1684 of 1684 words shown
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岸 | àn | variant of 岸 |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 昂贵 | áng guì | expensive; costly |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum |
| 败 | bài | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white |
| 摆放 | bǎi fàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out |
| 拜访 | bài fǎng | to pay a visit; to call on |
| 百分点 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point |
| 百货 | bǎi huò | general merchandise |
| 白领 | bái lǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year |
| 摆脱 | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition; version; page |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version; edition; release |
| 伴随 | bàn suí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | to play the role of; to act |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball |
| 榜样 | bǎng yàng | example; model |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health |
| 报刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals; the press |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force; violent |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pù lù] |
| 保暖 | bǎo nuǎn | to keep warm |
| 报社 | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard |
| 被动 | bèi dòng | passive |
| 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 北极 | běi jí | the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole |
| 悲剧 | bēi jù | tragedy |
| 被迫 | bèi pò | to be compelled; to be forced |
| 悲伤 | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) |
| 备用 | bèi yòng | reserve; spare; alternate; backup |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself; in itself; per se |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory |
| 逼 | bī | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄 |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy; instance; for instance |
| 必修 | bì xiū | (of an academic course) required; compulsory |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion; specific gravity |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up |
| 遍地 | biàn dì | everywhere; all over |
| 编辑 | biān jí | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler |
| 便捷 | biàn jié | convenient and fast |
| 编写 | biān xiě | to compile |
| 变质 | biàn zhì | to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus |
| 播 | bō | to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bò] |
| 博览会 | bó lǎn huì | exposition; international fair |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 播种 | bō zhòng | to grow (maize etc) from seed; to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 布 | bù | cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried |
| 不曾 | bù céng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever |
| 补偿 | bǔ cháng | to compensate; to make up |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? |
| 部队 | bù duì | army; armed forces; troops; force; unit |
| 不顾 | bù gù | in spite of; regardless of |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from |
| 补课 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient; to lose patience |
| 不时 | bù shí | from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently |
| 不适 | bù shì | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts |
| 补贴 | bǔ tiē | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit |
| 部位 | bù wèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc) |
| 补习 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow; must not; can't |
| 不已 | bù yǐ | endlessly; incessantly |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to |
| 布置 | bù zhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote |
| 猜测 | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property; assets; estate |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth; riches |
| 采购 | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow |
| 才华 | cái huá | talent |
| 采集 | cǎi jí | to gather; to collect; to harvest |
| 采纳 | cǎi nà | to accept; to adopt |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability; capacity |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket |
| 财物 | cái wù | property; belongings |
| 财务 | cái wù | financial affairs |
| 残疾 | cán jí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal |
| 参展 | cān zhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc |
| 仓库 | cāng kù | depot; storehouse; warehouse |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland; prairie |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side |
| 策划 | cè huà | to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner |
| 测量 | cè liáng | survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine |
| 策略 | cè lu:è | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 层次 | céng cì | layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing |
| 层面 | céng miàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" |
| 查询 | chá xún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove |
| 产地 | chǎn dì | source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines |
| 场地 | chǎng dì | space; site; place; sports pitch |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits |
| 场馆 | chǎng guǎn | sporting venue; arena |
| 常规 | cháng guī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc) |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue |
| 厂家 | chǎng jiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management |
| 场景 | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting |
| 场面 | chǎng miàn | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round; for years on end; average year |
| 厂商 | chǎng shāng | manufacturer; producer |
| 长寿 | cháng shòu | longevity; long-lived |
| 畅通 | chàng tōng | unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction |
| 常温 | cháng wēn | room temperature; ordinary temperatures |
| 畅销 | chàng xiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty; reign (of a king) |
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | tide; current; trend |
| 潮湿 | cháo shī | damp; moist |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend |
| 撤销 | chè xiāo | to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard; serious; critical |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil |
| 承办 | chéng bàn | to undertake; to accept a contract |
| 惩罚 | chéng fá | penalty; punishment; to punish |
| 称号 | chēng hào | name; term of address; title |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | to complete a contract; to reach a deal |
| 承诺 | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment |
| 成千上万 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn | to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate |
| 成效 | chéng xiào | effect; result |
| 诚信 | chéng xìn | genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage |
| 城镇 | chéng zhèn | town; cities and towns |
| 称作 | chēng zuò | to be called; to be known as |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long |
| 持有 | chí yǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship; adoration |
| 冲动 | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge |
| 冲击 | chōng jī | to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact |
| 重建 | chóng jiàn | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction; rebuilding |
| 充实 | chōng shí | rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument) |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about |
| 筹备 | chóu bèi | preparations; to get ready for sth |
| 抽奖 | chōu jiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary; tentative |
| 出场 | chū chǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue |
| 处处 | chù chù | everywhere; in all respects |
| 储存 | chǔ cún | stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage |
| 初等 | chū děng | elementary (i.e. easy) |
| 处罚 | chǔ fá | to penalize; to punish |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless |
| 出境 | chū jìng | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display |
| 储蓄 | chǔ xù | to deposit money; to save; savings |
| 出游 | chū yóu | to go on a tour; to have an outing |
| 出于 | chū yú | due to; to stem from |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across |
| 传承 | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance |
| 传达 | chuán dá | to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission |
| 穿过 | chuān guò | to pass through |
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect; contagious |
| 传染病 | chuán rǎn bìng | infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence |
| 传授 | chuán shòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach |
| 传输 | chuán shū | to transmit; transmission |
| 传真 | chuán zhēn | fax; facsimile |
| 船只 | chuán zhī | ship; boat; vessel |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) |
| 创办 | chuàng bàn | to establish; to found; to launch |
| 创建 | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground |
| 创立 | chuàng lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 创意 | chuàng yì | creative; creativity |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed; genuine |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment; now; at present |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware; porcelain |
| 次数 | cì shù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.) |
| 匆匆 | cōng cōng | hurriedly |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty; hurried |
| 从未 | cóng wèi | never |
| 从业 | cóng yè | to practice (a trade) |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb |
| 村庄 | cūn zhuāng | village; hamlet |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡 |
| 大臣 | dà chén | chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister |
| 大吃一惊 | dà chī yī jīng | to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked |
| 大地 | dà dì | earth; mother earth |
| 打动 | dǎ dòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching |
| 大都 | dà dōu | for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [dà dū] |
| 大方 | dà fang | generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed |
| 答复 | dá fù | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) |
| 大伙儿 | dà huǒ r | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone |
| 打击 | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with; to have dealings |
| 打雷 | dǎ léi | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group |
| 大师 | dà shī | great master; master |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay |
| 代价 | dài jià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) |
| 贷款 | dài kuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 蛋白质 | dàn bái zhì | protein |
| 单纯 | dān chún | simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous |
| 诞生 | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 耽误 | dān wu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 档案 | dàng àn | file; record; archive |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene; on the spot |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally |
| 当代 | dāng dài | the present age; the contemporary era |
| 当今 | dāng jīn | current; present; now; nowadays |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence |
| 当天 | dāng tiān | on that day |
| 当下 | dāng xià | immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment |
| 当选 | dāng xuǎn | to be elected; to be selected |
| 岛 | dǎo | variant of 岛 |
| 倒闭 | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒车 | dào chē | to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality; ethics |
| 导师 | dǎo shī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you |
| 得了 | dé le | all right!; that's enough! |
| 得以 | dé yǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view |
| 得知 | dé zhī | to find out; to learn of |
| 等级 | děng jí | grade; rank; status |
| 灯笼 | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip |
| 抵达 | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 地道 | dì dao | authentic; genuine; proper |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist; resistance |
| 低碳 | dī tàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) |
| 地形 | dì xíng | topography; terrain; landform |
| 地域 | dì yù | area; district; region |
| 地质 | dì zhì | geology |
| 电饭锅 | diàn fàn guō | electric rice cooker |
| 典礼 | diǎn lǐ | celebration; ceremony |
| 电力 | diàn lì | electrical power; electricity |
| 点燃 | diǎn rán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative |
| 电源 | diàn yuán | electric power source |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊 |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play |
| 钓鱼 | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe |
| 跌 | diē | to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [dié] |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc |
| 订单 | dìng dān | (purchase) order |
| 订婚 | dìng hūn | to get engaged |
| 定价 | dìng jià | to set a price; to fix a price |
| 定时 | dìng shí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) |
| 定位 | dìng wèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche |
| 定义 | dìng yì | definition; to define |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) |
| 动机 | dòng jī | motive; motivation |
| 动力 | dòng lì | motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus |
| 动态 | dòng tài | movement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science) |
| 动听 | dòng tīng | pleasant to listen to |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight; battle |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry |
| 都市 | dū shì | city; metropolis |
| 端 | duān | end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage |
| 对称 | duì chèn | symmetry; symmetrical |
| 对抗 | duì kàng | to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation |
| 对立 | duì lì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical |
| 对应 | duì yìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) |
| 顿时 | dùn shí | immediately; suddenly |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties) |
| 多亏 | duō kuī | thanks to; luckily |
| 多媒体 | duō méi tǐ | multimedia |
| 夺取 | duó qǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of |
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.) |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality |
| 恶心 | ě xīn | nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) |
| 耳环 | ěr huán | earring |
| 儿科 | ér kē | pediatrics |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 |
| 发病 | fā bìng | (of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition) |
| 发愁 | fā chóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse |
| 发放 | fā fàng | to provide; to give; to grant |
| 法官 | fǎ guān | judge (in court) |
| 发光 | fā guāng | to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous |
| 法规 | fǎ guī | legislation; statute |
| 发票 | fā piào | invoice; receipt or bill for purchase |
| 发行 | fā xíng | to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) |
| 发炎 | fā yán | to become inflamed; inflammation |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature |
| 番 | fān | foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |
| 反馈 | fǎn kuì | to send back information; feedback |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy; bustling |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every; every; all; any |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate |
| 妨碍 | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge; to magnify |
| 方方面面 | fāng fāng miàn miàn | all sides; all aspects; multifaceted |
| 房价 | fáng jià | house price; cost of housing |
| 访谈 | fǎng tán | to visit and discuss; to interview |
| 方位 | fāng wèi | direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth |
| 方言 | fāng yán | topolect; dialect |
| 防治 | fáng zhì | to prevent and cure; prevention and cure |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure |
| 肺 | fèi | lung |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat; obese |
| 飞速 | fēi sù | swift; rapidly |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of |
| 分工 | fēn gōng | to divide up the work; division of labor |
| 愤怒 | fèn nù | angry; indignant; wrath; ire |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute |
| 氛围 | fēn wéi | ambience; atmosphere |
| 封闭 | fēng bì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) |
| 风光 | fēng guāng | scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) |
| 风力 | fēng lì | wind force; wind power |
| 丰收 | fēng shōu | bumper harvest |
| 奉献 | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote |
| 风雨 | fēng yǔ | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus |
| 服从 | fú cóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor |
| 幅度 | fú dù | width; extent; range; scope |
| 覆盖 | fù gài | to cover |
| 符号 | fú hào | symbol; mark; sign |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | enclosure; attachment (email); appendix |
| 福利 | fú lì | material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare |
| 负面 | fù miàn | negative; the negative side |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady; madam; Mrs. |
| 服用 | fú yòng | to take (medicine) |
| 富裕 | fù yù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow |
| 辅助 | fǔ zhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary |
| 改编 | gǎi biān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold |
| 肝 | gān | liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well |
| 尴尬 | gān gà | awkward; embarrassed |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | drought; arid; dry |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful |
| 赶忙 | gǎn máng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence |
| 干扰 | gān rǎo | to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics) |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts |
| 干燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid |
| 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | fountain pen |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port; harbor |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job |
| 高层 | gāo céng | high-rise; high level; high class |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent; superlative |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak; summit; height |
| 稿件 | gǎo jiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article |
| 高尚 | gāo shàng | noble; lofty; refined; exquisite |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert; past master; dab hand |
| 高新技术 | gāo xīn jì shù | high tech; high technology |
| 高原 | gāo yuán | plateau |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door; neighbor |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) |
| 跟随 | gēn suí | to follow |
| 跟踪 | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort |
| 公告 | gōng gào | post; announcement |
| 巩固 | gǒng gù | to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen |
| 攻击 | gōng jī | to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military) |
| 供给 | gōng jǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand) |
| 共计 | gòng jì | to sum up to; to total |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公认 | gōng rèn | publicly known (to be); accepted (as) |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy |
| 工序 | gōng xù | working procedure; process |
| 公益 | gōng yì | public good; public welfare; public interest |
| 供应 | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide; to offer |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) |
| 公正 | gōng zhèng | just; fair; equitable |
| 公众 | gōng zhòng | public |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine |
| 构造 | gòu zào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt |
| 古迹 | gǔ jì | places of historic interest; historical sites |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
| 古人 | gǔ rén | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person |
| 股市 | gǔ shì | stock market |
| 固体 | gù tǐ | solid |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] |
| 顾问 | gù wèn | adviser; consultant |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news); to boost (morale) |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software) |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七); variant of 拐 |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction |
| 官 | guān | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body |
| 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot |
| 关爱 | guān ài | to show concern and care for |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel; means |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 观光 | guān guāng | to tour; sightseeing; tourism |
| 关怀 | guān huái | care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to |
| 关联 | guān lián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection |
| 观赏 | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental |
| 官员 | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator |
| 广阔 | guǎng kuò | wide; vast |
| 归 | guī | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel |
| 轨道 | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life; desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor); (audio engineering) track; (quantum mechanics) orbital |
| 规范 | guī fàn | norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify |
| 规划 | guī huà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program |
| 归还 | guī huán | to return sth; to revert |
| 规矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved |
| 贵重 | guì zhòng | precious |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon |
| 国宝 | guó bǎo | national treasure |
| 国产 | guó chǎn | domestically produced |
| 过渡 | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration) |
| 国歌 | guó gē | national anthem |
| 过后 | guò hòu | after the event |
| 国旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country) |
| 国情 | guó qíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country |
| 过时 | guò shí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level; elevation |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level; sea surface |
| 海内外 | hǎi nèi wài | domestic and international; at home and abroad |
| 海域 | hǎi yù | sea area; territorial waters; maritime space |
| 罕见 | hǎn jiàn | rare; rarely seen |
| 含义 | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation |
| 旱灾 | hàn zāi | drought |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly; not in the least; not at all |
| 好感 | hǎo gǎn | good opinion; favorable impression |
| 好客 | hào kè | hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly |
| 毫米 | háo mǐ | millimeter |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy |
| 毫升 | háo shēng | milliliter |
| 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least; to completely lack |
| 好学 | hào xué | eager to study; studious; erudite |
| 号召 | hào zhào | to call; to appeal |
| 吓 | hè | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) |
| 合并 | hé bìng | to merge; to annex |
| 合成 | hé chéng | to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic |
| 和平 | Hé píng | Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan |
| 和谐 | hé xié | harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly; darkness |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很 |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret |
| 痕迹 | hén jì | vestige; mark; trace |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider |
| 宏大 | hóng dà | great; grand |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 后代 | hòu dài | descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations |
| 后期 | hòu qī | late stage; later period |
| 后人 | hòu rén | later generation |
| 后退 | hòu tuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat |
| 后者 | hòu zhě | the latter |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family |
| 忽略 | hū lu:è | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
| 互助 | Hù zhù | Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai |
| 胡子 | hú zi | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate; skating |
| 划分 | huà fēn | to divide up; to partition; to differentiate |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut; groundnut |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil |
| 话筒 | huà tǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski; skiing |
| 化妆 | huà zhuāng | to put on makeup |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce |
| 怀孕 | huái yùn | pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion; fantasy |
| 还原 | huán yuán | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient; sufferer |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor |
| 汇 | huì | to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange |
| 回报 | huí bào | (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate |
| 汇报 | huì bào | to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back |
| 灰尘 | huī chén | dust |
| 回顾 | huí gù | to look back; to review |
| 绘画 | huì huà | drawing; painting |
| 会见 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) |
| 汇款 | huì kuǎn | to remit money; remittance |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite |
| 混乱 | hùn luàn | confusion; chaos; disorder |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony; wedding; marriage |
| 货币 | huò bì | currency; monetary; money |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire) |
| 货车 | huò chē | truck; van; freight wagon |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy; vitality; vigor; vital force |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up |
| 火灾 | huǒ zāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if; even though; right away; immediately |
| 继承 | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda |
| 机动车 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 饥饿 | jī è | hunger; starvation; famine |
| 激发 | jī fā | to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund |
| 急救 | jí jiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid |
| 季军 | jì jūn | third in a race; bronze medalist |
| 激励 | jī lì | to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive |
| 纪律 | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill; technique |
| 急切 | jí qiè | eager; impatient |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion |
| 集团 | jí tuán | group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate |
| 极为 | jí wéi | extremely; exceedingly |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky; auspicious; propitious |
| 机械 | jī xiè | machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming |
| 技艺 | jì yì | skill; art |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) |
| 给予 | jǐ yǔ | (literary) to give; to accord; to render |
| 机遇 | jī yù | opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck |
| 机制 | jī zhì | mechanism |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) |
| 家常 | jiā cháng | the daily life of a family |
| 家家户户 | jiā jiā hù hù | each and every family (idiom); every household |
| 加剧 | jiā jù | to intensify |
| 假设 | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture |
| 家属 | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) |
| 家园 | jiā yuán | home; homeland |
| 加重 | jiā zhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc) |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder |
| 监测 | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 检测 | jiǎn cè | to detect; to test; detection; sensing |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm; steady; staunch; resolute |
| 鉴定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise; to identify; to evaluate |
| 监督 | jiān dū | to control; to supervise; to inspect |
| 间隔 | jiàn gé | gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) |
| 坚固 | jiān gù | firm; firmly; hard; stable |
| 简化 | jiǎn huà | to simplify |
| 间接 | jiàn jiē | indirect |
| 简介 | jiǎn jiè | summary; brief introduction |
| 坚决 | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult; hard; challenging |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust; sound |
| 减弱 | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 艰辛 | jiān xīn | hardships; arduous; difficult |
| 减压 | jiǎn yā | to reduce pressure; to relax |
| 检验 | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine; to test |
| 坚硬 | jiān yìng | hard; solid |
| 兼职 | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting |
| 建筑物 | jiàn zhù wù | building; structure; edifice |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot |
| 奖牌 | jiǎng pái | medal (awarded as a prize) |
| 奖品 | jiǎng pǐn | award; prize |
| 酱油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 胶带 | jiāo dài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape |
| 焦点 | jiāo diǎn | focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) |
| 交际 | jiāo jì | communication; social intercourse |
| 焦虑 | jiāo lǜ | anxious; worried; apprehensive |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook; corner |
| 胶水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue |
| 交谈 | jiāo tán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion |
| 郊外 | jiāo wài | outskirts |
| 教训 | jiào xun | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson |
| 脚印 | jiǎo yìn | footprint |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection |
| 杰出 | jié chū | outstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustrious |
| 解答 | jiě dá | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolution; answer |
| 解读 | jiě dú | to decipher; to decode; to interpret |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 |
| 借鉴 | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) |
| 接连 | jiē lián | on end; in a row; in succession |
| 节能 | jié néng | to save energy; energy-saving |
| 结实 | jiē shi | rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique) |
| 解说 | jiě shuō | to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary |
| 街头 | jiē tóu | street |
| 结尾 | jié wěi | ending; coda; to wind up |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time); by (a time) |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from; with the help of |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely |
| 进度 | jìn dù | rate of progress |
| 金额 | jīn é | sum of money; monetary value |
| 进而 | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) |
| 进化 | jìn huà | evolution |
| 近来 | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 金牌 | jīn pái | gold medal |
| 金钱 | jīn qián | money; currency |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking; finance; financial |
| 近视 | jìn shì | shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia |
| 金属 | jīn shǔ | metal |
| 进展 | jìn zhǎn | to make headway; to make progress |
| 金子 | Jīn zǐ | Kaneko (Japanese surname) |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn; to admonish |
| 景观 | jǐng guān | landscape |
| 精美 | jīng měi | delicate; fine; refinement |
| 精确 | jīng què | accurate; precise |
| 惊人 | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 竞赛 | jìng sài | to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race |
| 经商 | jīng shāng | to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business |
| 精通 | jīng tōng | to be proficient in; to master (a subject) |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene |
| 景象 | jǐng xiàng | scene; sight (to behold) |
| 精心 | jīng xīn | with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe |
| 精致 | jīng zhì | delicate; fine; exquisite; refined |
| 颈椎 | jǐng zhuī | cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals |
| 就读 | jiù dú | to go to school |
| 纠纷 | jiū fēn | dispute |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! |
| 酒水 | jiǔ shuǐ | beverage; drink |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | (coll.) even if |
| 救援 | jiù yuán | to save; to support; to help; to assist |
| 救灾 | jiù zāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims |
| 纠正 | jiū zhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance |
| 局 | jú | office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc |
| 剧本 | jù běn | script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario |
| 举动 | jǔ dòng | act; action; activity; move; movement |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum; (slang) anus |
| 聚集 | jù jí | to assemble; to gather |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) |
| 剧烈 | jù liè | violent; acute; severe; fierce |
| 局面 | jú miàn | aspect; phase; situation |
| 局限 | jú xiàn | to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries |
| 卷 | juàn | scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll |
| 圈 | juān | to confine; to lock up; to pen in |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) |
| 捐赠 | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction |
| 决策 | jué cè | strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy |
| 绝望 | jué wàng | to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation |
| 军队 | jūn duì | armed forces; troops |
| 军人 | jūn rén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel |
| 均匀 | jūn yún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc) |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card |
| 开创 | kāi chuàng | to initiate; to start; to found |
| 开关 | kāi guān | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off |
| 开启 | kāi qǐ | to open; to start; (computing) to enable |
| 开设 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) |
| 开头 | kāi tóu | beginning; to start |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
| 看待 | kàn dài | to look upon; to regard |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of |
| 看好 | kān hǎo | to keep an eye on |
| 看似 | kàn sì | to look as if; to seem |
| 看中 | kàn zhòng | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on |
| 看重 | kàn zhòng | to regard as important; to value |
| 康复 | kāng fù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ | archaeology |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb |
| 客车 | kè chē | coach; bus; passenger train |
| 科幻 | kē huàn | science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想 |
| 可口 | kě kǒu | tasty; to taste good |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on |
| 科目 | kē mù | academic subject; field of study |
| 科普 | kē pǔ | (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms; abbr. for 科学普及 |
| 课题 | kè tí | task; problem; issue |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 可行 | kě xíng | feasible |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be willing to |
| 空地 | kòng dì | vacant land; open space |
| 恐惧 | kǒng jù | to be frightened; fear; dread |
| 空闲 | kòng xián | idle; free time; leisure; unused (place) |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code |
| 口感 | kǒu gǎn | mouthfeel; texture (of food) |
| 口号 | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase |
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng | oral cavity |
| 口头 | kǒu tóu | oral; verbal |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip |
| 枯燥 | kū zào | dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust |
| 夸 | kuā | to boast; to exaggerate; to praise |
| 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng | to praise; to applaud; to compliment |
| 夸张 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous |
| 会计 | kuài jì | accountant; accountancy; accounting |
| 快捷 | kuài jié | quick; fast; nimble; agile; (computer) shortcut |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern; style; design |
| 亏损 | kuī sǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 困扰 | kùn rǎo | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications |
| 扩展 | kuò zhǎn | to extend; to expand; extension; expansion |
| 啦 | lā | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper; chili |
| 赖 | lài | to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on |
| 来临 | lái lín | to approach; to come closer |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) |
| 栏 | lán | fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data) |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad |
| 狼 | láng | wolf |
| 朗读 | lǎng dú | to read aloud |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison |
| 劳动力 | láo dòng lì | labor force; manpower |
| 老实 | lǎo shi | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat; mouse |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) |
| 类别 | lèi bié | classification; category |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) |
| 理财 | lǐ cái | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management |
| 立场 | lì chǎng | position; standpoint |
| 力度 | lì dù | strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics |
| 历经 | lì jīng | to experience; to go through |
| 理科 | lǐ kē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea; concept; philosophy; theory |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception; to be an exception |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason; rationality; rational |
| 联合国 | Lián hé guó | United Nations |
| 联网 | lián wǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network |
| 联想 | lián xiǎng | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder |
| 两岸 | liǎng àn | bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess |
| 淋 | lìn | to filter; to strain; to drain; gonorrhea; (TCM) strangury |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours |
| 流程 | liú chéng | course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing |
| 流动 | liú dòng | to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid |
| 浏览器 | liú lǎn qì | browser (software) |
| 流量 | liú liàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data |
| 流入 | liú rù | to flow into; to drift into; influx; inflow |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution |
| 楼道 | lóu dào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak; hole; gap; loophole |
| 露 | lù | dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose |
| 路程 | lù chéng | route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) |
| 旅程 | lǚ chéng | journey; trip |
| 绿化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization |
| 路况 | lù kuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) |
| 路面 | lù miàn | road surface |
| 旅途 | lǚ tú | journey; trip |
| 录像 | lù xiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording |
| 履行 | lǚ xíng | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform |
| 录制 | lù zhì | to record (video or audio) |
| 轮 | lún | wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn |
| 轮船 | lún chuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat |
| 轮流 | lún liú | to alternate; to take turns |
| 论坛 | lùn tán | forum (for discussion) |
| 轮椅 | lún yǐ | wheelchair |
| 轮子 | lún zi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner |
| 落地 | luò dì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress |
| 嘛 | má | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? |
| 马虎 | mǎ hu | careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy |
| 码头 | mǎ tóu | dock; pier; wharf |
| 埋 | mái | to bury |
| 迈 | mài | to take a step; to stride |
| 麦克风 | mài kè fēng | microphone (loanword) |
| 漫长 | màn cháng | very long; endless |
| 漫画 | màn huà | caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover |
| 冒险 | mào xiǎn | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure |
| 贸易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade |
| 煤 | méi | coal |
| 美观 | měi guān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow |
| 密 | mì | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense |
| 弥补 | mí bǔ | to complement; to make up for a deficiency |
| 密度 | mì dù | density; thickness |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee; honeybee |
| 密集 | mì jí | concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited |
| 面部 | miàn bù | face (body part) |
| 面粉 | miàn fěn | flour |
| 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe; to portray |
| 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; description |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown |
| 民歌 | mín gē | folk song |
| 民间 | mín jiān | among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments |
| 民俗 | mín sú | popular custom |
| 民众 | mín zhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy |
| 名额 | míng é | quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | bright; shining; glittering; to become clear |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming |
| 名气 | míng qì | reputation; fame |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model |
| 默默 | mò mò | in silence; not speaking |
| 模拟 | mó nǐ | imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital) |
| 模特儿 | mó tè r | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mold; matrix; pattern |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 目录 | mù lù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents |
| 模样 | mú yàng | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] |
| 母语 | mǔ yǔ | native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 难点 | nán diǎn | difficulty |
| 难免 | nán miǎn | hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably |
| 脑袋 | nǎo dai | head; skull; brains; mental capability |
| 脑子 | nǎo zi | brains; mind |
| 内涵 | nèi hán | meaningful content; implication; connotation (semantics); inner qualities (of a person) |
| 内科 | nèi kē | internal medicine; general medicine |
| 内外 | nèi wài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about |
| 内衣 | nèi yī | undergarment; underwear |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy; capabilities |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy; power source |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste; pulp |
| 年度 | nián dù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual |
| 念书 | niàn shū | to read; to study |
| 年终 | nián zhōng | end of the year |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips |
| 农产品 | nóng chǎn pǐn | agricultural produce |
| 浓厚 | nóng hòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color) |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to warm |
| 暖气 | nuǎn qì | central heating; heater; warm air |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out |
| 排放 | pái fàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen |
| 排练 | pái liàn | to rehearse; rehearsal |
| 排名 | pái míng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to |
| 庞大 | páng dà | huge; enormous; tremendous |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions |
| 配备 | pèi bèi | to allocate; to provide; to outfit with |
| 赔偿 | péi cháng | to compensate |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set; compatible; matching; complementary |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | to accompany |
| 培育 | péi yù | to train; to breed |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter |
| 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng | to collide; collision |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out |
| 皮 | pí | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty |
| 疲劳 | pí láo | fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary |
| 片刻 | piàn kè | short period of time; a moment |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | unilateral; one-sided |
| 骗子 | piàn zi | swindler; a cheat |
| 飘 | piāo | variant of 飘 |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift |
| 品尝 | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount; to sample |
| 频道 | pín dào | frequency; (television) channel |
| 频繁 | pín fán | frequently; often |
| 贫困 | pín kùn | impoverished; poverty |
| 频率 | pín lǜ | frequency |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) |
| 平方米 | píng fāng mǐ | square meter |
| 评估 | píng gū | to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary |
| 评选 | píng xuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus |
| 坡 | pō | slope; sloping; slanted |
| 泼 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish |
| 破产 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over |
| 铺 | pù | plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station |
| 朴素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally; at first; at the outset |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 启动 | qǐ dòng | to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan) |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 其间 | qí jiān | in between; within that interval; in the meantime |
| 欺骗 | qī piàn | to deceive; to cheat |
| 齐全 | qí quán | complete; comprehensive |
| 启示 | qǐ shì | to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson |
| 启事 | qǐ shì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice |
| 气体 | qì tǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope |
| 气味 | qì wèi | odor; scent |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin; to originate; to come from |
| 气质 | qì zhì | temperament; personality traits; manners |
| 棋子 | qí zǐ | chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) |
| 恰当 | qià dàng | appropriate; suitable |
| 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 |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in |
| 千家万户 | qiān jiā wàn hù | every family (idiom) |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective |
| 潜力 | qián lì | potential; capacity |
| 前期 | qián qī | preceding period; early stage |
| 前提 | qián tí | premise; precondition; prerequisite |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks |
| 前者 | qián zhě | the former |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots |
| 墙壁 | qiáng bì | wall |
| 强化 | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 强迫 | qiǎng pò | to compel; to force |
| 强壮 | qiáng zhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit |
| 桥梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice |
| 切实 | qiè shí | feasible; realistic; practical; earnestly; conscientiously |
| 勤劳 | qín láo | hardworking; industrious; diligent |
| 亲密 | qīn mì | intimate; close |
| 亲属 | qīn shǔ | kin; kindred; relatives |
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | early morning |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty; adolescence |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) |
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 情节 | qíng jié | circumstances; plot; storyline |
| 晴朗 | qíng lǎng | sunny and cloudless |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of |
| 倾听 | qīng tīng | to listen attentively |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to clean; to purge |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency; orientation |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances; situation |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
| 求婚 | qiú hūn | to propose marriage |
| 求救 | qiú jiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) |
| 求职 | qiú zhí | to seek employment |
| 求助 | qiú zhù | to request help; to appeal (for help) |
| 曲 | qū | bent; crooked; wrong |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means |
| 区分 | qū fēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate |
| 全程 | quán chéng | the whole distance; from beginning to end |
| 权力 | quán lì | power; authority |
| 确立 | què lì | to establish; to institute |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect; flaw |
| 群众 | qún zhòng | mass; multitude; the masses |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting |
| 燃料 | rán liào | fuel |
| 热点 | rè diǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
| 热门 | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 热水器 | rè shuǐ qì | water heater |
| 热线 | rè xiàn | hotline (communications link) |
| 认错 | rèn cuò | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake |
| 认定 | rèn dìng | to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with |
| 人工智能 | rén gōng zhì néng | artificial intelligence (AI) |
| 人家 | rén jiā | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be |
| 人均 | rén jūn | per capita |
| 认可 | rèn kě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK |
| 人士 | rén shì | person; figure; public figure |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear; to endure |
| 认同 | rèn tóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with |
| 人为 | rén wéi | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort |
| 人行道 | rén xíng dào | sidewalk |
| 认知 | rèn zhī | cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize |
| 仍旧 | réng jiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet |
| 日后 | rì hòu | sometime; someday (in the future) |
| 日前 | rì qián | the other day; a few days ago |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night; around the clock |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day |
| 融合 | róng hé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in |
| 融化 | róng huà | to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse |
| 容量 | róng liàng | capacity; volume; quantitative (science) |
| 融入 | róng rù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge |
| 荣誉 | róng yù | honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary |
| 柔软 | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 入境 | rù jìng | to enter a country |
| 入门 | rù mén | entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject); to learn the basics of a subject |
| 入选 | rù xuǎn | to be included among those selected for |
| 弱点 | ruò diǎn | weak point; failing |
| 撒 | sā | to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee |
| 塞 | sāi | to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper |
| 散 | sǎn | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine |
| 散发 | sàn fā | to distribute; to emit; to issue |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | prose; essay |
| 丧失 | sàng shī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat; voice |
| 扫描 | sǎo miáo | to scan |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely |
| 刹车 | shā chē | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake |
| 鲨鱼 | shā yú | shark |
| 筛选 | shāi xuǎn | to filter |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning |
| 山顶 | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 山峰 | shān fēng | (mountain) peak |
| 山坡 | shān pō | hillside |
| 商标 | shāng biāo | trademark; logo |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped |
| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities; superiors |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 上台 | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) |
| 伤亡 | shāng wáng | casualties; injuries and deaths |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month |
| 伤员 | shāng yuán | wounded person |
| 少儿 | shào ér | child |
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) |
| 射击 | shè jī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) |
| 涉及 | shè jí | to involve; to touch upon (a topic) |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information |
| 设想 | shè xiǎng | to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for |
| 摄像 | shè xiàng | to videotape |
| 神 | shén | deity; soul; spirit; unusual; mysterious; lively; expressive; expression; look; (slang) awesome; amazing |
| 神经 | shén jīng | nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob |
| 审美 | shěn měi | esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical; mystical; miraculous |
| 身心 | shēn xīn | body and mind; mental and physical |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night |
| 生成 | shēng chéng | to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with |
| 声调 | shēng diào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable) |
| 生态 | shēng tài | ecology |
| 升学 | shēng xué | to enter the next grade school |
| 剩余 | shèng yú | remainder; surplus |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 识别 | shí bié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier |
| 湿度 | shī dù | humidity level |
| 适度 | shì dù | moderately; appropriate |
| 示范 | shì fàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example |
| 释放 | shì fàng | to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge |
| 师父 | shī fu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker |
| 诗歌 | shī gē | poem |
| 时光 | shí guāng | time; era; period of time |
| 事后 | shì hòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect |
| 实话 | shí huà | truth |
| 实惠 | shí huì | tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount) |
| 时机 | shí jī | opportunity; opportune moment |
| 使劲 | shǐ jìn | to exert all one's strength |
| 视觉 | shì jué | sight; vision; visual |
| 势力 | shì li | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) |
| 视力 | shì lì | vision; eyesight |
| 时尚 | shí shàng | fashion; fad; fashionable |
| 时速 | shí sù | speed per hour |
| 试图 | shì tú | to attempt; to try |
| 事务 | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) |
| 事项 | shì xiàng | matter; item |
| 适宜 | shì yí | suitable; appropriate |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 食欲 | shí yù | appetite |
| 实质 | shí zhì | substance; essence |
| 狮子 | Shī zǐ | Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 十足 | shí zú | ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) |
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm; helper |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique; trick; skill |
| 收购 | shōu gòu | to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) |
| 寿命 | shòu mìng | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) |
| 收取 | shōu qǔ | to receive; to collect |
| 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture; sign; signal |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important; of chief importance |
| 收益 | shōu yì | earnings; profit |
| 受灾 | shòu zāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity |
| 属 | shǔ | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute |
| 竖 | shù | to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) |
| 输出 | shū chū | to export; to output |
| 书籍 | shū jí | books; works |
| 树立 | shù lì | to set up; to establish |
| 书面 | shū miàn | in writing; written |
| 数目 | shù mù | amount; number |
| 薯片 | shǔ piàn | fried potato chips |
| 输送 | shū sòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver |
| 书写 | shū xiě | to write |
| 率 | shuài | to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak |
| 率领 | shuài lǐng | to lead; to command; to head |
| 率先 | shuài xiān | to take the lead; to show initiative |
| 水稻 | shuǐ dào | rice; paddy |
| 水库 | shuǐ kù | reservoir |
| 水面 | shuǐ miàn | water surface |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement |
| 瞬间 | shùn jiān | in an instant; in a flash |
| 思路 | sī lù | line of thought; way of thinking |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to think of; to long for; to miss |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 松 | sōng | loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] |
| 搜集 | sōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words) |
| 素质 | sù zhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be; let it pass; forget about it |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be; at last |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (number of years old) |
| 岁月 | suì yuè | years; time |
| 损坏 | sǔn huài | to damage; to injure |
| 损伤 | sǔn shāng | to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo) |
| 踏实 | tā shi | firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí] |
| 台风 | tái fēng | stage presence, poise |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 台球 | tái qiú | billiards |
| 太阳能 | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
| 谈论 | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 探讨 | tàn tǎo | to investigate; to probe |
| 弹性 | tán xìng | flexibility; elasticity |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot |
| 糖果 | táng guǒ | candy |
| 汤圆 | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee |
| 套餐 | tào cān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) |
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape |
| 淘气 | táo qì | naughty; mischievous |
| 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex |
| 特长 | tè cháng | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially; for a special purpose |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special; specific; designated; particular |
| 特性 | tè xìng | property; characteristic |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially; intentionally |
| 题材 | tí cái | subject matter |
| 体操 | tǐ cāo | gymnastic; gymnastics |
| 体积 | tǐ jī | volume; bulk |
| 提示 | tí shì | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest; suggestion; tip; reminder; notice |
| 体系 | tǐ xì | system; setup |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish |
| 田 | tián | field; farm |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add; to increase |
| 田径 | tián jìng | track and field (athletics) |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural |
| 天然气 | tiān rán qì | natural gas |
| 天文 | tiān wén | astronomy |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive; innocent; artless |
| 调节 | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc) |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically |
| 贴近 | tiē jìn | to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate |
| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told; obedient |
| 听取 | tīng qǔ | to hear (news); to listen to |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow |
| 通道 | tōng dào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage |
| 通风 | tōng fēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information |
| 同行 | tóng háng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry |
| 通话 | tōng huà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call |
| 童话 | tóng huà | children's fairy tales |
| 痛快 | tòng kuài | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] |
| 同类 | tóng lèi | similar; same type; alike |
| 铜牌 | tóng pái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; news story; dispatch |
| 通用 | tōng yòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily |
| 透 | tòu | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show |
| 透过 | tòu guò | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via |
| 透露 | tòu lù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote; vote |
| 投诉 | tóu sù | complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) |
| 偷偷 | tōu tōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly |
| 投资 | tóu zī | investment; to invest |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 图案 | tú àn | design; pattern |
| 图表 | tú biǎo | chart; diagram |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 突发 | tū fā | to occur suddenly |
| 途径 | tú jìng | way; means; channel |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil |
| 图像 | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic |
| 团结 | tuán jié | to unite; unity; solidarity; united |
| 团体 | tuán tǐ | group; organization; team |
| 团圆 | tuán yuán | to have a reunion |
| 推测 | tuī cè | speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate |
| 推销 | tuī xiāo | to market; to sell |
| 推行 | tuī xíng | to put into effect; to carry out |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on |
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay; to put off; to procrastinate |
| 托运 | tuō yùn | to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out |
| 哇 | wā | Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby; small child; doll |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external; outside; outward appearance |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world; external |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery (branch of medicine) |
| 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside |
| 顽强 | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 弯曲 | wān qū | to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards |
| 往后 | wǎng hòu | from now on; in the future; time to come |
| 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth |
| 往年 | wǎng nián | in former years; in previous years |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince; son of a king |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily; maybe not |
| 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) |
| 为此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end |
| 违规 | wéi guī | to violate the rules |
| 为何 | wèi hé | why |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain |
| 危机 | wēi jī | crisis |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite; liking |
| 为难 | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) |
| 为期 | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance |
| 维生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 委托 | wěi tuō | to entrust; to trust; to commission |
| 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) |
| 温和 | wēn hé | mild; gentle; moderate |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) |
| 文科 | wén kē | liberal arts; humanities |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization; culture |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known; famous; renowned; eminent |
| 温柔 | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic; historical relic |
| 文献 | wén xiàn | document |
| 文艺 | wén yì | literature and art |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly |
| 误解 | wù jiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 污水 | wū shuǐ | sewage |
| 无所谓 | wú suǒ wèi | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be |
| 物体 | wù tǐ | object; body; substance |
| 无疑 | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 媳妇 | xí fù | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman |
| 喜剧 | xǐ jù | comedy |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium; germ |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate |
| 戏曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì | happy occasion; wedding |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom; tradition; local tradition; convention |
| 细致 | xì zhì | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking |
| 下功夫 | xià gōng fu | see 夫 |
| 夏令营 | xià lìng yíng | summer camp |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound |
| 限度 | xiàn dù | limitation; limit |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | bright; clear-cut; distinct |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) |
| 线索 | xiàn suǒ | trail; clues; thread (of a story) |
| 鲜艳 | xiān yàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored |
| 限于 | xiàn yú | to be limited to; to be confined to |
| 显著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ; discrepancy between |
| 香肠 | xiāng cháng | sausage |
| 相传 | xiāng chuán | to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend |
| 相等 | xiāng děng | equal; equally; equivalent |
| 相连 | xiāng lián | to link; to join; link; connection |
| 项链 | xiàng liàn | necklace |
| 象棋 | xiàng qí | Chinese chess |
| 相声 | xiàng sheng | comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne |
| 向往 | xiàng wǎng | to yearn for; to look forward to |
| 相应 | xiāng yìng | to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect; to sterilize |
| 消防 | xiāo fáng | firefighting; fire control |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up; to consume |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) |
| 小气 | xiǎo qì | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression |
| 效应 | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur5 | Thief |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while |
| 携带 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] |
| 协会 | xié huì | an association; a society |
| 协调 | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted |
| 协助 | xié zhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
| 心爱 | xīn ài | beloved |
| 新款 | xīn kuǎn | new style; latest fashion; new model |
| 信赖 | xìn lài | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on |
| 心灵 | xīn líng | bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit |
| 心目 | xīn mù | mind |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith; belief; conviction |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary; wage |
| 心疼 | xīn téng | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed |
| 新兴 | xīn xīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart |
| 型号 | xíng hào | model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) |
| 性价比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio |
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance; behavior |
| 兴起 | xīng qǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue |
| 形态 | xíng tài | shape; form; pattern; morphology |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax |
| 修订 | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修复 | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) |
| 许可 | xǔ kě | to allow; to permit |
| 叙述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account |
| 选拔 | xuǎn bá | to select the best |
| 选修 | xuǎn xiū | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) |
| 旋转 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein; artery |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association |
| 学位 | xué wèi | academic degree; place in school |
| 学问 | xué wèn | learning; knowledge |
| 血压 | xuè yā | blood pressure |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood |
| 学员 | xué yuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet |
| 循环 | xún huán | to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop |
| 寻求 | xún qiú | to seek; to look for |
| 亚军 | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 压缩 | yā suō | to compress; compression |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 严寒 | yán hán | bitter cold; severe winter |
| 宴会 | yàn huì | banquet; feast; dinner party |
| 严禁 | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe; strict |
| 淹没 | yān mò | to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer |
| 炎热 | yán rè | blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend; to spread |
| 研讨 | yán tǎo | discussion |
| 延续 | yán xù | to continue; to go on; to last |
| 言语 | yán yǔ | words; speech; (spoken) language |
| 炎症 | yán zhèng | inflammation |
| 验证 | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory); to authenticate |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒; to itch; to tickle |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 养老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 养老院 | yǎng lǎo yuàn | nursing home |
| 氧气 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 要点 | yào diǎn | main point; essential |
| 要么 | yào me | or; either one or the other |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 遥远 | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 野 | yě | field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral |
| 业 | yè | line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already |
| 也好 | yě hǎo | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... |
| 野生 | yě shēng | wild; undomesticated |
| 液体 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside; areas outside the city |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to; in order to |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest |
| 异常 | yì cháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally |
| 益处 | yì chu | benefit |
| 遗传 | yí chuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) |
| 一带 | yī dài | region; district |
| 一道 | yī dào | together |
| 一帆风顺 | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip! |
| 一贯 | yī guàn | consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before; still |
| 一口气 | yī kǒu qì | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch |
| 依赖 | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 一流 | yī liú | top quality; front ranking |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same; uniformly; all; without exception |
| 议论 | yì lùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to |
| 移民 | yí mín | to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] |
| 仪器 | yí qì | instrument; apparatus |
| 艺人 | yì rén | performing artist; actor |
| 一身 | yī shēn | whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs |
| 一同 | yī tóng | together |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past; formerly |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of; a string of |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past |
| 医药 | yī yào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical |
| 一一 | yī yī | one by one; one after another |
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly |
| 一阵 | yī zhèn | a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) |
| 遗址 | yí zhǐ | ruins; historic relics |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image |
| 隐藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting) |
| 引导 | yǐn dǎo | to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer |
| 引发 | yǐn fā | to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions) |
| 音节 | yīn jié | syllable |
| 银牌 | yín pái | silver medal |
| 引入 | yǐn rù | to draw into; to pull into; to introduce |
| 隐私 | yǐn sī | secrets; private business; privacy |
| 饮用水 | yǐn yòng shuǐ | drinking water; potable water |
| 婴儿 | yīng ér | infant; baby; lead (Pb) |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence |
| 用餐 | yòng cān | to eat a meal |
| 用处 | yòng chu | usefulness |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort |
| 拥挤 | yōng jǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion |
| 用人 | yòng rén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff |
| 涌现 | yǒng xiàn | to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful |
| 勇于 | yǒng yú | to dare to; to be brave enough to |
| 优化 | yōu huà | to optimize |
| 有机 | yǒu jī | organic |
| 由来 | yóu lái | origin |
| 游人 | yóu rén | a tourist |
| 犹如 | yóu rú | similar to; like |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence |
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular; orderly; successive; in order |
| 优异 | yōu yì | exceptional; outstandingly good |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by |
| 预定 | yù dìng | to schedule in advance |
| 余额 | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder |
| 预料 | yù liào | to forecast; to anticipate; expectation |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) |
| 预期 | yù qī | to expect; to anticipate |
| 羽绒服 | yǔ róng fú | down-filled garment |
| 浴室 | yù shì | bathroom (room used for bathing) |
| 欲望 | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally; original |
| 原材料 | yuán cái liào | raw and semifinished materials |
| 远程 | yuǎn chéng | remote; long distance; long range |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | far away; a distant location |
| 原理 | yuán lǐ | principle; theory |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material |
| 园林 | yuán lín | gardens; park; landscape garden |
| 圆满 | yuán mǎn | satisfactory; consummate; perfect |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first; original; primitive; original (document etc) |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | originally; original; former |
| 源于 | yuán yú | has its origins in |
| 乐器 | yuè qì | musical instrument |
| 月球 | yuè qiú | the moon |
| 乐曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition |
| 约束 | yuē shù | to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out |
| 晕车 | yùn chē | to be carsick |
| 运送 | yùn sòng | to transport; to carry |
| 运行 | yùn xíng | to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run |
| 运营 | yùn yíng | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service; operation; service |
| 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix |
| 扎 | zā | to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zhá] |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity |
| 灾害 | zāi hài | calamity; disaster |
| 灾难 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area; stricken region |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again; again and again |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about; to mind |
| 赞赏 | zàn shǎng | to admire; to praise; to appreciate |
| 赞同 | zàn tóng | to approve of; to endorse; (vote) in favor |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) |
| 噪声 | zào shēng | noise |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) |
| 造型 | zào xíng | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to |
| 战斗 | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle |
| 占据 | zhàn jù | to occupy; to hold |
| 战胜 | zhàn shèng | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount |
| 粘贴 | zhān tiē | to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nián tiē]; also written 黏贴 |
| 崭新 | zhǎn xīn | brand new |
| 占有 | zhàn yǒu | to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc) |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order |
| 障碍 | zhàng ài | barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle |
| 长辈 | zhǎng bèi | one's elders; older generation |
| 账单 | zhàng dān | bill |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate |
| 招生 | zhāo shēng | to enroll new students; to get students |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire; to recruit |
| 招手 | zhāo shǒu | to wave; to beckon |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; injection; stitch |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) |
| 枕头 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy |
| 争吵 | zhēng chǎo | to quarrel; dispute |
| 争夺 | zhēng duó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over |
| 正规 | zhèng guī | regular; according to standards |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open |
| 征求 | zhēng qiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition |
| 证实 | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify |
| 争议 | zhēng yì | controversy; dispute; to dispute |
| 正义 | zhèng yì | justice; righteousness; just; righteous |
| 症状 | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 枝 | zhī | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc |
| 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate; variant of 制 |
| 值班 | zhí bān | to work a shift; on duty |
| 支撑 | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support; strut; brace |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated |
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) |
| 只顾 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect |
| 至关重要 | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important; vital; crucial; essential |
| 指挥 | zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) |
| 治理 | zhì lǐ | to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence; intellect |
| 制品 | zhì pǐn | products; goods |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions |
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" |
| 职位 | zhí wèi | position; post; job |
| 职务 | zhí wù | post; position; job; duties |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society) |
| 质疑 | zhì yí | to call into question; to question (truth or validity) |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for; as to; to go so far as to |
| 职员 | zhí yuán | office worker; staff member |
| 职责 | zhí zé | duty; responsibility; obligation |
| 指责 | zhǐ zé | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | to be poisoned |
| 中断 | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt |
| 中奖 | zhòng jiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) |
| 众人 | zhòng rén | everyone |
| 终身 | zhōng shēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage |
| 众所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows (idiom) |
| 钟头 | zhōng tóu | hour |
| 重心 | zhòng xīn | center of gravity; central core; main part |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge |
| 周边 | zhōu biān | periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] |
| 周期 | zhōu qī | period; cycle |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business) |
| 主办 | zhǔ bàn | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) |
| 珠宝 | zhū bǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones |
| 主导 | zhǔ dǎo | leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate |
| 诸多 | zhū duō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings; to wish sb well |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead; protagonist |
| 助理 | zhù lǐ | assistant |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc) |
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant; helper |
| 主演 | zhǔ yǎn | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor |
| 祝愿 | zhù yuàn | to wish |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work; book; article; writings |
| 砖 | zhuān | variant of 砖 |
| 转动 | zhuàn dòng | to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate |
| 转换 | zhuǎn huàn | to change; to switch; to convert; to transform |
| 转交 | zhuǎn jiāo | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else |
| 专科 | zhuān kē | specialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school |
| 专利 | zhuān lì | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly |
| 转让 | zhuǎn ràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) |
| 转身 | zhuǎn shēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) |
| 专题 | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic |
| 转移 | zhuǎn yí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize |
| 专用 | zhuān yòng | special; dedicated |
| 专注 | zhuān zhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention |
| 装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit |
| 庄稼 | zhuāng jia | farm crop |
| 追究 | zhuī jiū | to investigate; to look into |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (economics) |
| 资产 | zī chǎn | property; assets |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of one's achievements etc) |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water |
| 字幕 | zì mù | caption; subtitle |
| 自杀 | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | self-; ego (psychology) |
| 自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 自助 | zì zhù | self-service |
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) |
| 总计 | zǒng jì | (grand) total |
| 总理 | zǒng lǐ | premier; prime minister |
| 棕色 | zōng sè | brown |
| 总算 | zǒng suàn | at long last; finally; on the whole |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda |
| 足 | zú | foot; to be sufficient; ample |
| 阻碍 | zǔ ài | to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance |
| 阻挡 | zǔ dǎng | to stop; to resist; to obstruct |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin |
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HSK 6 vocabulary at a glance
This hsk 6 vocabulary contains about 5,400 in total words from the current NewHSK standard, in the order they are taught. Each entry has the characters, pinyin with tone marks and the main English meaning. HSK 6 is the C2 level, where you learn to understand almost everything you read or hear and express yourself precisely in speech and writing.
How to learn the hsk 6 words
Study ten to fifteen new hsk 6 words a day, and review the earlier ones with flashcards. Say each word aloud, write it once by hand and read it in a sentence.
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Frequently asked questions
How many words are on the HSK 6 list?
The NewHSK 6 list has about 5,400 in total words. Here they are grouped by level with pinyin and meaning.
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