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Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning
ā interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer/Eh?/what?/interjection of surprise or doubt/My!/what's up?/interjection or grunt of agreement/uhm/Ah, OK/expression of recognition/Oh, it's you!/modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
爱情 àiqíng romance; love (romantic)
爱心 àixīn compassion/kindness/care for others/love/charity (bazaar, golf day etc)/heart (the symbol ♥)
àn 动、介 to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author) to make a comment
安检 ānjiǎn security check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1quan2 jian3cha2])/to do a security check
安排 ānpái to arrange/to plan/to set up/arrangements/plans
按时 ànshí on time/before deadline/on schedule
按照 ànzhào according to/in accordance with/in the light of/on the basis of
白酒 báijiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum/(Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])
bàng 形、名 stick/club/cudgel/smart/capable/strong/wonderful/classifier for legs of a relay race
办公 bàngōng to handle official business/to work (esp. in an office)
办理 bànlǐ to handle; to transact; to conduct
办事 bànshì to handle (affairs)/to work
bào to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to surround/to cherish/(coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
保护 bǎohù to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection
报考 bàokǎo to enter oneself for an examination
报名 bàomíng to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to enlist
抱歉 bàoqiàn to be sorry/to feel apologetic/sorry!
保证 bǎozhèng 动、名 guarantee/to guarantee/to ensure/to safeguard/to pledge
bèi (two, three etc) -fold/times (multiplier)/double/to increase or multiply
bēi to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder/the back of a body or object/to turn one's back/to hide something from/to learn by heart/to recite from memory/unlucky (slang)/hard of hearing
背包 bēibāo knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll
北部 běibù northern part
bèn stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
本科 běnkē undergraduate course/undergraduate (attributive)
本来 běnlái - 形、副 original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of course
便于 biànyú easy to; convenient for
biǎo 名、动 exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show (one's opinion)/a model/a table (listing information)/a form/a meter (measuring sth)/watch (timepiece)/meter; gauge
表格 biǎogé form/table
表示 biǎoshì (of sb) to express; to state; to show/(of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show/expression; manifestation
表现 biǎoxiàn to show/to show off/to display/to manifest/expression/manifestation/show/display/performance (at work etc)/behavior
表扬 biǎoyáng to praise/to commend
标准 biāozhǔn 名、形 standard; norm; criterion/(adjective) standard/good; correct; conforming to a standard
bìng - 动、副、连 and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all/simultaneously/to combine/to join/to merge/to amalgamate/short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
饼干 bǐnggān biscuit; cracker; cookie
并且 bìngqiě and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
笔试 bǐshì written examination/paper test (for an applicant)
毕业 bìyè graduation/to graduate/to finish school
毕业生 bìyèshēng graduate
鼻子 bízi nose
播放 bōfàng to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
博士 bóshì doctor (as an academic degree)/(old) person specialized in a skill or trade/(old) court academician
surname Bu/a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation
- 名、量 ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
不必 búbì need not/does not have to/not necessarily
不便 búbiàn 形、动 inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash
不得不 bùdébù have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
不断 búduàn - 动、副 unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
部分 bùfen part; portion; piece/Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
不够 búgòu - 动、副 not enough/insufficient/inadequate
不管 bùguǎn not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不光 bùguāng - 副、连 not the only one/not only
不过 búguò - 连、副 only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/cannot be more (after adjectival)
不仅 bùjǐn not just; not limited to/(as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
不论 búlùn whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
不满 bùmǎn resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
部门 bùmén department/branch/section/division
不如 bùrú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to/it would be better to
to rub; to scratch/to wipe; to polish/to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)/to brush (past)/to shred (a vegetable etc)
cāi to guess
材料 cáiliào (raw) material/data/(fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
参观 cānguān to look around/to tour/to visit
参赛 cānsài to compete/to take part in a competition
餐厅 cāntīng dining hall/dining room/restaurant
操场 cāochǎng playground/sports field/drill ground
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet; lavatory
查看 chákàn to look over/to examine/to check up/to ferret out
chǎng factory/yard/depot/workhouse/works/(industrial) plant
chǎng threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout/large place used for a specific purpose/stage/scene (of a play)/classifier for sporting or recreational activities/classifier for number of exams
产生 chǎnshēng to arise; to come into being; to come about/to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
超过 chāoguò to surpass/to exceed/to outstrip
茶叶 cháyè tea/tea leaves
差一点儿 chàyìdiǎnr - 形、副 almost/nearly
查找 cházhǎo to search for/to look up
chéng city walls/city/town
chéng surname Cheng/to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed
成功 chénggōng 动、形 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan/to succeed/success/successful; fruitful
乘客 chéngkè passenger
诚实 chéngshí honest
成为 chéngwéi to become; to turn into
乘坐 chéngzuò to ride (in a vehicle)
车速 chēsù vehicle speed
车位 chēwèi parking spot/unloading point/garage place/stand for taxi
chí surname Chi/late/delayed/slow
吃惊 chījīng to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
chóng - 副、动 to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer
重新 chóngxīn again; once more; re-
chuāng window
窗户 chuānghu window
出差 chūchāi to go on an official or business trip
厨房 chúfáng kitchen
chuī to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to brag/to end in failure/to fall through
出口 chūkǒu 名、动 an exit/to speak/to export/(of a ship) to leave port
厨师 chúshī cook/chef
出现 chūxiàn to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
出行 chūxíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)/to set off on a journey (longer trip)
出租 chūzū to rent
this; these
此次 cǐcì - this time
此外 cǐwài besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
词语 cíyǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)/term (e.g. technical term)/expression
从此 cóngcǐ from now on/since then/henceforth
从来 cónglái always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)
从中 cóngzhōng from within/therefrom
(of sth long) wide; thick/(of sth granular) coarse/(of a voice) gruff/(of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude
cún to exist/to deposit/to store/to keep/to survive
cūn village
错过 cuòguò to miss (train, opportunity etc)
错误 cuòwù 形、名 mistaken; false; wrong/error; mistake
粗心 cūxīn careless/thoughtless
bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc/to answer/to reply/to respond
打招呼 dǎzhāohu - to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice
答案 dáàn answer/solution
大巴 dàbā (coll.) large bus/coach/(abbr. for 大型巴士)
打败 dǎbài to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated
大大 dàdà greatly/enormously/(dialect) dad/uncle
达到 dádào to reach; to achieve; to attain
打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary or casual job/(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
dài surname Dai/to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)/to respect/to bear/to support
dāi to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about to/intending to
大夫 dàifu doctor/physician
袋子 dàizi bag
大量 dàliàng great amount/large quantity/bulk/numerous/generous/magnanimous
dāng 动、介 (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at/at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/(coll.) to fail (a student)
当时 dāngshí then/at that time/while/at once/right away
单位 dānwèi unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
dào - 动、副 to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally/to fail; to go bankrupt/to overthrow/to change (trains or buses)/to move around/to resell at a profit/to invert; to place upside down or frontside back/to pour out/to tip out; to dump/inverted; upside down; reversed/to go backward/contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
dào - 名、量 road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])/(bound form) way; reason; principle/(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization/(Daoism) the Way; the Dao/to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)/(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)/classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process/(old) circuit (administrative division)
dāo surname Dao/knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/(slang) dollar (loanword)/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)/classifier for knife cuts or stabs
到底 dàodǐ finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
到来 dàolái to arrive/arrival; advent
道路 dàolù road/path/way
道歉 dàoqiàn to apologize
导游 dǎoyóu 动、名 tour guide/guidebook/to conduct a tour
打扰 dǎrǎo to disturb/to bother/to trouble
大赛 dàsài grand contest
大厅 dàtīng hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby
打印 dǎyìn to affix a seal/to stamp/to print out (with a printer)
答应 dāying to answer; to respond/to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
打印机 dǎyìnjī printer
大约 dàyuē approximately/probably
打折 dǎzhé to give a discount
打针 dǎzhēn to give or have an injection
大自然 dàzìrán nature (the natural world)
děng - 助、名、量 to wait for; to await/by the time; when; till/and so on; etc.; et al./(bound form) class; rank; grade/(bound form) equal to; same as/(used to end an enumeration)/(literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
等到 děngdào to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
登机 dēngjī to board a plane
得意 déyì proud of oneself/pleased with oneself/complacent
background/bottom/base/end (of the month, year etc)/remnants/(math.) radix
形、动 low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline
电动车 diàndòngchē electric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc)
点名 diǎnmíng roll call/to mention sb by name/(to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
电视剧 diànshìjù TV series/TV drama
点头 diǎntóu to nod
diào to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to reduce/fall (in prices)/to lose (value, weight etc)/to wag/to swing/to turn/to change/to exchange/to swap/to show off/to shed (hair)/(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
调查 diàochá investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey/(opinion) poll
低价 dījià low price
dìng to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)/to order
dìng to fix; to set; to make definite/to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)/to congeal; to coagulate/(literary) definitely
地球 dìqiú the earth
低温 dīwēn low temperature
底下 dǐxia the location below sth/afterwards
低于 dīyú to be lower than
地址 dìzhǐ address
东部 dōngbù the east/eastern part
动车 dòngchē (PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train/power car/multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组[dong4che1zu3])
动作 dòngzuò movement; motion; action (CL:個|个[ge4])/to act; to move
短信 duǎnxìn text message/SMS
堵车 dǔchē traffic jam/(of traffic) to get congested
duì - 名、量 squadron/team/group
对方 duìfāng the other person; the other side; the other party
对面 duìmiàn (sitting) opposite/across (the street)/directly in front/to be face to face
对于 duìyú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
队员 duìyuán team member
队长 duìzhǎng captain/team leader
度假 dùjià to go on holidays/to spend one's vacation
dùn - 量、动 to stop/to pause/to arrange/to lay out/to kowtow/to stamp (one's foot)/at once/classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
多么 duōme how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)/to what extent
多数 duōshù majority; most
多样 duōyàng diverse/diversity/manifold
读者 dúzhě reader
肚子 dùzi belly/abdomen/stomach
ér and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)
儿童 értóng child
France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]/law/method/way/to emulate/(Buddhism) dharma/(abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists/(physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
发出 fāchū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch/to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
法律 fǎlǜ law
fán 形、动 to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and confusing/edgy
反对 fǎnduì to oppose; to be against; to object to
房东 fángdōng landlord
方面 fāngmiàn respect/aspect/field/side
放弃 fàngqì to renounce; to abandon; to give up
方式 fāngshì way; manner; style; mode; pattern
放松 fàngsōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen
房租 fángzū rent for a room or house
烦恼 fánnǎo to be worried/to be distressed/worries
翻译 fānyì 动、名 to translate/to interpret/translator/interpreter/translation/interpretation
发送 fāsòng to transmit/to dispatch/to issue (an official document or credential)
fèi 名、动 surname Fei/to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses
费用 fèiyong cost/expenditure/expense
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
丰富 fēngfù to enrich/rich/plentiful/abundant
风景 fēngjǐng scenery; landscape
分数 fēnshù (exam) grade/mark/score/fraction
分为 fēnwéi to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
否则 fǒuzé otherwise; if not; or (else)
width/roll/classifier for textiles or pictures
surname Fu/to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of things
符合 fúhé in keeping with/in accordance with/tallying with/in line with/to agree with/to accord with/to conform to/to correspond with/to manage/to handle
父母 fùmǔ father and mother; parents
父女 fùnǚ father and daughter
父亲 fùqīn father/also pr. [fu4 qin5]
复印 fùyìn to photocopy/to duplicate a document
复杂 fùzá complicated; complex
负责 fùzé 动、形 to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for/conscientious
负责人 fùzérén person in charge
父子 fùzǐ father and son
gǎi to change/to alter/to transform/to correct
改变 gǎibiàn to change/to alter/to transform
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with/to hurry; to rush/to try to catch (the bus etc)/to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away/to avail oneself of (an opportunity)/until; by (a certain time)
gǎn to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture
gǎn 后缀 to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix) sense of ~
gān 形、名 surname Gan/dry/dried food/empty; hollow/taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster/futile; in vain/(dialect) rude; blunt/(dialect) to cold-shoulder/(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with/one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1]/(archaic) shield/tree trunk/main part of sth/to manage/to work/to do/capable/cadre/to kill (slang)/to fuck (vulgar)/(coll.) pissed off/annoyed
干杯 gānbēi to drink a toast/Cheers! (proposing a toast)/Here's to you!/Bottoms up!/lit. dry cup
感动 gǎndòng 形、动 to move (sb)/to touch (sb emotionally)/moving
钢琴 gāngqín piano
干活儿 gànhuór to work/to be employed/manual labor
赶紧 gǎnjǐn hurriedly/without delay
感觉 gǎnjué 名、动 feeling; impression; sensation/to feel; to perceive
赶快 gǎnkuài quickly; at once
感情 gǎnqíng emotion; sentiment/affection; feelings between two persons
感人 gǎnrén touching; moving
赶上 gǎnshàng to keep up with/to catch up with/to overtake/to chance upon/in time for
感受 gǎnshòu 动、名 to sense/perception/to feel (through the senses)/to experience/a feeling/an impression/an experience
感谢 gǎnxiè (express) thanks/gratitude/grateful/thankful/thanks
高价 gāojià high price
高考 gāokǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])/(Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
高速 gāosù high speed/expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4])
高温 gāowēn high temperature
高于 gāoyú greater than/to exceed
- 代、副 each/every
胳膊 gēbo arm
各地 gèdì in all parts of (a country)/various regions
各个 gègè - 代、副 every/various/separately, one by one
更加 gèngjiā more (than sth else)/even more
歌声 gēshēng singing voice/fig. original voice of a poet
歌手 gēshǒu singer
各位 gèwèi everybody/all (guests, colleagues etc)/all of you
各种 gèzhǒng every kind of; all kinds of; various
gòng common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
工厂 gōngchǎng factory
功夫 gōngfu skill/art/kung fu/labor/effort
公共 gōnggòng public; common; communal
功课 gōngkè homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study
公里 gōnglǐ kilometer
公路 gōnglù highway/road
工人 gōngrén worker
共同 gòngtóng common/joint/jointly/together/collaborative
工资 gōngzī wages; pay
gòu - 动、副 enough (sufficient)/enough (too much)/(coll.) (before adj.) really/(coll.) to reach by stretching out
购买 gòumǎi to purchase; to buy
购物 gòuwù shopping
guà to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)/(of a line) to be dead/to be worried; to be concerned/(dialect) to make a phone call/to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)/(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)/classifier for sets or clusters of objects
guǎn - 动、名、量 surname Guan/to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/woodwind/classifier for tube-shaped objects/particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions/writing brush/(coll.) to/towards
guàng to stroll/to visit
guāng - 名、形、动、副 light; ray (CL:道[dao4])/bright; shiny/only; merely/used up; finished/to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
广播 guǎngbō 动、名 broadcast/broadcasting/to broadcast/(formal) to propagate/to publicize
广告 guǎnggào to advertise/a commercial/advertisement
关键 guānjiàn 名、形 crucial point/crux/key/crucial/pivotal
观看 guānkàn to watch; to view
管理 guǎnlǐ to supervise/to manage/to administer/management/administration
观众 guānzhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
规定 guīdìng 动、名 to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)/regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
估计 gūjì to estimate; to assess; to calculate/(coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
顾客 gùkè customer; client
鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
姑娘 gūniang girl/young woman/young lady/daughter/paternal aunt (old)
过程 guòchéng course of events/process
国籍 guójí nationality
国际 guójì 形、名 international
果汁 guǒzhī fruit juice
故意 gùyì deliberately; on purpose
害羞 hàixiū shy/embarrassed/bashful
海洋 hǎiyáng ocean
hàn perspiration/sweat/to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
hǎn to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
航班 hángbān (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
寒假 hánjià winter vacation
寒冷 hánlěng cold (climate)/frigid/very cold
好处 hǎochù easy to get along with/benefit; advantage; merit/gain; profit/also pr. [hao3chu4]
好好 hǎohǎo - 形、副 well; carefully; nicely; properly
好笑 hǎoxiào laughable; funny; ridiculous
合格 hégé to meet the standard required/qualified/eligible (voter etc)
盒子 hézi box; case/hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines
红包 hóngbāo money wrapped in red as a gift/bonus payment/kickback/bribe
hòu thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in flavor/to favor/to stress
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret; to feel remorse
坏处 huàichù harm/troubles
怀疑 huáiyí to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of/to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
话剧 huàjù stage play/modern drama
环保 huánbǎo 名、形 environmental protection/environmentally friendly/abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]
换乘 huànchéng to change train (plane, bus etc)/transfer between modes of transport
回复 huífù to reply/to recover/to return (to a previous condition)/Re: in reply to (email)
回信 huíxìn 动、名 to reply/to write back/letter written in reply
回忆 huíyì to recall/memories
会员 huìyuán member
互联网 hùliánwǎng Internet
huó - 动、形、名 to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
huò goods/money/commodity
huǒ 名、形 fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)/Kangxi radical 86
获得 huòdé to obtain; to receive; to get
活动 huódòng 动、名 to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections (personal influence)/loose/shaky/active/movable/activity/campaign/maneuver/behavior
获奖 huòjiǎng to win an award
活泼 huópō lively/vivacious/brisk/active/(chemistry) reactive
获取 huòqǔ to gain; to get; to acquire
忽然 hūrán suddenly; all of a sudden
护士 hùshi nurse
互相 hùxiāng each other/mutually/mutual
- 副、连 already/since/both... (and...)
to send/to mail/to entrust/to depend on/to attach oneself to/to live (in a house)/to lodge/foster (son etc)
jiǎ fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if/suppose/vacation
加班 jiābān to work overtime
价格 jiàgé price
家具 jiājù furniture
加快 jiākuài to accelerate/to speed up
jiǎn to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish
jiàng to drop/to fall/to come down/to descend
jiǎng 名、动 prize; award; bonus; reward/(bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise/to award; to give as a reward
jiāng surname Jiang/river
jiāng - 介、副 will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while ago/(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])/(bound form) a general/(literary) to command; to lead/(Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
降低 jiàngdī to reduce; to lower; to bring down
降价 jiàngjià to cut the price/to drive down the price/to get cheaper
奖金 jiǎngjīn premium/award money/bonus
将来 jiānglái in the future/future/the future
降落 jiàngluò to descend/to land
降温 jiàngwēn to become cooler/to lower the temperature/cooling/(of interest, activity etc) to decline
奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn scholarship
将要 jiāngyào will/shall/to be going to
减轻 jiǎnqīng to lighten/to ease/to alleviate
减少 jiǎnshǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
健身 jiànshēn to exercise/to keep fit/to work out/physical exercise
健身房 jiànshēnfáng gym/gymnasium
建议 jiànyì 动、名 to propose; to suggest; to recommend/proposal; suggestion; recommendation
jiāo 动、名 to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)
骄傲 jiāoào 形、名 pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth
交警 jiāojǐng traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1tong1 jing3cha2])
教练 jiàoliàn to coach; to train/instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2])
交流 jiāoliú to exchange/exchange/communication/interaction/to have social contact (with sb)
郊区 jiāoqū Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2ling2 Shi4], Anhui/suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
教师 jiàoshī teacher
教授 jiàoshòu professor/to instruct/to lecture on
交通 jiāotōng to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications/liaison
教学 jiàoxué to teach (as a professor)/teaching; instruction
教育 jiàoyù 名、动 to educate/to teach/education
叫作 jiàozuò to call/to be called
价钱 jiàqián price
加强 jiāqiáng to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
假日 jiàrì a holiday; a day off
加入 jiārù to become a member/to join/to mix into/to participate in/to add in
加上 jiāshàng plus/to put in/to add/to add on/to add into/in addition/on top of that
家庭 jiātíng family/household
家乡 jiāxiāng hometown/native place
加油 jiāyóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel/to accelerate; to step on the gas/(fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
加油站 jiāyóuzhàn gas station
家长 jiāzhǎng head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
基本 jīběn - 形、副 basic/fundamental/main/elementary
基本上 jīběnshàng basically/on the whole
基础 jīchǔ base; foundation; basis/basic; fundamental
激动 jīdòng 形、动 to move emotionally/to stir up (emotions)/to excite
街道 jiēdào street/subdistrict/residential district
结果 jiéguǒ - 名、连 to bear fruit/outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatch
节假日 jiéjiàrì public holiday
解释 jiěshì explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve
接受 jiēshòu to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
节约 jiéyuē to economize/to conserve (resources)/economy/frugal
结账 jiézhàng to pay the bill/to settle accounts/also written 結帳|结帐
接着 jiēzhe - 动、副 to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to follow/to carry on/then/after that/subsequently/to proceed/to ensue/in turn/in one's turn
计划 jìhuà 名、动 plan/project/program/to plan/to map out
积极 jījí active/energetic/vigorous/positive (outlook)/proactive
积累 jīlěi to accumulate/accumulation/cumulative/cumulatively
jǐn barely/only/merely
精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful/marvelous/brilliant
警察 jǐngchá police; police officer
景点 jǐngdiǎn tourist attraction; scenic spot
经济 jīngjì 名、形 economy/economic
京剧 jīngjù Beijing opera
经历 jīnglì 动、名 experience/to experience/to go through
景区 jǐngqū scenic area
竟然 jìngrán unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy way/actually/to go as far as to
景色 jǐngsè scenery/scene/landscape/view
尽管 jǐnguǎn - 副、连 despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)/(go ahead and do it) without hesitating
经验 jīngyàn experience/to experience
竞争 jìngzhēng to compete/competition
镜子 jìngzi mirror
今后 jīnhòu hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
仅仅 jǐnjǐn barely/only/merely/only (this and nothing more)
进入 jìnrù to enter/to join/to go into
进行 jìnxíng to advance/to conduct/underway/in progress/to do/to carry out/to carry on/to execute
紧张 jǐnzhāng nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce
禁止 jìnzhǐ to prohibit/to forbid/to ban
既然 jìrán since; as; this being the case
及时 jíshí - 形、副 timely; at the right time/promptly; without delay
即使 jíshǐ even if; even though
技术 jìshù technology; technique; skill
究竟 jiūjìng - 副、名 to go to the bottom of a matter/after all/when all is said and done/(in an interrogative sentence) finally/outcome/result
就是 jiùshì - 助、副、连 exactly; precisely/only; simply; just/(used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
继续 jìxù to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
记者 jìzhě reporter; journalist
to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive)/(chemistry) poly-
to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect/act/move/deed
举办 jǔbàn to conduct/to hold
聚餐 jùcān communal meal/formal dinner of club or group
聚会 jùhuì 动、名 party/gathering/to meet/to get together
拒绝 jùjué to refuse; to decline; to reject
距离 jùlí 动、名 distance/to be apart from
举例 jǔlì to give an example
举行 jǔxíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
剧院 jùyuàn theater
开玩笑 kāiwánxiào - to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
看法 kànfǎ way of looking at a thing/view/opinion
kǎo to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)/to warm oneself by a fire
考虑 kǎolǜ to think over/to consider/consideration
考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam
cough
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia/(Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia/to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram/Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares/Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
课程 kèchéng course; academic program
科技 kējì science and technology
肯定 kěndìng - 动、形、副 to be certain; to be positive/assuredly; definitely/to give recognition; to affirm/affirmative (answer)
客气 kèqi 形、动 polite/courteous/formal/modest
咳嗽 késou to cough
课堂 kètáng classroom
客厅 kètīng drawing room (room for arriving guests)/living room
可惜 kěxī it is a pity/what a pity/unfortunately
科学 kēxué 名、形 science/scientific knowledge/scientific/rational
kòng - 动、形、名 empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time
kōng - 形、副 empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time
恐怕 kǒngpà - 动、副 fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe
空气 kōngqì air/atmosphere
口语 kǒuyǔ colloquial speech/spoken language/vernacular language/slander/gossip
bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
快餐 kuàicān fast food/snack/quick meal
快递 kuàidì express delivery
快速 kuàisù fast; high-speed; rapid
kùn 形、动 to trap/to surround/hard-pressed/stranded/destitute/sleepy/tired
困难 kùnnan 形、名 difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation
hot (spicy)/pungent/(of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting/to burn
to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to chat/(coll.) to empty one's bowels
来不及 láibují there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)
来得及 láidejí to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
垃圾 lājī trash/refuse/garbage/(coll.) of poor quality/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
lǎn lazy
浪费 làngfèi to waste/to squander
浪漫 làngmàn romantic
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger
老家 lǎojiā native place/place of origin/home state or region
老年 lǎonián elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老是 lǎoshì always
冷静 lěngjìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate/(of a place) deserted; quiet
liǎ - 数量 two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)/both/some
lián - 介、动、副 surname Lian/to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession/including/(used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even/company (military)
liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/cool/cold/to let sth cool down
liáng to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)/measure word
liàng 形、动 bright; light/to shine; to flash/loud and clear/to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
liǎng two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
联系 liánxì connection/contact/relation/to get in touch with/to integrate/to link/to touch
liè 动、量 to arrange/to line up/file/series/(in data tables) column/(Tw) row
理发 lǐfà to get a haircut; to have one's hair done/to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
厉害 lìhai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding/(of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough/(of an animal) fierce/(of a resemblance) striking/(of liquor or chili pepper) strong/(of bacteria) virulent
理解 lǐjiě to comprehend; to understand
礼貌 lǐmào 名、形 courtesy; politeness; manners/courteous; polite
lìng - 代、副 other/another/separate/separately
零下 língxià - below zero
零花钱 línghuāqián pocket money/allowance
零钱 língqián change (of money)/small change/pocket money
零食 língshí between-meal nibbles/snacks
另外 lìngwài - 代、副、连 additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore
力气 lìqi physical strength
例如 lìrú for example; for instance; such as
liú to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve
liú to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth resembling one/class, rate or grade
流利 liúlì fluent
留下 liúxia to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let (sb) go
流行 liúxíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread/to propagate/(of a style of clothing, song etc) popular/fashionable
理想 lǐxiǎng 名、形 an ideal/a dream/ideal/perfect
例子 lìzi case/(for) instance/example
luàn - 形、副 in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind/disorder/upheaval/riot/illicit sexual relations/to throw into disorder/to mix up/indiscriminate/random/arbitrary
旅馆 lǚguǎn hotel
路过 lùguò to pass by or through
旅客 lǚkè traveler; tourist
luò to fall or drop/(of the sun) to set/(of a tide) to go out/to lower/to decline or sink/to lag or fall behind/to fall onto/to rest with/to get or receive/to write down/whereabouts/settlement
律师 lǜshī lawyer
旅行 lǚxíng to travel/journey; trip
麻烦 máfan - 形、动、名 trouble; inconvenience/inconvenient; troublesome; annoying/to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
mǎn 形、动 Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully/completely/quite/to reach the limit/to satisfy/satisfied/contented
馒头 mántou steamed bun
毛巾 máojīn towel
毛衣 máoyī (wool) sweater
帽子 màozi hat/cap/(fig.) label/bad name
měi beautiful/very satisfactory; good/to beautify/to be pleased with oneself
美好 měihǎo beautiful/fine
美景 měijǐng beautiful scenery
美丽 měilì beautiful
美食 měishí culinary delicacy/fine food/gourmet food
mèng 名、动 dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4])/(bound form) to dream
梦想 mèngxiǎng 动、名 (fig.) to dream of/dream
面对 miànduì to face; to confront
免费 miǎnfèi free (of charge)
面试 miànshì to be interviewed (as a candidate)/interview
miǎo second (unit of time)/arc second (angular measurement unit)/(coll.) instantly
密码 mìmǎ cipher; secret code/password; PIN
民族 mínzú nationality; ethnic group
tip/end/final stage/latter part/inessential detail/powder/dust/opera role of old man
目标 mùbiāo target/goal/objective
目的 mùdì purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
目的地 mùdìdì destination (location)
母女 mǔnǚ mother and daughter/mother-daughter
目前 mùqián at the present time/currently
母亲 mǔqīn mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]
母子 mǔzǐ mother and child/parent and subsidiary (companies)/principal and interest
耐心 nàixīn 形、名 to be patient/patience
南部 nánbù southern part
难道 nándào don't tell me .../could it be that...?
男士 nánshì man/gentleman
难受 nánshòu to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear
难忘 nánwàng unforgettable
男性 nánxìng the male sex/a male
nèi inside/inner/internal/within/interior
内容 nèiróng content/substance/details
内心 nèixīn heart; innermost being/(math.) incenter
能否 néngfǒu - whether or not/can it or can't it/is it possible?
能够 nénggòu to be capable of/to be able to/can
能力 nénglì capability/ability
ǹg interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement
年底 niándǐ the end of the year/year-end
年龄 niánlíng (a person's) age
nòng to do/to manage/to handle/to play with/to fool with/to mess with/to fix/to toy with
农村 nóngcūn rural area/village
暖和 nuǎnhuo 形、动 warm/nice and warm
女性 nǚxìng woman/the female sex
偶尔 ǒuěr - 副、形 occasionally/once in a while/sometimes
pái - 动、名、量 a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to eliminate/to drain/to push open/platoon/raft/classifier for lines, rows etc
pái mahjong tile/playing card/game pieces/signboard/plate/tablet/medal
pāi 动、名 to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music)
排队 páiduì to line up
排球 páiqiú volleyball
牌子 páizi sign/trademark/brand
判断 pànduàn to judge/to determine/judgment
péi to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist
piàn - 名、量 disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water/classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc/used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc/Kangxi radical 91
piān - 名、量 sheet/piece of writing/bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)/classifier for written items: chapter, article
皮肤 pífū skin
平常 píngcháng 形、名 ordinary/common/usually/ordinarily
乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú table tennis/ping-pong/table tennis ball
批评 pīpíng to criticize; criticism
脾气 píqi character; temperament; disposition/bad temper
皮鞋 píxié leather shoes
动、形 broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of
普遍 pǔbiàn universal/general/widespread/common
葡萄 pútao grape
葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ (grape) wine
普通 pǔtōng common/ordinary/general/average
普通话 pǔtōnghuà Mandarin (common language)/Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)/ordinary speech
名、动 gas; air/smell/weather/to make angry; to annoy; to get angry/vital energy; qi
a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study/time/term/period/to hope/Taiwan pr. [qi2]
前方 qiánfāng ahead/the front
qiáng surname Qiang/strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vigorous/violent/best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]/to force/to compel/to strive/to make an effort
前后 qiánhòu around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
千克 qiānkè kilogram
千万 qiānwàn ten million/countless/many/one must by all means
签证 qiānzhèng 动、名 visa/to issue a visa
qiáo bridge
qiǎo opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely
qiāo to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to overcharge
巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate (loanword)
其次 qícì next/secondly
起到 qǐdào (in an expression of the form 起到[qi3dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
气候 qìhòu (meteorology) climate/(fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
期末 qīmò end of term
qín guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)/musical instrument in general
qīng light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small in number/unstressed/neutral/to disparage
情况 qíngkuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation
青年 qīngnián youth/youthful years/young person/the young
轻松 qīngsōng light/gentle/relaxed/effortless/uncomplicated/to relax/to take things less seriously
庆祝 qìngzhù to celebrate
亲戚 qīnqi a relative (i.e. family relation)
汽水 qìshuǐ soda pop; carbonated soft drink
球队 qiúduì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
球迷 qiúmí fan (ball sports)
气温 qìwēn air temperature
其中 qízhōng among/in/included among these
期中 qīzhōng interim/midterm
to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
area/region/district/small/distinguish
quán - 形、副 surname Quan/all/whole/entire/every/complete
全部 quánbù whole; all
全都 quándōu all/without exception
全球 quánqiú the whole world/worldwide; global
全身 quánshēn the whole body/(typography) em
区别 qūbié 动、名 difference/to distinguish/to discriminate/to make a distinction
取得 qǔdé to acquire; to get; to obtain
què but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless/even though
quē deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
缺点 quēdiǎn weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage
缺少 quēshǎo lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
确实 quèshí indeed/really/reliable/real/true
取消 qǔxiāo to cancel/cancellation
然而 rán’ér however/yet/but
热闹 rènao - 形、动、名 bustling with noise and excitement/lively
réng still; yet/to remain/(literary) frequently; often
rēng to throw/to throw away
仍然 réngrán still; as before; yet
任何 rènhé any; whatever; whichever
人生 rénshēng life (one's time on earth)
人数 rénshù number of people
任务 rènwu mission; assignment; task; duty; role
人员 rényuán staff/crew/personnel
日常 rìcháng day-to-day; daily; everyday
日记 rìjì diary
日期 rìqī date
日子 rìzi day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life
to enter; to go into/to join; to become a member of/(bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2])/abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]/(on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
入口 rùkǒu entrance/to import
入学 rùxué to enter a school or college/to go to school for the first time as a child
入住 rùzhù to check in (at a hotel etc)
散步 sànbù to take a walk; to go for a walk
扫码 sǎomǎ to scan a QR code or barcode
森林 sēnlín forest
商量 shāngliang to consult/to talk over/to discuss
上门 shàngmén to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close/to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
商品 shāngpǐn commodity; goods; merchandise
伤心 shāngxīn to grieve/to be broken-hearted/to feel deeply hurt
shāo somewhat/a little
少见 shǎojiàn rare; seldom seen/(formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
少量 shǎoliàng a smidgen/a little bit/a few
少年 shàonián early youth/youngster/(literary) youth; young man
少数 shǎoshù small number/few/minority
稍微 shāowēi a little bit
社会 shèhuì society
shēn - 名、量 body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the main part of a structure or body/pregnant/classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset/Kangxi radical 158
shēn - 形、副 deep (lit. and fig.)
身份证 shēnfènzhèng identity card/ID
shèng to remain/to be left/to have as remainder
shěng to save; to economize; to be frugal/to omit; to delete; to leave out/province/provincial capital/a ministry (of the Japanese government)
shēng to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
shēng - 形、副 to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
生命 shēngmìng life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
生意 shēngyi life force/vitality/business
申请 shēnqǐng to apply for sth/application form (CL:份[fen4])
甚至 shènzhì even; so much so that
摄氏度 shèshìdù °C (degrees Celsius)
使 shǐ to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger
失败 shībài 动、形 to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat
市场 shìchǎng marketplace/market (also in abstract)
十分 shífēn very/completely/utterly/extremely/absolutely/hundred percent/to divide into ten equal parts
是否 shìfǒu whether (or not)/if/is or isn't
师傅 shīfu master/qualified worker/respectful form of address for older men
使馆 shǐguǎn consulate/diplomatic mission
适合 shìhé to fit; to suit
实际 shíjì 名、形 reality/practice/practical/realistic/real/actual
世纪 shìjì century
时间表 shíjiānbiǎo schedule/timetable
实际上 shíjìshàng in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice
食品 shípǐn foodstuff; food; provisions
视频 shìpín video
市区 shìqū urban district/downtown/city center
失去 shīqù to lose
师生 shīshēng teachers and students
食堂 shítáng dining hall; cafeteria
试题 shìtí exam question/test topic
失望 shīwàng 动、形 disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
食物 shíwù food
适应 shìyìng to adapt/to fit/to suit
使用 shǐyòng to use/to employ/to apply/to make use of
实在 shízài - 形、副 really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable/(philosophy) reality
十字路口 shízìlùkǒu - crossroads/intersection
shǒu head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc
受不了 shòubuliǎo unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
首都 shǒudū capital (city)
收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
售票员 shòupiàoyuán ticket seller
收入 shōurù 动、名 to take in/income/revenue
受伤 shòushāng to sustain injuries/wounded (in an accident etc)/harmed
收拾 shōushi to put in order/to tidy up/to pack/to repair/(coll.) to sort sb out/to fix sb
收听 shōutīng to listen to (a radio broadcast)
首先 shǒuxiān - 副、代 first (of all)/in the first place
shù - 名、数 to count/to count as; to regard as/to enumerate; to list/number; figure/several; a few
shū to lose; to be beaten/(bound form) to transport/(literary) to donate; to contribute/(coll.) to enter (a password)
shú/shóu cooked (of food)/ripe (of fruit)/mature (of seeds)/familiar/skilled/done
shuài surname Shuai/(bound form) commander-in-chief/(bound form) to lead; to command/handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant/(coll.) cool!; sweet!/(Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
暑假 shǔjià summer vacation
数量 shùliàng amount; quantity (CL:個|个[ge4])/quantitative/(math.) scalar quantity
树林 shùlín Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan/woods/grove/forest
顺便 shùnbiàn conveniently/in passing/without much extra effort
顺利 shùnlì smoothly; without a hitch
顺序 shùnxù sequence/order
说法 shuōfǎ to expound Buddhist teachings/way of speaking/wording/formulation/one's version (of events)/statement/theory/hypothesis/interpretation
说明 shuōmíng 动、名 to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/caption
说明书 shuōmíngshū (technical) manual/(book of) directions/synopsis (of a play or film)/specification (patent)
硕士 shuòshì master's degree/person who has a master's degree/learned person
熟悉 shúxi to be familiar with; to know well
数字 shùzì numeral/digit/number/figure/amount/digital (electronics etc)
- 动、形、副 to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/damned
suàn - 动、副 to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
suān sour/tart/sick at heart/grieved/sore/aching/pedantic/impractical/to make sarcastic remarks about sb/an acid
酸奶 suānnǎi yogurt
速度 sùdù speed/rate/velocity/(music) tempo
随便 suíbiàn - 动、形、连 as one wishes/as one pleases/at random/negligent/casual/wanton
随着 suízhe along with/in the wake of/following
塑料 sùliào plastics
孙女 sūnnǚ son's daughter/granddaughter
孙子 sūnzi Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/grandson/son's son
所有 suǒyǒu - 形、动、名 all/to have; to possess; to own
tái - 量、名 Taiwan (abbr.)/surname Tai/desk; table; counter/platform/stage/terrace/stand/support/station/broadcasting station/classifier for vehicles or machines/typhoon
tái to lift/to raise/(of two or more persons) to carry
态度 tàidù manner/bearing/attitude/approach
抬头 táitóu to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
tán to pluck (a string)/to play (a string instrument)/to spring or leap/to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)/(of cotton) to fluff or tease/to flick/to flip/to accuse/to impeach/elastic (of materials)
tán surname Tan/to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss
tàng to wade/to trample/to turn the soil/classifier for times, round trips or rows/a time/a trip
tǎng to recline/to lie down
tāng surname Tang/soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water in which sth has been boiled
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss; to talk over
讨厌 tǎoyàn 形、动 to dislike/to loathe/disagreeable/troublesome/annoying
特点 tèdiǎn characteristic (feature)/trait/feature
to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid
填写 tiánxiě to fill in a form/to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
条件 tiáojiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor/requirement; prerequisite; qualification/situation; state; condition
提出 tíchū to raise (an issue)/to propose/to put forward/to suggest/to post (on a website)/to withdraw (cash)
提到 tídào to mention/to raise (a subject)/to refer to
提供 tígōng to offer/to supply/to provide/to furnish
体检 tǐjiǎn abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]
tíng to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
停车 tíngchē to pull up (stop one's vehicle)/to park/(of a machine) to stop working/to stall
停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot/car park
听力 tīnglì hearing/listening ability
停止 tíngzhǐ to stop; to halt; to cease
听众 tīngzhòng audience/listeners
提前 tíqián to shift to an earlier date/to do sth ahead of time/in advance
体温 tǐwēn (body) temperature
提醒 tíxǐng to remind/to call attention to/to warn of
体重 tǐzhòng body weight
tòng - 形、副 ache/pain/sorrow/deeply/thoroughly
tǒng bucket/(trash) can/barrel (of oil etc)
tōng - 动、形、量 to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to communicate/open/to clear/classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc/classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
通过 tōngguò 动、介 to pass through; to get through/to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)/to pass (a test)/by means of; through; via
童年 tóngnián childhood
同时 tóngshí - 名、连 at the same time; simultaneously
同样 tóngyàng same; equal; similar/similarly; also; too
通知 tōngzhī 动、名 to notify/to inform/notice/notification
头痛 tóutòng to have a headache
名、动 diagram/picture/drawing/chart/map/to plan/to scheme/to attempt/to pursue/to seek
名、形 Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu/earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
tuī to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk (responsibility)/to put off/to delay/to push forward/to nominate/to elect/massage
推迟 tuīchí to postpone/to put off/to defer
推出 tuīchū to push out/to release/to launch/to publish/to recommend
tuō to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
图片 túpiàn picture; photograph
外出 wàichū to go out/to go away (on a trip etc)
外套 wàitào coat/jacket
晚安 wǎnān Good night!/Good evening!
晚餐 wǎncān evening meal/dinner
网购 wǎnggòu Internet shopping/to purchase online
往往 wǎngwǎng usually/in many cases/more often than not
网页 wǎngyè web page
网友 wǎngyǒu online friend/Internet user
网址 wǎngzhǐ website/web address/URL
完全 wánquán - 形、副 complete; whole/totally; entirely
袜子 wàzi socks/stockings
wéi because of/for/to
wèi taste/smell/(fig.) (noun suffix) feel/quality/sense/(TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
味道 wèidào flavor; taste/(fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)/(fig.) interest; delight/(dialect) smell; odor
卫生 wèishēng 形、名 health/hygiene/sanitation
危险 wēixiǎn 形、名 danger/dangerous
wén surname Wen/to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to sniff at
温度 wēndù temperature
文件 wénjiàn document/file
文章 wénzhāng article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden meaning
文字 wénzì character/script/writing/written language/writing style/phraseology
not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
午餐 wǔcān lunch/luncheon
无法 wúfǎ unable to; incapable of
误会 wùhuì 动、名 to misunderstand/to mistake/misunderstanding
无聊 wúliáo bored/boring/senseless
无论 wúlùn no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
污染 wūrǎn to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine/delicate/trifling/(of a sound) quiet/frugal
to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale
下降 xiàjiàng to decline/to drop/to fall/to go down/to decrease
xián surname Xian/all/everyone/each/widespread/harmonious/salted/salty/stingy/miserly
xiān fresh/bright (in color)/delicious/tasty/delicacy/aquatic foods/few/rare
xiàng surname Xiang/back of neck/item/thing/term (in a mathematical formula)/sum (of money)/classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
xiǎng 动、形 echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud/classifier for noises
xiāng fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to eat) with relish/(of sleep) sound/perfume or spice/joss or incense stick
相比 xiāngbǐ to compare
想法 xiǎngfǎ way of thinking; opinion; notion/to think of a way (to do sth)
相反 xiāngfǎn - 形、连 opposite/contrary
相互 xiānghù each other/mutual
相同 xiāngtóng identical/same
详细 xiángxì detailed/in detail/minute
鲜花 xiānhuā flower/fresh flowers
现金 xiànjīn cash
羡慕 xiànmù to envy/to admire
线上 xiànshàng online
线下 xiànxià offline/below the line
现有 xiànyǒu 动、形 currently existing/currently available
小吃 xiǎochī street food; snack
效果 xiàoguǒ result/effect/efficacy/(theater) sound or visual effects
笑话 xiàohua 名、动 joke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4])/to laugh at; to mock/ridiculous; absurd
小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi young man/young guy/lad/youngster
小说 xiǎoshuō novel/fiction
消息 xiāoxi news/information
小组 xiǎozǔ group
西部 xībù western part
xiě blood
西红柿 xīhóngshì tomato
xīn heart/mind/intention/center/core
xìng 后缀 nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex/gender/suffix forming adjective from verb/suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity/essence
xǐng to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come to
性别 xìngbié gender/sex
兴奋 xīngfèn 形、动 excited/excitement/(physiology) excitation
幸福 xìngfú 名、形 happiness/happy/blessed
性格 xìnggé nature/disposition/temperament/character
星星 xīngxing (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
信号 xìnhào signal
辛苦 xīnkǔ 形、动 exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
心情 xīnqíng mood; frame of mind
信息 xìnxī information/news/message
信心 xìnxīn confidence/faith (in sb or sth)
xióng surname Xiong/bear/(coll.) to scold; to rebuke/(coll.) weak; incapable
兄弟 xiōngdì brothers/younger brother/I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)/brotherly/fraternal
xiū surname Xiu/to decorate/to embellish/to repair/to build/to write/to cultivate/to study/to take (a class)
修理 xiūlǐ to repair/to fix/to prune/to trim/(coll.) to sort sb out/to fix sb
细心 xìxīn meticulous; careful; attentive
吸引 xīyǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
许多 xǔduō - 数 many/a lot of/much
学费 xuéfèi tuition fee/tuition
学院 xuéyuàn college/educational institute/school/faculty
to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure
牙膏 yágāo toothpaste
压力 yālì pressure
yán salt
yǎn to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)/(bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
yān cigarette or pipe tobacco/smoke/mist/vapour/tobacco plant/(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
演唱 yǎnchàng to sing (for an audience)/vocal performance
演出 yǎnchū to act (in a play)/to perform/to put on (a performance)/performance/concert/show
养成 yǎngchéng to cultivate/to raise/to form (a habit)/to acquire
严格 yángé 形、动 strict/stringent/tight/rigorous
阳光 yángguāng sunshine/(of personality) upbeat; energetic/transparent (open to public scrutiny)
样子 yàngzi appearance/manner/pattern/model
眼镜 yǎnjìng spectacles/eyeglasses
研究 yánjiū research/a study/to research/to look into
研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student/postgraduate student/research student
眼前 yǎnqián before one's eyes/now/at present
演员 yǎnyuán actor; actress; performer
严重 yánzhòng grave/serious/severe/critical
邀请 yāoqǐng to invite/invitation
要是 yàoshi (coll.) if
钥匙 yàoshi key
亚洲 Yàzhōu Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4xi4ya4 Zhou1])
- 名、量 night
夜晚 yèwǎn night
也许 yěxǔ perhaps/maybe
叶子 yèzi leaf (CL:片[pian4])/(slang) marijuana
already/to stop/then/afterwards
意见 yìjiàn idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint
因此 yīncǐ thus; consequently; as a result
以内 yǐnèi within/less than
yíng to beat/to win/to profit
赢得 yíngdé to win/to gain
应聘 yìngpìn to accept a job offer/to apply for an advertised position
引起 yǐnqǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
印象 yìnxiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind)/a memory
一切 yíqiè everything/every/all
一生 yìshēng all one's life; throughout one's life
艺术 yìshù art
勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave; courageous
用来 yònglái to be used for
用于 yòngyú to use in; to use on; to use for
永远 yǒngyuǎn - 副、名 forever/eternal
yóu to follow/from/because of; due to/by; via; through/(before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
yóu oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning
优点 yōudiǎn merit/benefit/strong point/advantage
友好 yǒuhǎo Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang/friendly; amicable/close friend
幽默 yōumò (loanword) humor/humorous
尤其 yóuqí especially; particularly
友情 yǒuqíng friendly feelings/friendship
有趣 yǒuqù interesting/fascinating/amusing
游玩 yóuwán to amuse oneself/to have fun/to go sightseeing/to take a stroll
有效 yǒuxiào effective/in effect/valid
优秀 yōuxiù outstanding; excellent
友谊 yǒuyì companionship/fellowship/friendship
由于 yóuyú - 介、连 due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because
有着 yǒuzhe to have/to possess
- 介、连 and/to give/together with/to take part in
原来 yuánlái - 名、形、副 original; former/originally; formerly; at first/so, actually, as it turns out
远离 yuǎnlí to be far from/to keep away from
原谅 yuánliàng to excuse/to forgive/to pardon
原因 yuányīn cause/origin/root cause/reason
院长 yuànzhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]/chair of a board/president of a university/department head/dean/premier of the Republic of China
院子 yuànzi courtyard/garden/yard/patio/(old) servant
yuē - 动、副 to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise
月饼 yuèbing mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
阅读 yuèdú to read/reading
月份 yuèfèn month
约会 yuēhuì 动、名 appointment/engagement/date/to arrange to meet
语法 yǔfǎ grammar
愉快 yúkuài cheerful/cheerily/delightful/pleasant/pleasantly/pleasing/happy/delighted
yún (classical) to say/surname Yun/abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]/cloud
允许 yǔnxǔ to permit/to allow
于是 yúshì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
预习 yùxí to prepare a lesson
再次 zàicì once more; once again
再说 zàishuō - 动、连 to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's more/besides
暂时 zànshí temporary; provisional; for the time being
暂停 zàntíng to suspend/time-out (e.g. in sports)/stoppage/pause (media player)
早餐 zǎocān breakfast
早晨 zǎochen early morning/also pr. [zao3chen5]
杂志 zázhì magazine
增加 zēngjiā to raise; to increase
增长 zēngzhǎng to grow/to increase
责任 zérèn responsibility/blame/duty
zháo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])/trick; tactic/(dialect) okay; all right/(dialect) to put in; to add/to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to burn/(coll.) to fall asleep/(after a verb) hitting the mark/succeeding in
着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
招聘 zhāopìn to invite applications for a job/to recruit
zhě - 助 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of a command)/(old) this
zhèng certificate/proof/to prove/to demonstrate/to confirm
zhěng (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly/(bound form) in good order; tidy; neat/(bound form) to put in order; to straighten/(bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate/(coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb/(dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
正常 zhèngcháng regular/normal/ordinary
整个 zhěnggè whole/entire/total
正好 zhènghǎo - 形、副 just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by chance/it just so happens that
证件 zhèngjiàn certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID
整理 zhěnglǐ to arrange/to tidy up/to sort out/to straighten out/to list systematically/to collate (data, files)/to pack (luggage)
证明 zhèngmíng 动、名 proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/to prove/to testify/to confirm the truth of
正确 zhèngquè correct; sound; right; proper
正式 zhèngshì formal; official
真正 zhēnzhèng - 形、副 genuine; real; true/really; indeed
zhí 动、形 value/(to be) worth/to happen to/to be on duty
zhǐ finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end
zhī - 助 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it
支持 zhīchí to be in favor of/to support/to back/support/backing/to stand by
指出 zhǐchū to indicate/to point out
值得 zhídé worth the money/to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
支付 zhīfù to pay (money)
只好 zhǐhǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
之后 zhīhòu after; behind/(at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
之间 zhījiān (after a noun) between; among; amid/(used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
直接 zhíjiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1])/immediate/straightforward
纸巾 zhǐjīn paper towel/napkin/facial tissue
质量 zhìliàng quality/(physics) mass
之前 zhīqián before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
至少 zhìshǎo at least/(to say the) least
知识 zhīshi knowledge/intellectual
植物 zhíwù plant/vegetation
职业 zhíyè occupation; profession; vocation/professional
之中 zhīzhōng inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
zhòng seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types, kinds, sorts/to plant/to grow/to cultivate
zhòng 名、形 heavy/serious/to attach importance to
中餐 zhōngcān lunch/Chinese meal; Chinese food
重点 zhòngdiǎn - 名、副 important point; main point; focus/key (project etc)/to focus on; to put the emphasis on
中年 zhōngnián middle age
重视 zhòngshì to attach importance to sth; to value
周围 zhōuwéi environs; surroundings; periphery
zhù surname Zhu/to pray for/to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)/person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
zhuàn to earn/to make a profit
zhuǎn to turn/to change direction/to transfer/to forward (mail)/(Internet) to share (sb else's content)/to revolve/to circle about/to walk about/classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm/classifier for repeated actions
转发 zhuǎnfā to transmit/to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)/to pass on/to republish (an article from another publication)
zhuāng adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a play)/to play a role/to pretend/to install/to fix/to wrap (sth in a bag)/to load/to pack
转机 zhuǎnjī (to take) a turn for the better/to change planes
专门 zhuānmén - 副、形 specialist/specialized/customized
专业 zhuānyè 名、形 specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at university)/major/professional
祝贺 zhùhè to congratulate/congratulations
著名 zhùmíng famous/noted/well-known/celebrated
zhǔn - 形、副 to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of/accurate/standard/definitely/certainly/about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)/quasi-/para-
准确 zhǔnquè accurate; exact; precise
准时 zhǔnshí on time/punctual/on schedule
主意 zhǔyi plan/idea/decision/Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
(bound form) self; oneself/from; since/naturally; as a matter of course
资料 zīliào material/resources/data/information/profile (Internet)
自然 zìrán - 名、形、副 nature/natural/naturally
自习 zìxí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons)/to study in one's free time/individual study
仔细 zǐxì careful; attentive; cautious/to be careful; to look out
自信 zìxìn - 动、名、形 to have confidence in oneself/self-confidence
自学 zìxué self-study/to study on one's own
总结 zǒngjié 动、名 to sum up/to conclude/summary/résumé
- 名、动、量 surname Zu/to form/to organize/group/team/classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax
最终 zuìzhōng final; ultimate
尊重 zūnzhòng 动、形 to esteem/to respect/to honor/to value/eminent/serious/proper
zuò - 名、量 seat/base/stand/(archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座|师座[shi1 zuo4]/classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
做法 zuòfǎ way of handling sth/method for making/work method/recipe/practice
作家 zuòjiā author
做梦 zuòmèng to dream/to have a dream/fig. illusion/fantasy/pipe dream
作品 zuòpǐn work (of art)/opus
作为 zuòwéi 动、介 one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capacity of)/qua/to view as/to look upon (sth as)/to take sth to be
座位 zuòwèi seat
作文 zuòwén 动、名 to write an essay/composition (student essay)
作用 zuòyòng 名、动 to act on; to affect/action; function; activity/impact; result; effect/purpose; intent/(suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
左右 zuǒyòu 名、动 left and right/nearby/approximately/attendant/to control/to influence
作者 zuòzhě author; writer
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