HSK 6 Dictionary
3800 words at HSK Level 6.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岛 | dǎo | variant of 島|岛[dao3] |
| 恩 | ēn | variant of 恩[en1] |
| 据 | jù | variant of 據|据[ju4] |
| 敦 | dūn | variant of 敦[dun1] |
| 法 | fǎ | variant of 法[fa3] |
| 蜂 | fēng | variant of 蜂[feng1] |
| 词 | cí | old variant of 詞|词[ci2] |
| 趟 | tāng | old variant of 趟[tang1] |
| 一代 | yī dài | generation |
| 一同 | yī tóng | along; together |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time; a while; for a short while |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] |
| 一次性 | yī cì xìng | one-off (offer); one-time; single-use |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party; delegation |
| 一贯 | yī guàn | consistent; constant; from start to finish |
| 一道 | yī dào | together |
| 一齐 | yī qí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 丁 | Dīng | surname Ding |
| 丁 | dīng | fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | sandwich (loanword) |
| 上台 | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
| 上帝 | Shàng dì | God |
| 上演 | shàng yǎn | to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening |
| 上班族 | shàng bān zú | office workers (as social group) |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped |
| 不一 | bù yī | to vary; to differ |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily; maybe |
| 不三不四 | bù sān bù sì | dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after); before too long; soon |
| 不了了之 | bù liǎo liǎo zhī | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite |
| 不亦乐乎 | bù yì lè hū | lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully |
| 不仁 | bù rén | not benevolent; heartless; numb |
| 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) |
| 不住 | bù zhù | repeatedly; continuously; constantly |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable |
| 不值 | bù zhí | not worth |
| 不假思索 | bù jiǎ sī suǒ | to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly; to fire from the hip |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not only (this one); not just (...) but also |
| 不光 | bù guāng | not the only one; not only |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | inevitably |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 不凡 | bù fán | out of the ordinary; out of the common run |
| 不出所料 | bù chū suǒ liào | as expected |
| 不利 | bù lì | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful |
| 不力 | bù lì | not to do one's best; not to exert oneself |
| 不动声色 | bù dòng shēng sè | not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid |
| 不胜 | bù shèng | cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very |
| 不厌其烦 | bù yàn qí fán | not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient |
| 不及 | bù jí | to fall short of; not as good as; too late |
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only; not merely |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 不可估量 | bù kě gū liàng | inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure |
| 不可告人 | bù kě gào rén | hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged |
| 不可多得 | bù kě duō dé | hard to come by; rare |
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable |
| 不可抗拒 | bù kě kàng jù | act of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom) |
| 不可收拾 | bù kě shōu shí | irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand |
| 不可理喻 | bù kě lǐ yù | to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable |
| 不可终日 | bù kě zhōng rì | to be unable to carry on even for a single day; to be in a desperate situation |
| 不可避免 | bù kě bì miǎn | unavoidably |
| 不可开交 | bù kě kāi jiāo | to be awfully (busy etc) |
| 不同凡响 | bù tóng fán xiǎng | lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run |
| 不和 | bù hé | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds |
| 不善 | bù shàn | bad; ill; not good at |
| 不在乎 | bù zài hu | not to care |
| 不在意 | bù zài yì | to pay no attention to; not to mind |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly |
| 不堪一击 | bù kān yī jī | to be unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow |
| 不堪设想 | bù kān shè xiǎng | too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable |
| 不外 | bù wài | not beyond the scope of; nothing more than |
| 不外乎 | bù wài hū | nothing else but |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very; not too; not often |
| 不失时机 | bù shī shí jī | to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to |
| 不妙 | bù miào | (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in; might as well |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy |
| 不定 | bù dìng | indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate |
| 不容 | bù róng | must not; cannot; to not allow |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong; amiss |
| 不屈不挠 | bù qū bù náo | unyielding; indomitable |
| 不屑 | bù xiè | to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity |
| 不屑一顾 | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) |
| 不巧 | bù qiǎo | too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it |
| 不平 | bù píng | uneven; injustice; unfairness |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not; does not have to; not necessarily |
| 不怎么 | bù zěn me | not very; not particularly |
| 不怎么样 | bù zěn me yàng | not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it |
| 不惑 | bù huò | without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of age |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth) |
| 不愧 | bù kuì | to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be |
| 不怀好意 | bù huái hǎo yì | to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? |
| 不成文 | bù chéng wén | unwritten (rule) |
| 不拘 | bù jū | not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever |
| 不择手段 | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous |
| 不是 | bú shi | fault; blame |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not; not |
| 不时 | bù shí | from time to time; now and then; occasionally |
| 不景气 | bù jǐng qì | slack; in a slump |
| 不服 | bù fú | not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply |
| 不朽 | bù xiǔ | immortal; immortality |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than |
| 不满 | bù mǎn | resentful; discontented; dissatisfied |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so; no; or else |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 不由得 | bù yóu de | can't help; cannot but |
| 不由自主 | bù yóu zì zhǔ | can't help; involuntarily (idiom) |
| 不当 | bù dàng | unsuitable; improper; inappropriate |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched; about the same |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from |
| 不符 | bù fú | inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with |
| 不等 | bù děng | unequal; varied |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter |
| 不约而同 | bù yuē ér tóng | to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation |
| 不经意 | bù jīng yì | not paying attention; carelessly; by accident |
| 不义 | bù yì | injustice |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatience; impatient |
| 不肖 | bù xiào | (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy |
| 不能不 | bù néng bù | have to; cannot but |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as |
| 不致 | bù zhì | not in such a way as to; not likely to |
| 不虞 | bù yú | unexpected; eventuality; contingency |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do; be out of the question; be no good |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 不要紧 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter |
| 不见 | bù jiàn | not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared |
| 不见得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily; not likely |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | it goes without saying; it is self-evident |
| 不计其数 | bù jì qí shù | lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow; must not; can't |
| 不论 | bù lùn | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of |
| 不识抬举 | bù shí tái jǔ | fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors |
| 不起眼 | bù qǐ yǎn | unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary |
| 不足 | bù zú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency |
| 不足为奇 | bù zú wéi qí | not at all surprising (idiom) |
| 不轨 | bù guǐ | errant |
| 不通 | bù tōng | to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable |
| 不速之客 | bù sù zhī kè | uninvited or unexpected guest |
| 不遂 | bù suì | to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely; no more than |
| 不适 | bù shì | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts |
| 不顾 | bù gù | in spite of; regardless of |
| 不齿 | bù chǐ | to despise; to hold in contempt |
| 丑 | Chǒu | surname Chou |
| 丑 | chǒu | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc |
| 丢 | diū | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 丢三落四 | diū sān là sì | forgetful; empty-headed |
| 丢人 | diū rén | to lose face |
| 丢失 | diū shī | to lose; lost |
| 丢掉 | diū diào | to lose; to throw away; to discard |
| 丢脸 | diū liǎn | to lose face; humiliation |
| 并列 | bìng liè | to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed |
| 并行 | bìng xíng | to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) |
| 并重 | bìng zhòng | to lay equal stress on; to pay equal attention to |
| 并非 | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 中外 | zhōng wài | Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad |
| 中期 | zhōng qī | middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium |
| 中华 | Zhōng huá | China (alternate formal name) |
| 丰 | fēng | luxuriant; buxom; variant of 豐|丰[feng1] |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly |
| 串通 | chuàn tōng | to collude; to collaborate; to gang up |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | TV or radio presenter; host; anchor |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead |
| 之类 | zhī lèi | and so on; and such |
| 乏 | fá | short of; tired |
| 乏味 | fá wèi | tedious |
| 乘 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of |
| 乘 | shèng | four horse military chariot (archaic); four (archaic); generic term for history books |
| 乘务员 | chéng wù yuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 乘机 | chéng jī | to take the opportunity; to take a plane |
| 乳制品 | rǔ zhì pǐn | dairy products |
| 干 | gān | old variant of 乾|干[gan1] |
| 干 | Gān | surname Gan |
| 干 | gān | dry; clean; in vain |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | drought; arid; dry |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you! |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 干燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement) |
| 干 | gān | variant of 乾|干[gan1] |
| 事后 | shì hòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 |
| 于 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 于 | yú | to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle |
| 互动 | hù dòng | to interact; interactive |
| 井 | Jǐng | Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly |
| 人权 | rén quán | human rights |
| 仇 | Qiú | surname Qiu |
| 仇 | chóu | hatred; animosity; enmity |
| 仇 | qiú | spouse; companion |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred; enmity |
| 仇视 | chóu shì | to view sb as an enemy; to be hateful towards |
| 付 | Fù | surname Fu |
| 付 | fù | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things |
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money; payment |
| 同 | tóng | (used in given names); variant of 同[tong2] |
| 代 | dài | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace |
| 代价 | dài jià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate; ,個|个[ge4],名[ming2] |
| 代表团 | dài biǎo tuán | delegation |
| 代谢 | dài xiè | replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.) |
| 代办 | dài bàn | to act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf; an agent |
| 仰 | Yǎng | surname Yang |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分[fen4] |
| 份子 | fèn zi | one's share of a gift price |
| 分子 | fèn zǐ | members of a class or group; political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists); part |
| 份量 | fèn liang | see 分量[fen4 liang5] |
| 份额 | fèn é | share; portion |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate; to copy |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | variant of 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2] |
| 仿效 | fǎng xiào | to copy; to imitate |
| 仿制 | fǎng zhì | to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model |
| 仿造 | fǎng zào | to copy; to produce sth after a model; to counterfeit |
| 企图 | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try; attempt |
| 伐 | fá | to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against |
| 估 | gū | estimate |
| 估 | gù | old; second-hand (clothes) |
| 估计 | gū jì | to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose |
| 估量 | gū liang | to estimate; to assess |
| 伴侣 | bàn lǚ | companion; mate; partner |
| 伴随 | bàn suí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with |
| 伺候 | cì hòu | to serve; to wait upon |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 但愿 | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 布 | bù | variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread |
| 布告 | bù gào | posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin |
| 布局 | bù jú | arrangement; composition; layout |
| 布置 | bù zhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate |
| 低 | dī | low; beneath; to lower (one's head) |
| 低下 | dī xià | low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) |
| 低劣 | dī liè | inferior quality; substandard; low-grade |
| 低档 | dī dàng | low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality |
| 低沉 | dī chén | overcast; gloomy; downcast |
| 低温 | dī wēn | low temperature |
| 低级 | dī jí | low level; rudimentary; vulgar |
| 低落 | dī luò | downcast; gloomy; to decline |
| 低调 | dī diào | low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point |
| 低迷 | dī mí | blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy) |
| 低头 | dī tóu | to bow the head; to yield; to give in |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; tenement |
| 占据 | zhàn jù | to occupy; to hold |
| 佛 | Fó | Buddha; Buddhism |
| 佛教 | Fó jiào | Buddhism |
| 作 | zuō | worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome |
| 作 | zuò | to do; to grow; to write or compose |
| 作废 | zuò fèi | to become invalid; to cancel; to delete |
| 作战 | zuò zhàn | combat; to fight |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with |
| 侈 | chǐ | extravagant; wasteful; exaggerating |
| 供 | gōng | to provide; to supply |
| 供 | gòng | sacrificial offering; to confess |
| 供应 | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide; to offer |
| 供给 | gōng jǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand) |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order; in succession |
| 依赖 | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable |
| 便 | pián | see 便宜|便宜[pian2 yi5] |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy; to facilitate |
| 便于 | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly |
| 便条 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 促 | cù | urgent; hurried; to urge |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce; to promote; to urge |
| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 俄 | É | Russia; Russian; abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1] |
| 俄 | é | suddenly; very soon |
| 俄罗斯 | É luó sī | Russia |
| 俘 | fú | to take prisoner; prisoner of war |
| 俘虏 | fú lǔ | captive |
| 俯 | fǔ | variant of 俯[fu3] |
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect; blessing |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny; housekeeper |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard; to keep |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to retain; to continue to have; to preserve |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee |
| 保卫 | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | to take care of oneself |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction |
| 信用 | xìn yòng | to trust; credit (commerce); trustworthiness |
| 修车 | xiū chē | to repair a bike (car etc) |
| 俯 | fǔ | to look down; to stoop |
| 俯瞰 | fǔ kàn | to overlook; to look down from a height |
| 俯视 | fǔ shì | to overlook; to look down at |
| 仓促 | cāng cù | all of a sudden; hurriedly |
| 仓库 | cāng kù | depot; storehouse; warehouse |
| 个 | gè | individual; this; that |
| 个人 | gè rén | individual; personal; oneself |
| 个别 | gè bié | individual; specific; respective |
| 个子 | gè zi | height; stature; build |
| 个性 | gè xìng | individuality; personality |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to overthrow |
| 倒 | dào | to place upside down; to invert; to pour |
| 倒塌 | dǎo tā | to collapse (of building); to topple over |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 倒闭 | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 借鉴 | jiè jiàn | to use other people's experience; to borrow from a source; to use as reference |
| 倡 | chàng | to initiate; to instigate; to introduce |
| 倡导 | chàng dǎo | to advocate; to initiate; to propose |
| 倡议 | chàng yì | to suggest; to initiate; proposal |
| 仿 | fǎng | variant of 仿[fang3] |
| 假日 | jià rì | holiday; non-working day |
| 偏 | piān | to lean; to slant; oblique |
| 逼 | bī | variant of 逼[bi1]; to compel; to pressure |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean |
| 侧 | zhāi | lean on one side |
| 侧重 | cè zhòng | to place particular emphasis on |
| 侧面 | cè miàn | lateral side; side; aspect |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening |
| 杰出 | jié chū | outstanding; distinguished; remarkable |
| 备份 | bèi fèn | backup |
| 备忘录 | bèi wàng lù | memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book |
| 备案 | bèi àn | to put on record; to file |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit |
| 传 | zhuàn | biography; historical narrative; commentaries |
| 传出 | chuán chū | to transmit outwards; to disseminate; efferent (nerve) |
| 传单 | chuán dān | leaflet; flier; pamphlet |
| 传媒 | chuán méi | media |
| 传授 | chuán shòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect; contagious |
| 传真 | chuán zhēn | fax; facsimile |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition; traditional; convention |
| 传闻 | chuán wén | rumor |
| 传言 | chuán yán | rumor; hearsay |
| 传记 | zhuàn jì | biography; ,部[bu4] |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth |
| 传输 | chuán shū | to transmit; transmission |
| 传送 | chuán sòng | to convey; to deliver |
| 传达 | chuán dá | to pass on; to convey; to relay |
| 传递 | chuán dì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive |
| 债 | zhài | debt |
| 伤亡 | shāng wáng | casualties; injuries and deaths |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 伤员 | shāng yuán | wounded person |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency; orientation |
| 仪器 | yí qì | instrument; apparatus |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 尽 | jǐn | to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of |
| 偿 | cháng | to repay; to compensate for; to recompense |
| 偿还 | cháng huán | to repay; to reimburse |
| 优质 | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 储备 | chǔ bèi | reserves; to store up |
| 储存 | chǔ cún | stockpile; to store; to stockpile |
| 储蓄 | chǔ xù | to deposit money; to save; savings |
| 储藏 | chǔ cáng | to store; deposit; (oil, mineral etc) deposits |
| 允许 | yǔn xǔ | to permit; to allow |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element; element of a set; chemical element |
| 充 | chōng | to fill; to satisfy; to fulfill |
| 充公 | chōng gōng | to confiscate |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | ample; sufficient; adequate |
| 充实 | chōng shí | rich; full; substantial |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant; plentiful; vigorous |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | full of; brimming with; very full |
| 充当 | chōng dāng | to serve as; to act as; to play the role of |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate; sufficient; abundant |
| 充电 | chōng diàn | to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate |
| 凶 | xiōng | terrible; fearful |
| 凶手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer; assassin |
| 先锋 | xiān fēng | vanguard; pioneer |
| 光辉 | guāng huī | radiance; glory; brilliant |
| 兑 | Duì | surname Dui |
| 兑 | duì | to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid) |
| 兑换 | duì huàn | to convert; to exchange |
| 兑现 | duì xiàn | (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 儿 | ér | child; son |
| 儿 | r | non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final |
| 儿女 | ér nǚ | children; sons and daughters |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 儿科 | ér kē | pediatrics |
| 儿童 | ér tóng | child |
| 兜 | dōu | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag |
| 兜售 | dōu shòu | to hawk; to peddle |
| 兜 | dōu | old variant of 兜[dou1] |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join |
| 入学 | rù xué | to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child |
| 内地 | Nèi dì | mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization) |
| 内地 | nèi dì | inland; interior; hinterland |
| 内外 | nèi wài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately |
| 内衣 | nèi yī | undergarment; underwear |
| 全力 | quán lì | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort) |
| 全新 | quán xīn | all new; completely new |
| 两侧 | liǎng cè | two sides; both sides |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess |
| 公布 | gōng bù | to announce; to make public; to publish |
| 公信力 | gōng xìn lì | credibility |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 公函 | gōng hán | official letter |
| 公分 | gōng fēn | centimeter; gram |
| 公务 | gōng wù | official business |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company; company; firm |
| 公告 | gōng gào | post; announcement |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation); ,座[zuo4] |
| 公报 | gōng bào | announcement; bulletin; communique |
| 公子 | gōng zǐ | son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security |
| 公害 | gōng hài | public hazard, nuisance |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building; block of flats |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 公厕 | gōng cè | public toilet |
| 公式 | gōng shì | formula |
| 公文 | gōng wén | document |
| 公正 | gōng zhèng | just; fair; equitable |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公海 | gōng hǎi | high sea; international waters |
| 公演 | gōng yǎn | to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture |
| 公然 | gōng rán | openly; publicly; undisguised |
| 公众 | gōng zhòng | public |
| 公约 | gōng yuē | convention (i.e. international agreement) |
| 公费 | gōng fèi | at public expense |
| 公道 | gōng dào | justice; fairness; public highway |
| 公道 | gōng dao | fair; equitable |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | public; to publish; to make public |
| 公关 | gōng guān | public relations |
| 公鸡 | gōng jī | cock; rooster |
| 共 | gòng | common; general; to share |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint; jointly |
| 共和 | gòng hé | republic; republicanism |
| 共产党 | Gòng chǎn dǎng | Communist Party |
| 共识 | gòng shí | common understanding; consensus |
| 共鸣 | gòng míng | resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth |
| 典 | diǎn | canon; law; standard work of scholarship |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model; typical case; archetype |
| 典故 | diǎn gù | classical story or quote from the literature |
| 典礼 | diǎn lǐ | celebration; ceremony |
| 典范 | diǎn fàn | model; example; paragon |
| 典雅 | diǎn yǎ | refined; elegant |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) |
| 再说 | zài shuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover |
| 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 冬季 | dōng jì | winter |
| 冰冻 | bīng dòng | to freeze |
| 冰山 | bīng shān | iceberg |
| 冰川 | bīng chuān | glacier |
| 冰棍 | bīng gùn | popsicle; ice lolly |
| 冰激凌 | bīng jī líng | ice cream |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator |
| 冰雕 | bīng diāo | ice sculpture |
| 冰雹 | bīng báo | hail; hailstone; ,粒[li4] |
| 冰霜 | bīng shuāng | moral integrity; austerity |
| 冷气 | lěng qì | air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) |
| 净 | jìng | variant of 淨|净[jing4] |
| 凋 | diāo | withered |
| 凋谢 | diāo xiè | to wither; to wilt; wizened |
| 凋零 | diāo líng | withered; wilted; to wither |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly |
| 冻结 | dòng jié | to freeze (loan, wage, price etc) |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary; commonplace; mundane |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every; every; all |
| 凡 | fán | variant of 凡[fan2] |
| 凳 | dèng | bench; stool |
| 凳子 | dèng zi | stool; small seat |
| 凶 | xiōng | vicious; fierce; ominous |
| 凹凸 | āo tū | concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface) |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur |
| 出世 | chū shì | to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to appear; to arise |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income |
| 出兵 | chū bīng | to send troops |
| 出动 | chū dòng | to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops |
| 出勤 | chū qín | to start work; to show up on time for work |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; to speak; to export |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark |
| 出售 | chū shòu | to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market |
| 出场 | chū chǎng | to appear (on stage, in a show, in a photo etc); to play (for a team); to enter (arena or stage) |
| 出境 | chū jìng | to leave a country or region; emigration; outbound (tourism) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend; to participate; present |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) |
| 出息 | chū xi | future prospects; profit; to mature |
| 出击 | chū jī | to sally; to attack |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出产 | chū chǎn | to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc); to yield; to turn out |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off; to start (on a journey) |
| 出众 | chū zhòng | to stand out; outstanding |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display |
| 出神 | chū shén | spellbound; entranced; lost in thought |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent |
| 出纳 | chū nà | cashier; to receive and hand over payment; to lend and borrow books |
| 出台 | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly |
| 出色 | chū sè | remarkable; outstanding |
| 出处 | chū chù | source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion); origin; where sth comes from |
| 出行 | chū xíng | to set out on a long journey; to travel afar |
| 出访 | chū fǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
| 出卖 | chū mài | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out or betray |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (of a difficulty etc) |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of; to come from; family background |
| 出轨 | chū guǐ | derailment (railway accident); to leave the rails; fig. to overstep bounds |
| 出丑 | chū chǒu | shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 出面 | chū miàn | to appear personally; to step in; to step forth |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 刀 | dāo | knife; blade; single-edged sword |
| 刀子 | dāo zi | knife |
| 刁 | Diāo | surname Diao |
| 刁 | diāo | artful; wicked |
| 刁难 | diāo nàn | to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute |
| 分 | fèn | part; share; ingredient |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good) |
| 分布 | fēn bù | to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc) |
| 分别 | fēn bié | to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference |
| 分割 | fēn gē | to cut up; to break up |
| 分化 | fēn huà | to split apart; differentiation |
| 分子 | fēn zǐ | molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction |
| 分寸 | fēn cun | propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action |
| 分工 | fēn gōng | to divide up the work; division of labor |
| 分心 | fēn xīn | to distract |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | to part company; to split up; to break up |
| 分担 | fēn dān | to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear; distinct; evidently |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement |
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up; to divide; to break up |
| 分解 | fēn jiě | to resolve; to decompose; to break down |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute; to assign; to allocate |
| 切实 | qiè shí | feasible; realistic; practical |
| 初 | chū | at first; (at the) beginning; first |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school; abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] |
| 初期 | chū qī | initial stage; beginning period |
| 初次 | chū cì | for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary; tentative |
| 初等 | chū děng | elementary (i.e. easy) |
| 初级 | chū jí | junior; primary |
| 初赛 | chū sài | preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition |
| 判 | pàn | to judge; to sentence; to discriminate |
| 别墅 | bié shù | villa; ,座[zuo4] |
| 别致 | bié zhì | unusual; unique |
| 别致 | bié zhì | variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4] |
| 利 | Lì | surname Li |
| 利 | lì | sharp; favorable; advantage |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow; to shave |
| 到 | dào | to (a place); until (a time); up to |
| 到来 | dào lái | to arrive; arrival; advent |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally; in the end; when all is said and done |
| 到期 | dào qī | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 到头 | dào tóu | to the end (of); at the end of; in the end |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds) |
| 刺 | cī | (onom.) whoosh |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust |
| 刺杀 | cì shā | to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset |
| 刺绣 | cì xiù | to embroider; embroidery |
| 前来 | qián lái | to come (formal); before; previously |
| 前方 | qián fāng | ahead; the front |
| 创 | chuàng | variant of 創|创[chuang4] |
| 创 | chuàng | variant of 創|创[chuang4] |
| 刚 | gāng | hard; firm; strong |
| 刚好 | gāng hǎo | just; exactly; to happen to be |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | (just) a moment ago |
| 剥 | bāo | to peel; to skin; to shell |
| 剥 | bō | to peel; to skin; to flay |
| 剥削 | bō xuē | to exploit; exploitation |
| 剥夺 | bō duó | to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property) |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy |
| 副作用 | fù zuò yòng | side effect |
| 副本 | fù běn | copy; duplicate; transcript |
| 副业 | fù yè | sideline; side occupation |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
| 创 | chuāng | a wound; cut; injury |
| 创 | chuàng | to begin; to initiate; to inaugurate |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write |
| 创建 | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish |
| 创意 | chuàng yì | creative; creativity |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails |
| 创业 | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate |
| 创立 | chuàng lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 创办 | chuàng bàn | to establish; to found; to launch |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create; to bring about; to produce |
| 剧 | jù | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; ,把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑 | jiàn | variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
| 功 | gōng | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result |
| 功利 | gōng lì | utility |
| 功劳 | gōng láo | contribution; meritorious service; credit |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art; kung fu |
| 功成名就 | gōng chéng míng jiù | to win success and recognition (idiom) |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 功课 | gōng kè | homework; assignment; task |
| 加盟 | jiā méng | to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join |
| 券 | quàn | variant of 券[quan4] |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace |
| 动乱 | dòng luàn | turmoil; upheaval; unrest |
| 动人 | dòng rén | touching; moving |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action |
| 动力 | dòng lì | power; motion; propulsion |
| 动向 | dòng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 动员 | dòng yuán | to mobilize; to arouse; mobilization |
| 动心 | dòng xīn | to be moved; to be tempted |
| 动情 | dòng qíng | to get excited; passionate; aroused to passion |
| 动态 | dòng tài | movement; motion; development |
| 动手 | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch |
| 动摇 | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver; to rock |
| 动机 | dòng jī | motor; locomotive; motive |
| 动漫 | dòng màn | cartoons and comics; animes and mangas; cartoon (animated movie) |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal; ,群[qun2],個|个[ge4] |
| 动用 | dòng yòng | to utilize; to put sth to use |
| 动画 | dòng huà | animation; cartoon |
| 动荡 | dòng dàng | variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4] |
| 动听 | dòng tīng | pleasant to listen to |
| 动能 | dòng néng | kinetic energy |
| 动脉 | dòng mài | artery |
| 动荡 | dòng dàng | unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval |
| 动议 | dòng yì | motion; proposal |
| 动身 | dòng shēn | to go on a journey; to leave |
| 动静 | dòng jìng | sound of activity or people talking; news of activity |
| 勺 | sháo | spoon; ladle; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) |
| 勾 | Gōu | surname Gou |
| 勾 | gōu | to attract; to arouse; to tick |
| 勾 | gòu | see 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4] |
| 勾结 | gōu jié | to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with |
| 包围 | bāo wéi | to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 包容 | bāo róng | to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance |
| 包庇 | bāo bì | to shield; to harbor; to cover up |
| 包涵 | bāo hán | to excuse; to forgive; to bear with |
| 包装 | bāo zhuāng | to pack; to package; to wrap |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | to wrap up; to bind up; bundle |
| 匆 | cōng | hurried; hasty |
| 匆促 | cōng cù | hastily; in a hurry |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty; hurried |
| 化解 | huà jiě | to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts) |
| 北极 | běi jí | the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole |
| 区分 | qū fēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories |
| 升学 | shēng xué | to enter the next grade school |
| 升级 | shēng jí | to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted |
| 半决赛 | bàn jué sài | semifinals |
| 半途而废 | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished |
| 卑劣 | bēi liè | base; mean; despicable |
| 卑微 | bēi wēi | petty and low |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base; mean; contemptible |
| 协助 | xié zhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 协商 | xié shāng | to consult with; to talk things over; agreement |
| 协会 | xié huì | an association; a society; ,家[jia1] |
| 协调 | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together |
| 博 | bó | extensive; ample; rich |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. |
| 博大精深 | bó dà jīng shēn | wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep |
| 博得 | bó dé | to win; to gain |
| 博物馆 | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 博览 | bó lǎn | to read extensively |
| 博览会 | bó lǎn huì | exposition; international fair |
| 印 | Yìn | surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4] |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave |
| 危机 | wēi jī | crisis |
| 却是 | què shì | nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... |
| 原 | Yuán | Hara (Japanese surname) |
| 原 | yuán | former; original; primary |
| 原告 | yuán gào | complainant; plaintiff |
| 原谅 | yuán liàng | to excuse; to forgive; to pardon |
| 去掉 | qù diào | to get rid of; to exclude; to eliminate |
| 参 | cān | to take part in; to participate; to join |
| 参 | shēn | ginseng; one of the 28 constellations |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 参展 | cān zhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc |
| 参拜 | cān bài | to formally call on; to worship (a God); to pay homage to sb |
| 参政 | cān zhèng | to be involved in politics; participation in politics |
| 参数 | cān shù | parameter |
| 参照 | cān zhào | to consult a reference; to refer to (another document) |
| 参考 | cān kǎo | consultation; reference; to consult |
| 参与 | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 参观 | cān guān | to look around; to tour; to visit |
| 参谋 | cān móu | staff officer; to give advice |
| 参议 | cān yì | consultant; adviser |
| 参赛 | cān sài | to compete; to take part in a competition |
| 参 | cān | old variant of 參|参[can1] |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong |
| 叉 | chá | to cross; be stuck |
| 叉 | chǎ | to diverge; to open (as legs) |
| 叉子 | chā zi | fork |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | on the other hand...; conversely... |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | but on the contrary; but expectedly |
| 反动 | fǎn dòng | reaction; reactionary |
| 反问 | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question |
| 反射 | fǎn shè | to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) |
| 反对 | fǎn duì | to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth; to review; to revisit |
| 反应 | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond; reaction |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist; to rebel |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc) |
| 反响 | fǎn xiǎng | repercussions; reaction; echo |
| 反馈 | fǎn kuì | to send back information; feedback |
| 取款 | qǔ kuǎn | to withdraw money from a bank |
| 取款机 | qǔ kuǎn jī | ATM |
| 丛 | cóng | cluster; collection; collection of books |
| 丛书 | cóng shū | a series of books; a collection of books |
| 丛林 | cóng lín | jungle; thicket; forest |
| 口试 | kǒu shì | oral examination; oral test |
| 古 | Gǔ | surname Gu |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo- |
| 古今 | gǔ jīn | then and now; ancient and modern |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times; olden times |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | eccentric; grotesque; oddly |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient; old; age-old |
| 古董 | gǔ dǒng | curio; antique |
| 古迹 | gǔ jì | places of historic interest; historical sites |
| 另 | lìng | other; another; separate |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to |
| 只管 | zhǐ guǎn | solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply |
| 只顾 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth) |
| 叮 | dīng | to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently |
| 叮咛 | dīng níng | to warn; to urge; to exhort |
| 叮嘱 | dīng zhǔ | to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again |
| 司长 | sī zhǎng | bureau chief |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) |
| 吃力 | chī lì | to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed |
| 各 | gè | each; every |
| 各个 | gè gè | every; various; separately, one by one |
| 各别 | gè bié | distinct; characteristic; in different ways |
| 各地 | gè dì | in all parts of (a country); various regions |
| 各式各样 | gè shì gè yàng | (of) all kinds and sorts; various |
| 各界 | gè jiè | all walks of life; all social circles |
| 各自 | gè zì | each; respective; apiece |
| 合约 | hé yuē | treaty; contract |
| 吉利 | Jí lì | Geely, Chinese car make |
| 吉利 | jí lì | auspicious; lucky; propitious |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky; auspicious; propitious |
| 吊 | diào | to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar |
| 同一 | tóng yī | identical; the same |
| 同期 | tóng qī | the corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent; synchronous |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen |
| 同行 | tóng háng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry |
| 同行 | tóng xíng | to journey together |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot |
| 名义 | míng yì | name; titular; nominal |
| 名誉 | míng yù | fame; reputation; honor |
| 名额 | míng é | quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take |
| 否 | fǒu | to negate; to deny; not |
| 否 | pǐ | clogged; evil |
| 否则 | fǒu zé | if not; otherwise; else |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate; to deny; to reject |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny |
| 吩 | fēn | leave instructions; to order |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell; to instruct; to command |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel |
| 吵闹 | chǎo nào | noisy; raucous; to shout and scream |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless |
| 呆板 | dāi bǎn | stiff; inflexible; also pr. [ai2 ban3] |
| 呆滞 | dāi zhì | dull; lifeless; sluggish |
| 呈 | chéng | to present to a superior; memorial; petition |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn | to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance) |
| 告 | gào | to say; to tell; to announce |
| 告别 | gào bié | to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to |
| 告状 | gào zhuàng | to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit |
| 告诉 | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 告诫 | gào jiè | to warn; to admonish |
| 告辞 | gào cí | to say goodbye; to take one's leave |
| 命 | mìng | life; fate; order or command |
| 咄咄逼人 | duō duō bī rén | overbearing; forceful; aggressive |
| 和谐 | hé xié | harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor |
| 咨询 | zī xún | to consult; to seek advice; consultation |
| 品牌 | pǐn pái | brand name; trademark |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body |
| 哇 | wā | Wow!; sound of child's crying; sound of vomiting |
| 哇 | wa | replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao" |
| 哎哟 | āi yō | hey; ow; ouch |
| 哲学 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breast feeding; to suckle; to nurse |
| 唇 | chún | lip |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 唱片 | chàng piàn | gramophone record; LP |
| 商城 | Shāng chéng | see 商城縣|商城县[Shang1 cheng2 xian4] |
| 商城 | shāng chéng | shopping center; department store |
| 啦 | lā | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat |
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples |
| 喘 | chuǎn | to gasp; to pant; asthma |
| 喘气 | chuǎn qì | to breathe deeply; to pant |
| 丧失 | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 吃 | chī | variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 单打 | dān dǎ | singles (in sports) |
| 叹气 | tàn qì | to sigh; to heave a sigh |
| 嘈杂 | cáo zá | noisy; clamorous |
| 嘉宾 | jiā bīn | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try; to experience |
| 尝试 | cháng shì | to try; to attempt |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis |
| 嘲 | cháo | to ridicule; to mock |
| 嘲 | zhāo | see 嘲哳, (onom.) twitter; twittering sound |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule |
| 嘲讽 | cháo fěng | to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt |
| 恶 | ě | variant of 惡|恶[e3], esp. used in names of chemical components |
| 恶心 | ě xīn | variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] |
| 吨 | dūn | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4] |
| 当 | dāng | (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell) |
| 尝 | cháng | variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience |
| 因 | yīn | old variant of 因[yin1] |
| 四处 | sì chù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions |
| 回应 | huí yìng | to respond; response |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor |
| 国旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country) |
| 国会 | guó huì | parliament; Congress; diet |
| 国歌 | guó gē | national anthem |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king |
| 国产 | guó chǎn | made in one's own country; made in China |
| 园 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 园 | yuán | land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation |
| 园地 | yuán dì | garden area |
| 圆珠笔 | yuán zhū bǐ | ballpoint pen; ,枝[zhi1] |
| 图书 | tú shū | books (in a library or bookstore); ,冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] |
| 团队 | tuán duì | team |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 | dì | earth; ground; field |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground; subterranean; covert |
| 地下室 | dì xià shì | basement; cellar |
| 地主 | dì zhǔ | landlord; landowner; host |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position; status; place |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain; topography relief |
| 地区 | dì qū | local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) |
| 地名 | dì míng | place name; toponym |
| 地图 | dì tú | map; ,本[ben3] |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address |
| 地域 | dì yù | area; district; region |
| 地平线 | dì píng xiàn | horizon |
| 地府 | dì fǔ | hell; the nether world; Hades |
| 地心 | dì xīn | the earth's core; geocentric |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local |
| 地方 | dì fang | area; place; space |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation |
| 地段 | dì duàn | section; district |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet; rug |
| 地狱 | dì yù | hell; infernal; underworld |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 地瓜 | dì guā | sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam (family Dioscoreaceae) |
| 地盘 | dì pán | domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building |
| 地貌 | dì mào | relief; landform (geology) |
| 地质 | dì zhì | geology |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel; causeway |
| 地道 | dì dao | authentic; genuine; typical |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | subway; metro |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 地面 | dì miàn | floor; ground; surface |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site; location |
| 坊 | Fāng | surname Fang |
| 坊 | fāng | lane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway |
| 坊 | fáng | workshop; mill |
| 坡 | pō | slope; sloping; slanted |
| 附 | fù | variant of 附[fu4] |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down); droop; dangle |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 埋 | mái | to bury |
| 埋 | mán | to blame |
| 城 | chéng | city walls; city; town |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district; urban area |
| 城堡 | chéng bǎo | castle; rook (chess piece) |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 城乡 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 城镇 | chéng zhèn | town; cities and towns |
| 野 | yě | old variant of 野[ye3] |
| 埠 | bù | wharf; port; pier |
| 基督教 | Jī dū jiào | Christianity; Christian |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass |
| 堆积 | duī jī | to pile up; to heap; accumulation |
| 堤 | dī | dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2] |
| 堤坝 | dī bà | dam |
| 报刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals; the press |
| 报考 | bào kǎo | to enter oneself for an examination |
| 场 | cháng | threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout |
| 场 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play) |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation; occasion; context |
| 场地 | chǎng dì | space; site; place |
| 场所 | chǎng suǒ | location; place |
| 场景 | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; setting |
| 场面 | chǎng miàn | scene; spectacle; occasion |
| 场馆 | chǎng guǎn | sporting venue; arena |
| 堵 | dǔ | to stop up; (to feel) stifled or suffocated; wall |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage |
| 堵车 | dǔ chē | traffic jam; choking |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret |
| 塞 | Sāi | Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4] |
| 塞 | sāi | to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff |
| 塞 | sài | strategic pass; tactical border position |
| 塞 | sè | to stop up; to stuff; to cope with |
| 场 | cháng | variant of 場|场[chang2] |
| 场 | chǎng | variant of 場|场[chang3] |
| 尘 | chén | dust; dirt; earth |
| 尘土 | chén tǔ | dust |
| 垫 | diàn | pad; cushion; mat |
| 垫子 | diàn zi | cushion; mat; pad |
| 墓 | mù | grave; tomb; mausoleum |
| 塔 | tǎ | old variant of 塔[ta3] |
| 增值 | zēng zhí | to appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy) |
| 增进 | zēng jìn | to promote; to enhance; to further |
| 墨水 | mò shuǐ | ink |
| 墩 | dūn | block; gate pillar; pier |
| 墩 | dūn | old variant of 墩[dun1] |
| 堕 | duò | to fall; to degenerate |
| 堕落 | duò luò | to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved |
| 坟 | fén | grave; tomb; embankment |
| 坟墓 | fén mù | grave; tomb |
| 壁 | bì | wall; rampart |
| 野 | yě | erroneous variant of 野[ye3] |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress; to repress; to constrict |
| 壮观 | zhuàng guān | spectacular; magnificent sight |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid |
| 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside |
| 外出 | wài chū | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) |
| 外币 | wài bì | foreign currency |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing; semblance; appearance |
| 外观 | wài guān | exterior appearance; to view sth from the outside; exterior condition |
| 外资 | wài zī | foreign investment |
| 外部 | wài bù | external part; external |
| 外头 | wài tou | outside; out |
| 多 | duō | many; much; often |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly-; multi-; multielement |
| 多半 | duō bàn | most; mostly; most likely |
| 多多少少 | duō duō shǎo shǎo | to some extent; more or less |
| 多媒体 | duō méi tǐ | multimedia |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much; how many; which (number) |
| 多才多艺 | duō cái duō yì | multi-talented |
| 多数 | duō shù | majority; most |
| 多方 | duō fāng | in many ways; from all sides |
| 多方面 | duō fāng miàn | many-sided; in many aspects |
| 多样 | duō yàng | diverse; diversity; manifold |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 多亏 | duō kuī | thanks to; luckily |
| 多变 | duō biàn | fickle; multi-variate (math.) |
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus |
| 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc) |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really |
| 大 | dà | big; huge; large |
| 大 | dài | see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
| 大丈夫 | dà zhàng fu | a manly man; a man of character |
| 大事 | dà shì | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral) |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors |
| 大伙儿 | dà huǒ r | erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3] |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy; ,位[wei4] |
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 大力 | dà lì | energetically; vigorously |
| 大半 | dà bàn | more than half; greater part; most |
| 大同小异 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | virtually the same; differing only on small points |
| 大型 | dà xíng | large; large-scale |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad |
| 大娘 | dà niáng | (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) |
| 大学 | Dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism |
| 大学 | dà xué | university; college |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension; magnitude; size |
| 大局 | dà jú | general situation; present conditions |
| 大师 | dà shī | great master; master |
| 大厦 | dà shà | large building; edifice; mansion |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea; main idea |
| 大意 | dà yi | careless |
| 大批 | dà pī | large quantities of |
| 大抵 | dà dǐ | generally speaking; by and large; for the most part |
| 大方 | dà fāng | expert; scholar; mother earth |
| 大方 | dà fang | generous; magnanimous; stylish |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly; probably; rough |
| 大气 | dà qì | atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive |
| 大为 | dà wéi | very; greatly |
| 大爷 | dà yé | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off |
| 大爷 | dà ye | (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man |
| 大王 | dà wáng | king; magnate; person having expert skill in something |
| 大王 | dài wang | robber baron (in opera, old stories); magnate |
| 大众 | Dà zhòng | Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) |
| 大众 | dà zhòng | the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) |
| 大炮 | dà pào | big gun; cannon; artillery |
| 大米 | dà mǐ | (husked) rice |
| 大约 | dà yuē | approximately; probably |
| 大纲 | dà gāng | synopsis; outline; program |
| 大肆 | dà sì | wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled |
| 大胆 | dà dǎn | brazen; audacious; outrageous |
| 大臣 | dà chén | chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 大街 | dà jiē | street; main street |
| 大规模 | dà guī mó | large scale; extensive; wide scale |
| 大象 | dà xiàng | elephant |
| 大跃进 | Dà yuè jìn | Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies |
| 大道 | dà dào | main street; avenue |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity; bulk |
| 大陆 | Dà lù | mainland China (reference to the PRC) |
| 大陆 | dà lù | continent; mainland; ,塊|块[kuai4] |
| 大雾 | dà wù | thick fog |
| 大体 | dà tǐ | in general; more or less; in rough terms |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise; heaven |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural |
| 太阳能 | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 夫 | fū | husband; man; manual worker |
| 夫 | fú | (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle) |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady; madam; Mrs. |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 夫妇 | fū fù | a (married) couple; husband and wife |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | fantastic; wonderful |
| 奉 | fèng | to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem |
| 奉承 | fèng cheng | to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself |
| 奉献 | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate |
| 奏 | zòu | to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) |
| 奔放 | bēn fàng | bold and unrestrained; untrammeled |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about; to be constantly on the move |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 奔驰 | Bēn chí | Benz (name); Mercedes-Benz, German car maker |
| 奔驰 | bēn chí | to run quickly; to speed; to gallop |
| 奔腾 | bēn téng | (of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves; to gallop |
| 奠 | diàn | to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish; to fix; to settle |
| 奥妙 | ào miào | marvelous; mysterious; profound |
| 奥秘 | ào mì | secret; mystery |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of |
| 夺取 | duó qǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of |
| 夺得 | duó dé | to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize |
| 奋 | fèn | to exert oneself (bound form) |
| 奋力 | fèn lì | to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive |
| 奋发 | fèn fā | to rouse to vigorous action; energetic mood |
| 奋斗 | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow; dairy cow |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 好不容易 | hǎo bù róng yì | with great difficulty; very difficult |
| 好似 | hǎo sì | to seem; to be like |
| 好学 | hào xué | eager to study; studious; erudite |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) |
| 好转 | hǎo zhuǎn | to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 妒 | dù | to envy (success, talent); jealous |
| 妒忌 | dù jì | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful |
| 妨 | fáng | to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm |
| 妨碍 | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct |
| 妒 | dù | variant of 妒[du4] |
| 姑 | gū | paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old) |
| 姑且 | gū qiě | for the time being; tentatively |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl; young woman; young lady |
| 威胁 | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby; small child; doll |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment |
| 娼 | chāng | prostitute |
| 妇 | fù | woman |
| 妇女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 妇 | fù | old variant of 婦|妇[fu4] |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment |
| 懒 | lǎn | variant of 懶|懒[lan3] |
| 存 | cún | to exist; to deposit; to store |
| 存储 | cún chǔ | to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be; existence |
| 存放 | cún fàng | to deposit; to leave in sb's care |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit |
| 孤 | gū | lone; lonely |
| 孤儿 | gū ér | orphan |
| 孤单 | gū dān | lone; lonely; loneliness |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 孤立 | gū lì | isolate; isolated |
| 学员 | xué yuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master; institute |
| 宇航员 | yǔ háng yuán | astronaut |
| 安定 | Ān dìng | Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 安定 | ān dìng | stable; quiet; settled |
| 安宁 | Ān níng | Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan |
| 安宁 | ān níng | peaceful; tranquil; calm |
| 安居乐业 | ān jū lè yè | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) |
| 安放 | ān fàng | to lay; to place; to put in a certain place |
| 安检 | ān jiǎn | safety check |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for |
| 安详 | ān xiáng | serene |
| 宏大 | hóng dà | great; grand |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion |
| 官司 | guān si | lawsuit |
| 定 | dìng | to set; to fix; to determine |
| 定位 | dìng wèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as) |
| 定价 | dìng jià | to set a price; to fix a price |
| 定局 | dìng jú | foregone conclusion; to be settled conclusively |
| 定居 | dìng jū | to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence |
| 定律 | dìng lǜ | scientific law |
| 定时 | dìng shí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic |
| 定案 | dìng àn | to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment |
| 定理 | dìng lǐ | established theory; theorem (math.) |
| 定当 | dìng dāng | necessarily |
| 定当 | dìng dàng | settled; ready; finished |
| 定罪 | dìng zuì | to convict (sb of a crime) |
| 定义 | dìng yì | definition |
| 定论 | dìng lùn | final conclusion; accepted argument |
| 定货 | dìng huò | variant of 訂貨|订货[ding4 huo4] |
| 定购 | dìng gòu | to order goods; to place an order |
| 定额 | dìng é | fixed amount; quota |
| 客车 | kè chē | coach; bus; passenger train |
| 宫 | Gōng | surname Gong |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment) |
| 宫殿 | gōng diàn | palace |
| 宴会 | yàn huì | banquet; feast; dinner party |
| 家园 | jiā yuán | home; homeland |
| 家电 | jiā diàn | household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器 |
| 富 | Fù | surname Fu |
| 富 | fù | rich; abundant; wealthy |
| 富人 | fù rén | rich man |
| 富强 | fù qiáng | rich and powerful |
| 富有 | fù yǒu | rich; full of |
| 富翁 | fù wēng | rich person; millionaire; billionaire |
| 富裕 | Fù yù | Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 富裕 | fù yù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off |
| 实践 | shí jiàn | practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise) |
| 审查 | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate; to censor out |
| 写字楼 | xiě zì lóu | office building |
| 写字台 | xiě zì tái | writing desk |
| 宽阔 | kuān kuò | expansive; wide; width |
| 宠 | chǒng | to love; to pamper; to spoil |
| 宠爱 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 宠物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb |
| 寺 | sì | Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) |
| 封 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 封 | fēng | to confer; to grant; to bestow a title |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal |
| 封锁 | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 封闭 | fēng bì | to seal; to close; to confine |
| 将军 | Jiāng jūn | Chiangchun township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate |
| 专用 | zhuān yòng | special; dedicated |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; couple |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry |
| 对付 | duì fu | to handle; to deal with; to cope |
| 对外 | duì wài | external; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs) |
| 对岸 | duì àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 对待 | duì dài | to treat; treatment |
| 对应 | duì yìng | to correspond; a correspondence; corresponding |
| 对手 | duì shǒu | opponent; rival; competitor |
| 对抗 | duì kàng | to withstand; to resist; to stand off |
| 对方 | duì fāng | counterpart; other person involved; opposite side |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as sth is concerned; with regards to |
| 对比 | duì bǐ | to contrast; contrast; ratio |
| 对照 | duì zhào | to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) |
| 对称 | duì chèn | symmetry; symmetrical |
| 对立 | duì lì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to |
| 对策 | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对联 | duì lián | rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; ,幅[fu2] |
| 对话 | duì huà | dialog |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | target; object; partner |
| 对面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front |
| 导 | dǎo | to transmit; to lead; to guide |
| 导向 | dǎo xiàng | to be oriented towards; orientation |
| 导师 | dǎo shī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor |
| 导弹 | dǎo dàn | guided missile; cruise missile; missile |
| 导演 | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 导火线 | dǎo huǒ xiàn | a fuse (for explosives); fig. proximate cause; the last straw |
| 导致 | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause |
| 导航 | dǎo háng | navigation |
| 导游 | dǎo yóu | tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour |
| 导体 | dǎo tǐ | conductor (of electricity or heat) |
| 小于 | xiǎo yú | less than, < |
| 小费 | xiǎo fèi | tip; gratuity |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 少儿 | shào ér | child |
| 尔 | ěr | variant of 爾|尔[er3] |
| 尖 | jiān | point (of needle); sharp; shrewd |
| 就是说 | jiù shì shuō | in other words; that is |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | granted that; even if |
| 尺 | chě | one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimension; measurement |
| 屏幕 | píng mù | screen (TV, computer or movie) |
| 层 | céng | layer; stratum; laminated |
| 层出不穷 | céng chū bù qióng | more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom) |
| 层次 | céng cì | layer; level; gradation |
| 层面 | céng miàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) |
| 山坡 | shān pō | hillside |
| 山峰 | shān fēng | (mountain) peak |
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley; ravine |
| 峰 | fēng | old variant of 峰[feng1] |
| 峰 | fēng | (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance; highest level |
| 峰会 | fēng huì | summit meeting |
| 岛 | dǎo | island; ,座[zuo4] |
| 岛屿 | dǎo yǔ | island |
| 崇 | Chóng | surname Chong |
| 崇 | chóng | high; sublime; lofty |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship; adoration |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere; to venerate; high esteem |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic; sublime |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job |
| 崩溃 | bēng kuì | to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart |
| 川 | Chuān | abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China |
| 川 | chuān | river; creek; plain |
| 巢 | Cháo | surname Chao |
| 巢 | cháo | nest |
| 工 | gōng | work; worker; skill |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker; ,名[ming2] |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool; instrument; utensil |
| 工商 | gōng shāng | industry and commerce |
| 工夫 | gōng fū | (old) laborer |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory; ,座[zuo4] |
| 工会 | gōng huì | labor union; trade union |
| 工业 | gōng yè | industry |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering; an engineering project; project |
| 工艺 | gōng yì | arts and crafts; industrial arts |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay; ,份[fen4],月[yue4] |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity |
| 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; to differ |
| 差 | chà | to differ from; to fall short of; lacking |
| 差 | chāi | to send; to commission; messenger |
| 差别 | chā bié | difference; distinction; disparity |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 差错 | chā cuò | mistake; slip-up; fault |
| 差额 | chā é | balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference |
| 巴不得 | bā bu de | (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to |
| 巴结 | bā jie | to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to |
| 市民 | shì mín | city resident |
| 布 | bù | cloth; to declare; to announce |
| 布匹 | bù pǐ | cloth (by the yard) |
| 布满 | bù mǎn | to be covered with; to be filled with |
| 布线 | bù xiàn | wiring |
| 帝 | dì | emperor |
| 帝国 | dì guó | empire; imperial |
| 帝王 | dì wáng | regent; monarch |
| 师父 | shī fu | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker |
| 师生 | shī shēng | teachers and students |
| 带 | dài | band; belt; girdle |
| 带动 | dài dòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive |
| 带子 | dài zi | belt; band; ribbon |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 常 | cháng | always; ever; often |
| 常务 | cháng wù | routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company) |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; usually; often |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round; for years on end; average year |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently |
| 常规 | cháng guī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice |
| 常识 | cháng shí | common sense; general knowledge |
| 干 | gān | to concern; to interfere; shield |
| 干扰 | gān rǎo | to disturb; to interfere; perturbation |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere; to meddle; interference |
| 干预 | gān yù | to meddle; to intervene; intervention |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre |
| 平方米 | píng fāng mǐ | square meter |
| 平台 | píng tái | platform; terrace; flat-roofed building |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance; equilibrium |
| 干 | gàn | tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage |
| 干事 | gàn shi | administrator; executive secretary |
| 干劲 | gàn jìn | enthusiasm for doing sth |
| 干部 | gàn bù | cadre; official; officer |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion; fantasy |
| 庇护 | bì hù | asylum; shelter; to shield |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch; classifier for beds |
| 床位 | chuáng wèi | bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk |
| 床单 | chuáng dān | bed sheet; ,件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] |
| 床铺 | chuáng pù | bed |
| 底 | de | (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) |
| 底 | dǐ | background; bottom; base |
| 底下 | dǐ xia | the location below sth; afterwards |
| 底子 | dǐ zi | base; foundation; bottom |
| 底层 | dǐ céng | ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society) |
| 底片 | dǐ piàn | negative; photographic plate |
| 店 | diàn | inn; shop; store |
| 店员 | diàn yuán | shop assistant; salesclerk; salesperson |
| 店铺 | diàn pù | store; shop |
| 府 | fǔ | seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure |
| 度 | duó | to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4] |
| 度过 | dù guò | to pass; to spend (time); to survive |
| 度量 | dù liàng | measure; tolerance; breadth |
| 座谈会 | zuò tán huì | conference; symposium; rap session |
| 康复 | kāng fù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory; ,處|处[chu4] |
| 厨师 | chú shī | cook; chef |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 厂商 | chǎng shāng | manufacturer; producer |
| 废 | fèi | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate |
| 废墟 | fèi xū | ruins |
| 废物 | fèi wù | rubbish; waste material; useless person |
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words |
| 废除 | fèi chú | to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal |
| 广阔 | guǎng kuò | wide; vast |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady; evil; malpractice |
| 弊端 | bì duān | malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice |
| 弓 | Gōng | surname Gong |
| 弓 | gōng | a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc) |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4] |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 | tì | variant of 悌[ti4] |
| 弟子 | dì zǐ | disciple; follower |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother; ,位[wei4] |
| 强势 | qiáng shì | strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic |
| 强化 | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 强壮 | qiáng zhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust |
| 强盗 | qiáng dào | to rob (with force); bandit; robber |
| 别扭 | biè niu | awkward; difficult; uncomfortable |
| 弹 | dàn | crossball; bullet; shot |
| 弹 | tán | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap |
| 弹性 | tán xìng | flexibility; elasticity |
| 弹药 | dàn yào | ammunition |
| 弯曲 | wān qū | to bend; to curve around; curved |
| 形 | xíng | to appear; to look; form |
| 彩 | cǎi | (bright) color; variety; applause |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket |
| 彩色 | cǎi sè | color; multi-colored |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow |
| 雕 | diāo | variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave |
| 影星 | yǐng xīng | film star |
| 影迷 | yǐng mí | film enthusiast; movie fan |
| 影响力 | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence; impact |
| 仿 | fǎng | seemingly |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | to seem; as if; alike |
| 彼此 | bǐ cǐ | each other; one another |
| 佛 | fú | seemingly |
| 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth |
| 往年 | wǎng nián | in former years; in previous years |
| 往后 | wǎng hòu | from now on; in the future; time to come |
| 待 | dāi | to stay |
| 待 | dài | to wait; to treat; to deal with |
| 待会儿 | dāi huì r | in a moment; later; Taiwan pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment; pay; salary |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | to have to; must; ought to |
| 得不偿失 | dé bù cháng shī | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) |
| 得分 | dé fēn | to score |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 得力 | dé lì | able; capable; competent |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent |
| 得意忘形 | dé yì wàng xíng | so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy |
| 得当 | dé dàng | appropriate; suitable |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal) |
| 得罪 | dé zui | to offend somebody; to make a faux pas; a faux pas |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via |
| 从 | zòng | second cousin |
| 从不 | cóng bù | never |
| 从事 | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in; to undertake |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously; formerly; once upon a time |
| 从容 | cóng róng | to go easy; unhurried; calm |
| 从容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | calm; unruffled |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on; since then; henceforth |
| 从没 | cóng méi | never (in the past); never did |
| 从而 | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 从头 | cóng tóu | anew; from the start |
| 遍 | biàn | variant of 遍[bian4] |
| 复 | fù | to go and return; to return; to resume |
| 复出 | fù chū | to come back out of retirement; to get involved again after having withdrawn |
| 复原 | fù yuán | to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery |
| 复古 | fù gǔ | to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 |
| 复合 | fù hé | (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together |
| 复旦 | Fù dàn | Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2] |
| 复查 | fù chá | rechecking; re-inspection; reexamination |
| 复活 | fù huó | resurrection |
| 复苏 | fù sū | to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis |
| 复发 | fù fā | to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state) |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review; revision |
| 复兴 | Fù xīng | Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei; Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 复兴 | fù xīng | to revive; to rejuvenate |
| 复苏 | fù sū | variant of 復甦|复苏[fu4 su1]; to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate |
| 循环 | xún huán | to cycle; to circulate; circle |
| 微波炉 | wēi bō lú | microwave oven |
| 德 | Dé | Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2] |
| 德 | dé | virtue; goodness; morality |
| 彻夜 | chè yè | the whole night |
| 彻底 | chè dǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 心脏病 | xīn zàng bìng | heart disease |
| 心灵 | xīn líng | bright; smart; quick-witted |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving |
| 必修 | bì xiū | a required course |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to; to be sure to |
| 必将 | bì jiāng | inevitably |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain; necessity |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary; essential; indispensable |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need; to require; essential |
| 必需品 | bì xū pǐn | necessity; essential (thing) |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion; loyalty |
| 快车 | kuài chē | express (train, bus etc) |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
| 怠 | dài | idle; lazy; negligent |
| 怠慢 | dài màn | to slight; to neglect |
| 急救 | jí jiù | first aid; emergency treatment |
| 匆 | cōng | variant of 匆[cong1] |
| 耻 | chǐ | shame; disgrace |
| 耻辱 | chǐ rǔ | disgrace; shame; humiliation |
| 恩 | ēn | favor; grace; kindness |
| 恩人 | ēn rén | a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges |
| 恩情 | ēn qíng | kindness; affection; grace |
| 恭 | gōng | respectful |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | congratulations; greetings |
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng | deferential; respectful |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right |
| 恰恰 | qià qià | exactly; just; precisely |
| 恰当 | qià dàng | appropriate; suitable |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient; sufferer |
| 匆 | cōng | variant of 匆[cong1] |
| 悲剧 | bēi jù | tragedy |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲壮 | bēi zhuàng | solemn and stirring; moving and tragic |
| 悲惨 | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 德 | dé | variant of 德[de2] |
| 悴 | cuì | haggard; sad; downcast |
| 情绪 | qíng xù | mood; state of mind; moodiness |
| 恶 | ě | see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] |
| 恶 | è | evil; fierce; vicious |
| 恶 | wù | to hate; to loathe; ashamed |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality |
| 恶化 | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶心 | ě xīn | nausea; to feel sick; disgust |
| 恶心 | è xīn | bad habit; vicious habit; vice |
| 恶性 | è xìng | malignant; wicked; vicious (circle) |
| 恶意 | è yì | malice; evil intention |
| 恶毒 | è dú | malicious |
| 惦 | diàn | to think of; to remember; to miss |
| 惦记 | diàn jì | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about |
| 德 | dé | variant of 德[de2] |
| 惰 | duò | lazy |
| 惰性 | duò xìng | inert (chemistry); apathy; inertia |
| 想不到 | xiǎng bu dào | unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me |
| 蠢 | chǔn | variant of 蠢[chun3]; stupid |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about |
| 愁眉苦脸 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful; cheerily; delightful |
| 意想不到 | yì xiǎng bù dào | unexpected; previously unimagined |
| 意愿 | yì yuàn | aspiration; wish (for); desire |
| 爱不释手 | ài bù shì shǒu | to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly |
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly |
| 爱戴 | ài dài | to love and respect; love and respect |
| 爱护 | ài hù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch |
| 感人 | gǎn rén | touching; moving |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold; ,次[ci4] |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses) |
| 感叹 | gǎn tàn | to sigh (with feeling); to lament |
| 感性 | gǎn xìng | perception; perceptual; sensibility |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi | to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | infection; to infect; to influence |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | to feel; to become aware of; feeling |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful |
| 博 | bó | old variant of 博[bo2] |
| 慈 | cí | compassionate; gentle; merciful |
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 慈爱 | cí ài | love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng | kindly; benevolent (often of older person) |
| 惨 | cǎn | miserable; wretched; cruel |
| 惭愧 | cán kuì | ashamed |
| 慢车 | màn chē | local bus or train; slow train with many stops |
| 惫 | bèi | exhausted |
| 憋 | biē | to choke; to stifle; to restrain |
| 憋气 | biē qì | to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful |
| 愤 | fèn | indignant; anger; resentment |
| 愤怒 | fèn nù | angry; indignant; wrath |
| 愤慨 | fèn kǎi | to resent; resentment |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to comprehend |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | sensible; thoughtful; intelligent |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 应对 | yìng duì | response; to answer; to reply |
| 应急 | yìng jí | to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; (attributive) emergency |
| 惩 | chéng | to punish; to reprimand; to warn |
| 惩罚 | chéng fá | penalty; punishment; to punish |
| 惩处 | chéng chǔ | to punish; to administer justice |
| 懒 | lǎn | lazy |
| 悬 | xuán | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement |
| 戈 | Gē | surname Ge |
| 戈 | gē | spear |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to finish; to complete |
| 成人 | chéng rén | adult |
| 成全 | chéng quán | to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | composition; make-up; ingredient |
| 成品 | chéng pǐn | finished goods; a finished product |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | member |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | (coll.) all day long; all the time |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment; success; achievement |
| 成年 | chéng nián | to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year |
| 成形 | chéng xíng | to take shape; shaping; forming |
| 成心 | chéng xīn | intentional; deliberate; on purpose |
| 成效 | chéng xiào | effect; result |
| 成败 | chéng bài | success or failure |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result; achievement; gain |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe; to mature |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish; to set up; to be tenable |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement; performance records; grades |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb |
| 成长 | chéng zhǎng | to mature; to grow; growth |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time); by (a time) |
| 战友 | zhàn yǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion |
| 战场 | zhàn chǎng | battlefield |
| 战略 | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 战术 | zhàn shù | tactics |
| 戏曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera |
| 戳 | chuō | to jab; to poke; to stab |
| 戳穿 | chuō chuān | to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc) |
| 戴 | Dài | surname Dai |
| 戴 | dài | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear |
| 户外 | hù wài | outdoor |
| 房 | Fáng | surname Fang |
| 房 | fáng | house; room; branch of an extended family |
| 房价 | fáng jià | house price; cost of housing |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment |
| 房屋 | fáng wū | house; building; ,套[tao4] |
| 房东 | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 房产 | fáng chǎn | real estate; the property market (e.g. houses) |
| 房租 | fáng zū | rent for a room or house |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 房顶 | fáng dǐng | housetop; roof |
| 扁 | Piān | surname Pian |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾[bian3] |
| 扁 | piān | small boat |
| 手续费 | shǒu xù fèi | service charge; processing fee; commission |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
| 才干 | cái gàn | ability; competence |
| 才智 | cái zhì | ability and wisdom |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability; capacity |
| 才华 | cái huá | talent |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) |
| 扎 | zhá | penetrating (as of cold); struggle |
| 扎实 | zhā shi | strong; solid; sturdy |
| 扒 | bā | to peel; to skin; to tear |
| 扒 | pá | to rake up; to steal; to braise |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat; to strike; to hit |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with; to have dealings |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war |
| 打动 | dǎ dòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to print; to seal; to stamp |
| 打印机 | dǎ yìn jī | printer |
| 打官司 | dǎ guān si | to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate; to dress; to make up |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 打击 | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike; to attack |
| 打扰 | dǎ rǎo | to disturb; to bother; to trouble |
| 打败 | dǎ bài | to defeat; to overpower; to beat |
| 打断 | dǎ duàn | to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows |
| 打牌 | dǎ pái | to play mahjong or cards |
| 打猎 | dǎ liè | to go hunting |
| 打发 | dǎ fa | to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time) |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend; to calculate |
| 打听 | dǎ ting | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to create; to build; to develop |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of |
| 打针 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection |
| 托 | tuō | prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest) |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | to play the role of; to act |
| 扯 | chě | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something |
| 扶持 | fú chí | to help; to assist |
| 承 | Chéng | surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
| 承 | chéng | to bear; to carry; to hold |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support; to inherit |
| 承建 | chéng jiàn | to construct under contract |
| 承接 | chéng jiē | to receive; to accept; to carry on |
| 承担 | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 承袭 | chéng xí | to inherit; to follow; to adopt |
| 承认 | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede; to recognize |
| 承诺 | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment |
| 承办 | chéng bàn | to undertake; to accept a contract |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize |
| 抄袭 | chāo xí | to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy |
| 把戏 | bǎ xì | acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | handle; grip; knob |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold |
| 把关 | bǎ guān | to guard a pass; to check on sth |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote; vote |
| 抖 | dǒu | to tremble; to shake out; to reveal |
| 抖动 | dǒu dòng | to tremble |
| 抖擞 | dǒu sǒu | to rouse; to invigorate; to enliven |
| 抗议 | kàng yì | to protest; protest |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! |
| 抵 | dǐ | to press against; to support; to prop up |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate) |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist; resistance |
| 抵押 | dǐ yā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral |
| 抵挡 | dǐ dǎng | to resist; to hold back; to stop |
| 抵消 | dǐ xiāo | to counteract; to cancel out; to offset |
| 抵御 | dǐ yù | to resist; to withstand |
| 抵赖 | dǐ lài | to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege |
| 抵达 | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole |
| 抽屉 | chōu ti | drawer |
| 抽样 | chōu yàng | sample; sampling |
| 抽泣 | chōu qì | to sob spasmodically |
| 抽烟 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng | to find the time to do sth |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart |
| 拆穿 | chāi chuān | to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) |
| 拆迁 | chāi qiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle |
| 拔 | bá | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction |
| 拔苗助长 | bá miáo zhù zhǎng | to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) |
| 拖 | tuō | variant of 拖[tuo1] |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow; to trail |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers; sandals; flip-flops |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job; to recruit |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year |
| 拜托 | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth; please! |
| 拜访 | bài fǎng | to pay a visit; to call on |
| 拿走 | ná zǒu | to take away |
| 持 | chí | to hold; to grasp; to support |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent |
| 持有 | chí yǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue; to persist; sustainable |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty |
| 指数 | zhǐ shù | (numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent; index |
| 指头 | zhǐ tou | finger; toe |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out |
| 挨 | āi | in order; in sequence; close to |
| 挨 | ái | to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times) |
| 挨打 | ái dǎ | to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack |
| 挨着 | āi zhe | near |
| 挫 | cuò | obstructed; to fail; to oppress |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse; check |
| 挫败 | cuò bài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); to defeat |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture |
| 捐 | juān | to contribute; to donate; contribution |
| 捐助 | juān zhù | to donate; to offer (aid); contribution |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation |
| 捐赠 | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 据 | jū | see 拮据[jie2 ju1] |
| 据 | jù | variant of 據|据[ju4] |
| 捶 | chuí | to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel |
| 掉 | diào | to fall; to drop; to lag behind |
| 掉换 | diào huàn | to swap; to replace; to exchange |
| 掉队 | diào duì | to fall behind; to drop out |
| 掉头 | diào tóu | to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about |
| 掌声 | zhǎng shēng | applause |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop |
| 排行榜 | pái háng bǎng | the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking |
| 采 | cǎi | to pick; to pluck; to collect |
| 采取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 采用 | cǎi yòng | to adopt; to employ; to use |
| 采纳 | cǎi nà | to accept; to adopt |
| 采访 | cǎi fǎng | to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect |
| 采购 | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 采集 | cǎi jí | to gather; to collect; to harvest |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 探讨 | tàn tǎo | to investigate; to probe |
| 掣 | chè | to pull; to draw; to pull back |
| 接收 | jiē shōu | reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out; to release; to launch |
| 措 | cuò | to handle; to manage; to put in order |
| 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step |
| 掰 | bāi | to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) |
| 提交 | tí jiāo | to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote; to upgrade |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce |
| 插嘴 | chā zuǐ | to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation |
| 插图 | chā tú | illustration |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | to get involved in; to meddle; interference |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude |
| 揣 | chuāi | to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3] |
| 揣 | chuǎi | to estimate; to guess; to figure |
| 揣摩 | chuǎi mó | to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom |
| 揣测 | chuǎi cè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 揭 | jiē | to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask |
| 援助 | yuán zhù | to help; to support; to aid |
| 插 | chā | old variant of 插[cha1] |
| 背 | bēi | variant of 背[bei1] |
| 构 | gòu | variant of 構|构[gou4]; (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4]; to reach by stretching |
| 搏斗 | bó dòu | to wrestle; to fight; to struggle |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist |
| 捣 | dǎo | pound; beat; hull |
| 捣乱 | dǎo luàn | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do; to make; to go in for |
| 捶 | chuí | variant of 捶[chui2] |
| 搬运 | bān yùn | freight; transport; portage |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole) |
| 搭档 | dā dàng | to cooperate; partner |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs |
| 掏 | tāo | variant of 掏[tao1] |
| 摧 | cuī | to break; to destroy; to devastate |
| 摧残 | cuī cán | to ravage; to ruin |
| 摧毁 | cuī huǐ | to destroy; to wreck |
| 掺 | chān | variant of 攙|搀[chan1]; to mix |
| 掺 | shǎn | to grasp |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole |
| 撑腰 | chēng yāo | to support; to brace |
| 操 | cāo | old variant of 操[cao1] |
| 撤 | chè | to remove; to take away; to withdraw |
| 撤退 | chè tuì | to retreat |
| 撤销 | chè xiāo | to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo |
| 撤离 | chè lí | to withdraw from; to evacuate |
| 拨 | bō | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate |
| 拨打 | bō dǎ | to call; to dial |
| 拨款 | bō kuǎn | to allocate funds; appropriation |
| 扯 | chě | variant of 扯[che3]; to pull; to tear |
| 抚 | fǔ | to comfort; to console; to stroke |
| 抚摸 | fǔ mō | to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle |
| 抚养 | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise |
| 播 | bō | to sow; to scatter; to spread |
| 播出 | bō chū | to broadcast; to put out TV programs |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit |
| 播种 | bō zhǒng | to sow seeds; sowing; seed |
| 播送 | bō sòng | to broadcast; to transmit; to beam |
| 播音 | bō yīn | to transmit; to broadcast |
| 撮 | cuō | to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together |
| 撮 | zuǒ | classifier for hair or grass: tuft |
| 撮合 | cuō he | to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder |
| 挡 | dàng | to arrange; to put in order |
| 挡住 | dǎng zhù | to obstruct |
| 操 | cāo | to grasp; to hold; to operate |
| 操 | cào | variant of 肏[cao4] |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate |
| 操劳 | cāo láo | to work hard; to look after |
| 操场 | cāo chǎng | playground; sports field; drill ground |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about |
| 操练 | cāo liàn | drill; practice |
| 操纵 | cāo zòng | to operate; to control; to rig |
| 担 | dān | to undertake; to carry; to shoulder |
| 担 | dàn | picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load |
| 担任 | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of |
| 担保 | dān bǎo | to guarantee; to vouch for |
| 担子 | dàn zi | carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried; uneasy |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 担负 | dān fù | to shoulder; to bear; to undertake |
| 据 | jù | according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on |
| 搁 | gē | to place; to put aside; to shelve |
| 搁 | gé | to bear; to stand; to endure |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro |
| 摆脱 | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of |
| 摆设 | bǎi shè | to arrange; to set out; to decorate |
| 搀 | chān | to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend |
| 搀扶 | chān fú | to lend an arm to support sb |
| 挡 | dǎng | variant of 擋|挡[dang3] |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support; to back |
| 支撑 | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support; strut |
| 收取 | shōu qǔ | to receive; to collect |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to hoard; to collect; collection |
| 收养 | shōu yǎng | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption |
| 改 | gǎi | to change; to alter; to transform |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | to correct; to amend; to put right |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | to improve |
| 改装 | gǎi zhuāng | to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel |
| 改变 | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter; to transform |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform; to remodel |
| 改进 | gǎi jìn | to improve; to make better |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform; ,種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]; to reform |
| 攻 | gōng | to attack; to accuse; to study |
| 攻克 | gōng kè | to capture; to take; to overcome |
| 攻势 | gōng shì | (military) offensive |
| 攻打 | gōng dǎ | to attack (the enemy) |
| 攻击 | gōng jī | to attack; to accuse; to charge |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge; to magnify |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放射 | fàng shè | to radiate; radioactive |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand |
| 放弃 | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 放纵 | fàng zòng | to indulge; to pamper; to connive at |
| 放松 | fàng sōng | to loosen; to relax |
| 政权 | zhèng quán | regime; political power |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy |
| 政党 | zhèng dǎng | political party |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! |
| 救援 | jiù yuán | to save; to support; to help |
| 败坏 | bài huài | to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church; chapel |
| 教育部 | Jiào yù bù | Ministry of Education |
| 敞 | chǎng | open to the view of all; spacious; to open wide |
| 敞开 | chǎng kāi | to open wide; unrestrictedly |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture |
| 敢于 | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in |
| 敦 | dūn | kindhearted; place name |
| 敦促 | dūn cù | to press; to urge; to hasten |
| 整治 | zhěng zhì | to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition |
| 整顿 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate |
| 敌 | dí | enemy; to be a match for; to rival |
| 敌人 | dí rén | enemy |
| 敌对 | dí duì | hostile; enemy (factions); combative |
| 敌意 | dí yì | enmity; hostility |
| 敌方 | dí fāng | enemy |
| 敌视 | dí shì | hostile; malevolence; antagonism |
| 敌军 | dí jūn | enemy troops; hostile forces |
| 敷 | fū | to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc) |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory |
| 文娱 | wén yú | cultural recreation; entertainment |
| 斑 | bān | spot; colored patch; stripe |
| 斑点 | bān diǎn | spot; stain; speckle |
| 斗 | Dǒu | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] |
| 斗 | dǒu | dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain |
| 新人 | xīn rén | newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride |
| 新兴 | Xīn xīng | Xinxing county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[Yun2 fu2], Guangdong; Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 新兴 | xīn xīng | new; up-and-coming; newly developing |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off |
| 断定 | duàn dìng | to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment |
| 断断续续 | duàn duàn xù xù | intermittent; off and on; discontinuous |
| 断绝 | duàn jué | to sever; to break off |
| 断裂 | duàn liè | fracture; rupture; to break apart |
| 断言 | duàn yán | to assert; assertion |
| 方 | Fāng | surname Fang |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (mathematics); upright |
| 方丈 | Fāng zhang | one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals |
| 方丈 | fāng zhang | square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square); monastic room 10 feet square; Buddhist or Daoist abbot |
| 方位 | fāng wèi | direction; points of the compass; bearing |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation; path to follow |
| 方圆 | fāng yuán | perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ... |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; manner; style |
| 方才 | fāng cái | just now; then |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc); proposal |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; means |
| 方程 | fāng chéng | mathematical equation |
| 方言 | Fāng yán | the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters |
| 方言 | fāng yán | topolect; dialect |
| 方针 | fāng zhēn | policy; guidelines |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect; field |
| 于 | yú | in; at; to |
| 旅店 | lǚ diàn | inn; small hotel |
| 旋转 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality; ethnicity |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night; around the clock |
| 日语 | Rì yǔ | Japanese language |
| 旦 | dàn | dawn; morning; daybreak |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening; sooner or later |
| 春 | chūn | old variant of 春[chun1] |
| 昂贵 | áng guì | expensive; costly |
| 升值 | shēng zhí | to rise in value; to appreciate |
| 昌 | Chāng | surname Chang |
| 昌 | chāng | prosperous; flourishing |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng | prosperous |
| 明日 | míng rì | tomorrow |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed; twilight; to faint |
| 春 | Chūn | surname Chun |
| 春 | chūn | spring (time); gay; joyful |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 昏 | hūn | old variant of 昏[hun1] |
| 时时 | shí shí | often; constantly |
| 时期 | shí qī | period; phase |
| 时节 | shí jié | season; time |
| 时而 | shí ér | occasionally; from time to time |
| 时装 | shí zhuāng | fashion; fashionable clothes |
| 晨 | chén | morning; dawn; daybreak |
| 景 | Jǐng | surname Jing |
| 景 | jǐng | bright; circumstance; scenery |
| 景点 | jǐng diǎn | scenic spot; place of interest (tourism) |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; knowledge; intelligent |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy |
| 晕 | yùn | dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun |
| 晕车 | yùn chē | to be carsick |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; suggestion |
| 畅 | chàng | free; unimpeded; smooth |
| 畅想 | chàng xiǎng | to think freely; unfettered imagination |
| 畅通 | chàng tōng | unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path |
| 畅销 | chàng xiāo | to sell well; best seller; chart-topping |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force; violent |
| 暴发 | bào fā | to break out (of disease etc); to suddenly get rich (or prominent) |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible; irritable; violent |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm; ,陣|阵[zhen4] |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare |
| 暴风雨 | bào fēng yǔ | rainstorm; storm; tempest |
| 晓得 | xiǎo de | to know |
| 暧昧 | ài mèi | vague; ambiguous; equivocal |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure |
| 叠 | dié | variant of 疊|叠[die2] |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more; further |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng | to correct; to make a correction |
| 书房 | shū fáng | study (room); studio |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum; optimal; peak |
| 最终 | zuì zhōng | final; ultimate |
| 会见 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) |
| 会长 | huì zhǎng | president of a club, committee etc |
| 有事 | yǒu shì | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment |
| 服 | fù | dose (measure word for medicine); Taiwan pr. [fu2] |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 服从 | fú cóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer |
| 服气 | fú qì | to be convinced; to accept |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing; costume |
| 服饰 | fú shì | apparel; clothing and personal adornment |
| 望见 | wàng jiàn | to espy; to spot |
| 朝 | Cháo | abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea |
| 朝 | cháo | imperial or royal court; government; dynasty |
| 朝 | zhāo | morning |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty; reign (of a king) |
| 朝向 | cháo xiàng | toward; to face; to open onto |
| 本事 | běn shì | source material; original story |
| 本事 | běn shi | ability; skill |
| 本位 | běn wèi | standard; one's own department or unit |
| 本分 | běn fèn | (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country; native; local |
| 本地 | běn dì | local; this locality |
| 本性 | běn xìng | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality |
| 本意 | běn yì | original idea; real intention; etymon |
| 本期 | běn qī | the current period; this term (usually in finance) |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct |
| 本色 | běn sè | inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character |
| 本色 | běn shǎi | natural color |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature; innate character |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself; per se |
| 本钱 | běn qián | capital; (fig.) asset; advantage |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability; capability |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides |
| 朵 | duǒ | variant of 朵[duo3] |
| 杆 | gān | pole; ,根[gen1] |
| 材料 | cái liào | material; data; makings |
| 村 | cūn | village |
| 村民 | cūn mín | villager |
| 村庄 | cūn zhuāng | village; hamlet |
| 杜 | Dù | surname Du |
| 杜 | dù | birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent |
| 杜绝 | dù jué | to put an end to |
| 杠 | gāng | flagpole; footbridge |
| 杠 | gàng | variant of 槓|杠[gang4] |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord |
| 东北 | Dōng běi | Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 东北 | dōng běi | northeast |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 东张西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around |
| 东方 | Dōng fāng | the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang |
| 东方 | dōng fāng | east |
| 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; stuff; person |
| 东道主 | dōng dào zhǔ | host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) |
| 东边 | dōng bian | east; east side; eastern part |
| 果树 | guǒ shù | fruit tree |
| 果酱 | guǒ jiàng | jam |
| 枝 | zhī | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc |
| 柄 | bǐng | handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent |
| 查出 | chá chū | to find out; to discover |
| 查看 | chá kàn | to look over; to examine; to check up |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar |
| 柴 | Chái | surname Chai |
| 柴 | chái | firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person) |
| 柴油 | chái yóu | diesel fuel |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 根 | gēn | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings |
| 根基 | gēn jī | foundation |
| 根底 | gēn dǐ | foundation; grounding; background |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on; basis |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic; root |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) |
| 格 | gé | square; frame; rule |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially; particularly |
| 格局 | gé jú | structure; pattern; layout |
| 格式 | gé shì | form; specification; format |
| 格调 | gé diào | style (of art or literature); form; one's work style |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case; instance; ,樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (law) |
| 杆 | gǎn | stick; pole; lever |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) |
| 乘 | chéng | old variant of 乘[cheng2] |
| 楚 | Chǔ | surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) |
| 楚 | chǔ | distinct; clear; orderly |
| 楚楚 | chǔ chǔ | neat; lovely |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 概 | gài | general; approximate |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea |
| 概括 | gài kuò | to summarize; to generalize; briefly |
| 概况 | gài kuàng | general situation; summary |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) |
| 概论 | gài lùn | outline; introduction; survey |
| 榜样 | bǎng yàng | example; model |
| 构 | gòu | to construct; to form; to make up |
| 构建 | gòu jiàn | to construct (sth abstract) |
| 构思 | gòu sī | to design; to plot; to plan out |
| 构想 | gòu xiǎng | to conceive; concept |
| 构成 | gòu chéng | to constitute; to form; to compose |
| 构造 | gòu zào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) |
| 杠 | gàng | thick pole; bar; rod |
| 概 | gài | old variant of 概[gai4] |
| 槽 | cáo | trough; manger; groove |
| 乐曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition |
| 楼房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories; ,幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] |
| 楼道 | lóu dào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) |
| 标兵 | biāo bīng | parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model |
| 标新立异 | biāo xīn lì yì | to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) |
| 标明 | biāo míng | to mark; to indicate |
| 标本 | biāo běn | specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease |
| 标榜 | biāo bǎng | to flaunt; to advertise; to parade |
| 标注 | biāo zhù | to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | (an official) standard; norm; criterion |
| 标签 | biāo qiān | label; tag; tab (of a window) (computing) |
| 标记 | biāo jì | sign; mark; symbol |
| 标志 | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol |
| 标题 | biāo tí | title; heading; headline |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way |
| 桥梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge; fig. connection between two areas |
| 机动车 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle |
| 机械 | jī xiè | machine; machinery; mechanical |
| 机关 | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
| 横 | hèng | harsh and unreasonable; unexpected |
| 档 | dǎng | (Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear |
| 档 | dàng | official records; grade (of goods); file |
| 档案 | dàng àn | file; record; archive |
| 档次 | dàng cì | grade; class; quality |
| 台灯 | tái dēng | desk lamp; table lamp |
| 凳 | dèng | variant of 凳[deng4] |
| 栏目 | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) |
| 权 | Quán | surname Quan |
| 权 | quán | authority; power; right |
| 权力 | quán lì | power; authority |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc) |
| 次品 | cì pǐn | substandard products; defective; seconds |
| 次序 | cì xù | sequence; order |
| 次数 | cì shù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series) |
| 次日 | cì rì | next day; the morrow |
| 次要 | cì yào | secondary |
| 欺负 | qī fu | to bully |
| 歌 | gē | song; ,首[shou3]; to sing |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | singing star; famous singer |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 歌词 | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
| 歌颂 | gē sòng | to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until |
| 正当 | zhèng dāng | timely; just (when needed) |
| 正当 | zhèng dàng | honest; reasonable; fair |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment; now; at present |
| 此前 | cǐ qián | before this; before then; previously |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time |
| 此致 | cǐ zhì | (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) |
| 此处 | cǐ chù | this place; here (literary) |
| 步 | Bù | surname Bu |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace; (measured) step; march |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot; infantryman |
| 步子 | bù zi | step; pace |
| 步行 | bù xíng | to go on foot; to walk |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (number of years old) |
| 歹 | dǎi | bad; wicked; evil |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 残 | cán | to destroy; to spoil; to ruin |
| 残害 | cán hài | to injure; to devastate; to slaughter |
| 残废 | cán fèi | deformity; handicapped |
| 残忍 | cán rěn | cruel; mean; merciless |
| 残暴 | cán bào | brutal; vicious; ruthless |
| 残疾 | cán jí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal |
| 残疾人 | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 残酷 | cán kù | cruel; cruelty |
| 残余 | cán yú | remnant; relic; residue |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph; section; segment |
| 段落 | duàn luò | phase; time interval; paragraph |
| 殿 | diàn | palace hall |
| 殿堂 | diàn táng | palace; hall; temple buildings |
| 毁 | huǐ | to destroy; to damage; to ruin |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin |
| 母女 | mǔ nǚ | mother-daughter |
| 母子 | mǔ zǐ | mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest |
| 母鸡 | mǔ jī | hen |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs; narcotics; poison |
| 毒害 | dú hài | to poison (harm with a toxic substance); to poison (people's minds); poisoning |
| 毒素 | dú sù | poison |
| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 比分 | bǐ fēn | score |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare; to liken to; metaphor |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比拟 | bǐ nǐ | to compare; to draw a parallel; to match |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy; instance; for instance |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion; specific gravity |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy |
| 民工 | mín gōng | migrant worker; temporary worker enlisted on a public project |
| 民意 | mín yì | public opinion; popular will; public will |
| 民歌 | mín gē | folk song; ,首[shou3] |
| 民警 | mín jǐng | civil police; PRC police; abbr. for 人民警察 |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 氧气 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement |
| 泛 | fàn | variant of 泛[fan4] |
| 求职 | qiú zhí | to seek employment |
| 泛 | fàn | variant of 泛[fan4] |
| 池 | Chí | surname Chi |
| 池 | chí | pond; reservoir; moat |
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool; pond |
| 决策 | jué cè | strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision |
| 沉 | chēn | see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge; to immerse; to sink |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation |
| 沉闷 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak; to permeate; to immerse |
| 沉淀 | chén diàn | to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) |
| 沉痛 | chén tòng | grief; remorse; deep in sorrow |
| 沉稳 | chén wěn | steady; calm; unflustered |
| 沉着 | chén zhuó | steady; calm and collected; not nervous |
| 沉醉 | chén zuì | to become intoxicated |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard; serious |
| 沉静 | chén jìng | peaceful; quiet; calm |
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent |
| 没收 | mò shōu | to confiscate; to seize |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse |
| 冲刷 | chōng shuā | to cleanse; to scrub; to scour |
| 冲淡 | chōng dàn | to dilute |
| 沸 | fèi | to boil |
| 沸腾 | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up |
| 治病 | zhì bìng | to treat an illness |
| 沿 | yán | along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 沿着 | yán zhe | to go along; to follow |
| 法 | Fǎ | France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] |
| 法 | fǎ | law; method; way |
| 法人 | fǎ rén | legal person; corporation; see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] |
| 法制 | fǎ zhì | legal system and institutions |
| 法则 | fǎ zé | law; rule; code |
| 法国 | Fǎ guó | France; French |
| 法官 | fǎ guān | judge |
| 法定 | fǎ dìng | legal; statutory; rightful |
| 法宝 | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon |
| 法庭 | fǎ tíng | court of law |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; , 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] |
| 法案 | fǎ àn | bill; proposed law |
| 法制 | Fǎ zhì | made in France |
| 法规 | fǎ guī | legislation; statute |
| 法语 | Fǎ yǔ | French (language) |
| 法郎 | fǎ láng | franc |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law; court |
| 泛 | fàn | to float; to be suffused with; general |
| 泛滥 | fàn làn | to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate |
| 泡 | pāo | puffed; swollen; spongy |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble) |
| 波 | Bō | Poland; Polish; abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2] |
| 波 | bō | wave; ripple; storm |
| 波动 | bō dòng | to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion |
| 波折 | bō zhé | twists and turns |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave |
| 波涛 | bō tāo | great waves; billows |
| 波长 | bō cháng | wavelength |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste |
| 泥 | nì | restrained |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean; vast; foreign |
| 洗衣粉 | xǐ yī fěn | laundry detergent; washing powder |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) |
| 洞察 | dòng chá | to see clearly |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave; cavern |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active; lively; excited |
| 派出 | pài chū | to send; to dispatch |
| 流感 | liú gǎn | flu; influenza |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating |
| 浮动 | fú dòng | to float and drift; unstable |
| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient; restless; giddy |
| 海报 | hǎi bào | poster; playbill; notice |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 海底 | hǎi dǐ | seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 海浪 | hǎi làng | sea wave |
| 海湾 | Hǎi wān | (Persian) Gulf |
| 海湾 | hǎi wān | bay; gulf (body of water) |
| 海军 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up; to consume |
| 涉及 | shè jí | to involve; to touch upon (a topic) |
| 凉鞋 | liáng xié | sandal |
| 淀 | diàn | shallow water |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season; slow business season; see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] |
| 淡忘 | dàn wàng | to be forgotten; to fade from memory |
| 淡水 | Dàn shuǐ | Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water |
| 淡漠 | dàn mò | apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only |
| 淬 | cuì | dip into water; to temper |
| 深化 | shēn huà | to deepen; to intensify |
| 深深 | shēn shēn | deep; profound |
| 混 | hún | confused; dirty; to mix |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled |
| 混乱 | hùn luàn | confusion; chaos; disorder |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix; to blend |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 清 | Qīng | Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing |
| 清 | qīng | clear; distinct; quiet |
| 清明节 | Qīng míng jié | Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to clean; to purge |
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清洁工 | qīng jié gōng | cleaner; janitor; garbage collector |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry |
| 渡过 | dù guò | to cross over; to pass through |
| 测 | cè | to survey; to measure; to conjecture |
| 测定 | cè dìng | to survey and evaluate |
| 测试 | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test |
| 测量 | cè liáng | survey; to measure; to gauge |
| 测验 | cè yàn | test; to test; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 港 | Gǎng | Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港[Xiang1 gang3]; surname Gang |
| 港 | gǎng | harbor; port |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port; harbor |
| 凑 | còu | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to |
| 凑合 | còu he | to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by |
| 凑巧 | còu qiǎo | fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove |
| 沟通 | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up |
| 沧桑 | cāng sāng | great changes; abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2] |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out |
| 涤 | dí | to wash; to cleanse |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument |
| 潜力 | qián lì | potential; capacity |
| 潮 | cháo | tide; current; damp |
| 潮水 | cháo shuǐ | tide |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | tide; current; trend |
| 潮湿 | cháo shī | damp; moist |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng | clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify |
| 澄清 | dèng qīng | to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities); precipitate (chemistry) |
| 淀 | diàn | sediment; precipitate |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion; fervor; enthusiasm |
| 蒙 | méng | drizzle; mist |
| 阔 | kuò | variant of 闊|阔[kuo4] |
| 濒临 | bīn lín | on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to |
| 法 | fǎ | old variant of 法[fa3]; law |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket |
| 炊 | chuī | to cook food |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate |
| 炒作 | chǎo zuò | to hype; to promote (in the media) |
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks |
| 炒菜 | chǎo cài | to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish |
| 炒饭 | chǎo fàn | fried rice; (slang) (Tw) to have sex |
| 炮 | bāo | to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating |
| 炮 | páo | to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) |
| 炮 | pào | cannon; firecracker |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry |
| 炸 | zhà | to explode |
| 炸弹 | zhà dàn | bomb; ,顆|颗[ke1] |
| 炸药 | zhà yào | explosive (material) |
| 为何 | wèi hé | why |
| 为此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect |
| 乌云 | wū yún | black cloud |
| 焚 | fén | to burn |
| 焚烧 | fén shāo | to burn; to set on fire |
| 无效 | wú xiào | not valid; ineffective; in vain |
| 无边 | wú biān | without boundary; not bordered |
| 无关 | wú guān | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) |
| 焦点 | jiāo diǎn | focus; focal point |
| 煮 | zhǔ | variant of 煮[zhu3] |
| 烟花 | yān huā | fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) |
| 照样 | zhào yàng | as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine; to illuminate |
| 烦 | fán | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble |
| 烦恼 | fán nǎo | to be worried; to be distressed; worries |
| 烦躁 | fán zào | jittery; twitchy; fidgety |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook; to boil |
| 熬 | āo | to boil; to simmer |
| 熬 | áo | to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct |
| 熬夜 | áo yè | to stay up late or all night |
| 热水 | rè shuǐ | hot water |
| 热水器 | rè shuǐ qì | water heater |
| 热线 | rè xiàn | hotline (communications link) |
| 热点 | rè diǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern |
| 灯光 | dēng guāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 灯泡 | dēng pào | light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) |
| 灯笼 | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 灿烂 | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant; splendid |
| 毁 | huǐ | variant of 毀|毁[hui3]; to destroy by fire; a blaze |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode |
| 争夺 | zhēng duó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over |
| 父 | fù | father |
| 父女 | fù nǚ | father and daughter |
| 父子 | fù zǐ | father and son |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father; also pr. [fu4 qin5] |
| 爹 | diē | dad |
| 爽 | shuǎng | bright; clear; crisp |
| 尔 | ěr | thus; so; like that |
| 床 | chuáng | variant of 床[chuang2] |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version; edition; release |
| 版权 | bǎn quán | copyright |
| 窗 | chuāng | old variant of 窗[chuang1] |
| 窗 | chuāng | variant of 窗[chuang1] |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals) |
| 物品 | wù pǐn | articles; goods; materials |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially; for a special purpose |
| 特快 | tè kuài | express (train, delivery etc) |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially; intentionally |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve |
| 牺牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault |
| 犯人 | fàn rén | convict; prisoner; criminal |
| 犯法 | fàn fǎ | to break the law |
| 犯罪 | fàn zuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 犯规 | fàn guī | to break the rules; an illegality; a foul |
| 狠 | hěn | fierce; very |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage; furious |
| 猛 | měng | ferocious; fierce; violent |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess |
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose |
| 猜测 | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise |
| 猜疑 | cāi yí | to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious |
| 猝 | cù | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 独 | dú | alone; independent; single |
| 独占 | dú zhàn | to monopolize; to control; to dominate |
| 独到 | dú dào | original |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | (in singing) solo; to solo |
| 独家 | dú jiā | exclusive |
| 独断 | dú duàn | to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinct; having special characteristics |
| 独立 | dú lì | independent; independence; to stand alone |
| 独立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs |
| 独自 | dú zì | alone |
| 独裁 | dú cái | dictatorship |
| 独霸 | dú bà | lit. sole hegemony; to monopolize; domination (of the market) |
| 妙 | miào | variant of 妙[miao4] |
| 王后 | wáng hòu | queen; ,位[wei4] |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince; son of a king |
| 玻璃 | bō li | glass; ,塊|块[kuai4]; (slang) male homosexual |
| 珠宝 | zhū bǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones |
| 班子 | bān zi | organized group; theatrical troupe |
| 球员 | qiú yuán | sports club member; footballer, golfer etc |
| 球拍 | qiú pāi | racket |
| 球星 | qiú xīng | sports star (ball sport) |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason; intellect; rationality |
| 理财 | lǐ cái | financial management; finance |
| 瓷 | cí | chinaware; porcelain; china |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware; porcelain |
| 尝 | cháng | old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2] |
| 生活费 | shēng huó fèi | cost of living; living expenses; alimony |
| 产 | chǎn | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce |
| 产值 | chǎn zhí | value of output; output value |
| 产品 | chǎn pǐn | goods; merchandise; product |
| 产地 | chǎn dì | the source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location |
| 产房 | chǎn fáng | delivery room (in hospital); labor ward |
| 产业 | chǎn yè | industry; estate; property |
| 产物 | chǎn wù | product; result (of) |
| 产生 | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about |
| 产量 | chǎn liàng | output |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use; products; goods |
| 用得着 | yòng de zháo | to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive |
| 用法 | yòng fǎ | usage |
| 用处 | yòng chu | usefulness |
| 田 | Tián | surname Tian |
| 田 | tián | field; farm |
| 田径 | tián jìng | track and field (athletics) |
| 耕 | gēng | variant of 耕[geng1] |
| 界 | jiè | boundary; scope; extent |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 畜 | chù | livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal |
| 畜 | xù | to raise (animals) |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals |
| 畜生 | chù sheng | domestic animal; brute; bastard |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation; to graduate; to finish school |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done |
| 番 | Pān | surname Pan |
| 番 | fān | foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance) |
| 番茄 | fān qié | tomato |
| 异常 | yì cháng | exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly |
| 当 | dāng | to be; to act as; manage |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate |
| 当之无愧 | dāng zhī wú kuì | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) |
| 当事人 | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) |
| 当代 | dāng dài | the present age; the contemporary era |
| 当作 | dàng zuò | to treat as; to regard as |
| 当儿 | dāng r | the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval) |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally |
| 当前 | dāng qián | current; today's; modern |
| 当务之急 | dāng wù zhī jí | top priority job; matter of vital importance |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene; on the spot |
| 当天 | dāng tiān | on that day |
| 当天 | dàng tiān | the same day |
| 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care; to look out |
| 当成 | dàng chéng | to consider as; to take to be |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time; while |
| 当时 | dàng shí | at once; right away |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly |
| 当选 | dāng xuǎn | to be elected |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence |
| 叠 | dié | variant of 疊|叠[die2] |
| 叠 | dié | to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl |
| 疤 | bā | scar; scab |
| 疤痕 | bā hén | scar |
| 疵 | cī | blemish; flaw; defect |
| 疼痛 | téng tòng | pain; ache; sore |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 病例 | bìng lì | (medical) case; occurrence of illness |
| 病情 | bìng qíng | state of an illness; patient's condition |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus |
| 病菌 | bìng jūn | harmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germs |
| 症状 | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 痴 | chī | imbecile; sentimental; stupid |
| 痴呆 | chī dāi | imbecility; dementia |
| 痴迷 | chī mí | infatuated; obsessed |
| 瘁 | cuì | care-worn; distressed; tired |
| 疯 | fēng | insane; mad; wild |
| 疯狂 | fēng kuáng | crazy; frantic; extreme popularity |
| 废 | fèi | variant of 廢|废[fei4]; disabled |
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer |
| 痴 | chī | variant of 痴[chi1] |
| 痴呆 | chī dāi | imbecility; dementia |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount |
| 登场 | dēng chǎng | to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product |
| 登山 | dēng shān | to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering |
| 登记 | dēng jì | to register (one's name) |
| 登载 | dēng zǎi | to publish (in newspapers or magazines); to record (bookkeeping entries) |
| 登陆 | dēng lù | to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc) |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue |
| 发布 | fā bù | to release; to issue; to announce |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start; to launch; to unleash |
| 发呆 | fā dāi | to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought |
| 发射 | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development; growth; to develop |
| 发布 | fā bù | to release; to issue; to announce |
| 发怒 | fā nù | to get angry |
| 发愁 | fā chóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious |
| 发抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble; to shake; to shiver |
| 发扬 | fā yáng | to develop; to make full use of |
| 发挥 | fā huī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities |
| 发放 | fā fàng | to provide; to give; to grant |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; an invention |
| 发泄 | fā xiè | to give vent to (one's feelings) |
| 发炎 | fā yán | to become inflamed; inflammation |
| 发烧 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find; to discover |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place |
| 发病 | fā bìng | onset; outbreak (of a disease) |
| 发票 | fā piào | invoice; receipt or bill for purchase |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop; to mature; growth |
| 发行 | fā xíng | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发觉 | fā jué | to become aware; to detect; to realize |
| 发言 | fā yán | to make a speech; statement; utterance |
| 发言人 | fā yán rén | spokesperson |
| 发誓 | fā shì | to vow; to pledge; to swear |
| 发财 | fā cái | to get rich |
| 发货 | fā huò | to dispatch; to send out goods |
| 发起 | fā qǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) |
| 发达 | fā dá | developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram |
| 发音 | fā yīn | to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound |
| 白领 | bái lǐng | white collar; business person |
| 百分点 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute) |
| 的 | dī | see 的士[di1 shi4] |
| 的 | dí | really and truly |
| 的 | dì | aim; clear |
| 的确 | dí què | really; indeed |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor |
| 皮球 | pí qiú | ball (made of rubber, leather etc) |
| 盛 | Shèng | surname Sheng |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle |
| 盛 | shèng | flourishing; vigorous; magnificent |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be prevalent |
| 盗 | dào | to steal; to rob; to plunder |
| 盗版 | dào bǎn | pirated; illegal; see also 正版[zheng4 ban3] |
| 盗窃 | dào qiè | to steal |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end |
| 监测 | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 监督 | jiān dū | to control; to supervise; to inspect |
| 荡 | dàng | variant of 蕩|荡[dang4] |
| 荡 | tàng | variant of 燙|烫[tang4]; variant of 趟[tang4] |
| 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person |
| 直升机 | zhí shēng jī | helicopter |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to |
| 盾 | dùn | shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) |
| 省钱 | shěng qián | to save money |
| 看作 | kàn zuò | to look upon as; to regard as |
| 看好 | kàn hǎo | optimistic (about the outcome); bullish; to think highly of |
| 看得见 | kàn dé jiàn | can see; visible |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of |
| 看管 | kān guǎn | to look after |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens |
| 督 | dū | to supervise and direct; army title (archaic) |
| 督促 | dū cù | to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on |
| 睹 | dǔ | to observe; to see |
| 瞪 | dèng | to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at |
| 蒙 | mēng | to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink |
| 蒙 | méng | blind; dim-sighted |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known; famous |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief; to lack |
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time; fleeting; brief |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message; SMS |
| 短暂 | duǎn zàn | of short duration; brief; momentary |
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short term; short-term |
| 短片 | duǎn piàn | short film; video clip |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage |
| 短处 | duǎn chù | shortcoming; defect; fault |
| 短裤 | duǎn kù | short pants; shorts |
| 短语 | duǎn yǔ | phrase; clause (grammar) |
| 研发 | yán fā | research and development; to develop |
| 砝 | fǎ | see 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3] |
| 炮 | pào | variant of 炮[pao4] |
| 碑 | bēi | a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele |
| 碘 | diǎn | iodine (chemistry) |
| 碟 | dié | dish; plate |
| 碟子 | dié zi | saucer; small dish |
| 碧绿 | bì lǜ | dark green |
| 磁 | cí | magnetic; magnetism; porcelain |
| 磁场 | cí chǎng | magnetic field |
| 磁带 | cí dài | magnetic tape; ,盒[he2] |
| 磁盘 | cí pán | (computer) disk |
| 磋 | cuō | deliberate; to polish |
| 磋商 | cuō shāng | to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate |
| 磨 | mó | to rub; to grind; to polish |
| 磨 | mò | grindstone; to grind; to turn round |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore; mine |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 祝愿 | zhù yuàn | to wish |
| 福 | Fú | surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 sheng3] |
| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness; luck |
| 福利 | fú lì | material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare |
| 福气 | fú qi | good fortune; a blessing |
| 禅 | chán | dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism) |
| 禅 | shàn | to abdicate |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall; auditorium; ,處|处[chu4] |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research |
| 秘书长 | mì shū zhǎng | secretary-general |
| 租金 | zū jīn | rent |
| 秤 | chēng | variant of 稱|称[cheng1], to weigh |
| 秤 | chèng | steelyard; Roman balance |
| 税 | shuì | taxes; duties |
| 程 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 程 | chéng | rule; order; regulations |
| 程序 | chéng xù | procedures; sequence; order |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree (level or extent); level |
| 禀报 | bǐng bào | to report (to one's superior) |
| 稠 | chóu | dense; crowded; thick |
| 稠密 | chóu mì | dense |
| 种种 | zhǒng zhǒng | all kinds of |
| 称 | chèn | to fit; balanced; suitable |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name |
| 称 | chèng | variant of 秤[cheng4]; steelyard |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | to call; to address as; appellation |
| 称心 | chèn xīn | satisfactory; agreeable |
| 称号 | chēng hào | name; term of address; title |
| 称赞 | chēng zàn | to praise; to acclaim; to commend |
| 称霸 | chēng bà | lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom |
| 稻 | dào | paddy; rice (Oryza sativa) |
| 稻谷 | dào gǔ | rice crops |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document; script; manuscript |
| 空军 | kōng jūn | air force |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress |
| 穿戴 | chuān dài | to dress; clothing |
| 穿梭 | chuān suō | to travel back and forth; to shuttle |
| 穿着 | chuān zhuó | attire; clothes; dress |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through; to cross; to overcome |
| 穿过 | chuān guò | to pass through |
| 窗 | chuāng | variant of 窗[chuang1] |
| 窗 | chuāng | shutter; window |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window; ,扇[shan4] |
| 窗帘 | chuāng lián | window curtains |
| 窗 | chuāng | variant of 窗[chuang1] |
| 站台 | zhàn tái | platform (at a railway station) |
| 章 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause |
| 端 | duān | end; extremity; item |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 端正 | duān zhèng | upright; regular; proper |
| 端庄 | duān zhuāng | dignified; composed |
| 端点 | duān diǎn | starting point or ending point (in stories etc); end point (math) |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression |
| 笑声 | xiào shēng | laughter |
| 笑脸 | xiào liǎn | smiling face; smiley :) ☺ |
| 笛 | dí | flute |
| 笛子 | dí zi | bamboo flute |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one; primary |
| 笔名 | bǐ míng | pen name; pseudonym |
| 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink; words; writing |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches |
| 笔试 | bǐ shì | written examination; paper test (for an applicant) |
| 笔调 | bǐ diào | (of writing) tone; style |
| 笔迹 | bǐ jì | handwriting |
| 笔锋 | bǐ fēng | the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke |
| 笔录 | bǐ lù | to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript |
| 等 | děng | class; rank; grade |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait; to wait for |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) |
| 等同 | děng tóng | to equate; equal to |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 等于 | děng yú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 等等 | děng děng | et cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute! |
| 等级 | děng jí | grade; rank; status |
| 答 | dā | to answer; to agree |
| 答 | dá | reply; answer; return |
| 答复 | dá fù | variant of 答覆|答复[da2 fu4] |
| 答应 | dā ying | to promise; to agree; to reply |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer; solution |
| 答复 | dá fù | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) |
| 答辩 | dá biàn | to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation |
| 策 | Cè | surname Ce |
| 策 | cè | policy; plan; scheme |
| 策划 | cè huà | to plot; to scheme; to bring about |
| 策略 | cè lüè | tactics; to be tactful |
| 策 | cè | variant of 策[ce4] |
| 策 | cè | variant of 策[ce4] |
| 个 | gè | variant of 個|个[ge4] |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be; let it pass; forget about it |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be; at last |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow |
| 节假日 | jié jià rì | public holiday |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse |
| 节能 | jié néng | to save energy; energy-saving |
| 范 | fàn | pattern; model; example |
| 范围 | fàn wéi | range; scope; limit |
| 范畴 | fàn chóu | category |
| 篡 | cuàn | to seize; to usurp |
| 篡改 | cuàn gǎi | to tamper with; to falsify |
| 簇 | cù | crowded; framework for silkworms; gather foliage |
| 篡 | cuàn | old variant of 篡[cuan4] |
| 简介 | jiǎn jiè | summary; brief introduction |
| 簿 | bù | a book; a register; account-book |
| 簿子 | bù zi | notebook; book |
| 筹 | chóu | chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket |
| 筹备 | chóu bèi | preparations; to get ready for sth |
| 筹码 | chóu mǎ | bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token |
| 筹集 | chóu jí | to collect money; to raise funds |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch |
| 粉末 | fěn mò | fine powder; dust |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush; to smash; to shatter |
| 粉笔 | fěn bǐ | chalk; ,段[duan4] |
| 粉红 | fěn hóng | pink |
| 粗 | cū | coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects) |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless; thoughtless |
| 粗暴 | cū bào | rough; cruel |
| 粗浅 | cū qiǎn | shallow; superficial |
| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude; gruff; rough |
| 粗鲁 | cū lǔ | coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish |
| 粥 | yù | see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4] |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge |
| 粹 | cuì | pure; unmixed; essence |
| 精 | jīng | essence; extract; vitality |
| 精品 | jīng pǐn | quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art) |
| 精美 | jīng měi | delicate; fine; refinement |
| 糕 | gāo | cake |
| 粪 | fèn | manure; dung |
| 纠正 | jiū zhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 纠纷 | jiū fēn | dispute |
| 约定 | yuē dìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed |
| 纯朴 | chún pǔ | variant of 淳樸|淳朴[chun2 pu3] |
| 纯正 | chún zhèng | pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest |
| 纯净 | chún jìng | pure; clean; unmixed |
| 纯洁 | chún jié | pure; clean and honest; to purify |
| 纯熟 | chún shú | skillful; proficient |
| 纯真 | chún zhēn | sincere |
| 纯粹 | chún cuì | pure; unadulterated; purely |
| 纷 | fēn | numerous; confused; disorderly |
| 纷纷 | fēn fēn | one after another; in succession; one by one |
| 素质 | sù zhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric |
| 纺织 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving |
| 扎 | zā | variant of 紮|扎[za1] |
| 扎 | zhā | variant of 紮|扎[zha1] |
| 扎 | zā | to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle |
| 扎实 | zhá shi | see 扎實|扎实[zha1 shi5] |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium; germ |
| 绝 | jué | to cut short; extinct; to disappear |
| 绝大多数 | jué dà duō shù | absolute majority; overwhelming majority |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of |
| 给 | jǐ | to supply; to provide |
| 给予 | jǐ yǔ | to accord; to give; to show (respect) |
| 绝 | jué | variant of 絕|绝[jue2] |
| 绑架 | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack |
| 绿化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants; to reforest |
| 维生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 纲 | gāng | head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link |
| 纲要 | gāng yào | outline; essential points |
| 纲领 | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle |
| 网吧 | wǎng bā | Internet café |
| 网页 | wǎng yè | web page |
| 绷 | bēng | variant of 繃|绷[beng1]; variant of 繃|绷[beng3] |
| 绰 | chāo | to grab; to snatch up; variant of 焯[chao1] |
| 绰 | chuò | generous; ample; wide |
| 绰号 | chuò hào | nickname |
| 繁 | fán | old variant of 繁[fan2] |
| 线路 | xiàn lù | line; circuit; wire |
| 缘故 | yuán gù | reason; cause |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department); staffing structure (excluding temporary and casual staff) |
| 编剧 | biān jù | to write a play; scenario; dramatist |
| 编写 | biān xiě | to compile |
| 编导 | biān dǎo | to write and direct (a play, film etc); playwright-director; choreographer-director |
| 编排 | biān pái | to arrange; to lay out |
| 编码 | biān mǎ | to code; to encode; code |
| 编织 | biān zhī | to weave; to knit; to plait |
| 编号 | biān hào | to number; numbering; serial number |
| 编制 | biān zhì | to weave; to plait; to compile |
| 编辑 | biān jí | to edit; to compile; editor |
| 缝 | féng | to sew; to stitch |
| 缝 | fèng | seam; crack; narrow slit |
| 缝隙 | fèng xì | small crack; chink |
| 总监 | zǒng jiān | head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner |
| 总经理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager; CEO |
| 总部 | zǒng bù | general headquarters |
| 总量 | zǒng liàng | total; overall amount |
| 繁 | fán | complicated; many; in great numbers |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy; bustling |
| 繁荣 | fán róng | prosperous; booming (economy) |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate |
| 繁琐 | fán suǒ | many and complicated; mired in minor details |
| 繁华 | fán huá | flourishing; bustling |
| 繁重 | fán zhòng | heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty |
| 繁体 | fán tǐ | traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3] |
| 绷 | bēng | to stretch; taut; to tie |
| 绷 | běng | to have a taut face |
| 织 | zhī | to weave; to knit |
| 绘画 | huì huà | drawing; painting |
| 缠 | chán | to wind around; to wrap round; to coil |
| 缠绕 | chán rào | twisting; to twine; to wind |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago; just now; (indicating sth happening later than expected) |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect; flaw; physical defect |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault |
| 罪恶 | zuì è | crime; evil; sin |
| 罚 | fá | to punish; to penalize |
| 罚款 | fá kuǎn | to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) |
| 罢了 | bà le | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 罢了 | bà liǎo | a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok) |
| 罢休 | bà xiū | to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go |
| 罢工 | bà gōng | a strike; to go on strike |
| 罚 | fá | variant of 罰|罚[fa2] |
| 美容 | měi róng | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify |
| 翅 | chì | variant of 翅[chi4] |
| 翅 | chì | wing |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing; ,對|对[dui4] |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn |
| 翻倍 | fān bèi | to double |
| 翻新 | fān xīn | to revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire) |
| 翻版 | fān bǎn | to reprint; reproduction; pirate copy |
| 翻译 | fān yì | to translate; to interpret; translator |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself |
| 老乡 | lǎo xiāng | fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown |
| 考场 | kǎo chǎng | exam room |
| 考题 | kǎo tí | exam question |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as; and so |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition |
| 而今 | ér jīn | now; at the present (time) |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all; nothing more |
| 而后 | ér hòu | after that; then |
| 端 | duān | old variant of 端[duan1]; start; origin |
| 耕 | gēng | to plow; to till |
| 耕地 | gēng dì | arable land; to plow land |
| 耕种 | gēng zhòng | to till; to cultivate |
| 耳 | ěr | ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (classical Chinese) |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; ,個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) |
| 耳熟能详 | ěr shú néng xiáng | what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 耳环 | ěr huán | earring; ,對|对[dui4] |
| 耳目 | ěr mù | eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information |
| 耽 | dān | to indulge in; to delay |
| 耽搁 | dān ge | to tarry; to delay; to stop over |
| 耽误 | dān wu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily |
| 聊天儿 | liáo tiān r | erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1] |
| 圣诞节 | Shèng dàn jié | Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas |
| 聘请 | pìn qǐng | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) |
| 联手 | lián shǒu | lit. to join hands; to act together |
| 联盟 | lián méng | alliance; union; coalition |
| 联赛 | lián sài | (sports) league; league tournament |
| 聪 | cōng | quick at hearing; wise; clever |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright |
| 职责 | zhí zé | duty; responsibility; obligation |
| 听取 | tīng qǔ | to hear (news); to listen to |
| 肯 | kěn | old variant of 肯[ken3] |
| 肚 | dǔ | tripe |
| 肚 | dù | belly |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly; abdomen; stomach |
| 肝 | gān | liver; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 股 | gǔ | thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum |
| 股东 | gǔ dōng | shareholder; stockholder |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap; ,條|条[tiao2] |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth) |
| 肺 | fèi | lung |
| 背 | bēi | to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from |
| 背包 | bēi bāo | knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 背后 | bèi hòu | behind; at the back; in the rear |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context |
| 背诵 | bèi sòng | to recite; to repeat from memory |
| 能否 | néng fǒu | whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? |
| 脆 | cuì | old variant of 脆[cui4] |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile; crisp |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 唇 | chún | variant of 唇[chun2] |
| 腐 | fǔ | decay; rotten |
| 腐败 | fǔ bài | corruption; to corrupt; to rot |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten; decayed; decadent |
| 腐烂 | fǔ làn | to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt |
| 腐蚀 | fǔ shí | corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen |
| 脚印 | jiǎo yìn | footprint |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines |
| 肠胃 | cháng wèi | stomach and intestine; digestive system |
| 腹 | fù | abdomen; stomach; belly |
| 膏 | gāo | ointment; paste |
| 膏 | gào | to moisten; to grease; to apply (cream, ointment) |
| 肠 | cháng | old variant of 腸|肠[chang2] |
| 肤 | fū | skin |
| 肤浅 | fū qiǎn | skin-deep; superficial; shallow |
| 膜 | mó | membrane; film |
| 胆 | dǎn | gall bladder; courage; guts |
| 胆小 | dǎn xiǎo | cowardice; timid |
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè | timid; cowardly |
| 胆量 | dǎn liàng | courage; boldness; guts |
| 臂 | bì | arm |
| 卧铺 | wò pù | a bed (on a train); a couchette |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water |
| 自在 | zì zai | free; unrestrained; comfortable |
| 自学 | zì xué | self-study; to study on one's own |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | self-; ego (psychology) |
| 自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly; to smell (bad) |
| 臭 | xiù | sense of smell; smell bad |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for; as to; to go so far as to |
| 与 | yú | variant of 歟|欤[yu2] |
| 与 | yǔ | and; to give; together with |
| 与 | yù | to take part in |
| 兴旺 | xīng wàng | prosperous; thriving; to prosper |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information |
| 铺 | pù | variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]; store |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art); dancing |
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船[chuan2] |
| 般配 | bān pèi | to be well matched; to suit |
| 舵 | duò | helm; rudder |
| 船 | chuán | boat; vessel; ship |
| 船员 | chuán yuán | sailor; crew member |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping; boats |
| 船舱 | chuán cāng | hold of ship |
| 船长 | chuán zhǎng | captain (of a boat); skipper |
| 船只 | chuán zhī | ship; boat; vessel |
| 舱 | cāng | cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草[cao3] |
| 芬 | fēn | perfume; fragrance |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume; fragrant |
| 花瓶 | huā píng | flower vase; fig. just a pretty face |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut; groundnut |
| 花费 | huā fèi | expense; cost; to spend (time or money) |
| 芳 | fāng | fragrant |
| 若 | ruò | to seem; like; as |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero |
| 范 | Fàn | surname Fan |
| 茄子 | qié zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal |
| 草 | cǎo | grass; straw; manuscript |
| 草 | cào | variant of 肏[cao4] |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland; prairie |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; meadow; sod |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) |
| 草率 | cǎo shuài | careless; negligent; sloppy |
| 草草 | cǎo cǎo | carelessly; hastily |
| 豆 | dòu | variant of 豆[dou4] |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu; ,張|张[zhang1] |
| 菜肴 | cài yáo | vegetable and meat dishes; dish |
| 菠菜 | bō cài | spinach |
| 菠萝 | bō luó | pineapple |
| 萃 | cuì | collect; collection; dense |
| 参 | shēn | variant of 參|参[shen1] |
| 董 | Dǒng | surname Dong |
| 董 | dǒng | to supervise; to direct; director |
| 董事 | dǒng shì | board member |
| 董事长 | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board; chairman |
| 蒙 | Méng | surname Meng |
| 蒙 | Měng | Mongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2] |
| 蒙 | mēng | (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned |
| 蒙 | méng | to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune) |
| 苍 | Cāng | surname Cang |
| 苍 | cāng | dark blue; deep green; ash-gray |
| 苍白 | cāng bái | pale; wan |
| 苍老 | cāng lǎo | old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous |
| 苍茫 | cāng máng | boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon) |
| 盖 | Gě | surname Ge |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover |
| 参 | shēn | variant of 參|参[shen1] |
| 葱 | cōng | scallion; green onion |
| 蔽 | bì | to cover; to shield; to screen |
| 荡 | dàng | to wash; to squander; to sweep away |
| 薄 | Bó | surname Bo |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent |
| 薄 | bó | meager; slight; weak |
| 薄 | bò | see 薄荷[bo4 he5] |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary; wage |
| 薯条 | shǔ tiáo | french fries; french fried potatoes; chips |
| 薯片 | shǔ piàn | fried potato chips |
| 蓝天 | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 蓝领 | lán lǐng | blue collar; common laborer |
| 藏 | Zàng | Tibet; Xizang 西藏 |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor |
| 藏 | zàng | storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture |
| 艺人 | yì rén | performing artist; actor |
| 药品 | yào pǐn | medicaments; medicine; drug |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell |
| 处 | chù | place; location; spot |
| 处世 | chǔ shì | to conduct oneself in society |
| 处分 | chǔ fèn | to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action |
| 处境 | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) |
| 处于 | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 处决 | chǔ jué | to execute (a condemned criminal) |
| 处理 | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to treat; to deal with |
| 处置 | chǔ zhì | to handle; to take care of; to punish |
| 处罚 | chǔ fá | to penalize; to punish |
| 处处 | chù chù | everywhere; in all respects |
| 处长 | chù zhǎng | department head; section chief |
| 蛋 | Dàn | variant of 蜑[Dan4] |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg; ,打[da2]; oval-shaped thing |
| 蛋白 | dàn bái | egg white; protein; albumen |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 蛾 | é | moth |
| 蜂 | fēng | bee; wasp |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì | honey |
| 融入 | róng rù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate |
| 融合 | róng hé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion |
| 虫 | chóng | lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; ,隻|只[zhi1]; person with a particular undesirable characteristic |
| 虫子 | chóng zi | insect; bug; worm |
| 蠢 | chǔn | stupid; sluggish; clumsy |
| 蜂 | fēng | old variant of 蜂[feng1] |
| 蚕 | cán | silkworm |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein; artery |
| 行程 | xíng chéng | journey; course of a journey; distance traveled |
| 同 | tòng | see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4] |
| 街头 | jiē tóu | street |
| 冲 | chōng | thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush |
| 冲 | chòng | powerful; vigorous; pungent |
| 冲动 | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse |
| 冲击 | chōng jī | to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces |
| 冲锋 | chōng fēng | to charge; to assault; assault |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider |
| 表 | biǎo | exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion) |
| 表册 | biǎo cè | statistical form; book of tables or forms |
| 表层 | biǎo céng | surface layer |
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng | to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches) |
| 表情 | biǎo qíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression |
| 表态 | biǎo tài | to declare one's position; to say where one stands |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly |
| 表决 | biǎo jué | to decide by vote; to vote |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show; performance |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off; to display |
| 表白 | biǎo bái | to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express; to show; to say |
| 表象 | biǎo xiàng | idea |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 表露 | biǎo lù | to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc) |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface; face; outside |
| 袖珍 | xiù zhēn | pocket-sized; pocket (book etc) |
| 被动 | bèi dòng | passive |
| 被告 | bèi gào | defendant |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt |
| 裁 | cái | to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment; to referee; umpire |
| 裁员 | cái yuán | to cut staff; to lay off employees |
| 裁定 | cái dìng | ruling |
| 裁决 | cái jué | ruling; adjudication |
| 裁减 | cái jiǎn | to reduce; to lessen; to cut down |
| 裁缝 | cái féng | tailor; dressmaker |
| 裂 | liè | to split; to crack; to break open |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend |
| 补偿 | bǔ cháng | to compensate; to make up |
| 补充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement |
| 补助 | bǔ zhù | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance |
| 补救 | bǔ jiù | to remedy |
| 补习 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor |
| 补考 | bǔ kǎo | to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam |
| 补课 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class |
| 补贴 | bǔ tiē | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance |
| 装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit |
| 复 | fù | to repeat; to double; to overlap |
| 复印 | fù yìn | to photocopy; to duplicate a document |
| 复合 | fù hé | complex; compound; composite |
| 复习 | fù xí | variant of 復習|复习[fu4 xi2] |
| 复制 | fù zhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy |
| 复杂 | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 杂 | zá | variant of 雜|杂[za2] |
| 衬 | chèn | (of garments) against the skin; to line; lining |
| 衬托 | chèn tuō | to set off |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt; blouse |
| 西班牙语 | Xī bān yá yǔ | Spanish language |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise; or else; or |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 要么 | yào me | or; either one or the other |
| 复 | fù | variant of 復|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter |
| 覆 | fù | to cover; to overflow; to overturn |
| 覆灭 | fù miè | destruction |
| 覆盖 | fù gài | to cover |
| 睹 | dǔ | old variant of 睹[du3] |
| 亲属 | qīn shǔ | kin; kindred; relatives |
| 亲眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes; personally |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap; a sleep |
| 觉 | jué | to feel; to find that; thinking |
| 觉悟 | jué wù | to come to understand; to realize; consciousness |
| 观光 | guān guāng | to tour; sightseeing; tourism |
| 粗 | cū | variant of 粗[cu1] |
| 解 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split |
| 解 | jiè | to transport under guard |
| 解 | xiè | acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old) |
| 解说 | jiě shuō | to explain; to comment |
| 触 | chù | to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions |
| 触摸 | chù mō | to touch |
| 触犯 | chù fàn | to offend |
| 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight |
| 触觉 | chù jué | touch; sense of touch |
| 订 | dìng | to agree; to conclude; to draw up |
| 订单 | dìng dān | (purchase) order |
| 订婚 | dìng hūn | to get engaged |
| 订正 | dìng zhèng | to make a correction |
| 订货 | dìng huò | to order goods; to place an order |
| 订购 | dìng gòu | to place an order; to subscribe |
| 订金 | dìng jīn | an initial payment; earnest money; deposit |
| 订阅 | dìng yuè | subscription; to subscribe to |
| 托 | tuō | to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with |
| 讹 | é | error; false; to extort |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to call on; to seek |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn | to visit; to call on; to interview |
| 设计师 | shè jì shī | designer; architect |
| 评 | píng | to discuss; to comment; to criticize |
| 评选 | píng xuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus |
| 词 | cí | word; statement; speech |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (of Chinese compound words); also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; ,本[ben3] |
| 词汇 | cí huì | variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4] |
| 词汇 | cí huì | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression |
| 试点 | shì diǎn | test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme |
| 诧异 | chà yì | flabbergasted; astonished |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably |
| 酬 | chóu | old variant of 酬[chou2] |
| 认同 | rèn tóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge |
| 诞 | dàn | birth; birthday; brag |
| 诞生 | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 诞辰 | dàn chén | birthday |
| 诚 | chéng | honest; sincere; true |
| 诚实 | chéng shí | honest; honesty; honorable |
| 诚意 | chéng yì | sincerity; good faith |
| 诚恳 | chéng kěn | sincere; honest; cordial |
| 诚挚 | chéng zhì | sincere; cordial |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss |
| 说实话 | shuō shí huà | to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly |
| 说明书 | shuō míng shū | (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film) |
| 诽 | fěi | slander |
| 诽谤 | fěi bàng | to slander; to libel |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate |
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend |
| 调剂 | tiáo jì | to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel |
| 调和 | tiáo hé | harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile |
| 调子 | diào zi | tune; melody; tuning |
| 调度 | diào dù | to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage |
| 调换 | diào huàn | to exchange; to change places; to swap |
| 调整 | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; adjustment; revision |
| 调料 | tiáo liào | condiment; seasoning; flavoring |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation; inquiry; to investigate |
| 调皮 | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous; unruly |
| 调研 | diào yán | to investigate and research; research; investigation |
| 调节 | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize |
| 调解 | tiáo jiě | to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement |
| 调遣 | diào qiǎn | to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch |
| 调配 | diào pèi | to allocate; to deploy |
| 调配 | tiáo pèi | to blend (colors, herbs); to mix |
| 谍 | dié | to spy |
| 讽 | fěng | to satirize; to mock; to recite |
| 讽刺 | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock; irony |
| 诸位 | zhū wèi | (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs |
| 歌 | gē | variant of 歌[ge1] |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks |
| 讲课 | jiǎng kè | teach; lecture |
| 讹 | é | variant of 訛|讹[e2] |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4] |
| 识 | zhì | to record; to write a footnote |
| 识字 | shí zì | to learn to read |
| 毁 | huǐ | variant of 毀|毁[hui3]; to defame; to slander |
| 议题 | yì tí | topic of discussion; topic; subject |
| 护 | hù | to protect |
| 读 | dòu | comma; phrase marked by pause |
| 读 | dú | to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study; to attend school |
| 读物 | dú wù | reading material |
| 读者 | dú zhě | reader |
| 变形 | biàn xíng | deformation; to become deformed; to change shape |
| 变换 | biàn huàn | to transform; to convert; to vary |
| 变更 | biàn gēng | to change; to alter; to modify |
| 让座 | ràng zuò | to give up one's seat for sb |
| 豆 | dòu | bean; pea; ,粒[li4] |
| 豆子 | dòu zi | bean; pea |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu; bean curd |
| 丰 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 丰 | fēng | abundant; plentiful; fertile |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | to enrich; rich; plentiful |
| 丰收 | fēng shōu | bumper harvest |
| 丰满 | Fēng mǎn | Fengman district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province |
| 丰满 | fēng mǎn | ample; well developed; fully rounded |
| 丰产 | fēng chǎn | high yield; bumper crop |
| 丰盛 | fēng shèng | rich; sumptuous |
| 丰硕 | fēng shuò | plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc) |
| 负 | fù | to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on |
| 负债 | fù zhài | to be in debt; to incur debts; liability (finance) |
| 负伤 | fù shāng | to be wounded; to sustain an injury |
| 负担 | fù dān | burden; to bear a burden |
| 负荷 | fù hè | load; burden; charge |
| 负责 | fù zé | to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame |
| 财力 | cái lì | financial resources; financial ability |
| 财务 | cái wù | financial affairs |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth; riches |
| 财政 | cái zhèng | finances (public); financial |
| 财源 | cái yuán | financial resources; source of revenue |
| 财物 | cái wù | property; belongings |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property; assets; estate |
| 财贸 | cái mào | finance and trade |
| 贡献 | gòng xiàn | to contribute; to dedicate; to devote |
| 贫困 | pín kùn | impoverished; poverty |
| 贩 | fàn | to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in |
| 贩卖 | fàn mài | to sell; to peddle; to traffic |
| 贬 | biǎn | to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate |
| 贬低 | biǎn dī | to belittle; to disparage; to play down |
| 贬义 | biǎn yì | derogatory sense; negative connotation |
| 贷 | dài | to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan |
| 贷款 | dài kuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) |
| 费 | Fèi | surname Fei |
| 费 | fèi | to cost; to spend; fee |
| 费事 | fèi shì | troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth |
| 费劲 | fèi jìn | to require effort; strenuous |
| 费心 | fèi xīn | to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) |
| 费时 | fèi shí | to take time; time-consuming |
| 费用 | fèi yòng | cost; expenditure; expense |
| 费解 | fèi jiě | to be puzzled; hard to understand; unintelligible |
| 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse; lodge; hotel |
| 赐 | cì | to confer; to bestow; to grant |
| 账 | zhàng | account; bill; debt |
| 账户 | zhàng hù | bank account; online account |
| 赌 | dǔ | to bet; to gamble |
| 赌博 | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 赖 | Lài | surname Lai |
| 赖 | lài | to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn; to make a profit |
| 赚 | zuàn | to cheat; to swindle |
| 赚钱 | zhuàn qián | to earn money; moneymaking |
| 购 | gòu | to buy; to purchase |
| 购物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 购买 | gòu mǎi | to purchase; to buy |
| 赛 | sài | to compete; competition; match |
| 赛场 | sài chǎng | racetrack; field (for athletics competition) |
| 赤 | chì | red; scarlet; bare |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit; red letter |
| 赤裸裸 | chì luǒ luǒ | bare; naked; (fig.) plain |
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator (of the earth or astronomical body) |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle; to have an illicit affair |
| 赴 | fù | to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) |
| 起诉 | qǐ sù | to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass |
| 超出 | chāo chū | to exceed; to overstep; to go too far |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket; abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场 |
| 超标 | chāo biāo | to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive |
| 超级 | chāo jí | super-; ultra-; hyper- |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend |
| 超速 | chāo sù | to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip |
| 赶 | gǎn | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry |
| 赶上 | gǎn shàng | to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake |
| 赶不上 | gǎn bù shàng | can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake |
| 赶忙 | gǎn máng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste |
| 赶快 | gǎn kuài | at once; immediately |
| 赶紧 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 趟 | tāng | to wade; to trample; to turn the soil |
| 趟 | tàng | classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip |
| 足 | jù | excessive |
| 足 | zú | foot; to be sufficient; ample |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that |
| 跌 | diē | to drop; to fall; to tumble |
| 跌倒 | diē dǎo | to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) |
| 跌价 | diē jià | to fall in price |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence |
| 跟前 | gēn qian | (of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one |
| 跟踪 | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow |
| 跟随 | gēn suí | to follow |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across; to stride over; to straddle |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel |
| 路过 | lù guò | to pass by or through |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water |
| 踩 | cǎi | variant of 踩[cai3] |
| 踏 | tā | see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] |
| 踏 | tà | to tread; to stamp; to step on |
| 踏实 | tā shi | firmly-based; steady; steadfast |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer) |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp |
| 蹈 | dǎo | to tread on; to trample; to stamp |
| 蹭 | cèng | to rub against; to walk slowly; to freeload (colloquial) |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) |
| 踌躇 | chóu chú | to hesitate |
| 蹿 | cuān | to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out |
| 耽 | dān | variant of 耽[dan1] |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide; to evade; to dodge |
| 躲闪 | duǒ shǎn | to evade; to dodge (out of the way) |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine |
| 车 | jū | war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess) |
| 车展 | chē zhǎn | motor show |
| 车库 | chē kù | garage |
| 车厢 | chē xiāng | carriage |
| 车牌 | chē pái | license plate |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 车辆 | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 车间 | chē jiān | workshop |
| 轨道 | guǐ dào | orbit; railway or tram line; fig. conventional way of thinking |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; military matters; military |
| 军舰 | jūn jiàn | warship; military naval vessel |
| 军队 | jūn duì | army; troops; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 辅 | fǔ | to assist; to complement; auxiliary |
| 辅助 | fǔ zhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to coach; to tutor; to give advice (in study) |
| 辍 | chuò | to stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend |
| 辍学 | chuò xué | to drop out of school; to leave off studying; to interrupt one's studies |
| 辜 | Gū | surname Gu |
| 辜 | gū | crime; sin |
| 辜负 | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down |
| 辟 | bì | king; monarch; to enlist |
| 辟 | pì | law; variant of 闢|辟[pi4] |
| 罪 | zuì | variant of 罪[zui4], crime |
| 辞 | cí | old variant of 辭|辞[ci2] |
| 办事处 | bàn shì chù | office; agency |
| 办公 | bàn gōng | to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) |
| 办学 | bàn xué | to run a school |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; method; way (of doing sth) |
| 办理 | bàn lǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct |
| 辨 | biàn | to distinguish; to recognize |
| 辨别 | biàn bié | to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate |
| 辨认 | biàn rèn | to recognize; to identify |
| 辞 | cí | to resign; to dismiss; to decline |
| 辞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (of Chinese compound words); also written 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3]; ,部[bu4] |
| 辞别 | cí bié | to take leave |
| 辞职 | cí zhí | to resign |
| 辫 | biàn | a braid or queue; to plait |
| 辫子 | biàn zi | plait; braid; pigtail |
| 辩 | biàn | to dispute; to debate; to argue |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě | to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc) |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | debate; argument; to argue over |
| 辩证 | biàn zhèng | to investigate; dialectical |
| 辩护 | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend |
| 近日 | jìn rì | in the past few days; recently; in the last few days |
| 近视 | jìn shì | shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia |
| 返 | fǎn | to return (to) |
| 返回 | fǎn huí | to return to; to come (or go) back |
| 追究 | zhuī jiū | to investigate; to look into |
| 退票 | tuì piào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket; ticket refund |
| 送礼 | sòng lǐ | to give a present |
| 送行 | sòng xíng | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party |
| 透露 | tòu lù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal |
| 途径 | tú jìng | way; channel |
| 逗 | dòu | to stay; to stop; to tease (play with) |
| 逗留 | dòu liú | to stay at; to stop over |
| 逗趣 | dòu qù | to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease |
| 通报 | tōng bào | to inform; to notify; to announce |
| 通红 | tōng hóng | very red; red through and through; to blush (deep red) |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through; a passage through; in general use |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; news story; dispatch |
| 通话 | tōng huà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call |
| 通道 | Tōng dào | Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan |
| 通道 | tōng dào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along |
| 逮 | dǎi | (coll.) to catch; to seize |
| 逮 | dài | (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake |
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest |
| 进攻 | jìn gōng | to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive |
| 逼 | bī | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for |
| 逼真 | bī zhēn | lifelike; true to life; distinctly |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force; to compel; to coerce |
| 遁 | dùn | to evade; to flee; to escape |
| 游人 | yóu rén | a tourist |
| 游戏机 | yóu xì jī | video game; game machine |
| 游玩 | yóu wán | to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing |
| 游行 | yóu xíng | march; parade; demonstration |
| 运作 | yùn zuò | to operate; operations; workings |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time |
| 遍地 | biàn dì | everywhere; all over |
| 遍布 | biàn bù | to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout |
| 过后 | guò hòu | after the event |
| 过时 | guò shí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon |
| 过渡 | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim |
| 遏制 | è zhì | to check; to contain; to hold back |
| 道 | dào | road; path; ,股[gu3] |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality; ethics |
| 道教 | Dào jiào | Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize |
| 道理 | dào li | reason; argument; sense |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path; way |
| 达 | Dá | surname Da |
| 达 | dá | to attain; to reach; to amount to |
| 达到 | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 达成 | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease |
| 递交 | dì jiāo | to present; to give; to hand over |
| 递增 | dì zēng | to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental |
| 递减 | dì jiǎn | progressively decreasing; gradually falling; in descending order |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | far away; a distant location |
| 远远 | yuǎn yuǎn | distant |
| 远离 | yuǎn lí | to be far from; to keep away from |
| 适当 | shì dàng | suitable; appropriate |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience |
| 遁 | dùn | variant of 遁[dun4] |
| 迟 | Chí | surname Chi |
| 迟 | chí | late; delayed; slow |
| 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 迟延 | chí yán | to delay |
| 迟早 | chí zǎo | sooner or later |
| 迟疑 | chí yí | to hesitate |
| 迟缓 | chí huǎn | slow; sluggish |
| 迟钝 | chí dùn | slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought) |
| 选拔 | xuǎn bá | to select the best |
| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 遗憾 | yí hàn | regret; to regret; to be sorry that |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid |
| 避开 | bì kāi | to avoid; to evade; to keep away from |
| 边境 | biān jìng | frontier; border |
| 边界 | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 边疆 | biān jiāng | border area; borderland; frontier |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge |
| 村 | cūn | variant of 村[cun1] |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department; section |
| 部件 | bù jiàn | part; component |
| 部位 | bù wèi | position; place |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; share; section |
| 部署 | bù shǔ | to dispose; to deploy; deployment |
| 部落 | bù luò | tribe |
| 部长 | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head |
| 部门 | bù mén | department; branch; section |
| 部队 | bù duì | army; armed forces; troops |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 都 | dū | capital city; metropolis |
| 都市 | dū shì | city; metropolis |
| 鄂 | È | abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] in central China; surname E |
| 鄙视 | bǐ shì | to despise; to disdain; to look down upon |
| 配置 | pèi zhì | to deploy; to allocate; configuration |
| 酒水 | jiǔ shuǐ | beverage; a drink |
| 酬 | chóu | variant of 酬[chou2] |
| 酬 | chóu | to entertain; to repay; to return |
| 酬劳 | chóu láo | reward |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 丑 | chǒu | shameful; ugly; disgraceful |
| 丑恶 | chǒu è | ugly; repulsive |
| 丑闻 | chǒu wén | scandal |
| 丑陋 | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 医药 | yī yào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste |
| 酱油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 酬 | chóu | variant of 酬[chou2] |
| 采 | cǎi | color; complexion; looks |
| 采 | cài | allotment to a feudal noble |
| 重 | chóng | to repeat; repetition; again |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; serious; to attach importance to |
| 重建 | chóng jiàn | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 重叠 | chóng dié | to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope |
| 重组 | chóng zǔ | to reorganize; to recombine; recombination |
| 重复 | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
| 重复 | chóng fù | variant of 重複|重复[chong2 fu4] |
| 野 | yě | field; plain; open space |
| 野生 | yě shēng | wild; undomesticated |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking; finance; financial |
| 金钱 | jīn qián | money; currency |
| 金额 | jīn é | sum of money; monetary value |
| 钉 | dīng | nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth) |
| 钉 | dìng | to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin |
| 钉子 | dīng zi | nail; snag; saboteur |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 钓鱼 | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe |
| 扣 | kòu | button |
| 钝 | dùn | blunt; stupid |
| 钩 | gōu | variant of 鉤|钩[gou1] |
| 钞票 | chāo piào | paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); ,紮|扎[za1] |
| 钙 | gài | calcium (chemistry) |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil; ,枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3] |
| 钩 | gōu | to hook; to sew; to crochet |
| 钩子 | gōu zi | hook |
| 铜牌 | tóng pái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc |
| 锋 | fēng | point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard |
| 锋利 | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point |
| 锄 | chú | a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed |
| 锄头 | chú tou | hoe |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up |
| 铺 | pù | plank bed; place to sleep; shop |
| 钢 | gāng | steel |
| 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | fountain pen |
| 钢铁 | gāng tiě | steel |
| 录像 | lù xiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording |
| 录音机 | lù yīn jī | (tape) recording machine; tape recorder |
| 锤 | chuí | hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad |
| 错综复杂 | cuò zōng fù zá | tangled and complicated (idiom) |
| 错觉 | cuò jué | misconception; illusion; misperception |
| 错误 | cuò wù | error; mistake; mistaken |
| 错过 | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 表 | biǎo | wrist or pocket watch |
| 镀 | dù | -plated; to plate |
| 镀金 | dù jīn | to gold-plate; to gild; (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special |
| 锻 | duàn | to forge; to discipline; wrought |
| 锻造 | duàn zào | to forge (metal); forging |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise |
| 锤 | chuí | variant of 錘|锤[chui2] |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue |
| 钟头 | zhōng tóu | hour |
| 鉴定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise; to identify; to evaluate |
| 钻 | zuàn | variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4] |
| 矿 | kuàng | variant of 礦|矿[kuang4] |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into |
| 钻 | zuàn | an auger; diamond |
| 长 | cháng | length; long; forever |
| 长 | zhǎng | chief; head; elder |
| 长久 | cháng jiǔ | (for a) long time |
| 长假 | cháng jià | long vacation; refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct |
| 长城 | Cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 长官 | zhǎng guān | senior official; senior officer; commanding officer |
| 长度 | cháng dù | length |
| 长征 | Cháng zhēng | Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935) |
| 长征 | cháng zhēng | expedition; long journey |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) |
| 长江 | Cháng Jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length; duration; accident |
| 长处 | cháng chù | good aspects; strong points |
| 长跑 | cháng pǎo | long-distance running |
| 长途 | cháng tú | long distance |
| 长远 | cháng yuǎn | long-term; long-range |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut |
| 闭塞 | bì sè | to stop up; to close up; hard to get to |
| 闭幕 | bì mù | the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting) |
| 闭关 | bì guān | to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) |
| 开创 | kāi chuàng | to initiate; to start; to found |
| 开夜车 | kāi yè chē | to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night |
| 开设 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) |
| 开通 | kāi tong | to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc); open-minded |
| 开关 | kāi guān | power switch; to open a gate |
| 开头 | kāi tóu | beginning; to start |
| 阀 | fá | powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve |
| 阔 | kuò | rich; wide; broad |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash |
| 闯祸 | chuǎng huò | to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble |
| 闯荡 | chuǎng dàng | to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success |
| 关爱 | guān ài | to show concern and care for |
| 关联 | guān lián | related; linked; affiliated |
| 阐明 | chǎn míng | to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound |
| 阐述 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) |
| 辟 | pì | to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard against |
| 防备 | fáng bèi | to guard against |
| 防务 | fáng wù | (pertaining to) defense |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions |
| 防治 | fáng zhì | prevention and cure |
| 防御 | fáng yù | defense; to defend |
| 防范 | fáng fàn | to be on guard; wariness; to guard against |
| 附 | fù | to add; to attach; to be close to |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | enclosure; attachment (email); appendix |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says) |
| 附属 | fù shǔ | subsidiary; auxiliary; attached |
| 附带 | fù dài | supplementary; incidentally; in parentheses |
| 附着 | fù zhuó | to adhere; attachment |
| 附近 | fù jìn | (in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring |
| 陡 | dǒu | steep; precipitous; abrubtly |
| 陡峭 | dǒu qiào | precipitous |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude |
| 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to |
| 除夕 | Chú xī | lunar New Year's Eve |
| 除外 | chú wài | to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | to accompany |
| 阴影 | yīn yǐng | (lit. and fig.) shadow |
| 阴谋 | yīn móu | plot; conspiracy |
| 陈 | Chén | surname Chen; vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC; Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) |
| 陈 | chén | to lay out; to exhibit; to display |
| 陈列 | chén liè | to display; to exhibit |
| 陈旧 | chén jiù | old-fashioned |
| 陈述 | chén shù | an assertion; to declare; to state |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) |
| 陆军 | lù jūn | army |
| 堤 | dī | variant of 堤[di1] |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team; group |
| 队伍 | duì wǔ | ranks; troops; queue |
| 队员 | duì yuán | team member |
| 队长 | duì zhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door; neighbor |
| 隔绝 | gé jué | isolated (from the world); disconnected |
| 隔阂 | gé hé | misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier |
| 隔离 | gé lí | to separate; to isolate |
| 障碍 | zhàng ài | barrier; obstruction; hindrance |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged |
| 隐私 | yǐn sī | secrets; private business; privacy |
| 隐藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask |
| 集 | jí | to gather; to collect; collected works |
| 雌 | cí | female; Taiwan pr. [ci1] |
| 雕 | diāo | to carve; to engrave; shrewd |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve; to engrave; carving |
| 雕塑 | diāo sù | a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though |
| 双打 | shuāng dǎ | doubles (in sports) |
| 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various |
| 难忘 | nán wàng | unforgettable |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat |
| 电 | diàn | electric; electricity; electrical |
| 电力 | diàn lì | electrical power; electricity |
| 电动 | diàn dòng | electric-powered; (Tw) video game |
| 电器 | diàn qì | (electrical) appliance; device |
| 电报 | diàn bào | telegram; cable; telegraph |
| 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film; ,片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator; ,部[bu4] |
| 电池 | diàn chí | battery; ,組|组[zu3] |
| 电源 | diàn yuán | electric power source |
| 电灯 | diàn dēng | electric light |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电台 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call; phone number |
| 电车 | diàn chē | trolleybus |
| 露 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray |
| 露 | lù | dew; syrup; nectar |
| 霸道 | bà dào | the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule |
| 灵活 | líng huó | flexible; nimble; agile |
| 非 | Fēi | abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | to not be; not; wrong |
| 非但 | fēi dàn | not only |
| 非凡 | fēi fán | out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; very much; unusual |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal |
| 面向 | miàn xiàng | to face; to turn towards; to incline to |
| 面对面 | miàn duì miàn | face to face |
| 革 | gé | animal hide; leather; to reform |
| 革命 | gé mìng | revolution; revolutionary (politics) |
| 革新 | gé xīn | to innovate; innovation |
| 巩固 | gǒng gù | to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen |
| 鞭 | biān | whip or lash; to flog; to whip |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) |
| 音像 | yīn xiàng | audio and video; audiovisual |
| 音量 | yīn liàng | sound volume |
| 响声 | xiǎng shēng | noise |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top |
| 顶尖 | dǐng jiān | peak; apex; world best |
| 顶峰 | dǐng fēng | peak; summit; fig. high point |
| 顶替 | dǐng tì | to replace |
| 顶端 | dǐng duān | summit; peak |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange |
| 预约 | yù yuē | booking; reservation; to book |
| 顽强 | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 顽皮 | wán pí | naughty |
| 颁布 | bān bù | to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc) |
| 颁奖 | bān jiǎng | to confer an award |
| 颁发 | bān fā | to issue; to promulgate; to award |
| 顿 | dùn | to stop; to pause; to arrange |
| 顿时 | dùn shí | immediately; suddenly |
| 领取 | lǐng qǔ | to receive; to draw; to get |
| 领袖 | lǐng xiù | leader; ,位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 额 | é | variant of 額|额[e2] |
| 俯 | fǔ | variant of 俯[fu3] |
| 头疼 | tóu téng | headache |
| 赖 | lài | variant of 賴|赖[lai4] |
| 悴 | cuì | variant of 悴[cui4] |
| 额 | é | forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount |
| 额外 | é wài | extra; added; additional |
| 额头 | é tóu | forehead |
| 颠 | diān | top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards |
| 颠倒 | diān dǎo | to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front |
| 颠沛流离 | diān pèi liú lí | homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift |
| 颠簸 | diān bǒ | to shake; to jolt; to bump |
| 颠覆 | diān fù | to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion) |
| 顾 | Gù | surname Gu |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to |
| 颤 | chàn | to tremble; to shiver; to shake |
| 颤抖 | chàn dǒu | to shudder; to shiver; to shake |
| 显出 | xiǎn chū | to express; to exhibit |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style |
| 风俗 | fēng sú | social custom |
| 风光 | fēng guāng | scene; view; sight |
| 风度 | fēng dù | elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 风暴 | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) |
| 风格 | fēng gé | style |
| 风潮 | fēng cháo | tempest; wave (of popular sentiment etc); craze or fad |
| 风行 | fēng xíng | to become fashionable; to catch on; to be popular |
| 风采 | fēng cǎi | svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 风雨 | fēng yǔ | wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships |
| 刮 | guā | to blow (of the wind) |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 飞快 | fēi kuài | very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 飞翔 | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air; to soar |
| 飞船 | fēi chuán | airship; spaceship |
| 飞行 | fēi xíng | (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight |
| 飞行员 | fēi xíng yuán | pilot; aviator |
| 飞跃 | fēi yuè | to leap |
| 飞速 | fēi sù | flying speed; rapid (growth) |
| 飞驰 | fēi chí | to speed; to rush |
| 翻 | fān | variant of 翻[fan1] |
| 食欲 | shí yù | appetite |
| 饭 | fàn | food; cuisine; cooked rice |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 饭碗 | fàn wǎn | rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 饱和 | bǎo hé | saturation |
| 饱满 | bǎo mǎn | full; plump |
| 饱经沧桑 | bǎo jīng cāng sāng | having lived through many changes |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie; cake |
| 饼干 | bǐng gān | biscuit; cracker; cookie |
| 养老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 餐 | cān | meal; to eat; classifier for meals |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall; dining room; restaurant |
| 餐桌 | cān zhuō | dining table; dinner table |
| 餐车 | cān chē | dining car; diner |
| 餐馆 | cān guǎn | restaurant |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 糕 | gāo | variant of 糕[gao1] |
| 馒头 | mán tou | steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first; first time; for the first time |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) |
| 首脑 | shǒu nǎo | head (of state); summit (meeting); leader |
| 马车 | mǎ chē | cart; chariot; carriage |
| 驰 | chí | to run fast; to speed; to gallop |
| 驰名 | chí míng | famous |
| 驰骋 | chí chěng | to gallop; to rush headlong |
| 驻 | zhù | to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) |
| 骄傲 | jiāo ào | pride; arrogance; conceited |
| 惊人 | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 惊喜 | jīng xǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average |
| 高大 | gāo dà | tall; lofty |
| 高尚 | gāo shàng | noble; lofty; refined |
| 高层 | gāo céng | high level; high class |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak; summit; height |
| 高强 | gāo qiáng | excellent; outstanding |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert; past master; dab hand |
| 高昂 | gāo áng | to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc) |
| 高明 | Gāo míng | Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong |
| 高明 | gāo míng | brilliant; superior; tall and bright |
| 高档 | gāo dàng | superior quality; high grade; top grade |
| 高涨 | gāo zhǎng | to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide; high water; upsurge |
| 高科技 | gāo kē jì | high tech; high technology |
| 高等 | gāo děng | higher; high level; advanced |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level; high grade; advanced |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); entrance exam for senior government service posts (Taiwan) |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth) |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent; superlative |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed |
| 高雅 | gāo yǎ | dainty; elegance; elegant |
| 发 | fà | hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 佛 | fú | (female) head ornament; variant of 彿|佛[fu2] |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight; to struggle; to condemn |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight; battle |
| 斗 | dòu | variant of 鬭|斗[dou4] |
| 斗 | dòu | variant of 鬥|斗[dou4] |
| 斗 | dòu | variant of 鬥|斗[dou4] |
| 凤 | Fèng | surname Feng |
| 凤 | fèng | phoenix |
| 凤凰 | Fèng huáng | Fenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 凤凰 | fèng huáng | phoenix |
| 鸽 | gē | pigeon; dove |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae |
| 雕 | diāo | bird of prey |
| 粗 | cū | remote; distant; variant of 粗[cu1] |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop |
| 点子 | diǎn zi | spot; point; dot |
| 点心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking) |
| 点播 | diǎn bō | webcast; to request item for broadcast on radio program; dibble seeding |
| 点滴 | diǎn dī | a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) |
| 点燃 | diǎn rán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame |
| 点缀 | diǎn zhuì | to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled |
| 点菜 | diǎn cài | to order dishes (in a restaurant) |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 党 | Dǎng | surname Dang |
| 党 | dǎng | party; association; club |
| 党员 | dǎng yuán | political party member; ,位[wei4],個|个[ge4] |
| 党派 | dǎng pài | political party; faction |
| 黯然 | àn rán | dim; sad |
| 鼎 | dǐng | ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical) |
| 冬 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 冬 | dōng | (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose; ,隻|只[zhi1] |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus; snivel |
| 齿 | chǐ | tooth |
| 出 | chū | variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |