| 阿 | ā | prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr. ; abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗 |
| 阿拉伯语 | ā lā bó yǔ | Arabic (language) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:个 |
| 哎 | āi | interjection of surprise or disapprobation hey!; why?; look out!; How dare you! |
| 挨 | āi | in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:个 |
| 爱护 | ài hù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); CL:个 |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse; husband; wife; sweetheart; CL:个 |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 安慰 | ān wèi | to comfort; to console; CL:个 |
| 安心 | ān xīn | at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth |
| 岸 | àn | bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:个 |
| 按 | àn | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment |
| 暗 | àn | to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorantdark; gloomy; hidden; secret; obscure; in the dark |
| 按时 | àn shí | on time; before deadline; on schedule |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of |
| 拔 | bá | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize |
| 白菜 | bái cài | Chinese cabbage; pak choi; CL:棵, 个 |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day; day; CL:个 |
| 败 | bài | be defeated; to defeat; loss |
| 班长 | bān zhǎng | class monitor; squad leader; team leader; CL:个 |
| 板 | bǎn | see 老板, boss; board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:块; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious |
| 半导体 | bàn dǎo tǐ | semiconductor |
| 办公 | bàn gōng | to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) |
| 办事 | bàn shì | to handle (affairs); to work; to run an errand (outside the office); to go on a business trip |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 帮 | bāng | to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; group; gang; clique; party; secret society |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn |
| 榜样 | bǎng yàng | example; model; CL:个 |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:个,只; surname Bao |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of |
| 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun; CL:个 |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile |
| 保 | bǎo | to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard; Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) |
| 宝贵 | bǎo guì | valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL:种 |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance) |
| 保卫 | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; CL:个 |
| 报到 | bào dào | to report for duty; to check in; to register |
| 报道 | bào dào | report; CL:篇,份 |
| 报告 | bào gào | to inform; to report; to make known; speech; talk; lecture; CL:篇,份,个,通 |
| 报名 | bào míng | to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint; CL:份,期,张 |
| 碑 | bēi | a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele; CL:块,面 |
| 背 | bēi | to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved; sorrowful |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part; Tonkin (region in Vietnam) |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 北面 | běi miàn | northern side; north |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang) |
| 背后 | bèi hòu | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt; CL:床 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability; capability; CL:项,个 |
| 本事 | běn shì | source material; original story |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy |
| 逼 | bī | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; used in the place of 屄, cunt |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose; CL:个,只 |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本 |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from |
| 闭 | bì | to close; stop up; shut; obstruct |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain; necessity |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary; essential; indispensable; required |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation; to graduate; to finish school |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate |
| 边…边… | biān biān | at the same time, simultaneously |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat; (old form of character 匾, horizontal tablet with inscription) |
| 便 | biàn | ordinary; plain; convenient; as convenient; when the chance arises; handy; easy; informal; simple; so; thus; to relieve oneself; to urinate; to defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards |
| 便条 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note; CL:张,个 |
| 标点 | biāo diǎn | punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate; CL:个 |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | (an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:个 |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to voice (an opinion); to express; to convey |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface; face; outside; appearance |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known |
| 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse; CL:个,家 |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:个 |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; CL:块; methamphetamine (slang) |
| 饼干 | bǐng gān | biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片,块 |
| 并 | bìng | to combine; to amalgamate; and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to join; to merge |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom; CL:间 |
| 病菌 | bìng jūn | harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germs |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient; invalid; CL:个 |
| 玻璃 | bō li | glass; nylon; plastic; CL:张,块 |
| 伯伯 | bó bo | father's elder brother; uncle |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:个 |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck; CL:个 |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
| 补充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:个 |
| 补课 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class |
| 补习 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons; to cram (for a test) |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not; does not have to |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very; not too; not often |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant |
| 部队 | bù duì | army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:个 |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic) |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not only (this one); not just (...) but also |
| 不论 | bù lùn | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss |
| 部门 | bù mén | department; branch; section; division; CL:个 |
| 不平 | bù píng | uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many; a lot; not few |
| 不是吗 | bù shì ma | isn't that so? |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:个 |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not allow; must not; can't |
| 不要紧 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right; but |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily; maybe |
| 部长 | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister; CL:个,位,名 |
| 布置 | bù zhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy |
| 不住 | bù zhù | repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc) |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess |
| 材料 | cái liào | material; data; makings; stuff; CL:个,种 |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike) |
| 采 | cǎi | affairs; to gather; to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose |
| 采购 | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 采取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 彩色 | cǎi sè | color; multi-colored; CL:种 |
| 采用 | cǎi yòng | to adopt; to employ; to use |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining-hall; dining-room; restaurant; CL:间,家 |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片 |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland; prairie; CL:片 |
| 册 | cè | book; booklet; classifier for books |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory; CL:间,处 |
| 测验 | cè yàn | test; to test; CL:次,个 |
| 曾 | céng | once; already; former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 曾经 | céng jīng | once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
| 叉子 | chā zi | fork; CL:把 |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
| 产量 | chǎn liàng | output |
| 产品 | chǎn pǐn | goods; merchandise; product; CL:个 |
| 产生 | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try; already; ever; once |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) |
| 长途 | cháng tú | long distance |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip |
| 抄写 | chāo xiě | to copy; to transcribe |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise |
| 车间 | chē jiān | workshop; CL:个 |
| 彻底 | chè dǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete |
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt; blouse; CL:件 |
| 衬衣 | chèn yī | shirt; CL:件 |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise |
| 称赞 | chēng zàn | to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (mathematics); Buddhist sect or creed; surname Cheng |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree (level or extent); level; CL:个 |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:个 |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | success; to succeed; CL:次,个; Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:个 |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment; success; attain a result; achievement; CL:个 |
| 诚恳 | chéng kěn | sincere; honest; cordial |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water |
| 承认 | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge |
| 诚实 | chéng shí | honest; honesty; honorable; truthful |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 成长 | chéng zhǎng | to mature; to grow; growth |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支,把 |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing; CL:个,对 |
| 冲 | chōng | thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash; (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to collide with |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | full; abundant |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | full of; brimming with; very full; permeated |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate; sufficient; abundant |
| 重 | chóng | to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer |
| 重叠 | chóng dié | 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 to have a stroll) |
| 重复 | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate; CL:个 |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic; sublime |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 虫子 | chóng zi | insect; bug; worm; CL:条,只 |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction; CL:种 |
| 愁 | chóu | worry about |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad) |
| 初 | chū | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish; to come off the press; to put out |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary; tentative |
| 初级 | chū jí | junior; primary |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; CL:个; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend; to participate; present |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen; CL:间 |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish |
| 处分 | chǔ fèn | to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL:个 |
| 处理 | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to treat; to deal with; to process; CL:个 |
| 处 | chù | place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:个 |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) |
| 创 | chuàng | to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate; to start; to create |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create; to bring about; to produce; CL:个 |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:个 |
| 春节 | chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder |
| 从不/没 | cóng bù méi | never |
| 从…出发 | cóng chū fā | depart from... |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on; since then; henceforth |
| 从而 | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 从事 | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do |
| 粗 | cū | coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar |
| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite |
| 存 | cún | exist; deposit; store; keep; survive |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be; existence |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step; CL:个 |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train) |
| 答应 | dā ying | to promise; to agree; to reply; to respond |
| 答 | dá | reply; answer; return; respond; echo |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer; solution; CL:个 |
| 达到 | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 答卷 | dá juàn | completed examination paper; answer sheet; CL:份,张 |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress |
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down; Down with... ! |
| 打扰 | dǎ rǎo | to disturb; to bother; to trouble |
| 打听 | dǎ ting | to ask about; to inquire about |
| 打针 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection |
| 大胆 | dà dǎn | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless |
| 大多数 | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 大会 | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:个,届 |
| 大街 | dà jiē | street; main street; CL:条 |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous |
| 大陆 | dà lù | continent; mainland (esp. of China); mainland China; refers to People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国; CL:个 |
| 大米 | dà mǐ | rice |
| 大批 | dà pī | large quantities of |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors |
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy; CL:座,个 |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; adults and children; consideration of seniority |
| 大型 | dà xíng | large; large-scale |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat; topcoat; cloak; CL:件 |
| 大约 | dà yuē | approximately; about |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay |
| 代 | dài | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 待 | dài | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to |
| 袋 | dài | a pouch; bag; sack; pocket |
| 代替 | dài tì | instead; to replace; to substitute (X for Y, or a number in an algebraic expression) |
| 单 | dān | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:个 |
| 单词 | dān cí | word; CL:个 |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous |
| 担任 | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as |
| 单位 | dān wèi | a unit; unit (of measure); work unit (one's workplace); CL:个 |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; only; merely; still |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg; oval shaped; CL:个,打 |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake; CL:块,个 |
| 当…的时候 | dāng de shí hou | when..., at the time... |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当年 | dāng nián | in those days; then; in those years; during that time |
| 当前 | dāng qián | current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us) |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time; while |
| 党 | dǎng | party; association; club; society; CL:个; surname Dang |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear |
| 党员 | dǎng yuán | political party member; CL:名,位,个 |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn |
| 当做 | dàng zuò | to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife; CL:把 |
| 岛 | dǎo | island; CL:个,座 |
| 倒 | dào | upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality; ethics; moral; CL:种 |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path; way; CL:条 |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you |
| 德语 | dé yǔ | German (language) |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (eg in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers)(dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) |
| 登记 | dēng jì | to register (one's name) |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 等于 | děng yú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip |
| 低下 | dī xià | low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) |
| 的确 | dí què | really; indeed |
| 敌人 | dí rén | enemy; CL:个 |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively |
| 地带 | dì dài | zone; CL:个 |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site; location; venue; CL:个 |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 地面 | dì miàn | floor; ground; surface |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the Earth; planet; CL:个 |
| 地区 | dì qū | local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city); CL:个 |
| 地图 | dì tú | map; CL:张,本 |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position; status; place; CL:个 |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground; subterranean; covert |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address; CL:个 |
| 店 | diàn | inn; shop; store; CL:家 |
| 电报 | diàn bào | telegram; cable; telegraph; CL:封,份 |
| 电冰箱 | diàn bīng xiāng | refrigerator; CL:个 |
| 电风扇 | diàn fēng shàn | electric fan; CL:架,台 |
| 电视台 | diàn shì tái | television station; CL:个 |
| 电台 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station; CL:个,家 |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator; CL:台,部 |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater; CL:家,座 |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:项,个 |
| 跌 | diē | to drop; to fall; to tumble; Taiwan pr. [die2] |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; most; to replace; to substitute; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc; to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile (internet slang) |
| 定 | dìng | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order |
| 订 | dìng | to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order |
| 东北 | dōng běi | northeast |
| 东部 | dōng bù | the east; eastern part |
| 东方 | dōng fāng | the East; eastern countries; the orient |
| 东面 | dōng miàn | east side (of sth) |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:个 |
| 动人 | dòng rén | touching; moving |
| 动身 | dòng shēn | go on a journey; leave |
| 动手 | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch |
| 动物园 | dòng wù yuán | zoo; CL:个 |
| 动员 | dòng yuán | to mobilize; to arouse; mobilization; CL:次,个 |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action; CL:个 |
| 逗 | dòu | to stay; to stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with) |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu; bean curd |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight; battle |
| 独立 | dú lì | independent; independence; to stand alone |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study; to attend school |
| 读者 | dú zhě | reader; CL:个 |
| 堵 | dǔ | to stop up; (to feel) stifled or suffocated; wall; classifier for walls |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry |
| 度过 | dù guò | to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:个 |
| 端 | duān | end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular |
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short-term |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely,decidedly |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team; group; CL:个 |
| 对比 | duì bǐ | to contrast; contrast; ratio; CL:个 |
| 对待 | duì dài | to treat; treatment |
| 对方 | duì fāng | counterpart; other person involved; opposite side; other side; receiving party |
| 对付 | duì fu | to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with |
| 对话 | duì huà | dialog; CL:个 |
| 对面 | duì miàn | opposite |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:个 |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as sth is concerned; with regards to |
| 队长 | duì zhǎng | captain; team leader; CL:个 |
| 吨 | dūn | ton; Taiwan pr. [dun4] |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat |
| 多数 | duō shù | majority; most |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid |
| 鹅 | é | goose; CL:只 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) |
| 儿童 | ér tóng | child; CL:个 |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; CL:只,个,对 |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce a sound; to let out (a laugh) |
| 发达 | fā dá | developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse |
| 发抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble; to shake; to shiver |
| 发挥 | fā huī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; invention; CL:个 |
| 发言 | fā yán | statement; utterance; CL:个 |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | to develop; to make full use of |
| 法郎 | fǎ láng | franc; CL:个 |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; CL:条, 套, 个 |
| 法语 | fǎ yǔ | French (language) |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale |
| 繁荣 | fán róng | prosperous; booming (economy) |
| 反动 | fǎn dòng | reaction; reactionary |
| 反复 | fǎn fù | repeatedly; over and over |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist; to rebel |
| 反应 | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction; CL:个 |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; fig. to report; to make known; to render; used erroneously for 反应, response or reaction |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | to put things back in order; to return to the correct path; in any event; come what may; whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right); anyway |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |
| 范围 | fàn wéi | range; scope; limit; extent; CL:个 |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (mathematics); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); upright or honest; just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter; surname Fang |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:个,套 |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way (of life); pattern; style; mode; manner; CL:个 |
| 方针 | fāng zhēn | policy; guidelines; CL:个 |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard (against) |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:栋,幢,座,套 |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | to seem; as if; alike; similar |
| 纺织 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge; to magnify |
| 放弃 | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 非…不可 | fēi bù kě | must... |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure |
| 肺 | fèi | lung; CL:个 |
| 费 | fèi | to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname Fei |
| 费用 | fèi yòng | cost; expenditure; expense; CL:笔,个 |
| 分别 | fēn bié | to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually |
| 纷纷 | fēn fēn | one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell; to instruct; to command |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive) |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis; CL:个 |
| 粉笔 | fěn bǐ | chalk; CL:支,段 |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 |
| 奋斗 | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
| 愤怒 | fèn nù | angry; indignant; wrath; ire |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape; CL:个 |
| 风力 | fēng lì | wind-force; wind power |
| 风俗 | fēng sú | social custom; CL:个 |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance; to come across; to fawn upon |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation |
| 否则 | fǒu zé | if not; otherwise; else; or else |
| 幅 | fú | width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures |
| 扶 | fú | to support with hand; to help sb up; to help |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus |
| 服从 | fú cóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with; in line with; to agree with; to accord with; to conform to; to correspond with; to manage; to handle |
| 付 | fù | to pay; to hand over to; surname Fu |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs |
| 富 | fù | rich; abundant; wealthy; surname Fu |
| 妇女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 副食 | fù shí | non-staple food; CL:种 |
| 复述 | fù shù | to repeat; to retell |
| 复印 | fù yìn | to photocopy; to duplicate a document |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform; CL:次,种,项; to reform |
| 改进 | gǎi jìn | to improve; to make better; CL:个 |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve; CL:个 |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remould |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | to correct; to amend; to put right; correction; CL:个 |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover; canopy; to build |
| 概括 | gài kuò | to summarize; to generalize; briefly; CL:个 |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea; CL:个 |
| 干 | gān | to concern; to interfere; shield; stem; dry; clean; surname Gan |
| 杆 | gān | pole; CL:条,根 |
| 肝 | gān | liver; CL:页,个 |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply |
| 干燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid |
| 赶 | gǎn | to catch up; to overtake; to hurry; to rush; to drive away |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful |
| 赶紧 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | to feel; to become aware of; feeling; sense; perception; CL:个 |
| 赶快 | gǎn kuài | at once; immediately |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | feeling; emotion; sensation; likes and dislikes; deep affection for sb or sth; relationship (i.e. love affair); CL:个,种 |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts; CL:通,个 |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested |
| 干吗 | gàn má | see 干嘛 |
| 钢 | gāng | steel |
| 港 | gǎng | harbor; port; CL:个; Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港; surname Gang |
| 高大 | gāo dà | tall; lofty |
| 高度 | gāo dù | height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:个 |
| 高原 | gāo yuán | plateau; CL:片 |
| 告 | gào | to tell; to inform; to say |
| 告别 | gào bié | to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
| 搁 | gē | to place; to put aside; to shelve |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm; CL:只,条,双 |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door; neighbor |
| 革命 | gé mìng | revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL:次 |
| 个别 | gè bié | individual; specific; respective; just one or two |
| 个人 | gè rén | individual; personal; oneself |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual |
| 个子 | gè zi | height; stature; build; size |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:个 |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:个 |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | in front of; close to; nearby; the time just before |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 供 | gōng | to provide; to supply |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:个,项 |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer; CL:个,位,名 |
| 公费 | gōng fèi | at public expense |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | time; spare time; skill; labor; effort |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common (use) |
| 工会 | gōng huì | labor union; trade union; CL:个 |
| 供给 | gōng jǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand) |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | public; to publish; to make public |
| 公路 | gōng lù | public road; CL:条 |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家 |
| 工艺品 | gōng yì pǐn | handicraft article; handiwork; CL:个 |
| 公用电话 | gōng yòng diàn huà | public phone; CL:部 |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay; CL:个,份,月 |
| 巩固 | gǒng gù | to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen |
| 共 | gòng | common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party |
| 共产党 | gòng chǎn dǎng | Communist Party |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative |
| 贡献 | gòng xiàn | to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:个 |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog; CL:只,条 |
| 构成 | gòu chéng | to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing) |
| 构造 | gòu zào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology); CL:个 |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt; CL:个 |
| 估计 | gū jì | to estimate; to reckon; CL:个 |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo-; surname Gu |
| 鼓 | gǔ | convex; drum; to rouse; to beat; CL:通,面 |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times; olden times |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient; old; age-old |
| 鼓励 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone; strong character; CL:根,块 |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news); boost (morale); CL:个 |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud; to clap |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to; surname Gu |
| 顾客 | gù kè | client; customer; CL:位 |
| 故乡 | gù xiāng | home; homeland; native place; CL:个 |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 挂号 | guà hào | to register (a letter etc) |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn; to kidnap (esp. through trickery); to shanghai; a cane |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering; odd; queer; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; wonder at; to blame; quite; rather |
| 官 | guān | official; government; organ of body; CL:个; surname Guan |
| 观察 | guān chá | to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:个 |
| 观点 | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:个 |
| 关键 | guān jiàn | crucial point; crux; CL:个; key; crucial; pivotal |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning; regarding; with regards to; about; a matter of |
| 关照 | guān zhào | to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind |
| 观众 | guān zhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; (spoken) to; towards; surname Guan |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:个 |
| 贯彻 | guàn chè | to implement; to put into practice; to carry out |
| 冠军 | guàn jūn | champion; CL:个 |
| 罐头 | guàn tou | tin; can; CL:个 |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray; CL:道; bright; only; merely; to use up |
| 光辉 | guāng huī | radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; illumination; radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc); fig. bright prospect; openhearted |
| 光荣 | guāng róng | honor and glory; glorious |
| 光线 | guāng xiàn | light ray; optical line; optical cable; lighting (for a photograph); CL:条,道 |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 广大 | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous |
| 广泛 | guǎng fàn | extensive; wide range |
| 广告 | guǎng gào | to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; CL:项 |
| 广阔 | guǎng kuò | wide; vast |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll; to visit |
| 规定 | guī dìng | provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:个 |
| 规律 | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline |
| 规模 | guī mó | scale; scope; extent; CL:个 |
| 鬼 | guǐ | ghost; sly; crafty; CL:个 |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel |
| 滚 | gǔn | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; boiler; CL:口,只 |
| 国际 | guó jì | international |
| 国民党 | guó mín dǎng | Guomindang or Kuomintang; nationalist party; KMT |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king; CL:个 |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really; sure enough; as expected |
| 过程 | guò chéng | course of events; process; CL:个 |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 海关 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); CL:个 |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean; CL:个 |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
| 害处 | hài chu | damage; harm; CL:个 |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 含 | hán | to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing) |
| 寒冷 | hán lěng | cold (climate); frigid; very cold |
| 汗 | hàn | perspiration; sweat; CL:滴,头,身; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) |
| 行 | háng | a row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to company |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly; not in the least; not at all |
| 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least; none whatsoever; completely without |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | quite a while |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | with great difficulty; have a hard time |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 好些 | hǎo xiē | a good deal of; quite a lot |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number; CL:堆,个 |
| 号召 | hào zhào | to call; to appeal |
| 合 | hé | to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒 |
| 盒 | hé | small box; case |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational; reasonable; fair |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; Heping district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Hoping township in Taichung county 台中县, Taiwan |
| 合同 | hé tong | (business) contract; CL:个 |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation; CL:个 |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly; darkness |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea; CL:杯,壶 |
| 红旗 | hóng qí | red flag; CL:面; Red flag city district; Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新乡市, Henan |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey; CL:只 |
| 厚 | hòu | thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress |
| 后悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret; to repent |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 后面 | hòu mian | rear; back; behind; later; afterwards |
| 后年 | hòu nián | the year after next |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | day after tomorrow; post-natal |
| 呼 | hū | to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale |
| 呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid |
| 胡乱 | hú luàn | careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how |
| 糊涂 | hú tu | muddled; silly; confused |
| 胡子 | hú zi | beard; moustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮,根 |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family |
| 护士 | hù shi | nurse; CL:个 |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport; CL:本,个 |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden; CL:座,个 |
| 划 | huá | to scratch; to row; to paddle; to scratch a surface; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) |
| 滑 | huá | comical; cunning; slippery; smooth; surname Hua |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate; skating |
| 划 | huà | to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to differentiate; to mark off; to draw (a line); to delete; stroke of a Chinese character |
| 化 | huà | to make into; to change into; -ization; to... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 |
| 画报 | huà bào | pictorial (magazine); CL:本,份,册,期 |
| 坏处 | huài chu | harm; troubles; CL:个 |
| 欢送 | huān sòng | see off; send off |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in; surname Huan |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:个; ambient |
| 慌 | huāng | to get panicky; to lose one's head |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor; CL:个 |
| 黄油 | huáng yóu | butter; CL:盒 |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to wipe away; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected |
| 恢复 | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
| 回信 | huí xìn | to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封 |
| 回忆 | huí yì | to recall; recollection; CL:个 |
| 会场 | huì chǎng | meeting place; place where people gather; CL:个 |
| 会见 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次 |
| 会客 | huì kè | to receive a visitor |
| 会谈 | huì tán | talks; discussions; CL:次 |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting; conference; CL:场,届 |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony; wedding; marriage; CL:次 |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless |
| 活泼 | huó po | lively; vivacious; brisk; active |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active; vigorous |
| 火 | huǒ | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); surname Huo |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire); CL:根,盒 |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
| 货 | huò | goods; money; commodity; CL:个 |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 机床 | jī chuáng | machine tool; a lathe; CL:张 |
| 激动 | jī dòng | to excite; to agitate; exciting |
| 机关 | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; strategum; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick; CL:个 |
| 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 积极 | jī jí | active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive |
| 积极性 | jī jí xìng | zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity |
| 积累 | jī lěi | to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively |
| 激烈 | jī liè | intense; acute; fierce |
| 机械 | jī xiè | machine; machinery; mechanical |
| 即 | jí | 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 |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 级 | jí | level; grade; rank; step; CL:个 |
| 集 | jí | to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode |
| 及格 | jí gé | to pass a test |
| 急忙 | jí máng | hastily |
| 及其 | jí qí | and; as well as |
| 极其 | jí qí | extremely |
| 及时 | jí shí | in time; promptly; without delay; timely |
| 集体 | jí tǐ | collective; social; team; CL:个 |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together |
| 既 | jì | already; since; both... (and...) |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 季节 | jì jié | time; season; period; CL:个 |
| 记录 | jì lù | record; CL:个 |
| 纪律 | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate; to remember; CL:个 |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 技术员 | jì shù yuán | technician; CL:个 |
| 计算 | jì suàn | to count; to calculate; to compute; CL:个 |
| 既…也… | jì yě | both... and... |
| 记忆 | jì yì | memories; remember; memory; CL:个 |
| 既…又… | jì yòu | both... and... |
| 记者 | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; CL:个 |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process; processing; working (of machinery) |
| 加强 | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown; native place; CL:个 |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | in addition; moreover; (before polysyllabic verb) to handle it; to deal with (the subject just mentioned) |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
| 架 | jià | to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc |
| 价格 | jià gé | price; CL:个 |
| 假条 | jià tiáo | leave permit; application for leave; CL:张 |
| 价值 | jià zhí | value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:个 |
| 尖 | jiān | point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
| 肩 | jiān | shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc) |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm; steady; staunch; resolute |
| 艰巨 | jiān jù | arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable |
| 坚决 | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 艰苦 | jiān kǔ | difficult; hard; arduous |
| 坚强 | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |
| 尖锐 | jiān ruì | sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) |
| 减 | jiǎn | to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish |
| 剪 | jiǎn | scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate; surname Jian |
| 拣 | jiǎn | to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather |
| 减轻 | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease; to alleviate |
| 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow; CL:支 |
| 渐渐 | jiàn jiàn | gradually |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:个,点 |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | to construct; building; CL:个 |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago |
| 将要 | jiāng yào | will; shall; be going to |
| 奖 | jiǎng | prize; award; encouragement; CL:个 |
| 讲话 | jiǎng huà | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; CL:个 |
| 奖学金 | jiǎng xué jīn | scholarship; CL:个 |
| 讲座 | jiǎng zuò | a course of lectures; CL:个 |
| 降 | jiàng | to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 酱油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 骄傲 | jiāo ào | pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth |
| 交换 | jiāo huàn | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute |
| 交际 | jiāo jì | communication; social intercourse |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | exchange; give-and-take; to exchange; to alternate; communication; alternating current (electricity) |
| 郊区 | jiāo qū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL:个 |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic; communications; liaison |
| 较 | jiào | comparatively; (preposition comparing difference in degree); to contrast; to compare; rather; fairly; clearly (different); markedly; to haggle over; to quibble |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material; CL:本 |
| 教师 | jiào shī | teacher; CL:个 |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor; to instruct; to lecture on; CL:个,位 |
| 教学 | jiào xué | teacher and student; education; CL:门,个 |
| 教训 | jiào xun | a lesson; a moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb |
| 教员 | jiào yuán | teacher; instructor; CL:个 |
| 叫做 | jiào zuò | to be called; to be known as |
| 接触 | jiē chù | to touch; to contact; access; in touch with |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (letter etc) |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street; CL:条; subdistrict; residential district |
| 阶段 | jiē duàn | stage; section; phase; period; CL:个 |
| 阶级 | jiē jí | (social) class; CL:个 |
| 接见 | jiē jiàn | to receive sb; to grant an interview |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 结实 | jiē shi | rugged; sturdy |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept; to receive |
| 结构 | jié gòu | structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座,个 |
| 结合 | jié hé | to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次 |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married; CL:次 |
| 结论 | jié lùn | conclusion; verdict; CL:个; to conclude; to reach a verdict |
| 节省 | jié shěng | saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on |
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection |
| 解答 | jiě dá | answer; explanation; solution (to a math equation) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL:次 |
| 解释 | jiě shì | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:个 |
| 届 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures etc |
| 金 | jīn | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 今后 | jīn hòu | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on |
| 金属 | jīn shǔ | metal; CL:种 |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely; only; merely |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating |
| 仅仅 | jǐn jǐn | barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) |
| 劲 | jìn | strength; energy; enthusiasm; CL:把 |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:个 |
| 进攻 | jìn gōng | to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports) |
| 进化 | jìn huà | evolution; CL:个 |
| 进口 | jìn kǒu | to import; imported |
| 近来 | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 尽量 | jìn liàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 进入 | jìn rù | to enter; to join; to go into |
| 进修 | jìn xiū | advanced studies; additional studies |
| 进一步 | jìn yī bù | one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit; to forbid; to ban |
| 经 | jīng | classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; warp; longitude; abbr. for economics 经济; surname Jing |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera; CL:场,出 |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director; CL:个,位,名 |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience; CL:个,次; to experience; to go through |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; CL:口; neat; orderly; Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police; policeman; policewoman; CL:个 |
| 静 | jìng | still; calm; quiet; not moving |
| 敬爱 | jìng ài | respect and love |
| 敬礼 | jìng lǐ | to salute; salute |
| 竞赛 | jìng sài | race; competition; CL:个 |
| 镜子 | jìng zi | mirror; CL:面,个 |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | after all (when all is said and done); actually; outcome; result |
| 纠正 | jiū zhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 救 | jiù | to save; to assist; to rescue |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as |
| 局长 | jú zhǎng | bureau chief; CL:位,个 |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 具备 | jù bèi | to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) |
| 剧场 | jù chǎng | theater; CL:个 |
| 巨大 | jù dà | huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous |
| 拒绝 | jù jué | to refuse; to decline; to reject |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club (i.e. a group or organization) (loanword); CL:个 |
| 距离 | jù lí | distance; to be apart; CL:个 |
| 据说 | jù shuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 具体 | jù tǐ | concrete; definite; specific |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll; to roll up; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) |
| 决 | jué | to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly |
| 绝对 | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
| 觉悟 | jué wù | consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) |
| 决心 | jué xīn | determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:个 |
| 军 | jūn | army; military; arms; CL:个 |
| 军队 | jūn duì | army troops; CL:支,个 |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; military matters; military |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open; to be open-minded; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside) |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 开课 | kāi kè | school begins; give a course; teach a subject |
| 开明 | kāi míng | enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment |
| 开辟 | kāi pì | to open up; to set up; to establish |
| 开演 | kāi yǎn | (of a play, movie etc) to begin |
| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | (begin to) develop; unfold; to start; to launch; to open; to carry out |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:个 |
| 看来 | kàn lái | apparently; it seems that; it appears; it seems |
| 看样子 | kàn yàng zi | it seems; it looks as if |
| 扛 | káng | carry on one's shoulder |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast; to bake; to broil |
| 考 | kǎo | to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over; to consider; consideration |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend or rely on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:个 |
| 颗 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc |
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist; CL:个 |
| 科学院 | kē xué yuàn | academy of sciences; CL:个 |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research |
| 科长 | kē zhǎng | section chief; CL:个 |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to; to approve; to permit; certain(ly); to suit; very (particle used for emphasis) |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute; lovely |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly |
| 课程 | kè chéng | course; class; CL:堂,節,门 |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking; assiduous |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth); willing |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative; to approve; approval; recognition |
| 空 | kōng | empty; air; sky; in vain |
| 空间 | kōng jiān | space; CL:个 |
| 空前 | kōng qián | unprecedented |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole; CL:个; classifier for cave dwellings; surname Kong |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | control; to exercise control over; to contain |
| 口袋 | kǒu dài | pocket; bag; sack; CL:个 |
| 口号 | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase; CL:个 |
| 扣 | kòu | button; to fasten; to button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash or spike (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers; pants; CL:条 |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; merry |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks; CL:对,根,把,双 |
| 宽 | kuān | lenient; wide; broad; surname Kuan |
| 款 | kuǎn | section; paragraph; funds; CL:笔,个; classifier for versions or models (e.g. a version of a device, software etc) |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore; mine |
| 捆 | kǔn | bunch; to tie together; bundle; a bunch |
| 困 | kùn | sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute |
| 扩大 | kuò dà | to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope |
| 垃圾 | lā jī | trash; refuse; garbage; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | there's still time; able to do sth in time |
| 来信 | lái xìn | incoming letter; send a letter here |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 拦 | lán | cut off; hinder |
| 懒 | lǎn | lazy |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly |
| 狼 | láng | wolf; CL:匹,只,条 |
| 朗读 | lǎng dú | read aloud; read loudly and clearly |
| 浪 | làng | wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated |
| 浪费 | làng fèi | to waste; to squander |
| 捞 | lāo | to fish up; to dredge up |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:个 |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss; business proprietor; CL:个; Robam (brand) |
| 老大妈 | lǎo dà mā | "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman); CL:位 |
| 老大娘 | lǎo dà niáng | old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位 |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger; CL:只 |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 老是 | lǎo shi | always |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位 |
| 乐观 | lè guān | optimistic; hopeful |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (internet slang) terrifying; terrific; surname Lei |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble |
| 梨 | lí | pear; CL:个 |
| 离婚 | lí hūn | to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) |
| 厘米 | lí mǐ | centimeter; also written 厘米 |
| 礼拜天 | lǐ bài tiān | Sunday |
| 理发 | lǐ fà | a barber; hairdressing |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding |
| 理论 | lǐ lùn | theory; CL:个 |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy; manners |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside; interior |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall; auditorium; CL:座,处 |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | a dream; an ideal; perfection; ideal; perfect; desirable; CL:个 |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason; grounds; justification; CL:个 |
| 例 | lì | example; precedent; rule; case; instance |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously; surname Li |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) |
| 立场 | lì chǎng | position; standpoint; CL:个 |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube |
| 利害 | lì hai | terrible; formidable; serious; devastating; tough; capable; sharp; severe; fierce |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
| 力气 | lì qi | strength; CL:把 |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:个 |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; (for) instance; example; CL:个 |
| 连 | lián | to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military); surname Lian |
| 联合 | lián hé | to combine; to join; unite; alliance |
| 联欢 | lián huān | have a get-together |
| 连忙 | lián máng | promptly; at once |
| 连续 | lián xù | continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive |
| 练 | liàn | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise |
| 恋爱 | liàn ài | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair; CL:个 |
| 凉 | liáng | cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) |
| 量 | liáng | to measure |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good; favorable; well; fine |
| 粮食 | liáng shi | foodstuff; cereals; CL:种 |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary |
| 列 | liè | to arrange; to line up; row; file; series; column |
| 临 | lín | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor; next door; CL:个 |
| 临时 | lín shí | at the instant sth happens; temporary; interim; ad hoc |
| 铃 | líng | (small) bell; CL:只 |
| 灵活 | líng huó | flexible; nimble; agile |
| 零钱 | líng qián | change (of money); small change; pocket money |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc |
| 领袖 | lǐng xiù | leader; CL:个,位,名 |
| 另 | lìng | other; another; separate; separately |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon; CL:条; imperial; surname Long |
| 楼梯 | lóu tī | stair; staircase; CL:个 |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose |
| 录 | lù | diary; record; to hit; to copy; surname Lu |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on a journey; road surface |
| 路线 | lù xiàn | itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road); CL:条 |
| 录像 | lù xiàng | video tape; video recording; CL:盘 |
| 陆续 | lù xù | in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit |
| 录音机 | lù yīn jī | (tape) recording machine; tape recorder; CL:台 |
| 旅馆 | lǚ guǎn | hotel; CL:家 |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler; tourist |
| 旅途 | lǚ tú | journey; trip |
| 略 | lüè | plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize |
| 轮船 | lún chuán | steamship; CL:艘 |
| 论文 | lùn wén | paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) |
| 萝卜 | luó bo | radish; CL:条 |
| 落 | luò | to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress |
| 马虎 | mǎ hu | careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy |
| 马克 | mǎ kè | Mark (name) |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road; CL:条 |
| 骂 | mà | to scold; abuse; CL:通,顿 |
| 埋 | mái | to bury |
| 买卖 | mǎi mài | buying and selling; business; business transactions; CL:桩,次 |
| 迈 | mài | take a step |
| 馒头 | mán tou | steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:个 |
| 满足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content |
| 猫 | māo | cat; CL:只 |
| 矛盾 | máo dùn | contradictory; contradiction; CL:个 |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; CL:条 |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); brave; bold; to cover |
| 贸易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade; CL:个 |
| 煤 | méi | coal; CL:块 |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong |
| 煤气 | méi qì | coal gas; gas (fuel) |
| 没什么 | méi shén me | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; t doesn't matter |
| 没用 | méi yòng | useless |
| 美 | měi | America; beautiful; the Americas; abbr. for 美洲; USA; abbr. for 美国 |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful; fine |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 美术 | měi shù | art; fine arts; painting; CL:种 |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 梦 | mèng | dream; CL:场,个 |
| 密 | mì | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee; honeybee; CL:只,群 |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret; CL:个 |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton |
| 棉衣 | mián yī | cotton-padded clothes; CL:件 |
| 面 | miàn | flour; noodles; face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | appearance; face; features; CL:个 |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing; presence |
| 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; description |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (of time); unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful |
| 庙 | miào | temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座; temple fair |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | brightness |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:处 |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command; CL:道,个 |
| 命运 | mìng yùn | fate; destiny; CL:个 |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse) |
| 磨 | mó | to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model |
| 某 | mǒu | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such |
| 模样 | mú yàng | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:个 |
| 亩 | mǔ | classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare |
| 母 | mǔ | female; mother |
| 木 | mù | tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; surname Mu |
| 目标 | mù biāo | target; goal; objective; CL:个 |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL:个 |
| 木头 | mù tou | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:块,根 |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge | which; who |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even; even if; even though; no matter how |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who?; what? |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) father's mother; paternal grandmother; CL:位 |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient; patience |
| 耐用 | nài yòng | durable |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part |
| 难道 | nán dào | don't tell me...; could it be that...? |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; the southern part of the country; the South |
| 难过 | nán guò | feel sorry; be grieved |
| 难看 | nán kàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 南面 | nán miàn | south side; south |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men; CL:个 |
| 难受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear |
| 脑子 | nǎo zi | brains; mind; CL:个 |
| 闹 | nào | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke |
| 内部 | nèi bù | interior; inside (part, section); internal |
| 能干 | néng gàn | capable; competent |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; capable; able; ability; CL:个 |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy; power source; CL:个 |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste; pulp |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:个 |
| 年龄 | nián líng | (a person's) age; CL:把,个 |
| 年青 | nián qīng | youthful |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird; CL:只,群 |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated; dense |
| 弄 | nòng | to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady; madam; CL:个,位; Miss; Ms |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to heat; genial |
| 暖气 | nuǎn qì | central heating |
| 排 | pái | a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc |
| 牌 | pái | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; CL:片,个,块 |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray; board; to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess |
| 盘子 | pán zi | tray; plate; dish; CL:个 |
| 判断 | pàn duàn | to decide; to determine; CL:个 |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to |
| 旁 | páng | beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic |
| 胖 | pàng | fat; plump |
| 炮 | pào | cannon; CL:座; firecracker |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 |
| 配合 | pèi hé | matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt |
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters; CL:个 |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter |
| 碰见 | pèng jiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out |
| 批判 | pī pàn | criticize; CL:个 |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 皮 | pí | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); CL:张; surname Pi |
| 皮肤 | pí fū | skin; CL:层,块 |
| 疲劳 | pí láo | fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary |
| 匹 | pǐ | classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pi1]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt |
| 偏 | piān | one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side; the left-hand side of split Chinese character, often the key or radical; to insist on |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool; to hoodwink; to trick |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | unilateral; one-sided |
| 飘 | piāo | to float |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | 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 |
| 品种 | pǐn zhǒng | breed; variety; CL:个 |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis; ping-pong; ping pong; table tennis ball; CL:个 |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平声; surname Ping |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound; well; without mishap |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) |
| 平静 | píng jìng | tranquil; undisturbed; serene |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime |
| 平原 | píng yuán | field; plain; CL:个 |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle; CL:个 |
| 坡 | pō | slope; CL:个; sloping; slanted |
| 破坏 | pò huài | destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal; general; widespread; common |
| 朴素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary; general; average |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 期间 | qī jiān | period of time; time; time period; period; CL:个 |
| 欺骗 | qī piàn | to deceive; to cheat |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife; CL:个 |
| 齐 | qí | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out; (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi |
| 其次 | qí cì | next; secondly |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled |
| 其他 | qí tā | other; the others; else; other than (that person); in addition to the person mentioned above |
| 其它 | qí tā | other; the others; else; other than it; in addition to the thing mentioned above |
| 其余 | qí yú | the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in; included among these |
| 旗子 | qí zi | flag; banner; CL:面 |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten; to explain and arouse interest; to inspire; inspiration; heuristic (attributively); to teach; CL:个 |
| 企图 | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try; attempt; CL:种 |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家 |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to anger; to get angry; to be enraged |
| 气候 | qì hòu | climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:种 |
| 气温 | qì wēn | air temperature; CL:个 |
| 气象 | qì xiàng | meteorological feature; CL:个; meteorology; atmosphere or scene |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | gasoline |
| 牵 | qiān | to pull (an animal on a tether); to lead along; to hold hands |
| 签订 | qiān dìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) |
| 千万 | qiān wàn | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means |
| 前进 | qián jìn | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 前途 | qián tú | prospects; future outlook; journey |
| 欠 | qiàn | deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支,把,杆,条,枝; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; surname Qiang |
| 强 | qiáng | strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强; surname Qiang |
| 强大 | qiáng dà | large; formidable; powerful; strong |
| 强盗 | qiáng dào | to rob (with force); bandit; robber; CL:个 |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 强度 | qiáng dù | strength; intensity; CL:个 |
| 强烈 | qiáng liè | intense; (violently) strong |
| 抢 | qiǎng | fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit |
| 桥梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge; fig. connection between two areas |
| 巧 | qiǎo | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; tangent (math) |
| 且 | qiě | and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) |
| 亲爱 | qīn ài | Dear or beloved (way of starting a letter) |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | invasion; encroachment |
| 亲戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:门,个,位 |
| 亲切 | qīn qiè | amiable; friendliness; gracious; hospitality; intimate; cordial; kind; close and dear; familiar |
| 亲自 | qīn zì | personally |
| 清 | qīng | clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge; Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing |
| 青 | qīng | nature's color; green or blue; greenish black; youth; young (of people); abbr. for Qinghai province 青海 |
| 轻松 | qīng sōng | gentle; relaxed |
| 情景 | qíng jǐng | scene; sight; circumstances; CL:个 |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances; situation; CL:个 |
| 情绪 | qíng xù | mood; state of mind; moodiness; CL:种 |
| 请客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner |
| 请求 | qǐng qiú | request; CL:个 |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 穷 | qióng | exhausted; poor |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
| 球场 | qiú chǎng | stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course; CL:个,处 |
| 区 | qū | area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:个 |
| 区别 | qū bié | difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:个 |
| 渠 | qú | big; stream or canal; drain; ditch; CL:条; him (toplect); outer rim of a carriage wheel (old); surname Qu |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel; cancellation |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:个; to surround; to circle |
| 全面 | quán miàn | all-around; comprehensive; total; overall |
| 劝 | quàn | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; exhort |
| 缺 | quē | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of |
| 缺点 | quē diǎn | weak point; fault; shortcoming; CL:个 |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | shortage; be lacking; to be short of; to lack; scarcity |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack |
| 却 | què | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though |
| 确定 | què dìng | definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box) |
| 群 | qún | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc |
| 群众 | qún zhòng | mass; multitude; the masses |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt; CL:条 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet; but |
| 燃烧 | rán shāo | combustion; flaming; kindle |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add colour washes to a painting |
| 嚷 | rǎng | blurt out; to shout |
| 绕 | rào | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex |
| 惹 | rě | to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) |
| 热爱 | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 | rè liè | warm (welcome etc) |
| 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement; lively |
| 热水瓶 | rè shuǐ píng | thermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance); CL:个 |
| 热心 | rè xīn | enthusiasm; zeal; zealous; zest; enthusiastic; ardent; warmhearted |
| 人才 | rén cái | a person's talent; talented person; distinguished person; a talent (worth head-hunting); person's looks; an attractive woman; used interchangeably with 人材; CL:个 |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial; manpower; manual work |
| 人家 | rén jiā | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:户,家 |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population |
| 人类 | rén lèi | humanity; human race; mankind |
| 人民币 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY) |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:个 |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff; crew; personnel; CL:个 |
| 人造 | rén zào | man-made; artificial; synthetic |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear; to endure; to tolerate |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit |
| 认得 | rèn de | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:项,个 |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw; to throw away |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet; to remain |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; yet |
| 日常 | rì cháng | daily; everyday |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule; itinerary; CL:个 |
| 日记 | rì jì | diary; CL:则,本,篇 |
| 日期 | rì qī | date; CL:个 |
| 日用品 | rì yòng pǐn | articles for daily use; CL:件,个 |
| 日元 | rì yuán | Japanese yen (unit of currency); also written 日圆 |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 如何 | rú hé | how; what way; what |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft; flexible |
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than |
| 撒 | sā | to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to |
| 洒 | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed |
| 赛 | sài | to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol; CL:把 |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat; voice; CL:把 |
| 扫 | sǎo | to sweep |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | (informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL:个 |
| 色 | sè | color; CL:种; look; appearance; sex |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest; CL:片 |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to fight; to weaken or reduce; to smart (topolect); to counteract; (used after a verb) extremely |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa; CL:条,张 |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert; CL:个 |
| 沙子 | shā zi | sand; grit; CL:粒,把 |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish |
| 晒 | shài | to dry in the sun; to sunbathe; to share files (loan from "share") |
| 山脉 | shān mài | mountain range; CL:条 |
| 山区 | shān qū | mountain area; CL:个 |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; surname Shan |
| 善于 | shàn yú | to be good at; to be adept at |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure; injury; wound |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | market; bazaar; CL:家 |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult; to talk over; to discuss |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | good; commodity; merchandise; CL:个 |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt |
| 商业 | shāng yè | business; trade; commerce |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped |
| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities; superiors; CL:个 |
| 上面 | shàng mian | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件 |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever |
| 稍 | shāo | somewhat; a little |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 勺子 | sháo zi | scoop; ladle; CL:把 |
| 少数 | shǎo shù | small number; few; minority |
| 少年 | shào nián | youngster; juvenile |
| 蛇 | shé | snake; serpent; CL:条 |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue; CL:个; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) |
| 设备 | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations; CL:个 |
| 设计 | shè jì | plan; design; to design; to plan; CL:个 |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend |
| 身 | shēn | body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158 |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 深厚 | shēn hòu | deep; profound |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep; deep-going |
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply; thorough |
| 神 | shén | God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being; CL:个; abbr. for 神舟 |
| 神经 | shén jīng | nerve |
| 什么的 | shén me de | and so on; and what not |
| 升 | shēng | ascend; peaceful; to raise; to hoist; to promote; metric liter (also written 公升); measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 |
| 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw, uncooked |
| 生动 | shēng dòng | vivid; lively |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life; living; biological; CL:个 |
| 生气 | shēng qì | angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation |
| 生物 | shēng wù | organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:个 |
| 生意 | shēng yi | business; CL:笔 |
| 生长 | shēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 绳子 | shéng zi | cord; string; rope; CL:条 |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (arch. pronunciation shēng) able to bear; equal to (a task) |
| 湿 | shī | moist; wet |
| 诗 | shī | poem; CL: 首; poetry; verse; abbr. for Book of Songs 诗经 |
| 失败 | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次 |
| 施工 | shī gōng | construction |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope; to despair |
| 失业 | shī yè | unemployment |
| 狮子 | shī zi | lion; CL:只,头; Leo (star sign) |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 时代 | shí dài | age; era; epoch; period; CL:个 |
| 实际 | shí jì | actual; reality; practice |
| 时刻 | shí kè | moment; CL:个; constantly; always |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions; CL:种 |
| 时期 | shí qī | a period in time or history; period; time (interval); phase; CL:个 |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone; CL:块 |
| 食物 | shí wù | food; CL:种 |
| 实行 | shí xíng | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice |
| 实用 | shí yòng | practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality |
| 始终 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end; all along |
| 室 | shì | room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Shi |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | market place; market (also in abstract); abbr. for 超级市场 supermarket; CL:个 |
| 适当 | shì dàng | suitable; appropriate |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 世纪 | shì jì | century; CL:个 |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event; happening; incident; CL:个 |
| 试卷 | shì juàn | examination paper; test paper; CL:份,张 |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact; CL:个 |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing; object; CL:个 |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior |
| 试验 | shì yàn | experiment; test; experimental; CL:次,个 |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:个 |
| 适应 | shì yìng | to suit; to fit; to be suitable; to adapt; to get used to sth |
| 收获 | shōu huò | crop (in agriculture); harvest; acquisition; profit; gain; bonus; success; reward; benefit |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income; revenue; CL:笔,个 |
| 收音机 | shōu yīn jī | radio; CL:台 |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:个 |
| 手工 | shǒu gōng | handwork; manual |
| 手帕 | shǒu pà | handkerchief; CL:方 |
| 手术 | shǒu shù | surgical operation; operation; surgery; CL:个 |
| 手套 | shǒu tào | glove; mitten; CL:双,只 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place |
| 手续 | shǒu xù | procedure; CL:道,个; formalities |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger; CL:个,只 |
| 受 | shòu | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive |
| 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag; satchel; CL:个,只 |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables; produce; CL:种 |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore; CL:家 |
| 书记 | shū ji | secretary; clerk; CL:个 |
| 书架 | shū jià | bookshelf; CL:个 |
| 舒适 | shū shì | cozy; snug |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. ; CL:个 |
| 熟练 | shú liàn | practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 暑假 | shǔ jià | summer vacation; CL:个 |
| 属于 | shǔ yú | to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of |
| 数 | shù | number; figure; several; CL:个 |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity; CL:个; quantitative |
| 树林 | shù lín | woods; grove; forest; Shulin city in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 数字 | shù zì | numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:个 |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off |
| 率领 | shuài lǐng | lead; command; head |
| 双方 | shuāng fāng | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved |
| 水稻 | shuǐ dào | rice; paddy; CL:株 |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; CL:袋 |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable |
| 顺便 | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 丝 | sī | silk; thread; trace; CL:条 |
| 撕 | sī | to tear |
| 私 | sī | personal; private; selfish |
| 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur; driver; CL:个 |
| 私人 | sī rén | private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique |
| 似乎 | sì hū | apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly |
| 松 | sōng | loose; to loosen; to relax; pine; CL:棵; surname Song |
| 送行 | sòng xíng | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; CL:个 |
| 塑料 | sù liào | plastics; CL:种 |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be; let it pass; forget about it |
| 随 | suí | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; surname Sui |
| 随便 | suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton |
| 随时 | suí shí | at any time |
| 碎 | suì | to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary |
| 损失 | sǔn shī | loss; damage; CL:个; to lose; to damage |
| 缩 | suō | to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:个 |
| 所谓 | suǒ wèi | so-called; what is called |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座 |
| 台 | tái | typhoon; platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; Taiwan (abbr.); (classical) you (in letters); surname Tai |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:个,位 |
| 弹 | tán | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (eg with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials) |
| 谈话 | tán huà | talk; conversation; CL:次 |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:个 |
| 毯子 | tǎn zi | a blanket; CL:条,张,床,面 |
| 探 | tàn | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn; to iron; hot |
| 趟 | tàng | classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee |
| 讨厌 | tǎo yàn | disgusting; troublesome; nuisance; nasty; to hate doing sth |
| 套 | tào | cover; sheath; to encase; a case; to overlap; to interleave; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); harness; classifier for sets, collections; tau (Greek letter Ττ) |
| 特此 | tè cǐ | hereby |
| 特点 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:个 |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special; particular; unusual; extraordinary |
| 题 | tí | topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:个,道; surname Ti |
| 提倡 | tí chàng | to promote; to advocate |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish |
| 题目 | tí mù | subject; title; topic; CL:个 |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date; to bring forward; to advance |
| 体会 | tǐ huì | to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience |
| 体积 | tǐ jī | volume; bulk; CL:个 |
| 体系 | tǐ xì | system; setup; CL:个 |
| 体育场 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium; CL:个,座 |
| 体育馆 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym; gymnasium; stadium; CL:个 |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive; innocent; artless |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 田 | tián | field; farm; CL:片; surname Tian |
| 田野 | tián yě | field; open land; CL:片 |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick |
| 条约 | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact; CL:个 |
| 调整 | tiáo zhěng | adjustment; revision; CL:个 |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick; to paste; to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip |
| 铁 | tiě | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang); surname Tie |
| 铁路 | tiě lù | railroad; railway; CL:条 |
| 听讲 | tīng jiǎng | to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire); CL:个 |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜; CL:块 |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | compassion; relent; sympathize; sympathy |
| 同屋 | tóng wū | roommate; CL:个 |
| 同样 | tóng yàng | same; equal; equivalent |
| 桶 | tǒng | bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:个,只 |
| 统一 | tǒng yī | to unify; to unite; to integrate |
| 统治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime |
| 痛 | tòng | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain; suffering; painful; CL:个 |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealtily |
| 偷偷 | tōu tōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly |
| 投 | tóu | to throw; to send; to invest |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 投入 | tóu rù | to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed |
| 透 | tòu | to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show |
| 突出 | tū chū | prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project |
| 突击 | tū jī | sudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed job; concentrated effort to finish a job quickly |
| 图 | tú | diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:张; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek |
| 涂 | tú | variant of 途; surname Tu; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; mud (literary) |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to put; to say |
| 土 | tǔ | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; Tu (ethnic group); surname Tu |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; territory; soil; local god; Lar; genius loci; CL:片 |
| 土豆 | tǔ dòu | potato; CL:个 |
| 吐 | tù | to vomit; to throw up |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare; rabbit; CL:只 |
| 团 | tuán | dumpling; regiment; round; circular; group; society |
| 推动 | tuī dòng | to push (for acceptance of a plan); to push forward; to promote; to actuate; CL:个 |
| 推广 | tuī guǎng | to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) |
| 托 | tuō | to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee; prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to pull; to trail; to delay; to drag on |
| 脱离 | tuō lí | to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out |
| 哇 | wa | replaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao" |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is; foreign lands |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL:个 |
| 外面 | wài mian | outside |
| 弯 | wān | bend; bent; CL:道 |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | complete; intact |
| 网球 | wǎng qiú | tennis; CL:个 |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | often; frequently |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; CL:个 |
| 危机 | wēi jī | crisis; CL:个 |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; CL:个,丝; to smile |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl); surname Wei |
| 违反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail |
| 委员 | wěi yuán | committee member; committee; council; CL:个 |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach; CL:个 |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future; tomorrow; CL:个; approaching; coming; pending |
| 卫生 | wèi shēng | health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | (space) satellite; CL:颗 |
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position; place; seat; CL:个 |
| 温度 | wēn dù | temperature; CL:个 |
| 温暖 | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 闻 | wén | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at; surname Wen |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file; CL:份 |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization; culture; CL:个 |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic; historical relic; CL:件,个 |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:个 |
| 稳 | wěn | settled; steady; stable |
| 稳定 | wěn dìng | steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify |
| 问候 | wèn hòu | to give one's respects; to send a greeting |
| 握 | wò | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful |
| 屋 | wū | house; room; CL:间,个 |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | pollution; contamination; CL:个 |
| 无 | wú | -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un- |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
| 无数 | wú shù | countless; numberless; innumerable |
| 无限 | wú xiàn | unlimited; unbounded |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms; CL:种 |
| 武术 | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫; CL:种 |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist; CL:场,阵 |
| 误会 | wù huì | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:个 |
| 物价 | wù jià | (commodity) prices; CL:个 |
| 物质 | wù zhì | matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:个 |
| 吸 | xī | to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale |
| 西北 | xī běi | northwest |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part |
| 西餐 | xī cān | Western-style food; CL:份,顿 |
| 西方 | xī fāng | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon; CL:条 |
| 西红柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato; CL:只 |
| 西面 | xī miàn | west side; west |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 牺牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice oneself; to lay down one's life; to do sth at the expense of; beast slaughtered for sacrifice; sacrifice; CL:个 |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest |
| 吸烟 | xī yān | to smoke |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:个 |
| 洗衣机 | xǐ yī jī | washer; washing machine; CL:台 |
| 戏 | xì | trick; drama; play; show; CL:出,场,台 |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium; germ |
| 系统 | xì tǒng | system; CL:个 |
| 细心 | xì xīn | careful; attentive |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten; to scare |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work |
| 下面 | xià mian | below; under; next; the following |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse |
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods; seldom |
| 先后 | xiān hòu | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 鲜花 | xiān huā | fresh flowers; CL:朵 |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology); to advance |
| 纤维 | xiān wéi | fiber; CL:种 |
| 闲 | xián | noccupied; leisure; free time; to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; enclosure |
| 显得 | xiǎn de | to seem; to look; to appear |
| 显然 | xiǎn rán | clear; evident; obvious(ly) |
| 显著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding; notable; remarkable |
| 县 | xiàn | county |
| 献 | xiàn | to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire; line; CL:条,股,根 |
| 现代化 | xiàn dài huà | modernization; CL:个 |
| 羡慕 | xiàn mù | envious; envy; to admire |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | appearance; phenomenon; CL:个 |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:个 |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) |
| 相 | xiāng | each other; one another; mutually |
| 香肠 | xiāng cháng | sausage; CL:根 |
| 相当 | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 相互 | xiāng hù | each other; mutual |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 香皂 | xiāng zào | perfumed soap; toilet soap; CL:块 |
| 箱子 | xiāng zi | suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:只,个 |
| 详细 | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail; minute |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | idea; notion; train of thought; what sb is thinking; to think of a way (to do sth); CL:个 |
| 想念 | xiǎng niàn | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:种 |
| 想象 | xiǎng xiàng | to imagine; to fancy; CL:个 |
| 响应 | xiǎng yìng | respond to; answer; CL:个 |
| 象 | xiàng | elephant, CL:只; shape; form; appearance; of that shape; comparable to; such as...; image under a map (math.) |
| 项 | xiàng | back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc; surname Xiang |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; sports event; CL:个 |
| 消费 | xiāo fèi | to consume; CL:个 |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | digest; digestion; digestive |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 小伙子 | xiǎo huǒ zi | lad; young fellow; youngster; CL:个 |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat; CL:粒 |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | children; CL:个 |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction; CL:本,部 |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | primary school; CL:个 |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result; effect; quality; CL:个 |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster; CL:个,位,名 |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting |
| 血 | xiě | blood |
| 心得 | xīn dé | knowledge gained; CL:个 |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood; frame of mind; CL:个 |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart; CL:颗,个 |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth); CL:个 |
| 兴奋 | xīng fèn | excited; excitement |
| 星星 | xīng xing | star in the sky |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form; to take shape |
| 行动 | xíng dòng | operation; action; to move; mobile; CL:个 |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage; CL:件 |
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe; description; appearance; look |
| 形势 | xíng shì | circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:个 |
| 形式 | xíng shì | form; shape; situation; circumstance; CL:个 |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image; form; figure; CL:个; visualization; vivid |
| 形状 | xíng zhuàng | form; shape; CL:个 |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up; to awaken; to be awake |
| 性 | xìng | nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:个 |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:个 |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | name and surname; CL:个 |
| 性质 | xìng zhì | nature; characteristic; CL:个 |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | older and younger brother; brothers; brotherly; fraternal; CL:个 |
| 雄 | xióng | male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence |
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda; CL:只 |
| 雄伟 | xióng wěi | grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate; surname Xiu |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter; to modify |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair; to perform maintenance; to overhaul; to fix; to prune; to trim |
| 虚心 | xū xīn | modest |
| 许 | xǔ | to allow; to permit; to praise; somewhat; perhaps; surname Xu |
| 宣布 | xuān bù | to declare; to announce; to proclaim |
| 宣传 | xuān chuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:个 |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election; CL:次,个 |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 学费 | xué fèi | tuition fee; tuition; CL:个 |
| 学期 | xué qī | term; semester; CL:个 |
| 学术 | xué shù | learning; science; academic; CL:个 |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood |
| 寻找 | xún zhǎo | to seek; to look for |
| 训练 | xùn liàn | to train; to drill; training; CL:个 |
| 迅速 | xùn sù | rapid; speedy; fast |
| 压 | yā | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) |
| 牙 | yá | tooth; ivory; CL:颗 |
| 牙刷 | yá shuā | toothbrush; CL:把 |
| 沿 | yán | along; following (a line) |
| 盐 | yán | salt; CL:粒 |
| 延长 | yán cháng | to prolong; to extend; to delay; Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi |
| 严格 | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 研究所 | yán jiū suǒ | research institute; graduate studies; graduate school; CL:个 |
| 严肃 | yán sù | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe |
| 严重 | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:只,双; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) |
| 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副 |
| 眼泪 | yǎn lèi | tears; crying; CL:滴 |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes; now; at present |
| 演员 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress; performer; CL:个,位,名 |
| 咽 | yàn | to swallow |
| 阳光 | yáng guāng | sunshine; CL:线 |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; CL:个 |
| 腰 | yāo | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins |
| 邀请 | yāo qǐng | to invite; invitation; CL:个 |
| 摇 | yáo | shake; to rock |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip |
| 要紧 | yào jǐn | important; urgent |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (informal) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:个 |
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night; CL:个 |
| 业务 | yè wù | business; professional work; service; CL:项 |
| 业余 | yè yú | spare time; amateur; extra-curricular |
| 叶子 | yè zi | foliage; leaf; CL:片 |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while |
| 一道 | yī dào | together |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on |
| 一齐 | yī qí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 一生 | yī shēng | all one's life; throughout one's life |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time |
| 一同 | yī tóng | along; together |
| 医务室 | yī wù shì | clinic; CL:个 |
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden |
| 医学 | yī xué | medicine; medical science; study of medicine |
| 一…也… | yī yě | only... |
| 一致 | yī zhì | unanimous; identical (views or opinions) |
| 移 | yí | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove |
| 移动 | yí dòng | to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable |
| 仪器 | yí qì | instrument; apparatus; CL:台 |
| 疑问 | yí wèn | a question; sth not understood; to query; interrogative (gramm.); CL:个 |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; according to; so as to; by means of; in order to; by; with; because; abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as; too; and |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 以内 | yǐ nèi | within; less than |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | more than; above; over; the above-mentioned |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | below; under; following |
| 异常 | yì cháng | exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly |
| 议论 | yì lùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:个 |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected; accident; mishap; CL:个 |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will; willpower; determination; CL:个 |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ... |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor; CL:个 |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image; surname Yin; abbr. for 印度 |
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | print |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression |
| 应 | yīng | to answer; to respond; to agree (to do sth); should; ought to |
| 应当 | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero; CL:个 |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | bravery; gallant; valiant |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to meet; to welcome; to greet |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition; nourishment; CL:种 |
| 营业 | yíng yè | to do business; to trade |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow; reflection; CL:个 |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) |
| 应用 | yìng yòng | to use; to apply; application; applicable |
| 拥抱 | yōng bào | to embrace; to hug |
| 拥护 | yōng hù | to endorse; to support |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 勇气 | yǒng qì | courage; valor |
| 用不着 | yòng bu zháo | not need; have no use for |
| 用处 | yòng chu | usefulness; CL:个 |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort |
| 用力 | yòng lì | to exert oneself physically |
| 优点 | yōu diǎn | merit; benefit; strong point; advantage; CL:个 |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | established; long |
| 优良 | yōu liáng | fine; good; first-rate |
| 优美 | yōu měi | graceful; fine; elegant |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning |
| 由 | yóu | to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb) |
| 游览 | yóu lǎn | to go sight-seeing; to tour; to visit; CL:次 |
| 游泳池 | yóu yǒng chí | swimming pool; CL:场 |
| 由于 | yóu yú | due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because |
| 有的是 | yǒu de shì | have plenty of; there's no lack of |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | advantageous; to have advantages; favorable |
| 有力 | yǒu lì | powerful; forceful; vigorous |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective; in effect; valid |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 于 | yú | in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname Yu; to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particlesurname Yu |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 与 | yǔ | and; to give; together with |
| 语调 | yǔ diào | intonation; CL:个 |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock; badminton; CL:个 |
| 语气 | yǔ qì | tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:个 |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat; CL:件 |
| 语音 | yǔ yīn | voice |
| 遇 | yù | to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance; surname Yu |
| 预备 | yù bèi | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory |
| 遇见 | yù jiàn | meet |
| 玉米 | yù mǐ | corn; maize; CL:粒 |
| 员 | yuán | person; employee; member |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material; CL:个 |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:个 |
| 原则 | yuán zé | principle; doctrine; CL:个 |
| 圆珠笔 | yuán zhū bǐ | ballpoint pen; CL:支,枝 |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution; CL:个 |
| 愿望 | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 院长 | yuàn zhǎng | chair of board; president (of a university etc); department head; dean; CL:个 |
| 院子 | yuàn zi | courtyard; CL:个 |
| 约 | yuē | to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise |
| 约会 | yuē huì | appointment; engagement; date; CL:次,个; to arrange to meet |
| 阅读 | yuè dú | to read; reading |
| 越来越… | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 阅览室 | yuè lǎn shì | reading room; CL:间 |
| 越…越… | yuè yuè | the more... the more |
| 允许 | yǔn xǔ | to permit; to allow |
| 运 | yùn | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate |
| 运动会 | yùn dòng huì | sports competition; CL:个 |
| 运动员 | yùn dòng yuán | athlete; CL:名,个 |
| 运输 | yùn shū | transport; haulage; transit; CL:个 |
| 运用 | yùn yòng | to use; to put to use |
| 杂技 | zá jì | acrobatics; CL:场 |
| 咋 | zǎ | dialectal equivalent of 怎么 |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity |
| 灾害 | zāi hài | disastrous damage; scourge; CL:个 |
| 赞成 | zàn chéng | to approve; to endorse; to assist (lit.) |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) |
| 糟糕 | zāo gāo | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture |
| 造句 | zào jù | sentence-making |
| 则 | zé | conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause; standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle; classifier for written items (such as an official statement) |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility; blame; duty; CL:个 |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow; narrow-minded; badly off |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to stick; to paste |
| 展出 | zhǎn chū | to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch |
| 展览会 | zhǎn lǎn huì | exhibition; show; CL:个 |
| 战斗 | zhàn dòu | to fight; to battle; CL:场,次 |
| 战胜 | zhàn shèng | to prevail; to surmount |
| 战士 | zhàn shì | fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:个 |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; CL:场,次 |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order; surname Zhang |
| 涨 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) |
| 丈 | zhàng | ten feet |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband; CL:个 |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to receive (guests); to entertain; reception |
| 招待会 | zhāo dài huì | (press) conference; reception; CL:个,次 |
| 招呼 | zhāo hu | to call out to sb; to greet sb; to inform sb; to instruct sb to do sth; to take care of sb; CL:个 |
| 着 | zháo | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn |
| 照 | zhào | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | (business etc) as usual |
| 召开 | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; picture; CL:张,套,幅 |
| 折 | zhé | o fold; to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book |
| 哲学 | zhé xué | philosophy; CL:个 |
| 这边 | zhè biān | this side; here |
| 针 | zhēn | injection; needle; pin; CL:根,支 |
| 针对 | zhēn duì | to be directed against; to be aimed at; to counter; in the light of; in connection with |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth; CL:个 |
| 真实 | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 阵 | zhèn | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (topolect); how or what (literary) |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次,场 |
| 征求 | zhēng qiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition |
| 争取 | zhēng qǔ | to fight for; to strive for; to win over |
| 整个 | zhěng gè | whole; entire; total |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy; CL:个 |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular; normal; ordinary |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:个; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 织 | zhī | to weave; to knit |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:个 |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | afterwards; following; later; after |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand |
| 之上 | zhī shàng | above |
| 之下 | zhī xià | under; beneath; less than |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support; to back |
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth; to deserve |
| 职工 | zhí gōng | workers; staff; CL:个 |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct; opposite: indirect 间接; immediate; directly; straightforward |
| 植物 | zhí wù | botanical; plant; vegetation; CL:种 |
| 执行 | zhí xíng | to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run |
| 职业 | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until; only |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate; to point out |
| 指导 | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:个 |
| 指挥 | zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:个 |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; simply; only; but |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:个 |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 治 | zhì | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to; until |
| 制定 | zhì dìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 制订 | zhì dìng | to work out; to formulate |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:个 |
| 至今 | zhì jīn | so far; to this day; until now |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality; mass (in physics); CL:个 |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; (to say the) least |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society); CL:个 |
| 制造 | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份,顿 |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core; CL:个 |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) |
| 中药 | zhōng yào | (traditional) Chinese medicine; CL:服,种 |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last; in the end; finally; eventually |
| 种子 | zhǒng zi | seed; CL:颗,粒 |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant; to grow; to cultivate |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important; major; significant |
| 重点 | zhòng diǎn | emphasis; focal point; priority; key; with the emphasis on; focusing on |
| 重量 | zhòng liàng | weight; CL:个 |
| 重视 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 周到 | zhōu dao | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; to involve others (in shady business) |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively; step by step |
| 逐渐 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo; CL:棵,支,根 |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook; to boil |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) |
| 主观 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master; host; CL:个 |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head; CL:个 |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:个,位 |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:个 |
| 祝贺 | zhù hè | to congratulate; congratulations; CL:个 |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous; noted; well-known; celebrated |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部 |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch |
| 抓紧 | zhuā jǐn | to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist; CL:个 |
| 专门 | zhuān mén | specialist; specialized; customized |
| 专心 | zhuān xīn | to concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:门,个; professional |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to turn; to shift |
| 转变 | zhuǎn biàn | change; transform; CL:个 |
| 转告 | zhuǎn gào | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit |
| 转 | zhuàn | to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for turns: revs; classifier for repeated actions |
| 庄稼 | zhuāng jia | farm crop; CL:种 |
| 庄严 | zhuāng yán | stately |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into |
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation; CL:个 |
| 状态 | zhuàng tài | state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:个 |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase after; to seek; to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth; to recall |
| 准 | zhǔn | horizontal (old); accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of |
| 准确 | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time; punctual; on schedule |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture |
| 资料 | zī liào | material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); CL:份,个 |
| 资源 | zī yuán | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism); Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple; violet; amethyst; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye); Japanese: murasaki |
| 仔细 | zǐ xì | careful; attentive; cautious |
| 自 | zì | from; self; oneself; since |
| 自从 | zì cóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 自动 | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自费 | zì fèi | (be) at one's own expense |
| 自觉 | zì jué | conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural; naturally |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | self-; ego (psychology) |
| 自学 | zì xué | self-study; to study on one's own |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; free; liberty; CL:个 |
| 综合 | zōng hé | comprehensive; composite; synthesized; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize |
| 总结 | zǒng jié | to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:个 |
| 总理 | zǒng lǐ | premier; prime minister; CL:个,位,名 |
| 总统 | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country); CL:个,位,名,届 |
| 走道 | zǒu dào | pavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath |
| 组 | zǔ | to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries; surname Zu |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain |
| 钻研 | zuān yán | to study meticulously; to delve into |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | respect; to revere |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side; to the left of |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence |
| 坐班 | zuò bān | to work office hours; on duty |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:个 |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; CL:个,位 |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 做梦 | zuò mèng | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus; CL:部,篇 |
| 座谈 | zuò tán | to have an informal discussion; CL:次,个 |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat; CL:个 |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇 |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:个 |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer; CL:个 |
