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Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning
ài interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)/to sigh/alas/oh dear
āi hey!/(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
爱护 àihù to cherish/to treasure/to take care of/to love and protect
哎呀 āiyā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
àn dark/to turn dark/secret; hidden/(literary) confused; ignorant
ān 形、动 surname An/(bound form) calm; peaceful/to calm; to set at ease/safe; secure; in good health/content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2])/to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)/to install; to fix; to fit/to bring (a charge against sb)/to harbor (certain intentions)/ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2])
安全带 ānquándài seat belt/safety belt
安慰 ānwèi 动、形 to comfort/to console
安装 ānzhuāng to install/to erect/to fix/to mount/installation
熬夜 áoyè to stay up late or all night
bái - 形、副 surname Bai/white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in vain/gratuitous/free of charge/reactionary/anti-communist/funeral/to stare coldly/to write wrong character/to state/to explain/vernacular/spoken lines in opera
傍晚 bàngwǎn in the evening/when night falls/towards evening/at night fall/at dusk
半夜 bànyè - 数量、名 midnight/in the middle of the night
báo thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile
bǎo jewel/gem/treasure/precious
bǎo 动、名 Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3jia1li4ya4])/to defend; to protect; to keep/to guarantee; to ensure/(old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system
保安 bǎoān 动、名 to ensure public security/to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)/public security/security guard
宝贝 bǎobèi treasured object/treasure/darling/baby/cowry/good-for-nothing or queer character
保持 bǎochí to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
保存 bǎocún to conserve/to preserve/to keep/to save (a file etc) (computing)
报到 bàodào to report for duty/to check in/to register
报道 bàodào 动、名 to report (news)/report
报告 bàogào 动、名 to inform/to report/to make known/report/speech/talk/lecture
宝贵 bǎoguì valuable/precious/to value/to treasure/to set store by
包裹 bāoguǒ 动、名 to wrap up/to bind up/bundle/parcel/package
包含 bāohán to contain/to embody/to include
报警 bàojǐng to sound an alarm/to report sth to the police
包括 bāokuò to comprise/to include/to involve/to incorporate/to consist of
保留 bǎoliú to keep/to retain/to have reservations (about sth)/to hold back (from saying sth)/to put aside for later
保险 bǎoxiǎn 名、形 insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to
暴雨 bàoyǔ torrential rain/rainstorm
抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain/to grumble/to harbor a complaint/to feel dissatisfied
保质期 bǎozhìqī shelf life/expiration date
包装 bāozhuāng 动、名 to pack/to package/to wrap/packaging
把握 bǎwò 动、名 to grasp (also fig.)/to seize/to hold/assurance/certainty/sure (of the outcome)
bèi 名、动、形 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
背后 bèihòu behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
背景 bèijǐng background; backdrop; context/(fig.) powerful backer
被子 bèizi quilt
běn - 副、代 (bound form) root; stem/(bound form) origin; source/(bound form) one's own; this/(bound form) this; the current (year etc)/(bound form) original/(bound form) inherent/originally; initially/capital; principal/classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本地 běndì local/this locality
本领 běnlǐng skill/ability/capability
本人 běnrén I; me; myself/oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
本质 běnzhì essence/nature/innate character/intrinsic quality
certainly/must/will/necessarily
便 biàn plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or defecate/equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards
变动 biàndòng to change/to fluctuate/change/fluctuation
便利 biànlì 形、动 convenient/easy/to facilitate
便利店 biànlìdiàn convenience store
表达 biǎodá to express; to convey
表面 biǎomiàn surface/face/outside/appearance
表明 biǎomíng to make clear/to make known/to state clearly/to indicate/known
表情 biǎoqíng (facial) expression/to express one's feelings
标题 biāotí title/heading/headline/caption/subject
标志 biāozhì 名、动 sign; mark; symbol; logo/to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
彼此 bǐcǐ each other; one another
bié surname Bie/to leave; to part (from)/(literary) to differentiate; to distinguish/(bound form) other; another; different/don't ...!/to fasten with a pin or clip/to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)/(noun suffix) category (e.g. 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])/to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
比分 bǐfēn score (of a game or competition)
毕竟 bìjìng after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final analysis
比例 bǐlì proportion/scale
避免 bìmiǎn to avert/to prevent/to avoid/to refrain from
闭幕式 bìmùshì closing ceremony
bǐng round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry
病房 bìngfáng ward (of a hospital)/sickroom
病情 bìngqíng state of an illness/patient's condition
必然 bìrán 形、名 inevitable/certain/necessity
必需 bìxū to need/to require/essential/indispensable
必要 bìyào necessary/essential/indispensable/required
比喻 bǐyù 动、名 to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
拨打 bōdǎ to call/to dial
玻璃 bōli glass/(slang) male homosexual
博物馆 bówùguǎn museum
补充 bǔchōng to replenish/to supplement/to complement/additional/supplementary
不得了 bùdéliǎo desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
不符 bùfú inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
不利 búlì unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
不良 bùliáng bad/harmful/unhealthy
不然 bùrán - 连、形 not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
不幸 búxìng 形、名 misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately
步行 bùxíng to go on foot/to walk
不要紧 búyàojǐn unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
不足 bùzú 动、名 insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should not
cái ability; talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/then and only then/just now/(before an expression of quantity) only
采访 cǎifǎng to interview/to gather news/to hunt for and collect/to cover
裁判 cáipàn 动、名 (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement/(sports) to referee/(sports) umpire; referee; judge
采取 cǎiqǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)/to take
彩色 cǎisè color/multicolored
采用 cǎiyòng to adopt/to employ/to use
cáng to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store/to collect
参考 cānkǎo consultation/reference/to consult/to refer
餐饮 cānyǐn food and beverage/catering/repast
参与 cānyù to participate (in sth)
操作 cāozuò to work/to operate/to manipulate
book/booklet/classifier for books
to survey/to measure/to conjecture
céng once/already/ever (in the past)/former/previously/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾经 céngjīng once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
测试 cèshì to test (machinery etc)/to test (a person's skill in a particular area)/a test/(computing) beta (version of software)
chā to insert/stick in/pierce/to take part in/to interfere/to interpose
差别 chābié difference; distinction; disparity
chāi to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open
差距 chājù disparity/gap
chǎn to give birth/to reproduce/to produce/product/resource/estate/property
长处 chángchù good aspects/strong points
长度 chángdù length
长久 chángjiǔ long-time; long-term/lasting; enduring; permanent/for a long time
长期 chángqī 名、形 long term/long time/long range (of a forecast)
常识 chángshí common sense/general knowledge
尝试 chángshì to try; to attempt
场所 chǎngsuǒ location/place
长途 chángtú long distance
长远 chángyuǎn long-term/long-range
产量 chǎnliàng output
产品 chǎnpǐn goods/merchandise/product
产业 chǎnyè industry/estate/property/industrial
cháo 动、介 abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea/imperial or royal court/government/dynasty/reign of a sovereign or emperor/court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor/to make a pilgrimage to/facing/towards
chǎo 形、动 to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise
chǎo to sauté; to stir-fry/to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp/to hype up/to sack; to fire (sb)
chāo to exceed/to overtake/to surpass/to transcend/to pass/to cross/ultra-/super-
超出 chāochū to exceed/to overstep/to go too far/to encroach
超级 chāojí super-/ultra-/hyper-
超速 chāosù to exceed the speed limit/to speed/high-speed
叉子 chāzi fork
彻底 chèdǐ thorough/thoroughly/complete
车祸 chēhuò traffic accident/car crash
车库 chēkù garage
车辆 chēliàng vehicle
chén 动、形 to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to keep down/to lower/to drop/deep/profound/heavy
chēng to weigh/to state/to name/name/appellation/to praise
chēng to weigh/to state/to name/name/appellation/to praise
成本 chéngběn (manufacturing, production etc) costs
承担 chéngdān to undertake/to assume (responsibility etc)
程度 chéngdù degree; level; extent
成分 chéngfèn composition; ingredient; element; component/one's social status
成果 chéngguǒ result/achievement/gain/profit
成就 chéngjiù 名、动 accomplishment/success/achievement/to achieve (a result)/to create/to bring about
成立 chénglì to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
成年 chéngnián to grow to adulthood/fully grown; adult/the whole year
城区 chéngqū city district/urban area
成人 chéngrén 动、名 to reach adulthood/an adult
承认 chéngrèn to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)/to acknowledge
承受 chéngshòu to bear/to support/to inherit
成熟 chéngshú 动、形 mature; ripe/to mature; to ripen/Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
称为 chēngwéi to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
乘务员 chéngwùyuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
程序 chéngxù procedures/sequence/order/computer program
成员 chéngyuán member
称赞 chēngzàn to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to compliment
成长 chéngzhǎng to mature/to grow/growth
橙子 chéngzi orange
沉默 chénmò taciturn/uncommunicative/silent
车厢 chēxiāng carriage
车主 chēzhǔ vehicle owner
chí surname Chi/pond/reservoir/moat
翅膀 chìbǎng wing
持续 chíxù to continue/to persist/to last/sustainable/preservation
尺子 chǐzi ruler (measuring instrument)
chōng (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to rinse/to flush/to develop (a film)/to rise in the air/to clash/to collide with/thoroughfare/to go straight ahead/to rush/powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of
充电 chōngdiàn to recharge (a battery)/(fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)/to update one's skills and knowledge
充分 chōngfèn ample/sufficient/adequate/full/fully/to the full
重复 chóngfù to repeat/to duplicate
充满 chōngmǎn full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
宠物 chǒngwù house pet
充值 chōngzhí to recharge (money onto a card)
虫子 chóngzi insect/bug/worm
充足 chōngzú adequate/sufficient/abundant
chòu stench/smelly/to smell (bad)/repulsive/loathsome/terrible/bad/severely/ruthlessly/dud (ammunition)
chǒu surname Chou/clown/2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox/ancient Chinese compass point: 30°/shameful/ugly/disgraceful
chōu to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of the whole/(of certain plants) to sprout or bud/to whip or thrash
chù to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to stay/to get along with/to be in a position of/to deal with/to discipline/to punish/place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect/classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
chǔ to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to stay/to get along with/to be in a position of/to deal with/to discipline/to punish/place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect/classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
chū - 名、副、前缀 at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
chuán to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)
传播 chuánbō to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传递 chuándì to transmit; to pass on to sb else/(math.) transitive
床单 chuángdān bed sheet
窗台 chuāngtái windowsill; window ledge
创新 chuàngxīn 动、名 to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails/innovation
创业 chuàngyè to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise/entrepreneurship
创造 chuàngzào to create/to bring about/to produce/to set (a record)
创作 chuàngzuò 动、名 to create; to produce; to write/a creative work; a creation
传说 chuánshuō 动、名 legend; folk tale/to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
传统 chuántǒng 名、形 tradition/traditional/convention/conventional
出版 chūbǎn to publish
初级 chūjí junior/primary
处理 chǔlǐ to handle; to deal with/to punish/to treat sth by a special process; to process/to sell at reduced prices
初期 chūqī initial stage/beginning period
出色 chūsè remarkable; outstanding
出售 chūshòu to sell/to offer for sale/to put on the market
除夕 chúxī lunar New Year's Eve
出席 chūxí to attend/to participate/present
处于 chǔyú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
出自 chūzì to come from
此后 cǐhòu after this/afterwards/hereafter
词汇 cíhuì vocabulary/list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)/word
刺激 cìjī 动、名 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite/irritant
此前 cǐqián before this/before then/previously
此时 cǐshí now/this moment
辞职 cízhí to resign
从不 cóngbù - never
从而 cóng’ér thus/thereby
从前 cóngqián previously/formerly/once upon a time
从事 cóngshì to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
cuī to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite
促进 cùjìn to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
存放 cúnfàng to deposit/to store/to leave in sb's care
存款 cúnkuǎn 动、名 to deposit money (in a bank etc)/bank savings/bank deposit
存在 cúnzài to exist/to be/existence
措施 cuòshī measure/step
促使 cùshǐ to prompt; to induce; to spur
促销 cùxiāo to promote sales
打扮 dǎban to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress
打包 dǎbāo to wrap; to pack/to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out/(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
达成 dáchéng to reach (an agreement)/to accomplish
大胆 dàdǎn brazen/audacious/outrageous/bold/daring/fearless
打断 dǎduàn to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
大多 dàduō for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly
大会 dàhuì general assembly/general meeting/convention
dài 动、名 to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon
代表 dàibiǎo 名、动 representative/delegate/to represent/to stand for/on behalf of/in the name of
带动 dàidòng to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
代替 dàitì to replace; to take the place of
待遇 dàiyù treatment/pay/salary/status/rank
大力 dàlì - 名、副 energetically; vigorously
大妈 dàmā father's elder brother's wife/aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
大米 dàmǐ (husked) rice
dàn insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/fresh/indifferent/nitrogen
dān - 形、副、名、量 bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number
大脑 dànǎo brain/cerebrum
单独 dāndú alone/by oneself/on one's own
dàng (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)
dǎng to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a blow)/to get in the way of/cover/gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)/to arrange/to put in order
当成 dàngchéng to consider as; to take to be
当地 dāngdì local
当年 dāngnián in those days/then/in those years/during that time/that very same year
当前 dāngqián 动、名 the present time/to be faced with
当中 dāngzhōng among/in the middle/in the center
当作 dàngzuò to treat as/to regard as
担任 dānrèn to hold a governmental office or post/to assume office of/to take charge of/to serve as
胆小 dǎnxiǎo cowardice/timid
单一 dānyī single/only/sole
单元 dānyuán unit (forming an entity)/element/(in a residential building) entrance or staircase
dǎo 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
到达 dàodá to reach; to arrive
道理 dàolǐ reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification
到期 dàoqī to fall due (loan etc)/to expire (visa etc)/to mature (investment bond etc)
导演 dǎoyǎn 动、名 to direct/director (film etc)
导致 dǎozhì to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
大批 dàpī large quantities of
打破 dǎpò to break; to smash
大厦 dàshà large building/edifice/mansion
大事 dàshì major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (wedding or funeral)/(do sth) in a big way
打听 dǎting to ask about/to make some inquiries/to ask around
大象 dàxiàng elephant
大型 dàxíng large/large-scale
大爷 dàye arrogant idler/self-centered show-off/(coll.) father's older brother/uncle/term of respect for older man
大于 dàyú greater than; bigger than; more than
大众 dàzhòng Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)/the masses/the great bulk of the population/popular (of music, science etc)
dēng to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record/to enter (e.g. in a register)/to press down with the foot/to step or tread on/to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)/to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
等待 děngdài to wait; to wait for
灯光 dēngguāng (stage) lighting/light
等候 děnghòu to wait/to wait for
登记 dēngjì to register (one's name)
登录 dēnglù to register/to log in
等于 děngyú to equal/to be tantamount to
to hand over; to pass on; to deliver/(bound form) progressively; in the proper order
电池 diànchí battery
电动 diàndòng electric-powered/(Tw) video game
电器 diànqì (electrical) appliance/device
电商 diànshāng e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4])/(old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
电视台 diànshìtái television station
点心 diǎnxin light refreshments/pastry/dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)/dessert
点赞 diǎnzàn to like; to upvote (on social media)
电子版 diànzǐbǎn electronic edition/digital version
diào to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/view/argument/key (in music)/mode (music)/tune/tone/melody
调研 diàoyán to investigate and research/research/investigation
地理 dìlǐ geography
地面 dìmiàn floor/ground/surface
定期 dìngqī 动、形 at set dates/at regular intervals/periodic/limited to a fixed period of time/fixed term
地区 dìqū local/regional/district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/region/area/as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city)
的确 díquè really/indeed
敌人 dírén enemy
低头 dītóu to bow the head/to yield/to give in
丢失 diūshī to lose; to misplace
地位 dìwèi position/status/place
地下 dìxià 名、形 underground/subterranean/covert
地震 dìzhèn earthquake
dòng to freeze/to feel very cold/aspic or jelly
dòng cave/hole/zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
动画 dònghuà animation/cartoon
动人 dòngrén touching/moving
动手 dòngshǒu to set about (a task)/to hit/to punch/to touch
豆腐 dòufu tofu/bean curd
豆浆 dòujiāng soy milk
- 量、名、动、后缀 to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of intensity/degree (angles, temperature etc)/kilowatt-hour/classifier for events and occurrences
- 动、形、量 to block up (a road, pipe etc)/to stop up (a hole)/(fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress/wall (literary)/(classifier for walls)
duàn to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth/to judge/(usu. used in the negative) absolutely/definitely/decidedly
短处 duǎnchù shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短期 duǎnqī 名、形 short term/short-term
duī - 动、名、量 to pile up/to heap up/a mass/pile/heap/stack/large amount
对比 duìbǐ 动、名 to contrast/contrast/ratio
对待 duìdài to treat/treatment
对手 duìshǒu opponent/rival/competitor/(well-matched) adversary/match
队伍 duìwu ranks/troops/queue/line/procession
对象 duìxiàng target; object/partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
独立 dúlì 动、形 independent/independence/to stand alone
dūn ton (loanword)/Taiwan pr. [dun4]
duǒ flower/earlobe/fig. item on both sides/classifier for flowers, clouds etc
duǒ to hide/to dodge/to avoid
独特 dútè unique; distinctive
读音 dúyīn pronunciation/literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
独自 dúzì alone
儿女 érnǚ children; sons and daughters/a young man and a young woman (in love)
二手 èrshǒu indirectly acquired/second-hand (information, equipment etc)/assistant
二维码 èrwéimǎ 2D barcode; matrix code/(esp.) QR code
to punish; to penalize; to fine
发表 fābiǎo to issue/to publish
发布 fābù to release/to issue/to announce/to distribute/also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]
发达 fādá 形、动 well-developed; flourishing/to develop; to promote; to expand/(literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper
发挥 fāhuī to display/to exhibit/to bring out implicit or innate qualities/to express (a thought or moral)/to develop (an idea)/to elaborate (on a theme)
罚款 fákuǎn 动、名 to fine/penalty/fine (monetary)
发明 fāmíng 动、名 to invent/an invention
fǎn - 形、动、副 contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to return/to oppose/opposite/against/anti-/to rebel/to use analogy/instead/abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
fān to turn over/to flip over/to overturn/to rummage through/to translate/to decode/to double/to climb over or into/to cross
反而 fǎn’ér instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
反复 fǎnfù - 副、动、名 repeatedly/over and over/to upend/unstable/to come and go/(of an illness) to return
fáng to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
fāng 形、名 surname Fang/square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and square/direction/side/party (to a contract, dispute etc)/place/method/prescription (medicine)/just when/only or just/classifier for square things/abbr. for square or cubic meter
方案 fāngàn plan/program (for action etc)/proposal/proposed bill
仿佛 fǎngfú to seem/as if/alike/similar
访问 fǎngwèn to visit; to call on/to interview
房屋 fángwū house/building
防止 fángzhǐ to prevent/to guard against/to take precautions
返回 fǎnhuí to return to/to come (or go) back
番茄 fānqié tomato
繁荣 fánróng 形、动 prosperous; booming
范围 fànwéi range/scope/limit/extent
反应 fǎnyìng 动、名 to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction
反映 fǎnyìng to mirror/to reflect/mirror image/reflection/(fig.) to report/to make known/to render
反正 fǎnzhèng anyway/in any case/to come over from the enemy's side
发起 fāqǐ to originate/to initiate/to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)/to start/to propose sth (for the first time)
发言 fāyán 动、名 to make a speech/statement/utterance
发音 fāyīn 动、名 to pronounce/pronunciation/to emit sound
法院 fǎyuàn court of law/court
飞行 fēixíng (of planes etc) to fly/flying/flight/aviation
飞行员 fēixíngyuán pilot/aviator
非洲 Fēizhōu Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
分别 fēnbié - 动、副、名 to part; to leave each other/to distinguish; to tell apart/difference; distinction/in different ways; differently/separately; individually
分布 fēnbù to scatter/to distribute/to be distributed (over an area etc)/(statistical, geographic) distribution
奋斗 fèndòu to strive; to struggle
纷纷 fēnfēn - 形、副 one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously/diverse/in profusion/numerous and confused/pell-mell
丰富多彩 fēngfù-duōcǎi - richly colorful
风格 fēnggé style
疯狂 fēngkuáng crazy; frenzied; wild
风俗 fēngsú social custom
风险 fēngxiǎn risk; hazard
分类 fēnlèi to classify
分离 fēnlí to separate
分配 fēnpèi to distribute/to assign/to allocate/to partition (a hard drive)
分手 fēnshǒu to part company/to split up/to break up
分析 fēnxī to analyze/analysis
分享 fēnxiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good)
否定 fǒudìng 动、形 to negate/to deny/to reject/negative (answer)/negation
否认 fǒurèn to declare to be untrue/to deny
to support with the hand/to help sb up/to support oneself by holding onto something/to help
surname Fu/abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2jian4 sheng3]/good fortune/happiness/luck
secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
surname Fu/rich/abundant/wealthy
付出 fùchū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
负担 fùdān 动、名 to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)/burden
夫妇 fūfù a (married) couple/husband and wife
妇女 fùnǚ woman
富有 fùyǒu 形、动 rich; wealthy; affluent/to be rich in; to be replete with
复制 fùzhì to duplicate/to make a copy of/to copy/to reproduce/to clone
服装 fúzhuāng dress/clothing/costume/clothes
gài 名、动 lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build
改革 gǎigé reform/to reform
改进 gǎijìn to improve; to make better/improvement
概括 gàikuò 动、形 to summarize; to generalize/briefly; in broad outline
概念 gàiniàn concept/idea
改善 gǎishàn to make better; to improve
改天 gǎitiān another day/some other time/to find another day (for appointment etc)/to take a rain check
改正 gǎizhèng to correct/to amend/to put right/correction
刚好 gānghǎo - 形、副 just/exactly/to happen to be
敢于 gǎnyú to have the courage to do sth/to dare to/bold in
gǎo to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of
告别 gàobié to leave; to part from/to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
高大 gāodà tall; lofty; towering
高档 gāodàng superior quality/high grade/top grade
高度 gāodù 名、形 height/altitude/elevation/high degree/highly
高级 gāojí high level/high grade/advanced/high-ranking
高科技 gāokējì high tech; high technology
高效 gāoxiào efficient/highly effective
to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a distance from/after or at an interval of
个别 gèbié - 副、形 individually; one by one/just one or two; exceptional; rare
歌词 gēcí song lyric/lyrics
各行各业 gèháng-gèyè - every trade/all professions/all walks of life
gēn - 名、量 root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/radical (chemistry)
根本 gēnběn - 名、形、副 fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all
更换 gēnghuàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc)/to change (one's address etc)
更新 gēngxīn to replace the old with new/to renew/to renovate/to upgrade/to update/to regenerate
歌曲 gēqǔ song
个人 gèrén individual/personal/oneself
格外 géwài especially/particularly
个性 gèxìng individuality/personality
各自 gèzì each/respective/apiece
公布 gōngbù to announce; to make public; to publish
工程 gōngchéng engineering/an engineering project/project/undertaking
工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer
工具 gōngjù tool/instrument/utensil/means (to achieve a goal etc)
功能 gōngnéng function; capability
公平 gōngpíng fair/impartial
公务员 gōngwùyuán civil servant; public servant
恭喜 gōngxǐ to congratulate/(interj.) congratulations!
贡献 gòngxiàn 动、名 to contribute/to dedicate/to devote/contribution
共享 gòngxiǎng to share/to enjoy together
工业 gōngyè industry
工艺 gōngyì arts and crafts/industrial arts
公寓 gōngyù apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])
构成 gòuchéng 动、名 to constitute/to form/to compose/to make up/to configure (computing)
沟通 gōutōng to join; to connect; to link up/to communicate
surname Gu/ancient/old/paleo-
名、动、形 drum/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to bulge/to swell
挂号 guàhào to register (at a hospital etc)/to send by registered mail
guài - 形、动、副 bewildering/odd/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/to wonder at/to blame/quite/rather
关闭 guānbì to close; to shut (a window etc)/(of a shop, school etc) to shut down
观察 guānchá to observe; to watch; to survey
观点 guāndiǎn point of view/viewpoint/standpoint
广 guǎng surname Guang/wide/numerous/to spread
广场 guǎngchǎng public square; plaza
广大 guǎngdà (of an area) vast or extensive/large-scale/widespread/(of people) numerous
广泛 guǎngfàn wide; broad; extensive; widespread
光临 guānglín (formal) to honor with one's presence/to attend
光明 guāngmíng 名、形 light/radiance/(fig.) bright (prospects etc)/openhearted
光线 guāngxiàn light ray/light/illumination/lighting (for a photograph)
冠军 guànjūn champion
观念 guānniàn notion/thought/concept/sense/views/ideology/general impressions
古代 gǔdài ancient times
固定 gùdìng to fix/to fasten/to set rigidly in place/fixed/set/regular
规律 guīlǜ 名、形 rule (e.g. of science)/law of behavior/regular pattern/rhythm/discipline
规模 guīmó scale/scope/extent
贵姓 guìxìng what is your surname?/(May I ask) your surname?
规则 guīzé 名、形 rule/regulation/rules and regulations
柜子 guìzi cupboard/cabinet
古老 gǔlǎo ancient/old/age-old
gǔn to boil/to roll/to take a hike/Get lost!
guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron/pot-shaped thing
过度 guòdù excessive/over-/excess/going too far/extravagant/intemperate/overdue
过分 guòfèn excessive; undue/unduly; overly
国画 guóhuà traditional Chinese painting
过敏 guòmǐn oversensitive/allergic/allergy
过期 guòqī to be overdue/to exceed the time limit/to expire (as in expiration date)
国庆 guóqìng National Day
果然 guǒrán really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
果实 guǒshí fruit (produced by a plant)/(fig.) fruits (of success etc)/results/gains
过于 guòyú excessively; too
故乡 gùxiāng home/homeland/native place
鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to applaud/to clap
- 拟声、叹 abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1sa4ke4si1tan3], Kazakhstan/abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1er3bin1], Harbin/(interj.) ha!/(onom. for laughter)/(slang) to be infatuated with; to adore/(bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2])/a Pekinese; a pug/(dialect) to scold
海关 hǎiguān customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
海外 hǎiwài overseas; abroad
海鲜 hǎixiān seafood
hán to keep in the mouth/to contain
háng - 名、量 row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)/(in data tables) row/(Tw) column
行业 hángyè trade; profession; industry; business
含量 hánliàng content/quantity contained
汗水 hànshuǐ sweat/perspiration
含有 hányǒu to contain/including
hào good/appropriate; proper/all right!/(before a verb) easy to/(before a verb) good to/(before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so/(verb complement indicating completion)/(of two people) close; on intimate terms/(after a personal pronoun) hello
好评 hǎopíng favorable criticism/positive evaluation
好奇 hàoqí inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
好运 hǎoyùn good luck
好转 hǎozhuǎn to improve/to take a turn for the better/improvement
to close/to join/to fit/to be equal/to whole together/round (in battle)/conjunction (astronomy)/1st note of pentatonic scale
合法 héfǎ lawful/legitimate/legal
盒饭 héfàn meal in a partitioned box
hēi abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]/black/dark/sinister/secret/shady/illegal/to hide (sth) away/to vilify/(loanword) to hack (computing)
合理 hélǐ rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
河流 héliú river
合同 hétóng contract; agreement
合影 héyǐng 动、名 to take a joint photo/group photo
合作 hézuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
hóng surname Hong/red/popular/revolutionary/bonus
厚度 hòudù thickness
后果 hòuguǒ consequences/aftermath
猴子 hóuzi monkey
lake
huá 形、动 surname Hua/to slip; to slide/slippery; smooth/sly; slippery; not to be trusted
huá to row/to paddle/profitable/worth (the effort)/it pays (to do sth)/to cut/to slash/to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)/to strike (a match)/to delimit/to transfer/to assign/to plan/to draw (a line)/stroke of a Chinese character
huà - 后缀、动 to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to transform/abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
话费 huàfèi call charge
花费 huāfèi expense/cost/to spend (time or money)/expenditure
画面 huàmiàn scene/tableau/picture/image/screen (displayed by a computer)/(motion picture) frame/field of view
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
黄金 huángjīn gold/golden (opportunity)/prime (time)
环节 huánjié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)/(fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc
缓解 huǎnjiě to bring relief/to alleviate (a crisis)/to dull (a pain)
缓慢 huǎnmàn slow
话题 huàtí subject (of a talk or conversation)/topic
化学 huàxué chemistry/chemical
蝴蝶 húdié butterfly
互动 hùdòng to interact/interactive
huī 名、形 ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged; dejected
huī to wave/to brandish/to command/to conduct/to scatter/to disperse
恢复 huīfù to reinstate/to resume/to restore/to recover/to regain/to rehabilitate
汇率 huìlǜ exchange rate
灰色 huīsè 名、形 gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
回收 huíshōu to recycle/to reclaim/to retrieve/to recover/to recall (a defective product)
婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding ceremony/wedding
huǒ companion/partner/group/classifier for groups of people/to combine/together
伙伴 huǒbàn partner/companion/comrade
火锅 huǒguō hotpot/(basketball) a blocked shot; a block
或是 huòshì - 副、连 or/either one or the other
货物 huòwù goods/commodity/merchandise
或许 huòxǔ perhaps; maybe
忽视 hūshì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
胡同 hútòng lane/alley
户外 hùwài outdoor
呼吸 hūxī to breathe
and/to reach/up to/in time for
- 名、量 level/grade/rank/step (of stairs)/classifier: step, level
- 名、量 to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
to tie/to fasten/to button up
动、形 to crowd in/to cram in/to force others aside/to press/to squeeze/to find (time in one's busy schedule)
jià - 名、动、量 to support/frame/rack/framework/classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/(used for an unspecified person or thing)/first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)/letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/armor plating/shell or carapace/(of the fingers or toes) nail/bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)/civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)/ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
嘉宾 jiābīn esteemed guest/honored guest/guest (on a show)
家电 jiādiàn household electric appliance/abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
加工 jiāgōng to process/processing/working (of machinery)
jiàn to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct
jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard)/button (on a mouse or other device)/chemical bond/linchpin
jiǎn to pick up; to collect; to gather
jiǎn surname Jian/scissors/shears/clippers/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate
剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors
减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight
讲话 jiǎnghuà a speech/to speak/to talk/to address
将近 jiāngjìn almost/nearly/close to
讲究 jiǎngjiu 动、形 to pay particular attention to/carefully selected for quality/tastefully chosen
奖励 jiǎnglì to reward/reward (as encouragement)
讲述 jiǎngshù to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
降水 jiàngshuǐ rain and snow/precipitation (meteorology)
讲座 jiǎngzuò course of lectures; lecture series/chair (academic position)
渐渐 jiànjiàn gradually
艰苦 jiānkǔ difficult/hard/arduous
建立 jiànlì to establish/to set up/to found
简历 jiǎnlì curriculum vitae (CV)/résumé/biographical notes
键盘 jiànpán keyboard
坚强 jiānqiáng staunch/strong
建设 jiànshè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建造 jiànzào to construct; to build
简直 jiǎnzhí simply; really
建筑 jiànzhù 动、名 to construct/building
jiào - 介、副 (bound form) to compare/(literary) to dispute/compared to/(before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather/also pr. [jiao3]
jiāo to pour liquid/to irrigate (using waterwheel)/to water/to cast (molten metal)/to mold
脚步 jiǎobù footstep/step
教材 jiàocái teaching material
角度 jiǎodù angle/point of view
交换 jiāohuàn to exchange/to swap/to switch (telecom)/commutative (math)/to commute
交往 jiāowǎng to associate (with)/to have contact (with)/to hang out (with)/to date/(interpersonal) relationship/association/contact
交易 jiāoyì 动、名 to deal; to trade; to transact/transaction; deal
加热 jiārè to heat
假如 jiǎrú if
加深 jiāshēn to deepen
驾驶 jiàshǐ to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)/driver; pilot; captain
加速 jiāsù to speed up/to expedite
家务 jiāwù household duties/housework
驾照 jiàzhào driver's license
价值 jiàzhí value/worth/fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)
疾病 jíbìng disease; sickness; ailment
季度 jìdù quarter of a year/season (sports)
jié 动、名 (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]/knot/sturdy/bond/to tie/to bind/to check out (of a hotel)
jiè to arrive at (place or time)/period/to become due/classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
接触 jiēchù to touch/to contact/access/in touch with
接待 jiēdài to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
阶段 jiēduàn stage/section/phase/period
结构 jiégòu structure/composition/makeup/architecture
结合 jiéhé to combine/to link/to integrate/binding
接近 jiējìn to approach; to get close to
结论 jiélùn conclusion/verdict/to conclude/to reach a verdict
节省 jiéshěng saving/to save/to use sparingly/to cut down on
接收 jiēshōu reception (of transmitted signal)/to receive/to accept/to admit/to take over (e.g. a factory)/to expropriate
及格 jígé to pass an exam or a test/to meet a minimum standard
机构 jīgòu mechanism/structure/organization/agency/institution
集合 jíhé to gather; to assemble/(math.) set
即将 jíjiāng about to; on the point of; soon
激烈 jīliè (of competition or fighting) intense/fierce/(of pain) acute/(of an expression of opinion) impassioned/vehement/(of a course of action) drastic/extreme
记录 jìlù 动、名 to record/record (written account)/note-taker/record (in sports etc)
纪录 jìlù to record/record (written account)/note-taker/record (in sports etc)
纪录片 jìlùpiàn newsreel/documentary (film or TV program)
急忙 jímáng hastily
jǐn 形、动 tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten
进步 jìnbù 动、形 progress; improvement/to improve; to progress
近代 jìndài the not-very-distant past/modern times, excluding recent decades/(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)/capitalist times (pre-1949)
技能 jìnéng technical ability/skill
jìng 形、动 still/calm/quiet/not moving
经典 jīngdiǎn 名、形 the classics/scriptures/classical/classic (example, case etc)/typical
精力 jīnglì energy
精神 jīngshen 名、形 spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist/vigor; vitality/spirited/good-looking
惊喜 jīngxǐ nice surprise/to be pleasantly surprised
经营 jīngyíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
纪念 jìniàn 动、名 to commemorate; to honor the memory of/memento; keepsake; souvenir
纪念日 jìniànrì day of commemoration/memorial day
紧急 jǐnjí urgent/emergency
进口 jìnkǒu to import/imported/entrance/inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
尽快 jǐnkuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
尽力 jìnlì to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
尽量 jǐnliàng as much as possible/to the greatest extent
紧密 jǐnmì inseparably close
近年来 jìnniánlái - for the past few years
近期 jìnqī near in time/in the near future/very soon/recent
近日 jìnrì (in) the past few days/recently/(within) the next few days
今日 jīnrì today
谨慎 jǐnshèn cautious/prudent
进一步 jìnyíbù to go a step further/(develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
极其 jíqí extremely
机器 jīqì machine
机器人 jīqìrén robot; android
肌肉 jīròu muscle/flesh
计算 jìsuàn to count/to calculate/to compute
计算机 jìsuànjī computer/(Tw) calculator
集体 jítǐ collective (decision)/joint (effort)/a group/a team/en masse/as a group
jiù to save/to assist/to rescue
酒吧 jiǔbā bar (place to buy drinks)
救护车 jiùhùchē ambulance
就业 jiùyè to get a job/employment
久远 jiǔyuǎn old/ancient/far away
急需 jíxū to urgently need/urgent need
记忆 jìyì 动、名 to remember; to recall/memory
记载 jìzǎi to write down/to record/written account
急诊 jízhěn 动、名 to give or receive urgent medical treatment/emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)
集中 jízhōng 动、形 to concentrate/to centralize/to focus/centralized/concentrated/to put together
according to/to act in accordance with/to depend on/to seize/to occupy
to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from/(bound form) distance/spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)
juān to relinquish; to abandon/to contribute; to donate/(bound form) tax; levy
具备 jùbèi to possess/to have/equipped with/able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
剧场 jùchǎng theater
巨大 jùdà huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
绝对 juéduì - 形、副 absolute; unconditional
决赛 juésài 动、名 finals (of a competition)
角色 juésè role; part (in a play or movie etc)/also pr. [jiao3se4]
决心 juéxīn 名、动 determination/resolution/determined/firm and resolute/to make up one's mind
居民 jūmín resident; inhabitant
居然 jūrán unexpectedly/to one's surprise/go so far as to
据说 jùshuō it is said that; reportedly
具体 jùtǐ 形、动 concrete; specific; detailed
具有 jùyǒu to have; to possess
居住 jūzhù to reside/to dwell/to live in a place/resident in
橘子 júzi tangerine
开发 kāifā to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
开放 kāifàng 动、形 to bloom/to open/to be open (to the public)/to open up (to the outside)/to be open-minded/unrestrained by convention/unconstrained in one's sexuality
开幕 kāimù to open (a conference)/to inaugurate
开幕式 kāimùshì opening ceremony
开水 kāishuǐ boiled water/boiling water
开通 kāitōng to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)/open-minded
开业 kāiyè to open a business/to open a practice/open (for business)
开展 kāizhǎn to launch/to develop/to unfold/(of an exhibition etc) to open
kān to see; to look at/to read/to watch/to visit; to call on/to consider; to regard as/to look after/to treat (a patient or illness)/to depend on/to feel (that)/(after a verb) to give it a try/to watch out for
看望 kànwàng to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
看作 kànzuò to look upon as/to regard as
kào to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to depend on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar)/traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
靠近 kàojìn to be close to/to approach; to draw near
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
克服 kèfú (try to) overcome (hardships etc)/to conquer/to put up with/to endure
客服 kèfú customer service
客观 kèguān objective/impartial
客户 kèhù client/customer
可见 kějiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/it is (thus) clear/clear/visible
可靠 kěkào reliable
可怕 kěpà awful/dreadful/fearful/formidable/frightful/scary/hideous/horrible/terrible/terribly
科研 kēyán (scientific) research
空间 kōngjiān space; room/(fig.) scope; leeway/(astronomy) outer space/(physics, math.) space
控制 kòngzhì to control
空中 kōngzhōng 名、形 in the sky/in the air
口袋 kǒudai pocket/bag; sack
口味 kǒuwèi a person's preferences/tastes (in food)/flavor
warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
kuān - 形、名、动 surname Kuan/wide/broad/loose/relaxed/lenient
宽度 kuāndù width
kuī to lose (money); to have a deficit/to be deficient/to treat unfairly/luckily; fortunately; thanks to/(used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
昆虫 kūnchóng insect
扩大 kuòdà to expand/to enlarge/to broaden one's scope
来源 láiyuán 名、动 source (of information etc)/origin
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng ordinary people/the "person in the street"
老板 lǎobǎn Robam (brand)/boss/business proprietor
劳动 láodòng 名、动 work/toil/physical labor
老公 lǎogōng (coll.) husband/(coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lao3 gong1]
姥姥 lǎolao (coll.) mother's mother/maternal grandmother
老婆 lǎopo (coll.) wife
姥爷 lǎoye maternal grandfather (dialectal)
乐观 lèguān optimistic; hopeful
lèi (bound form) tears; teardrops
lèi - 名、量 kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble
泪水 lèishuǐ teardrop/tears
类似 lèisì similar; analogous
类型 lèixíng type; kind; category/(computer programming) type
乐趣 lèqù delight; pleasure; joy
pear
- 名、后缀 surname Li/power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
恋爱 liànài 动、名 (romantic) love/in love/to have an affair
liàng to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)/measure word
良好 liánghǎo good/favorable/well/fine
粮食 liángshi foodstuff/cereals
联合 liánhé 动、形 to combine/to join/unite/alliance
连接 liánjiē to link; to join; to connect
连忙 liánmáng promptly/at once
脸色 liǎnsè complexion/look
连续 liánxù continuous/in a row/serial/consecutive
了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing/terrific/extraordinary
列车 lièchē (railway) train
离婚 líhūn to divorce
立即 lìjí immediately
立刻 lìkè forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once
力量 lìliàng power; force; strength
理论 lǐlùn 名、动 theory/to argue/to take notice of
厘米 límǐ centimeter
líng (small) bell
lìng 动、名 classifier for a ream of paper/to order/to command/an order/warrant/writ/to cause/to make sth happen/virtuous/honorific title/season/government position (old)/type of short song or poem
lǐng 名、动 neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
领带 lǐngdài necktie
领导 lǐngdǎo 动、名 lead/leading/to lead/leadership/leader
灵活 línghuó flexible/nimble/agile
领取 lǐngqǔ to receive; to draw; to get
领先 lǐngxiān to lead/to be in front
领域 lǐngyù domain; sphere; field; territory; area
临时 línshí - 副、形 as the time draws near/at the last moment/temporary/interim/ad hoc
利润 lìrùn profits
里头 lǐtou inside/interior
流传 liúchuán to spread/to circulate/to hand down
流感 liúgǎn flu; influenza
浏览 liúlǎn to skim over/to browse
留言 liúyán 动、名 to leave a message; to leave one's comments/message
利益 lìyì benefit/(in sb's) interest
利用 lìyòng to exploit/to make use of/to use/to take advantage of/to utilize
理由 lǐyóu reason/grounds/justification
离职 lízhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)/to leave one's job; to resign
lóng surname Long/Chinese dragon; loong/(fig.) emperor/dragon/(bound form) dinosaur
lòu to leak/to divulge/to leave out by mistake/waterclock or hourglass (old)
to carve wood/surname Lu/diary/record/to hit/to copy
陆地 lùdì dry land (as opposed to the sea)
论文 lùnwén paper/treatise/thesis/to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
逻辑 luójí logic (loanword)
录取 lùqǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam/to admit (a student)/to hire (a job candidate)
路人 lùrén passer-by/stranger
路线 lùxiàn itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
旅行社 lǚxíngshè travel agency
陆续 lùxù in turn/successively/one after the other/bit by bit
录音 lùyīn 动、名 to record (sound)/sound recording
to scold/to abuse/to curse
买卖 mǎimai buying and selling/business/business transactions
忙碌 mánglù busy; bustling
满足 mǎnzú to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)/satisfied/content
毛笔 máobǐ writing brush
毛病 máobìng fault/defect/shortcomings/ailment
矛盾 máodùn 名、动、形 contradiction/conflicting views/contradictory
没法儿 méifǎr (coll.) can't do anything about it/(coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that .../(coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
玫瑰 méigui rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)/rose flower
魅力 mèilì charm/fascination/glamor/charisma
美术 měishù art/fine arts/painting
媒体 méitǐ media, esp. news media
美味 měiwèi delicious/delicious food/delicacy
门诊 ménzhěn outpatient service
to bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused
miàn face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc/flour/noodles/(of food) soft (not crunchy)/(slang) (of a person) ineffectual/spineless
面积 miànjī area (of a floor, piece of land etc)/surface area/tract of land
面临 miànlín to face sth; to be confronted with
面向 miànxiàng to face/to turn towards/to incline to/geared towards/catering for/-oriented/facial feature/appearance/aspect/facet
描述 miáoshù to describe/description
迷路 mílù to lose the way/lost/labyrinth/labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)
秘密 mìmì 形、名 secret; private; confidential; clandestine/a secret (CL:個|个[ge4])
mìng life/fate/order or command/to assign a name, title etc
敏感 mǐngǎn sensitive/susceptible
名称 míngchēng name (of a thing)/name (of an organization)
名牌 míngpái famous brand/nameplate/name tag
名片 míngpiàn (business) card
明确 míngquè 形、动 clear-cut; definite; explicit/to clarify; to specify; to make definite
明显 míngxiǎn clear/distinct/obvious
明星 míngxīng star; celebrity
命运 mìngyùn fate; destiny
密切 mìqiè 形、动 close/familiar/intimate/closely (related)/to foster close ties/to pay close attention
秘书 mìshū secretary
to feel with the hand/to touch/to stroke/to grope/to steal/to abstract
模糊 móhu 形、动 vague/indistinct/fuzzy
陌生 mòshēng strange/unfamiliar
模式 móshì mode/method/pattern
mǒu some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
目光 mùguāng gaze; (fig.) attention/expression in one's eyes; look/(lit. and fig.) sight; vision
木头 mùtou slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)
难得 nándé seldom/rare/hard to come by
难度 nándù degree of difficulty
难以 nányǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc)
男子 nánzǐ a man; a male
nào 形、动 noisy/cacophonous/to make noise/to disturb/to vent (feelings)/to fall ill/to have an attack (of sickness)/to go in (for some activity)/to joke
闹钟 nàozhōng alarm clock
哪怕 nǎpà even/even if/even though/no matter how
内部 nèibù interior/inside (part, section)/internal
能干 nénggàn capable/competent
niàn to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read aloud/to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])/to miss (sb)/idea/remembrance/twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
年初 niánchū beginning of the year
年代 niándài a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)/age/era/period
年纪 niánjì age
年夜饭 niányèfàn New Year's Eve family dinner
牛仔裤 niúzǎikù jeans
nóng concentrated/dense/strong (smell etc)
农民 nóngmín peasant; farmer
农业 nóngyè agriculture/farming
女子 nǚzǐ woman/female
ò oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)/oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)/sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy/may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
偶然 ǒurán incidentally/occasional/occasionally/by chance/randomly
欧洲 Ōuzhōu Europe
pài - 动、名、量 clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch/to send/to assign/to appoint/pi (Greek letter Ππ)/the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926/(loanword) pie
派出所 pàichūsuǒ local police station
排列 páiliè to arrange in order/(math.) permutation
拍摄 pāishè to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
跑道 pǎodào athletic track/track/runway (i.e. airstrip)
péi to compensate for loss/to indemnify/to suffer a financial loss
pèi 动、形 to join/to fit/to mate/to mix/to match/to deserve/to make up (a prescription)/to allocate
陪伴 péibàn to accompany
配合 pèihé matching/fitting in with/compatible with/to correspond/to fit/to conform to/rapport/to coordinate with/to act in concert with/to cooperate/to become man and wife/to combine parts of machine
配送 pèisòng to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4])/to deliver (goods)
培训 péixùn to cultivate/to train/to groom/training
培养 péiyǎng to cultivate/to breed/to foster/to nurture/to educate/to groom (for a position)/education/fostering/culture (biology)
pén basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters
pèng to touch/to meet with/to bump
碰见 pèngjiàn to run into/to meet (unexpectedly)/to bump into
(bound form) matching; comparable to/(bound form) alone; single; one of a pair/classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1])/classifier for cloth: bolt/horsepower
to ascertain/to act on/to criticize/to pass on/classifier for batches, lots, military flights/tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
to ascertain/to act on/to criticize/to pass on/classifier for batches, lots, military flights/tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
piàn to cheat/to swindle/to deceive/to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
pǐn - 后缀、动 (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods/(bound form) grade; rank/kind; type; variety/character; disposition; nature; temperament/to taste sth; to sample/to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up/fret (on a guitar or lute)
pīn to piece together/to join together/to stake all/adventurous/at the risk of one's life/to spell
píng 形、动 surname Ping/flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
píng to discuss/to comment/to criticize/to judge/to choose (by public appraisal)
píng 动、介 to lean against/to rely on/on the basis of/no matter (how, what etc)/proof
平安 píngān safe and sound/well/without mishap/quiet and safe/at peace
平衡 pínghéng 形、动 balance/equilibrium
评价 píngjià 动、名 to evaluate/to assess
凭借 píngjiè to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on
平静 píngjìng tranquil/undisturbed/serene
平均 píngjūn 动、形 average; on average/evenly; in equal proportions
屏幕 píngmù screen (TV, computer or movie)
平台 píngtái platform/terrace/flat-roofed building
品牌 pǐnpái brand name/trademark
聘请 pìnqǐng to engage/to hire (a lawyer etc)
拼音 pīnyīn phonetic writing/pinyin (Chinese romanization)
品质 pǐnzhì character/intrinsic quality (of a person)/quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
品种 pǐnzhǒng breed/variety
批准 pīzhǔn to approve; to ratify
破坏 pòhuài destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy
普及 pǔjí to spread extensively/to generalize/widespread/popular/universal/ubiquitous/pervasive
- 形、动、副 (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)/surname Qi/neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to even sth out
his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
qiàn to owe/to lack/(literary) to be deficient in/(bound form) yawn/to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
qiǎn shallow/light (color)
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)/small wood sliver/label/tag
签订 qiāndìng to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
qiáng wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3])/(slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
qiǎng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)/opposite in direction; contrary/to fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch
强大 qiángdà big and strong; formidable; powerful
强调 qiángdiào to emphasize (a statement)/to stress
强度 qiángdù strength/intensity
抢救 qiǎngjiù to rescue
强烈 qiángliè strong; intense
前进 qiánjìn to go forward/to forge ahead/to advance/onward
前来 qiánlái to come (formal)/before/previously
签名 qiānmíng 动、名 to sign (one's name with a pen etc)/to autograph/signature
前途 qiántú prospects/future outlook/journey
前往 qiánwǎng to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
签字 qiānzì 动、名 to sign (one's name)/signature
悄悄 qiāoqiāo quiet; making little or no noise/surreptitious; stealthy/anxious; worried/Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
期待 qīdài to look forward to/to await/expectation
qiē to cut; to slice; to carve/(math) tangential/definitely; absolutely (not)/(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!/to grind/(bound form) close to/(bound form) eager/to correspond to/(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
奇迹 qíjì miracle/miraculous/wonder/marvel
期间 qījiān period of time/time/time period/period
qīn 形、动 parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss/(Internet slang) dear
亲爱 qīnài dear/beloved/darling
勤奋 qínfèn hardworking/diligent
qīng abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province/green/blue/black/youth/young (of people)
情感 qínggǎn feeling/emotion/to move (emotionally)
请教 qǐngjiào to ask for guidance/to consult
情景 qíngjǐng scene; spectacle/circumstances; situation
请求 qǐngqiú 动、名 to request; to ask/request (CL:個|个[ge4])
情绪 qíngxù mood/state of mind/moodiness
轻易 qīngyì - 形、副 easy; simple/rashly; offhandedly
轻重 qīngzhòng severity (of the case)/degree of seriousness/whether sth is slight or serious
亲朋好友 qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu - friends and family/kith and kin
亲切 qīnqiè amiable/cordial/close and dear/familiar
亲情 qīnqíng affection/family love/love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
亲人 qīnrén one's close relatives
亲自 qīnzì personally/in person/oneself
qióng poor/destitute/to use up/to exhaust/thoroughly/extremely/(coll.) persistently and pointlessly
气球 qìqiú balloon
企业 qǐyè company; firm; enterprise; corporation
汽油 qìyóu gasoline
其余 qíyú the rest/the others/remaining/remainder/apart from them
quán - 名、副 surname Quan/authority/power/right/(literary) to weigh/expedient/temporary
quàn to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console/to soothe
权利 quánlì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)/(classical) power and wealth
全力 quánlì - 名、副 with all one's strength/full strength/all-out (effort)/fully (support)
全面 quánmiàn all-around/comprehensive/total/overall
全体 quántǐ all/entire
全新 quánxīn all new; completely new
确保 quèbǎo to ensure; to guarantee
确定 quèdìng 形、动 definite/certain/fixed/to fix (on sth)/to determine/to be sure/to ensure/to make certain/to ascertain/to clinch/to recognize/to confirm/OK (on computer dialog box)
缺乏 quēfá to lack; to be short of
确认 quèrèn to confirm/to verify/confirmation
qún - 量、名 group/crowd/flock, herd, pack etc
群体 qúntǐ community/colony
去世 qùshì to pass away/to die
趋势 qūshì trend; tendency
区域 qūyù area/region/district
燃烧 ránshāo to ignite/to combust/to burn/combustion/flaming
rào to wind/to coil (thread)/to rotate around/to spiral/to move around/to go round (an obstacle)/to by-pass/to make a detour/to confuse/to perplex
热爱 rèài to love ardently/to adore
热量 rèliàng heat/quantity of heat/calorific value
热烈 rèliè enthusiastic/ardent/warm
rèn to recognize/to know/to admit
rěn to bear/to endure/to tolerate/to restrain oneself
人才 réncái talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks
人工 réngōng 形、名 artificial/manpower/manual work
人际 rénjì human relationships/interpersonal
人口 rénkǒu population/people
人类 rénlèi humanity/human race/mankind
人力 rénlì manpower/labor power
人民 rénmín the people
人民币 rénmínbì Renminbi (RMB)/Chinese Yuan (CNY)
人群 rénqún crowd
人体 réntǐ human body
人物 rénwù person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)/character (in a play, novel etc)/(genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
热心 rèxīn enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
日历 rìlì calendar
日用品 rìyòngpǐn articles for daily use
- 动、连 as/as if/such as
ruǎn soft/flexible
软件 ruǎnjiàn (computer) software
如此 rúcǐ like this; so; such
如何 rúhé how/what way/what
如今 rújīn nowadays; now
ruò weak; feeble/young/inferior; not as good as/(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
如同 rútóng like/as
如下 rúxià as follows
to sprinkle/to spray/to spill/to shed
赛场 sàichǎng racetrack/field (for athletics competition)
色彩 sècǎi tint; coloring; coloration/(fig.) flavor; character
shǎ foolish
shài (of the sun) to shine on/to bask in (the sunshine)/to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun/(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")/(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
沙漠 shāmò desert
shān to delete
shān to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth/classifier for doors, windows etc
擅长 shàncháng to be good at; to be expert in
删除 shānchú to delete/to cancel
shǎng to bestow (a reward)/to give (to an inferior)/to hand down/a reward (bestowed by a superior)/to appreciate (beauty)
shāng 名、动 to injure/injury/wound
上传 shàngchuán to upload
伤害 shānghài to injure; to harm
商家 shāngjiā merchant/business/enterprise
商人 shāngrén merchant/businessman
上升 shàngshēng to rise/to go up/to ascend
商务 shāngwù commercial affairs/commercial/commerce/business
上下 shàngxià up and down/top and bottom/old and young/length/about
商业 shāngyè business/trade/commerce
上涨 shàngzhǎng to rise/to go up
善良 shànliáng good and honest/kindhearted
山区 shānqū mountain area
善于 shànyú to be good at; to be adept at
扇子 shànzi fan
shāo 动、名 to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/to heat/to boil (tea, water etc)/fever/to run a temperature/(coll.) to let things go to one's head
烧烤 shāokǎo barbecue/to roast
沙子 shāzi sand/grit
shé snake/serpent
设备 shèbèi equipment; facilities; installations
舍不得 shěbude to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
舍得 shěde to be willing to part with sth
设计 shèjì 动、名 to design; to plan/design; plan
设立 shèlì to set up; to establish
shēn to stretch/to extend
身材 shēncái stature/build (height and weight)/figure
深度 shēndù 名、形 depth/(of a speech etc) profundity/advanced stage of development
身份 shēnfèn identity/aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc)/role/capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4])/status (social, legal etc)/position/rank
shèng victory/success/to beat/to defeat/to surpass/victorious/superior to/to get the better of/better than/surpassing/superb (of vista)/beautiful (scenery)/wonderful (view)/(Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear/equal to (a task)
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 ascend/to rise to the rank of/to promote/to hoist/liter/measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
生产 shēngchǎn to produce; to manufacture/to give birth to a child
生存 shēngcún to exist/to survive
生动 shēngdòng vivid/lively
省份 shěngfèn province
省会 shěnghuì provincial capital
升级 shēngjí to go up by one grade; to be promoted/to escalate (in intensity)/(computing) to upgrade
胜利 shènglì victory
升温 shēngwēn to become hot/temperature rise/(fig.) to intensify/to hot up/to escalate/to get a boost
生物 shēngwù organism/living creature/life form/biological
生肖 shēngxiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]/animal from the Chinese zodiac
生长 shēngzhǎng to grow/to grow up/to be brought up
深厚 shēnhòu deep; profound
神话 shénhuà legend/fairy tale/myth/mythology
深刻 shēnkè profound/deep/deep-going
神秘 shénmì mysterious/mystery
深入 shēnrù 动、形 to penetrate deeply/thorough
深远 shēnyuǎn far-reaching/profound and long-lasting
社区 shèqū community/neighborhood
设施 shèshī facilities/installation
摄影 shèyǐng to take a photograph/photography/to shoot (a movie)
设置 shèzhì to set up; to install
shì 后缀 type/form/pattern/style
shī abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs/poem/poetry/verse
湿 shī moist/wet
时差 shíchā time difference/time lag/jet lag
时常 shícháng often/frequently
时代 shídài Time, US weekly news magazine/age/era/epoch/period (in one's life)
适当 shìdàng suitable; appropriate
似的 shìde - 助 seems as if/rather like/Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
使得 shǐde usable; serviceable/feasible; workable; doable/to make; to cause; to bring about
事故 shìgù accident
实践 shíjiàn practice/to put into practice/to live up to (a promise)/to carry out (a project)
事件 shìjiàn incident; event
试卷 shìjuàn examination paper/test paper
时刻 shíkè - 名、副 time/juncture/moment/period of time/constantly/always
实力 shílì strength
失恋 shīliàn to lose one's love/to break up (in a romantic relationship)/to feel jilted
失眠 shīmián to suffer from insomnia
市民 shìmín city resident
时期 shíqī period/phase
诗人 shīrén bard/poet
实施 shíshī to implement/to carry out
事实 shìshí fact
石头 shítou stone
视为 shìwéi to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
事物 shìwù thing; object
失误 shīwù 动、名 lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
实习 shíxí to practice/field work/to intern/internship
实现 shíxiàn to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
事先 shìxiān in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
实行 shíxíng to implement/to carry out/to put into practice
实验 shíyàn 动、名 experiment/test/experimental/to experiment
试验 shìyàn experiment/test/to experiment/experimental
实验室 shíyànshì laboratory
事业 shìyè undertaking/project/activity/(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause/publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation/career/occupation
失业 shīyè unemployment/to lose one's job
实用 shíyòng practical/functional/pragmatic/applied (science)
食用 shíyòng to eat; to consume/edible
试用 shìyòng to try sth out/to be on probation
适用 shìyòng to be applicable
始终 shǐzhōng - 名、副 from beginning to end/all along
shǒu to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining
首次 shǒucì - 数量 first/first time/for the first time
手段 shǒuduàn method; way; means (of doing sth)/skill; ability/trick; wile
手工 shǒugōng handwork/manual
收获 shōuhuò 动、名 to harvest/to reap/to gain/crop/harvest/profit/gain/bonus/reward
收集 shōují to gather/to collect
售价 shòujià selling price
收看 shōukàn to watch (a TV program)
手术 shǒushù 名、动 (surgical) operation/surgery
手套 shǒutào glove/mitten
手续 shǒuxù procedure/formalities
手指 shǒuzhǐ finger
shù surname Shu/to bind/bunch/bundle/classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc/to control
shǔ to count/to count as; to regard as/to enumerate; to list/number; figure/several; a few
shuāi to throw down/to fall/to drop and break
双方 shuāngfāng bilateral/both sides/both parties involved
鼠标 shǔbiāo mouse (computing)
蔬菜 shūcài vegetables
书法 shūfǎ calligraphy/handwriting/penmanship
书房 shūfáng study (room)/studio
shuì taxes/duties
水分 shuǐfèn moisture content/(fig.) overstatement/padding
睡眠 shuìmián sleep/to sleep/(computing) to enter sleep mode
书架 shūjià bookshelf
数据 shùjù data
熟练 shúliàn practiced/proficient/skilled/skillful
树木 shùmù tree
shùn - 动、介、形 to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along/favorable
说不定 shuōbudìng - 动、副 can't say for sure/maybe
说服 shuōfú to persuade/to convince/to talk sb over/Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
熟人 shúrén acquaintance/friend
输入 shūrù to import/to input
舒适 shūshì cozy/snug
属于 shǔyú to be classified as/to belong to/to be part of
四处 sìchù all over the place/everywhere and all directions
似乎 sìhū it seems; seemingly; as if
思考 sīkǎo to reflect on/to ponder over
私人 sīrén private/personal/interpersonal/sb with whom one has a close personal relationship/a member of one's clique
思维 sīwéi 名、动 (line of) thought/thinking
思想 sīxiǎng thought/thinking/idea/ideology
四周 sìzhōu all around
sōu to search
搜索 sōusuǒ to search (a place)/to search (a database)/to search for (sth)
酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là - sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot/fig. the joys and sorrows of life
suí surname Sui/to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow/subsequently
suì 动、形 (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble/broken; fragmentary; scattered/garrulous
随后 suíhòu soon after
随时 suíshí at any time; at all times/at the right time; whenever necessary
随手 suíshǒu conveniently/without extra trouble/while doing it/in passing
随意 suíyì as one wishes/according to one's wishes/at will/voluntary/conscious
损害 sǔnhài harm/to damage/to impair
损失 sǔnshī 动、名 loss/damage/to lose/to suffer damage
suǒ - 量、名 actually/place/classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc/that which/particle introducing a relative clause or passive
suǒ 名、动 to lock; to lock up/a lock (CL:把[ba3])
缩短 suōduǎn to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩小 suōxiǎo to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
宿舍 sùshè dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel
台灯 táidēng desk lamp/table lamp
台阶 táijiē steps/flight of steps/step (over obstacle)/fig. way out of an embarrassing situation/bench (geology)
太太 tàitai married woman/Mrs./Madam/wife
谈话 tánhuà to talk (with sb)/to have a conversation/talk/conversation
táo peach
tào - 名、动、量 to cover/to encase/cover/sheath/to overlap/to interleave/to model after/to copy/formula/harness/loop of rope/(fig.) to fish for/to obtain slyly/classifier for sets, collections/bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)/tau (Greek letter Ττ)
他人 tārén another person; sb else; other people
特产 tèchǎn special local product/(regional) specialty
疼痛 téngtòng pain/(of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt/(of a person) to be in pain
特色 tèsè characteristic/distinguishing feature or quality
特殊 tèshū special/particular/unusual/extraordinary
特有 tèyǒu specific (to)/characteristic (of)/distinctive
特征 tèzhēng characteristic/diagnostic property/distinctive feature/trait
动、介 to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on behalf of/to stand in for
tián to fill or stuff/(of a form etc) to fill in
天空 tiānkōng sky
甜品 tiánpǐn dessert
天上 tiānshàng celestial/heavenly
tiáo to harmonize/to reconcile/to blend/to suit well/to adjust/to regulate/to season (food)/to provoke/to incite
tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to raise/to dig up/to poke/to prick/to incite/to stir up
跳高 tiàogāo high jump (athletics)
调皮 tiáopí naughty/mischievous/unruly
挑选 tiāoxuǎn to choose/to select
跳远 tiàoyuǎn long jump (athletics)
挑战 tiǎozhàn 动、名 to challenge/challenge
调整 tiáozhěng to adjust/adjustment/revision
提倡 tíchàng to promote/to advocate
tiē to stick/to paste/to post (e.g. on a blog)/to keep close to/to fit snugly/to subsidize/allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)/sticker/classifier for sticking plaster: strip
铁路 tiělù railroad/railway
体会 tǐhuì 动、名 to know from experience/to learn through experience/to realize/understanding/experience
提交 tíjiāo to submit (a report etc)/to refer (a problem) to sb
体力 tǐlì physical strength/physical power
题目 tímù subject; title; topic (CL:個|个[ge4])/exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])
停留 tíngliú to stay somewhere temporarily/to stop over
提起 tíqǐ to mention/to speak of/to lift/to pick up/to arouse/to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
提升 tíshēng to promote (to a higher-ranking position)/to lift; to hoist/(fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
提问 tíwèn to question; to quiz; to grill
体现 tǐxiàn to embody/to reflect/to incarnate
体验 tǐyàn to experience for oneself
tóng - 形、动、副、介、连 like/same/similar/together/alike/with
通常 tōngcháng - 形、副 regular; usual; normal/usually; normally
统计 tǒngjì statistics/to count/to add up
痛苦 tòngkǔ pain/suffering/painful
同情 tóngqíng to sympathize with/sympathy
通行 tōngxíng to go through; to pass through/to be in general use
同一 tóngyī identical; the same
统一 tǒngyī 动、形 7-Eleven (convenience store chain)/to unify; to integrate/unified; integrated
tou 后缀 head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspect/first/leading/classifier for pigs or livestock/suffix for nouns
tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)/to cast (a ballot)/to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)/to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)/to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)/to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)/to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of/(coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
投入 tóurù - 动、形、名 to throw into/to put into/to throw oneself into/to participate in/to invest in/absorbed/engrossed
tuán - 动、名、量 round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment/group/society/classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)/dumpling
团队 tuánduì team
突出 tūchū 动、形 prominent/outstanding/to give prominence to/to protrude/to project
土地 tǔdì land/soil/territory/local god/genius loci
土豆 tǔdòu potato (CL:個|个[ge4])/(Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])
图画 túhuà drawing/picture
退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw/to reject; to return (sth)/to decline
退出 tuìchū to withdraw/to abort/to quit/to log out (computing)
推动 tuīdòng to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推广 tuīguǎng to extend/to spread/to popularize/generalization/promotion (of a product etc)
退还 tuìhuán to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend/recommendation
推进 tuījìn to impel/to carry forward/to push on/to advance/to drive forward
退休 tuìxiū to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
拖鞋 tuōxié slippers/sandals/flip-flops
图书 túshū books (in a library or bookstore)
兔子 tùzi hare/rabbit
外部 wàibù the outside; (attributive) external/exterior; surface
外公 wàigōng (coll.) mother's father/maternal grandfather
外观 wàiguān outward appearance
外婆 wàipó (coll.) mother's mother/maternal grandmother
外形 wàixíng figure/shape/external form/contour
wān - 形、动、名 to bend/bent/a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
往返 wǎngfǎn to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
网络 wǎngluò Internet/network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)
玩具 wánjù plaything/toy
完美 wánměi perfect
完善 wánshàn 形、动 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive/well-developed/excellent/to refine/to improve
万一 wànyī - 名、连 just in case/if by any chance/contingency
完整 wánzhěng complete/intact
wéi to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
wéi because of/for/to
wèi stomach
wèi hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
尾巴 wěiba tail/colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
维持 wéichí to keep; to maintain; to preserve
伟大 wěidà huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
违法 wéifǎ illegal/to break the law
违反 wéifǎn to violate (a law)
危害 wēihài to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger/harmful effect; damage
围巾 wéijīn scarf/shawl
未来 wèilái 形、名 future/tomorrow/approaching/coming/pending
围绕 wéirào to revolve around/to center on (an issue)
微笑 wēixiào 动、名 smile/to smile
威胁 wēixié to threaten; to menace
维修 wéixiū maintenance (of equipment)/to protect and maintain
唯一 wéiyī only; sole
位于 wèiyú to be located at/to be situated at/to lie
位置 wèizhì position/place/seat
稳定 wěndìng 形、动 steady/stable/stability/to stabilize/to pacify
问卷 wènjuàn questionnaire
温暖 wēnnuǎn 形、动 warm
文学 wénxué literature
to hold; to grasp/to clench (one's fist)/(bound form) to have in one's control/classifier: a handful
卧室 wòshì bedroom
握手 wòshǒu to shake hands
fog/mist
舞蹈 wǔdǎo dance (performance art)/dancing
无关 wúguān unrelated/having nothing to do (with sth else)
物价 wùjià (commodity) prices
物理 wùlǐ physics
无奈 wúnài - 动、连 to have no alternative/frustrated/exasperated/helpless/(conjunction) but unfortunately
物品 wùpǐn articles; goods
无数 wúshù countless/numberless/innumerable
武术 wǔshù military skill or technique (in former times)/all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)/self-defense/tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)/also called kungfu 功夫
舞台 wǔtái (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
无限 wúxiàn unlimited/unbounded
无效 wúxiào not valid/ineffective/in vain
五颜六色 wǔyán-liùsè - multi-colored/every color under the sun
物业 wùyè property/real estate/abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wu4 ye4 guan3 li3], property management
物质 wùzhì matter/substance/material/materialistic
trick/drama/play/show
to connect/to relate to/to tie up/to bind/to be (literary)/system/department/faculty/to arrest/to worry
xián idle/unoccupied/leisure
xiàn county
现场 xiànchǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc)/(on) the spot/(at) the site
现代 xiàndài 名、形 Hyundai, South Korean company/modern times/modern age/modern era
现代化 xiàndàihuà modernization
显得 xiǎnde to seem/to look/to appear
xiāng country or countryside/native place/home village or town/township (PRC administrative unit)
相册 xiàngcè photo album
相处 xiāngchǔ to be in contact (with sb)/to associate/to interact/to get along (well, poorly)
乡村 xiāngcūn rustic/village/countryside
相当 xiāngdāng - 动、副 equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent/fairly/quite
相对 xiāngduì 动、形 relatively/opposite/to resist/to oppose/relative/vis-a-vis/counterpart
相关 xiāngguān related/relevant/pertinent/to be interrelated/(statistics) correlation
项目 xiàngmù item/project/(sports) event
想念 xiǎngniàn to miss/to remember with longing/to long to see again
橡皮 xiàngpí rubber/an eraser
向上 xiàngshàng upward/up/to advance/to try to improve oneself/to make progress
响声 xiǎngshēng noise
享受 xiǎngshòu to enjoy/to live it up/pleasure
相似 xiāngsì similar; alike
想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine; to envision/imagination
象征 xiàngzhēng 动、名 emblem/symbol/token/badge/to symbolize/to signify/to stand for
先后 xiānhòu - 名、副 early or late; first and last; priority/in succession; one after another
先进 xiānjìn 形、名 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)/meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
线路 xiànlù (electricity) line; circuit; wire/(traffic) road; track; route
显然 xiǎnrán clearly; evidently; obviously
现实 xiànshí 名、形 reality; actuality/real; actual/realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
显示 xiǎnshì to show/to illustrate/to display/to demonstrate
现象 xiànxiàng phenomenon/appearance
限制 xiànzhì 动、名 to restrict/to limit/to confine/restriction/limit
现状 xiànzhuàng current situation
消费 xiāofèi to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
消化 xiāohuà to digest (food)/(fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
消极 xiāojí negative/passive/inactive
小姐 xiǎojiě young lady/miss/(slang) prostitute
销量 xiāoliàng sales volume
效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
消失 xiāoshī to disappear; to fade away
销售 xiāoshòu to sell/to market/sales (representative, agreement etc)
小型 xiǎoxíng small scale/small size
小于 xiǎoyú less than, <
下载 xiàzài to download/also pr. [xia4zai4]
西餐 xīcān Western-style food
xié 形、动 inclined/slanting/oblique/tilting
协议 xiéyì 动、名 agreement/pact/protocol
写作 xiězuò to write/to compose/writing/written works
吸管 xīguǎn (drinking) straw/pipette/eyedropper/snorkel
细节 xìjié details; particulars
戏剧 xìjù a drama; a play; theater/script of a play
信封 xìnfēng envelope
行程 xíngchéng journey; travel route; distance of travel/course (of history)/stroke (of a piston)/(Tw) (computing) process
形成 xíngchéng to form; to take shape
行动 xíngdòng 动、名 operation/action/to move about/mobile
行人 xíngrén pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
形容 xíngróng to describe/(literary) countenance; appearance
形式 xíngshì outer appearance/form/shape/formality
形势 xíngshì circumstances/situation/terrain
行驶 xíngshǐ to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
行为 xíngwéi action/conduct/behavior/activity
形象 xíngxiàng 名、形 image/form/figure/visualization/vivid
幸运 xìngyùn 名、形 fortunate; lucky/good fortune; luck
性质 xìngzhì nature/characteristic
形状 xíngzhuàng form; shape
行走 xíngzǒu to walk
新郎 xīnláng bridegroom; groom
心理 xīnlǐ psychology/mentality
新娘 xīnniáng bride
信任 xìnrèn to trust/to have confidence in
新人 xīnrén newcomer/fresh talent/newlywed, esp. new bride/bride and groom/(paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens
欣赏 xīnshǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
心态 xīntài attitude (of the heart)/state of one's psyche/way of thinking/mentality
新型 xīnxíng new type; new kind
信用 xìnyòng trustworthiness/(commerce) credit/(literary) to trust and appoint
吸收 xīshōu to absorb/to assimilate/to ingest/to recruit
系统 xìtǒng 名、形 system
修改 xiūgǎi to amend/to alter/to modify
修建 xiūjiàn to build/to construct
休闲 xiūxián leisure/relaxation/not working/idle/to enjoy leisure/to lie fallow
西装 xīzhuāng suit/Western-style clothes
to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
宣布 xuānbù to declare/to announce/to proclaim
宣传 xuānchuán to disseminate/to give publicity to/propaganda
选手 xuǎnshǒu athlete/contestant
学分 xuéfēn course credit
雪糕 xuěgāo ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle
学科 xuékē subject/branch of learning/course/academic discipline
学历 xuélì educational background/academic qualifications
学年 xuénián academic year
学术 xuéshù learning/science/academic
学者 xuézhě scholar
训练 xùnliàn to train/to drill/training
迅速 xùnsù rapid/speedy/fast
询问 xúnwèn to inquire
寻找 xúnzhǎo to seek; to look for
需求 xūqiú requirement/to require/(economics) demand
虚心 xūxīn open-minded/humble
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
牙齿 yáchǐ tooth/dental
押金 yājīn deposit/down payment
沿 yán - 介、动、名 along/to follow (a line, tradition etc)/to carry on/to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)/border/edge
yǎn - 名、量 eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
延长 yáncháng Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi/to prolong/to extend/to delay
研发 yánfā research and development/to develop
样式 yàngshì type/style
阳台 yángtái balcony/porch
演讲 yǎnjiǎng to give a lecture; to make a speech
眼泪 yǎnlèi tear; teardrop
严肃 yánsù 形、动 (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious/(of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting/to strictly enforce
研制 yánzhì to research and manufacture; to research and to develop
yáo surname Yao/to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
yǎo to bite/to nip
yāo waist/lower back/pocket/middle/loins
要不然 yàobùrán otherwise/or else/or
要不是 yàobúshì if it were not for/but for
药品 yàopǐn medicaments/medicine/drug
药物 yàowù medicaments/pharmaceuticals/medication/medicine/drug
压岁钱 yāsuìqián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
鸭子 yāzi duck/male prostitute (slang)
夜间 yèjiān nighttime/evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜市 yèshì night market
业务 yèwù business/professional work/service
业余 yèyú in one's spare time/outside working hours/amateur (historian etc)
to move/to shift/to change/to alter/to remove
亿 - 数 100 million
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/second in order/letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])/ethyl/bent/winding/radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)/ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
- 介、连 to use/by means of/according to/in order to/because of/at (a certain date or place)
一次性 yícìxìng one-off (offer)/one-time/single-use/disposable (goods)
一代 yídài generation
一旦 yídàn in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens, then...)/when/in a short time/in one day
移动 yídòng to move/movement/migration/mobile/portable
遗憾 yíhàn 名、形 regret/to regret/to be sorry that
以及 yǐjí as well as/too/and
依据 yījù - 名、动、介 according to/basis/foundation
依靠 yīkào 动、名 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
以来 yǐlái since (a previous event)
医疗 yīliáo medical treatment
一路 yílù - 名、副 the whole journey/all the way/going the same way/going in the same direction/of the same kind
一路顺风 yílù-shùnfēng - to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
因而 yīn’ér therefore/as a result/thus
yíng to welcome; to meet/to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
yìng - 形、副 hard; stiff; solid/(fig.) strong; firm/resolutely; uncompromisingly/laboriously; with great difficulty/good (quality); able (person)/(of food) filling; substantial
应当 yīngdāng should; ought to
应对 yìngduì to answer; to reply/to handle; to deal with/response
硬件 yìngjiàn hardware
迎接 yíngjiē to welcome; to greet
影片 yǐngpiàn a copy of a film/film; motion picture; movie
影视 yǐngshì movies and television
营养 yíngyǎng nutrition/nourishment
营业 yíngyè to do business/to trade
应用 yìngyòng 动、形 to put to use; to apply/practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)/application; practical use/(computing) app
引进 yǐnjìn to recommend/to introduce (from outside)
音量 yīnliàng loudness/volume
饮食 yǐnshí eating and drinking/food and drink; diet
印刷 yìnshuā to print/printing
因素 yīnsù element/factor
依然 yīrán still; as before
意识 yìshí 动、名 consciousness; awareness/(usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
意外 yìwài 形、名 unexpected/accident/mishap
意味着 yìwèizhe to signify/to mean/to imply
疑问 yíwèn question/interrogation/doubt
义务 yìwù 名、形 duty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4])/volunteer (work etc)
医学 yīxué medicine/medical science/study of medicine
意义 yìyì sense/meaning/significance/importance
一致 yízhì - 形、副 consistent; unanimous; in agreement/together; in unison
拥抱 yōngbào to embrace/to hug
用法 yòngfǎ usage
用户 yònghù user/consumer/subscriber/customer
用力 yònglì to exert oneself physically
用品 yòngpǐn articles for use/products/goods
勇气 yǒngqì courage/valor
用途 yòngtú use; application
拥有 yōngyǒu to have; to possess
由此 yóucǐ - hereby/from this
有害 yǒuhài - destructive/harmful/damaging
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten/nursery school
优惠 yōuhuì privilege/favorable (terms)/preferential (treatment)/discount (price)
邮寄 yóujì to mail/to send by post
悠久 yōujiǔ long (tradition, history etc)
邮局 yóujú post office
游览 yóulǎn to go sightseeing/to tour/to visit
有力 yǒulì powerful/forceful/vigorous
有利 yǒulì advantageous; favorable
优良 yōuliáng fine/good/first-rate
优美 yōuměi graceful/fine/elegant
邮票 yóupiào (postage) stamp
优势 yōushì superiority/dominance/advantage
油条 yóutiáo youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)/slick and sly person
有限 yǒuxiàn limited/finite
有益 yǒuyì useful/beneficial/profitable
犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
优质 yōuzhì excellent quality
有助于 yǒuzhùyú to contribute to; to promote
yuán surname Yuan/(Japanese surname) Hara/former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
yuán 名、形 circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese currency (yuan)/tactful/to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
yuàn (bound form) wish; hope; desire/to be willing/to wish (that sth may happen); may .../vow; pledge
原有 yuányǒu - original/former
元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day
员工 yuángōng staff; personnel; employee
愿望 yuànwàng desire/wish
原则 yuánzé principle/doctrine
预报 yùbào 动、名 forecast
预测 yùcè to forecast/to predict
预订 yùdìng to place an order/to book ahead
约定 yuēdìng to agree on sth (after discussion)/to conclude a bargain/to arrange/to promise/to stipulate/to make an appointment/stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)/an arrangement/a deal/appointment/undertaking/commitment/understanding/engagement/stipulation
预防 yùfáng to prevent/to take precautions against/to protect/to guard against/precautionary/prophylactic
预计 yùjì to forecast/to predict/to estimate
娱乐 yúlè 动、名 to entertain/to amuse/entertainment/recreation/amusement/hobby/fun/joy
玉米 yùmǐ corn/maize
yùn to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
运费 yùnfèi freight fee
运气 yùnqi luck (good or bad)
运输 yùnshū to transport/to carry/transportation
运用 yùnyòng to use/to put to use
语气 yǔqì tone/manner of speaking/mood
雨水 yǔshuǐ Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March/rainwater; rainfall; rain
语文 yǔwén literature and language/(PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
语音 yǔyīn speech sounds/pronunciation/colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character/phonetic/audio/voice/(Internet) to voice chat/voice message
预约 yùyuē booking/reservation/to book/to make an appointment
在场 zàichǎng to be present; to be on the scene
在乎 zàihu to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)/(often used in the negative) to care about
在内 zàinèi (included) in it/among them
在线 zàixiàn online
在于 zàiyú to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)/(of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
赞成 zànchéng to approve/to endorse/(literary) to assist
zào to make/to build/to manufacture/to invent/to fabricate/to go to/party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)/crop/classifier for crops
zāo dregs/draff/pickled in wine/rotten/messy/ruined
造成 zàochéng to bring about; to create; to cause
糟糕 zāogāo too bad/how terrible/what bad luck/terrible/bad
早期 zǎoqī early period; early phase; early stage
早晚 zǎowǎn - 名、副 morning and evening/(in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days/(coll.) (this, or that) point of time/(dialect) at some time in the future
早已 zǎoyǐ for a long time; long since/(dialect) in the past
zèng to give as a present/to repel/to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
zēng (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
增进 zēngjìn to promote/to enhance/to further/to advance (a cause etc)
增强 zēngqiáng to increase/to strengthen
赠送 zèngsòng to present as a gift
zhá to deep fry/(coll.) to blanch (a vegetable)/Taiwan pr. [zha4]/to burst; to explode/to blow up; to bomb/(coll.) to fly into a rage/(coll.) to scamper off; to scatter
zhǎi narrow/narrow-minded/badly off
zhāi to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)/to select; to pick out/to borrow money at a time of urgent need
zhàn to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to take up
展出 zhǎnchū to put on display/to be on show/to exhibit
zhǎng to rise (of prices, rivers)/to swell/to distend
账号 zhànghào account number; username
账户 zhànghù bank account/online account
涨价 zhǎngjià to appreciate (in value)/to increase in price
掌声 zhǎngshēng applause
掌握 zhǎngwò to grasp (often fig.)/to control/to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)/to master/to know well/to understand sth well and know how to use it/fluency
展开 zhǎnkāi to unfold; to spread out; to open up/to launch; to carry out
展览 zhǎnlǎn to put on display/to exhibit/exhibition/show
展示 zhǎnshì to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
站台 zhàntái platform (at a railway station)/(Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate)/(Tw) website
占线 zhànxiàn busy (telephone line)
展现 zhǎnxiàn to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display
召开 zhàokāi to convene (a conference or meeting)/to convoke/to call together
着凉 zháoliáng to catch cold/Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]
折扣 zhékòu discount
zhèn disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period of time/classifier for events or states of short duration
真诚 zhēnchéng sincere; genuine; true
诊断 zhěnduàn to diagnose
针对 zhēnduì to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
zhèng to struggle to get free/to strive to acquire/to make (money)
zhēng to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how or what (literary)
政府 zhèngfǔ government
证据 zhèngjù evidence/proof/testimony
整齐 zhěngqí orderly/neat/even/tidy
争取 zhēngqǔ to fight for/to strive for/to win over
正如 zhèngrú just as/precisely as
证书 zhèngshū credentials/certificate
整体 zhěngtǐ whole entity/entire body/synthesis/as a whole (situation, construction, team etc)/global/macrocosm/integral/holistic/whole
珍贵 zhēnguì precious
整整 zhěngzhěng whole/full
政治 zhèngzhì politics/political
真实 zhēnshí true; real
珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure/to value/to cherish
哲学 zhéxué philosophy
zhí - 形、动、副 surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God/straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
zhì to arrive/most/to/until
zhì to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/to treat (a disease)/to wipe out (a pest)/to punish/to research
zhǐ to stop/to prohibit/until/only
zhī surname Zhi/to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money/classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
直播 zhíbō (TV, radio) to broadcast live/live broadcast/(Internet) to livestream/(agriculture) direct seeding
职场 zhíchǎng workplace/workforce (of a nation or industry etc)/job market
指导 zhǐdǎo to guide; to direct; to instruct/coach; trainer
制订 zhìdìng to work out/to formulate
制定 zhìdìng to draw up; to formulate
制度 zhìdù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)/institution
职工 zhígōng employee; staff member; worker
智慧 zhìhuì wisdom; intelligence
至今 zhìjīn so far/to this day/until now
治疗 zhìliáo to treat (an illness)/medical treatment/therapy
知名 zhīmíng well-known; famous
智能 zhìnéng 名、形 intelligent/able/smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
执行 zhíxíng 动、形 to implement/to carry out/to execute/to run
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě volunteer
制造 zhìzào to manufacture; to make
制作 zhìzuò to make; to manufacture
重大 zhòngdà great/important/major/significant
众多 zhòngduō numerous
中华 Zhōnghuá China (alternate formal name)
中华民族 ZhōnghuáMínzú - the Chinese nation/the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
中级 zhōngjí middle level (in a hierarchy)
中介 zhōngjiè to act as intermediary/to link/intermediate/inter-/agency/agent
种类 zhǒnglèi kind/genus/type/category/variety/species/sort/class
重量 zhòngliàng weight
中期 zhōngqī middle (of a period of time)/medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
中外 zhōngwài Sino-foreign/Chinese-foreign/home and abroad
中心 zhōngxīn center; heart; core
中药 zhōngyào traditional Chinese medicine
中医 zhōngyī traditional Chinese medical science/a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
种植 zhòngzhí to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
种子 zhǒngzi seed
周年 zhōunián anniversary/annual
zhǔ to cook/to boil
zhū hog/pig/swine
zhuā to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
抓紧 zhuājǐn to keep a firm grip on/to pay close attention to/to lose no time in (doing sth)
转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change/to transform/shift/transformation
zhuàng to knock against/to bump into/to run into/to meet by accident
转告 zhuǎngào to pass on/to communicate/to transmit
状况 zhuàngkuàng condition; state; situation
装饰 zhuāngshì 动、名 to decorate/decoration/decorative/ornamental
状态 zhuàngtài condition; state; state of affairs
装修 zhuāngxiū to decorate/interior decoration/to fit up/to renovate
专家 zhuānjiā expert; specialist
专心 zhuānxīn to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
逐步 zhúbù progressively/step by step
注册 zhùcè to register/to enroll
主持 zhǔchí to take charge of/to manage or direct/to preside over/to uphold/to stand for (justice etc)/to host (a TV or radio program etc)/(TV) anchor
主动 zhǔdòng to take the initiative/to do sth of one's own accord/spontaneous/active/opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]/drive (of gears and shafts etc)
住房 zhùfáng housing
主观 zhǔguān subjective
zhuī to chase/to pursue/to look into/to investigate/to reminisce/to recall/to court (one's beloved)/to binge-watch (a TV drama)/retroactively/posthumously
追求 zhuīqiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo
逐渐 zhújiàn gradually
主人 zhǔrén master/host/owner
主任 zhǔrèn director/head
主食 zhǔshí staple food
住宿 zhùsù to stay at/lodging/accommodation
主题 zhǔtí theme/subject
主席 zhǔxí chairperson/premier/chairman
住址 zhùzhǐ address
注重 zhùzhòng to pay attention to/to emphasize
竹子 zhúzi bamboo
purple/violet
自从 zìcóng since (a time)/ever since
自动 zìdòng - 副、形 automatic/voluntarily
资格 zīgé qualifications/seniority
资金 zījīn funds; capital
自觉 zìjué 动、形 conscious/aware/on one's own initiative/conscientious
字母 zìmǔ letter (of the alphabet)
子女 zǐnǚ children; sons and daughters
自身 zìshēn itself/oneself/one's own
姿势 zīshì posture/position
咨询 zīxún to consult/to seek advice/consultation/(sales) inquiry (formal)
自由 zìyóu 形、名 freedom; liberty/free; unrestricted
资源 zīyuán Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi/natural resource (such as water or minerals)/resource (such as manpower or tourism)
总部 zǒngbù general headquarters
总共 zǒnggòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total
综合 zōnghé comprehensive/composite/synthesized/mixed/to sum up/to integrate/to synthesize
总数 zǒngshù total/sum/aggregate
总体 zǒngtǐ completely/totally/total/entire/overall/population (statistics)
总统 zǒngtǒng president (of a country)
总之 zǒngzhī in a word/in short/in brief
后缀 race/nationality/ethnicity/clan/by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
组成 zǔchéng to form/to make up/to constitute
足够 zúgòu enough; sufficient
组合 zǔhé 动、名 to assemble; to combine; to compose/combination; association; set; compilation/(math.) combinatorial
zuì intoxicated
嘴巴 zuǐba mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1])/slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])
最初 zuìchū first/primary/initial/original/at first/initially/originally
最佳 zuìjiā optimum/optimal/peak/best (athlete, movie etc)
租金 zūjīn rent
尊敬 zūnjìng 动、形 to respect; to revere; to esteem/honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
遵守 zūnshǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
作出 zuòchū to put out/to come up with/to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)/to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)/to draw (conclusion)/to deliver (speech, judgment)/to devise (explanation)/to extract
阻止 zǔzhǐ to prevent/to block
组织 zǔzhī 动、名 to organize/organization/(biology) tissue/(textiles) weave
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