| 唉 | āi | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh |
| 哎哟 | āi yō | hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise |
| 挨 | ái | to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle |
| 癌 | ái | cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yan2] |
| 安 | ān | content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for; to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; security; safety; peace; ampere; surname An |
| 安定 | ān dìng | stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly; Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 安装 | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation |
| 暗暗 | àn àn | secretly; inwardly |
| 按期 | àn qī | on schedule; on time |
| 熬 | áo | endure; to boil |
| 奥秘 | ào mì | secret; mystery |
| 扒 | bā | to hold on to; to cling to; to dig up; to rake; to push aside; to climb; to pull out; to strip off |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) |
| 坝 | bà | dam; dike; embankment; CL: 条 |
| 罢 | bà | to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish |
| 罢工 | bà gōng | a strike; to go on strike |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white |
| 百货 | bǎi huò | general merchandise |
| 柏树 | bǎi shù | cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] |
| 摆脱 | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself |
| 拜访 | bài fǎng | to pay a visit; to call on |
| 拜会 | bài huì | pay an official call; call on; visit in an official capacity |
| 般 | bān | sort; kind; class; way; manner |
| 瓣 | bàn | petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc |
| 半岛 | bàn dǎo | peninsula; Al Jazeera (Arabic-language news network) |
| 办理 | bàn lǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct |
| 绑 | bǎng | to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap |
| 棒 | bàng | a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race |
| 磅 | bàng | see 磅秤 scale; platform balance; pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) |
| 剥 | bāo | to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck |
| 包袱 | bāo fu | cloth-wrapper; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody; to include |
| 包围 | bāo wéi | to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 宝 | bǎo | a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to assure; to guarantee; to take care of; to safeguard; certainly; surely |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy |
| 宝石 | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; CL:枚,颗 |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | (politically) conservative; to guard; to keep |
| 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份 |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard |
| 报仇 | bào chóu | to revenge (oneself); to avenge |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 报复 | bào fù | to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation |
| 报刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals; the press |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4] |
| 报社 | bào shè | general office of a newspaper; newspaper office; CL:家 |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm; CL:场,阵 |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 辈 | bèi | contemporaries; generation; lifetime |
| 被动 | bèi dòng | passive |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; CL:种 |
| 被迫 | bèi pò | be compelled; be forced |
| 背诵 | bèi sòng | recite; repeat from memory |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | a sleeveless garment; CL:件 |
| 奔 | bēn | to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 本人 | běn rén | the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself; per se |
| 奔 | bèn | go to; towards |
| 甭 | béng | need not; (contraction of 不 and 用) |
| 彼此 | bǐ cǐ | each other; one another |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy; instance |
| 笔试 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 壁 | bì | wall; rampart |
| 必 | bì | certainly; must; will; necessarily |
| 必定 | bì dìng | be bound to; be sure to |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis |
| 闭幕 | bì mù | the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting) |
| 必修 | bì xiū | a required course |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need; to require; essential; indispensable |
| 编辑 | biān jí | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler |
| 边疆 | biān jiāng | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region |
| 边界 | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to weave; to plait; to braid; to work out; to draw up; to prepare; to compile; authorized strength; establishment |
| 变动 | biàn dòng | change; alteration |
| 变革 | biàn gé | transform; change |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy; to facilitate |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | debate; argument; to argue over; CL:场,次 |
| 便于 | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for |
| 标语 | biāo yǔ | slogan; poster; CL:幅,张,条 |
| 标志 | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
| 表情 | biǎo qíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression |
| 别处 | bié chù | elsewhere |
| 别字 | bié zì | mispronounced or wrongly written character |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; third in order; letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; propyl |
| 柄 | bǐng | handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:张 |
| 病床 | bìng chuáng | hospital bed; sickbed |
| 病情 | bìng qíng | state of an illness; patient's condition |
| 拨 | bō | to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; to poke; to stir; group (of people); batch; to dial |
| 播 | bō | to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4] |
| 菠菜 | bō cài | spinach; CL:棵 |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave |
| 播送 | bō sòng | broadcast; transmit; beam |
| 剥削 | bō xuē | to exploit; exploitation |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. |
| 博物馆 | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried |
| 不比 | bù bǐ | unlike |
| 不曾 | bù céng | never (have done sth) |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer |
| 布告 | bù gào | posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce |
| 不够 | bù gòu | not enough; insufficient; inadequate |
| 不顾 | bù gù | in spite of; regardless of |
| 不见 | bù jiàn | not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing |
| 不见得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily; not likely |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from |
| 不觉 | bù jué | unconsciously |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 不利 | bù lì | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 不满 | bù mǎn | resentful; discontented; dissatisfied |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | unavoidable |
| 不是…而是… | bù shì ér shì | B, not A |
| 不是…就是… | bù shì jiù shì | if not ..., then ...; either ... or ... |
| 不是 | bù shi | fault; blame |
| 部署 | bù shǔ | to dispose; to deploy; deployment |
| 不停 | bù tíng | incessant |
| 不像话 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable; shocking; outrageous |
| 不在乎 | bù zài hu | not to care |
| 不怎么样 | bù zěn me yàng | not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it |
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only; not merely |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 不足 | bù zú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not |
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | guess; conjecture; suppose; suspect |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property; CL:笔 |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth; riches |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability; capacity |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL:个,位,名 |
| 财政 | cái zhèng | finances (public); financial |
| 餐车 | cān chē | dining car; diner |
| 参考 | cān kǎo | consultation; reference; to consult; to refer |
| 参谋 | cān móu | staff officer; give advice |
| 蚕 | cán | silkworm |
| 残酷 | cán kù | cruel; cruelty |
| 惭愧 | cán kuì | ashamed |
| 惨 | cǎn | miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; seriously; badly; tragic |
| 灿烂 | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant; splendid |
| 舱 | cāng | cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane |
| 苍白 | cāng bái | pale; wan |
| 仓库 | cāng kù | depot; storehouse; warehouse |
| 苍蝇 | cāng ying | housefly; CL:只 |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about |
| 操纵 | cāo zòng | to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side |
| 测 | cè | side; to lean; to survey; to measure; conjecture |
| 测量 | cè liáng | survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine |
| 测试 | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software) |
| 差别 | chā bié | difference; distinction; diversity; disparity |
| 插秧 | chā yāng | transplant rice seedlings |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse; CL:家 |
| 茶话会 | chá huà huì | tea party |
| 茶叶 | chá yè | tea; tea-leaves; CL:盒,罐,包,片 |
| 铲 | chǎn | to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel; to level off; to root up |
| 产物 | chǎn wù | product; result (of) |
| 产值 | chǎn zhí | value of output; output value |
| 颤动 | chàn dòng | to tremble |
| 颤抖 | chàn dǒu | to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines |
| 长度 | cháng dù | length |
| 长久 | cháng jiǔ | (for a) long time |
| 常识 | cháng shí | common sense; general knowledge; CL:门 |
| 长远 | cháng yuǎn | long-term; long-range |
| 场地 | chǎng dì | space; site; place; sports pitch |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation; occasion |
| 场面 | chǎng miàn | scene; spectacle; occasion |
| 厂长 | chǎng zhǎng | factory director |
| 超额 | chāo é | above quota |
| 钞票 | chāo piào | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); CL:张,扎 |
| 潮 | cháo | tide; current; damp; moist; humid |
| 潮湿 | cháo shī | damp; moist |
| 炒 | chǎo | saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row; CL:顿 |
| 车辆 | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 车厢 | chē xiāng | carriage; CL:节 |
| 扯 | chě | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip |
| 撤 | chè | to remove; to take away; to withdraw |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy |
| 陈列 | chén liè | to display; to exhibit |
| 沉思 | chén sī | contemplate; contemplation; meditation; ponder |
| 尘土 | chén tǔ | dust |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard; serious; critical |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop-up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | to call; to address as; appellation |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract; to undertake (a job) |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 承担 | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 成千上万 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | (coll.) all day long; all the time |
| 程序 | chéng xù | procedures; sequence; order; computer program |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; set expression; CL:条,本,句 |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | member |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear; hardships |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately |
| 吃力 | chī lì | entail strenuous effort; be a strain |
| 池 | chí | pond; reservoir; moat; surname Chi |
| 迟 | chí | late; delayed; slow; surname Chi |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimension; measurement |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | rule; ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把 |
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator (of the earth or astronomical body) |
| 冲击 | chōng jī | an attack; under attack; a shock |
| 充实 | chōng shí | rich; substantial; enrich; substantiate |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention |
| 冲 | chòng | powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of |
| 仇 | chóu | hatred; animosity; enmity; a rival; an enemy; feud |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | hatred; enmity; hostility |
| 丑 | chǒu | shameful; ugly; disgraceful; clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; surname Chou |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (of a difficulty etc) |
| 出卖 | chū mài | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go on a journey; away from home; exit door; to go out of the door |
| 出难题 | chū nán tí | to raise a tough question |
| 初期 | chū qī | initial stage; beginning period |
| 出身 | chū shēn | family background; class origin |
| 出事 | chū shì | have an accident; meet with a mishap |
| 出息 | chū xi | future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless |
| 处于 | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 处处 | chù chù | everywhere; in all respects |
| 传达 | chuán dá | to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission |
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect; contagious |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that... |
| 喘 | chuǎn | to gasp; to pant; asthma |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to mix up; to conspire; to rove; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across; bunch or cluster; string (computing); classifier for rows or strings |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground |
| 窗帘 | chuāng lián | window curtains |
| 窗台 | chuāng tái | window sill; window ledge |
| 床单 | chuáng dān | bed sheet; CL:条,件,张,床 |
| 创立 | chuàng lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 春季 | chūn jì | springtime |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed; genuine |
| 纯洁 | chún jié | pure; clean and honest; to purify |
| 瓷 | cí | chinaware; porcelain; china |
| 词汇 | cí huì | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment; now; at present |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 次要 | cì yào | secondary |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty; hurried |
| 丛 | cóng | cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket |
| 从容 | cóng róng | to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] |
| 凑 | còu | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless; thoughtless |
| 粗心大意 | cū xīn dà yì | negligent; careless; inadvertent |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development) |
| 窜 | cuàn | to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit |
| 摧毁 | cuī huǐ | destroy; wreck |
| 村庄 | cūn zhuāng | village; hamlet; CL:座 |
| 村子 | cūn zi | village |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue |
| 错字 | cuò zì | incorrect character; typo (in Chinese text) |
| 达 | dá | to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent; surname Da |
| 达成 | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 答复 | dá fù | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) |
| 打败 | dǎ bài | to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to suffer a defeat; to be defeated |
| 打击 | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; a setback; a blow; percussion (music) |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:场 |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with; to have dealings |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up; to take measure of; to suppose; to reckon |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice |
| 大半 | dà bàn | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely |
| 大便 | dà biàn | to defecate; excrement; feces |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly; enormously; uncle |
| 大道 | dà dào | main street; avenue |
| 大地 | dà dì | earth; mother earth |
| 大都 | dà dū | metropolitan; Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing |
| 大队 | dà duì | group; a large body of; production brigade; military group |
| 大方 | dà fang | generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed |
| 大哥 | dà gē | eldest brother |
| 大力 | dà lì | energetically; vigorously |
| 大脑 | dà nǎo | brain; cerebrum |
| 大嫂 | dà sǎo | older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy; CL:名,位 |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea; main idea |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 大众 | dà zhòng | the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc); Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature (the natural world) |
| 代办 | dài bàn | to act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf; an agent; a diplomatic representative; a chargé d'affaires |
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest |
| 带动 | dài dòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive |
| 代价 | dài jià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 带头 | dài tóu | to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment; pay; wages; status; salary |
| 担 | dān | to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility |
| 单纯 | dān chún | simple; pure; alone; merely |
| 单独 | dān dú | alone; by oneself; on one's own |
| 担负 | dān fù | to shoulder; to bear; to undertake |
| 耽误 | dān wu | delay; hold-up; to waste time; to interfere with |
| 胆 | dǎn | the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder |
| 蛋白质 | dàn bái zhì | protein |
| 诞生 | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally |
| 当代 | dāng dài | the present age; the contemporary era |
| 当家 | dāng jiā | to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence |
| 当中 | dāng zhōng | among; in the middle; in the center |
| 党派 | dǎng pài | partisan; political party related |
| 党委 | dǎng wěi | Party committee |
| 档案 | dàng àn | file; record; archive; Taiwan pr. [dang3 an4] |
| 导弹 | dǎo dàn | guided missile; cruise missile; missile; CL:枚 |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | have bad luck; be out of luck |
| 导师 | dǎo shī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor |
| 倒腾 | dǎo teng | to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling |
| 导演 | dǎo yǎn | direct; director (film etc) |
| 岛屿 | dǎo yǔ | island |
| 导致 | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 到…为止… | dào wéi zhǐ | as far as... |
| 得病 | dé bìng | to fall ill; to contract a disease |
| 得了 | dé le | all right!; that's enough! |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent |
| 蹬 | dēng | to pedal |
| 灯火 | dēng huǒ | lights |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait; to wait for |
| 瞪 | dèng | to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at |
| 堤 | dī | dike |
| 底 | dǐ | background; bottom; base; the end of a period of time; towards the end of (last month) |
| 抵 | dǐ | to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist; resistance |
| 底片 | dǐ piàn | negative; photographic plate |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor |
| 地步 | dì bù | condition; situation; plight; extent; room for action |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel; causeway |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain; topography relief |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet; rug |
| 地形 | dì xíng | topography; terrain; landform |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 地质 | dì zhì | geology |
| 地主 | dì zhǔ | landlord; land-owner |
| 典礼 | diǎn lǐ | celebration; ceremony |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative |
| 垫 | diàn | pad; cushion; mat |
| 电池 | diàn chí | battery; CL:节,组 |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish; to fix; to settle |
| 惦记 | diàn jì | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about |
| 电力 | diàn lì | electrical power; electricity |
| 电铃 | diàn líng | electric bell |
| 电流 | diàn liú | electric current |
| 电炉 | diàn lú | electric stove; hot plate |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer; CL:台 |
| 电器 | diàn qì | (electrical) appliance; device |
| 电线 | diàn xiàn | wire; power cord; CL:根 |
| 电压 | diàn yā | voltage |
| 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve; to engrave; carving |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc) |
| 爹 | diē | dad |
| 叠 | dié | to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate |
| 丁 | dīng | fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; butyl; cubes (of food); surname Ding |
| 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively; to fix attention on; to stare; to gaze; to follow; to shadow sb |
| 钉 | dīng | nail; to pin up; to nail; to keep at sb; to follow closely |
| 钉子 | dīng zi | nail; snag |
| 订婚 | dìng hūn | engagement |
| 定期 | dìng qī | regularly; at regular intervals |
| 冬季 | dōng jì | winter |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | sensible; thoughtful; intelligent |
| 动机 | dòng jī | motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention |
| 动力 | dòng lì | power; motion; propulsion; force |
| 动摇 | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to |
| 抖 | dǒu | to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world |
| 陡 | dǒu | steep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together |
| 豆浆 | dòu jiāng | soy milk |
| 豆子 | dòu zi | bean; pea; CL:颗 |
| 毒 | dú | poison; narcotics; evil |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinct; having special characteristics |
| 读物 | dú wù | reading material |
| 独自 | dú zì | alone |
| 端正 | duān zhèng | upright; regular; proper; correct |
| 堆积 | duī jī | to pile up; to heap; accumulation |
| 对得起 | duì de qǐ | not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of |
| 兑换 | duì huàn | to convert; to exchange |
| 对…来说 | duì lái shuō | as regards... |
| 对了 | duì le | Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... |
| 对立 | duì lì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical |
| 对门 | duì mén | the building or room opposite |
| 队员 | duì yuán | team member |
| 顿时 | dùn shí | immediately; suddenly |
| 多半 | duō bàn | chiefly; likelihood |
| 多亏 | duō kuī | thanks to; luckily |
| 多劳多得 | duō láo duō dé | work more and get more |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body |
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus |
| 夺取 | duó qǔ | to seize; capture; to wrest control of |
| 俄语 | é yǔ | Russian (language) |
| 恶 | è | evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm |
| 恶化 | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality |
| 儿女 | ér nǚ | children; sons and daughters |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to find; to detect; to discover |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission |
| 发行 | fā xíng | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop; growth; development |
| 罚 | fá | to punish; to penalize |
| 法令 | fǎ lìng | decree; ordinance |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law; court |
| 法制 | fǎ zhì | made in France; legal system and institutions |
| 法子 | fǎ zi | way; method |
| 番 | fān | foreign; ethnic groups from outside China; (when used after a verb) times or fold; classifier for the number of iterations of an action or deed etc |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | turn over; free oneself; stand up |
| 烦 | fán | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy |
| 凡是 | fán shì | every; all |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse; inside-out or upside-down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切 phonetic system |
| 返 | fǎn | to return (to) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) |
| 反击 | fǎn jī | to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack |
| 反问 | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant; CL:家 |
| 泛滥 | fàn làn | to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked |
| 犯人 | fàn rén | convict; prisoner; criminal |
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 妨碍 | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | defend; protect (against) |
| 房屋 | fáng wū | house; building; CL:所,套 |
| 防御 | fáng yù | defense; to defend |
| 防治 | fáng zhì | prevention and cure |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | let go; have a free hand; let go one's hold |
| 放松 | fàng sōng | to loosen; to relax |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放映 | fàng yìng | to show (a movie); to screen |
| 非 | fēi | to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must; abbr. for 非洲, Africa |
| 飞快 | fēi kuài | very fast; at lightning speed |
| 飞行 | fēi xíng | (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation |
| 飞跃 | fēi yuè | to leap |
| 肥料 | féi liào | fertilizer; manure |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap; CL:块,条 |
| 废 | fèi | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste |
| 废除 | fèi chú | to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal |
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 费力 | fèi lì | great effort; to strain (oneself) |
| 沸腾 | fèi téng | boiling; ebullition |
| 废墟 | fèi xū | ruins |
| 分布 | fēn bù | distributed; to distribute |
| 分割 | fēn gē | to cut up; to break up |
| 分工 | fēn gōng | divide the work; division of labor |
| 分解 | fēn jiě | to resolve; to decompose; to break down |
| 分离 | fēn lí | to separate |
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism |
| 分泌 | fēn mì | to secrete; secretion |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clearly demarcated; sharply contoured |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute |
| 分数 | fēn shù | fraction; score |
| 分子 | fēn zǐ | molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction |
| 坟 | fén | grave; tomb; CL:座; embankment; mound; ancient book |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | crash; break up |
| 粪 | fèn | manure; dung |
| 分子 | fèn zǐ | members of a class or group; political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists); part |
| 疯 | fēng | insane; mad; wild |
| 丰产 | fēng chǎn | high yield; bumper crop |
| 风格 | fēng gé | style |
| 疯狂 | fēng kuáng | madness; extreme popularity |
| 风气 | fēng qì | general mood; atmosphere; common practice |
| 丰收 | fēng shōu | bumper harvest |
| 封锁 | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 缝 | féng | to sew; to stitch |
| 讽刺 | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm |
| 佛教 | fó jiào | Buddhism |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | man and wife |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment; to serve; to obey; to convince; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes |
| 俯 | fǔ | look down; stoop |
| 腐蚀 | fǔ shí | corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate |
| 负 | fù | lose; negative (math. etc); to bear; to carry (on one's back) |
| 负担 | fù dān | burden; to bear a burden |
| 复活节 | fù huó jié | Easter |
| 妇人 | fù rén | married woman |
| 富有 | fù yǒu | rich; full of |
| 富裕 | fù yù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off; Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang |
| 复制 | fù zhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone |
| 改编 | gǎi biān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | improve |
| 盖子 | gài zi | cover; lid; shell |
| 甘 | gān | sweet; willing; surname Gan; abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肃省 |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | drought; arid; dry |
| 干扰 | gān rǎo | to interfere; obstruction |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere; to meddle; interference |
| 赶忙 | gǎn máng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste |
| 赶上 | gǎn shàng | to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); a feeling; an impression; an experience |
| 敢于 | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in |
| 干劲 | gàn jìn | enthusiasm for doing sth |
| 缸 | gāng | jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口 |
| 纲领 | gāng lǐng | program; guiding principle |
| 港币 | gǎng bì | Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port; harbor |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song) |
| 高等 | gāo děng | higher; high level; advanced |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak; summit; height |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking |
| 高尚 | gāo shàng | noble; lofty; refined; exquisite |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed |
| 高压 | gāo yā | high pressure; high-handed |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school (Taiwan); abbr. for 高级中学 |
| 稿 | gǎo | manuscript; draft; stalk of grain |
| 告辞 | gào cí | to take leave |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 歌剧 | gē jù | western opera; CL:场,出 |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 歌颂 | gē sòng | sing the praises of; extol; eulogize |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon; dove; various birds of the species Columbidae |
| 隔阂 | gé hé | estrangement |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially; particularly |
| 革新 | gé xīn | innovation |
| 各式各样 | gè shì gè yàng | (of) all kinds and sorts; various |
| 个体户 | gè tǐ hù | self-employed; a private firm (PRC usage) |
| 个性 | gè xìng | individuality; personality |
| 给以 | gěi yǐ | give; grant |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) |
| 耕地 | gēng dì | arable land; to plow land |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale; surname Gong |
| 弓 | gōng | a bow (weapon); CL:张; surname Gong |
| 攻 | gōng | to attack; to accuse; to study |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security |
| 公布 | gōng bù | to announce; to make public; to publish |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site |
| 宫殿 | gōng diàn | palace; CL:座 |
| 攻击 | gōng jī | to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) |
| 功课 | gōng kè | homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study; CL:门 |
| 攻克 | gōng kè | to capture; to take |
| 功劳 | gōng láo | contribution; meritorious service; credit |
| 工龄 | gōng líng | length of service; seniority |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 公顷 | gōng qǐng | hectare |
| 公式 | gōng shì | formula |
| 工序 | gōng xù | working procedure; process |
| 供应 | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide; to offer |
| 公用 | gōng yòng | public; for public use |
| 共和国 | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 共青团 | gòng qīng tuán | the Communist Youth League |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道 |
| 钩 | gōu | to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch; arb |
| 勾结 | gōu jié | to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with |
| 钩子 | gōu zi | hook |
| 购 | gòu | to buy; to purchase |
| 购买 | gòu mǎi | to purchase; to buy |
| 辜负 | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint |
| 孤立 | gū lì | isolate; isolated |
| 股 | gǔ | share; portion; section; part; thigh; classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc; whiff |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 鼓动 | gǔ dòng | to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite |
| 骨干 | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone |
| 谷子 | gǔ zi | millet |
| 雇 | gù | to employ; to hire; to rent |
| 固定 | gù dìng | fixed; set; regular |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) |
| 固体 | gù tǐ | solid |
| 顾问 | gù wèn | adviser; consultant |
| 瓜 | guā | melon; gourd; squash |
| 瓜子 | guā zǐ | melon seeds |
| 寡妇 | guǎ fu | widow |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | lit. you can't blame it!; no wonder!; so that's why! |
| 观测 | guān cè | to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc) |
| 关怀 | guān huái | care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to |
| 观看 | guān kàn | to watch; to view |
| 官僚主义 | guān liáo zhǔ yì | bureaucracy |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions |
| 关头 | guān tóu | juncture; moment |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | pipeline |
| 管子 | guǎn zi | tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根 |
| 惯 | guàn | accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) |
| 灌 | guàn | to irrigate; to pour |
| 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot |
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance |
| 光滑 | guāng hua | glossy; sleek; smooth |
| 光临 | guāng lín | (honorific) Welcome!; You honor us with your presence.; It is an honor to have you. |
| 广 | guǎng | wide; numerous; to spread; surname Guang |
| 归 | guī | to go back; to return; to return or give back sth; to resign; to surrender; (of a woman) to get married (old) |
| 规划 | guī huà | plan; program |
| 规矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved |
| 规则 | guī zé | rule; regulation; rules and regulations |
| 轨道 | guǐ dào | orbit; railway or tram line; fig. conventional way of thinking |
| 贵宾 | guì bīn | honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP |
| 柜台 | guì tái | sales counter; front desk; bar |
| 柜子 | guì zi | cupboard; cabinet |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick; rod |
| 锅炉 | guō lú | boiler |
| 国防 | guó fáng | national defense |
| 国籍 | guó jí | nationality |
| 国旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country); CL:面 |
| 国庆节 | guó qìng jié | PRC National Day (October 1st) |
| 国务院 | guó wù yuàn | State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) |
| 国营 | guó yíng | state-run (company etc); nationalized |
| 裹 | guǒ | to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel |
| 果实 | guǒ shí | fruit; gains |
| 果树 | guǒ shù | fruit tree; CL:棵 |
| 过渡 | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration) |
| 过分 | guò fèn | excessive; undue; overly |
| 咳 | hāi | sound of sighing |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level; elevation |
| 海军 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level; sea surface |
| 海峡 | hǎi xiá | channel; strait |
| 害虫 | hài chóng | injurious insect; pest |
| 含量 | hán liàng | content; quantity contained |
| 喊叫 | hǎn jiào | to cry out; to shout |
| 旱 | hàn | drought |
| 焊 | hàn | to solder; weld by heat; to weld |
| 行列 | háng liè | procession |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail; to fly; to navigate |
| 行业 | háng yè | industry; business |
| 毫米 | háo mǐ | millimeter |
| 好比 | hǎo bǐ | be just like; can be compared to |
| 耗 | hào | mouse; new; to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity |
| 呵 | hē | expel breath; my goodness |
| 核 | hé | to investigate; pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need; why should |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus; to chorus |
| 合成 | hé chéng | to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful; legitimate; legal |
| 合格 | hé gé | qualified; meeting a standard; eligible (voter) |
| 合金 | hé jīn | alloy |
| 何况 | hé kuàng | much less; let alone |
| 河流 | hé liú | river; CL:条 |
| 合算 | hé suàn | worthwhile; be a good deal; be a bargain; reckon up; calculate |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night |
| 痕迹 | hén jì | vestige; mark; trace |
| 狠 | hěn | fierce; very |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 宏伟 | hóng wěi | grand; imposing; magnificent |
| 喉咙 | hóu lóng | throat; larynx |
| 吼 | hǒu | roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage |
| 后代 | hòu dài | posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations |
| 后方 | hòu fāng | the rear; far behind the front line |
| 后果 | hòu guǒ | consequences; aftermath |
| 后头 | hòu tou | behind; in the back; the rear side; later; in future |
| 后退 | hòu tuì | recoil; draw back; fall back; retreat |
| 呼呼 | hū hū | sound of wind blowing (onomatopoeia) |
| 忽视 | hū shì | to neglect; to ignore |
| 蝴蝶 | hú dié | butterfly; CL:只 |
| 胡说 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense; drivel |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | lane; alley; CL:条 |
| 护 | hù | to protect |
| 互助 | hù zhù | help each other; Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai |
| 花朵 | huā duǒ | flower |
| 哗哗 | huā huā | sound of gurgling water |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut; groundnut; CL:粒 |
| 华侨 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality; CL:个,位,名 |
| 华人 | huá rén | ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski; skiing |
| 化工 | huà gōng | chemical industry, abbr. of 化学工业; chemical engineering, abbr. of 化学工程 |
| 化合 | huà hé | chemical combination |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter; CL:个 |
| 话剧 | huà jù | stage play; modern drama; CL:台,部 |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil |
| 化验 | huà yàn | laboratory test; chemical experiment; assay |
| 怀 | huái | bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child); surname Huai |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce |
| 怀疑 | huái yí | to doubt; to suspect; doubt; suspicion; skeptical |
| 坏蛋 | huài dàn | bad egg; scoundrel; bastard |
| 欢呼 | huān hū | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay |
| 欢喜 | huān xǐ | happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of |
| 缓和 | huǎn hé | to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild |
| 缓缓 | huǎn huǎn | slowly; unhurriedly; little by little |
| 缓慢 | huǎn màn | slow; slow-moving |
| 唤 | huàn | to call |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry |
| 幻灯 | huàn dēng | lantern slides |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion; fantasy |
| 荒 | huāng | desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect |
| 慌忙 | huāng máng | in a great rush; in a flurry |
| 黄昏 | huáng hūn | dusk; evening; nightfall |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow (color); pornographic |
| 晃 | huàng | to sway; to shake |
| 灰尘 | huī chén | dust |
| 辉煌 | huī huáng | splendid; glorious |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | lose heart; be discouraged |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall; to recollect; to think back |
| 毁 | huǐ | defame; to slander; o destroy by fire; a blaze; to destroy; to damage; to ruin |
| 汇 | huì | class; collection; remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange |
| 汇报 | huì bào | to report; to give an account of; report; to collect information and report back |
| 汇款 | huì kuǎn | to remit money; remittance |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness |
| 浑身 | hún shēn | all over; from head to foot |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix; to blend |
| 混乱 | hùn luàn | confusion; chaos; disorder |
| 混凝土 | hùn níng tǔ | concrete |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead |
| 活该 | huó gāi | (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should |
| 伙 | huǒ | companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together; meals (abbr. for 伙食 |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | partner; companion; comrade |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket; CL:枚 |
| 火力 | huǒ lì | fire; firepower |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze; flame |
| 火药 | huǒ yào | gunpowder |
| 获 | huò | to reap; to harvest; to catch; to obtain; to capture |
| 货币 | huò bì | currency; monetary; money |
| 或多或少 | huò duō huò shǎo | more or less |
| 货物 | huò wù | goods; commodity; merchandise; CL:宗 |
| 机 | jī | machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:台; surname Ji |
| 基层 | jī céng | basic level; grass-roots unit; basement layer |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda |
| 机动 | jī dòng | locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) |
| 饥饿 | jī è | hunger; starvation; famine |
| 机构 | jī gòu | mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL:所 |
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | muscle; flesh |
| 激素 | jī sù | hormone |
| 级别 | jí bié | (military) rank; level; grade |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though; given that |
| 集团 | jí tuán | group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate |
| 急躁 | jí zào | irritable; irascible; impetuous |
| 给予 | jǐ yǔ | to accord; to give; to show (respect) |
| 季 | jì | season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields; surname Ji |
| 计 | jì | to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge; surname Ji |
| 继承 | jì chéng | to inherit; to carry on; to succeed |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely; lonesome; quiet; silent |
| 技能 | jì néng | technical ability; skill |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill; technique |
| 计算机 | jì suàn jī | computer; calculator; CL:台 |
| 记载 | jì zǎi | write down; record; written account |
| 佳 | jiā | beautiful; fine; good |
| 家伙 | jiā huo | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; guy (slang); chap |
| 加紧 | jiā jǐn | to intensify; to speed up; to step up |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in |
| 家属 | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent |
| 加速 | jiā sù | accelerate; expedite |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; abbr. for 加大油门; to step on the gas; fig. to make an extra effort; fig. to cheer sb on |
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old) |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 假若 | jiǎ ruò | if; supposing; in case |
| 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if; in case; suppose; given... |
| 价 | jià | price; value; valence (on an atom) |
| 假 | jià | vacation |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation |
| 价钱 | jià qian | price |
| 驾驶 | jià shǐ | to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive |
| 架子 | jià zi | shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance |
| 兼 | jiān | double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry; to sauté |
| 监督 | jiān dū | to control; to supervise; to inspect |
| 坚固 | jiān gù | firm; firmly; hard; stable |
| 歼灭 | jiān miè | to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult; hard; challenging |
| 监视 | jiān shì | to monitor; to oversee; to keep a close watch over; to spy on |
| 坚硬 | jiān yìng | hard; solid |
| 监狱 | jiān yù | prison |
| 尖子 | jiān zi | best of its kind; cream of the crop |
| 碱 | jiǎn | base; alkali; soda (chemistry) |
| 简便 | jiǎn biàn | simple and convenient; handy |
| 检讨 | jiǎn tǎo | to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review |
| 检验 | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine; to test |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | simply; at all; practically |
| 渐 | jiàn | gradual; gradually |
| 溅 | jiàn | splash |
| 贱 | jiàn | inexpensive; lowly |
| 鉴定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise; to identify; to evaluate; o identify |
| 见解 | jiàn jiě | opinion; view; understanding |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust; sound |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 僵 | jiāng | igid; stiff (corpse); rigid; deadlock |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot; Chiangchun township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 奖金 | jiǎng jīn | premium; award money; a bonus |
| 讲究 | jiǎng jiu | to pay particular attention to; exquisite; aesthetic |
| 讲课 | jiǎng kè | teach; lecture |
| 奖励 | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) |
| 讲义 | jiǎng yì | teaching materials |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soya bean; marinated in soya paste; paste; jam |
| 浇 | jiāo | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | to hand over; to explain; to make clear; to brief (sb); to account for; to justify oneself; to confess; to finish (colloquial) |
| 焦急 | jiāo jí | anxiety; anxious |
| 胶卷 | jiāo juǎn | film; film roll |
| 交谈 | jiāo tán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | (business) transaction; business deal; CL:笔 |
| 搅 | jiǎo | to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir |
| 脚步 | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; point of view |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty; cunning; sly |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook; corner |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap; a sleep; CL:场 |
| 教导 | jiào dǎo | to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:个,位,名 |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church; chapel; CL:间 |
| 教研室 | jiào yán shì | teaching and research section |
| 揭 | jiē | to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask |
| 结 | jiē | to bear fruit; to produce; firm; solid |
| 阶层 | jiē céng | hierarchy; stratum |
| 接连 | jiē lián | on end; in a row; in succession |
| 揭露 | jiē lù | to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure |
| 截 | jié | a section; to cut off (a length) |
| 结 | jié | knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) |
| 洁白 | jié bái | spotlessly white; pure white |
| 竭力 | jié lì | to do one's utmost |
| 解放军 | jiě fàng jūn | People's Liberation Army (i.e. the Chinese army) |
| 解剖 | jiě pōu | to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse; on the pretext |
| 界线 | jiè xiàn | limits; bounds; dividing line |
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 金鱼 | jīn yú | goldfish |
| 紧急 | jǐn jí | urgent; emergency |
| 紧密 | jǐn mì | inseparably close |
| 紧俏 | jǐn qiào | (merchandise) in high demand |
| 谨慎 | jǐn shèn | cautious; prudent |
| 浸 | jìn | to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually |
| 近代 | jìn dài | modern times |
| 进军 | jìn jūn | to march; to advance |
| 尽力 | jìn lì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort |
| 惊 | jīng | to start; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm |
| 精 | jīng | essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic) |
| 惊动 | jīng dòng | alarm; alert; disturb |
| 经费 | jīng fèi | funds; expenditure; CL:笔 |
| 惊奇 | jīng qí | to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder |
| 惊人 | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 精神 | jīng shen | vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual |
| 精细 | jīng xì | fine; meticulous; careful |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe |
| 惊异 | jīng yì | amazed |
| 经营 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 鲸鱼 | jīng yú | whale; CL:条 |
| 精致 | jīng zhì | delicate; fine; exquisite; refined |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn; to admonish |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery; scene; landscape; view |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn |
| 景物 | jǐng wù | scenery |
| 景象 | jǐng xiàng | scene; sight (to behold) |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only |
| 境 | jìng | border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory |
| 竟 | jìng | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed |
| 敬酒 | jìng jiǔ | to toast; to propose a toast |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to |
| 竞争 | jìng zhēng | to compete; competition |
| 揪 | jiū | to seize; to clutch; to hold tight; to grip |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:个 |
| 就是说 | jiù shì shuō | in other words; that is |
| 就是…也… | jiù shì yě | ...even if... |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 居然 | jū rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in |
| 局 | jú | office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc; narrow |
| 局部 | jú bù | part; local |
| 局面 | jú miàn | aspect; phase; situation |
| 举办 | jǔ bàn | to conduct; to hold |
| 剧 | jù | drama; play; show; severe |
| 据 | jù | according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy |
| 聚 | jù | to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize |
| 距 | jù | at a distance of; distance; to be apart |
| 聚集 | jù jí | to assemble; to gather |
| 聚精会神 | jù jīng huì shén | to concentrate one's attention (idiom) |
| 剧烈 | jù liè | violent; acute; severe; fierce |
| 剧院 | jù yuàn | theater; CL:家,座 |
| 绝 | jué | to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
| 觉 | jué | feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware |
| 决口 | jué kǒu | be breached; burst |
| 决议 | jué yì | resolution; decision (of a congress) |
| 均 | jūn | equal; even; all; uniform |
| 军备 | jūn bèi | (military) arms; armaments |
| 军官 | jūn guān | officer (military) |
| 军舰 | jūn jiàn | warship; military naval vessel; CL:艘 |
| 军人 | jūn rén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel |
| 均匀 | jūn yún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous |
| 开办 | kāi bàn | to open; to start (a business etc); to set up |
| 开除 | kāi chú | to expel |
| 开动 | kāi dòng | start; set in motion; move; march; dig in (eating); tuck in (eating) |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 开饭 | kāi fàn | to serve a meal |
| 开口 | kāi kǒu | open one's mouth; start to talk |
| 开幕 | kāi mù | to open (a conference); to inaugurate |
| 开设 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) |
| 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 开夜车 | kāi yè chē | burn the midnight oil; work late into the night |
| 刊物 | kān wù | publication |
| 抗议 | kàng yì | protest |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test; to put to the test |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | near; to approach |
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 科普 | kē pǔ | popular science; popularization of science; abbr. of 科学普及 |
| 壳 | ké | shell |
| 可不是 | kě bu shì | that's just the way it is; exactly! |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible |
| 可巧 | kě qiǎo | by happy coincidence |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny; ridiculous |
| 可行 | kě xíng | feasible |
| 客 | kè | customer; visitor; guest |
| 客观 | kè guān | objective; impartial |
| 课堂 | kè táng | classroom; CL:间 |
| 客厅 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL:间 |
| 坑 | kēng | pit; to defraud |
| 空军 | kōng jūn | air force |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist |
| 空 | kòng | to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time |
| 口气 | kǒu qì | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone |
| 口试 | kǒu shì | oral examination; oral test |
| 口头 | kǒu tóu | oral; verbal |
| 枯 | kū | dried up |
| 窟窿 | kū long | hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt |
| 夸 | kuā | to boast; to exaggerate; to praise; see 夸克 |
| 垮 | kuǎ | to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food; snack; quick meal |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy; cheerful |
| 宽阔 | kuān kuò | expansive; wide; width; thickness |
| 款待 | kuǎn dài | entertain |
| 筐 | kuāng | basket; CL:只 |
| 狂 | kuáng | mad; wild; violent |
| 狂风 | kuáng fēng | fierce wind |
| 况且 | kuàng qiě | moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore |
| 矿石 | kuàng shí | ore |
| 昆虫 | kūn chóng | insect; CL:只,群,堆 |
| 阔 | kuò | rich; wide; broad |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile, alarm siren, musical etc) which produces a sound; loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐 |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy); pungent |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper; chili |
| 蜡烛 | là zhú | candle; CL:根,支 |
| 来宾 | lái bīn | guest; visitor; Laibin prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Leizbingz |
| 来回 | lái huí | to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly |
| 来客 | lái kè | guest |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with |
| 来源 | lái yuán | source (of information etc); origin |
| 篮子 | lán zi | basket; CL:只 |
| 朗诵 | lǎng sòng | read aloud with expression; recite; declaim |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm; secure |
| 牢骚 | láo sāo | discontent; complaint |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly; old age; autumn of one's years |
| 老乡 | lǎo xiāng | fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown |
| 乐 | lè | happy; laugh; cheerful; surname Le |
| 类似 | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 类型 | lèi xíng | type; category; genre; form; style |
| 冷静 | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed |
| 冷却 | lěng què | to cool off; cooling |
| 冷饮 | lěng yǐn | cold drink |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn; daybreak |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up |
| 礼 | lǐ | gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份; propriety; etiquette; courtesy; surname Li |
| 礼拜 | lǐ bài | week; religious service; worship; CL:个 |
| 里头 | lǐ tou | inside; interior |
| 利 | lì | sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit; surname Li |
| 历年 | lì nián | over the years; bygone years; calendar year |
| 力求 | lì qiú | to make every effort to; striving to do one's best |
| 利润 | lì rùn | profits |
| 力争 | lì zhēng | to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly |
| 连接 | lián jiē | to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page) |
| 联络 | lián luò | communication; to get in touch with; to contact; connection (math.) |
| 联盟 | lián méng | alliance; union; coalition |
| 脸色 | liǎn sè | complexion; look |
| 炼 | liàn | to refine; to smelt |
| 凉水 | liáng shuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 两旁 | liǎng páng | both sides; either side |
| 量 | liàng | capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word |
| 谅解 | liàng jiě | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess |
| 裂 | liè | to split; to crack; to break open; to rend |
| 列车 | liè chē | train (railway term) |
| 猎人 | liè rén | hunter |
| 烈士 | liè shì | martyr |
| 淋 | lín | to drain; to drench; to drip; diseases of the bladder |
| 灵魂 | líng hún | soul; spirit |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part; component |
| 领会 | lǐng huì | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp |
| 领土 | lǐng tǔ | territory |
| 领域 | lǐng yù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area |
| 令 | lìng | to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old) |
| 溜 | liū | to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate |
| 流传 | liú chuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
| 流动 | liú dòng | to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid |
| 流氓 | liú máng | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior |
| 流水 | liú shuǐ | running water |
| 流行 | liú xíng | to spread; to rage (of contagious disease); popular; fashionable; prevalent; (math.) manifold |
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 流域 | liú yù | river basin; valley; drainage area |
| 柳树 | liǔ shù | willow |
| 笼子 | lóng zi | cage; coop; basket; container |
| 拢 | lǒng | to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up; to comb (hair) |
| 垄断 | lǒng duàn | enjoy market dominance; monopolize |
| 笼罩 | lǒng zhào | to envelop; to shroud |
| 楼道 | lóu dào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) |
| 楼房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories; CL:栋,幢,座 |
| 搂 | lǒu | to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms |
| 露面 | lòu miàn | to show one's face; to appear (in public) |
| 喽 | lou | (final particle equivalent to 了) |
| 炉子 | lú zi | stove; oven; furnace |
| 露 | lù | dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose; surname Lu |
| 陆地 | lù dì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) |
| 路过 | lù guò | pass by or through |
| 陆军 | lù jūn | army |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 驴 | lǘ | donkey |
| 铝 | lǚ | aluminum (chemistry) |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour |
| 掠夺 | lüè duó | to plunder; to rob; also written 略夺 |
| 卵 | luǎn | egg; ovum; spawn |
| 轮廓 | lún kuò | an outline; silhouette |
| 轮流 | lún liú | to alternate; to take turns |
| 轮子 | lún zi | wheel; CL:个 |
| 论 | lùn | by the; per; discuss; theory; to talk (about); to discuss |
| 锣 | luó | gong; CL:面 |
| 逻辑 | luó ji | logic (loanword) |
| 骆驼 | luò tuo | camel; (coll.) blockhead; ninny; CL:峰 |
| 马克思主义 | mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì | Marxism |
| 瞒 | mán | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark |
| 满腔 | mǎn qiāng | one's heart filled with; full of (joy) |
| 漫长 | màn cháng | very long; endless |
| 盲目 | máng mù | blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding |
| 毛笔 | máo bǐ | writing brush; CL:枝,管 |
| 茅台酒 | máo tái jiǔ | maotai (a Chinese liquor); CL:杯,瓶 |
| 毛线 | máo xiàn | knitting wool; wool yarn |
| 毛泽东思想 | máo zé dōng sī xiǎng | Mao Zedong Thought; Maoism |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (topolect) |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow; CL:根 |
| 没说的 | méi shuō de | really good |
| 眉头 | méi tóu | brows |
| 美观 | měi guān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic |
| 闷 | mēn | stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly |
| 门诊 | mén zhěn | outpatient service |
| 闷 | mèn | bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed |
| 蒙 | méng | to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat; surname Meng; blind; dim sighted; drizzle; mist |
| 猛 | měng | ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt |
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce; violent (criticism etc) |
| 猛然 | měng rán | suddenly; abruptly |
| 梦想 | mèng xiǎng | (figuratively) to dream of; dream |
| 眯 | mī | to squint |
| 迷 | mí | bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused |
| 迷糊 | mí hu | muddle-headed; dazed; only half conscious |
| 迷信 | mí xìn | superstition |
| 谜语 | mí yǔ | riddle; conundrum |
| 蜜 | mì | honey |
| 秘书 | mì shū | secretary |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to confront; to face |
| 面粉 | miàn fěn | flour |
| 面孔 | miàn kǒng | face |
| 面临 | miàn lín | to face sth; to be confronted with |
| 苗 | miáo | sprout; Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China; surname Miao |
| 灭亡 | miè wáng | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate |
| 民兵 | mín bīng | people's militia; militia |
| 民间 | mín jiān | among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments |
| 民用 | mín yòng | (for) civilian use |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble; quick; shrewd |
| 鸣 | míng | to cry (of birds) |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard |
| 命 | mìng | life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc |
| 模范 | mó fàn | model; fine example |
| 模糊 | mó hu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | motorbike; motorcycle; CL:辆,部 |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mould; matrix; pattern |
| 抹 | mǒ | to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc |
| 墨 | mò | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead; abbr. for 墨西哥 Mexico; CL:块; surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥, Mexico |
| 末 | mò | tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange; unfamiliar |
| 某些 | mǒu xiē | some; certain (things) |
| 墓 | mù | grave; tomb; mausoleum |
| 幕 | mù | curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 牧场 | mù chǎng | pasture; grazing land; ranch |
| 目光 | mù guāng | sight; vision; view; gaze; look |
| 牧民 | mù mín | herdsman |
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| 奶 | nǎi | breast; lady; milk |
| 耐 | nài | capable of enduring; able to tolerate; patient; durable; hardy; resistant |
| 耐烦 | nài fán | patient (not impatient) |
| 难得 | nán dé | seldom; rare; hard to come by |
| 难怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) |
| 难题 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 难以 | nán yǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 脑筋 | nǎo jīn | brains; mind; head; way of thinking |
| 脑力 | nǎo lì | mental |
| 闹笑话 | nào xiào huà | made to look a fool; a laughingstock |
| 内科 | nèi kē | medicine; "internal" medicine, i.e. treatment by administering drugs, as opposed to surgical intervention 外科; medical department |
| 嫩 | nèn | tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled |
| 能歌善舞 | néng gē shàn wǔ | can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy; capabilities |
| 泥土 | ní tǔ | earth; soil; mud; clay |
| 念书 | niàn shū | read; study |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young lady |
| 捏 | niē | to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up |
| 拧 | nǐng | mistake; to twist |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils |
| 扭转 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation) |
| 农场 | nóng chǎng | farm |
| 农具 | nóng jù | farm implements; farm tools |
| 农贸市场 | nóng mào shì chǎng | farmer's market |
| 农田 | nóng tián | farmland; cultivated land |
| 农药 | nóng yào | agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide |
| 农作物 | nóng zuò wù | (farm) crops |
| 奴隶 | nú lì | slave |
| 怒 | nù | anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous |
| 女子 | nǚ zǐ | woman; female |
| 噢 | ō | Oh! |
| 哦 | ò | oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) |
| 偶尔 | ǒu ěr | occasionally; once in a while; sometimes |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly |
| 趴 | pā | to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Taiwan) percent |
| 拍摄 | pāi shè | to film; to shoot (a picture) |
| 拍子 | pāi zi | racket (sports); bat; beat (music) |
| 排斥 | pái chì | to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel |
| 排列 | pái liè | array; arrangement; permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m) |
| 牌子 | pái zi | sign; trademark; brand |
| 攀 | pān | to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status |
| 攀登 | pān dēng | to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger |
| 畔 | pàn | bank; field-path |
| 盼 | pàn | to hope for; to long for; to expect |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner) |
| 炮弹 | pào dàn | artillery shell; CL:枚 |
| 赔偿 | péi cháng | to compensate |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | accompany |
| 培养 | péi yǎng | to train; culture; to bring up; to groom (for a position) |
| 培育 | péi yù | to train; to breed |
| 配 | pèi | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription) |
| 盆地 | pén dì | basin (low-lying geographical feature); depression |
| 棚 | péng | shed; canopy; shack |
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 膨胀 | péng zhàng | to expand; to inflate; to swell |
| 碰钉子 | pèng dīng zi | to meet with a rebuff |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | to tire; tired |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks; bottom; butt; back part |
| 譬如 | pì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal); unfortunately; against expectations |
| 飘扬 | piāo yáng | wave; flutter; fly |
| 拼 | pīn | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell |
| 贫苦 | pín kǔ | poverty-stricken; poor |
| 贫穷 | pín qióng | poor; impoverished |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character |
| 品质 | pǐn zhì | quality |
| 凭 | píng | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof |
| 评 | píng | to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance; equilibrium |
| 评价 | píng jià | to evaluate; to assess |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL: 篇 |
| 平行 | píng xíng | parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous |
| 泼 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish |
| 破产 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute; persecution |
| 破烂 | pò làn | ragged |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape |
| 普及 | pǔ jí | popular; to popularize; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech |
| 漆 | qī | paint; lacquer; CL:道 |
| 欺负 | qī fu | to bully |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 棋 | qí | chess; CL:盘 |
| 奇迹 | qí jì | miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress; cheongsam |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 旗帜 | qí zhì | ensign; flag |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally; at first; at the outset |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off (in an airplane) |
| 起义 | qǐ yì | uprising; insurrection; revolt |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin; to originate; to come from |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment; material |
| 汽船 | qì chuán | steamboat; steamship |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 气愤 | qì fèn | indignant; furious |
| 气概 | qì gài | lofty quality; mettle; spirit |
| 器官 | qì guān | organ (part of body tissue); apparatus |
| 气体 | qì tǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) |
| 气味 | qì wèi | odor; scent |
| 气压 | qì yā | atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure |
| 恰当 | qià dàng | appropriate; suitable |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence |
| 恰恰 | qià qià | exactly; just; precisely |
| 铅 | qiān | lead (chemistry) |
| 千方百计 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means |
| 千克 | qiān kè | kilogram |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks |
| 前方 | qián fāng | ahead; the front |
| 前后 | qián hòu | around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear |
| 前头 | qián tou | in front; at the head; ahead; above |
| 歉意 | qiàn yì | apology; regret |
| 墙壁 | qiáng bì | wall |
| 强迫 | qiǎng pò | to compel; to force |
| 翘 | qiào | to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt |
| 切实 | qiè shí | feasible; earnestly; conscientiously; realistic; practical |
| 亲 | qīn | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate |
| 亲热 | qīn rè | affectionate; intimate; warm-hearted |
| 亲人 | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 侵入 | qīn rù | to make (military) incursions; to invade; to intrude into; to trespass; to gain unauthorized access (computing) |
| 亲眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes; personally |
| 琴 | qín | guqin or zither, cf 古琴; musical instrument in general |
| 勤劳 | qín láo | hardworking; industrious; diligent |
| 青菜 | qīng cài | green vegetables; Chinese cabbage |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | early morning |
| 清除 | qīng chú | eliminate; get rid of |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness |
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean; purity |
| 轻视 | qīng shì | contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog; CL:只 |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency; orientation |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake |
| 轻易 | qīng yì | easily; lightly; rashly |
| 情 | qíng | feeling; emotion; passion; situation |
| 情报 | qíng bào | (spy) intelligence; information-gathering |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | clear sky; sunny day |
| 请教 | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance; to consult |
| 请示 | qǐng shì | to ask for instructions |
| 穷人 | qióng rén | poor people; the poor |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn; fall |
| 丘陵 | qiū líng | hills |
| 区域 | qū yù | area; region; district |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | complicated; winding |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch; medium or channel of communication |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference |
| 圈子 | quān zi | circle; ring |
| 全局 | quán jú | overall situation |
| 权利 | quán lì | power; right; privilege |
| 权力 | quán lì | power; authority |
| 拳头 | quán tou | fist; clenched fist; competitive (product); superior quality; CL: 个 |
| 劝告 | quàn gào | to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice; CL:席 |
| 群岛 | qún dǎo | group of islands; archipelago |
| 燃料 | rán liào | fuel |
| 染料 | rǎn liào | dye |
| 饶 | ráo | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although; surname Rao |
| 热带 | rè dài | tropic; tropical |
| 热量 | rè liàng | heat; how hot; quantity of heat; calorific value |
| 人家 | rén jia | other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me, myself (as "one" or "people") |
| 人间 | rén jiān | man's world; the world |
| 人力 | rén lì | manpower; labor power |
| 人群 | rén qún | crowd |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure; public figure |
| 人体 | rén tǐ | human body |
| 人心 | rén xīn | popular feeling; the will of the people |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to show restraint; to repress (anger etc); to exercise patience |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear; to endure |
| 任 | rèn | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); surname Ren |
| 任性 | rèn xìng | willful; headstrong; uninhibited |
| 任意 | rèn yì | arbitrary; at will; at random |
| 仍旧 | réng jiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet |
| 日报 | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night; around the clock |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day |
| 日用 | rì yòng | daily expenses; of everyday use |
| 容 | róng | to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance |
| 容器 | róng qì | receptacle; vessel |
| 荣幸 | róng xìng | honored |
| 容许 | róng xǔ | permit; allow |
| 溶液 | róng yè | solution (chemistry) |
| 揉 | róu | to knead; to massage; to rub |
| 柔软 | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | in this way; so |
| 如同 | rú tóng | like; as |
| 如下 | rú xià | as follows |
| 软弱 | ruǎn ruò | weak; feeble; flabby |
| 若 | ruò | to seem; like; as; if |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount; how many?; how much? |
| 塞 | sāi | to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper; Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞尔维亚 |
| 散 | sǎn | leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | prose; essay |
| 散 | sàn | to break up (of couples); to distribute; to let out; to fire or discharge (sb) |
| 散布 | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 丧失 | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; character |
| 纱 | shā | cotton yarn; muslin |
| 删 | shān | to delete |
| 山地 | shān dì | mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country |
| 山峰 | shān fēng | (mountain) peak |
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning; CL:道 |
| 闪烁 | shǎn shuò | flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech) |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 伤脑筋 | shāng nǎo jīn | knotty; troublesome; bothersome |
| 商人 | shāng rén | merchant; businessman |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | God |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise; to go up; to ascend |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 上头 | shàng tou | above; on top of; on the surface of |
| 上下 | shàng xià | up and down; top and bottom; old and new; length; about |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream |
| 哨兵 | shào bīng | sentinel |
| 少女 | shào nǚ | maiden |
| 少先队 | shào xiān duì | Young Pioneers (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) |
| 舍不得 | shě bu de | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge |
| 舍得 | shě de | to be willing to part with sth |
| 设 | shè | to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display |
| 设法 | shè fǎ | to try; to make and attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth) |
| 社会主义 | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
| 射击 | shè jī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) |
| 社论 | shè lùn | editorial (in a newspaper); CL:篇 |
| 摄氏 | shè shì | Celsius; centigrade |
| 设想 | shè xiǎng | to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for |
| 摄影 | shè yǐng | to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) |
| 身材 | shēn cái | stature; build (height and weight); figure |
| 深度 | shēn dù | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development |
| 申请 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份 |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night |
| 身子 | shēn zi | body; pregnancy |
| 神话 | shén huà | fairy tale; mythology; myth |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 神气 | shén qì | expression; manner; spirited; vigorous |
| 神情 | shén qíng | look; expression |
| 神圣 | shén shèng | divine; hallow; holy; sacred |
| 审查 | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship |
| 婶子 | shěn zi | (informal) father's younger brother's wife; aunt |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 甚至于 | shèn zhì yú | so much (that); even (to the extent that) |
| 慎重 | shèn zhòng | cautious; careful; prudent |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill; to sicken |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to exist; to survive |
| 生理 | shēng lǐ | physiology |
| 声明 | shēng míng | statement; declaration; CL:项,份 |
| 省得 | shěng de | to avoid; so as to save (money or time) |
| 省长 | shěng zhǎng | governor of a province |
| 圣诞节 | shèng dàn jié | Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas |
| 剩余 | shèng yú | remainder; surplus |
| 失掉 | shī diào | to lose; to miss |
| 师范 | shī fàn | teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) |
| 失眠 | shī mián | (suffer from) insomnia |
| 诗人 | shī rén | bard; poet |
| 湿润 | shī rùn | moist |
| 时常 | shí cháng | often; frequently |
| 实话 | shí huà | truth |
| 时机 | shí jī | fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity |
| 时节 | shí jié | season; time |
| 实况 | shí kuàng | live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation |
| 实施 | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 时时 | shí shí | often; constantly |
| 实习 | shí xí | to practice; field work; to intern; internship |
| 实质 | shí zhì | substance; essence |
| 驶 | shǐ | to gallop; speedily; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc); to sail |
| 使得 | shǐ de | usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause |
| 使劲 | shǐ jìn | to exert all one's strength |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier; CL:个 |
| …似的 | shì de | seem as if; rather like |
| 是的 | shì de | yes |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong; quarrel |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if; is or isn't |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident; CL:桩,起,次 |
| 事迹 | shì jì | deed; past achievement; important event of the past |
| 势力 | shì li | power; (ability to) influence |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force |
| 事务 | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs; work |
| 适宜 | shì yí | suitable; appropriate |
| 市长 | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 收割 | shōu gē | to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops |
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 收缩 | shōu suō | to pull back; to shrink; to contract |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining |
| 手枪 | shǒu qiāng | pistol; CL:把 |
| 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture; sign; signal |
| 售 | shòu | to sell; to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) |
| 售货 | shòu huò | to sell goods |
| 寿命 | shòu mìng | life span; life expectancy |
| 梳 | shū | a comb; to comb |
| 书本 | shū běn | book; CL:本 |
| 舒畅 | shū chàng | happy; entirely free from worry |
| 书籍 | shū jí | books; works |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb; CL:把 |
| 束 | shù | to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control; surname Shu |
| 束缚 | shù fù | to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters |
| 数据 | shù jù | data; numbers; digital |
| 树立 | shù lì | to set up; to establish |
| 数目 | shù mù | amount; number |
| 树木 | shù mù | trees |
| 刷子 | shuā zi | brush; scrub; CL:把 |
| 耍 | shuǎ | to play with; to juggle |
| 衰弱 | shuāi ruò | weak; feeble |
| 拴 | shuān | to tie up |
| 霜 | shuāng | frost |
| 水分 | shuǐ fèn | moisture content |
| 水库 | shuǐ kù | reservoir; CL:座 |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy; irrigation works |
| 水力 | shuǐ lì | water power; hydraulic; water conservancy; irrigation works |
| 税 | shuì | taxes; duties |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | sleeping; slumber |
| 顺手 | shùn shǒu | easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy |
| 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | can't say for sure; maybe |
| 说法 | shuō fa | way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation |
| 说服 | shuō fú | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] |
| 丝毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer |
| 思念 | sī niàn | think of; long for; miss |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | think deeply; ponder |
| 思维 | sī wéi | (line of) thought; thinking |
| 私有 | sī yǒu | private; privately-owned |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | death; deadly |
| 四处 | sì chù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions |
| 四面八方 | sì miàn bā fāng | in all directions; all around; far and near |
| 饲养 | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear |
| 四周 | sì zhōu | all around |
| 松树 | sōng shù | pine; pine tree; CL:棵 |
| 送礼 | sòng lǐ | to give a present |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1] |
| 搜集 | sōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 俗话 | sú huà | common saying; proverb |
| 速成 | sù chéng | crash course; intensive course |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be; at last |
| 算数 | suàn shù | to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though |
| 虽说 | suī shuō | though; although |
| 随后 | suí hòu | soon after |
| 随即 | suí jí | immediately; presently; following which |
| 随手 | suí shǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (number of years old) |
| 孙女 | sūn nǚ | son's daughter; granddaughter |
| 孙子 | sūn zi | grandson; son's son |
| 损害 | sǔn hài | harm; to damage; to impair |
| 损坏 | sǔn huài | to damage; to injure |
| 缩短 | suō duǎn | to curtail; to cut down |
| 缩小 | suō xiǎo | to reduce; to decrease |
| 锁 | suǒ | to lock up; to lock; CL:把 |
| 所在 | suǒ zài | place; location; whereabouts; domicile; to be located; to belong to (organization etc) |
| 塌 | tā | collapse |
| 踏实 | tā shi | practical; down-to-earth; realistic; firmly based; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety |
| 踏 | tà | to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot |
| 摊 | tān | to spread out; vendor's stand |
| 滩 | tān | beach; shoal; CL:片 |
| 谈论 | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) |
| 叹气 | tàn qì | to sigh; to heave a sigh |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe; commonly used in names of publications or documentaries |
| 倘若 | tǎng ruò | provided that; supposing that; if |
| 桃 | táo | peach |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very |
| 特务 | tè wu | special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy |
| 特征 | tè zhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait |
| 蹄 | tí | hoof; pig's trotters |
| 提包 | tí bāo | handbag; bag; valise |
| 提纲 | tí gāng | the key point; outline |
| 提问 | tí wèn | to question; to quiz; to grill |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to; to warn of |
| 提议 | tí yì | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest |
| 体操 | tǐ cāo | gymnastic; gymnastics |
| 体力 | tǐ lì | physical strength; physical power |
| 体温 | tǐ wēn | (body) temperature |
| 体现 | tǐ xiàn | to embody; to reflect; to incarnate |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural |
| 天然气 | tiān rán qì | natural gas |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | celestial; heavenly |
| 天文 | tiān wén | astronomy |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule; domination |
| 天主教 | tiān zhǔ jiào | Catholic church |
| 田地 | tián dì | field; farmland; cropland |
| 挑选 | tiāo xuǎn | choose; select |
| 调节 | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc) |
| 条例 | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 调皮 | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous; unruly |
| 跳动 | tiào dòng | to beat; to pulse |
| 厅 | tīng | (reception) hall; office |
| 停留 | tíng liú | to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over |
| 亭子 | tíng zi | pavilion |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 通顺 | tōng shùn | smooth; clear and coherent |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to communicate |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot |
| 同盟 | tóng méng | alliance |
| 筒 | tǒng | tube; cylinder |
| 统计 | tǒng jì | statistics; to count; to add up |
| 统统 | tǒng tǒng | totally |
| 投机 | tóu jī | to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains; mind |
| 投降 | tóu xiáng | to surrender; surrender |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent; open (non-secretive) |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense |
| 图画 | tú huà | drawing; picture |
| 途径 | tú jìng | way; channel |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil |
| 团体 | tuán tǐ | group; organization; team; CL:个 |
| 团员 | tuán yuán | member; group member |
| 团长 | tuán zhǎng | regimental command; head of a delegation |
| 推迟 | tuī chí | to postpone; to put off; to defer |
| 推辞 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | overthrow |
| 推荐 | tuī jiàn | to recommend; recommendation |
| 推进 | tuī jìn | to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward |
| 退步 | tuì bù | degenerate; regress |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | retirement (from work) |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take |
| 托儿所 | tuō ér suǒ | nursery |
| 拖拉机 | tuō lā jī | tractor; CL:台 |
| 驮 | tuó | to carry on one's back |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby; small child; doll |
| 瓦 | wǎ | roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特, watt (loan) |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort; to misrepresent |
| 外部 | wài bù | external part; external |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world; external |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery; "external" medicine, i.e. surgical intervention, as opposed to 内科 "internal" treatment by administering drugs; surgical department |
| 外头 | wài tou | outside; out |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing; semblance; appearance |
| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 弯曲 | wān qū | to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp |
| 丸 | wán | pill |
| 完备 | wán bèi | faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired |
| 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽强 | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 完善 | wán shàn | perfect; to make perfect; to improve |
| 玩笑 | wán xiào | joke; jest |
| 挽 | wǎn | to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to lead (an animal); an elegy (for use in funeral procession); to turn (change direction); to roll up (a scroll); to coil |
| 晚报 | wǎn bào | evening paper |
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save; to remedy; to rescue |
| 万分 | wàn fēn | very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part |
| 万古长青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh; last forever; eternal |
| 万岁 | wàn suì | live long; wish a long life; your majesty |
| 万万 | wàn wàn | absolutely; wholly |
| 万一 | wàn yī | just in case; if by any chance; contingency |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network |
| 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth |
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal |
| 威胁 | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 违背 | wéi bèi | to violate; to be contrary to |
| 维持 | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 围巾 | wéi jīn | scarf; shawl; CL:条 |
| 为难 | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) |
| 维生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 为首 | wéi shǒu | head; be headed by |
| 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until |
| 委托 | wěi tuō | to entrust; to trust; to commission |
| 味 | wèi | taste; smell |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily; maybe not |
| 慰问 | wèi wèn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc |
| 位于 | wèi yú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie |
| 温 | wēn | warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review; to revise; epidemic; surname Wen |
| 温带 | wēn dài | temperate zone |
| 温和 | wēn hé | mild; gentle; moderate |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known; famous; renowned; eminent |
| 蚊子 | wén zi | mosquito |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss; to kiss; mouth |
| 嗡 | wēng | onomat. buzz; hum; drone |
| 卧 | wò | to lie; to crouch |
| 污 | wū | dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth |
| 诬蔑 | wū miè | slander; smear; to vilify |
| 无比 | wú bǐ | matchless |
| 无产阶级 | wú chǎn jiē jí | proletariat |
| 无法 | wú fǎ | unable; incapable |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 |
| 无论如何 | wú lùn rú hé | anyhow; anyway; whatever |
| 无情 | wú qíng | pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless |
| 无所谓 | wú suǒ wèi | to be indifferent; not to matter |
| 无线电 | wú xiàn diàn | wireless |
| 无疑 | wú yí | no doubt; undoubtedly |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance |
| 舞会 | wǔ huì | dance; ball; party; CL:场 |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor |
| 舞台 | wǔ tái | stage; arena; fig. in the limelight |
| 武装 | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces) |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect |
| 物品 | wù pǐn | articles; goods; materials |
| 物体 | wù tǐ | object; body; substance |
| 物资 | wù zī | goods; supplies |
| 稀 | xī | rare; uncommon; watery; sparse |
| 锡 | xī | tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 西服 | xī fú | suit; western-style clothes (historical usage) |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate |
| 西医 | xī yī | Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine |
| 媳妇 | xí fù | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman |
| 袭击 | xí jī | an attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack |
| 喜爱 | xǐ ài | to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite |
| 喜悦 | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 戏剧 | xì jù | drama; play; theater |
| 细致 | xì zhì | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking |
| 瞎 | xiā | blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose |
| 虾 | xiā | shrimp; prawn |
| 峡谷 | xiá gǔ | canyon; gill; ravine |
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease |
| 下列 | xià liè | following |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | bright; clear-cut; distinct |
| 鲜血 | xiān xuè | blood |
| 鲜艳 | xiān yàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored |
| 咸 | xián | salted; salty; stingy; miserly; all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious; surname Xian |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯, criminal suspect |
| 闲话 | xián huà | digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段; igression |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged |
| 显示 | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate |
| 现 | xiàn | appear; present; now; existing; current |
| 陷 | xiàn | pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect |
| 县城 | xiàn chéng | county seat; county town |
| 现成 | xiàn chéng | ready-made; readily available |
| 宪法 | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country); CL:部 |
| 线路 | xiàn lù | line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route |
| 箱 | xiāng | box; trunk; chest |
| 乡村 | xiāng cūn | rustic; village; countryside |
| 相对 | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart |
| 香烟 | xiāng yān | cigarette; smoke from burning incense; CL:支,条 |
| 响亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear; resounding |
| 巷 | xiàng | lane; alley |
| 向导 | xiàng dǎo | guide |
| 向来 | xiàng lái | always (previously) |
| 相声 | xiàng sheng | comic dialog; sketch; cross talk |
| 象征 | xiàng zhēng | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for |
| 削 | xiāo | to scrape |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect; to sterilize |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up; to consume |
| 消极 | xiāo jí | negative; passive; inactive |
| 小便 | xiǎo biàn | to urinate; to pass water; urine |
| 小组 | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression; CL:副 |
| 协定 | xié dìng | (reach an) agreement; protocol |
| 协会 | xié huì | an association; a society; CL:个,家 |
| 协助 | xié zhù | provide assistance; aid |
| 协作 | xié zuò | cooperation; coordination |
| 写作 | xiě zuò | writing; written works |
| 卸 | xiè | to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of |
| 心爱 | xīn ài | beloved |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | mental; psychological |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious |
| 欣赏 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | newborn; new student |
| 新式 | xīn shì | new type; latest type; new-style |
| 心思 | xīn si | thought; idea; to think hard about sth; inclination; mood |
| 新型 | xīn xíng | new type; new kind |
| 心意 | xīn yì | regard; kindly feelings; intention |
| 信号 | xìn hào | signal |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith; belief; conviction |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor |
| 行驶 | xíng shǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) |
| 形态 | xíng tài | shape; form; pattern; morphology |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 行星 | xíng xīng | planet; CL: 颗 |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administration; administrative |
| 性别 | xìng bié | gender; sex; distinguishing between the sexes |
| 幸亏 | xìng kuī | fortunately; luckily |
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance |
| 凶 | xiōng | vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famineterrible; fearful |
| 凶恶 | xiōng è | erocious; fiendish; frightening; fierce; ferocious |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise; to amend |
| 修筑 | xiū zhù | to build |
| 绣 | xiù | to embroider; embroidery |
| 锈 | xiù | to corrode; to rust |
| 需 | xū | to require; to need; to want; necessity; need |
| 须 | xū | beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel; must; to have to; to wait |
| 叙述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account |
| 宣告 | xuān gào | to declare; to proclaim |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration; manifesto |
| 悬 | xuán | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation |
| 悬崖 | xuán yá | precipice; overhanging cliff |
| 旋转 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl |
| 选修 | xuǎn xiū | optional course (in school); to take an optional course |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association |
| 学科 | xué kē | subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline |
| 学年 | xué nián | academic year |
| 学时 | xué shí | class hour; period |
| 学说 | xué shuō | theory; doctrine |
| 学位 | xué wèi | academic degree, e.g.: BSc 学士学位, MSc 硕士学位, Diploma 学位证书, PhD 博士学位 |
| 学者 | xué zhě | scholar |
| 学制 | xué zhì | educational system; length of schooling |
| 雪花 | xuě huā | snowflake |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein; artery; CL:根 |
| 血汗 | xuè hàn | blood and sweat; sweat and toil |
| 寻 | xún | to search; to look for; to seek |
| 循环 | xún huán | to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop |
| 询问 | xún wèn | to inquire |
| 押 | yā | mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 压缩 | yā suō | to compress; compression |
| 压制 | yā zhì | to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle |
| 鸭子 | yā zi | duck; male prostitute (slang) |
| 芽 | yá | bud; sprout |
| 牙齿 | yá chǐ | dental; tooth; CL:颗 |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste; CL:管 |
| 亚军 | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay |
| 烟 | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke |
| 烟囱 | yān cōng | chimney |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father; surname Yan |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 严禁 | yán jìn | strictly prohibit |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student; postgraduate student; research student |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe; strict |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock |
| 研制 | yán zhì | to manufacture; to develop |
| 掩盖 | yǎn gài | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things |
| 掩护 | yǎn hù | to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面 |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment |
| 演说 | yǎn shuō | speech; to deliver a speech |
| 厌恶 | yàn wù | to loath; to hate; disgusted with sth |
| 燕子 | yàn zi | swallow |
| 扬 | yáng | to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin |
| 养成 | yǎng chéng | to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire |
| 氧化 | yǎng huà | oxidize |
| 养料 | yǎng liào | nutriment; nourishment |
| 氧气 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 窑 | yáo | kiln; oven |
| 摇摆 | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble; to waver |
| 谣言 | yáo yán | rumor |
| 遥远 | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the other); either this, or else... |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise; or else; or |
| 要不是 | yào bu shì | if it were not for; but for |
| 要点 | yào diǎn | main point; essential |
| 药方 | yào fāng | prescription |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | be on good terms; be close friends |
| 药品 | yào pǐn | medicaments; medicine; drug |
| 钥匙 | yào shi | key; CL:把 |
| 药物 | yào wù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug |
| 冶金 | yě jīn | metallurgy |
| 野兽 | yě shòu | beast; wild animal |
| 夜间 | yè jiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) |
| 液体 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 一带 | yī dài | region; district |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before; still |
| 依据 | yī jù | according to; basis; foundation |
| 一口气 | yī kǒu qì | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch |
| 一连 | yī lián | in a row; in succession; running |
| 医疗 | yī liáo | medical treatment |
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 一路顺风 | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一旁 | yī páng | aside; to the side of |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 伊斯兰教 | yī sī lán jiào | Islam |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of; a string of |
| 一下 | yī xià | (used after a verb) give it a go; to do (sth for a bit to give it a try); one time; once; in a while; all of a sudden; all at once |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past |
| 一心 | yī xīn | wholeheartedly; heart and soul |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party; delegation |
| 一一 | yī yī | one by one; one after another |
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 一阵 | yī zhèn | a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt |
| 仪表 | yí biǎo | appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument) |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest; CL:笔 |
| 遗憾 | yí hàn | regret; to regret; to be sorry that |
| 遗留 | yí liú | (leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation) |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 疑心 | yí xīn | suspicion; to suspect |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) |
| 倚 | yǐ | to lean on; rely upon |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to; in order to |
| 以至 | yǐ zhì | down to; up to; to such an extent as to... (also written 以至于) |
| 以致 | yǐ zhì | to such an extent as to; down to; up to |
| 易 | yì | easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; surname Yi |
| 议会 | yì huì | parliament; legislative assembly |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance; willpower |
| 意味着 | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean; to imply |
| 义务 | yì wù | duty; obligation; commitment; volunteer duty; CL:项; mandatory; voluntary |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress |
| 音 | yīn | sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) |
| 阴谋 | yīn móu | plot; conspiracy |
| 阴天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day; overcast sky |
| 银幕 | yín mù | movie screen |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters |
| 引导 | yǐn dǎo | to guide; to lead; to conduct; introduction |
| 引进 | yǐn jìn | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) |
| 饮料 | yǐn liào | drink; beverage |
| 隐约 | yǐn yuē | vague; faint; indistinct |
| 印染 | yìn rǎn | printing and dyeing |
| 英镑 | yīng bàng | pound sterling |
| 婴儿 | yīng ér | infant; baby; CL:个; lead (Pb) |
| 英明 | yīng míng | wise; brilliant |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | film; movie; CL:部 |
| 应 | yìng | to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with; surname Ying |
| 应酬 | yìng chou | social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party |
| 应付 | yìng fu | to deal with; to cope |
| 应邀 | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation; on invitation |
| 哟 | yo | (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song) |
| 拥挤 | yōng jǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion |
| 涌 | yǒng | to bubble up; to rush forth |
| 踊跃 | yǒng yuè | to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use; products; goods |
| 用途 | yòng tú | use; application |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful |
| 优胜 | yōu shèng | winning; superior |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority; dominance; advantage |
| 优越 | yōu yuè | superior; superiority |
| 游 | yóu | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel; to swim; surname You |
| 邮包 | yóu bāo | postal parcel; parcel |
| 油田 | yóu tián | oil field |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game; CL:场; to play |
| 游行 | yóu xíng | march; parade; demonstration |
| 犹豫 | yóu yù | to hesitate |
| 友爱 | yǒu ài | friendly affection; fraternal love |
| 有机 | yǒu jī | organic |
| 有两下子 | yǒu liǎng xià zi | have real skill; know one's stuff |
| 有限 | yǒu xiàn | limited; finite |
| 有一些 | yǒu yī xiē | somewhat; rather; some |
| 有意 | yǒu yì | to intend; intentionally; interested in |
| 有益 | yǒu yì | useful; profitable |
| 幼儿园 | yòu ér yuán | kindergarten; nursery school |
| 幼稚 | yòu zhì | young; childish; naive |
| 余 | yú | extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; I (used by emperor)surname Yu |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly; stupid |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy |
| 渔民 | yú mín | fisherman; fisher folk |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than...; 与其 A 不如 B (rather than A, better to B) |
| 语文 | yǔ wén | literature and language |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe; cosmos |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast |
| 预防 | yù fáng | to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic |
| 预告 | yù gào | to forecast; to predict; advance notice |
| 浴室 | yù shì | bathroom (room used for bathing); CL:间 |
| 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand; in advance |
| 寓言 | yù yán | fable; CL:则 |
| 愈…愈… | yù yù | the more...the more |
| 预祝 | yù zhù | congratulate beforehand; offer best wishes for |
| 冤枉 | yuān wang | hatred; injustice; bad luck; unjust treatment; wronged; not worthwhile |
| 元旦 | yuán dàn | New Year's Day |
| 缘故 | yuán gù | reason; cause |
| 原理 | yuán lǐ | principle; theory |
| 园林 | yuán lín | gardens; park; landscape garden |
| 圆满 | yuán mǎn | satisfactory; consummate; perfect |
| 猿人 | yuán rén | ape man |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first; original; primitive; original (document etc) |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element; element of a set; chemical element |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | former; original |
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance |
| 原子 | yuán zǐ | atom; atomic |
| 原子弹 | yuán zǐ dàn | atom bomb; atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 远销 | yuǎn xiāo | to sell to far away lands |
| 愿 | yuàn | to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing; sincere |
| 苑 | yuàn | park; surname Yuan |
| 越 | yuè | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more; generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 月光 | yuè guāng | moonlight |
| 跃进 | yuè jìn | make a leap; leap forward |
| 乐器 | yuè qì | musical instrument; CL:管 |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out |
| 运气 | yùn qi | luck (good or bad) |
| 砸 | zá | smash; smashed; to fail; to get it wrong |
| 杂文 | zá wén | essay |
| 杂志 | zá zhì | magazine; CL:本,份,期 |
| 杂质 | zá zhì | impurity |
| 栽 | zāi | to grow; to plant; to insert; to force on sb; to fall head first |
| 灾难 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 栽种 | zāi zhòng | to plant; to grow |
| 载 | zài | to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again; again and again |
| 再说 | zài shuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides |
| 在于 | zài yú | to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with |
| 在座 | zài zuò | be present |
| 赞美 | zàn měi | admire; applause; praise; to eulogize |
| 赞扬 | zàn yáng | to praise; to approve of; to show approval |
| 糟 | zāo | dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined |
| 遭 | zāo | to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience |
| 凿 | záo | chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; certain; authentic; irrefutable |
| 早期 | zǎo qī | early period; early phase; early stage |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening; sooner or later |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | long ago; for a long time |
| 责备 | zé bèi | to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach |
| 增产 | zēng chǎn | increase production |
| 增进 | zēng jìn | promote; enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) |
| 增强 | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 赠送 | zèng sòng | to present as a gift |
| 渣 | zhā | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs |
| 扎实 | zhā shi | strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry |
| 炸 | zhà | to explode |
| 债 | zhài | debt; CL:笔 |
| 沾 | zhān | o moisten; to moisten; to be infected by; to receive favors |
| 盏 | zhǎn | a small cup; classifier for lamps |
| 崭新 | zhǎn xīn | brand new |
| 战场 | zhàn chǎng | battlefield; CL:个 |
| 占领 | zhàn lǐng | to occupy (a territory); to hold |
| 战略 | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 战术 | zhàn shù | tactics |
| 战线 | zhàn xiàn | battle line; battlefront; front |
| 占有 | zhàn yǒu | to have; to own; to hold; to possess |
| 战友 | zhàn yǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion |
| 张望 | zhāng wàng | to peep (through a crack); to look around |
| 掌声 | zhǎng shēng | applause; CL:阵 |
| 帐 | zhàng | covering veil; canopy; screen; tent; variant of 账 |
| 胀 | zhàng | dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated |
| 障碍 | zhàng ài | barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess |
| 招手 | zhāo shǒu | to wave; beckon |
| 着凉 | zháo liáng | catch cold |
| 罩 | zhào | cover; fish trap (basket); shade |
| 召集 | zhào jí | to convene; to gather |
| 照例 | zhào lì | as a rule; as usual; usually |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera; CL:个,架,部,台,只 |
| 照样 | zhào yàng | as before; (same) as usual |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine; to illuminate |
| 遮 | zhē | to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal |
| 折合 | zhé hé | to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this |
| 这样一来 | zhè yàng yī lái | thus; if this happens then |
| 珍贵 | zhēn guì | precious |
| 针灸 | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure; to value; to cherish |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl; CL:颗 |
| 枕头 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 镇 | zhèn | composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to guard; garrison; to cool or chill (food or drinks) |
| 震 | zhèn | to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ |
| 阵地 | zhèn dì | position; front |
| 振动 | zhèn dòng | vibration |
| 震动 | zhèn dòng | to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration |
| 镇静 | zhèn jìng | calm; cool |
| 镇压 | zhèn yā | suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell |
| 征 | zhēng | to request; to impose (taxes); to levy (troops); to draft (for military service); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence; journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack |
| 争夺 | zhēng duó | fight over; contest; vie over |
| 蒸发 | zhēng fā | to evaporate; evaporation |
| 征服 | zhēng fú | to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish |
| 蒸汽 | zhēng qì | steam |
| 挣扎 | zhēng zhá | to struggle |
| 整 | zhěng | exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; to make sb suffer; to punish; to fix; to give sb a hard time |
| 整顿 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify |
| 整风 | zhěng fēng | Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan; cf Rectification campaign 整风运动, army purge of 1942-44 and anti-rightist purge of 1957 |
| 整体 | zhěng tǐ | whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole |
| 挣 | zhèng | to earn; to make (money) |
| 正当 | zhèng dāng | honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; timely; just (when needed) |
| 政党 | zhèng dǎng | political party; CL:个 |
| 证件 | zhèng jiàn | paperwork; credentials |
| 证据 | zhèng jù | evidence; proof; testimony |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open |
| 政权 | zhèng quán | regime; (wield) political power |
| 证实 | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify |
| 证书 | zhèng shū | credentials; certificate |
| 正义 | zhèng yì | justice; righteous; righteousness |
| 症状 | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it |
| 枝 | zhī | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc |
| 知 | zhī | to know; to be aware |
| 之类 | zhī lèi | and so on; and such |
| 之内 | zhī nèi | inside; within |
| 支配 | zhī pèi | to control; to dominate; to allocate |
| 知识分子 | zhī shi fèn zǐ | intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person |
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside; excluding |
| 值 | zhí | value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty |
| 直达 | zhí dá | through; nonstop |
| 直径 | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 殖民地 | zhí mín dì | colony |
| 职员 | zhí yuán | office worker; staff member; CL:个,位 |
| 指标 | zhǐ biāo | norm; index; target |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to |
| 指点 | zhǐ diǎn | give directions |
| 指南针 | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass |
| 指头 | zhǐ tou | finger; toe; CL:个 |
| 指引 | zhǐ yǐn | to guide; to show; to point (the way) |
| 制 | zhì | to manufacture; to make; system; to control; to regulat |
| 致 | zhì | to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey; fine; delicate |
| 质 | zhì | character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2] |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence |
| 治疗 | zhì liáo | to treat; to cure; medical treatment; cure |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for; as to; to go so far as to |
| 志愿 | zhì yuàn | aspiration; ambition; to volunteer |
| 制止 | zhì zhǐ | to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit |
| 制作 | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | middle part; central section |
| 忠诚 | zhōng chéng | devoted; fidelity; loyal; loyalty |
| 中断 | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle-aged |
| 终身 | zhōng shēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage |
| 忠实 | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 衷心 | zhōng xīn | heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month |
| 中医 | zhōng yī | traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen |
| 种类 | zhǒng lèi | kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer |
| 种植 | zhòng zhí | plant; grow |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗 |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 周年 | zhōu nián | anniversary; annual |
| 皱 | zhòu | to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease |
| 皱纹 | zhòu wén | wrinkle; CL:道 |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (eg justice); to host (a TV or radio program etc) |
| 主力 | zhǔ lì | main force; main strength of an army |
| 主权 | zhǔ quán | sovereignty |
| 助 | zhù | to help; to assist |
| 铸 | zhù | to cast or found metals |
| 驻 | zhù | to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) |
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection; to inject |
| 注视 | zhù shì | to watch attentively; to gaze |
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant; helper |
| 祝愿 | zhù yuàn | wish |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; tenement |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar; CL:根 |
| 专 | zhuān | for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized |
| 砖 | zhuān | brick |
| 专政 | zhuān zhèng | dictatorship |
| 转播 | zhuǎn bō | relay; broadcast (on radio or TV) |
| 转达 | zhuǎn dá | to pass on; to convey; to communicate |
| 转动 | zhuǎn dòng | to turn sth around; to swivel |
| 转化 | zhuǎn huà | to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry) |
| 转入 | zhuǎn rù | change over to; shift to; switch to |
| 转弯 | zhuǎn wān | to turn; to go around a corner |
| 转移 | zhuǎn yí | to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine) |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn; to make a profit |
| 转动 | zhuàn dòng | to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate |
| 桩 | zhuāng | stump; stake; pile; classifier for items |
| 装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit |
| 装饰 | zhuāng shì | to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental |
| 装置 | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device |
| 壮 | zhuàng | to strengthen; strong; robust; Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group; Zhuang: Bouxcuengh |
| 幢 | zhuàng | classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old) |
| 壮大 | zhuàng dà | to expand; to strengthen |
| 壮丽 | zhuàng lì | magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo |
| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out |
| 着重 | zhuó zhòng | put emphasis on; to stress; to emphasize |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (as in capitalism) |
| 资本家 | zī běn jiā | capitalist |
| 资本主义 | zī běn zhǔ yì | capitalism |
| 资产阶级 | zī chǎn jiē jí | the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie |
| 资格 | zī gé | qualifications |
| 资金 | zī jīn | funds; funding; capital |
| 姿势 | zī shì | posture; position |
| 姿态 | zī tài | attitude; posture; stance |
| 子 | zǐ | son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 |
| 子弹 | zǐ dàn | bullet; CL:粒,颗,发 |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | dictionary; character dictionary; CL:本 |
| 自豪 | zì háo | (feel a sense of) pride; to be proud of sth (in a good way) |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water |
| 自满 | zì mǎn | complacent; self-satisfied |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet); CL:个 |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself; one's own |
| 自始至终 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish; selfishness |
| 自相矛盾 | zì xiāng máo dùn | to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence |
| 自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | talk to oneself; think aloud; soliloquize |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 自治 | zì zhì | autonomy |
| 自治区 | zì zhì qū | autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区, Guangxi 广西壮族自治区, Tibet 西藏自治区, Ningxia 宁夏回族自治区, Xinjiang 新疆维吾尔自治区 |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | independent; to act for oneself; autonomous |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion |
| 宗派 | zōng pài | sect |
| 总 | zǒng | always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case |
| 总得 | zǒng děi | must; have to; be bound to |
| 总而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short; in a word; in brief |
| 总共 | zǒng gòng | altogether; in sum; in all; in total |
| 总算 | zǒng suàn | at long last; finally; on the whole |
| 总之 | zǒng zhī | in a word; in short; in brief |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda |
| 走弯路 | zǒu wān lù | to take an indirect route |
| 租 | zū | to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax |
| 足 | zú | foot; to be sufficient; ample |
| 阻碍 | zǔ ài | to obstruct; to hinder; to block |
| 组成 | zǔ chéng | to form; to make up; to constitute |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 阻力 | zǔ lì | obstacle; hindrance; resistance; obstruction |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor; forebears |
| 组长 | zǔ zhǎng | group leader |
| 阻止 | zǔ zhǐ | to prevent; to block |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip; CL:片 |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin |
| 罪恶 | zuì è | crime; evil; sin |
| 罪行 | zuì xíng | crime; offense |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper |
| 作风 | zuò fēng | style; style of work; way |
| 作物 | zuò wù | crop |
| 作战 | zuò zhàn | combat; to fight |
