop |
| 注意 | zhù yì take note of / (pay) attention (to) |
| 祝 | zhù invoke / pray to / wish / to express good wishes |
| 装 | zhuāng adornment / adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi preparation / prepare |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi table / desk |
| 自己 | zì jǐ self / (reflexive pronoun) / own |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē bicycle |
| 字 | zì letter / symbol / character / word |
| 总是 | zǒng shì always |
| 走 | zǒu to walk / to go / to move |
| 足球 | zú qiú football / soccer |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó homeland / motherland |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī organization |
| 嘴 | zuǐ mouth |
| 最 | zuì (the) most / -est |
| 最初 | zuì chū first / primary / initial |
| 最后 | zuì hòu final / last / finally / ultimate |
| 最近 | zuì jìn recent / recently / soon |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān yesterday |
| 左 | zuǒ left |
| 做 | zuò to do / to make / to produce |
| 作 | zuò to regard as / to take (somebody) for / to do / to make |
| 作业 | zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / to operate |
| 坐 | zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc.) |
| 座 | zuò seat / base / stand / measure word for large, solid things |
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