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ENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS

ái

to suffer from; to endure; to tide over (a difficult period); to delay

癌症

癌症

ái zhèng

cancer

暧昧

曖昧

ài mèi

vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

爱不释手

愛不釋手

ài bù shì shǒu

to love something too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly

爱戴

愛戴

ài dài

to love and respect; love and respect

安宁

安寧

ān níng

peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed

安详

安詳

ān xiáng

serene

安置

安置

ān zhì

find a place for; help settle down; arrange for; to get into bed; placement

按摩

按摩

àn mó

massage

暗示

暗示

àn shì

to hint; to suggest; suggestion; a hint

案件

案件

àn jiàn

law case; legal case; judicial case; CL: (zōng), (zhuāng), (qǐ)

案例

案例

àn lì

case (law); CL: |(gè)

昂贵

昂貴

áng guì

expensive; costly

凹凸

凹凸

āo tū

bumpy; uneven; slotted and tabbed joint; crenellation

áo

(of cooking) to boil for a long time; to endure; to suffer

奥秘

奧秘

ào mì

profound mystery

巴不得

巴不得

bā bù dé

to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to

巴结

巴結

bā jie

to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to

to hold on to; to cling to; to dig up; to rake; to push aside; to climb; to pull out; to strip off

scar

拔苗助长

拔苗助長

bá miáo zhù zhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

把关

把關

bǎ guān

to guard a pass; to check on something

把手

把手

bǎ shǒu

handle; grip; knob

罢工

罷工

bà gōng

a strike; to go on strike

霸道

霸道

bà dào

overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine, etc.) strong; potent; the Way of the Hegemon, abbreviation of 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道

bāi

to break with both hands

摆脱

擺脫

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

拜訪

bài fǎng

pay a visit; call on

拜年

拜年

bài nián

pay a New Year call; wish somebody a Happy New Year

拜托

拜託

bài tuō

request somebody to do something; please!

败坏

敗壞

bài huài

to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine

bān

spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated

颁布

頒布

bān bù

to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees, etc.)

颁发

頒發

bān fā

to issue; to promulgate; to award

版本

版本

bǎn běn

version; edition; release

伴侣

伴侶

bàn lǚ

partner; companion; mate

伴随

伴隨

bàn suí

to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; attendant

半途而废

半途而廢

bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave something unfinished

扮演

扮演

bàn yǎn

play the part of; act

榜样

榜樣

bǎng yàng

example; model; CL: |(gè)

绑架

綁架

bǎng jià

to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking

bàng

pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); platform balance

包庇

包庇

bāo bì

to shield; to harbor; to cover up

包袱

包袱

bāo fu

cloth-wrapper; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden

包围

包圍

bāo wéi

to surround; to encircle; to hem in

包装

包裝

bāo zhuāng

package; pack

保管

保管

bǎo guǎn

to assure; to guarantee; to take care of; to safeguard; certainly; surely

保密

保密

bǎo mì

to keep something confidential; to maintain secrecy

保姆

保姆

bǎo mǔ

nanny; housekeeper

保守

保守

bǎo shǒu

(politically) conservative; to guard; to keep

保卫

保衛

bǎo wèi

to defend; to safeguard

保养

保養

bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance

保障

保障

bǎo zhàng

to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard

保重

保重

bǎo zhòng

to take care of oneself

饱和

飽和

bǎo hé

saturation

饱经沧桑

飽經滄桑

bǎo jīng cāng sāng

having lived through many changes

报酬

報酬

bào chou

remuneration; reward

报仇

報仇

bào chóu

to revenge (oneself); to avenge

报答

報答

bào dá

to repay; to requite

报复

報復

bào fù

to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation

报警

報警

bào jǐng

to report something to the police; to sound an alarm

报销

報銷

bào xiāo

submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; write-off; wipe out

抱负

抱負

bào fù

aspiration; ambition

暴力

暴力

bào lì

violence; (use) force; violent

暴露

暴露

bào lù

to expose; to reveal; to lay bare

曝光

曝光

bào guāng

exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material); to expose (a scandal to the public)

爆发

爆發

bào fā

to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out

爆炸

爆炸

bào zhà

explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate

卑鄙

卑鄙

bēi bǐ

contemptible; despicable; base; mean

悲哀

悲哀

bēi āi

grieved; sorrowful

悲惨

悲慘

bēi cǎn

miserable; tragic

北极

北極

běi jí

the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole

备份

備份

bèi fèn

backup

备忘录

備忘錄

bèi wàng lù

memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

背叛

背叛

bèi pàn

to betray

背诵

背誦

bèi sòng

recite; repeat from memory

被动

被動

bèi dòng

passive (not taking initiative)

被告

被告

bèi gào

defendant

贝壳

貝殼

bèi ké

shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; alternative reading bèi qiào, mostly written

奔波

奔波

bēn bō

rush about; be busy running about

奔驰

奔馳

bēn chí

to run quickly; to travel quickly; to move fast; Mercedes-Benz, German car make

本能

本能

běn néng

instinct

本钱

本錢

běn qián

capital (finance); assets; means

本人

本人

běn rén

oneself; I (humble form used in speeches); myself; in person; personal

本身

本身

běn shēn

in itself; per se; itself

本事

本事

běn shi

ability; skill; source material; original story

笨拙

笨拙

bèn zhuō

clumsy; awkward; stupid

崩溃

崩潰

bēng kuì

to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

béng

need not; (contraction of and )

bèng

to leap; to bounce; to hop; to jump

迸发

迸發

bèng fā

to burst out; to gush; to spurt

逼迫

逼迫

bī pò

to force; to compel; to coerce

鼻涕

鼻涕

bí tì

nasal mucus; snivel

比方

比方

bǐ fang

instance; example

比喻

比喻

bǐ yù

analogy; metaphor; figure of speech; figuratively

比重

比重

bǐ zhòng

proportion; specific gravity

鄙视

鄙視

bǐ shì

to despise; to disdain; to look down upon

弊病

弊病

bì bìng

malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage

弊端

弊端

bì duān

malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice

arm

闭塞

閉塞

bì sè

stop up; close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking

编织

編織

biān zhī

to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (something abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie, etc.)

边疆

邊疆

biān jiāng

border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region

边界

邊界

biān jiè

boundary; border

边境

邊境

biān jìng

frontier; border

边缘

邊緣

biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

鞭策

鞭策

biān cè

to spur on; to urge on; to encourage somebody (e.g. to make progress)

biǎn

flat; (old form of character , horizontal tablet with inscription)

贬低

貶低

biǎn dī

to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

贬义

貶義

biǎn yì

derogatory sense; negative connotation

便利

便利

biàn lì

convenient; easy; facilitate

便条

便條

biàn tiáo

(informal) note; CL: (zhāng), |(gè)

便于

便於

biàn yú

easy to; convenient for

变故

變故

biàn gù

an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

变迁

變遷

biàn qiān

changes; vicissitudes

变质

變質

biàn zhì

to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis

辨认

辨認

biàn rèn

to recognize; to identify

辩护

辯護

biàn hù

to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead

辩解

辯解

biàn jiě

to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view, etc.); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself

辩证

辯證

biàn zhèng

to investigate; dialectical

辫子

辮子

biàn zi

plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL: (gēn), (tiáo)

遍布

遍布

biàn bù

to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout

标本

標本

biāo běn

specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease

标记

標記

biāo jì

sign; mark; symbol; to mark up

标题

標題

biāo tí

title; heading; headline; caption; subject

表决

表決

biǎo jué

decide by vote; vote

表态

表態

biǎo tài

to declare one's position; to say where one stands

表彰

表彰

biǎo zhāng

to honor; to cite (in dispatches); cite (in dispatches); commend

biē

to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)

别墅

別墅

bié shù

villa; CL: (zhuàng), (zuò)

别致

別緻

bié zhì

unusual; unique

别扭

彆扭

biè niu

awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche; awkward (writing or speech)

濒临

瀕臨

bīn lín

on the verge of; close to

冰雹

冰雹

bīng báo

hail; hailstone; CL: (cháng), (lì)

bǐng

third in order (III); third of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; letter 'C' or roman 'III' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III', etc.; propyl

并非

並非

bìng fēi

really isn't

并列

並列

bìng liè

to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed

剥削

剝削

bō xuē

to exploit; exploitation

to push aside; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn around; classifier: group, batch;

播种

播種

bō zhòng

to sow seeds; sowing; seed

波浪

波浪

bō làng

wave

波涛

波濤

bō tāo

great waves; billows;

伯母

伯母

bó mǔ

aunt; wife of father's elder brother; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL: |(gè)

博大精深

博大精深

bó dà jīng shēn

wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep

博览会

博覽會

bó lǎn huì

exposition; international fair

搏斗

搏鬥

bó dòu

to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

薄弱

薄弱

bó ruò

weak; frail

不顾

不顧

bú gù

in spite of; regardless of

不愧

不愧

bú kuì

be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be

不料

不料

bú liào

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

不像话

不像話

bú xiàng huà

unreasonable; shocking; outrageous

不屑一顾

不屑一顧

bú xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt

哺乳

哺乳

bǔ rǔ

breast feeding; to suckle; to nurse

捕捉

捕捉

bǔ zhuō

to catch; to seize; to capture

补偿

補償

bǔ cháng

compensate; make up

补救

補救

bǔ jiù

remedy

补贴

補貼

bǔ tiē

to subsidize; subsidy; allowance

不得已

不得已

bù dé yǐ

act against one's will; have no alternative but to; have to; to have no choice; must

不妨

不妨

bù fáng

there is no harm in; might as well

不敢当

不敢當

bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me

不禁

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing something); can't refrain from

不堪

不堪

bù kān

cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely

不可思议

不可思議

bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable

不免

不免

bù miǎn

unavoidable

不时

不時

bù shí

frequently; often

不惜

不惜

bù xī

not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do something); not scruple (to do something)

不相上下

不相上下

bù xiāng shàng xià

equally matched; about the same

不言而喻

不言而喻

bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying; it is self-evident

不由得

不由得

bù yóu de

can't help; cannot but

不择手段

不擇手段

bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously

不止

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to

布告

佈告

bù gào

posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce

布局

佈局

bù jú

arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)

布置

佈置

bù zhì

to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy

步伐

步伐

bù fá

pace; (measured) step; march

部署

部署

bù shǔ

to dispose; to deploy; deployment

部位

部位

bù wèi

position; place

才干

才幹

cái gàn

ability; competence

裁缝

裁縫

cái feng

tailor; dressmaker

裁判

裁判

cái pàn

judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL: |(gè), (wèi), (míng)

裁员

裁員

cái yuán

to cut staff; to lay off employees

财富

財富

cái fù

wealth; riches

财务

財務

cái wù

financial affairs

财政

財政

cái zhèng

finances (public); financial

彩票

彩票

cǎi piào

lottery ticket

采购

採購

cǎi gòu

to procure (for an enterprise, etc.); to purchase

采集

採集

cǎi jí

to gather; to collect; to harvest

采纳

採納

cǎi nà

to accept; to adopt (ideas)

参谋

參謀

cān móu

staff officer; to give advice

参照

參照

cān zhào

to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)

残疾

殘疾

cán jí

disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal

残酷

殘酷

cán kù

cruel; ruthless; cruelty

残留

殘留

cán liú

to remain; left over; surplus; remnant

残忍

殘忍

cán rěn

merciless; ruthless; cruel; mean

灿烂

燦爛

càn làn

to glitter; brilliant; splendid

仓促

倉促

cāng cù

all of a sudden; hurriedly

仓库

倉庫

cāng kù

depot; storehouse; warehouse

cāng

cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane

苍白

蒼白

cāng bái

pale; wan

操劳

操勞

cāo láo

to work hard; to look after

操练

操練

cāo liàn

drill; practice

操纵

操縱

cāo zòng

to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate

操作

操作

cāo zuò

to work; to operate; to manipulate

嘈杂

嘈雜

cáo zá

noisy; clamorous

草案

草案

cǎo àn

draft (legislation, proposal, etc.)

草率

草率

cǎo shuài

careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious

侧面

側面

cè miàn

lateral side; side; aspect; profile

测量

測量

cè liáng

to survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine

策划

策劃

cè huà

to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner

策略

策略

cè lvè

tactics; to be tactful

层出不穷

層出不窮

céng chū bù qióng

more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)

层次

層次

céng cì

arrangement of ideas; administrative level; level; stage; phase

差别

差別

chā bié

difference; distinction; diversity; disparity

插座

插座

chā zuò

socket; outlet;

查获

查獲

chá huò

to investigate and capture (a criminal); to ferret out; to hunt down and arrest

刹那

剎那

chà nà

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

chà

fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range, etc.; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)

诧异

詫異

chà yì

flabbergasted; astonished

柴油

柴油

chái yóu

diesel fuel

chān

to assist by the arm; to mix; to mix; to support; to sustain

缠绕

纏繞

chán rào

twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

chán

gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving

产业

產業

chǎn yè

industry; estate; property; industrial

阐述

闡述

chǎn shù

to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)

颤抖

顫抖

chàn dǒu

to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble

昌盛

昌盛

chāng shèng

prosperous

偿还

償還

cháng huán

to repay; to reimburse

尝试

嘗試

cháng shì

to try; to attempt; CL: (cì)

场合

場合

chǎng hé

situation; occasion

场面

場面

chǎng miàn

scene; occasion

场所

場所

chǎng suǒ

location; place

敞开

敞開

chǎng kāi

wide open; to open up

倡导

倡導

chàng dǎo

to advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)

倡议

倡議

chàng yì

to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative

畅通

暢通

chàng tōng

unimpeded; free flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction

畅销

暢銷

chàng xiāo

best seller; chart-topping

超越

超越

chāo yuè

to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

钞票

鈔票

chāo piào

paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); CL: (zhāng), (zā)

嘲笑

嘲笑

cháo xiào

jeer; mockery; scoff; sneer; make fun of; laugh at (derogatory)

巢穴

巢穴

cháo xué

lair; nest; den; hideout;

朝代

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty; reign (of a king)

潮流

潮流

cháo liú

tide; current; trend

撤退

撤退

chè tuì

to withdraw; to pull out; to retreat

撤销

撤銷

chè xiāo

to repeal; to revoke; to undo (computing)

沉淀

沉澱

chén diàn

to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)

沉闷

沉悶

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy

沉思

沉思

chén sī

contemplate; contemplation; meditation; ponder

沉重

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy; hard; serious; critical

沉着

沉著

chén zhuó

steady; calm and collected; not nervous

陈旧

陳舊

chén jiù

old-fashioned

陈列

陳列

chén liè

to display; to exhibit

陈述

陳述

chén shù

an assertion; to declare; to state

称心如意

稱心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish

衬托

襯托

chèn tuō

to set off;

称号

稱號

chēng hào

name; term of address; title

chéng

to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (mathematics); Buddhist sect or creed

呈现

呈現

chéng xiàn

to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); demonstrate

城堡

城堡

chéng bǎo

castle; rook (chess piece)

惩罚

懲罰

chéng fá

punishment; penalty; to punish

成本

成本

chéng běn

(manufacturing, production, etc.) costs

成交

成交

chéng jiāo

to complete a contract; to reach a deal

成天

成天

chéng tiān

(coll.) all day long; all the time

成效

成效

chéng xiào

effect; result

成心

成心

chéng xīn

intentional; deliberate; on purpose

成员

成員

chéng yuán

member

承办

承辦

chéng bàn

to undertake; to accept a contract

承包

承包

chéng bāo

to contract; to undertake (a job)

承诺

承諾

chéng nuò

to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment

chéng

orange (fruit, color)

澄清

澄清

chéng qīng

clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make something clear; to be clear (about the facts)

chéng

to hold; to contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil

诚挚

誠摯

chéng zhì

sincere; cordial

chèng

steelyard; Roman balance; CL: (tái)

吃苦

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear; hardships

吃力

吃力

chī lì

entail strenuous effort; be a strain

持久

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long

迟钝

遲鈍

chí dùn

slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought);

迟缓

遲緩

chí huǎn

slow; sluggish

迟疑

遲疑

chí yí

to hesitate

赤道

赤道

chì dào

equator (of the earth or astronomical body)

赤字

赤字

chì zì

(financial) deficit; red letter

充当

充當

chōng dāng

to serve as; to act as; to play the role of

充沛

充沛

chōng pèi

abundant; plentiful; vigorous

充实

充實

chōng shí

rich; substantial; enrich; substantiate

充足

充足

chōng zú

adequate; sufficient; abundant

冲动

衝動

chōng dòng

impetus; impulse; emotional impulse; impulsive

冲击

衝擊

chōng jī

an attack; under attack; a shock

冲突

衝突

chōng tū

conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention

崇拜

崇拜

chóng bài

to worship; adoration

崇高

崇高

chóng gāo

majestic; sublime

崇敬

崇敬

chóng jìng

to revere; high esteem

重叠

重疊

chóng dié

to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步(sàn sàn bù) to have a stroll)

稠密

稠密

chóu mì

dense

筹备

籌備

chóu bèi

preparations; to get ready for something

丑恶

醜惡

chǒu è

ugly; repulsive

出路

出路

chū lù

a way out (of a difficulty, etc.)

出卖

出賣

chū mài

to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray

出身

出身

chū shēn

family background; class origin

出神

出神

chū shén

entranced; Trance (music genre)

出息

出息

chū xi

promise; prospects; future

初步

初步

chū bù

initial; preliminary; tentative

chú

to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including

储备

儲備

chǔ bèi

to store up; reserves

储存

儲存

chǔ cún

stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage

储蓄

儲蓄

chǔ xù

to deposit money; to save; savings

处分

處分

chǔ fèn

to discipline somebody; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter); CL: |(gè)

处境

處境

chǔ jìng

plight; unfavorable situation

处置

處置

chǔ zhì

to handle; to take care of; to punish

触犯

觸犯

chù fàn

to offend; to violate; to go against

川流不息

川流不息

chuān liú bù xī

the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

穿越

穿越

chuān yuè

to pass through; to cross; to overcome

传达

傳達

chuán dá

to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission

传单

傳單

chuán dān

leaflet; flier; pamphlet

传授

傳授

chuán shòu

to impart; to pass on; to teach

船舶

船舶

chuán bó

shipping; boats

喘气

喘氣

chuǎn qì

to breathe deeply; to pant

chuàn

to string together; to mix up; to conspire; to rove; bunch or cluster; string (computing); classifier for rows or strings

床单

床單

chuáng dān

sheet (bed); CL: (tiáo), (jiàn), (zhāng), (chuáng)

创立

創立

chuàng lì

to found; to establish; originate

创新

創新

chuàng xīn

innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails

创业

創業

chuàng yè

to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture

创作

創作

chuàng zuò

to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL: |(gè)

吹牛

吹牛

chuī niú

to brag; to chat (dialect)

吹捧

吹捧

chuī pěng

to flatter; to laud somebody's accomplishments; adulation

炊烟

炊煙

chuī yān

smoke from kitchen chimneys

垂直

垂直

chuí zhí

perpendicular; vertical

chuí

hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)

纯粹

純粹

chún cuì

purely

纯洁

純潔

chún jié

pure; clean and honest; to purify

慈善

慈善

cí shàn

benevolent; charitable;

慈祥

慈祥

cí xiáng

kindly; benevolent (often of older person)

磁带

磁帶

cí dài

magnetic tape; CL: (pán), (hé)

雌雄

雌雄

cí xióng

male and female

伺候

伺候

cì hòu

to serve; to act as a valet

thorn; splinter; to stab; to pierce; to prick

次品

次品

cì pǐn

substandard products; defective; seconds

次序

次序

cì xù

sequence; order

cóng

cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket

从容

從容

cóng róng

to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pronunciation: cōng róng

凑合

湊合

còu he

to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad

粗鲁

粗魯

cū lǔ

crude; coarse; rough

cuàn

to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit

摧残

摧殘

cuī cán

to ravage; to ruin

脆弱

脆弱

cuì ruò

weak; frail

cuō

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

磋商

磋商

cuō shāng

to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations

挫折

挫折

cuò zhé

setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set somebody back; to blunt; to subdue

to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train)

搭档

搭檔

dā dàng

to cooperate; partner

搭配

搭配

dā pèi

to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add something into a group

答辩

答辯

dá biàn

to reply (to an accusation)

答复

答复

dá fù

to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)

达成

達成

dá chéng

to reach (an agreement); to accomplish

打包

打包

dǎ bāo

to wrap; to pack; to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant)

打官司

打官司

dǎ guān si

to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute

打击

打擊

dǎ jī

to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on something; a setback; a blow; percussion (music)

打架

打架

dǎ jià

to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL: (cháng)

打量

打量

dǎ liang

to size somebody up; to take measure of; to suppose; to reckon

打猎

打獵

dǎ liè

to go hunting

打仗

打仗

dǎ zhàng

to fight a battle; to go to war

大不了

大不了

dà bù liǎo

at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming

大臣

大臣

dà chén

minister (of a monarchy)

大伙儿

大夥兒

dà huǒ r

everybody; everyone; we all

大肆

大肆

dà sì

wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled

大体

大體

dà tǐ

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole

大意

大意

dà yì

general idea; main idea

大致

大致

dà zhì

more or less; roughly; approximately

歹徒

歹徒

dǎi tú

evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum

代价

代價

dài jià

price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)

代理

代理

dài lǐ

to act on behalf of somebody in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate

带领

帶領

dài lǐng

to guide; to lead

怠慢

怠慢

dài màn

to slight; to neglect

逮捕

逮捕

dài bǔ

to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest

担保

擔保

dān bǎo

to guarantee; to vouch for

胆怯

膽怯

dǎn qiè

timid; cowardly

淡季

淡季

dàn jì

off season; slow business season; (see also 旺季)

淡水

淡水

dàn shuǐ

potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water

蛋白质

蛋白質

dàn bái zhì

protein

诞辰

誕辰

dàn chén

birthday

诞生

誕生

dàn shēng

to be born

当场

當場

dāng chǎng

at the scene; on the spot

当初

當初

dāng chū

at that time; originally

当代

當代

dāng dài

the present age; the contemporary era

当面

當面

dāng miàn

to somebody's face; in somebody's presence

当前

當前

dāng qián

current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)

当事人

當事人

dāng shì rén

persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

当务之急

當務之急

dāng wù zhī jí

top priority job; matter of vital importance

当选

當選

dāng xuǎn

be elected

dǎng

party; association; club; society; surname Dang; CL: |(gè)

档案

檔案

dàng àn

file; record; archive; Taiwan pronunciation: dǎng àn

档次

檔次

dàng cì

grade; class; quality; level

倒闭

倒閉

dǎo bì

to go bankrupt; to close down

导弹

導彈

dǎo dàn

guided missile; cruise missile; missile; CL: (méi)

导航

導航

dǎo háng

navigation

导向

導向

dǎo xiàng

to be oriented towards; orientation

捣乱

搗亂

dǎo luàn

to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother somebody intentionally

盗窃

盜竊

dào qiè

to steal

稻谷

稻穀

dào gǔ

rice crops

得不偿失

得不償失

dé bù cháng shī

(saying) the gains do not make up for the losses

得力

得力

dé lì

able; capable; competent; efficient

得天独厚

得天獨厚

dé tiān dú hòu

(of an area) rich in resources; (of a person) gifted or able (idiom)

得罪

得罪

dé zuì

to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得得罪(dé zui)

灯笼

燈籠

dēng lóng

lantern

登录

登錄

dēng lù

to register; to login

登陆

登陸

dēng lù

to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon, etc.); to log in

dēng

to tread on; to step on

等候

等候

děng hòu

waiting

等级

等級

děng jí

degree; rate

dèng

to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at

堤坝

堤壩

dī bà

dam;

敌视

敵視

dí shì

hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against

抵达

抵達

dǐ dá

arrive; reach (a destination)

抵抗

抵抗

dǐ kàng

to resist; resistance

抵制

抵制

dǐ zhì

to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal

地步

地步

dì bù

condition; situation; plight; extent; room for action

地势

地勢

dì shì

terrain; topography relief

地质

地質

dì zhì

geology

递增

遞增

dì zēng

to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive

颠簸

顛簸

diān bǒ

to shake; to jolt; to bump

颠倒

顛倒

diān dǎo

to turn upside-down; to reverse; back-to-front; confused; deranged; crazy

典礼

典禮

diǎn lǐ

celebration; ceremony

典型

典型

diǎn xíng

model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative

点缀

點綴

diǎn zhuì

to decorate; an ornament; to adorn; only for show

diàn

pad; cushion; mat

奠定

奠定

diàn dìng

to establish; to fix; to settle

惦记

惦記

diàn jì

remember with concern; worry about

电源

電源

diàn yuán

electric power source

diāo

to hold in the mouth

雕刻

雕刻

diāo kè

to carve; to engrave; carving

雕塑

雕塑

diāo sù

a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve

diào

to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person

调动

調動

diào dòng

to transfer; to maneuver (troops, etc.)

diē

to drop; to fall; to tumble; Taiwan pronunciation dié

dīng

fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; man; members of a family

叮嘱

叮囑

dīng zhǔ

to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again

dīng

to watch attentively; to fix attention on; to stare; to gaze; to follow; to shadow somebody

定期

定期

dìng qī

regularly; at regular intervals

定义

定義

dìng yì

definition

丢人

丟人

diū rén

to lose face

丢三落四

丟三落四

diū sān là sì

forgetful; scatterbrained

东道主

東道主

dōng dào zhǔ

host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)

东张西望

東張西望

dōng zhāng xī wàng

to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around

董事长

董事長

dǒng shì zhǎng

chairman of the board; chairman

冻结

凍結

dòng jié

to freeze (loan, wage, price, etc.)

动荡

動盪

dòng dàng

unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion

动机

動機

dòng jī

motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention

动静

動靜

dòng jìng

sound of activity or people talking; news of activity

动力

動力

dòng lì

power; motion; propulsion; force

动脉

動脈

dòng mài

artery

动身

動身

dòng shēn

go on a journey; leave

动手

動手

dòng shǒu

to hit with hands or fists; to start work; to touch

动态

動態

dòng tài

development; trend; dynamic state; movement; moving

动员

動員

dòng yuán

mobilize; arouse; CL: (cì), |(gè)

dòng

classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)

dōu

pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)

陡峭

陡峭

dǒu qiào

precipitous

斗争

鬥爭

dòu zhēng

a struggle; fight; battle

督促

督促

dū cù

to urge somebody to complete a task

毒品

毒品

dú pǐn

drugs; narcotics; poison

独裁

獨裁

dú cái

dictatorship

堵塞

堵塞

dǔ sè

to block; to stop; blockage

赌博

賭博

dǔ bó

to gamble

杜绝

杜絕

dù jué

put an end to

duān

end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular

端午节

端午節

duān wǔ jié

The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)

端正

端正

duān zhèng

upright; regular; proper; correct

短促

短促

duǎn cù

short in time; fleeting; brief

断定

斷定

duàn dìng

to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment

断绝

斷絕

duàn jué

to sever; to break off

堆积

堆積

duī jī

to pile up; to heap; accumulation

兑现

兌現

duì xiàn

(of a cheque, etc.) to cash; to honor a commitment

对策

對策

duì cè

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

对称

對稱

duì chèn

symmetry; symmetrical

对付

對付

duì fu

to handle; to deal with; to cope; to get by with

对抗

對抗

duì kàng

to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation

对立

對立

duì lì

to oppose; to set something against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical

对联

對聯

duì lián

rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; CL: (fú)

对应

對應

duì yìng

to correspond; a correspondence; corresponding; homologous; matching with something; counterpart

对照

對照

duì zhào

to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check

队伍

隊伍

duì wu

ranks; troops; CL: |(gè)

顿时

頓時

dùn shí

at once; immediately; forthwith

哆嗦

哆嗦

duō suo

to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body

多元化

多元化

duō yuán huà

diversification; pluralism; to diversify

堕落

墮落

duò luò

to morally degenerate; to become depraved; a fall from grace; a fall into sin or depravity

额外

額外

é wài

extra; added; additional

恶心

噁心

ě xin

nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating

恶化

惡化

è huà

worsen

遏制

遏制

è zhì

to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain

恩怨

恩怨

ēn yuàn

(feeling of) resentment; (longstanding) grudge

而已

而已

ér yǐ

that's all; nothing more

二氧化碳

二氧化碳

èr yǎng huà tàn

carbon dioxide; CO2

发布

發布

fā bù

to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 發发布(fā bù)

发财

發財

fā cái

to get rich

发呆

發呆

fā dāi

to daydream; lost in thought

发动

發動

fā dòng

to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse

发觉

發覺

fā jué

to find; to detect; to discover

发射

發射

fā shè

to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission

发誓

發誓

fā shì

to vow; to pledge; to swear

发行

發行

fā xíng

to publish; to issue (stocks, currency, etc.); to release; to distribute (a film)

发炎

發炎

fā yán

inflamed from infection or injury; inflammation

发扬

發揚

fā yáng

to develop; to make full use of

发育

發育

fā yù

to develop; growth; development

法人

法人

fǎ rén

legal person; corporation; see also 自然自然人(zì rán rén)

fān

to take turns; order in series; time; a kind of; barbarians

凡是

凡是

fán shì

every; all

繁华

繁華

fán huá

flourishing; bustling

繁忙

繁忙

fán máng

busy; bustling

繁体字

繁體字

fán tǐ zì

traditional Chinese character

繁殖

繁殖

fán zhí

to breed; to reproduce; to propagate

反驳

反駁

fǎn bó

to retort; to refute

反常

反常

fǎn cháng

unusual; abnormal

反感

反感

fǎn gǎn

to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy

反抗

反抗

fǎn kàng

to resist; to rebel

反馈

反饋

fǎn kuì

to send back information; feedback

反面

反面

fǎn miàn

reverse side of something; opposite side of some topic; the other side

反射

反射

fǎn shè

to reflect; reflection (from a mirror, etc.); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)

反思

反思

fǎn sī

to think back over something; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment

反问

反問

fǎn wèn

to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question

反之

反之

fǎn zhī

on the other hand..; conversely..

泛滥

氾濫

fàn làn

to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked

范畴

範疇

fàn chóu

category

贩卖

販賣

fàn mài

to sell; to peddle; to traffic

方位

方位

fāng wèi

direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth

方言

方言

fāng yán

dialect

方圆

方圓

fāng yuán

circumference;

方针

方針

fāng zhēn

policy; guidelines; CL: |(gè)

防守

防守

fáng shǒu

defend; protect (against)

防御

防禦

fáng yù

defense

防止

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

防治

防治

fáng zhì

prevention and cure

纺织

紡織

fǎng zhī

spinning and weaving

访问

訪問

fǎng wèn

to visit; to call on; to interview; CL: (cì)

放大

放大

fàng dà

to enlarge; to magnify

放射

放射

fàng shè

to radiate; radioactive

非法

非法

fēi fǎ

illegal

飞禽走兽

飛禽走獸

fēi qín zǒu shòu

birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air

飞翔

飛翔

fēi xiáng

fly

飞跃

飛躍

fēi yuè

to leap

肥沃

肥沃

féi wò

fertile

诽谤

誹謗

fěi bàng

slander; libel

废除

廢除

fèi chú

to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal

废寝忘食

廢寢忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work;

废墟

廢墟

fèi xū

ruins

沸腾

沸騰

fèi téng

boiling; ebullition

fèi

lung; CL: |(gè)

分辨

分辨

fēn biàn

to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve; to defend against an accusation; to exculpate

分寸

分寸

fēn cun

propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms

分红

分紅

fēn hóng

a bonus; to award a bonus

分解

分解

fēn jiě

to resolve; to decompose; to break down

分裂

分裂

fēn liè

to split up; to divide; to break up; fission

分泌

分泌

fēn mì

secrete

分明

分明

fēn míng

clearly demarcated; sharply contoured

分歧

分歧

fēn qí

difference (of opinion, position); bifurcation

分散

分散

fēn sàn

scatter; disperse; distribute

吩咐

吩咐

fēn fù

to tell; to instruct; to command

坟墓

墳墓

fén mù

sepulcher; tomb

粉末

粉末

fěn mò

fine powder; dust

粉色

粉色

fěn sè

white; light pink; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up)

粉碎

粉碎

fěn suì

crash; break up

分量

分量

fèn liàng

weight; measure

愤怒

憤怒

fèn nù

angry; indignant

丰满

豐滿

fēng mǎn

plentiful; rich; plump; well-rounded

丰盛

豐盛

fēng shèng

rich; sumptuous

丰收

豐收

fēng shōu

bumper harvest

封闭

封閉

fēng bì

to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive

封建

封建

fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic

封锁

封鎖

fēng suǒ

to blockade; to seal off

锋利

鋒利

fēng lì

sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point

风暴

風暴

fēng bào

storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis, etc.)

风度

風度

fēng dù

elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise

风光

風光

fēng guāng

scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (topolect); impressive (topolect)

风气

風氣

fēng qì

general mood; atmosphere; common practice

风趣

風趣

fēng qù

humor; wit; humorous; witty

风土人情

風土人情

fēng tǔ rén qíng

local conditions and customs (idiom)

风味

風味

fēng wèi

local flavor; local style

féng

to meet by chance; to come across; to fawn upon

奉献

奉獻

fèng xiàn

to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote

否决

否決

fǒu jué

veto; to overrule; to veto; to reject

夫妇

夫婦

fū fù

a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL: (duì)

夫人

夫人

fū ren

lady; madam; Mrs.; CL: (wèi)

敷衍

敷衍

fū yǎn

to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do something half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by

俘虏

俘虜

fú lǔ

captive

幅度

幅度

fú dù

width; extent; range; scope

服从

服從

fú cóng

to obey (an order); to comply; to defer

服气

服氣

fú qì

to be convinced; to accept

福利

福利

fú lì

(material) welfare; well-being

福气

福氣

fú qi

good fortune; to enjoy good fortune

符号

符號

fú hào

symbol; mark; sign

辐射

輻射

fú shè

radiation

俯视

俯視

fǔ shì

to look down at; to overlook

抚摸

撫摸

fǔ mō

to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle

抚养

撫養

fǔ yǎng

to foster; to bring up; to raise

腐败

腐敗

fǔ bài

corruption; corrupt; rotten

腐烂

腐爛

fǔ làn

to rot; to become gangrenous

腐蚀

腐蝕

fǔ shí

corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption

腐朽

腐朽

fǔ xiǔ

rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate

辅助

輔助

fǔ zhù

to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary; subsidiary

secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbreviation for 副副词 adverb; classifier for pairs

复活

復活

fù huó

to bring back to life; to revive; resurrection

复兴

復興

fù xīng

to revive; rebirth

富裕

富裕

fù yù

abundant; affluent; richness; affluence

腹泻

腹瀉

fù xiè

diarrhea; to have the runs

覆盖

覆蓋

fù gài

to cover

负担

負擔

fù dān

burden; to bear a burden

赋予

賦予

fù yǔ

to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow

附和

附和

fù hè

to parrot; to crib; to copy somebody's action or words; to trail somebody's footsteps; copy-cat

附件

附件

fù jiàn

enclosure; attachment (email); appendix

附属

附屬

fù shǔ

subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating

改良

改良

gǎi liáng

improve

盖章

蓋章

gài zhāng

to affix a seal (to something)

gài

calcium (chemistry)

尴尬

尷尬

gān gà

awkward; embarrassed

干旱

乾旱

gān hàn

drought; arid; dry

干扰

干擾

gān rǎo

to interfere; obstruction

干涉

干涉

gān shè

to interfere; to meddle; interference

干预

干預

gān yù

to meddle; to intervene; intervention

感慨

感慨

gǎn kǎi

lament; with a tinge of emotion or regret

感染

感染

gǎn rǎn

infection; to infect; to influence

干劲

幹勁

gàn jìn

enthusiasm for doing something

gāng

to raise aloft with both hands

纲领

綱領

gāng lǐng

program; guiding principle

岗位

崗位

gǎng wèi

a post; a job

港口

港口

gǎng kǒu

port; harbor

港湾

港灣

gǎng wān

natural harbor; bay serving as harbor

杠杆

槓桿

gàng gǎn

lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage

高超

高超

gāo chāo

excellent; superlative

高潮

高潮

gāo cháo

high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)

高峰

高峰

gāo fēng

peak; summit; height

高明

高明

gāo míng

wise; brilliant; superior

高尚

高尚

gāo shàng

nobly; lofty

高涨

高漲

gāo zhǎng

upsurge; (tensions, etc.) run high

稿件

稿件

gǎo jiàn

rough draft; material contributing to a final document

告辞

告辭

gào cí

to take leave

告诫

告誡

gào jiè

to warn; to admonish

to cut; to cut apart

to place; to put aside; to shelve

歌颂

歌頌

gē sòng

sing the praises of; extol; eulogize

疙瘩

疙瘩

gē da

swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; preoccupation; problem

鸽子

鴿子

gē zi

pigeon; dove; various birds of the species Columbidae

格局

格局

gé jú

structure; pattern; layout

格式

格式

gé shì

form; specification; format

隔阂

隔閡

gé hé

estrangement

隔离

隔離

gé lí

to separate; to isolate

革命

革命

gé mìng

revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL: (cì)

|(gè)

|(gè)

gè tǐ

individual

各抒己见

各抒己見

gè shū jǐ jiàn

everyone gives their own view

根深蒂固

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù

deep-rooted (problem, etc.)

根源

根源

gēn yuán

origin; root (cause)

跟前

跟前

gēn qián

in front of; close to; nearby; the time just before

跟随

跟隨

gēn suí

to follow

跟踪

跟踪

gēn zōng

to follow somebody's tracks; to tail; to shadow

更新

更新

gēng xīn

to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate

更正

更正

gēng zhèng

to correct; to make a correction

耕地

耕地

gēng dì

arable land; to plow land

供不应求

供不應求

gōng bù yìng qiú

supply does not meet demand

供给

供給

gōng jǐ

to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)

公安局

公安局

gōng ān jú

Public Security Bureau

公道

公道

gōng dào

justice; fairness; public highway

公告

公告

gōng gào

post; announcement

公关

公關

gōng guān

public relations

公民

公民

gōng mín

citizen

公然

公然

gōng rán

openly; publicly; undisguised

公认

公認

gōng rèn

publicly known (to be); accepted (as)

公式

公式

gōng shì

formula

公务

公務

gōng wù

official business

公正

公正

gōng zhèng

just; fair; equitable

公证

公證

gōng zhèng

notarization; notarized; acknowledgement

功劳

功勞

gōng láo

contribution; meritorious service; credit

功效

功效

gōng xiào

efficacy

宫殿

宮殿

gōng diàn

palace; CL: (zuò)

工艺品

工藝品

gōng yì pǐn

handicraft article; handiwork; CL: |(gè)

恭敬

恭敬

gōng jìng

deferential; with respect

攻击

攻擊

gōng jī

to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)

攻克

攻克

gōng kè

to capture; to take

巩固

鞏固

gǒng gù

to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen

共和国

共和國

gòng hé guó

republic

共计

共計

gòng jì

to sum up to; to total

共鸣

共鳴

gòng míng

physical resonance; sympathetic response to something

勾结

勾結

gōu jié

to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with

钩子

鉤子

gōu zi

hook

构思

構思

gòu sī

to outline a story; to make a preliminary sketch

姑且

姑且

gū qiě

temporarily; the time being; for the moment; provisional; tentatively

孤独

孤獨

gū dú

lonely; solitary

孤立

孤立

gū lì

isolate; isolated

辜负

辜負

gū fù

to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint

古董

古董

gǔ dǒng

curio; antique

古怪

古怪

gǔ guài

eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer

股东

股東

gǔ dōng

shareholder; stockholder

股份

股份

gǔ fèn

a share (in a company); stock

骨干

骨幹

gǔ gàn

diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone

鼓动

鼓動

gǔ dòng

to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to incite

固然

固然

gù rán

admittedly (it's true that..)

固体

固體

gù tǐ

solid

固有

固有

gù yǒu

intrinsic to something; inherent; native

固执

固執

gù zhi

persistent; stubborn

故乡

故鄉

gù xiāng

home; homeland; native place; CL: |(gè)

故障

故障

gù zhàng

malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)

雇佣

僱傭

gù yōng

to employ; to hire

顾虑

顧慮

gù lǜ

misgivings; apprehensions

顾问

顧問

gù wèn

adviser; consultant

拐杖

拐杖

guǎi zhàng

crutches; crutch; walking stick

关怀

關懷

guān huái

care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to

关照

關照

guān zhào

to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind

官方

官方

guān fāng

official; (by the) government

观光

觀光

guān guāng

to tour; sightseeing; tourism

管辖

管轄

guǎn xiá

to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)

惯例

慣例

guàn lì

conventional

灌溉

灌溉

guàn gài

to irrigate

guàn

can; jar; pot

贯彻

貫徹

guàn chè

to implement; to put into practice; to carry out

光彩

光彩

guāng cǎi

luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance

光辉

光輝

guāng huī

radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent

光芒

光芒

guāng máng

rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance

光荣

光榮

guāng róng

honor and glory; CL: |(gè)

广阔

廣闊

guǎng kuò

wide; vast

归根到底

歸根到底

guī gēn dào dǐ

(saying) to sum it up..

归还

歸還

guī huán

to return something; to revert

规范

規範

guī fàn

norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify

规格

規格

guī gé

standard; norm; specification

规划

規劃

guī huà

plan; program

规章

規章

guī zhāng

rule; regulation

轨道

軌道

guǐ dào

orbit; railway or tram line; fig. conventional way of thinking

贵族

貴族

guì zú

lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy

guì

kneel

棍棒

棍棒

gùn bàng

club

国防

國防

guó fáng

national defense

国务院

國務院

guó wù yuàn

State Council (PRC); State Department (USA)

果断

果斷

guǒ duàn

firm; decisive

过度

過度

guò dù

excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue

过渡

過渡

guò dù

to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)

过奖

過獎

guò jiǎng

to over-praise; to flatter

过滤

過濾

guò lǜ

to filter; filter

过失

過失

guò shī

defect; fault

过问

過問

guò wèn

to show an interest in; to get involved with

过瘾

過癮

guò yǐn

to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of something; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling

过于

過於

guò yú

too much; excessively

hāi

oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword)

海拔

海拔

hǎi bá

height above sea level; elevation

海滨

海濱

hǎi bīn

shore; seaside

含糊

含糊

hán hu

ambiguous; vague

含义

含義

hán yì

meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation

寒暄

寒暄

hán xuān

exchanging conventional greetings; to talk about the weather

罕见

罕見

hǎn jiàn

rare; rarely seen

捍卫

捍衛

hàn wèi

defend; uphold; safeguard

航空

航空

háng kōng

aviation

航天

航天

háng tiān

space flight

航行

航行

háng xíng

to sail; to fly; to navigate

行列

行列

háng liè

procession

毫米

毫米

háo mǐ

millimeter

毫无

毫無

háo wú

not in the least; none whatsoever; completely without

豪迈

豪邁

háo mài

bold; open-minded; heroic

号召

號召

hào zhào

to call; to appeal

耗费

耗費

hào fèi

to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander

to scold in a loud voice; to yawn

合并

合併

hé bìng

to merge; to annex

合成

合成

hé chéng

to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic

合伙

合夥

hé huǒ

to act jointly; to form a partnership

合算

合算

hé suàn

worthwhile; be a good deal; be a bargain; reckon up; calculate

和蔼

和藹

hé ǎi

kindly; nice; amiable

和解

和解

hé jiě

to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled

和睦

和睦

hé mù

peaceful relations; harmonious

和气

和氣

hé qi

friendly; polite; amiable

和谐

和諧

hé xié

harmonious

hēi

hey

痕迹

痕跡

hén jì

vestige; mark; trace

狠心

狠心

hěn xīn

callous; heartless

恨不得

恨不得

hèn bu dé

wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something; can't wait for; to wish one could do something; to desire strongly

hēng

to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!

héng

horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke)

hōng

roar of laughter (onomatopoeia); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)

hōng

to bake; to heat by fire

轰动

轟動

hōng dòng

sensation; stir

宏观

宏觀

hóng guān

macro-; macroscopic; holistic

宏伟

宏偉

hóng wěi

grand; imposing; magnificent

洪水

洪水

hóng shuǐ

deluge; flood

喉咙

喉嚨

hóu lóng

throat; larynx

hǒu

roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage

候选

候選

hòu xuǎn

candidate

后代

後代

hòu dài

posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations

后顾之忧

後顧之憂

hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning 'no worries about anything'

后勤

後勤

hòu qín

logistics

呼唤

呼喚

hū huàn

to call out (a name, etc.); to shout

呼啸

呼嘯

hū xiào

to whistle; to scream; to whiz

呼吁

呼籲

hū yù

to call on (somebody to do something); to appeal (to); an appeal

忽略

忽略

hū lvè

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

湖泊

湖泊

hú pō

lake

胡乱

胡亂

hú luàn

careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how

胡须

鬍鬚

hú xū

beard; CL: (gēn), (liǔ)

花瓣

花瓣

huā bàn

petal; CL: (piàn)

花蕾

花蕾

huā lěi

bud; flower bud;

华丽

華麗

huá lì

gorgeous

华侨

華僑

huá qiáo

overseas Chinese; CL: |(gè), (wèi)

划分

劃分

huà fēn

to divide

化肥

化肥

huà féi

fertilizer

化石

化石

huà shí

fossil

化验

化驗

huà yàn

laboratory test; chemical experiment; assay

化妆

化妝

huà zhuāng

to put on make-up

画蛇添足

畫蛇添足

huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous; to overdo it

话筒

話筒

huà tǒng

microphone

欢乐

歡樂

huān lè

gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay

环节

環節

huán jié

round segment; segment (of annelid worms); connection; link; sector; annular ring

还原

還原

huán yuán

to restore to the original state; reduction (chemistry)

缓和

緩和

huǎn hé

to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild

患者

患者

huàn zhě

patient; sufferer

荒凉

荒涼

huāng liáng

desolate

荒谬

荒謬

huāng miù

absurd; ridiculous

荒唐

荒唐

huāng táng

beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated

皇帝

皇帝

huáng dì

emperor; CL: |(gè)

皇后

皇后

huáng hòu

empress; imperial consort

黄昏

黃昏

huáng hūn

dusk; evening; nightfall

恍然大悟

恍然大悟

huǎng rán dà wù

to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light

huǎng

to sway; to shake; to wander about;

挥霍

揮霍

huī huò

to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile

辉煌

輝煌

huī huáng

splendid; glorious

回报

回報

huí bào

(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate

回避

迴避

huí bì

to evade; to shun; to avoid

回顾

回顧

huí gù

to look back; to review

回收

回收

huí shōu

to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover

悔恨

悔恨

huǐ hèn

remorse; repentance

毁灭

毀滅

huǐ miè

perish; ruin; destroy

会晤

會晤

huì wù

to meet; meeting; conference

汇报

匯報

huì bào

to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back

贿赂

賄賂

huì lù

to bribe; a bribe

昏迷

昏迷

hūn mí

to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented

hūn

meat, fish; strong-smelling vegetable (garlic, etc.); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish, spicy food, etc.); vulgar; obscene

浑身

渾身

hún shēn

all over; from head to foot

混合

混合

hùn hé

to mix; to blend

混乱

混亂

hùn luàn

confusion; chaos; disorder

混淆

混淆

hùn xiáo

to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead

混浊

混濁

hùn zhuó

turbid; muddy; dirty

活该

活該

huó gāi

(coll.) serve somebody right; deservedly; ought; should

活力

活力

huó lì

energy; vitality; vigor; vital force

火箭

火箭

huǒ jiàn

rocket; CL: (méi)

火焰

火焰

huǒ yàn

blaze; flame

火药

火藥

huǒ yào

gunpowder

货币

貨幣

huò bì

currency; monetary; money

基地

基地

jī dì

base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda

基金

基金

jī jīn

fund

基因

基因

jī yīn

gene (loanword)

机动

機動

jī dòng

locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing, etc.)

机构

機構

jī gòu

mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; CL: (suǒ)

机灵

機靈

jī ling

clever; quick-witted

机密

機密

jī mì

secret; classified (information)

机械

機械

jī xiè

machine; machinery; mechanical

机遇

機遇

jī yù

opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck

机智

機智

jī zhì

quick-witted; tact; witty; resourceful

激发

激發

jī fā

to arouse; to excite

激励

激勵

jī lì

to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive

激情

激情

jī qíng

passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion

讥笑

譏笑

jī xiào

to sneer

饥饿

飢餓

jī è

hunger; starvation; famine

即便

即便

jí biàn

even if; even though; right away; immediately

即将

即將

jí jiāng

on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of

及早

及早

jí zǎo

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

吉祥

吉祥

jí xiáng

lucky; auspicious; propitious

嫉妒

嫉妒

jí dù

to be jealous; to envy; to hate

急功近利

急功近利

jí gōng jìn lì

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

急剧

急劇

jí jù

rapid; sudden

急切

急切

jí qiè

eager; impatient

急于求成

急於求成

jí yú qiú chéng

anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous

急躁

急躁

jí zào

irritable; irascible; impetuous

极端

極端

jí duān

extreme

极限

極限

jí xiàn

limit; extreme boundary

疾病

疾病

jí bìng

disease; sickness; ailment

籍贯

籍貫

jí guàn

one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace

级别

級別

jí bié

(military) rank; level; grade

集团

集團

jí tuán

group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate

给予

給予

jǐ yǔ

to accord; to give; to show (respect)

季军

季軍

jì jūn

third in a race; bronze medalist

季度

季度

jì dù

quarter (finance, publishing, schools, etc.); season (sports); period of three months

寂静

寂靜

jì jìng

quiet

寄托

寄託

jì tuō

to have somebody look after somebody; to entrust the care of somebody; to place (hope, etc.) on

忌讳

忌諱

jì huì

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

技巧

技巧

jì qiǎo

skill; technique

纪要

紀要

jì yào

minutes; written summary of a meeting

继承

繼承

jì chéng

to inherit; to carry on; to succeed

计较

計較

jì jiào

to haggle; to bicker; to argue

记性

記性

jì xing

memory; recall

记载

記載

jì zǎi

write down; record; written account

迹象

跡象

jì xiàng

mark; indication; sign; indicator

佳肴

佳餚

jiā yáo

fine food; delicacies; delicious food

加工

加工

jiā gōng

to process; processing; working (of machinery)

加剧

加劇

jiā jù

to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter

夹杂

夾雜

jiā zá

to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with

家常

家常

jiā cháng

the daily life of a family

家伙

傢伙

jiā huo

household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; guy (slang); chap

家属

家屬

jiā shǔ

family member; (family) dependent

家喻户晓

家喻戶曉

jiā yù hù xiǎo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

坚定

堅定

jiān dìng

firm; steady; staunch; resolute

坚固

堅固

jiān gù

firm; firmly; hard; stable

坚韧

堅韌

jiān rèn

tough and durable; tenacious

坚实

堅實

jiān shí

firm and substantial; solid

坚硬

堅硬

jiān yìng

hard; solid

尖端

尖端

jiān duān

sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated; highest peak; the best

尖锐

尖銳

jiān ruì

sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)

jiān

to pan fry; to sauté

监督

監督

jiān dū

to control; to supervise; to inspect

监视

監視

jiān shì

to monitor; to oversee; to keep a close watch over; to spy on

监狱

監獄

jiān yù

prison

艰难

艱難

jiān nán

difficult; hard; challenging

剪彩

剪彩

jiǎn cǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

jiǎn

to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up

检讨

檢討

jiǎn tǎo

to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

检验

檢驗

jiǎn yàn

to inspect; to examine; to test

简化

簡化

jiǎn huà

simplify

简陋

簡陋

jiǎn lòu

simple and crude (of a room or building)

简体字

簡體字

jiǎn tǐ zì

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字(fán tǐ zì)

简要

簡要

jiǎn yào

concise; brief

健全

健全

jiàn quán

robust; strong

jiàn

double-edged sword; CL: (kǒu), (bǎ); classifier for blows of a sword;

jiàn

splash

舰艇

艦艇

jiàn tǐng

warship; naval vessel

见多识广

見多識廣

jiàn duō shí guǎng

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

见解

見解

jiàn jiě

opinion; view; understanding

见闻

見聞

jiàn wén

what one sees and hears; knowledge; information

见义勇为

見義勇為

jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause

践踏

踐踏

jiàn tà

to trample

鉴别

鑑別

jiàn bié

to differentiate; to distinguish

鉴定

鑑定

jiàn dìng

to appraise; to identify; to evaluate

鉴于

鑑於

jiàn yú

in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas

间谍

間諜

jiàn dié

spy

间隔

間隔

jiàn gé

compartment; gap; interval; to divide

间接

間接

jiàn jiē

indirect

僵硬

僵硬

jiāng yìng

stark; stiff

将军

將軍

jiāng jūn

(Military) admiral; (chess) to check; to embarrass

将近

將近

jiāng jìn

almost; nearly; close to

将就

將就

jiāng jiù

to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with

奖励

獎勵

jiǎng lì

reward (as encouragement)

奖赏

獎賞

jiǎng shǎng

reward; prize; an award

jiǎng

oar; paddle

降临

降臨

jiàng lín

to descend to

交叉

交叉

jiāo chā

to cross; to intersect

交代

交代

jiāo dài

to hand over; to explain; to make clear; to brief (somebody); to account for; to justify oneself; to confess; to finish (colloquial)

交涉

交涉

jiāo shè

to negotiate; relating to

交易

交易

jiāo yì

(business) transaction; business deal; CL: (bǐ)

娇气

嬌氣

jiāo qì

delicate; squeamish; finicky

焦点

焦點

jiāo diǎn

focus; focal point

焦急

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety; anxious

侥幸

僥倖

jiǎo xìng

luckily; by a fluke;

搅拌

攪拌

jiǎo bàn

to stir; to agitate

缴纳

繳納

jiǎo nà

to pay (taxes, etc.)

角落

角落

jiǎo luò

nook; corner

教养

教養

jiào yǎng

to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning

较量

較量

jiào liàng

to have a contest with somebody; to cross swords; to measure up against; to compete with; to haggle; to quibble

接连

接連

jiē lián

on end; in a row; in succession

揭露

揭露

jiē lù

to expose; to unmask; to ferret out; to disclose; disclosure

jiē

all; each and every; in all cases

阶层

階層

jiē céng

hierarchy; stratum

截止

截止

jié zhǐ

to stop; to close; to put a stop to something; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline

截至

截至

jié zhì

up to (a time); by (a time)

杰出

傑出

jié chū

outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious

竭尽全力

竭盡全力

jié jìn quán lì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

结晶

結晶

jié jīng

crystallization; crystalline; crystal

结局

結局

jié jú

conclusion; ending

结算

結算

jié suàn

to settle a bill; to close an account

节制

節制

jié zhì

to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer

节奏

節奏

jié zòu

rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat

解除

解除

jiě chú

to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (somebody of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)

解放

解放

jiě fàng

to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949; CL: (cì)

解雇

解僱

jiě gù

to fire; to sack; to dismiss

解剖

解剖

jiě pōu

to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy

解散

解散

jiě sàn

dissolve; disband

解体

解體

jiě tǐ

to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble

借鉴

借鑒

jiè jiàn

to use other people's experience; to borrow from a source; to use as reference

借助

借助

jiè zhù

to draw support from; with the help of

戒备

戒備

jiè bèi

to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)

界限

界限

jiè xiàn

boundary; marginal

津津有味

津津有味

jīn jīn yǒu wèi

with keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest

金融

金融

jīn róng

banking; finance; financial

紧迫

緊迫

jǐn pò

pressing; urgent

锦上添花

錦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate something already perfect; gilding the lily

晋升

晉升

jìn shēng

to promote to a higher position

浸泡

浸泡

jìn pào

to steep; to soak; to immerse

近来

近來

jìn lái

recently; lately

进而

進而

jìn ér

and then (what follows next)

进攻

進攻

jìn gōng

to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)

进化

進化

jìn huà

evolution; CL: |(gè)

进展

進展

jìn zhǎn

to make headway; to make progress

兢兢业业

兢兢業業

jīng jīng yè yè

cautious and conscientious

惊动

驚動

jīng dòng

alarm; alert; disturb

惊奇

驚奇

jīng qí

to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder

惊讶

驚訝

jīng yà

amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe

精打细算

精打細算

jīng dǎ xì suàn

(saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting

精华

精華

jīng huá

best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul

精简

精簡

jīng jiǎn

to simplify; to reduce

精密

精密

jīng mì

accuracy; exact; precise; refined

精确

精確

jīng què

accurate; precise

精通

精通

jīng tōng

proficient

精心

精心

jīng xīn

with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed

精益求精

精益求精

jīng yì qiú jīng

to perfect something that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving

精致

精緻

jīng zhì

delicate; fine; exquisite; refined

经费

經費

jīng fèi

funds; expenditure; CL: (bǐ)

经纬

經緯

jīng wěi

warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points

jīng

stalk; stem; CL: (tiáo)

jǐng

warn; well; surname Jing; CL: (kǒu)

警告

警告

jǐng gào

to warn; to admonish

警惕

警惕

jǐng tì

to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn

颈椎

頸椎

jǐng zhuī

cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals

境界

境界

jìng jiè

boundary; state; realm

敬礼

敬禮

jìng lǐ

salute

敬业

敬業

jìng yè

to be dedicated to one's work; to respect one's work;

竞赛

競賽

jìng sài

race; competition; CL: |(gè)

竞选

競選

jìng xuǎn

to take part in an election; to run for office

镜头

鏡頭

jìng tóu

camera shot (in a movie, etc.); scene

纠纷

糾紛

jiū fēn

a dispute; entanglement (law)

纠正

糾正

jiū zhèng

to correct; to make right

酒精

酒精

jiǔ jīng

alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol

就近

就近

jiù jìn

nearby; in a close neighborhood

就业

就業

jiù yè

looking for employment; getting a job; to start a career

就职

就職

jiù zhí

take office; assume a post

救济

救濟

jiù jì

emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods

居民

居民

jū mín

resident; inhabitant;

居住

居住

jū zhù

to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in

拘留

拘留

jū liú

to detain (a prisoner); to keep somebody in custody

拘束

拘束

jū shù

to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent

鞠躬

鞠躬

jū gōng

to bow

局部

局部

jú bù

part; local

局面

局面

jú miàn

aspect; phase; situation

局势

局勢

jú shì

situation; state (of affairs)

局限

局限

jú xiàn

limit

举动

舉動

jǔ dòng

act; action; activity; move; movement

举世瞩目

舉世矚目

jǔ shì zhǔ mù

attract worldwide attention

举足轻重

舉足輕重

jǔ zú qīng zhòng

a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power; to play the decisive role

咀嚼

咀嚼

jǔ jué

to chew

沮丧

沮喪

jǔ sàng

dispirited; dejected; dismayed

剧本

劇本

jù běn

script for play, opera, movie, etc.; screenplay

剧烈

劇烈

jù liè

violent; acute; severe; fierce

据悉

據悉

jù xī

according to reports; it is reported (that)

聚精会神

聚精會神

jù jīng huì shén

to concentrate one's attention (idiom)

juǎn

to roll up

倔强

倔強

jué jiàng

stubborn; obstinate; unbending;

决策

決策

jué cè

strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy

绝望

絕望

jué wàng

desperation; forlorn; hopeless

觉悟

覺悟

jué wù

consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)

觉醒

覺醒

jué xǐng

to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware

军队

軍隊

jūn duì

army troops; CL: (zhī), |(gè)

君子

君子

jūn zǐ

nobleman; person of noble character;

卡通

卡通

kǎ tōng

cartoon

开采

開採

kāi cǎi

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine

开除

開除

kāi chú

to expel

开阔

開闊

kāi kuò

wide; open (spaces); to open up

开朗

開朗

kāi lǎng

spacious and well-lit; open and clear; to open out (onto a wider vista); optimistic; cheerful; carefree; easy-going; open-minded

开明

開明

kāi míng

enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment

开辟

開闢

kāi pì

to open up; to set up; to start; to build

开拓

開拓

kāi tuò

to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)

开展

開展

kāi zhǎn

(begin to) develop; unfold; to start; to launch; to open; to carry out

开支

開支

kāi zhī

expenditures; pay; expenses; CL: (bǐ)

刊登

刊登

kān dēng

to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

刊物

刊物

kān wù

publication

勘探

勘探

kān tàn

exploration

侃侃而谈

侃侃而談

kǎn kǎn ér tán

to speak frankly with assurance

砍伐

砍伐

kǎn fá

to hew; to cut down

看待

看待

kàn dài

to look upon; to regard

慷慨

慷慨

kāng kǎi

vehement; fervent; generous; giving; liberal

抗议

抗議

kàng yì

protest

考察

考察

kǎo chá

to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation

考古

考古

kǎo gǔ

archaeology

考核

考核

kǎo hé

to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation

考验

考驗

kǎo yàn

to test; to put to the test

靠拢

靠攏

kào lǒng

to draw close to

to tap; knock

科目

科目

kē mù

subject

可观

可觀

kě guān

considerable

可口

可口

kě kǒu

tasty; to taste good

可恶

可惡

kě wù

repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable

可行

可行

kě xíng

feasible

渴望

渴望

kě wàng

to thirst for; to long for

克制

克制

kè zhì

to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control;

刻不容缓

刻不容緩

kè bù róng huǎn

to brook no delay; to demand immediate action

客户

客戶

kè hù

client; customer

课题

課題

kè tí

task; problem; issue

kěn

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite

恳切

懇切

kěn qiè

earnest; sincere

kēng

pit; to defraud

空洞

空洞

kōng dòng

cavity; empty; vacuous

空前绝后

空前絕後

kōng qián jué hòu

unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique

空想

空想

kōng xiǎng

daydream; fantasy; to fantasize

空虚

空虛

kōng xū

hollow; emptiness; meaningless

kǒng

aperture; opening; hole

恐怖

恐怖

kǒng bù

terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist

恐吓

恐嚇

kǒng hè

to threaten; to menace

恐惧

恐懼

kǒng jù

fear; dread; phobia

空白

空白

kòng bái

blank space

空隙

空隙

kòng xì

crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events

口气

口氣

kǒu qì

tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone

口腔

口腔

kǒu qiāng

oral cavity

口头

口頭

kǒu tóu

oral; verbal

口音

口音

kǒu yīn

accent

kòu

to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl, etc.); fig. to tag a label on somebody

哭泣

哭泣

kū qì

to weep;

枯萎

枯萎

kū wěi

to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted;

枯燥

枯燥

kū zào

dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust

苦尽甘来

苦盡甘來

kǔ jìn gān lái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

苦涩

苦澀

kǔ sè

bitter and astringent; pained; agonized

kuà

to carry (especially slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

kuà

to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span

快活

快活

kuài huo

happy; cheerful

宽敞

寬敞

kuān chang

spacious; wide

宽容

寬容

kuān róng

lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive

款待

款待

kuǎn dài

to entertain; to treat cordially

款式

款式

kuǎn shì

pattern; style; design; CL: (zhǒng)

kuāng

basket; CL: (zhī)

况且

況且

kuàng qiě

moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore

旷课

曠課

kuàng kè

to play truant; to cut classes

框架

框架

kuàng jià

frame; framework; fig. pattern; outline; organizing plan

矿产

礦產

kuàng chǎn

minerals

亏待

虧待

kuī dài

to treat somebody unfairly

亏损

虧損

kuī sǔn

deficit; (financial) loss

捆绑

捆綁

kǔn bǎng

to bind

扩充

擴充

kuò chōng

to expand

扩散

擴散

kuò sàn

to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion

扩张

擴張

kuò zhāng

expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden

a phrase-final particle

喇叭

喇叭

lǎ ba

horn (automobile, alarm siren, musical, etc.) which produces a sound; loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖锁呐(suǒ nà)

蜡烛

蠟燭

là zhú

candle; CL: (gēn), (zhī)

来历

來歷

lái lì

history; antecedents; origin

来源

來源

lái yuán

source (of information, etc.); origin

栏目

欄目

lán mù

a column (in a newspaper or on a news website)

懒惰

懶惰

lǎn duò

idle; lazy

狼狈

狼狽

láng bèi

in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derogatory)

狼吞虎咽

狼吞虎咽

láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself

lāo

to fish up; to dredge up

唠叨

嘮叨

láo dao

to prattle; to chatter; talkative; garrulous; to nag

牢固

牢固

láo gù

firm; secure

牢骚

牢騷

láo sāo

discontent; complaint

乐趣

樂趣

lè qù

delight; pleasure; joy

乐意

樂意

lè yì

to be willing to do something; to be ready to do something; to be happy to do something; content; satisfied

雷达

雷達

léi dá

radar (loanword)

类似

類似

lèi sì

similar; analogous

冷酷

冷酷

lěng kù

grim; unfeeling; callous

冷落

冷落

lěng luò

desolate; unfrequented; to treat somebody coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder

冷却

冷卻

lěng què

to cool off; cooling

lèng

to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly

黎明

黎明

lí míng

dawn; daybreak

理睬

理睬

lǐ cǎi

to heed; to pay attention to

理所当然

理所當然

lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right

理直气壮

理直氣壯

lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful

理智

理智

lǐ zhì

reason; intellect; rationality

礼节

禮節

lǐ jié

etiquette

礼尚往来

禮尚往來

lǐ shàng wǎng lái

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness;

里程碑

里程碑

lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

例外

例外

lì wài

(make an) exception

利害

利害

lì hài

pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses

力求

力求

lì qiú

to make every effort to; striving to do one's best;

力所能及

力所能及

lì suǒ néng jí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers

力争

力爭

lì zhēng

to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly

历代

歷代

lì dài

successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties

历来

歷來

lì lái

always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time

立场

立場

lì chǎng

position; standpoint; CL: |(gè)

立方

立方

lì fāng

cube

立交桥

立交橋

lì jiāo qiáo

overpass; flyover

立体

立體

lì tǐ

three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic

立足

立足

lì zú

to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on

grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains, etc.)

廉洁

廉潔

lián jié

honest; not coercive; honesty; integrity; incorruptible

联欢

聯歡

lián huān

have a get-together

联络

聯絡

lián luò

communication; to get in touch with; to contact; connection (math.)

联盟

聯盟

lián méng

alliance; union; coalition

联想

聯想

lián xiǎng

to associate with something in thinking; abbreviation for 聯想集联想集团(Liánxiǎng Jítuán)

连年

連年

lián nián

successive years; over many years

连锁

連鎖

lián suǒ

chain

连同

連同

lián tóng

together with; along with

良心

良心

liáng xīn

conscience

liàng

to dry in the air

谅解

諒解

liàng jiě

(reach) an understanding

辽阔

遼闊

liáo kuò

vast; extensive

列举

列舉

liè jǔ

a list; to list; to enumerate

临床

臨床

lín chuáng

clinical

lín

to drain; to drench; to drip; diseases of the bladder

吝啬

吝嗇

lìn sè

stingy; mean; miserly

伶俐

伶俐

líng lì

clever; witty; intelligent

凌晨

凌晨

líng chén

early in the morning

灵感

靈感

líng gǎn

inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor

灵魂

靈魂

líng hún

soul; spirit

灵敏

靈敏

líng mǐn

smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp

零星

零星

líng xīng

fragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic

领会

領會

lǐng huì

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp

领事馆

領事館

lǐng shì guǎn

consulate

领土

領土

lǐng tǔ

territory

领悟

領悟

lǐng wù

to understand; to comprehend

领先

領先

lǐng xiān

to lead; to be in front

领袖

領袖

lǐng xiù

leader; CL: |(gè), (wèi), (míng)

liū

to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate

流浪

流浪

liú làng

to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant

流露

流露

liú lù

to express; to reveal (one's thoughts or feelings)

流氓

流氓

liú máng

rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior

流通

流通

liú tōng

to circulate

留恋

留戀

liú liàn

reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly

留念

留念

liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly

留神

留神

liú shén

to take care; to be careful

聋哑

聾啞

lóng yǎ

deaf and dumb; deaf-mute

隆重

隆重

lóng zhòng

grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn

垄断

壟斷

lǒng duàn

enjoy market dominance; monopolize

笼罩

籠罩

lǒng zhào

to envelop; to shroud

lǒu

to hold or embrace in one's arms

炉灶

爐灶

lú zào

stove

轮船

輪船

lún chuán

steamship; CL: (sōu)

轮廓

輪廓

lún kuò

an outline; silhouette

轮胎

輪胎

lún tāi

tire; pneumatic tire

论坛

論壇

lùn tán

forum (for discussion)

论证

論證

lùn zhèng

to prove a point; proof; to expound on; demonstrate or prove (through argument)

啰唆

囉唆

luō suo

to grumble

络绎不绝

絡繹不絕

luò yì bù jué

continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)

落成

落成

luò chéng

to complete a construction project

落实

落實

luò shí

practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide

屡次

屢次

lǚ cì

repeatedly; time and again

履行

履行

lǚ xíng

to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform

掠夺

掠奪

lvè duó

to plunder; to rob; also written 略略夺

ma

(modal particle to express that something is obvious)

麻痹

麻痺

má bì

paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb

麻木

麻木

má mù

numb; insensitive; apathetic

麻醉

麻醉

má zuì

anesomethingesia; fig. to poison (somebody's mind)

码头

碼頭

mǎ tóu

dock; pier; wharf; CL: |(gè)

蚂蚁

螞蟻

mǎ yǐ

ant;

埋伏

埋伏

mái fú

ambush

埋没

埋沒

mái mò

oblivion

埋葬

埋葬

mái zàng

to bury

脉搏

脈搏

mài bó

a pulse (both medical and figurative)

mài

take a step

埋怨

埋怨

mán yuàn

to complain

慢性

慢性

màn xìng

slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

漫长

漫長

màn cháng

very long; endless

漫画

漫畫

màn huà

caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga

蔓延

蔓延

màn yán

to extend; to spread

忙碌

忙碌

máng lù

busy; bustling

盲目

盲目

máng mù

blind; aimless

茫茫

茫茫

máng máng

boundless; vast and obscure

茫然

茫然

máng rán

ignorant; to have no knowledge of something

冒充

冒充

mào chōng

to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as

冒犯

冒犯

mào fàn

to offend;

茂盛

茂盛

mào shèng

lush

媒介

媒介

méi jiè

media; medium

méi

classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites, etc.

美观

美觀

měi guān

pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic

美满

美滿

měi mǎn

happy; blissful

美妙

美妙

měi miào

beautiful; wonderful; splendid

萌芽

萌芽

méng yá

sprout; germ of a plant

猛烈

猛烈

měng liè

fierce; violent (criticism, etc.)

to narrow one's eyes; (Dialect) to nap; to take a nap

弥补

彌補

mí bǔ

to complement; to make up for a deficiency

弥漫

瀰漫

mí màn

to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke, etc.)

谜语

謎語

mí yǔ

riddle; conundrum

迷惑

迷惑

mí huo

to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle

迷人

迷人

mí rén

fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting

迷信

迷信

mí xìn

superstition

密度

密度

mì dù

density; thickness

密封

密封

mì fēng

seal up

棉花

棉花

mián hua

cotton

免得

免得

miǎn de

so as not to; so as to avoid

免疫

免疫

miǎn yì

immunity (to disease)

勉励

勉勵

miǎn lì

to encourage

勉强

勉強

miǎn qiǎng

to do with difficulty; to force somebody to do something; reluctant; barely enough

面貌

面貌

miàn mào

appearance; face; features; CL: |(gè)

面子

面子

miàn zi

outer surface; outside; honor; reputation; face (as in 'losing face'); self-respect; feelings; (medicinal) powder

描绘

描繪

miáo huì

to describe; to portray

瞄准

瞄準

miáo zhǔn

to aim (a weapon at a target); fig. to aim (for a higher standard)

渺小

渺小

miǎo xiǎo

minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant

藐视

藐視

miǎo shì

to despise; to look down on

灭亡

滅亡

miè wáng

to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate

蔑视

蔑視

miè shì

to loathe; to despise; contempt

民间

民間

mín jiān

among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments

民主

民主

mín zhǔ

democracy

敏捷

敏捷

mǐn jié

nimble; quick; shrewd

敏锐

敏銳

mǐn ruì

keen; sharp; acute

名次

名次

míng cì

position in a ranking of names

名额

名額

míng é

fixed number of people; quota

名副其实

名副其實

míng fù qí shí

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)

名誉

名譽

míng yù

fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)

明明

明明

míng míng

obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely

明智

明智

míng zhì

sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious

命名

命名

mìng míng

to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming

摸索

摸索

mō suo

to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly

摩擦

摩擦

mó cā

friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; same as 磨擦

模范

模範

mó fàn

model; fine example

模式

模式

mó shì

mode; method

模型

模型

mó xíng

model; mold; matrix; pattern

磨合

磨合

mó hé

to break in; to wear in

membrane; film

魔鬼

魔鬼

mó guǐ

devil

魔术

魔術

mó shù

magic

抹杀

抹殺

mǒ shā

to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress

墨水儿

墨水兒

mò shuǐ r

ink; CL: (píng)

莫名其妙

莫名其妙

mò míng qí miào

unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)

默默

默默

mò mò

in silence; not speaking

谋求

謀求

móu qiú

to seek; to strive for

模样

模樣

mú yàng

look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL: |(gè)

母语

母語

mǔ yǔ

native language; mother language

沐浴

沐浴

mù yù

to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse

目睹

目睹

mù dǔ

to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes

目光

目光

mù guāng

sight; vision; view; gaze; look

拿手

拿手

ná shǒu

expert in; good at

纳闷儿

納悶兒

nà mèn r

puzzled; bewildered

耐用

耐用

nài yòng

durable

南辕北辙

南轅北轍

nán yuán běi zhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

难得

難得

nán dé

seldom; rare; hard to come by

难堪

難堪

nán kān

hard to take; embarrassed

难能可贵

難能可貴

nán néng kě guì

rare and commendable; estimable

恼火

惱火

nǎo huǒ

to get angry; irritated; to annoy; to aggravate; annoying

内涵

內涵

nèi hán

meaning; content; essential properties implied or reflected by a notion; intention; connotation; self-possessed

内幕

內幕

nèi mù

inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes; internal

内在

內在

nèi zài

intrinsic; innate

能量

能量

néng liàng

energy; capabilities

拟定

擬定

nǐ dìng

to draw up; to draft; to formulate

逆行

逆行

nì xíng

to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation

年度

年度

nián dù

year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)

niē

to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up

凝固

凝固

níng gù

to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention

凝聚

凝聚

níng jù

to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent

凝视

凝視

níng shì

gaze

níng

to pinch; wring

宁肯

寧肯

nìng kěn

would rather..; it would be better..; would prefer

宁愿

寧願

nìng yuàn

would rather; better

扭转

扭轉

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)

纽扣儿

鈕扣兒

niǔ kòu r

button

农历

農曆

nóng lì

the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar

浓厚

濃厚

nóng hòu

dense; thick (fog, clouds, etc.); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)

奴隶

奴隸

nú lì

slave

nuó

to shift; to move

虐待

虐待

nvè dài

to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment

ò

oh; ah

殴打

毆打

ōu dǎ

to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)

偶像

偶像

ǒu xiàng

idol; false god

呕吐

嘔吐

ǒu tù

to vomit

to lie on one's stomach

徘徊

徘徊

pái huái

to dither; to hesitate; to pace back and forth; by ext. to hover around; to linger

排斥

排斥

pái chì

to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel

排除

排除

pái chú

to eliminate; to get rid of; to remove

排放

排放

pái fàng

emission; discharge; exhaust (gas, etc.)

排练

排練

pái liàn

to rehearse; rehearsal

派别

派別

pài bié

denomination; group; school; faction; school of thought

派遣

派遣

pài qiǎn

to send (on a mission); to dispatch

攀登

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

盘旋

盤旋

pán xuán

to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit

判决

判決

pàn jué

judgment (by a court of law)

pàn

bank; field-path

庞大

龐大

páng dà

huge; enormous; tremendous

抛弃

拋棄

pāo qì

discard; dump; abandon

泡沫

泡沫

pào mò

foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble

培育

培育

péi yù

to train; to breed

配备

配備

pèi bèi

to allocate; to provide; to outfit with

配偶

配偶

pèi ǒu

consort; mate; spouse

配套

配套

pèi tào

to form a complete set; coherent

盆地

盆地

pén dì

basin (low-lying geographical feature); depression

烹饪

烹飪

pēng rèn

cooking; culinary arts

pěng

to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (especially in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter

to hack; to chop; to split open; see 噼劈啪, onomatopoeia for crack, slap, clap, clatter, etc.

批发

批發

pī fā

wholesale; bulk trade; distribution

批判

批判

pī pàn

criticize; CL: |(gè)

疲惫

疲憊

pí bèi

beaten; exhausted; tired

疲倦

疲倦

pí juàn

to tire; tired

皮革

皮革

pí gé

leather; CL: (zhāng)

屁股

屁股

pì gu

buttocks; bottom; ass

譬如

譬如

pì rú

for example; for instance; such as

偏差

偏差

piān chā

bias; deviation

偏见

偏見

piān jiàn

prejudice

偏僻

偏僻

piān pì

remote; desolate; far from the city

偏偏

偏偏

piān piān

(indicates that something turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal); unfortunately; against expectations

片断

片斷

piàn duàn

section; fragment; segment;

片刻

片刻

piàn kè

short period of time; a moment

漂浮

漂浮

piāo fú

to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial

飘扬

飄揚

piāo yáng

wave; flutter; fly

piē

to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

拼搏

拼搏

pīn bó

to struggle; to wrestle

拼命

拼命

pīn mìng

to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

贫乏

貧乏

pín fá

lack; incomplete

贫困

貧困

pín kùn

impoverished; poverty

频繁

頻繁

pín fán

frequently; often

频率

頻率

pín lǜ

frequency

品尝

品嚐

pǐn cháng

to taste a small amount; to sample

品德

品德

pǐn dé

moral character

品质

品質

pǐn zhì

quality

品种

品種

pǐn zhǒng

breed; variety; CL: |(gè)

屏幕

屏幕

píng mù

screen (TV, computer or movie)

屏障

屏障

píng zhàng

protective screen

平凡

平凡

píng fán

commonplace; ordinary; mediocre

平面

平面

píng miàn

plane (flat surface); print media

平坦

平坦

píng tǎn

level; even; smooth; flat

平行

平行

píng xíng

parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous

平庸

平庸

píng yōng

mediocre; indifferent; commonplace

平原

平原

píng yuán

field; plain; CL: |(gè)

评估

評估

píng gū

to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation

评论

評論

píng lùn

to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL: (piān)

slope; CL: |(gè)

to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish

considerably; rather; inclined to one side

破例

破例

pò lì

to make an exception

迫不及待

迫不及待

pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it

迫害

迫害

pò hài

to persecute; persecution

魄力

魄力

pò lì

courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive

to assault; to pounce; to rush at something; to throw oneself on

to spread; to extend; to pave; to lay

普及

普及

pǔ jí

popular; to popularize; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive

朴实

樸實

pǔ shí

plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest

朴素

樸素

pǔ sù

plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous

瀑布

瀑布

pù bù

waterfall

凄凉

淒涼

qī liáng

desolate

期望

期望

qī wàng

hope; expectation

期限

期限

qī xiàn

time limit; deadline; allotted time

欺负

欺負

qī fu

to bully

欺骗

欺騙

qī piàn

to deceive; to cheat

奇妙

奇妙

qí miào

fantastic; wonderful

旗袍

旗袍

qí páo

Chinese-style dress; cheongsam

旗帜

旗幟

qí zhì

ensign; flag

歧视

歧視

qí shì

to discriminate against; discrimination

齐全

齊全

qí quán

complete

齐心协力

齊心協力

qí xīn xié lì

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one

乞丐

乞丐

qǐ gài

beggar

企图

企圖

qǐ tú

attempt; CL: (zhǒng)

启程

啟程

qǐ chéng

to set out on a journey

启蒙

啟蒙

qǐ méng

to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake somebody from ignorance; to free somebody from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

启事

啟事

qǐ shì

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice

启示

啟示

qǐ shì

enlightenment; revelation; apocalypse

岂有此理

豈有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd

起草

起草

qǐ cǎo

draft (a bill); draw up (plans)

起初

起初

qǐ chū

originally; at first; at the outset

起伏

起伏

qǐ fú

to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs

起哄

起哄

qǐ hòng

to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance

起码

起碼

qǐ mǎ

at the minimum; at the very least

起源

起源

qǐ yuán

origin; to originate; to come from

器材

器材

qì cái

equipment; material

器官

器官

qì guān

organ (part of body tissue); apparatus

气概

氣概

qì gài

lofty quality; mettle; spirit

气功

氣功

qì gōng

qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises

气魄

氣魄

qì pò

spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude

气色

氣色

qì sè

complexion

气势

氣勢

qì shì

momentum; manner; energy; look of great force or imposing manner; powerful

气味

氣味

qì wèi

odor; scent

气象

氣象

qì xiàng

meteorological feature; CL: |(gè); meteorology; atmosphere or scene

气压

氣壓

qì yā

atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure

气质

氣質

qì zhí

temperament; personality traits; manners

迄今为止

迄今為止

qì jīn wéi zhǐ

so far; up to now; still (not)

qiā

to pick (flowers); to pinch; to clutch; (slang) to fight

恰当

恰當

qià dàng

appropriate; suitable

恰到好处

恰到好處

qià dào hǎo chù

it's just perfect; it's just right

恰巧

恰巧

qià qiǎo

fortunately; unexpectedly; by coincidence

洽谈

洽談

qià tán

to discuss

千方百计

千方百計

qiān fāng bǎi jì

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

qiān

to pull (an animal on a tether); to lead along; to hold hands

牵扯

牽扯

qiān chě

to involve; to implicate

牵制

牽制

qiān zhì

to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)

签署

簽署

qiān shǔ

to sign (an agreement)

谦逊

謙遜

qiān xùn

humble; humility; modesty

迁就

遷就

qiān jiù

to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (something)

迁徙

遷徙

qiān xǐ

to migrate; to move

前景

前景

qián jǐng

foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective

前提

前提

qián tí

premise; precondition; prerequisite

潜力

潛力

qián lì

potential; capacity

潜水

潛水

qián shuǐ

to dive; to go under water; lurker (Internet slang for somebody who reads forum posts but never replies)

潜移默化

潛移默化

qián yí mò huà

imperceptible influence; to influence secretly

谴责

譴責

qiǎn zé

to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism

抢劫

搶劫

qiāng jié

to rob; looting

强制

強制

qiáng zhì

to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory

强迫

強迫

qiǎng pò

to compel; to force

抢救

搶救

qiǎng jiù

rescue

桥梁

橋樑

qiáo liáng

bridge; fig. connection between two areas

窍门

竅門

qiào mén

a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)

qiào

to raise

切实

切實

qiè shí

feasible; earnestly; conscientiously; realistic; practical

锲而不舍

鍥而不捨

qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at something; to persevere; unflagging efforts

亲密

親密

qīn mì

intimate; close;

亲热

親熱

qīn rè

affectionate; intimate; warm-hearted

侵犯

侵犯

qīn fàn

to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate

侵略

侵略

qīn lvè

invasion; encroachment

钦佩

欽佩

qīn pèi

to admire; to look up to; to respect somebody greatly

勤俭

勤儉

qín jiǎn

hardworking and frugal

勤劳

勤勞

qín láo

hardworking; industrious; diligent

倾听

傾聽

qīng tīng

to listen attentively

倾向

傾向

qīng xiàng

trend; tendency; orientation

倾斜

傾斜

qīng xié

to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt

清澈

清澈

qīng chè

clear; limpid

清晨

清晨

qīng chén

early morning

清除

清除

qīng chú

eliminate; get rid of

清洁

清潔

qīng jié

clean; purity

清理

清理

qīng lǐ

clear; to put in order; to check up

清晰

清晰

qīng xī

clear; distinct

清醒

清醒

qīng xǐng

clear-headed; sober; awake

清真

清真

qīng zhēn

Islamic; Muslim; halal (of food); clean; pure

情报

情報

qíng bào

(spy) intelligence; information-gathering

情节

情節

qíng jié

plot; circumstances

情理

情理

qíng lǐ

reason; sense

情形

情形

qíng xíng

circumstances; situation; CL: |(gè)

晴朗

晴朗

qíng lǎng

sunny and cloudless

请柬

請柬

qǐng jiǎn

invitation card; written invitation

请教

請教

qǐng jiào

consult

请示

請示

qǐng shì

ask for instructions

请帖

請帖

qǐng tiě

invitation card; written invitation

丘陵

丘陵

qiū líng

hills

区分

區分

qū fēn

to differentiate; to find differing aspects

区域

區域

qū yù

area; region; district

屈服

屈服

qū fú

to surrender; to yield

曲折

曲折

qū zhé

complicated; winding

驱逐

驅逐

qū zhú

to expel; to deport; banishment

渠道

渠道

qú dào

irrigation ditch; medium or channel of communication

取缔

取締

qǔ dì

to ban; to prohibit (publications, customs, etc.); to outlaw; to suppress (violators)

曲子

曲子

qǔ zi

poem for singing; tune; music; CL: (zhī)

趣味

趣味

qù wèi

fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference

圈套

圈套

quān tào

trap; snare; trick

全局

全局

quán jú

overall situation

全力以赴

全力以赴

quán lì yǐ fù

do at all costs; make an all-out effort

拳头

拳頭

quán tou

fist; clenched fist; competitive (product); superior quality; CL: |(gè)

权衡

權衡

quán héng

to weigh; to consider; to assess; to balance; to trade-off

权威

權威

quán wēi

authority; authoritative; power and prestige

quǎn

dog

缺口

缺口

quē kǒu

nick; jag; gap; shortfall

缺席

缺席

quē xí

absence; absent

缺陷

缺陷

quē xiàn

a defect; a flaw

qué

lame

确保

確保

què bǎo

to ensure; to guarantee

确立

確立

què lì

to establish; to institute

确切

確切

què qiè

definite; exact; precise

确信

確信

què xìn

to be convinced; to be sure; to firmly believe; to be positive that; definite news

群众

群眾

qún zhòng

mass; multitude; the masses

rǎn

to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits, etc.); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting

rǎng

blurt out; to shout

让步

讓步

ràng bù

to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession

饶恕

饒恕

ráo shù

forgiveness; spare

扰乱

擾亂

rǎo luàn

to disturb; to perturb; to harass

惹祸

惹禍

rě huò

stirring up trouble; to invite disaster

热泪盈眶

熱淚盈眶

rè lèi yíng kuàng

eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved

热门

熱門

rè mén

popular; hot; in vogue

人道

人道

rén dào

human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the 'human way', one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse

人格

人格

rén gé

personality; integrity; dignity

人工

人工

rén gōng

artificial; manpower; manual work

人家

人家

rén jia

other; other people; him(her, them); I

人间

人間

rén jiān

man's world; the world

人士

人士

rén shì

person; figure; public figure

人为

人為

rén wéi

artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort

人性

人性

rén xìng

human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes

人质

人質

rén zhì

hostage

仁慈

仁慈

rén cí

benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful

忍耐

忍耐

rěn nài

to show restraint; to repress (anger, etc.); to exercise patience

忍受

忍受

rěn shòu

to bear; to endure

任命

任命

rèn mìng

to appoint and nominate

任性

任性

rèn xìng

willful; headstrong; uninhibited

任意

任意

rèn yì

arbitrary; at will; at random

任重道远

任重道遠

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

认定

認定

rèn dìng

to maintain (that something is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with

认可

認可

rèn kě

to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK

仍旧

仍舊

réng jiù

still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet

日新月异

日新月異

rì xīn yuè yì

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress

日益

日益

rì yì

day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day

容貌

容貌

róng mào

one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features

容纳

容納

róng nà

to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions)

容器

容器

róng qì

receptacle; vessel

容忍

容忍

róng rěn

to put up with; to tolerate

溶解

溶解

róng jiě

dissolve; solution

荣幸

榮幸

róng xìng

honored

荣誉

榮譽

róng yù

honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation

融化

融化

róng huà

to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse

融洽

融洽

róng qià

harmonious; friendly relations; on good terms with one another

róu

to knead; to massage; to rub

柔和

柔和

róu hé

gentle; soft

儒家

儒家

rú jiā

Confucianism; Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子(Kǒng zǐ) (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子(Mèng zǐ) (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

弱点

弱點

ruò diǎn

weak point; failing

若干

若干

ruò gān

a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?

撒谎

撒謊

sā huǎng

to tell lies

散文

散文

sǎn wén

prose; essay

散布

散佈

sàn bù

to disseminate;

散发

散發

sàn fā

distribute; emit; issue

丧失

喪失

sàng shī

to lose; to forfeit

骚扰

騷擾

sāo rǎo

to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass;

嫂子

嫂子

sǎo zi

(informal) older brother's wife; sister-in-law; CL: |(gè)

刹车

剎車

shā chē

to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake

shá

(dialect) what

筛选

篩選

shāi xuǎn

to filter

山脉

山脈

shān mài

mountain range; CL: (tiáo)

闪烁

閃爍

shǎn shuò

flicker; twinkling

擅长

擅長

shàn cháng

to be good at; to be expert in

擅自

擅自

shàn zì

without permission; of one's own initiative

伤脑筋

傷腦筋

shāng nǎo jīn

knotty; troublesome; bothersome

商标

商標

shāng biāo

trademark; logo

上级

上級

shàng jí

higher authorities; superiors; CL: |(gè)

上进

上進

shàng jìn

to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards

上任

上任

shàng rèn

take office

上瘾

上癮

shàng yǐn

to get into a habit; to become addicted

上游

上游

shàng yóu

upper reaches; advanced position

尚且

尚且

shàng qiě

(not) even; yet; still

shāo

to bring something to somebody (news, etc.)

shāo

tip of branch

shào

a whistle; sentry

奢侈

奢侈

shē chǐ

luxurious; extravagant; wasteful

舌头

舌頭

shé tou

tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information; CL: |(gè)

摄氏度

攝氏度

shè shì dù

degrees centigrade

涉及

涉及

shè jí

to involve; to touch upon (a topic)

社区

社區

shè qū

community

设立

設立

shè lì

to set up; to establish

设想

設想

shè xiǎng

to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for

设置

設置

shè zhì

to set up; to install

呻吟

呻吟

shēn yín

to moan; to groan

深奥

深奧

shēn ào

profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly

深沉

深沉

shēn chén

deep; extreme; dull; low pitched (sound)

深情厚谊

深情厚誼

shēn qíng hòu yì

profound friendship

申报

申報

shēn bào

to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)

绅士

紳士

shēn shì

gentleman

神经

神經

shén jīng

nerve

神奇

神奇

shén qí

magical; mystical; miraculous

神气

神氣

shén qì

expression; manner; spirited; vigorous

神圣

神聖

shén shèng

divine; hallow; holy; sacred

神态

神態

shén tài

appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien

神仙

神仙

shén xiān

Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun, etc.; fig. lighthearted person; used in advertising: Live like an immortal! 活神仙似

审查

審查

shěn chá

to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship

审理

審理

shěn lǐ

to hear (a case)

审美

審美

shěn měi

esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste

审判

審判

shěn pàn

a trial; to try somebody

慎重

慎重

shèn zhòng

cautious; careful; prudent

渗透

滲透

shèn tòu

to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis

声明

聲明

shēng míng

statement; declaration; CL: (xiàng), (fèn)

声势

聲勢

shēng shì

momentum

声誉

聲譽

shēng yù

reputation; fame

牲畜

牲畜

shēng chù

domesticated animals; livestock

生存

生存

shēng cún

to exist; to survive

生机

生機

shēng jī

opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality

生理

生理

shēng lǐ

physiology

生疏

生疏

shēng shū

unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed

生态

生態

shēng tài

way of life; ecology

生物

生物

shēng wù

organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL: |(gè)

生效

生效

shēng xiào

to take effect; to go into effect

生肖

生肖

shēng xiào

animal from the Chinese zodiac; one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支(dì zhī)

生锈

生鏽

shēng xiù

to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization

生育

生育

shēng yù

to bear; to give birth; to grow; to rear; to bring up (children)

省会

省會

shěng huì

provincial capital

盛产

盛產

shèng chǎn

superabundant; to teem with; to produce in abundance; to abound in

盛开

盛開

shèng kāi

blooming; in full flower

盛情

盛情

shèng qíng

great kindness; magnificent hospitality

盛行

盛行

shèng xíng

to be in vogue; to be prevalent

胜负

勝負

shèng fù

victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle

失事

失事

shī shì

to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision, etc.); to mess things up

失误

失誤

shī wù

lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis, etc.)

失踪

失踪

shī zōng

missing; lost; unaccounted for

尸体

屍體

shī tǐ

dead body; corpse; carcass; CL: (jù)

师范

師範

shī fàn

teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)

施加

施加

shī jiā

to exert (effort or pressure)

施展

施展

shī zhǎn

to use fully; to put to use

十足

十足

shí zú

ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)

实惠

實惠

shí huì

tangible benefit; material advantages; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount)

实力

實力

shí lì

strength

实施

實施

shí shī

to implement; to carry out

实事求是

實事求是

shí shì qiú shì

to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic

实行

實行

shí xíng

to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

实质

實質

shí zhì

substance; essence

shí

to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

时常

時常

shí cháng

often; frequently

时而

時而

shí ér

occasionally; from time to time

时光

時光

shí guāng

time; era; period of time

时机

時機

shí jī

fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity

时事

時事

shí shì

current trends; the present situation; how things are going

石油

石油

shí yóu

oil; petroleum

识别

識別

shí bié

to distinguish; to discern

使命

使命

shǐ mìng

mission (diplomatic or other); set task

世代

世代

shì dài

generation; an era; accumulation of years; passing on from generation to generation

事故

事故

shì gù

accident; CL: (zhuāng), (qǐ), (cì)

事迹

事蹟

shì jì

deed; past achievement; important event of the past

事件

事件

shì jiàn

event; happening; incident; CL: |(gè)

事态

事態

shì tài

situation; existing state of affairs

事务

事務

shì wù

(political, economic, etc.) affairs; work

事项

事項

shì xiàng

matter; item

事业

事業

shì yè

undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL: |(gè)

势必

勢必

shì bì

is bound to (happen)

势力

勢力

shì li

power; (ability to) influence

是非

是非

shì fēi

right and wrong; quarrel

示范

示範

shì fàn

to demonstrate; to show how to do something; demonstration; a model example

示威

示威

shì wēi

to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force

示意

示意

shì yì

to hint; to indicate (an idea to somebody)

视力

視力

shì lì

vision; eyesight

视频

視頻

shì pín

video

视线

視線

shì xiàn

line of sight

视野

視野

shì yě

field of view; horizon

试图

試圖

shì tú

to attempt; to try

试验

試驗

shì yàn

experiment; test; experimental; CL: (cì), |(gè)

适宜

適宜

shì yí

suitable; appropriate

逝世

逝世

shì shì

to pass away; to die

释放

釋放

shì fàng

to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge

收藏

收藏

shōu cáng

to hoard; to collect; collection

收缩

收縮

shōu suō

to pull back; to shrink; to contract

收益

收益

shōu yì

earnings; profit

收音机

收音機

shōu yīn jī

radio; CL: (tái)

守护

守護

shǒu hù

to guard; to protect

手法

手法

shǒu fǎ

technique; trick; skill

手势

手勢

shǒu shì

gesture; sign; signal

手艺

手藝

shǒu yì

craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade

首饰

首飾

shǒu shì

jewelry; head ornament;

首要

首要

shǒu yào

the most important; of chief importance

受罪

受罪

shòu zuì

to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance

授予

授予

shòu yǔ

to award; to confer

书法

書法

shū fǎ

calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship

书记

書記

shū ji

secretary; clerk; CL: |(gè)

书籍

書籍

shū jí

books; works

书面

書面

shū miàn

in writing; written (guarantee, etc.)

疏忽

疏忽

shū hu

to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness

疏远

疏遠

shū yuǎn

to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement

舒畅

舒暢

shū chàng

happy; entirely free from worry

数额

數額

shù é

amount; sum of money; fixed number

shù

to bind; to tie; bundle; cluster; restraint

束缚

束縛

shù fù

to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters

树立

樹立

shù lì

to set up; to establish

shù

to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

shuǎ

to play with; to juggle

衰老

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak

衰退

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)

率领

率領

shuài lǐng

lead; command; head

涮火锅

涮火鍋

shuàn huǒ guō

to instant boil (mutton, beef, vegetables,  etc.)

双胞胎

雙胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

twin; CL: (duì)

爽快

爽快

shuǎng kuài

refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward

水利

水利

shuǐ lì

water conservancy; irrigation works

水龙头

水龍頭

shuǐ lóng tóu

faucet; tap

水泥

水泥

shuǐ ní

cement; CL: (dài)

瞬间

瞬間

shùn jiān

moment; momentary; in a flash

司法

司法

sī fǎ

judicial; (administration of) justice

司令

司令

sī lìng

commanding officer

思念

思念

sī niàn

think of; long for; miss

思索

思索

sī suǒ

think deeply; ponder

思维

思維

sī wéi

(line of) thought; thinking

斯文

斯文

sī wen

refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle

私自

私自

sī zì

private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval

死亡

死亡

sǐ wáng

death; deadly

四肢

四肢

sì zhī

the four limbs of the body

寺庙

寺廟

sì miào

temple; monastery; shrine

肆无忌惮

肆無忌憚

sì wú jì dàn

absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple

饲养

飼養

sì yǎng

to raise; to rear

sǒng

to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering

sōu

classifier for ships; Taiwan pronunciation: sāo

苏醒

甦醒

sū xǐng

to wake up; to regain consciousness

俗话

俗話

sú huà

common saying; proverb

塑造

塑造

sù zào

to model; to mold; plastic (arts); flexible; to portray (in sculpture or in words)

素食

素食

sù shí

vegetarian food; vegetables

素质

素質

sù zhì

inner quality; basic essence; change over time

诉讼

訴訟

sù sòng

lawsuit

算数

算數

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)

随即

隨即

suí jí

immediately; presently; following which

随意

隨意

suí yì

as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious

岁月

歲月

suì yuè

years; passing of time

隧道

隧道

suì dào

tunnel

损坏

損壞

sǔn huài

to damage; to injure

索取

索取

suǒ qǔ

to ask; to demand;

索性

索性

suǒ xìng

you might as well (do it); simply; just

collapse

踏实

踏實

tā shi

practical; down-to-earth; realistic; firmly based; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety

pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbreviation loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL: (zuò)

台风

颱風

tái fēng

hurricane; typhoon

太空

太空

tài kōng

outer space

泰斗

泰斗

tài dǒu

leading scholar of his time; magnate

tān

to spread out; vendor's stand

瘫痪

癱瘓

tān huàn

paralysis

贪婪

貪婪

tān lán

avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid

贪污

貪污

tān wū

corruption

弹性

彈性

tán xìng

flexibility; elasticity (physics)

坦白

坦白

tǎn bái

honest; forthcoming; to confess

叹气

嘆氣

tàn qì

to sigh; to heave a sigh

探测

探測

tàn cè

to probe; to take readings; to explore; exploration

探索

探索

tàn suǒ

to explore; to probe; commonly used in names of publications or documentaries

探讨

探討

tàn tǎo

to investigate; to probe

探望

探望

tàn wàng

to visit

倘若

倘若

tǎng ruò

provided that; supposing that; if

tāo

to fish out (from pocket); to scoop

滔滔不绝

滔滔不絕

tāo tāo bù jué

unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen

淘汰

淘汰

táo tài

to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out

陶瓷

陶瓷

táo cí

pottery and porcelain; ceramics

陶醉

陶醉

táo zuì

to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in

讨好

討好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on somebody; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

特长

特長

tè cháng

personal strength; one's special ability or strong points

特定

特定

tè dìng

special; specific; designated; particular

特意

特意

tè yì

specially; intentionally

提拔

提拔

tí bá

to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion

提炼

提煉

tí liàn

to extract (ore, minerals, etc.); to refine; to purify; to process

提示

提示

tí shì

to prompt; to present; to point out; to draw attention to something; hint; brief; cue

提议

提議

tí yì

proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest

题材

題材

tí cái

subject matter

体裁

體裁

tǐ cái

genre; style; form of writing

体积

體積

tǐ jī

volume; bulk; CL: |(gè)

体谅

體諒

tǐ liàng

to empathize; to allow (for something); to show understanding; to appreciate

体面

體面

tǐ miàn

dignity; face (as in 'losing face'); honorable; creditable; pretty

体系

體系

tǐ xì

system; setup; CL: |(gè)

天才

天才

tiān cái

talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted

天赋

天賦

tiān fù

gift; innate skill

天伦之乐

天倫之樂

tiān lún zhī lè

pleasure of heavenly agreement (idiom); family love and joy; domestic bliss

天然气

天然氣

tiān rán qì

natural gas

天生

天生

tiān shēng

innate; natural

天堂

天堂

tiān táng

paradise; heaven

天文

天文

tiān wén

astronomy

田径

田徑

tián jìng

track and field (athletics)

田野

田野

tián yě

field; open land; CL: (piàn)

tiǎn

to lick; to lap

挑剔

挑剔

tiāo ti

picky; fussy

条款

條款

tiáo kuǎn

clause (of contract or law); CL: (xiàng)

条理

條理

tiáo lǐ

arrangement; order; tidiness

条约

條約

tiáo yuē

treaty; pact; CL: |(gè)

调和

調和

tiáo hé

harmonious; harmony

调剂

調劑

tiáo jì

to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription

调节

調節

tiáo jié

to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy, etc.)

调解

調解

tiáo jiě

to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement

调料

調料

tiáo liào

condiment; seasoning; flavoring

挑拨

挑撥

tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony; to instigate

挑衅

挑釁

tiǎo xìn

to provoke; provocation

跳跃

跳躍

tiào yuè

to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip

亭子

亭子

tíng zi

pavilion

停泊

停泊

tíng bó

anchorage; mooring (of a ship)

停顿

停頓

tíng dùn

pause

停滞

停滯

tíng zhì

stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down

挺拔

挺拔

tǐng bá

tall and straight

通货膨胀

通貨膨脹

tōng huò péng zhàng

inflation

通缉

通緝

tōng jī

to order the arrest of somebody as criminal; to list as wanted

通俗

通俗

tōng sú

common; everyday; average

通讯

通訊

tōng xùn

communications; a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire); CL: |(gè)

通用

通用

tōng yòng

common (use); interchangeable

同胞

同胞

tóng bāo

born of the same parents; fellow citizen or countryman

同志

同志

tóng zhì

comrade; homosexual (slang); CL: |(gè)

童话

童話

tóng huà

children's fairy tales

tóng

copper (chemistry); see also 紅红铜(hóng tóng); CL: (kuài)

统筹兼顾

統籌兼顧

tǒng chóu jiān gù

an overall plan taking into account all factors

统计

統計

tǒng jì

statistics; to count; to add up

统统

統統

tǒng tǒng

totally

统治

統治

tǒng zhì

to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime

投机

投機

tóu jī

to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable

投票

投票

tóu piào

to vote; vote

投诉

投訴

tóu sù

complaint; to file a complaint; to sue

投降

投降

tóu xiáng

to surrender; surrender

投掷

投擲

tóu zhì

to throw something a long distance; to hurl

透露

透露

tòu lù

to leak out; to divulge

禿

bald; blunt

突破

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

图案

圖案

tú àn

design; pattern

徒弟

徒弟

tú dì

apprentice; disciple

涂抹

塗抹

tú mǒ

to paint; to smear; to doodle

途径

途徑

tú jìng

way; channel

土壤

土壤

tǔ rǎng

soil

团结

團結

tuán jié

a rally; to hold a rally; to join forces

团体

團體

tuán tǐ

group; organization; team; CL: |(gè)

团圆

團圓

tuán yuán

to have a reunion;

推测

推測

tuī cè

speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate

推翻

推翻

tuī fān

overthrow

推理

推理

tuī lǐ

reasoning; speculative; inference

推论

推論

tuī lùn

to infer; a deduction; a corollary; a reasoned conclusion

推销

推銷

tuī xiāo

to market; to sell

吞吞吐吐

吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding something; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold something back

托运

托運

tuō yùn

to consign (goods); to check through (baggage)

拖延

拖延

tuō yán

to adjourn; to delay; to defer; adjournment; procrastination

脱离

脫離

tuō lí

to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)

妥当

妥當

tuǒ dang

appropriate; proper; ready

妥善

妥善

tuǒ shàn

appropriate; proper

妥协

妥協

tuǒ xié

to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise

椭圆

橢圓

tuǒ yuán

oval; ellipse; elliptic

唾弃

唾棄

tuò qì

to spurn; to disdain

wa

Wow!; sound of child's crying

挖掘

挖掘

wā jué

to excavate; to dig; to unearth

娃娃

娃娃

wá wa

baby; small child; doll

瓦解

瓦解

wǎ jiě

to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble

歪曲

歪曲

wāi qū

to distort; to misrepresent

外表

外表

wài biǎo

external; outside; outward appearance

外行

外行

wài háng

layman; amateur

外界

外界

wài jiè

the outside world; external

外向

外向

wài xiàng

outward-looking; extrovert; extroverted (personality); export-oriented (economy)

wán

pill

完备

完備

wán bèi

faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired

完毕

完畢

wán bì

to finish; to end; to complete

玩弄

玩弄

wán nòng

to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with

玩意儿

玩意兒

wán yì r

toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics, etc.)

顽固

頑固

wán gù

stubborn; obstinate

顽强

頑強

wán qiáng

tenacious; hard to defeat

惋惜

惋惜

wǎn xī

to feel sorry for a person over something that should have happened

挽回

挽回

wǎn huí

to retrieve; to redeem

挽救

挽救

wǎn jiù

to save; to remedy; to rescue

万分

萬分

wàn fēn

very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part

往常

往常

wǎng cháng

habitually in the past; as one used to do formerly; as it used to be

往事

往事

wǎng shì

past events; former happenings

妄想

妄想

wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly; a vain attempt

危机

危機

wēi jī

crisis; CL: |(gè)

威风

威風

wēi fēng

might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive

威力

威力

wēi lì

might; formidable power

威望

威望

wēi wàng

prestige

威信

威信

wēi xìn

(of a government, etc.) prestige and public reliance

微不足道

微不足道

wēi bù zú dào

negligible; insignificant

微观

微觀

wēi guān

micro-; sub-atomic

为难

為難

wéi nán

feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

为期

為期

wéi qī

(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)

唯独

唯獨

wéi dú

only; just (i.e. it is only that..); all except; unique

维持

維持

wéi chí

to keep; to maintain; to preserve

维护

維護

wéi hù

to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain

维生素

維生素

wéi shēng sù

vitamin

违背

違背

wéi bèi

to violate; to be contrary to

伪造

偽造

wěi zào

to forge; to fake; to counterfeit

委托

委託

wěi tuō

to entrust; to trust; to commission

委员

委員

wěi yuán

committee member; committee; council; CL: |(gè)

卫星

衛星

wèi xīng

(space) satellite; CL: (kē)

wèi

to feed (somebody or some animal)

慰问

慰問

wèi wèn

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation, etc.

未免

未免

wèi miǎn

unavoidable; a bit too much; over the top (you exaggerate)

畏惧

畏懼

wèi jù

to fear; to dread; foreboding

蔚蓝

蔚藍

wèi lán

azure; sky blue

温带

溫帶

wēn dài

temperate zone

温和

溫和

wēn hé

moderate (policy, etc.)

文凭

文憑

wén píng

diploma

文物

文物

wén wù

cultural relic; historical relic; CL: (jiàn), |(gè)

文献

文獻

wén xiàn

document

文雅

文雅

wén yǎ

elegant; refined

文艺

文藝

wén yì

literature and art

问世

問世

wèn shì

to be published; to come out

nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods

乌黑

烏黑

wū hēi

jet-black; dark

污蔑

污衊

wū miè

slander

诬陷

誣陷

wū xiàn

to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against somebody

无比

無比

wú bǐ

matchless

无偿

無償

wú cháng

free; no charge; at no cost

无耻

無恥

wú chǐ

without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless

无动于衷

無動於衷

wú dòng yú zhōng

aloof; indifferent; unconcerned

无非

無非

wú fēi

only; nothing else

无辜

無辜

wú gū

innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)

无精打采

無精打采

wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out

无赖

無賴

wú lài

hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly

无理取闹

無理取鬧

wú lǐ qǔ nào

to make trouble without reason (idiom); deliberately awkward; pointless provocation; willful troublemaker

无能为力

無能為力

wú néng wéi lì

impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless

无穷无尽

無窮無盡

wú qióng wú jìn

vast and limitless (idiom); endless span of time; no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end

无微不至

無微不至

wú wēi bù zhì

in every possible way (idiom); meticulous

无忧无虑

無憂無慮

wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

无知

無知

wú zhī

ignorance

侮辱

侮辱

wǔ rǔ

to insult; to humiliate; dishonor

武器

武器

wǔ qì

weapon; arms; CL: (zhǒng)

武侠

武俠

wǔ xiá

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant

武装

武裝

wǔ zhuāng

arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces)

舞蹈

舞蹈

wǔ dǎo

dance

务必

務必

wù bì

must; to need to; to be sure to

物美价廉

物美價廉

wù měi jià lián

cheap and fine; attractive in price and quality

物业

物業

wù yè

property; real estate; property management

物资

物資

wù zī

goods and materials

误差

誤差

wù chā

difference; error; inaccuracy

误解

誤解

wù jiě

to misunderstand; to misread; misunderstanding

夕阳

夕陽

xī yáng

sunset; the setting sun

昔日

昔日

xī rì

formerly; in olden days

creek; rivulet

熄灭

熄滅

xī miè

to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished

牺牲

犧牲

xī shēng

to sacrifice oneself; to lay down one's life; to do something at the expense of; beast slaughtered for sacrifice; sacrifice; CL: |(gè)

膝盖

膝蓋

xī gài

knee

习俗

習俗

xí sú

custom; tradition; local tradition; convention

媳妇

媳婦

xí fu

daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman

袭击

襲擊

xí jī

an attack (especially surprise attack); raid; to attack

喜闻乐见

喜聞樂見

xǐ wén lè jiàn

a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle

喜悦

喜悅

xǐ yuè

happy; joyous

系列

系列

xì liè

series

细菌

細菌

xì jūn

bacterium; germ; CL: (zhǒng)

细胞

細胞

xì bāo

cell (biology)

细致

細緻

xì zhì

delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking

峡谷

峽谷

xiá gǔ

canyon; gill; ravine

狭隘

狹隘

xiá ài

narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience

狭窄

狹窄

xiá zhǎi

narrow

xiá

red clouds

下属

下屬

xià shǔ

subordinate; underling

先进

先進

xiān jìn

advanced (technology); to advance

先前

先前

xiān qián

before; previously

掀起

掀起

xiān qǐ

to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)

纤维

纖維

xiān wéi

fiber; CL: (zhǒng)

鲜明

鮮明

xiān míng

bright; clear-cut; distinct

xián

to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbreviation for 嫌嫌犯(xián fàn), criminal suspect

嫌疑

嫌疑

xián yí

suspicion; (be) suspected (of)

xián

bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL: (gēn)

衔接

銜接

xián jiē

to join together; to combine

贤惠

賢惠

xián huì

chaste; virtuous

闲话

閒話

xián huà

digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL: (duàn)

显著

顯著

xiǎn zhù

outstanding; notable; remarkable

宪法

憲法

xiàn fǎ

constitution (of a country)

现场

現場

xiàn chǎng

lit. actual location; the scene (of the incident); on-the-spot

现成

現成

xiàn chéng

ready-made; readily available

现状

現狀

xiàn zhuàng

current situation

线索

線索

xiàn suǒ

trail; clues; thread (of a story)

陷害

陷害

xiàn hài

to frame (up); to make false charges against

陷阱

陷阱

xiàn jǐng

pitfall; snare; trap;

陷入

陷入

xiàn rù

to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)

馅儿

餡兒

xiàn r

stuffing; filling, e.g. in 包子(bǎo zi) or 饺子(jiǎo zi)

乡镇

鄉鎮

xiāng zhèn

village; township

相差

相差

xiāng chà

to differ; discrepancy between

相等

相等

xiāng děng

equal; equally; equivalent

相辅相成

相輔相成

xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

to complement one another (idiom)

相应

相應

xiāng yìng

to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly

镶嵌

鑲嵌

xiāng qiàn

to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tessellation

响亮

響亮

xiǎng liàng

loud and clear; resounding

响应

響應

xiǎng yìng

respond to; answer; CL: |(gè)

想方设法

想方設法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other

向导

嚮導

xiàng dǎo

guide

向来

向來

xiàng lái

always; all along

向往

嚮往

xiàng wǎng

to yearn for; to look forward to

xiàng

lane; alley

相声

相聲

xiàng sheng

comic dialog; sketch; crosstalk

消除

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate; to remove

消毒

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect; to sterilize

消防

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting; fire control

消耗

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up; to consume

消灭

消滅

xiāo miè

to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)

潇洒

瀟灑

xiāo sǎ

confident and at ease; free and easy

销毁

銷毀

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

小心翼翼

小心翼翼

xiǎo xīn yì yì

cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously

效益

效益

xiào yì

benefit

肖像

肖像

xiào xiàng

portrait

协会

協會

xié huì

an association; a society; CL: |(gè), (jiā)

协商

協商

xié shāng

to consult with; to talk things over; agreement

协调

協調

xié tiáo

to coordinate; to harmonize; negotiation

协议

協議

xié yì

agreement; pact; protocol; CL: (xiàng)

协助

協助

xié zhù

provide assistance; aid

携带

攜帶

xié dài

to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pronunciation: xī dài

xiè

crumbs; filings; worthwhile

泄露

洩露

xiè lù

to leak (information); to divulge

泄气

洩氣

xiè qì

discouraged; dejected; demoralized; despairing; to want to give up; to deflate (air from a tyre)

谢绝

謝絕

xiè jué

to refuse politely

心得

心得

xīn dé

knowledge gained; CL: |(gè)

心甘情愿

心甘情願

xīn gān qíng yuàn

delighted to (do something, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do

心灵

心靈

xīn líng

bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit

心态

心態

xīn tài

attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality

心疼

心疼

xīn téng

to love dearly; the pain of love

心血

心血

xīn xuè

heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care

心眼儿

心眼兒

xīn yǎn r

one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions

新陈代谢

新陳代謝

xīn chén dài xiè

metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)

新郎

新郎

xīn láng

bridegroom; groom

新娘

新娘

xīn niáng

bride

新颖

新穎

xīn yǐng

lit. new bud; fig. new and original

欣慰

欣慰

xīn wèi

to be gratified

欣欣向荣

欣欣向榮

xīn xīn xiàng róng

luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing; thriving

薪水

薪水

xīn shuǐ

salary; wage

辛勤

辛勤

xīn qín

hardworking; industrious

信赖

信賴

xìn lài

to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on

信念

信念

xìn niàn

faith; belief; conviction

信仰

信仰

xìn yǎng

to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction

信誉

信譽

xìn yù

prestige; distinction; reputation; trust

兴高采烈

興高采烈

xīng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight

兴隆

興隆

xīng lóng

Xinglong county in Chengde 承德(Chéng dé), Hebei

兴旺

興旺

xīng wàng

prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish

xīng

fishy (smell)

刑事

刑事

xíng shì

criminal; penal

形态

形態

xíng tài

shape; form; pattern; morphology

行政

行政

xíng zhèng

administration; administrative

兴致勃勃

興致勃勃

xìng zhì bó bó

to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest

性感

性感

xìng gǎn

sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy

性命

性命

xìng mìng

life

性能

性能

xìng néng

function; performance

凶恶

兇惡

xiōng è

fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening

凶手

兇手

xiōng shǒu

assailant; murderer; assassin

汹涌

洶湧

xiōng yǒng

to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake, etc.); turbulent

胸怀

胸懷

xiōng huái

one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish

胸膛

胸膛

xiōng táng

chest

雄厚

雄厚

xióng hòu

strong and solid; rich (resources)

雄伟

雄偉

xióng wěi

grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic

修复

修復

xiū fù

restoration

修建

修建

xiū jiàn

to build; to construct

修养

修養

xiū yǎng

accomplishment; training; self-cultivation

羞耻

羞恥

xiū chǐ

(a feeling of) shame

嗅觉

嗅覺

xiù jué

sense of smell

xiù

to embroider

虚假

虛假

xū jiǎ

false; phony; pretense

虚荣

虛榮

xū róng

vanity

虚伪

虛偽

xū wěi

false; hypocritical; artificial; sham

需求

需求

xū qiú

requirement; demand (economics)

须知

須知

xū zhī

prerequisites; rules that must be known before starting something

许可

許可

xǔ kě

to allow; to permit

序言

序言

xù yán

preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

畜牧

畜牧

xù mù

to raise animals

酗酒

酗酒

xù jiǔ

heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess

喧哗

喧嘩

xuān huá

hubbub; clamor; to make a racket

宣誓

宣誓

xuān shì

to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow

宣扬

宣揚

xuān yáng

to proclaim; to make public or well known

悬挂

懸掛

xuán guà

to suspend; to hang; suspension (cable car)

悬念

懸念

xuán niàn

suspense in a movie, play, etc.; concern for somebody's welfare

悬殊

懸殊

xuán shū

a wide gap; big contrast; large disparity; a mismatch

悬崖峭壁

懸崖峭壁

xuán yá qiào bì

cliffside

旋律

旋律

xuán lǜ

melody; rhythm

旋转

旋轉

xuán zhuǎn

to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl

选拔

選拔

xuǎn bá

to select the best

选举

選舉

xuǎn jǔ

to elect; election; CL: (cì), |(gè)

选手

選手

xuǎn shǒu

contestant; athlete

炫耀

炫耀

xuàn yào

to show off; to flaunt;

xuē

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis, etc.)

削弱

削弱

xuē ruò

to weaken

学说

學說

xué shuō

theory; doctrine

学位

學位

xué wèi

academic degree; e.g.: BSc 学士学位(xué shì xué wèi), MSc 硕士学位(shuò shì xué wèi), Diploma 学位证书(xué wèi zhèng shū), PhD 博士学位(bó shì xué wèi)

雪上加霜

雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation

血压

血壓

xuè yā

blood pressure

熏陶

熏陶

xūn táo

nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture); seeped in

寻觅

尋覓

xún mì

to look for

巡逻

巡邏

xún luó

to patrol (police, army or navy)

循环

循環

xún huán

to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop

循序渐进

循序漸進

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

压迫

壓迫

yā pò

to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)

压岁钱

壓歲錢

yā suì qián

money given to children as new year present

压缩

壓縮

yā suō

to compress; compression

压抑

壓抑

yā yì

to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression

压榨

壓榨

yā zhà

to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil, etc. by squeezing

压制

壓制

yā zhì

to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle

鸦雀无声

鴉雀無聲

yā què wú shēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence

亚军

亞軍

yà jūn

second place (in a sports contest); runner-up

淹没

淹沒

yān mò

to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)

烟花爆竹

煙花爆竹

yān huā bào zhú

fireworks and crackers

严峻

嚴峻

yán jùn

grim; severe; rigorous

严寒

嚴寒

yán hán

bitter cold; severe winter

严禁

嚴禁

yán jìn

strictly prohibit

严厉

嚴厲

yán lì

severe; strict

严密

嚴密

yán mì

strict; tight (organization, surveillance, etc.)

岩石

岩石

yán shí

rock

延期

延期

yán qī

to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer

延伸

延伸

yán shēn

to extend; to spread

延续

延續

yán xù

to continue; to go on; to last

沿海

沿海

yán hǎi

coastal

炎热

炎熱

yán rè

blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)

言论

言論

yán lùn

speech; expression of opinion; public opinion

掩盖

掩蓋

yǎn gài

to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up

掩护

掩護

yǎn hù

to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL: (miàn)

掩饰

掩飾

yǎn shì

to conceal a fault; to gloss over

演变

演變

yǎn biàn

to develop; to evolve

演习

演習

yǎn xí

exercise; practice; to put on a play; to act

演绎

演繹

yǎn yì

to deduce; to infer

演奏

演奏

yǎn zòu

to play a musical instrument; to perform music

眼光

眼光

yǎn guāng

vision

眼色

眼色

yǎn sè

a wink; to signal with one's eyes

眼神

眼神

yǎn shén

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (topolect)

厌恶

厭惡

yàn wù

to loath; to hate; disgusted with something

验收

驗收

yàn shōu

to check on receipt; an inventory of received goods; to verify and accept (a delivery)

验证

驗證

yàn zhèng

to inspect and verify; experimental verification

氧气

氧氣

yǎng qì

oxygen

样品

樣品

yàng pǐn

sample; specimen

摇摆

搖擺

yáo bǎi

to waver; swaying (of building in an earthquake)

摇滚

搖滾

yáo gǔn

rock and roll (music); to shake and boil

谣言

謠言

yáo yán

rumor

遥控

遙控

yáo kòng

remote control

遥远

遙遠

yáo yuǎn

distant; remote

耀眼

耀眼

yào yǎn

to dazzle; dazzling

要点

要點

yào diǎn

main point; essential

要命

要命

yào mìng

to cause somebody's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying

要素

要素

yào sù

essential factor; key constituent

野蛮

野蠻

yě mán

barbarous; uncivilized

野心

野心

yě xīn

ambition; wild schemes; careerism

液体

液體

yè tǐ

liquid

一流

一流

yī liú

top quality; front ranking

一如既往

一如既往

yī rú jì wǎng

just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always

依旧

依舊

yī jiù

as before; still

依据

依據

yī jù

according to; basis; foundation

依靠

依靠

yī kào

to rely on something (for support, etc.); to depend on

依赖

依賴

yī lài

to depend on; to be dependent on

依托

依托

yī tuō

to rely on; to depend on

衣裳

衣裳

yī shang

clothes

一度

一度

yí dù

for a time; at one time; one time; once

一贯

一貫

yí guàn

consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent

一目了然

一目了然

yí mù liǎo rán

obvious at a glance (idiom)

一向

一向

yí xiàng

all along; the whole time; constantly; earlier; lately

仪器

儀器

yí qì

instrument; apparatus; CL: (tái)

仪式

儀式

yí shì

ceremony

疑惑

疑惑

yí huò

to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions

遗产

遺產

yí chǎn

heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest; CL: (bǐ)

遗传

遺傳

yí chuán

heredity; inheritance; to transmit

遗留

遺留

yí liú

(leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)

遗失

遺失

yí shī

to lose; lost

以便

以便

yǐ biàn

so that; so as to; in order to

以免

以免

yǐ miǎn

in order to avoid; so as not to

以往

以往

yǐ wǎng

in the past; formerly

以至

以至

yǐ zhì

down to; up to; to such an extent as to... Also written 以至以至于 (yǐ zhì yú).

以致

以致

yǐ zhì

to such an extent as to; down to; up to

一帆风顺

一帆風順

yì fān fēng shùn

single sail, gentle wind (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly

一举两得

一舉兩得

yì jǔ liǎng dé

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

一丝不苟

一絲不苟

yì sī bù gǒu

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place

also

异常

異常

yì cháng

exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly

意料

意料

yì liào

to anticipate; to expect; to reckon ahead

意识

意識

yì shí

consciousness; awareness; consciously (i.e. deliberately); to be aware

意图

意圖

yì tú

intent; intention; intend; schematic diagram

意味着

意味著

yì wèi zhe

to signify; to mean; to imply

意向

意向

yì xiàng

disposition

意志

意志

yì zhì

will; willpower; determination; CL: |(gè)

毅力

毅力

yì lì

perseverance; willpower

毅然

毅然

yì rán

firmly; resolutely; without hesitation

wing

阴谋

陰謀

yīn móu

plot; conspiracy

音响

音響

yīn xiǎng

speakers or speaker (electronic); acoustics; sound field (in a room or theater)

引导

引導

yǐn dǎo

to guide; to lead; to conduct; introduction

引擎

引擎

yǐn qíng

engine (transliteration)

引用

引用

yǐn yòng

to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint

隐蔽

隱蔽

yǐn bì

to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover

隐患

隱患

yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within something; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface

隐瞒

隱瞞

yǐn mán

to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth

隐私

隱私

yǐn sī

secrets; something one hopes to conceal

隐约

隱約

yǐn yuē

vague; faint; indistinct

饮食

飲食

yǐn shí

food and drink

婴儿

嬰兒

yīng ér

infant; baby; CL: |(gè); lead (Pb)

英明

英明

yīng míng

wise; brilliant

英勇

英勇

yīng yǒng

bravery; gallant; valiant

盈利

盈利

yíng lì

profit; gain

迎面

迎面

yíng miàn

directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)

应酬

應酬

yìng chou

social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party

应邀

應邀

yìng yāo

at somebody's invitation; on invitation

庸俗

庸俗

yōng sú

filthy; vulgar; debased

拥护

擁護

yōng hù

to endorse; to support

拥有

擁有

yōng yǒu

to have; to possess

勇于

勇於

yǒng yú

to dare to; to be brave enough to

永恒

永恆

yǒng héng

eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)

涌现

湧現

yǒng xiàn

to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently

踊跃

踴躍

yǒng yuè

to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically

用户

用戶

yòng hù

user; consumer; subscriber; customer

优胜劣汰

優勝劣汰

yōu shèng liè tài

survival of the fittest

优先

優先

yōu xiān

priority

优异

優異

yōu yì

exceptional; outstandingly good

优越

優越

yōu yuè

superior; superiority

忧郁

憂鬱

yōu yù

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

油腻

油膩

yóu nì

grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character

油漆

油漆

yóu qī

oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL: (céng)

犹如

猶如

yóu rú

similar to; appearing to be

有条不紊

有條不紊

yǒu tiáo bù wěn

regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged

幼稚

幼稚

yòu zhì

young; childish; naive

诱惑

誘惑

yòu huò

to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract

愚蠢

愚蠢

yú chǔn

silly; stupid

愚昧

愚昧

yú mèi

ignorant; uneducated

渔民

漁民

yú mín

fisherman; fisher folk

舆论

輿論

yú lùn

public opinion

与日俱增

與日俱增

yǔ rì jù zēng

to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

宇宙

宇宙

yǔ zhòu

universe; cosmos

羽绒服

羽絨服

yǔ róng fú

down garment

寓言

寓言

yù yán

fable; CL: (zé)

heal; the more…(the more); to recover; better

欲望

慾望

yù wàng

desire; longing; appetite; craving

reconciled; smooth

jade

预料

預料

yù liào

to forecast; to anticipate; expectation

预期

預期

yù qī

expect; expected

预算

預算

yù suàn

budget

预先

預先

yù xiān

beforehand; prior

预言

預言

yù yán

to predict; prophecy

预兆

預兆

yù zhào

omen; prognosis (in medicine)

冤枉

冤枉

yuān wang

hatred; injustice; bad luck; unjust treatment; wronged; not worthwhile

元首

元首

yuán shǒu

head of state

元素

元素

yuán sù

element; element of a set; chemical element

元宵节

元宵節

yuán xiāo jié

Lantern festival; the final event of the Spring festival 春春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

原告

原告

yuán gào

complainant; plaintiff

原理

原理

yuán lǐ

principle; theory

原始

原始

yuán shǐ

first; original; primitive; original (document, etc.)

原先

原先

yuán xiān

former; original

园林

園林

yuán lín

gardens; park; landscape garden

圆满

圓滿

yuán mǎn

satisfactory

源泉

源泉

yuán quán

fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin

缘故

緣故

yuán gù

reason; cause

约束

約束

yuē shù

to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint

乐谱

樂譜

yuè pǔ

a musical score; sheet music

岳母

岳母

yuè mǔ

wife's mother, mother-in-law

孕育

孕育

yùn yù

to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork, etc.); fig. replete with (culture, etc.)

蕴藏

蘊藏

yùn cáng

to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves, etc.)

运算

運算

yùn suàn

(mathematical) operation

运行

運行

yùn xíng

be in motion; to move; to run

酝酿

醞釀

yùn niàng

(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions

杂技

雜技

zá jì

acrobatics; CL: (chǎng)

杂交

雜交

zá jiāo

a hybrid

smash; smashed; to fail; to get it wrong

(dialect) why; how; what

栽培

栽培

zāi péi

to grow; to cultivate

灾难

災難

zāi nàn

disaster; catastrophe

zǎi

to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers; Imperial official in dynastic China

再接再厉

再接再厲

zài jiē zài lì

to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts

在意

在意

zài yì

to care about; to mind

zǎn

to accumulate; to amass; to hoard; to save

暂且

暫且

zàn qiě

for now; for the time being; temporarily

赞叹

讚歎

zàn tàn

to sigh or gasp in admiration; high praise

赞助

贊助

zàn zhù

to support; to assist; sponsor

糟蹋

糟蹋

zāo tà

to waste; to wreck; to despoil; to abuse; to slander; to insult; to defile; to trample on

遭受

遭受

zāo shòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

遭殃

遭殃

zāo yāng

to suffer a calamity

遭遇

遭遇

zāo yù

to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience

噪音

噪音

zào yīn

rumble; noise; static

造型

造型

zào xíng

modeling; mold-making; model or mold; molding

责怪

責怪

zé guài

to blame; to rebuke

zéi

thief; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely; disagreeably

增添

增添

zēng tiān

add to; increase

赠送

贈送

zèng sòng

give as a present; present as a gift

zhā

to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)

扎实

紮實

zhā shi

strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical

zhā

slag (in mining or smelting); dregs

zhǎ

wink

诈骗

詐騙

zhà piàn

to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail

摘要

摘要

zhāi yào

summary; abstract

债券

債券

zhài quàn

bond; debenture

沾光

沾光

zhān guāng

to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with somebody or something; reflected glory

瞻仰

瞻仰

zhān yǎng

to revere; to admire

展示

展示

zhǎn shì

to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit something

展望

展望

zhǎn wàng

outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to

展现

展現

zhǎn xiàn

to come out; to emerge

崭新

嶄新

zhǎn xīn

brand new

斩钉截铁

斬釘截鐵

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt

占据

佔據

zhàn jù

to occupy; to hold

占领

佔領

zhàn lǐng

to occupy (a territory); to hold

战斗

戰鬥

zhàn dòu

to fight; to battle; CL: (cháng), (cì)

战略

戰略

zhàn lvè

strategy

战术

戰術

zhàn shù

tactics

战役

戰役

zhàn yì

military campaign

章程

章程

zhāng chéng

rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws

帐篷

帳篷

zhàng peng

tent; CL: (dǐng), (zuò)

障碍

障礙

zhàng ài

barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle

招标

招標

zhāo biāo

to invite bids

招收

招收

zhāo shōu

to hire; to recruit

朝气蓬勃

朝氣蓬勃

zhāo qì péng bó

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark

着迷

著迷

zháo mí

to be fascinated; to be captivated

沼泽

沼澤

zhǎo zé

marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade

照样

照樣

zhào yàng

as before; (same) as usual

照耀

照耀

zhào yào

shine; illuminate

折腾

折騰

zhē teng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat something over and over again; to torment somebody; to play crazy

遮挡

遮擋

zhē dǎng

to shelter from; to keep out

zhé

to break; to snap; to suffer the loss of; to turn; to bend; to admire; to amount to; to discount; to fold; turning stroke (in Chinese character); booklet

折磨

折磨

zhé mó

to persecute; to torment

侦探

偵探

zhēn tàn

detective; to do detective work

斟酌

斟酌

zhēn zhuó

to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim

珍贵

珍貴

zhēn guì

precious

珍稀

珍稀

zhēn xī

rare; precious and uncommon

珍珠

珍珠

zhēn zhū

pearl

真理

真理

zhēn lǐ

truth; CL: |(gè)

真相

真相

zhēn xiàng

the truth about something; the actual facts

真挚

真摯

zhēn zhì

sincere; sincerity

枕头

枕頭

zhěn tou

pillow

振奋

振奮

zhèn fèn

to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire

振兴

振興

zhèn xīng

to revive, to revitalize, to invigorate, to re-energize

镇定

鎮定

zhèn dìng

calm; unperturbed; cool

镇静

鎮靜

zhèn jìng

calm; cool

阵地

陣地

zhèn dì

position; front

阵容

陣容

zhèn róng

troop arrangement; battle formation; line-up (of a sports team, etc.)

震撼

震撼

zhèn hàn

to shake; to vibrate; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; fig. mind-blowing;

震惊

震驚

zhèn jīng

to shock; to astonish

争端

爭端

zhēng duān

dispute; controversy; conflict

争夺

爭奪

zhēng duó

fight over; contest; vie over

争气

爭氣

zhēng qì

to work hard for something; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short

争先恐后

爭先恐後

zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

争议

爭議

zhēng yì

controversy; dispute

征服

征服

zhēng fú

conquer; subdue; vanquish

征收

徵收

zhēng shōu

to levy (a fine); to impose (a tariff)

挣扎

掙扎

zhēng zhá

to struggle; struggling

正月

正月

zhēng yuè

first month of the lunar year

蒸发

蒸發

zhēng fā

to evaporate; evaporation

整顿

整頓

zhěng dùn

to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify

政策

政策

zhèng cè

policy; CL: |(gè)

政权

政權

zhèng quán

regime; (wield) political power

正当

正當

zhèng dāng

honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; timely; just (when needed)

正负

正負

zhèng fù

positive and negative

正规

正規

zhèng guī

regular; according to standards

正经

正經

zhèng jing

decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards

正气

正氣

zhèng qì

healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)

正义

正義

zhèng yì

justice; righteous; righteousness

正宗

正宗

zhèng zōng

orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine;

症状

症狀

zhèng zhuàng

symptom (of an illness)

证实

證實

zhèng shí

to confirm (something to be true); to verify

证书

證書

zhèng shū

credentials; certificate

郑重

鄭重

zhèng zhòng

serious

之际

之際

zhī jì

during; at the time of

支撑

支撐

zhī chēng

to prop up; to support; strut; brace

支出

支出

zhī chū

to spend; to pay out; expense

支流

支流

zhī liú

tributary (river)

支配

支配

zhī pèi

to dominate; to allocate

支援

支援

zhī yuán

to provide assistance; to support; to back

支柱

支柱

zhī zhù

mainstay; pillar; prop; backbone

zhī

branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, etc.

知觉

知覺

zhī jué

perception; consciousness

知足常乐

知足常樂

zhī zú cháng lè

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

脂肪

脂肪

zhī fáng

body fat

侄子

侄子

zhí zi

brother's son; nephew

值班

值班

zhí bān

to work a shift; on duty

执行

執行

zhí xíng

implement; carry out; to execute; to run

执着

執著

zhí zhuó

attachment; stubborn; be attached to; persistent; persevering

殖民地

殖民地

zhí mín dì

colony

直播

直播

zhí bō

live broadcast (not recorded); direct internet broadcasting

直径

直徑

zhí jìng

diameter

职能

職能

zhí néng

function; role

职位

職位

zhí wèi

post; office; position

职务

職務

zhí wù

post; position; job; duties

指标

指標

zhǐ biāo

norm; index; target

指定

指定

zhǐ dìng

to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated

指甲

指甲

zhǐ jia

fingernail

指令

指令

zhǐ lìng

order; command; instruction

指南针

指南針

zhǐ nán zhēn

compass

指示

指示

zhǐ shì

to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL: |(gè)

指望

指望

zhǐ wàng

to hope for something; to count on; hope

指责

指責

zhǐ zé

to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce

制裁

制裁

zhì cái

to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)

制服

制服

zhì fú

to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school, etc.); livery (for company employees); CL: (tào)

制约

制約

zhì yuē

to restrict; condition

制止

制止

zhì zhǐ

to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit

志气

志氣

zhì qì

ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit

智力

智力

zhì lì

intelligence; intellect

智能

智能

zhì néng

intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb, etc.)

智商

智商

zhì shāng

IQ (intelligence quotient)

治安

治安

zhì ān

law and order; public security

治理

治理

zhì lǐ

to govern; to administer; to manage; to control

滞留

滯留

zhì liú

to detain; retention

致辞

致辭

zhì cí

to express in words or writing; to make a speech (especially short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily, etc.); to address (an audience); same as 致致词

致力

致力

zhì lì

to work for; to devote one's efforts to

致使

致使

zhì shǐ

to cause; to result in

中断

中斷

zhōng duàn

to cut short; to break off; to discontinue

中立

中立

zhōng lì

neutral

中央

中央

zhōng yāng

central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)

忠诚

忠誠

zhōng chéng

devoted; fidelity; loyal; loyalty

忠实

忠實

zhōng shí

faithful

终点

終點

zhōng diǎn

the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus; CL: |(gè)

终究

終究

zhōng jiū

in the end; after all is said and done

终身

終身

zhōng shēn

lifelong; all one's life; marriage

终止

終止

zhōng zhǐ

to stop; to terminate (law)

衷心

衷心

zhōng xīn

heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial

种子

種子

zhǒng zi

seed; CL: (kē), (lì)

种族

種族

zhǒng zú

race; ethnicity

肿瘤

腫瘤

zhǒng liú

tumor

众所周知

眾所周知

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

as everyone knows (idiom)

种植

種植

zhòng zhí

to plant; to grow;

重心

重心

zhòng xīn

center of gravity; central core; main part

周边

周邊

zhōu biān

periphery; rim

周密

周密

zhōu mì

careful; thorough

周年

週年

zhōu nián

anniversary; annual

周期

週期

zhōu qī

period; cycle

周折

周折

zhōu zhé

complication; twists and turns; problem; setback

周转

周轉

zhōu zhuǎn

turnover (in cash or personnel); to have enough resources to cover a need

zhōu

prefecture; state (e.g. of US); province (old); administrative division (old)

zhōu

porridge (of rice or millet)

zhōu

boat

昼夜

晝夜

zhòu yè

day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop

皱纹

皺紋

zhòu wén

wrinkle; CL: (dào)

zhū

tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; to involve others (in shady business)

诸位

諸位

zhū wèi

(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs

逐年

逐年

zhú nián

year after year; with each passing year; over the years

主办

主辦

zhǔ bàn

to organize; to host (a conference or sports event)

主导

主導

zhǔ dǎo

to lead; to manage

主管

主管

zhǔ guǎn

in charge; responsible for

主流

主流

zhǔ liú

mainstream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter

主权

主權

zhǔ quán

sovereignty

主义

主義

zhǔ yì

doctrine; ideology; -ism

嘱咐

囑咐

zhǔ fù

to tell; to exhort; injunction

zhǔ

to lean on; to prop on

住宅

住宅

zhù zhái

residence; tenement

助理

助理

zhù lǐ

assistant

助手

助手

zhù shǒu

assistant; helper

注射

注射

zhù shè

injection; to inject

注视

注視

zhù shì

to watch attentively; to gaze

注释

註釋

zhù shì

marginal notes; annotation; to annotate; to add comments to text

注重

注重

zhù zhòng

to pay attention to; to emphasize

著作

著作

zhù zuò

to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL: (bù)

铸造

鑄造

zhù zào

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

驻扎

駐紮

zhù zhā

to station; to garrison (troops)

zhuài

to drag; to haul

专长

專長

zhuān cháng

specialty; special knowledge or ability

专程

專程

zhuān chéng

special-purpose trip

专利

專利

zhuān lì

patent

专题

專題

zhuān tí

special topic

zhuān

brick; CL: |(kuài)

转达

轉達

zhuǎn dá

to pass on; to convey; to communicate

转让

轉讓

zhuǎn ràng

transfer (technology, goods, etc.); conveyancing (property)

转移

轉移

zhuǎn yí

to shift; to divert or distract (attention, etc.); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine)

转折

轉折

zhuǎn zhé

shift in the trend of events; plot shift in a book; twists and turns

传记

傳記

zhuàn jì

biography; CL: (piān), (bù)

庄稼

莊稼

zhuāng jià

farm crop; CL: |(zhǒng)

庄严

莊嚴

zhuāng yán

stately

庄重

莊重

zhuāng zhòng

grave; solemn; dignified

装备

裝備

zhuāng bèi

equipment; to equip; to outfit

装卸

裝卸

zhuāng xiè

to load or unload; to transfer; to assemble and disassemble

壮观

壯觀

zhuàng guān

spectacular; magnificent sight

壮丽

壯麗

zhuàng lì

magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious

壮烈

壯烈

zhuàng liè

brave; heroic

zhuàng

tents; classifier for houses

追悼

追悼

zhuī dào

mourning; memorial (service, etc.)

追究

追究

zhuī jiū

investigate; look into

zhuì

to fall; to drop; to weigh down

准则

準則

zhǔn zé

norm; standard; criterion

卓越

卓越

zhuó yuè

distinction; excellence; outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid

琢磨

琢磨

zhuó mó

to think over; to ponder

着手

著手

zhuó shǒu

to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out

着想

著想

zhuó xiǎng

to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs)

着重

著重

zhuó zhòng

put emphasis on; to stress; to emphasize

姿态

姿態

zī tài

attitude; posture; stance

滋润

滋潤

zī rùn

moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off

滋味

滋味

zī wèi

taste; flavor; feeling

资本

資本

zī běn

capital (as in capitalism)

资产

資產

zī chǎn

property; assets

资深

資深

zī shēn

senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience); deeply qualified

资助

資助

zī zhù

to subsidize; to provide financial aid; subsidy

子弹

子彈

zǐ dàn

bullet; CL: (lì), (kē), (fā)

自卑

自卑

zì bēi

feeling inferior; self-abased

自发

自發

zì fā

spontaneous

自力更生

自力更生

zì lì gēng shēng

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

自满

自滿

zì mǎn

complacent; self-satisfied

自主

自主

zì zhǔ

to act for oneself; autonomous

宗教

宗教

zōng jiào

religion

宗旨

宗旨

zōng zhǐ

objective; aim; goal

棕色

棕色

zōng sè

brown

踪迹

踪跡

zōng jì

tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige

总而言之

總而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī

in short; in a word; in brief

总和

總和

zǒng hé

sum

纵横

縱橫

zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; crisscrossed; able to move unhindered; abbreviation for 合縱連合纵连横(Hé zòng Lián héng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

走廊

走廊

zǒu láng

corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda

走漏

走漏

zǒu lòu

to leak (of information, liquid, etc.); to divulge

走私

走私

zǒu sī

to smuggle; to have an illicit affair

zòu

to beat up; to break to pieces

租赁

租賃

zū lìn

to rent; to lease; to hire

足以

足以

zú yǐ

sufficient to..; so much so that; so that

祖父

祖父

zǔ fù

father's father; paternal grandfather

祖国

祖國

zǔ guó

ancestral land CL: |(gè); homeland; used for PRC

祖先

祖先

zǔ xiān

ancestor; forebears

阻碍

阻礙

zǔ ài

to obstruct; to hinder; to block

阻拦

阻攔

zǔ lán

to stop; to obstruct

阻挠

阻撓

zǔ náo

to thwart; to obstruct (something)

钻研

鑽研

zuān yán

to study meticulously; to delve into

钻石

鑽石

zuàn shí

diamond; CL: (kē)

嘴唇

嘴唇

zuǐ chún

lip; CL: (piàn)

罪犯

罪犯

zuì fàn

criminal

尊严

尊嚴

zūn yán

dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty

遵循

遵循

zūn xún

to follow; to abide by; to comply with; compliance

作弊

作弊

zuò bì

to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices

作废

作廢

zuò fèi

to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify

作风

作風

zuò fēng

style of work; way; style

作息

作息

zuò xī

work and rest

做主

做主

zuò zhǔ

make the decision; take charge of; back up; support; be host

座右铭

座右銘

zuò yòu míng

motto; maxim

 

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