| 挨 |
ái |
动 |
in order; in sequence/close to; adjacent to/to suffer; to endure/to pull through (hard times)/to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle |
| 癌 |
ái |
名 |
cancer/carcinoma/also pr. [yan2] |
| 挨 |
āi |
动、介 |
in order; in sequence/close to; adjacent to/to suffer; to endure/to pull through (hard times)/to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle |
| 爱不释手 |
àibúshìshǒu |
- |
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible |
| 爱戴 |
àidài |
动 |
to love and respect/love and respect |
| 挨家挨户 |
āijiāāihù |
- |
to go from house to house |
| 暧昧 |
àimèi |
形 |
vague/ambiguous/equivocal/dubious |
| 爱慕 |
àimù |
动 |
to adore/to admire |
| 哀求 |
āiqiú |
动 |
to entreat/to implore/to plead |
| 碍事 |
àishì |
动、形 |
to be in the way; to be a hindrance/(usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter |
| 爱惜 |
àixī |
动 |
to cherish/to treasure/to use sparingly |
| 癌症 |
áizhèng |
名 |
cancer |
| 艾滋病 |
àizībìng |
名 |
AIDS (loanword) |
| 暗地里 |
àndìlǐ |
名 |
secretly; inwardly; on the sly |
| 安定 |
āndìng |
形、动 |
stable; calm; settled/to stabilize/Valium; diazepam |
| 安抚 |
ānfǔ |
动 |
to placate/to pacify/to appease |
| 案件 |
ànjiàn |
名 |
case/instance |
| 按理 |
ànlǐ |
副 |
according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally |
| 安眠药 |
ānmiányào |
名 |
sleeping pill |
| 安宁 |
ānníng |
形 |
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu/Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan/peaceful/tranquil/calm/composed/free from worry |
| 按钮 |
ànniǔ |
名 |
push button |
| 按说 |
ànshuō |
副 |
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
| 安稳 |
ānwěn |
形 |
steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth |
| 安详 |
ānxiáng |
形 |
serene |
| 安心 |
ānxīn |
形 |
at ease/to feel relieved/to set one's mind at rest/to keep one's mind on sth |
| 安逸 |
ānyì |
形 |
easy and comfortable/easy |
| 安置 |
ānzhì |
动 |
to find a place for/to help settle down/to arrange for/to get into bed/placement |
| 暗中 |
ànzhōng |
名 |
in the dark/in secret/on the sly/surreptitiously |
| 熬 |
áo |
动 |
to boil; to simmer/to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct/to endure |
| 傲 |
ào |
形 |
proud/arrogant/to despise/unyielding/to defy |
| 凹 |
āo |
形 |
concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc) |
| 傲慢 |
àomàn |
形 |
arrogant/haughty |
| 奥秘 |
àomì |
名 |
secret/mystery |
| 拔 |
bá |
动 |
to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize |
| 坝 |
bà |
名 |
dam/dike; embankment |
| 扒 |
bā |
动 |
to peel/to skin/to tear/to pull down/to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)/to dig |
| 疤 |
bā |
名 |
scar/scab |
| 把柄 |
bǎbǐng |
名 |
handle/(fig.) information that can be used against sb |
| 巴不得 |
bābudé |
动 |
(coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to |
| 八成 |
bāchéng |
- |
数量、副 eighty percent/most probably/most likely |
| 霸道 |
bàdào |
形 |
the Way of the Hegemon/abbr. for 霸王之道/despotic rule/rule by might/evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道/overbearing/tyranny/(of liquor, medicine etc) strong/potent |
| 罢工 |
bàgōng |
动 |
a strike/to go on strike |
| 八卦 |
bāguà |
名、形 |
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]/gossip/gossipy |
| 把关 |
bǎguān |
动 |
to guard a pass/to check on sth |
| 掰 |
bāi |
动 |
to break off or break open sth with one's hands/(fig.) to break off (a relationship) |
| 百般 |
bǎibān |
- |
副、数量 in hundred and one ways/in every possible way/by every means |
| 摆动 |
bǎidòng |
动 |
to sway/to swing/to move back and forth/to oscillate |
| 百分比 |
bǎifēnbǐ |
名 |
percentage |
| 百合 |
bǎihé |
名 |
lily |
| 败坏 |
bàihuài |
动、形 |
to ruin/to corrupt/to undermine |
| 拜会 |
bàihuì |
动 |
(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on |
| 拜见 |
bàijiàn |
动 |
to pay a formal visit/to call to pay respects/to meet one's senior or superior |
| 百科全书 |
bǎikēquánshū |
- |
encyclopedia |
| 摆平 |
bǎipíng |
动 |
to be fair/to be impartial/to settle (a matter etc) |
| 摆设 |
bǎishe |
名 |
to set out/to display/to furnish (a room or house)/ornament/decorative item/(fig.) sth that is merely for show |
| 柏树 |
bǎishù |
名 |
cypress tree/Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] |
| 拜托 |
bàituō |
动 |
to request sb to do sth/please! |
| 巴结 |
bājie |
动 |
to fawn on/to curry favor with/to make up to |
| 罢了 |
bàle |
- |
助 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 芭蕾 |
bālěi |
名 |
ballet (loanword) |
| 罢免 |
bàmiǎn |
动 |
to remove sb from their post/to dismiss |
| 扮 |
bàn |
动 |
to disguise oneself as/to dress up/to play (a role)/to put on (an expression) |
| 伴 |
bàn |
名、动 |
partner; companion; comrade; associate/to accompany |
| 拌 |
bàn |
动 |
to mix/to mix in/to toss (a salad) |
| 绊 |
bàn |
动 |
to trip/to stumble/to hinder |
| 扳 |
bān |
动 |
to pull/to turn (sth) around/to turn around (a situation)/to recoup |
| 半边天 |
bànbiāntiān |
名 |
half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk |
| 颁布 |
bānbù |
动 |
to issue/to proclaim/to enact (laws, decrees etc) |
| 半岛 |
bàndǎo |
名 |
peninsula |
| 半导体 |
bàndǎotǐ |
名 |
semiconductor |
| 斑点 |
bāndiǎn |
名 |
spot/stain/speckle |
| 颁发 |
bānfā |
动 |
to issue/to promulgate/to award |
| 磅 |
bàng |
- |
量、名 scale (instrument for weighing)/to weigh/(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)/(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) |
| 绑 |
bǎng |
动 |
to tie/bind or fasten together/to kidnap |
| 绑架 |
bǎngjià |
动 |
to kidnap/to abduct/to hijack/a kidnapping/abduction/staking |
| 帮手 |
bāngshou |
名 |
helper; assistant |
| 颁奖 |
bānjiǎng |
动 |
to confer an award |
| 绊脚石 |
bànjiǎoshí |
名 |
stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way |
| 半径 |
bànjìng |
名 |
radius |
| 板块 |
bǎnkuài |
名 |
slab/(geology) tectonic plate/(fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)/(economic) bloc |
| 伴侣 |
bànlǚ |
名 |
companion/mate/partner |
| 斑马线 |
bānmǎxiàn |
名 |
crosswalk/zebra crossing |
| 搬迁 |
bānqiān |
动 |
to move/to relocate/removal |
| 版权 |
bǎnquán |
名 |
copyright |
| 办事处 |
bànshìchù |
名 |
office/agency |
| 半数 |
bànshù |
名 |
half the number; half |
| 半途而废 |
bàntú’érfèi |
- |
give up halfway |
| 半信半疑 |
bànxìnbànyí |
- |
half doubting/dubious/skeptical |
| 办学 |
bànxué |
动 |
to run a school |
| 伴奏 |
bànzòu |
动 |
to accompany (musically) |
| 报 |
bào |
动 |
to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge |
| 豹 |
bào |
名 |
leopard/panther |
| 煲 |
bāo |
名、动 |
to cook slowly over a low flame/pot/saucepan |
| 剥 |
bāo |
动 |
to peel/to skin/to shell/to shuck |
| 报案 |
bàoàn |
动 |
to report a case to the authorities |
| 包庇 |
bāobì |
动 |
to shield/to harbor/to cover up |
| 褒贬 |
bāobiǎn |
动 |
to appraise/to pass judgment on/to speak ill of/praise and censure/appraisal |
| 报酬 |
bàochou |
名 |
reward/remuneration |
| 报仇 |
bàochóu |
动 |
to take revenge/to avenge |
| 报答 |
bàodá |
动 |
to repay/to requite |
| 报废 |
bàofèi |
动 |
to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged) |
| 暴风骤雨 |
bàofēngzhòuyǔ |
- |
violent wind and rainstorm/hurricane/tempest |
| 报复 |
bàofù |
动 |
to make reprisals; to retaliate/revenge; retaliation |
| 抱负 |
bàofù |
名 |
aspiration/ambition |
| 包袱 |
bāofu |
名 |
wrapping cloth/a bundle wrapped in cloth/load/weight/burden/funny part/punchline |
| 曝光 |
bàoguāng |
动 |
to expose (photography)/(fig.) to expose (a scandal)/(advertising) exposure/Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1] |
| 饱和 |
bǎohé |
动 |
saturated; filled to capacity |
| 饱经沧桑 |
bǎojīngcāngsāng |
- |
having lived through many changes |
| 宝库 |
bǎokù |
名 |
treasure-house/treasury/treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) |
| 堡垒 |
bǎolěi |
名 |
fort |
| 暴利 |
bàolì |
名 |
sudden huge profits |
| 包罗万象 |
bāoluówànxiàng |
- |
all-embracing/all-inclusive |
| 爆满 |
bàomǎn |
动 |
filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) |
| 饱满 |
bǎomǎn |
形 |
full/plump |
| 保密 |
bǎomì |
动 |
to keep sth confidential/to maintain secrecy |
| 保姆 |
bǎomǔ |
名 |
nanny; babysitter/housekeeper |
| 包容 |
bāoróng |
动 |
to pardon/to forgive/to show tolerance/to contain/to hold/inclusive |
| 宝石 |
bǎoshí |
名 |
precious stone; gem |
| 保守 |
bǎoshǒu |
动、形 |
conservative/to guard/to keep |
| 保卫 |
bǎowèi |
动 |
to defend/to safeguard |
| 包围 |
bāowéi |
动 |
to surround/to encircle/to hem in |
| 保鲜 |
bǎoxiān |
动 |
to keep fresh |
| 报销 |
bàoxiāo |
动 |
to submit an expense account/to apply for reimbursement/to write off/to wipe out |
| 保养 |
bǎoyǎng |
动 |
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health/to keep in good repair/to maintain/maintenance |
| 保佑 |
bǎoyòu |
动 |
to bless and protect/blessing |
| 包扎 |
bāozā |
动 |
to wrap up/to pack/to bind up (a wound) |
| 宝藏 |
bǎozàng |
名 |
precious mineral deposits/hidden treasure/(fig.) treasure/(Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law |
| 暴躁 |
bàozào |
形 |
irascible; irritable |
| 保重 |
bǎozhòng |
动 |
to take care of oneself |
| 爆竹 |
bàozhú |
名 |
firecracker |
| 把手 |
bǎshou |
名 |
to shake hands/handle/grip/knob |
| 罢休 |
bàxiū |
动 |
to give up/to abandon (a goal etc)/to let sth go/forget it/let the matter drop |
| 霸占 |
bàzhàn |
动 |
to occupy by force/to seize/to dominate |
| 巴掌 |
bāzhang |
名 |
palm of the hand/classifier: slap |
| 靶子 |
bǎzi |
名 |
target |
| 备 |
bèi |
- |
动、副 (bound form) to prepare; to equip/(literary) fully; in every possible way |
| 碑 |
bēi |
名 |
a monument/an upright stone tablet/stele |
| 悲哀 |
bēiāi |
形 |
grieved/sorrowful |
| 卑鄙 |
bēibǐ |
形 |
base/mean/contemptible/despicable |
| 悲惨 |
bēicǎn |
形 |
miserable/tragic |
| 备份 |
bèifèn |
名、动 |
backup |
| 背负 |
bēifù |
动 |
to bear/to carry on one's back/to shoulder |
| 被告 |
bèigào |
名 |
defendant |
| 悲欢离合 |
bēihuānlíhé |
- |
joys and sorrows/partings and reunions/the vicissitudes of life |
| 贝壳 |
bèiké |
名 |
shell (of a mollusk) |
| 备课 |
bèikè |
动 |
(of a teacher) to prepare lessons |
| 背面 |
bèimiàn |
名 |
the back/the reverse side/the wrong side |
| 背叛 |
bèipàn |
动 |
to betray |
| 背诵 |
bèisòng |
动 |
to recite/to repeat from memory |
| 悲痛 |
bēitòng |
形 |
grieved/sorrowful |
| 备忘录 |
bèiwànglù |
名 |
memorandum/aide-memoire/memorandum book |
| 卑微 |
bēiwēi |
形 |
lowly/humble |
| 背影 |
bèiyǐng |
名 |
rear view/figure seen from behind/view of the back (of a person or object) |
| 备战 |
bèizhàn |
动 |
prepared against war/to prepare for war/warmongering |
| 奔 |
bèn |
动 |
to hurry/to rush/to run quickly/to elope/to go to/to head for/towards/Taiwan pr. [ben1] |
| 奔波 |
bēnbō |
动 |
to rush about/to be constantly on the move |
| 奔驰 |
bēnchí |
动 |
Benz (name)/Mercedes-Benz, German car maker/to run quickly/to speed/to gallop |
| 笨蛋 |
bèndàn |
名 |
fool/idiot |
| 本分 |
běnfèn |
名、形 |
(to play) one's part/one's role/one's duty/(to stay within) one's bounds/dutiful/keeping to one's role |
| 奔赴 |
bēnfù |
动 |
to rush to/to hurry to |
| 蹦 |
bèng |
动 |
to jump; to bounce; to hop |
| 绷 |
bēng |
动 |
to draw tight; to stretch taut/to tack (with thread or pin)/(bound form) embroidery hoop/(bound form) woven bed mat/to have a taut face |
| 绷带 |
bēngdài |
名 |
bandage (loanword) |
| 迸发 |
bèngfā |
动 |
to burst forth |
| 崩溃 |
bēngkuì |
动 |
to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart |
| 本钱 |
běnqián |
名 |
capital/(fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) |
| 本色 |
běnsè |
名 |
inherent qualities/natural qualities/distinctive character/true qualities |
| 本事 |
běnshi |
名 |
source material/original story/ability/skill |
| 本性 |
běnxìng |
名 |
natural instincts/nature/inherent quality |
| 本意 |
běnyì |
名 |
original idea/real intention/etymon |
| 本着 |
běnzhe |
介 |
based on.../in conformance with../taking as one's main principle |
| 笨重 |
bènzhòng |
形 |
heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy/laborious; arduous |
| 笨拙 |
bènzhuō |
形 |
clumsy/awkward/stupid |
| 辩 |
biàn |
动 |
to dispute/to debate/to argue/to discuss |
| 扁 |
biǎn |
形 |
flat |
| 辨别 |
biànbié |
动 |
to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell |
| 遍布 |
biànbù |
动 |
to cover the whole (area)/to be found throughout |
| 鞭策 |
biāncè |
动 |
to spur on/to urge on/to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) |
| 编程 |
biānchéng |
动 |
(computing) to program/programming |
| 贬低 |
biǎndī |
动 |
to belittle/to disparage/to play down/to demean/to degrade/to devalue |
| 便饭 |
biànfàn |
名 |
an ordinary meal/simple home cooking |
| 变革 |
biàngé |
动 |
to transform/to change |
| 变更 |
biàngēng |
动 |
to change/to alter/to modify |
| 变故 |
biàngù |
名 |
an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune |
| 编号 |
biānhào |
动、名 |
to number/numbering/serial number |
| 辩护 |
biànhù |
动 |
to speak in defense of/to argue in favor of/to defend/to plead |
| 变换 |
biànhuàn |
动 |
to transform/to convert/to vary/to alternate/a transformation |
| 变幻莫测 |
biànhuànmòcè |
- |
to change unpredictably/unpredictable/erratic/treacherous |
| 边疆 |
biānjiāng |
名 |
border area/borderland/frontier/frontier region |
| 辩解 |
biànjiě |
动 |
to explain/to justify/to defend (a point of view etc)/to provide an explanation/to try to defend oneself |
| 边界 |
biānjiè |
名 |
boundary/border |
| 边境 |
biānjìng |
名 |
frontier; border |
| 编剧 |
biānjù |
动、名 |
to write a play/scenario/dramatist/screenwriter |
| 辩论 |
biànlùn |
动 |
debate/argument/to argue over |
| 编排 |
biānpái |
动 |
to arrange/to lay out |
| 鞭炮 |
biānpào |
名 |
firecrackers/string of small firecrackers |
| 变迁 |
biànqiān |
动 |
changes/vicissitudes |
| 辨认 |
biànrèn |
动 |
to recognize/to identify |
| 变通 |
biàntōng |
动 |
pragmatic/flexible/to act differently in different situations/to accommodate to circumstances |
| 便携式 |
biànxiéshì |
形 |
portable |
| 变形 |
biànxíng |
动 |
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph |
| 变异 |
biànyì |
动 |
variation |
| 边缘 |
biānyuán |
名、形 |
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery/marginal; borderline |
| 边远 |
biānyuǎn |
形 |
far from the center/remote/outlying |
| 编造 |
biānzào |
动 |
to compile/to draw up/to fabricate/to invent/to concoct/to make up/to cook up |
| 辩证 |
biànzhèng |
动、形 |
to investigate/dialectical |
| 贬值 |
biǎnzhí |
动 |
to become devaluated/to devaluate/to depreciate |
| 编制 |
biānzhì |
动 |
to establish (a unit or department)/staffing structure (excluding temporary and casual staff)/to weave/to plait/to compile/to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) |
| 编织 |
biānzhī |
动 |
to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid/(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) |
| 辫子 |
biànzi |
名 |
plait/braid/pigtail/a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/handle |
| 标 |
biāo |
动 |
mark/sign/label/to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc/to bear (a brand name, registration number etc)/prize/award/bid/target/quota/(old) the topmost branches of a tree/visible symptom/classifier for military units |
| 表白 |
biǎobái |
动 |
to explain oneself/to express/to reveal one's thoughts or feelings/declaration/confession |
| 标榜 |
biāobǎng |
动 |
to flaunt/to advertise/to parade/boost/excessive praise |
| 标本 |
biāoběn |
名 |
specimen; sample/the root cause and symptoms of a disease |
| 标点 |
biāodiǎn |
名 |
punctuation/a punctuation mark/to punctuate |
| 标记 |
biāojì |
动、名 |
sign/mark/symbol/to mark up/(computing) token |
| 表决 |
biǎojué |
动 |
to decide by vote/to vote |
| 标签 |
biāoqiān |
名 |
label/tag/(computing) tab (GUI element) |
| 飙升 |
biāoshēng |
动 |
to rise rapidly/to soar |
| 标示 |
biāoshì |
动 |
to indicate |
| 表述 |
biǎoshù |
动 |
to express; to articulate; to formulate |
| 表率 |
biǎoshuài |
名 |
example/model |
| 表态 |
biǎotài |
动 |
to declare one's position/to say where one stands |
| 标语 |
biāoyǔ |
名 |
written slogan/placard |
| 表彰 |
biǎozhāng |
动 |
to honor/to commend/to cite (in dispatches) |
| 标识 |
biāoshí |
动、名 |
mark/sign/label |
| 标致 |
biāozhì |
形 |
Peugeot/(of a woman) beautiful; pretty |
| 比比皆是 |
bǐbǐjiēshì |
- |
can be found everywhere |
| 弊病 |
bìbìng |
名 |
malady/evil/malpractice/drawback/disadvantage |
| 必不可少 |
bìbùkěshǎo |
- |
absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential |
| 必定 |
bìdìng |
副 |
to be bound to/to be sure to |
| 弊端 |
bìduān |
名 |
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) |
| 憋 |
biē |
动、形 |
to choke/to stifle/to restrain/to hold back/to hold in (urine)/to hold (one's breath) |
| 别具匠心 |
biéjùjiàngxīn |
- |
to show ingenuity/(of a design) clever/brilliantly conceived |
| 别看 |
biékàn |
连 |
don't be fooled by the fact that |
| 别扭 |
bièniu |
形 |
awkward/difficult/uncomfortable/not agreeing/at loggerheads/gauche |
| 别墅 |
biéshù |
名 |
villa |
| 别说 |
biéshuō |
连 |
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone |
| 别致 |
biézhì |
形 |
unusual; unique |
| 壁画 |
bìhuà |
名 |
mural (painting)/fresco |
| 必将 |
bìjiāng |
副 |
inevitably |
| 逼近 |
bījìn |
动 |
to press on towards/to close in on/to approach/to draw near |
| 壁垒 |
bìlěi |
名 |
rampart/barrier |
| 碧绿 |
bìlǜ |
形 |
dark green |
| 笔墨 |
bǐmò |
名 |
pen and ink/words/writing |
| 避难 |
bìnàn |
动 |
to take refuge; to seek asylum |
| 彬彬有礼 |
bīnbīnyǒulǐ |
- |
refined and courteous/urbane |
| 缤纷 |
bīnfēn |
形 |
vast and various/rich and diverse |
| 丙 |
bǐng |
名 |
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/third in order/letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/ancient Chinese compass point: 165°/propyl |
| 冰雹 |
bīngbáo |
名 |
hail/hailstone |
| 秉承 |
bǐngchéng |
动 |
to take orders/to receive commands/to carry on (a tradition) |
| 秉持 |
bǐngchí |
动 |
to uphold/to hold fast to |
| 并发症 |
bìngfāzhèng |
名 |
complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) |
| 并非 |
bìngfēi |
动 |
really isn't |
| 并购 |
bìnggòu |
动 |
merger and acquisition (M and A)/acquisition/to take over |
| 冰棍儿 |
bīnggùnr |
名 |
ice lolly/popsicle |
| 并肩 |
bìngjiān |
- |
动、副 alongside/shoulder to shoulder/side by side/abreast |
| 病历 |
bìnglì |
名 |
medical record/case history |
| 并列 |
bìngliè |
动 |
to stand side by side/to be juxtaposed |
| 冰山一角 |
bīngshānyìjiǎo |
- |
tip of the iceberg |
| 冰天雪地 |
bīngtiānxuědì |
- |
a world of ice and snow |
| 并行 |
bìngxíng |
动 |
to proceed in parallel/side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) |
| 病症 |
bìngzhèng |
名 |
disease/illness |
| 濒临 |
bīnlín |
动 |
on the edge of/(fig.) on the verge of/close to |
| 濒危 |
bīnwēi |
动 |
endangered (species)/in imminent danger/critically ill |
| 逼迫 |
bīpò |
动 |
to force/to compel/to coerce |
| 避让 |
bìràng |
动 |
to avoid/to yield (in traffic)/to get out of the way |
| 毕生 |
bìshēng |
名 |
all one's life/lifetime |
| 比试 |
bǐshi |
动 |
to have a competition/to measure with one's hand or arm/to make a gesture of measuring |
| 鄙视 |
bǐshì |
动 |
to despise/to disdain/to look down upon |
| 避暑 |
bìshǔ |
动 |
to be away for the summer holidays/to spend a holiday at a summer resort/to prevent sunstroke |
| 鼻涕 |
bítì |
名 |
nasal mucus; snivel; snot |
| 逼真 |
bīzhēn |
形 |
lifelike/true to life/distinctly/clearly |
| 拨 |
bō |
动、量 |
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch |
| 伯伯 |
bóbo |
名 |
father's elder brother/uncle |
| 博大精深 |
bódàjīngshēn |
- |
wide-ranging and profound/broad and deep |
| 波动 |
bōdòng |
动 |
to undulate/to fluctuate/wave motion/rise and fall |
| 搏斗 |
bódòu |
动 |
to wrestle; to fight; to struggle |
| 剥夺 |
bōduó |
动 |
to deprive/to expropriate/to strip (sb of his property) |
| 伯父 |
bófù |
名 |
father's elder brother/term of respect for older man |
| 驳回 |
bóhuí |
动 |
to reject/to turn down/to overrule |
| 波及 |
bōjí |
动 |
to spread to/to involve/to affect |
| 拨款 |
bōkuǎn |
动、名 |
to allocate funds/appropriation |
| 波澜 |
bōlán |
名 |
billows/great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) |
| 波浪 |
bōlàng |
名 |
wave |
| 伯母 |
bómǔ |
名 |
wife of father's elder brother/aunt/(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) |
| 波涛 |
bōtāo |
名 |
great waves/billows |
| 博学 |
bóxué |
形 |
learned; erudite |
| 剥削 |
bōxuē |
动 |
to exploit/exploitation |
| 博弈 |
bóyì |
动 |
games (such as chess, dice etc)/gambling/contest |
| 波折 |
bōzhé |
名 |
twists and turns |
| 不经意 |
bùjīngyì |
- |
not paying attention; carelessly; by accident |
| 不算 |
búsuàn |
- |
to not calculate/to not count/to not be considered (as)/to have no weight |
| 不予 |
bùyǔ |
- |
to withhold/to refuse |
| 不准 |
bùzhǔn |
- |
not to allow/to forbid/to prohibit |
| 不耻下问 |
bùchǐxiàwèn |
- |
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates |
| 不辞而别 |
bùcí’érbié |
- |
to leave without saying good-bye |
| 不当 |
búdàng |
形 |
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate |
| 不得而知 |
bùdé’érzhī |
- |
unknown/unable to find out |
| 不得已 |
bùdéyǐ |
形 |
to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no choice/must |
| 不定 |
búdìng |
- |
形、副 indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious |
| 不动产 |
búdòngchǎn |
名 |
real estate/immovable property/immovables |
| 不乏 |
bùfá |
动 |
there is no lack of |
| 步伐 |
bùfá |
名 |
pace/(measured) step/march |
| 不法 |
bùfǎ |
形 |
lawless/illegal/unlawful |
| 不妨 |
bùfáng |
副 |
there is no harm in; might as well |
| 不服 |
bùfú |
动 |
not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or comply/to refuse to accept as final/to remain unconvinced by/not to give in to |
| 不敢当 |
bùgǎndāng |
动 |
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter me |
| 捕获 |
bǔhuò |
动 |
to catch; to capture; to seize |
| 不及 |
bùjí |
动 |
to fall short of/not as good as/too late |
| 补给 |
bǔjǐ |
动、名 |
supply/replenishment/to replenish |
| 部件 |
bùjiàn |
名 |
part; component |
| 不见得 |
bújiàndé |
副 |
not necessarily/not likely |
| 不假思索 |
bùjiǎsīsuǒ |
- |
to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly/to fire from the hip |
| 不解 |
bùjiě |
动 |
to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble |
| 不景气 |
bùjǐngqì |
形 |
slack/in a slump |
| 补救 |
bǔjiù |
动 |
to remedy |
| 布局 |
bùjú |
动、名 |
arrangement/composition/layout/opening (chess jargon) |
| 不堪 |
bùkān |
动、形 |
cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely |
| 不可或缺 |
bùkěhuòquē |
- |
necessary/must have |
| 不可思议 |
bùkěsīyì |
- |
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable |
| 不愧 |
búkuì |
副 |
to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be |
| 不力 |
búlì |
形 |
not to do one's best/not to exert oneself |
| 不了了之 |
bùliǎoliǎozhī |
- |
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite |
| 不免 |
bùmiǎn |
副 |
inevitably |
| 不妙 |
búmiào |
形 |
(of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring |
| 不平 |
bùpíng |
形 |
uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied |
| 不容 |
bùróng |
动 |
must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate |
| 步入 |
bùrù |
动 |
to step into/to enter |
| 哺乳 |
bǔrǔ |
动 |
breastfeeding/to suckle/to nurse |
| 不慎 |
búshèn |
形 |
incautious/inattentive |
| 捕食 |
bǔshí |
动 |
to prey on/to catch and feed on/to hunt for food |
| 部首 |
bùshǒu |
名 |
radical of a Chinese character |
| 部署 |
bùshǔ |
动 |
to dispose/to deploy/deployment |
| 不惜 |
bùxī |
动 |
not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth) |
| 不下 |
búxià |
动 |
to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) |
| 不像话 |
búxiànghuà |
形 |
unreasonable/shocking/outrageous |
| 不相上下 |
bùxiāngshàngxià |
- |
equally matched/about the same |
| 不肖 |
búxiào |
形 |
(literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy |
| 不屑 |
búxiè |
动 |
to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's dignity |
| 不懈 |
búxiè |
形 |
untiring/unremitting/indefatigable |
| 不言而喻 |
bùyán’éryù |
- |
it goes without saying/it is self-evident |
| 不厌其烦 |
búyànqífán |
- |
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patient |
| 不亚于 |
búyàyú |
动 |
no less than/not inferior to |
| 不翼而飞 |
búyì’érfēi |
- |
to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread like wildfire |
| 不亦乐乎 |
búyìlèhū |
- |
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully |
| 不以为然 |
bùyǐwéirán |
- |
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to |
| 不由得 |
bùyóude |
- |
动、副 can't help/cannot but |
| 不由自主 |
bùyóuzìzhǔ |
- |
can't help; involuntarily (idiom) |
| 哺育 |
bǔyù |
动 |
to feed/(fig.) to nurture; to foster |
| 不约而同 |
bùyuē’értóng |
- |
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation |
| 不折不扣 |
bùzhébúkòu |
- |
a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out |
| 不正之风 |
búzhèngzhīfēng |
- |
unhealthy tendency |
| 不知不觉 |
bùzhībùjué |
- |
unconsciously/unwittingly |
| 不知所措 |
bùzhīsuǒcuò |
- |
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete loss |
| 补助 |
bǔzhù |
动、名 |
to subsidize/subsidy/allowance |
| 捕捉 |
bǔzhuō |
动 |
to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 裁 |
cái |
动 |
to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. on staff)/decision/judgment |
| 采 |
cǎi |
动 |
to pick/to pluck/to collect/to select/to choose/to gather |
| 裁定 |
cáidìng |
动 |
ruling |
| 裁缝 |
cáifeng |
名 |
to make an item of clothing/to tailor/tailor/dressmaker |
| 才干 |
cáigàn |
名 |
ability/competence |
| 财经 |
cáijīng |
名 |
finance and economics |
| 裁决 |
cáijué |
动 |
ruling/adjudication |
| 采矿 |
cǎikuàng |
动 |
mining |
| 财力 |
cáilì |
名 |
financial resources |
| 猜想 |
cāixiǎng |
动 |
to guess; to conjecture; to suppose/(math.) hypothesis |
| 菜肴 |
càiyáo |
名 |
vegetable and meat dishes; dish |
| 裁员 |
cáiyuán |
动 |
to cut staff/to lay off employees |
| 采摘 |
cǎizhāi |
动 |
to pluck/to pick |
| 财政 |
cáizhèng |
名 |
finances (public)/financial |
| 残 |
cán |
动 |
to destroy/to spoil/to ruin/to injure/cruel/oppressive/savage/brutal/incomplete/disabled/to remain/to survive/remnant/surplus |
| 惨 |
cǎn |
形 |
miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/disastrous/tragic/dim/gloomy |
| 惨白 |
cǎnbái |
形 |
deathly pale |
| 舱 |
cāng |
名 |
cabin/the hold of a ship or airplane |
| 苍白 |
cāngbái |
形 |
pale/wan |
| 仓促 |
cāngcù |
形 |
all of a sudden/hurriedly |
| 藏匿 |
cángnì |
动 |
to cover up/to conceal/to go into hiding |
| 藏品 |
cángpǐn |
名 |
museum piece/collector's item/precious object |
| 沧桑 |
cāngsāng |
名 |
great changes/ups and downs/vicissitudes/abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2] |
| 藏身 |
cángshēn |
动 |
to hide/to go into hiding/to take refuge |
| 苍蝇 |
cāngying |
名 |
housefly |
| 参见 |
cānjiàn |
动 |
to refer to/see also/compare (cf.)/to pay respect to |
| 残酷 |
cánkù |
形 |
cruel/cruelty |
| 惭愧 |
cánkuì |
形 |
ashamed |
| 灿烂 |
cànlàn |
形 |
to glitter/brilliant/splendid |
| 残留 |
cánliú |
动 |
to remain; to be left over/residual; remnant/residue |
| 参谋 |
cānmóu |
名、动 |
staff officer/to give advice |
| 残缺 |
cánquē |
动 |
badly damaged/shattered |
| 残忍 |
cánrěn |
形 |
cruel/mean/merciless/ruthless |
| 惨痛 |
cǎntòng |
形 |
bitter/painful/deeply distressed |
| 参照 |
cānzhào |
动 |
to consult a reference/to refer to (another document) |
| 惨重 |
cǎnzhòng |
形 |
disastrous |
| 草案 |
cǎoàn |
名 |
draft (legislation, proposal etc) |
| 草丛 |
cǎocóng |
名 |
underbrush |
| 操控 |
cāokòng |
动 |
to control/to manipulate |
| 操劳 |
cāoláo |
动 |
to work hard/to look after |
| 操练 |
cāoliàn |
动 |
drill/practice |
| 草坪 |
cǎopíng |
名 |
lawn |
| 草率 |
cǎoshuài |
形 |
careless/negligent/sloppy/not serious |
| 操心 |
cāoxīn |
动 |
to worry about |
| 草药 |
cǎoyào |
名 |
herbal medicine |
| 嘈杂 |
cáozá |
形 |
noisy/clamorous |
| 操纵 |
cāozòng |
动 |
to operate/to control/to rig/to manipulate |
| 测定 |
cèdìng |
动 |
to determine (by measuring or surveying) |
| 侧面 |
cèmiàn |
名 |
lateral side/side/aspect/profile |
| 蹭 |
cèng |
动 |
to rub against/to walk slowly/(coll.) to freeload |
| 层出不穷 |
céngchūbùqióng |
- |
more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom) |
| 测算 |
cèsuàn |
动 |
to take measurements and calculate |
| 测验 |
cèyàn |
动、名 |
test/to test |
| 侧重 |
cèzhòng |
动 |
to place particular emphasis on |
| 岔 |
chà |
名、动 |
fork in road/bifurcation/branch in road, river, mountain range etc/to branch off/to turn off/to diverge/to stray (from the path)/to change the subject/to interrupt/to stagger (times) |
| 查处 |
cháchǔ |
动 |
to investigate and handle (a criminal case) |
| 差错 |
chācuò |
名 |
mistake; slip-up; fault; error/accident; mishap |
| 差额 |
chāé |
名、形 |
balance (financial)/discrepancy (in a sum or quota)/difference |
| 查获 |
cháhuò |
动 |
to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) |
| 拆迁 |
chāiqiān |
动 |
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 柴油 |
cháiyóu |
名 |
diesel fuel |
| 察觉 |
chájué |
动 |
to sense/to perceive/to become aware of/to detect |
| 察看 |
chákàn |
动 |
to watch/to look carefully at |
| 查明 |
chámíng |
动 |
to investigate and find out/to ascertain |
| 馋 |
chán |
形、动 |
gluttonous/greedy/to have a craving |
| 缠 |
chán |
动 |
to wind around/to wrap round/to coil/tangle/to involve/to bother/to annoy |
| 铲 |
chǎn |
名、动 |
to level off/to root up/to shovel/to remove/spade/shovel |
| 掺 |
chān |
动 |
to mix |
| 搀 |
chān |
动 |
to take by the arm and assist/to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate |
| 刹那 |
chànà |
名 |
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye |
| 颤抖 |
chàndǒu |
动 |
to shudder/to shiver/to shake/to tremble |
| 倡导 |
chàngdǎo |
动 |
to advocate/to initiate/to propose/to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) |
| 偿还 |
chánghuán |
动 |
to repay/to reimburse |
| 敞开 |
chǎngkāi |
- |
动、副 to open wide/unrestrictedly |
| 猖狂 |
chāngkuáng |
形 |
savage/furious |
| 常理 |
chánglǐ |
名 |
common sense/conventional reasoning and morals |
| 唱片 |
chàngpiàn |
名 |
gramophone record/LP/music CD/musical album |
| 长期以来 |
chángqīyǐlái |
- |
for a long time |
| 常人 |
chángrén |
名 |
ordinary person |
| 昌盛 |
chāngshèng |
形 |
prosperous |
| 常态 |
chángtài |
名 |
normal state |
| 畅谈 |
chàngtán |
动 |
to talk freely/to discuss without inhibition |
| 长效 |
chángxiào |
名、形 |
to be effective over an extended period |
| 倡议 |
chàngyì |
动、名 |
to suggest/to initiate/proposal/initiative |
| 长征 |
chángzhēng |
动、名 |
Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)/expedition/long journey |
| 长足 |
chángzú |
形 |
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc) |
| 产权 |
chǎnquán |
名 |
property right |
| 缠绕 |
chánrào |
动 |
twisting/to twine/to wind/to pester/to bother |
| 阐释 |
chǎnshì |
动 |
to explain/to expound/to interpret/elucidation |
| 阐述 |
chǎnshù |
动 |
to expound (a position)/to elaborate (on a topic)/to treat (a subject) |
| 产物 |
chǎnwù |
名 |
product/result (of) |
| 产业链 |
chǎnyèliàn |
名 |
industry value chain |
| 产值 |
chǎnzhí |
名 |
value of output/output value |
| 潮 |
cháo |
名、形 |
tide/damp; moist; humid/fashionable; trendy/(coll.) inferior; substandard |
| 超标 |
chāobiāo |
动 |
to cross the limit/to be over the accepted norm/excessive |
| 嘲弄 |
cháonòng |
动 |
to tease/to poke fun at/to make fun of |
| 钞票 |
chāopiào |
名 |
paper money/a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) |
| 超前 |
chāoqián |
形、动 |
to be ahead of one's time/to surpass or outdo one's predecessors/to be ahead of the pack/to take the lead/advanced |
| 潮水 |
cháoshuǐ |
名 |
tide |
| 抄袭 |
chāoxí |
动 |
to plagiarize/to copy/to attack the flank or rear of an enemy |
| 巢穴 |
cháoxué |
名 |
lair/nest/den/hideout |
| 炒作 |
chǎozuò |
动 |
to hype/to promote (in the media) |
| 插曲 |
chāqǔ |
名 |
music played during a movie, play etc/incidental music/music played in a theatrical interlude/(fig.) incident/episode |
| 插手 |
chāshǒu |
动 |
to get involved in/to meddle/interference |
| 插图 |
chātú |
名 |
illustration |
| 诧异 |
chàyì |
形 |
flabbergasted/astonished |
| 插嘴 |
chāzuǐ |
动 |
to interrupt (sb talking)/to butt in/to cut into a conversation |
| 撤 |
chè |
动 |
to remove; to take away |
| 扯 |
chě |
动 |
to pull/to tear/(of cloth, thread etc) to buy/to chat/to gossip/(coll.) (Tw) ridiculous/hokey |
| 车间 |
chējiān |
名 |
workshop |
| 撤离 |
chèlí |
动 |
to withdraw from/to evacuate |
| 沉淀 |
chéndiàn |
动、名 |
(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate/(chemistry) sediment; precipitate/(fig.) to accumulate |
| 沉甸甸 |
chéndiàndiàn |
形 |
heavy |
| 呈 |
chéng |
动 |
to present to a superior/memorial/petition/to present (a certain appearance)/to assume (a shape)/to be (a certain color) |
| 秤 |
chèng |
名 |
steelyard balance; Roman balance |
| 承包 |
chéngbāo |
动 |
to contract/to undertake (a job) |
| 成才 |
chéngcái |
动 |
to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect |
| 成家 |
chéngjiā |
动 |
to settle down and get married (of a man)/to become a recognized expert |
| 成家立业 |
chéngjiālìyè |
- |
to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself |
| 承接 |
chéngjiē |
动 |
to receive/to accept/to carry on |
| 诚恳 |
chéngkěn |
形 |
sincere/honest/cordial |
| 成年 |
chéngnián |
副 |
to grow to adulthood/fully grown; adult/the whole year |
| 成品 |
chéngpǐn |
名 |
finished goods/a finished product |
| 城墙 |
chéngqiáng |
名 |
city wall |
| 逞强 |
chěngqiáng |
动 |
to show off/to try to be brave |
| 澄清 |
chéngqīng |
形、动 |
clear (of liquid)/limpid/to clarify/to make sth clear/to be clear (about the facts) |
| 成全 |
chéngquán |
动 |
to help sb accomplish his aim/to help sb succeed/to complete/to make whole/to round off |
| 成群结队 |
chéngqúnjiéduì |
- |
making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers/as a large crowd |
| 成天 |
chéngtiān |
副 |
(coll.) all day long/all the time |
| 成心 |
chéngxīn |
副 |
intentionally; deliberately; on purpose |
| 成型 |
chéngxíng |
动 |
to become shaped/to become formed |
| 诚意 |
chéngyì |
名 |
sincerity; good faith |
| 承载 |
chéngzài |
动 |
to bear the weight/to sustain |
| 诚挚 |
chéngzhì |
形 |
sincere/cordial |
| 趁机 |
chènjī |
副 |
to seize an opportunity |
| 沉浸 |
chénjìn |
动 |
to soak/to permeate/to immerse |
| 陈旧 |
chénjiù |
形 |
old-fashioned |
| 陈列 |
chénliè |
动 |
to display; to exhibit |
| 沉闷 |
chénmèn |
形 |
oppressive (of weather)/heavy/depressed/not happy/(of sound) dull/muffled |
| 沉迷 |
chénmí |
动 |
to be engrossed/to be absorbed with/to lose oneself in/to be addicted to |
| 陈述 |
chénshù |
动 |
an assertion/to declare/to state |
| 沉睡 |
chénshuì |
动 |
to be fast asleep/(fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered |
| 沉思 |
chénsī |
动 |
to contemplate/to ponder/contemplation/meditation |
| 衬托 |
chèntuō |
动 |
to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element |
| 沉稳 |
chénwěn |
形 |
steady/calm/unflustered |
| 称心如意 |
chènxīnrúyì |
- |
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish |
| 趁早 |
chènzǎo |
副 |
as soon as possible/at the first opportunity/the sooner the better/before it's too late |
| 沉着 |
chénzhuó |
形 |
steady/calm and collected/not nervous |
| 撤退 |
chètuì |
动 |
to retreat |
| 彻夜 |
chèyè |
副 |
the whole night |
| 持 |
chí |
动 |
to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control |
| 迟迟 |
chíchí |
副 |
late (with a task etc)/slow |
| 痴呆 |
chīdāi |
形 |
imbecility/dementia |
| 赤道 |
chìdào |
名 |
equator (of the earth or a celestial body)/celestial equator |
| 尺度 |
chǐdù |
名 |
scale/yardstick |
| 迟钝 |
chídùn |
形 |
slow in one's reactions/sluggish (in movement or thought) |
| 吃喝玩乐 |
chīhēwánlè |
- |
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure |
| 迟缓 |
chíhuǎn |
形 |
slow/sluggish |
| 吃苦 |
chīkǔ |
动 |
to bear hardships |
| 吃亏 |
chīkuī |
动 |
to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a disadvantage/unfortunately |
| 吃力 |
chīlì |
形 |
to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain |
| 痴迷 |
chīmí |
动 |
infatuated/obsessed |
| 驰名 |
chímíng |
动 |
famous |
| 持平 |
chípíng |
动 |
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)/fair/unbiased |
| 耻辱 |
chǐrǔ |
名 |
disgrace/shame/humiliation |
| 池塘 |
chítáng |
名 |
pool/pond |
| 耻笑 |
chǐxiào |
动 |
to sneer at sb/to ridicule |
| 痴心 |
chīxīn |
名、形 |
infatuation |
| 迟疑 |
chíyí |
形 |
to hesitate |
| 迟早 |
chízǎo |
副 |
sooner or later |
| 持之以恒 |
chízhīyǐhéng |
- |
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere |
| 赤字 |
chìzì |
名 |
(financial) deficit/red letter |
| 宠 |
chǒng |
动 |
to love/to pamper/to spoil/to favor |
| 充 |
chōng |
动 |
sufficient; full/to fill/to serve as; to act as/to act falsely as; to pose as |
| 宠爱 |
chǒngài |
动 |
to dote on sb |
| 充斥 |
chōngchì |
动 |
to be full of/to flood/to congest |
| 重重 |
chóngchóng |
形 |
layer upon layer/one after another |
| 冲刺 |
chōngcì |
动 |
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash/to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches |
| 充当 |
chōngdāng |
动 |
to serve as/to act as/to play the role of |
| 重叠 |
chóngdié |
动、名 |
to overlap/to superimpose/to telescope/to run together/to duplicate/one over another/superposition/an overlap/redundancy/reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) |
| 重返 |
chóngfǎn |
动 |
to return to |
| 崇高 |
chónggāo |
形 |
majestic/sublime |
| 重合 |
chónghé |
动 |
to match up/to coincide |
| 崇敬 |
chóngjìng |
动 |
to revere/to venerate/high esteem |
| 憧憬 |
chōngjǐng |
动 |
to long for; to look forward to |
| 冲浪 |
chōnglàng |
动 |
to surf/surfing |
| 充沛 |
chōngpèi |
形 |
abundant; plentiful |
| 崇尚 |
chóngshàng |
动 |
to hold up (as an model)/to hold in esteem/to revere/to advocate |
| 重申 |
chóngshēn |
动 |
to reaffirm/to reiterate |
| 冲洗 |
chōngxǐ |
动 |
to rinse/to wash/to develop (photographic film) |
| 重现 |
chóngxiàn |
动 |
to reappear |
| 充裕 |
chōngyù |
形 |
abundant/ample/plenty/abundance |
| 冲撞 |
chōngzhuàng |
动 |
to collide/jerking motion/to impinge/to offend/to provoke |
| 重组 |
chóngzǔ |
动 |
to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure |
| 仇 |
chóu |
名 |
hatred/animosity/enmity/foe/enemy/to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) |
| 稠 |
chóu |
形 |
dense/crowded/thick/many |
| 筹 |
chóu |
动 |
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket/to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)/resource; way; means |
| 瞅 |
chǒu |
动 |
(dialect) to look at |
| 筹办 |
chóubàn |
动 |
to arrange; to make preparations |
| 抽查 |
chōuchá |
动 |
random inspection/to do a spot check |
| 筹措 |
chóucuò |
动 |
to raise (money) |
| 丑恶 |
chǒuè |
形 |
ugly/repulsive |
| 仇恨 |
chóuhèn |
动、名 |
to hate/hatred/enmity/hostility |
| 筹划 |
chóuhuà |
动 |
to plan and prepare |
| 筹集 |
chóují |
动 |
to collect money; to raise funds |
| 丑陋 |
chǒulòu |
形 |
ugly |
| 筹码 |
chóumǎ |
名 |
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token |
| 愁眉苦脸 |
chóuméikǔliǎn |
- |
to look anxious (idiom)/to look miserable |
| 稠密 |
chóumì |
形 |
dense |
| 抽签 |
chōuqiān |
动 |
to perform divination with sticks/to draw lots/a ballot (in share dealing) |
| 仇人 |
chóurén |
名 |
foe/one's personal enemy |
| 抽屉 |
chōuti |
名 |
drawer |
| 丑闻 |
chǒuwén |
名 |
scandal |
| 抽样 |
chōuyàng |
动 |
sample; sampling |
| 锄 |
chú |
名、动 |
a hoe/to hoe or dig/to weed/to get rid of |
| 踹 |
chuài |
动 |
to kick/to trample/to tread on |
| 揣 |
chuāi |
动 |
to put into (one's pockets, clothes)/Taiwan pr. [chuai3]/to estimate/to guess/to figure/to surmise |
| 揣测 |
chuǎicè |
动 |
to guess/to conjecture |
| 揣摩 |
chuǎimó |
动 |
to analyze/to try to figure out/to try to fathom |
| 喘 |
chuǎn |
动 |
to gasp/to pant/asthma |
| 船舶 |
chuánbó |
名 |
shipping/boats |
| 传单 |
chuándān |
名 |
leaflet; flier; pamphlet |
| 创 |
chuàng |
动 |
(bound form) a wound; to wound/to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time) |
| 窗帘 |
chuānglián |
名 |
window curtains |
| 创伤 |
chuāngshāng |
名 |
wound; injury; trauma |
| 创始人 |
chuàngshǐrén |
名 |
creator; founder; initiator |
| 床位 |
chuángwèi |
名 |
bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc)/berth/bunk |
| 川流不息 |
chuānliúbùxī |
- |
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow |
| 传媒 |
chuánméi |
名 |
media |
| 串门 |
chuànmén |
动 |
to call on sb/to drop in/to visit sb's home |
| 传奇 |
chuánqí |
名 |
legendary/fantasy saga/romance/short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty |
| 传人 |
chuánrén |
动、名 |
to teach/to impart/a disciple/descendant |
| 穿梭 |
chuānsuō |
动 |
to travel back and forth/to shuttle |
| 传闻 |
chuánwén |
动、名 |
rumor |
| 喘息 |
chuǎnxī |
动 |
to gasp for breath/to take a breather |
| 传言 |
chuányán |
名、动 |
rumor/hearsay |
| 穿越 |
chuānyuè |
动 |
to pass through/to traverse/to cross |
| 穿着 |
chuānzhuó |
名 |
attire; clothes; dress |
| 储备 |
chǔbèi |
动、名 |
to store up/reserves |
| 出厂 |
chūchǎng |
动 |
to leave the factory (of finished goods) |
| 出丑 |
chūchǒu |
动 |
to make a fool of oneself |
| 橱窗 |
chúchuāng |
名 |
display window |
| 触动 |
chùdòng |
动 |
to touch/to stir up (trouble or emotions)/to move (sb's emotions or worry) |
| 出动 |
chūdòng |
动 |
to start out on a trip/to dispatch troops |
| 出发点 |
chūfādiǎn |
名 |
starting point/(fig.) basis/motive |
| 触犯 |
chùfàn |
动 |
to violate/to offend |
| 处方 |
chǔfāng |
动、名 |
medical prescription/to write out a prescription/(fig.) recommendation/advice |
| 出访 |
chūfǎng |
动 |
to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
| 处分 |
chǔfèn |
动、名 |
to discipline sb/to punish/disciplinary action/to deal with (a matter) |
| 垂 |
chuí |
动 |
to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath/nearly/almost/to approach |
| 捶 |
chuí |
动 |
to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound |
| 锤 |
chuí |
名、动 |
hammer/to hammer into shape/weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)/to strike with a hammer |
| 吹牛 |
chuīniú |
动 |
to talk big/to shoot off one's mouth/to chat (dialect) |
| 吹捧 |
chuīpěng |
动 |
to flatter/to laud sb's accomplishments/adulation |
| 垂头丧气 |
chuítóusàngqì |
- |
hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected/crestfallen |
| 炊烟 |
chuīyān |
名 |
smoke from kitchen chimneys |
| 处境 |
chǔjìng |
名 |
situation (of a person) |
| 出局 |
chūjú |
动 |
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket)/(of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition/(fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment) |
| 出具 |
chūjù |
动 |
to issue (document, certificate etc)/to provide |
| 触觉 |
chùjué |
名 |
sense of touch; tactile sensation |
| 出口成章 |
chūkǒuchéngzhāng |
- |
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent/articulate |
| 矗立 |
chùlì |
动 |
to tower/standing tall and upright (of large building) |
| 储量 |
chǔliàng |
名 |
remaining quantity/reserves (of natural resources, oil etc) |
| 出路 |
chūlù |
名 |
a way out (lit. and fig.)/opportunity for advancement; a way forward/outlet (for one's products) |
| 出卖 |
chūmài |
动 |
to offer for sale; to sell/to sell out; to betray |
| 出面 |
chūmiàn |
动 |
to appear personally/to step in/to step forth/to show up |
| 触摸 |
chùmō |
动 |
to touch |
| 触目惊心 |
chùmùjīngxīn |
- |
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking/horrible to see/a ghastly sight |
| 蠢 |
chǔn |
形 |
stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a disorderly fashion |
| 纯粹 |
chúncuì |
- |
形、副 pure/unadulterated/purely/completely |
| 醇厚 |
chúnhòu |
形 |
mellow and rich/simple and kind |
| 纯洁 |
chúnjié |
形、动 |
pure/clean and honest/to purify |
| 纯朴 |
chúnpǔ |
形 |
simple and honest/unsophisticated/guileless |
| 淳朴 |
chúnpǔ |
形 |
simple and honest/unsophisticated/guileless |
| 戳 |
chuō |
动、名 |
to jab/to poke/to stab/(coll.) to sprain/to blunt/to fuck (vulgar)/to stand/to stand (sth) upright/stamp/seal |
| 绰号 |
chuòhào |
名 |
nickname |
| 除去 |
chúqù |
动、介 |
to eliminate/to remove/except for/apart from |
| 出任 |
chūrèn |
动 |
to take up a post; to start in a new job |
| 出人意料 |
chūrényìliào |
- |
unexpected (idiom)/surprising |
| 出神 |
chūshén |
动 |
spellbound/entranced/lost in thought |
| 出身 |
chūshēn |
动、名 |
to be born of/to come from/family background/class origin |
| 处事 |
chǔshì |
动 |
to handle affairs; to deal with matters |
| 出手 |
chūshǒu |
动、名 |
to dispose of/to spend (money)/to undertake a task |
| 出台 |
chūtái |
动 |
to officially launch (a policy, program etc)/to appear on stage/to appear publicly/(of a bar girl) to leave with a client |
| 出头 |
chūtóu |
动 |
to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fraction after a division/a little more than |
| 出土 |
chūtǔ |
动 |
to dig up/to appear in an excavation/unearthed/to come up out of the ground |
| 除外 |
chúwài |
动 |
to exclude/not including sth (when counting or listing)/except for |
| 出息 |
chūxi |
名 |
to yield interest, profit etc/to exhale (Buddhism)/future prospects/profit/to mature/to grow up |
| 出征 |
chūzhēng |
动 |
to go into battle/to campaign (military) |
| 处置 |
chǔzhì |
动 |
to handle/to take care of/to punish |
| 出众 |
chūzhòng |
形 |
to stand out/outstanding |
| 初衷 |
chūzhōng |
名 |
original intention |
| 出资 |
chūzī |
动 |
to fund/to put money into sth/to invest |
| 出走 |
chūzǒu |
动 |
to leave home/to go off/to run away |
| 辞 |
cí |
动 |
to express in words or writing/to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)/to address (an audience) |
| 赐 |
cì |
动 |
(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant/(literary) gift; favor/Taiwan pr. [si4] |
| 辞呈 |
cíchéng |
名 |
(written) resignation |
| 磁带 |
cídài |
名 |
magnetic tape |
| 辞典 |
cídiǎn |
名 |
dictionary |
| 刺耳 |
cìěr |
形 |
ear-piercing |
| 刺骨 |
cìgǔ |
动 |
piercing/cutting/bone-chilling/penetrating (cold) |
| 伺候 |
cìhou |
动 |
to serve; to wait upon |
| 赐教 |
cìjiào |
动 |
(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten |
| 次品 |
cìpǐn |
名 |
substandard products/defective/seconds |
| 此起彼伏 |
cǐqǐbǐfú |
- |
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession/no sooner one subsides, the next arises/repeating continuously/occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) |
| 次日 |
cìrì |
名 |
next day/the morrow |
| 慈善 |
císhàn |
形 |
benevolent/charitable |
| 磁铁 |
cítiě |
名 |
magnet |
| 辞退 |
cítuì |
动 |
to dismiss/to discharge/to fire |
| 慈祥 |
cíxiáng |
形 |
kindly/benevolent (often of older person) |
| 雌性 |
cíxìng |
名 |
female |
| 刺绣 |
cìxiù |
动、名 |
to embroider/embroidery |
| 次序 |
cìxù |
名 |
sequence; order |
| 刺眼 |
cìyǎn |
形 |
to dazzle/to offend the eyes/dazzling/harsh (light)/crude (colors)/unsightly |
| 次要 |
cìyào |
形 |
secondary |
| 此致 |
cǐzhì |
动 |
(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) |
| 丛 |
cóng |
量 |
cluster/collection/collection of books/thicket |
| 葱 |
cōng |
名 |
scallion/green onion |
| 丛林 |
cónglín |
名 |
jungle/thicket/forest/Buddhist monastery |
| 从容 |
cóngróng |
形 |
to go easy/unhurried/calm/Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] |
| 从容不迫 |
cóngróngbúpò |
- |
calm/unruffled |
| 从头 |
cóngtóu |
副 |
anew/from the start |
| 凑 |
còu |
动 |
to gather together, pool or collect/to happen by chance/to move close to/to exploit an opportunity |
| 凑合 |
còuhe |
动 |
to bring together/to make do in a bad situation/to just get by/to improvise/passable/not too bad |
| 凑巧 |
còuqiǎo |
形 |
fortuitously/luckily/as chance has it |
| 窜 |
cuàn |
动 |
to flee/to scuttle/to exile or banish/to amend or edit |
| 粗暴 |
cūbào |
形 |
crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh |
| 粗糙 |
cūcāo |
形 |
crude/gruff/rough/coarse |
| 促成 |
cùchéng |
动 |
to facilitate; to help bring about |
| 璀璨 |
cuǐcàn |
形 |
bright/resplendent |
| 摧残 |
cuīcán |
动 |
to ravage/to ruin |
| 催促 |
cuīcù |
动 |
to urge |
| 摧毁 |
cuīhuǐ |
动 |
to destroy; to wreck |
| 翠绿 |
cuìlǜ |
形 |
greenish-blue/emerald green |
| 催眠 |
cuīmián |
动 |
hypnosis |
| 粗鲁 |
cūlǔ |
形 |
coarse/crude (in one's manner)/boorish |
| 粗略 |
cūlüè |
形 |
rough (not precise or accurate)/cursory |
| 存活 |
cúnhuó |
动 |
to survive (a serious accident)/survival |
| 存货 |
cúnhuò |
动、名 |
stock/inventory (of material) |
| 存心 |
cúnxīn |
- |
动、副 deliberately |
| 存折 |
cúnzhé |
名 |
passbook/bankbook |
| 搓 |
cuō |
动 |
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers/to twist |
| 挫败 |
cuòbài |
动 |
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)/a setback; a failure; a defeat |
| 错别字 |
cuòbiézì |
名 |
incorrectly written or mispronounced characters |
| 错觉 |
cuòjué |
名 |
misconception/illusion/misperception |
| 磋商 |
cuōshāng |
动 |
to consult/to discuss seriously/to negotiate/to confer/negotiations/consultations |
| 措手不及 |
cuòshǒubùjí |
- |
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared |
| 错位 |
cuòwèi |
动 |
to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced/(medicine) to be in malposition/(fig.) erroneous; eccentric |
| 错综复杂 |
cuòzōngfùzá |
- |
tangled and complicated (idiom) |
| 粗心大意 |
cūxīndàyì |
- |
negligent/careless/inadvertent |
| 簇拥 |
cùyōng |
动 |
to crowd around/to escort |
| 打 |
dǎ |
介 |
to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/to fight/to fetch/to make/to tie up/to issue/to shoot/to calculate/to play (a game)/since/from |
| 打喷嚏 |
dǎpēntì |
- |
to sneeze |
| 打下手 |
dǎxiàshǒu |
- |
to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle |
| 答辩 |
dábiàn |
动 |
to reply (to an accusation)/to defend one's dissertation |
| 达标 |
dábiāo |
动 |
to reach a set standard |
| 大不了 |
dàbuliǎo |
- |
形、副 at worst; if worst comes to worst/(usu. in the negative) serious; alarming |
| 打岔 |
dǎchà |
动 |
interruption/to interrupt (esp. talk)/to change the subject |
| 搭乘 |
dāchéng |
动 |
to ride as a passenger/to travel by (car, plane etc) |
| 大大咧咧 |
dàdaliēliē |
形 |
carefree/offhand/casual |
| 搭档 |
dādàng |
动、名 |
to cooperate/partner |
| 打倒 |
dǎdǎo |
动 |
to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... ! |
| 打赌 |
dǎdǔ |
动 |
to bet/to make a bet/a wager |
| 打盹儿 |
dǎdǔnr |
动 |
to doze off |
| 打发 |
dǎfa |
动 |
to dispatch sb to do sth/to make sb leave/to pass (the time)/(old) to make arrangements/(old) to bestow (alms etc) |
| 大纲 |
dàgāng |
名 |
synopsis/outline/program/leading principles |
| 大公无私 |
dàgōngwúsī |
- |
selfless/impartial |
| 逮 |
dǎi |
动 |
(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture/(literary) to reach/used in 逮捕[dai4bu3] (Taiwan pr. [dai3]) |
| 逮捕 |
dàibǔ |
动 |
to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody/Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] |
| 带队 |
dàiduì |
动 |
to lead a team/to lead a group/group leader/(tourism) tour guide |
| 怠工 |
dàigōng |
动 |
to slacken off in one's work/to go slow (as a form of strike) |
| 代号 |
dàihào |
名 |
code name |
| 代理人 |
dàilǐrén |
名 |
agent |
| 带路 |
dàilù |
动 |
to lead the way; to guide; to show the way/(fig.) to instruct |
| 怠慢 |
dàimàn |
动 |
to slight/to neglect |
| 带头 |
dàitóu |
动 |
to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example |
| 歹徒 |
dǎitú |
名 |
evildoer/malefactor/gangster/hoodlum |
| 代言 |
dàiyán |
动 |
to be a spokesperson/to be an ambassador (for a brand)/to endorse |
| 搭建 |
dājiàn |
动 |
to build (esp. with simple materials)/to knock together (a temporary shed)/to rig up |
| 打搅 |
dǎjiǎo |
动 |
to disturb; to trouble; to bother |
| 大街小巷 |
dàjiēxiǎoxiàng |
- |
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city |
| 大惊小怪 |
dàjīngxiǎoguài |
- |
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
| 大局 |
dàjú |
名 |
overall situation/the big picture |
| 打捞 |
dǎlāo |
动 |
to salvage/to dredge/to fish out (person or object from the sea) |
| 打量 |
dǎliang |
动 |
to size sb up/to look sb up and down/to take the measure of/to suppose/to reckon |
| 打猎 |
dǎliè |
动 |
to go hunting |
| 大陆 |
dàlù |
名 |
mainland China (reference to the PRC)/continent; mainland |
| 大名鼎鼎 |
dàmíngdǐngdǐng |
- |
grand reputation/renowned/famous |
| 打磨 |
dǎmó |
动 |
to polish; to burnish; to shine |
| 担 |
dàn |
- |
名、量 to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility/picul (100 catties, 50 kg)/two buckets full/carrying pole and its load/classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole |
| 担 |
dān |
动 |
to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility/picul (100 catties, 50 kg)/two buckets full/carrying pole and its load/classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole |
| 担保 |
dānbǎo |
动 |
to guarantee/to vouch for |
| 单边 |
dānbiān |
形 |
unilateral |
| 单薄 |
dānbó |
形 |
weak/frail/thin/flimsy |
| 诞辰 |
dànchén |
名 |
birthday |
| 担当 |
dāndāng |
动 |
to take upon oneself/to assume |
| 单方面 |
dānfāngmiàn |
名 |
unilateral |
| 担负 |
dānfù |
动 |
to shoulder/to bear/to undertake |
| 党 |
dǎng |
名 |
surname Dang/party/association/club/society |
| 档次 |
dàngcì |
名 |
grade/class/quality/level |
| 耽搁 |
dānge |
动 |
to tarry/to delay/to stop over |
| 当即 |
dāngjí |
副 |
at once/on the spot |
| 当机立断 |
dāngjīlìduàn |
- |
to make prompt decisions (idiom) |
| 当日 |
dāngrì |
名 |
on that day/that very day/the same day |
| 当事人 |
dāngshìrén |
名 |
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) |
| 当晚 |
dàngwǎn |
名 |
on that evening/the same evening |
| 当务之急 |
dāngwùzhījí |
- |
(idiom) top priority job; matter of vital importance |
| 当心 |
dāngxīn |
动 |
to take care/to look out |
| 荡漾 |
dàngyàng |
动 |
to ripple/to undulate/also written 蕩漾|荡漾[dang4 yang4] |
| 当真 |
dàngzhēn |
- |
动、副 to take seriously/serious/No joking, really! |
| 当之无愧 |
dāngzhīwúkuì |
- |
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) |
| 当众 |
dāngzhòng |
副 |
in public/in front of everybody |
| 淡化 |
dànhuà |
动 |
to water down/to play down/to trivialize/to weaken/to become dull with time/to desalinate/desalination |
| 淡季 |
dànjì |
名 |
off season/slow business season/see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] |
| 单价 |
dānjià |
名 |
unit price |
| 胆量 |
dǎnliàng |
名 |
courage/boldness/guts |
| 胆怯 |
dǎnqiè |
形 |
timidity/timid/cowardly |
| 单身 |
dānshēn |
- |
动、名、副 unmarried; single/alone |
| 淡水 |
dànshuǐ |
名 |
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan/potable water (water with low salt content)/fresh water |
| 胆小鬼 |
dǎnxiǎoguǐ |
名 |
coward |
| 但愿 |
dànyuàn |
动 |
if only (sth were possible)/I wish (that) |
| 担子 |
dànzi |
名 |
carrying pole and the loads on it/burden/task/responsibility |
| 盗 |
dào |
动 |
to steal/to rob/to plunder/thief/bandit/robber |
| 盗版 |
dàobǎn |
动、名 |
pirated/illegal/see also 正版[zheng4 ban3] |
| 道别 |
dàobié |
动 |
to say goodbye; to bid farewell/to pay a farewell call |
| 稻草 |
dàocǎo |
名 |
rice straw |
| 导弹 |
dǎodàn |
名 |
(guided) missile |
| 导航 |
dǎoháng |
动 |
(lit. and fig.) to navigate |
| 导火索 |
dǎohuǒsuǒ |
名 |
fuse (for explosive) |
| 倒计时 |
dàojìshí |
动 |
to count down/countdown |
| 道具 |
dàojù |
名 |
(theater) prop/paraphernalia/(gaming) item; artifact |
| 捣乱 |
dǎoluàn |
动 |
to disturb/to look for trouble/to stir up a row/to bother sb intentionally |
| 倒霉 |
dǎoméi |
形 |
to have bad luck/to be out of luck |
| 悼念 |
dàoniàn |
动 |
to grieve |
| 盗窃 |
dàoqiè |
动 |
to steal |
| 倒数 |
dàoshǔ |
动 |
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)/to count down/from the bottom (lines on a page)/from the back (rows of seats)/inverse number/reciprocal (math.) |
| 倒塌 |
dǎotā |
动 |
to collapse (of building)/to topple over |
| 到头来 |
dàotóulái |
副 |
in the end/finally/as a result |
| 倒退 |
dàotuì |
动 |
to fall back/to go in reverse |
| 到位 |
dàowèi |
动、形 |
to get to the intended location/to be in place/to be in position/precise/well (done) |
| 导向 |
dǎoxiàng |
动、名 |
to be oriented towards/orientation |
| 岛屿 |
dǎoyǔ |
名 |
island |
| 大片 |
dàpiàn |
名 |
wide expanse/large area/vast stretch/extending widely/blockbuster movie |
| 大气 |
dàqì |
名、形 |
atmosphere (surrounding the earth)/imposing; impressive; stylish |
| 大数据 |
dàshùjù |
名 |
big data (computing) |
| 大肆 |
dàsì |
副 |
wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/unbridled |
| 大体 |
dàtǐ |
- |
名、副 in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole/overall situation; the big picture/cadaver for dissection in training medical students |
| 大同小异 |
dàtóngxiǎoyì |
- |
virtually the same/differing only on small points |
| 大为 |
dàwéi |
副 |
very/greatly |
| 打消 |
dǎxiāo |
动 |
to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)/to give up on |
| 大雁 |
dàyàn |
名 |
wild goose |
| 大意 |
dàyi |
形 |
general idea/main idea/careless |
| 大意 |
dàyì |
名 |
general idea/main idea/careless |
| 大有可为 |
dàyǒukěwéi |
- |
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing |
| 大宗 |
dàzōng |
形、名 |
large amount/staple/influential family of long standing |
| 得不偿失 |
débùchángshī |
- |
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) |
| 德才兼备 |
décáijiānbèi |
- |
having both integrity and talent (idiom) |
| 得当 |
dédàng |
形 |
appropriate/suitable |
| 得力 |
délì |
形 |
able/capable/competent/efficient |
| 瞪 |
dèng |
动 |
to open (one's eyes) wide/to stare at/to glare at |
| 蹬 |
dēng |
动 |
to step on; to tread on/to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)/(slang) to dump (sb)/Taiwan pr. [deng4] |
| 登场 |
dēngchǎng |
动 |
to go on stage/fig. to appear on the scene/used in advertising to mean new product |
| 登顶 |
dēngdǐng |
动 |
(lit. and fig.) to get to the top |
| 登陆 |
dēnglù |
动 |
to land/to come ashore/to make landfall (of typhoon etc)/to log in |
| 灯泡 |
dēngpào |
名 |
light bulb/see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]/third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) |
| 凳子 |
dèngzi |
名 |
stool/small seat |
| 得失 |
déshī |
名 |
gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits |
| 得手 |
déshǒu |
形 |
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed |
| 得体 |
détǐ |
形 |
appropriate to the occasion/fitting |
| 得天独厚 |
détiāndúhòu |
- |
blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature |
| 得心应手 |
déxīnyìngshǒu |
- |
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job/entirely in one's element/going smoothly and easily |
| 得益 |
déyì |
动 |
to derive benefit |
| 得意扬扬 |
déyìyángyáng |
- |
joyfully satisfied/to be immensely proud of oneself/proudly/an air of complacency |
| 得罪 |
dézuì |
动 |
to commit an offense/to violate the law/excuse me! (formal)/see also 得罪[de2 zui5]/to offend sb/to make a faux pas/a faux pas/see also 得罪[de2 zui4] |
| 抵 |
dǐ |
动 |
to press against/to support/to prop up/to resist/to equal/to balance/to make up for/to mortgage/to arrive at/to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) |
| 堤 |
dī |
名 |
dike/Taiwan pr. [ti2] |
| 垫 |
diàn |
动、名 |
pad/cushion/mat/to pad out/to fill a gap/to pay for sb/to advance (money) |
| 颠簸 |
diānbǒ |
动 |
to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)/(fig.) to undergo a rough experience |
| 颠倒 |
diāndǎo |
动 |
to turn upside down/to reverse/back to front/confused/deranged/crazy |
| 颠倒黑白 |
diāndǎohēibái |
- |
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to misrepresent the facts/to invert right and wrong |
| 垫底 |
diàndǐ |
动 |
to put sth on the bottom/to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime/to lay the foundation/to come last in the rankings |
| 奠定 |
diàndìng |
动 |
to establish/to fix/to settle |
| 典范 |
diǎnfàn |
名 |
model/example/paragon |
| 淀粉 |
diànfěn |
名 |
starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n |
| 巅峰 |
diānfēng |
名 |
summit/apex/pinnacle (of one's career etc)/peak (of a civilization etc) |
| 颠覆 |
diānfù |
动 |
to topple (i.e. knock over)/to capsize/fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion)/to undermine/to subvert |
| 点火 |
diǎnhuǒ |
动 |
to ignite/to light a fire/to agitate/to start an engine/ignition/fig. to stir up trouble |
| 惦记 |
diànjì |
动 |
to think of/to keep thinking about/to be concerned about |
| 点评 |
diǎnpíng |
动、名 |
to comment/a point by point commentary |
| 电台 |
diàntái |
名 |
transmitter-receiver/broadcasting station/radio station |
| 殿堂 |
diàntáng |
名 |
palace/hall/temple buildings |
| 电网 |
diànwǎng |
名 |
electricity grid; power grid/electrified wire netting |
| 电线 |
diànxiàn |
名 |
wire/power cord |
| 电信 |
diànxìn |
名 |
telecommunications |
| 电讯 |
diànxùn |
名 |
telecommunications/telecom |
| 点缀 |
diǎnzhuì |
动 |
to decorate/to adorn/sprinkled/studded/only for show |
| 垫子 |
diànzi |
名 |
cushion; mat; pad |
| 点子 |
diǎnzi |
名 |
spot/point/dot/speck/drop (of liquid)/droplet/point (of argument)/idea/crux/indication/pointer |
| 调 |
diào |
名 |
to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/view/argument/key (in music)/mode (music)/tune/tone/melody |
| 叼 |
diāo |
动 |
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) |
| 雕 |
diāo |
动 |
to carve/to engrave/shrewd/bird of prey |
| 调度 |
diàodù |
动、名 |
to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)/to schedule/to manage/dispatcher/scheduler |
| 掉队 |
diàoduì |
动 |
to fall behind/to drop out |
| 雕刻 |
diāokè |
动、名 |
to carve/to engrave/carving |
| 刁难 |
diāonàn |
动 |
to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult/Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2] |
| 雕塑 |
diāosù |
动、名 |
a statue/a Buddhist image/sculpture/to carve |
| 掉头 |
diàotóu |
动 |
to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about |
| 雕像 |
diāoxiàng |
名 |
sculpture/(carved) statue |
| 吊销 |
diàoxiāo |
动 |
to suspend (an agreement)/to revoke |
| 凋谢 |
diāoxiè |
动 |
to wither/to wilt/wizened |
| 堤坝 |
dībà |
名 |
dam/dike |
| 地板 |
dìbǎn |
名 |
floor |
| 地步 |
dìbù |
名 |
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)/a (usu. bad) situation/leeway |
| 底层 |
dǐcéng |
名 |
ground floor; first floor/lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc) |
| 抵触 |
dǐchù |
动 |
to conflict/to contradict |
| 地带 |
dìdài |
名 |
zone |
| 抵挡 |
dǐdǎng |
动 |
to resist/to hold back/to stop/to ward off/to withstand |
| 地道 |
dìdào |
名 |
tunnel/causeway/authentic/genuine/proper |
| 低调 |
dīdiào |
名、形 |
low pitch/quiet (voice)/subdued/low-key/low-profile |
| 地段 |
dìduàn |
名 |
section/district |
| 叠 |
dié |
动 |
to fold/to fold over in layers/to furl/to layer/to pile up/to repeat/to duplicate |
| 碟 |
dié |
名 |
dish/plate |
| 爹 |
diē |
名 |
dad |
| 跌幅 |
diēfú |
名 |
decline (in value)/extent of a drop |
| 迭起 |
diéqǐ |
动 |
continuously arising/to arise repeatedly |
| 提防 |
dīfang |
动 |
to guard against/to be vigilant/watch you don't (slip)/Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2] |
| 嘀咕 |
dígu |
动 |
to mutter/to feel apprehensive |
| 低谷 |
dīgǔ |
名 |
valley/trough (as opposed to peaks)/fig. low point/lowest ebb/nadir of one's fortunes |
| 低估 |
dīgū |
动 |
to underestimate; to underrate |
| 帝国 |
dìguó |
名 |
empire/imperial |
| 递交 |
dìjiāo |
动 |
to present/to give/to hand over/to hand in/to lay before |
| 低落 |
dīluò |
形 |
downcast; gloomy/to decline; to get worse |
| 低迷 |
dīmí |
形 |
blurred (landscape etc)/low (spirits)/in a slump (economy) |
| 钉 |
dìng |
动 |
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points/to nail/to pin/to staple/to sew on |
| 丁 |
dīng |
名 |
surname Ding/male adult/the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1]/fourth (used like "4" or "D")/small cube of meat or vegetable/(literary) to encounter/(archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°/(chemistry) butyl |
| 盯 |
dīng |
动 |
to watch attentively/to fix one's attention on/to stare at/to gaze at |
| 顶多 |
dǐngduō |
副 |
at most/at best |
| 订购 |
dìnggòu |
动 |
to place an order/to subscribe |
| 顶级 |
dǐngjí |
形 |
top-notch; first-rate |
| 顶尖 |
dǐngjiān |
名、形 |
peak/apex/world best/number one/finest (competitors)/top (figures in a certain field) |
| 定金 |
dìngjīn |
名 |
down payment/advance payment |
| 定居 |
dìngjū |
动 |
to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence |
| 订立 |
dìnglì |
动 |
to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)/to set up (a rule etc) |
| 定律 |
dìnglǜ |
名 |
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)/(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") |
| 定论 |
dìnglùn |
名 |
final conclusion/accepted argument |
| 定向 |
dìngxiàng |
动 |
to orientate/directional/directed/orienteering |
| 定心丸 |
dìngxīnwán |
名 |
tranquilizer/sth that sets one's mind at ease |
| 订阅 |
dìngyuè |
动 |
subscription/to subscribe to |
| 叮嘱 |
dīngzhǔ |
动 |
to warn repeatedly/to urge/to exhort again and again |
| 钉子 |
dīngzi |
名 |
nail/snag/saboteur |
| 定做 |
dìngzuò |
动 |
to have something made to order |
| 敌视 |
díshì |
动 |
hostile/malevolence/antagonism/to view as enemy/to stand against |
| 地势 |
dìshì |
名 |
terrain/topography relief |
| 地毯 |
dìtǎn |
名 |
carpet/rug |
| 丢脸 |
diūliǎn |
动 |
to lose face/humiliation |
| 丢弃 |
diūqì |
动 |
to discard/to abandon |
| 丢人 |
diūrén |
动 |
to lose face |
| 丢三落四 |
diūsānlàsì |
- |
forgetful/empty-headed |
| 低下 |
dīxià |
形 |
low status/lowly/to lower (one's head) |
| 底线 |
dǐxiàn |
名 |
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept/(sports) baseline/(sewing) under thread/spy; informer; plant |
| 抵消 |
dǐxiāo |
动 |
to counteract/to cancel out/to offset |
| 地下水 |
dìxiàshuǐ |
名 |
groundwater |
| 抵押 |
dǐyā |
动 |
to provide (an asset) as security for a loan/to put up collateral |
| 第一手 |
dìyīshǒu |
形 |
first-hand |
| 地狱 |
dìyù |
名 |
hell/infernal/underworld/(Buddhism) Naraka |
| 抵御 |
dǐyù |
动 |
to resist/to withstand |
| 底蕴 |
dǐyùn |
名 |
inside information/concrete details |
| 递增 |
dìzēng |
动 |
to increase by degrees/in increasing order/incremental/progressive |
| 抵制 |
dǐzhì |
动 |
to resist/to boycott/to refuse (to cooperate)/to reject/resistance/refusal |
| 笛子 |
dízi |
名 |
bamboo flute |
| 弟子 |
dìzǐ |
名 |
disciple; follower |
| 底子 |
dǐzi |
名 |
base/foundation/bottom |
| 东奔西走 |
dōngbēnxīzǒu |
- |
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily/to bustle about/to hopscotch/also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1] |
| 动不动 |
dòngbudòng |
副 |
(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)/at the drop of a hat |
| 动荡 |
dòngdàng |
动、形 |
unrest (social or political)/turmoil/upheaval/commotion |
| 东道主 |
dōngdàozhǔ |
名 |
host/official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) |
| 动感 |
dònggǎn |
名 |
sense of movement (often in a static work of art)/dynamic/vivid/lifelike |
| 动工 |
dònggōng |
动 |
to start (a building project) |
| 冻结 |
dòngjié |
动 |
to freeze (water etc)/(fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) |
| 动静 |
dòngjing |
名 |
(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity/movement and stillness |
| 栋梁 |
dòngliáng |
名 |
ridgepole/ridgepole and beams/person able to bear heavy responsibility/mainstay (of organization)/pillar (of state) |
| 动脉 |
dòngmài |
名 |
artery |
| 动身 |
dòngshēn |
动 |
to go on a journey/to leave |
| 董事 |
dǒngshì |
名 |
board member |
| 懂事 |
dǒngshì |
形 |
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world/(esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent |
| 董事会 |
dǒngshìhuì |
名 |
board of directors |
| 董事长 |
dǒngshìzhǎng |
名 |
chairman of the board of directors |
| 动弹 |
dòngtan |
动 |
to budge |
| 动向 |
dòngxiàng |
名 |
trend; tendency |
| 洞穴 |
dòngxué |
名 |
cave/cavern |
| 动摇 |
dòngyáo |
形、动 |
to sway/to waver/to rock/to rattle/to destabilize/to pose a challenge to |
| 动用 |
dòngyòng |
动 |
to utilize/to put sth to use |
| 动员 |
dòngyuán |
动 |
to mobilize/mobilization |
| 东张西望 |
dōngzhāngxīwàng |
- |
to look in all directions (idiom)/to glance around |
| 斗 |
dòu |
动 |
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]/to fight/to struggle/to condemn/to censure/to contend/to put together/coming together |
| 抖 |
dǒu |
动 |
to tremble/to shake out/to reveal/to make it in the world |
| 陡 |
dǒu |
形 |
steep/precipitous/abrubtly/suddenly/unexpectedly |
| 兜 |
dōu |
名、动 |
pocket/bag/to wrap up or hold in a bag/to move in a circle/to canvas or solicit/to take responsibility for/to disclose in detail/combat armor (old) |
| 逗留 |
dòuliú |
动 |
to stay for a while; to sojourn |
| 陡峭 |
dǒuqiào |
形 |
precipitous |
| 兜售 |
dōushòu |
动 |
to hawk; to peddle |
| 斗志 |
dòuzhì |
名 |
will to fight/fighting spirit |
| 豆子 |
dòuzi |
名 |
bean/pea |
| 独 |
dú |
副 |
alone/independent/single/sole/only |
| 赌 |
dǔ |
动 |
to bet; to gamble |
| 断定 |
duàndìng |
动 |
to conclude/to determine/to come to a judgment |
| 断断续续 |
duànduànxùxù |
形 |
intermittent/off and on/discontinuous/stop-go/stammering/disjointed/inarticulate |
| 断绝 |
duànjué |
动 |
to sever; to break off |
| 断裂 |
duànliè |
动 |
fracture/rupture/to break apart |
| 段落 |
duànluò |
名 |
phase/time interval/paragraph/(written) passage |
| 断然 |
duànrán |
- |
形、副 resolute/definitive/categorically/absolutely |
| 短暂 |
duǎnzàn |
形 |
of short duration; brief; momentary |
| 断章取义 |
duànzhāngqǔyì |
- |
lit. to take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context/to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece |
| 端正 |
duānzhèng |
形、动 |
upright/regular/proper/correct |
| 赌博 |
dǔbó |
动 |
to gamble |
| 督促 |
dūcù |
动 |
to supervise and urge completion of a task/to urge on |
| 都会 |
dūhuì |
名 |
city/metropolis |
| 兑 |
duì |
动 |
surname Dui/to cash/to exchange/to add (liquid)/to blend/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp/☱ |
| 对岸 |
duìàn |
名 |
opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 对白 |
duìbái |
名 |
dialogue (in a movie or a play) |
| 对策 |
duìcè |
名 |
countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对得起 |
duìdeqǐ |
动 |
not to let sb down/to treat sb fairly/be worthy of |
| 对付 |
duìfu |
动 |
to handle; to deal with; to tackle/to get by with; to make do/(dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) |
| 兑换 |
duìhuàn |
动 |
to convert/to exchange |
| 堆积 |
duījī |
动 |
to pile up/to heap/accumulation |
| 对联 |
duìlián |
名 |
rhyming couplet/pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway |
| 对流 |
duìliú |
动 |
convection |
| 对牛弹琴 |
duìniútánqín |
- |
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)/fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience/to cast pearls before swine/caviar to the general/to preach to deaf ears/to talk over sb's head |
| 堆砌 |
duīqì |
动 |
lit. to pile up (bricks)/to pack/fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases)/ornate rhetoric |
| 兑现 |
duìxiàn |
动 |
(of a check etc) to cash/to honor a commitment |
| 队形 |
duìxíng |
名 |
formation |
| 对弈 |
duìyì |
动 |
to play go, chess etc |
| 对照 |
duìzhào |
动 |
to contrast/to compare/to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)/to check |
| 对症下药 |
duìzhèngxiàyào |
- |
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it/to take appropriate steps |
| 对峙 |
duìzhì |
动 |
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other/(fig.) to confront each other |
| 独家 |
dújiā |
名 |
exclusive |
| 杜绝 |
dùjué |
动 |
to put an end to |
| 炖 |
dùn |
动 |
to stew |
| 敦促 |
dūncù |
动 |
to press/to urge/to hasten |
| 敦厚 |
dūnhòu |
形 |
genuine/honest and sincere |
| 多年来 |
duōniánlái |
- |
for the past many years |
| 多半 |
duōbàn |
- |
数、副 most/mostly/most likely |
| 多边 |
duōbiān |
形 |
multilateral |
| 夺冠 |
duóguàn |
动 |
to seize the crown/fig. to win a championship/to win gold medal |
| 夺魁 |
duókuí |
动 |
to seize/to win |
| 堕落 |
duòluò |
动 |
to degrade/to degenerate/to become depraved/corrupt/a fall from grace |
| 哆嗦 |
duōsuo |
动 |
to tremble; to shiver |
| 多心 |
duōxīn |
动 |
oversensitive/suspicious |
| 毒品 |
dúpǐn |
名 |
drugs/narcotics/poison |
| 堵塞 |
dǔsè |
动 |
to clog up/blockage |
| 独身 |
dúshēn |
动 |
unmarried; single/alone |
| 读物 |
dúwù |
名 |
reading material |
| 独一无二 |
dúyīwú’èr |
- |
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled/nothing compares with it |
| 鹅 |
é |
名 |
goose |
| 恶 |
è |
形 |
evil/fierce/vicious/ugly/coarse/to harm |
| 额度 |
édù |
名 |
quota/(credit) limit |
| 噩耗 |
èhào |
名 |
news of sb's death; sad news |
| 恶化 |
èhuà |
动 |
to worsen |
| 恩爱 |
ēnài |
形 |
loving affection (in a couple)/conjugal love |
| 恩情 |
ēnqíng |
名 |
kindness/affection/grace/favor |
| 恩人 |
ēnrén |
名 |
a benefactor/a person who has significantly helped sb else |
| 恩怨 |
ēnyuàn |
名 |
gratitude and grudges/resentment/grudges/grievances |
| 耳光 |
ěrguāng |
名 |
a slap on the face |
| 耳目一新 |
ěrmùyìxīn |
- |
a pleasant change/a breath of fresh air/refreshing |
| 耳熟能详 |
ěrshúnéngxiáng |
- |
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 而已 |
éryǐ |
- |
助 that's all/nothing more |
| 额外 |
éwài |
形 |
extra/added/additional |
| 恶性 |
èxìng |
形 |
malignant/wicked/vicious (circle)/producing evil/rapid (decline)/runaway (inflation) |
| 恶意 |
èyì |
名 |
malice/evil intention |
| 鳄鱼 |
èyú |
名 |
alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 厄运 |
èyùn |
名 |
bad luck/misfortune/adversity |
| 讹诈 |
ézhà |
动 |
to extort under false pretenses/to blackmail/to bluff/to defraud |
| 遏制 |
èzhì |
动 |
to check/to contain/to hold back/to keep within limits/to constrain/to restrain |
| 恶作剧 |
èzuòjù |
动、名 |
practical joke/prank/to play a practical joke |
| 发财 |
fācái |
动 |
to get rich |
| 发呆 |
fādāi |
动 |
to stare blankly/to be stunned/to be lost in thought |
| 发抖 |
fādǒu |
动 |
to tremble/to shake/to shiver |
| 发火 |
fāhuǒ |
动 |
to catch fire/to ignite/to detonate/to get angry |
| 发酵 |
fājiào |
动 |
to ferment/(fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop |
| 发觉 |
fājué |
动 |
to become aware/to detect/to realize/to perceive |
| 发掘 |
fājué |
动 |
to excavate/to explore/(fig.) to unearth/to tap into |
| 发愣 |
fālèng |
动 |
to stare blankly; to be in a daze |
| 乏力 |
fálì |
形、动 |
lacking in strength; weak; feeble/not up to the task |
| 阀门 |
fámén |
名 |
valve (mechanical) |
| 帆 |
fān |
名 |
sail/Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas |
| 反驳 |
fǎnbó |
动 |
to retort/to refute |
| 反差 |
fǎnchā |
名 |
contrast; discrepancy |
| 反常 |
fǎncháng |
形 |
unusual/abnormal |
| 犯愁 |
fànchóu |
动 |
to worry/to be anxious |
| 范畴 |
fànchóu |
名 |
category |
| 帆船 |
fānchuán |
名 |
sailboat |
| 反倒 |
fǎndào |
副 |
but on the contrary/but expectedly |
| 繁多 |
fánduō |
形 |
many and varied/of many different kinds |
| 翻番 |
fānfān |
动 |
to double/to increase by a certain number of times |
| 仿 |
fǎng |
动 |
to imitate/to copy/seemingly |
| 反感 |
fǎngǎn |
名、形 |
to be disgusted with/to dislike/bad reaction/antipathy |
| 防盗 |
fángdào |
动 |
to guard against theft/anti-theft |
| 房地产 |
fángdìchǎn |
名 |
real estate |
| 防范 |
fángfàn |
动 |
to be on guard/wariness/to guard against/preventive |
| 放过 |
fàngguò |
动 |
to let off/to let slip by/to let sb get away with sth |
| 防护 |
fánghù |
动 |
to defend/to protect |
| 防火墙 |
fánghuǒqiáng |
名 |
firewall |
| 放宽 |
fàngkuān |
动 |
to relax (a rule)/to ease (restrictions)/to extend (a time limit)/to let out (a garment)/to expand/to broaden |
| 放射 |
fàngshè |
动 |
to radiate/radioactive |
| 防守 |
fángshǒu |
动 |
to defend/to protect (against) |
| 放水 |
fàngshuǐ |
动 |
to turn on the water/to let water out/(sports) to throw a game |
| 放肆 |
fàngsì |
形 |
wanton/unbridled/presumptuous/impudent |
| 犯规 |
fànguī |
动 |
to break the rules/an illegality/a foul |
| 防卫 |
fángwèi |
动 |
to defend/defensive/defense |
| 方向盘 |
fāngxiàngpán |
名 |
steering wheel |
| 防汛 |
fángxùn |
动 |
flood control/anti-flood (precautions) |
| 防疫 |
fángyì |
动 |
to prevent epidemics |
| 放映 |
fàngyìng |
动 |
to show (a movie)/to screen |
| 防御 |
fángyù |
动 |
defense/to defend |
| 方圆 |
fāngyuán |
名 |
perimeter/range/(within) a radius of ... |
| 仿真 |
fǎngzhēn |
动、形 |
to emulate/to simulate/emulation/simulation |
| 方针 |
fāngzhēn |
名 |
policy/guidelines |
| 放置 |
fàngzhì |
动 |
to put |
| 仿制 |
fǎngzhì |
动 |
to copy/to imitate/to make by imitating a model |
| 纺织 |
fǎngzhī |
动 |
spinning and weaving |
| 放纵 |
fàngzòng |
动、形 |
to indulge/to pamper/to connive at/permissive/indulgent/self-indulgent/unrestrained/undisciplined/uncultured/boorish |
| 繁华 |
fánhuá |
形 |
flourishing/bustling |
| 返还 |
fǎnhuán |
动 |
restitution/return of something to its original owner/remittance |
| 反击 |
fǎnjī |
动 |
to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack |
| 反抗 |
fǎnkàng |
动 |
to resist/to rebel |
| 翻来覆去 |
fānláifùqù |
- |
to toss and turn (sleeplessly)/again and again |
| 泛滥 |
fànlàn |
动 |
to be in flood/to overflow (the banks)/to inundate/to spread unchecked |
| 贩卖 |
fànmài |
动 |
to sell/to peddle/to traffic |
| 烦闷 |
fánmèn |
形 |
moody; gloomy |
| 反面 |
fǎnmiàn |
名、形 |
reverse side/backside/the other side (of a problem etc)/negative/bad |
| 反射 |
fǎnshè |
动 |
to reflect/reflection (from a mirror etc)/reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) |
| 翻身 |
fānshēn |
动 |
to turn over (when lying)/(fig.) to free oneself/to emancipate oneself/to bring about a change of one's fortunes |
| 反弹 |
fǎntán |
动 |
to bounce/to bounce back/to boomerang/to ricochet/rebound (of stock market etc)/bounce/backlash/negative repercussions |
| 翻天覆地 |
fāntiānfùdì |
- |
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everything turned on its head |
| 繁体字 |
fántǐzì |
名 |
traditional Chinese character |
| 发怒 |
fānù |
动 |
to get angry |
| 饭碗 |
fànwǎn |
名 |
rice bowl/fig. livelihood/job/way of making a living |
| 反问 |
fǎnwèn |
动 |
to ask (a question) in reply/to answer a question with a question/rhetorical question |
| 反响 |
fǎnxiǎng |
名 |
repercussions/reaction/echo |
| 翻新 |
fānxīn |
动 |
to revamp/a face-lift/to retread (a tire)/to refurbish (old clothes)/newly emerging |
| 反省 |
fǎnxǐng |
动 |
to reflect upon oneself/to examine one's conscience/to question oneself/to search one's soul |
| 繁衍 |
fányǎn |
动 |
to multiply/to reproduce/to increase gradually in number or quantity |
| 繁杂 |
fánzá |
形 |
many; diverse |
| 烦躁 |
fánzào |
形 |
jittery/twitchy/fidgety |
| 反之 |
fǎnzhī |
连 |
on the other hand.../conversely... |
| 繁重 |
fánzhòng |
形 |
heavy/burdensome/heavy-duty/arduous/onerous |
| 犯罪 |
fànzuì |
动 |
to commit a crime/crime; offense |
| 发热 |
fārè |
动 |
to have a high temperature/feverish/unable to think calmly/to emit heat |
| 法人 |
fǎrén |
名 |
legal person/corporation/see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] |
| 发射 |
fāshè |
动 |
to shoot (a projectile)/to fire (a rocket)/to launch/to emit (a particle)/to discharge/emanation/emission |
| 发誓 |
fāshì |
动 |
to vow/to pledge/to swear |
| 法庭 |
fǎtíng |
名 |
court of law |
| 发泄 |
fāxiè |
动 |
to give vent to (one's feelings) |
| 发型 |
fàxíng |
名 |
hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo |
| 发芽 |
fāyá |
动 |
(of a seed) to germinate/(of a plant) to sprout; to bud/(fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop |
| 发扬 |
fāyáng |
动 |
to develop/to make full use of |
| 发扬光大 |
fāyángguāngdà |
- |
to develop and promote/to carry forward/to bring to great height of development |
| 发言人 |
fāyánrén |
名 |
spokesperson |
| 发源 |
fāyuán |
动 |
to rise/to originate/source/derivation |
| 发源地 |
fāyuándì |
名 |
place of origin/birthplace/source |
| 法则 |
fǎzé |
名 |
law/rule/code |
| 法制 |
fǎzhì |
名 |
legal system and institutions/made in France |
| 法治 |
fǎzhì |
名、动 |
rule of law/to rule by law |
| 发作 |
fāzuò |
动 |
to flare up; to break out |
| 废 |
fèi |
动、形 |
to abolish/to abandon/to abrogate/to discard/to depose/to oust/crippled/abandoned/waste |
| 非 |
fēi |
- |
动、副、前缀 abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa/to not be; not/wrong; incorrect/non-; un-; in-; de-/to reproach; to blame/(coll.) to insist on; simply must |
| 诽谤 |
fěibàng |
动 |
to slander/to libel |
| 废除 |
fèichú |
动 |
to abolish/to abrogate/to repeal |
| 飞船 |
fēichuán |
名 |
spaceship/spacecraft/dirigible/airship |
| 非但 |
fēidàn |
连 |
not only |
| 非得 |
fēiděi |
副 |
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must |
| 飞碟 |
fēidié |
名 |
flying saucer/frisbee |
| 非法 |
fēifǎ |
形 |
illegal |
| 非凡 |
fēifán |
形 |
out of the ordinary/unusually (good, talented etc) |
| 沸沸扬扬 |
fèifèiyángyáng |
- |
bubbling and gurgling/hubbubing/abuzz |
| 废话 |
fèihuà |
名、动 |
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words/You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 费劲 |
fèijìn |
动 |
to require effort/strenuous |
| 费力 |
fèilì |
动 |
to expend a great deal of effort |
| 肥料 |
féiliào |
名 |
fertilizer/manure |
| 废品 |
fèipǐn |
名 |
production rejects/seconds/scrap/discarded material |
| 废弃 |
fèiqì |
动 |
to discard/to abandon (old ways)/to invalidate |
| 废寝忘食 |
fèiqǐnwàngshí |
- |
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)/to skip one's sleep and meals/to be completely wrapped up in one's work |
| 飞禽走兽 |
fēiqínzǒushòu |
- |
birds and animals/the beasts of the field and the birds of the air |
| 沸腾 |
fèiténg |
动 |
(of a liquid) to boil/(of sentiments etc) to boil over/to flare up/to be impassioned |
| 绯闻 |
fēiwén |
名 |
sex scandal |
| 废物 |
fèiwù |
名 |
rubbish; waste material/useless person |
| 飞翔 |
fēixiáng |
动 |
to circle in the air/to soar |
| 废墟 |
fèixū |
名 |
ruins |
| 飞跃 |
fēiyuè |
动 |
to leap |
| 肥皂 |
féizào |
名 |
soap |
| 坟 |
fén |
名 |
grave/tomb/embankment/mound/ancient book |
| 粪 |
fèn |
名 |
manure/dung |
| 粪便 |
fènbiàn |
名 |
excrement/feces/night soil |
| 分辨 |
fēnbiàn |
动 |
to distinguish; to differentiate/to resolve |
| 分成 |
fēnchéng |
动 |
to divide (into)/to split a bonus/to break into/tenths/percentage allotment |
| 分寸 |
fēncun |
名 |
propriety/appropriate behavior/proper speech or action/within the norms |
| 分担 |
fēndān |
动 |
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) |
| 份额 |
fèné |
名 |
share/portion |
| 分发 |
fēnfā |
动 |
to distribute/distribution/to assign (sb) to a job |
| 芬芳 |
fēnfāng |
形、名 |
perfume/fragrant |
| 吩咐 |
fēnfù |
动 |
to tell; to instruct; to command |
| 逢 |
féng |
动 |
to meet by chance/to come across/(of a calendar event) to come along/(of an event) to fall on (a particular day)/to fawn upon |
| 缝 |
féng |
动 |
to sew/to stitch/seam/crack/narrow slit |
| 缝 |
fèng |
名 |
to sew/to stitch/seam/crack/narrow slit |
| 疯 |
fēng |
动、形 |
insane/mad/wild |
| 风暴 |
fēngbào |
名 |
storm/violent commotion/fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) |
| 风波 |
fēngbō |
名 |
disturbance/crisis/disputes/restlessness |
| 风采 |
fēngcǎi |
名 |
svelte/elegant manner/graceful bearing |
| 风餐露宿 |
fēngcānlùsù |
- |
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)/fig. to rough it |
| 风吹雨打 |
fēngchuīyǔdǎ |
- |
lit. windswept and battered by rain/to undergo hardship (idiom) |
| 讽刺 |
fěngcì |
动 |
to satirize/to mock/irony/satire/sarcasm |
| 封顶 |
fēngdǐng |
动 |
to put a roof (on a building)/to cap the roof (finishing a building project)/fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc)/to top off/fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)/to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) |
| 风度 |
fēngdù |
名 |
elegance (for men)/elegant demeanor/grace/poise |
| 分割 |
fēngē |
动 |
to cut up/to break up |
| 风范 |
fēngfàn |
名 |
air/manner/model/paragon/demeanor |
| 缝合 |
fénghé |
动 |
to sew together/suture (in surgery)/to sew up (a wound) |
| 风和日丽 |
fēnghérìlì |
- |
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime |
| 丰厚 |
fēnghòu |
形 |
generous; ample |
| 凤凰 |
fènghuáng |
名 |
Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]/phoenix |
| 峰会 |
fēnghuì |
名 |
summit meeting |
| 峰回路转 |
fēnghuílùzhuǎn |
- |
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)/(of a mountain road) twisting and turning/fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly/things have taken a new turn |
| 封建 |
fēngjiàn |
名、形 |
system of enfeoffment/feudalism/feudal/feudalistic |
| 风景线 |
fēngjǐngxiàn |
名 |
a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc)/(fig.) an eye-catching feature |
| 风浪 |
fēnglàng |
名 |
wind and waves; rough waters/(fig.) hardship |
| 锋利 |
fēnglì |
形 |
sharp (e.g. knife blade)/incisive/to the point |
| 风流 |
fēngliú |
形 |
distinguished and accomplished/outstanding/talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle/romantic/dissolute/loose |
| 丰满 |
fēngmǎn |
形 |
Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province/ample/well developed/fully rounded |
| 风貌 |
fēngmào |
名 |
style/manner/ethos |
| 凤毛麟角 |
fèngmáolínjiǎo |
- |
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)/fig. few and far between |
| 蜂蜜 |
fēngmì |
名 |
honey |
| 封面 |
fēngmiàn |
名 |
cover (of a publication) |
| 风气 |
fēngqì |
名 |
general mood/atmosphere/common practice |
| 风情 |
fēngqíng |
名 |
mien/bearing/grace/amorous feelings/flirtatious expressions/local conditions and customs/wind force, direction etc |
| 风趣 |
fēngqù |
形 |
charm/humor/wit/humorous/witty |
| 风沙 |
fēngshā |
名 |
sand blown by wind/sandstorm |
| 风尚 |
fēngshàng |
名 |
current custom/current way of doing things |
| 丰盛 |
fēngshèng |
形 |
rich/sumptuous |
| 风水 |
fēngshuǐ |
名 |
feng shui/geomancy |
| 丰硕 |
fēngshuò |
形 |
plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc) |
| 封锁 |
fēngsuǒ |
动 |
to blockade/to seal off/to lock down |
| 风土人情 |
fēngtǔrénqíng |
- |
local conditions and customs (idiom) |
| 风味 |
fēngwèi |
名 |
distinctive flavor/distinctive style |
| 风云 |
fēngyún |
名 |
weather/unstable situation |
| 风雨无阻 |
fēngyǔwúzǔ |
- |
regardless of weather conditions/rain, hail or shine |
| 风筝 |
fēngzheng |
名 |
kite |
| 疯子 |
fēngzi |
名 |
madman/lunatic |
| 分红 |
fēnhóng |
动 |
dividend/to award a bonus |
| 分化 |
fēnhuà |
动 |
to split apart/differentiation |
| 分解 |
fēnjiě |
动 |
to resolve/to decompose/to break down |
| 奋力 |
fènlì |
副 |
to do everything one can/to spare no effort/to strive |
| 分量 |
fènliàng |
名 |
(vector) component/(food) portion size/quantity; weight; measure/(fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density |
| 分裂 |
fēnliè |
动 |
to split up/to divide/to break up/fission/schism |
| 分泌 |
fēnmì |
动 |
to secrete/secretion |
| 分明 |
fēnmíng |
- |
形、副 clear/distinct/evidently/clearly |
| 粉末 |
fěnmò |
名 |
fine powder/dust |
| 坟墓 |
fénmù |
名 |
grave/tomb |
| 分歧 |
fēnqí |
形、名 |
divergent/difference (of opinion, position); disagreement/(math.) bifurcation |
| 焚烧 |
fénshāo |
动 |
to burn/to set on fire |
| 粉丝 |
fěnsī |
名 |
bean vermicelli/mung bean starch noodles/Chinese vermicelli/cellophane noodles/fan (loanword)/enthusiast for sb or sth |
| 粉丝 |
fěnsī |
名 |
bean vermicelli/mung bean starch noodles/Chinese vermicelli/cellophane noodles/fan (loanword)/enthusiast for sb or sth |
| 粉碎 |
fěnsuì |
形、动 |
to crush; to smash; to shatter |
| 分外 |
fènwài |
- |
副、形 exceptionally/not one's responsibility or job |
| 奋勇 |
fènyǒng |
动 |
dauntless/to summon up courage and determination/using extreme force of will |
| 分支 |
fēnzhī |
名 |
branch (of company, river etc)/to branch/to diverge/to ramify/to subdivide |
| 佛 |
fó |
名 |
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) |
| 否决 |
fǒujué |
动 |
to veto/to overrule |
| 负 |
fù |
动、形 |
to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to be defeated/negative (math. etc) |
| 附 |
fù |
动 |
to add; to attach/to be close to; to be attached |
| 赴 |
fù |
动 |
to go/to visit (e.g. another country)/to attend (a banquet etc) |
| 腹 |
fù |
名 |
abdomen/stomach/belly |
| 敷 |
fū |
动 |
to spread/to lay out/to apply (powder, ointment etc)/sufficient (to cover)/enough |
| 腐败 |
fǔbài |
形、动 |
corruption/to corrupt/to rot/rotten |
| 副本 |
fùběn |
名 |
copy/duplicate/transcript/(in online games) instance |
| 复查 |
fùchá |
动 |
to check again; to re-examine |
| 扶持 |
fúchí |
动 |
to help/to assist |
| 附带 |
fùdài |
- |
动、副、形 supplementary/incidentally/in parentheses/by chance/in passing/additionally/secondary/subsidiary/to attach |
| 浮动 |
fúdòng |
动 |
to float and drift/unstable |
| 复发 |
fùfā |
动 |
to recur (of a disease)/to reappear/to relapse (into a former bad state) |
| 富含 |
fùhán |
动 |
to contain in great quantities/rich in |
| 富豪 |
fùháo |
名 |
rich and powerful person |
| 复合 |
fùhé |
动 |
(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled/(of a couple) to get back together/complex/compound/composite/hybrid/to compound/to combine |
| 附和 |
fùhè |
动 |
to agree/to go along with/to echo (what sb says) |
| 孵化 |
fūhuà |
动 |
breeding/to incubate/innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing) |
| 俘获 |
fúhuò |
动 |
to capture (enemy property or personnel)/capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus) |
| 复活 |
fùhuó |
动 |
to revive/(lit. and fig.) to come back to life/(religion) resurrection |
| 附加 |
fùjiā |
动 |
additional/annex |
| 腐烂 |
fǔlàn |
动、形 |
to rot/to putrefy/(fig.) corrupt |
| 浮力 |
fúlì |
名 |
buoyancy |
| 俘虏 |
fúlǔ |
动、名 |
captive |
| 抚摸 |
fǔmō |
动 |
to gently caress and stroke/to pet/to fondle |
| 福气 |
fúqi |
名 |
good fortune/a blessing |
| 服气 |
fúqì |
动 |
to be convinced/to accept |
| 肤浅 |
fūqiǎn |
形 |
skin-deep/superficial/shallow |
| 富强 |
fùqiáng |
形 |
rich and powerful |
| 辐射 |
fúshè |
动 |
radiation |
| 服饰 |
fúshì |
名 |
apparel/clothing and personal adornment |
| 腐蚀 |
fǔshí |
动 |
corrosion/to corrode (degrade chemically)/to rot/corruption |
| 俯视 |
fǔshì |
动 |
to overlook/to look down at |
| 俯首 |
fǔshǒu |
动 |
to bend one's head |
| 附属 |
fùshǔ |
形、动 |
subsidiary/auxiliary/attached/affiliated/subordinate/subordinating |
| 复苏 |
fùsū |
动 |
to recover (health, economic)/to resuscitate/anabiosis |
| 富翁 |
fùwēng |
名 |
rich person/millionaire/billionaire |
| 服务器 |
fúwùqì |
名 |
server (computer) |
| 浮现 |
fúxiàn |
动 |
(of a thought or image) to come to mind/(of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face)/(of a problem etc) to emerge |
| 腹泻 |
fùxiè |
动 |
diarrhea/to have the runs |
| 复兴 |
fùxīng |
动 |
Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei/Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan/to revive/to rejuvenate |
| 腐朽 |
fǔxiǔ |
动、形 |
rotten/decayed/decadent/degenerate |
| 抚恤 |
fǔxù |
动 |
(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury |
| 敷衍 |
fūyǎn |
动 |
to elaborate (on a theme)/to expound (the classics)/perfunctory/to skimp/to botch/to do sth half-heartedly or just for show/barely enough to get by |
| 抚养 |
fǔyǎng |
动 |
to foster/to bring up/to raise |
| 复原 |
fùyuán |
动 |
to restore (sth) to (its) former condition/to recover from illness/recovery |
| 浮躁 |
fúzào |
形 |
fickle and impatient/restless/giddy/scatterbrained |
| 负重 |
fùzhòng |
动 |
(lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load/to carry a heavy burden |
| 斧子 |
fǔzi |
名 |
axe/hatchet |
| 富足 |
fùzú |
形 |
rich/plentiful |
| 副作用 |
fùzuòyòng |
名 |
side effect |
| 钙 |
gài |
名 |
calcium (chemistry) |
| 概 |
gài |
副 |
(bound form) general; approximate/without exception; categorically/(bound form) bearing; deportment |
| 改版 |
gǎibǎn |
动 |
to revise the current edition/revised edition |
| 改动 |
gǎidòng |
动 |
to alter/to modify/to revise |
| 改观 |
gǎiguān |
动 |
change of appearance/to revise one's point of view |
| 概况 |
gàikuàng |
名 |
general situation/summary |
| 改良 |
gǎiliáng |
动 |
to improve (sth)/to reform (a system) |
| 概论 |
gàilùn |
名 |
outline/introduction/survey/general discussion |
| 改日 |
gǎirì |
副 |
another day/some other day |
| 改邪归正 |
gǎixiéguīzhèng |
- |
to mend one's ways (idiom)/to turn over a new leaf |
| 改装 |
gǎizhuāng |
动 |
to change one's costume/to repackage/to remodel/to refit/to modify/to convert |
| 杆 |
gǎn |
- |
名、量 pole/stick/lever/classifier for long objects such as guns |
| 干部 |
gànbù |
名 |
cadre/official/officer/manager |
| 感触 |
gǎnchù |
名 |
one's thoughts and feelings/emotional stirring/moved/touched |
| 感恩 |
gǎnēn |
动 |
to be grateful |
| 赶赴 |
gǎnfù |
动 |
to hurry/to rush |
| 港 |
gǎng |
名 |
Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港[Xiang1gang3])/surname Gang/harbor/port |
| 缸 |
gāng |
名 |
jar/vat/classifier for loads of laundry |
| 干戈 |
gāngē |
名 |
weapons of war/arms |
| 杠杆 |
gànggǎn |
名 |
lever/pry bar/crowbar/financial leverage |
| 纲领 |
gānglǐng |
名 |
program (i.e. plan of action)/guiding principle |
| 钢铁 |
gāngtiě |
名、形 |
steel |
| 港湾 |
gǎngwān |
名 |
bay serving as a harbor |
| 纲要 |
gāngyào |
名 |
outline/essential points |
| 干劲 |
gànjìn |
名 |
enthusiasm for doing sth |
| 感慨 |
gǎnkǎi |
动 |
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc/rueful/deeply moved |
| 干枯 |
gānkū |
形 |
withered; shriveled; dried-up |
| 干涉 |
gānshè |
动 |
to interfere/to meddle/interference |
| 干事 |
gànshi |
名 |
administrator/executive secretary |
| 感叹 |
gǎntàn |
动 |
to sigh (with feeling)/to lament |
| 感悟 |
gǎnwù |
动 |
to come to realize/to appreciate (feelings) |
| 甘心 |
gānxīn |
动 |
to be willing to/to resign oneself to |
| 感性 |
gǎnxìng |
形 |
perception/perceptual/sensibility/sensitive/emotional/sentimental |
| 干预 |
gānyù |
动 |
to meddle/to intervene/intervention |
| 告 |
gào |
动 |
(bound form) to say; to tell/to announce; to report/to denounce/to file a lawsuit; to sue |
| 高额 |
gāo’é |
形 |
high quota/large amount |
| 高昂 |
gāoáng |
动、形 |
to hold (one's head) high/expensive/high (spirits etc) |
| 高傲 |
gāoào |
形 |
arrogant/haughty/proud |
| 高潮 |
gāocháo |
名 |
high tide; high water/upsurge; peak of activity/climax (of a story, a competition etc)/to have an orgasm |
| 告辞 |
gàocí |
动 |
to say goodbye/to take one's leave |
| 高调 |
gāodiào |
名、形 |
high-sounding speech/bombast/high-profile |
| 搞鬼 |
gǎoguǐ |
动 |
to make mischief/to play tricks |
| 高贵 |
gāoguì |
形 |
grandeur/noble |
| 高见 |
gāojiàn |
名 |
wise opinion/brilliant idea (honorific) |
| 告诫 |
gàojiè |
动 |
to warn/to admonish |
| 高空 |
gāokōng |
名 |
high altitude |
| 高龄 |
gāolíng |
名、形 |
elderly |
| 高明 |
gāomíng |
形、名 |
Gaoming, a district of Foshan 佛山市[Fo2shan1 Shi4], Guangdong/brilliant; superior; wise |
| 告示 |
gàoshi |
名 |
announcement |
| 搞笑 |
gǎoxiào |
动、形 |
to get people to laugh/funny/hilarious |
| 高血压 |
gāoxuèyā |
名 |
high blood pressure/hypertension |
| 高雅 |
gāoyǎ |
形 |
dainty/elegance/elegant |
| 高压 |
gāoyā |
名、形 |
(physics) high pressure/(meteorology) high atmospheric pressure/high voltage/systolic blood pressure/high-handed; oppressive |
| 高涨 |
gāozhǎng |
动、形 |
to surge up/to rise/(of tensions etc) to run high |
| 告知 |
gàozhī |
动 |
to inform |
| 告状 |
gàozhuàng |
动 |
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)/to bring a lawsuit |
| 搁 |
gē |
动 |
to place/to put aside/to shelve/to bear/to stand/to endure |
| 个案 |
gèàn |
名 |
individual case; special case |
| 戈壁 |
gēbì |
名 |
Gobi (desert) |
| 疙瘩 |
gēda |
名 |
swelling or lump on skin; pimple/knot; lump/preoccupation; problem |
| 格格不入 |
gégébúrù |
- |
(idiom) inharmonious/incompatible |
| 隔阂 |
géhé |
名 |
misunderstanding/estrangement/(language etc) barrier |
| 格局 |
géjú |
名 |
structure/pattern/layout |
| 歌剧 |
gējù |
名 |
Western opera |
| 隔离 |
gélí |
动 |
to separate/to isolate |
| 阁楼 |
gélóu |
名 |
garret/loft/attic |
| 耕 |
gēng |
动 |
to plow/to till |
| 耕地 |
gēngdì |
动、名 |
arable land/to plow land |
| 更改 |
gēnggǎi |
动 |
to alter |
| 哽咽 |
gěngyè |
动 |
to choke with emotion/to choke with sobs |
| 更衣室 |
gēngyīshì |
名 |
change room; dressing room; locker room/(euphemism) toilet |
| 耕耘 |
gēngyún |
动 |
plowing and weeding/farm work/fig. to work or study diligently |
| 更正 |
gēngzhèng |
动 |
to correct/to make a correction |
| 耿直 |
gěngzhí |
形 |
honest; frank; candid |
| 根基 |
gēnjī |
名 |
foundation |
| 跟进 |
gēnjìn |
动 |
to follow/to follow up |
| 根深蒂固 |
gēnshēndìgù |
- |
deep-rooted (problem etc) |
| 根源 |
gēnyuán |
名、动 |
origin/root (cause) |
| 根治 |
gēnzhì |
动 |
to bring under permanent control/to effect a radical cure |
| 搁浅 |
gēqiǎn |
动 |
to be stranded (of ship)/to run aground/fig. to run into difficulties and stop |
| 格式 |
géshi |
名 |
form/specification/format |
| 各抒己见 |
gèshūjǐjiàn |
- |
everyone gives their own view |
| 歌颂 |
gēsòng |
动 |
to sing the praises of/to extol/to eulogize |
| 个头儿 |
gètóur |
名 |
size/height/stature |
| 歌舞 |
gēwǔ |
名 |
singing and dancing |
| 革新 |
géxīn |
动 |
to innovate/innovation |
| 歌谣 |
gēyáo |
名 |
folksong/ballad/nursery rhyme |
| 搁置 |
gēzhì |
动 |
to shelve/to set aside |
| 格子 |
gézi |
名 |
lattice/check (pattern of squares) |
| 鸽子 |
gēzi |
名 |
pigeon/dove/various birds of the family Columbidae |
| 拱 |
gǒng |
动 |
to cup one's hands in salute/to surround/to arch/to dig earth with the snout/arched |
| 弓 |
gōng |
名、动 |
surname Gong/a bow (weapon)/to bend/to arch (one's back etc) |
| 功 |
gōng |
名 |
meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service/accomplishment/work (physics) |
| 攻 |
gōng |
动 |
to attack/to accuse/to study/(LGBT) top |
| 供 |
gōng |
动 |
to provide; to supply/to be for (the use or convenience of)/to lay (sacrificial offerings)/(bound form) offerings/to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1])/confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) |
| 公办 |
gōngbàn |
形 |
state-run |
| 供不应求 |
gōngbúyìngqiú |
- |
supply does not meet demand |
| 功臣 |
gōngchén |
名 |
meritorious official/person who renders exceptional service; hero/(fig.) sth that plays a vital role |
| 公道 |
gōngdao |
形 |
justice/fairness/public highway/fair/equitable |
| 功底 |
gōngdǐ |
名 |
training in the basic skills/knowledge of the fundamentals |
| 宫殿 |
gōngdiàn |
名 |
palace |
| 攻读 |
gōngdú |
动 |
to major (in a field)/to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree |
| 公费 |
gōngfèi |
名 |
at public expense |
| 供奉 |
gòngfèng |
动、名 |
to consecrate/to enshrine and worship/an offering (to one's ancestors)/a sacrifice (to a god) |
| 公关 |
gōngguān |
名 |
public relations |
| 攻关 |
gōngguān |
动 |
to storm a strategic pass/fig. to tackle a key problem |
| 共和国 |
gònghéguó |
名 |
republic |
| 工会 |
gōnghuì |
名 |
labor union/trade union |
| 工匠 |
gōngjiàng |
名 |
artisan/smith |
| 恭敬 |
gōngjìng |
形 |
deferential/respectful |
| 攻克 |
gōngkè |
动 |
to capture/to take/to overcome/to solve |
| 工科 |
gōngkē |
名 |
engineering as an academic subject |
| 公款 |
gōngkuǎn |
名 |
public money |
| 功劳 |
gōngláo |
名 |
contribution/meritorious service/credit |
| 公立 |
gōnglì |
形 |
public (e.g. school, hospital) |
| 功力 |
gōnglì |
名 |
merit/efficacy/competence/skill/power |
| 功利 |
gōnglì |
名 |
utility |
| 功率 |
gōnglǜ |
名 |
rate of work/power (output) |
| 共鸣 |
gòngmíng |
动 |
(physics) to resonate; resonance/sympathetic response |
| 公墓 |
gōngmù |
名 |
public cemetery |
| 供暖 |
gōngnuǎn |
动 |
to supply heating (in a building)/heating |
| 公仆 |
gōngpú |
名 |
public servant |
| 公顷 |
gōngqǐng |
量 |
hectare |
| 供求 |
gōngqiú |
名 |
supply and demand (economics) |
| 公然 |
gōngrán |
副 |
openly/publicly/undisguised |
| 共识 |
gòngshí |
名 |
common understanding/consensus |
| 公示 |
gōngshì |
动 |
to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments)/public notification |
| 公式 |
gōngshì |
名 |
formula |
| 公事 |
gōngshì |
名 |
work-related matters/documents |
| 攻势 |
gōngshì |
名 |
(military) offensive |
| 宫廷 |
gōngtíng |
名 |
court (of king or emperor) |
| 共同体 |
gòngtóngtǐ |
名 |
community |
| 恭维 |
gōngwéi |
动 |
to praise/to speak highly of/compliment/praise |
| 公务 |
gōngwù |
名 |
official business |
| 共性 |
gòngxìng |
名 |
overall character |
| 供需 |
gōngxū |
名 |
supply and demand |
| 供养 |
gōngyǎng |
动 |
to supply/to provide for one's elders/to support one's parents/to make offerings to (gods or ancestors)/Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4] |
| 供应链 |
gōngyìngliàn |
名 |
supply chain |
| 公用 |
gōngyòng |
动 |
public/for public use |
| 公约 |
gōngyuē |
名 |
convention (i.e. international agreement) |
| 公证 |
gōngzhèng |
动 |
notarization/notarized/acknowledgement |
| 工整 |
gōngzhěng |
形 |
fine work/carefully and neatly done |
| 公职 |
gōngzhí |
名 |
civil service/public office/government job |
| 勾 |
gōu |
动 |
surname Gou |
| 钩 |
gōu |
名、动 |
to hook/to sew/to crochet/hook/check mark or tick/window catch |
| 构建 |
gòujiàn |
动 |
to construct (sth abstract) |
| 勾结 |
gōujié |
动 |
to collude with/to collaborate with/to gang up with |
| 勾勒 |
gōulè |
动 |
to draw the outline of/to outline/to sketch/to delineate contours of/to give a brief account of |
| 够呛 |
gòuqiàng |
形 |
unbearable/terrible/enough/unlikely |
| 构思 |
gòusī |
动 |
to design/to plot/to plan out/to compose/to draw a mental sketch/conception/plan/idea/composition |
| 构想 |
gòuxiǎng |
动、名 |
to conceive/concept |
| 故 |
gù |
- |
副、连 happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead |
| 雇 |
gù |
动 |
to employ/to hire/to rent |
| 股 |
gǔ |
量 |
thigh/part of a whole; portion of a sum/(finance) stock; share/strand of a thread/low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]/classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc/classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff/classifier for bands of people, gangs etc/classifier for sudden forceful actions |
| 瓜分 |
guāfēn |
动 |
to partition/to divide up |
| 寡妇 |
guǎfu |
名 |
widow |
| 挂钩 |
guàgōu |
动、名 |
to couple; to link; to hook together/(fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})/(fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)/hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling |
| 乖 |
guāi |
形 |
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever/shrewd/alert/perverse/contrary to reason/irregular/abnormal |
| 怪不得 |
guàibude |
- |
动、副 no wonder!/so that's why! |
| 乖巧 |
guāiqiǎo |
形 |
clever (child)/smart/lovable/cute |
| 怪物 |
guàiwu |
名 |
monster/freak/eccentric person |
| 怪异 |
guàiyì |
形、名 |
monstrous/strange/strange phenomenon |
| 拐杖 |
guǎizhàng |
名 |
crutches/crutch/walking stick |
| 刮目相看 |
guāmùxiāngkàn |
- |
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) |
| 惯 |
guàn |
动 |
accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child) |
| 灌 |
guàn |
动 |
to irrigate/to pour/to install (software)/to record (music) |
| 官兵 |
guānbīng |
名 |
(military) officers and soldiers/officers and men/(old) government troops |
| 棺材 |
guāncai |
名 |
coffin |
| 观测 |
guāncè |
动 |
to observe/to survey/observation (scientific etc) |
| 贯彻 |
guànchè |
动 |
to implement/to put into practice/to carry out |
| 贯穿 |
guànchuān |
动 |
to run through/a connecting thread from beginning to end/to link |
| 灌溉 |
guàngài |
动 |
to irrigate |
| 观感 |
guāngǎn |
名 |
one's impressions/observations |
| 光彩 |
guāngcǎi |
名、形 |
luster/splendor/radiance/brilliance |
| 光顾 |
guānggù |
动 |
to visit (as a customer) |
| 光滑 |
guānghuá |
形 |
glossy; sleek; smooth |
| 光环 |
guānghuán |
名 |
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor |
| 光辉 |
guānghuī |
名、形 |
radiance/glory/brilliant/magnificent |
| 光缆 |
guānglǎn |
名 |
optical cable |
| 光芒 |
guāngmáng |
名 |
rays of light/brilliant rays/radiance |
| 光明磊落 |
guāngmínglěiluò |
- |
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright |
| 光盘 |
guāngpán |
名 |
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM |
| 光荣 |
guāngróng |
形、名 |
honor and glory/glorious |
| 广义 |
guǎngyì |
名 |
broad sense/general sense |
| 光泽 |
guāngzé |
名 |
Guangze county in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian/luster/gloss |
| 挂念 |
guàniàn |
动 |
to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind |
| 管家 |
guǎnjiā |
名 |
(old) butler; steward/manager; administrator; housekeeper/to manage a household |
| 管教 |
guǎnjiào |
动、名 |
to discipline/to teach/to guarantee |
| 关节 |
guānjié |
名 |
joint (physiology)/key point/critical phase |
| 惯例 |
guànlì |
名 |
convention/usual practice |
| 官吏 |
guānlì |
名 |
bureaucrat/official |
| 官僚 |
guānliáo |
名 |
bureaucrat/bureaucracy/bureaucratic |
| 观摩 |
guānmó |
动 |
to observe and emulate/to study (esp. following sb's example) |
| 关切 |
guānqiè |
动 |
to be deeply concerned/to be troubled (by) |
| 灌输 |
guànshū |
动 |
to imbue with/to inculcate/to instill into/to teach/to impart/to channel water to another place |
| 关税 |
guānshuì |
名 |
customs duty/tariff |
| 官司 |
guānsi |
名 |
lawsuit |
| 贯通 |
guàntōng |
动 |
to link up/to thread together |
| 罐头 |
guàntou |
名 |
tin/can |
| 关头 |
guāntóu |
名 |
juncture/moment |
| 观望 |
guānwàng |
动 |
to wait and see/to watch from the sidelines/to look around/to survey |
| 管辖 |
guǎnxiá |
动 |
to administer/to have jurisdiction (over) |
| 惯性 |
guànxìng |
名 |
(physics) inertia/(fig.) force of habit/tendency to do things in the accustomed way/habitual |
| 管用 |
guǎnyòng |
形 |
efficacious/useful |
| 关照 |
guānzhào |
动 |
to take care/to keep an eye on/to look after/to tell/to remind |
| 挂失 |
guàshī |
动 |
to report the loss of something |
| 瓜子 |
guāzǐ |
名 |
melon seed/seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack |
| 孤单 |
gūdān |
形 |
lone/lonely/loneliness |
| 鼓动 |
gǔdòng |
动 |
to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite/to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) |
| 古董 |
gǔdǒng |
名 |
curio/antique |
| 股东 |
gǔdōng |
名 |
shareholder/stockholder |
| 孤儿 |
gūér |
名 |
orphan |
| 股份 |
gǔfèn |
名 |
a share (in a company)/stock |
| 辜负 |
gūfù |
动 |
to fail to live up (to expectations)/unworthy (of trust)/to let down/to betray (hopes)/to disappoint |
| 骨干 |
gǔgàn |
名 |
diaphysis (long segment of a bone)/fig. backbone |
| 骨骼 |
gǔgé |
名 |
bones/skeleton |
| 古怪 |
gǔguài |
形 |
strange/weird/eccentric/bizarre |
| 固化 |
gùhuà |
动 |
to solidify; to harden/(fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed |
| 鬼 |
guǐ |
名、形 |
ghost/demon/terrible/damnable/clever/sly/crafty/sinister plot |
| 龟 |
guī |
名 |
tortoise; turtle/(coll.) cuckold |
| 瑰宝 |
guībǎo |
名 |
a treasure; a rare and valuable thing |
| 贵宾 |
guìbīn |
名 |
honored guest/distinguished guest/VIP |
| 规格 |
guīgé |
名 |
standard/norm/specification |
| 归根到底 |
guīgēndàodǐ |
- |
after all/in the final analysis/ultimately |
| 桂花 |
guìhuā |
名 |
osmanthus flowers/Osmanthus fragrans |
| 轨迹 |
guǐjì |
名 |
locus/orbit/trajectory/track |
| 诡计 |
guǐjì |
名 |
trick/ruse/crafty scheme |
| 归结 |
guījié |
动 |
to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell/conclusion; end (of a story etc) |
| 归来 |
guīlái |
动 |
to return/to come back |
| 归纳 |
guīnà |
动 |
to sum up/to summarize/to conclude from facts/induction (method of deduction in logic) |
| 闺女 |
guīnü |
名 |
maiden; unmarried woman/(coll.) daughter |
| 归属 |
guīshǔ |
动 |
to belong to/to be affiliated to/to fall under the jurisdiction of/a place where one feels that one belongs/one's final destination (where one need look no further) |
| 归宿 |
guīsù |
名 |
place to return to/home/final destination/ending |
| 柜台 |
guìtái |
名 |
sales counter/front desk/bar/(of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) |
| 归于 |
guīyú |
动 |
to belong to/affiliated to/to result in sth/to incline towards |
| 规章 |
guīzhāng |
名 |
rule; regulation |
| 贵族 |
guìzú |
名 |
lord/nobility/nobleman/noblewoman/aristocrat/aristocracy |
| 顾及 |
gùjí |
动 |
to take into consideration/to attend to |
| 古籍 |
gǔjí |
名 |
ancient text/antique books |
| 骨架 |
gǔjià |
名 |
framework/skeleton |
| 古今中外 |
gǔjīnzhōngwài |
- |
at all times and in all places (idiom) |
| 孤立 |
gūlì |
形、动 |
to isolate/isolated/unrelated; irrelevant |
| 孤零零 |
gūlínglíng |
形 |
lone/isolated and without help/all alone/solitary |
| 孤陋寡闻 |
gūlòuguǎwén |
- |
ignorant and inexperienced/ill-informed and narrow-minded |
| 顾虑 |
gùlǜ |
动、名 |
misgivings; apprehensions/to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 股民 |
gǔmín |
名 |
stock investor/share trader |
| 顾名思义 |
gùmíngsīyì |
- |
as the name implies |
| 滚动 |
gǔndòng |
动 |
to roll/(to do sth) in a loop/to scroll (computing)/to progressively expand (economics)/to rumble (of thunder) |
| 裹 |
guǒ |
动 |
to wrap around/bundle; parcel; package/to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) |
| 过意不去 |
guòyìbúqù |
- |
to feel very apologetic |
| 过半 |
guòbàn |
动 |
over fifty percent/more than half |
| 过不去 |
guòbuqù |
动 |
to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through |
| 过错 |
guòcuò |
名 |
mistake/fault/responsibility (for a fault) |
| 过道 |
guòdào |
名 |
passageway/corridor/aisle |
| 果断 |
guǒduàn |
形 |
firm/decisive |
| 国防 |
guófáng |
名 |
national defense |
| 过关 |
guòguān |
动 |
to cross a barrier/to get through (an ordeal)/to pass (a test)/to reach (a standard) |
| 国徽 |
guóhuī |
名 |
the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安門|天安门[Tian1 an1 men2])/national emblem/national coat of arms |
| 过奖 |
guòjiǎng |
动 |
to overpraise/to flatter |
| 过境 |
guòjìng |
动 |
to pass through a country's territory/transit |
| 过量 |
guòliàng |
动 |
excessive |
| 过滤 |
guòlǜ |
动 |
to filter/filter |
| 国民 |
guómín |
名 |
nationals/citizens/people of a nation |
| 过剩 |
guòshèng |
动 |
to be excessive; to be more than is required |
| 过失 |
guòshī |
名 |
error/fault/(law) negligence/delinquency |
| 过头 |
guòtóu |
形 |
to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead |
| 国土 |
guótǔ |
名 |
country's territory/national land |
| 过往 |
guòwǎng |
动、名 |
to come and go/to have friendly relations with/in the past/previous |
| 过问 |
guòwèn |
动 |
to show an interest in/to get involved with |
| 国务院 |
guówùyuàn |
名 |
State Council (PRC)/State Department (USA) |
| 国学 |
guóxué |
名 |
Chinese national culture/studies of ancient Chinese civilization/the Imperial College (history) |
| 过瘾 |
guòyǐn |
形 |
to satisfy a craving/to get a kick out of sth/gratifying/immensely enjoyable/satisfying/fulfilling |
| 过硬 |
guòyìng |
形 |
to have perfect mastery of sth/to be up to the mark |
| 国有 |
guóyǒu |
动 |
nationalized/public/government owned/state-owned |
| 果真 |
guǒzhēn |
- |
副、连 really/as expected/sure enough/if indeed.../if it's really... |
| 古朴 |
gǔpǔ |
形 |
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) |
| 骨气 |
gǔqì |
名 |
unyielding character/courageous spirit/integrity/moral backbone |
| 姑且 |
gūqiě |
副 |
for the time being; tentatively |
| 顾全大局 |
gùquándàjú |
- |
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)/to work for the benefits of all |
| 固然 |
gùrán |
连 |
admittedly (it's true that...) |
| 估算 |
gūsuàn |
动 |
assessment/evaluation |
| 谷物 |
gǔwù |
名 |
cereal/grain |
| 雇佣 |
gùyōng |
动 |
to employ/to hire |
| 固有 |
gùyǒu |
形 |
intrinsic to sth/inherent/native |
| 雇员 |
gùyuán |
名 |
employee |
| 骨折 |
gǔzhé |
动 |
to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture |
| 固执 |
gùzhi |
形 |
obstinate/stubborn/to fixate on/to cling to |
| 雇主 |
gùzhǔ |
名 |
employer |
| 海报 |
hǎibào |
名 |
poster/playbill/notice |
| 海滨 |
hǎibīn |
名 |
shore/seaside |
| 害虫 |
hàichóng |
名 |
injurious insect/pest |
| 海盗 |
hǎidào |
名 |
pirate |
| 海军 |
hǎijūn |
名 |
navy |
| 海量 |
hǎiliàng |
名、形 |
huge volume |
| 海绵 |
hǎimián |
名 |
(zoology) sea sponge/(esp.) dried sea sponge/sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc)/foam rubber |
| 骇人听闻 |
hàiréntīngwén |
- |
shocking/horrifying/atrocious/terrible |
| 海滩 |
hǎitān |
名 |
beach |
| 海豚 |
hǎitún |
名 |
dolphin |
| 海湾 |
hǎiwān |
名 |
(Persian) Gulf/bay/gulf |
| 海峡 |
hǎixiá |
名 |
strait; channel |
| 海啸 |
hǎixiào |
名 |
tsunami |
| 海运 |
hǎiyùn |
动 |
shipping by sea |
| 海藻 |
hǎizǎo |
名 |
seaweed/marine alga/kelp |
| 函 |
hán |
名 |
envelope/case/letter |
| 酣畅 |
hānchàng |
形 |
unrestrained/cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping/to drink with abandon |
| 寒带 |
hándài |
名 |
polar climate |
| 汉服 |
hànfú |
名 |
traditional Han Chinese dress |
| 涵盖 |
hángài |
动 |
to cover/to comprise/to include |
| 航海 |
hánghǎi |
动 |
to sail the seas/maritime navigation/voyage |
| 行家 |
hángjia |
名 |
connoisseur; expert; veteran |
| 行列 |
hángliè |
名 |
formation/array/(fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...") |
| 行情 |
hángqíng |
名 |
market price/quotation of market price/the current market situation |
| 夯实 |
hāngshí |
动 |
to tamp/to ram (earth etc) |
| 航天 |
hángtiān |
动 |
space flight |
| 航天员 |
hángtiānyuán |
名 |
astronaut |
| 航行 |
hángxíng |
动 |
to sail/to fly/to navigate |
| 航运 |
hángyùn |
名 |
shipping/transport |
| 憨厚 |
hānhòu |
形 |
simple and honest/straightforward |
| 含糊 |
hánhu |
形 |
ambiguous/vague/careless/perfunctory |
| 汗马功劳 |
hànmǎgōngláo |
- |
war exploits/(fig.) heroic contribution |
| 酣睡 |
hānshuì |
动 |
to sleep soundly/to fall into a deep sleep |
| 捍卫 |
hànwèi |
动 |
to defend; to uphold; to safeguard |
| 含蓄 |
hánxù |
动、形 |
to contain/to hold/(of a person or style etc) reserved/restrained/(of words, writings) full of hidden meaning/implicit/veiled (criticism) |
| 寒暄 |
hánxuān |
动 |
to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries |
| 耗 |
hào |
动 |
to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander/news/(coll.) to delay/to dilly-dally |
| 好比 |
hǎobǐ |
动 |
to be just like; can be compared to |
| 号称 |
hàochēng |
动 |
to be known as; to be nicknamed/to be purportedly/to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely) |
| 好歹 |
hǎodǎi |
- |
名、副 good and bad/most unfortunate occurrence/in any case/whatever |
| 耗费 |
hàofèi |
动 |
to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander |
| 浩瀚 |
hàohàn |
形 |
vast (of ocean)/boundless |
| 豪华 |
háohuá |
形 |
luxurious |
| 浩劫 |
hàojié |
名 |
calamity/catastrophe/apocalypse |
| 豪迈 |
háomài |
形 |
bold/open-minded/heroic |
| 好胜 |
hàoshèng |
形 |
eager to win/competitive/aggressive |
| 耗时 |
hàoshí |
动 |
time-consuming/to take a period of (x amount of time) |
| 好受 |
hǎoshòu |
形 |
feeling better/to be more at ease |
| 好说 |
hǎoshuō |
动 |
easy to deal with; not a problem/(polite answer) you flatter me |
| 好似 |
hǎosì |
动 |
to seem/to be like |
| 好心 |
hǎoxīn |
名 |
kindness/good intentions |
| 好意 |
hǎoyì |
名 |
good intention/kindness |
| 好在 |
hǎozài |
副 |
luckily/fortunately |
| 何 |
hé |
代 |
surname He/what/how/why/which/carry |
| 和 |
hé |
形 |
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])/(math.) sum/to make peace/(sports) to draw; to tie/(bound form) harmonious/(bound form) Japan; Japanese |
| 核 |
hé |
名 |
pit/stone/nucleus/nuclear/to examine/to check/to verify |
| 呵 |
hē |
动 |
expel breath/my goodness |
| 和蔼 |
hé’ǎi |
形 |
kind/nice |
| 何必 |
hébì |
副 |
there is no need/why should |
| 喝彩 |
hècǎi |
动 |
to acclaim/to cheer |
| 核查 |
héchá |
动 |
to examine/to inspect |
| 合唱 |
héchàng |
动 |
chorus/to chorus |
| 何等 |
héděng |
- |
代、副 what kind?/how, what/somewhat |
| 贺电 |
hèdiàn |
名 |
congratulatory telegram |
| 核电站 |
hédiànzhàn |
名 |
nuclear power plant |
| 核对 |
héduì |
动 |
to check/to verify/to audit/to examine |
| 和好 |
héhǎo |
形、动 |
to become reconciled; on good terms with each other |
| 合乎 |
héhū |
动 |
to accord with; to conform to |
| 呵护 |
hēhù |
动 |
to bless/to cherish/to take good care of/to conserve |
| 荷花 |
héhuā |
名 |
lotus |
| 合伙 |
héhuǒ |
动 |
to act jointly/to form a partnership |
| 黑客 |
hēikè |
名 |
hacker (computing) (loanword) |
| 黑马 |
hēimǎ |
名 |
dark horse/fig. unexpected winner |
| 黑名单 |
hēimíngdān |
名 |
blacklist |
| 合计 |
héjì |
动 |
to add up the total/to figure what sth amounts to/to consider |
| 和解 |
héjiě |
动 |
to settle (a dispute out of court)/to reconcile/settlement/conciliation/to become reconciled |
| 何苦 |
hékǔ |
副 |
why bother?/is it worth the trouble? |
| 何况 |
hékuàng |
连 |
let alone/to say nothing of/besides/what's more |
| 鹤立鸡群 |
hèlìjīqún |
- |
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common/manifestly superior |
| 禾苗 |
hémiáo |
名 |
seedling (of rice or other grain) |
| 和睦 |
hémù |
形 |
peaceful relations/harmonious |
| 恨不得 |
hènbude |
动 |
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth |
| 核能 |
hénéng |
名 |
nuclear energy |
| 横 |
héng |
形 |
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 |
| 哼 |
hēng |
动 |
to groan/to snort/to hum/to croon/humph! |
| 横向 |
héngxiàng |
形 |
horizontal/orthogonal/perpendicular/lateral/crosswise |
| 恒星 |
héngxīng |
名 |
(fixed) star |
| 河畔 |
hépàn |
名 |
riverside/river plain |
| 和平共处 |
hépínggòngchǔ |
- |
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc |
| 和气 |
héqi |
形、名 |
friendly/polite/amiable |
| 赫然 |
hèrán |
形 |
with astonishment/with a shock/awe-inspiringly/impressively/furiously (angry) |
| 和尚 |
héshang |
名 |
Buddhist monk |
| 核实 |
héshí |
动 |
to verify; to check |
| 核桃 |
hétao |
名 |
walnut |
| 核武器 |
héwǔqì |
名 |
nuclear weapon |
| 贺信 |
hèxìn |
名 |
congratulatory letter or message |
| 合约 |
héyuē |
名 |
contract; agreement |
| 何止 |
hézhǐ |
动 |
far more than/not just |
| 合资 |
hézī |
动 |
joint venture |
| 哄 |
hǒng |
动 |
roar of laughter (onom.)/hubbub/to roar (as a crowd)/to deceive/to coax/to amuse (a child)/tumult/uproar/commotion/disturbance |
| 轰 |
hōng |
- |
拟声、动 explosion/bang/boom/rumble/to attack/to shoo away/to expel |
| 烘 |
hōng |
动 |
to bake/to heat by fire/to set off by contrast |
| 烘焙 |
hōngbèi |
动 |
to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)/to bake |
| 轰动 |
hōngdòng |
动 |
to cause a sensation/to create a stir in (a place)/commotion/controversy |
| 烘干 |
hōnggān |
动 |
to dry over a stove |
| 宏观 |
hóngguān |
形 |
macro-/macroscopic/holistic |
| 红火 |
hónghuo |
形 |
prosperous |
| 红利 |
hónglì |
名 |
bonus; dividend |
| 洪亮 |
hóngliàng |
形 |
loud and clear; resonant |
| 红扑扑 |
hóngpūpū |
形 |
red/rosy/flushed |
| 红润 |
hóngrùn |
形 |
ruddy/rosy/florid |
| 红薯 |
hóngshǔ |
名 |
sweet potato |
| 哄堂大笑 |
hōngtángdàxiào |
- |
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) |
| 烘托 |
hōngtuō |
动 |
background (of a painting)/backdrop/a foil (to set off something to advantage)/to offset (something to advantage) |
| 宏伟 |
hóngwěi |
形 |
grand/imposing/magnificent |
| 弘扬 |
hóngyáng |
动 |
to enhance/to promote/to enrich |
| 轰炸 |
hōngzhà |
动 |
to bomb/to bombard |
| 吼 |
hǒu |
动 |
to roar/to howl/to shriek/roar or howl of an animal/bellow of rage |
| 后备 |
hòubèi |
形、名 |
reserve; backup |
| 后备箱 |
hòubèixiāng |
名 |
trunk/boot (of a car) |
| 厚道 |
hòudao |
形 |
kind and honest/generous/sincere |
| 后盾 |
hòudùn |
名 |
support/backing |
| 后顾之忧 |
hòugùzhīyōu |
- |
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)/worries about the future consequences/often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" |
| 喉咙 |
hóulóng |
名 |
the throat |
| 后勤 |
hòuqín |
名 |
logistics |
| 后世 |
hòushì |
名 |
later generations |
| 后台 |
hòutái |
名 |
backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background |
| 后续 |
hòuxù |
形 |
follow-up/(dialect) to remarry |
| 候选人 |
hòuxuǎnrén |
名 |
candidate |
| 后裔 |
hòuyì |
名 |
descendant |
| 后遗症 |
hòuyízhèng |
名 |
(medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath |
| 糊 |
hú |
动 |
muddled/paste/scorched/cream/congee/(in 糊口[hu2kou3]) to feed oneself |
| 护 |
hù |
动 |
to protect |
| 呼 |
hū |
动 |
to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale |
| 花瓣 |
huābàn |
名 |
petal |
| 划不来 |
huábulái |
形 |
not worth it |
| 画册 |
huàcè |
名 |
picture album |
| 划得来 |
huádelái |
形 |
worth it/it pays to |
| 化肥 |
huàféi |
名 |
chemical fertilizer |
| 花卉 |
huāhuì |
名 |
flowers and plants |
| 怀抱 |
huáibào |
动、名 |
to hug/to cherish/within the bosom (of the family)/to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) |
| 怀旧 |
huáijiù |
动 |
to feel nostalgic/nostalgia |
| 槐树 |
huáishù |
名 |
locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 滑稽 |
huájī |
形 |
comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])/huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang |
| 化解 |
huàjiě |
动 |
to dissolve/to resolve (contradictions)/to dispel (doubts)/to iron out (difficulties)/to defuse (conflicts)/to neutralize (fears) |
| 花蕾 |
huālěi |
名 |
bud/flower bud |
| 华丽 |
huálì |
形 |
gorgeous |
| 画龙点睛 |
huàlóngdiǎnjīng |
- |
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch/the crucial point that brings the subject to life/a few words to clinch the point |
| 缓 |
huǎn |
动 |
slow/unhurried/sluggish/gradual/not tense/relaxed/to postpone/to defer/to stall/to stave off/to revive/to recuperate |
| 环比 |
huánbǐ |
动 |
(statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context) |
| 焕发 |
huànfā |
动 |
to shine/to glow/to irradiate/to flash |
| 晃 |
huàng |
动 |
to dazzle/to flash past/to sway/to shake/to wander about |
| 晃 |
huǎng |
动 |
to dazzle/to flash past/to sway/to shake/to wander about |
| 荒 |
huāng |
动 |
desolate/shortage/scarce/out of practice/absurd/uncultivated/to neglect |
| 慌 |
huāng |
形 |
to get panicky; to lose one's head/(coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly |
| 荒诞 |
huāngdàn |
形 |
beyond belief/incredible/preposterous/fantastic |
| 晃荡 |
huàngdang |
动 |
to rock/to sway/to shake |
| 皇宫 |
huánggōng |
名 |
imperial palace |
| 皇后 |
huánghòu |
名 |
empress/imperial consort |
| 谎话 |
huǎnghuà |
名 |
lie |
| 黄昏 |
huánghūn |
名 |
dusk/evening/nightfall |
| 荒凉 |
huāngliáng |
形 |
desolate |
| 慌乱 |
huāngluàn |
形 |
frenetic/hurried |
| 慌忙 |
huāngmáng |
形 |
in a great rush/in a flurry |
| 荒谬 |
huāngmiù |
形 |
absurd/ridiculous |
| 恍然大悟 |
huǎngrándàwù |
- |
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light |
| 皇上 |
huángshang |
名 |
the emperor/Your majesty the emperor/His imperial majesty |
| 皇室 |
huángshì |
名 |
royal family/imperial household/member of the royal family |
| 荒唐 |
huāngtáng |
形 |
beyond belief/preposterous/absurd/intemperate/dissipated |
| 谎言 |
huǎngyán |
名 |
lie |
| 慌张 |
huāngzhāng |
形 |
flustered/agitated |
| 缓和 |
huǎnhé |
形、动 |
to ease (tension)/to alleviate/to moderate/to allay/to make more mild |
| 欢呼 |
huānhū |
动 |
to cheer for/to acclaim |
| 欢聚 |
huānjù |
动 |
to get together socially/to celebrate/party/celebration |
| 幻觉 |
huànjué |
名 |
illusion/hallucination/figment of one's imagination |
| 欢快 |
huānkuài |
形 |
cheerful and lighthearted/lively |
| 唤起 |
huànqǐ |
动 |
to waken (to action)/to rouse (the masses)/to evoke (attention, recollection etc) |
| 环球 |
huánqiú |
动 |
around the world/worldwide |
| 换取 |
huànqǔ |
动 |
to obtain (sth) in exchange/to exchange (sth) for (sth else) |
| 焕然一新 |
huànrányìxīn |
- |
to look completely new (idiom); brand new/changed beyond recognition |
| 环绕 |
huánrào |
动 |
to surround/to circle/to revolve around |
| 欢声笑语 |
huānshēngxiàoyǔ |
- |
cheers and laughter |
| 唤醒 |
huànxǐng |
动 |
to wake sb/to rouse |
| 幻影 |
huànyǐng |
名 |
phantom/mirage |
| 华侨 |
huáqiáo |
名 |
overseas Chinese/(in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality |
| 哗然 |
huárán |
形 |
in uproar/commotion/causing a storm of protest/tumultuous |
| 华人 |
huárén |
名 |
ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 化身 |
huàshēn |
名 |
incarnation/reincarnation/embodiment (of abstract idea)/personification |
| 画蛇添足 |
huàshétiānzú |
- |
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/to overdo it |
| 划时代 |
huàshídài |
形 |
epoch-marking |
| 划算 |
huásuàn |
动、形 |
to calculate/to weigh (pros and cons)/to view as profitable/worthwhile/value for money/cost-effective |
| 滑梯 |
huátī |
名 |
(children's) sliding board/a slide |
| 花纹 |
huāwén |
名 |
decorative design |
| 化险为夷 |
huàxiǎnwéiyí |
- |
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster |
| 化验 |
huàyàn |
动 |
chemical examination/to do a lab test |
| 花样 |
huāyàng |
名 |
pattern/way of doing sth/trick/ruse/fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) |
| 华裔 |
huáyì |
名 |
ethnic Chinese/non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry |
| 话语 |
huàyǔ |
名 |
words/speech/utterance/discourse |
| 互补 |
hùbǔ |
动 |
complementary/to complement each other |
| 呼唤 |
hūhuàn |
动 |
to call out (a name etc)/to shout |
| 毁 |
huǐ |
动 |
to destroy; to ruin/to defame; to slander/to destroy by fire |
| 回避 |
huíbì |
动 |
to shun/to avoid (sb)/to skirt/to evade (an issue)/to step back/to withdraw/to recuse (a judge etc) |
| 会场 |
huìchǎng |
名 |
meeting place/place where people gather |
| 回归 |
huíguī |
动 |
to return to/to retreat/regression (statistics) |
| 回合 |
huíhé |
名 |
one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents/round (boxing etc)/rally (tennis etc)/frame (billiards etc)/inning/(tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg/round (of negotiations) |
| 汇合 |
huìhé |
动 |
confluence/to converge/to join/to fuse/fusion |
| 悔恨 |
huǐhèn |
动 |
remorse/repentance |
| 毁坏 |
huǐhuài |
动 |
to damage/to devastate/to vandalize/damage/destruction |
| 辉煌 |
huīhuáng |
形 |
splendid/glorious |
| 挥霍 |
huīhuò |
动 |
to squander money/extravagant/prodigal/free and easy/agile |
| 汇集 |
huìjí |
动 |
to collect/to compile/to converge/also written 彙集|汇集[hui4 ji2] |
| 汇聚 |
huìjù |
动 |
convergence/to come together |
| 回馈 |
huíkuì |
动 |
to repay a favor/to give back/feedback |
| 贿赂 |
huìlù |
动、名 |
to bribe/a bribe |
| 回落 |
huíluò |
动 |
to fall back/to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) |
| 会面 |
huìmiàn |
动 |
to meet with/meeting |
| 毁灭 |
huǐmiè |
动 |
to perish/to ruin/to destroy |
| 回升 |
huíshēng |
动 |
to rise again after a fall/to pick up/rally (stock market etc) |
| 绘声绘色 |
huìshēnghuìsè |
- |
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life/lively and realistic |
| 回首 |
huíshǒu |
动 |
to turn around; to look back/(fig.) to recall the past |
| 会谈 |
huìtán |
动 |
talks/discussions |
| 回味 |
huíwèi |
名、动 |
to call to mind and ponder over/aftertaste |
| 会晤 |
huìwù |
动 |
to meet/meeting/conference |
| 挥舞 |
huīwǔ |
动 |
to brandish/to wave sth |
| 回想 |
huíxiǎng |
动 |
to recall/to recollect/to think back |
| 会意 |
huìyì |
动 |
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements/also known as joint ideogram or associative compound/to comprehend without being told explicitly/to cotton on/knowing (smile, glance etc) |
| 回忆录 |
huíyìlù |
名 |
memoir |
| 回应 |
huíyìng |
动 |
to respond/response |
| 会诊 |
huìzhěn |
动 |
consultation (medical)/to meet for diagnosis/(by extension) consultation of different specialists |
| 绘制 |
huìzhì |
动 |
to draw; to draft |
| 呼救 |
hūjiù |
动 |
to call for help |
| 忽冷忽热 |
hūlěnghūrè |
- |
now hot, now cold/(of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate |
| 狐狸 |
húli |
名 |
fox/fig. sly and treacherous person |
| 护理 |
hùlǐ |
动 |
to nurse/to tend and protect |
| 胡乱 |
húluàn |
副 |
careless/reckless/casually/absent-mindedly/at will/at random/any old how |
| 昏 |
hūn |
动 |
muddle-headed/twilight/to faint/to lose consciousness |
| 荤 |
hūn |
名 |
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)/non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)/vulgar/obscene |
| 胡闹 |
húnào |
动 |
to act willfully and make a scene/to make trouble |
| 昏迷 |
hūnmí |
动 |
to lose consciousness/to be in a coma/stupor/coma/stunned/disoriented |
| 婚纱 |
hūnshā |
名 |
wedding dress |
| 浑身 |
húnshēn |
名 |
all over/from head to foot |
| 混淆 |
hùnxiáo |
动 |
to obscure/to confuse/to mix up/to blur/to mislead |
| 混浊 |
hùnzhuó |
形 |
turbid/muddy/dirty |
| 豁 |
huō |
动 |
opening/stake all/sacrifice/crack/slit/open; clear; liberal-minded; generous/to exempt; to remit |
| 火爆 |
huǒbào |
形 |
fiery (temper)/popular/flourishing/prosperous/lively |
| 豁出去 |
huōchuqu |
动 |
to throw caution to the wind/to press one's luck/to go for broke |
| 豁达 |
huòdá |
形 |
optimistic/sanguine/generous/magnanimous/open-minded |
| 或多或少 |
huòduōhuòshǎo |
- |
more or less |
| 活该 |
huógāi |
动 |
(coll.) serve sb right/deservedly/ought/should |
| 祸害 |
huòhai |
名、动 |
disaster/harm/scourge/bad person/to damage/to harm/to wreck |
| 火候 |
huǒhou |
名 |
heat control/(fig.) mastery/(fig.) crucial moment |
| 火花 |
huǒhuā |
名 |
spark/sparkle |
| 火箭 |
huǒjiàn |
名 |
rocket |
| 火炬 |
huǒjù |
名 |
(flaming) torch |
| 火辣辣 |
huǒlàlà |
形 |
scorching hot/(of a burn or other injury) painful; burning/(of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense/(of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued/(Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot |
| 活期 |
huóqī |
形 |
(banking) current (account)/checking (account)/demand (deposit etc) |
| 火热 |
huǒrè |
形 |
fiery/burning/fervent/ardent/passionate |
| 火山 |
huǒshān |
名 |
volcano |
| 伙食 |
huǒshí |
名 |
food/meals |
| 火速 |
huǒsù |
副 |
at top speed/at a tremendous lick |
| 火腿 |
huǒtuǐ |
名 |
ham |
| 获悉 |
huòxī |
动 |
to learn of sth/to find out/to get news |
| 火焰 |
huǒyàn |
名 |
blaze/flame |
| 货运 |
huòyùn |
名 |
freight transport/cargo/transported goods |
| 湖泊 |
húpō |
名 |
lake |
| 呼声 |
hūshēng |
名 |
a shout/fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group |
| 胡说 |
húshuō |
动 |
to talk nonsense/drivel |
| 胡思乱想 |
húsīluànxiǎng |
- |
to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)/to let one's imagination run wild |
| 糊涂 |
hútu |
形 |
muddled/silly/confused |
| 呼啸 |
hūxiào |
动 |
to whistle; to scream; to whiz |
| 呼应 |
hūyìng |
动 |
to conform (with)/to echo/to correlate well/(linguistics) agreement |
| 忽悠 |
hūyou |
动 |
to rock/to sway/to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)/to flutter (e.g. of a flag)/to trick sb into doing sth/to dupe/to con |
| 呼吁 |
hūyù |
动 |
to call on (sb to do sth)/to appeal (to)/an appeal |
| 即 |
jí |
副 |
namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if/prompted (by the occasion)/to approach/to come into contact/to assume (office)/to draw near |
| 计 |
jì |
动、名 |
surname Ji/to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to plan/ruse/meter/gauge |
| 忌 |
jì |
动 |
to be jealous of/fear/dread/scruple/to avoid or abstain from/to quit/to give up sth |
| 剂 |
jì |
- |
名、量 dose (medicine) |
| 继 |
jì |
连 |
to continue/to follow after/to go on with/to succeed/to inherit/then/afterwards |
| 祭 |
jì |
动 |
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)/memorial ceremony/(in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon/(lit. and fig.) to wield |
| 暨 |
jì |
连 |
and/to reach to/the limits |
| 积 |
jī |
动 |
to amass; to accumulate; to store up/(math.) product (the result of multiplication)/(TCM) constipation; indigestion |
| 继而 |
jì’ér |
连 |
then/afterwards |
| 驾 |
jià |
动、量 |
surname Jia/to harness/to draw (a cart etc)/to drive/to pilot/to sail/to ride/your good self/prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2]) |
| 假定 |
jiǎdìng |
动 |
to assume/to suppose/supposed/so-called/assumption/hypothesis |
| 家伙 |
jiāhuo |
名 |
household dish, implement or furniture/domestic animal/(coll.) guy/chap/weapon |
| 家教 |
jiājiào |
名 |
family education/upbringing/to bring sb up/private tutor |
| 佳节 |
jiājié |
名 |
festive day/holiday |
| 加紧 |
jiājǐn |
动 |
to intensify/to speed up/to step up |
| 家境 |
jiājìng |
名 |
family financial situation/family circumstances |
| 假冒 |
jiǎmào |
动 |
to impersonate/to pose as (someone else)/to counterfeit/to palm off (a fake as a genuine) |
| 加盟 |
jiāméng |
动 |
to become a member of an alliance or union/to align/to join/participate |
| 贱 |
jiàn |
形 |
inexpensive/lowly/despicable/(bound form) (humble) my |
| 溅 |
jiàn |
动 |
to splash |
| 拣 |
jiǎn |
动 |
to choose/to pick/to sort out/to pick up |
| 兼 |
jiān |
动 |
double/twice/simultaneous/holding two or more (official) posts at the same time |
| 煎 |
jiān |
动 |
to pan fry/to sauté |
| 煎熬 |
jiānáo |
动 |
to suffer/to torture/to torment/ordeal/suffering/torture/torment |
| 鉴别 |
jiànbié |
动 |
to differentiate; to distinguish |
| 剪彩 |
jiǎncǎi |
动 |
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) |
| 检察 |
jiǎnchá |
动 |
to inspect/(law) to prosecute/to investigate |
| 监察 |
jiānchá |
动 |
to supervise/to control |
| 简称 |
jiǎnchēng |
名、动 |
to be abbreviated to/abbreviation; short form |
| 间谍 |
jiàndié |
名 |
spy |
| 间断 |
jiànduàn |
动 |
disconnected/interrupted/suspended/a gap/a break |
| 简短 |
jiǎnduǎn |
形 |
brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity |
| 尖端 |
jiānduān |
名、形 |
sharp pointed end/the tip/the cusp/tip-top/most advanced and sophisticated/highest peak/the best |
| 见多识广 |
jiànduōshíguǎng |
- |
experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) |
| 减负 |
jiǎnfù |
动 |
to alleviate a burden on sb |
| 肩负 |
jiānfù |
动 |
to shoulder (a burden)/to bear/to suffer (a disadvantage) |
| 桨 |
jiǎng |
名 |
oar; paddle |
| 姜 |
jiāng |
名 |
surname Jiang/ginger |
| 僵 |
jiāng |
形 |
rigid/deadlock/stiff (corpse) |
| 奖杯 |
jiǎngbēi |
名 |
trophy cup |
| 僵化 |
jiānghuà |
动 |
to become rigid |
| 将就 |
jiāngjiu |
动 |
to accept (a bit reluctantly)/to put up with |
| 僵局 |
jiāngjú |
名 |
impasse/deadlock |
| 讲理 |
jiǎnglǐ |
动、形 |
to argue/to reason with sb/to talk sense/to be reasonable |
| 降临 |
jiànglín |
动 |
to descend/to arrive/to come |
| 江山 |
jiāngshān |
名 |
Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang/rivers and mountains/landscape/country/state power |
| 奖赏 |
jiǎngshǎng |
动 |
reward; prize; award |
| 兼顾 |
jiāngù |
动 |
to attend simultaneously to two or more things/to balance (career and family, family and education etc) |
| 监管 |
jiānguǎn |
动 |
to oversee/to take charge of/to supervise/to administer/supervisory/supervision |
| 坚果 |
jiānguǒ |
名 |
nut |
| 奖项 |
jiǎngxiàng |
名 |
award; prize |
| 僵硬 |
jiāngyìng |
形 |
stiff; rigid |
| 监护 |
jiānhù |
动 |
to act as a guardian |
| 嘉年华 |
jiāniánhuá |
名 |
carnival (loanword) |
| 剪辑 |
jiǎnjí |
动 |
to edit (video images, film) |
| 见解 |
jiànjiě |
名 |
opinion/view/understanding |
| 简洁 |
jiǎnjié |
形 |
concise/succinct/pithy |
| 艰巨 |
jiānjù |
形 |
arduous/terrible (task)/very difficult/formidable |
| 监控 |
jiānkòng |
动 |
to monitor |
| 简练 |
jiǎnliàn |
形 |
terse/succinct |
| 见利忘义 |
jiànlìwàngyì |
- |
lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)/fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul |
| 简陋 |
jiǎnlòu |
形 |
simple and crude |
| 健美 |
jiànměi |
形、名 |
healthy and beautiful/to do fitness exercises/abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4] |
| 减免 |
jiǎnmiǎn |
动 |
to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc) |
| 歼灭 |
jiānmiè |
动 |
to wipe out/to crush/to annihilate |
| 坚韧 |
jiānrèn |
形 |
tough and durable/tenacious |
| 兼任 |
jiānrèn |
动 |
to hold several jobs at once/concurrent post/working part-time |
| 见仁见智 |
jiànrénjiànzhì |
- |
opinions differ (idiom) |
| 兼容 |
jiānróng |
动 |
compatible |
| 尖锐 |
jiānruì |
形 |
sharp/intense/penetrating/pointed/acute (illness) |
| 鉴赏 |
jiànshǎng |
动 |
to appreciate (as a connoisseur) |
| 见识 |
jiànshi |
动、名 |
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth/to experience for oneself/knowledge/experience/insight |
| 坚实 |
jiānshí |
形 |
firm and substantial/solid |
| 监视 |
jiānshì |
动 |
to monitor/to keep a close watch over/surveillance |
| 坚守 |
jiānshǒu |
动 |
to hold fast to/to stick to |
| 建树 |
jiànshù |
动、名 |
to make a contribution/to establish/to found/contribution |
| 践踏 |
jiàntà |
动 |
to trample |
| 检讨 |
jiǎntǎo |
动、名 |
to examine or inspect/self-criticism/review |
| 简体字 |
jiǎntǐzì |
名 |
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4] |
| 减退 |
jiǎntuì |
动 |
to ebb/to go down/to decline |
| 见外 |
jiànwài |
形 |
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest |
| 见闻 |
jiànwén |
名 |
what one has seen and heard/knowledge/one's experience |
| 间隙 |
jiànxì |
名 |
interval/gap/clearance |
| 艰险 |
jiānxiǎn |
形 |
difficult and dangerous/hardships and perils |
| 见效 |
jiànxiào |
动 |
to have the desired effect |
| 间歇 |
jiànxiē |
动 |
to stop in the middle of sth/intermittent/intermittence |
| 坚信 |
jiānxìn |
动 |
to believe firmly/without any doubt |
| 简要 |
jiǎnyào |
形 |
concise/brief |
| 简易 |
jiǎnyì |
形 |
simple and easy/simplistic/simplicity |
| 见义勇为 |
jiànyìyǒngwéi |
- |
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth/acting heroically in a just cause |
| 鉴于 |
jiànyú |
- |
介、连 in view of/seeing that/considering/whereas |
| 监狱 |
jiānyù |
名 |
prison |
| 奸诈 |
jiānzhà |
形 |
treachery/devious/a rogue |
| 见证 |
jiànzhèng |
动、名 |
to be witness to/witness/evidence |
| 健壮 |
jiànzhuàng |
形 |
robust/healthy/sturdy |
| 嚼 |
jiáo |
动 |
to chew/also pr. [jue2] |
| 绞 |
jiǎo |
动 |
to twist (strands into a thread)/to entangle/to wring/to hang (by the neck)/to turn/to wind/classifier for skeins of yarn |
| 搅 |
jiǎo |
动 |
to disturb/to annoy/to mix/to stir |
| 缴 |
jiǎo |
动 |
to hand in/to hand over/to seize |
| 焦 |
jiāo |
形 |
surname Jiao/burnt/scorched/charred/worried/anxious/coke/joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3]) |
| 叫板 |
jiàobǎn |
动 |
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)/(coll.) to challenge |
| 搅拌 |
jiǎobàn |
动 |
to stir/to agitate |
| 交叉 |
jiāochā |
动 |
to cross/to intersect/to overlap |
| 轿车 |
jiàochē |
名 |
enclosed carriage for carrying passengers/motor carriage/car or bus/limousine |
| 交代 |
jiāodài |
动 |
to transfer (duties to sb else)/to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)/to explain; to give an account; to brief/to confess; to account for oneself/(jocular) to come to a bad end |
| 交锋 |
jiāofēng |
动 |
to cross swords/to have a confrontation (with sb) |
| 交付 |
jiāofù |
动 |
to hand over/to deliver |
| 娇惯 |
jiāoguàn |
动 |
to pamper/to coddle/to spoil |
| 叫好 |
jiàohǎo |
动 |
to applaud/to cheer |
| 交互 |
jiāohù |
- |
副、动 mutual/interactive/each other/alternately/in turn/interaction |
| 狡猾 |
jiǎohuá |
形 |
crafty; cunning; sly |
| 交集 |
jiāojí |
动 |
(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle/common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection/interaction; dealings/(math.) (set theory) intersection |
| 焦急 |
jiāojí |
形 |
anxiety/anxious |
| 交界 |
jiāojiè |
动 |
common boundary/common border |
| 交接 |
jiāojiē |
动 |
(of two things) to come into contact/to meet/to hand over to/to take over from/to associate with/to have friendly relations with/to have sexual intercourse |
| 较劲 |
jiàojìn |
动 |
to match one's strength with/to compete/more competitive/to set oneself against sb/disobliging/to make a special effort |
| 教科书 |
jiàokēshū |
名 |
textbook |
| 较量 |
jiàoliàng |
动 |
to pit oneself against sb/to compete with sb/contest/battle/to haggle/to quibble |
| 缴纳 |
jiǎonà |
动 |
to pay (taxes etc) |
| 交纳 |
jiāonà |
动 |
to pay (taxes or dues) |
| 胶囊 |
jiāonáng |
名 |
(pharm.) capsule |
| 娇气 |
jiāoqì |
形 |
delicate/squeamish/finicky |
| 交情 |
jiāoqing |
名 |
friendship/friendly relations |
| 交涉 |
jiāoshè |
动 |
to negotiate (with)/to have dealings (with) |
| 礁石 |
jiāoshí |
名 |
reef |
| 脚踏实地 |
jiǎotāshídì |
- |
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy/steady and serious character |
| 交替 |
jiāotì |
动 |
to replace/alternately; in turn |
| 教条 |
jiàotiáo |
名、形 |
doctrine/dogma/creed/dogmatic |
| 交头接耳 |
jiāotóujiē’ěr |
- |
to whisper to one another's ear |
| 交响乐 |
jiāoxiǎngyuè |
名 |
symphony |
| 侥幸 |
jiǎoxìng |
形 |
luckily/by a fluke |
| 教养 |
jiàoyǎng |
动、名 |
to educate; to bring up; to nurture/upbringing; breeding; culture |
| 郊游 |
jiāoyóu |
动 |
to go for an outing/to go on an excursion |
| 焦躁 |
jiāozào |
形 |
fretful/impatient |
| 矫正 |
jiǎozhèng |
动 |
to correct/to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)/to cure/rectification/correction/to straighten |
| 交织 |
jiāozhī |
动 |
to interweave |
| 家禽 |
jiāqín |
名 |
poultry/domestic fowl |
| 架势 |
jiàshi |
名 |
attitude/position (on an issue etc) |
| 假使 |
jiǎshǐ |
连 |
if/in case/suppose/given ... |
| 家世 |
jiāshì |
名 |
family background |
| 价位 |
jiàwèi |
名 |
price level |
| 佳肴 |
jiāyáo |
名 |
fine food/delicacies/delicious food |
| 家用 |
jiāyòng |
名、形 |
home-use/domestic/family expenses/housekeeping money |
| 驾驭 |
jiàyù |
动 |
to urge on (of horse)/to drive/to steer/to handle/to manage/to master/to dominate |
| 家喻户晓 |
jiāyùhùxiǎo |
- |
understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name |
| 夹杂 |
jiāzá |
动 |
to mix together (disparate substances)/to mingle/a mix/to be tangled up with |
| 家政 |
jiāzhèng |
名 |
housekeeping |
| 加之 |
jiāzhī |
连 |
moreover; in addition to that |
| 价值观 |
jiàzhíguān |
名 |
system of values |
| 嫁妆 |
jiàzhuang |
名 |
dowry |
| 假装 |
jiǎzhuāng |
动 |
to feign/to pretend |
| 架子 |
jiàzi |
名 |
shelf/frame/stand/framework/airs/arrogance |
| 夹子 |
jiāzi |
名 |
clip/clamp/tongs/folder/wallet |
| 家族 |
jiāzú |
名 |
family/clan |
| 基本功 |
jīběngōng |
名 |
basic skills/fundamentals |
| 级别 |
jíbié |
名 |
(military) rank/level/grade |
| 机舱 |
jīcāng |
名 |
cabin of a plane |
| 计策 |
jìcè |
名 |
stratagem |
| 基层 |
jīcéng |
名 |
basic level/grassroots unit/basement layer |
| 急促 |
jícù |
形 |
urgent/hurried and brief/rushing |
| 激荡 |
jīdàng |
动 |
to rage/to dash/to surge/also written 激盪|激荡 |
| 祭奠 |
jìdiàn |
动 |
to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)/to hold or attend a memorial service |
| 积淀 |
jīdiàn |
动、名 |
deposits accumulated over long periods/fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom |
| 机动 |
jīdòng |
形 |
locomotive/motorized/power-driven/adaptable/flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) |
| 极度 |
jídù |
副 |
extremely |
| 嫉妒 |
jídù |
动 |
to be jealous of; to envy |
| 忌妒 |
jìdu |
动 |
to be jealous of; to envy |
| 劫 |
jié |
动 |
to rob/to plunder/to seize by force/to coerce/calamity/abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] |
| 截 |
jié |
动、量 |
to cut off (a length)/to stop/to intercept/section/chunk/length |
| 戒 |
jiè |
动 |
to guard against/to exhort/to admonish or warn/to give up or stop doing sth/Buddhist monastic discipline/ring (for a finger) |
| 界 |
jiè |
- |
名、后缀 (bound form) boundary; border/(bound form) realm |
| 皆 |
jiē |
副 |
all/each and every/in all cases |
| 揭 |
jiē |
动 |
surname Jie/to take the lid off/to expose/to unmask |
| 接二连三 |
jiē’èrliánsān |
- |
one after another (idiom)/in quick succession |
| 洁白 |
jiébái |
形 |
spotlessly white/pure white |
| 接班 |
jiēbān |
动 |
to take over (from those working the previous shift)/to take over (in a leadership role etc)/to succeed sb |
| 接班人 |
jiēbānrén |
名 |
successor |
| 戒备 |
jièbèi |
动 |
to take precautions/to guard against (emergency) |
| 阶层 |
jiēcéng |
名 |
social class |
| 劫持 |
jiéchí |
动 |
to kidnap/to hijack/to abduct/to hold under duress |
| 解除 |
jiěchú |
动 |
to remove/to sack/to get rid of/to relieve (sb of their duties)/to free/to lift (an embargo)/to rescind (an agreement) |
| 皆大欢喜 |
jiēdàhuānxǐ |
- |
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare/to everyone's delight and satisfaction |
| 界定 |
jièdìng |
动 |
definition/to delimit |
| 揭发 |
jiēfā |
动 |
to expose/to bring to light/to disclose/revelation |
| 街坊 |
jiēfang |
名 |
neighborhood/neighbor |
| 解雇 |
jiěgù |
动 |
to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment |
| 接轨 |
jiēguǐ |
动 |
railtrack connection/to integrate into sth/to dock/to connect/to be in step with/to bring into line with/to align |
| 阶级 |
jiējí |
名 |
(social) class |
| 接济 |
jiējì |
动 |
to give material assistance to |
| 节俭 |
jiéjiǎn |
形 |
frugal; economical |
| 接见 |
jiējiàn |
动 |
to receive sb/to grant an interview |
| 洁净 |
jiéjìng |
形 |
clean/to cleanse |
| 捷径 |
jiéjìng |
名 |
shortcut |
| 结晶 |
jiéjīng |
动、名 |
to crystallize/crystallization/crystal/crystalline/(fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) |
| 竭尽全力 |
jiéjìnquánlì |
- |
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost |
| 解救 |
jiějiù |
动 |
to rescue/to help out of difficulties/to save the situation |
| 结局 |
jiéjú |
名 |
conclusion/ending |
| 解渴 |
jiěkě |
动 |
to quench |
| 借口 |
jièkǒu |
名 |
to use as an excuse/excuse; pretext |
| 竭力 |
jiélì |
副 |
to do one's utmost |
| 接力 |
jiēlì |
动 |
relay |
| 揭露 |
jiēlù |
动 |
to expose/to unmask/to ferret out/to disclose/disclosure |
| 接纳 |
jiēnà |
动 |
to admit (to membership) |
| 解剖 |
jiěpōu |
动 |
to dissect (an animal)/to analyze/anatomy |
| 节气 |
jiéqì |
名 |
solar term |
| 截然不同 |
jiéránbùtóng |
- |
entirely different/different as black and white |
| 介入 |
jièrù |
动 |
to intervene; to get involved |
| 解散 |
jiěsàn |
动 |
to dissolve/to disband |
| 结识 |
jiéshí |
动 |
to get to know sb/to meet sb for the first time |
| 届时 |
jièshí |
副 |
when the time comes/at the scheduled time |
| 揭示 |
jiēshì |
动 |
to show/to make known |
| 接手 |
jiēshǒu |
动 |
to take over (duties etc)/catcher (baseball etc) |
| 结算 |
jiésuàn |
动 |
to settle a bill; to close an account |
| 解体 |
jiětǐ |
动 |
to break up into components/to disintegrate/to collapse/to crumble |
| 接替 |
jiētì |
动 |
to replace/to take over (a position or post) |
| 阶梯 |
jiētī |
名 |
flight of steps/(fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of |
| 借条 |
jiètiáo |
名 |
receipt for a loan/IOU |
| 解脱 |
jiětuō |
动 |
to untie/to free/to absolve of/to get free of/to extirpate oneself/(Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries |
| 解围 |
jiěwéi |
动 |
to lift a siege/to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment |
| 解析 |
jiěxī |
动 |
to analyze/to resolve/(math.) analysis/analytic |
| 界限 |
jièxiàn |
名 |
boundary |
| 界线 |
jièxiàn |
名 |
limits/bounds/dividing line |
| 揭晓 |
jiēxiǎo |
动 |
to announce publicly/to publish/to make known/to disclose |
| 介意 |
jièyì |
动 |
to care about/to take offense/to mind |
| 节衣缩食 |
jiéyīsuōshí |
- |
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally |
| 借用 |
jièyòng |
动 |
to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use |
| 介于 |
jièyú |
动 |
between/intermediate/to lie between |
| 解约 |
jiěyuē |
动 |
to terminate an agreement/to cancel a contract |
| 节制 |
jiézhì |
动 |
to control/to restrict/to moderate/to temper/moderation/sobriety/to administer |
| 继父 |
jìfù |
名 |
stepfather |
| 肌肤 |
jīfū |
名 |
skin/flesh/fig. close physical relationship |
| 急功近利 |
jígōngjìnlì |
- |
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return |
| 籍贯 |
jíguàn |
名 |
one's native place/place of ancestry/registered birthplace |
| 机关 |
jīguān |
名、形 |
mechanism; gear/machine-operated/office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body/stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick |
| 激光 |
jīguāng |
名 |
laser |
| 记号 |
jìhao |
名 |
mark/symbol/notation/seal |
| 激化 |
jīhuà |
动 |
to intensify |
| 集会 |
jíhuì |
动、名 |
to gather/assembly/meeting |
| 忌讳 |
jìhuì |
动、名 |
taboo/to avoid as taboo/to abstain from |
| 激活 |
jīhuó |
动 |
to activate |
| 基建 |
jījiàn |
名 |
capital construction (project)/infrastructure |
| 计较 |
jìjiào |
动 |
to bother about/to haggle/to bicker/to argue/plan/stratagem |
| 寂静 |
jìjìng |
形 |
quiet |
| 基金会 |
jījīnhuì |
名 |
foundation (institution supported by an endowment) |
| 急剧 |
jíjù |
形 |
rapid; sudden |
| 即可 |
jíkě |
动 |
equivalent to 就可以/can then (do sth)/can immediately (do sth)/(do sth) and that will suffice |
| 忌口 |
jìkǒu |
动 |
abstain from certain food (as when ill)/avoid certain foods/be on a diet |
| 吉利 |
jílì |
形 |
Geely, Chinese car make/auspicious/lucky/propitious |
| 极力 |
jílì |
副 |
to make a supreme effort/at all costs |
| 剂量 |
jìliàng |
名 |
dosage/prescribed dose of medicine |
| 脊梁 |
jǐliáng |
名 |
backbone/spine/Taiwan pr. [ji3 liang5]/(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate) |
| 机灵 |
jīling |
形 |
clever/quick-witted |
| 机密 |
jīmì |
形、名 |
secret/classified (information) |
| 继母 |
jìmǔ |
名 |
stepmother |
| 劲 |
jìn |
名 |
strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest/Taiwan pr. [jing4] |
| 尽 |
jǐn |
- |
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 |
| 筋 |
jīn |
名 |
muscle/tendon/veins visible under the skin/sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) |
| 禁不住 |
jīnbuzhù |
动 |
can't help it/can't bear it |
| 进程 |
jìnchéng |
名 |
course of events; process |
| 紧凑 |
jǐncòu |
形 |
compact/terse/tight (schedule) |
| 竟 |
jìng |
副 |
unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed |
| 敬 |
jìng |
动 |
(bound form) respectful; to respect/to offer politely |
| 茎 |
jīng |
名 |
stalk/stem |
| 经 |
jīng |
动 |
surname Jing/classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo/to bear/to endure/warp (textile)/longitude/menstruation/channel (TCM)/abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] |
| 精 |
jīng |
形 |
essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin spirit/highly perfected/elite/the pick of sth/proficient (refined ability)/extremely (fine)/selected rice (archaic) |
| 鲸 |
jīng |
名 |
whale |
| 敬爱 |
jìng’ài |
动 |
respect and love |
| 敬而远之 |
jìng’éryuǎnzhī |
- |
to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance |
| 警报 |
jǐngbào |
名 |
(fire) alarm/alert signal/alarm/alert/warning |
| 精彩纷呈 |
jīngcǎifēnchéng |
- |
unusually brilliant -- with high lights, hundreds of high lights |
| 精打细算 |
jīngdǎxìsuàn |
- |
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) |
| 境地 |
jìngdì |
名 |
circumstances |
| 井底之蛙 |
jǐngdǐzhīwā |
- |
the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and experience |
| 惊动 |
jīngdòng |
动 |
to alarm/to startle/to disturb |
| 经度 |
jīngdù |
名 |
longitude |
| 精度 |
jīngdù |
名 |
precision |
| 经费 |
jīngfèi |
名 |
funds/expenditure |
| 净化 |
jìnghuà |
动 |
to purify |
| 精华 |
jīnghuá |
名 |
best feature/most important part of an object/quintessence/essence/soul |
| 惊慌 |
jīnghuāng |
形 |
to panic/to be alarmed |
| 惊慌失措 |
jīnghuāngshīcuò |
- |
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) |
| 竞技 |
jìngjì |
动 |
competition of skill (e.g. sports)/athletics tournament |
| 荆棘 |
jīngjí |
名 |
thistles and thorns/brambles/thorny undergrowth |
| 精简 |
jīngjiǎn |
动 |
to simplify/to reduce |
| 境界 |
jìngjiè |
名 |
boundary/state/realm |
| 警戒 |
jǐngjiè |
动 |
to warn/to alert/to be on the alert/to stand guard/sentinel |
| 兢兢业业 |
jīngjīngyèyè |
形 |
(idiom) conscientious/assiduous |
| 经久不息 |
jīngjiǔbùxī |
- |
prolonged/sustained/ringing |
| 敬礼 |
jìnglǐ |
动 |
to salute/salute |
| 精练 |
jīngliàn |
形 |
(textiles) to scour/to degum (silk) |
| 经贸 |
jīngmào |
名 |
trade |
| 精密 |
jīngmì |
形 |
accuracy/exact/precise/refined |
| 精妙 |
jīngmiào |
形 |
exquisite/fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) |
| 精明 |
jīngmíng |
形 |
astute; shrewd; smart |
| 境内 |
jìngnèi |
名 |
within the borders/internal (to a country, province, city etc)/domestic |
| 进攻 |
jìngōng |
动 |
to attack/to assault/to go on the offensive/attack/assault/offense (sports) |
| 敬佩 |
jìngpèi |
动 |
to esteem/to admire |
| 精疲力竭 |
jīngpílìjié |
- |
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent/drained/washed out |
| 精品 |
jīngpǐn |
名 |
quality goods/premium product/fine work (of art) |
| 惊奇 |
jīngqí |
形 |
to be amazed/to be surprised/to wonder |
| 精巧 |
jīngqiǎo |
形 |
elaborate |
| 敬请 |
jìngqǐng |
动 |
please (do sth) (deferential form) |
| 警犬 |
jǐngquǎn |
名 |
police dog |
| 精神 |
jīngshén |
名 |
spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist/vigor; vitality/spirited/good-looking |
| 精神病 |
jīngshénbìng |
名 |
mental disorder/psychosis |
| 警示 |
jǐngshì |
动 |
to warn/to alert/warning/cautionary |
| 经受 |
jīngshòu |
动 |
to undergo (hardship)/to endure/to withstand |
| 精髓 |
jīngsuǐ |
名 |
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence |
| 惊叹 |
jīngtàn |
动 |
to exclaim in admiration/a gasp of surprise |
| 警惕 |
jǐngtì |
动 |
to be on the alert/vigilant/alert/on guard/to warn |
| 惊天动地 |
jīngtiāndòngdì |
- |
world-shaking (idiom) |
| 境外 |
jìngwài |
名 |
outside (a country's) borders |
| 敬畏 |
jìngwèi |
动 |
to revere |
| 精细 |
jīngxì |
形 |
fine/meticulous/careful |
| 惊吓 |
jīngxià |
动 |
to frighten/to horrify/to terrify |
| 惊险 |
jīngxiǎn |
形 |
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful |
| 竞相 |
jìngxiāng |
副 |
competitive/eagerly/to vie |
| 惊心动魄 |
jīngxīndòngpò |
- |
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking |
| 竞选 |
jìngxuǎn |
动 |
to take part in an election/to run for office |
| 敬业 |
jìngyè |
动 |
dedicated to one's work |
| 敬意 |
jìngyì |
名 |
respect; esteem; high regard |
| 晶莹 |
jīngyíng |
形 |
sparkling and translucent |
| 精英 |
jīngyīng |
名 |
cream/elite/essence/quintessence |
| 精益求精 |
jīngyìqiújīng |
- |
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting |
| 境遇 |
jìngyù |
名 |
circumstance |
| 精湛 |
jīngzhàn |
形 |
consummate/exquisite |
| 径直 |
jìngzhí |
副 |
directly |
| 静止 |
jìngzhǐ |
动 |
still/immobile/static/stationary |
| 敬重 |
jìngzhòng |
动 |
to respect deeply/to revere/to esteem |
| 警钟 |
jǐngzhōng |
名 |
alarm bell |
| 纪念碑 |
jìniànbēi |
名 |
monument |
| 晋级 |
jìnjí |
动 |
to advance in rank/promotion/advancement |
| 禁忌 |
jìnjì |
名、动 |
taboo/contraindication (medicine)/to abstain from |
| 津津有味 |
jīnjīnyǒuwèi |
- |
with keen interest (idiom)/with great pleasure/with gusto/eagerly |
| 进军 |
jìnjūn |
动 |
to march/to advance |
| 浸泡 |
jìnpào |
动 |
to steep/to soak/to immerse |
| 紧迫 |
jǐnpò |
形 |
pressing/urgent |
| 锦旗 |
jǐnqí |
名 |
silk banner (as an award or gift) |
| 尽情 |
jìnqíng |
副 |
as much as one likes |
| 进取 |
jìnqǔ |
动 |
to show initiative/to be a go-getter/to push forward with one's agenda |
| 禁区 |
jìnqū |
名 |
restricted area/forbidden region |
| 紧缺 |
jǐnquē |
形 |
in short supply/scarce |
| 锦上添花 |
jǐnshàngtiānhuā |
- |
lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)/fig. to give sth additional splendor/to provide the crowning touch/(derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off |
| 晋升 |
jìnshēng |
动 |
to promote to a higher position |
| 紧缩 |
jǐnsuō |
动 |
(economics) to reduce/to curtail/to cut back/to tighten/austerity/tightening/crunch |
| 尽头 |
jìntóu |
名 |
end; extremity; limit |
| 劲头 |
jìntóu |
名 |
enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength |
| 进修 |
jìnxiū |
动 |
to undertake advanced studies/to take a refresher course |
| 尽早 |
jǐnzǎo |
副 |
as early as possible |
| 窘迫 |
jiǒngpò |
形 |
poverty-stricken/very poor/hard-pressed/in a predicament/embarrassed |
| 急迫 |
jípò |
形 |
urgent/pressing/imperative |
| 激起 |
jīqǐ |
动 |
to arouse/to evoke/to cause/to stir up |
| 汲取 |
jíqǔ |
动 |
to draw; to derive; to absorb |
| 即日 |
jírì |
名 |
this or that very day/in the next few days |
| 即时 |
jíshí |
副 |
immediate |
| 集市 |
jíshì |
名 |
market; bazaar; fair |
| 纪实 |
jìshí |
动、名 |
record of actual events/documentary (factual rather than fictional) |
| 棘手 |
jíshǒu |
形 |
thorny (problem)/intractable |
| 祭祀 |
jìsì |
动 |
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors |
| 集思广益 |
jísīguǎngyì |
- |
collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit/to profit from widespread suggestions |
| 激素 |
jīsù |
名 |
hormone |
| 吉他 |
jítā |
名 |
guitar (loanword) |
| 寄托 |
jìtuō |
动 |
to entrust (to sb)/to place (one's hope, energy etc) in/a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) |
| 揪 |
jiū |
动 |
to seize/to clutch/to grab firmly and pull |
| 就餐 |
jiùcān |
动 |
to dine |
| 纠缠 |
jiūchán |
动 |
to be in a tangle/to nag |
| 就此 |
jiùcǐ |
副 |
at this point/thus/from then on |
| 就地 |
jiùdì |
副 |
locally/on the spot |
| 救济 |
jiùjì |
动 |
emergency relief/to help the needy with cash or goods |
| 就近 |
jiùjìn |
副 |
nearby/in a close neighborhood |
| 酒楼 |
jiǔlóu |
名 |
restaurant |
| 就任 |
jiùrèn |
动 |
to take office/to assume a post |
| 救死扶伤 |
jiùsǐfúshāng |
- |
to help the dying and heal the injured |
| 久违 |
jiǔwéi |
动 |
(haven't done sth) for a long time/a long time since we last met |
| 就绪 |
jiùxù |
动 |
to be ready/to be in order |
| 久仰 |
jiǔyǎng |
动 |
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you./It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 就医 |
jiùyī |
动 |
to receive medical treatment |
| 就诊 |
jiùzhěn |
动 |
to see a doctor/to seek medical advice |
| 就职 |
jiùzhí |
动 |
to take office; to assume a post |
| 救治 |
jiùzhì |
动 |
to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) |
| 就座 |
jiùzuò |
动 |
to take a seat |
| 极限 |
jíxiàn |
名 |
limit/extreme boundary |
| 迹象 |
jìxiàng |
名 |
sign; indication; mark; indicator |
| 吉祥物 |
jíxiángwù |
名 |
mascot |
| 绩效 |
jìxiào |
名 |
performance/results/achievement |
| 讥笑 |
jīxiào |
动 |
to sneer |
| 急性 |
jíxìng |
形 |
acute |
| 记性 |
jìxing |
名 |
memory (ability to retain information) |
| 畸形 |
jīxíng |
形 |
deformed; malformed/lopsided; unbalanced |
| 积蓄 |
jīxù |
动、名 |
to save; to put aside/savings |
| 挤压 |
jǐyā |
动 |
to squeeze/to press/to extrude |
| 纪要 |
jìyào |
名 |
minutes/written summary of a meeting |
| 记忆犹新 |
jìyìyóuxīn |
- |
to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) |
| 急于 |
jíyú |
动 |
eager to/in a hurry to |
| 基于 |
jīyú |
介 |
because of/on the basis of/in view of/on account of |
| 急于求成 |
jíyúqiúchéng |
- |
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success/impatient for result/impetuous |
| 积攒 |
jīzǎn |
动 |
to save bit by bit/to accumulate |
| 急躁 |
jízào |
形 |
irritable; irascible/impetuous |
| 及早 |
jízǎo |
副 |
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible |
| 激增 |
jīzēng |
动 |
to increase rapidly/to shoot up |
| 机智 |
jīzhì |
形 |
quick-witted/resourceful |
| 急中生智 |
jízhōngshēngzhì |
- |
quick witted in an emergency/able to react resourcefully |
| 集装箱 |
jízhuāngxiāng |
名 |
container (for shipping) |
| 基准 |
jīzhǔn |
名 |
(surveying) datum/standard; criterion; benchmark |
| 集资 |
jízī |
动 |
to raise money/to accumulate funds |
| 圈 |
juàn |
名 |
to confine/to lock up/to pen in/livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty |
| 圈 |
juān |
动 |
to confine/to lock up/to pen in/livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty |
| 卷入 |
juǎnrù |
动 |
to be drawn into/to be involved in |
| 居安思危 |
jūānsīwēi |
- |
to think of danger in times of safety/to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom) |
| 捐献 |
juānxiàn |
动 |
to donate; to contribute |
| 举报 |
jǔbào |
动 |
to report (malefactors to the police)/to denounce |
| 剧变 |
jùbiàn |
动 |
to change dramatically/radical change |
| 局部 |
júbù |
名 |
part/local |
| 举措 |
jǔcuò |
名 |
move; act; measure |
| 绝 |
jué |
- |
动、形、副 to cut short/extinct/to disappear/to vanish/absolutely/by no means |
| 倔 |
juè |
形 |
gruff; surly |
| 巨额 |
jùé |
形 |
large sum (of money)/a huge amount |
| 绝技 |
juéjì |
名 |
consummate skill/supreme feat/tour-de-force/stunt |
| 绝迹 |
juéjì |
动 |
to be eradicated/to vanish/extinct/to break off relations |
| 倔强 |
juéjiàng |
形 |
stubborn; obstinate; unbending |
| 崛起 |
juéqǐ |
动 |
to rise abruptly (to a towering position)/to tower over/to spring up/to emerge suddenly/the emergence (e.g. of a power) |
| 诀窍 |
juéqiào |
名 |
secret/trick/knack/key |
| 觉悟 |
juéwù |
动、名 |
to come to understand/to realize/consciousness/awareness/Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) |
| 觉醒 |
juéxǐng |
动 |
to awaken/to come to realize/awakened to the truth/the truth dawns upon one/scales fall from the eyes/to become aware |
| 决议 |
juéyì |
名 |
a resolution/to pass a resolution |
| 绝缘 |
juéyuán |
动 |
to have no contact with/to be cut off from/(electricity) to insulate |
| 抉择 |
juézé |
动 |
to choose (literary) |
| 角逐 |
juézhú |
动 |
to tussle/to contend/to contest |
| 居高不下 |
jūgāobúxià |
- |
(of prices, rates etc) to remain high |
| 鞠躬 |
jūgōng |
动 |
to bow/(literary) to bend down |
| 聚焦 |
jùjiāo |
动 |
to focus |
| 聚精会神 |
jùjīnghuìshén |
- |
to concentrate one's attention (idiom) |
| 咀嚼 |
jǔjué |
动 |
to chew/to think over |
| 拘留 |
jūliú |
动 |
to detain (a prisoner)/to keep sb in custody |
| 剧目 |
jùmù |
名 |
theatrical piece (play or opera)/repertoire/list of plays or operas |
| 俊 |
jùn |
形 |
smart/eminent/handsome/talented |
| 均 |
jūn |
- |
形、动、副 equal/even/all/uniform |
| 竣工 |
jùngōng |
动 |
to complete a project |
| 军官 |
jūnguān |
名 |
officer (military) |
| 均衡 |
jūnhéng |
形 |
equal/balanced/harmony/equilibrium |
| 军舰 |
jūnjiàn |
名 |
warship/military naval vessel |
| 骏马 |
jùnmǎ |
名 |
fine horse/steed |
| 俊俏 |
jùnqiào |
形 |
attractive and intelligent/charming/elegant |
| 军事 |
jūnshì |
名 |
military affairs/(attributive) military |
| 君子 |
jūnzǐ |
名 |
nobleman/person of noble character |
| 举棋不定 |
jǔqíbúdìng |
- |
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally |
| 剧情 |
jùqíng |
名 |
story line/plot/drama (genre) |
| 巨人 |
jùrén |
名 |
giant |
| 沮丧 |
jǔsàng |
形 |
dispirited/dejected/dismayed |
| 局势 |
júshì |
名 |
situation/state (of affairs) |
| 举世瞩目 |
jǔshìzhǔmù |
- |
to receive worldwide attention |
| 拘束 |
jūshù |
动、形 |
to restrict/to restrain/constrained/awkward/ill at ease/uncomfortable/reticent |
| 巨头 |
jùtóu |
名 |
tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot |
| 据悉 |
jùxī |
动 |
according to reports/it is reported (that) |
| 举一反三 |
jǔyīfǎnsān |
- |
to raise one and infer three/to deduce many things from one case (idiom) |
| 居于 |
jūyú |
动 |
dwell in |
| 举止 |
jǔzhǐ |
名 |
bearing/manner/mien |
| 举重 |
jǔzhòng |
名 |
to lift weights/weight-lifting (sports) |
| 举足轻重 |
jǔzúqīngzhòng |
- |
to play a critical role (idiom)/influential |
| 卡车 |
kǎchē |
名 |
truck |
| 开办 |
kāibàn |
动 |
to open/to start (a business etc)/to set up |
| 开采 |
kāicǎi |
动 |
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)/to exploit/to mine |
| 开场 |
kāichǎng |
动 |
to begin/to open/to start/beginning of an event |
| 开场白 |
kāichǎngbái |
名 |
prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc) |
| 开除 |
kāichú |
动 |
to expel (a member of an organization)/to fire (an employee) |
| 开动 |
kāidòng |
动 |
to start/to set in motion/to move/to march/to dig in (eating)/to tuck in (eating) |
| 开发区 |
kāifāqū |
名 |
development zone |
| 开发商 |
kāifāshāng |
名 |
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) |
| 开工 |
kāigōng |
动 |
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)/to start a construction job |
| 开垦 |
kāikěn |
动 |
to clear a wild area for cultivation/to put under the plow |
| 开阔 |
kāikuò |
形、动 |
wide/open (spaces)/to open up |
| 开朗 |
kāilǎng |
形 |
spacious and well-lit/open and clear/(of character) optimistic/cheerful/carefree |
| 开明 |
kāimíng |
形 |
enlightened/open-minded/enlightenment |
| 楷模 |
kǎimó |
名 |
model/example |
| 开辟 |
kāipì |
动 |
to open up/to set up/to establish |
| 开天辟地 |
kāitiānpìdì |
- |
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth |
| 开庭 |
kāitíng |
动 |
to begin a (judicial) court session |
| 开拓 |
kāituò |
动 |
to break new ground (for agriculture)/to open up (a new seam)/to develop (border regions)/fig. to open up (new horizons) |
| 开销 |
kāixiāo |
动、名 |
to pay (expenses)/expenses/(old) to dismiss (an employee) |
| 凯旋 |
kǎixuán |
动 |
to return in triumph; to return victorious |
| 开张 |
kāizhāng |
动 |
to open a business/first transaction of a business day |
| 开支 |
kāizhī |
名 |
expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])/to spend money/(coll.) to pay wages |
| 堪称 |
kānchēng |
动 |
can be rated as/can be said to be |
| 刊登 |
kāndēng |
动 |
to carry a story/to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) |
| 砍伐 |
kǎnfá |
动 |
to hew/to cut down |
| 扛 |
káng |
动 |
to carry on one's shoulder/(fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) |
| 抗衡 |
kànghéng |
动 |
to compete with/to vie with/to counter |
| 抗拒 |
kàngjù |
动 |
to resist/to defy/to oppose |
| 慷慨 |
kāngkǎi |
形 |
vehement; fervent/generous; magnanimous |
| 抗生素 |
kàngshēngsù |
名 |
antibiotic |
| 看管 |
kānguǎn |
动 |
to look after |
| 抗议 |
kàngyì |
动 |
to protest/protest |
| 抗争 |
kàngzhēng |
动 |
to resist/to make a stand and fight (against) |
| 看护 |
kānhù |
动 |
to nurse/to look after/to watch over/(old) hospital nurse |
| 侃侃而谈 |
kǎnkǎn’értán |
- |
to speak frankly with assurance |
| 坎坷 |
kǎnkě |
形 |
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes |
| 看守 |
kānshǒu |
动 |
to guard/to watch over |
| 看台 |
kàntái |
名 |
terrace/spectator's grandstand/viewing platform |
| 勘探 |
kāntàn |
动 |
to explore/to survey/to prospect (for oil etc)/prospecting |
| 刊物 |
kānwù |
名 |
publication |
| 考查 |
kǎochá |
动 |
to investigate/to study |
| 考量 |
kǎoliáng |
动 |
to consider/to give serious consideration to sth/consideration |
| 靠拢 |
kàolǒng |
动 |
to draw close to |
| 卡通 |
kǎtōng |
名 |
cartoon (loanword) |
| 壳 |
ké |
名 |
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)/case; casing; housing (of a machine or device) |
| 磕 |
kē |
动 |
to tap/to knock (against sth hard)/to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) |
| 可悲 |
kěbēi |
形 |
lamentable |
| 刻不容缓 |
kèbùrónghuǎn |
- |
to brook no delay/to demand immediate action |
| 可不是 |
kěbúshi |
副 |
that's just the way it is/exactly! |
| 可乘之机 |
kěchéngzhījī |
- |
an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit |
| 可耻 |
kěchǐ |
形 |
shameful/disgraceful/ignominious |
| 客房 |
kèfáng |
名 |
guest room/room (in a hotel) |
| 可观 |
kěguān |
形 |
considerable/impressive/significant |
| 可贵 |
kěguì |
形 |
to be treasured/praiseworthy |
| 刻画 |
kèhuà |
动 |
to portray |
| 客机 |
kèjī |
名 |
passenger plane |
| 苛刻 |
kēkè |
形 |
harsh; severe; demanding |
| 刻苦 |
kèkǔ |
形 |
hardworking/assiduous |
| 颗粒 |
kēlì |
名 |
kernel/granule/granulated (sugar, chemical product) |
| 客流 |
kèliú |
名 |
passenger flow/customer flow |
| 克隆 |
kèlóng |
动 |
clone (loanword) |
| 啃 |
kěn |
动 |
to gnaw/to nibble/to bite |
| 坑 |
kēng |
名、动 |
pit; depression; hollow/tunnel; hole in the ground/(archaic) to bury alive/to hoodwink; to cheat (sb) |
| 恳切 |
kěnqiè |
形 |
earnest/sincere |
| 恳求 |
kěnqiú |
动 |
to beg/to beseech/to entreat/entreaty |
| 可谓 |
kěwèi |
动 |
it could even be said |
| 可恶 |
kěwù |
形 |
repulsive/vile/hateful/abominable |
| 可想而知 |
kěxiǎng’érzhī |
- |
it is obvious that.../as one can well imagine... |
| 可笑 |
kěxiào |
形 |
funny/ridiculous |
| 刻意 |
kèyì |
副 |
intentionally; deliberately; purposely/painstakingly; meticulously |
| 可疑 |
kěyí |
形 |
suspicious/dubious |
| 客运 |
kèyùn |
名 |
passenger transportation/(Tw) intercity bus |
| 克制 |
kèzhì |
动 |
to restrain/to control/restraint/self-control |
| 刻舟求剑 |
kèzhōuqiújiàn |
- |
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| 孔 |
kǒng |
名 |
surname Kong/hole/classifier for cave dwellings |
| 空白 |
kòngbái |
名 |
blank space |
| 恐怖 |
kǒngbù |
形 |
terrible/frightful/frightening/terror/terrorist |
| 空荡荡 |
kōngdàngdàng |
形 |
empty; deserted |
| 空洞 |
kōngdòng |
名、形 |
cavity/empty/vacuous |
| 控告 |
kònggào |
动 |
to accuse; to charge; to indict |
| 恐吓 |
kǒnghè |
动 |
to threaten/to menace |
| 恐慌 |
kǒnghuāng |
形 |
panic/panicky/panic-stricken |
| 空间站 |
kōngjiānzhàn |
名 |
space station |
| 空军 |
kōngjūn |
名 |
air force |
| 恐龙 |
kǒnglóng |
名 |
dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1])/(old) (slang) ugly person |
| 空难 |
kōngnàn |
名 |
air crash/aviation accident or incident |
| 空前 |
kōngqián |
动 |
unprecedented |
| 空隙 |
kòngxì |
名 |
crack/gap between two objects/gap in time between two events |
| 空想 |
kōngxiǎng |
动、名 |
daydream/fantasy/to fantasize |
| 空虚 |
kōngxū |
形 |
hollow/emptiness/meaningless |
| 抠 |
kōu |
动、形 |
to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)/to carve; to cut/to study meticulously/stingy; miserly/to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) |
| 口岸 |
kǒuàn |
名 |
a port for external trade/a trading or transit post on border between countries |
| 口碑 |
kǒubēi |
名 |
public praise/public reputation/commonly held opinions/current idiom |
| 口才 |
kǒucái |
名 |
eloquence |
| 口吃 |
kǒuchī |
动 |
to stammer; to stutter/Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2] |
| 扣除 |
kòuchú |
动 |
to deduct |
| 口径 |
kǒujìng |
名 |
bore; caliber; diameter; aperture/(fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line |
| 口令 |
kǒulìng |
名 |
oral command/a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)/password (used by sentry) |
| 扣留 |
kòuliú |
动 |
to detain/to arrest/to hold/to confiscate |
| 口气 |
kǒuqì |
名 |
tone of voice/the way one speaks/manner of expression/tone |
| 扣人心弦 |
kòurénxīnxián |
- |
to excite/to thrill/exciting/thrilling/cliff-hanging |
| 口哨儿 |
kǒushàor |
名 |
whistle |
| 口水 |
kǒushuǐ |
名 |
saliva |
| 口头禅 |
kǒutóuchán |
名 |
Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase |
| 口香糖 |
kǒuxiāngtáng |
名 |
chewing gum |
| 扣押 |
kòuyā |
动 |
to detain/to hold in custody/to distrain/to seize property |
| 口音 |
kǒuyīn |
名 |
(linguistics) oral speech sounds/voice/accent |
| 口罩 |
kǒuzhào |
名 |
mask (surgical etc) |
| 口子 |
kǒuzi |
名 |
hole/opening/cut/gap/gash/my husband or wife/classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)/precedent |
| 挎 |
kuà |
动 |
to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) |
| 跨 |
kuà |
动 |
to step across/to stride over/to straddle/to span |
| 垮 |
kuǎ |
动 |
to collapse (lit. or fig.) |
| 夸大 |
kuādà |
动 |
to exaggerate |
| 跨度 |
kuàdù |
名 |
span/horizontal distance between vertical supports |
| 跨国 |
kuàguó |
动 |
transnational/multinational |
| 快活 |
kuàihuo |
形 |
happy/cheerful |
| 夸夸其谈 |
kuākuāqítán |
- |
to talk big |
| 宽敞 |
kuānchang |
形 |
spacious/wide |
| 款待 |
kuǎndài |
动 |
to entertain/to be hospitable to |
| 宽泛 |
kuānfàn |
形 |
wide-ranging |
| 狂 |
kuáng |
形 |
mad/wild/violent |
| 矿 |
kuàng |
名 |
mineral deposit; ore deposit/ore/a mine |
| 框 |
kuàng |
名、动 |
frame (e.g. door frame)/casing/fig. framework/template/to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth)/to frame/to restrict/Taiwan pr. [kuang1] |
| 筐 |
kuāng |
名 |
basket |
| 矿藏 |
kuàngcáng |
名 |
mineral resources |
| 矿产 |
kuàngchǎn |
名 |
minerals |
| 狂欢 |
kuánghuān |
动 |
party/carousal/hilarity/merriment/whoopee/to carouse |
| 框架 |
kuàngjià |
名 |
(construction) frame/(fig.) framework |
| 旷课 |
kuàngkè |
动 |
to play truant/to cut classes |
| 况且 |
kuàngqiě |
连 |
moreover/besides/in addition/furthermore |
| 狂热 |
kuángrè |
形 |
zealotry/fanatical/feverish |
| 宽广 |
kuānguǎng |
形 |
wide/broad/extensive/vast |
| 宽厚 |
kuānhòu |
形 |
tolerant/generous/magnanimous/thick and broad (build)/thick and deep (voice) |
| 宽阔 |
kuānkuò |
形 |
expansive/wide/width/thickness |
| 宽容 |
kuānróng |
动 |
lenient/tolerant/indulgent/charitable/to forgive |
| 宽恕 |
kuānshù |
动 |
to forgive/forgiveness |
| 宽松 |
kuānsōng |
形 |
spacious; roomy; uncrowded/(of clothes) loose and comfortable/relaxed; free of worry/well-off; affluent |
| 款项 |
kuǎnxiàng |
名 |
funds/a sum of money |
| 夸耀 |
kuāyào |
动 |
to brag about/to flaunt |
| 跨越 |
kuàyuè |
动 |
to step across/step over |
| 库存 |
kùcún |
名 |
property or cash held in reserve/stock |
| 亏本 |
kuīběn |
动 |
to make a loss |
| 亏待 |
kuīdài |
动 |
to treat sb unfairly |
| 枯竭 |
kūjié |
形 |
used up/dried up/exhausted (of resources) |
| 苦尽甘来 |
kǔjìngānlái |
- |
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning |
| 窟窿 |
kūlong |
名 |
hole/pocket/cavity/loophole/debt |
| 捆 |
kǔn |
- |
动、名、量 a bunch/to tie together/bundle |
| 苦难 |
kǔnàn |
名 |
suffering |
| 苦恼 |
kǔnǎo |
形 |
vexed/distressed |
| 困惑 |
kùnhuò |
形、动 |
bewildered/perplexed/confused/difficult problem/perplexity |
| 困境 |
kùnjìng |
名 |
predicament; plight |
| 扩 |
kuò |
动 |
to enlarge |
| 扩充 |
kuòchōng |
动 |
to expand |
| 阔绰 |
kuòchuò |
形 |
extravagant; liberal with money |
| 括号 |
kuòhào |
名 |
parentheses; brackets |
| 扩建 |
kuòjiàn |
动 |
to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| 扩散 |
kuòsàn |
动 |
to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 扩张 |
kuòzhāng |
动 |
expansion/dilation/to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)/to broaden |
| 哭泣 |
kūqì |
动 |
to weep |
| 苦涩 |
kǔsè |
形 |
bitter and astringent/pained/agonized |
| 酷似 |
kùsì |
动 |
to strikingly resemble |
| 枯萎 |
kūwěi |
形 |
to wilt/to wither/wilted/withered/drained/enervated/exhausted |
| 苦笑 |
kǔxiào |
动 |
to force a smile/a bitter laugh |
| 哭笑不得 |
kūxiàobùdé |
- |
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarrassing/between laughter and tears |
| 苦心 |
kǔxīn |
- |
名、副 painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains |
| 蜡 |
là |
名 |
candle/wax |
| 喇叭 |
lǎba |
名 |
horn (automobile etc)/loudspeaker/brass wind instrument/trumpet/suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4] |
| 拉动 |
lādòng |
动 |
to pull/(fig.) to stimulate (economic activity)/to motivate (people to do sth) |
| 来宾 |
láibīn |
名 |
Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi/guest/visitor |
| 来电 |
láidiàn |
动、名 |
incoming telephone call (or telegram)/to phone in; to send in a telegram/to have an instant attraction to sb/(of electricity, after an outage) to come back |
| 来访 |
láifǎng |
动 |
to pay a visit |
| 来回 |
láihuí |
- |
动、名、副 to make a round trip/return journey/back and forth/to and fro/repeatedly |
| 来历 |
láilì |
名 |
history/antecedents/origin |
| 来龙去脉 |
láilóngqùmài |
- |
lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)/fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects |
| 来年 |
láinián |
名 |
next year/the coming year |
| 来之不易 |
láizhībúyì |
- |
hard-earned/hard-won |
| 啦啦队 |
lālāduì |
名 |
cheerleading squad |
| 拉链 |
lāliàn |
名 |
zipper |
| 拉拢 |
lālǒng |
动 |
to rope in/fig. to involve sb/to entice |
| 揽 |
lǎn |
动 |
to monopolize; to seize/to take into one's arms; to embrace/to fasten (with a rope etc)/to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass |
| 缆车 |
lǎnchē |
名 |
cable car |
| 懒得 |
lǎnde |
动 |
not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to |
| 懒惰 |
lǎnduò |
形 |
idle/lazy |
| 栏杆 |
lángān |
名 |
railing/banister |
| 狼狈 |
lángbèi |
形 |
in a difficult situation/to cut a sorry figure/scoundrel! (derog.) |
| 朗诵 |
lǎngsòng |
动 |
to read aloud with expression/to recite/to declaim |
| 狼吞虎咽 |
lángtūnhǔyàn |
- |
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself |
| 栏目 |
lánmù |
名 |
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)/program (TV or radio) |
| 蓝图 |
lántú |
名 |
blueprint |
| 滥用 |
lànyòng |
动 |
to misuse/to abuse |
| 涝 |
lào |
形 |
flooded |
| 捞 |
lāo |
动 |
to fish up/to dredge up |
| 老伴儿 |
lǎobànr |
名 |
(of an elderly couple) husband or wife |
| 老大 |
lǎodà |
- |
形、副 old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/leader of a criminal gang |
| 唠叨 |
láodao |
动 |
to prattle/to chatter away/to nag/garrulous/nagging |
| 牢固 |
láogù |
形 |
firm/secure |
| 老化 |
lǎohuà |
动 |
(of a person, population or material) to age/(of knowledge) to become outdated |
| 牢记 |
láojì |
动 |
to keep in mind/to remember |
| 劳驾 |
láojià |
动 |
excuse me |
| 牢牢 |
láoláo |
副 |
firmly/safely |
| 劳累 |
láolèi |
形 |
tired/exhausted/worn out/to toil |
| 老人家 |
lǎorenjia |
名 |
polite term for old woman or man |
| 牢骚 |
láosāo |
名 |
discontent/complaint/to complain |
| 劳务 |
láowù |
名 |
service (work done for money)/services (as in "goods and services") |
| 老乡 |
lǎoxiāng |
名 |
fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown |
| 老字号 |
lǎozìhao |
名 |
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 腊月 |
làyuè |
名 |
twelfth lunar month |
| 蜡烛 |
làzhú |
名 |
candle |
| 乐此不疲 |
lècǐbùpí |
- |
to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom) |
| 勒 |
lēi |
动 |
to strap tightly/to bind |
| 雷达 |
léidá |
名 |
radar (loanword) |
| 累计 |
lěijì |
动 |
to calculate the running total/cumulative/the total/in total |
| 累积 |
lěijī |
动 |
to accumulate |
| 雷同 |
léitóng |
形 |
mirroring others/identical |
| 累赘 |
léizhui |
- |
形、动、名 superfluous/cumbersome/a burden on sb/a nuisance to sb/to inconvenience/to tie sb down/long-winded (of writing)/also pr. [lei2 zhui5] |
| 愣 |
lèng |
- |
动、形、副 to look distracted/to stare blankly/distracted/blank/(coll.) unexpectedly/rash/rashly |
| 冷淡 |
lěngdàn |
形、动 |
cold/indifferent |
| 冷冻 |
lěngdòng |
动 |
to freeze (food etc)/(of weather) freezing |
| 棱角 |
léngjiǎo |
名 |
edge and corner/protrusion/sharpness (of a protrusion)/craggy/ridge corner |
| 冷酷 |
lěngkù |
形 |
unfeeling; callous |
| 冷落 |
lěngluò |
形、动 |
desolate/unfrequented/to treat sb coldly/to snub/to cold shoulder |
| 冷门 |
lěngmén |
名 |
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)/fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition |
| 冷漠 |
lěngmò |
形 |
cold and detached towards sb/lack of regard/indifference/neglect |
| 冷气 |
lěngqì |
名 |
air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷却 |
lěngquè |
动 |
to cool (lit. and fig.) |
| 冷战 |
lěngzhàn |
名 |
(US-Soviet) Cold War/cold war/(fig.) strained relationship/to be barely on speaking terms/(coll.) shiver/shudder |
| 乐意 |
lèyì |
动、形 |
to be willing to do sth/to be ready to do sth/to be happy to do sth/content/satisfied |
| 乐园 |
lèyuán |
名 |
paradise |
| 炼 |
liàn |
动 |
to refine/to smelt |
| 立案 |
lìàn |
动 |
to register (to an official organism)/to file a case (for investigation) |
| 良 |
liáng |
副 |
good/very/very much |
| 亮点 |
liàngdiǎn |
名 |
highlight/bright spot |
| 量化 |
liànghuà |
动 |
to quantify; quantification; quantitative/to quantize; quantization |
| 谅解 |
liàngjiě |
动 |
to understand/to make allowances for/understanding |
| 两口子 |
liǎngkǒuzi |
名 |
husband and wife |
| 亮丽 |
liànglì |
形 |
bright and beautiful |
| 两栖 |
liǎngqī |
动 |
amphibious/dual-talented/able to work in two different lines |
| 两手 |
liǎngshǒu |
名 |
one's two hands/two prongs (of a strategy)/both aspects, eventualities etc/skills/expertise |
| 凉爽 |
liángshuǎng |
形 |
cool and refreshing |
| 连贯 |
liánguàn |
动 |
to link up (disparate elements)/coherent (narrative, argument etc) |
| 亮相 |
liàngxiàng |
动 |
to strike a pose (Chinese opera)/(fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc |
| 两下子 |
liǎngxiàzi |
- |
数量、名 a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade |
| 良心 |
liángxīn |
名 |
conscience |
| 良性 |
liángxìng |
形 |
positive (in its effect)/leading to good consequences/virtuous/(medicine) benign (tumor etc) |
| 两翼 |
liǎngyì |
名 |
both wings |
| 联欢 |
liánhuān |
动 |
to have a get-together/celebration/party |
| 廉价 |
liánjià |
形 |
cheaply-priced; low-cost |
| 脸颊 |
liǎnjiá |
名 |
cheek |
| 廉洁 |
liánjié |
形 |
incorruptible; unbribable; honest |
| 连连 |
liánlián |
副 |
repeatedly/again and again |
| 恋恋不舍 |
liànliànbùshě |
- |
reluctant to part |
| 联络 |
liánluò |
动 |
to get in touch with/to contact/to stay in contact (with)/liaison/(math.) connection |
| 联盟 |
liánméng |
名 |
alliance/union/coalition |
| 连绵 |
liánmián |
动 |
continuous/unbroken/uninterrupted/extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) |
| 连年 |
liánnián |
动 |
successive years/over many years |
| 连任 |
liánrèn |
动 |
to continue in (a political) office/to serve for another term of office |
| 联赛 |
liánsài |
名 |
(sports) league/league tournament |
| 联手 |
liánshǒu |
动 |
lit. to join hands/to act together |
| 连锁 |
liánsuǒ |
形 |
to interlock/to be linked/chain (store etc) |
| 连同 |
liántóng |
连 |
together with/along with |
| 怜惜 |
liánxī |
动 |
to take pity on/to feel tenderness toward |
| 连夜 |
liányè |
- |
副、动 that very night/through the night/for several nights in a row |
| 廉正 |
liánzhèng |
形 |
upright and honest/integrity |
| 帘子 |
liánzi |
名 |
curtain |
| 莲子 |
liánzǐ |
名 |
lotus seed |
| 潦草 |
liáocǎo |
形 |
slipshod; careless; slovenly/(of handwriting) scrawly; illegible |
| 疗法 |
liáofǎ |
名 |
therapy/treatment |
| 了结 |
liǎojié |
动 |
to settle/to finish/to conclude/to wind up |
| 辽阔 |
liáokuò |
形 |
vast; extensive |
| 料理 |
liàolǐ |
动、名 |
to arrange/to handle/to cook/cuisine/art of cooking |
| 寥寥无几 |
liáoliáowújǐ |
- |
just a very few (idiom); tiny number/not many at all/You count them on your fingers. |
| 疗效 |
liáoxiào |
名 |
healing efficacy; healing effect |
| 疗养 |
liáoyǎng |
动 |
to get well/to heal/to recuperate/to convalesce/convalescence/to nurse |
| 利弊 |
lìbì |
名 |
pros and cons/merits and drawbacks/advantages and disadvantages |
| 力不从心 |
lìbùcóngxīn |
- |
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| 理睬 |
lǐcǎi |
动 |
to heed/to pay attention to |
| 历程 |
lìchéng |
名 |
course/process |
| 里程碑 |
lǐchéngbēi |
名 |
milestone |
| 历代 |
lìdài |
名 |
successive generations/successive dynasties/past dynasties |
| 裂 |
liè |
动 |
to split/to crack/to break open/to rend |
| 裂缝 |
lièfèng |
动、名 |
crack/crevice |
| 裂痕 |
lièhén |
名 |
crack/gap/split |
| 列举 |
lièjǔ |
动 |
a list/to list/to enumerate |
| 猎人 |
lièrén |
名 |
hunter |
| 烈日 |
lièrì |
名 |
Liege, town in Belgium/scorching sun |
| 劣势 |
lièshì |
名 |
inferior/disadvantaged |
| 烈士 |
lièshì |
名 |
martyr |
| 猎物 |
lièwù |
名 |
prey; quarry |
| 劣质 |
lièzhì |
形 |
shoddy; of poor quality |
| 咧嘴 |
liězuǐ |
动 |
to grin |
| 立法 |
lìfǎ |
动 |
to enact laws/to legislate/legislation |
| 立方 |
lìfāng |
- |
名、量 cube (math.)/abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3]/abbr. for 立方米[li4 fang1 mi3] |
| 立方米 |
lìfāngmǐ |
量 |
cubic meter (unit of volume) |
| 礼服 |
lǐfú |
名 |
ceremonial robe/formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) |
| 立功 |
lìgōng |
动 |
to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish oneself |
| 利害 |
lìhài |
名 |
pros and cons/advantages and disadvantages/gains and losses/terrible/formidable/serious/devastating/tough/capable/sharp/severe/fierce |
| 理会 |
lǐhuì |
动 |
to understand/to pay attention to/to take notice of |
| 立交桥 |
lìjiāoqiáo |
名 |
overpass/flyover |
| 历届 |
lìjiè |
形 |
all previous (meetings, sessions etc) |
| 礼节 |
lǐjié |
名 |
etiquette |
| 历来 |
lìlái |
副 |
always/throughout (a period of time)/(of) all-time |
| 莅临 |
lìlín |
动 |
to arrive (esp. of notable person)/to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) |
| 利率 |
lìlǜ |
名 |
interest rates |
| 黎明 |
límíng |
名 |
dawn; daybreak |
| 临 |
lín |
动、介 |
to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before |
| 拎 |
līn |
动 |
to lift up; to carry in one's hand/Taiwan pr. [ling1] |
| 临床 |
línchuáng |
动 |
clinical |
| 灵 |
líng |
形、名 |
quick/alert/efficacious/effective/to come true/spirit/departed soul/coffin |
| 领队 |
lǐngduì |
动、名 |
to lead a group/leader of a group/captain (of sports squad) |
| 灵感 |
línggǎn |
名 |
inspiration/insight/a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor |
| 领会 |
lǐnghuì |
动 |
to understand/to comprehend/to grasp |
| 灵魂 |
línghún |
名 |
soul/spirit |
| 零件 |
língjiàn |
名 |
part/component |
| 灵机一动 |
língjīyídòng |
- |
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration/to be struck by a brainwave |
| 领军 |
lǐngjūn |
动 |
to lead troups/(fig.) to lead/leading |
| 领略 |
lǐnglüè |
动 |
to have a taste of/to realize/to appreciate |
| 灵敏 |
língmǐn |
形 |
smart/clever/sensitive/keen/quick/sharp |
| 灵巧 |
língqiǎo |
形 |
deft/nimble/ingenious |
| 领事 |
lǐngshì |
名 |
consul |
| 领事馆 |
lǐngshìguǎn |
名 |
consulate |
| 零售 |
língshòu |
动 |
to retail/to sell individually or in small quantities |
| 零碎 |
língsuì |
形、名 |
scattered and fragmentary/scraps/odds and ends |
| 聆听 |
língtīng |
动 |
to listen (respectfully) |
| 灵通 |
língtōng |
形 |
fast and abundant (news)/clever/effective |
| 领土 |
lǐngtǔ |
名 |
territory |
| 领悟 |
lǐngwù |
动 |
to understand/to comprehend |
| 零星 |
língxīng |
形 |
fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces/sporadic; scattered |
| 领袖 |
lǐngxiù |
名 |
leader |
| 领养 |
lǐngyǎng |
动 |
to adopt (a child, pet etc) |
| 临街 |
línjiē |
动 |
facing the street |
| 临近 |
línjìn |
动 |
close to/approaching |
| 吝啬 |
lìnsè |
形 |
stingy; mean; miserly |
| 礼品 |
lǐpǐn |
名 |
gift/present |
| 离谱儿 |
lípǔr |
形 |
excessive/beyond reasonable limits/irregular |
| 离奇 |
líqí |
形 |
odd; bizarre |
| 力求 |
lìqiú |
动 |
to make every effort to/striving to do one's best |
| 礼尚往来 |
lǐshàngwǎnglái |
- |
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)/fig. to return politeness for politeness |
| 历时 |
lìshí |
动、形 |
to last/to take (time)/period/diachronic |
| 理事 |
lǐshì |
动、名 |
member of council/(literary) to take care of matters |
| 利索 |
lìsuo |
形 |
nimble |
| 理所当然 |
lǐsuǒdāngrán |
- |
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course/inevitable and right |
| 力所能及 |
lìsuǒnéngjí |
- |
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability/within one's powers |
| 礼堂 |
lǐtáng |
名 |
assembly hall/auditorium |
| 立体 |
lìtǐ |
形、名 |
three-dimensional/solid/stereoscopic |
| 遛 |
liù |
动 |
to stroll/to walk (an animal) |
| 溜 |
liū |
动 |
to slip away/to escape in stealth/to skate |
| 流畅 |
liúchàng |
形 |
flowing (of speech, writing)/fluent/smooth and easy |
| 溜达 |
liūda |
动 |
to stroll/to go for a walk |
| 流浪 |
liúlàng |
动 |
to drift about/to wander/to roam/nomadic/homeless/unsettled (e.g. population)/vagrant |
| 留恋 |
liúliàn |
动 |
reluctant to leave/to hate to have to go/to recall fondly |
| 流露 |
liúlù |
动 |
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly)/to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc |
| 流氓 |
liúmáng |
名 |
rogue/hoodlum/gangster/immoral behavior |
| 留念 |
liúniàn |
动 |
to keep as a souvenir/to recall fondly |
| 流派 |
liúpài |
名 |
tributary (stream)/(fig.) school (of thought)/genre/style |
| 留神 |
liúshén |
动 |
to take care/to be careful |
| 流逝 |
liúshì |
动 |
(of time) to pass/to elapse |
| 流失 |
liúshī |
动 |
(of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere/to fail to be retained |
| 柳树 |
liǔshù |
名 |
willow |
| 流水 |
liúshuǐ |
名 |
running water/(business) turnover |
| 流淌 |
liútǎng |
动 |
to flow |
| 流向 |
liúxiàng |
名 |
direction of a current/direction of flow/to flow toward |
| 留心 |
liúxīn |
动 |
to be careful; to pay attention to |
| 流血 |
liúxuè |
动 |
to bleed/to shed blood |
| 留意 |
liúyì |
动 |
to be mindful/to pay attention to/to take note of |
| 流域 |
liúyù |
名 |
river basin/valley/drainage area |
| 流转 |
liúzhuǎn |
动 |
to be on the move/to roam or wander/to circulate (of goods or capital) |
| 礼仪 |
lǐyí |
名 |
etiquette/ceremony |
| 鲤鱼 |
lǐyú |
名 |
carp |
| 力争 |
lìzhēng |
动 |
to work hard for/to do all one can/to contend strongly |
| 励志 |
lìzhì |
动 |
to pursue a goal with determination/inspirational; motivational |
| 理智 |
lǐzhì |
名、形 |
reason/intellect/rationality/rational |
| 理直气壮 |
lǐzhíqìzhuàng |
- |
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side/to have the courage of one's convictions/just and forceful |
| 立足 |
lìzú |
动 |
to stand/to have a footing/to be established/to base oneself on |
| 聋 |
lóng |
形 |
deaf |
| 垄断 |
lǒngduàn |
动 |
to monopolize |
| 笼统 |
lǒngtǒng |
形 |
general/broad/sweeping/lacking in detail/vague |
| 龙头 |
lóngtóu |
名 |
faucet; tap/bicycle handlebar/chief; boss (esp. of a gang)/(referring to a company) leader; front-runner/figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] |
| 笼罩 |
lǒngzhào |
动 |
to envelop/to shroud |
| 隆重 |
lóngzhòng |
形 |
grand/prosperous/ceremonious/solemn |
| 笼子 |
lóngzi |
名 |
cage; basket; container/large box; trunk; chest |
| 搂 |
lǒu |
动 |
to draw towards oneself/to gather/to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)/to grab (money)/to extort/to hug/to embrace/to hold in one's arms |
| 露面 |
lòumiàn |
动 |
to show one's face/to appear (in public) |
| 鹿 |
lù |
名 |
deer |
| 露 |
lù |
名 |
surname Lu/dew/syrup/nectar/outdoors (not under cover)/to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose |
| 屡 |
lǚ |
副 |
time and again/repeatedly/frequently |
| 缕 |
lǚ |
量 |
strand/thread/detailed/in detail/classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) |
| 卵 |
luǎn |
名 |
egg; ovum; spawn/(coll.) testicles/(old) penis/(expletive) fucking |
| 乱七八糟 |
luànqībāzāo |
- |
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled |
| 孪生 |
luánshēng |
形 |
(adj.) twin |
| 屡次 |
lǚcì |
副 |
repeatedly/time and again |
| 绿地 |
lǜdì |
名 |
green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 路段 |
lùduàn |
名 |
stretch of road/section of a highway or railway |
| 略 |
lüè |
- |
形、动、副 brief; sketchy/outline; summary/to omit/(bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly/plan; strategy/to capture (territory) |
| 掠夺 |
lüèduó |
动 |
to plunder/to rob |
| 略微 |
lüèwēi |
副 |
a little bit; slightly |
| 路径 |
lùjìng |
名 |
path/route/method/ways and means |
| 陆军 |
lùjūn |
名 |
army/ground forces |
| 屡屡 |
lǚlǚ |
副 |
again and again/repeatedly |
| 鲁莽 |
lǔmǎng |
形 |
hot-headed; impulsive; reckless |
| 抡 |
lūn |
动 |
to swing (one's arms, a heavy object)/to wave (a sword, one's fists)/to fling (money)/to select |
| 轮换 |
lúnhuàn |
动 |
to rotate; to take turns |
| 轮廓 |
lúnkuò |
名 |
outline; silhouette |
| 伦理 |
lúnlǐ |
名 |
ethics |
| 论述 |
lùnshù |
动 |
treatise/discourse/exposition |
| 轮胎 |
lúntāi |
名 |
tire; pneumatic tire |
| 论证 |
lùnzhèng |
动、名 |
to prove a point/to expound on/to demonstrate or prove (through argument)/proof |
| 裸 |
luǒ |
动 |
naked |
| 萝卜 |
luóbo |
名 |
radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5] |
| 落差 |
luòchā |
名 |
drop in elevation/(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)/disparity |
| 落成 |
luòchéng |
动 |
to complete a construction project |
| 落户 |
luòhù |
动 |
to settle/to set up home |
| 裸露 |
luǒlù |
动 |
naked; bare; uncovered; exposed |
| 落实 |
luòshí |
动 |
practical/workable/to implement/to carry out/to decide |
| 螺丝 |
luósī |
名 |
screw |
| 啰唆 |
luōsuo |
形、动 |
long-winded/wordy/troublesome/pesky |
| 裸体 |
luǒtǐ |
动、名 |
naked |
| 络绎不绝 |
luòyìbùjué |
- |
(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream |
| 露天 |
lùtiān |
名、形 |
outdoors/al fresco/in the open |
| 路途 |
lùtú |
名 |
(lit. and fig.) road/path |
| 卤味 |
lǔwèi |
名 |
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices |
| 露营 |
lùyíng |
动 |
to camp out/camping |
| 绿洲 |
lǜzhōu |
名 |
oasis |
| 炉子 |
lúzi |
名 |
stove/oven/furnace |
| 路子 |
lùzi |
名 |
method/way/approach |
| 麻 |
má |
形 |
surname Ma/generic name for hemp, flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for textile materials/sesame/(of materials) rough or coarse/pocked/pitted/to have pins and needles or tingling/to feel numb |
| 麻 |
má |
名 |
surname Ma/generic name for hemp, flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for textile materials/sesame/(of materials) rough or coarse/pocked/pitted/to have pins and needles or tingling/to feel numb |
| 码 |
mǎ |
量 |
weight/number/code/to pile/to stack/classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
| 码 |
mǎ |
动 |
weight/number/code/to pile/to stack/classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
| 麻痹 |
mábì |
动、形 |
paralysis/palsy/numbness/to benumb/(fig.) to lull/negligent/apathetic |
| 马后炮 |
mǎhòupào |
名 |
lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight |
| 脉搏 |
màibó |
名 |
pulse (both medical and figurative) |
| 埋藏 |
máicáng |
动 |
to bury/to hide by burying/hidden |
| 埋伏 |
máifú |
动 |
to ambush/to lie in wait for/to lie low/ambush |
| 脉络 |
màiluò |
名 |
arteries and veins/network of blood vessels/vascular system (of a plant or animal)/(fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")/overall context |
| 埋没 |
máimò |
动 |
to engulf/to bury/to overlook/to stifle/to neglect/to fall into oblivion |
| 埋头苦干 |
máitóukǔgàn |
- |
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effort/up to the neck in work |
| 埋葬 |
máizàng |
动 |
to bury |
| 麻将 |
májiàng |
名 |
mahjong |
| 麻辣 |
málà |
形 |
hot and numbing |
| 马力 |
mǎlì |
量 |
horsepower |
| 麻木 |
mámù |
形 |
numb/insensitive/apathetic |
| 瞒 |
mán |
动 |
to conceal from/to keep (sb) in the dark |
| 漫 |
màn |
动 |
free/unrestrained/to inundate |
| 忙活 |
mánghuo |
动 |
to be really busy/pressing business |
| 忙乱 |
mángluàn |
形 |
rushed and muddled |
| 茫茫 |
mángmáng |
形 |
boundless/vast and obscure |
| 盲目 |
mángmù |
形 |
blind/blindly/ignorant/lacking understanding |
| 茫然 |
mángrán |
形 |
blankly/vacantly/at a loss |
| 满怀 |
mǎnhuái |
动、名 |
to have one's heart filled with/(to collide) full on/(of farm animals) heavy with young |
| 慢性 |
mànxìng |
形 |
slow and patient/chronic (disease)/slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) |
| 蔓延 |
mànyán |
动 |
to extend/to spread |
| 漫游 |
mànyóu |
动 |
to travel around/to roam/(mobile telephony) roaming |
| 埋怨 |
mányuàn |
动 |
to complain/to grumble (about)/to reproach/to blame |
| 冒充 |
màochōng |
动 |
to feign/to pretend to be/to pass oneself off as |
| 冒犯 |
màofàn |
动 |
to offend |
| 冒昧 |
màomèi |
形 |
bold/presumptuous/to take the liberty of |
| 茂密 |
màomì |
形 |
dense (of plant growth)/lush |
| 茂盛 |
màoshèng |
形 |
lush |
| 矛头 |
máotóu |
名 |
spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism |
| 马桶 |
mǎtǒng |
名 |
chamber pot/wooden pan used as toilet/toilet bowl |
| 麻醉 |
mázuì |
动 |
anesthesia/to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) |
| 枚 |
méi |
量 |
surname Mei/classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])/classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc/(on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")/(old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy |
| 美德 |
měidé |
名 |
USA and Germany/virtue |
| 美化 |
měihuà |
动 |
to make more beautiful/to decorate/embellishment |
| 媒介 |
méijiè |
名 |
intermediary/vehicle/vector/medium/media |
| 没劲 |
méijìn |
动、形 |
to have no strength/to feel weak/exhausted/feeling listless/boring/of no interest |
| 眉开眼笑 |
méikāiyǎnxiào |
- |
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy/all smiles |
| 美满 |
měimǎn |
形 |
happy/blissful |
| 美妙 |
měimiào |
形 |
beautiful/wonderful/splendid |
| 煤气 |
méiqì |
名 |
coal gas/gas (fuel) |
| 美容 |
měiróng |
动 |
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)/to make oneself more attractive/to beautify |
| 煤炭 |
méitàn |
名 |
coal |
| 没完没了 |
méiwánméiliǎo |
- |
without end/incessantly/on and on |
| 美学 |
měixué |
名 |
aesthetics |
| 美誉 |
měiyù |
名 |
good name; good reputation |
| 没辙 |
méizhé |
动 |
at one's wit's end/unable to find a way out |
| 美中不足 |
měizhōngbùzú |
- |
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment |
| 没准儿 |
méizhǔnr |
动 |
not sure/maybe |
| 美滋滋 |
měizīzī |
形 |
very happy; elated |
| 闷 |
mèn |
形 |
stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly/bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed |
| 闷 |
mēn |
形、动 |
stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly/bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed |
| 蒙 |
méng |
动 |
(literary) sincere; honest; genuine/drizzle/mist/to deceive/to cheat/to hoodwink/to make a wild guess/blind/dim-sighted/surname Meng/Mongol ethnic group/abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Meng2]/(knocked) unconscious/dazed/stunned/to cover/ignorant/to suffer (misfortune)/to receive (a favor) |
| 猛 |
měng |
形 |
ferocious/fierce/violent/brave/suddenly/abrupt/(slang) awesome |
| 蒙 |
mēng |
动 |
(literary) sincere; honest; genuine/drizzle/mist/to deceive/to cheat/to hoodwink/to make a wild guess/blind/dim-sighted/surname Meng/Mongol ethnic group/abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Meng2]/(knocked) unconscious/dazed/stunned/to cover/ignorant/to suffer (misfortune)/to receive (a favor) |
| 萌发 |
méngfā |
动 |
to sprout/to shoot/to bud |
| 梦幻 |
mènghuàn |
名 |
dream/illusion/reverie |
| 猛烈 |
měngliè |
形 |
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense |
| 朦胧 |
ménglóng |
形 |
(literary) (of moonlight) dim/(literary) murky; indistinct |
| 梦寐以求 |
mèngmèiyǐqiú |
- |
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)/to long for sth day and night |
| 猛然 |
měngrán |
副 |
suddenly; abruptly |
| 萌芽 |
méngyá |
动、名 |
to sprout (lit. or fig.)/to bud/to germinate/germ/seed/bud |
| 盟友 |
méngyǒu |
名 |
ally |
| 门槛 |
ménkǎn |
名 |
doorstep/sill/threshold/fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) |
| 门路 |
ménlu |
名 |
way of doing sth/the right social connection |
| 闷热 |
mēnrè |
形 |
sultry/sultriness/hot and stuffy/stifling hot |
| 谜 |
mí |
名 |
riddle |
| 眯 |
mī |
动 |
to blind (as with dust)/Taiwan pr. [mi3]/to narrow one's eyes/to squint/(dialect) to take a nap |
| 免不了 |
miǎnbuliǎo |
动 |
unavoidable/can't be avoided |
| 免除 |
miǎnchú |
动 |
to prevent/to avoid/to excuse/to exempt/to relieve/(of a debt) to remit |
| 免得 |
miǎnde |
连 |
so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 面红耳赤 |
miànhóngěrchì |
- |
flushed with anger (or excitement) |
| 棉花 |
miánhuā |
名 |
cotton |
| 缅怀 |
miǎnhuái |
动 |
to commemorate/to recall fondly/to think of the past |
| 面孔 |
miànkǒng |
名 |
face |
| 勉励 |
miǎnlì |
动 |
to encourage |
| 面貌 |
miànmào |
名 |
face; features/appearance; look |
| 面面俱到 |
miànmiànjùdào |
- |
(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything |
| 面目全非 |
miànmùquánfēi |
- |
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition |
| 腼腆 |
miǎntiǎn |
形 |
shy/bashful |
| 免职 |
miǎnzhí |
动 |
to relieve sb of his post/to sack/to demote/dismissal/sacking |
| 苗 |
miáo |
名 |
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China/surname Miao/sprout |
| 庙 |
miào |
名 |
temple/ancestral shrine/temple fair/great imperial hall/imperial |
| 庙会 |
miàohuì |
名 |
temple fair |
| 藐视 |
miǎoshì |
动 |
to despise/to look down on |
| 苗条 |
miáotiao |
形 |
(of a woman) slim/slender/graceful |
| 苗头 |
miáotou |
名 |
first signs/development (of a situation) |
| 渺小 |
miǎoxiǎo |
形 |
minute/tiny/negligible/insignificant |
| 瞄准 |
miáozhǔn |
动 |
to take aim at; to target |
| 密布 |
mìbù |
动 |
to cover densely |
| 谜底 |
mídǐ |
名 |
answer to a riddle |
| 灭绝 |
mièjué |
动 |
to become extinct; to die out/to lose (sth abstract) completely/to exterminate |
| 蔑视 |
mièshì |
动 |
to loathe/to despise/contempt |
| 灭亡 |
mièwáng |
动 |
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out/to destroy; to exterminate |
| 秘方 |
mìfāng |
名 |
secret recipe |
| 密封 |
mìfēng |
动 |
to seal up |
| 迷惑 |
míhuò |
形、动 |
to puzzle/to confuse/to baffle |
| 秘诀 |
mìjué |
名 |
secret know-how/key (to longevity)/secret (of happiness)/recipe (for success) |
| 迷恋 |
míliàn |
动 |
to be infatuated with/to be enchanted by/to be passionate about |
| 弥漫 |
mímàn |
动 |
to pervade/to fill the air/diffuse/everywhere present/about to inundate (water)/permeated by (smoke)/filled with (dust)/to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc) |
| 民办 |
mínbàn |
形 |
run by the local people/privately operated |
| 鸣 |
míng |
动 |
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)/to make a sound/to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |
| 命 |
mìng |
动 |
life/fate/order or command/to assign a name, title etc |
| 名次 |
míngcì |
名 |
position in a ranking of names/place/rank |
| 名副其实 |
míngfùqíshí |
- |
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)/aptly named/worthy of the name |
| 名贵 |
míngguì |
形 |
famous and valuable/rare/precious |
| 铭记 |
míngjì |
动 |
to engrave in one's memory |
| 明朗 |
mínglǎng |
形 |
bright/clear/obvious/forthright/open-minded/bright and cheerful |
| 名利 |
mínglì |
名 |
fame and profit |
| 明媚 |
míngmèi |
形 |
bright and beautiful |
| 名声 |
míngshēng |
名 |
reputation |
| 名言 |
míngyán |
名 |
saying/famous remark |
| 名义 |
míngyì |
名 |
name/titular/nominal/in name/ostensible purpose |
| 名誉 |
míngyù |
名、形 |
fame/reputation/honor/honorary/emeritus (of retired professor) |
| 明智 |
míngzhì |
形 |
sensible/wise/judicious/sagacious |
| 名著 |
míngzhù |
名 |
masterpiece |
| 敏捷 |
mǐnjié |
形 |
nimble/quick/shrewd |
| 民居 |
mínjū |
名 |
houses/homes |
| 敏锐 |
mǐnruì |
形 |
keen; sharp; acute |
| 民生 |
mínshēng |
名 |
people's livelihood/people's welfare |
| 民事 |
mínshì |
形 |
civil case/agricultural affairs/civil |
| 民意 |
mínyì |
名 |
public opinion/popular will/public will |
| 民营 |
mínyíng |
形 |
privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) |
| 民用 |
mínyòng |
形 |
(for) civilian use |
| 迷失 |
míshī |
动 |
to lose (one's bearings)/to get lost |
| 谜团 |
mítuán |
名 |
riddle/enigma/unpredictable situation/elusive matters |
| 迷信 |
míxìn |
动 |
superstition/to have a superstitious belief (in sth) |
| 谜语 |
míyǔ |
名 |
riddle/conundrum |
| 蜜月 |
mìyuè |
名 |
honeymoon |
| 膜 |
mó |
名 |
membrane/film |
| 磨 |
mó |
动 |
to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist/grindstone/to turn round |
| 墨 |
mò |
名 |
surname Mo/abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4xi1ge1], Mexico/ink stick/China ink/corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead |
| 抹 |
mǒ |
动、量 |
to smear/to wipe/to erase/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc/to plaster/to go around/to skirt |
| 摩擦 |
mócā |
动、名 |
friction/rubbing/chafing/fig. disharmony/conflict/also written 磨擦 |
| 莫大 |
mòdà |
形 |
greatest/most important |
| 魔法 |
mófǎ |
名 |
enchantment/magic |
| 模范 |
mófàn |
名、形 |
model/fine example |
| 莫非 |
mòfēi |
副 |
can it be possible that/could it be |
| 蘑菇 |
mógu |
名 |
mushroom/to pester/to dawdle |
| 魔鬼 |
móguǐ |
名 |
devil |
| 磨合 |
móhé |
动 |
to break in/to wear in |
| 魔力 |
mólì |
名 |
magic/magic power |
| 茉莉 |
mòlì |
名 |
jasmine |
| 磨炼 |
móliàn |
动 |
to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance |
| 没落 |
mòluò |
动 |
to decline/to wane |
| 莫名其妙 |
mòmíngqímiào |
- |
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable |
| 默默无闻 |
mòmòwúwén |
- |
obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation/a nobody/an unknown quantity |
| 磨难 |
mónàn |
名 |
a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried |
| 默契 |
mòqì |
形、名 |
tacit understanding/mutual understanding/rapport/connected at a deep level with each other/(of team members) well coordinated/tight |
| 漠然 |
mòrán |
形 |
indifferent/apathetic/cold |
| 末日 |
mòrì |
名 |
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)/last day/end/final days/doomsday |
| 抹杀 |
mǒshā |
动 |
to erase/to cover traces/to obliterate evidence/to expunge/to blot out/to suppress |
| 没收 |
mòshōu |
动 |
to confiscate; to seize |
| 魔术 |
móshù |
名 |
magic |
| 墨水 |
mòshuǐ |
名 |
ink |
| 磨损 |
mósǔn |
动 |
to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 摸索 |
mōsuǒ |
动 |
to feel about/to grope about/to fumble/to do things slowly |
| 谋害 |
móuhài |
动 |
to conspire to murder/to plot against sb's life |
| 谋划 |
móuhuà |
动 |
to scheme/to plot/conspiracy |
| 谋求 |
móuqiú |
动 |
to seek; to strive for |
| 谋取 |
móuqǔ |
动 |
to seek/to strive for/to obtain/see also 牟取[mou2 qu3] |
| 谋生 |
móushēng |
动 |
to seek one's livelihood/to work to support oneself/to earn a living |
| 墓 |
mù |
名 |
grave/tomb/mausoleum |
| 幕 |
mù |
量 |
curtain or screen/canopy or tent/headquarters of a general/act (of a play) |
| 亩 |
mǔ |
量 |
classifier for fields/unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare |
| 墓碑 |
mùbēi |
名 |
gravestone/tombstone |
| 目不转睛 |
mùbùzhuǎnjīng |
- |
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily/to stare |
| 牧场 |
mùchǎng |
名 |
pasture/grazing land/ranch |
| 牡丹 |
mǔdan |
名 |
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong/Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan/tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) |
| 目瞪口呆 |
mùdèngkǒudāi |
- |
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied/stunned |
| 墓地 |
mùdì |
名 |
cemetery/graveyard |
| 目睹 |
mùdǔ |
动 |
to witness/to see at first hand/to see with one's own eyes |
| 幕后 |
mùhòu |
名 |
behind the scenes |
| 木匠 |
mùjiàng |
名 |
carpenter |
| 募捐 |
mùjuān |
动 |
to solicit contributions; to collect donations |
| 牧民 |
mùmín |
名 |
herdsman |
| 木偶 |
mùǒu |
名 |
puppet |
| 沐浴 |
mùyù |
动 |
to take a bath/to bathe/to immerse |
| 拇指 |
mǔzhǐ |
名 |
thumb/big toe |
| 目中无人 |
mùzhōngwúrén |
- |
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters/condescending/to go about with one's nose in the air |
| 呐喊 |
nàhǎn |
动 |
shout/rallying cry/cheering/to shout |
| 耐 |
nài |
动 |
(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand |
| 乃 |
nǎi |
副 |
to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only/thereupon |
| 奶酪 |
nǎilào |
名 |
cheese |
| 耐人寻味 |
nàirénxúnwèi |
- |
thought-provoking/worth thinking over/to provide food for thought |
| 耐用 |
nàiyòng |
形 |
durable |
| 乃至 |
nǎizhì |
连 |
and even/to go so far as to |
| 纳闷儿 |
nàmènr |
动 |
puzzled/bewildered |
| 难处 |
nánchù |
名 |
trouble; difficulty; problem |
| 难得一见 |
nándéyíjiàn |
- |
rarely seen |
| 男方 |
nánfāng |
名 |
(of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side |
| 南瓜 |
nánguā |
名 |
pumpkin |
| 难怪 |
nánguài |
- |
动、副 (it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that) |
| 难关 |
nánguān |
名 |
difficulty/crisis |
| 难堪 |
nánkān |
动、形 |
hard to take/embarrassed |
| 难能可贵 |
nánnéngkěguì |
- |
rare and precious/valuable/remarkable |
| 难为情 |
nánwéiqíng |
形 |
embarrassed |
| 难以置信 |
nányǐzhìxìn |
- |
hard to believe/incredible |
| 南辕北辙 |
nányuánběizhé |
- |
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) |
| 挠 |
náo |
动 |
to scratch/to thwart/to yield |
| 脑海 |
nǎohǎi |
名 |
the mind/the brain |
| 恼火 |
nǎohuǒ |
形 |
annoyed; riled; vexed |
| 闹事 |
nàoshì |
动 |
to cause trouble/to create a disturbance |
| 恼羞成怒 |
nǎoxiūchéngnù |
- |
to fly into a rage out of humiliation/to be ashamed into anger (idiom) |
| 纳入 |
nàrù |
动 |
to bring into/to channel into/to integrate into/to incorporate |
| 拿手 |
náshǒu |
形 |
expert in/good at |
| 纳税 |
nàshuì |
动 |
to pay taxes |
| 纳税人 |
nàshuìrén |
名 |
taxpayer |
| 内存 |
nèicún |
名 |
internal storage/computer memory/random access memory (RAM) |
| 内地 |
nèidì |
名 |
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)/Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)/inland/interior/hinterland |
| 内行 |
nèiháng |
形、名 |
expert/adept/experienced/an expert/a professional |
| 内幕 |
nèimù |
名 |
inside story/non-public information/behind the scenes/internal |
| 内向 |
nèixiàng |
形 |
reserved (personality)/introverted/(economics etc) domestic-oriented |
| 内需 |
nèixū |
名 |
domestic demand |
| 内在 |
nèizài |
形 |
inner/internal/intrinsic/innate |
| 内脏 |
nèizàng |
名 |
internal organs/viscera |
| 嫩 |
nèn |
形 |
young and tender/(of food) tender; lightly cooked/(of color) light/(of a person) inexperienced; unskilled |
| 能耗 |
nénghào |
名 |
energy consumption |
| 能耐 |
néngnai |
名、形 |
ability/capability |
| 能人 |
néngrén |
名 |
capable person/Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid |
| 逆 |
nì |
动 |
contrary/opposite/backwards/to go against/to oppose/to betray/to rebel |
| 拟 |
nǐ |
动 |
to plan to/to draft (a plan)/to imitate/to assess/to compare/pseudo- |
| 黏 |
nián |
形 |
sticky; glutinous/(Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue |
| 撵 |
niǎn |
动 |
to expel/to oust/(dialect) to chase after/to try to catch up with |
| 年报 |
niánbào |
名 |
annual report |
| 娘 |
niáng |
名 |
mother/young lady/(coll.) effeminate |
| 酿造 |
niàngzào |
动 |
to brew/to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation |
| 年画 |
niánhuà |
名 |
New Year (Spring Festival) picture |
| 年均 |
niánjūn |
动 |
annual average (rate) |
| 年轮 |
niánlún |
名 |
annual ring/growth ring |
| 年迈 |
niánmài |
形 |
old/aged |
| 念念不忘 |
niànniànbúwàng |
- |
to keep in mind constantly (idiom) |
| 念头 |
niàntou |
名 |
thought; idea; intention |
| 年限 |
niánxiàn |
名 |
age limit/fixed number of years |
| 年薪 |
niánxīn |
名 |
annual salary |
| 尿 |
niào |
名、动 |
to urinate/urine |
| 鸟巢 |
niǎocháo |
名 |
bird's nest/nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium |
| 拟定 |
nǐdìng |
动 |
to draw up/to draft/to formulate |
| 捏 |
niē |
动 |
to hold between the thumb and fingers/to pinch/to mold (using the fingers)/to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)/to join together/to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) |
| 逆境 |
nìjìng |
名 |
adversity/predicament |
| 匿名 |
nìmíng |
动 |
anonymous |
| 拧 |
níng |
动 |
to pinch/wring/mistake/to twist/stubborn |
| 拧 |
nǐng |
动 |
to pinch/wring/mistake/to twist/stubborn |
| 凝固 |
nínggù |
动 |
to freeze/to solidify/to congeal/fig. with rapt attention |
| 凝结 |
níngjié |
动 |
to condense/to solidify/to coagulate/clot (of blood) |
| 宁静 |
níngjìng |
形 |
tranquil/tranquility/serenity |
| 凝聚 |
níngjù |
动 |
to condense/to coagulate/coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)/aggregation/coherent |
| 宁可 |
nìngkě |
副 |
preferably/one would prefer to...(or not to...)/would rather/(would) be better to/(to pick) the lesser of two evils |
| 凝视 |
níngshì |
动 |
to gaze at/to fix one's eyes on |
| 宁愿 |
nìngyuàn |
副 |
would rather ... (than ...) |
| 泥泞 |
nínìng |
形 |
muddy/mud |
| 溺水 |
nìshuǐ |
动 |
to drown |
| 泥潭 |
nítán |
名 |
quagmire |
| 泥土 |
nítǔ |
名 |
earth; soil; mud; clay |
| 纽带 |
niǔdài |
名 |
tie/link/bond |
| 纽扣 |
niǔkòu |
名 |
button |
| 扭曲 |
niǔqū |
动 |
to twist/to warp/to distort |
| 扭头 |
niǔtóu |
动 |
to turn one's head/to turn around |
| 扭转 |
niǔzhuǎn |
动 |
to reverse/to turn around (an undesirable situation)/(mechanics) torsion |
| 逆行 |
nìxíng |
动 |
to go the wrong way/to go against one-way traffic regulation |
| 农场 |
nóngchǎng |
名 |
farm |
| 农历 |
nónglì |
名 |
the traditional Chinese calendar/the lunar calendar |
| 农民工 |
nóngmíngōng |
名 |
migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) |
| 浓缩 |
nóngsuō |
动 |
to concentrate (a liquid)/concentration/espresso coffee/abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡 |
| 弄虚作假 |
nòngxūzuòjiǎ |
- |
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery |
| 浓郁 |
nóngyù |
形 |
rich/strong/heavy (fragrance)/dense/full-bodied/intense |
| 浓重 |
nóngzhòng |
形 |
dense/thick/strong/rich (colors)/heavy (aroma)/deep (friendship)/profound (effect) |
| 暖烘烘 |
nuǎnhōnghōng |
形 |
nice and warm/cozy/heartwarming |
| 虐待 |
nüèdài |
动 |
to mistreat/to maltreat/to abuse/mistreatment/maltreatment |
| 女方 |
nǚfāng |
名 |
the bride's side (of a wedding)/of the bride's party |
| 奴隶 |
núlì |
名 |
slave |
| 挪 |
nuó |
动 |
to shift/to move |
| 诺言 |
nuòyán |
名 |
promise |
| 女婿 |
nǚxu |
名 |
daughter's husband; son-in-law |
| 殴打 |
ōudǎ |
动 |
to beat up/to come to blows/battery (law) |
| 呕吐 |
ǒutù |
动 |
to vomit |
| 趴 |
pā |
动 |
to lie on one's stomach/to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)/(Tw) percent |
| 拍板 |
pāibǎn |
动 |
clapper-board/auctioneer's hammer/to beat time with clappers |
| 派别 |
pàibié |
名 |
group; sect; clique; faction; school |
| 排查 |
páichá |
动 |
to inspect/to run through a checklist/to take stock/to audit |
| 排斥 |
páichì |
动 |
to reject/to exclude/to eliminate/to remove/to repel |
| 排行榜 |
páihángbǎng |
名 |
the charts (of best-sellers)/table of ranking |
| 徘徊 |
páihuái |
动 |
to pace back and forth/to dither; to hesitate/(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate |
| 拍卖 |
pāimài |
动 |
to auction/auction sale/to sell at a reduced price |
| 派遣 |
pàiqiǎn |
动 |
to send (on a mission); to dispatch |
| 牌照 |
páizhào |
名 |
(business) license/vehicle license/car registration/license plate |
| 判 |
pàn |
动 |
(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish/(bound form) clearly (different)/to judge; to decide; to grade/(of a judge) to sentence |
| 盼 |
pàn |
动 |
to hope for/to long for/to expect |
| 攀 |
pān |
动 |
to climb (by pulling oneself up)/to implicate/to claim connections of higher status |
| 判处 |
pànchǔ |
动 |
to sentence/to condemn |
| 攀登 |
pāndēng |
动 |
to climb/to pull oneself up/to clamber/to scale/fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger |
| 判定 |
pàndìng |
动 |
to judge/to decide/judgment/determination |
| 胖乎乎 |
pànghūhū |
形 |
chubby |
| 旁人 |
pángrén |
代 |
other people/bystanders/onlookers/outsiders |
| 螃蟹 |
pángxiè |
名 |
crab |
| 判决 |
pànjué |
动 |
judgment (by a court of law)/to pass judgment on/to sentence |
| 叛逆 |
pànnì |
动、名 |
to rebel/to revolt/a rebel |
| 攀升 |
pānshēng |
动 |
to clamber up/(of prices etc) to rise |
| 盘算 |
pánsuan |
动 |
to plot/to scheme/to calculate |
| 盘旋 |
pánxuán |
动 |
to spiral/to circle/to go around/to hover/to orbit |
| 刨 |
páo |
动 |
to dig/to excavate/(coll.) to exclude/not to count/to deduct/to subtract |
| 炮 |
pào |
名 |
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)/cannon/firecracker |
| 跑龙套 |
pǎolóngtào |
- |
to play a small role |
| 泡沫 |
pàomò |
名 |
foam/(soap) bubble/(economic) bubble |
| 抛弃 |
pāoqì |
动 |
to abandon/to discard/to renounce/to dump (sb) |
| 佩戴 |
pèidài |
动 |
to wear (as accessories) |
| 配方 |
pèifāng |
动、名 |
prescription/cooking recipe/formulation/completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) |
| 配件 |
pèijiàn |
名 |
component/part/fitting/accessory/replacement part |
| 配角 |
pèijué |
名 |
supporting role; minor role/(of actors) to perform together |
| 配偶 |
pèiǒu |
名 |
spouse |
| 胚胎 |
pēitāi |
名 |
embryo |
| 配音 |
pèiyīn |
动 |
dubbing (filmmaking) |
| 配置 |
pèizhì |
动 |
to deploy/to allocate/configuration/allocation |
| 盆地 |
péndì |
名 |
(geography) basin/depression |
| 棚 |
péng |
名 |
shed/canopy/shack |
| 碰钉子 |
pèngdīngzi |
- |
to meet with a rebuff |
| 蓬勃 |
péngbó |
形 |
vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 捧场 |
pěngchǎng |
动 |
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants/to patronize a restaurant or store/to sing the praises of |
| 鹏程万里 |
péngchéngwànlǐ |
- |
the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)/one's future prospects are brilliant |
| 抨击 |
pēngjī |
动 |
to attack (verbally or in writing) |
| 澎湃 |
péngpài |
形 |
(of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous/(fig.) highly emotional; fervent |
| 碰巧 |
pèngqiǎo |
副 |
by chance/by coincidence/to happen to |
| 烹饪 |
pēngrèn |
动 |
cooking; culinary arts |
| 烹调 |
pēngtiáo |
动 |
to cook |
| 膨胀 |
péngzhàng |
动 |
to expand/to inflate/to swell |
| 喷泉 |
pēnquán |
名 |
fountain |
| 脾 |
pí |
名 |
spleen |
| 劈 |
pī |
动 |
to hack/to chop/to split open/(of lightning) to strike/to split in two/to divide |
| 偏 |
piān |
- |
形、动、副 to lean/to slant/oblique/prejudiced/to deviate from average/to stray from the intended line/stubbornly/contrary to expectations |
| 偏爱 |
piānài |
动 |
to be partial towards sth/to favor/to prefer/preference/favorite |
| 偏差 |
piānchā |
名 |
bias/deviation |
| 片段 |
piànduàn |
名 |
fragment (of speech etc)/extract (from book etc)/episode (of story etc) |
| 篇幅 |
piānfú |
名 |
length (of a piece of writing)/space occupied on a printed page |
| 偏见 |
piānjiàn |
名 |
prejudice/bias |
| 偏离 |
piānlí |
动 |
to deviate/to diverge/to wander |
| 偏旁 |
piānpáng |
名 |
component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part) |
| 偏僻 |
piānpì |
形 |
remote/desolate/far from the city |
| 偏偏 |
piānpiān |
副 |
(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened/(indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason/(indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people |
| 偏向 |
piānxiàng |
名、动 |
partial towards sth/to prefer/to incline/erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) |
| 偏远 |
piānyuǎn |
形 |
remote/far from civilization |
| 片子 |
piānzi |
名 |
film/movie/film reel/phonograph record/X-ray image/thin flake/small piece |
| 漂泊 |
piāobó |
动 |
(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor/(fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence |
| 票房 |
piàofáng |
名 |
box office |
| 飘浮 |
piāofú |
动 |
to float/to hover/also written 漂浮 |
| 漂浮 |
piāofú |
动 |
to float/to hover/to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)/to rove/showy/superficial |
| 漂流 |
piāoliú |
动 |
to float on the current/to drift along or about/rafting |
| 飘扬 |
piāoyáng |
动 |
to wave/to flutter/to fly |
| 疲惫 |
píbèi |
形 |
beaten/exhausted/tired |
| 撇 |
piě |
动、名 |
to cast away/to fling aside/to throw/to cast/left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) |
| 批发 |
pīfā |
动 |
wholesale/bulk trade/distribution |
| 皮革 |
pígé |
名 |
leather |
| 屁股 |
pìgu |
名 |
buttocks/bottom/butt/back part |
| 僻静 |
pìjìng |
形 |
lonely/secluded |
| 疲倦 |
píjuàn |
形 |
to tire/tired |
| 披露 |
pīlù |
动 |
to reveal/to publish/to make public/to announce |
| 媲美 |
pìměi |
动 |
to match/is comparable with |
| 聘 |
pìn |
动 |
to engage (a teacher etc)/to hire/to betroth/betrothal gift/to get married (of woman) |
| 拼搏 |
pīnbó |
动 |
to struggle/to wrestle |
| 品德 |
pǐndé |
名 |
moral character |
| 贫乏 |
pínfá |
形 |
impoverished/lacking/deficient/limited/meager/impoverishment/lack/deficiency |
| 屏蔽 |
píngbì |
动 |
to screen/to block (sth or sb)/to shield/(protective) shield |
| 平淡 |
píngdàn |
形 |
flat/dull/ordinary/nothing special |
| 评定 |
píngdìng |
动 |
to evaluate/to make one's judgment |
| 平房 |
píngfáng |
名 |
Pingfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang/bungalow/single-story house |
| 平和 |
pínghé |
形 |
Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian/gentle/mild/moderate/placid |
| 平价 |
píngjià |
动、名 |
reasonably priced/inexpensive/to keep prices down/(currency exchange) parity |
| 瓶颈 |
píngjǐng |
名 |
neck of a bottle/(fig.) bottleneck/problem that impedes progress |
| 平面 |
píngmiàn |
名 |
plane (flat surface)/print media |
| 评判 |
píngpàn |
动 |
to judge (a competition)/to appraise |
| 平日 |
píngrì |
名 |
ordinary day/everyday/ordinarily/usually |
| 评审 |
píngshěn |
动、名 |
to appraise/to evaluate/to judge |
| 萍水相逢 |
píngshuǐxiāngféng |
- |
strangers coming together by chance (idiom) |
| 平坦 |
píngtǎn |
形 |
level/even/smooth/flat |
| 评委 |
píngwěi |
名 |
evaluation committee; judging panel/judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. for 評選委員會委員|评选委员会委员[ping2xuan3 wei3yuan2hui4 wei3yuan2]) |
| 平稳 |
píngwěn |
形 |
smooth; steady |
| 平息 |
píngxī |
动 |
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down/to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)/to suppress (a rebellion etc) |
| 平行 |
píngxíng |
形、动 |
parallel/of equal rank/simultaneous |
| 平庸 |
píngyōng |
形 |
mediocre/indifferent/commonplace |
| 平原 |
píngyuán |
名 |
field/plain |
| 屏障 |
píngzhàng |
名 |
barrier |
| 凭证 |
píngzhèng |
名 |
proof/certificate/receipt/voucher |
| 拼接 |
pīnjiē |
动 |
to put together/to join |
| 拼命 |
pīnmìng |
- |
动、副 to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it |
| 频频 |
pínpín |
副 |
repeatedly/again and again/continuously/constantly |
| 贫穷 |
pínqióng |
形 |
poor/impoverished |
| 聘任 |
pìnrèn |
动 |
to appoint (to a position)/appointed |
| 品位 |
pǐnwèi |
名 |
rank/grade/quality/(aesthetic) taste |
| 品味 |
pǐnwèi |
动、名 |
to sample; to taste/to appreciate/one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste |
| 品行 |
pǐnxíng |
名 |
behavior/moral conduct |
| 聘用 |
pìnyòng |
动 |
to employ/to hire |
| 批判 |
pīpàn |
动 |
to criticize/critique |
| 匹配 |
pǐpèi |
动 |
to mate or marry/to match/matching/compatible |
| 譬如 |
pìrú |
动 |
for example; for instance; such as |
| 颇 |
pō |
副 |
surname Po/Taiwan pr. [Po3]/rather/quite/considerably/oblique/inclined/slanting/Taiwan pr. [po3] |
| 泼冷水 |
pōlěngshuǐ |
- |
to pour cold water on/(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm |
| 破案 |
pò’àn |
动 |
to solve a case/shabby old table |
| 迫不及待 |
pòbùjídài |
- |
impatient (idiom); in a hurry/itching to get on with it |
| 破除 |
pòchú |
动 |
to eliminate/to do away with/to get rid of |
| 迫害 |
pòhài |
动 |
to persecute |
| 破解 |
pòjiě |
动 |
to break (a bond, constraint etc)/to explain/to unravel/to decipher/to decode/to crack (software) |
| 破旧 |
pòjiù |
形 |
shabby |
| 破例 |
pòlì |
动 |
to make an exception |
| 魄力 |
pòlì |
名 |
courage/daring/boldness/resolution/drive |
| 破裂 |
pòliè |
动 |
to burst; to rupture/(of a relationship etc) to break down |
| 破灭 |
pòmiè |
动 |
to be shattered/to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc) |
| 迫使 |
pòshǐ |
动 |
to force; to compel |
| 破碎 |
pòsuì |
动 |
to smash to pieces/to shatter |
| 谱 |
pǔ |
名、动 |
chart/list/table/register/score (music)/spectrum (physics)/to set to music |
| 瀑布 |
pùbù |
名 |
waterfall |
| 扑克 |
pūkè |
名 |
poker (game) (loanword)/playing cards |
| 铺路 |
pūlù |
动 |
to pave (with paving stones)/to lay a road/(fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth)/to give a present to sb to ensure success |
| 扑面而来 |
pūmiàn’érlái |
- |
lit. sth hits one in the face/directly in one's face/sth assaults the senses/blatant (advertising)/eye catching |
| 菩萨 |
púsà |
名 |
Bodhisattva (Buddhism) |
| 朴实 |
pǔshí |
形 |
plain/simple/guileless/down-to-earth/sincere and honest |
| 沏 |
qī |
动 |
to steep (tea) |
| 漆 |
qī |
名、动 |
paint/lacquer/to paint (furniture, walls etc) |
| 卡 |
qiǎ |
动、名 |
to block/to be stuck/to be wedged/customs station/a clip/a fastener/a checkpost/Taiwan pr. [ka3] |
| 掐 |
qiā |
动 |
to pick (flowers)/to pinch/to nip/to pinch off/to clutch/(slang) to fight |
| 恰到好处 |
qiàdàohǎochù |
- |
it's just perfect/it's just right |
| 迁 |
qiān |
动 |
to move/to shift/to change (a position or location etc)/to promote |
| 签 |
qiān |
名 |
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)/small wood sliver/label/tag |
| 前辈 |
qiánbèi |
名 |
senior/older generation/precursor |
| 千变万化 |
qiānbiànwànhuà |
- |
countless changes/constant permutation |
| 钱财 |
qiáncái |
名 |
wealth/money |
| 牵扯 |
qiānchě |
动 |
to involve; to implicate/to be interrelated |
| 前程 |
qiánchéng |
名 |
future (career etc) prospects |
| 虔诚 |
qiánchéng |
形 |
pious/devout/sincere |
| 千方百计 |
qiānfāngbǎijì |
- |
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means |
| 潜伏 |
qiánfú |
动 |
to hide/to cover up/to conceal |
| 前赴后继 |
qiánfùhòujì |
- |
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) |
| 呛 |
qiàng |
动 |
to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)/to irritate the nose/to choke (of smoke, smell etc)/pungent/(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb/to scold/to speak out against sb |
| 呛 |
qiāng |
动 |
to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)/to irritate the nose/to choke (of smoke, smell etc)/pungent/(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb/to scold/to speak out against sb |
| 腔 |
qiāng |
名 |
(bound form) cavity/tune/accent (in one's speech)/(old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock) |
| 枪毙 |
qiāngbì |
动 |
to execute by firing squad/to shoot dead/fig. to discard/to get rid of |
| 强盗 |
qiángdào |
名 |
to rob (with force)/bandit/robber |
| 抢夺 |
qiǎngduó |
动 |
to plunder/to pillage/to forcibly take |
| 强加 |
qiángjiā |
动 |
to impose/to force upon |
| 抢劫 |
qiǎngjié |
动 |
to rob/looting |
| 强劲 |
qiángjìng |
形 |
strong/powerful/robust |
| 强势 |
qiángshì |
名 |
strong/powerful/(linguistics) emphatic/intensive |
| 牵挂 |
qiānguà |
动 |
to worry about/to be concerned about |
| 强项 |
qiángxiàng |
名 |
key strength/strong suit/specialty |
| 强行 |
qiángxíng |
副 |
to do sth by force/Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] |
| 抢眼 |
qiǎngyǎn |
形 |
eye-catching |
| 强硬 |
qiángyìng |
形 |
tough/unyielding/hard-line |
| 强占 |
qiángzhàn |
动 |
to occupy by force |
| 强制 |
qiángzhì |
动 |
to force; to compel; to coerce/forced; compulsory/Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] |
| 迁就 |
qiānjiù |
动 |
to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth) |
| 千军万马 |
qiānjūnwànmǎ |
- |
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower/all the King's horses and all the King's men |
| 千钧一发 |
qiānjūnyífà |
- |
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)/imminent peril/a matter of life or death |
| 潜能 |
qiánnéng |
名 |
potential/hidden capability |
| 欠缺 |
qiànquē |
动、名 |
to be deficient in/lapse/deficiency |
| 前任 |
qiánrèn |
名 |
predecessor/ex-/former/ex (spouse etc) |
| 潜入 |
qiánrù |
动 |
to submerge/to infiltrate/to steal into |
| 牵涉 |
qiānshè |
动 |
to involve/implicated |
| 签署 |
qiānshǔ |
动 |
to sign (an agreement) |
| 潜水 |
qiánshuǐ |
动 |
to dive/to go under water/(in an online forum) to lurk |
| 前所未有 |
qiánsuǒwèiyǒu |
- |
unprecedented |
| 前台 |
qiántái |
名 |
stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/reception desk/(computing) front-end/foreground |
| 欠条 |
qiàntiáo |
名 |
IOU/certificate of indebtedness |
| 潜艇 |
qiántǐng |
名 |
submarine |
| 牵头 |
qiāntóu |
动 |
to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined operation)/to mediate/a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) |
| 前无古人 |
qiánwúgǔrén |
- |
(idiom) unprecedented/unheard of |
| 前夕 |
qiánxī |
名 |
eve/the day before |
| 迁徙 |
qiānxǐ |
动 |
to migrate/to move |
| 前线 |
qiánxiàn |
名 |
front line/military front/workface/cutting edge |
| 浅显 |
qiǎnxiǎn |
形 |
(of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible |
| 潜心 |
qiánxīn |
动 |
to concentrate fully on sth/single-minded |
| 谦逊 |
qiānxùn |
形 |
humble/modest/unpretentious/modesty |
| 前沿 |
qiányán |
名 |
(military) forward position/frontier; cutting-edge; forefront |
| 歉意 |
qiànyì |
名 |
apology/regret |
| 迁移 |
qiānyí |
动 |
to migrate/to move |
| 潜移默化 |
qiányímòhuà |
- |
imperceptible influence/to influence secretly |
| 签约 |
qiānyuē |
动 |
to sign a contract or agreement |
| 潜在 |
qiánzài |
形 |
hidden/potential/latent |
| 谴责 |
qiǎnzé |
动 |
to denounce/to condemn/to criticize/condemnation/criticism |
| 牵制 |
qiānzhì |
动 |
to control/to curb/to restrict/to impede/to pin down (enemy troops) |
| 千姿百态 |
qiānzībǎitài |
- |
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms |
| 翘 |
qiào |
动 |
outstanding/to raise/to stick up/to rise on one end/to tilt |
| 撬 |
qiào |
动 |
to lift/to pry open/to lever open |
| 憔悴 |
qiáocuì |
形 |
wan and sallow/thin and pallid/haggard/(of plants) withered |
| 巧合 |
qiǎohé |
形 |
coincidence/coincidental/to coincide |
| 窍门 |
qiàomén |
名 |
a trick/an ingenious method/know-how/the knack (of doing sth) |
| 敲诈 |
qiāozhà |
动 |
to rip off/to extort (money)/extortion/blackmail |
| 恰巧 |
qiàqiǎo |
副 |
by chance; as chance would have it |
| 恰如其分 |
qiàrúqífèn |
- |
(idiom) appropriate/apt/just right |
| 洽谈 |
qiàtán |
动 |
to discuss |
| 起步 |
qǐbù |
动 |
to set out/to set in motion/the start (of some activity) |
| 器材 |
qìcái |
名 |
equipment/material |
| 起草 |
qǐcǎo |
动 |
to make a draft/to draw up (plans) |
| 启程 |
qǐchéng |
动 |
to set out on a journey |
| 起程 |
qǐchéng |
动 |
to set out/to leave |
| 祈祷 |
qídǎo |
动 |
to pray/to say one's prayers/prayer |
| 启迪 |
qǐdí |
动 |
to edify/enlightenment |
| 且 |
qiě |
连 |
and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both (... and...) |
| 锲而不舍 |
qiè’érbùshě |
- |
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to persevere |
| 切除 |
qiēchú |
动 |
to excise/to cut out (a tumor) |
| 切磋 |
qiēcuō |
动 |
to compare notes; to learn from one another |
| 切割 |
qiēgē |
动 |
to cut |
| 切换 |
qiēhuàn |
动 |
to switch over/to switch modes or data streams/to cut (to a new scene) |
| 切记 |
qièjì |
动 |
remember at all costs |
| 切忌 |
qièjì |
动 |
to avoid as taboo/to avoid by all means |
| 窃取 |
qièqǔ |
动 |
to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 切身 |
qièshēn |
形 |
direct/concerning oneself/personal |
| 惬意 |
qièyì |
形 |
satisfied; pleased; contented |
| 气愤 |
qìfèn |
形 |
indignant/furious |
| 起伏 |
qǐfú |
动 |
to move up and down/to undulate/ups and downs |
| 欺负 |
qīfu |
动 |
to bully |
| 乞丐 |
qǐgài |
名 |
beggar |
| 奇观 |
qíguān |
名 |
spectacle; impressive sight |
| 气管 |
qìguǎn |
名 |
windpipe/trachea/respiratory tract/air duct/gas pipe |
| 器官 |
qìguān |
名 |
(physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 漆黑 |
qīhēi |
形 |
pitch-black |
| 起哄 |
qǐhòng |
动 |
to heckle/rowdy jeering/to create a disturbance |
| 契机 |
qìjī |
名 |
opportunity/turning point/juncture |
| 迄今 |
qìjīn |
动 |
so far/to date/until now |
| 起劲 |
qǐjìn |
形 |
energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic |
| 器具 |
qìjù |
名 |
implement; utensil; equipment |
| 凄凉 |
qīliáng |
形 |
mournful; miserable/desolate (place) |
| 气流 |
qìliú |
名 |
stream of air/airflow/slipstream/draft/breath/turbulence (of aircraft) |
| 起码 |
qǐmǎ |
形 |
at the minimum; at the very least |
| 启蒙 |
qǐméng |
动 |
to instruct the young/to initiate/to awake sb from ignorance/to free sb from prejudice or superstition/primer/enlightened/the Enlightenment/Western learning from the late Qing dynasty |
| 奇妙 |
qímiào |
形 |
wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange |
| 气馁 |
qìněi |
形 |
to be discouraged |
| 侵犯 |
qīnfàn |
动 |
to infringe on/to encroach on/to violate/to assault |
| 轻而易举 |
qīng’éryìjǔ |
- |
easy/with no difficulty |
| 情报 |
qíngbào |
名 |
information; intelligence |
| 情不自禁 |
qíngbúzìjīn |
- |
(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but |
| 清澈 |
qīngchè |
形 |
clear; limpid |
| 清除 |
qīngchú |
动 |
to clear away/to eliminate/to get rid of |
| 清脆 |
qīngcuì |
形 |
sharp and clear/crisp/melodious/ringing/tinkling/silvery (of sound)/fragile/frail/also written 輕脆|轻脆 |
| 清单 |
qīngdān |
名 |
list of items |
| 倾倒 |
qīngdǎo |
动 |
to topple over/to greatly admire/to dump/to pour/to empty out |
| 庆典 |
qìngdiǎn |
名 |
celebration |
| 情调 |
qíngdiào |
名 |
ambience; mood; flavor |
| 庆贺 |
qìnghè |
动 |
to congratulate/to celebrate |
| 情怀 |
qínghuái |
名 |
feelings/mood |
| 倾家荡产 |
qīngjiādàngchǎn |
- |
to lose a family fortune (idiom) |
| 请柬 |
qǐngjiǎn |
名 |
invitation card/written invitation |
| 情结 |
qíngjié |
名 |
complex (psychology) |
| 情境 |
qíngjìng |
名 |
situation; context; setting; environment |
| 清静 |
qīngjìng |
形 |
quiet/peaceful and quiet |
| 青睐 |
qīnglài |
动 |
(literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor |
| 情理 |
qínglǐ |
名 |
reason/sense |
| 清凉 |
qīngliáng |
形 |
cool/refreshing/(of clothing) skimpy/revealing |
| 情侣 |
qínglǚ |
名 |
sweethearts/lovers |
| 轻蔑 |
qīngmiè |
动 |
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative/disdain; contempt |
| 勤工俭学 |
qíngōngjiǎnxué |
- |
to work part-time while studying/work-study program |
| 情人 |
qíngrén |
名 |
lover/sweetheart |
| 情商 |
qíngshāng |
名 |
emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) (abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2xu4 shang1shu4])/(Tw) to ask a special favor of (sb) |
| 请示 |
qǐngshì |
动 |
to ask for instructions |
| 轻视 |
qīngshì |
动 |
contempt/contemptuous/to despise/to scorn/scornful |
| 倾诉 |
qīngsù |
动 |
to say everything (that is on one's mind) |
| 请帖 |
qǐngtiě |
名 |
invitation card/written invitation |
| 青铜器 |
qīngtóngqì |
名 |
bronze implement/refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC |
| 轻微 |
qīngwēi |
形 |
slight/light/trivial/to a small extent |
| 倾销 |
qīngxiāo |
动 |
to dump (goods, products) |
| 倾斜 |
qīngxié |
动 |
to incline/to lean/to slant/to slope/to tilt |
| 清新 |
qīngxīn |
形 |
fresh and clean |
| 庆幸 |
qìngxìng |
动 |
to rejoice; to be glad |
| 轻型 |
qīngxíng |
形 |
light (machinery, aircraft etc) |
| 情谊 |
qíngyì |
名 |
friendship; camaraderie |
| 情愿 |
qíngyuàn |
- |
动、副 willingness/would rather (agree to X than Y) |
| 侵害 |
qīnhài |
动 |
to encroach on/to infringe on |
| 亲和力 |
qīnhélì |
名 |
(personal) warmth/approachability/accessibility/(in a product) user friendliness/(chemistry) affinity |
| 勤俭 |
qínjiǎn |
形 |
hardworking and frugal |
| 亲近 |
qīnjìn |
形、动 |
intimate/to get close to |
| 勤快 |
qínkuai |
形 |
diligent; hardworking |
| 侵略 |
qīnlüè |
动 |
to invade/invasion |
| 钦佩 |
qīnpèi |
动 |
to admire/to look up to/to respect sb greatly |
| 琴棋书画 |
qínqíshūhuà |
- |
the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)/the accomplishments of a well-educated person |
| 侵权 |
qīnquán |
动 |
to infringe the rights of/to violate/infringement |
| 亲热 |
qīnrè |
形、动 |
affectionate; intimate; warmhearted/to show affection for/(coll.) to get intimate with sb |
| 亲身 |
qīnshēn |
形 |
personal/oneself |
| 亲生 |
qīnshēng |
形 |
one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)/biological (parents)/birth (parents) |
| 寝室 |
qǐnshì |
名 |
bedroom/dormitory |
| 亲手 |
qīnshǒu |
副 |
personally/with one's own hands |
| 亲眼 |
qīnyǎn |
副 |
with one's own eyes/personally |
| 侵占 |
qīnzhàn |
动 |
to invade and occupy (territory) |
| 气派 |
qìpài |
名、形 |
impressive/stylish/magnificent/imposing manner/dignified air |
| 期盼 |
qīpàn |
动 |
to expect; to await |
| 旗袍 |
qípáo |
名 |
Chinese-style dress/cheongsam |
| 气泡 |
qìpào |
名 |
bubble/blister (in metal)/(of beverages) sparkling/carbonated |
| 起跑线 |
qǐpǎoxiàn |
名 |
the starting line (of a race)/scratch line (in a relay race) |
| 气魄 |
qìpò |
名 |
spirit/boldness/positive outlook/imposing attitude |
| 蹊跷 |
qīqiao |
形 |
odd; queer; strange; fishy |
| 乞求 |
qǐqiú |
动 |
to beg |
| 崎岖 |
qíqū |
形 |
rugged/craggy |
| 弃权 |
qìquán |
动 |
to waive a right/to abstain (from voting)/(sports) to forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match |
| 气色 |
qìsè |
名 |
complexion |
| 歧视 |
qíshì |
动 |
to discriminate against/discrimination |
| 气势 |
qìshì |
名 |
imposing manner/loftiness/grandeur/energetic looks/vigor |
| 起诉 |
qǐsù |
动 |
to sue/to bring a lawsuit against/to prosecute |
| 乞讨 |
qǐtǎo |
动 |
to beg/to go begging |
| 奇特 |
qítè |
形 |
peculiar/unusual/queer |
| 企图 |
qǐtú |
动、名 |
to attempt/to try/attempt |
| 囚犯 |
qiúfàn |
名 |
prisoner; convict |
| 丘陵 |
qiūlíng |
名 |
hills |
| 求同存异 |
qiútóngcúnyì |
- |
to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom) |
| 求学 |
qiúxué |
动 |
to pursue one's studies; to attend school/to seek knowledge |
| 求医 |
qiúyī |
动 |
to seek medical treatment/to see a doctor |
| 求证 |
qiúzhèng |
动 |
to seek proof/to seek confirmation |
| 气息 |
qìxī |
名 |
breath/smell/odor/flavor |
| 气象 |
qìxiàng |
名 |
meteorological condition; weather/meteorology/atmosphere; ambience; scene |
| 器械 |
qìxiè |
名 |
apparatus/instrument/equipment/weapon |
| 齐心协力 |
qíxīnxiélì |
- |
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts/to pull together/to work as one |
| 气压 |
qìyā |
名 |
atmospheric pressure/barometric pressure |
| 启用 |
qǐyòng |
动 |
to start using/(computing) to enable (a feature) |
| 岂有此理 |
qǐyǒucǐlǐ |
- |
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous/ridiculous/absurd |
| 契约 |
qìyuē |
名 |
agreement/contract |
| 欺诈 |
qīzhà |
动 |
to cheat |
| 旗帜 |
qízhì |
名 |
ensign/flag |
| 器重 |
qìzhòng |
动 |
to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) |
| 七嘴八舌 |
qīzuǐbāshé |
- |
lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 取而代之 |
qǔ’érdàizhī |
- |
to substitute for sb/to remove and replace |
| 拳 |
quán |
名、动 |
fist/boxing |
| 全方位 |
quánfāngwèi |
名 |
all around/omnidirectional/complete/holistic/comprehensive |
| 劝告 |
quàngào |
动、名 |
to advise/to urge/to exhort/exhortation/advice |
| 权衡 |
quánhéng |
动 |
to consider/to weigh (a matter)/to balance (pros and cons) |
| 拳击 |
quánjī |
名 |
boxing |
| 全局 |
quánjú |
名 |
overall situation |
| 全力以赴 |
quánlìyǐfù |
- |
to do at all costs/to make an all-out effort |
| 全能 |
quánnéng |
形 |
omnipotent/all-round/strong in every area |
| 全身心 |
quánshēnxīn |
副 |
wholeheartedly/(to devote oneself) heart and soul |
| 诠释 |
quánshì |
动 |
to interpret/to comment and explain/to annotate/to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role)/to decode/interpretation/annotation |
| 劝说 |
quànshuō |
动 |
to persuade/persuasion/to advise |
| 圈套 |
quāntào |
名 |
trap; snare; trick |
| 拳头 |
quántóu |
名 |
fist/clenched fist/competitive (product) |
| 权威 |
quánwēi |
名、形 |
authority/authoritative/power and prestige |
| 权限 |
quánxiàn |
名 |
scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges |
| 全心全意 |
quánxīnquányì |
- |
heart and soul/wholeheartedly |
| 权益 |
quányì |
名 |
rights/interests/rights and benefits |
| 圈子 |
quānzi |
名 |
circle/ring/(social) circle |
| 劝阻 |
quànzǔ |
动 |
to advise against/to dissuade |
| 取材 |
qǔcái |
动 |
to collect material |
| 去除 |
qùchú |
动 |
to remove/to dislodge |
| 去处 |
qùchù |
名 |
place/destination |
| 取缔 |
qǔdì |
动 |
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit |
| 驱动 |
qūdòng |
动 |
to drive/to propel/drive (vehicle wheel)/drive mechanism (tape or disk)/device driver (computing software) |
| 瘸 |
qué |
动 |
lame |
| 缺口 |
quēkǒu |
名 |
nick/jag/gap/shortfall |
| 确切 |
quèqiè |
形 |
definite/exact/precise |
| 缺失 |
quēshī |
名、动 |
lack; deficiency/shortcoming; flaw; defect/to be deficient; to lack |
| 缺席 |
quēxí |
动 |
to be absent |
| 确信 |
quèxìn |
动 |
to be convinced/to be sure/to firmly believe/to be positive that/definite news |
| 确凿 |
quèzáo |
形 |
definite/conclusive/undeniable/authentic/also pr. [que4 zuo4] |
| 确诊 |
quèzhěn |
动 |
to make a definite diagnosis/confirmed (case of a specific disease) |
| 屈服 |
qūfú |
动 |
to surrender/to succumb/to yield/(as a transitive verb) to defeat/to prevail over |
| 区间 |
qūjiān |
名 |
delimited area/defined section of a train or bus route/numerical range/(math.) interval |
| 取经 |
qǔjīng |
动 |
to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures/to learn by studying another's experience |
| 取决 |
qǔjué |
动 |
(usually followed by 於|于[yu2]) to hinge on/to be decided by/to depend on |
| 取暖 |
qǔnuǎn |
动 |
to warm oneself (by a fire etc) |
| 区区 |
qūqū |
形 |
insignificant/trifling/merely |
| 取胜 |
qǔshèng |
动 |
to score a victory/to prevail over one's opponents |
| 曲线 |
qūxiàn |
名 |
curve/curved line/indirect/in a roundabout way |
| 去向 |
qùxiàng |
名 |
direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts |
| 取笑 |
qǔxiào |
动 |
to tease; to make fun of |
| 曲艺 |
qǔyì |
名 |
folk musical theater |
| 趋于 |
qūyú |
动 |
to tend towards |
| 曲折 |
qūzhé |
形 |
winding/(fig.) complicated |
| 驱逐 |
qūzhú |
动 |
to expel/to deport/banishment |
| 燃放 |
ránfàng |
动 |
to light/to set off (firecrackers etc) |
| 嚷 |
rǎng |
动 |
to shout/to bellow/to make a big deal of sth/to make a fuss about sth |
| 让步 |
ràngbù |
动 |
to concede/to give in/to yield/a concession/(linguistics) concessive |
| 燃气 |
ránqì |
名 |
fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) |
| 燃油 |
rányóu |
名 |
fuel oil |
| 饶 |
ráo |
动 |
surname Rao/rich/abundant/exuberant/to add for free/to throw in as bonus/to spare/to forgive/despite/although |
| 扰乱 |
rǎoluàn |
动 |
to disturb/to perturb/to harass |
| 饶恕 |
ráoshù |
动 |
to forgive/to pardon/to spare |
| 绕行 |
ràoxíng |
动 |
to take a circular (or circuitous) route/to do a circuit/(of a planet) to orbit/(of a sailor) to circumnavigate/to take a detour/to bypass |
| 绕远儿 |
ràoyuǎnr |
动、形 |
to go the long way round/to take a circuitous route/(of a route) circuitous |
| 惹 |
rě |
动 |
to provoke/to irritate/to vex/to stir up/to anger/to attract (troubles)/to cause (problems) |
| 热潮 |
rècháo |
名 |
wave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge |
| 热带 |
rèdài |
名 |
the tropics/tropical |
| 热泪盈眶 |
rèlèiyíngkuàng |
- |
eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)/extremely moved |
| 任 |
rèn |
- |
动、连 surname Ren/to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office/responsibility/to let/to allow/to give free rein to/no matter (how, what etc)/classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |
| 仁慈 |
réncí |
形 |
benevolent/charitable/kind/kindly/kindness/merciful |
| 人次 |
réncì |
量 |
person-times/visits/classifier for number of people participating |
| 人道 |
réndào |
名、形 |
human sympathy/humanitarianism/humane/the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)/sexual intercourse |
| 人格 |
réngé |
名 |
personality/integrity/dignity |
| 人间 |
rénjiān |
名 |
the human world/the earth |
| 任命 |
rènmìng |
动 |
to appoint/(job) appointment |
| 忍耐 |
rěnnài |
动 |
to endure/to bear with/to exercise patience/to restrain oneself/patience/endurance |
| 人品 |
rénpǐn |
名 |
character; moral strength; integrity/(coll.) looks; appearance; bearing |
| 人气 |
rénqì |
名 |
popularity/personality/character |
| 任期 |
rènqī |
名 |
term of office/tenure (entire period in office) |
| 人情 |
rénqíng |
名 |
human emotions/social relationship; friendship/favor; a good turn |
| 人权 |
rénquán |
名 |
human rights |
| 人身 |
rénshēn |
名 |
person/personal/human body |
| 人手 |
rénshǒu |
名 |
manpower/staff/human hand |
| 人文 |
rénwén |
名 |
humanities/human affairs/culture |
| 忍心 |
rěnxīn |
动 |
to have the heart to do sth/to steel oneself to a task |
| 人性 |
rénxìng |
名 |
human nature/humanity/human/the totality of human attributes |
| 任性 |
rénxìng |
形 |
willful/headstrong/unruly |
| 韧性 |
rènxìng |
名 |
toughness |
| 人选 |
rénxuǎn |
名 |
choice of person/candidate |
| 任意 |
rènyì |
- |
副、形 any/arbitrary/at will/at random |
| 人缘儿 |
rényuánr |
名 |
relations with people/popularity |
| 人造 |
rénzào |
形 |
man-made/artificial/synthetic |
| 认证 |
rènzhèng |
动 |
to authenticate/to approve |
| 人质 |
rénzhì |
名 |
hostage |
| 任职 |
rènzhí |
动 |
to hold a post; to take office |
| 任重道远 |
rènzhòngdàoyuǎn |
- |
a heavy load and a long road/fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) |
| 热腾腾 |
rèténgténg |
形 |
steaming hot/(fig.) bustling/hectic/(fig.) excited/stirred up/(fig.) created only a short time before/freshly minted/hot off the press/(coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] |
| 热销 |
rèxiāo |
动 |
to sell well/hot-selling |
| 热衷 |
rèzhōng |
动 |
to feel strongly about/to be fond of/obsession/deep commitment |
| 日程 |
rìchéng |
名 |
schedule/itinerary |
| 日复一日 |
rìfùyírì |
- |
day after day |
| 日趋 |
rìqū |
副 |
(increasing) day by day/(more critical) with every passing day/gradually |
| 日新月异 |
rìxīnyuèyì |
- |
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)/every day sees new developments/rapid progress |
| 融 |
róng |
动 |
to melt/to thaw/to blend/to merge/to be in harmony |
| 冗长 |
rǒngcháng |
形 |
long and tedious/redundant/superfluous/supernumerary/verbose (of writing) |
| 容光焕发 |
róngguānghuànfā |
- |
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant/all smiles |
| 荣获 |
rónghuò |
动 |
be honored with |
| 溶解 |
róngjiě |
动 |
to dissolve |
| 容貌 |
róngmào |
名 |
one's appearance/one's aspect/looks/features |
| 容纳 |
róngnà |
动 |
to hold/to contain/to accommodate/to tolerate (different opinions) |
| 容器 |
róngqì |
名 |
receptacle/vessel/(computing) container |
| 融洽 |
róngqià |
形 |
harmonious/friendly relations/on good terms with one another |
| 容忍 |
róngrěn |
动 |
to put up with/to tolerate |
| 荣幸 |
róngxìng |
形 |
honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 容许 |
róngxǔ |
动 |
to permit/to allow |
| 容颜 |
róngyán |
名 |
mien/complexion |
| 荣耀 |
róngyào |
形 |
honor; glory |
| 融资 |
róngzī |
动、名 |
financing |
| 揉 |
róu |
动 |
to knead/to massage/to rub |
| 柔和 |
róuhé |
形 |
gentle/soft |
| 软弱 |
ruǎnruò |
形 |
weak/feeble/flabby |
| 软实力 |
ruǎnshílì |
名 |
soft power (in international relations) |
| 入场 |
rùchǎng |
动 |
to enter the venue for a meeting/to enter into an examination/to enter a stadium, arena etc |
| 入场券 |
rùchǎngquàn |
名 |
admission ticket |
| 如痴如醉 |
rúchīrúzuì |
- |
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured |
| 瑞雪 |
ruìxuě |
名 |
timely snow |
| 润 |
rùn |
动、形 |
moist; glossy; sleek/to moisten; to lubricate/to embellish; to enhance/profit; remuneration/(neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) |
| 若 |
ruò |
连 |
to seem/like/as/if |
| 若干 |
ruògān |
代 |
a certain number or amount/how many?/how much? |
| 若是 |
ruòshì |
连 |
if |
| 弱势 |
ruòshì |
名 |
vulnerable/weak |
| 弱项 |
ruòxiàng |
名 |
one's weak area |
| 如期 |
rúqī |
副 |
as scheduled/on time/punctual |
| 入侵 |
rùqīn |
动 |
to invade |
| 如实 |
rúshí |
副 |
as things really are/realistic |
| 入手 |
rùshǒu |
动 |
to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")/to receive; to obtain; to buy |
| 如意 |
rúyì |
动、名 |
as one wants; according to one's wishes/ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune |
| 如一 |
rúyī |
动 |
consistent/the same/unvarying |
| 如愿以偿 |
rúyuànyǐcháng |
- |
to have one's wish fulfilled |
| 乳制品 |
rǔzhìpǐn |
名 |
dairy products |
| 撒 |
sā |
动 |
to let go/to cast/to let loose/to discharge/to give expression to/(coll.) to pee/to scatter/to sprinkle/to spill |
| 撒谎 |
sāhuǎng |
动 |
to tell lies |
| 赛 |
sài |
动 |
to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than/superior to/to excel |
| 赛车 |
sàichē |
动、名 |
auto race/cycle race/race car |
| 赛季 |
sàijì |
名 |
season (sports) |
| 赛跑 |
sàipǎo |
动 |
race (running)/to race (running) |
| 散布 |
sànbù |
动 |
to disseminate |
| 三番五次 |
sānfānwǔcì |
- |
over and over again (idiom) |
| 桑拿 |
sāngná |
名 |
sauna (loanword) |
| 丧生 |
sàngshēng |
动 |
to die/to lose one's life |
| 嗓音 |
sǎngyīn |
名 |
voice |
| 三角 |
sānjiǎo |
名、形 |
triangle |
| 散落 |
sànluò |
动 |
to lie scattered (over an area)/Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4]/to disperse/to fall scattered/to sprinkle |
| 三维 |
sānwéi |
名、形 |
three-dimensional/3D |
| 扫除 |
sǎochú |
动 |
to clean; to clean up/to eliminate; to wipe out |
| 骚乱 |
sāoluàn |
动 |
disturbance; riot/to create a disturbance |
| 扫墓 |
sǎomù |
动 |
to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) |
| 骚扰 |
sāorǎo |
动 |
to disturb/to cause a commotion/to harass |
| 扫兴 |
sǎoxìng |
形 |
to spoil things; to dampen spirits/to feel deflated; to be dispirited |
| 扫帚 |
sàozhou |
名 |
broom |
| 嫂子 |
sǎozi |
名 |
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law |
| 僧人 |
sēngrén |
名 |
monk |
| 纱 |
shā |
名 |
cotton yarn/muslin |
| 杀毒 |
shādú |
动 |
to disinfect/(computing) to destroy a computer virus |
| 傻瓜 |
shǎguā |
名 |
idiot/fool |
| 杀害 |
shāhài |
动 |
to murder |
| 筛 |
shāi |
动 |
(bound form) a sieve/to sieve; to sift; to filter/to eliminate through selection/to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)/to pour (wine or tea)/(dialect) to strike (a gong) |
| 筛查 |
shāichá |
动 |
to screen (for disease etc) |
| 沙龙 |
shālóng |
名 |
salon (loanword) |
| 善 |
shàn |
形 |
good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to improve or perfect |
| 山川 |
shānchuān |
名 |
mountains and rivers/landscape |
| 煽动 |
shāndòng |
动 |
to incite/to instigate |
| 尚 |
shàng |
- |
副、连 surname Shang/still/yet/to value/to esteem |
| 伤脑筋 |
shāngnǎojīn8905 |
- |
79 上半场 shàngbànchǎng 名 to be a real headache/to find sth a real headache/to beat one's brains/to be a real headache |
| 上报 |
shàngbào |
动 |
to report to one's superiors/to appear in the news/to reply to a letter |
| 伤残 |
shāngcán |
动 |
disabled/maimed/crippled/(of objects) damaged |
| 上层 |
shàngcéng |
名 |
upper layer |
| 上场 |
shàngchǎng |
动 |
on stage/to go on stage/to take the field |
| 商贩 |
shāngfàn |
名 |
trader/peddler |
| 伤感 |
shānggǎn |
形 |
sad/emotional/sentimental/pathos |
| 上岗 |
shànggǎng |
动 |
to take up one's post; to go on duty/to take up a job |
| 商贾 |
shānggǔ |
名 |
merchant |
| 伤痕 |
shānghén |
名 |
scar/bruise |
| 上火 |
shànghuǒ |
动 |
to get angry/to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) |
| 商机 |
shāngjī |
名 |
business opportunity/commercial opportunity |
| 上空 |
shàngkōng |
名 |
the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace/(Tw) topless |
| 尚且 |
shàngqiě |
连 |
(not) even/yet/still |
| 上任 |
shàngrèn |
动、名 |
to take office/previous (incumbent)/predecessor |
| 赏识 |
shǎngshí |
动 |
to appreciate/to recognize the worth of sth/appreciation |
| 伤势 |
shāngshì |
名 |
condition of an injury |
| 上司 |
shàngsi |
名 |
boss/superior |
| 上诉 |
shàngsù |
动 |
to appeal (a judicial case)/appeal |
| 商讨 |
shāngtǎo |
动 |
to discuss/to deliberate |
| 上调 |
shàngtiáo |
动 |
to raise (prices)/to adjust upwards |
| 山谷 |
shāngǔ |
名 |
valley/ravine |
| 尚未 |
shàngwèi |
副 |
not yet; still not |
| 上限 |
shàngxiàn |
名 |
upper bound |
| 上行 |
shàngxíng |
动 |
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)/(of river boats) to go against the current/to submit (a document) to higher authorities |
| 上演 |
shàngyǎn |
动 |
to screen (a movie)/to stage (a play)/a screening/a staging |
| 商议 |
shāngyì |
动 |
to negotiate/discussion/proposal |
| 上瘾 |
shàngyǐn |
动 |
to get into a habit/to become addicted |
| 上映 |
shàngyìng |
动 |
to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 商用 |
shāngyòng |
形 |
(attributive) commercial |
| 上游 |
shàngyóu |
名 |
upper reaches (of a river)/upper level/upper echelon/upstream |
| 山岭 |
shānlǐng |
名 |
mountain ridge |
| 山脉 |
shānmài |
名 |
mountain range |
| 膳食 |
shànshí |
名 |
meals; food |
| 闪烁 |
shǎnshuò |
动 |
flickering/twinkling/evasive/vague (of speech) |
| 赡养 |
shànyǎng |
动 |
to support/to provide support for/to maintain |
| 善意 |
shànyì |
名 |
goodwill/benevolence/kindness |
| 山寨 |
shānzhài |
名、形 |
fortified hill village/mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)/(fig.) knockoff (goods)/counterfeit/imitation |
| 擅自 |
shànzì |
副 |
without permission |
| 哨 |
shào |
名 |
a whistle/sentry |
| 捎 |
shāo |
动 |
to bring sth to sb/to deliver |
| 少不了 |
shǎobuliǎo |
动 |
cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many |
| 稍后 |
shāohòu |
副 |
in a little while/in a moment/later on |
| 烧毁 |
shāohuǐ |
动 |
to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire |
| 少女 |
shàonǚ |
名 |
girl/young lady |
| 稍稍 |
shāoshāo |
副 |
somewhat/a little/slightly |
| 杀手 |
shāshǒu |
名 |
killer/murderer/hit man/(sports) formidable player |
| 沙滩 |
shātān |
名 |
beach/sandy shore |
| 折 |
shé |
动 |
to snap/to break (a stick, a bone etc)/(bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) |
| 设 |
shè |
动 |
to set up; to put in place/(math.) given; suppose; if |
| 奢侈 |
shēchǐ |
形 |
luxurious/extravagant |
| 设定 |
shèdìng |
动 |
to set/to set up/to install/setting/preferences |
| 设法 |
shèfǎ |
动 |
to try/to make an attempt/to think of a way (to accomplish sth) |
| 社会主义 |
shèhuìzhǔyì |
- |
socialism |
| 社交 |
shèjiāo |
名 |
interaction/social contact |
| 涉猎 |
shèliè |
动 |
to skim (through a book)/to read cursorily/to dip into |
| 肾 |
shèn |
名 |
kidney |
| 渗 |
shèn |
动 |
to seep/to ooze/to horrify |
| 审 |
shěn |
动 |
to examine/to investigate/carefully/to try (in court) |
| 深奥 |
shēnào |
形 |
profound/abstruse/recondite/profoundly |
| 申办 |
shēnbàn |
动 |
to apply for/to bid for |
| 申报 |
shēnbào |
动 |
to report (to the authorities)/to declare (to customs) |
| 身不由己 |
shēnbùyóujǐ |
- |
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary/not of one's own volition/in spite of oneself |
| 审查 |
shěnchá |
动 |
to examine/to investigate/to censor out/censorship |
| 深沉 |
shēnchén |
形 |
deep/profound/(of a person) reserved/undemonstrative/(of a voice, sound etc) deep/low-pitched |
| 审定 |
shěndìng |
动 |
to examine sth and make a decision/to screen/to evaluate/to approve |
| 盛产 |
shèngchǎn |
动 |
to produce in abundance/to be rich in |
| 生产线 |
shēngchǎnxiàn |
名 |
assembly line/production line |
| 声称 |
shēngchēng |
动 |
to claim/to state/to proclaim/to assert |
| 胜出 |
shèngchū |
动 |
to come out on top/to win (in an election, contest etc)/success/victory |
| 牲畜 |
shēngchù |
名 |
farm animal; livestock |
| 盛大 |
shèngdà |
形 |
grand/majestic/magnificent |
| 胜负 |
shèngfù |
名 |
victory or defeat/the outcome of a battle |
| 升华 |
shēnghuá |
动 |
to sublimate/sublimation (physics)/to raise to a higher level/to refine/promotion |
| 盛会 |
shènghuì |
名 |
pageant/distinguished meeting |
| 生机 |
shēngjī |
名 |
opportunity to live; hope of success/vigor; vitality |
| 盛开 |
shèngkāi |
动 |
blooming/in full flower |
| 生理 |
shēnglǐ |
名 |
physiology |
| 省略 |
shěnglüè |
动 |
to leave out/an omission |
| 声明 |
shēngmíng |
动、名 |
to state/to declare/statement/declaration |
| 生命线 |
shēngmìngxiàn |
名 |
lifeline |
| 生怕 |
shēngpà |
动 |
to fear/afraid/extremely nervous/for fear that/to avoid/so as not to |
| 生平 |
shēngpíng |
名 |
life (a person's whole life)/in one's entire life |
| 生前 |
shēngqián |
名 |
(of a deceased) during one's life/while living |
| 盛气凌人 |
shèngqìlíngrén |
- |
overbearing/arrogant bully |
| 盛情 |
shèngqíng |
名 |
great kindness/magnificent hospitality |
| 胜任 |
shèngrèn |
动 |
qualified/competent (professionally)/to be up to a task |
| 省事 |
shěngshì |
动 |
to simplify matters; to save trouble |
| 声势 |
shēngshì |
名 |
fame and power/prestige/influence/impetus/momentum |
| 生疏 |
shēngshū |
形 |
unfamiliar/strange/out of practice/not accustomed |
| 生死 |
shēngsǐ |
名、形 |
life or death |
| 声望 |
shēngwàng |
名 |
popularity/prestige |
| 盛夏 |
shèngxià |
名 |
midsummer/the height of summer |
| 圣贤 |
shèngxián |
名 |
a sage/wise and holy man/virtuous ruler/Buddhist lama/wine |
| 生效 |
shēngxiào |
动 |
to take effect/to go into effect |
| 盛行 |
shèngxíng |
动 |
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 生涯 |
shēngyá |
名 |
career/life (way in which sb lives)/period of one's life |
| 盛宴 |
shèngyàn |
名 |
feast |
| 生硬 |
shēngyìng |
形 |
stiff/harsh |
| 生育 |
shēngyù |
动 |
to give birth to; to bear/fertility |
| 声誉 |
shēngyù |
名 |
reputation/fame |
| 升值 |
shēngzhí |
动 |
to rise in value/to appreciate |
| 绳子 |
shéngzi |
名 |
cord; string; rope |
| 审核 |
shěnhé |
动 |
to audit/to investigate thoroughly |
| 深化 |
shēnhuà |
动 |
to deepen/to intensify |
| 审计 |
shěnjì |
动 |
to audit/to examine finances |
| 身价 |
shēnjià |
名 |
social status/price of a slave/price of a person (a sportsman etc)/worth/value (of stocks, valuables etc) |
| 审理 |
shěnlǐ |
动 |
to hear (a case) |
| 申领 |
shēnlǐng |
动 |
to apply (for license, visa etc) |
| 审判 |
shěnpàn |
动 |
a trial/to try sb |
| 审批 |
shěnpī |
动 |
to examine and approve/to endorse |
| 神气 |
shénqì |
名、形 |
expression/manner/vigorous/impressive/lofty/pretentious |
| 深切 |
shēnqiè |
形 |
deeply felt/heartfelt/sincere/honest |
| 神情 |
shénqíng |
名 |
look; expression |
| 深情 |
shēnqíng |
名、形 |
deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love/affectionate; loving |
| 深情厚谊 |
shēnqínghòuyì |
- |
deep friendship |
| 身躯 |
shēnqū |
名 |
body |
| 深入人心 |
shēnrùrénxīn |
- |
to enter deeply into people's hearts/to have a real impact on the people (idiom) |
| 神圣 |
shénshèng |
形 |
divine/hallow/holy/sacred |
| 审视 |
shěnshì |
动 |
to look closely at/to examine |
| 绅士 |
shēnshì |
名、形 |
gentleman |
| 伸手 |
shēnshǒu |
动 |
to reach out with one's hand/to hold out a hand/(fig.) to beg/to get involved/to meddle |
| 深思 |
shēnsī |
动 |
to ponder/to consider |
| 申诉 |
shēnsù |
动 |
to file a complaint/to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc)/complaint/appeal |
| 深邃 |
shēnsuì |
形 |
deep (valley or night)/abstruse/hidden in depth |
| 伸缩 |
shēnsuō |
动 |
to lengthen and shorten/flexible/adjustable/retractable/extensible/telescoping (collapsible) |
| 神态 |
shéntài |
名 |
appearance/manner/bearing/deportment/look/expression/mien |
| 渗透 |
shèntòu |
动 |
(lit. and fig.) to permeate/to seep into/(of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)/(of hostile forces) to infiltrate/(chemistry) osmosis |
| 神仙 |
shénxiān |
名 |
Daoist immortal/supernatural entity/(in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc/fig. lighthearted person |
| 呻吟 |
shēnyín |
动 |
to moan; to groan |
| 身影 |
shēnyǐng |
名 |
silhouette/figure |
| 深造 |
shēnzào |
动 |
to pursue one's studies |
| 伸张 |
shēnzhāng |
动 |
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)/to promote |
| 慎重 |
shènzhòng |
形 |
cautious/careful/prudent |
| 身子 |
shēnzi |
名 |
body/pregnancy/health |
| 社团 |
shètuán |
名 |
association/society/group/union/club/organization |
| 奢望 |
shēwàng |
动、名 |
an extravagant hope/to have excessive expectations |
| 涉嫌 |
shèxián |
动 |
to be a suspect (in a crime)/to be suspected of |
| 屎 |
shǐ |
名 |
feces; excrement; a stool/(bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) |
| 时隔 |
shígé |
- |
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) |
| 时而 |
shí’ér |
副 |
occasionally |
| 势必 |
shìbì |
副 |
to be bound to/undoubtedly will |
| 势不可当 |
shìbùkědāng |
- |
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force |
| 视察 |
shìchá |
动 |
to inspect/an investigation |
| 市场经济 |
shìchǎngjīngjì |
- |
market economy |
| 失传 |
shīchuán |
动 |
(of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct |
| 世代 |
shìdài |
名 |
for many generations/generation/era/age |
| 实地 |
shídì |
- |
名、副 on-site |
| 湿地 |
shīdì |
名 |
wetland |
| 试点 |
shìdiǎn |
动、名 |
test point/to carry out trial/pilot scheme |
| 时段 |
shíduàn |
名 |
time interval/work shift/time slot/the twelve two-hour divisions of the day |
| 师范 |
shīfàn |
名 |
teacher-training/pedagogical/normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) |
| 是非 |
shìfēi |
名 |
right and wrong/quarrel |
| 施工 |
shīgōng |
动 |
construction/to carry out construction or large-scale repairs |
| 世故 |
shìgù |
名 |
the ways of the world/sophisticated/worldly-wise |
| 嗜好 |
shìhào |
名 |
hobby/indulgence/habit/addiction |
| 时好时坏 |
shíhǎoshíhuài |
- |
sometimes good, sometimes bad |
| 侍候 |
shìhòu |
动 |
to serve/to wait upon |
| 使唤 |
shǐhuan |
动 |
to order sb around/(coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)/Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4] |
| 实话实说 |
shíhuàshíshuō |
- |
to tell the truth/to tell it as it is |
| 事迹 |
shìjì |
名 |
deed/past achievement/important event of the past |
| 施加 |
shījiā |
动 |
to exert (effort or pressure) |
| 世间 |
shìjiān |
名 |
world/earth |
| 视角 |
shìjiǎo |
名 |
angle from which one observes an object/(fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference/(cinematography) camera angle/(visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye)/(photography) angle of view |
| 时节 |
shíjié |
名 |
season; time |
| 时空 |
shíkōng |
名 |
time and place/world of a particular locale and era/(physics) space-time |
| 失控 |
shīkòng |
动 |
to go out of control |
| 实况 |
shíkuàng |
名 |
live (e.g. broadcast or recording)/what is actually happening/scene/the real situation |
| 失利 |
shīlì |
动 |
to lose/to suffer defeat |
| 失礼 |
shīlǐ |
动 |
to act discourteously/forgive me (for my impropriety) |
| 适量 |
shìliàng |
形 |
appropriate amount |
| 失灵 |
shīlíng |
动 |
out of order (of machine)/not working properly/a failing (of a system) |
| 失落 |
shīluò |
动、形 |
to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/loss |
| 时髦 |
shímáo |
形 |
in vogue/fashionable |
| 使命 |
shǐmìng |
名 |
mission/long-term task to which one devotes oneself/a calling |
| 失明 |
shīmíng |
动 |
to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness |
| 士气 |
shìqì |
名 |
morale |
| 世人 |
shìrén |
名 |
people (in general); people around the world; everyone |
| 湿润 |
shīrùn |
形 |
moist |
| 时时 |
shíshí |
副 |
often/constantly |
| 时事 |
shíshì |
名 |
current trends; the present situation; how things are going |
| 适时 |
shìshí |
形 |
timely/apt to the occasion/in due course |
| 逝世 |
shìshì |
动 |
to pass away/to die |
| 失事 |
shīshì |
动 |
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)/to mess things up |
| 实事求是 |
shíshìqiúshì |
- |
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)/fig. to be practical and realistic |
| 食宿 |
shísù |
名 |
board and lodging/room and board |
| 事态 |
shìtài |
名 |
situation/existing state of affairs |
| 失态 |
shītài |
动 |
to forget one's manners/to forget oneself/to lose self-control (in a situation) |
| 试探 |
shìtan |
动 |
to sound out/to probe/to feel out/to try out |
| 实体 |
shítǐ |
名 |
entity/substance/thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence)/the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) |
| 尸体 |
shītǐ |
名 |
corpse; dead body |
| 势头 |
shìtou |
名 |
power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things |
| 示威 |
shìwēi |
动 |
to demonstrate (as a protest)/a demonstration/a military show of force |
| 实物 |
shíwù |
名 |
material object/concrete object/original object/in kind/object for practical use/definite thing/reality/matter (physics) |
| 史无前例 |
shǐwúqiánlì |
- |
(idiom) unprecedented in history |
| 事务所 |
shìwùsuǒ |
名 |
business office; firm |
| 视线 |
shìxiàn |
名 |
line of sight |
| 失效 |
shīxiào |
动 |
to fail/to lose effectiveness |
| 试行 |
shìxíng |
动 |
to try out/to test |
| 施行 |
shīxíng |
动 |
to put in place/to put into practice/to take effect |
| 施压 |
shīyā |
动 |
to pressure |
| 视野 |
shìyě |
名 |
field of view/(fig.) outlook; perspective |
| 事宜 |
shìyí |
名 |
matters/arrangements |
| 示意 |
shìyì |
动 |
to hint/to indicate (an idea to sb) |
| 施展 |
shīzhǎn |
动 |
to use fully/to put to use |
| 师长 |
shīzhǎng |
名 |
military division level commander/teacher |
| 使者 |
shǐzhě |
名 |
emissary/envoy |
| 市值 |
shìzhí |
名 |
market capitalization; market value |
| 时装 |
shízhuāng |
名 |
fashion/fashionable clothes |
| 柿子 |
shìzi |
名 |
persimmon |
| 师资 |
shīzī |
名 |
qualified teacher |
| 失踪 |
shīzōng |
动 |
to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for |
| 手册 |
shǒucè |
名 |
manual; handbook |
| 受宠若惊 |
shòuchǒngruòjīng |
- |
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) |
| 首创 |
shǒuchuàng |
动 |
to originate; to pioneer; to invent |
| 受挫 |
shòucuò |
动 |
thwarted/obstructed/setback |
| 手动 |
shǒudòng |
形 |
manual/manually operated/manual gear-change |
| 首付 |
shǒufù |
名 |
down payment |
| 首府 |
shǒufǔ |
名 |
capital city of an autonomous region |
| 收复 |
shōufù |
动 |
to recover (lost territory etc)/to recapture |
| 收割 |
shōugē |
动 |
to harvest/to reap/to gather in crops |
| 受害 |
shòuhài |
动 |
to suffer damage, injury etc/damaged/injured/killed/robbed |
| 受害人 |
shòuhàirén |
名 |
victim |
| 守候 |
shǒuhòu |
动 |
to wait for/to expect/to keep watch/to watch over/to nurse |
| 守护 |
shǒuhù |
动 |
to guard/to protect |
| 受贿 |
shòuhuì |
动 |
to accept a bribe |
| 手脚 |
shǒujiǎo |
名 |
hand and foot/movement of limbs/action/trick/step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) |
| 受惊 |
shòujīng |
动 |
startled |
| 收据 |
shōujù |
名 |
receipt |
| 受苦 |
shòukǔ |
动 |
to suffer hardship |
| 受理 |
shòulǐ |
动 |
to accept to hear a case/to handle (a service) |
| 收敛 |
shōuliǎn |
动 |
to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish/to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)/to astringe/(math.) to converge |
| 收留 |
shōuliú |
动 |
to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care |
| 收买 |
shōumǎi |
动 |
to purchase; to buy/to bribe; to buy off |
| 首脑 |
shǒunǎo |
名 |
head (of state)/summit (meeting)/leader |
| 手帕 |
shǒupà |
名 |
handkerchief |
| 首批 |
shǒupī |
- |
数量 first batch |
| 受骗 |
shòupiàn |
动 |
to be cheated/to be taken in/to be hoodwinked |
| 手枪 |
shǒuqiāng |
名 |
pistol |
| 授权 |
shòuquán |
动 |
to authorize |
| 首饰 |
shǒushì |
名 |
jewelry/head ornament |
| 收视率 |
shōushìlǜ |
名 |
ratings (of a TV show) |
| 收缩 |
shōusuō |
动 |
to pull back/to shrink/to contract/(physiology) systole |
| 手头 |
shǒutóu |
名 |
on hand/at hand/one's financial situation |
| 手腕 |
shǒuwàn |
名 |
wrist/trickery/finesse/ability/skill |
| 首席 |
shǒuxí |
名、形 |
chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 守信 |
shǒuxìn |
动 |
to keep promises |
| 收养 |
shōuyǎng |
动 |
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)/to adopt (a child)/adoption |
| 受益 |
shòuyì |
动 |
to benefit from/profit |
| 手艺 |
shǒuyì |
名 |
craftmanship/workmanship/handicraft/trade |
| 受益匪浅 |
shòuyìfěiqiǎn |
- |
to benefit (from) |
| 收音机 |
shōuyīnjī |
名 |
radio |
| 授予 |
shòuyǔ |
动 |
to award/to confer |
| 手掌 |
shǒuzhǎng |
名 |
palm |
| 收支 |
shōuzhī |
名 |
cash flow/financial balance/income and expenditure |
| 守株待兔 |
shǒuzhūdàitù |
- |
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative |
| 受罪 |
shòuzuì |
动 |
to endure/to suffer/hardships/torments/a hard time/a nuisance |
| 赎 |
shú |
动 |
to redeem/to ransom |
| 梳 |
shū |
动 |
to comb/(bound form) a comb |
| 耍 |
shuǎ |
动 |
surname Shua/to play with/to wield/to act (cool etc)/to display (a skill, one's temper etc) |
| 率 |
shuài |
动 |
to lead/to command/rash/hasty/frank/straightforward/generally/usually |
| 甩 |
shuǎi |
动 |
to throw/to fling/to swing/to leave behind/to throw off/to dump (sb) |
| 衰减 |
shuāijiǎn |
动 |
to weaken/to attenuate |
| 摔跤 |
shuāijiāo |
动 |
to trip and fall/to wrestle/wrestling (sports) |
| 衰竭 |
shuāijié |
动 |
organ failure/exhaustion/prostration (medicine) |
| 衰落 |
shuāiluò |
动 |
to fall/to drop/to decline/to deteriorate/to go downhill |
| 衰弱 |
shuāiruò |
形 |
weak/feeble |
| 衰退 |
shuāituì |
动 |
to decline/to fall/to drop/to falter/a decline/recession (in economics) |
| 耍赖 |
shuǎlài |
动 |
to act shamelessly/to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc/to act dumb/to act as if sth never happened |
| 涮 |
shuàn |
动 |
to rinse/to trick/to fool sb/to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) |
| 拴 |
shuān |
动 |
to tie up |
| 爽 |
shuǎng |
形 |
bright/clear/crisp/open/frank/straightforward/to feel well/fine/pleasurable/invigorating/to deviate |
| 霜 |
shuāng |
名 |
frost/white powder or cream spread over a surface/frosting/(skin) cream |
| 双胞胎 |
shuāngbāotāi |
名 |
twin |
| 双边 |
shuāngbiān |
形 |
bilateral |
| 双重 |
shuāngchóng |
形 |
double |
| 爽快 |
shuǎngkuai |
形 |
refreshed/rejuvenated/frank and straightforward |
| 双向 |
shuāngxiàng |
形 |
bidirectional/two-way/interactive |
| 双赢 |
shuāngyíng |
动 |
profitable to both sides/a win-win situation |
| 刷新 |
shuāxīn |
动 |
to renovate/to refurbish/to refresh (computer window)/to write a new page (in history)/to break (a record) |
| 舒畅 |
shūchàng |
形 |
happy; entirely free from worry |
| 疏导 |
shūdǎo |
动 |
to dredge/to open up a path for/to remove obstructions/to clear the way/to enlighten/persuasion |
| 数额 |
shùé |
名 |
amount/sum of money/fixed number |
| 束缚 |
shùfù |
动 |
to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle |
| 树干 |
shùgàn |
名 |
tree trunk |
| 曙光 |
shǔguāng |
名 |
the first light of dawn/(fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning |
| 疏忽 |
shūhu |
动 |
to neglect/to overlook/negligence/carelessness |
| 水产 |
shuǐchǎn |
名 |
aquatic product |
| 睡袋 |
shuìdài |
名 |
sleeping bag |
| 水滴石穿 |
shuǐdīshíchuān |
- |
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success/You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up./Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| 水晶 |
shuǐjīng |
名 |
crystal |
| 水利 |
shuǐlì |
名 |
water conservancy/irrigation works |
| 水龙头 |
shuǐlóngtóu |
名 |
faucet/tap |
| 水落石出 |
shuǐluòshíchū9199 |
- |
79 水汽 shuǐqì 名 lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/fig. the truth comes to light |
| 税收 |
shuìshōu |
名 |
taxation |
| 水土 |
shuǐtǔ |
名 |
water and soil/surface water/natural environment (extended meaning)/climate |
| 税务 |
shuìwù |
名 |
taxation services/state revenue service |
| 水域 |
shuǐyù |
名 |
waters/body of water |
| 水源 |
shuǐyuán |
名 |
water source/water supply/headwaters of a river |
| 水涨船高 |
shuǐzhǎngchuángāo |
- |
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend/to develop according to the situation |
| 水准 |
shuǐzhǔn |
名 |
level (of achievement etc)/standard/level (surveying) |
| 书记 |
shūjì |
名 |
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)/clerk/scribe |
| 数据库 |
shùjùkù |
名 |
database |
| 竖立 |
shùlì |
动 |
to erect/to set upright/to stand |
| 梳理 |
shūlǐ |
动 |
to comb/fig. to sort out |
| 数码 |
shùmǎ |
形 |
number/numerals/figures/digital/amount/numerical code |
| 顺差 |
shùnchā |
名 |
(trade or budget) surplus |
| 顺畅 |
shùnchàng |
形 |
smooth and unhindered/fluent |
| 顺从 |
shùncóng |
动 |
obedient/to comply/to submit/to defer |
| 枢纽 |
shūniǔ |
名 |
hub (e.g. of traffic network)/hinge/pivot/fulcrum |
| 顺理成章 |
shùnlǐchéngzhāng |
- |
logical/only to be expected/rational and clearly structured (of text) |
| 顺路 |
shùnlù |
- |
副、形 by the way/while out doing sth else/conveniently |
| 顺其自然 |
shùnqízìrán |
- |
to let nature take its course (idiom) |
| 顺势 |
shùnshì |
副 |
to take advantage/to seize an opportunity/in passing/without taking extra trouble/conveniently |
| 顺手 |
shùnshǒu |
- |
形、副 easily/without trouble/while one is at it/in passing/handy |
| 顺心 |
shùnxīn |
形 |
happy/satisfactory |
| 顺延 |
shùnyán |
动 |
to postpone/to procrastinate |
| 顺应 |
shùnyìng |
动 |
to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to |
| 说不上 |
shuōbushàng |
动 |
to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning |
| 硕果 |
shuòguǒ |
名 |
major achievement/great work/triumphant success |
| 说谎 |
shuōhuǎng |
动 |
to lie/to tell an untruth |
| 说情 |
shuōqíng |
动 |
to intercede/to plead for sb else |
| 抒情 |
shūqíng |
动 |
to express emotion/lyric |
| 疏散 |
shūsàn |
形、动 |
idle; leisurely; laid-back/Taiwan pr. [shu1san4]/to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate/scattered; sparse |
| 树梢 |
shùshāo |
名 |
the tip of a tree; treetop |
| 束手无策 |
shùshǒuwúcè |
- |
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis |
| 疏通 |
shūtōng |
动 |
to unblock/to dredge/to clear the way/to get things flowing/to facilitate/to mediate/to lobby/to explicate (a text) |
| 属相 |
shǔxiàng |
名 |
colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle |
| 属性 |
shǔxìng |
名 |
attribute/property |
| 输血 |
shūxuè |
动 |
to transfuse blood/to give aid and support |
| 输液 |
shūyè |
动 |
intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV |
| 树荫 |
shùyīn |
名 |
shade of a tree/Taiwan pr. [shu4yin4] |
| 数一数二 |
shǔyīshǔèr |
- |
(idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best/(idiom) to list one by one |
| 疏远 |
shūyuǎn |
形、动 |
to drift apart/to become estranged/to alienate/estrangement |
| 舒展 |
shūzhǎn |
动、形 |
to roll out/to extend/to smooth out/to unfold |
| 梳子 |
shūzi |
名 |
comb |
| 寺 |
sì |
名 |
Buddhist temple/mosque/government office (old) |
| 丝 |
sī |
名 |
silk/thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips/classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc |
| 撕 |
sī |
动 |
to tear |
| 似曾相识 |
sìcéngxiāngshí |
- |
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)/seemingly familiar/apparently already acquainted |
| 丝绸 |
sīchóu |
名 |
silk cloth/silk |
| 司法 |
sīfǎ |
动 |
judicial/(administration of) justice |
| 四方 |
sìfāng |
名 |
four-way/four-sided/in all directions/everywhere |
| 丝毫 |
sīháo |
形 |
the slightest amount or degree/a bit |
| 伺机 |
sìjī |
动 |
to wait for an opportunity/to watch for one's chance |
| 私家车 |
sījiāchē |
名 |
private car |
| 司空见惯 |
sīkōngjiànguàn |
- |
a common occurrence (idiom) |
| 私立 |
sīlì |
动、形 |
privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)/to set up illegally |
| 饲料 |
sìliào |
名 |
feed/fodder |
| 司令 |
sīlìng |
名 |
commanding officer |
| 四面八方 |
sìmiànbāfāng |
- |
in all directions/all around/far and near |
| 寺庙 |
sìmiào |
名 |
temple/monastery/shrine |
| 思前想后 |
sīqiánxiǎnghòu |
- |
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future/to ponder over reasons and connection |
| 私事 |
sīshì |
名 |
personal matters |
| 似是而非 |
sìshìérfēi |
- |
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom) |
| 思索 |
sīsuǒ |
动 |
to think deeply/to ponder |
| 四通八达 |
sìtōngbādá |
- |
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides |
| 肆无忌惮 |
sìwújìdàn |
- |
absolutely unrestrained/unbridled/without the slightest scruple |
| 私下 |
sīxià |
名 |
in private |
| 死心 |
sǐxīn |
动 |
to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to have no more illusions about |
| 思绪 |
sīxù |
名 |
train of thought/emotional state/mood/feeling |
| 饲养 |
sìyǎng |
动 |
to raise/to rear |
| 私营 |
sīyíng |
形 |
privately-owned/private |
| 私有 |
sīyǒu |
动 |
private/privately-owned |
| 四肢 |
sìzhī |
名 |
the four limbs of the body |
| 私自 |
sīzì |
副 |
private; personal/secretly; without explicit approval |
| 耸 |
sǒng |
动 |
to excite/to raise up/to shrug/high/lofty/towering |
| 送别 |
sòngbié |
动 |
to farewell |
| 松弛 |
sōngchí |
形 |
to relax/relaxed/limp/lax |
| 耸立 |
sǒnglì |
动 |
to stand tall/to tower aloft |
| 松树 |
sōngshù |
名 |
pine/pine tree |
| 松懈 |
sōngxiè |
形、动 |
to relax/to relax efforts/to slack off/to take it easy/complacent/undisciplined |
| 送行 |
sòngxíng |
动 |
to see someone off/to throw someone a send-off party |
| 怂恿 |
sǒngyǒng |
动 |
to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage |
| 搜查 |
sōuchá |
动 |
to search |
| 搜救 |
sōujiù |
动 |
search and rescue |
| 搜寻 |
sōuxún |
动 |
to search/to look for |
| 俗 |
sú |
形 |
custom/convention/popular/common/coarse/vulgar/secular |
| 素 |
sù |
形、名 |
raw silk/white/plain, unadorned/vegetarian (food)/essence/nature/element/constituent/usually/always/ever |
| 酥 |
sū |
形 |
flaky pastry/crunchy/limp/soft/silky |
| 蒜 |
suàn |
名 |
garlic |
| 算计 |
suànjì |
动 |
to reckon/to calculate/to plan/to expect/to scheme |
| 算盘 |
suànpán |
名 |
abacus/plan/scheme |
| 算数 |
suànshù |
动 |
to count numbers/to keep to one's word/to hold (i.e. to remain valid)/to count (i.e. to be important) |
| 算账 |
suànzhàng |
动 |
(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts/(fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge |
| 素不相识 |
sùbùxiāngshí |
- |
to be total strangers (idiom) |
| 素材 |
sùcái |
名 |
source material (in literature and art) |
| 俗称 |
súchēng |
动、名 |
commonly referred to as/common term |
| 俗话 |
súhuà |
名 |
common saying/proverb |
| 随处可见 |
suíchùkějiàn |
- |
can be seen everywhere |
| 隧道 |
suìdào |
名 |
tunnel |
| 随即 |
suíjí |
副 |
immediately/presently/following which |
| 随机 |
suíjī |
- |
副、形 according to the situation/pragmatic/random |
| 随身 |
suíshēn |
形 |
to (carry) on one's person/to (take) with one |
| 随时随地 |
suíshísuídì |
- |
anytime and anywhere |
| 虽说 |
suīshuō |
连 |
though/although |
| 随心所欲 |
suíxīnsuǒyù |
- |
to follow one's heart's desires/to do as one pleases (idiom) |
| 诉苦 |
sùkǔ |
动 |
to grumble/to complain/grievance |
| 损人利己 |
sǔnrénlìjǐ |
- |
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others |
| 缩 |
suō |
动 |
to withdraw/to pull back/to contract/to shrink/to reduce/abbreviation/also pr. [su4] |
| 锁定 |
suǒdìng |
动 |
to lock (a door)/to close with a latch/to lock into place/a lock/a latch/to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten)/to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection)/to focus attention on/to target |
| 缩减 |
suōjiǎn |
动 |
to cut/to reduce |
| 索赔 |
suǒpéi |
动 |
to ask for compensation/to claim damages/claim for damages |
| 索取 |
suǒqǔ |
动 |
to ask/to demand |
| 所属 |
suǒshǔ |
形、名 |
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)/subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself)/belonging to/affiliated/under one's command |
| 缩水 |
suōshuǐ |
动 |
to shrink (in the wash)/fig. to shrink (of profits etc) |
| 琐碎 |
suǒsuì |
形 |
trifling/trivial/tedious/inconsequential |
| 所谓 |
suǒwèi |
形 |
so-called/what is called |
| 索性 |
suǒxìng |
副 |
you might as well (do it)/simply/just |
| 缩影 |
suōyǐng |
名 |
miniature version of sth/microcosm/epitome/(Tw) to microfilm |
| 所在 |
suǒzài |
名 |
place/location/(after a noun) place where it is located |
| 所作所为 |
suǒzuòsuǒwéi |
- |
one's conduct and deeds |
| 诉求 |
sùqiú |
动、名 |
to demand; to call for; to petition/demand; wish; request/to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers)/(marketing) message; pitch |
| 素食 |
sùshí |
名、动 |
vegetarian food/to eat a vegetarian diet |
| 诉说 |
sùshuō |
动 |
to recount/to tell of/to relate/(fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) |
| 诉讼 |
sùsòng |
动 |
lawsuit |
| 苏醒 |
sūxǐng |
动 |
to come to/to awaken/to regain consciousness |
| 素养 |
sùyǎng |
名 |
(personal) accomplishment/attainment in self-cultivation |
| 俗语 |
súyǔ |
名 |
common saying/proverb/colloquial speech |
| 诉诸 |
sùzhū |
动 |
to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc)/to resort to (a course of action) |
| 踏 |
tà |
动 |
to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a pedal/to investigate on the spot |
| 塌 |
tā |
动 |
to collapse/to droop/to settle down |
| 胎 |
tāi |
- |
量、名 fetus/classifier for litters (of puppies etc)/padding (in clothing or bedding)/womb carrying a fetus/(fig.) origin/source/(loanword) tire |
| 泰斗 |
tàidǒu |
名 |
(abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 Shan1 Bei3 dou3]) distinguished figure/doyen/revered authority |
| 胎儿 |
tāiér |
名 |
unborn child/fetus/embryo |
| 太极 |
tàijí |
名 |
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 太平 |
tàipíng |
形 |
place name/peace and security |
| 态势 |
tàishì |
名 |
posture/situation |
| 坛 |
tán |
名 |
altar/platform; rostrum/(bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world/earthen jar |
| 痰 |
tán |
名 |
phlegm/spittle |
| 炭 |
tàn |
名 |
wood charcoal/coal |
| 探 |
tàn |
动 |
to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward |
| 贪 |
tān |
动、形 |
to have a voracious desire for/to covet/greedy/corrupt |
| 摊 |
tān |
- |
动、名、量 to spread out/vendor's stand |
| 瘫 |
tān |
动 |
paralyzed |
| 坦白 |
tǎnbái |
形、动 |
honest/forthcoming/to confess |
| 探测 |
tàncè |
动 |
to probe; to survey |
| 坦诚 |
tǎnchéng |
形 |
candid/frank/plain dealing |
| 贪吃 |
tānchī |
形 |
gluttonous; voracious |
| 堂 |
táng |
- |
名、量 (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family/of the same clan/classifier for classes, lectures etc/classifier for sets of furniture |
| 淌 |
tǎng |
动 |
to drip/to trickle/to shed (tears) |
| 糖尿病 |
tángniàobìng |
名 |
diabetes; diabetes mellitus |
| 倘若 |
tǎngruò |
连 |
if; supposing; in case |
| 瘫痪 |
tānhuàn |
动 |
(medicine) to suffer paralysis/(fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill |
| 谈及 |
tánjí |
动 |
to talk about/to mention |
| 探究 |
tànjiū |
动 |
to investigate/to delve/to probe/to enquire into/to look into |
| 坦克 |
tǎnkè |
名 |
tank (military vehicle) (loanword) |
| 贪婪 |
tānlán |
形 |
avaricious/greedy/rapacious/insatiable/avid |
| 叹气 |
tànqì |
动 |
to sigh/to heave a sigh |
| 探亲 |
tànqīn |
动 |
to go home to visit one's family |
| 探求 |
tànqiú |
动 |
to seek/to pursue/to investigate |
| 坦然 |
tǎnrán |
形 |
calm/undisturbed |
| 坦率 |
tǎnshuài |
形 |
frank (discussion)/blunt/open |
| 探望 |
tànwàng |
动 |
to visit/to call on sb/to look around |
| 贪污 |
tānwū |
动 |
to be corrupt/corruption/to embezzle |
| 探险 |
tànxiǎn |
动 |
to explore/to go on an expedition/adventure |
| 坦言 |
tǎnyán |
动、名 |
to say candidly/to acknowledge frankly |
| 毯子 |
tǎnzi |
名 |
blanket |
| 淘 |
táo |
动 |
to wash/to clean out/to cleanse/to eliminate/to dredge |
| 讨 |
tǎo |
动 |
to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed forces to suppress/to denounce or condemn/to marry (a woman)/to discuss or study |
| 掏腰包 |
tāoyāobāo |
- |
to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill |
| 逃避 |
táobì |
动 |
to escape/to evade/to avoid/to shirk |
| 陶瓷 |
táocí |
名 |
pottery and porcelain/ceramics |
| 讨好 |
tǎohǎo |
动 |
to get the desired outcome/to win favor by fawning on sb/to curry favor with/a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor |
| 讨价还价 |
tǎojiàhuánjià |
- |
to haggle over price/to bargain |
| 逃生 |
táoshēng |
动 |
to flee for one's life |
| 滔滔不绝 |
tāotāobùjué |
- |
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on |
| 逃亡 |
táowáng |
动 |
to flee; to go into exile |
| 陶冶 |
táoyě |
动 |
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal/fig. to educate |
| 陶醉 |
táozuì |
动 |
to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in |
| 特此 |
tècǐ |
副 |
hereby |
| 特例 |
tèlì |
名 |
special case/isolated example |
| 腾 |
téng |
动 |
(bound form) to gallop; to prance/(bound form) to soar; to hover/to make room; to clear out; to vacate/(verb suffix indicating repeated action) |
| 疼爱 |
téngài |
动 |
to love dearly |
| 藤蔓 |
téngwàn |
名 |
vine |
| 特权 |
tèquán |
名 |
prerogative/privilege/privileged |
| 特邀 |
tèyāo |
动 |
special invitation |
| 特制 |
tèzhì |
动 |
specially made; custom-made |
| 特质 |
tèzhì |
名 |
characteristic/special quality |
| 剃 |
tì |
动 |
to shave/shave/to weed |
| 舔 |
tiǎn |
动 |
to lick/to lap |
| 填补 |
tiánbǔ |
动 |
to fill a gap/to fill in a blank (on a form)/to overcome a deficiency |
| 天长地久 |
tiānchángdìjiǔ |
- |
enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal |
| 填充 |
tiánchōng |
动 |
to fill up; to stuff/to fill in a blank space |
| 天敌 |
tiāndí |
名 |
predator; natural enemy |
| 天地 |
tiāndì |
名 |
heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity |
| 天鹅 |
tiāné |
名 |
swan |
| 天分 |
tiānfèn |
名 |
natural gift/talent |
| 天赋 |
tiānfù |
动、名 |
gift/innate skill |
| 天花板 |
tiānhuābǎn |
名 |
ceiling |
| 添加剂 |
tiānjiājì |
名 |
additive/food additive |
| 田间 |
tiánjiān |
名 |
field/farm/farming area/village |
| 天经地义 |
tiānjīngdìyì |
- |
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and unalterable/a matter of course |
| 天伦之乐 |
tiānlúnzhīlè |
- |
family love and joy/domestic bliss |
| 甜美 |
tiánměi |
形 |
sweet/pleasant/happy |
| 甜蜜 |
tiánmì |
形 |
sweet/happy |
| 天平 |
tiānpíng |
名 |
scales (to weigh things) |
| 天桥 |
tiānqiáo |
名 |
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong/Tianqiao district in Beijing, formerly a center of folk culture/overhead walkway/pedestrian bridge |
| 天生 |
tiānshēng |
形 |
nature/disposition/innate/natural |
| 天使 |
tiānshǐ |
名 |
angel |
| 天堂 |
tiāntáng |
名 |
paradise/heaven |
| 天线 |
tiānxiàn |
名 |
antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials |
| 天性 |
tiānxìng |
名 |
nature/innate tendency |
| 田野 |
tiányě |
名 |
field/open land |
| 田园 |
tiányuán |
名 |
fields/countryside/rural/bucolic |
| 挑 |
tiǎo |
动 |
to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to raise/to dig up/to poke/to prick/to incite/to stir up |
| 挑拨 |
tiǎobō |
动 |
to incite disharmony/to instigate |
| 跳槽 |
tiàocáo |
动 |
to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere |
| 跳动 |
tiàodòng |
动 |
to throb/to pulse/to bounce/to jiggle/to jump about |
| 调和 |
tiáohé |
形、动 |
harmonious/to mediate; to reconcile/mediation/to compromise/to mix; to blend/blended/to season/seasoning/to placate |
| 调剂 |
tiáojì |
动 |
to adjust/to balance/to make up a medical prescription |
| 调解 |
tiáojiě |
动 |
to mediate/to bring parties to an agreement |
| 调侃 |
tiáokǎn |
动 |
to ridicule/to tease/to mock/idle talk/chitchat |
| 调控 |
tiáokòng |
动 |
to regulate/to control |
| 条款 |
tiáokuǎn |
名 |
clause (of contract or law) |
| 条例 |
tiáolì |
名 |
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 条理 |
tiáolǐ |
名 |
arrangement/order/tidiness |
| 调料 |
tiáoliào |
名 |
condiment/seasoning/flavoring |
| 跳伞 |
tiàosǎn |
动 |
to parachute/to bail out/parachute jumping |
| 调试 |
tiáoshì |
动 |
to debug/to adjust components during testing/debugging |
| 挑剔 |
tiāoti |
动 |
picky/fussy |
| 眺望 |
tiàowàng |
动 |
to survey the scene from an elevated position |
| 挑衅 |
tiǎoxìn |
动 |
to provoke; provocation |
| 条约 |
tiáoyuē |
名 |
treaty/pact |
| 跳跃 |
tiàoyuè |
动 |
to jump/to leap/to bound/to skip |
| 提拔 |
tíbá |
动 |
to promote to a higher job/to select for promotion |
| 替补 |
tìbǔ |
动、名 |
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)/a substitute/a replacement |
| 体裁 |
tǐcái |
名 |
genre/style/form of writing |
| 剔除 |
tīchú |
动 |
to reject/to discard/to get rid of |
| 铁 |
tiě |
名、形 |
surname Tie/iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable/determined/close/tight (slang) |
| 贴切 |
tiēqiè |
形 |
close-fitting/closest (translation) |
| 帖子 |
tiězi |
名 |
card/invitation/message/(forum) post |
| 提纲 |
tígāng |
名 |
outline/synopsis/notes |
| 替换 |
tìhuàn |
动 |
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch |
| 提及 |
tíjí |
动 |
to mention/to raise (a subject)/to bring to sb's attention |
| 提炼 |
tíliàn |
动 |
to extract (ore, minerals etc)/to refine/to purify/to process |
| 体谅 |
tǐliàng |
动 |
to empathize/to allow (for sth)/to show understanding/to appreciate |
| 体面 |
tǐmiàn |
名、形 |
dignity; prestige; face/honorable; creditable/(of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable |
| 提名 |
tímíng |
动 |
to nominate |
| 体能 |
tǐnéng |
名 |
physical capability/stamina |
| 挺拔 |
tǐngbá |
形 |
tall and straight |
| 停泊 |
tíngbó |
动 |
to anchor/anchorage/mooring (of a ship) |
| 听从 |
tīngcóng |
动 |
to listen and obey/to comply with/to heed/to hearken |
| 停顿 |
tíngdùn |
动 |
to halt/to break off/pause (in speech) |
| 停放 |
tíngfàng |
动 |
to park (a car etc)/to moor (a boat etc)/to leave sth (in a place) |
| 停业 |
tíngyè |
动 |
to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)/to close down |
| 停滞 |
tíngzhì |
动 |
stagnation/at a standstill/bogged down |
| 亭子 |
tíngzi |
名 |
pavilion |
| 体魄 |
tǐpò |
名 |
physique; build |
| 提速 |
tísù |
动 |
to increase the specified cruising speed/to pick up speed/to speed up |
| 体态 |
tǐtài |
名 |
figure/physique/posture |
| 体贴 |
tǐtiē |
动 |
considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 提心吊胆 |
tíxīndiàodǎn |
- |
(saying) to be very scared and on edge |
| 提议 |
tíyì |
动、名 |
proposal/suggestion/to propose/to suggest |
| 体制 |
tǐzhì |
名 |
system/organization |
| 体质 |
tǐzhì |
名 |
(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup/(of an organization, society etc) structural soundness |
| 梯子 |
tīzi |
名 |
ladder/stepladder |
| 捅 |
tǒng |
动 |
to poke; to jab/to give (sb) a nudge; to prod/to disclose; to reveal |
| 筒 |
tǒng |
名 |
tube/cylinder/to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) |
| 同胞 |
tóngbāo |
名 |
born of the same parents/sibling/fellow citizen/compatriot |
| 通报 |
tōngbào |
动、名 |
to inform/to notify/to announce/circular/bulletin/(scientific) journal |
| 同比 |
tóngbǐ |
动 |
(statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year; year over year |
| 同步 |
tóngbù |
动 |
synchronous/to synchronize/to keep step with |
| 通畅 |
tōngchàng |
形 |
unobstructed; clear/(of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent |
| 通车 |
tōngchē |
动 |
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)/(of a locality) to have a transportation service/(Tw) to commute |
| 统筹 |
tǒngchóu |
动 |
an overall plan/to plan an entire project as a whole |
| 同等 |
tóngděng |
形 |
equal to/having the same social class or status |
| 同感 |
tónggǎn |
名 |
(have the) same feeling/similar impression/common feeling |
| 通告 |
tōnggào |
动、名 |
to announce; to give notice/announcement |
| 通红 |
tōnghóng |
形 |
very red/red through and through/to blush (deep red) |
| 同伙 |
tónghuǒ |
动、名 |
colleague/co-conspirator/accomplice |
| 通货膨胀 |
tōnghuòpéngzhàng |
- |
inflation |
| 通缉 |
tōngjī |
动 |
to order the arrest of sb as criminal/to list as wanted |
| 同盟 |
tóngméng |
动、名 |
alliance |
| 同期 |
tóngqī |
名 |
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)/concurrent/synchronous |
| 同仁 |
tóngrén |
名 |
colleagues/fellowship (among people) |
| 通顺 |
tōngshùn |
形 |
smooth/clear and coherent |
| 通俗 |
tōngsú |
形 |
common/everyday/average |
| 统统 |
tǒngtǒng |
副 |
totally |
| 通通 |
tōngtōng |
副 |
all/entire/complete |
| 通宵 |
tōngxiāo |
名 |
all night/throughout the night |
| 痛心 |
tòngxīn |
形 |
grieved/pained |
| 同志 |
tóngzhì |
名 |
comrade/(slang) homosexual |
| 统治 |
tǒngzhì |
动 |
to rule (a country)/to govern/rule/regime |
| 同舟共济 |
tóngzhōugòngjì |
- |
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests/obliged to collaborate towards common goals |
| 投奔 |
tóubèn |
动 |
to seek shelter/to seek asylum |
| 透彻 |
tòuchè |
形 |
penetrating; thorough; incisive |
| 投放 |
tóufàng |
动 |
to input/to throw in/to unload/to put into circulation |
| 投稿 |
tóugǎo |
动 |
to submit articles for publication/to contribute (writing) |
| 头号 |
tóuhào |
形 |
first rate/top rank/number one |
| 投机 |
tóujī |
形、动 |
congenial; agreeable/to speculate; to profiteer |
| 偷窥 |
tōukuī |
动 |
to peep/to peek/to act as voyeur |
| 偷懒 |
tōulǎn |
动 |
to goof off/to be lazy |
| 透气 |
tòuqì |
动 |
to flow freely (of air)/to ventilate/to breathe (of fabric etc)/to take a breath of fresh air/to divulge |
| 投射 |
tóushè |
动 |
to throw (a projectile)/to cast (light) |
| 投身 |
tóushēn |
动 |
to throw oneself into sth |
| 头条 |
tóutiáo |
名 |
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jin1 ri4 Tou2 tiao2])/lead story (on the news) |
| 头头是道 |
tóutóushìdào |
- |
clear and logical |
| 头衔 |
tóuxián |
名 |
title/rank/appellation |
| 投降 |
tóuxiáng |
动 |
to surrender |
| 投掷 |
tóuzhì |
动 |
to throw sth a long distance/to hurl/to throw at/to throw (dice etc)/to flip (a coin) |
| 透支 |
tòuzhī |
动 |
(banking) to overdraw/to take out an overdraft/an overdraft/to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)/(old) to draw one's wage in advance/(fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc)/to damage a natural resource through overuse |
| 涂 |
tú |
动 |
to apply (paint etc)/to smear/to daub/to blot out/to scribble/to scrawl/(literary) mud/street/surname Tu |
| 凸 |
tū |
形 |
to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc)/Taiwan pr. [tu2] |
| 秃 |
tū |
形 |
bald (lacking hair or feathers)/barren; bare; denuded/blunt (lacking a point)/(of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something |
| 团伙 |
tuánhuǒ |
名 |
(criminal) gang/gang member/accomplice/crony |
| 团聚 |
tuánjù |
动 |
to reunite/to have a reunion |
| 团员 |
tuányuán |
名 |
member/group member |
| 徒步 |
túbù |
副 |
to be on foot |
| 吐槽 |
tǔcáo |
动 |
(slang) to roast; to ridicule/also pr. [tu3 cao2] |
| 退步 |
tuìbù |
动 |
to do less well than before/to make a concession/setback/backward step/leeway/room to maneuver/fallback |
| 推崇 |
tuīchóng |
动 |
to esteem/to think highly of/to accord importance to/to revere |
| 推辞 |
tuīcí |
动 |
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
| 推断 |
tuīduàn |
动 |
to infer/to deduce/to predict/to extrapolate |
| 推翻 |
tuīfān |
动 |
to overthrow |
| 颓废 |
tuífèi |
形 |
decadent/dispirited/depressed/dejected |
| 退化 |
tuìhuà |
动 |
to degenerate/atrophy |
| 退回 |
tuìhuí |
动 |
to return (an item)/to send back/to go back |
| 推理 |
tuīlǐ |
动 |
reasoning/inference/to infer/to deduce |
| 推论 |
tuīlùn |
动、名 |
to infer/inference/corollary/reasoned conclusion |
| 推敲 |
tuīqiāo |
动 |
to think over |
| 退却 |
tuìquè |
动 |
to retreat/to shrink back |
| 退让 |
tuìràng |
动 |
to move aside/to get out of the way/to back down/to concede |
| 推算 |
tuīsuàn |
动 |
to calculate/to reckon/to extrapolate (in calculation) |
| 退缩 |
tuìsuō |
动 |
to shrink back; to cower |
| 推卸 |
tuīxiè |
动 |
to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck |
| 推选 |
tuīxuǎn |
动 |
to elect/to choose |
| 退役 |
tuìyì |
动 |
(of military personnel or athletes) to retire/(of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned |
| 推移 |
tuīyí |
动 |
(of time) to elapse or pass/(of a situation) to develop or evolve |
| 突击 |
tūjī |
动 |
sudden and violent attack/assault/fig. rushed job/concentrated effort to finish a job quickly |
| 徒劳 |
túláo |
动 |
futile |
| 臀 |
tún |
名 |
buttocks; hips; rump |
| 吞吞吐吐 |
tūntūntǔtǔ |
形 |
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth/to speak and break off, then start again/to hold sth back |
| 驮 |
tuó |
动 |
to carry on one's back |
| 妥 |
tuǒ |
形 |
suitable/adequate/ready/settled |
| 托 |
tuō |
动、名 |
to trust/to entrust/to be entrusted with/to act as trustee |
| 妥当 |
tuǒdàng |
形 |
appropriate/proper/ready |
| 托付 |
tuōfù |
动 |
to entrust |
| 脱节 |
tuōjié |
动 |
to come apart |
| 脱口而出 |
tuōkǒu’érchū |
- |
to blurt out/to let slip (an indiscreet remark) |
| 拓宽 |
tuòkuān |
动 |
to broaden |
| 拖累 |
tuōlěi |
动 |
to encumber/to be a burden on/to implicate |
| 脱离 |
tuōlí |
动 |
to separate oneself from/to break away from/diastasis (medicine)/abscission/abjunction (botany) |
| 脱落 |
tuōluò |
动 |
to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out/to omit (a character when writing) |
| 唾弃 |
tuòqì |
动 |
to spurn/to disdain |
| 拖欠 |
tuōqiàn |
动 |
in arrears/behind in payments/to default on one's debts |
| 妥善 |
tuǒshàn |
形 |
appropriate; proper |
| 脱身 |
tuōshēn |
动 |
to get away/to escape (from obligations)/to free oneself/to disengage |
| 妥协 |
tuǒxié |
动 |
to compromise/to reach terms/a compromise |
| 唾液 |
tuòyè |
名 |
saliva |
| 脱颖而出 |
tuōyǐng’érchū |
- |
to reveal one's talent (idiom)/to rise above others/to distinguish oneself |
| 椭圆 |
tuǒyuán |
名 |
oval/ellipse/elliptic |
| 拓展 |
tuòzhǎn |
动 |
to expand (one's client base, outlook etc) |
| 突破口 |
tūpòkǒu |
名 |
breach/gap/breakthrough point |
| 突如其来 |
tūrúqílái |
- |
to arise abruptly/to arrive suddenly/happening suddenly |
| 屠杀 |
túshā |
动 |
to massacre; to slaughter |
| 土生土长 |
tǔshēngtǔzhǎng |
- |
locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown |
| 突兀 |
tūwù |
形 |
lofty or towering/sudden or abrupt |
| 凸显 |
tūxiǎn |
动 |
to present clearly/to give prominence to/to magnify/clear and obvious |
| 图形 |
túxíng |
名 |
picture/figure/diagram/graph/depiction/graphical |
| 图纸 |
túzhǐ |
名 |
blueprint/drawing/design plans/graph paper |
| 瓦 |
wǎ |
名 |
roof tile/abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4] |
| 外币 |
wàibì |
名 |
foreign currency |
| 外行 |
wàiháng |
形、名 |
layman/amateur |
| 外号 |
wàihào |
名 |
nickname |
| 外汇 |
wàihuì |
名 |
foreign (currency) exchange |
| 外籍 |
wàijí |
名 |
foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality) |
| 外贸 |
wàimào |
名 |
foreign trade |
| 外貌 |
wàimào |
名 |
profile/appearance |
| 歪曲 |
wāiqū |
动 |
to distort/to misrepresent |
| 外向 |
wàixiàng |
形 |
extroverted (personality)/(economics etc) export-oriented |
| 外星人 |
wàixīngrén |
名 |
space alien; extraterrestrial |
| 外援 |
wàiyuán |
名 |
foreign aid/external aid/(sports) foreign player/player recruited from overseas |
| 外在 |
wàizài |
形 |
external/extrinsic |
| 外资 |
wàizī |
名 |
foreign investment |
| 瓦解 |
wǎjiě |
动 |
to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble/to disrupt; to break up |
| 挖掘 |
wājué |
动 |
to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into |
| 挖苦 |
wāku |
动 |
to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks/also pr. [wa1 ku5] |
| 丸 |
wán |
- |
名、量 ball/pellet/pill |
| 挽 |
wǎn |
动 |
to pull/to draw (a cart or a bow)/to roll up/to coil/to carry on the arm/to lament the dead/(fig.) to pull against/to recover |
| 完备 |
wánbèi |
形 |
faultless/complete/perfect/to leave nothing to be desired |
| 完毕 |
wánbì |
动 |
to finish/to end/to complete |
| 万分 |
wànfēn |
副 |
very much/extremely/one ten thousandth part |
| 旺 |
wàng |
形 |
prosperous/flourishing/(of flowers) blooming/(of fire) roaring |
| 往常 |
wǎngcháng |
名 |
usual/customary |
| 王朝 |
wángcháo |
名 |
dynasty |
| 网点 |
wǎngdiǎn |
名 |
(computing) node in a network/(commerce) sales outlet/branch/service center/(illustration) screentone/halftone dot |
| 王国 |
wángguó |
名 |
kingdom/realm |
| 旺季 |
wàngjì |
名 |
busy season/peak period/see also 淡季[dan4 ji4] |
| 网民 |
wǎngmín |
名 |
web user/netizen |
| 王牌 |
wángpái |
名 |
trump card |
| 往日 |
wǎngrì |
名 |
former days; the past |
| 旺盛 |
wàngshèng |
形 |
vigorous/exuberant |
| 往事 |
wǎngshì |
名 |
past events/former happenings |
| 顽固 |
wángù |
形 |
stubborn; obstinate |
| 妄想 |
wàngxiǎng |
动、名 |
to attempt vainly/a vain attempt/delusion |
| 汪洋 |
wāngyáng |
形 |
vast body of water |
| 亡羊补牢 |
wángyángbǔláo |
- |
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)/fig. to act belatedly/better late than never/to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted |
| 望远镜 |
wàngyuǎnjìng |
名 |
binoculars/telescope |
| 完好 |
wánhǎo |
形 |
intact/in good condition |
| 挽回 |
wǎnhuí |
动 |
to retrieve/to redeem |
| 挽救 |
wǎnjiù |
动 |
to save/to remedy/to rescue |
| 万能 |
wànnéng |
形 |
omnipotent/all-purpose/universal |
| 晚年 |
wǎnnián |
名 |
one's later years |
| 玩弄 |
wánnòng |
动 |
to play with/to toy with/to dally with/to engage in/to resort to |
| 顽皮 |
wánpí |
形 |
naughty |
| 晚期 |
wǎnqī |
名 |
later period/end stage/terminal |
| 玩耍 |
wánshuǎ |
动 |
to play (as children do)/to amuse oneself |
| 万万 |
wànwàn |
副 |
absolutely/wholly |
| 万无一失 |
wànwúyìshī |
- |
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) |
| 惋惜 |
wǎnxī |
形 |
to regret/to feel that it is a great pity/to feel sorry for sb |
| 晚霞 |
wǎnxiá |
名 |
sunset glow/sunset clouds/afterglow |
| 玩意儿 |
wányìr |
名 |
toy/plaything/thing/act/trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) |
| 丸子 |
wánzi |
名 |
pills/balls/meatballs |
| 唯 |
wéi |
副 |
only/alone/-ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)/yes |
| 微 |
wēi |
副 |
surname Wei/ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing/Taiwan pr. [Wei2]/tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one millionth part of/micro-/Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
| 违背 |
wéibèi |
动 |
to go against/to be contrary to/to violate |
| 微波炉 |
wēibōlú |
名 |
microwave oven |
| 微不足道 |
wēibùzúdào |
- |
negligible; insignificant |
| 唯独 |
wéidú |
副 |
only/just (i.e. it is only that...)/all except/unique |
| 纬度 |
wěidù |
名 |
latitude |
| 威风 |
wēifēng |
名、形 |
might/awe-inspiring authority/impressive |
| 围观 |
wéiguān |
动 |
to stand in a circle and watch |
| 微观 |
wēiguān |
形 |
micro-/subatomic |
| 危及 |
wēijí |
动 |
to endanger/to jeopardize/a danger (to life, national security etc) |
| 危急 |
wēijí |
形 |
critical/desperate (situation) |
| 味精 |
wèijīng |
名 |
monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
| 畏惧 |
wèijù |
动 |
to fear/to dread/foreboding |
| 蔚蓝 |
wèilán |
形 |
azure/sky blue |
| 慰劳 |
wèiláo |
动 |
to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)/to comfort |
| 威力 |
wēilì |
名 |
might/formidable power |
| 未免 |
wèimiǎn |
副 |
unavoidably/can't help/really/rather |
| 微妙 |
wēimiào |
形 |
subtle |
| 尾气 |
wěiqì |
名 |
exhaust; emissions |
| 围墙 |
wéiqiáng |
名 |
perimeter wall/fence |
| 维权 |
wéiquán |
动 |
to defend (legal) rights |
| 为人 |
wéirén |
动、名 |
to conduct oneself/behavior; conduct; personal character/for sb/for others' interest |
| 微弱 |
wēiruò |
形 |
weak/faint/feeble |
| 威慑 |
wēishè |
动 |
to deter |
| 尾声 |
wěishēng |
名 |
coda/epilogue/end |
| 微生物 |
wēishēngwù |
名 |
microorganism |
| 卫视 |
wèishì |
名 |
satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视[wei4 xing1 dian4 shi4]) |
| 畏缩 |
wèisuō |
动 |
to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil |
| 萎缩 |
wěisuō |
动 |
to wither/to dry up (of a plant)/to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) |
| 委婉 |
wěiwǎn |
形 |
tactful/euphemistic/(of voice etc) suave/soft |
| 威望 |
wēiwàng |
名 |
prestige |
| 微微 |
wēiwēi |
- |
形、副 slight/faint/humble |
| 慰问 |
wèiwèn |
动 |
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc |
| 威信 |
wēixìn |
名 |
Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan/prestige/reputation/trust/credit with the people |
| 卫星 |
wèixīng |
名、形 |
satellite/moon |
| 微型 |
wēixíng |
形 |
miniature; micro-; tiny |
| 喂养 |
wèiyǎng |
动 |
to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)/to keep/to raise (an animal) |
| 唯有 |
wéiyǒu |
- |
连、副 only |
| 委员 |
wěiyuán |
名 |
committee member |
| 委员会 |
wěiyuánhuì9661 |
- |
79 违约 wéiyuē 动 committee; commission |
| 伪造 |
wěizào |
动 |
to forge/to fake/to counterfeit |
| 违章 |
wéizhāng |
动 |
to break the rules/to violate regulations |
| 未知数 |
wèizhīshù |
名 |
unknown number/(fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty |
| 伪装 |
wěizhuāng |
动、名 |
to pretend to be (asleep etc)/to disguise oneself as/pretense/disguise/(military) to camouflage/camouflage |
| 位子 |
wèizi |
名 |
place/seat |
| 文 |
wén |
名 |
surname Wen/language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier for coins/Kangxi radical 67 |
| 吻 |
wěn |
动、名 |
kiss/to kiss/mouth |
| 稳 |
wěn |
形、动 |
settled; steady; stable |
| 温差 |
wēnchà |
名 |
difference in temperature |
| 温带 |
wēndài |
名 |
temperate zone |
| 温度计 |
wēndùjì |
名 |
thermometer/thermograph |
| 稳固 |
wěngù |
形、动 |
stable/steady/firm/to stabilize |
| 吻合 |
wěnhé |
形 |
to be a good fit/to be identical with/to adjust oneself to/to fit in |
| 问候 |
wènhòu |
动 |
to give one's respects/to send a greeting/(fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) |
| 稳健 |
wěnjiàn |
形 |
firm/stable and steady |
| 紊乱 |
wěnluàn |
形 |
disorder/chaos |
| 文盲 |
wénmáng |
名 |
illiterate |
| 文凭 |
wénpíng |
名 |
diploma |
| 温泉 |
wēnquán |
名 |
Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang/hot spring/spa/onsen |
| 文人 |
wénrén |
名 |
cultivated individual; scholar; literati |
| 问世 |
wènshì |
动 |
to be published/to come out |
| 温室 |
wēnshì |
名 |
greenhouse |
| 稳妥 |
wěntuǒ |
形 |
dependable |
| 温习 |
wēnxí |
动 |
to review (a lesson etc) |
| 温馨 |
wēnxīn |
形 |
comfort/soft and fragrant/warm |
| 文雅 |
wényǎ |
形 |
elegant/refined |
| 瘟疫 |
wēnyì |
名 |
plague; pestilence |
| 蚊帐 |
wénzhàng |
名 |
mosquito net |
| 稳重 |
wěnzhòng |
形 |
steady/earnest/staid |
| 蚊子 |
wénzi |
名 |
mosquito |
| 卧 |
wò |
动 |
to lie/to crouch |
| 窝 |
wō |
- |
名、动、量 nest/pit or hollow on the human body/lair/den/place/to harbor or shelter/to hold in check/to bend/classifier for litters and broods |
| 卧铺 |
wòpù |
名 |
a bed (on a train)/a couchette |
| 勿 |
wù |
副 |
do not |
| 捂 |
wǔ |
动 |
to enclose/to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)/to cover up (an affair)/contrary/to contradict |
| 舞 |
wǔ |
名、动 |
to dance/to wield/to brandish |
| 无比 |
wúbǐ |
动 |
incomparable/matchless |
| 务必 |
wùbì |
副 |
must/to need to/to be sure to |
| 无边无际 |
wúbiānwújì |
- |
boundless; limitless |
| 无不 |
wúbù |
副 |
none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception |
| 误差 |
wùchā |
名 |
difference/error/inaccuracy |
| 无偿 |
wúcháng |
形 |
free; no charge; at no cost |
| 无耻 |
wúchǐ |
形 |
without any sense of shame/unembarrassed/shameless |
| 无从 |
wúcóng |
副 |
not to have access/beyond one's authority or capability/sth one has no way of doing |
| 误导 |
wùdǎo |
动 |
to mislead/to misguide/misleading |
| 无敌 |
wúdí |
动 |
unequalled/without rival/a paragon |
| 无动于衷 |
wúdòngyúzhōng |
- |
aloof/indifferent/unconcerned |
| 无非 |
wúfēi |
副 |
only/nothing else |
| 务工 |
wùgōng |
动 |
to work as a laborer |
| 无故 |
wúgù |
副 |
without cause or reason |
| 无辜 |
wúgū |
形、名 |
innocent/innocence/not guilty (law) |
| 五官 |
wǔguān |
名 |
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)/facial features |
| 无关紧要 |
wúguānjǐnyào |
- |
indifferent/insignificant |
| 五花八门 |
wǔhuābāmén |
- |
myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of |
| 无话可说 |
wúhuàkěshuō |
- |
to have nothing to say (idiom) |
| 污秽 |
wūhuì |
形、名 |
(literary) dirty; filthy/(literary) dirt; filth |
| 五湖四海 |
wǔhúsìhǎi |
- |
all parts of the country |
| 无家可归 |
wújiākěguī |
- |
homeless |
| 无价之宝 |
wújiàzhībǎo |
- |
priceless treasure |
| 无精打采 |
wújīngdǎcǎi |
- |
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out |
| 无济于事 |
wújìyúshì |
- |
(idiom) to no avail; of no use |
| 无可厚非 |
wúkěhòufēi |
- |
not to be censured too strictly (idiom)/not altogether inexcusable/understandable |
| 无可奈何 |
wúkěnàihé |
- |
have no way out/have no alternative/abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] |
| 无赖 |
wúlài |
形、名 |
hoodlum/rascal/rogue/rascally/scoundrelly |
| 无力 |
wúlì |
动 |
powerless/lacking strength |
| 无理 |
wúlǐ |
动 |
irrational/unreasonable |
| 物力 |
wùlì |
名 |
physical resources (as opposed to labor resources) |
| 武力 |
wǔlì |
名 |
military force |
| 物流 |
wùliú |
名 |
distribution (business)/logistics |
| 无论如何 |
wúlùnrúhé |
- |
whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all possible means |
| 物美价廉 |
wùměijiàlián |
- |
good quality and cheap/a bargain |
| 污蔑 |
wūmiè |
动 |
to slander/to smear/to tarnish |
| 无能 |
wúnéng |
形 |
incompetence/inability/incapable/powerless |
| 无能为力 |
wúnéngwéilì |
- |
impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless |
| 无情 |
wúqíng |
形 |
pitiless/ruthless/merciless/heartless |
| 无穷 |
wúqióng |
动 |
endless/boundless/inexhaustible |
| 误区 |
wùqū |
名 |
mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways |
| 侮辱 |
wǔrǔ |
动 |
to insult/to humiliate/dishonor |
| 物色 |
wùsè |
动 |
to look for; to seek out; to choose |
| 务实 |
wùshí |
动、形 |
to deal with concrete matters/pragmatic |
| 无私 |
wúsī |
形 |
selfless/unselfish/disinterested/altruistic |
| 无所事事 |
wúsuǒshìshì |
- |
to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom) |
| 无所作为 |
wúsuǒzuòwéi |
- |
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive/feckless |
| 无条件 |
wútiáojiàn |
动 |
unconditional |
| 无微不至 |
wúwēibúzhì |
- |
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous |
| 武侠 |
wǔxiá |
名 |
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)/knight-errant |
| 无线 |
wúxiàn |
形 |
wireless |
| 诬陷 |
wūxiàn |
动 |
to entrap/to frame/to plant false evidence against sb |
| 无形 |
wúxíng |
- |
形、副 incorporeal/virtual/formless/invisible (assets)/intangible |
| 无须 |
wúxū |
副 |
need not/not obliged to/not necessarily |
| 屋檐 |
wūyán |
名 |
eaves/roof (i.e. home) |
| 呜咽 |
wūyè |
动 |
to sob/to whimper |
| 无意 |
wúyì |
- |
动、副 inadvertent/accidental/to have no intention of (doing sth) |
| 无忧无虑 |
wúyōuwúlǜ |
- |
carefree and without worries (idiom) |
| 无缘 |
wúyuán |
- |
动、副 to have no opportunity/no way (of doing sth)/no chance/no connection/not placed (in a competition)/(in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc |
| 乌云 |
wūyún |
名 |
black cloud |
| 物证 |
wùzhèng |
名 |
material evidence |
| 无知 |
wúzhī |
形 |
ignorant/ignorance |
| 物种 |
wùzhǒng |
名 |
species |
| 武装 |
wǔzhuāng |
名、动 |
arms/equipment/to arm/military/armed (forces) |
| 物资 |
wùzī |
名 |
goods/supplies |
| 席 |
xí |
- |
名、量 surname Xi/woven mat/seat/banquet/place in a democratic assembly/classifier for banquets, conversations etc |
| 稀 |
xī |
形 |
rare/uncommon/watery/sparse |
| 溪 |
xī |
名 |
creek/rivulet |
| 虾 |
xiā |
名 |
shrimp/prawn |
| 瞎 |
xiā |
- |
动、副 blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose |
| 狭隘 |
xiáài |
形 |
(of a path etc) narrow/(of a living space etc) cramped/(of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited |
| 下半场 |
xiàbànchǎng |
名 |
second half |
| 下场 |
xiàchǎng |
名 |
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)/to take part in some activity/to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)/the end/to conclude |
| 瑕疵 |
xiácī |
名 |
blemish/flaw/defect |
| 下达 |
xiàdá |
动 |
to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc) |
| 下跌 |
xiàdiē |
动 |
to fall/to tumble |
| 峡谷 |
xiágǔ |
名 |
canyon/gill/ravine |
| 吓唬 |
xiàhu |
动 |
to scare/to frighten |
| 下滑 |
xiàhuá |
动 |
to slide down (a slope etc)/(fig.) to decline |
| 下级 |
xiàjí |
名 |
low ranking/low level/underclass/subordinate |
| 下令 |
xiàlìng |
动 |
to give an order; to issue an order |
| 下落 |
xiàluò |
名、动 |
whereabouts/to drop/to fall |
| 弦 |
xián |
名 |
bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse |
| 陷 |
xiàn |
动 |
pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect |
| 馅 |
xiàn |
名 |
stuffing/forcemeat/filling |
| 献 |
xiàn |
动 |
to offer/to present/to dedicate/to donate/to show/to put on display/worthy person (old) |
| 掀 |
xiān |
动 |
to lift (a lid)/to rock/to convulse |
| 显而易见 |
xiǎn’éryìjiàn |
- |
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously/clearly/it goes without saying |
| 现成 |
xiànchéng |
形 |
ready-made/readily available |
| 限定 |
xiàndìng |
动 |
to restrict to/to limit |
| 宪法 |
xiànfǎ |
名 |
constitution (of a country) |
| 先锋 |
xiānfēng |
名 |
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde |
| 巷 |
xiàng |
名 |
lane/alley |
| 享 |
xiǎng |
动 |
to enjoy/to benefit/to have the use of |
| 镶 |
xiāng |
动 |
to inlay/to embed/ridge/border |
| 相伴 |
xiāngbàn |
动 |
to accompany sb/to accompany each other |
| 向导 |
xiàngdǎo |
名 |
guide |
| 想方设法 |
xiǎngfāngshèfǎ |
- |
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means/to try this, that and the other |
| 相辅相成 |
xiāngfǔxiāngchéng |
- |
to complement one another (idiom) |
| 祥和 |
xiánghé |
形 |
auspicious and peaceful |
| 相继 |
xiāngjì |
副 |
in succession/following closely |
| 橡胶 |
xiàngjiāo |
名 |
rubber/caoutchouc |
| 详尽 |
xiángjìn |
形 |
thorough and detailed/exhaustive/the tedious details in full |
| 相近 |
xiāngjìn |
形 |
close/similar to |
| 向来 |
xiànglái |
副 |
always (previously) |
| 响亮 |
xiǎngliàng |
形 |
loud and clear; resounding |
| 香料 |
xiāngliào |
名 |
spice/flavoring/condiment/perfume |
| 相貌 |
xiàngmào |
名 |
appearance |
| 镶嵌 |
xiāngqiàn |
动 |
to inlay/to embed/to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)/tiling/tesselation |
| 乡亲 |
xiāngqīn |
名 |
fellow countryman (from the same village)/local people/villager/the folks back home |
| 相识 |
xiāngshí |
动、名 |
to get to know each other/acquaintance |
| 相提并论 |
xiāngtíbìnglùn |
- |
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms/to place on a par with/(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) |
| 相通 |
xiāngtōng |
动 |
interlinked/connected/communicating/in communication/accommodating |
| 乡下 |
xiāngxia |
名 |
countryside/rural area |
| 像样 |
xiàngyàng |
形 |
presentable/decent/up to par |
| 响应 |
xiǎngyìng |
动 |
to respond to/answer |
| 享用 |
xiǎngyòng |
动 |
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) |
| 享有 |
xiǎngyǒu |
动 |
to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
| 香油 |
xiāngyóu |
名 |
sesame oil/perfumed oil |
| 相遇 |
xiāngyù |
动 |
to meet/to encounter/to come across |
| 相约 |
xiāngyuē |
动 |
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)/to reach agreement/to make an appointment |
| 陷害 |
xiànhài |
动 |
to entrap/to set up/to frame (up)/to make false charges against |
| 显赫 |
xiǎnhè |
形 |
illustrious/celebrated |
| 仙鹤 |
xiānhè |
名 |
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
| 闲话 |
xiánhuà |
名、动 |
casual conversation/chat/gossip/to talk about (whatever comes to mind) |
| 鲜活 |
xiānhuó |
形 |
vivid; lively/(of food ingredients) live or fresh |
| 衔接 |
xiánjiē |
动 |
to link up; to connect; to join |
| 陷阱 |
xiànjǐng |
名 |
pitfall/snare/trap |
| 先例 |
xiānlì |
名 |
precedent |
| 显露 |
xiǎnlù |
动 |
to become visible; to reveal |
| 鲜美 |
xiānměi |
形 |
delicious/tasty |
| 仙女 |
xiānnǚ |
名 |
fairy |
| 嫌弃 |
xiánqì |
动 |
to regard with disdain; to shun |
| 掀起 |
xiānqǐ |
动 |
to lift; to raise (a lid etc)/(of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)/(fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) |
| 现任 |
xiànrèn |
动、形 |
to occupy a post currently/current (president etc); incumbent/(coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse) |
| 显示器 |
xiǎnshìqì |
名 |
monitor (computer) |
| 先天 |
xiāntiān |
名 |
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1])/inborn; innate; natural |
| 线条 |
xiàntiáo |
名 |
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)/the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) |
| 纤维 |
xiānwéi |
名 |
fiber |
| 显微镜 |
xiǎnwēijìng |
名 |
microscope |
| 鲜为人知 |
xiǎnwéirénzhī |
- |
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few |
| 显现 |
xiǎnxiàn |
动 |
appearance/to appear |
| 现行 |
xiànxíng |
形 |
to be in effect/in force/current |
| 显性 |
xiǎnxìng |
形 |
visible/conspicuous/phanero-/dominant (gene) |
| 鲜血 |
xiānxuè |
名 |
blood |
| 显眼 |
xiǎnyǎn |
形 |
conspicuous/eye-catching/glamorous |
| 嫌疑 |
xiányí |
名 |
suspicion/to have suspicions |
| 闲置 |
xiánzhì |
动 |
to leave sth unused/to lie idle |
| 消 |
xiāo |
动 |
to diminish; to subside/to consume; to reduce/to idle away (the time)/(after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 销 |
xiāo |
动 |
to melt (metal)/to cancel; to annul/to sell/to expend; to spend/pin; bolt/to fasten with a pin or bolt |
| 削 |
xiāo |
动 |
to peel with a knife/to pare/to cut (a ball at tennis etc) |
| 小菜一碟 |
xiǎocàiyìdié |
- |
a small appetizer/a piece of cake; very easy (idiom) |
| 消沉 |
xiāochén |
形 |
depressed/bad mood/low spirit |
| 小丑 |
xiǎochǒu |
名 |
clown |
| 效仿 |
xiàofǎng |
动 |
to copy/to imitate |
| 小费 |
xiǎofèi |
名 |
tip/gratuity |
| 销毁 |
xiāohuǐ |
动 |
to destroy (by melting or burning)/to obliterate |
| 孝敬 |
xiàojìng |
动 |
to show filial respect/to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)/to support one's aged parents |
| 小看 |
xiǎokàn |
动 |
to look down on/to underestimate |
| 小康 |
xiǎokāng |
形 |
Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]/moderately affluent/well-off/a period of peace and prosperity |
| 效力 |
xiàolì |
动、名 |
effectiveness/positive effect/to serve (in some capacity) |
| 消磨 |
xiāomó |
动 |
to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away |
| 小品 |
xiǎopǐn |
名 |
short, simple literary or artistic creation/essay/skit |
| 消遣 |
xiāoqiǎn |
动 |
to while the time away/amusement/pastime/recreation/to make sport of |
| 小人 |
xiǎorén |
名 |
person of low social status (old)/I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)/nasty person/vile character |
| 潇洒 |
xiāosǎ |
形 |
confident and at ease/free and easy |
| 孝顺 |
xiàoshùn |
动 |
filial/dutiful/devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)/to show filial piety towards (an older family member)/filial piety |
| 萧条 |
xiāotiáo |
形 |
bleak; desolate/(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed |
| 小提琴 |
xiǎotíqín |
名 |
fiddle/violin |
| 肖像 |
xiàoxiàng |
名 |
portrait (painting, photo etc)/(in a general sense) representation of a person/likeness |
| 小心翼翼 |
xiǎoxīnyìyì |
- |
cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully/prudent/gently and cautiously |
| 效益 |
xiàoyì |
名 |
benefit/effectiveness/efficiency |
| 嚣张 |
xiāozhāng |
形 |
rampant/unbridled/arrogant/aggressive |
| 辖区 |
xiáqū |
名 |
administrative region |
| 吓人 |
xiàrén |
形 |
to scare/scary/frightening |
| 下手 |
xiàshǒu |
动 |
to start/to put one's hand to/to set about/the seat to the right of the main guest |
| 下属 |
xiàshǔ |
名 |
subordinate/underling |
| 下台 |
xiàtái |
动 |
to go off the stage/to fall from position of prestige/to step down (from office etc)/to disentangle oneself/to get off the hook |
| 下调 |
xiàtiáo |
动 |
to adjust downwards/to lower (prices, wages etc) |
| 狭小 |
xiáxiǎo |
形 |
narrow |
| 下行 |
xiàxíng |
动 |
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)/(of river boats) to travel downstream/to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels/(of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom |
| 狭义 |
xiáyì |
名 |
narrow sense/restricted sense |
| 下意识 |
xiàyìshí |
- |
名、副 subconscious mind |
| 下游 |
xiàyóu |
名 |
lower reaches (of a river)/lower level/lower echelon/downstream |
| 狭窄 |
xiázhǎi |
形 |
narrow |
| 下坠 |
xiàzhuì |
动 |
(of objects) to fall/to drop/to droop/(medicine) to experience tenesmus |
| 喜出望外 |
xǐchūwàngwài |
- |
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)/overjoyed at the turn of events |
| 洗涤 |
xǐdí |
动 |
to rinse/to wash/washing |
| 吸毒 |
xīdú |
动 |
to take drugs |
| 邪 |
xié |
形 |
demonic/iniquitous/nefarious/evil/unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)/(coll.) strange/abnormal |
| 泄 |
xiè |
动 |
(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge |
| 泻 |
xiè |
动 |
to flow out swiftly/to flood/a torrent/diarrhea/laxative |
| 卸 |
xiè |
动 |
to unload/to unhitch/to remove or strip/to get rid of |
| 挟持 |
xiéchí |
动 |
to seize (sb) by the arms/to hold under duress; to abduct |
| 协定 |
xiédìng |
名、动 |
agreement/accord/to reach an agreement |
| 邪恶 |
xiéè |
形 |
sinister/vicious/wicked/evil |
| 谢绝 |
xièjué |
动 |
to refuse politely |
| 泄漏 |
xièlòu |
动 |
(of a liquid or gas) to leak/to divulge; to leak (information) |
| 泄露 |
xièlòu |
动 |
to leak (information)/to divulge |
| 泄密 |
xièmì |
动 |
to leak secrets |
| 泄气 |
xièqì |
动、形 |
to leak (gas)/to be discouraged/to despair/(disparaging) pathetic/to vent one's anger/(of a tire) to be flat |
| 卸任 |
xièrèn |
动 |
to leave office |
| 协商 |
xiéshāng |
动 |
to consult with/to talk things over/agreement |
| 携手 |
xiéshǒu |
动 |
hand in hand/to join hands/to collaborate |
| 协同 |
xiétóng |
动 |
to cooperate/in coordination with/coordinated/collaborate/collaboration/collaborative |
| 卸载 |
xièzài |
动 |
to unload cargo/to uninstall (software) |
| 写照 |
xiězhào |
动、名 |
portrayal |
| 协作 |
xiézuò |
动 |
cooperation/coordination |
| 膝盖 |
xīgài |
名 |
knee/(Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) |
| 稀罕 |
xīhan |
形、动 |
rare; uncommon/rare thing; rarity/to value as a rarity; to cherish/Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] |
| 喜好 |
xǐhào |
动 |
to like/fond of/to prefer/to love/one's tastes/preference |
| 熄火 |
xīhuǒ |
动 |
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out/to put out (fire)/(fig.) to die down/(of a vehicle) to stall |
| 袭击 |
xíjī |
动 |
attack (esp. surprise attack)/raid/to attack |
| 喜酒 |
xǐjiǔ |
名 |
wedding feast/liquor drunk at a wedding feast |
| 洗礼 |
xǐlǐ |
名 |
baptism (lit. or fig.) |
| 犀利 |
xīlì |
形 |
sharp/incisive/penetrating |
| 奚落 |
xīluò |
动 |
to taunt/to ridicule/to jeer at/to treat coldly/to abandon |
| 熄灭 |
xīmiè |
动 |
to stop burning/to go out (of fire)/to die out/extinguished |
| 吸纳 |
xīnà |
动 |
to take in/to absorb/to admit/to accept |
| 心安理得 |
xīnānlǐdé |
- |
to have a clear conscience/to have no qualms about sth |
| 心病 |
xīnbìng |
名 |
anxiety/sore point/secret worry/mental disorder/heart disease (medicine) |
| 心肠 |
xīncháng |
名 |
heart/intention/one's inclination/state of mind/to have the heart for sth/mood |
| 新潮 |
xīncháo |
名、形 |
modern/fashionable |
| 新陈代谢 |
xīnchéndàixiè |
- |
metabolism (biology)/the new replaces the old (idiom) |
| 薪酬 |
xīnchóu |
名 |
pay/remuneration/salary/reward |
| 新春 |
xīnchūn |
名 |
the beginning of Spring/the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day |
| 信贷 |
xìndài |
名 |
credit/borrowed money |
| 心得 |
xīndé |
名 |
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)/knowledge/insight/understanding/tips |
| 腥 |
xīng |
形 |
fishy (smell) |
| 心甘情愿 |
xīngānqíngyuàn |
- |
delighted to (do sth, idiom)/perfectly happy to do/most willing to do |
| 幸存 |
xìngcún |
动 |
to survive (a disaster) |
| 刑法 |
xíngfǎ |
名 |
criminal law |
| 兴奋剂 |
xīngfènjì |
名 |
stimulant/doping (in athletics) |
| 性感 |
xìnggǎn |
形 |
sex appeal/eroticism/sexuality/sexy |
| 兴高采烈 |
xìnggāocǎiliè |
- |
happy and excited (idiom)/in high spirits/in great delight |
| 幸好 |
xìnghǎo |
副 |
fortunately |
| 星级 |
xīngjí |
名、形 |
star rating/top-class/highly rated |
| 兴建 |
xīngjiàn |
动 |
to build/to construct |
| 幸亏 |
xìngkuī |
副 |
fortunately/luckily |
| 兴隆 |
xīnglóng |
形 |
Xinglong county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei/prosperous/thriving/flourishing |
| 幸免 |
xìngmiǎn |
动 |
to avoid (an unpleasant fate) |
| 性命 |
xìngmìng |
名 |
life |
| 醒目 |
xǐngmù |
形 |
eye-grabbing (headline)/striking (illustration) |
| 性情 |
xìngqíng |
名 |
nature/temperament |
| 星球 |
xīngqiú |
名 |
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body |
| 兴盛 |
xīngshèng |
形 |
to flourish/to thrive |
| 刑事 |
xíngshì |
形 |
criminal; penal |
| 行使 |
xíngshǐ |
动 |
to exercise (a right etc) |
| 姓氏 |
xìngshì |
名 |
family name |
| 兴旺 |
xīngwàng |
形 |
prosperous/thriving/to prosper/to flourish |
| 醒悟 |
xǐngwù |
动 |
to come to oneself/to come to realize/to come to see the truth/to wake up to reality |
| 星系 |
xīngxì |
名 |
stellar system/galaxy |
| 行星 |
xíngxīng |
名 |
planet |
| 猩猩 |
xīngxing |
名 |
orangutan/(slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin |
| 形形色色 |
xíngxíngsèsè |
形 |
all kinds of/all sorts of/every (different) kind of |
| 形影不离 |
xíngyǐngbùlí |
- |
inseparable (as form and shadow) |
| 行政 |
xíngzhèng |
动、名 |
administration/(attributive) administrative; executive |
| 兴致 |
xìngzhì |
名 |
mood/spirits/interest |
| 星座 |
xīngzuò |
名 |
constellation/astrological sign |
| 心慌 |
xīnhuāng |
形 |
to be flustered/(dialect) irregular heart-beat |
| 细腻 |
xìnì |
形 |
(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate/(of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous |
| 信件 |
xìnjiàn |
名 |
letter (sent by mail) |
| 心急如焚 |
xīnjírúfén |
- |
to burn with impatience/torn with anxiety |
| 心灵手巧 |
xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo |
- |
capable/clever/dexterous |
| 芯片 |
xīnpiàn |
名 |
computer chip/microchip |
| 新奇 |
xīnqí |
形 |
novel; new; exotic |
| 辛勤 |
xīnqín |
形 |
hardworking; industrious |
| 心声 |
xīnshēng |
名 |
heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration |
| 新生 |
xīnshēng |
形、名 |
new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student |
| 心事 |
xīnshì |
名 |
a load on one's mind/worry |
| 新式 |
xīnshì |
形 |
new style; latest type |
| 新手 |
xīnshǒu |
名 |
new hand/novice/raw recruit |
| 心思 |
xīnsi |
名 |
mind/thoughts/inclination/mood |
| 心酸 |
xīnsuān |
形 |
to feel sad |
| 辛酸 |
xīnsuān |
形 |
pungent (taste)/bitter/fig. sad/miserable |
| 喜怒哀乐 |
xǐnùāilè |
- |
four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] |
| 欣慰 |
xīnwèi |
形 |
to be gratified |
| 欣喜 |
xīnxǐ |
形 |
happy |
| 心想事成 |
xīnxiǎngshìchéng |
- |
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! |
| 欣欣向荣 |
xīnxīnxiàngróng |
- |
(idiom) flourishing/thriving |
| 心胸 |
xīnxiōng |
名 |
heart/mind/ambition/aspiration |
| 心血 |
xīnxuè |
名 |
heart's blood/expenditure (for some project)/meticulous care |
| 信仰 |
xìnyǎng |
动、名 |
to believe in (a religion)/firm belief/conviction |
| 心眼儿 |
xīnyǎnr |
名 |
one's thoughts/mind/intention/willingness to accept new ideas/baseless suspicions |
| 心意 |
xīnyì |
名 |
intention/regard; kindly feelings |
| 信誉 |
xìnyù |
名 |
prestige/distinction/reputation/trust |
| 凶 |
xiōng |
形 |
terrible/fearful |
| 凶残 |
xiōngcán |
形 |
savage/cruel/fierce |
| 凶恶 |
xiōngè |
形 |
fierce/ferocious/fiendish/frightening |
| 凶狠 |
xiōnghěn |
形 |
cruel/vicious/fierce and malicious/vengeful |
| 雄厚 |
xiónghòu |
形 |
substantial; robust; ample; abundant |
| 胸怀 |
xiōnghuái |
动、名 |
one's bosom (the seat of emotions)/breast/broad-minded and open/to think about/to cherish |
| 凶猛 |
xiōngměng |
形 |
fierce/violent/ferocious |
| 凶手 |
xiōngshǒu |
名 |
murderer/assassin |
| 胸膛 |
xiōngtáng |
名 |
chest |
| 雄伟 |
xióngwěi |
形 |
grand/imposing/magnificent/majestic |
| 雄性 |
xióngxìng |
名 |
male |
| 汹涌 |
xiōngyǒng |
动 |
to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc)/turbulent |
| 胸有成竹 |
xiōngyǒuchéngzhú |
- |
(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind |
| 稀奇 |
xīqí |
形 |
rare/strange |
| 喜庆 |
xǐqìng |
形、名 |
jubilation/festive |
| 昔日 |
xīrì |
名 |
former days/in the past |
| 稀少 |
xīshǎo |
形 |
sparse/rare |
| 牺牲 |
xīshēng |
动 |
to sacrifice one's life/to sacrifice (sth valued)/beast slaughtered as a sacrifice |
| 喜糖 |
xǐtáng |
名 |
sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) |
| 绣 |
xiù |
动 |
to embroider; embroidery |
| 锈 |
xiù |
名、动 |
to rust |
| 嗅 |
xiù |
动 |
to smell/to sniff/to nose |
| 修补 |
xiūbǔ |
动 |
to mend |
| 修长 |
xiūcháng |
形 |
slender/lanky/tall and thin |
| 羞耻 |
xiūchǐ |
形 |
(a feeling of) shame |
| 嗅觉 |
xiùjué |
名 |
sense of smell |
| 休克 |
xiūkè |
名、动 |
(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock |
| 羞愧 |
xiūkuì |
形 |
ashamed |
| 秀丽 |
xiùlì |
形 |
pretty; beautiful |
| 秀美 |
xiùměi |
形 |
elegant/graceful |
| 休眠 |
xiūmián |
动 |
(biology) dormant/(of a volcano) dormant/(computing) to hibernate |
| 袖手旁观 |
xiùshǒupángguān |
- |
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger |
| 休想 |
xiūxiǎng |
动 |
don't think (that)/don't imagine (that) |
| 休养 |
xiūyǎng |
动 |
to recuperate/to recover/to convalesce |
| 修养 |
xiūyǎng |
名 |
accomplishment/training/self-cultivation |
| 袖珍 |
xiùzhēn |
形 |
pocket-sized/pocket (book etc) |
| 修正 |
xiūzhèng |
动 |
to revise/to amend |
| 席位 |
xíwèi |
名 |
a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)/parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 细微 |
xìwēi |
形 |
tiny/minute/fine/subtle/sensitive (instruments) |
| 喜闻乐见 |
xǐwénlèjiàn |
- |
to love to hear and see (idiom)/well received/to one's liking |
| 嬉笑 |
xīxiào |
动 |
to be laughing and playing/to giggle |
| 熙熙攘攘 |
xīxīrǎngrǎng |
形 |
bustling with activity (idiom) |
| 息息相关 |
xīxīxiāngguān |
- |
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related |
| 夕阳 |
xīyáng |
名、形 |
sunset/the setting sun |
| 喜洋洋 |
xǐyángyáng |
形 |
radiant with joy |
| 稀有 |
xīyǒu |
形 |
uncommon |
| 喜悦 |
xǐyuè |
形 |
happy/joyous |
| 锡纸 |
xīzhǐ |
名 |
tinfoil |
| 序 |
xù |
名 |
(bound form) order; sequence/(bound form) introductory; initial/preface |
| 续 |
xù |
动 |
to continue/to replenish |
| 许 |
xǔ |
- |
动、副 surname Xu/to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps |
| 须 |
xū |
动 |
must/to have to/to wait/beard/mustache/feeler (of an insect etc)/tassel |
| 虚 |
xū |
- |
形、副 emptiness/void/abstract theory or guiding principles/empty or unoccupied/diffident or timid/false/humble or modest/(of health) weak/virtual/in vain |
| 玄 |
xuán |
形 |
black/mysterious |
| 悬 |
xuán |
动 |
to hang or suspend/to worry/public announcement/unresolved/baseless/without foundation |
| 宣称 |
xuānchēng |
动 |
to assert/to claim |
| 宣读 |
xuāndú |
动 |
to read out loud to an audience/a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) |
| 宣告 |
xuāngào |
动 |
to declare/to proclaim |
| 悬挂 |
xuánguà |
动 |
to suspend/to hang/(vehicle) suspension |
| 喧哗 |
xuānhuá |
形、动 |
hubbub/clamor/to make a racket |
| 玄机 |
xuánjī |
名 |
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)/mysterious principles |
| 选举 |
xuǎnjǔ |
动 |
to elect/election |
| 旋律 |
xuánlǜ |
名 |
melody |
| 选民 |
xuǎnmín |
名 |
voter/constituency/electorate |
| 喧闹 |
xuānnào |
形、动 |
to make a noise/noisy |
| 悬念 |
xuánniàn |
名 |
suspense in a movie, play etc/concern for sb's welfare |
| 宣誓 |
xuānshì |
动 |
to swear an oath (of office)/to make a vow |
| 悬殊 |
xuánshū |
形 |
vastly different; poles apart |
| 旋涡 |
xuánwō |
名 |
spiral/whirlpool/eddy/vortex |
| 选项 |
xuǎnxiàng |
名 |
option; alternative; choice/to choose a project |
| 宣泄 |
xuānxiè |
动 |
to drain (by leading off water)/to unburden oneself/to divulge/to leak a secret |
| 悬崖 |
xuányá |
名 |
precipice/overhanging cliff |
| 宣言 |
xuānyán |
名、动 |
declaration/manifesto |
| 宣扬 |
xuānyáng |
动 |
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide |
| 炫耀 |
xuànyào |
动 |
dazzling/to show off; to flaunt |
| 选用 |
xuǎnyòng |
动 |
to choose for some purpose/to select and use |
| 絮叨 |
xùdao |
形、动 |
long-winded/garrulous/to talk endlessly without getting to the point |
| 削减 |
xuējiǎn |
动 |
to cut down/to reduce/to lower |
| 血脉 |
xuèmài |
名 |
blood vessels |
| 削弱 |
xuēruò |
动 |
to weaken/to impair/to cripple |
| 雪山 |
xuěshān |
名 |
snow-capped mountain |
| 雪上加霜 |
xuěshàngjiāshuāng |
- |
(idiom) to make matters even worse/to add insult to injury |
| 学识 |
xuéshí |
名 |
erudition/scholarly knowledge |
| 学士 |
xuéshì |
名 |
bachelor's degree/person holding a university degree |
| 学说 |
xuéshuō |
名 |
theory/doctrine |
| 穴位 |
xuéwèi |
名 |
acupuncture point/location of a grave |
| 学业 |
xuéyè |
名 |
studies/schoolwork |
| 血缘 |
xuèyuán |
名 |
bloodline |
| 学子 |
xuézǐ |
名 |
(literary) student/scholar |
| 靴子 |
xuēzi |
名 |
boots |
| 虚构 |
xūgòu |
动 |
to make up/fabrication/fictional/imaginary |
| 续航 |
xùháng |
动 |
(of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey without refueling/(of an electronic device, battery etc) to run before needing to be recharged |
| 虚幻 |
xūhuàn |
形 |
imaginary/illusory |
| 虚假 |
xūjiǎ |
形 |
false/phony/pretense |
| 酗酒 |
xùjiǔ |
动 |
heavy drinking/to get drunk/to drink to excess |
| 序列 |
xùliè |
名 |
sequence |
| 畜牧 |
xùmù |
名 |
to raise animals |
| 序幕 |
xùmù |
名 |
prologue |
| 旬 |
xún |
量 |
ten days/ten years/full period |
| 寻 |
xún |
动 |
to search/to look for/to seek |
| 训 |
xùn |
动 |
to teach; to train; to admonish/(bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule |
| 驯 |
xùn |
动 |
to attain gradually/to tame/Taiwan pr. [xun2] |
| 熏 |
xūn |
动 |
to smoke/to fumigate/to assail the nostrils/to perfume |
| 寻常 |
xúncháng |
形 |
usual; common; ordinary |
| 巡回 |
xúnhuí |
动 |
to go around; to roam; to tour |
| 虚拟 |
xūnǐ |
动、形 |
to imagine; to make up/fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical/(computing) to emulate/(computing) virtual |
| 巡逻 |
xúnluó |
动 |
to patrol (police, army or navy) |
| 迅猛 |
xùnměng |
形 |
quick and violent |
| 寻觅 |
xúnmì |
动 |
to look for |
| 逊色 |
xùnsè |
名、形 |
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) |
| 巡视 |
xúnshì |
动 |
to patrol/to make a tour/to inspect/to scan with one's eyes |
| 熏陶 |
xūntáo |
动 |
to seep in/to influence/to nurture/influence/training |
| 循序渐进 |
xúnxùjiànjìn |
- |
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally |
| 勋章 |
xūnzhāng |
名 |
medal/decoration |
| 旭日 |
xùrì |
名 |
the rising sun |
| 虚荣 |
xūróng |
名、形 |
vanity |
| 虚弱 |
xūruò |
形 |
weak/in poor health |
| 虚伪 |
xūwěi |
形 |
false/hypocritical/artificial/sham |
| 徐徐 |
xúxú |
形 |
slowly/gently |
| 序言 |
xùyán |
名 |
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude |
| 许愿 |
xǔyuàn |
动 |
to make a wish/to make a vow/to promise a reward |
| 须知 |
xūzhī |
名、动 |
key information/instructions/it must be borne in mind |
| 芽 |
yá |
名 |
bud/sprout |
| 哑 |
yǎ |
形 |
mute; dumb; incapable of speech/(of a voice) hoarse; husky/(bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud |
| 押 |
yā |
动 |
to mortgage/to pawn/to detain in custody/to escort and protect/(literary) to sign |
| 压倒 |
yādǎo |
动 |
to overwhelm/to overpower/overwhelming |
| 揠苗助长 |
yàmiáozhùzhǎng |
- |
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) |
| 延 |
yán |
动 |
surname Yan/to prolong/to extend/to delay |
| 咽 |
yàn |
动 |
throat; pharynx/narrow pass/to swallow |
| 验 |
yàn |
动 |
to examine/to test/to check |
| 沿岸 |
yánàn |
名 |
coastal area/littoral or riparian |
| 演变 |
yǎnbiàn |
动 |
to develop; to evolve |
| 言辞 |
yáncí |
名 |
words/expression/what one says |
| 烟囱 |
yāncōng |
名 |
chimney |
| 掩耳盗铃 |
yǎněrdàolíng |
- |
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell/to deceive oneself/to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) |
| 厌烦 |
yànfán |
动 |
bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 扬 |
yáng |
动 |
abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2zhou1] in Jiangsu/surname Yang/to raise/to hoist/the action of tossing or winnowing/scattering (in the wind)/to flutter/to propagate |
| 掩盖 |
yǎngài |
动 |
to conceal/to hide behind/to cover up |
| 样本 |
yàngběn |
名 |
sample; specimen |
| 秧歌 |
yāngge |
名 |
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance |
| 养活 |
yǎnghuo |
动 |
to provide for/to keep (animals, a family etc)/to raise animals/to feed and clothe/support/the necessities of life/to give birth |
| 阳历 |
yánglì |
名 |
solar calendar/Western (Gregorian) calendar |
| 样品 |
yàngpǐn |
名 |
sample; specimen |
| 养生 |
yǎngshēng |
动 |
to maintain good health/to raise a child or animal/curing (of concrete etc) |
| 杨树 |
yángshù |
名 |
poplar tree/various trees of genus Populus |
| 仰望 |
yǎngwàng |
动 |
to look up at/to look up to sb hopefully |
| 阳性 |
yángxìng |
名 |
positive/masculine |
| 洋溢 |
yángyì |
动 |
brimming with/steeped in |
| 养育 |
yǎngyù |
动 |
to rear/to bring up/to nurture |
| 养殖 |
yǎngzhí |
动 |
to cultivate/cultivation/to further/to encourage |
| 眼红 |
yǎnhóng |
形 |
to covet/envious/jealous/green with envy/infuriated/furious |
| 咽喉 |
yānhóu |
名 |
throat |
| 掩护 |
yǎnhù |
动、名 |
to screen/to shield/to cover/protection/cover |
| 演化 |
yǎnhuà |
动 |
to evolve/evolution |
| 烟花 |
yānhuā |
名 |
fireworks/prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) |
| 延缓 |
yánhuǎn |
动 |
to defer/to postpone/to put off/to retard/to slow sth down |
| 烟火 |
yānhuǒ |
名 |
smoke and fire/fireworks |
| 演技 |
yǎnjì |
名 |
acting/performing skills |
| 眼界 |
yǎnjiè |
名 |
ken/scope |
| 严谨 |
yánjǐn |
形 |
rigorous; strict; careful/(of writing) well organized; meticulous |
| 厌倦 |
yànjuàn |
动 |
to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with |
| 严峻 |
yánjùn |
形 |
grim/severe/rigorous |
| 艳丽 |
yànlì |
形 |
gorgeous/garish and beautiful |
| 演练 |
yǎnliàn |
动 |
to drill; to practice |
| 言论 |
yánlùn |
名 |
expression of opinion/views/remarks/arguments |
| 严密 |
yánmì |
形 |
strict/tight (organization, surveillance etc) |
| 眼色 |
yǎnsè |
名 |
signal made with one's eyes/meaningful glance |
| 眼神 |
yǎnshén |
名 |
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes/meaningful glance/wink/eyesight (dialect) |
| 衍生 |
yǎnshēng |
动 |
to give rise to/to derive/derivative/derivation |
| 岩石 |
yánshí |
名 |
rock |
| 掩饰 |
yǎnshì |
动 |
to cover up/to conceal/to mask/to gloss over |
| 演示 |
yǎnshì |
动 |
to demonstrate/to show/presentation/demonstration |
| 验收 |
yànshōu |
动 |
to inspect and accept/acceptance |
| 演说 |
yǎnshuō |
动、名 |
speech/to deliver a speech |
| 沿途 |
yántú |
- |
名、副 along the sides of the road/by the wayside |
| 阎王 |
Yánwang |
名 |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell/(fig.) cruel and tyrannical person |
| 延误 |
yánwù |
动 |
to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity) |
| 厌恶 |
yànwù |
动 |
to loathe/to hate/disgusted with sth |
| 演习 |
yǎnxí |
动 |
(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver |
| 眼下 |
yǎnxià |
名 |
now; at present/(anatomy) subocular |
| 沿线 |
yánxiàn |
名 |
along the line (e.g. railway)/the region near the line |
| 言行 |
yánxíng |
名 |
words and actions/what one says and what one does |
| 演绎 |
yǎnyì |
动 |
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out/to develop (a technique etc)/to enact/(logic) to deduce; to infer |
| 沿用 |
yányòng |
动 |
to continue to use (old methods)/to apply as before/according to usage |
| 燕子 |
yànzi |
名 |
swallow |
| 窑 |
yáo |
名 |
kiln/oven/coal pit/cave dwelling/(coll.) brothel |
| 邀 |
yāo |
动 |
to invite/to request/to intercept/to solicit/to seek |
| 摇摆 |
yáobǎi |
动 |
to sway/to wobble/to waver |
| 药材 |
yàocái |
名 |
medicinal ingredient |
| 药方 |
yàofāng |
名 |
prescription |
| 妖怪 |
yāoguài |
名 |
monster/devil |
| 要害 |
yàohài |
名 |
vital part/(fig.) key point/crucial |
| 要好 |
yàohǎo |
形 |
to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement |
| 摇晃 |
yáohuàng |
动 |
to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 要紧 |
yàojǐn |
形 |
important/urgent |
| 遥控 |
yáokòng |
动 |
to direct operations from a remote location/to remotely control |
| 摇篮 |
yáolán |
名 |
cradle |
| 要领 |
yàolǐng |
名 |
main aspects/essentials/gist |
| 要命 |
yàomìng |
动 |
to cause sb's death/extremely; terribly/(used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance |
| 要强 |
yàoqiáng |
形 |
eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded |
| 谣言 |
yáoyán |
名 |
rumor |
| 耀眼 |
yàoyǎn |
形 |
to dazzle/dazzling |
| 摇摇欲坠 |
yáoyáoyùzhuì |
- |
tottering/on the verge of collapse |
| 压迫 |
yāpò |
动 |
to oppress/to repress/to constrict/oppression/stress (physics) |
| 鸦雀无声 |
yāquèwúshēng |
- |
lit. crow and peacock make no sound/absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard/absolute silence |
| 丫头 |
yātou |
名 |
girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) |
| 压抑 |
yāyì |
动 |
to constrain or repress emotions/oppressive/stifling/depressing/repression |
| 压榨 |
yāzhà |
动 |
to press/to squeeze/to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing |
| 压制 |
yāzhì |
动 |
to suppress/to inhibit/to stifle |
| 压轴 |
yāzhòu |
动、名 |
climax |
| 夜班 |
yèbān |
名 |
night shift |
| 野餐 |
yěcān |
动、名 |
picnic/to have a picnic |
| 业绩 |
yèjì |
名 |
achievement; accomplishment/(in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results |
| 液晶 |
yèjīng |
名 |
liquid crystal |
| 野蛮 |
yěmán |
形 |
barbarous/uncivilized |
| 野兽 |
yěshòu |
名 |
beast/wild animal |
| 夜校 |
yèxiào |
名 |
evening school/night school |
| 夜宵 |
yèxiāo |
名 |
midnight snack |
| 野心 |
yěxīn |
名 |
ambition/wild schemes/careerism |
| 夜以继日 |
yèyǐjìrì |
- |
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort |
| 椰子 |
yēzi |
名 |
a coconut palm/a coconut |
| 议 |
yì |
动 |
to comment on/to discuss/to suggest |
| 亦 |
yì |
副 |
also |
| 译 |
yì |
动 |
to translate/to interpret |
| 溢 |
yì |
动 |
to overflow |
| 矣 |
yǐ |
- |
助 classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5] |
| 倚 |
yǐ |
动 |
to lean on/to rely upon |
| 依 |
yī |
动、介 |
to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in the light of |
| 仪表 |
yíbiǎo |
名 |
appearance/bearing/meter (i.e. measuring instrument) |
| 一并 |
yíbìng |
副 |
to lump together; to treat along with all the others |
| 议程 |
yìchéng |
名 |
agenda/agenda item |
| 一成不变 |
yìchéngbúbiàn |
- |
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut |
| 一筹莫展 |
yìchóumòzhǎn |
- |
to be unable to find a solution/to be at wits' end |
| 依次 |
yīcì |
副 |
in order/in succession |
| 疑点 |
yídiǎn |
名 |
a doubtful point |
| 一动不动 |
yídòngbúdòng |
- |
motionless |
| 一度 |
yídù |
- |
数量、副 for a time/at one time/one time/once |
| 依法 |
yīfǎ |
副 |
legal (proceedings)/according to law |
| 依附 |
yīfù |
动 |
to adhere/to attach oneself to/to append |
| 一概 |
yígài |
副 |
all/without any exceptions/categorically |
| 一概而论 |
yígài’érlùn |
- |
to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 一干二净 |
yìgānèrjìng |
- |
thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/very clean |
| 义工 |
yìgōng |
名 |
volunteer worker/volunteer work |
| 一鼓作气 |
yìgǔzuòqì |
- |
in a spurt of energy |
| 一晃 |
yíhuàng |
动 |
(of passing time) in an instant/(of a sight) in a flash |
| 移交 |
yíjiāo |
动 |
to transfer/to hand over |
| 一经 |
yìjīng |
副 |
as soon as/once (an action has been completed) |
| 一技之长 |
yíjìzhīcháng |
- |
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom) |
| 宜居 |
yíjū |
形 |
livable |
| 一举 |
yìjǔ |
- |
名、副 a move/an action/in one move/at a stroke/in one go |
| 一举两得 |
yìjǔliǎngdé |
- |
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone |
| 一举一动 |
yìjǔyídòng |
- |
every movement; each and every move |
| 异口同声 |
yìkǒutóngshēng |
- |
different mouths, same voice/to speak in unison (idiom) |
| 易拉罐 |
yìlāguàn |
名 |
pull-top can/easy-open can (with ring-pull) |
| 一揽子 |
yìlǎnzi |
形 |
all-inclusive/undiscriminating |
| 屹立 |
yìlì |
动 |
to tower/to stand straight (of person's bearing) |
| 毅力 |
yìlì |
名 |
perseverance/willpower |
| 一连 |
yìlián |
副 |
in a row/in succession/running |
| 一连串 |
yìliánchuàn |
形 |
a succession of/a series of |
| 意料 |
yìliào |
动 |
to anticipate; to expect/expectations |
| 遗留 |
yíliú |
动 |
to leave behind/to hand down |
| 遗漏 |
yílòu |
动 |
to overlook/to miss/to omit |
| 疑虑 |
yílǜ |
动、名 |
hesitation/misgivings/doubt |
| 一毛不拔 |
yìmáobùbá |
- |
stingy (idiom) |
| 一面 |
yímiàn |
- |
名、副 one side/one aspect/simultaneously... (and...)/one's whole face |
| 疫苗 |
yìmiáo |
名 |
vaccine |
| 一目了然 |
yímùliǎorán |
- |
obvious at a glance (idiom) |
| 瘾 |
yǐn |
名 |
addiction/craving |
| 阴暗 |
yīnàn |
形 |
dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (side) |
| 隐蔽 |
yǐnbì |
动、形 |
to conceal/to hide/covert/under cover |
| 因地制宜 |
yīndìzhìyí |
- |
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances |
| 应 |
yìng |
动 |
surname Ying/Taiwan pr. [Ying4]/to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to answer/to respond/to comply with/to deal or cope with |
| 鹰 |
yīng |
名 |
eagle/falcon/hawk |
| 硬币 |
yìngbì |
名 |
coin |
| 应酬 |
yìngchou |
动、名 |
to engage in social activities; to socialize/dinner party; banquet; social engagement |
| 应付 |
yìngfu |
动 |
to deal with; to cope |
| 荧光 |
yíngguāng |
名 |
fluorescence/fluorescent |
| 迎合 |
yínghé |
动 |
to cater to/to pander to |
| 应急 |
yìngjí |
动 |
to respond to an emergency/to meet a contingency/(attributive) emergency |
| 赢家 |
yíngjiā |
名 |
winner |
| 营救 |
yíngjiù |
动 |
to rescue |
| 英俊 |
yīngjùn |
形 |
handsome |
| 硬朗 |
yìnglang |
形 |
robust/healthy |
| 盈利 |
yínglì |
名 |
profit/gain/to make profits |
| 营利 |
yínglì |
动 |
for profit/to seek profit |
| 迎面 |
yíngmiàn |
副 |
directly; head-on (collision)/(of wind) in one's face |
| 英明 |
yīngmíng |
形 |
wise/brilliant |
| 硬盘 |
yìngpán |
名 |
hard disk |
| 影像 |
yǐngxiàng |
名 |
image |
| 营销 |
yíngxiāo |
动 |
marketing |
| 应邀 |
yìngyāo |
动 |
at sb's invitation/on invitation |
| 英勇 |
yīngyǒng |
形 |
heroic/gallant/valiant |
| 应有尽有 |
yīngyǒujìnyǒu |
- |
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand/to have all one needs |
| 营造 |
yíngzào |
动 |
to build (housing)/to construct/to make |
| 隐含 |
yǐnhán |
动 |
to contain in a concealed form/to keep covered up/implicit |
| 隐患 |
yǐnhuàn |
名 |
a danger concealed within sth/hidden damage/misfortune not visible from the surface |
| 引荐 |
yǐnjiàn |
动 |
to recommend sb; to give a referral |
| 引经据典 |
yǐnjīngjùdiǎn |
- |
lit. to quote the classics/to quote chapter and verse (idiom) |
| 阴历 |
yīnlì |
名 |
lunar calendar |
| 引领 |
yǐnlǐng |
动 |
to crane one's neck/to await eagerly/to lead/to show the way |
| 隐瞒 |
yǐnmán |
动 |
to conceal/to hide (a taboo subject)/to cover up the truth |
| 阴谋 |
yīnmóu |
动、名 |
to conspire; to plot/a conspiracy; a plot |
| 银幕 |
yínmù |
名 |
movie screen |
| 殷勤 |
yīnqín |
形 |
politely/solicitously/eagerly attentive |
| 引擎 |
yǐnqíng |
名 |
engine (loanword) |
| 隐情 |
yǐnqíng |
名 |
sth one wishes to keep secret/ulterior motive/a subject best avoided |
| 因人而异 |
yīnrén’éryì |
- |
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual |
| 引人入胜 |
yǐnrénrùshèng |
- |
to enchant/fascinating |
| 引人注目 |
yǐnrénzhùmù |
- |
to attract attention/eye-catching/conspicuous |
| 音响 |
yīnxiǎng |
名 |
sound/acoustics/audio/hi-fi system/stereo sound system/abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3] |
| 隐形 |
yǐnxíng |
形 |
invisible |
| 隐性 |
yǐnxìng |
形 |
hidden/crypto-/recessive (gene) |
| 阴性 |
yīnxìng |
名 |
negative/feminine |
| 阴影 |
yīnyǐng |
名 |
(lit. and fig.) shadow |
| 引用 |
yǐnyòng |
动 |
to quote; to cite/to recommend; to appoint/(computing) reference |
| 引诱 |
yǐnyòu |
动 |
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)/to lure (into a trap)/to seduce |
| 隐约 |
yǐnyuē |
形 |
vague/faint/indistinct |
| 印章 |
yìnzhāng |
名 |
seal/signet/chop/stamp |
| 印证 |
yìnzhèng |
动、名 |
to confirm; to corroborate; to verify/proof; evidence |
| 一旁 |
yìpáng |
名 |
aside/to the side of |
| 遗弃 |
yíqì |
动 |
to leave/to abandon |
| 一齐 |
yìqí |
副 |
at the same time/simultaneously |
| 毅然 |
yìrán |
副 |
firmly/resolutely/without hesitation |
| 怡然自得 |
yíránzìdé |
- |
happy and content (idiom) |
| 宜人 |
yírén |
形 |
nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people |
| 一如既往 |
yìrújìwǎng |
- |
just as in the past (idiom); as before/continuing as always |
| 衣裳 |
yīshang |
名 |
(coll.) clothes |
| 一声不吭 |
yìshēngbùkēng |
- |
to not say a word |
| 以身作则 |
yǐshēnzuòzé |
- |
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model |
| 遗失 |
yíshī |
动 |
to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently) |
| 一事无成 |
yíshìwúchéng |
- |
to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere |
| 一手 |
yìshǒu |
- |
名、副 a skill/mastery of a trade/by oneself/without outside help |
| 一丝不苟 |
yìsībùgǒu |
- |
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one hair out of place |
| 一塌糊涂 |
yìtāhútú |
- |
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition/complete shambles/a total mess |
| 遗体 |
yítǐ |
名 |
remains (of a dead person) |
| 议题 |
yìtí |
名 |
topic of discussion/topic/subject/issue (under discussion) |
| 一体 |
yìtǐ |
名 |
an integral whole/all concerned/everybody |
| 一头 |
yìtóu |
- |
名、副 one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapidly/simultaneously |
| 意图 |
yìtú |
动、名 |
intent/intention/to intend |
| 依托 |
yītuō |
动 |
to rely on/to depend on/support |
| 亿万 |
yìwàn |
- |
数 millions and millions |
| 遗忘 |
yíwàng |
动 |
to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore |
| 一味 |
yíwèi |
副 |
persistently; stubbornly; blindly |
| 意味 |
yìwèi |
名 |
meaning/implication/flavor/overtone/to mean/to imply/(Tw) to get a sense of |
| 遗物 |
yíwù |
名 |
remnant |
| 医务 |
yīwù |
名 |
medical affairs |
| 一无所有 |
yìwúsuǒyǒu |
- |
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub together |
| 一无所知 |
yìwúsuǒzhī |
- |
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling |
| 一线 |
yīxiàn |
名 |
front line |
| 意向 |
yìxiàng |
名 |
intention/purpose/intent/inclination/disposition |
| 意想不到 |
yìxiǎngbúdào |
- |
unexpected/previously unimagined |
| 异想天开 |
yìxiǎngtiānkāi |
- |
to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy |
| 一心 |
yìxīn |
- |
副、形 wholeheartedly/heart and soul |
| 一行 |
yìxíng |
名 |
party/delegation |
| 异性 |
yìxìng |
形、名 |
the opposite sex/of the opposite sex/heterosexual/different in nature |
| 一心一意 |
yìxīnyíyì |
- |
concentrating one's thoughts and efforts/single-minded/bent on/intently |
| 一言不发 |
yìyánbùfā |
- |
to not say a word (idiom) |
| 抑扬顿挫 |
yìyángdùncuò |
- |
cadence/modulation |
| 一言一行 |
yìyányìxíng |
- |
every word and action (idiom) |
| 异议 |
yìyì |
名 |
objection/dissent |
| 依依不舍 |
yīyībùshě |
- |
reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave |
| 一应俱全 |
yìyīngjùquán |
- |
with everything needed available |
| 抑郁 |
yìyù |
形 |
depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 意愿 |
yìyuàn |
名 |
aspiration/wish (for)/desire |
| 抑郁症 |
yìyùzhèng |
名 |
clinical depression |
| 一早 |
yìzǎo |
名 |
early in the morning/at dawn |
| 依照 |
yīzhào |
动、介 |
according to; in light of |
| 一针见血 |
yìzhēnjiànxiě |
- |
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)/fig. to hit the nail on the head |
| 移植 |
yízhí |
动 |
to transplant |
| 意志 |
yìzhì |
名 |
will; willpower; determination |
| 以致 |
yǐzhì |
连 |
to such an extent as to/down to/up to |
| 以至于 |
yǐzhìyú |
连 |
down to/up to/to the extent that... |
| 遗嘱 |
yízhǔ |
名 |
testament/will |
| 涌 |
yǒng |
动 |
to bubble up/to rush forth |
| 永恒 |
yǒnghéng |
形 |
eternal/everlasting/fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) |
| 拥护 |
yōnghù |
动 |
to endorse; to support |
| 永久 |
yǒngjiǔ |
形 |
everlasting/perpetual/lasting/forever/permanent |
| 庸俗 |
yōngsú |
形 |
vulgar/tacky/tawdry |
| 勇往直前 |
yǒngwǎngzhíqián |
- |
to advance bravely |
| 用意 |
yòngyì |
名 |
intention/purpose |
| 踊跃 |
yǒngyuè |
动、形 |
to leap/to jump/eager/enthusiastically |
| 邮编 |
yóubiān |
名 |
postal code/zip code |
| 忧愁 |
yōuchóu |
形 |
to be worried |
| 游船 |
yóuchuán |
名 |
pleasure boat/cruise ship |
| 有待 |
yǒudài |
动 |
not yet (done)/pending |
| 有的放矢 |
yǒudìfàngshǐ |
- |
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)/fig. to have a clear objective |
| 诱饵 |
yòuěr |
名 |
bait |
| 诱发 |
yòufā |
动 |
to induce/to cause/to elicit/to trigger |
| 油画 |
yóuhuà |
名 |
oil painting |
| 诱惑 |
yòuhuò |
动、名 |
to entice/to lure/to induce/to attract |
| 忧虑 |
yōulǜ |
动 |
to worry/anxiety (about) |
| 油腻 |
yóunì |
形、名 |
greasy food; oily food/(of food) greasy; oily; fatty/(neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar |
| 油漆 |
yóuqī |
名、动 |
oil paints/lacquer/to paint |
| 诱人 |
yòurén |
动、形 |
attractive; alluring; captivating |
| 友人 |
yǒurén |
名 |
friend |
| 友善 |
yǒushàn |
形 |
friendly |
| 优胜劣汰 |
yōushèngliètài |
- |
survival of the fittest (idiom) |
| 有声有色 |
yǒushēngyǒusè |
- |
having sound and color (idiom); vivid/dazzling |
| 有条不紊 |
yǒutiáobùwěn |
- |
regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged |
| 有望 |
yǒuwàng |
动 |
hopeful/promising |
| 尤为 |
yóuwéi |
副 |
especially |
| 悠闲 |
yōuxián |
形 |
leisurely/carefree/relaxed |
| 游行 |
yóuxíng |
动 |
to march; to parade; to demonstrate/procession; march; demonstration/to travel around; to roam |
| 有幸 |
yǒuxìng |
形 |
fortunately |
| 优雅 |
yōuyǎ |
形 |
grace/graceful |
| 有意 |
yǒuyì |
- |
动、副 to intend/intentionally/interested in |
| 忧郁 |
yōuyù |
形 |
sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
| 犹豫不决 |
yóuyùbùjué |
- |
hesitancy/indecision/to waver |
| 优越 |
yōuyuè |
形 |
superior/superiority |
| 有朝一日 |
yǒuzhāoyírì |
- |
one day/sometime in the future |
| 邮政 |
yóuzhèng |
名 |
postal service/postal |
| 幼稚 |
yòuzhì |
形 |
young/childish/puerile |
| 由衷 |
yóuzhōng |
动 |
heartfelt/sincere/unfeigned |
| 余 |
yú |
- |
动、数 surname Yu/extra/surplus/remaining/remainder after division/(following numerical value) or more/in excess of (some number)/residue (math.)/after/I/me |
| 玉 |
yù |
名 |
jade |
| 愈 |
yù |
副 |
the more...(the more...)/to recover/to heal/better |
| 与否 |
yǔfǒu |
- |
whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 怨 |
yuàn |
动 |
to blame/(bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge |
| 冤 |
yuān |
名、形 |
injustice/grievance/wrong |
| 原创 |
yuánchuàng |
动 |
to create (sth original)/original/originality/original work |
| 缘分 |
yuánfèn |
名 |
fate or chance that brings people together/predestined affinity or relationship/(Budd.) destiny |
| 原告 |
yuángào |
名 |
complainant/plaintiff |
| 缘故 |
yuángù |
名 |
reason/cause |
| 怨恨 |
yuànhèn |
动、名 |
to resent/to harbor a grudge against/to loathe/resentment/rancor |
| 远见 |
yuǎnjiàn |
名 |
foresight/discernment/vision |
| 远近闻名 |
yuǎnjìnwénmíng |
- |
to be known far and wide/to be well-known |
| 元老 |
yuánlǎo |
名 |
senior figure/elder/doyen |
| 怨气 |
yuànqì |
名 |
grievance/resentment/complaint |
| 园区 |
yuánqū |
名 |
site developed for a group of related enterprises; (industrial or technology) park |
| 源泉 |
yuánquán |
名 |
fountainhead/well-spring/water source/fig. origin |
| 院士 |
yuànshì |
名 |
scholar/academician/fellow (of an academy) |
| 元首 |
yuánshǒu |
名 |
head of state |
| 源头 |
yuántóu |
名 |
source/fountainhead |
| 冤枉 |
yuānwang |
形、动 |
to accuse wrongly/to treat unjustly/injustice/wronged/not worthwhile |
| 原型 |
yuánxíng |
名 |
model/prototype/archetype |
| 怨言 |
yuànyán |
名 |
complaint |
| 渊源 |
yuānyuán |
名 |
origin/source/relationship |
| 源源不断 |
yuányuánbúduàn |
- |
a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream |
| 源远流长 |
yuányuǎnliúcháng |
- |
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past/a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then |
| 原汁原味 |
yuánzhīyuánwèi |
- |
authentical, original flavor |
| 援助 |
yuánzhù |
动 |
to help/to support/to aid/aid/assistance |
| 原装 |
yuánzhuāng |
形 |
genuine/intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) |
| 预备 |
yùbèi |
动 |
to prepare/to make ready/preparation/preparatory |
| 渔船 |
yúchuán |
名 |
fishing boat |
| 愚蠢 |
yúchǔn |
形 |
silly/stupid |
| 余地 |
yúdì |
名 |
margin/leeway |
| 曰 |
yuē |
动 |
to speak/to say |
| 约定俗成 |
yuēdìngsúchéng |
- |
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement/customary convention |
| 乐队 |
yuèduì |
名 |
band/pop group |
| 悦耳 |
yuèěr |
形 |
sweet-sounding/beautiful (of sound) |
| 越发 |
yuèfā |
副 |
increasingly/more and more/ever more/all the more |
| 岳父 |
yuèfù |
名 |
wife's father, father-in-law |
| 越过 |
yuèguò |
动 |
to cross over/to transcend/to cover distance/to overcome/to rise above |
| 阅览 |
yuèlǎn |
动 |
to read |
| 阅历 |
yuèlì |
动、名 |
to experience/experience |
| 岳母 |
yuèmǔ |
名 |
wife's mother, mother-in-law |
| 乐谱 |
yuèpǔ |
名 |
a musical score/sheet music |
| 预感 |
yùgǎn |
动、名 |
to have a premonition/premonition |
| 预告 |
yùgào |
动、名 |
to forecast/to predict/advance notice |
| 愚公移山 |
yúgōngyíshān |
- |
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way |
| 愈合 |
yùhé |
动 |
(of a wound) to heal |
| 愈加 |
yùjiā |
副 |
all the more/even more/further |
| 预见 |
yùjiàn |
动、名 |
to foresee/to predict/to forecast/to envision/foresight/intuition/vision |
| 预警 |
yùjǐng |
动 |
warning/early warning |
| 舆论 |
yúlùn |
名 |
public opinion |
| 愚昧 |
yúmèi |
形 |
ignorant; uneducated/ignorance |
| 郁闷 |
yùmèn |
形 |
gloomy/depressed |
| 渔民 |
yúmín |
名 |
fisherman/fisher folk |
| 熨 |
yùn |
动 |
an iron/to iron |
| 遇难 |
yùnàn |
动 |
to perish/to be killed |
| 蕴藏 |
yùncáng |
动 |
to hold in store/to contain (untapped reserves etc) |
| 运筹帷幄 |
yùnchóuwéiwò |
- |
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)/fig. planning strategies |
| 孕妇 |
yùnfù |
名 |
pregnant woman |
| 蕴含 |
yùnhán |
动 |
to contain/to accumulate |
| 运河 |
yùnhé |
名 |
canal |
| 淤泥 |
yūní |
名 |
silt/sludge/ooze |
| 酝酿 |
yùnniàng |
动 |
(of alcohol) to ferment/(of a crisis) to be brewing/to mull over (an issue)/to hold exploratory discussions |
| 陨石 |
yǔnshí |
名 |
meteorite/aerolite |
| 运算 |
yùnsuàn |
动 |
to perform calculations/(mathematical) operation |
| 晕头转向 |
yūntóuzhuànxiàng |
- |
confused and disoriented |
| 韵味 |
yùnwèi |
名 |
implicit charm in rhyme or sound/hinted appeal/interest |
| 孕育 |
yùnyù |
动 |
to be pregnant/to produce offspring/to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc)/fig. replete with (culture etc) |
| 运转 |
yùnzhuǎn |
动 |
to work/to operate/to revolve/to turn around |
| 运作 |
yùnzuò |
动 |
to operate/operations/workings/activities (usu. of an organization)/thread (computing) |
| 逾期 |
yúqī |
动 |
to be overdue/to fail to meet a deadline/to be behind in doing sth |
| 与日俱增 |
yǔrìjùzēng |
- |
to increase steadily/to grow with each passing day |
| 预赛 |
yùsài |
动、名 |
preliminary competition/to hold preliminary heats |
| 预示 |
yùshì |
动 |
to indicate/to foretell/to forebode/to betoken |
| 与时俱进 |
yǔshíjùjìn |
- |
abreast of modern developments/to keep up with the times/progressive/timely |
| 预售 |
yùshòu |
动 |
to sell in advance |
| 预算 |
yùsuàn |
名、动 |
budget |
| 遇险 |
yùxiǎn |
动 |
to get into difficulties/to meet with danger |
| 预先 |
yùxiān |
副 |
beforehand; in advance |
| 预言 |
yùyán |
动、名 |
to predict/prophecy |
| 寓言 |
yùyán |
名 |
fable |
| 愈演愈烈 |
yùyǎnyùliè |
- |
ever more critical/problems get more and more intense |
| 寓意 |
yùyì |
名 |
moral (of a story)/lesson to be learned/implication/message/import/metaphorical meaning |
| 予以 |
yǔyǐ |
动 |
to give/to impose/to apply |
| 愉悦 |
yúyuè |
形 |
joyful/cheerful/delighted/joy/delight |
| 预兆 |
yùzhào |
名、动 |
omen/sign (of sth yet to occur)/prior indication/to foreshadow |
| 与众不同 |
yǔzhòngbùtóng |
- |
to stand out from the masses (idiom) |
| 宇宙 |
yǔzhòu |
名 |
universe/cosmos |
| 砸 |
zá |
动 |
to smash/to pound/to fail/to muck up/to bungle |
| 宰 |
zǎi |
动 |
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)/(coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge/(bound form) to govern; to rule/(bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) |
| 栽 |
zāi |
动 |
to plant; to grow/to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)/to impose sth on sb/to stumble; to fall down |
| 再度 |
zàidù |
副 |
once more; once again; one more time |
| 再接再厉 |
zàijiēzàilì |
- |
to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist/unremitting efforts |
| 栽培 |
zāipéi |
动 |
to grow/to cultivate/to train/to educate/to patronize |
| 在所难免 |
zàisuǒnánmiǎn |
- |
to be unavoidable (idiom) |
| 载体 |
zàitǐ |
名 |
carrier (chemistry)/vector (epidemiology)/vehicle or medium |
| 再现 |
zàixiàn |
动 |
to recreate/to reconstruct (a historical relic) |
| 栽赃 |
zāizāng |
动 |
to frame sb (by planting sth on them) |
| 在职 |
zàizhí |
动 |
to be employed/to be in post/on-the-job |
| 杂技 |
zájì |
名 |
acrobatics |
| 杂交 |
zájiāo |
动 |
to hybridize/to crossbreed/promiscuity |
| 杂乱无章 |
záluànwúzhāng |
- |
disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic |
| 暂 |
zàn |
副 |
temporary/Taiwan pr. [zhan4] |
| 攒 |
zǎn |
动 |
to collect/to hoard/to accumulate/to save |
| 赞不绝口 |
zànbùjuékǒu |
- |
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven |
| 葬 |
zàng |
动 |
to bury (the dead)/to inter |
| 葬礼 |
zànglǐ |
名 |
burial/funeral |
| 赞美 |
zànměi |
动 |
to admire/to praise/to eulogize |
| 暂且 |
zànqiě |
副 |
for now; for the time being; temporarily |
| 赞叹 |
zàntàn |
动 |
to exclaim in admiration |
| 赞许 |
zànxǔ |
动 |
to praise/to laud |
| 赞扬 |
zànyáng |
动 |
to praise/to approve of/to show approval |
| 赞助 |
zànzhù |
动 |
to support/to assist/to sponsor |
| 凿 |
záo |
动 |
(bound form) chisel/to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig/(literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable/also pr. [zuo4] |
| 灶 |
zào |
名 |
kitchen stove/kitchen; mess; canteen |
| 枣 |
zǎo |
名 |
(bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) |
| 造福 |
zàofú |
动 |
to benefit (e.g. the people) |
| 造价 |
zàojià |
名 |
construction cost |
| 造假 |
zàojiǎ |
动 |
to counterfeit/to pass off a fake as genuine |
| 造就 |
zàojiù |
动、名 |
to bring up/to train/to contribute to/achievements (usually of young people) |
| 早年 |
zǎonián |
名 |
many years ago; in the past/in one's early years |
| 糟粕 |
zāopò |
名 |
dross/dregs/rubbish/fig. useless residue |
| 早日 |
zǎorì |
- |
副、名 soon; at an early date/the early days; the past |
| 糟蹋 |
zāotà |
动 |
to waste; to spoil/to ruin; to wreck/to insult; to humiliate/to defile (a woman); to rape/also pr. [zao1ta5] |
| 遭殃 |
zāoyāng |
动 |
to suffer a calamity |
| 则 |
zé |
量 |
(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 |
| 责备 |
zébèi |
动 |
to blame/to criticize/condemnation/reproach |
| 责怪 |
zéguài |
动 |
to blame/to rebuke |
| 贼 |
zéi |
名、形 |
thief/traitor/wily/deceitful/evil/extremely |
| 增产 |
zēngchǎn |
动 |
to increase production |
| 增收 |
zēngshōu |
动 |
to increase revenue/to increase income by (x amount)/to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc)/(of a school) to have an increased student intake |
| 增速 |
zēngsù |
动 |
to speed up; to accelerate/(economics) growth rate |
| 增添 |
zēngtiān |
动 |
to add/to increase |
| 增值 |
zēngzhí |
动 |
to appreciate (financially)/to increase in value/value-added (accountancy) |
| 闸 |
zhá |
名、动 |
sluice; sluice gate/to dam up water/(coll.) brake/(coll.) electric switch |
| 榨 |
zhà |
动 |
to press/to extract (juice)/device for extracting juice, oils etc |
| 渣 |
zhā |
名 |
slag (in mining or smelting)/dregs |
| 炸弹 |
zhàdàn |
名 |
bomb |
| 扎根 |
zhāgēn |
动 |
to take root |
| 债 |
zhài |
名 |
debt |
| 债券 |
zhàiquàn |
名 |
bond/debenture |
| 债务 |
zhàiwù |
名 |
debt/liability/amount due/indebtedness |
| 摘要 |
zhāiyào |
动、名 |
summary/abstract |
| 蘸 |
zhàn |
动 |
to dip in (ink, sauce etc) |
| 斩 |
zhǎn |
动 |
to behead (as form of capital punishment)/to chop |
| 盏 |
zhǎn |
量 |
a small cup/classifier for lamps |
| 沾 |
zhān |
动 |
to moisten/to be infected by/to receive benefit or advantage through a contact/to touch |
| 占卜 |
zhānbǔ |
动 |
to divine |
| 战场 |
zhànchǎng |
名 |
battlefield |
| 斩钉截铁 |
zhǎndīngjiétiě |
- |
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical |
| 绽放 |
zhànfàng |
动 |
to blossom |
| 涨 |
zhàng |
动 |
to rise (of prices, rivers)/to swell/to distend |
| 胀 |
zhàng |
动、形 |
to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated |
| 章程 |
zhāngchéng |
名 |
rules/regulations/constitution/statute/articles of association (of company)/articles of incorporation/charter (of a corporation)/by-laws |
| 张灯结彩 |
zhāngdēngjiécǎi |
- |
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) |
| 掌舵 |
zhǎngduò |
动、名 |
to steer (a ship) |
| 涨幅 |
zhǎngfú |
名 |
extent of a rise (in prices etc)/amount of increase/growth (typically expressed as a percentage) |
| 掌管 |
zhǎngguǎn |
动 |
in charge of/to control |
| 帐篷 |
zhàngpeng |
名 |
tent |
| 张贴 |
zhāngtiē |
动 |
to post (a notice)/to advertise |
| 沾光 |
zhānguāng |
动 |
to bask in the light/fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth/reflected glory |
| 长相 |
zhǎngxiàng |
名 |
appearance/looks/profile/countenance |
| 张扬 |
zhāngyáng |
动 |
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter/to display ostentatiously/to bring out into the open/to make public/to spread around/flamboyant/brash |
| 站立 |
zhànlì |
动 |
to stand/standing/on one's feet |
| 占领 |
zhànlǐng |
动 |
to capture; to seize; to occupy by force |
| 战略 |
zhànlüè |
名 |
strategy |
| 战士 |
zhànshì |
名 |
fighter/soldier/warrior |
| 战术 |
zhànshù |
名 |
tactics |
| 展望 |
zhǎnwàng |
动 |
outlook/prospect/to look ahead/to look forward to |
| 瞻仰 |
zhānyǎng |
动 |
to revere/to admire |
| 战役 |
zhànyì |
名 |
military campaign |
| 占用 |
zhànyòng |
动 |
to occupy |
| 战友 |
zhànyǒu |
名 |
comrade-in-arms/battle companion |
| 辗转 |
zhǎnzhuǎn |
动 |
to toss about in bed/from person to person/indirectly/to wander |
| 罩 |
zhào |
动、名 |
to cover; to spread over/a cover; a shade; a hood/bamboo fish trap/bamboo chicken coop/(Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back/(Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible/(Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it |
| 照办 |
zhàobàn |
动 |
to follow the rules/to do as instructed/to play by the book/to comply with a request |
| 招标 |
zhāobiāo |
动 |
to invite bids |
| 照常 |
zhàocháng |
- |
副、动 as usual |
| 召集 |
zhàojí |
动 |
to convene; to call together |
| 招揽 |
zhāolǎn |
动 |
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade) |
| 照例 |
zhàolì |
副 |
as a rule/as usual/usually |
| 照料 |
zhàoliào |
动 |
to tend/to take care of sb |
| 着迷 |
zháomí |
动 |
to be fascinated/to be captivated |
| 招募 |
zhāomù |
动 |
to recruit/to enlist |
| 招牌 |
zhāopai |
名 |
signboard/shop sign/reputation of a business |
| 朝气蓬勃 |
zhāoqìpéngbó |
- |
full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous/energetic/a bright spark |
| 朝三暮四 |
zhāosānmùsi |
- |
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon/indecisive/to blow hot and cold |
| 招商 |
zhāoshāng |
动 |
to seek investment or funding/investment promotion |
| 照射 |
zhàoshè |
动 |
to shine on/to light up/to irradiate |
| 肇事 |
zhàoshì |
动 |
to cause an accident/to be responsible for an incident/to provoke a disturbance |
| 招数 |
zhāoshù |
名 |
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)/gambit/trick/scheme/movement/same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] |
| 兆头 |
zhàotou |
名 |
omen/portent/sign |
| 朝夕相处 |
zhāoxīxiāngchǔ |
- |
to spend all one's time together (idiom) |
| 照样 |
zhàoyàng |
- |
副、动 as before/(same) as usual/in the same manner/still/nevertheless |
| 照耀 |
zhàoyào |
动 |
to shine/to illuminate |
| 沼泽 |
zhǎozé |
名 |
marsh/swamp/wetlands/glade |
| 诈骗 |
zhàpiàn |
动 |
to defraud/to swindle/to blackmail |
| 扎实 |
zhāshi |
形 |
strong/solid/sturdy/firm/practical |
| 眨眼 |
zhǎyǎn |
动 |
to blink/to wink/in the twinkling of an eye |
| 炸药 |
zhàyào |
名 |
explosive (material) |
| 遮 |
zhē |
动 |
to cover up (a shortcoming)/to screen off/to hide/to conceal |
| 遮挡 |
zhēdǎng |
动、名 |
to shelter/to shelter from |
| 折叠 |
zhédié |
动 |
to fold/collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) |
| 遮盖 |
zhēgài |
动 |
to hide/to cover (one's tracks) |
| 折合 |
zhéhé |
动 |
to convert into/to amount to/to be equivalent to |
| 哲理 |
zhélǐ |
名 |
philosophic theory/philosophy |
| 折磨 |
zhémó |
动 |
to torment; to torture |
| 震 |
zhèn |
动 |
to shake/to vibrate/to jolt/to quake/excited/shocked/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder/☳ |
| 枕 |
zhěn |
动 |
(bound form) pillow/to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4]) |
| 珍藏 |
zhēncáng |
动、名 |
a collection of rare and valuable items/to collect (such items) |
| 侦查 |
zhēnchá |
动 |
to detect/to investigate |
| 震荡 |
zhèndàng |
动 |
to shake up/to jolt/to vibrate/to oscillate/to fluctuate/to shake/to shudder |
| 阵地 |
zhèndì |
名 |
(military) position/front |
| 镇定 |
zhèndìng |
形、动 |
calm/unperturbed/cool |
| 振动 |
zhèndòng |
动 |
to vibrate/to shake/vibration |
| 震动 |
zhèndòng |
动 |
to shake/to vibrate/to strongly affect/shock/vibration |
| 振奋 |
zhènfèn |
形、动 |
to stir oneself up/to raise one's spirits/to inspire |
| 针锋相对 |
zhēnfēngxiāngduì |
- |
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat/measure for measure |
| 征 |
zhēng |
动 |
journey/trip/expedition/to go on long campaign/to attack/to invite/to recruit/to levy (taxes)/to draft (troops)/phenomenon/symptom/characteristic sign (used as proof)/evidence |
| 蒸 |
zhēng |
动 |
to evaporate/(of cooking) to steam/torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)/finely chopped firewood (old) |
| 正版 |
zhèngbǎn |
名 |
genuine/legal/see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3] |
| 争辩 |
zhēngbiàn |
动 |
a dispute/to wrangle |
| 正当 |
zhèngdàng |
形 |
timely/just (when needed)/honest/reasonable/fair/sensible |
| 政党 |
zhèngdǎng |
名 |
political party |
| 争端 |
zhēngduān |
名 |
dispute/controversy/conflict |
| 整顿 |
zhěngdùn |
动 |
to tidy up/to reorganize/to consolidate/to rectify |
| 蒸发 |
zhēngfā |
动 |
to evaporate/evaporation |
| 争分夺秒 |
zhēngfēnduómiǎo |
- |
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time/making every second count |
| 征服 |
zhēngfú |
动 |
to conquer/to subdue/to vanquish |
| 争光 |
zhēngguāng |
动 |
to win an honor/to strive to win a prize |
| 整合 |
zhěnghé |
动 |
to conform/to integrate |
| 征集 |
zhēngjí |
动 |
to collect/to recruit |
| 整洁 |
zhěngjié |
形 |
neatly/tidy |
| 症结 |
zhēngjié |
名 |
hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)/crux of an issue/main point in an argument/sticking point/deadlock in negotiations |
| 正经 |
zhèngjing |
形 |
decent/honorable/proper/serious/according to standards |
| 拯救 |
zhěngjiù |
动 |
to save; to rescue |
| 正能量 |
zhèngnéngliàng |
名 |
positive energy/positivity |
| 正气 |
zhèngqì |
名 |
healthy atmosphere; moral spirit/unyielding integrity; probity/(TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) |
| 争气 |
zhēngqì |
动 |
to work hard for sth/to resolve on improvement/determined not to fall short |
| 政权 |
zhèngquán |
名 |
regime/political power |
| 证券 |
zhèngquàn |
名 |
negotiable security (financial)/certificate/stocks and bonds |
| 证人 |
zhèngrén |
名 |
witness |
| 正视 |
zhèngshì |
动 |
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to |
| 征收 |
zhēngshōu |
动 |
to levy (a tax)/to expropriate |
| 整数 |
zhěngshù |
名 |
whole number/integer (math.)/round figure |
| 争相 |
zhēngxiāng |
副 |
to fall over each other in their eagerness to... |
| 争先恐后 |
zhēngxiānkǒnghòu |
- |
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another |
| 正月 |
zhēngyuè |
名 |
first month of the lunar year |
| 挣扎 |
zhēngzhá |
动 |
to struggle |
| 正直 |
zhèngzhí |
形 |
upright/upstanding/honest |
| 整治 |
zhěngzhì |
动 |
to bring under control/to regulate/to restore to good condition/(coll.) to fix (a person)/to prepare (a meal etc) |
| 争执 |
zhēngzhí |
动 |
to dispute/to disagree/to argue opinionatedly/to wrangle |
| 郑重 |
zhèngzhòng |
形 |
serious/solemn/earnest/conscientious |
| 正宗 |
zhèngzōng |
名、形 |
orthodox school/fig. traditional/old school/authentic/genuine |
| 震撼 |
zhènhàn |
动 |
to shake/to shock/to stun/shocking/stunning/shock |
| 镇静 |
zhènjìng |
形、动 |
calm/cool |
| 震惊 |
zhènjīng |
形、动 |
to shock/to astonish |
| 针灸 |
zhēnjiǔ |
名 |
acupuncture and moxibustion/to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 真空 |
zhēnkōng |
名 |
(physics, fig.) vacuum/(slang) to not wear underwear |
| 真理 |
zhēnlǐ |
名 |
truth |
| 真情 |
zhēnqíng |
名 |
real situation/the truth |
| 阵容 |
zhènróng |
名 |
troop arrangement/battle formation/lineup (of a sports team etc) |
| 真是 |
zhēnshi |
动 |
indeed; truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 珍视 |
zhēnshì |
动 |
to place great importance on/to treasure |
| 诊所 |
zhěnsuǒ |
名 |
clinic |
| 侦探 |
zhēntàn |
动、名 |
detective/to do detective work |
| 珍稀 |
zhēnxī |
形 |
rare/precious and uncommon |
| 真心 |
zhēnxīn |
名 |
wholeheartedness; sincerity |
| 振兴 |
zhènxīng |
动 |
Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning/to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize |
| 阵营 |
zhènyíng |
名 |
group of people/camp/faction/sides in a dispute |
| 真挚 |
zhēnzhì |
形 |
sincere/sincerity |
| 珍重 |
zhēnzhòng |
动 |
precious/extremely valuable/(honorific) Please take good care of yourself! |
| 斟酌 |
zhēnzhuó |
动 |
to consider/to deliberate/to fill up a cup to the brim |
| 振作 |
zhènzuò |
形、动 |
to bestir oneself/to pull oneself together/to cheer up/to uplift/to stimulate |
| 折射 |
zhéshè |
动 |
to refract/refraction/to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) |
| 折腾 |
zhēteng |
动 |
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/to torment sb/to play crazy/to squander (time, money) |
| 致 |
zhì |
动 |
(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite/(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey/(bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently |
| 置 |
zhì |
动 |
to install/to place/to put/to buy |
| 之 |
zhī |
代 |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it |
| 织 |
zhī |
动 |
to weave |
| 治安 |
zhìān |
名 |
law and order/public security |
| 纸币 |
zhǐbì |
名 |
bank notes/paper currency |
| 指标 |
zhǐbiāo |
名 |
(production) target; quota/index; indicator/sign; signpost/(computing) pointer |
| 止步 |
zhǐbù |
动 |
to halt/to stop/to go no farther |
| 制裁 |
zhìcái |
动 |
to punish/punishment/sanctions (incl. economic) |
| 职称 |
zhíchēng |
名 |
one's professional position/title/job title |
| 致辞 |
zhìcí |
动 |
to express in words or writing/to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)/to address (an audience)/same as 致詞|致词 |
| 至此 |
zhìcǐ |
动 |
up until now/so far |
| 直达 |
zhídá |
动 |
to reach (a place) directly/(transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping/(of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop |
| 质地 |
zhìdì |
名 |
texture/background (texture)/grain/quality/character/disposition |
| 指点 |
zhǐdiǎn |
动 |
to point out/to indicate/to give directions/to show how (to do sth)/to censure/to pick at |
| 执法 |
zhífǎ |
动 |
to enforce a law/law enforcement |
| 制服 |
zhìfú |
名 |
to subdue/to check/to bring under control/(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status/uniform (army, party, school etc)/livery (for company employees) |
| 制服 |
zhìfú |
动 |
to subdue/to check/to bring under control/(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status/uniform (army, party, school etc)/livery (for company employees) |
| 致富 |
zhìfù |
动 |
to become rich |
| 直观 |
zhíguān |
形 |
direct observation/directly perceived through the senses/intuitive/audiovisual |
| 只管 |
zhǐguǎn |
副 |
solely engrossed in one thing/just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)/simply/by all means/please feel free/do not hesitate (to ask for sth) |
| 滞后 |
zhìhòu |
动 |
to lag behind |
| 之际 |
zhījì |
名 |
during/at the time of |
| 知己 |
zhījǐ |
形、名 |
to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend |
| 指甲 |
zhǐjia |
名 |
fingernail |
| 支架 |
zhījià |
名、动 |
trestle/support/frame/to prop sth up |
| 指教 |
zhǐjiào |
动 |
to give advice or comments |
| 直径 |
zhíjìng |
名 |
diameter |
| 致敬 |
zhìjìng |
动 |
to salute/to pay one's respects to/to pay tribute to/to pay homage to |
| 直觉 |
zhíjué |
名 |
intuition |
| 知觉 |
zhījué |
名 |
perception/consciousness |
| 指控 |
zhǐkòng |
动 |
accusation/a (criminal) charge/to accuse |
| 指令 |
zhǐlìng |
动、名 |
order/command/instruction |
| 滞留 |
zhìliú |
动 |
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded/(of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger |
| 支流 |
zhīliú |
名 |
tributary (river) |
| 致力于 |
zhìlìyú |
动 |
to work for; to devote one's efforts to |
| 芝麻 |
zhīma |
名 |
sesame (seed) |
| 致命 |
zhìmìng |
动 |
fatal/mortal/deadly/to sacrifice one's life |
| 指南 |
zhǐnán |
名 |
to guide/guidebook |
| 稚嫩 |
zhìnèn |
形 |
young and tender/puerile/soft and immature |
| 职能 |
zhínéng |
名 |
function/role |
| 支配 |
zhīpèi |
动 |
to control/to dominate/to allocate |
| 支票 |
zhīpiào |
名 |
check (bank)/cheque |
| 质朴 |
zhìpǔ |
形 |
simple/plain/unadorned/unaffected/unsophisticated/rustic/earthy |
| 志气 |
zhìqì |
名 |
ambition/resolve/backbone/drive/spirit |
| 值钱 |
zhíqián |
形 |
valuable/costly/expensive |
| 智商 |
zhìshāng |
名 |
IQ (intelligence quotient) |
| 纸上谈兵 |
zhǐshàngtánbīng |
- |
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)/fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice/armchair strategist/idle theorizing/cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC |
| 直升机 |
zhíshēngjī |
名 |
helicopter |
| 直视 |
zhíshì |
动 |
to look straight at |
| 致使 |
zhìshǐ |
- |
动、连 to cause/to result in |
| 知识分子 |
zhīshifènzǐ |
- |
intellectual/intelligentsia/learned person |
| 指手画脚 |
zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo |
- |
to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily |
| 指数 |
zhǐshù |
名 |
(numerical, statistical) index/(math.) exponent/index/exponential (function, growth) |
| 肢体 |
zhītǐ |
名 |
limb/limbs and trunk/body |
| 指望 |
zhǐwàng |
动、名 |
to count on; to hope for/prospect; hope |
| 质问 |
zhìwèn |
动 |
to question/to ask questions/to inquire/to bring to account/to interrogate |
| 指纹 |
zhǐwén |
名 |
fingerprint/the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers |
| 窒息 |
zhìxī |
动 |
to choke/to stifle/to suffocate |
| 直线 |
zhíxiàn |
名、形 |
straight line/sharply (rise or fall) |
| 志向 |
zhìxiàng |
名 |
ambition/goal/ideal/aspiration |
| 指向 |
zhǐxiàng |
动、名 |
to point towards/aimed at/facing/the direction indicated |
| 直辖市 |
zhíxiáshì |
名 |
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision/province level city/also called directly governed city |
| 执意 |
zhíyì |
副 |
to be determined to/to insist on |
| 指引 |
zhǐyǐn |
动 |
to guide/to show/to point (the way)/directions/guidance/guidelines |
| 治愈 |
zhìyù |
动 |
to cure; to restore to health/uplifting; heartwarming |
| 志愿 |
zhìyuàn |
名、动 |
aspiration/ambition/to volunteer |
| 支援 |
zhīyuán |
动 |
to provide assistance/to support/to back |
| 制约 |
zhìyuē |
动 |
to restrict/condition |
| 旨在 |
zhǐzài |
动 |
to have as its purpose/to be intended to/to aim to (do sth) |
| 执照 |
zhízhào |
名 |
license; permit |
| 直至 |
zhízhì |
动 |
lasting until/up till (the present) |
| 制止 |
zhìzhǐ |
动 |
to curb/to put a stop to/to stop/to check/to limit |
| 支柱 |
zhīzhù |
名 |
mainstay/pillar/prop/backbone |
| 执着 |
zhízhuó |
形 |
to be strongly attached to/to be dedicated/to cling to/(Buddhism) attachment |
| 知足 |
zhīzú |
形 |
content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness) |
| 知足常乐 |
zhīzúchánglè |
- |
satisfied with what one has (idiom) |
| 钟 |
zhōng |
名 |
surname Zhong/a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])/clock (CL:座[zuo4])/amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) |
| 仲裁 |
zhòngcái |
动 |
arbitration |
| 忠诚 |
zhōngchéng |
形 |
devoted/loyal/fidelity/loyalty |
| 重创 |
zhòngchuāng |
动 |
to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage |
| 终端 |
zhōngduān |
名 |
end/terminal |
| 忠告 |
zhōnggào |
动、名 |
to give sb a word of advice/advice; counsel; a wise word |
| 终极 |
zhōngjí |
名 |
ultimate/final |
| 终结 |
zhōngjié |
动 |
end; conclusion/to come to an end; to terminate (sth) |
| 终究 |
zhōngjiū |
副 |
in the end/after all is said and done |
| 中立 |
zhōnglì |
动 |
neutral/neutrality |
| 重量级 |
zhòngliàngjí |
形 |
(sports) heavyweight class/(fig.) important; major; prominent; influential |
| 肿瘤 |
zhǒngliú |
名 |
tumor |
| 重任 |
zhòngrèn |
名 |
heavy responsibility |
| 终生 |
zhōngshēng |
名 |
throughout one's life/lifetime; lifelong |
| 忠实 |
zhōngshí |
形、动 |
faithful |
| 中途 |
zhōngtú |
名 |
midway |
| 忠心 |
zhōngxīn |
名 |
good faith/devotion/loyalty/dedication |
| 衷心 |
zhōngxīn |
形 |
heartfelt/wholehearted/cordial |
| 重型 |
zhòngxíng |
形 |
heavy/heavy duty/large caliber |
| 中性 |
zhōngxìng |
名、形 |
neutral |
| 中叶 |
zhōngyè |
名 |
mid- (e.g. mid-century)/middle period |
| 重用 |
zhòngyòng |
动 |
to put in an important position |
| 中庸 |
zhōngyōng |
名、形 |
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]/golden mean (Confucianism)/(literary) (of person) mediocre/ordinary |
| 忠于 |
zhōngyú |
动 |
to be loyal to |
| 忠贞 |
zhōngzhēn |
形 |
loyal and dependable |
| 中止 |
zhōngzhǐ |
动 |
to cease/to suspend/to break off/to stop/to discontinue |
| 终止 |
zhōngzhǐ |
动 |
to stop; to terminate |
| 众志成城 |
zhòngzhìchéngchéng |
- |
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) |
| 重中之重 |
zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng |
- |
of the utmost importance/of highest priority |
| 种族 |
zhǒngzú |
名 |
race/ethnicity |
| 皱 |
zhòu |
名、动 |
to wrinkle/wrinkled/to crease |
| 周密 |
zhōumì |
形 |
careful/thorough/meticulous/dense/impenetrable |
| 骤然 |
zhòurán |
副 |
suddenly/abruptly |
| 周岁 |
zhōusuì |
名 |
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) |
| 皱纹 |
zhòuwén |
名 |
wrinkle |
| 周旋 |
zhōuxuán |
动 |
to mix with others/to socialize/to deal with/to contend |
| 昼夜 |
zhòuyè |
名 |
day and night/period of 24 hours/continuously, without stop |
| 周折 |
zhōuzhé |
名 |
twists and turns/vicissitude/complication/difficulty/effort |
| 周转 |
zhōuzhuǎn |
动 |
to rotate/to circulate (cash, stock etc)/turnover/circulation/cash flow |
| 注 |
zhù |
动、名 |
to register/to annotate/note/comment |
| 驻 |
zhù |
动 |
to halt/to stay/to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) |
| 筑 |
zhù |
动 |
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]/five-string lute/Taiwan pr. [zhu2]/to build/to construct/to ram/to hit |
| 拄 |
zhǔ |
动 |
to lean on/to prop on |
| 拽 |
zhuài |
动 |
to throw/to fling/self-satisfied; cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3])/to pull/to tug at (sth) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
名 |
biography/historical narrative/commentaries/relay station |
| 转播 |
zhuǎnbō |
动 |
relay/broadcast (on radio or TV) |
| 专长 |
zhuāncháng |
名 |
specialty/special knowledge or ability |
| 专程 |
zhuānchéng |
副 |
specifically/specially (for that purpose) |
| 转达 |
zhuǎndá |
动 |
to pass on/to convey/to communicate |
| 幢 |
zhuàng |
量 |
classifier for buildings/carriage curtain (old) |
| 壮 |
zhuàng |
形、动 |
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group/to strengthen/strong/robust |
| 桩 |
zhuāng |
- |
名、量 stump; stake; pile/classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc |
| 装扮 |
zhuāngbàn |
动 |
to decorate; to adorn; to dress up/to disguise oneself |
| 壮大 |
zhuàngdà |
形、动 |
to expand/to strengthen |
| 壮观 |
zhuàngguān |
名、形 |
spectacular/magnificent sight |
| 撞击 |
zhuàngjī |
动 |
to strike; to hit; to ram |
| 壮丽 |
zhuànglì |
形 |
magnificence/magnificent/majestic/glorious |
| 壮烈 |
zhuàngliè |
形 |
brave/heroic |
| 专柜 |
zhuānguì |
名 |
sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) |
| 庄严 |
zhuāngyán |
形 |
solemn; dignified; stately |
| 状元 |
zhuàngyuan |
名 |
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)/see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]/top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]/(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field/leading light |
| 庄园 |
zhuāngyuán |
名 |
manor/feudal land/villa and park |
| 装置 |
zhuāngzhì |
动、名 |
to install/installation/equipment/system/unit/device |
| 庄重 |
zhuāngzhòng |
形 |
grave/solemn/dignified |
| 转化 |
zhuǎnhuà |
动 |
to change; to turn; to convert/(genetics) to transform/(chemistry) isomerization |
| 传记 |
zhuànjì |
名 |
biography |
| 转机 |
zhuǎnjī |
名 |
(to take) a turn for the better/to change planes |
| 专辑 |
zhuānjí |
名 |
album/record (music)/special collection of printed or broadcast material |
| 专栏 |
zhuānlán |
名 |
special column |
| 专卖 |
zhuānmài |
动 |
monopoly/exclusive right to trade |
| 专人 |
zhuānrén |
名 |
specialist/person appointed for specific task |
| 专项 |
zhuānxiàng |
名 |
special/dedicated |
| 撰写 |
zhuànxiě |
动 |
to write/to compose |
| 转型 |
zhuǎnxíng |
动 |
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform/to update (to a new model of product) |
| 转眼 |
zhuǎnyǎn |
动 |
in a flash/in the blink of an eye/to glance |
| 转悠 |
zhuànyou |
动 |
to roll/to wander around/to appear repeatedly |
| 转载 |
zhuǎnzǎi |
动 |
to forward (a shipment)/to reprint sth published elsewhere/Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4] |
| 转折 |
zhuǎnzhé |
动 |
shift in the trend of events/turnaround/plot shift in a book/turn in the conversation |
| 转折点 |
zhuǎnzhédiǎn |
名 |
turning point/breaking point |
| 专职 |
zhuānzhí |
名 |
special duty/assigned full time to a task |
| 专制 |
zhuānzhì |
动、形 |
autocracy/dictatorship |
| 专著 |
zhuānzhù |
名 |
monograph/specialized text |
| 爪子 |
zhuǎzi |
名 |
(animal's) claw |
| 主编 |
zhǔbiān |
动、名 |
editor in chief |
| 贮藏 |
zhùcáng |
动 |
to store up/to hoard/deposits |
| 著称 |
zhùchēng |
动 |
to be widely known as |
| 住处 |
zhùchù |
名 |
residence; dwelling |
| 主打 |
zhǔdǎ |
动 |
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track)/to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on |
| 注定 |
zhùdìng |
动 |
to foreordain/to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably |
| 嘱咐 |
zhǔfù |
动 |
to urge; to exhort |
| 竹竿 |
zhúgān |
名 |
bamboo/bamboo pole |
| 朱红 |
zhūhóng |
形 |
vermilion |
| 住户 |
zhùhù |
名 |
household/inhabitant/householder |
| 坠 |
zhuì |
动、名 |
to fall/to drop/to weigh down |
| 追悼 |
zhuīdào |
动 |
to mourn; to pay last respects |
| 追赶 |
zhuīgǎn |
动 |
to pursue/to chase after/to accelerate/to catch up with/to overtake |
| 坠落 |
zhuìluò |
动 |
to fall; to drop |
| 追捧 |
zhuīpěng |
动 |
to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace/favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand |
| 追溯 |
zhuīsù |
动 |
lit. to go upstream/to trace sth back to/to date from |
| 追随 |
zhuīsuí |
动 |
to follow/to accompany |
| 追尾 |
zhuīwěi |
动 |
to tailgate/to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating |
| 追问 |
zhuīwèn |
动 |
to question closely/to investigate in detail/to examine minutely/to get to the heart of the matter |
| 追逐 |
zhuīzhú |
动 |
to chase/to pursue vigorously |
| 追踪 |
zhuīzōng |
动 |
to follow a trail/to trace/to pursue |
| 助力 |
zhùlì |
动、名 |
to help; to aid/assistance |
| 主力 |
zhǔlì |
名 |
main force/main strength of an army |
| 逐年 |
zhúnián |
副 |
year after year/with each passing year/over the years |
| 准许 |
zhǔnxǔ |
动 |
to allow/to grant/to permit |
| 准则 |
zhǔnzé |
名 |
norm/standard/criterion |
| 着力 |
zhuólì |
动 |
to put effort into sth/to try really hard |
| 拙劣 |
zhuōliè |
形 |
clumsy; botched |
| 着落 |
zhuóluò |
名 |
whereabouts/place to settle/reliable source (of funds etc)/(of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb/settlement/solution |
| 捉迷藏 |
zhuōmícáng |
- |
to play hide-and-seek |
| 酌情 |
zhuóqíng |
动 |
to use discretion/to take circumstances into account/to make allowances pertinent to a situation |
| 灼热 |
zhuórè |
形 |
burning hot; scorching |
| 着实 |
zhuóshí |
副 |
truly/indeed/severely/harshly |
| 着手 |
zhuóshǒu |
动 |
to put one's hand to it/to start out on a task/to set out |
| 着想 |
zhuóxiǎng |
动 |
to give thought (to others)/to consider (other people's needs)/also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] |
| 着眼 |
zhuóyǎn |
动 |
to have one's eyes on (a goal)/having sth in mind/to concentrate |
| 卓越 |
zhuóyuè |
形 |
outstanding/surpassing/distinguished/splendid |
| 着重 |
zhuózhòng |
动 |
to put emphasis on; to stress |
| 茁壮 |
zhuózhuàng |
形 |
healthy and strong/sturdy/thriving/vigorous/robust/flourishing |
| 主权 |
zhǔquán |
名 |
sovereignty |
| 主人公 |
zhǔréngōng |
名 |
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist |
| 诸如此类 |
zhūrúcǐlèi |
- |
things like this (idiom); and so on/and the rest/etc |
| 注射 |
zhùshè |
动 |
injection/to inject |
| 注视 |
zhùshì |
动 |
to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at |
| 注释 |
zhùshì |
动、名 |
to annotate; to add a comment/explanatory note; annotation |
| 主体 |
zhǔtǐ |
名 |
main part/bulk/body/subject/agent |
| 主题曲 |
zhǔtíqǔ |
名 |
theme song |
| 嘱托 |
zhǔtuō |
动 |
to entrust a task to sb else |
| 助威 |
zhùwēi |
动 |
to cheer for/to encourage/to boost the morale of |
| 诸位 |
zhūwèi |
代 |
(pron) everyone/Ladies and Gentlemen/Sirs |
| 注销 |
zhùxiāo |
动 |
to cancel/to write off |
| 蛀牙 |
zhùyá |
名 |
tooth decay/dental cavities |
| 主页 |
zhǔyè |
名 |
home page |
| 逐一 |
zhúyī |
副 |
one by one |
| 主义 |
zhǔyì |
名 |
-ism/ideology |
| 主宰 |
zhǔzǎi |
动、名 |
to dominate/to rule/to dictate/master |
| 铸造 |
zhùzào |
动 |
to cast (pour metal into a mold) |
| 驻扎 |
zhùzhā |
动 |
to station/to garrison (troops) |
| 柱子 |
zhùzi |
名 |
pillar |
| 驻足 |
zhùzú |
动 |
to stop (walking)/to halt |
| 籽 |
zǐ |
名 |
seeds |
| 兹 |
zī |
代 |
now/here/this/time/year |
| 自卑 |
zìbēi |
形 |
to have low self-esteem/to abase oneself |
| 资本主义 |
zīběnzhǔyì |
- |
capitalism |
| 自称 |
zìchēng |
动、名 |
to call oneself/to claim to be/to profess/to claim a title |
| 子弹 |
zǐdàn |
名 |
bullet |
| 子弟 |
zǐdì |
名 |
child/the younger generation |
| 自发 |
zìfā |
形 |
spontaneous |
| 自费 |
zìfèi |
动 |
at one's own expense/self-funded |
| 自负 |
zìfù |
动 |
conceited/to take responsibility |
| 自负 |
zìfù |
形 |
conceited/to take responsibility |
| 字迹 |
zìjì |
名 |
handwriting |
| 自立 |
zìlì |
动 |
independent/self-reliant/self-sustaining/to stand on one's own feet/to support oneself |
| 自理 |
zìlǐ |
动 |
to take care of oneself/to provide for oneself |
| 资历 |
zīlì |
名 |
qualifications/experience/seniority |
| 自力更生 |
zìlìgēngshēng |
- |
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance |
| 自满 |
zìmǎn |
形 |
complacent/self-satisfied |
| 自强不息 |
zìqiángbùxī |
- |
to strive unremittingly/self-improvement |
| 自然而然 |
zìrán’érrán |
- |
involuntary/automatically |
| 自然界 |
zìránjiè |
名 |
nature/the natural world |
| 自如 |
zìrú |
形 |
unobstructed/unconstrained/smoothly/with ease/freely |
| 滋润 |
zīrùn |
形、动 |
moist/humid/to moisten/to provide moisture/comfortably off |
| 资深 |
zīshēn |
形 |
veteran (journalist etc)/senior/highly experienced |
| 滋生 |
zīshēng |
动 |
to breed/to flourish/to cause/to provoke/to create |
| 自始至终 |
zìshǐzhìzhōng |
- |
from start to finish (idiom) |
| 自首 |
zìshǒu |
动 |
to give oneself up/to surrender (to the authorities) |
| 自私 |
zìsī |
形 |
selfish/selfishness |
| 子孙 |
zǐsūn |
名 |
offspring/posterity |
| 姿态 |
zītài |
名 |
attitude/posture/stance |
| 字体 |
zìtǐ |
名 |
calligraphic style/typeface/font |
| 自卫 |
zìwèi |
动 |
to defend oneself/self-defense |
| 滋味 |
zīwèi |
名 |
taste/flavor/feeling |
| 自相矛盾 |
zìxiāngmáodùn |
- |
to contradict oneself/self-contradictory/inconsistent |
| 自行 |
zìxíng |
副 |
voluntary/autonomous/by oneself/self- |
| 资讯 |
zīxùn |
名 |
information |
| 字眼 |
zìyǎn |
名 |
wording |
| 自以为是 |
zìyǐwéishì |
- |
to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated |
| 自在 |
zìzai |
形 |
comfortable; at ease |
| 自责 |
zìzé |
动 |
to blame oneself |
| 资质 |
zīzhì |
名 |
aptitude/natural endowments |
| 自治区 |
zìzhìqū |
名 |
autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] |
| 自主 |
zìzhǔ |
动 |
independent/to act for oneself/autonomous |
| 资助 |
zīzhù |
动 |
to subsidize/to provide financial aid/subsidy |
| 自尊 |
zìzūn |
动 |
self-respect/self-esteem/ego/pride |
| 宗 |
zōng |
量 |
surname Zong/school/sect/purpose/model/ancestor/clan/to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)/classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 总额 |
zǒng’é |
名 |
total (amount or value) |
| 总而言之 |
zǒng’éryánzhī |
- |
in short/in a word/in brief |
| 纵观 |
zòngguān |
动 |
to survey comprehensively/an overall survey |
| 总和 |
zǒnghé |
名 |
sum |
| 纵横 |
zònghéng |
形、动 |
lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal/length and breadth/criss-crossed/able to move unhindered/abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) |
| 踪迹 |
zōngjì |
名 |
tracks/trail/footprint/trace/vestige |
| 宗教 |
zōngjiào |
名 |
religion |
| 纵然 |
zòngrán |
连 |
even if; even though |
| 纵容 |
zòngróng |
动 |
to indulge/to connive at |
| 纵深 |
zòngshēn |
名 |
depth (from front to rear)/depth (into a territory)/span (of time)/(fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc) |
| 综艺 |
zōngyì |
名 |
variety (entertainment format) |
| 宗旨 |
zōngzhǐ |
名 |
objective/aim/goal |
| 揍 |
zòu |
动 |
to hit; to beat (sb)/(coll.) to smash (sth) |
| 走过场 |
zǒuguòchǎng |
- |
to go through the motions |
| 走弯路 |
zǒuwānlù |
- |
to take an indirect route/to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method |
| 走漏 |
zǒulòu |
动 |
to leak (information, secrets etc)/to smuggle and evade tax/to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc) |
| 走势 |
zǒushì |
名 |
tendency/trend/path |
| 走私 |
zǒusī |
动 |
to smuggle/to have an illicit affair |
| 走投无路 |
zǒutóuwúlù |
- |
to be at an impasse (idiom)/in a tight spot/at the end of one's rope/desperate |
| 走向 |
zǒuxiàng |
名 |
direction/strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)/inclination/trend/to move towards/to head for |
| 奏效 |
zòuxiào |
动 |
to show results; to be effective |
| 钻空子 |
zuānkòngzi |
- |
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) |
| 钻石 |
zuànshí |
名 |
diamond |
| 钻研 |
zuānyán |
动 |
to study meticulously/to delve into |
| 足不出户 |
zúbùchūhù |
- |
lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home |
| 祖传 |
zǔchuán |
动 |
passed on from ancestors/handed down from generation to generation |
| 祖父 |
zǔfù |
名 |
father's father/paternal grandfather |
| 嘴唇 |
zuǐchún |
名 |
lip |
| 罪犯 |
zuìfàn |
名 |
criminal |
| 罪魁祸首 |
zuìkuíhuòshǒu |
- |
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit/fig. main cause of a disaster |
| 足迹 |
zújì |
名 |
footprint/track/spoor |
| 祖籍 |
zǔjí |
名 |
ancestral hometown/original domicile (and civil registration) |
| 组建 |
zǔjiàn |
动 |
to organize/to set up/to establish |
| 阻拦 |
zǔlán |
动 |
to stop/to obstruct |
| 阻力 |
zǔlì |
名 |
resistance/drag |
| 租赁 |
zūlìn |
动 |
to rent; to lease; to hire |
| 祖母 |
zǔmǔ |
名 |
father's mother/paternal grandmother |
| 阻挠 |
zǔnáo |
动 |
to thwart/to obstruct (sth) |
| 尊贵 |
zūnguì |
形 |
respected/respectable/honorable |
| 遵循 |
zūnxún |
动 |
to follow; to abide by; to comply with |
| 尊严 |
zūnyán |
名 |
dignity/sanctity/honor/majesty |
| 遵照 |
zūnzhào |
动 |
in accordance with/to follow (the rules) |
| 作弊 |
zuòbì |
动 |
to practice fraud/to cheat/to engage in corrupt practices |
| 作对 |
zuòduì |
动 |
to set oneself against/to oppose/to make a pair |
| 作废 |
zuòfèi |
动 |
to become invalid/to cancel/to delete/to nullify |
| 作风 |
zuòfēng |
名 |
style/style of work/way |
| 左顾右盼 |
zuǒgùyòupàn |
- |
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around |
| 作客 |
zuòkè |
动 |
to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn |
| 作料 |
zuòliao |
名 |
condiments/seasoning/coll. pr. [zuo2 liao5]/Taiwan pr. [zuo2 liao4] |
| 坐落 |
zuòluò |
动 |
to be situated/to be located (of a building) |
| 琢磨 |
zuómo |
动 |
to ponder/to mull over/to think through/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] |
| 座谈 |
zuòtán |
动 |
to have an informal discussion |
| 作为 |
zuòwéi |
名、动 |
one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capacity of)/qua/to view as/to look upon (sth as)/to take sth to be |
| 作物 |
zuòwù |
名 |
crop |
| 作息 |
zuòxī |
动 |
to work and rest |
| 座右铭 |
zuòyòumíng |
名 |
motto/maxim |
| 作战 |
zuòzhàn |
动 |
combat/to fight |
| 做证 |
zuòzhèng |
动 |
testify/bear witness |
| 做主 |
zuòzhǔ |
动 |
Call the shots/make the decision |
| 足智多谋 |
zúzhìduōmóu |
- |
resourceful/full of stratagems |
| 组装 |
zǔzhuāng |
动 |
to assemble; to put together |
| 祖宗 |
zǔzong |
名 |
ancestor/forebear |