Chinese HSK D
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Words for HSK D Chinese-English
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TRISTAN'S ULTIMATE MANDARIN, Torch Chinese, Chinese HSK
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Chinese, Simplified | Yoruba |
|---|---|
 哀悼 | āi dào grieve (mourn) over somebody's death / lament somebody's death |
| 哀求 | āi qiú entreat / implore |
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng AIDS |
| 爱戴 | ài dài love and esteem |
| 爱面子 | ài miàn zǐ be concerned about face-saving / be sensitive about one's reputation |
| 爱惜 | ài xí cherish / treasure / use sparingly |
| 碍事 | ài shì (adj) be of importance / (adj) inconvenient; obstructive |
| 安宁 | ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry |
| 安稳 | ān wěn smooth and steady |
| 安详 | ān xiáng serene |
| 安置 | ān zhì find a place for / help settle down / arrange for |
| 按劳分配 | àn láo fēn pèi distribution according to work |
| 暗淡 | àn dàn dim / faint / dismal / gloomy |
| 暗杀 | àn shā assassinate |
| 暗示 | àn shì drop a hint / hint / suggest / suggestion |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng in the dark / in secret / on the sly / surreptitiously |
| 案 | àn (legal) case / incident / record / file / table |
| 案件 | àn jiàn law case / legal case / judicial case |
| 案情 | àn qíng details of a case / case |
| 昂贵 | áng guì expensive / costly |
| 昂扬 | áng yáng high-spirited |
| 凹 | āo a depression / indentation / concave / hollow |
| 袄 | ǎo coat / jacket / short and lined coat or robe |
| 芭蕾舞 | bā lěi wǔ ballet |
| 捌 | bā complicated form of the numeral eight / split |
| 疤 | bā scar |
| 巴结 | bā jié fawn on / curry favor with / make up to |
| 把柄 | bǎ bǐng handle |
| 把关 | bǎ guān guard a pass / check on |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu handle / grip / knob |
| 把戏 | bǎ xì acrobatics / jugglery / cheap trick / game |
| 霸道 | bà dào overbearing / high-handed / (of liquor, medicine, etc) strong / potent / (feudal) rule by force |
| 霸权 | bà quán hegemony / supremacy |
| 霸占 | bà zhàn forcibly occupy / seize |
| 掰 | bāi to break with both hands |
| 白酒 | bái jiǔ spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize / white spirit |
| 百倍 | bǎi bèi a hundredfold / a hundred times |
| 百分比 | bǎi fēn bǐ percentage |
| 百花齐放 | bǎi huā qí fàng (saying) a hundred flowers bloom; let the arts have free expression |
| 百家争鸣 | bǎi jiā zhēng míng "(saying) ""let a hundred schools of thought strive""; refers to the rise of philosophies during the Warring States Period" |
| 摆动 | bǎi dòng swing / sway |
| 败坏 | bài huài ruin / corrupt / undermine |
| 拜 | bài to pay respect / worship / visit / salute |
| 拜年 | bài nián pay a New Year call / wish sb a Happy New Year |
| 斑 | bān spot / coloured patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated |
| 班机 | bān jī airliner / airplane / plane |
| 班子 | bān zi organized group / theatrical troupe |
| 搬运 | bān yùn carry / transport |
| 扳 | bān to pull or draw (up or out) |
| 扳 | pān climb up / pull |
| 颁布 | bān bù promulgate / issue / publish |
| 颁发 | bān fā issue / promulgate / award |
| 版 | bǎn a register / a block of printing / an edition / version / page |
| 扮 | bàn to disguise oneself / to dress up / adorn |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn play the part of / act |
| 拌 | bàn to mix / mix in / to toss (a salad) |
| 伴 | bàn a partner / companion or associate / to accompany / comrade |
| 伴侣 | bàn lǚ companion / mate / partner |
| 伴随 | bàn suí to follow / to accompany |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu to accompany (musically) |
| 半边天 | bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / women folk |
| 半截 | bàn jié half (of a section) |
| 半径 | bàn jìng radius |
| 半路 | bàn lù halfway / midway / on the way |
| 半数 | bàn shù half the number / half |
| 半途而废 | bàn tú ér fèi give up halfway / leave sth / unfinished |
| 半真半假 | bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ (adj) half true and half false |
| 办学 | bàn xué to run a school |
| 绑架 | bǎng jià kidnap / staking |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú baseball |
| 包办 | bāo bàn take care of everything concerning a job / run the whole show |
| 包干儿 | bāo ganr1 (v) be responsible for a job until completion |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ wrap up / bind up / bundle / package |
| 包装 | bāo zhuāng pack / package |
| 雹子 | bāo zi hail / hailstone |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn health protection / health care |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ nanny / housekeeper |
| 保温 | bǎo wēn heat preservation |
| 保养 | bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng take care of oneself |
| 堡垒 | bǎo lěi fort |
| 饱和 | bǎo hé saturation |
| 饱满 | bǎo mǎn full / plump |
| 宝贝 | bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character |
| 宝剑 | bǎo jiàn a double-edged sword |
| 宝库 | bǎo kù treasure-house |
| 抱负 | bào fù aspiration / ambition |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn complain / grumble |
| 报答 | bào dá repay / requite |
| 报考 | bào kǎo enter oneself for an examination |
| 报销 | bào xiāo submit an expense account / apply for reimbursement / write-off / wipe out |
| 暴动 | bào dòng insurrection / rebellion |
| 暴风骤雨 | bào fēng zòu yǔ violent storm / hurricane / tempest |
| 暴力 | bào lì violence / (use) force / violent |
| 爆 | bào to crack / to explode or burst |
| 爆破 | bào pò to blow up / to demolish (using explosives) / dynamite / blast |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú firecracker |
| 悲惨 | bēi cǎn miserable / tragic |
| 悲愤 | bēi fèn grief and indignation |
| 悲剧 | bēi jù tragedy |
| 悲伤 | bēi shāng sad / sorrowful |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ base / mean / contemptible / despicable |
| 背面 | bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn betray / forsake |
| 贝壳 | bèi ké shell |
| 倍数 | bèi shù multiple |
| 备用 | bèi yòng reserve / spare / alternate / backup |
| 被告 | bèi gào defendant |
| 奔驰 | bēn chí run quickly / speed |
| 奔腾 | bēn téng (of waves) to surge forward / to roll on in waves / to gallop |
| 本能 | běn néng instinct |
| 本钱 | běn qián capital |
| 本性 | běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality |
| 本着 | běn zhe (conj) based on...; in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle |
| 笨蛋 | bèn dàn fool / idiot |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng heavy / cumbersome / unwieldy |
| 笨拙 | bèn zhuō clumsy / awkward / stupid |
| 崩溃 | bēng kuì collapse / crumble / fall apart |
| 绷 | běng to have a taut face |
| 绷 | bēng to stretch / taut / to tie / to bind |
| 绷带 | bēng dài bandage |
| 蹦 | bèng to jump / bounce or hop |
| 逼近 | bī jìn press on towards / close in on / approach / draw near |
| 逼迫 | bī pò force / compel / coerce |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì nasal mucus / snivel |
| 比分 | bǐ fēn score |
| 比价 | bǐ jià price relations / parity / rate of exchange |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù metaphor / analogy / figure of speech |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng proportion / specific gravity |
| 笔迹 | bǐ jī a person's handwriting / hand |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright |
| 彼 | bǐ that / those / (one) another) |
| 碧绿 | bì lǜ dark green |
| 币 | bì money / coins / currency |
| 闭幕式 | bì mù shì (n) closing ceremonies |
| 闭塞 | bì sè stop up / close up / hard to get to / out of the way / inaccessible / unenlightened / blocking |
| 弊病 | bì bìng malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage |
| 弊端 | bì duān malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice |
| 必将 | bì jiāng inevitably |
| 臂 | bì arm |
| 鞭策 | biān cè spur on / urge on |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào firecrackers / a string of small firecrackers |
| 鞭子 | biān zǐ whip |
| 边防 | biān fáng frontier defense |
| 边境 | biān jìng frontier / border |
| 编号 | biān hào number / serial number |
| 编者按 | biān zhě àn (n) editor's notes or comments |
| 贬低 | biǎn dī belittle / depreciate / play down |
| 贬义 | biǎn yì derogatory sense |
| 贬值 | biǎn zhí to become devaluated / to devaluate / to depreciate |
| 便道 | biàn dào shortcut / pavement / sidewalk / makeshift road |
| 变更 | biàn gēng change / alter / modify |
| 变换 | biàn huàn vary / alternate / to convert |
| 变迁 | biàn qiān changes / vicissitudes |
| 变形 | biàn xíng be out of shape / become deformed / to morph |
| 变质 | biàn zhì go bad / deteriorate / metamorphism |
| 辨别 | biàn bié differentiate / distinguish / discriminate |
| 辨认 | biàn rèn identify / recognize |
| 辩护 | biàn hù speak in defense of / argue in favor of / defend / plead / defend |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě explain / justify / defend (a point of view, etc) / provide an explanation / try to defend oneself |
| 辩证 | biàn zhèng investigate / dialectical |
| 辩证法 | biàn zhèng fǎ (n) dialectic method of analysis |
| 辫子 | biàn zi plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle |
| 遍地 | biàn dì (n) everywhere |
| 标 | biāo the topmost branches of a tree / surface / sign / to mark / (outward) sign / indication / prize / award / bid |
| 标本 | biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease |
| 标题 | biāo tí title / heading / headline / caption / subject |
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng cite (in dispatches) / commend |
| 憋 | biē hold in (urine) / to hold (breath) / to choke / stifle / restrain / hold back |
| 别扭 | biè niu (adj) difficult; uncomfortable / (adj) disagreeable |
| 冰淇淋 | bīng qí lín ice cream |
| 秉性 | bǐng xìng (n) natural disposition, natural attitude |
| 病虫害 | bìng chóng hài plant diseases and insect pests |
| 病毒 | bìng dú virus |
| 病号 | bìng hào sick personnel / person on the sick list / patient |
| 并存 | bìng cún (v) exist at the same time |
| 并非 | bìng fēi really isn't |
| 并列 | bìng liè stand side by side / be juxtaposed |
| 并排 | bìng pái side by side / abreast |
| 播放 | bō fàng broadcast / transmit |
| 播音 | bō yīn transmit / broadcast |
| 播种 | bō zhǒng sow seeds / sow / seed |
| 拨款 | bō kuǎn allocate funds / appropriation |
| 波动 | bō dòng undulate / fluctuate / wave motion |
| 波涛 | bō tāo great waves / billows |
| 博览会 | bó lǎn huì (international) fair |
| 薄膜 | bó mó membrane / film |
| 搏斗 | bó dòu to wrestle / to fight / to struggle |
| 驳斥 | bó chì refute / deny / denounce |
| 捕捞 | bǔ lāo fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / catch |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō catch / seize |
| 补偿 | bǔ cháng compensate / make up |
| 补救 | bǔ jiù remedy |
| 补贴 | bǔ tiē subsidy / allowance |
| 补助 | bǔ zhù (financial) subsidy / allowance |
| 卜 | bo turnip |
| 卜 | bo turnip |
| 卜 | bǔ to divine / foretell |
| 不卑不亢 | bù bēi bú kàng (saying) neither servile or overbearing |
| 不辞而别 | bù cí ér bié leave without saying good-bye |
| 不当 | bù dàng unsuitable / improper / inappropriate |
| 不得 | bù dé must not / may not / not be allowed / cannot |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ act against one's will / have no alternative but to / have to / to have no choice / must |
| 不等 | bù děng to vary / to differ / depending |
| 不定 | bù dìng indefinite / adventitious / indeterminate |
| 不法 | bù fǎ lawless / illegal / unlawful |
| 不妨 | bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well |
| 不公 | bù gōng unjust / unfair |
| 不解 | bù jiě not understand / indissoluble |
| 不堪 | bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely |
| 不愧 | bù kuì be worthy of / deserve to be called / prove oneself to be |
| 不良 | bù liáng bad / harmful / unhealthy |
| 不容 | bù róng not tolerate / not allow / not brook / not admit |
| 不时 | bù shí frequently / often / at any time |
| 不惜 | bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched / about the same |
| 不朽 | bù xiǔ immortal / immortality |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù it goes without saying / it is self-evident |
| 不宜 | bù yí not suitable / inadvisable / inappropriate |
| 不正之风 | bù zhèng zhī fēng unhealthy tendency |
| 不知不觉 | bù zhī bù jué unconsciously / unwittingly |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú cannot go so far / be unlikely |
| 布局 | bù jú arrangement / composition / layout |
| 步兵 | bù bīng infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier |
| 步伐 | bù fá pace / (measured) step / march |
| 步行 | bù xíng to go on foot / to walk |
| 步子 | bù zi step / pace |
| 埠 | bù a jetty / port / a city / quay |
| 部件 | bù jiàn parts / components / assembly / character radical |
| 部位 | bù wèi position / place |
| 猜测 | cāi cè guess / conjecture / surmise |
| 裁 | cái cut out (as a dress) / cut / trim / reduce / diminish / decision / judgment |
| 裁决 | cái jué ruling / adjudication |
| 裁军 | cái jūn disarmament |
| 才干 | cái gàn ability / competence |
| 才智 | cái zhì ability and wisdom |
| 财 | cái money / wealth / riches / property / valuables |
| 财经 | cái jīng finance and economics |
| 财会 | cái kuài finance and accounting |
| 财力 | cái lì financial resources |
| 财务 | cái wù financial affairs |
| 采访 | cǎi fǎng to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover |
| 采集 | cǎi jí gather / collect |
| 采纳 | cǎi nà accept / adopt |
| 菜单 | cài dān menu |
| 餐 | cān eat / meal |
| 参军 | cān jūn (v) join the military |
| 参议院 | cān yì yuàn Senate |
| 参与 | cān yù to participate (in sth) |
| 参阅 | cān yuè (v) consult or read |
| 参照 | cān zhào (v) consult; refer to as a reference |
| 残 | cán destroy / spoil / ruin / injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / incomplete / disabled |
| 残暴 | cán bào (adj) ruthless; ferocious; heartless |
| 残疾 | cán ji (n) deformity on a person or animal |
| 残忍 | cán rěn bloody / merciless |
| 仓促 | cāng cù hurried |
| 操 | cāo to hold / to drill / to exercise / to act / to do / to take in hand / to keep / to manage |
| 操劳 | cāo láo to work hard / to look after |
| 操练 | cāo liàn drill / practice |
| 槽 | cáo manger / trough / groove |
| 草率 | cǎo shuài (adj) careless; not serious |
| 策划 | cè huà plot / scheme / bring about / engineer |
| 策略 | cè lüè plot / tactics |
| 侧面 | cè miàn (n) the side |
| 测定 | cè dìng to survey and evaluate |
| 测算 | cè suàn (v) take measurements and calculate |
| 层出不穷 | céng chū bù qióng to come out one after the other |
| 层次 | céng cì arrangement of ideas / administrative level / level / stage / phase |
| 蹭 | cèng rub against / walk slowly |
| 蹭 | céng rub |
| 插嘴 | chā zuǐ (v) interrupt and put in an opinion |
| 叉 | chǎ to diverge / to open (as legs) |
| 叉 | chá to cross / be stuck |
| 叉 | chā fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect |
| 差错 | chā cuò (n) mistake / (n) an accident |
| 差距 | chā jù disparity / gap |
| 差异 | chā yì difference / discrepancy |
| 查处 | chá chǔ (v) investigate and take care of |
| 查获 | chá huò (v) investigate and capture a criminal |
| 查明 | chá míng (v) investigate and bring out into the open |
| 查阅 | chá yuè (v) look up in a reference source; refer to |
| 刹那 | chà nà (n) an instant in time |
| 诧异 | chà yì (adj) flabbergasted; astonished |
| 岔 | chà branch in a road / astray / diverge |
| 柴油 | chái yóu (n) kerosene; diesel fuel |
| 掺 | shǎn to grasp |
| 掺 | chān mix |
| 搀 | chān assist by the arm / mix / support / sustain |
| 蝉 | chán cicada |
| 馋 | chán gluttonous / greedy |
| 馋言 | chán yán (n) slander |
| 缠 | chán to bother / wind around / wrap round / coil / involve / annoy / tangle |
| 产 | chǎn to reproduce / to produce / give birth / products / produce / resources / estate / property |
| 产地 | chǎn dì (n) place of production; manufacturing location |
| 产区 | chǎn qū (n) place of production; manufacturing location |
| 产业 | chǎn yè industry / estate / property / industrial |
| 阐明 | chǎn míng clarify / explain clearly |
| 阐述 | chǎn shù expound (a position) / elaborate (on a topic) |
| 颤 | zhàn to tremble / to shiver / to shake / to vibrate |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng prosperous |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng savage / furious |
| 尝试 | cháng shì to try / to attempt |
| 常规 | cháng guī conventional (weapons) / conventional / common / routine |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn (v) often see sth; commonly see sth |
| 常年 | cháng nián (n) the entire year / (n) an average year |
| 常务 | cháng wù (n) routine business; everyday duties; |
| 常用 | cháng yòng in common usage |
| 长处 | cháng chù (n) good aspects; good points |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn length / duration |
| 长寿 | cháng shòu (n) longevity; ability to live long / (adj) long lived |
| 长征 | cháng zhēng the Long March |
| 偿 | cháng to compensate / pay back / to recompense |
| 偿还 | cháng huán repay |
| 厂房 | chǎng fáng a building used as a factory / factory (building) |
| 厂家 | chǎng jiā (n) factory |
| 厂商 | chǎng shāng company / firm |
| 场所 | chǎng suǒ location / place |
| 敞开 | chǎng kāi (v) open up wide |
| 畅谈 | chàng tán (v) talk on and on without inhibition |
| 畅通 | chàng tōng (adj) unclogged; unimpeded; free-flowing / (v)move without being impeded |
| 畅销 | chàng xiāo (n)(adj) best seller / best-selling / (v) sell well |
| 倡议 | chàng yì (v) suggest; propose / (n) suggestion; proposal |
| 超产 | chāo chǎn (v) exceed a production goal |
| 超出 | chāo chū (v) overstep; go too far; encroach |
| 超级 | chāo jí (adj) super |
| 超越 | chāo yuè to surpass / to exceed / to transcend |
| 朝代 | cháo dài dynasty |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào jeer / mockery / scoff / sneer / make fun of / laugh at (derogatory) |
| 潮流 | cháo liú tide / current / trend |
| 吵闹 | chǎo nào noisy |
| 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ (v) quarrel |
| 车床 | chē chuáng (n) lathe |
| 撤退 | chè tuì retreat |
| 撤销 | chè xiāo repeal |
| 沉淀 | chén diàn precipitate |
| 沉静 | chén jìng (adj) peaceful; quiet; calm |
| 沉闷 | chén mèn (adj) (used in reference to weather) oppressive; heavy / (adj) depressed; not happy |
| 沉痛 | chén tòng (adj) bitter; resentful |
| 沉着 | chén zhuó steady / calm and collected / not nervous |
| 陈旧 | chén jiù (adj) old fashioned |
| 陈述 | chén shù (v) declare; state |
| 称心 | chèn xīn (adj) satisfactory; OK |
| 称号 | chēng hào (n) name; term of address; title |
| 城镇 | chéng zhèn cities and towns / city / town |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo (v) complete a contract; reach a deal |
| 成品 | chéng pǐn (n) finished goods |
| 成人 | chéng rén adult |
| 成套 | chéng tào (adj) whole; complete |
| 成效 | chéng xiào effect / result |
| 成心 | chéng xīn (adj) deliberate; with prior intent |
| 呈 | chéng to assume (a form) / to submit / to petition / to show / to present / to offer |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn to appear / to emerge / present (a certain appearance) / demonstrate |
| 乘机 | chéng jī (adv) seize the opportunity |
| 乘务员 | chéng wù yuán (n) attendant on an airplane, train, boat, etc |
| 惩 | chéng punish / discipline |
| 惩办 | chéng bàn to punish |
| 惩罚 | chéng fá penalty / punishment / to punish |
| 澄清 | dèng qīng (of liquid) settle / become clear / (Chem.) precipitate |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng (v) settle out; clarify / (v) make understandable; clarify; explain / (n) clarification / (v) settle |
| 诚心诚意 | chéng xīn chéng yì (saying) eager and sincere |
| 诚意 | chéng yì sincerity / good faith |
| 诚挚 | chéng zhì sincerely |
| 承办 | chéng bàn (v) undertake; accept an assignment |
| 承受 | chéng shòu to bear / to support / to inherit |
| 秤 | chèng steelyard |
| 秤 | chěng steel yard / scales |
| 持续 | chí xù continue |
| 池塘 | chí táng pool / pond |
| 迟缓 | chí huǎn slow / sluggish |
| 迟疑 | chí yí to hesitate |
| 齿轮 | chǐ lūn (machine) gear |
| 赤字 | chì zì (financial) deficit |
| 充当 | chōng dāng serve as / play the role of |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi (adj) bountiful; plentiful |
| 冲锋 | chōng fēng charge / assault |
| 冲锋 | chōng fēng (v) charge; do a military assault |
| 冲破 | chōng pò (n) quickly break through an obstacle |
| 重 | zhòng heavy / serious |
| 重 | chóng to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer |
| 重申 | chóng shēn reaffirm / reiterate |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài adore / worship |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng (v) admire; revere |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng (v) find the time to do sth |
| 抽屉 | chōu ti drawer |
| 踌躇 | chóu chú (v) hesitate |
| 稠密 | chóu mì dense |
| 筹备 | chóu bèi (v) make preparations; get ready for |
| 筹建 | chóu jiàn (v) prepare to build sth |
| 绸子 | chóu zi (n) fabric made of silk |
| 丑恶 | chǒu è (adj) ugly; repulsive |
| 出差 | chū chāi be on a business trip |
| 出产 | chū chǎn output |
| 出动 | chū dòng (v) start out on a trip / (v) dispatch troops |
| 出发点 | chū fā diǎn (n) starting point |
| 出访 | chū fǎng visit a foreign country |
| 出境 | chū jìng (v) leave a country or region |
| 出面 | chū miàn act in a (official or personal) capacity |
| 出名 | chū míng well-known (for) |
| 出品 | chū pǐn (n) items that are produced |
| 出入 | chū rù (v) come and go / (n) discrepancy; inconsistancy |
| 出色 | chū sè remarkable / outstanding |
| 出神 | chū shén (v) be entranced |
| 出世 | chū shì (v) be born; enter the world / (v) be reborn |
| 出售 | chū shòu to sell |
| 厨师 | chú shī cook |
| 锄 | chú a hoe / to hoe or dig / to weed / get rid of |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this / in addition to this |
| 除外 | chú wài (v) not include; excluding (when counting sth) |
| 除夕 | chú xī (New Year's) Eve |
| 储备 | chǔ bèi (v) store up reserves |
| 储藏 | chǔ cáng store / deposit / (oil, mineral, etc) deposits |
| 储存 | chǔ cún stockpile / to store / to stockpile / storage |
| 储蓄 | chǔ xù (v) save or deposit money / (n) one's savings |
| 处罚 | chǔ fá penalize / punish |
| 处方 | chǔ fāng (n) medical prescription |
| 处境 | chǔ jìng plight |
| 处决 | chǔ jué execute (a condemned criminal) |
| 处置 | chǔ zhì (v) handle; take care of / (v) punish |
| 触 | chù knock against / touch / to feel |
| 触犯 | chù fàn offend |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī (saying) the stream flows without stopping; the flow of an endless stream |
| 传单 | chuán dān leaflet |
| 传递 | chuán dì (v) transmit on; pass on to someone else |
| 传授 | chuán shòu impart |
| 传送 | chuán sòng to convey / to deliver |
| 传真 | chuán zhēn fax / facsimile |
| 船舶 | chuán bó (n) shipping; boats |
| 船只 | chuán zhī ships / vessels |
| 疮 | chuāng sore / skin ulcer |
| 床铺 | chuáng pù bed |
| 床位 | chuáng wèi (n) assigned bed, berth; bunk |
| 创办 | chuàng bàn launch |
| 创建 | chuàng jiàn to found / to establish |
| 创业 | chuàng yè (v) begin an undertaking; start a major task |
| 炊事员 | chuī shì yuán (n) cafeteria worker; cook |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú brag / chat (dialect) |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng (v) flatter sb; laud sb's accomplishments |
| 捶 | chuí beat with the fist / to hammer / to cudgel |
| 锤 | chuí to hammer / weight of steel yard |
| 春耕 | chūn gēng (v) plow a field in the spring |
| 纯粹 | chún cuì purely |
| 蠢 | chǔn blunt / stupid / to wiggle (of worms) / sluggish |
| 磁铁 | cí tiě magnet |
| 雌 | cí female |
| 辞 | cí bid farewell / diction / resign / say goodbye / take leave / decline |
| 辞职 | cí zhí resign |
| 慈爱 | cí ài (adj) love; tenderness, particularily affection shown by elders to children |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng (a) kindly (person) |
| 词句 | cí jù (n) words and sentences |
| 此后 | cǐ hòu after this / afterwards / hereafter |
| 此时 | cǐ shí now / this moment |
| 刺 | cì thorn / sting / prick / pierce / stab / thrust / assassinate / murder |
| 次品 | cì pǐn (n) defective products |
| 次数 | cì shù frequency / number of times |
| 次序 | cì xù (n) sequence; order |
| 葱 | cōng scallion / green onion |
| 匆匆 | cōng cōng hurriedly |
| 从容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò calm / unruffled |
| 从未 | cóng wèi never |
| 从小 | cóng xiǎo from childhood / as a child |
| 从中 | cóng zhōng from / therefrom |
| 凑合 | còu hé (v) bring together / (v) make do in a bad situation / (v) improvise |
| 凑巧 | còu qiǎo (adv) luckily |
| 粗暴 | cū bào rough / cruel |
| 粗粮 | cū liáng (n) coarse grains (i.e. maize; sorghum, etc) |
| 粗鲁 | cū lǔ (adj) crude; coarse; rough |
| 粗细 | cū xì (n) thickness / (n) quality; fineness of work |
| 促 | cù to hurry / to rush / to hasten / near / to promote |
| 摧残 | cuī cán to ravage / to ruin |
| 翠绿 | cuì lǜ (adj) greenish-blue; emerald green |
| 脆 | cuì crisp / brittle / clear and loud voice |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò weak / frail |
| 存放 | cún fàng to deposit / to leave in sb's care |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn (v) deposit money in a bank / (n) bank deposit |
| 磋商 | cuō shāng to consult / to discuss seriously / to negotiate / to confer / negotiations / consultations |
| 搭配 | dā pèi to pair up / to put into pairs / to add something into a group / to match |
| 答辨 | dá biàn (v) reply to a charge or accusation |
| 打发 | dǎ fa (v) dispatch sb to do sth / (v) send sb away / (v) pass the time |
| 打猎 | dǎ liè hunt |
| 大包大揽 | dà bāo dà lǎn (idiom) not worry about conditions or responsibilities, but rather take it all; all round contract |
| 大臣 | dà chén chancellor |
| 大多 | dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly |
| 大公无私 | dà gōng wú sī just and fair |
| 大锅饭 | dà guō fàn (n) food made in a large wok in a mess hall / (idiom) a term used to refer to equal treatment |
| 大局 | dà jú general situation / present conditions |
| 大理石 | dà lǐ shí marble |
| 大拇指 | dà mu zhǐ (n) thumb |
| 大炮 | dà pào cannon |
| 大炮 | dà pào artillery |
| 大气压 | dà qì yà atmosphere / atmospheric pressure |
| 大气压 | dà qì yā (n) high atmospheric pressure |
| 大厦 | dà shà edifice / mansion |
| 大肆 | dà sì (adv) wantonly; without any constraint |
| 大体 | dà tǐ in general / on the whole |
| 大同小异 | dà tóng xiǎo yì almost similar / except slight differences |
| 大无畏 | dà wú wèi utterly fearless |
| 大雁 | dà yàn (n) wild migratory goose |
| 大有可为 | dà yǒu kě wéi (saying) sth is well worth doing; have a bright future |
| 大于 | dà yú (idiom) used between nouns to indicate relative size or importance, A is greater than B |
| 歹徒 | dǎi tú evil person who commits crimes |
| 带劲 | dài jìn (adj) energetic / (adj) exciting |
| 代号 | dài hào code name |
| 代数 | dài shù algebra |
| 贷 | dài lend on interest / borrow / loan / make excuses / pardon / forgive |
| 贷款 | dài kuǎn (bank) loan / to (provide a) loan |
| 待业 | dài yè to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China) |
| 怠工 | dài gōng (v) slow down production rate |
| 怠慢 | dài màn (adj) impolite; standoffish / (v) treat sb in a cold manner |
| 担保 | dān bǎo guarantee / vouch for |
| 担忧 | dān yōu to worry / to be concerned |
| 丹 | dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar |
| 单元 | dān yuán unit / entrance number / staircase (for residential buildings) |
| 胆量 | dǎn liàng nerve |
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè (adj) timid |
| 胆子 | dǎn zi courage / nerves |
| 氮 | dàn nitrogen |
| 担 | dān to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility |
| 担 | dàn a picul (100 catties, 50 kg.) / two buckets full |
| 担子 | dàn zi load / a carrying pole and the loads on it |
| 淡季 | dàn jì (n) off season; slow business season |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ fresh water (i.e., not sea water) |
| 诞辰 | dàn chén birthday |
| 弹 | dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball |
| 弹 | tán impeach / to pluck a string / to play (a stringed musical instrument with fingers) |
| 弹药 | dàn yào ammunition |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng at the scene / on the spot |
| 当局 | dāng jú authorities |
| 当事人 | dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair) |
| 当心 | dāng xīn to take care / to look out |
| 当选 | dāng xuǎn be elected |
| 党性 | dǎng xìng (n) political party spirit or character |
| 党章 | dǎng zhāng (n) political party constitution |
| 党中央 | dǎng zhōng yāng (N) Chinese Party Central Committee / (n) central committee of a political party |
| 当天 | dàng tiān that day / the same day |
| 档次 | dàng cì (n) quality; level; grade |
| 荡 | dàng a pond / pool / wash / squander / sweep away / move / shake / dissolute |
| 刀刃 | dāo rèn (n) knife edge / (n) critical point |
| 叨唠 | dāo lao (v) be chattersome; talk on and on without stopping |
| 捣 | dǎo pound / beat / hull / attack / disturb / stir |
| 捣蛋 | dǎo dàn (v) make trouble |
| 捣乱 | dǎo luàn (v) cause a disturbance / (v) look for trouble; intentionally bother sb |
| 倒闭 | dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down |
| 倒爷 | dǎo yé (n) profiteer; one who buys low and sell high |
| 导航 | dǎo háng navigation |
| 导体 | dǎo tǐ (n) electrical conductor |
| 导游 | dǎo yóu a tourist guide / to conduct a tour / a guidebook |
| 导游 | dǎo yóu a tourist guide / to conduct a tour / a guidebook |
| 到来 | dào lái arrival / advent |
| 到期 | dào qī become due (e.g. loans) |
| 倒退 | dào tuì (v) fall back; go in reverse |
| 稻子 | dào zi (n) unhulled rice |
| 悼念 | dào niàn (v) grieve |
| 盗 | dào steal / rob / plunder / a thief / bandit / robber |
| 盗窃 | dào qiè steal |
| 得不偿失 | dé bù cháng shī (saying) the gains do not make up for the losses |
| 得力 | dé lì (adj) able; competent |
| 得以 | dé yǐ (conj) so that one can... |
| 得罪 | dé zuì (v) say something that offends sb; have a faux pas |
| 灯泡 | dēng pào (n) light bulb |
| 登陆 | dēng lù to land |
| 等级 | děng jí degree / rate |
| 低级 | dī jí low level |
| 低劣 | dī liè (adj) inferior quality |
| 低温 | dī wēn (n) relatively low temperature |
| 低下 | dī xià (adj) low status; lowly |
| 敌 | dí enemy / match |
| 敌对 | dí duì (adj) hostile; combative |
| 敌视 | dí shì (v) be antagonistic |
| 笛子 | dí zi (n) bamboo flute |
| 的确良 | dí què liáng (n) dacron |
| 抵达 | dǐ dá arrive / reach (a destination) |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì resistance / refusal (to cooperate) / boycott |
| 地铁 | dì tiě subway / metro |
| 帝国 | dì guó empire / imperial |
| 帝国主义 | dì guó zhǔ yì (n) imperialism |
| 递交 | dì jiāo (v) present; give |
| 递增 | dì zēng (v) steadily increase |
| 缔结 | dì jié (v) conclude (an agreement) |
| 颠簸 | diān bǒ to shake / to jolt / to bump |
| 颠倒 | diān dǎo to turn upside-down / to reverse / back-to-front / confused / deranged / crazy |
| 颠覆 | diān fù subversion |
| 掂 | diān to weigh in the hand / to estimate |
| 点火 | diǎn huǒ (v) light a fire / (v) agitate; stir up trouble |
| 点名 | diǎn míng roll call |
| 点燃 | diǎn rán (v) ignite; light (a fire) |
| 点缀 | diǎn zhuì (v) enhance; beautify / (v) do sth only for sake of show |
| 点子 | diǎn zi (n) spot, dot; speck / (of a liquid) droplet; drop / key point, crux / idea, pointer |
| 电动机 | diàn dòng jī (n) electric motor |
| 电路 | diàn lù (electric) circuit |
| 电钮 | diàn niǔ (n) push button (electric switch) |
| 电气 | diàn qì electric |
| 电源 | diàn yuán (n) electric power source |
| 店员 | diàn yuán shop assistant / salesclerk / salesperson |
| 淀粉 | diàn fěn starch |
| 殿 | diàn palace hall |
| 刁 | diāo artful / wicked |
| 叼 | diāo (v) hold sth in the mouth |
| 雕塑 | diāo sù (n) sculpture / (v) sculpt; carve |
| 调度 | diào dù (v) dispatch / (n) dispatcher |
| 调换 | diào huàn (v) exchange; change places / (v) change |
| 碟子 | dié zi small dish |
| 叮嘱 | dīng zhǔ (v) repeatedly warn or urge |
| 顶点 | dǐng diǎn summit / peak |
| 顶端 | dǐng duān summit / peak |
| 定点 | dìng diǎn fixed point or location / point of reference / (math.) fixed point / to determine a location |
| 定额 | dìng é (n) fixed amount; quota |
| 定价 | dìng jià to set a price / to fix a price |
| 定居 | dìng jū (v) settle down to a place to live |
| 定理 | dìng lǐ (n) an established theory / (math.) theorem |
| 定量 | dìng liàng (n) fixed amount; ration |
| 定律 | dìng lǜ (n) established law |
| 定向 | dìng xiàng (adv) a prior decision as to the direction of one's work / (v) to get a directional fix |
| 定性 | dìng xìng (v) establish the chemical makeup of a compound / (v) determine the nature of a criminal |
| 定义 | dìng yì definition |
| 订购 | dìng gòu to order / to subscribe / subscriber |
| 订货 | dìng huò (v) place order for goods |
| 订阅 | dìng yuè subscription |
| 钉 | dīng nail |
| 丢人 | diū rén (v) lose face |
| 丢失 | diū shī (v) lose |
| 东奔西走 | dōng bēn xī zǒu (saying) hustle about; go here and there |
| 东道主 | dōng dào zhǔ (n) host for a party |
| 冬瓜 | dōng guā (n) white gourd; white fuzzy vegetable |
| 董事 | dǒng shì board member |
| 动荡 | dòng dàng (social or political) unrest / turmoil / upheaval |
| 动工 | dòng gōng (v) start construction |
| 动乱 | dòng luàn turmoil / upheaval |
| 动脉 | dòng mài artery |
| 动态 | dòng tài development / trend / dynamic state / movement / moving |
| 动用 | dòng yòng (v) put sth to use |
| 冻结 | dòng jié (loan, wage, price) freeze |
| 栋 | dòng roof beam |
| 兜 | dōu pocket |
| 兜儿 | dōu er (n) pocket; something shaped like a bag |
| 斗志 | dòu zhì will to fight |
| 都市 | dū shì city / metropolis |
| 督促 | dū cù (v) urge sb to complete a task |
| 毒害 | dú hài poisoning / bane / to poison (people's minds) |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn drugs / narcotics / poison |
| 毒性 | dú xìng (n) toxicity |
| 独 | dú alone / independent / single / sole / only |
| 独裁 | dú cái dictatorship |
| 独立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ (idiom) self-determination; independence of action; maintain control |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè to block / to stop / blockage |
| 赌 | dǔ bet / gamble |
| 赌博 | dǔ bó gamble |
| 杜绝 | dù jué put an end to |
| 镀 | dù -plated / to plate |
| 渡船 | dù chuán (n) ferry |
| 渡口 | dù kǒu ferry |
| 短处 | duǎn chù (n) shortcoming, defect; fault |
| 短促 | duǎn cù (adj) short in time duration; fleeting; brief |
| 短暂 | duǎn zàn short |
| 缎子 | duàn zi (n) satin |
| 断定 | duàn dìng (v) come to a conclusion |
| 断断续续 | duàn duàn xù xù (adv) intermittently; off and on manner / (adj) intermittent |
| 断绝 | duàn jué sever / break off |
| 兑现 | duì xiàn (v) cash a check / (v) honor a contract |
| 对岸 | duì àn (n) the opposite bank of a body of water |
| 对策 | duì cè countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对称 | duì chèn symmetry / symmetrical |
| 对抗 | duì kàng withstand / resist / confrontation |
| 对联 | duì lián (n) vertical written couplet usually placed along either side of a doorway |
| 对手 | duì shǒu opponent / adversary / match |
| 对头 | duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right |
| 对头 | duì tou (longstanding) opponent / enemy / inimical / adversary / opponent |
| 对应 | duì yìng (adj) match along with / corresponding / a correspondence |
| 对照 | duì zhào contrast |
| 夺得 | duó dé (v) force one's way; achieve by force |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì to shun / to avoid |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng hide |
| 跺 | duò (v) stamp one's foot |
| 舵 | duò helm / rudder |
| 堕落 | duò luò to debase / (morally) degenerate / to sink (into crime) |
| 额 | é volume / amount / quantity / forehead / quota |
| 额外 | è wài extra |
| 讹 | é error / exhort / false |
| 恶毒 | è dú malicious |
| 恶性 | è xìng (adj) malignant; evil producing; wicked |
| 恩 | ēn kind act (from above) |
| 恩爱 | ēn ài (adj) like mutal love between a husband and wife |
| 恩情 | ēn qíng (n) deep affection |
| 恩人 | ēn rén (n) prson who has significantly helped someone else; benefactor |
| 而后 | ér hòu after that / then |
| 而已 | ér yǐ that's all / nothing more |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn carbon dioxide |
| 贰 | èr two (fraud-proof) |
| 发病 | fā bìng onset / outbreak (of a disease) |
| 发布 | fā bù to release / to issue / to distribute |
| 发财 | fā cái (v) get rich |
| 发愁 | fā chóu (v) worry about sth |
| 发奋图强 | fā fèn tú qiáng (saying) work with a passion to make the nation strong |
| 发火 | fā huǒ catch fire / ignite / detonate / get angry |
| 发脾气 | fā pí qì (v) get angry |
| 发票 | fā piào (n) receipt or bill for purchasing sth |
| 发起 | fā qǐ (v) first begin to do sth; initiate / (v) begin; launch |
| 发热 | fā rè (v) have fever temperature / (v) emit heat / (v) not think calmly |
| 发誓 | fā shì to vow / to pledge / to swear |
| 发炎 | fā yán (v) become inflamed from infection or injury / (n) inflamation |
| 发扬光大 | fā yáng guāng dà (saying) to develop, advocate, and promulgate |
| 伐 | fá (v) cut down; fell / (v) dispatch an expedition against; descend upon |
| 罚款 | fá kuǎn (impose a) fine / penalty / fine (monetary) |
| 法 | fǎ law / method / way / Buddhist teaching / Legalist / France (abbrev.) |
| 法定 | fǎ dìng (adj) legal; of a legal nature |
| 法官 | fǎ guān a judge / judge / to judge |
| 法规 | fǎ guī legislation / statute |
| 法人 | fǎ rén (n) lawyer; anyone involved in the legal profession |
| 法庭 | fǎ tíng court (of law) |
| 法西斯 | fǎ xī sī (n) fascist |
| 法则 | fǎ zé (n) law; rule; code |
| 帆 | fān sail |
| 帆船 | fán chuán sail |
| 番茄 | fān qié (n) tomato |
| 繁 | fán complicated / many / in great numbers |
| 繁多 | fán duō (adj) have many varieties |
| 繁华 | fán huá flourishing / bustling |
| 繁忙 | fán máng busy / bustling |
| 繁体字 | fán tǐ zì (n) traditional Chinese characters |
| 繁重 | fán zhòng (adj) numerous and heavy |
| 烦闷 | fán mēn anguish |
| 烦恼 | fán nǎo agonize / agony / annoyance / upset / vexation / worries |
| 烦躁 | fán zào (adj) jittery; twitchy; fidgety |
| 反驳 | fǎn bó retort / refute |
| 反常 | fǎn cháng (adj) unusual; not normal |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào (adv) but on the contrary; but instead of as expected |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn (strongly) dislike |
| 反革命 | fǎn gé mìng counter-revolutionary |
| 反攻 | fǎn gōng (v) counter-attack / () counter attack; counter offensive |
| 反馈 | fǎn kuì (v) send information back; feedback |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn (n) the reverse side of sth / (n) the opposite side of some topic / (n) the other side |
| 反射 | fǎn shè reflex / reflection (from a mirror, etc) |
| 反思 | fǎn sī (v) think back to sth that happened; recollect |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī (conj) on the other hand...; conversely... |
| 返回 | fǎn huí return to / come (or go) back |
| 贩卖 | fàn mài (v) peddle; sell |
| 范畴 | fàn chóu category |
| 犯法 | fàn fǎ to break the law |
| 犯浑 | fàn hún (v) confused; mixed up; befuddled |
| 饭碗 | fàn wǎn rice bowl / job / livelihood / way of making a living |
| 泛 | fàn float / general / vague |
| 泛 | fàn broad / vast / float / pan- |
| 方程 | fāng chéng (n) mathematical equation |
| 房东 | fáng dōng landlord |
| 房租 | fáng zū (n) rent money |
| 防护 | fáng hù (v) defend and preserve |
| 防线 | fáng xiàn (n) defensive line or perimeter |
| 防汛 | fáng xùn (n) flood control |
| 防疫 | fáng yì (n) disease prevention; epidemic prevention |
| 放射 | fàng shè to radiate / radioactive |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ illegal |
| 飞船 | fēi chuán airship / spaceship |
| 飞舞 | fēi wǔ (v) flutter in the air; dance in the breeze |
| 飞翔 | fēi xiáng fly |
| 肥沃 | féi wò fertile |
| 匪徒 | fěi tú gangster / bandit |
| 诽谤 | fěi bàng slander / libel |
| 废品 | fèi pǐn (n) production rejects / (n) scrap; discarded material |
| 废气 | fèi qì waste (exhaust) gas / steam |
| 废物 | fèi wù rubbish |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn to distinguish / to differentiate / to resolve / to defend against an accusation / to exculpate |
| 分寸 | fēn cùn (n) the limits of proper speech or action |
| 分队 | fēn duì (n) military platoon or squad |
| 分红 | fēn hóng (n) bonus / (v) award a bonus |
| 分化 | fēn huà (v) split apart / differentiation |
| 分类 | fēn lèi classification |
| 分母 | fēn mǔ (n) denominator |
| 分批 | fēn pī (adv) do sth in batches or groups |
| 分期 | fēn qī (adv) done in a staged manner; step by step |
| 分歧 | fēn qí difference (of opinion, position) |
| 分清 | fēn qīng (v) distinguish between; make distinctions clear |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng perfume / fragrant |
| 坟墓 | fén mù sepulcher / tomb |
| 粉末 | fěn mò (n) fine powder; dust |
| 分外 | fèn wài (adv) particularly |
| 奋勇 | fèn yǒng (adv) using extreme force of will; without fear |
| 奋战 | fèn zhàn (v) fight courageously |
| 愤恨 | fèn hèn to hate / hatred / to resent / embittered |
| 丰满 | fēng mǎn (adj) well developed; plump |
| 封闭 | fēng bì (v) close or seal up |
| 蜂 | fēng bee / wasp |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì honey |
| 锋利 | fēng lì (adj) sharp (i.e. a knife blade) / (adj) incisive; to the point |
| 风暴 | fēng bào storm |
| 风度 | fēng dù (n) demeanor; conduct |
| 风光 | fēng guāng (n) natural scenic view |
| 风浪 | fēng làng (n) wind and waves; storm tossed sea |
| 风趣 | fēng qù humor / wit / humorous / witty |
| 风沙 | fēng shā (n) wind borne sand |
| 风尚 | fēng shàng (n) current custom; current way of doing things |
| 风味 | fēng wèi local flavor / local style |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn risk / venture / hazard |
| 风筝 | fēng zhēng kite |
| 疯子 | fēng zi madman / lunatic |
| 缝 | féng variant of T:縫|S:缝 / to sew |
| 缝 | fèng crack / seam |
| 缝 | féng to sew / to stitch |
| 奉献 | fèng xiàn consecrate / dedicate / devote |
| 奉行 | fèng xíng to pursue (a course, a policy) |
| 凤凰 | fèng huáng (n) legendary phoenix bird |
| 否 | pǐ clogged / evil |
| 否 | fǒu to negate / to deny / not |
| 否决 | fǒu jué veto |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn to declare to be untrue / to deny |
| 夫妇 | fū fù a (married) couple / husband and wife |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn (v) (clas.) elaborate, expound, develop |
| 敷衍 | fū yan to be perfunctory / to go through the motions / to barely get by / to just manage |
| 伏 | fú conceal (ambush) / prostrate / submit |
| 辐射 | fú shè radiation |
| 幅度 | fú dù width / extent |
| 符号 | fú hào symbol / mark / sign |
| 俘虏 | fú lǔ captive |
| 服气 | fú qì (v) be convinced |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 浮雕 | fú diāo (n) relief sculpture |
| 浮动 | fú dòng (v) float and drift / (v) be unstable |
| 福 | fú good fortune |
| 福利 | fú lì (material) welfare / well-being |
| 福气 | fú qì (n) good luck; good fortune |
| 抚养 | fǔ yǎng to foster / to bring up / to raise |
| 抚育 | fǔ yù (v) nurture; raise |
| 辅助 | fǔ zhù to assist / to aide |
| 斧子 | fǔ zi axe / hatchet |
| 腐败 | fǔ bài corruption |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà (v) become corrupt / (v) rot; decay |
| 腐烂 | fǔ làn (v) become rotten; become gangrenous |
| 赴 | fù go towards / go to / attend (a banquet, etc.) / to go |
| 副业 | fù yè (n) sideline occupation; pastime |
| 副作用 | fù zuò yòng side effect |
| 覆盖 | fù gài to cover |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ (v) give, confer upon, bestow |
| 复 | fù again / recover / reply to a letter / to repeat / to duplicate |
| 复辟 | fù bì (v) recover one's power or authority / to restore (a past system) |
| 复合 | fù hé complex / compound |
| 复活 | fù huó resurrection |
| 复兴 | fù xīng restore / the Renaissance |
| 付出 | fù chū (v) pay |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn pay / payment |
| 腹 | fù abdomen / stomach / belly |
| 负伤 | fù shāng (v) be wounded |
| 富强 | fù qiáng (adj) rich and powerful |
| 富余 | fù yu (v) have a surplus |
| 附带 | fù dài (adv) incidentally; by chance |
| 附和 | fù hè (v) repeat in agreement (actions; words) |
| 附加 | fù jiā additional / annex |
| 附属 | fù shǔ subsidiary / auxiliary / attached / affiliated / subordinate / subordinating |
| 改建 | gǎi jiàn (v) rebuild |
| 改邪归正 | gǎi xié guī zhèng (saying) to give up evil and return to good |
| 改组 | gǎi zǔ reorganize / reshuffle (posts, etc.) |
| 概况 | gài kuàng (n) general situation; summary |
| 钙 | gài calcium |
| 干预 | gān yù meddle / intervene |
| 甘心 | gān xīn (v) want (to do sth) / (v) be satisfied |
| 甘蔗 | gān zhè cane |
| 竿 | gān pole |
| 肝炎 | gān yán hepatitis |
| 秆 | gǎn stalks of grain |
| 感 | gǎn to feel / to move / to touch / to affect |
| 感化 | gǎn huà (v) put sb on the right path by word or example; correct sb who is erring |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi lament / with a tinge of emotion or regret |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn infection / to infect / to influence |
| 干线 | gàn xiàn (n) main road; primary route |
| 钢材 | gāng cái (n) raw steel material (sheets; ingots; etc) |
| 钢琴 | gāng qín piano |
| 纲 | gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program |
| 纲要 | gāng yào (n) outline; essential points |
| 杠杆 | gāng gǎn (n) lever; pry bar |
| 高产 | gāo chǎn (adj) high yielding |
| 高超 | gāo chāo (adj) excellent |
| 高档 | gāo dàng (adj) top quality |
| 高低 | gāo dī (adv) simply; just / (n) height / (n) quality; scale from best to worst |
| 高贵 | gāo guì grandeur / noble |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo college entrance exam |
| 高空 | gāo kōng (n) high altitude |
| 高明 | gāo míng smart / clever / wise / brilliant |
| 高烧 | gāo shāo (n) high fever |
| 高温 | gāo wēn (n) high temperature |
| 高血压 | gāo xuè yā (n) high blood pressure |
| 高涨 | gāo zhǎng upsurge / (tensions, etc.) run high |
| 搞鬼 | gǎo guǐ (v) secretly make mischief |
| 搞活 | gǎo huó (v) make sth lively; invigorate |
| 稿件 | gǎo jiàn (n) rough draft of a document / (n) written materials which contribute to a final document |
| 稿纸 | gǎo zhǐ (n) draft paper |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi (n) draft of a document / (n) a mental plan / (n) precedent |
| 告诫 | gào jiè warn / admonish |
| 告状 | gào zhuàng (v) bring a lawsuit against sb / (v) lodge a complaint against sb with a manager |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu singer |
| 歌星 | gē xīng (n) singing star; famous singer |
| 歌咏 | gē yǒng (n) singing |
| 疙瘩 | gē da (n) lump, swelling on skin; pimple / (n) knot / (n) preoccupation, problem |
| 格 | gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (classical) to obstruct; to hinder / (classical) to arrive; to come / (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively |
| 格格不入 | gé gé bù rù (saying) inharmonious; incompatible |
| 格局 | gé jú (n) structure; pattern |
| 格式 | gé shì form / specification / format |
| 隔绝 | gé jué (v) become isolated; disconnected |
| 隔离 | gé lí to separate / to isolate |
| 各奔前程 | gè bēn qián chéng (saying) each person goes his own way, does his own thing |
| 各别 | gè bié (adj) in different ways; be different |
| 各行各业 | gè háng gè yè (saying) all kinds of occupations |
| 各界 | gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles |
| 根据地 | gēn jù dì (n) base of operations |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem, etc) |
| 跟随 | gēn suí to follow |
| 跟头 | gēn tou (v) trip; fall down / (v) do a full somersault |
| 跟踪 | gēn zōng (v) follow somebody's tracks; tail; shadow |
| 耕 | gēng to plow / to till |
| 耕种 | gēng zhòng to till / to cultivate |
| 更改 | gēng gǎi alter |
| 更换 | gēng huàn replace |
| 更新 | gēng xīn up-to-date / to update |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng (v) correct; make correction |
| 梗 | gěng stem |
| 工 | gōng work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor |
| 工具书 | gōng jù shū (n) trade book; reference book |
| 工人阶级 | gōng rén jiē jí (n) the working class |
| 工事 | gōng shì (n) stuctures used to protect military troops; fortifications |
| 攻读 | gōng dú (v) major in a field; study a speciality in order to achieve a higher degree |
| 攻关 | gōng guān (v) attack a key problem |
| 功 | gōng merit / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (phys.) |
| 功绩 | gōng jì feat / contribution / merits and achievements |
| 功效 | gōng xiào (n) efficacy |
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng (adj) respectful; deferential |
| 供不应求 | gōng bú yìng qiú (saying) demand exceeds supply |
| 供销 | gōng xiāo (v) supply and sell |
| 公报 | gōng bào announcement / bulletin / communique |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ meter |
| 公道 | gōng dao (adj) fair; equitable |
| 公道 | gōng dào justice |
| 公分 | gōng fēn centimeter / gram |
| 公告 | gōng gào post |
| 公关 | gōng guān (n) public relations |
| 公平 | gōng píng fair / impartial |
| 公然 | gōng rán (do something) openly / undisguised / publicly |
| 公认 | gōng rèn publicly known (to be) / accepted (as) |
| 公社 | gōng shè commune |
| 公务 | gōng wù official business |
| 公有 | gōng yǒu (adj) publicly owned |
| 公有制 | gōng yǒu zhì (n) public ownership |
| 公约 | gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement) |
| 公债 | gōng zhài (n) government issued bonds |
| 公证 | gōng zhèng (n) notarization |
| 汞 | gǒng mercury |
| 拱 | gǒng fold hands in salute / to arch |
| 共产主义 | gòng chǎn zhǔ yì communism |
| 共计 | gòng jì (v) sum up to; total up to |
| 共鸣 | gòng míng (n) physical resonance / (n) sympathetic response to sth |
| 共性 | gòng xìng (n) overall character |
| 勾 | gōu to cancel / to delineate / hook |
| 勾 | gòu affair / to reach for (with hand) |
| 沟通 | gōu tōng communicate |
| 构思 | gòu sī (v) make an outline of a story; make a preliminary sketch |
| 构想 | gòu xiǎng conceive |
| 购买力 | gòu mǎi lì (n) buying power; purchasing power |
| 孤单 | gū dān lone / loneliness |
| 孤独 | gū dú lonely / solitary |
| 姑且 | gū qiě (adv) temporarily |
| 鼓 | gǔ convex / drum / to rouse / to beat |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài eccentric / grotesque / oddly / queer |
| 古人 | gǔ rén (n) people from ancient times |
| 古文 | gǔ wén (n) Classical Chinese writing |
| 骨 | gǔ bone |
| 骨肉 | gǔ ròu (n) flesh and blood; blood relation; kin |
| 股东 | gǔ dōng stockholder |
| 股份 | gǔ fèn a share (in a company) / stock |
| 股票 | gǔ piào share / stock (market) |
| 雇佣 | gù yōng employ / hire |
| 雇员 | gù yuán employee |
| 雇员 | gù yuán employee |
| 故 | gù happening / instance / reason / cause / deceased / old |
| 故障 | gù zhàng glitch / breakdown / snag / fault / error |
| 顾不得 | gù bu de (v) unable to take care of or change |
| 顾虑 | gù lǜ misgivings / apprehensions |
| 顾全大局 | gù quán dà jú (saying) take the big picture into consideration |
| 固有 | gù yǒu (v) be intrinsic or inherent to sth |
| 固执 | gù zhí persistent / stubborn |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn partition / divide up |
| 挂钩 | guà gōu couple / link together |
| 挂念 | guà niàn concerned |
| 棺材 | guān cái coffin |
| 关闭 | guān bì close / shut |
| 关节炎 | guān jié yán (n) arthritis |
| 关切 | guān qiè be deeply concerned / be troubled (by) |
| 官方 | guān fāng official / (by the) government |
| 官僚 | guān liáo (n) government employee that doesn't do any work; bureaucrat |
| 官员 | guān yuán government official |
| 观 | guàn Taoist monastery |
| 观 | guān to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / concept / point of view |
| 观光 | guān guāng (v) tour; go sightseeing |
| 观赏 | guān shǎng (v) see and enjoy; admire the view |
| 管辖 | guǎn xiá administer / have jurisdiction (over) |
| 惯例 | guàn lì conventional |
| 惯用语 | guàn yòng yǔ (n) idiom; word or phrase used colloqially |
| 灌木 | guàn mù bush / shrub |
| 光棍儿 | guāng gùn er (n) bachelor |
| 光亮 | guāng liàng bright |
| 光芒 | guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance |
| 规范 | guī fàn (n) standard (design or model) / (adj) standard; fully specified without variation |
| 规格 | guī gé standard / norm |
| 规章 | guī zhāng rule / regulation |
| 硅 | guī silicon |
| 龟 | guī tortoise / turtle |
| 归根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ (saying) to sum it up... |
| 归还 | guī huán return / revert |
| 归结 | guī jié (v) put in summary; induce |
| 归纳 | guī nà (v) conclude from a number of facts / sum up / induce / conclude |
| 闺女 | guī nǚ (n) maiden; unmarried woman / (n) daughter |
| 桂冠 | guì guān (n) victory laurel |
| 贵重 | guì zhòng precious |
| 贵族 | guì zú lord / nobility / nobleman / noblewoman / aristocrat / aristocracy |
| 滚动 | gǔn dòng roll / tumble |
| 国产 | guó chǎn made in one's own country / made in China |
| 国法 | guó fǎ (n) national law |
| 国会 | guó huì parliament / Congress / diet |
| 国际法 | guó jì fǎ international law |
| 国际主义 | guó jì zhǔ yì (n) internationalism |
| 国库券 | guó kù quàn (n) treasury bill issued by a goverment |
| 国力 | guó lì a nation's power |
| 国民 | guó mín national |
| 国情 | guó qíng (n) country's basic condition or state |
| 国土 | guó tǔ (n) country's territory |
| 国有 | guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned |
| 果断 | guǒ duàn firm / decisive |
| 过度 | guò dù exceeding / excessive / lavishly |
| 过后 | guò hòu (tw) after the event |
| 过滤 | guò lǜ to filter / filter |
| 过失 | guò shī defect / fault |
| 过问 | guò wèn (v) take an interest in; get involved in |
| 过于 | guò yú too much / excessively |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn coastal / seacoast |
| 海滨 | hǎi bīn (n) shore; seaside |
| 海港 | hǎi gǎng (n) ocean port; harbour |
| 海外 | hǎi wài overseas / abroad |
| 害羞 | hài xiū blush / shy |
| 含义 | hán yì meaning / implication |
| 含有 | hán yǒu (v) contain |
| 寒 | hán cold / poor / to tremble |
| 寒暄 | hán xuān (v) / exchange of conventional greetings |
| 函授 | hán shòu correspondence course |
| 罕见 | hǎn jiàn (adj) rare; rarely seen |
| 捍卫 | hàn wèi defend / uphold / safeguard |
| 旱灾 | hàn zāi (n) drought |
| 汉奸 | hàn jiān (n) traitor to China |
| 汉学 | hàn xué (n) Chinese studies |
| 航班 | háng bān scheduled flight / flight number |
| 航道 | háng dào (n) waterway; ship channel |
| 航海 | háng hǎi (n) sailing / (n) naval navigation |
| 航天 | háng tiān space flight |
| 航线 | háng xiàn (n) ship or air route |
| 航运 | háng yùn shipping / transport |
| 豪华 | háo huá luxurious |
| 好多 | hǎo duō (adj) many |
| 好感 | hǎo gǎn good opinion / favorable impression |
| 好坏 | hǎo huài (n) good and bad; advantageous and disadvantageous |
| 好说 | hǎo shuō "(idiom) OK, term used to indicate agreement / (idiom) ""you flatter me"", polite response to praise" |
| 好样的 | hǎo yàng de (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage |
| 好在 | hǎo zài (adv) luckily / fortunately |
| 好转 | hǎo zhuǎn improve / take a turn for the better |
| 耗费 | hào fèi to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander |
| 号称 | hào chēng (v) be known by reputation as / (v) falsely claim to be sth |
| 浩浩荡荡 | hào hào dàng dàng (adj) grandiose; majestic |
| 好客 | hào kè (adj) to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly |
| 荷花 | hé huā (n) lotus |
| 核桃 | hé tao (n) walnut seed |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì nuclear weapon |
| 核心 | hé xīn core / nucleus |
| 和蔼 | hé ǎi kindly / nice / amiable |
| 和解 | hé jiě conciliatory / become reconciled |
| 和睦 | hé mù (adj) peaceful relations; harmonious |
| 和平共处 | hé píng gòng chǔ (n) peaceful coexistence of nations, societies, etc. |
| 和气 | hé qi (adj) polite, kind manners / (adj) friendly |
| 和尚 | hé shang Buddhist monk |
| 和谐 | hé xié harmonious |
| 和约 | hé yuē peace treaty |
| 何 | Hé (a surname) |
| 何 | hé what / how / why / which / carry |
| 何等 | hé děng (adv) what kind? / (adv) how, what |
| 合并 | hé bìng annex / merge |
| 合并 | hé bìng to merge |
| 合乎 | hé hū (v) abide by; be in accordance with |
| 合伙 | hé huǒ (v) construct a partnership |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair |
| 合营 | hé yíng (v) jointly operate; operate as a coop |
| 合资 | hé zī joint venture |
| 禾苗 | hé miáo (n) rice seedling / (n) grain crop seedling |
| 河道 | hé dào (n) riverway; the course of a river |
| 贺词 | hè cí (n) message of congratulation |
| 狠毒 | hěn dú (v) savage; cruel |
| 狠心 | hěn xīn (adj) callous; heartless |
| 恒星 | héng xīng (fixed) star |
| 横行 | héng xíng (v) rampage; riot |
| 横 | hèng unruly |
| 横 | héng horizontal / across / (horizontal character stroke) |
| 轰动 | hōng dòng sensation / stir |
| 轰轰烈烈 | hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale |
| 轰炸 | hōng zhà to bomb / to bombard |
| 烘 | hōng bake / heat by fire |
| 虹 | jiàng rainbow |
| 虹 | hóng rainbow |
| 宏大 | hóng dà (adj) great; grand; massive |
| 红领巾 | hóng lǐng jīn (n) red scarf worn by the Young Pioneers |
| 哄 | hòng have a hilarious time / riot |
| 哄 | hōng resound with laughter |
| 哄 | hǒng deceive / coax |
| 哄 | hǒng deceive / coax |
| 哄 | hòng have a hilarious time / riot |
| 哄 | hōng resound with laughter |
| 厚度 | hòu dù thickness |
| 候补 | hòu bǔ (v) a canidate for a vacancy; an alternate |
| 候选人 | hòu xuǎn rén candidate |
| 后期 | hòu qī late stage / later period |
| 后勤 | hòu qín logistics |
| 后台 | hòu tái backstage / the area behind a theatrical stage / backstage supporter |
| 呼声 | hū shēng (n) voiced opinion or desire, usually associated with a group |
| 呼啸 | hū xiào whistle / scream / whiz |
| 呼吁 | hū yù call on (someone to do something) / appeal / to appeal (to) |
| 忽略 | hū lüè (v) forget about; neglect; leave out by mistake |
| 葫芦 | hú lú (n) bottle gourd |
| 胡 | hú (surname) / beard / what why how |
| 胡 | hú beard / mustache |
| 胡来 | hú lái (v) make a complete hash of things; cause trouble |
| 糊 | hù paste / cream |
| 糊 | hú muddled / paste / scorched |
| 狐狸 | hú li (n) fox |
| 互利 | hù lì (adj) mutually beneficial |
| 户口 | hù kǒu registered residence |
| 花费 | huā fèi expense / cost |
| 花色 | huā sè (n) variety; designs and colors |
| 花纹 | huā wén (n) decorative design |
| 花样 | huā yàng (n) pattern; type / (n) trick |
| 华丽 | huá lì gorgeous |
| 画面 | huà miàn (picture) frame |
| 划分 | huà fēn to divide / to partition |
| 化肥 | huà féi fertilizer |
| 化纤 | huà xiān (n) chemical fiber |
| 化妆 | huà zhuāng to put on make-up |
| 话题 | huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic |
| 槐树 | huái shù (n) locust tree, a large tree with pale yellow flowers |
| 怀孕 | huái yùn to be pregnant / to have conceived |
| 欢笑 | huān xiào (v) laugh happily; belly-laugh |
| 环节 | huán jié (n) connection; link |
| 还原 | huán yuán (v) restore to the original state |
| 缓 | huǎn slow / sluggish / gradual / to postpone |
| 换取 | huàn qǔ give something and get something in return |
| 患者 | huàn zhě patient / sufferer |
| 荒地 | huāng dì (n) wasteland |
| 荒凉 | huāng liáng desolate |
| 荒谬 | huāng miù ridiculous |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng (adj) beyond belief; preposterous / absurd / intemperate / dissipated |
| 慌乱 | huāng luàn (adj) frenetic; hurried |
| 慌张 | huāng zhāng (adj) flustered |
| 黄金 | huáng jīn gold |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu (n) empress |
| 蝗虫 | huáng chóng locust |
| 晃 | huǎng dazzle |
| 晃 | huàng sway / to shade |
| 挥霍 | huī huò (v) spend money without restraint; squander |
| 回避 | huí bì (v) evade; shun; avoid |
| 回顾 | huí gù to look back / to review |
| 回击 | huí jī fight back / return fire / counterattack |
| 回收 | huí shōu (v) recover and put back to use; recycle |
| 毁坏 | huǐ huài destruction / devastate |
| 毁灭 | huǐ miè perish / ruin / destroy |
| 悔 | huǐ regret |
| 悔改 | huǐ gǎi repent / repentance |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn remorse / repentance |
| 贿赂 | huì lù bribe |
| 会同 | huì tóng (v) jointly take care of a matter |
| 会晤 | huì wù meet / meeting / conference |
| 会员 | huì yuán member |
| 汇集 | huì jí to collect / to compile / to converge |
| 汇率 | huì lǜ exchange rate |
| 绘 | huì to draw / to paint |
| 绘画 | huì huà drawing / painting |
| 混纺 | hùn fǎng (n) mixed fabric; blended fabric |
| 混合物 | hùn hé wù mixture |
| 混浊 | hùn zhuó (adj) muddy; turbid; dirty |
| 豁 | huá play Chinese finger game |
| 豁 | huò clear / open / exempt (from) / liberal-minded |
| 豁 | huō opening / stake all / sacrifice / crack / slit |
| 活力 | huó lì energy / vitality |
| 伙计 | huǒ jì partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant |
| 火山 | huǒ shān volcanic / volcano |
| 火灾 | huǒ zāi fire (that burns buildings, etc.) |
| 获取 | huò qǔ (v) gain; get; acquire |
| 或是 | huò shì (conj) either X or Y |
| 或许 | huò xǔ perhaps / maybe |
| 祸 | huò disaster |
| 祸害 | huò hài (n) disaster; harm / (v)damage; harm; wreck |
| 击 | jī to hit / to strike / to break |
| 基督教 | jī dū jiào Christianity / Christian |
| 基金 | jī jīn fund |
| 机车 | jī chē (n) locomotive; train engine car |
| 机灵 | jī líng (adj) clever; quick-witted |
| 机密 | jī mì secret / classified (information) |
| 机枪 | jī qiāng (n) machine gun |
| 机体 | jī tǐ organism / human body |
| 机遇 | jī yù (n) stroke of good luck; opportunity; good luck |
| 机智 | jī zhì tact / witty |
| 积 | jī to amass / to accumulate / to store / old / long-standing |
| 积压 | jī yā (v) overstock due to neglect, having more than can be managed |
| 激 | jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent |
| 激发 | jī fā to arouse / to excite |
| 激光 | jī guāng laser |
| 激励 | jī lì encourage / urge |
| 激情 | jī qíng (n) strong emotion; passion; fervour |
| 讥笑 | jī xiào (v) sneer at |
| 吉普车 | jí pǔ chē (n) jeep, military vehicle originally made in USA |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng (adj) lucky |
| 极度 | jí dù (adv) extremely |
| 极力 | jí lì do at all costs / make an utmost effort |
| 极限 | jí xiàn (n) the utmost limit |
| 籍贯 | jí guàn one's native place / place of ancestry / registered birthplace |
| 集会 | jí huì gather / assembly / meeting |
| 集市 | jí shì (n) country marketplace; open air market |
| 集邮 | jí yóu stamp collecting / philately |
| 集资 | jí zī to raise money / to accumulate funds |
| 及早 | jí zǎo (adv) at the earliest possible time; ASAP |
| 急剧 | jí jù rapid / sudden |
| 急切 | jí qiè (adv) eagerly, used in writing / (adj) eager, used in writing |
| 急需 | jí xū (v) urgently need |
| 急于 | jí yú (adv) be eager; want to do sth right away |
| 即便 | jí biàn even if / even though |
| 嫉妒 | jí dù (v) envy |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liang (n) backbone; spine |
| 几何 | jǐ hé (n) the science of geometry |
| 迹象 | jī xiàng mark / indication / sign / indicator |
| 季度 | jì dù (n) quarter of a year, typically used for financial matters / school term |
| 寄托 | jì tuō (v) have someone look after sb; entrust the care of / place (hope, etc.) on |
| 寂静 | jì jìng quiet |
| 计较 | jì jiào (v) haggle; bicker; argue |
| 记号 | jì hao seal |
| 记性 | jì xìng (n) memory capability |
| 记忆力 | jì yì lì (n) memory power |
| 忌 | jì avoid as taboo / jealous |
| 继 | jì to continue / to follow after / then / afterwards / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit |
| 纪要 | jì yào (n) summary of a meeting log |
| 嘉奖 | jiā jiǎng (v) award an honor |
| 夹杂 | jiā zá (v) mingle together; mix together; have two dissimilar substances mixed together |
| 家常 | jiā cháng the daily life of a family |
| 家畜 | jiā chù cattle |
| 家务 | jiā wù household duties / housework |
| 家喻户晓 | jiā yù hù xiǎo (saying) understood by every household |
| 家长 | jiā zhǎng the parent or guardian of a child |
| 加班 | jiā bān (v) work overtime |
| 加急 | jiā jí (v) require urgent measures to handle a matter |
| 加剧 | jiā jù aggravate / intensify |
| 加热 | jiā rè heating |
| 加深 | jiā shēn to deepen |
| 加重 | jiā zhòng make more serious |
| 颊 | jiá cheeks |
| 甲板 | jiǎ bǎn deck (of a boat, etc.) |
| 假定 | jiǎ dìng to assume / to suppose |
| 假冒 | jiǎ mào (v) impersonate; palm off an imitation |
| 假设 | jiǎ shè (conj) suppose if... / (n) conjecture |
| 假装 | jiǎ zhuāng feign / pretend |
| 驾 | jià to drive / to draw / to harness / to mount |
| 监察 | jiān chá (v) supervise |
| 坚韧 | jiān rèn (adj) tough and pliable; ductile |
| 坚实 | jiān shí (adj) firm and substantial; solid |
| 坚信 | jiān xìn (v) firmly believe without any doubt |
| 坚贞不屈 | jiān zhēn bù qū (saying) faithful and unchanging; steadfast |
| 尖端 | jiān duān a sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / (adj) most advanced and sophisticated / (adj) highest peak; the best |
| 兼任 | jiān rèn (v) hold two jobs at once / (adj) part-time |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng shoulder |
| 艰险 | jiān xiǎn (adj) difficult and dangerous |
| 奸 | jiān adultery |
| 奸 | jiān traitor |
| 茧 | jiǎn cocoon |
| 检测 | jiǎn cè to detect |
| 检察 | jiǎn chá to inspect / check up (on) |
| 检举 | jiǎn jǔ (v) reveal to higher authorities; inform against |
| 检修 | jiǎn xiū (v) overhaul ; examine and fix a mechanical device |
| 简称 | jiǎn chēng abbreviation |
| 简短 | jiǎn duǎn brief / short-duration |
| 简化 | jiǎn huà simplify |
| 简陋 | jiǎn lòu (adj) simple and crude (i.e. a room or building) |
| 简明 | jiǎn míng simple and clear / concise |
| 简体字 | jiǎn tǐ zì (n) simplified Chinese character |
| 简要 | jiǎn yào concise / brief |
| 简易 | jiǎn yì simple / easy |
| 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi (v) cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo scissors |
| 减产 | jiǎn chǎn (v) a reduction in production |
| 减低 | jiǎn dī (v) lower; reduce |
| 减弱 | jiǎn ruò to weaken / to fall off |
| 间隔 | jiàn gé compartment / gap / interval |
| 间接 | jiàn jiē indirect |
| 鉴别 | jiàn bié to differentiate / to distinguish |
| 鉴于 | jiàn yú in light of / in view of |
| 践踏 | jiàn tà trample |
| 见识 | jiàn shi (n) knowledge and experience / (v) increase one's knowledge |
| 见效 | jiàn xiào (adj) have the desired effect |
| 键盘 | jiàn pán keyboard |
| 健美 | jiàn měi (adj) beautiful and strong |
| 健壮 | jiàn zhuàng (adj) robust; healthy |
| 建交 | jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations |
| 姜 | jiāng (surname) / ginger |
| 姜 | jiāng ginger |
| 将近 | jiāng jìn almost / nearly / close to |
| 桨 | jiǎng oar / paddle |
| 奖品 | jiǎng pǐn award / prize |
| 奖状 | jiǎng zhuàng (n) certificate of merit |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě to explain |
| 讲理 | jiǎng lǐ (v) discuss the merits of an argument |
| 讲述 | jiǎng shù talk about / narrate an account |
| 讲演 | jiǎng yǎn (v) lecture to a crowd; give a speech |
| 降价 | jiàng jià price reduction |
| 降临 | jiàng lín to descend to |
| 降临 | jiàng lìn befall |
| 降落 | jiàng luò to descend / to land |
| 焦点 | jiāo diǎn focus / focal point |
| 焦炭 | jiāo tàn (n) coke, a relatively high energy fuel used in blast furnaces |
| 胶 | jiāo glue / gum |
| 胶片 | jiāo piàn (photographic) film |
| 交叉 | jiāo chā cross / intersect |
| 交错 | jiāo cuò (v) crisscross; intertwine |
| 交点 | jiāo diǎn (n) point of intersection |
| 交付 | jiāo fù (v) turn over |
| 交涉 | jiāo shè (v) discuss a matter with the opposing side |
| 交手 | jiāo shǒu (v) fight hand to hand |
| 交替 | jiāo tí to replace / alternately / in turn |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng to associate / to contact / association / contact |
| 浇灌 | jiāo guàn (v) irrigate |
| 娇 | jiāo lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail |
| 娇气 | jiāo qì (adv) finicky; squeamish |
| 嚼 | jué to chew |
| 嚼 | jiáo to chew |
| 搅拌 | jiǎo bàn to stir / to agitate |
| 绞 | jiǎo hang (a criminal) / to turn / to twist / to wind |
| 缴 | jiǎo hand in / hand over |
| 缴纳 | jiǎo nà contribute |
| 教会 | jiào huì (n) Christian church |
| 教唆 | jiào suō (v) conspire with; urge on a criminal act; foment |
| 教条 | jiào tiáo (n) religious dogma |
| 教养 | jiào yǎng (n) upbringing; early conditioning / (v) bring up; nurture and train |
| 轿车 | jiào chē (n) bus |
| 较量 | jiào liàng (v) compete; measure up against |
| 叫喊 | jiào hǎn exclamation / outcry / shout / yell |
| 叫唤 | jiào huan (v) cry out / (v) bark out a sound; |
| 叫嚷 | jiào rǎng (v) shout because of dissatisfaction |
| 揭发 | jiē fā disclose / revelation |
| 揭示 | jiē shì to show / to make known |
| 接班 | jiē bān (v) take over a task; relieve sb / (v) be a successor to sb |
| 接二连三 | jiē èr lián sān (saying) one right after another |
| 接洽 | jiē qià (v) discuss a matter with sb / get in touch with |
| 接收 | jiē shōu to receive / to accept |
| 皆 | jiē all / each and every / in all cases |
| 街坊 | jiē fāng neighborhood |
| 街头 | jiē tóu (n) street; street intersection |
| 结果 | jié guǒ outcome / result |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ (v) close; stop / cut-off point / stopping point / deadline |
| 劫 | jié plunder |
| 劫持 | jié chí (v) kidnap; hijack |
| 节能 | jié néng (v) conserve energy / (adj) energy-saving |
| 节育 | jié yù (n) birth control |
| 节奏 | jié zòu (n) musical rhythm / (n) cadence; tempo |
| 杰出 | jié chū illustrious |
| 杰作 | jié zuò (n) masterpiece |
| 结晶 | jié jīng (n) crystal / (v) crystallize |
| 结局 | jié jú conclusion / ending |
| 结算 | jié suàn (v) settle up the bill; close an account |
| 结业 | jiē yè (v) finsh a course of study |
| 解除 | jiě chú to remove / to relieve (someone of their duties) / to free / to get rid of / to lift (an embargo) |
| 解雇 | jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss |
| 解散 | jiě sàn dissolve / disband |
| 戒严 | jiè yán (v) enforce a restriction; rope off an area |
| 界 | jiè boundary / scope / extent / circles / group / kingdom (taxonomy) |
| 界限 | jiè xiàn boundary / marginal |
| 借鉴 | jiè jiàn (v) utilize others work; use as a source of reference |
| 借助 | jiè zhù to get help from |
| 金额 | jīn é (n) money amount; monetary value |
| 金黄 | jīn huáng golden yellow / golden |
| 金牌 | jīn pái gold medal |
| 金钱 | jīn qián (n) money; currency |
| 金融 | jīn róng banking / finance / financial |
| 筋 | jīn muscle |
| 津津有味 | jīn jīn yǒu wèi (saying) with gusto; eagerly; with great interest |
| 津贴 | jīn tiē allowance |
| 紧迫 | jǐn pò pressing / urgent |
| 紧缩 | jǐn suō reduce / tighten / cut back (budget, etc) |
| 锦绣 | jǐn xiù beautiful |
| 尽快 | jǐn kuài as quickly as possible |
| 进程 | jìn chéng process / course |
| 进而 | jìn ér and then (what follows next) |
| 进取 | jìn qǔ (v) forge ahead; go forward |
| 进展 | jìn zhǎn to make headway / to make progress |
| 晋升 | jìn shēng (v) promote to a higher position |
| 禁 | jīn endure |
| 禁 | jìn to prohibit / to forbid |
| 禁区 | jìn qū (n) restricted area; forbidden region |
| 近年 | jìn nián recent year(s) |
| 近期 | jìn qī (n) in the near future; soon |
| 近视 | jìn shì shortsighted / nearsighted / myopia |
| 近似 | jìn sì (v) about the same as; is similar to |
| 劲头 | jìn tóu (n) eagerness; enthusiasm |
| 惊慌 | jīng huāng panic |
| 精打细算 | jīng dǎ xì suàn (saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting |
| 精华 | jīng huá (n) best feature; most important part of an object |
| 精简 | jīng jiǎn to simplify / to reduce |
| 精美 | jīng měi delicate / fine / refinement |
| 精密 | jīng mì accuracy / exact |
| 精确 | jīng què accurate / precise |
| 精通 | jīng tōng proficient |
| 精心 | jīng xīn (adv) with utmost care; meticulously / (adv) detailed; meticulous |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng (saying) improving and wanting to improve even more |
| 兢兢业业 | jīng jīng yè yè (adv) cautiously but concientiously |
| 经典 | jīng diǎn classics / scriptures |
| 经商 | jīng shāng (v) to be in business; do commerce |
| 经受 | jīng shòu (v) endure through; withstand |
| 经销 | jīng xiāo to sell / to distribute |
| 茎 | jīng stalk / stem |
| 警戒 | jǐng jiè to warn / to be alert for |
| 警卫 | jǐng wèi (security) guard |
| 景 | jǐng bright / circumstance / scenery |
| 颈 | jǐng neck |
| 静悄悄 | jìng qiāo qiāo (adj) extremely quiet |
| 境地 | jìng dì circumstances |
| 境界 | jìng jiè boundary / state / realm |
| 敬 | jìng to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer |
| 敬而远之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī (saying) to show respect from a distance |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu camera shot (in a movie, etc) / scene |
| 竞选 | jìng xuǎn run for (electoral) office |
| 净化 | jìng huà purify |
| 纠纷 | jiū fēn dispute / issue / to dispute |
| 玖 | jiǔ (n) jade-like black stone / nine (fraud-proof) |
| 酒会 | jiǔ huì (n) cocktail party |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng alcohol |
| 救济 | jiù jì (v) help out in a disaster with cash or goods; relieve |
| 救灾 | jiù zāi (v) help people in a disaster area |
| 就餐 | jiù cān (v) eat a meal |
| 就地 | jiù dì (adv) local; nearby |
| 就近 | jiù jìn (adv) nearby |
| 就算 | jiù suàn (conj) given that... |
| 就业 | jiù yè get a job / start a career |
| 就职 | jiù zhí take office / assume a post |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng to bow |
| 拘留 | jū liú detain (prisoner) / keep (someone) in custody |
| 拘束 | jū shù (adj) uncomfortable; ill at ease; reticent / (v) restrict; limit |
| 居 | jū reside |
| 居室 | jū shì (n) room; apartment; flat |
| 菊花 | jú huā (n) chrysanthemum |
| 局势 | jú shì situation / state (of affairs) |
| 局限 | jú xiàn limit |
| 局限 | jú xiàn (v) limit the movement or confine sth |
| 举动 | jǔ dòng act / (make) a move |
| 举世闻名 | jǔ shì wén míng (saying) world famous |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù attract worldwide attention |
| 聚会 | jù huì (v) meet; gather / (n) meeting; gathering |
| 拒 | jù to resist / to repel / to refuse |
| 据点 | jù diǎn (n) military strongpoint |
| 据悉 | jù xī according to reports / it is reported (that) |
| 具 | jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument |
| 锯 | jù a saw / to saw |
| 锯 | jū to mend (china) with staples |
| 剧本 | jù běn (n) play, opera, or movie script |
| 剧团 | jù tuán (n) theatrical troupe |
| 捐 | juān to contribute / to donate / tax / to abandon |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn donate money / contribute funds |
| 捐献 | juān xiàn to donate / to contribute |
| 捐赠 | juān zèng to donate / to give (away) |
| 圈 | juān to confine / enclose |
| 圈 | quān circle / ring / loop |
| 圈 | juàn pen (pig) / a fold |
| 掘 | jué dig |
| 觉察 | jué chá (v) perceive; sense; discover |
| 觉醒 | jué xǐng (v) realize; dawn upon; become aware of some sort of cheating |
| 决不 | jué bù not at all / simply (can) not |
| 决策 | jué cè (make a) strategic decision |
| 决赛 | jué sài finals (of a competition) |
| 决算 | jué suàn (v) make the final calculations on a bill / (n) final account |
| 决战 | jué zhàn (n) an all decisive battle |
| 绝望 | jué wàng desperation / forlorn / hopeless |
| 绝缘 | jué yuán (v) insulate (electrically) / (v) isolate from |
| 菌 | jùn bacteria / mold / mushroom |
| 菌 | jūn germ / bacteria |
| 军阀 | jūn fá (n) warlord |
| 军医 | jūn yī (n) military doctor |
| 军用 | jūn yòng (for) military (use) |
| 军装 | jūn zhuāng (n) military uniform |
| 君 | jūn monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler |
| 俊 | jùn smart / eminent / handsome / talented |
| 卡 | qiǎ customs station / to be choked / to fasten / to clip / to wedge / checkpost |
| 卡 | kǎ to check / to stop / to block / card |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn card |
| 开采 | kāi cǎi (v) extract ore or some other natural resource from a mine |
| 开刀 | kāi dāo to perform or have an operation / to operate on or to be operated on |
| 开工 | kāi gōng (v) begin factory operations; start a construction job |
| 开关 | kāi guān power switch |
| 开化 | kāi huà (v) have laws and culture; be civilized |
| 开垦 | kāi kěn (v) put under the plough; clear a wild area for cultivation |
| 开阔 | kāi kuò wide / open (of spaces) |
| 开朗 | kāi lǎng (adj) well lit; suddenly become bright and clear / (adj) carefree; without worry |
| 开天辟地 | kāi tiān pì dì (saying) when heaven and earth were split apart in the creation; the beginning of the world |
| 开头 | kāi tóu beginning |
| 开拓 | kāi tuò (v) bring forth or open up |
| 开心 | kāi xīn to feel happy / to have a great time / to make fun of somebody |
| 开支 | kāi zhī expenditures / pay / expenses |
| 凯旋 | kǎi xuán return triumphant |
| 刊登 | kān dēng carry a story / publish (in a newspaper or magazine) |
| 勘探 | kān tàn exploration |
| 看待 | kàn dài look upon / regard |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lái (idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far) |
| 看望 | kàn wàng (v) visit; pay a call to |
| 看作 | kàn zuò look upon as / regard as |
| 慷慨 | kāng kǎi vehement / fervent / generous / giving / liberal |
| 糠 | kāng husk |
| 抗旱 | kàng hàn (v) weather a drought |
| 抗击 | kàng jī resist (a military attack) |
| 抗战 | kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) |
| 炕 | kàng kang (a heatable brick bed) |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ (n) archeology / (v) do archeology |
| 考核 | kǎo hé (v) examine; check up on |
| 考取 | kǎo qǔ (v) pass an entrance test |
| 磕 | kē to tap / knock |
| 颗粒 | kē lì kernel / granule / granulated (sugar, chemical product) |
| 科目 | kē mù subject |
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì (saying) makes one happy and sad; emotionally moving |
| 可观 | kě guān considerable |
| 可贵 | kě guì (adj) worthy of praise; commendable |
| 可口 | kě kǒu tasty / to taste good |
| 可恶 | kě wù (adj) obnoxious / repulsive / abhorrent / hateful / abominable |
| 可喜 | kě xǐ (adj) makes one happy; gratifying |
| 可想而知 | kě xiǎng ér zhī (conj) it is obvious that... |
| 客车 | kè chē coach |
| 课时 | kè shí class / period |
| 课题 | kè tí task / problem / issue |
| 啃 | kěn to gnaw / to nibble / to bite |
| 恳切 | kěn qiè (adj) sincere; genuine |
| 恳求 | kěn qiú beg / entreat / entreaty |
| 空洞 | kōng dòng (adj) empty; without content |
| 空话 | kōng huà (n) empty talk; talk with no real contents |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo (n) air conditioning |
| 空想 | kōng xiǎng (v) fantisize; daydream / (n) fantasy |
| 空心 | kōng xīn (adj) hollow / (adj) hollow headed; mindless |
| 空虚 | kōng xū (adj) hollow, no meaning / (n) emptiness |
| 恐惧 | kǒng jù fear / dread |
| 孔雀 | kǒng què peacock |
| 空白 | kòng bái blank space |
| 空隙 | kòng xì (n) crack, gap between two objects / (n) gap in time between two events |
| 控诉 | kòng sù accuse / denounce |
| 抠 | kōu dig out (with finger) / stingy |
| 口岸 | kǒu àn (n) port on a sea or river |
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng (n) space inside the mouth; oral cavity |
| 枯燥 | kū zào (adj) not interesting / boring |
| 苦难 | kǔ nàn (n) suffering |
| 苦恼 | kǔ nǎo ail / annoy / distress / vexation / distressed / to be in misery |
| 库 | kù warehouse / storehouse |
| 库存 | kù cún (n) material held in reseve; stock |
| 库房 | kù fáng (n) place to store items; storehouse |
| 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng (v) praise; applaud |
| 挎 | kuà (v) carry on one's arm / (v) carry over one's shoulder or slung on one's side |
| 快速 | kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid |
| 会计 | kuài jì accountant / accounting |
| 宽敞 | kuān chang (adj) spacious |
| 宽大 | kuān dà (adj) spacious / wide / lenient |
| 宽广 | kuān guǎng (adj) wide; broad |
| 狂妄 | kuáng wàng (adj) egotistical; arrogant; brassy |
| 框 | kuàng frame / door frame |
| 矿藏 | kuàng cáng mineral resources |
| 矿产 | kuàng chǎn minerals |
| 矿井 | kuàng jǐng a mine / a mine shaft |
| 矿区 | kuàng qū (n) mining site; mining area |
| 矿山 | kuàng shān mine |
| 矿物 | kuàng wù mineral |
| 旷工 | kuàng gōng (v) skip work with not valid reason |
| 旷课 | kuàng kè (v) be truant from school; cut classes |
| 亏 | kuī deficiency / deficit |
| 亏待 | kuī dài (v) treat unfairly |
| 亏损 | kuī sǔn deficit / (financial) loss |
| 葵花 | kuí huā (n) sunflower |
| 困苦 | kùn kǔ (adj) poor; miserable |
| 扩充 | kuò chōng to expand |
| 扩建 | kuò jiàn (n) to add an extension to a building |
| 扩散 | kuò sàn spread / proliferation / diffusion |
| 扩展 | kuò zhǎn extend / expand |
| 扩张 | kuò zhāng expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g., one's power or influence) / to broaden |
| 腊月 | là yuè (n) twelfth lunar month |
| 落 | là leave behind |
| 落 | luò alight / to fall / to drop (behind) |
| 来访 | lái fǎng pay a visit |
| 来回来去 | lái huí lái qù (adv) repeatedly |
| 来看 | lái kàn (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view |
| 来历 | lái lì history / antecedents / origin |
| 来临 | lái lín approach / come closer |
| 来年 | lái nián next year / the coming year |
| 来说 | lái shuō (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view |
| 赖 | Lài (Surname) |
| 赖 | lài disclaim / rely / to blame |
| 兰花 | lán huā cymbidium / orchid |
| 栏杆 | lán gān railing / banister |
| 懒惰 | lǎn duò idle / lazy |
| 狼狈 | láng bèi (adj) in a difficult situation |
| 浪潮 | làng cháo wave / tides |
| 浪漫 | làng màn romantic |
| 劳动力 | láo dòng lì labor force / manpower |
| 牢房 | láo fáng (n) jail cell; prison cell |
| 牢记 | láo jì (v) clearly remember |
| 老成 | lǎo chéng (adj) experienced; trained |
| 老汉 | lǎo hàn (n) old man / (n) I (self reference by an old man) |
| 老化 | lǎo huà (v) become old (person or thing) |
| 老家 | lǎo jiā native place / place of origin / home state or region |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ rat / mouse |
| 老太婆 | lǎo tài pó (n) old woman (often not polite) / (n) term to refer to wife |
| 老天爷 | lǎo tiān yě God / Heavens |
| 老爷 | lǎo ye (informal) maternal grandfather / mother's father |
| 老一辈 | lǎo yī bèi (n) one generation older |
| 涝 | lào flooded |
| 乐趣 | lè qù delight / pleasure / joy |
| 乐意 | lè yì (v)be happy to do sth / (adj) happy; satisfied |
| 勒 | lè rein in |
| 勒 | lēi strangle |
| 雷达 | léi dá radar |
| 雷雨 | léi yǔ (n) thunderstorm |
| 垒 | lěi rampart / base (in baseball) |
| 棱 | léng corner / square beam |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn cold / indifferent |
| 犁 | lí plow |
| 离别 | lí bié (v) to leave or part from (when going on a long journey) |
| 离休 | lí xiū (v) to retire (used for cadres who joined the communist party before October 1, 1949) |
| 篱笆 | lí bā fence |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi (v) heed; pay attention to |
| 理会 | lǐ huì pay attention to / take notice of |
| 理事 | lǐ shì (n) councilman |
| 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán (idiom) certainly; of course; it logically follows that... |
| 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng (saying) one is bold and confident when doing a just cause |
| 礼节 | lǐ jié etiquette |
| 礼品 | lǐ pǐn (n) gift; present |
| 荔枝 | lì zhī (n) litchi fruit |
| 栗子 | lì zi chestnut |
| 历代 | lì dài successive dynasties / past dynasties |
| 历来 | lì lái always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time |
| 利弊 | lì bì (n) pluses and minuses; advantages and disadvantages |
| 厉害 | lì hài severe / strict / ferocious / talented |
| 厉害 | lì hai terrible / formidable / serious / devastating / tough / capable / sharp / severe / fierce |
| 利息 | lì xi (n) interest on money |
| 例外 | lì wài (make an) exception |
| 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ cubic meter (unit of volume) |
| 立交桥 | lì jiāo qiáo (n) grade splitting bridge for road traffic, one road goes on top and the other below |
| 立体 | lì tǐ (n) solid, 3D object |
| 沥青 | lì qīng asphalt / bituminous |
| 力图 | lì tú try hard to / strive to |
| 联 | lián to ally / to unite / to join |
| 联邦 | lián bāng federal / federation |
| 联想 | lián xiǎng associate / (abbr.) Lenovo (PRC computer company) |
| 连队 | lián duì (n) company (of troups) |
| 连滚带爬 | lián gǔn dài pá (idiom) rolling and crawling |
| 连连 | lián lián (adv) repeatedly |
| 连绵 | lián mián (v) continue; continued in time for |
| 连年 | lián nián (n) in consecutive or successive years |
| 连同 | lián tóng together with / along with |
| 连续剧 | lián xù jù (n) series of shows; multipart show; serial |
| 连夜 | lián yè (adv) into the night; through the night |
| 莲子 | lián zǐ (n) lotus seed |
| 廉价 | lián jià cheaply-priced |
| 廉洁 | lián jié honest / not coercive / honesty / integrity / not corrupt |
| 廉政 | lián zhèng (adj) honest or clean politics |
| 帘 | lián wine shop sign |
| 镰刀 | lián dāo (n) curved sickle for cutting grain |
| 脸盆 | liǎn pén (n) basin for washing hands and face |
| 恋 | liàn feel attached to / long for / love |
| 练兵 | liàn bīng (v) drill troops; train an army |
| 链子 | liàn zi chain |
| 梁 | liáng (surname) / beam of roof / bridge |
| 梁 | liáng beam of roof |
| 良 | liáng good / very / very much |
| 良心 | liáng xīn conscience |
| 良种 | liáng zhǒng (adj) improved type |
| 两极 | liǎng jí (n) the earth's poles / (n) both ends of sth / (n) electric poles |
| 两口子 | liǎng kǒu zi (n) husband and wife |
| 两手 | liǎng shǒu double tactics / twin strategies |
| 晾 | liàng to dry in the air |
| 亮光 | liàng guāng (n) light |
| 疗效 | liáo xiào (n) healing efficacy; healing effect |
| 疗养 | liáo yǎng (n) get well; heal; recuperate |
| 辽阔 | liáo kuò vast / extensive |
| 潦草 | liǎo cǎo (adj) haphazard; careless |
| 列举 | liè jǔ (make a) list / enumerate |
| 列入 | liè rù (v) put on a list |
| 列席 | liè xí (v) attend as a speaking only delegate without voting rights |
| 烈火 | liè huǒ (n) raging inferno; blaze |
| 劣 | liè inferior |
| 林场 | lín chǎng (n) forest management area |
| 林区 | lín qū (n) forested area |
| 林业 | lín yè (n) forest industry; forestry |
| 磷 | lín phosphorus / water in rocks |
| 临床 | lín chuáng clinical |
| 临近 | lín jìn close to / approaching |
| 邻 | lín neighbor / adjacent / close to |
| 邻国 | lín guó bordering country / neighbor country / neighboring countries / surrounding countries |
| 零售 | líng shòu retail |
| 零碎 | líng suì (adj) scattered and fragmentary |
| 零星 | líng xīng (adj) partial; fragmentary; scattered and few |
| 玲珑 | líng lóng (adj) exquisite; detailed / (adj) clever; quick (of a woman) |
| 伶俐 | líng lì (adj) clever; witty; intelligent |
| 凌晨 | líng chén early in the morning |
| 灵 | líng alert / departed soul / efficacious / quick / effective / intelligence |
| 灵敏 | líng mǐn sensitive |
| 灵巧 | líng qiǎo handy |
| 岭 | lǐng mountain range |
| 领事 | lǐng shì consul |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān to lead / to be in front |
| 领子 | lǐng zi (n) shirt collar |
| 硫酸 | liú suān sulphuric acid / sulphate |
| 留恋 | liú liàn (v) recluctant to depart |
| 留神 | liú shén "(idiom) ""Take care to...""; ""Be careful of...""" |
| 留心 | liú xīn (v) take care; be mindful |
| 留意 | liú yì (v) be careful; be mindfull |
| 流寇 | liú kòu (n) roving bandits |
| 流浪 | liú làng (v) be a nomad; drift about / (v) wander; roam / be homeless / (adj) unsettled (e.g., population); vagrant |
| 流露 | liú lù (v) express; reveal (one's thoughts or feelings) |
| 流通 | liú tōng to circulate |
| 陆 | lù (surname) / shore / land / continent |
| 陆 | liù six (fraud-proof) |
| 龙头 | lóng tóu tap |
| 聋 | lóng deaf |
| 隆重 | lóng zhòng grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn |
| 漏税 | lòu shuì (v) evade paying taxes |
| 路程 | lù chéng course |
| 路面 | lù miàn pavement |
| 路子 | lù zi (n) method; way / (n) approachway |
| 鹿 | lù deer |
| 录取 | lù qǔ to recruit / to enroll |
| 录用 | lù yòng (v) hire as an employee |
| 陆 | lù (surname) / shore / land / continent |
| 陆 | liù six (fraud-proof) |
| 旅 | lǚ trip / travel |
| 旅店 | lǚ diàn (n) inn; small hotel |
| 旅游业 | lǚ yóu yè (n) tourist industry |
| 履行 | lǚ xíng fulfill / carry out |
| 屡次 | lǚ cì repeatedly / time and again |
| 律师 | lǜ shī lawyer |
| 率 | shuài to lead / command |
| 率 | lǜ rate / frequency |
| 绿化 | lǜ huà (v) to make green with plants, reforest |
| 乱七八糟 | luàn qī bā zāo (set phrase) in a mess / in great disorder |
| 略微 | lüè wēi (adv) a little bit; slightly |
| 抡 | lún select |
| 抡 | lūn whirl (one's arm) |
| 论点 | lùn diǎn argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion) |
| 论述 | lùn shù treatise / discourse / exposition |
| 论证 | lùn zhèng (v) prove a point; expound on / (n) proof / demonstrate or prove (through argument) |
| 螺丝钉 | luó sī dīng screw |
| 骡子 | luó zi (n) mule |
| 罗列 | luó liè to spread out |
| 箩筐 | luó kuāng (n) large woven basket |
| 落成 | luò chéng (v) complete a construction project |
| 落地 | luò dì (adj) sth that sits on the floor |
| 落实 | luò shí to implement / to carry out / practical / workable |
| 落选 | luò xuǎn (v) lose in an election |
| 抹布 | mǒ bù (n) cleaning rag |
| 麻 | má (to have) pins and needles / tingling / hemp / sesame / numb / to bother |
| 麻痹 | má bì paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb |
| 麻木 | má mù numb |
| 麻雀 | má què sparrow / mahjong |
| 麻醉 | mǎ zuì anesthetic / narcosis / to anesthesize / to poison / to drug |
| 麻醉 | má zuì to anaesthetize |
| 蚂蚁 | mǎ yǐ (n) ant |
| 马车 | mǎ chē carriage |
| 马达 | mǎ dá motor |
| 马力 | mǎ lì horsepower |
| 马铃薯 | mǎ líng shǔ potato |
| 马戏 | mǎ xì (n) circus |
| 埋没 | mái mò oblivion |
| 卖国 | mài guó (v) betray one's country; be a traitor |
| 脉搏 | mài bó pulse / stroll |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn (v) complain |
| 满怀 | mǎn huái (v) be full of; contain; be imbued with |
| 满月 | mǎn yuè (n) complete month; child's achievement of month of life |
| 慢性 | màn xìng (adj) slow acting; slow to take effect |
| 蔓延 | màn yán to extend / to spread |
| 茫茫 | máng máng (adj) boundless; vast and obscure |
| 茫然 | máng rán (adj) ignorant; have no knowledge of sth |
| 盲从 | máng cóng (v) blindly follow / (adv) blindly |
| 盲人 | máng rén (n) blind person |
| 忙碌 | máng lù busy / bustling |
| 茂密 | mào mì (adj) dense with plant growth |
| 茂盛 | mào shèng (adj) lush |
| 冒进 | mào jìn (v) go forward prematurely |
| 冒牌 | mào pái (adj) fake; imitation |
| 冒险 | mào xiǎn to take a risk / a risk / an adventure |
| 玫瑰 | méi guī (n) rose flower |
| 枚 | méi M for small objects |
| 酶 | méi enzyme / ferment |
| 霉 | méi bacteria / fungi / moldy |
| 没吃没穿 | méi chī méi chuān (idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor |
| 没辙 | méi zhé (idiom) unable to solve; no way to escape a problem |
| 媒介 | méi jiè media / medium |
| 镁 | měi magnesium |
| 美德 | měi dé a virtue / the USA and Germany |
| 美满 | měi mǎn (adj) happy; blissfull |
| 美妙 | měi miào (adj) beautiful (when describing a work of art) |
| 美中不足 | měi zhōng bù zú (idiom) a small problem in what is othewise perfect |
| 门当户对 | mén dāng hù duì (saying) social position and economic status be in harmony |
| 门市部 | mén shì bù (n) department or section in a retail store |
| 萌芽 | méng yá (n) sprout |
| 迷惑 | mí huo to puzzle / to confuse / to baffle |
| 迷失 | mí shī (v) become lost; not know one's location |
| 弥补 | mí bǔ (v) make complete; make up for a deficiency |
| 弥漫 | mí màn (v) saturate the air with fog, dust smoke, etc / (adj) overflowing (water) |
| 密度 | mì dù density / thickness |
| 密封 | mì fēng seal up |
| 棉 | mián cotton |
| 免 | miǎn to exempt / to remove / to avoid / to excuse |
| 免除 | miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid |
| 免费 | miǎn fèi free (of charge) |
| 勉励 | miǎn lì (v) encourage |
| 面包车 | miàn bāo chē a van for carrying people / a taxi minibus |
| 面面俱到 | miàn miàn jù dào (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything |
| 面目 | miàn mù appearance / facial features / look |
| 面容 | miàn róng (n) facial appearance; facial structure or features |
| 面子 | miàn zi (n) honor; reputation / (n) feelings; emotions / (n) outer portion of sth |
| 描 | miáo depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up |
| 描绘 | miáo huì to describe / to portray |
| 描述 | miáo shù to describe |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo (adj) minute; tiny |
| 蔑视 | miè shì (v) loathe; despise |
| 民航 | mín háng (n) civil aviation |
| 民事 | mín shì civil case / agricultural affairs / civil |
| 民意 | mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will |
| 民众 | mín zhòng populace / masses / the people |
| 敏感 | mǐn gǎn (adj) sensitive, susceptible |
| 敏锐 | mǐn ruì keen |
| 明星 | míng xīng star / celebrity |
| 名称 | míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) |
| 名次 | míng cì position in a ranking of names |
| 名单 | míng dān list (of names) |
| 名额 | míng é (n) particular number of pple; quota |
| 名副其实 | míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality |
| 名牌 | míng pái (n) famous brand |
| 名人 | míng rén personage / celebrity |
| 名声 | míng shēng (n) reputation of a person or thing |
| 名义 | míng yì titular / (do something) in (someone's) name |
| 名誉 | míng yù (n) fame; reputation / (adj) honorary |
| 命名 | mìng míng name / naming |
| 命题 | mìng tí (v) assign a topic for an essay |
| 谬论 | miù lùn (n) misconception; fallacy |
| 摸索 | mō suo grope |
| 蘑菇 | mó gu (n) mushroom |
| 模式 | mó shì mode / method |
| 膜 | mó (n) membrane; film |
| 摩擦 | mó cā friction |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ devil |
| 魔术 | mó shù magic |
| 抹杀 | mǒ shā (v) remove from evidence; expunge; suppress |
| 莫 | mò do not / there is none who |
| 莫 | Mò surname |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào odd / baffling / unaccountable / mysterious / boring (e.g. movie) |
| 默默 | mò mò (adv) / quietly / secretly |
| 谋 | móu to plan / seek / scheme |
| 谋求 | móu qiú seek / strive for |
| 木匠 | mù jiàng carpenter |
| 目 | mù eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes |
| 目录 | mù lù catalog / table of contents / directory (computer) / list / contents |
| 目中无人 | mù zhōng wú rén (saying) condescending; cavalier |
| 牧区 | mù qū (n) grazing land; pasture |
| 牧业 | mù yè animal husbandry; animal product industry |
| 穆斯林 | mù sī lín Muslim |
| 那时 | nà shí at that time |
| 纳税 | nà shuì (v) pay taxes |
| 乃 | nǎi to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn (n) powdered milk |
| 耐力 | nài lì endurance |
| 男性 | nán xìng (n) male |
| 难度 | nán dù (n) trouble; problem |
| 难关 | nán guān (n) difficult point; crisis |
| 难堪 | nán kān (adj) hard to endure / (adj) embarrassing |
| 难免 | nán miǎn (adj) difficult to avoid or escape from |
| 难 | nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good |
| 难 | nàn disaster / distress / to scold |
| 难民 | nàn mín refugee |
| 恼火 | nǎo huǒ (v) aggravate; annoy / (adj) annoying |
| 闹事 | nào shì cause trouble / create a disturbance |
| 内地 | nèi dì inland / interior |
| 内阁 | nèi gé (government) cabinet |
| 内行 | nèi háng (n) expert / (adj) experienced |
| 内幕 | nèi mù (n) inside story; non-public information / behind the scenes / internal |
| 内心 | nèi xīn heart / innermost being |
| 内在 | nèi zài (adj) intrinsic |
| 内脏 | nèi zàng an internal organ |
| 内战 | nèi zhàn civil war |
| 内政 | nèi zhèng internal affairs (of a country) |
| 能手 | néng shǒu (n) expert |
| 尼龙 | ní lóng nylon |
| 拟 | nǐ plan to |
| 拟定 | nǐ dìng (v) make an initial draft |
| 逆流 | nì liú (n) reverse current / (n) something that goes against the flow |
| 年度 | nián dù year (e.g. school year, fiscal year, etc) |
| 年头儿 | nián tóu er (n) a year's duration / (n) many years duration / (n) times; era |
| 捻 | niǎn twirl (in the fingers) |
| 捻 | niǎn twirl (in the fingers) |
| 撵 | niǎn expel |
| 念头 | niàn tou thought / idea / intention |
| 酿 | niàng ferment / brew |
| 尿 | niào to urinate / urine |
| 尿 | suī to urinate / urine |
| 捏造 | niē zào to make up / to fabricate |
| 柠檬 | níng méng lemon |
| 凝固 | níng gù (v) congeal; solidify / (v) with rapt attention |
| 凝结 | níng jié to condense / to solidify / to coagulate / clot (of blood) |
| 凝视 | níng shì gaze |
| 宁静 | níng jìng tranquil / tranquility / serenity |
| 宁肯 | nìng kěn (conj) would rather... |
| 宁愿 | nìng yuàn would rather / better |
| 浓度 | nóng dù (n) viscosity; consistency; thickness |
| 浓厚 | nóng hòu (adj) dense; thick (fog, clouds, etc) / (adj) to have a strong interest in / (adj) deep; fully saturated (color) |
| 农户 | nóng hù (n) peasant household |
| 弄虚作假 | nòng xū zuò jiǎ (saying) to cheat someone |
| 奴役 | nú yì (v) enslave |
| 怒吼 | nù hǒu bellow / rave / snarl |
| 怒火 | nù huǒ (n) rage; fury |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng (n) the female sex |
| 挪 | nuó to shift / to move |
| 殴打 | ōu dǎ beat up |
| 呕吐 | ǒu tù (v) vomit |
| 扒 | bā climb / pull (out) / to strip / hold on to / cling to / dig up / rake / push aside |
| 扒 | pá climb / crawl / snatch |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào to take a picture |
| 排除 | pái chú exclude / rule out |
| 排队 | pái duì to line up |
| 排挤 | pái jǐ to expel; push out |
| 排长 | pái zhǎng (n) platoon leader |
| 徘徊 | pái huái hover / linger / roam / wander |
| 派别 | pài bié denomination / group / school / faction / school of thought |
| 派出所 | pài chū suǒ (n) local police station |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn send (on a mission) / dispatch |
| 盘旋 | pán xuán (v) spiral; coil; go in circle; hover |
| 判处 | pàn chǔ to sentence / to condemn |
| 判定 | pàn dìng judge / decide / judgment / determination |
| 判决 | pàn jué judgment (by a court of law) |
| 叛变 | pàn biàn renegade / traitor / to betray one's country |
| 叛徒 | pàn tú traitor / turncoat |
| 庞大 | páng dà huge / enormous / tremendous |
| 胖子 | pàng zi fat person / fatty |
| 抛弃 | pāo qì discard / dump |
| 刨 | bào a plane / to plane / level or make smooth |
| 刨 | páo eliminate / to dig / to question |
| 刨 | bào a plane / to plane |
| 炮火 | pào huǒ (n) artillery barrage; gunfire |
| 跑道 | pǎo dào athletic track / runaway / track |
| 泡沫 | pào mò foam / bubble |
| 培训 | péi xùn to cultivate / to train / training |
| 赔款 | péi kuǎn (v) pay reparations / (n) reparations |
| 配备 | pèi bèi to allocate / to provide / to outfit with |
| 配方 | pèi fāng (n) prescription; formulation |
| 配偶 | pèi ǒu consort / mate / spouse |
| 配套 | pèi tào to form a complete set |
| 喷射 | pēn shè jet / spurt |
| 烹饪 | pēng rèn cooking / culinary arts |
| 烹调 | pēng tiáo (v) cook / (n) cooking |
| 批发 | pī fā wholesale |
| 批改 | pī gǎi (v) correct an exam or paper an possibly add criticisms |
| 批示 | pī shì (v) make comment and criticisms of a lower government report / (n) written comments from higher authorities |
| 坯 | pī unburnt earthenware |
| 劈 | pǐ split in two / divide |
| 劈 | pī hack / chop / split open |
| 疲惫 | pí bèi beaten / exhausted |
| 疲乏 | pí fá tired / weary |
| 皮带 | pí dài strap / leather belt |
| 皮革 | pí gé leather |
| 屁 | pì to break wind / to fart |
| 偏差 | piān chā bias / deviation |
| 偏见 | piān jiàn prejudice |
| 偏僻 | piān pì (adj) far from the city; remote |
| 偏向 | piān xiàng (v) biased toward / (n) bad tendency |
| 片刻 | piàn kè (n) short period of time |
| 漂 | piǎo to bleach |
| 漂 | piào elegant / polished |
| 漂 | piāo to float / to drift |
| 撇 | piē cast away |
| 撇 | piě (downwards-left curved character stroke) / throw |
| 瞥 | piē blink / glance |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó (v) struggle; wrestle |
| 频繁 | pín fán frequently / often |
| 频率 | pín lǜ frequency |
| 贫 | pín poor |
| 贫乏 | pín fá (adj) lacking; incomplete |
| 贫困 | pín kùn impoverished / poverty |
| 贫民 | pín mín (n) poor people |
| 品 | pǐn conduct / grade / thing / product / good |
| 品尝 | pǐn cháng (v) taste a small amout; sample |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng (n) behavior; moral conduct |
| 聘 | pìn betrothed / engage (teacher) / hire |
| 聘请 | pìn qǐng engage / hire (a lawyer, etc.) |
| 聘任 | pìn rèn (v) appoint (to a job or position) |
| 聘用 | pìn yòng (v) employ; hire |
| 平面 | píng miàn (n) geometric plane surface / (n) type; category |
| 平民 | píng mín (ordinary) people / commoner / civilian |
| 平日 | píng rì (n) an ordinary day |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn flat |
| 平稳 | píng wěn smooth / steady |
| 平整 | píng zhěng (adj) neat; in order / (v) level; remove any bumps |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng (saying) strangers coming together by chance |
| 评比 | píng bǐ to evaluate (by comparison) |
| 评定 | píng dìng (v) evaluate; make a judgement |
| 评估 | píng gū to evaluate / to assess / to evaluate / assessment / evaluation |
| 评审 | píng shěn (v) analyze and judge |
| 评选 | píng xuǎn to choose |
| 屏障 | píng zhàng protective screen |
| 颇 | pō quite / rather / uneven / sloping |
| 婆婆 | pó po husband's mother / mother-in-law |
| 破除 | pò chú (v) get rid of, discard |
| 破获 | pò huò (v) uncover (a criminal plot), break into and capture |
| 破旧 | pò jiù shabby |
| 破裂 | pò liè burst / fracture |
| 破碎 | pò suì (v) smash; shatter (to pieces) |
| 迫使 | pò shǐ force (someone to do something) |
| 扑克 | pū kè (n) poker card game |
| 扑灭 | pū miè to eradicate / to extinguish |
| 葡萄糖 | pú tao táng (n) glucose |
| 仆人 | pú rén servant |
| 普查 | pǔ chá census / general survey / general investigation / reconnaissance survey |
| 谱 | pǔ chart / list / score (music) / spectrum (math.)(phys.) |
| 谱曲 | pǔ qǔ (v) compose a piece of music |
| 瀑布 | pù bù waterfall |
| 期待 | qī dài to look forward to / to await / expectation |
| 期刊 | qī kān periodical |
| 期望 | qī wàng hope / expectation |
| 期限 | qī xiàn time limit / deadline / allotted time |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé (saying) a discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 柒 | qī seven (fraud-proof) |
| 凄惨 | qī cǎn miserable |
| 凄凉 | qī liáng (adj) desolate |
| 漆黑 | qī hēi (adj) pitch black |
| 沏 | qī to steep (tea) |
| 其间 | qí jiān (adv) meantime |
| 奇花异草 | qí huā yì cǎo (saying) very rarely seen, unusual |
| 奇妙 | qí miào fantastic / wonderful |
| 奇特 | qí tè peculiar / queer / strange |
| 歧视 | qí shì discrimination (against someone) |
| 齐全 | qí quán complete |
| 旗号 | qí hào (n) banner, under the auspices of the flag, showing the flag while actually doing a crime |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo draft (a bill) / draw up (plans) |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn starting point |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú ups and downs / with a wavy motion (brush stroke in painting) |
| 起哄 | qǐ hòng (v) gather together and cause a commotion |
| 起劲 | qǐ jìn vigorously / energetically / enthusiastically |
| 起码 | qǐ mǎ (adj) at the minimum; at the very least |
| 起身 | qǐ shēn (v) leave; set forth / (v) get up |
| 起诉 | qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against |
| 岂不 | qǐ bù (adv) certainly; definitely |
| 岂有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ (saying) outrageous; ridiculous; absurd |
| 乞求 | qǐ qiú (v) beg |
| 启程 | qǐ chéng set out on a journey |
| 启示 | qǐ shì enlightenment / revelation |
| 启事 | qǐ shì (n) public information usually posted on a wall; an announcement; notice |
| 砌 | qì to build by laying bricks or stones |
| 器 | qì device / tool / utensil |
| 器具 | qì jù implement / ware |
| 器械 | qì xiè (n) specialty or precision equipment; apparatus |
| 气喘 | qì chuǎn (v) breathe with effort; be short of breath due to poor lung capacity (asthma) |
| 气功 | qì gōng qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises |
| 气力 | qì lì (n) strength; energy |
| 气流 | qì liú (n) air stream; airflow / (n) breath |
| 气魄 | qì pò (n) bold vision; enterprising outlook / (n) imposing attitude |
| 气球 | qì qiú balloon |
| 气势 | qì shì (n) look of great force or imposing manner |
| 气息 | qì xī breath |
| 汽 | qì steam / vapor |
| 掐 | qiā pick (flowers) / to pinch |
| 恰到好处 | qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect / it's just right |
| 恰巧 | qià qiǎo (adv) by coincidence; fortunately |
| 恰如其分 | qià rú qí fèn (saying) to say or do something appropriate |
| 洽谈 | qià tán (v) discuss |
| 牵扯 | qiān chě involve / implicate |
| 牵引 | qiān yǐn (v) tow; pull |
| 牵制 | qiān zhì (v) tie up; batten down; curb / (v) distract |
| 千军万马 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ (saying) a strong army with thousands of horses; large number of people |
| 千瓦 | qiān wǎ (meas) kilowatt |
| 迁 | qiān to move / to shift |
| 迁就 | qiān jiù to yield / to adapt to / to accommodate to (sth) |
| 签发 | qiān fā (v) officially sign and issue |
| 签名 | qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen, etc.) / to autograph |
| 签署 | qiān shǔ to sign (an agreement) |
| 签证 | qiān zhèng visa |
| 签字 | qiān zì to sign (a signature) |
| 谦逊 | qiān xùn humble / humility / modesty |
| 前辈 | qián bèi senior / older generation |
| 前程 | qián chéng future (career, etc) prospects |
| 前赴后继 | qián fù hòu jì (saying) advance in waves of people |
| 前景 | qián jǐng foreground / vista / (future) prospects / perspective |
| 前列 | qián liè (n) the very front |
| 前期 | qián qī (n) the time period preceeding some other time |
| 前人 | qián rén (n) ancestors |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented |
| 前提 | qián tí premise / precondition / prerequisite |
| 前往 | qián wǎng leave for / proceed towards / to go |
| 前线 | qián xiàn (n) military front line; edge of a construction site |
| 钳子 | qián zi (n) pliers; forceps; clamp |
| 潜伏 | qián fú to hide / to cover up / to conceal |
| 潜力 | qián lì potential / capacity |
| 谴责 | qiǎn zé denounce / condemn / criticize |
| 嵌 | qiàn deep valley / inlay |
| 枪毙 | qiāng bì (v) execute by firing squad; execute by shooting |
| 腔 | qiāng cavity of body / tune |
| 强化 | qiáng huà to strengthen / to intensify |
| 强盛 | qiáng shèng (adj) rich and powerful |
| 强制 | qiáng zhì enforce / enforcement / forcibly |
| 抢劫 | qiāng jié rob |
| 抢救 | qiǎng jiù rescue |
| 锹 | qiāo shovel / variant of T:鍬|S:锹 |
| 锹 | qiāo shovel / to dig |
| 乔装 | qiáo zhuāng (v) disguise |
| 侨胞 | qiáo bāo (n) person living abroad |
| 茄子 | qié zi (n) eggplant; aubergine; Guinea squash |
| 窃取 | qiè qǔ (v) steal; seize |
| 窃听 | qiè tīng eavesdrop / wiretap |
| 钦佩 | qīn pèi (v) admire; have great respect for sb |
| 侵害 | qīn hài to encroach on / to infringe on |
| 侵蚀 | qīn shí to erode / to corrode |
| 侵占 | qīn zhàn to invade and occupy (territory) |
| 亲笔 | qīn bǐ (adv) in ones own handwriting |
| 亲密 | qīn mì (adj) intimate; close |
| 亲身 | qīn shēn personal / oneself |
| 亲生 | qīn shēng (adj) related, one's relative |
| 亲手 | qīn shǒu personally / with one's own hands |
| 亲友 | qīn yǒu (n) friends and relatives |
| 勤 | qín diligent / frequent |
| 勤奋 | qín fèn (adj) hardworking; diligent |
| 勤工俭学 | qín gōng jiǎn xué (idiom) work and study |
| 勤恳 | qín kěn (adj) diligent and attentive |
| 芹菜 | qín cài celery |
| 禽 | qín birds / fowl |
| 轻便 | qīng biàn (adj) lightweight and portable |
| 轻工业 | qīng gōng yè (n) light manufacturing |
| 轻快 | qīng kuài (adj) light and quick; agile; spry / (adj) lively; blithe |
| 轻微 | qīng wéi slight |
| 氢 | qīng hydrogen |
| 蜻蜓 | qīng tíng dragonfly |
| 倾听 | qīng tīng hark / listen |
| 倾斜 | qīng xié incline / lean / slant / slope / tilt |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ clear / put in order / check up |
| 清新 | qīng xīn (adj) fresh and clean |
| 清早 | qīng zǎo (n) early morning at or before daybreak |
| 清真寺 | qīng zhēn sì mosque |
| 晴朗 | qíng lǎng sunny and cloudless |
| 情感 | qíng gǎn feeling / emotion |
| 情节 | qíng jié plot / circumstances |
| 情理 | qíng lǐ reason / sense |
| 请柬 | qǐng jiǎn (n) invitation card; written invitation |
| 请帖 | qǐng tiě (n) invitation card; written invitation |
| 请愿 | qǐng yuàn petition (for action to be taken) |
| 庆贺 | qìng hè congratulate |
| 穷苦 | qióng kǔ (adj) impovished; destitute |
| 秋收 | qiū shōu (v) reap the fall harvest |
| 球队 | qiú duì (n) sports team (ball based sport) |
| 球迷 | qiú mí (n) sports fan (ball based sport) |
| 求得 | qiú dé (v) ask for and receive / (v) try to obtain / (v) look for and obtain |
| 趋势 | qū shì trend / tendency |
| 趋向 | qū xiàng direction / trend / to incline |
| 区分 | qū fēn (v) differentiate; find differing aspects |
| 曲线 | qū xiàn (n) curved shape / (adv) indirectly; roundabout |
| 屈服 | qū fú to surrender / to yield |
| 驱逐 | qū zhú to expel / banishment |
| 取代 | qǔ dài substitute / to replace / to supplant |
| 曲子 | qǔ zi (n) folk tune / (n) music |
| 去世 | qù shì to pass away / to die |
| 圈套 | juān tào trap |
| 权 | quán authority / power / right |
| 权威 | quán wēi authority / authoritative |
| 权限 | quán xiàn (n) limits to rights |
| 权益 | quán yì (n) rights and benefits |
| 泉 | quán fountain / spring |
| 全都 | quán dōu (adv) all; everything without any exception |
| 全会 | quán huì plenary session (at a conference) |
| 全集 | quán jí (n) omnibus; complete works of an artist |
| 全力 | quán lì (adv) with all one's strength |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù do at all costs / make an all-out effort |
| 全民 | quán mín (n) the entire population of a country |
| 全心全意 | quán xīn quán yì heart and soul / wholeheartedly |
| 犬 | quǎn dog |
| 劝说 | quàn shuō persuade / persuasion / advise |
| 劝阻 | quàn zǔ (v) advise against doing sth |
| 券 | quàn deed / bond / contract / ticket |
| 缺口 | quē kǒu nick |
| 缺席 | quē xí absence / absent |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn a defect / a flaw |
| 瘸 | qué lame |
| 确保 | què bǎo ensure / guarantee |
| 确立 | què lì (v) establish; institute |
| 确切 | què qiè definite / exact / precise |
| 确认 | què rèn confirm / verify |
| 确信 | què xìn confident / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that |
| 确凿 | què záo (adj) definite; conclusive; undeniable |
| 群体 | qún tǐ colony |
| 燃 | rán burn / combustion |
| 让步 | ràng bù (make a) concession / to give in / to yield |
| 扰乱 | rǎo luàn to disturb / to perturb / to harass |
| 热潮 | rè cháo upsurge |
| 热泪盈眶 | rè lèi yíng kuàng (saying) eyes brimming with tears |
| 人道主义 | rén dào zhǔ yì humanism / humanitarian (aid) |
| 人格 | rén gé (n) personality; integrity / (n) dignity |
| 人均 | rén jūn per capita |
| 人情 | rén qíng (n) human emotions / (n) social relationship / (n) favor; good turn |
| 人权 | rén quán human rights |
| 人参 | rén shēn (n) ginseng |
| 人身 | rén shēn personal / (on someone's) person or body |
| 人生 | rén shēng (n) life |
| 人事 | rén shì personnel |
| 人为 | rén wéi (adj) artificial / (n) human attempt or effort |
| 人性 | rén xìng human |
| 人质 | rén zhì (n) hostage |
| 仁慈 | rén cí benevolent / charitable / kind / kindly / kindness / merciful |
| 任命 | rèn mìng to appoint and nominate |
| 认定 | rèn dìng maintain (that something is true) / be of the firm opinion that / to firmly believe |
| 认可 | rèn kě (v) approve; OK |
| 日光 | rì guāng (n) sunlight |
| 荣誉 | róng yú honor |
| 融化 | róng huà (v) melt / (v) blend into; combine; fuse |
| 融洽 | róng qià (adj) on good terms with; friendly to each other; harmonious |
| 熔 | róng to smelt / fuse |
| 溶 | róng dissolve |
| 溶化 | róng huà melt |
| 溶解 | róng jiě dissolve / solution |
| 容积 | róng jī (n) physical space; volume |
| 容量 | róng liàng capacity / quantitative (science) |
| 容量 | róng liáng capacity |
| 容纳 | róng nà contain / accommodate |
| 容忍 | róng rěn to put up with / to tolerate |
| 绒 | róng velvet / woolen |
| 柔和 | róu hé (adj) gentle; soft |
| 如意 | rú yì (adj) matches ones wishes |
| 如醉如痴 | rú zuì rú chī (saying) enchanted; captivated |
| 乳 | rǔ breast / milk |
| 入境 | rù jìng enter a country |
| 入口 | rù kǒu entrance |
| 入侵 | rù qīn to invade |
| 入手 | rù shǒu (v) start or begin |
| 入学 | rù xué (v) enter a school / (v) first start going to school as a child |
| 软件 | ruǎn jiàn (computer) software |
| 锐利 | ruì lì sharp / sharply |
| 瑞雪 | ruì xuě timely snow |
| 弱点 | ruò diǎn weak point / failing |
| 撒谎 | sā huǎng to tell lies |
| 腮 | sāi gills / lower part of cheeks |
| 三番五次 | sān fān wǔ cì (saying) do over and over again |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo (n) a triangle |
| 叁 | sān number three (on checks, etc.) |
| 散发 | sàn fā distribute / emit / issue |
| 桑树 | sāng shù (n) mulberry tree, leaves are used to feed silkworms |
| 扫除 | sǎo chú (v) sweep away |
| 杀害 | shā hài murder |
| 刹车 | shā chē (v) put on the brakes |
| 沙 | shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / abbreviation for Tsar or Tsarist Russia |
| 沙滩 | shā tān (n) sand bar; sand beach |
| 沙土 | shā tǔ (n) sandy soil |
| 砂 | shā sand / gravel / granule |
| 傻子 | shǎ zi (n) idiot; fool |
| 厦 | shà tall building |
| 厦 | xià tall building |
| 筛 | shāi to filter / to sift / to sieve |
| 筛子 | shāi zi sieve |
| 珊瑚 | shān hú coral |
| 山冈 | shān gāng (n) mound; small hill |
| 山沟 | shān gōu (n) valley; gully / (n) mountain region |
| 山河 | shān hé (n) the mountains and rivers; country's land |
| 山脚 | shān jiǎo foot of a mountain |
| 山岭 | shān lǐng (n) mountain ridge; spine of the mountains |
| 山水 | shān shuǐ landscape |
| 山头 | shān tóu (n) mountain top |
| 山腰 | shān yāo (n) mountain waist; the area half way up a mountain |
| 闪耀 | shǎn yào glint |
| 擅长 | shàn cháng to be good at / to be expert in |
| 擅自 | shàn zì unauthorized |
| 善 | shàn good |
| 善良 | shàn liáng good and honest / kind-hearted |
| 伤痕 | shāng hén (n) bruise; scar |
| 伤员 | shāng yuán (n) wounded person or persons |
| 商 | shāng commerce / consult / the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th Century BC / quotient |
| 商标 | shāng biāo trademark |
| 商榷 | shāng què (v) discuss; bring up and analyze various ideas |
| 商讨 | shāng tǎo discuss / deliberate |
| 商议 | shāng yì (v) confer over a problem and come up with an opinion |
| 赏 | shǎng enjoy the beauty of / give |
| 晌午 | shǎng wu (n) noon |
| 上报 | shàng bào (v) report to leaders |
| 上层 | shàng céng upper layer |
| 上等 | shàng děng (adj) highest quality |
| 上交 | shàng jiāo (v) hand in to; give to higher authority |
| 上进 | shàng jìn (v) make forward progress |
| 上空 | shàng kōng (n) up overhead; in the sky |
| 上任 | shàng rèn take office |
| 上诉 | shàng sù appeal (a judicial case) |
| 上台 | shàng tái (v) rise to authority / (v) go up on the theater stage |
| 上涨 | shàng zhǎng rise / go upward |
| 尚 | shàng still / yet / to value / to esteem |
| 梢 | shāo tip of branch |
| 捎 | shāo bring or take (along) |
| 烧饼 | shāo bing an oven roll / a baked sesame cake |
| 烧毁 | shāo huǐ burn down |
| 少量 | shǎo liàng (adj) a smidgen; a little bit; a few |
| 少数民族 | shǎo shù mín zú minority nationality / national minority |
| 哨 | shào a whistle / sentry |
| 奢侈 | shē chǐ luxury / sumptuous |
| 舍 | shè residence |
| 舍 | shě give up / abandon |
| 摄 | shè assist / collect / absorb |
| 涉及 | shè jí involve / touch upon (a topic) |
| 涉外 | shè wài (adj) having to do with foreigners or foreign affairs |
| 社 | shè society / group |
| 社员 | shè yuán (n) member (of an association or society) |
| 设立 | shè lì to set up / to establish |
| 设施 | shè shī facilities / installation |
| 设置 | shè zhì to set up / to install |
| 申报 | shēn bào (v) report or declare (to customs or other authority) |
| 申述 | shēn shù (v) state in detail; explain |
| 呻吟 | shēn yín to moan / to groan |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu (v) hold out hand / (v) ask sb for something |
| 伸展 | shēn zhǎn extension |
| 深奥 | shēn ào profound / profoundly |
| 深沉 | shēn chén (adj) deep, extreme / (adj) dull; low pitched (sound) |
| 深处 | shēn chù (n) abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part |
| 深化 | shēn huà deepen / intensify |
| 深浅 | shēn qiǎn (n) depth / (n) limits of decorum |
| 深切 | shēn qiè (adj) sincere; heartfelt; honest |
| 深情 | shēn qíng (n) deep emotion; deep love |
| 深信 | shēn xìn (v) resolutely believe |
| 深远 | shēn yuǎn (adj) deep and long lasting; profound |
| 深重 | shēn zhòng (adj) very serious; grave |
| 绅士 | shēn shì gentleman |
| 神奇 | shén qí magical mystical / miraculous |
| 神色 | shén sè expression / look |
| 神态 | shén tài (n) appearance; looks; manner |
| 神仙 | shén xiān (n) a supernatural or immortal being (i.e. fairy, elf, leprechaun) / (n) anyone who is lighthearted in nature |
| 审 | shěn to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court) |
| 审定 | shěn dìng (v) examine and OK |
| 审理 | shěn lǐ to hear (a case) |
| 审美 | shěn měi (n) ability to appreciate the arts; aesthetics |
| 审判 | shěn pàn put (someone) to trial |
| 审批 | shěn pī (v) examine and endorse |
| 审讯 | shěn xùn a (judicial) trial (in a courtroom) |
| 审议 | shěn yì deliberation / pondering / due consideration |
| 肾炎 | shèn yán (n) kidey inflammation / nephritis |
| 渗 | shèn to seep / to ooze / to horrify |
| 渗透 | shèn tòu to permeate / to infiltrate |
| 声势 | shēng shì (n) momentum |
| 声誉 | shēng yù fame |
| 生产力 | shēng chǎn lì (n) production capability |
| 生产率 | shēng chǎn lǜ (n) production efficiency; productivity |
| 生机 | shēng jī (n) opportunity to life; reprieve from death / (n) life force; vitality |
| 生命力 | shēng mìng lì vitality |
| 生怕 | shēng pà (v) extremely nervous; fear |
| 生前 | shēng qián (n) period of time during one's life; while living |
| 生人 | shēng rén (n) stranger |
| 生疏 | shēng shū (adj) unfamiliar; strange / (adj) disaccustomed; out of practice |
| 生态 | shēng tài way of life |
| 生效 | shēng xiào to take effect / to go into effect |
| 生育 | shēng yù to bear / to give birth |
| 生殖 | shēng zhí (v) reproduce; flourish |
| 牲口 | shēng kou beast of burden / draught animals / cattle |
| 牲畜 | shēng chù (n) domesticated animals; livestock |
| 升学 | shēng xué (v) enter the next higher school |
| 省会 | shěng huì (n) capital city of a province |
| 省略 | shěng lüè omission |
| 盛 | shèng (surname) / flourishing |
| 盛 | chéng to hold / contain / to ladle / pick up with a utensil |
| 盛产 | shèng chǎn (v) filled with; teem with; superabound with |
| 盛大 | shèng dà (adj) grand; majestic; great / Shanda Entertainment (PRC company specializing in computer games) |
| 盛开 | shèng kāi (v) be in full flowering |
| 盛情 | shèng qíng (adj) bonhomie; munificence; great hospitality |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng (v) be in fashion; prevalent |
| 师 | shī a division (milit.) / teacher / master / expert / model |
| 师长 | shī zhǎng (n) military division level commander / (n) teacher |
| 失 | shī to lose / to miss / to fail |
| 失事 | shī shì (have an) accident |
| 失误 | shī wù lapse / miss |
| 失效 | shī xiào to fail / to lose effectiveness |
| 失学 | shī xué (v) lose opportunity to attend school |
| 失约 | shī yuē (v) fail to show up for an appointment |
| 失踪 | shī zōng be missing / be unaccounted for |
| 施 | shī (surname) / distribute (alms) / to do / to execute / to carry out |
| 施肥 | shī féi fertilize |
| 施加 | shī jiā exert (effort or pressure) |
| 施行 | shī xíng to put in place / put into practice / take effect |
| 施展 | shī zhǎn (v) use to fullest; put to use |
| 湿度 | shī dù (n) humidity level |
| 诗歌 | shī gē poem |
| 尸体 | shī tǐ (lifeless) body / corpse |
| 十全十美 | shí quán shí měi (saying) to be completely perfect |
| 十足 | shí zú (adj) completely / (adj) 100 percent / (adj) to be full of |
| 石灰 | shí huī lime |
| 拾 | shí pick up / ten (fraud-proof) |
| 时 | shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period |
| 时而 | shí ér (adv) occassionally; often, but not at any fixed time |
| 时光 | shí guāng (n) time; era; period of time |
| 时髦 | shí máo in vogue / fashionable |
| 时事 | shí shì (n) current events |
| 时装 | shí zhuāng (n) the latest fashion in clothes |
| 食 | shí animal feed / eat / food |
| 食 | sì to feed |
| 食用 | shí yòng (v) eat as food; edible |
| 食欲 | shí yù appetite |
| 实 | shí real / true / honest / really / solid |
| 实惠 | shí huì (n) practical or substantial benefit / (adj) to be substantial; be real |
| 实力 | shí lì strength |
| 实体 | shí tǐ entity / substance |
| 实物 | shí wù (n) definite object or thing |
| 识 | shí to know / knowledge |
| 识 | zhì to record / write a footnote |
| 识别 | shí bié to distinguish / to discern |
| 史 | shǐ history |
| 史料 | shǐ liào (n) historical material or data |
| 使节 | shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng a (diplomatic or other) mission |
| 屎 | shǐ stool / feces / ear wax / nose mucous |
| 始 | shǐ begin |
| 式 | shì type / form / pattern / style |
| 式样 | shì yàng style |
| 示范 | shì fàn (v) set an example; show how something is done |
| 示意图 | shì yì tú (n) drawing used to convey basic meaning; sketch; schema |
| 侍候 | shì hòu serve / wait upon |
| 世 | shì life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime |
| 世代 | shì dài (n) generation; generation to generation |
| 世界观 | shì jiè guān (n) worldview or outlook, Weltanschauung |
| 事变 | shì biàn (n) unforseen event; incident |
| 事例 | shì lì (n) example; exemplar |
| 事态 | shì tài situation / existing state of affairs |
| 事项 | shì xiàng (n) matter; item |
| 誓言 | shì yán oath / promise / pledge |
| 势必 | shì bì is bound to (happen) |
| 释放 | shì fàng to release / to set free |
| 市民 | shì mín city resident |
| 视 | shì to look at / to regard / to inspect |
| 视察 | shì chá (v) inspect; examine |
| 视觉 | shì jué sight / visual |
| 视力 | shì lì vision / eyesight |
| 视线 | shì xiàn (n) line of sight; view line |
| 视野 | shì yě (n) field of view |
| 试行 | shì xíng (v) try; test out sth |
| 试用 | shì yòng (v) try sth out / probation |
| 试制 | shì zhì (n) prototype; trial product / (v) try sth out |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng keep / collect |
| 收成 | shōu cheng harvest |
| 收复 | shōu fù recover (lost territory, etc.) / recapture |
| 收购 | shōu gòu to purchase (from various places) / to acquire (a company) |
| 收回 | shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke |
| 收买 | shōu mǎi (v) purchase / (v) bribe |
| 收益 | shōu yì earnings / profit |
| 收支 | shōu zhī (n) financial cash flow balance; income and expense |
| 手电筒 | shǒu diàn tǒng (n) flashlight; electric hand torch |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill |
| 手榴弹 | shǒu liú dàn (n) hand grenade / (n) track and field shotput |
| 手艺 | shǒu yì craft / workmanship / cooking |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ finger |
| 首创 | shǒu chuàng (v) originate; be the first to do |
| 首领 | shǒu lǐng (n) head boss; chief |
| 首脑 | shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader |
| 首席 | shǒu xí chief (representative, correspondent, etc) |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK, etc.) |
| 首要 | shǒu yào (adj) the most important |
| 首长 | shǒu zhǎng senior official |
| 守法 | shǒu fǎ (v) follow the law |
| 守卫 | shǒu wèi (v) guard |
| 授 | shòu to teach / to instruct / to award / to give |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ to award / to confer |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng suffer injuries (in an accident, etc.) |
| 瘦子 | shòu zi (n) a thin person |
| 输出 | shū chū to export / to output |
| 输入 | shū rù to import / to input |
| 输送 | shū sòng transport / carry |
| 舒展 | shū zhǎn (v) unroll; smooth out; unfold |
| 书法 | shū fǎ calligraphy / penmanship |
| 书刊 | shū kān (n) books and magazines |
| 书面 | shū miàn in writing / written (guarantee, etc.) |
| 书写 | shū xiě to write |
| 书信 | shū xìn epistle |
| 属 | zhǔ join together / fix one's attention on / concentrate on |
| 属 | shǔ belong to / category / be subordinate to / genus (taxonomy) / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / family members / dependants |
| 树干 | shù gàn (n) tree trunk |
| 竖 | shù (straight down character stroke) / to erect / vertical |
| 数额 | shù é (n) amount; fixed number |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo (adj) feeble and old |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì decline / fall / drop / falter |
| 帅 | shuài handsome / graceful / smart / commander in chief |
| 爽快 | shuǎng kuài (adj) refreshed; rejuvenated |
| 水产 | shuǐ chǎn (n) aquatic product |
| 水电 | shuǐ diàn (n) hydroelectric power |
| 水土 | shuǐ tǔ (n) water and soil / (n) climate |
| 水源 | shuǐ yuán (n) river headwaters / (n) water source |
| 水灾 | shuǐ zāi (n) flood |
| 水蒸气 | shuǐ zhēng qì vapor |
| 税收 | shuì shōu taxation |
| 顺序 | shùn xù sequence / order |
| 说谎 | shuō huǎng (v) lie; tell an untruth |
| 说情 | shuō qíng (v) plead for somebody else |
| 斯文 | sī wén (adj) refined; polite; gentle; cultured |
| 思 | sī to think / to consider |
| 思潮 | sī cháo (n) train of thought / (n) surge of thoughts reflecting a time in history |
| 思前想后 | sī qián xiǎng hòu (saying) to consider over and over again |
| 思绪 | sī xù (n) train of thought / (n) emotional state; mood; feeling |
| 私营 | sī yíng privately-owned / private |
| 私有制 | sī yǒu zhì (n) private ownership of property |
| 私自 | sī zì (adv) secretly; privately; without explicit approval |
| 司法 | sī fǎ judicial / (administration of) justice |
| 司令部 | sī lìng bù (n) headquarters; military upper command |
| 死刑 | sǐ xíng death penalty |
| 寺 | sì Buddhist temple |
| 四方 | sì fāng four-way / four-sided |
| 四季 | sì jì (n) the four seasons |
| 四肢 | sì zhī (n) the four limbs of the body |
| 肆 | sì four (fraud-proof) / market |
| 似 | sì to seem / to appear / similar / like / to resemble |
| 似是而非 | sì shì ér fēi (saying) appeared right but actually was wrong |
| 似笑非笑 | sì xiào fēi xiào (saying) resemble a smile yet not smile |
| 饲料 | sì liào feed / fodder |
| 耸 | sǒng excite / raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering |
| 搜 | sōu to search |
| 搜查 | sōu chá search |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ (v) search for; meticulously look for; scour / do a search (for) / look up / search |
| 苏醒 | sū xǐng (v) regain consciousness |
| 俗 | sú custom / convention / popular / common / course / vulgar / secular |
| 素 | sù plain / element / vegetable (dish) |
| 素质 | sù zhì (n) inner quality; basic essence / (n) change over time |
| 塑造 | sù zào (v) model or mould sth / (v) use words or writing to portray |
| 诉讼 | sù sòng lawsuit |
| 肃清 | sù qīng purge |
| 蒜 | suàn garlic |
| 算盘 | suàn pán abacus |
| 算术 | suàn shù arithmetic |
| 随意 | suí yì as one wishes / according to one's wishes |
| 随着 | suí zhe along with / in the wake of / following |
| 岁月 | suì yuè the years of a person's life |
| 穗 | suì ear of grain |
| 隧道 | suì dào tunnel |
| 损 | sǔn to damage / injure / to lose / to harm |
| 损耗 | sǔn hào wear and tear |
| 损人利己 | sǔn rén lì jǐ (saying) to profit at the expense of others |
| 损伤 | sǔn shāng to harm / to damage / to injure / impairment / loss / disability |
| 笋 | sǔn bamboo shoot |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng (adv) frankly; bluntly; directly |
| 所得 | suǒ dé (n) that which one acquires; one's gains |
| 所得税 | suǒ dé shuì (n) tax on one's gains; income tax |
| 所属 | suǒ shǔ (n) those that are under one's leadership / (n) that which one is associated to |
| 所有权 | suǒ yǒu quán ownership / possession |
| 所有制 | suǒ yǒu zhì (n) system that determines who owns the means of production; system of ownership |
| 他人 | tā rén other person / someone else |
| 台风 | tái fēng hurricane / typhoon |
| 台阶 | tái jiē (n) flight of steps / (n) chance to get out from an embarrassing situation |
| 泰然 | tài rán calm / self-composed |
| 太空 | tài kōng outer space |
| 太平 | tài píng peace and security |
| 太阳能 | tài yáng néng (n) solar energy |
| 贪 | tān greedy |
| 贪污 | tān wū (political, moral) corruption |
| 瘫痪 | tān huàn paralysis |
| 痰 | tán phlegm / spittle |
| 坛 | tán altar |
| 潭 | Tán (surname) |
| 潭 | tán deep pool / pond |
| 谈天 | tán tiān (v) chat |
| 坦白 | tǎn bái honest / forthcoming / to confess |
| 探测 | tàn cè to probe / to take readings / to explore / exploration |
| 探亲 | tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family |
| 探讨 | tàn tǎo investigate / probe |
| 探头探脑 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo (saying) to stick one's head out and look around |
| 探望 | tàn wàng (v) pay a visit |
| 叹 | tàn to sigh |
| 叹 | tàn to sigh |
| 炭 | tàn carbon / charcoal |
| 塘 | táng pond |
| 糖果 | táng guǒ candy |
| 滔滔不绝 | tāo tāo bù jué (saying) gushing; torrential; non-stopping |
| 逃荒 | táo huāng (v) run away from a famine |
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo (v) flee from sth; run away; escape |
| 逃走 | táo zǒu escape / flee |
| 淘气 | táo qì naughty / bad |
| 淘汰 | táo tài to die out / to eliminate (in a competition) / natural selection |
| 陶瓷 | táo cí pottery and porcelain / ceramics |
| 讨 | tǎo ask for / send punitive expedition / to demand / to marry |
| 讨价还价 | tǎo jià huán jià haggle over price |
| 特产 | tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty |
| 特地 | tè dì (adv) especially for... |
| 特定 | tè dìng special / specific / designated / particular / designated |
| 特区 | tè qū special (administrative) region |
| 特权 | tè quán prerogative / privilege / privileged |
| 特色 | tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality |
| 特性 | tè xìng property / characteristic |
| 特意 | tè yì (adv) especially for...; with the special intention of... |
| 藤 | téng rattan / cane |
| 腾 | téng to soar / to gallop / to rise / to prance / to hover / to move out |
| 疼痛 | téng tòng ache / sore |
| 提案 | tí àn proposal / motion (to be debated) / propose a bill / make a proposal |
| 提拔 | tí bá to promote to a higher job; give a promotion |
| 提交 | tí jiāo submit (a report, etc) / refer (a problem) to |
| 提炼 | tí liàn to extract (ore, minerals, etc) / to refine / to purify / to process |
| 提名 | tí míng nominate |
| 提取 | tí qǔ (v) extract; refine / (v) withdraw from a bank or storage location; pick up |
| 提升 | tí shēng to promote / to upgrade |
| 提示 | tí shì (v) point out; call attention to |
| 提要 | tí yào (n) summary; abstract |
| 提早 | tí zǎo (v) be earlier than expected |
| 题材 | tí cái subject matter |
| 体 | tǐ body / form / style / system |
| 体谅 | tǐ liàng (v) empathiz; express sympathy |
| 体贴 | tǐ tiē considerate |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn to experience for oneself |
| 体制 | tǐ zhì system / organization |
| 体质 | tǐ zhì (n) physique |
| 体重 | tǐ zhòng body weight |
| 剃 | tì shave / to weed |
| 剃 | tì shave |
| 替代 | tì dài (v) be a substitute for |
| 替换 | tì huàn exchange / shift / switch |
| 天长地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ (saying) as eternal and unchanging as the universe |
| 天地 | tiān dì (n) heaven and earth; world |
| 天色 | tiān sè time of the day |
| 天生 | tiān shēng (adj) innate; natural |
| 天堂 | tiān táng paradise / heaven |
| 天线 | tiān xiàn antenna / mast |
| 填补 | tián bǔ (v) fill in a gap or omission |
| 填写 | tián xiě (v) fill or write in a blank spot on a form |
| 田间 | tián jiān (n) field; farm; farming |
| 田径 | tián jìng (n) track and field |
| 条款 | tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) |
| 条理 | tiáo lǐ (n) arrangement; orderliness |
| 条文 | tiáo wén (n) an explanatory article or clause in a document |
| 条子 | tiáo zi a short note / a slip of paper |
| 调和 | tiáo hé harmonious / harmony |
| 调剂 | tiáo jì (v) make an adjustment |
| 调解 | tiáo jiě (v) mediate; bring together to an agreement |
| 挑 | tiāo carry on a pole / choose |
| 挑 | tiǎo incite |
| 挑拨 | tiǎo bō (v) incite disharmony; stir up tensions among others |
| 挑衅 | tiǎo xìn provoke |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn challenge |
| 跳高 | tiào gāo (n) high jump |
| 跳远 | tiào yuǎn (n) long jump |
| 跳跃 | tiào yuè to jump / to leap / to bound / to skip |
| 铁道 | tiě dào (n) railroad; railway tracks |
| 铁饭碗 | tiě fàn wǎn iron rice bowl -- secure employment |
| 听话 | tīng huà (v) obey an elder / (adj) be obedient |
| 听取 | tīng qǔ hear (news) / listen to |
| 听众 | tīng zhòng audience / listeners |
| 停泊 | tíng bó anchorage / mooring (of a ship) |
| 停顿 | tíng dùn pause |
| 停滞 | tíng zhì be at a standstill / bogged down |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá (adj) tall and straight |
| 挺立 | tǐng lì to stand erect / to stand upright |
| 艇 | tǐng small boat |
| 通报 | tōng bào bulletin / journal / circulate information / bulletin |
| 通道 | tōng dào (communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage |
| 通风 | tōng fēng airy / ventilate / ventilation |
| 通告 | tōng gào to announce / to give notice |
| 通航 | tōng háng connected by air, sea traffic or service |
| 通红 | tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) |
| 通货膨胀 | tōng huò péng zhàng inflation |
| 通商 | tōng shāng (v) have a trading relationship (i.e. between nations) |
| 通俗 | tōng sú (adj) common; everday; average |
| 通行 | tōng xíng license (computer) |
| 通讯社 | tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua) |
| 通用 | tōng yòng common (use) / interchangeable |
| 同步 | tóng bù synchronous |
| 同等 | tóng děng (adj) having the same social class or status |
| 同行 | tóng háng (n) person in the same business or occupation |
| 同行 | tóng xíng journey together |
| 同类 | tóng lèi (n) the same type |
| 同年 | tóng nián the same year |
| 同期 | tóng qī the corresponding time period (e.g. compare inflation now with the rate during the same month last year) |
| 同事 | tóng shì colleague / co-worker |
| 同一 | tóng yī identical / the same |
| 童年 | tóng nián childhood |
| 捅 | tǒng poke through |
| 统筹 | tǒng chóu (v) plan in entirety; plan for entire project |
| 统战 | tǒng zhàn (n) united front; consolidation |
| 痛恨 | tòng hèn abhor |
| 偷窃 | tōu qiè steal / theft |
| 偷税 | tōu shuì (v) evade paying taxes |
| 投标 | tóu biāo (v) submit a bid |
| 投产 | tóu chǎn invest |
| 投放 | tóu fàng to put in (circulation) / to throw in |
| 投机倒把 | tóu jī dǎo bǎ (saying) to buy and sell on speculation |
| 投票 | tóu piào to vote / vote |
| 投掷 | tóu zhì to throw something a long distance; hurl |
| 投资 | tóu zī investment / to invest |
| 头子 | tóu zi (n) boss, gang leader |
| 透彻 | tòu chè (adj) careful and thorough |
| 透明度 | tòu míng dù transparency / (policy of) openness |
| 秃 | tū bald / blunt |
| 凸 | tū (adj) convex; stick out |
| 图案 | tú àn design / pattern |
| 图表 | tú biǎo chart / diagram |
| 图片 | tú piàn image / picture |
| 图象 | tú xiàng (n) image; picture |
| 图形 | tú xíng (n) graph or figure |
| 图纸 | tú zhǐ (n) graph paper; blueprint; drawing; design plans |
| 屠杀 | tú shā massacre |
| 团聚 | tuán jù to reunite / to have a reunion |
| 团圆 | tuán yuán to have a reunion |
| 推测 | tuī cè conjecture / speculate / speculation / surmise |
| 推来推去 | tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responibility and push it to others |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ reasoning / speculative / inference |
| 推论 | tuī lùn infer |
| 推算 | tuī suàn (v) calculate an amount; extrapolate |
| 推销 | tuī xiāo to market / to sell |
| 推行 | tuī xíng (v) put into effect; carry out |
| 推选 | tuī xuǎn elect / choose |
| 退出 | tuì chū to withdraw / to abort / to quit |
| 退还 | tuì huán return / send back |
| 屯 | tún to station (soldiers) / to store up |
| 屯 | zhūn difficult / stingy |
| 脱落 | tuō luò (v) drop off; shed; fall off |
| 椭圆 | tuǒ yuán (n) ellipse / (adj) elliptical; oval |
| 妥 | tuǒ secure / sound |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn appropriate / proper |
| 妥协 | tuǒ xié compromise |
| 唾沫 | tuò mo (n) saliva |
| 挖掘 | wá jué excavation |
| 瓦解 | wǎ jiě to collapse / to disintegrate / to crumble |
| 外表 | wài biǎo external / outside / outward appearance |
| 外宾 | wài bīn (n) foreign guests |
| 外出 | wài chū (v) go out; go away from one's present physical position |
| 外电 | wài diàn reports from foreign (non-Chinese) news agencies |
| 外观 | wài guān (n) exterior condition; exterior appearance |
| 外行 | wài háng layman / amateur |
| 外汇 | wài huì foreign (currency) exchange |
| 外力 | wài lì (n) external force; foreign pressure |
| 外流 | wài liú outflow / to flow out / to drain |
| 外婆 | wài pó (informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 外事 | wài shì foreign affairs |
| 外向型 | wài xiàng xíng (n) economic system where products are manufactured for distant or foreign export |
| 外形 | wài xíng figure / shape |
| 外资 | wài zī foreign investment |
| 豌豆 | wān dòu (n) pea (Pisum sativum) |
| 湾 | wān bay / gulf |
| 玩具 | wán jù plaything / toy |
| 玩弄 | wán nòng resort to / engage in / play with |
| 完毕 | wán bì to finish / to end / to complete |
| 完蛋 | wán dàn (v) fall from prestige; be finished, done for |
| 晚餐 | wǎn cān evening meal / dinner |
| 晚年 | wǎn nián (n) person's later years in life |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened |
| 万水千山 | wàn shuǐ qiān shān (saying) the trails and tribulations of a long journey |
| 汪洋 | wāng yáng (n) vast body of water |
| 王 | wáng king / Wang (proper name) |
| 王国 | wáng guó kingdom / realm |
| 亡 | wáng to die / to perish |
| 往常 | wǎng cháng habitually in the past / as one used to do formerly / as it used to be |
| 往返 | wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro |
| 往后 | wǎng hòu (idiom) from now on... |
| 往年 | wǎng nián in former years / in previous years |
| 往日 | wǎng rì in former days |
| 往事 | wǎng shì past events / former happenings |
| 望远镜 | wàng yuǎn jìng telescope |
| 忘却 | wàng què (v) forget, usually only used in writing |
| 妄图 | wàng tú (adj) absurd, outlandish / try in vain |
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng (v) vainly attempt / (n) vain attempt |
| 威风 | wēi fēng (n) impressive force; power |
| 威力 | wēi lì (n) power that invokes fear; might |
| 威望 | wēi wàng prestige |
| 威信 | wēi xìn (n) prestige; veneration; trust |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào negligible / insignificant |
| 微观 | wēi guān (adj) micro- / sub atomic |
| 危急 | wēi jí critical / desperate (situation) |
| 违法 | wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law |
| 违犯 | wéi fàn to violate / to infringe |
| 围攻 | wéi gōng besiege |
| 围棋 | wéi qí (n) the game of Go |
| 唯物论 | wéi wù lùn (n) philosophy of materialism |
| 唯物主义 | wéi wù zhǔ yì (n) philosophy of materialism |
| 唯心论 | wéi xīn lùn (n) philosophy of idealism |
| 唯心主义 | wéi xīn zhǔ yì (n) philosophy of idealism |
| 惟独 | wéi dú (adv) soley; singley |
| 惟一 | wéi yī the only / sole |
| 为期 | wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) |
| 维修 | wéi xiū (v) protect and maintain; preserve |
| 伪造 | wěi zào to forge / to fake |
| 尾 | wěi tail |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn (adv) truly; rather a bit too |
| 畏 | wèi to fear |
| 畏惧 | wèi jù (n) fear; foreboding |
| 温度计 | wēn dù jì thermograph |
| 温柔 | wēn róu gentle and soft / tender |
| 瘟疫 | wēn yì epidemic |
| 文 | wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary |
| 文盲 | wén máng illiterate |
| 文凭 | wén píng (n) diploma |
| 文人 | wén rén (n) scholar |
| 文献 | wén xiàn document |
| 文雅 | wén yǎ elegant / refined |
| 文言 | wén yán (n) Classical Chinese |
| 稳当 | wěn dang (adj) stable; firm / (adj) reliable |
| 稳妥 | wěn tuǒ (adj) reliable; safe; trustworthy |
| 问答 | wèn dá (n) question and answer |
| 问世 | wèn shì to be published / to come out |
| 窝 | wō nest |
| 窝囊 | wō nang (adj) annoyed / (adj) pointless; asinine / feel vexed / be annoyed / screw up / good-for-nothing / (corruption of 无能, c.f.) |
| 卧室 | wò shì bedroom |
| 乌鸦 | wū yā crow / raven |
| 乌云 | wū yún (n) black clouds |
| 污蔑 | wū miè (v) slander |
| 巫婆 | wū pó witch / sorceress / female shaman |
| 诬陷 | wū xiàn (v) entrap; frame; plant false evidence against sb |
| 呜咽 | wū yè sob / whimper |
| 无偿 | wú cháng (adj) free; with no obligation |
| 无耻 | wú chǐ (adj) without any sense of shame; unembarrassed |
| 无从 | wú cóng (n) not have the means or bility |
| 无非 | wú fēi (adv) only; but |
| 无话可说 | wú huà kě shuō (idiom) to have no other alternative / (idiom) above criticism; perfect |
| 无可奉告 | wú kě fèng gào "(idiom) ""no comment""" |
| 无理 | wú lǐ irrational / unreasonable |
| 无聊 | wú liáo nonsense / bored |
| 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless; impotent |
| 无情无义 | wú qíng wú yì (saying) to have no emotion or sense of justice |
| 无穷 | wú qióng endless |
| 无所作为 | wú suǒ zuò wéi (saying) coasting; without any initiative or drive |
| 无微不至 | wú wēi bú zhì (saying) very carefully and meticulously |
| 无效 | wú xiào not valid / ineffective / in vain |
| 无意 | wú yì inadvertent / accidental |
| 无知 | wú zhī ignorance |
| 梧桐 | wú tóng (n) wutong tree (fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight and strong wood often used for musical instuments; Chinese parasol tree |
| 武力 | wǔ lì (make use of) military force / military force / military power / military might |
| 伍 | wǔ associate with / five / company |
| 舞 | wǔ to dance / to wield / to brandish |
| 舞厅 | wǔ tīng (n) dance hall; ballroom |
| 物 | wù thing / object / matter |
| 物力 | wù lì (n) physical resources (as opposed to labour resources) |
| 勿 | wù do not |
| 务必 | wù bì (adv) must; need to / be sure to |
| 悟 | wù comprehend |
| 误差 | wù chā (n) difference; inaccuracy; error |
| 误解 | wù jiě misunderstanding |
| 吸毒 | xī dú to take drugs |
| 膝盖 | xī gài knee |
| 熄 | xī (v) extinguish; quench / go out (of fire) |
| 熄灭 | xī miè extinguish / go out (of fire) / die out |
| 溪 | xī creek |
| 溪 | qī creek |
| 溪 | qī creek |
| 溪 | xī creek |
| 席 | xí banquet / woven mat / seat / place |
| 席 | xí woven mat |
| 席位 | xí wèi parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 习俗 | xí sú (n) custom; tradition / (local) convention |
| 习题 | xí tí (n) school work exercises |
| 喜 | xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad |
| 喜鹊 | xǐ què (n) magpie, legend has it that when heard a good event will soon follow |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì (n) wedding / (n) happy occasion |
| 喜讯 | xǐ xùn (n) good news |
| 洗涤 | xǐ dí rinse / wash / washing |
| 系列 | xì liè series |
| 细节 | xì jié details / particulars |
| 细小 | xì xiǎo petty / wee |
| 峡 | xiá gorge |
| 狭隘 | xiá ài (adj) narrow; tight / (adj) narrow (minded); lacking in experience |
| 狭窄 | xiá zhǎi narrow |
| 霞 | xiá red clouds |
| 下达 | xià dá (v) transmit to lower level people |
| 下放 | xià fàng (v) get transferred to a lower job position; demoted / (v) transfer a cadre to the factory or countryside to work |
| 下级 | xià jí (n) low level group or people |
| 下令 | xià lìng give an order |
| 下落 | xià luò whereabouts |
| 下台 | xià tái step down (from office, etc.) |
| 下台 | xià tái (v) go off the stage / (v) fall from position of prestige |
| 下乡 | xià xiāng (v) go to the countryside |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ (v) lift / (v) raise in height / (v) begin |
| 先锋 | xiān fēng herald / pioneer |
| 先前 | xiān qián before / previously |
| 先行 | xiān xíng (v) go in advance o others |
| 仙女 | xiān nǚ fairy |
| 弦 | xián bow string / string of mus. instr. |
| 弦 | xián string of mus. instr. |
| 嫌疑 | xián yí suspicion / (be) suspected (of) |
| 贤惠 | xián huì (adj) chaste; virtuous |
| 衔 | xián hold in mouth / nominal office |
| 衔 | xián hold in mouth |
| 衔接 | xián jiē (v) join together; combine |
| 显 | xiǎn prominent / conspicuous |
| 显而易见 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn (conj) obviously; clearly; it's clear to see... |
| 显微镜 | xiǎn wēi jìng microscope |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng scene (of event or incident) |
| 现金 | xiàn jīn cash |
| 现钱 | xiàn qián (n) cash |
| 现行 | xiàn xíng be in effect / in force |
| 现状 | xiàn zhuàng current situation |
| 献身 | xiàn shēn (v) commit ones energy to; devote to |
| 县长 | xiàn zhǎng (n) county's head commisioner |
| 馅儿 | xianr4 stuffing / filling |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài (v) cast the blame on; frame |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù sink into / get caught up in / land in (a predicament) |
| 限 | xiàn limit / bound |
| 限度 | xiàn dù limitation / limit |
| 限期 | xiàn qī set a time limit / time limit / deadline |
| 限于 | xiàn yú restrict at |
| 线索 | xiàn suǒ trail / clues / thread (of a story) |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ compared to |
| 相差 | xiāng chà differ |
| 相等 | xiāng děng equal / equally / equivalent |
| 相符 | xiāng fú (v) match up to; tally |
| 相关 | xiāng guān interrelated |
| 相继 | xiāng jì (adv) in succession; closely follow after |
| 相交 | xiāng jiāo (v) cross; intersect / (v) make friends |
| 相识 | xiāng shì acquaintance |
| 相通 | xiāng tōng (v) be closely linked; have a connection |
| 相应 | xiāng yìng relevant / corresponding (reaction) |
| 镶 | xiāng to inlay / to embed / ridge / border |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi (n) smell; fragrance |
| 乡亲 | xiāng qīn (n) people from same home town |
| 想方设法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ (saying) to think of or try every possible method to do sth |
| 响声 | xiǎng shēng noise |
| 享福 | xiǎng fú (v) live in comfort |
| 享乐 | xiǎng lè (v) seek pleasure |
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu enjoy (rights, privileges, etc.) |
| 项链 | xiàng liàn (n) necklace; neck chain |
| 橡胶 | xiàng jiāo rubber |
| 橡皮 | xiàng pí (n) rubber |
| 向往 | xiàng wǎng to yearn for / to look forward to |
| 像样 | xiàng yàng presentable / decent / up to par |
| 销 | xiāo to melt / to do away with / to sell |
| 销毁 | xiāo huǐ to destroy (by melting or burning) |
| 销路 | xiāo lù (n) sale; sales event |
| 销售 | xiāo shòu sell / market / to sell / sales |
| 消 | xiāo consume / news / subside / to disappear / to vanish |
| 小鬼 | xiǎo guǐ (idiom) an endearing term of address to a child; little demon |
| 小米 | xiǎo mǐ millet |
| 小数 | xiǎo shù (n) decimal; decimal value |
| 小数点 | xiǎo shù diǎn (n) decimal point |
| 小提琴 | xiǎo tí qín fiddle / violin |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì (saying) carefully; cautiously |
| 小型 | xiǎo xíng small scale / small size |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng (n) student in primary school; schoolchild |
| 小子 | xiǎo zi (n) boy / (n) an impolite term for a person / bloke |
| 校徽 | xiào huī (n) school badge |
| 校园 | xiào yuán campus |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng portrait |
| 效力 | xiào lì (n) positive effect; efficacy / (v) to offer one's help |
| 效益 | xiào yì benefit |
| 孝顺 | xiào shùn filial piety |
| 协商 | xié shāng consult with / talk things over |
| 协调 | xié tiáo to coordinate |
| 协议 | xié yì agreement / pact / protocol |
| 挟持 | xié chí to hold somebody against their will / to coerce |
| 邪 | xié demonical / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / (TCM) unhealthy influences that cause disease |
| 携带 | xié dài to carry / portable |
| 泻 | xiè to flow (out) swiftly / diarrhea |
| 泄 | xiè divulge / leak out |
| 泄露 | xiè lòu leak (information) / divulge |
| 泄气 | xiè qì to despair / to feel like giving up / discouraged |
| 谢绝 | xiè jué (v) politely refuse |
| 屑 | xiè crumbs / filings / worth while |
| 锌 | xīn zinc |
| 欣欣向荣 | xīn xīn xiàng róng (saying) flourishing; thriving |
| 新陈代谢 | xīn chén dài xiè (biol.) metabolism / (saying) the new replaces the old |
| 新房 | xīn fáng (n) brand new house / (n) bridal chamber |
| 新近 | xīn jìn newly |
| 新郎 | xīn láng bridegroom |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng bride |
| 新人 | xīn rén (n) new-age person; new type of person / (n) newlywed, in particular a new bride |
| 新兴 | xīn xīng new / up and coming / newly developing / rising |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng (adj) new and unique |
| 心里 | xīn li in ones heart and mind |
| 心灵 | xīn líng (n) internal spirit |
| 心目 | xīn mù mentality / mental attitude / viewpoint |
| 心疼 | xīn téng (v) love with all one's heart |
| 心头 | xīn tóu (n) thoughts; mind; heart |
| 心血 | xīn xuè (n) meticulous care |
| 心眼儿 | xīn yǎn er (n) one's thoughts; mind / (n) intention / (n) willingness to accept new ideas / (n) baseless suspicions |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn (n) goal; desire |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng (n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind |
| 薪金 | xīn jīn (n) salary; wage |
| 信贷 | xìn dài (n) financial credit |
| 信件 | xìn jiàn a letter (i.e. sent in the mail) |
| 信赖 | xìn lài confide / trust |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng firm belief / conviction |
| 信用 | xìn yòng credit |
| 信誉 | xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust |
| 星 | xīng star / satellite / small amount |
| 腥 | xīng fishy (smell) |
| 兴 | xīng flourish / it is the fashion to / to become popular |
| 兴 | xìng interest |
| 兴办 | xīng bàn (v) begin; set in motion |
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