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Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning
àn bank; shore; beach; coast
昂贵 ángguì expensive/costly
案例 ànlì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩 ànmó massage/to massage
暗示 ànshì to hint; to suggest/hint; suggestion
bài to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to wither
bǎi to arrange/to exhibit/to move to and fro/a pendulum
白白 báibái in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white
拜访 bàifǎng to pay a visit; to call on
摆放 bǎifàng to set up; to arrange; to lay out
百分点 bǎifēndiǎn percentage point
百货 bǎihuò general merchandise
白领 báilǐng white-collar/white-collar worker
拜年 bàinián to pay a New Year call/to wish sb a Happy New Year
摆脱 bǎituō to break away from/to cast off (old ideas etc)/to get rid of/to break away (from)/to break out (of)/to free oneself from/to extricate oneself
bǎn - 名、量 a register/block of printing/edition/version/page
版本 bǎnběn version/edition/release
棒球 bàngqiú baseball
榜样 bǎngyàng example/model
伴随 bànsuí to accompany/to follow/to occur together with/concomitant
扮演 bànyǎn to play the role of/to act
bào to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil
爆发 bàofā to break out/to erupt/to explode/to burst out
保管 bǎoguǎn to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care/to guarantee/certainly; surely/custodian; curator
保健 bǎojiàn health protection/health care/to maintain in good health
报刊 bàokān newspapers and periodicals/the press
暴力 bàolì violence/force/violent
暴露 bàolù to expose/to reveal/to lay bare/also pr. [pu4 lu4]
保暖 bǎonuǎn to keep warm
报社 bàoshè newspaper (i.e. a company)
保修 bǎoxiū to promise to keep sth in good repair/guarantee; warranty
爆炸 bàozhà explosion/to explode/to blow up/to detonate
保障 bǎozhàng 动、名 to ensure/to guarantee/to safeguard
被动 bèidòng passive
悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
北极 běijí the North Pole; the Arctic Pole/the north magnetic pole
悲剧 bēijù tragedy
北美洲 Běiměizhōu North America
被迫 bèipò to be compelled/to be forced
悲伤 bēishāng sad; sorrowful
背心 bèixīn sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
备用 bèiyòng reserve/spare/alternate/backup
倍增 bèizēng to double/to redouble/to increase many times over/to multiply by a factor/multiplication
本能 běnnéng - 名、副 instinct
奔跑 bēnpǎo to run
本身 běnshēn itself/in itself/per se
本土 běntǔ one's native country/native/local/metropolitan territory
to close/to stop up/to shut/to obstruct
to avoid/to shun/to flee/to escape/to keep away from/to leave/to hide from
to force (sb to do sth)/to compel/to press for/to extort/to press on towards/to press up to/to close in on
biān to weave/to plait/to organize/to group/to arrange/to edit/to compile/to write/to compose/to fabricate/to make up
遍地 biàndì - 动、副 everywhere/all over
编辑 biānjí 动、名 to edit/to compile/editor/compiler
便捷 biànjié convenient and fast
编写 biānxiě to compile
变质 biànzhì to degenerate; to deteriorate/(of food) to go bad; to go off/(geology) metamorphism
比方 bǐfang analogy/instance/for instance
bīng soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike
病毒 bìngdú virus
必修 bìxiū (of an academic course) required/compulsory
比重 bǐzhòng proportion/specific gravity
to sow/to scatter/to spread/to broadcast/Taiwan pr. [bo4]
博览会 bólǎnhuì exposition/international fair
薄弱 bóruò weak; frail
播种 bōzhǒng to sow seeds/to grow (maize etc) from seed/to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed
脖子 bózi neck
cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a vacancy)/to supplement
to catch; to seize; to capture
不耐烦 búnàifán - impatient/to lose patience
不安 bù’ān unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried
不曾 bùcéng hasn't yet; hasn't ever
补偿 bǔcháng to compensate/to make up
不成 bùchéng - 动、形、助 won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不得 bùdé must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
部队 bùduì army/armed forces/troops/force/unit
不顾 búgù in spite of; regardless of
不禁 bùjīn can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
补课 bǔkè to make up missed lesson/to reschedule a class
不料 búliào unexpectedly/to one's surprise
不适 búshì unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
不时 bùshí - 副、名 from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
补贴 bǔtiē 动、名 to subsidize/subsidy/allowance/to supplement (one's salary etc)/benefit
部位 bùwèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
补习 bǔxí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
不许 bùxǔ not to allow/must not/can't
不宜 bùyí not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
不已 bùyǐ (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
布置 bùzhì to put in order/to arrange/to decorate/to fix up/to deploy
不止 bùzhǐ - 动、副 incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
不至于 búzhìyú unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
步骤 bùzhòu procedure/step
cǎi to step on/to tread/to stamp/to press a pedal/to pedal (a bike)/(online) to downvote
猜测 cāicè to guess/to conjecture/to surmise
财产 cáichǎn property/assets/estate
财富 cáifù wealth/riches
采购 cǎigòu 动、名 to procure (for an enterprise etc)/to purchase
彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow
才华 cáihuá talent
采集 cǎijí to gather/to collect/to harvest
采纳 cǎinà to accept/to adopt
才能 cáinéng talent/ability/capacity
彩票 cǎipiào lottery ticket
财务 cáiwù financial affairs
财物 cáiwù property/belongings
材质 cáizhì texture of timber/quality of material/material (that sth is made of)
仓库 cāngkù depot/storehouse/warehouse
残疾 cánjí disabled/handicapped/deformity on a person or animal
参展 cānzhǎn to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
草原 cǎoyuán grassland/prairie
名、动 the side/to incline towards/to lean/inclined/lateral/side
策划 cèhuà to plot/to scheme/to bring about/to engineer/planning/producer/planner
测量 cèliáng survey/to measure/to gauge/to determine
策略 cèlüè strategy; tactics/crafty; adroit
层次 céngcì layer/level/gradation/arrangement of ideas/(a person's) standing
层面 céngmiàn aspect; facet/level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)/(geology) bedding plane
chā 名、动 fork/pitchfork/prong/pick/cross/intersect/"X"/to cross/be stuck/to diverge/to open (as legs)
拆除 chāichú to tear down/to demolish/to dismantle/to remove
产出 chǎnchū to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc)/output
产地 chǎndì source (of a product)/place of origin/manufacturing location
cháng intestines
场次 chǎngcì the number of showings of a movie, play etc/screening; performance
场地 chǎngdì space/site/place/sports pitch
长短 chángduǎn length/accident; mishap/right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
场馆 chǎngguǎn sporting venue/arena
常规 chángguī 名、形 code of conduct; conventions; common practice/routine (medical procedure etc)
场合 chǎnghé situation/occasion/context/setting/location/venue
厂家 chǎngjiā factory; manufacturer/(coll.) a factory owner; the factory management
场景 chǎngjǐng scene; scenario; situation; setting
场面 chǎngmiàn scene/spectacle/occasion/situation
常年 chángnián - 副、名 all year round/for years on end/average year
厂商 chǎngshāng manufacturer/producer
长寿 chángshòu Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4]/longevity/long-lived
畅通 chàngtōng unimpeded/free-flowing/straight path/unclogged/move without obstruction
常温 chángwēn room temperature/ordinary temperatures
畅销 chàngxiāo to sell well/bestselling; chart-topping
chāo to make a copy/to plagiarize/to search and seize/to raid/to grab/to go off with/to take a shortcut/to make a turning move/to fold one's arms
朝代 cháodài dynasty/reign (of a king)
炒股 chǎogǔ (coll.) to speculate in stocks
吵架 chǎojià to quarrel/to have a row/quarrel
潮流 cháoliú tide/current/trend
潮湿 cháoshī damp/moist
嘲笑 cháoxiào to jeer at/to deride/to ridicule/mockery/derision
超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
查询 cháxún to check/to inquire/to consult (a document etc)/inquiry/query
差异 chāyì difference; discrepancy
插座 chāzuò socket/outlet
撤回 chèhuí to recall/to revoke/to retract
chèn to avail oneself of/to take advantage of
chéng surname Cheng/to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth
chéng surname Cheng/to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed
chéng to hold/to contain/to ladle/to pick up with a utensil
chēng to support/to prop up/to push or move with a pole/to maintain/to open or unfurl/to fill to bursting point/brace/stay/support
承办 chéngbàn to undertake/to accept a contract
惩罚 chéngfá penalty/punishment/to punish
称号 chēnghào name/term of address/title
称呼 chēnghu 动、名 to call; to address as/form of address; appellation
成交 chéngjiāo to complete a contract/to reach a deal
承诺 chéngnuò to promise/to undertake to do something/commitment
成千上万 chéngqiān-shàngwàn - lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands
呈现 chéngxiàn to appear/to emerge/to present (a certain appearance)/to demonstrate
成效 chéngxiào effect/result
诚信 chéngxìn honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
成语 chéngyǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
城镇 chéngzhèn town/cities and towns
称作 chēngzuò to be called; to be known as
沉重 chénzhòng heavy/hard/serious/critical
撤销 chèxiāo to repeal/to revoke/(computing) to undo
chǐ - 量、名 a Chinese foot/one-third of a meter/a ruler/a tape-measure/one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
尺寸 chǐcùn size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)/(coll.) propriety
持久 chíjiǔ lasting/enduring/persistent/permanent/protracted/endurance/persistence/to last long
持有 chíyǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
chòng 动、介 (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
崇拜 chóngbài to worship/adoration
冲动 chōngdòng 名、形 to have an urge/to be impetuous/impulse/urge
冲击 chōngjī to attack/to batter/(of waves) to pound against/shock/impact
重建 chóngjiàn to rebuild/to reestablish/reconstruction/rebuilding
充实 chōngshí 形、动 rich/full/substantial/to enrich/to augment/to substantiate (an argument)
冲突 chōngtū conflict/to conflict/clash of opposing forces/collision (of interests)/contention
chóu to worry about
筹备 chóubèi preparations/to get ready for sth
抽奖 chōujiǎng to draw a prize/a lottery/a raffle
抽象 chōuxiàng abstract/abstraction
chú 动、介 to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including
chuàn - 名、量 to string together/to skewer/to connect wrongly/to gang up/to rove/string/bunch/skewer/classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of/to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)/to move across
传承 chuánchéng to pass on (to future generations)/passed on (from former times)/a continued tradition/an inheritance
传达 chuándá to pass on/to convey/to relay/to transmit/transmission
chuǎng to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
创办 chuàngbàn to establish; to found
创建 chuàngjiàn to found; to establish
窗口 chuāngkǒu window/opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)/computer operating system window/fig. medium/intermediary/showpiece/testing ground
创立 chuànglì to establish; to set up; to found
穿过 chuānguò to pass through
创意 chuàngyì 名、动 creative/creativity
传染 chuánrǎn to infect/contagious
传染病 chuánrǎnbìng infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
传授 chuánshòu to impart; to pass on; to teach
传输 chuánshū to transmit/transmission
传真 chuánzhēn to fax/a fax/(literary) to portray vividly in painting
船只 chuánzhī ship/boat/vessel
初步 chūbù initial/preliminary/tentative
出场 chūchǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform/(of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete/(fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product)/(of an examinee etc) to leave the venue
处处 chùchù everywhere/in all respects
储存 chǔcún stockpile/to store/to stockpile/storage
初等 chūděng elementary (i.e. easy)
处罚 chǔfá to penalize/to punish
除非 chúfēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...)/only when/only in the case that/unless
垂直 chuízhí perpendicular; vertical
出境 chūjìng to leave a country or region/outbound (tourism)
出力 chūlì to exert oneself
出名 chūmíng well-known for sth/to become well known/to make one's mark/to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
chún - 形、副 pure/simple/unmixed/genuine
出入 chūrù to go out and come in/entrance and exit/expenditure and income/discrepancy/inconsistent
出示 chūshì to show/to take out and show to others/to display
储蓄 chǔxù 动、名 to save money (in a bank)/savings
出游 chūyóu to go on a tour/to have an outing
出于 chūyú due to/to stem from
动、名 (onom.) whoosh/thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder
此刻 cǐkè this moment/now/at present
瓷器 cíqì chinaware/porcelain
次数 cìshù number of times/frequency/order number (in a series)/power (math.)/degree of a polynomial (math.)
匆匆 cōngcōng hurriedly
匆忙 cōngmáng hasty/hurried
从未 cóngwèi never
从业 cóngyè to practice (a trade)
vinegar/jealousy (in love rivalry)
cuì brittle/fragile/crisp/crunchy/clear and loud voice/neat
脆弱 cuìruò weak/frail
cùn a unit of length/inch/thumb
存储 cúnchǔ to store up/to stockpile/(computer) to save/to store/memory/storage
村庄 cūnzhuāng village/hamlet
挫折 cuòzhé setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discourage/to set sb back/to blunt/to subdue
to put up/to build (scaffolding)/to hang (clothes on a pole)/to connect/to join/to arrange in pairs/to match/to add/to throw in (resources)/to take (boat, train)
打交道 dǎjiāodao - to come into contact with/to have dealings
大臣 dàchén chancellor (of a monarchy)/cabinet minister
大吃一惊 dàchī-yìjīng - to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
大地 dàdì earth/mother earth
打动 dǎdòng to move (to pity)/arousing (sympathy)/touching
大都 dàdū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing/for the most part/on the whole/metropolitan
大方 dàfang expert/scholar/mother earth/a type of green tea/generous/magnanimous/stylish/in good taste/easy-mannered/natural and relaxed
答复 dáfù to answer/to reply/Reply to: (in email header)
大幅 dàfú a big margin/substantially
大伙儿 dàhuǒr everybody/everyone/we all
dài to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about to/intending to
dāi foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
代价 dàijià price/cost/consideration (in share dealing)
贷款 dàikuǎn 动、名 a loan/to provide a loan (e.g. bank)/to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
代理 dàilǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/to act as an agent or proxy/surrogate/(computing) proxy
带领 dàilǐng to guide/to lead
打击 dǎjī to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/blow/(psychological) shock/percussion (music)
打架 dǎjià to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows
打卡 dǎkǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off)/to punch in (or out)/(on social media) to check in to a location
打雷 dǎléi to rumble with thunder/clap of thunder
蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein
单纯 dānchún simple/pure/unsophisticated/merely/purely
单调 dāndiào monotonous
档案 dàngàn file; record; archive
当场 dāngchǎng at the scene; on the spot
当初 dāngchū at that time/originally
当代 dāngdài the present age/the contemporary era
当今 dāngjīn the present time/(old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
当面 dāngmiàn to sb's face/in sb's presence
当天 dàngtiān on that day/the same day
当下 dāngxià - 名、副 immediately/at once/at that moment/at the moment
当选 dāngxuǎn to be elected/to be selected
诞生 dànshēng to be born
耽误 dānwu to delay/to hold up/to waste time/to interfere with
担忧 dānyōu to worry/to be concerned
dǎo island
倒闭 dǎobì to go bankrupt/to close down
倒车 dǎochē to change buses, trains etc/to reverse (a vehicle)/to drive backwards
道德 dàodé 名、形 virtue/morality/ethics
倒是 dàoshì contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
导师 dǎoshī tutor/teacher/academic advisor
搭配 dāpèi 动、形 to pair up/to match/to arrange in pairs/to add sth into a group
大使 dàshǐ ambassador/envoy
大师 dàshī great master/master
大洋洲 Dàyángzhōu Oceania
打造 dǎzào to create/to build/to develop/to forge (of metal)
打仗 dǎzhàng to fight a battle/to go to war
大致 dàzhì - 形、副 more or less; roughly; approximately
得了 déle - 动、助 all right!/that's enough!
等级 děngjí grade/rank/status
灯笼 dēnglong lantern
得以 déyǐ able to/so that sb can/enabling/in order to/finally in a position to/with sth in view
得知 dézhī to find out/to learn of
动、量 a drop/to drip
电饭锅 diànfànguō electric rice cooker
点击 diǎnjī to hit/to press/to strike (on the keyboard)/to click (a web page button)
电力 diànlì electrical power/electricity
典礼 diǎnlǐ ceremony; celebration
店铺 diànpù store/shop
点燃 diǎnrán to ignite/to set on fire/aflame
典型 diǎnxíng 名、形 model/typical case/archetype/typical/representative
电源 diànyuán electric power source
diào to suspend/to hang up/to hang a person
调动 diàodòng to transfer/to maneuver (troops etc)/movement of personnel/to mobilize/to bring into play
钓鱼 diàoyú to fish (with line and hook); to angle/(fig.) to entrap/(Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
抵达 dǐdá to arrive/to reach (a destination)
地道 dìdao tunnel/causeway/authentic/genuine/proper
diē to fall/to tumble/to trip/(of prices etc) to drop/Taiwan pr. [die2]
地方 dìfāng region/regional (away from the central administration)/local/area/place/space/room/territory
抵抗 dǐkàng to resist/resistance
dǐng - 名、动、量 apex/crown of the head/top/roof/most/to carry on the head/to push to the top/to go against/to replace/to substitute/to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)/(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile/classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
订单 dìngdān (purchase) order
订婚 dìnghūn to get engaged
定价 dìngjià 动、名 to set a price/to fix a price
定时 dìngshí 动、名 to fix a time/fixed time/timed (of explosive etc)
定位 dìngwèi 动、名 to orientate/to position/to categorize (as)/to characterize (as)/positioning/position/niche
定义 dìngyì 名、动 definition/to define
定制 dìngzhì custom-made; made-to-order/to have sth custom made
低碳 dītàn (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
地形 dìxíng topography/terrain/landform
地域 dìyù area/district/region
地质 dìzhì geology
dòng classifier for houses or buildings/ridgepole (old)
动机 dòngjī motive; motivation
动力 dònglì motive power/force/(fig.) motivation/impetus
动漫 dòngmàn cartoons and comics/anime and manga/cartoon (animated movie)/anime
动态 dòngtài 名、形 movement/motion/development/trend/dynamic (science)
动听 dòngtīng pleasant to listen to
dòu 动、形 to stay/to stop/to tease (play with)/amusing/short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma
斗争 dòuzhēng 动、名 a struggle/fight/battle
名、动、形 poison/to poison/poisonous/malicious/cruel/fierce/narcotics
to cross/to pass through/to ferry
duān end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth level with both hands/to carry/regular
短缺 duǎnquē shortage
对称 duìchèn symmetry/symmetrical
对接 duìjiē to join up/to dock/a joint (between components)
对抗 duìkàng to withstand/to resist/to stand off/antagonism/confrontation
对立 duìlì to oppose/to set sth against/to be antagonistic to/antithetical/relative opposite/opposing/diametrical
对应 duìyìng 动、形 to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
dūn to crouch/to squat/to stay (somewhere)
顿时 dùnshí immediately/suddenly
duó to seize/to take away forcibly/to wrest control of/to compete or strive for/to force one's way through/to leave out/to lose
躲避 duǒbì to hide/to evade/to dodge/to take shelter/to avoid (difficulties)
多才多艺 duōcái-duōyì - multitalented
多亏 duōkuī thanks to/luckily
多媒体 duōméitǐ multimedia
夺取 duóqǔ to seize/to capture/to wrest control of
多余 duōyú 动、形 superfluous/unnecessary/surplus
多元 duōyuán poly-/multi-/multielement/multivariant/multivariate (math.)
都市 dūshì city; metropolis
恶劣 èliè vile/nasty/of very poor quality
耳环 ěrhuán earring
儿科 érkē pediatrics
二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn carbon dioxide CO2
恶心 ěxin 形、动 nausea/to feel sick/disgust/nauseating/to embarrass (deliberately)/bad habit/vicious habit/vice
发病 fābìng (of an illness) to occur/(of a person) to get sick; to fall ill/onset (of a medical condition)
发愁 fāchóu to worry/to fret/to be anxious/to become sad
发电 fādiàn to generate electricity/to send a telegram
法定 fǎdìng statutory; law-based; legal
发动 fādòng to start/to launch/to unleash/to mobilize/to arouse
发放 fāfàng to provide/to give/to grant
法官 fǎguān judge (in court)
发光 fāguāng to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
法规 fǎguī legislation/statute
fàn to violate/to offend/to assault/criminal/crime/to make a mistake/recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian/classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort/(classifier) a kind; a sort/(classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
妨碍 fángài to hinder/to obstruct
放大 fàngdà to enlarge/to magnify
方方面面 fāngfāngmiànmiàn all sides; all aspects/multifaceted
放飞 fàngfēi to allow to fly
房价 fángjià house price/cost of housing
访谈 fǎngtán to visit and discuss/to interview
方位 fāngwèi direction/points of the compass/bearing/position/azimuth
方言 fāngyán the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters/topolect/dialect
防治 fángzhì to prevent and cure/prevention and cure
反馈 fǎnkuì to send back information/feedback
繁忙 fánmáng busy/bustling
凡是 fánshì each and every; every; all; any
反思 fǎnsī to think back over sth/to review/to revisit/to rethink/reflection/reassessment
繁殖 fánzhí to breed/to reproduce/to propagate
发票 fāpiào invoice; receipt; bill/uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3yi1 fa1piao4])
发行 fāxíng to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
发炎 fāyán to become inflamed/inflammation
发育 fāyù to develop/to mature/growth/development/(sexually) mature
féi - 形、动、名 fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become rich by illegal means/fertilizer/manure
fèi lung
肥胖 féipàng fat; obese
飞速 fēisù swift/rapidly
肥沃 féiwò fertile
肺炎 fèiyán pneumonia/inflammation of the lungs
fěn 名、形 powder/cosmetic face powder/food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour/to turn to powder/(dialect) to whitewash/white/pink/(suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1])/to be a fan of
封闭 fēngbì to close; to seal off/to close down (an illegal venue)/closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
风光 fēngguāng scene/view/sight/landscape/to be well-regarded/to be well-off/grand (dialect)/impressive (dialect)
风力 fēnglì wind force/wind power
分工 fēngōng to divide up the work/division of labor
丰收 fēngshōu bumper harvest
奉献 fèngxiàn to offer respectfully/to consecrate/to dedicate/to devote
风雨 fēngyǔ wind and rain/the elements/(fig.) trials and hardships
分级 fēnjí to rank/to grade/to classify/rank/grade/classification
愤怒 fènnù angry/indignant/wrath/ire
分期 fēnqī by stages/staggered/step by step/in installments
分散 fēnsàn 形、动 to scatter/to disperse/to distribute
氛围 fēnwéi ambience; atmosphere
clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)/to obey/to be convinced (by an argument)/to convince/to admire/to acclimatize/to take (medicine)/mourning clothes/to wear mourning clothes/classifier for medicine: dose/Taiwan pr. [fu2]
to float/superficial/floating/unstable/movable/provisional/temporary/transient/impetuous/hollow/inflated/to exceed/superfluous/excessive/surplus
secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
服从 fúcóng to obey (an order)/to comply/to defer
辅导 fǔdǎo to give guidance/to mentor/to counsel/to coach/to tutor
幅度 fúdù width/extent/range/scope
覆盖 fùgài to cover
符号 fúhào symbol; mark; sign
附件 fùjiàn appendix (in a document)/enclosure (accompanying a document)/(email) attachment/accessory (for a car, computer etc)/(anatomy) adnexa
福利 fúlì 名、动 material benefit/benefit in kind/(social) welfare
负面 fùmiàn negative/the negative side
夫人 fūrén lady/madam/Mrs.
服用 fúyòng to take (medicine)
富裕 fùyù 形、动 Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang/prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
赋予 fùyǔ to assign/to entrust (a task)/to give/to bestow
辅助 fǔzhù 动、形 to assist; to aid/supplementary; auxiliary
gāi should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be sb's turn to do sth/that/the above-mentioned
改编 gǎibiān to adapt/to rearrange/to revise
概率 gàilǜ probability (math.)
改造 gǎizào to transform/to reform/to remodel/to remold
gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])/(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)/(of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
干脆 gāncuì - 形、副 candid/direct and to the point/simply/just/might as well
尴尬 gāngà awkward; embarrassed
钢笔 gāngbǐ fountain pen
港口 gǎngkǒu port/harbor
岗位 gǎngwèi a post; a job
干旱 gānhàn drought/arid/dry
感激 gǎnjī to be grateful/to appreciate/thankful
赶忙 gǎnmáng to hurry/to hasten/to make haste
感染 gǎnrǎn to infect; infection/(fig.) to influence
干扰 gānrǎo to disturb/to interfere/perturbation/interference (physics)
感想 gǎnxiǎng impressions/reflections/thoughts
干燥 gānzào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid/(of skin, mouth etc) dry/(fig.) dull; dry; boring/(of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
高层 gāocéng 名、形 high-rise/high level; high class
高超 gāochāo excellent/superlative
高等 gāoděng high-level/higher (animals, education etc)/advanced (math etc)
高端 gāoduān 形、名 high-end
高峰 gāofēng peak/summit/height
稿件 gǎojiàn piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
高尚 gāoshàng noble/lofty/refined/exquisite
高手 gāoshǒu expert/past master/dab hand
高新技术 gāoxīn-jìshù - High-tech
高原 gāoyuán plateau
稿子 gǎozi draft of a document/script/manuscript/mental plan/precedent
to cut/to cut apart
隔壁 gébì next door/neighbor
歌唱 gēchàng to sing
革命 gémìng 动、形 to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)/revolution/revolutionary/to revolt (against sb or sth)/to revolutionize (sth)/(separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
跟前 gēnqián the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a date)/(of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one
跟随 gēnsuí to follow
跟踪 gēnzōng to follow sb's tracks/to tail/to shadow/tracking
个体 gètǐ individual
gōng public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)/make public/fair/just/Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/honorable (gentlemen)/father-in-law/male (animal)
gōng surname Gong/palace/temple/castration (as corporal punishment)/first note in pentatonic scale
公安 gōngān (Ministry of) Public Security/public safety/public security
工地 gōngdì construction site
工夫 gōngfu (old) laborer/period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)/spare time/skill/labor/effort
公告 gōnggào 动、名 post/announcement
巩固 gǒnggù 形、动 to consolidate; to strengthen/firm; solid; stable
共计 gòngjì to sum up to/to total
供给 gōngjǐ to furnish/to provide/supply (as in supply and demand)
攻击 gōngjī to attack/to accuse/to charge/an attack (terrorist or military)
公开 gōngkāi 形、动 open; overt; public/to make public; to release
公民 gōngmín citizen
公认 gōngrèn publicly known (to be)/accepted (as)
功效 gōngxiào efficacy
工序 gōngxù working procedure/process
公益 gōngyì public good; public welfare; public interest
供应 gōngyìng to supply/to provide/to offer
公元 gōngyuán CE (Common Era)/Christian Era/AD (Anno Domini)
公正 gōngzhèng just; fair; equitable
公众 gōngzhòng public
公主 gōngzhǔ princess
gōu ditch/gutter/groove/gully/ravine
构造 gòuzào structure/composition/tectonic (geology)
surname Gu/to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
guǎi cane/walking stick/crutch/old man's staff
拐弯 guǎiwān to go round a curve/to turn a corner/fig. a new direction
guàn can/jar/pot
guān surname Guan/government official/governmental/official/public/organ of the body
关爱 guān’ài to show concern and care for
管道 guǎndào tubing/pipeline/(fig.) channel/means
官方 guānfāng government/official (approved or issued by an authority)
广阔 guǎngkuò wide/vast
观光 guānguāng to tour/sightseeing/tourism
关怀 guānhuái care/solicitude/to show care for/concerned about/attentive to
关联 guānlián to be related; to be connected/relationship; connection
观赏 guānshǎng to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous)/ornamental
官员 guānyuán official (in an organization or government)/administrator
古典 gǔdiǎn classical
孤独 gūdú lonely/solitary
姑姑 gūgu paternal aunt
guì to kneel
guī 动、介 surname Gui/to return/to go back to/to give back to/(of a responsibility) to be taken care of by/to belong to/to gather together/(used between two identical verbs) despite/to marry (of a woman) (old)/division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
轨道 guǐdào track (for trains etc)/orbit (of a satellite)/(fig.) a person's established path in life/desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)/(audio engineering) track/(quantum mechanics) orbital
规范 guīfàn - 名、形、动 norm/standard/specification/regulation/rule/within the rules/to fix rules/to regulate/to specify
规划 guīhuà 名、动 to draw up a plan; to map out a program/a plan; a program
归还 guīhuán to return sth/to revert
规矩 guīju 名、形 lit. compass and set square/fig. established standard/rule/customs/practices/fig. upright and honest/well-behaved
贵重 guìzhòng precious
古迹 gǔjì places of historic interest/historical sites
gùn stick; rod; truncheon/scoundrel; villain
国宝 guóbǎo national treasure
国产 guóchǎn domestically produced
过渡 guòdù to cross over (by ferry)/transition/interim/caretaker (administration)
国歌 guógē national anthem
过后 guòhòu after the event
国旗 guóqí flag (of a country)
国情 guóqíng the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country/current state of a country
过时 guòshí 动、形 old-fashioned/out of date/to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
国王 guówáng king
股票 gǔpiào share certificate/stock (finance)
古人 gǔrén people of ancient times/the ancients/extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis/(literary) deceased person
股市 gǔshì stock market
固体 gùtǐ solid
骨头 gǔtou bone/moral character/bitterness/Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]
顾问 gùwèn adviser/consultant
鼓舞 gǔwǔ 动、形 to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
故障 gùzhàng malfunction/breakdown/defect/shortcoming/fault/failure/impediment/error/bug (in software)
hài 名、动 to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity
海内外 hǎinèiwài - domestic and international; at home and abroad
海岸 hǎiàn coastal/seacoast
海拔 hǎibá height above sea level/elevation
海面 hǎimiàn the surface of the sea; ocean surface
海域 hǎiyù sea area/territorial waters/maritime space
寒冬 hándōng cold winter
航空 hángkōng aviation
罕见 hǎnjiàn rare/rarely seen
含义 hányì meaning (implicit in a phrase)/implied meaning/hidden meaning/hint/connotation
旱灾 hànzāi drought
毫不 háobù - hardly/not in the least/not at all
毫无 háowú - not in the least/to completely lack
好不 hǎobù not at all .../how very ...
好感 hǎogǎn good opinion/favorable impression
好客 hàokè hospitality/to treat guests well/to enjoy having guests/hospitable/friendly
毫米 háomǐ millimeter
好容易 hǎoróngyì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty/to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)/(literal usage) so easy
毫升 háoshēng milliliter
好学 hàoxué easy to learn/eager to study/studious/erudite
号召 hàozhào to call/to appeal
合并 hébìng to merge/to annex
合成 héchéng to compose/to constitute/compound/synthesis/mixture/synthetic
hēi hey
黑暗 hēiàn dark/darkly/darkness
hèn to hate/to regret
hěn - 形、动、副 fierce/very
héng - 形、动、名 horizontal/across/crosswise/horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)/to place (sth) flat (on a surface)/to cross (a river, etc)/in a jumble/chaotic/(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable/violent/harsh and unreasonable/unexpected
衡量 héngliáng to weigh/to examine/to consider
痕迹 hénjì vestige/mark/trace
和平 hépíng Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning/Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan/peace/peaceful
和谐 héxié harmonious/harmony/(euphemism) to censor
核心 héxīn core; nucleus
宏大 hóngdà great; grand
洪水 hóngshuǐ deluge; flood
后代 hòudài descendant; progeny/posterity; later ages; later generations
后期 hòuqī late stage/later period
后人 hòurén later generation
后退 hòutuì to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
后者 hòuzhě the latter
pot/classifier for bottled liquid
a household/door/family
huà 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
滑冰 huábīng to skate/skating
花朵 huāduǒ flower
划分 huàfēn to divide up/to partition/to differentiate
怀 huái 名、动 surname Huai/bosom/heart/mind/to think of/to harbor in one's mind/to conceive (a child)
怀念 huáiniàn to cherish the memory of/to think of/to reminisce
怀孕 huáiyùn pregnant/to have conceived/gestation/pregnancy
huán - 名、量、动 surname Huan/ring/hoop/loop/(chain) link/classifier for scores in archery etc/to surround/to encircle/to hem in
huàn to suffer (from illness)/to contract (a disease)/misfortune/trouble/danger/worry
huáng surname Huang or Hwang/yellow/pornographic/to fall through
皇帝 huángdì emperor
欢乐 huānlè gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay
幻想 huànxiǎng 动、名 to fantasize; to imagine/an illusion; a fantasy
还原 huányuán to restore to the original state/to reconstruct (an event)/reduction (chemistry)
患者 huànzhě patient; sufferer
花生 huāshēng peanut
化石 huàshí fossil
话筒 huàtǒng microphone/(telephone) receiver; handset/megaphone/(fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
滑行 huáxíng to slide/to coast/to glide/(of an aircraft) to taxi
滑雪 huáxuě to ski/skiing
化妆 huàzhuāng to put on makeup
huì to remit/to converge (of rivers)/to exchange/class/collection
回报 huíbào (in) return/reciprocation/payback/retaliation/to report back/to reciprocate
汇报 huìbào to report/to give an account of/to collect information and report back/report
灰尘 huīchén dust
回顾 huígù to look back/to review
绘画 huìhuà to draw; to paint
会见 huìjiàn to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
汇款 huìkuǎn 动、名 to remit money/remittance
回头 huítóu - 动、副、连 to turn round; to turn one's head/later; by and by
灰心 huīxīn to lose heart/to be discouraged
忽略 hūlüè to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
hùn - 动、副 to mix/to mingle/muddled/to drift along/to muddle along/to pass for/to get along with sb/thoughtless/reckless
混合 hùnhé to mix; to blend/hybrid; composite
混乱 hùnluàn confused; chaotic; disorderly
婚姻 hūnyīn marriage; matrimony
货币 huòbì currency/monetary/money
火柴 huǒchái match (for lighting fire)
货车 huòchē truck/van/freight wagon
活力 huólì energy/vitality/vigor/vital force
活跃 huóyuè 形、动 active/lively/excited/to enliven/to brighten up
火灾 huǒzāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
互助 hùzhù Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai/to help each other
胡子 húzi beard/mustache or whiskers/facial hair/(coll.) bandit
jià (of a woman) to marry/to marry off a daughter/to shift (blame etc)
jiā to press from either side/to place in between/to sandwich/to carry sth under armpit/wedged between/between/to intersperse/to mix/to mingle/clip/folder/Taiwan pr. [jia2]/double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)/Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
加倍 jiābèi - 动、副 to double/to redouble
家常 jiācháng the daily life of a family
家家户户 jiājiāhùhù each and every family (idiom)/every household
加剧 jiājù to intensify
家居 jiājū home; residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
jiàn double-edged sword/classifier for blows of a sword
jiàn arrow
jiān 形、名 pointed; tapering; sharp/(of a sound) shrill; piercing/(of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen/to make (one's voice) shrill/sharp point; tip/the best of sth; the cream of the crop
肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder
检测 jiǎncè to detect/to test/detection/sensing
监测 jiāncè to monitor
鉴定 jiàndìng 动、名 to appraise/to identify/to evaluate
坚定 jiāndìng 形、动 firm/steady/staunch/resolute
监督 jiāndū to control/to supervise/to inspect
jiàng 名、动 thick paste of fermented soybean/marinated in soy paste/paste/jam
间隔 jiàngé 名、动 gap/interval/compartment/to divide/to separate/to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
讲解 jiǎngjiě to explain
将军 jiāngjūn (common place name)/general/high-ranking military officer/to check or checkmate/fig. to embarrass/to challenge/to put sb on the spot
奖牌 jiǎngpái medal (awarded as a prize)
奖品 jiǎngpǐn award/prize
坚固 jiāngù firm/firmly/hard/stable
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
简化 jiǎnhuà to simplify
间接 jiànjiē indirect
简介 jiǎnjiè 动、名 summary/brief introduction
坚决 jiānjué firm; resolute; determined
艰难 jiānnán difficult/hard/challenging
健全 jiànquán 形、动 robust/sound
减弱 jiǎnruò to weaken; to diminish
艰辛 jiānxīn hardships/arduous/difficult
减压 jiǎnyā to reduce pressure/to relax
检验 jiǎnyàn to inspect/to examine/to test
坚硬 jiānyìng hard/solid
兼职 jiānzhí 动、名 to hold concurrent posts/concurrent job/moonlighting
建筑物 jiànzhùwù building/structure/edifice
胶带 jiāodài adhesive tape/magnetic tape
焦点 jiāodiǎn focal point; focus (lit. and fig.)
交际 jiāojì communication/social intercourse
焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious/worried/apprehensive
角落 jiǎoluò nook; corner
胶水 jiāoshuǐ glue
交谈 jiāotán to discuss; to converse/chat; discussion
郊外 jiāowài outskirts
较为 jiàowéi comparatively/relatively/fairly
教训 jiàoxùn 动、名 to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid/a talking-to; a bitter lesson
脚印 jiǎoyìn footprint
假设 jiǎshè 动、名 to suppose/to presume/to assume/supposing that .../if/hypothesis/conjecture
家属 jiāshǔ family member/(family) dependent
加以 jiāyǐ - 动、连 in addition/moreover/(used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)/to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)/to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
家园 jiāyuán home/homeland
加重 jiāzhòng to make heavier/to emphasize/(of an illness etc) to become more serious/to aggravate (a bad situation)/to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
击败 jībài to defeat/to beat
即便 jíbiàn even if/even though/right away/immediately
继承 jìchéng to inherit/to succeed to (the throne etc)/to carry on (a tradition etc)
基地 jīdì al-Qaeda/base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
机动车 jīdòngchē motor vehicle
极端 jíduān - 名、副、形 extreme
jiě to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to solve/to melt/to remove/to untie/to loosen/to open/to emancipate/to explain/to understand/to know/a solution/a dissection/to transport under guard
jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]/knot/sturdy/bond/to tie/to bind/to check out (of a hotel)
饥饿 jīè hunger/starvation/famine
杰出 jiéchū outstanding/distinguished/remarkable/prominent/illustrious
解答 jiědá to solve (a problem)/to resolve (a difficulty)/to provide an answer/solution/resolution/answer
解读 jiědú to decipher/to decode/to interpret
解放 jiěfàng to liberate/to emancipate/liberation/refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
结果 jiēguǒ to bear fruit/outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatch
借鉴 jièjiàn to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to be learned (by observing others)
接连 jiēlián - 动、副 on end/in a row/in succession
节能 jiénéng to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
结实 jiēshi to bear fruit/rugged/sturdy/strong/durable/buff (physique)
解说 jiěshuō to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
街头 jiētóu street
结尾 jiéwěi 动、名 ending/coda/to wind up
截至 jiézhì up to (a time)/by (a time)
截止 jiézhǐ to end; to close/(electricity) cut-off
戒指 jièzhi (finger) ring
借助 jièzhù to draw support from/with the help of
节奏 jiézòu rhythm/tempo/musical pulse/cadence/beat
激发 jīfā to arouse/to stimulate/(physics) to excite
基金 jījīn fund
急救 jíjiù to give emergency treatment/first aid
季军 jìjūn third in a race/bronze medalist
激励 jīlì to encourage/to urge/motivation/incentive
纪律 jìlǜ discipline
寂寞 jìmò lonely/lonesome/(of a place) quiet/silent
jìn - 动、副 to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme/to be within the limits of/to give priority to/to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)/all/entirely
进而 jìn’ér and then (what follows next)
进度 jìndù rate of progress
金额 jīné sum of money/monetary value
jìng - 形、副 clean/completely/only/net (income, exports etc)/(Chinese opera) painted face male role
jǐng Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy/surname Jing/a well/neat/orderly
警告 jǐnggào to warn/to admonish
景观 jǐngguān landscape
精美 jīngměi exquisite; elegant; fine
精确 jīngquè accurate; precise
惊人 jīngrén astonishing
竞赛 jìngsài to compete; to race/contest; competition; match; race
经商 jīngshāng to trade/to carry out commercial activities/in business
精通 jīngtōng to be proficient in/to master (a subject)
镜头 jìngtóu camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
景象 jǐngxiàng scene/sight (to behold)
精心 jīngxīn with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
惊讶 jīngyà amazed/astonished/to surprise/amazing/astonishment/awe
精致 jīngzhì delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
颈椎 jǐngzhuī cervical vertebra/the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
精准 jīngzhǔn accurate/exact/precise/precision
进化 jìnhuà evolution
近来 jìnlái recently/lately
金牌 jīnpái gold medal
金钱 jīnqián money/currency
金融 jīnróng banking/finance/financial
近视 jìnshì shortsighted/nearsighted/myopia
金属 jīnshǔ metal
进展 jìnzhǎn to make headway; to make progress
金子 jīnzi Kaneko (Japanese surname)/gold
技巧 jìqiǎo skill/technique
急切 jíqiè eager/impatient
激情 jīqíng passion/fervor/enthusiasm/strong emotion
集团 jítuán group/bloc/corporation/conglomerate
就读 jiùdú to go to school
纠纷 jiūfēn dispute
酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol/ethanol CH3CH2OH/ethyl alcohol/also written 乙醇/grain alcohol
舅舅 jiùjiu mother's brother/maternal uncle (informal)
救命 jiùmìng to save sb's life/(interj.) Help!/Save me!
酒水 jiǔshuǐ beverage; drink
就算 jiùsuàn (coll.) even if
救援 jiùyuán to save/to support/to help/to assist
救灾 jiùzāi to relieve disaster/to help disaster victims
纠正 jiūzhèng to correct/to make right
救助 jiùzhù to help sb in trouble/aid/assistance
极为 jíwéi extremely; exceedingly
吉祥 jíxiáng lucky/auspicious/propitious
机械 jīxiè 名、形 machine/machinery/mechanical/(old) cunning/scheming
技艺 jìyì skill/art
基因 jīyīn gene (loanword)
给予 jǐyǔ (literary) to give; to accord; to render
机遇 jīyù opportunity/favorable circumstance/stroke of luck
机制 jīzhì mechanism/machine-processed; machine-made
narrow/office/situation/classifier for games: match, set, round etc/cramped; narrow
narrow/office/situation/classifier for games: match, set, round etc/cramped; narrow
juàn - 量、名 to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)/scroll/book/volume/chapter/examination paper/classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll/to sweep up; to carry along/a roll/classifier for rolls, spools etc
juǎn - 动、名、量 to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)/scroll/book/volume/chapter/examination paper/classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll/to sweep up; to carry along/a roll/classifier for rolls, spools etc
捐款 juānkuǎn 动、名 to donate money/to contribute funds/donation/contribution (of money)
捐赠 juānzèng to contribute (as a gift)/to donate/benefaction
剧本 jùběn drama; play/script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
举动 jǔdòng act/action/activity/move/movement
决策 juécè 动、名 strategic decision/decision-making/policy decision/to determine policy
绝望 juéwàng to despair/to give up all hope/desperate/desperation
菊花 júhuā chrysanthemum/(TCM) chrysanthemum flower/(slang) anus
聚集 jùjí to assemble; to gather
俱乐部 jùlèbù (loanword) club (the organisation or its premises)
剧烈 jùliè violent; acute; severe; fierce
局面 júmiàn aspect/phase/situation
军队 jūnduì armed forces; troops
军人 jūnrén serviceman/soldier/military personnel
均匀 jūnyún even/well-distributed/homogeneous/well-proportioned (figure, body etc)
局限 júxiàn to limit/to confine/to restrict sth within set boundaries
开创 kāichuàng to initiate; to start; to found
开关 kāiguān power switch/gas valve/to open the city (or frontier) gate/to open and close/to switch on and off
开启 kāiqǐ to open/to start/(computing) to enable
开设 kāishè to offer (goods or services)/to open (for business etc)
开头 kāitóu 动、名 beginning/to start
kǎn to chop/to cut down/to throw sth at sb
看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down upon/to despise
看待 kàndài to look upon; to regard
看得起 kàndeqǐ to show respect for/to think highly of
康复 kāngfù to recuperate/to recover (health)/to convalesce
看好 kànhǎo to keep an eye on/to regard as having good prospects
看似 kànsì to look as if; to seem
看中 kànzhòng to have a preference for/to fancy/to choose after consideration/to settle on
看重 kànzhòng to regard as important; to value
考察 kǎochá to inspect/to observe and study/on-the-spot investigation
考古 kǎogǔ 动、名 archaeology
考核 kǎohé to examine/to check up on/to assess/to review/appraisal/review/evaluation
考验 kǎoyàn to test/to put to the test/trial/ordeal
卡片 kǎpiàn card
branch of study/administrative section/division/field/branch/stage directions/family (taxonomy)/rules/laws/to mete out (punishment)/to levy (taxes etc)/to fine sb
客车 kèchē coach/bus/passenger train
科幻 kēhuàn science fiction/abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]
可口 kěkǒu tasty; to taste good
可怜 kělián 形、动 pitiful/pathetic/to have pity on
科目 kēmù academic subject/field of study
kěn to agree; to consent/to be willing to
科普 kēpǔ popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1xue2 pu3ji2])/(attributive) popular science/(coll.) to explain in layperson's terms
课题 kètí task/problem/issue
渴望 kěwàng to thirst for/to long for
可行 kěxíng feasible
空地 kòngdì air-to-surface (missile)/vacant land/open space
恐惧 kǒngjù to be frightened/fear/dread
空闲 kòngxián 形、名 leisure; spare time/(of a person) free; unoccupied/(of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied; unused; idle; vacant; spare
kòu 动、名 to fasten/to button/button/buckle/knot/to arrest/to confiscate/to deduct (money)/discount/to knock/to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)/to cover (with a bowl etc)/(fig.) to tag a label on sb/(Tw) (loanword) code
口感 kǒugǎn mouthfeel; texture (of food)
口号 kǒuhào slogan/catchphrase
口腔 kǒuqiāng oral cavity
口头 kǒutóu 名、形 oral/verbal
ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip
kuā to boast; to exaggerate/to praise
会计 kuàijì accountant/accountancy/accounting
快捷 kuàijié quick/fast/nimble/agile/(computer) shortcut
夸奖 kuājiǎng to praise/to applaud/to compliment
kuǎn - 名、量 section/paragraph/funds/classifier for versions or models (of a product)
款式 kuǎnshì pattern/style/design/elegant/elegance/good taste
夸张 kuāzhāng to exaggerate/overstated; exaggerated/hyperbole/(coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
亏损 kuīsǔn deficit/(financial) loss
困扰 kùnrǎo to perplex/to disturb/to cause complications
扩展 kuòzhǎn to extend/to expand/extension/expansion
枯燥 kūzào dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
la - 助 (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc/(phonetic)/(dialect) to chat/sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation/particle placed after each item in a list of examples
to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to bring/to lag or fall behind
lài 形、动 surname Lai/(Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app/to depend on/to hang on in a place/bad/to renege (on promise)/to disclaim/to rat (on debts)/rascally/to blame/to put the blame on
来临 láilín to approach; to come closer
来往 láiwǎng to come and go/to have dealings with/to be in relation with
辣椒 làjiāo hot pepper/chili
lán to block sb's path/to obstruct/to flag down (a taxi)
lán fence/railing/hurdle/column or box (of text or other data)
làn soft; mushy/well-cooked and soft/to rot; to decompose/rotten/worn out/chaotic; messy/utterly; thoroughly/crappy; bad
láng wolf
朗读 lǎngdú to read aloud
兰花 lánhuā cymbidium/orchid
láo 名、形 firm/sturdy/fold (for animals)/sacrifice/prison
劳动力 láodònglì labor force/manpower
老实 lǎoshi honest; sincere/well-behaved/naive; gullible
老鼠 lǎoshǔ rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
老太太 lǎotàitai elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother
léi surname Lei/thunder/(bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine/(coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound/(Tw) (coll.) spoiler/(Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
类别 lèibié classification/category
乐于 lèyú willing (to do sth)/to take pleasure in
surname Li/to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at once/immediately
- 名、量 grain; granule; pellet; particle/classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)/(Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
名、动 texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science/natural science (esp. physics)/to manage/to pay attention to/to run (affairs)/to handle/to put in order/to tidy up
liàng to dry in the air/(fig.) to cold-shoulder
两岸 liǎngàn bilateral/both shores/both sides/both coasts/Taiwan and mainland
两极 liǎngjí the two poles/the north and south poles/both ends of sth/electric or magnetic poles
联合国 Liánhéguó United Nations
链接 liànjiē link (on a web page)
联网 liánwǎng to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network
联想 liánxiǎng Lenovo/to associate (cognitively)/to make an associative connection/mental association/word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
liào material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
liào material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
理财 lǐcái to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
立场 lìchǎng position/standpoint
力度 lìdù strength/vigor/efforts/(music) dynamics
历经 lìjīng to experience; to go through
理科 lǐkē the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])
lín to sprinkle/to drip/to pour/to drench/to filter/to strain/to drain/gonorrhea/(TCM) strangury
凌晨 língchén very early in the morning/in the wee hours
历年 lìnián calendar year/over the years/bygone years
理念 lǐniàn idea/concept/philosophy/theory
流程 liúchéng course/stream/sequence of processes/work flow in manufacturing
流动 liúdòng to flow/to circulate/to go from place to place/to be mobile/(of assets) liquid
浏览器 liúlǎnqì browser (software)
流量 liúliàng flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic/(hydrology) discharge/data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data
流入 liúrù to flow into/to drift into/influx/inflow
流通 liútōng to circulate; to distribute/circulation; distribution
例外 lìwài 动、名 exception/to be an exception
利息 lìxī interest (on a loan)
理性 lǐxìng 形、名 reason/rationality/rational
lòu to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose
楼道 lóudào corridor/passageway (in storied building)
漏洞 lòudòng leak/hole/gap/loophole
surname Lu/dew/syrup/nectar/outdoors (not under cover)/to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose
后缀 rate/frequency
路程 lùchéng route/path traveled/distance traveled/course (of development)
旅程 lǚchéng journey/trip
绿化 lǜhuà to make green with plants/to reforest/(Internet slang) Islamization
路况 lùkuàng road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
路面 lùmiàn road surface
lún - 名、动、量 wheel; disk; ring/steamship/to take turns; to rotate/classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
轮船 lúnchuán steamship; steamer; steamboat
轮流 lúnliú to alternate; to take turns
论坛 lùntán forum (for discussion)
轮椅 lúnyǐ wheelchair
轮子 lúnzi wheel/(derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
落地 luòdì to fall to the ground/to be set on the ground/to reach to the ground/to be born/(of a plane) to land
落后 luòhòu 动、形 to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
旅途 lǚtú journey; trip
录像 lùxiàng 动、名 to videotape/to videorecord/video recording
履行 lǚxíng to fulfill (one's obligations)/to carry out (a task)/to implement (an agreement)/to perform
录用 lùyòng to hire (an employee)/to accept (a manuscript) for publication
录制 lùzhì to record (video or audio)
ma - 助 modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a pause for emphasis
马虎 mǎhu careless/sloppy/negligent/skimpy
mái to bury
mài to take a step/to stride
麦克风 màikèfēng (loanword) microphone
漫长 màncháng very long/endless
盲人 mángrén blind person
漫画 mànhuà caricature/cartoon/Japanese manga
mào surname Mao/to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth)/to brave; to face/(bound form) reckless/to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign/(literary) to cover
冒险 màoxiǎn to take risks/to take chances/foray/adventure
贸易 màoyì (commercial) trade
码头 mǎtóu dock/pier/wharf
蚂蚁 mǎyǐ ant
méi coal
美观 měiguān pleasing to the eye/beautiful/artistic
梅花 méihuā plum blossom/clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)/wintersweet (dialect)
眉毛 méimao eyebrow
surname Mi/name of an ancient state/dense; close; thick/intimate; close/(bound form) secret; confidential/(Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM
mián generic term for cotton or kapok/cotton/padded or quilted with cotton
miǎn to excuse sb/to exempt/to remove or dismiss from office/to avoid/to avert/to escape/to be prohibited
面部 miànbù face (body part)
面粉 miànfěn flour
勉强 miǎnqiǎng 形、动 to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough
免税 miǎnshuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc)/tax free/duty free (shop)
免疫 miǎnyì immunity (to disease)
面子 miànzi outer surface; the outside of sth/social prestige; face/(medicinal) powder
miào clever/wonderful
描绘 miáohuì to describe; to depict; to portray
描写 miáoxiě to describe/to depict/to portray/description
弥补 míbǔ to complement/to make up for a deficiency
密度 mìdù density/thickness
miè to extinguish or put out/to go out (of a fire etc)/to exterminate or wipe out/to drown
蜜蜂 mìfēng bee/honeybee
密集 mìjí 动、形 concentrated/crowded together/intensive/compressed
名额 míngé quota/number of places/place (in an institution, a group etc)
民歌 míngē folk song
明亮 míngliàng bright/shining/glittering/to become clear
命令 mìnglìng 动、名 order/command
明明 míngmíng obviously/plainly/undoubtedly/definitely
命名 mìngmíng to give a name to/to dub/to christen/to designate/named after/naming
名气 míngqi reputation; fame
名胜 míngshèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics/scenic spot
民间 mínjiān among the people/popular/folk/non-governmental/involving people rather than governments
民俗 mínsú popular custom
民宿 mínsù (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension
民众 mínzhòng the populace; the masses; the common people
民主 mínzhǔ 名、形 democracy/democratic
迷人 mírén fascinating/enchanting/charming/tempting
模仿 mófǎng to imitate/to copy/to emulate/to mimic/model
默默 mòmò in silence; not speaking
模拟 mónǐ imitation/to simulate/to imitate/analog (device, as opposed to digital)
模特儿 mótèr (fashion) model (loanword)
摩托车 mótuōchē (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
模型 móxíng model/mold/matrix/pattern
mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals) female
木材 mùcái wood
目录 mùlù catalog/table of contents/directory (on computer hard drive)/list/contents
模样 múyàng look/style/appearance/approximation/about/also pr. [mo2 yang4]
母语 mǔyǔ native language/mother tongue/(linguistics) parent language
奶粉 nǎifěn powdered milk
难点 nándiǎn difficulty
南极洲 Nánjízhōu Antarctica
南美洲 Nánměizhōu South America
难免 nánmiǎn hard to avoid/difficult to escape from/will inevitably
脑袋 nǎodai head/skull/brains/mental capability
脑子 nǎozi brains/mind
内涵 nèihán meaningful content/implication/(semantics) connotation/inner qualities (of a person)
内科 nèikē internal medicine; general medicine
内外 nèiwài inside and outside/domestic and foreign/approximately/about
内衣 nèiyī undergarment/underwear
能量 néngliàng energy/capabilities
能源 néngyuán energy/power source
mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
年度 niándù year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)/annual
念书 niànshū to read; to study/to attend school
年终 niánzhōng end of the year
niǔ to turn/to twist/to wring/to sprain/to swing one's hips
农产品 nóngchǎnpǐn agricultural produce
浓厚 nónghòu dense/thick (fog, clouds etc)/to have a strong interest in/deep/fully saturated (color)
农田 nóngtián farmland/cultivated land
nuǎn 形、动 warm/to warm
暖气 nuǎnqì central heating/heater/warm air
偶像 ǒuxiàng idol
排除 páichú to eliminate/to remove/to exclude/to rule out
排放 páifàng to arrange in order/to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)/(of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen
排练 páiliàn to rehearse/rehearsal
排名 páimíng to rank (1st, 2nd etc)/ranking
pán - 量、动 plate/dish/tray/board/hard drive (computing)/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish, helping/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess
庞大 pángdà huge; enormous; tremendous
盼望 pànwàng to hope for; to look forward to
pào 名、动 puffed; swollen; spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces/bubble; foam/blister/to soak; to steep; to infuse/to dawdle; to loiter/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)/classifier for occurrences of an action/classifier for number of infusions
pāo to throw/to toss/to fling/to cast/to abandon
配备 pèibèi 动、名 to allocate/to provide/to outfit with
赔偿 péicháng to compensate
佩服 pèifú to admire
配套 pèitào to form a complete set/compatible/matching/complementary
陪同 péitóng to accompany
培育 péiyù to train/to breed
pēn to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff/(slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)/(of a smell) strong/peak season (of a crop)/(classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
pěng 动、量 to hold or offer with both hands/to sing the praises of/classifier for what can be held in both hands
碰撞 pèngzhuàng to collide/collision
名、形 surname Pi/leather/skin/fur/pico- (one trillionth)/naughty
to drape over one's shoulders/to open/to unroll/to split open/to spread out
片刻 piànkè short period of time/a moment
片面 piànmiàn unilateral/one-sided
骗子 piànzi swindler/a cheat
piāo 动、形 to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft/complacent; frivolous/weak; shaky; wobbly
piāo to float/to drift/to bleach
疲劳 píláo fatigue/wearily/weariness/weary
品尝 pǐncháng to taste a small amount/to sample
频道 píndào frequency/(television) channel
频繁 pínfán frequently/often
平等 píngděng equal/equality
平凡 píngfán commonplace/ordinary/mediocre
平方 píngfāng - 名、量 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
平方米 píngfāngmǐ square meter
评估 pínggū to evaluate/to assess/assessment/evaluation
评论 pínglùn 动、名 to comment on/to discuss/comment/commentary
评选 píngxuǎn to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
贫困 pínkùn impoverished/poverty
频率 pínlǜ frequency
名、形 slope/sloping/slanted
to splash/to spill/rough and coarse/brutish
破产 pòchǎn to go bankrupt/to become impoverished/bankruptcy
迫切 pòqiè urgent; pressing
to throw oneself at/to pounce on/to devote one's energies/to flap/to flutter/to dab/to pat/to bend over
to spread/to display/to set up/(old) holder for door-knocker/plank bed/place to sleep/shop/store/(old) relay station
扑灭 pūmiè to eradicate/to extinguish
朴素 pǔsù plain and simple/unadorned/simple living/not frivolous
恰当 qiàdàng appropriate/suitable
恰好 qiàhǎo as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number, time, size etc) just right
qiān to lead along/to pull (an animal on a tether)/(bound form) to involve/to draw in
qiāng surname Qiang/gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a gun/to substitute for another person in a test/to knock/classifier for rifle shots
墙壁 qiángbì wall
强化 qiánghuà to strengthen/to intensify
强迫 qiǎngpò to compel/to force
强壮 qiángzhuàng 形、动 strong/sturdy/robust
千家万户 qiānjiā-wànhù - every family (idiom)
前景 qiánjǐng foreground/vista (future)/prospects/perspective
潜力 qiánlì potential; latent capacity
前期 qiánqī preceding period/early stage
前提 qiántí premise/precondition/prerequisite
谦虚 qiānxū 形、动 modest/self-effacing/to make modest remarks
前者 qiánzhě the former
qiáo to look at/to see/to see (a doctor)/to visit
桥梁 qiáoliáng bridge (lit. and fig.)
巧妙 qiǎomiào ingenious; clever/ingenuity; artifice
恰恰 qiàqià exactly/just/precisely
起初 qǐchū originally; at first; at the outset
起点 qǐdiǎn starting point
启动 qǐdòng to start (a machine)/(fig.) to set in motion/to launch (an operation)/to activate (a plan)
切实 qièshí feasible/realistic/practical/earnestly/conscientiously
启发 qǐfā to enlighten/to explain (a text etc)/to stimulate (a mental attitude)/enlightenment/revelation/motivation
气氛 qìfēn atmosphere; mood
其间 qíjiān in between/within that interval/in the meantime
qīng 形、动 Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911)/surname Qing/(of water etc) clear; clean/quiet; still/pure; uncorrupted/clear; distinct/to clear; to settle (accounts)
清晨 qīngchén early morning
青春 qīngchūn youth/youthfulness
青春期 qīngchūnqī puberty/adolescence
清淡 qīngdàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)
情节 qíngjié circumstances/plot; storyline
清洁 qīngjié clean/to clean
晴朗 qínglǎng sunny and cloudless
清理 qīnglǐ to clear up/to tidy up/to dispose of
清扫 qīngsǎo to tidy up/to mop up/a sweep (against crime)
倾听 qīngtīng to listen attentively
清洗 qīngxǐ to wash/to clean/to purge
清晰 qīngxī clear; distinct
倾向 qīngxiàng 动、名 trend/tendency/orientation
情形 qíngxing circumstances/situation
清醒 qīngxǐng 形、动 clear-headed/sober/awake
勤劳 qínláo hardworking/industrious/diligent
亲密 qīnmì intimate/close
亲属 qīnshǔ kin/kindred/relatives
欺骗 qīpiàn to deceive/to cheat
齐全 qíquán complete/comprehensive
启示 qǐshì 动、名 to reveal/to enlighten/enlightenment/revelation/illumination/moral (of a story etc)/lesson
启事 qǐshì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)/to post information/a notice
气体 qìtǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
qiú to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
求婚 qiúhūn to propose marriage
求救 qiújiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
求职 qiúzhí to seek employment
求助 qiúzhù to request help/to appeal (for help)
期望 qīwàng to have expectations/to earnestly hope/expectation/hope
气味 qìwèi odor; scent
期限 qīxiàn time limit/deadline/allotted time
起源 qǐyuán 动、名 origin/to originate/to come from
气质 qìzhì personality traits; temperament; disposition/aura; air; feel; vibe/refinement; sophistication; class
棋子 qízǐ chess piece/(fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
surname Qu/bent/crooked/wrong/tune/song/yeast/Aspergillus (includes many common molds)/Taiwan pr. [qu2]
to take a wife/to marry (a woman)
quàn bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)/contract/deed (i.e. title deeds)/ticket/voucher/certificate
quān 名、动 circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4])/classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc/to surround; to circle
全程 quánchéng the whole distance/from beginning to end
权力 quánlì power/authority
取代 qǔdài to replace/to supersede/to supplant/(chemistry) substitution
渠道 qúdào irrigation ditch/(fig.) channel/means
确立 quèlì to establish/to institute
缺陷 quēxiàn defect; flaw
区分 qūfēn to differentiate/to draw a distinction/to divide into categories
群众 qúnzhòng mass/multitude/the masses
趣味 qùwèi fun; interest; delight/taste; liking; preference
rǎn to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to contaminate/to add color washes to a painting
燃料 ránliào fuel
热点 rèdiǎn hot spot/point of special interest
热度 rèdù level of heat/(fig.) zeal/fervor/(coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)
热门 rèmén popular; hot; in vogue
认错 rèncuò to admit an error/to acknowledge one's mistake
认定 rèndìng to maintain (that sth is true)/to determine (a fact)/determination (of an amount)/of the firm opinion/to believe firmly/to set one's mind on/to identify with
仍旧 réngjiù still (remaining)/to remain (the same)/yet
人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng - artificial intelligence (AI)
人家 rénjia household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's husband-to-be/other people/sb else/he, she or they/I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
人均 rénjūn per capita
认可 rènkě to approve/approval/acknowledgment/OK
人山人海 rénshān-rénhǎi - multitude/vast crowd
人士 rénshì person/figure/public figure
人事 rénshì personnel/human resources/human affairs/ways of the world/(euphemism) sexuality/the facts of life
忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to endure
认同 rèntóng to approve of/to endorse/to acknowledge/to recognize/to identify oneself with
人为 rénwéi artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
人行道 rénxíngdào sidewalk
认知 rènzhī cognition/cognitive/understanding/perception/awareness/to be cognizant of/to recognize/to realize
热水器 rèshuǐqì water heater
热线 rèxiàn hotline (communications link)
热议 rèyì to discuss passionately/heated debate
日后 rìhòu sometime/someday (in the future)
日前 rìqián the other day/a few days ago
日夜 rìyè day and night/around the clock
日益 rìyì day by day/more and more/increasingly/more and more with each passing day
融合 rónghé a mixture/an amalgam/fusion/welding together/to be in harmony with (nature)/to harmonize with/to fit in
融化 rónghuà to melt/to thaw/to dissolve/to blend into/to combine/to fuse
容量 róngliàng capacity/volume/quantitative (science)
融入 róngrù to blend into/to integrate/to assimilate/to merge
荣誉 róngyù honor/credit/glory/(honorable) reputation/honorary
柔软 róuruǎn soft
入境 rùjìng to enter a country
入门 rùmén 动、名 entrance door/to enter a door/introduction (to a subject)/to learn the basics of a subject
弱点 ruòdiǎn weak point/failing
入选 rùxuǎn to be included among those selected for
to let go/to cast/to let loose/to discharge/to give expression to/(coll.) to pee/to scatter/to sprinkle/to spill
sāi 动、名 Serbia/Serbian/abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]/to stop up/to squeeze in/to stuff/cork/stopper/strategic pass/tactical border position
赛事 sàishì competition (e.g. sporting)
sàn scattered/loose/to come loose/to fall apart/leisurely/powdered medicine/to scatter/to break up (a meeting etc)/to disperse/to disseminate/to dispel/(coll.) to sack
sǎn scattered/loose/to come loose/to fall apart/leisurely/powdered medicine/to scatter/to break up (a meeting etc)/to disperse/to disseminate/to dispel/(coll.) to sack
散发 sànfā to distribute/to emit/to issue
丧失 sàngshī to lose/to forfeit
嗓子 sǎngzi throat/voice
散文 sǎnwén prose/essay
扫描 sǎomiáo to scan
shā to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack/to weaken; to reduce/(dialect) to smart/(used after a verb) extremely
刹车 shāchē 动、名 to brake (when driving)/to stop/to switch off/to check (bad habits)/a brake
筛选 shāixuǎn to filter
shàn to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth/classifier for doors, windows etc
shǎn surname Shan/to dodge/to duck out of the way/to beat it/shaken (by a fall)/to sprain/to pull a muscle/lightning/spark/a flash/to flash (across one's mind)/to leave behind/(Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
闪电 shǎndiàn lightning
山顶 shāndǐng hilltop
山峰 shānfēng (mountain) peak
商标 shāngbiāo trademark/logo
上当 shàngdàng taken in (by sb's deceit)/to be fooled/to be duped
上级 shàngjí higher authorities/superiors
上进 shàngjìn to make progress/to do better/fig. ambitious to improve oneself/to move forwards
伤口 shāngkǒu wound/cut
上市 shàngshì to hit the market (of a new product)/to float (a company on the stock market)
上述 shàngshù aforementioned/above-mentioned
上台 shàngtái to rise to power (in politics)/to go on stage (in the theater)
伤亡 shāngwáng 动、名 casualties/injuries and deaths
上旬 shàngxún first third of a month
伤员 shāngyuán wounded person
山坡 shānpō hillside
少儿 shàoér child
鲨鱼 shāyú shark
shè (bound form) society; organization; agency/(old) god of the land
shè to shoot/to launch/to allude to/radio- (chemistry)
涉及 shèjí to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
射击 shèjī to shoot; to fire (a gun)
shén 名、形 God/god; deity/supernatural; magical; mysterious/spirit; mind; energy/lively; expressive/look; expression/(coll.) awesome; amazing
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]
生成 shēngchéng to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being/to be born with; to be blessed with
声调 shēngdiào tone/note/a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
生命力 shēngmìnglì vitality
生态 shēngtài ecology
升学 shēngxué to enter the next grade school
剩余 shèngyú remainder/surplus
神经 shénjīng nerve/mental state/(coll.) unhinged/nutjob
审美 shěnměi esthetics/appreciating the arts/taste
神奇 shénqí magical/mystical/miraculous
身心 shēnxīn body and mind/mental and physical
深夜 shēnyè very late at night
舌头 shétou tongue/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
摄像 shèxiàng to videotape
设想 shèxiǎng to imagine/to assume/to envisage/tentative plan/to have consideration for
摄像头 shèxiàngtóu webcam/surveillance camera
shí to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]
shí to pick up/to collate or arrange/ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
识别 shíbié to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
士兵 shìbīng soldier
诗词 shīcí verse
适度 shìdù moderately/appropriate
湿度 shīdù humidity level
示范 shìfàn to demonstrate/to show how to do sth/demonstration/a model example
释放 shìfàng to release/to set free/to liberate (a prisoner)/to discharge
师父 shīfu used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)/master/qualified worker
诗歌 shīgē poem
时光 shíguāng time/era/period of time
事后 shìhòu after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
实话 shíhuà truth
实惠 shíhuì 名、形 tangible benefit/material advantages/cheap/economical/advantageous (deal)/substantial (discount)
时机 shíjī opportunity; opportune moment
使劲 shǐjìn to exert all one's strength
视觉 shìjué sight/vision/visual
势力 shìlì power/influence/a force (military, political etc)
视力 shìlì vision/eyesight
时尚 shíshàng 名、形 fashion/fad/fashionable
实时 shíshí (in) real time/instantaneous
时速 shísù speed per hour
试图 shìtú to attempt/to try
事务 shìwù (political, economic etc) affairs/work/transaction (as in a computer database)
事项 shìxiàng matter/item
适宜 shìyí suitable/appropriate
石油 shíyóu oil/petroleum
食欲 shíyù appetite
实质 shízhì substance/essence
狮子 shīzi Leo (star sign)/Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan/lion
十足 shízú ample/complete/hundred percent/a pure shade (of some color)
手臂 shǒubì arm/helper
收藏 shōucáng to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark/a collection
手法 shǒufǎ technique/trick/skill
收购 shōugòu to buy; to purchase; to procure
寿命 shòumìng life span/life expectancy/lifetime (of a machine)
收取 shōuqǔ to receive/to collect
手势 shǒushì gesture; sign; signal
首要 shǒuyào the most important/of chief importance
收益 shōuyì earnings/profit
受灾 shòuzāi disaster-stricken/to be hit by a natural calamity
shù - 形、动、名 to erect/vertical/vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
shǔ category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to belong to/subordinate to/affiliated with/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/to be/to prove to be/to constitute
衰老 shuāilǎo to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
率领 shuàilǐng to lead/to command/to head
率先 shuàixiān to take the lead/to show initiative
输出 shūchū to export/to output
书画 shūhuà painting and calligraphy
水稻 shuǐdào rice/paddy
水库 shuǐkù reservoir
水流 shuǐliú river/stream
水面 shuǐmiàn water surface
水泥 shuǐní cement
书籍 shūjí books/works
树立 shùlì to set up/to establish
书面 shūmiàn in writing/written
数目 shùmù amount/number
瞬间 shùnjiān in an instant; in a flash
薯片 shǔpiàn fried potato chips
输送 shūsòng to transport; to convey; to deliver
书写 shūxiě to write
数字化 shùzìhuà to digitize
思路 sīlù line of thought; way of thinking
思念 sīniàn to think of/to long for/to miss
死亡 sǐwáng to die/death
sōng 形、动 surname Song/pine/loose/to loosen/to relax/floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
sōu classifier for ships/Taiwan pr. [sao1]
搜集 sōují to gather/to collect
算了 suànle - 动、助 let it be/let it pass/forget about it
算是 suànshì - 动、副 considered to be/at last
suī although/even though
岁数 suìshu age (number of years old)
岁月 suìyuè years/time
损坏 sǔnhuài to damage/to injure
损伤 sǔnshāng to harm/to damage/to injure/impairment/loss/disability
suǒ - 助 actually/place/classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc/that which/particle introducing a relative clause or passive
塑造 sùzào to model; to mold/(fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)/(fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
素质 sùzhì inner quality/basic essence
pagoda/tower/minaret/stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
台风 táifēng stage presence, poise/typhoon
太空 tàikōng outer space
台球 táiqiú billiards
太阳能 tàiyángnéng solar energy
tàng 动、形 to scald/to burn (by scalding)/to blanch (cooking)/to heat (sth) up in hot water/to perm/to iron/scalding hot
糖果 tángguǒ candy
汤圆 tāngyuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
谈论 tánlùn to discuss; to talk about
谈判 tánpàn to negotiate/negotiation/talks/conference
探索 tànsuǒ to explore; to probe
探讨 tàntǎo to investigate/to probe
弹性 tánxìng flexibility/elasticity
táo to escape/to run away/to flee
tāo to fish out (from pocket)/to scoop
套餐 tàocān set meal/(fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
逃跑 táopǎo to flee from sth/to run away/to escape
淘气 táoqì naughty/mischievous
淘汰 táotài to wash out/(fig.) to cull/to weed out/to eliminate/to die out/to phase out
踏实 tāshi firmly-based/steady/steadfast/to have peace of mind/free from anxiety/Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
特长 tècháng personal strength/one's special ability or strong points
特地 tèdì specially/for a special purpose
特定 tèdìng special; specific; designated; particular
特性 tèxìng property/characteristic
特意 tèyì specially/intentionally
tián surname Tian/field/farm
tiān to add; to increase; to replenish
天才 tiāncái talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
添加 tiānjiā to add; to increase
田径 tiánjìng track and field (athletics)
天然 tiānrán natural
天然气 tiānránqì natural gas
天文 tiānwén astronomy
天下 tiānxià land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
天真 tiānzhēn naive/innocent/artless
调节 tiáojié to adjust/to regulate/to harmonize/to reconcile (accountancy etc)
跳水 tiàoshuǐ to dive (into water)/(sports) diving/to commit suicide by jumping into water/(fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
题材 tícái subject matter
体操 tǐcāo gymnastic/gymnastics
贴近 tiējìn 动、形 to press close to/to snuggle close/intimate
体积 tǐjī volume/bulk
听话 tīnghuà to do what one is told/obedient
听觉 tīngjué sense of hearing/auditory
听取 tīngqǔ to hear (news); to listen to
提取 tíqǔ to withdraw (money)/to collect (left luggage)/to extract/to refine
提示 tíshì to point out/to remind (sb of sth)/to suggest/suggestion/tip/reminder/notice
体系 tǐxì system/setup
tóng copper (chemistry)/see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]
同伴 tóngbàn companion; comrade; fellow
通道 tōngdào Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan/(communications) channel/thoroughfare/passage
通风 tōngfēng airy/ventilation/to ventilate/to disclose information
同行 tóngháng 动、名 person of the same profession/of the same trade, occupation or industry
童话 tónghuà children's fairy tales
通话 tōnghuà to hold a conversation/to talk over the telephone/phone call
痛快 tòngkuài delighted/to one's heart's content/straightforward/also pr. [tong4 kuai5]
同类 tónglèi 形、名 similar/same type/alike
铜牌 tóngpái bronze medal/bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
通信 tōngxìn to correspond (by letter etc)/to communicate/communication
通讯 tōngxùn communications/news story/dispatch
通用 tōngyòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)/to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)/(of two or more things) interchangeable
tòu 动、形 (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through/to tell secretly; to leak/thoroughly; through and through/to appear; to show
tōu - 动、副 to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily
透过 tòuguò to pass through/to penetrate/by means of/via
透露 tòulù to leak out/to divulge/to reveal
透明 tòumíng transparent/(fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
头脑 tóunǎo brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
投票 tóupiào to vote/vote
投诉 tóusù complaint/to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
偷偷 tōutōu stealthily/secretly/covertly/furtively/on the sly
投资 tóuzī 动、名 investment/to invest
to spit/to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)/to say/to pour out (one's grievances)/to vomit/to throw up
to spit/to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)/to say/to pour out (one's grievances)/to vomit/to throw up
图案 túàn design; pattern
团结 tuánjié 动、形 to unite/unity; solidarity/united
团体 tuántǐ group/organization/team
团圆 tuányuán to have a reunion
图表 túbiǎo chart/diagram
徒弟 túdì apprentice/disciple
突发 tūfā to occur suddenly
推测 tuīcè speculation/to conjecture/to surmise/to speculate
退税 tuìshuì tax rebate or refund
推销 tuīxiāo to market/to sell
推行 tuīxíng to put into effect/to carry out
途径 tújìng way; means; channel
tūn to swallow/to take
tuō to drag/to tow/to trail/to hang down/to mop (the floor)/to delay/to drag on
拖延 tuōyán to delay/to put off/to procrastinate
托运 tuōyùn to consign (goods)/to check through (baggage)
突破 tūpò to break through/to make a breakthrough/to surmount (an obstacle)/(sports) to break through the opponent's defense
土壤 tǔrǎng soil
图像 túxiàng image; picture; graphic
to dig/to excavate/to scoop out
- 拟声 Wow!/sound of a child's crying/sound of vomiting/replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
wāi askew/at a crooked angle/devious/noxious/(coll.) to lie on one's side/to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
外表 wàibiǎo external/outside/outward appearance
外交 wàijiāo diplomacy/diplomatic/foreign affairs
外界 wàijiè the outside world/external
外科 wàikē surgery (branch of medicine)
外来 wàilái external/foreign/outside
外甥 wàisheng sister's son/wife's sibling's son
wàng full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards
wǎng 名、动 net/network
往后 wǎnghòu from now on/in the future/time to come
往来 wǎnglái dealings/contacts/to go back and forth
往年 wǎngnián in former years; in previous years
王子 wángzǐ prince/son of a king
顽强 wánqiáng tenacious/hard to defeat
弯曲 wānqū to bend/to curve around/curved/crooked/to wind/to warp
万物 wànwù all things/all that exists
娃娃 wáwa baby/small child/doll
wèi not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep/ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未必 wèibì not necessarily/maybe not
未成年人 wèichéngniánrén minor (i.e. person under 18)
为此 wèicǐ for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in order to do this/to this end
违规 wéiguī to violate the rules
为何 wèihé why
维护 wéihù to defend/to safeguard/to protect/to uphold/to maintain
危机 wēijī crisis
味觉 wèijué sense of taste/gustation
胃口 wèikǒu appetite/liking
为难 wéinán 形、动 to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find things difficult (to do or manage)
围棋 wéiqí the game of Go
为期 wéiqī (to be done) by (a certain date)/lasting (a certain time)
委屈 wěiqu 形、动 to feel wronged/to cause sb to feel wronged/grievance
维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
委托 wěituō to entrust/to trust/to commission
微小 wēixiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small)/infinitesimal
为止 wéizhǐ until/(used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
文档 wéndàng (computer) file; document; documentation
温和 wēnhé mild/gentle/moderate
文具 wénjù stationery/item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
文科 wénkē liberal arts/humanities
文明 wénmíng 名、形 civilized/civilization/culture
闻名 wénmíng well-known/famous/renowned/eminent
温柔 wēnróu gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
文物 wénwù cultural relic/historical relic
文献 wénxiàn document
文艺 wényì literature and art
mistake/error/to miss/to harm/to delay/to neglect/mistakenly
乌龟 wūguī tortoise/cuckold
误解 wùjiě 动、名 to misunderstand/misunderstanding
武器 wǔqì weapon/arms
污水 wūshuǐ sewage
无所谓 wúsuǒwèi to be indifferent/not to matter/cannot be said to be
物体 wùtǐ object; body; substance
无疑 wúyí undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
xià to frighten/to scare
下功夫 xiàgōngfu - to put in time and energy/to concentrate one's efforts
下单 xiàdān to place an order; to order
夏令营 xiàlìngyíng summer camp
xián to dislike/suspicion/resentment/enmity/abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
xiàn to limit/to restrict/(bound form) limit/bound
线 xiàn - 名、量 thread/string/wire/line/(after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
xiǎn 形、动 to make visible/to reveal/prominent/conspicuous/(prefix) phanero-
xiǎn - 形、副 danger/dangerous/rugged
现存 xiàncún extant/existent/in stock
限度 xiàndù limitation/limit
相差 xiāngchà to differ
香肠 xiāngcháng sausage
相传 xiāngchuán to pass on/to hand down/tradition has it that .../according to legend
相等 xiāngděng equal/equally/equivalent
项链 xiàngliàn necklace
相连 xiānglián to link/to join/link/connection
象棋 xiàngqí Chinese chess
相声 xiàngsheng comic dialogue/sketch/crosstalk
香水 xiāngshuǐ perfume/cologne
向往 xiàngwǎng to yearn for/to look forward to
相应 xiāngyìng to correspond/answering (one another)/to agree (among the part)/corresponding/relevant/appropriate/(modify) accordingly
现货 xiànhuò merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale/merchandise in stock/available item/actuals (investment)/actual commodities
鲜明 xiānmíng (of colors) bright; fresh and clear/clear-cut; distinct
先前 xiānqián before; previously
陷入 xiànrù to sink into/to get caught up in/to land in (a predicament)
线索 xiànsuǒ trail/clues/thread (of a story)
鲜艳 xiānyàn bright-colored; gaily-colored
限于 xiànyú to be limited to/to be confined to
显著 xiǎnzhù outstanding/notable/remarkable/statistically significant
消除 xiāochú to eliminate/to remove
消毒 xiāodú to disinfect; to sterilize
消防 xiāofáng firefighting/fire control
消耗 xiāohào to consume; to use up/to deplete; to expend/(old) news; mail; message
小麦 xiǎomài wheat
消灭 xiāomiè to put an end to/to annihilate/to cause to perish/to perish/annihilation (in quantum field theory)
小气 xiǎoqi stingy/miserly/narrow-minded/petty
笑容 xiàoróng smile/smiling expression
小偷儿 xiǎotōur thief
效应 xiàoyìng effect (scientific phenomenon)
下线 xiàxiàn to go offline/(of a product) to roll off the assembly line/downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
下旬 xiàxún last third of the month
细胞 xìbāo cell (biology)
xiē to rest/to take a break/to stop/to halt/(dialect) to sleep/a moment/a short while
携带 xiédài to carry (on one's person)/to support (old)/Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
协会 xiéhuì an association/a society
协调 xiétiáo 形、动 to coordinate/to harmonize/to fit together/to match (colors etc)/harmonious/concerted
协助 xiézhù to provide assistance/to aid
媳妇 xífu daughter-in-law/wife (of a younger man)/young married woman/young woman
喜剧 xǐjù a comedy
细菌 xìjūn bacterium/germ
系列 xìliè series/set
心爱 xīnài beloved
心底 xīndǐ bottom of one's heart
型号 xínghào model (particular version of a manufactured article)/type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
性价比 xìngjiàbǐ cost-performance ratio
性能 xìngnéng function; performance; behavior
兴起 xīngqǐ to rise/to spring up/to burgeon/to be aroused/to come into vogue
形态 xíngtài shape/form/pattern/morphology
新款 xīnkuǎn new style/latest fashion/new model
信赖 xìnlài to trust/to have confidence in/to have faith in/to rely on
心灵 xīnlíng bright/smart/quick-witted/heart/thoughts/spirit
新媒体 xīnméitǐ new media
心目 xīnmù mind
新能源 xīnnéngyuán new energy
信念 xìnniàn faith/belief/conviction
薪水 xīnshui salary/wage
心疼 xīnténg to love dearly/to feel sorry for sb/to regret/to grudge/to be distressed
新兴 xīnxīng Xinxing county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[Yun2 fu2], Guangdong/Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan/(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising/emerging/in the ascendant
新颖 xīnyǐng lit. new bud/fig. new and original
心愿 xīnyuàn cherished desire/dream/craving/wish/aspiration
心脏 xīnzàng heart
xiōng chest/bosom/heart/mind/thorax
戏曲 xìqǔ Chinese opera
吸取 xīqǔ to absorb/to draw (a lesson, insight etc)/to assimilate
喜事 xǐshì happy occasion/wedding
洗漱 xǐshù to wash the face and rinse the mouth
习俗 xísú custom/tradition/local tradition/convention
修订 xiūdìng to revise
修复 xiūfù to restore; to renovate/(computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
袖子 xiùzi sleeve
细致 xìzhì delicate/fine/careful/meticulous/painstaking
选拔 xuǎnbá to select the best
选修 xuǎnxiū (at a school) to take as an elective/an elective/elective (subject)
旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate/to revolve/to spin/to whirl
血管 xuèguǎn vein/artery
学会 xuéhuì to learn; to master/institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
学位 xuéwèi academic degree/place in school
学问 xuéwen learning/knowledge
血型 xuèxíng blood group/blood type
血压 xuèyā blood pressure
血液 xuèyè blood
学员 xuéyuán student/member of an institution of learning/officer cadet
许可 xǔkě to allow/to permit
循环 xúnhuán to cycle/to circulate/circle/loop
寻求 xúnqiú to seek; to look for
叙述 xùshù to relate (a story or information)/to tell or talk about/to recount/narration/telling/narrative/account
亚军 yàjūn second place (in a sports contest)/runner-up
yán surname Yan/tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
yān to flood/to submerge/to drown/to irritate the skin (of liquids)/to delay
yàng manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind, type
yǎng surname Yang/to face upward/to look up/to admire/to rely on
yǎng to itch/to tickle
养老 yǎnglǎo to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn nursing home
氧气 yǎngqì oxygen
眼光 yǎnguāng gaze/insight/foresight/vision/way of looking at things
沿海 yánhǎi coastal
严寒 yánhán bitter cold/severe winter
宴会 yànhuì banquet/feast/dinner party
严禁 yánjìn to strictly prohibit
眼看 yǎnkàn - 副、动 soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
严厉 yánlì severe/strict
淹没 yānmò to submerge/to drown/to flood/to drown out (also fig.)
延期 yánqī to delay/to extend/to postpone/to defer
炎热 yánrè blistering hot/sizzling hot (weather)
延伸 yánshēn to extend/to spread
研讨 yántǎo discussion
延续 yánxù to continue/to go on/to last
言语 yányǔ words/speech/(spoken) language/to speak/to tell
炎症 yánzhèng inflammation
验证 yànzhèng to inspect and verify/experimental verification/to validate (a theory)/to authenticate
演奏 yǎnzòu to perform on a musical instrument
要点 yàodiǎn main point/essential
要么 yàome or/either one or the other
要素 yàosù essential factor/key constituent
遥远 yáoyuǎn distant; remote
压缩 yāsuō to compress; compression
后缀 surname Ye/line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school studies/enterprise/property/(Buddhism) karma/deed/to engage in/already
field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
也好 yěhǎo - 助 that's fine/may as well/(reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
野生 yěshēng wild/undomesticated
液体 yètǐ liquid
野外 yěwài countryside/areas outside the city
mother's sister/aunt
一辈子 yíbèizi (for) a lifetime
以便 yǐbiàn so that/so as to/in order to
遗产 yíchǎn heritage/legacy/inheritance/bequest
异常 yìcháng - 形、副 unusual; abnormal/extremely; exceptionally
益处 yìchù benefit
遗传 yíchuán heredity/to inherit (a trait)/to pass on (to one's offspring)
一带 yídài region; area
一道 yídào together
一帆风顺 yìfān-fēngshùn - propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)/plain sailing/to go smoothly/have a nice trip!
一贯 yíguàn consistent/constant/from start to finish/all along/persistent
疑惑 yíhuò 动、名 to doubt/to distrust/unconvincing/to puzzle over/misgivings/suspicions
依旧 yījiù - 动、副 as before; still
一口气 yìkǒuqì one breath/in one breath/at a stretch
依赖 yīlài to depend on; to be dependent on
一流 yīliú top quality/front ranking
一律 yílǜ same/uniformly/all/without exception
议论 yìlùn 动、名 to comment/to talk about/to discuss/discussion
以免 yǐmiǎn in order to avoid/so as not to
移民 yímín 动、名 to immigrate/to migrate/emigrant/immigrant
一模一样 yìmú-yíyàng - exactly the same (idiom)/carbon copy
yín silver/silver-colored/relating to money or currency
yìn 名、动 surname Yin/abbr. for 印度[Yin4du4], India/to print/to mark/to engrave/a seal/a print/a stamp/a mark/a trace/image
yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to lengthen/to involve or implicate in/to attract/to lead/to guide/to leave/to provide evidence or justification for/old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
yīn - 介、连 cause/reason/because
隐藏 yǐncáng to hide/to conceal/to mask/to shelter/to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)/to hide oneself/to lie low/to nestle/hidden/implicit/private/covert/recessed (lighting)
引导 yǐndǎo to guide/to lead (around)/to conduct/to boot/introduction/primer
引发 yǐnfā to lead to/to trigger/to initiate/to cause/to evoke (emotions)
婴儿 yīngér infant/baby/lead (Pb)
英雄 yīngxióng hero
影子 yǐngzi shadow/reflection/(fig.) hint/indication/influence
音节 yīnjié syllable
银牌 yínpái silver medal
引入 yǐnrù to draw into/to pull into/to introduce
隐私 yǐnsī secrets/private business/privacy
饮用水 yǐnyòngshuǐ drinking water; potable water
仪器 yíqì instrument; apparatus
艺人 yìrén performing artist/actor
一身 yìshēn whole body/from head to toe/single person/a suit of clothes
仪式 yíshì ceremony
一时 yìshí - 名、副 a period of time/a while/for a short while/temporary/momentary/at the same time
衣食住行 yī-shí-zhù-xíng - clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
一同 yìtóng together
以往 yǐwǎng in the past; formerly
一向 yíxiàng a period of time in the recent past/(indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
一系列 yíxìliè a series of/a string of
医药 yīyào medical care and medicines/medicine (drug)/medical/pharmaceutical
一一 yīyī one by one; one after another
易于 yìyú very likely/prone to
一再 yízài repeatedly
一阵 yízhèn - 数量 a burst/a fit/a peal/a spell (period of time)
遗址 yízhǐ ruins/historic relics
抑制 yìzhì to inhibit/to keep down/to suppress
用餐 yòngcān to eat a meal
用处 yòngchù usefulness
用功 yònggōng 动、形 diligent/industrious (in one's studies)/to study hard/to make great effort
拥挤 yōngjǐ 动、形 crowded/to throng/congestion
用人 yòngrén servant/to employ sb for a job/to manage people/to be in need of staff
涌现 yǒngxiàn to emerge in large numbers/to spring up/to emerge prominently
用心 yòngxīn motive/intention/to be diligent or attentive/careful
勇于 yǒngyú to dare to/to be brave enough to
优化 yōuhuà to optimize
有机 yǒujī organic
有劲 yǒujìn 动、形 vigorous; energetic/interesting; amusing
由来 yóulái origin
游人 yóurén a tourist
犹如 yóurú similar to; like
优先 yōuxiān to have priority; to take precedence
有序 yǒuxù regular/orderly/successive/in order
优异 yōuyì exceptional; outstandingly good
surname Yu/(of time or place) in; at; on/(indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for/(indicating a source) from; out of/(used in comparison) than/(used in the passive voice) by
余额 yú’é balance (of an account, bill etc)/surplus/remainder
原本 yuánběn originally/original
原材料 yuáncáiliào raw and semifinished materials
远程 yuǎnchéng remote/long distance/long range
远方 yuǎnfāng far away/a distant location
原理 yuánlǐ principle/theory
原料 yuánliào raw material
园林 yuánlín gardens; park; landscape garden
圆满 yuánmǎn satisfactory; consummate; perfect
原始 yuánshǐ first/original/primitive/original (document etc)
元素 yuánsù element (key component of sth)/(chemistry) element/(math.) element (member of a set)
原先 yuánxiān originally/original/former
元宵 yuánxiāo Lantern Festival/night of the 15th of the first lunar month/see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]/sticky rice dumplings
源于 yuányú has its origins in
预定 yùdìng to schedule in advance
月光 yuèguāng moonlight
乐器 yuèqì musical instrument
月球 yuèqiú the moon
乐曲 yuèqǔ musical composition
约束 yuēshù to restrict/to limit to/to constrain/restriction/constraint
预料 yùliào 动、名 to forecast/to anticipate/expectation
yūn 形、动 confused/dizzy/giddy/to faint/to swoon/to lose consciousness/to pass out/halo/ring around moon or sun
晕车 yùnchē to be carsick
运送 yùnsòng to transport/to carry
运行 yùnxíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course/(fig.) to function; to be in operation/(of a train service etc) to operate; to run/(of a computer) to run
运营 yùnyíng to be in operation/to do business/(of train, bus etc) to be in service/operation; service
预期 yùqī to expect/to anticipate
与其 yǔqí rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
羽绒服 yǔróngfú down-filled garment
浴室 yùshì bathroom (room used for bathing)
欲望 yùwàng desire; longing; appetite; craving
mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
zāi disaster; calamity
灾害 zāihài calamity/disaster
灾难 zāinàn disaster; catastrophe
灾区 zāiqū disaster area/stricken region
再三 zàisān over and over again/again and again
再生 zàishēng to be reborn/to regenerate/to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)/recycling/regeneration
在意 zàiyì to care about/to mind
赞赏 zànshǎng to admire/to praise/to appreciate
赞同 zàntóng to approve of/to endorse/(vote) in favor
遭到 zāodào to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
噪声 zàoshēng noise
遭受 zāoshòu to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
造型 zàoxíng 动、名 to model; to shape/appearance; style; design; form; pose
遭遇 zāoyù 动、名 to meet with/to encounter/(bitter) experience
- 连、助 (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then/(bound form) standard; norm/(bound form) principle/(literary) to imitate; to follow/classifier for written items
zhà 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
zhā to prick/to run or stick (a needle etc) into/mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")/(of troops) to be stationed (at)/Taiwan pr. [zha2]
zhān to glue; to paste/to adhere; to stick to
占比 zhànbǐ proportion; percentage
战斗 zhàndòu 名、动 to fight/to engage in combat/struggle/battle
zhāng surname Zhang/chapter/section/clause/movement (of symphony)/seal/badge/regulation/order
障碍 zhàngài 名、动 barrier/obstruction/hindrance/impediment/obstacle
长辈 zhǎngbèi one's elders/older generation
账单 zhàngdān bill
占据 zhànjù to occupy; to hold
战胜 zhànshèng to prevail over/to defeat/to surmount
粘贴 zhāntiē to stick/to affix/to adhere/to paste (as in "copy and paste")/Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1]/also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1]
崭新 zhǎnxīn brand new
占有 zhànyǒu to have/to own/to hold/to occupy/to possess/to account for (a high proportion etc)
战争 zhànzhēng war; conflict
zhāo to recruit/to provoke/to beckon/to incur/to infect/contagious/a move (chess)/a maneuver/device/trick/to confess
招待 zhāodài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
照明 zhàomíng lighting/illumination/to light up/to illuminate
招生 zhāoshēng to enroll new students/to get students
招手 zhāoshǒu to wave/to beckon
招收 zhāoshōu to hire/to recruit
zhé to turn sth over/to turn upside down/to tip sth out (of a container)/to break/to fracture/to snap/to suffer loss/to bend/to twist/to turn/to change direction/convinced/to convert into (currency)/discount/rebate/tenth (in price)/classifier for theatrical scenes/to fold/accounts book
zhèn 动、名 to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard/garrison/small town/to cool or chill (food or drinks)
zhēn needle/pin/injection/stitch
zhēng to open (one's eyes)
政策 zhèngcè policy
争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel/dispute
争夺 zhēngduó to fight over/to contest/to vie over
正规 zhèngguī regular/according to standards
争论 zhēnglùn to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate
正面 zhèngmiàn 名、形 front/obverse side/right side/positive/direct/open
征求 zhēngqiú to solicit/to seek/to request (opinions, feedback etc)/to petition
证实 zhèngshí to confirm (sth to be true)/to verify
正义 zhèngyì 名、形 justice/righteousness/just/righteous
争议 zhēngyì controversy/dispute/to dispute
症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom (of an illness)
枕头 zhěntou pillow
真相 zhēnxiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts
阵雨 zhènyǔ shower (rain)
珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl
zhì to manufacture/to make
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
zhī - 名、量 branch/classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
值班 zhíbān to work a shift/on duty
支撑 zhīchēng to prop up/to support/strut/brace
支出 zhīchū 动、名 to spend; to pay out/expenses; expenditure
只得 zhǐdé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
指定 zhǐdìng to appoint/to assign/to indicate clearly and with certainty/designated
脂肪 zhīfáng fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
只顾 zhǐgù solely preoccupied (with one thing)/engrossed/focusing (on sth)/to look after only one aspect
至关重要 zhìguān-zhòngyào - extremely important/vital/crucial/essential
指挥 zhǐhuī 动、名 to conduct/to command/to direct/conductor (of an orchestra)
智力 zhìlì intelligence/intellect
治理 zhìlǐ to govern/to administer/to manage/to control/governance
制品 zhìpǐn products/goods
指示 zhǐshì 动、名 to point out/to indicate/to instruct/directives/instructions
之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P/Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1suo3yi3 tao3yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
职位 zhíwèi position; post; job
职务 zhíwù post/position/job/duties
秩序 zhìxù order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
质疑 zhìyí to call into question/to question (truth or validity)
至于 zhìyú 动、介 as for/as to/to go so far as to
职员 zhíyuán office worker/staff member
职责 zhízé duty/responsibility/obligation
指责 zhǐzé to criticize/to find fault with/to denounce
侄子 zhízi brother's son; nephew
zhòng within; among; in/middle; center/while (doing sth); during/(dialect) OK; all right
zhǒng to swell/swelling/swollen
中等 zhōngděng medium
种地 zhòngdì to farm; to work the land
终点 zhōngdiǎn the end/end point/finishing line (in a race)/destination/terminus
中毒 zhòngdú to be poisoned
中断 zhōngduàn to cut short/to break off/to discontinue/to interrupt
中奖 zhòngjiǎng to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
众人 zhòngrén everyone
终身 zhōngshēn lifelong/all one's life/marriage
中暑 zhòngshǔ 名、动 to suffer heat exhaustion/sunstroke; heatstroke
众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī - as everyone knows (idiom)
钟头 zhōngtóu hour
重心 zhòngxīn center of gravity/central core/main part
中旬 zhōngxún middle third of a month
中央 zhōngyāng central/middle/center/central authorities (of a state)
zhōu prefecture/(old) province/(old) administrative division/state (e.g. of US)/oblast (Russia)/canton (Switzerland)
zhōu congee/gruel/porridge
周边 zhōubiān periphery/rim/surroundings/all around/perimeter/peripheral (computing)/spin-offs
周到 zhōudào thoughtful/considerate/attentive/thorough/also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
周期 zhōuqī period/cycle
zhū tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees or plants/strain (biology)/to involve others (in shady business)
zhuàn to turn/to change direction/to transfer/to forward (mail)/(Internet) to share (sb else's content)/to revolve/to circle about/to walk about/classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm/classifier for repeated actions
zhuān brick/tile (floor or wall, not roof)
转动 zhuàndòng to turn sth around/to swivel/to rotate (about an axis)/to revolve/to turn/to move in a circle/to gyrate
装备 zhuāngbèi 动、名 equipment/to equip/to outfit
庄稼 zhuāngjia farm crop
转换 zhuǎnhuàn to change/to switch/to convert/to transform
转交 zhuǎnjiāo to pass on to sb/to carry and give to sb else
专科 zhuānkē specialized subject/branch (of medicine)/specialized training school
专利 zhuānlì patent/sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people/monopoly
转让 zhuǎnràng to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
转身 zhuǎnshēn (of a person) to turn round/to face about/(of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
专题 zhuāntí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)/article, report or program etc on a specific topic
转移 zhuǎnyí to shift; to relocate; to transfer/(fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)/(medicine) to metastasize
专用 zhuānyòng special/dedicated
专注 zhuānzhù to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
主办 zhǔbàn to organize/to host (a conference or sports event)
珠宝 zhūbǎo pearls/jewels/precious stones
主播 zhǔbō 动、名 (news) anchor/(program) host/(Internet) streamer
主导 zhǔdǎo 动、名 leading/dominant/prevailing/to lead/to direct/to dominate
诸多 zhūduō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
祝福 zhùfú blessings/to wish sb well
主管 zhǔguǎn 动、名 in charge/responsible for/person in charge/manager
追究 zhuījiū to investigate/to look into
主角 zhǔjué leading role; lead/protagonist
助理 zhùlǐ 形、名 assistant
主流 zhǔliú main stream (of a river)/fig. the essential point/main viewpoint of a matter/mainstream (culture etc)
zhuō to clutch/to grab/to capture
助手 zhùshǒu assistant; helper
主演 zhǔyǎn 动、名 to play the leading role; to star/lead actor
祝愿 zhùyuàn to wish
住宅 zhùzhái residence; dwelling; abode
主张 zhǔzhāng 动、名 to advocate/to stand for/view/position/stand/proposition/viewpoint/assertion
著作 zhùzuò to write/literary work/book/article/writings
资本 zīběn capital (economics)
资产 zīchǎn property/assets
自豪 zìháo proud (of one's achievements etc)
自来水 zìláishuǐ running water; tap water
自律 zìlǜ self-discipline/self-regulation/autonomy (ethics)/autonomic (physiology)
字幕 zìmù caption/subtitle
自杀 zìshā to kill oneself/to commit suicide/to attempt suicide
自我 zìwǒ self-/ego (psychology)
自言自语 zìyán-zìyǔ - to talk to oneself/to think aloud/to soliloquize
自愿 zìyuàn voluntary
自助 zìzhù self-service
总裁 zǒngcái chairman/director-general (of a company etc)
总计 zǒngjì (grand) total
总理 zǒnglǐ premier/prime minister
棕色 zōngsè brown
总算 zǒngsuàn at long last/finally/on the whole
粽子 zòngzi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
走廊 zǒuláng corridor/aisle/hallway/passageway/veranda
- 形、副 (bound form) foot; leg/sufficient; ample/as much as; fully
阻碍 zǔài 动、名 to obstruct/to hinder/to block/obstruction/hindrance
zuān to drill/to bore/to get into/to make one's way into/to enter (a hole)/to thread one's way through/to study intensively/to dig into/to curry favor for personal gain/an auger/diamond
阻挡 zǔdǎng to stop/to resist/to obstruct
祖国 zǔguó motherland
zuì guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin
祖先 zǔxiān ancestors; forebears/(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
足以 zúyǐ sufficient to.../so much so that/so that
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