HSK 6 Word List: Elevate Your Language Skills!
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SIMPLIFIED | TRADITIONAL | PINYIN | ENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS |
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挨 | 挨 | 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: 宗(zōng), 桩(zhuāng), 起(qǐ) |
案例 | 案例 | àn lì | case (law); CL: 個|个(gè) |
昂贵 | 昂貴 | áng guì | expensive; costly |
凹凸 | 凹凸 | āo tū | bumpy; uneven; slotted and tabbed joint; crenellation |
熬 | 熬 | 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 |
扒 | 扒 | bā | to hold on to; to cling to; to dig up; to rake; to push aside; to climb; to pull out; to strip off |
疤 | 疤 | bā | 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 |
掰 | 掰 | 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 |
斑 | 斑 | 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: 個|个(gè) |
绑架 | 綁架 | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking |
磅 | 磅 | 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 |
甭 | 甭 | béng | need not; (contraction of 不 and 用) |
蹦 | 蹦 | 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 |
臂 | 臂 | bì | 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) |
扁 | 扁 | biǎn | flat; (old form of character 匾, 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: 张(zhāng), 個|个(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: 根(gēn), 条(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 |
憋 | 憋 | 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: 幢(zhuàng), 座(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: 场(cháng), 粒(lì) |
丙 | 丙 | 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 |
拨 | 撥 | bō | 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: 個|个(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: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(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 |
舱 | 艙 | 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 |
岔 | 岔 | 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 |
搀 | 攙 | 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 |
馋 | 饞 | 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: 次(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: 张(zhāng), 扎(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 |
乘 | 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (mathematics); Buddhist sect or creed |
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 |
橙 | 橙 | 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) |
盛 | 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil |
诚挚 | 誠摯 | chéng zhì | sincere; cordial |
秤 | 秤 | chèng | steelyard; Roman balance; CL: 台(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 |
除 | 除 | 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: 個|个(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 |
串 | 串 | 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: 条(tiáo), 件(jiàn), 张(zhāng), 床(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: 個|个(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 |
锤 | 錘 | 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: 盘(pán), 盒(hé) |
雌雄 | 雌雄 | cí xióng | male and female |
伺候 | 伺候 | cì hòu | to serve; to act as a valet |
刺 | 刺 | cì | 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 |
丛 | 叢 | 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 |
窜 | 竄 | 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 |
搓 | 搓 | 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 |
搭 | 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train) |
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: 场(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 |
党 | 黨 | dǎng | party; association; club; society; surname Dang; CL: 個|个(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: 枚(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 |
蹬 | 蹬 | dēng | to tread on; to step on |
等候 | 等候 | děng hòu | waiting |
等级 | 等級 | děng jí | degree; rate |
瞪 | 瞪 | 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 |
垫 | 墊 | 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 |
叼 | 叼 | 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 |
吊 | 吊 | diào | to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person |
调动 | 調動 | diào dòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops, etc.) |
跌 | 跌 | diē | to drop; to fall; to tumble; Taiwan pronunciation dié |
丁 | 丁 | 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 |
盯 | 盯 | 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: 次(cì), 個|个(gè) |
栋 | 棟 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) |
兜 | 兜 | 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 |
端 | 端 | 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: 幅(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: 個|个(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) |
番 | 番 | 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: 個|个(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: 次(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 |
肺 | 肺 | fèi | lung; CL: 個|个(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 |
逢 | 逢 | 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: 对(duì) |
夫人 | 夫人 | fū ren | lady; madam; Mrs.; CL: 位(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 |
副 | 副 | fù | 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) |
钙 | 鈣 | 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 |
扛 | 扛 | 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 |
割 | 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
搁 | 擱 | gē | 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: 次(cì) |
個|个(gè)体 | 個|個(gè)體 | 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: 座(zuò) |
工艺品 | 工藝品 | gōng yì pǐn | handicraft article; handiwork; CL: 個|个(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: 個|个(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 |
罐 | 罐 | 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: 個|个(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 |
跪 | 跪 | 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 |
嗨 | 嗨 | 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 |
呵 | 呵 | hē | 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 |
嘿 | 嘿 | 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 |
哼 | 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! |
横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
哄 | 哄 | hōng | roar of laughter (onomatopoeia); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) |
烘 | 烘 | 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 |
吼 | 吼 | 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: 根(gēn), 绺(liǔ) |
花瓣 | 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal; CL: 片(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: 個|个(gè), 位(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: 個|个(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 |
晃 | 晃 | 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 |
荤 | 葷 | 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: 枚(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: 所(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) |
煎 | 煎 | 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) |
拣 | 揀 | 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 |
剑 | 劍 | jiàn | double-edged sword; CL: 口(kǒu), 把(bǎ); classifier for blows of a sword; |
溅 | 濺 | 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 |
桨 | 槳 | 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: 笔(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 |
皆 | 皆 | 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: 次(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: 個|个(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: 笔(bǐ) |
经纬 | 經緯 | jīng wěi | warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points |
茎 | 莖 | jīng | stalk; stem; CL: 条(tiáo) |
井 | 井 | jǐng | warn; well; surname Jing; CL: 口(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: 個|个(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) |
卷 | 卷 | 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: 支(zhī), 個|个(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: 笔(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 |
磕 | 磕 | kē | 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 |
啃 | 啃 | kěn | to gnaw; to nibble; to bite |
恳切 | 懇切 | kěn qiè | earnest; sincere |
坑 | 坑 | 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 |
孔 | 孔 | 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 |
扣 | 扣 | 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 |
挎 | 挎 | kuà | to carry (especially slung over the arm, shoulder or side) |
跨 | 跨 | 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: 种(zhǒng) |
筐 | 筐 | kuāng | basket; CL: 只(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 |
啦 | 啦 | lā | 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: 根(gēn), 支(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 |
捞 | 撈 | 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 |
愣 | 愣 | 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: 個|个(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 |
粒 | 粒 | lì | 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 |
晾 | 晾 | 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 |
淋 | 淋 | 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: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng) |
溜 | 溜 | 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 |
搂 | 摟 | lǒu | to hold or embrace in one's arms |
炉灶 | 爐灶 | lú zào | stove |
轮船 | 輪船 | lún chuán | steamship; CL: 艘(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 |
嘛 | 嘛 | 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: 個|个(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) |
迈 | 邁 | 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 |
枚 | 枚 | 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.) |
眯 | 瞇 | mī | 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: 個|个(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 |
膜 | 膜 | mó | 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: 瓶(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: 個|个(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) |
捏 | 捏 | 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 |
拧 | 擰 | 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 |
挪 | 挪 | nuó | to shift; to move |
虐待 | 虐待 | nvè dài | to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment |
哦 | 哦 | 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 |
趴 | 趴 | pā | 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) |
畔 | 畔 | 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 |
捧 | 捧 | pěng | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (especially in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter |
劈 | 劈 | pī | 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: 個|个(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: 张(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 |
撇 | 撇 | 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: 個|个(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: 個|个(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: 篇(piān) |
坡 | 坡 | pō | slope; CL: 個|个(gè) |
泼 | 潑 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish |
颇 | 頗 | pō | 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 |
扑 | 撲 | pū | to assault; to pounce; to rush at something; to throw oneself on |
铺 | 鋪 | pū | 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: 种(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: 個|个(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) |
掐 | 掐 | 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 |
牵 | 牽 | 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) |
翘 | 翹 | 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: 個|个(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: 支(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: 個|个(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 |
犬 | 犬 | 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 |
瘸 | 瘸 | 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 |
染 | 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits, etc.); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting |
嚷 | 嚷 | 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 |
揉 | 揉 | 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: 個|个(gè) |
刹车 | 剎車 | shā chē | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake |
啥 | 啥 | shá | (dialect) what |
筛选 | 篩選 | shāi xuǎn | to filter |
山脉 | 山脈 | shān mài | mountain range; CL: 条(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: 個|个(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 |
捎 | 捎 | shāo | to bring something to somebody (news, etc.) |
梢 | 梢 | shāo | tip of branch |
哨 | 哨 | 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: 個|个(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: 项(xiàng), 份(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: 個|个(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: 具(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 |
拾 | 拾 | 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: 桩(zhuāng), 起(qǐ), 次(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: 個|个(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: 個|个(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: 次(cì), 個|个(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: 台(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: 個|个(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 |
束 | 束 | 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 |
竖 | 豎 | shù | to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) |
耍 | 耍 | 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: 对(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: 袋(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 |
耸 | 聳 | sǒng | to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering |
艘 | 艘 | 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 |
塌 | 塌 | tā | collapse |
踏实 | 踏實 | tā shi | practical; down-to-earth; realistic; firmly based; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety |
塔 | 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbreviation loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL: 座(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 |
摊 | 攤 | 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 |
掏 | 掏 | 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: 個|个(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: 個|个(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: 片(piàn) |
舔 | 舔 | 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: 项(xiàng) |
条理 | 條理 | tiáo lǐ | arrangement; order; tidiness |
条约 | 條約 | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact; CL: 個|个(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: 個|个(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: 個|个(gè) |
童话 | 童話 | tóng huà | children's fairy tales |
铜 | 銅 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 紅红铜(hóng tóng); CL: 块(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 |
秃 | 禿 | tū | 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: 個|个(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 |
哇 | 哇 | 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) |
丸 | 丸 | 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: 個|个(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: 個|个(gè) |
卫星 | 衛星 | wèi xīng | (space) satellite; CL: 颗(kē) |
喂 | 餵 | 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: 件(jiàn), 個|个(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 |
窝 | 窩 | wō | 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: 种(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 |
溪 | 溪 | xī | 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: 個|个(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: 种(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 |
霞 | 霞 | 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: 种(zhǒng) |
鲜明 | 鮮明 | xiān míng | bright; clear-cut; distinct |
嫌 | 嫌 | 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) |
弦 | 弦 | xián | bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL: 根(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: 段(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: 個|个(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 |
巷 | 巷 | 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: 個|个(gè), 家(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: 项(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 |
屑 | 屑 | 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: 個|个(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 |
腥 | 腥 | 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 |
绣 | 繡 | 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: 次(cì), 個|个(gè) |
选手 | 選手 | xuǎn shǒu | contestant; athlete |
炫耀 | 炫耀 | xuàn yào | to show off; to flaunt; |
削 | 削 | 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: 面(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: 台(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: 笔(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 |
亦 | 亦 | yì | 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: 個|个(gè) |
毅力 | 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance; willpower |
毅然 | 毅然 | yì rán | firmly; resolutely; without hesitation |
翼 | 翼 | yì | 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: 個|个(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: 层(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: 则(zé) |
愈 | 愈 | yù | heal; the more…(the more); to recover; better |
欲望 | 慾望 | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
熨 | 熨 | yù | reconciled; smooth |
玉 | 玉 | yù | 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: 场(chǎng) |
杂交 | 雜交 | zá jiāo | a hybrid |
砸 | 砸 | zá | smash; smashed; to fail; to get it wrong |
咋 | 咋 | zǎ | (dialect) why; how; what |
栽培 | 栽培 | zāi péi | to grow; to cultivate |
灾难 | 災難 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe |
宰 | 宰 | 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 |
攒 | 攢 | 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 |
贼 | 賊 | 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 |
扎 | 扎 | 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 |
渣 | 渣 | zhā | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs |
眨 | 眨 | 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: 场(cháng), 次(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: 顶(dǐng), 座(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 |
折 | 折 | 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: 個|个(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: 個|个(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 |
枝 | 枝 | 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: 個|个(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: 套(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: 個|个(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: 颗(kē), 粒(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 |
州 | 州 | zhōu | prefecture; state (e.g. of US); province (old); administrative division (old) |
粥 | 粥 | zhōu | porridge (of rice or millet) |
舟 | 舟 | 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: 道(dào) |
株 | 株 | 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 |
拄 | 拄 | 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: 部(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) |
拽 | 拽 | 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 |
砖 | 磚 | zhuān | brick; CL: 塊|块(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: 篇(piān), 部(bù) |
庄稼 | 莊稼 | zhuāng jià | farm crop; CL: 種|种(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 |
幢 | 幢 | zhuàng | tents; classifier for houses |
追悼 | 追悼 | zhuī dào | mourning; memorial (service, etc.) |
追究 | 追究 | zhuī jiū | investigate; look into |
坠 | 墜 | 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: 粒(lì), 颗(kē), 发(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 |
揍 | 揍 | 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: 個|个(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: 颗(kē) |
嘴唇 | 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip; CL: 片(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 |