Insights on managing businesses in China 在中国管理企业见解 http://www.davidpetersson.com David Petersson's thoughts on management and leadership in China Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:10:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Chinese Mandarin: Pinyin combinations and sound recordings http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/12/29/656/ http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/12/29/656/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:55:27 +0000 David Petersson http://www.davidpetersson.com/?p=656 Chinese is quite different from Western languages in that it has a fixed amount of possible syllables. All in all there are no more than around 400 but then each of these syllables then have up to 5 possible tones. Interestingly, there are only a few sounds that end with a consonant. These are n, . . . → Read More: Chinese Mandarin: Pinyin combinations and sound recordings]]> 拼音 [pīnyīn] Pinyin learn Chinese Mandarin iphone app hanziChinese is quite different from Western languages in that it has a fixed amount of possible syllables. All in all there are no more than around 400 but then each of these syllables then have up to 5 possible tones. Interestingly, there are only a few sounds that end with a consonant. These are n, ng and r.

When developing an iPhone app, I analyzed the HSK vocabulary lists with 5000 words to find which pronunciations that were possible. I found 1186 and with the help of a voice artist, we  recorded these in a professional studio environment. Each of these sounds were then edited into an mp3 file and named according to the sound – for example ‘ai’ was named ‘ai5.mp3′. The app developers then linked these together based on the pinyin sound in the vocabulary list. This way, I can have an UNLIMITED amount of word combinations in the app and they all have the correct pronunciation. Some might say it sounds a bit choppy and not exactly like spoken in a sentence and I would agree. However, for the purpose of learning the exact pronunciation of a specific word then this is perfect and greatly appreciated by beginners.

Here’s a sample:

ai4 han4 zi4

Cool huh?

Here are the possible syllables that I found:

a, ai, an, ang, ao

ba, bai, ban, bang, bao, bei, ben, beng, bi, bian, biao, bie, bin, bing, bo, bu

ca, cai, can, cang, cao, ce, cei, cen, ceng, cha, chai, chan, chang, chao, che, chen, cheng, chi, chong, chou, chu, chua, chuai, chuan, chuang, chui, chun, chuo, ci, cong, cou, cu, cuan, cui, cun, cuo

da, dai, dan, dang, dao, de, dei, den, deng, di, dian, diao, die, ding, diu, dong, dou, du, duan, dui, dun, duo

e, ei, en, er

fa, fan, fang, fei, fen, feng, fo, fou, fu

ga, gai, gan, gang, gao, ge, gei, gen, geng, gong, gou, gu, gua, guai, guan, guang, gui, gun, guo

ha, hai, han, hang, hao, he, hei, hen, heng, hm, hng, hong, hou, hu, hua, huai, huan, huang, hui, hun, huo

ji, jia, jian, jiang, jiao, jie, jin, jing, jiong, jiu, ju, juan, jue, jun

ka, kai, kan, kang, kao, ke, kei, ken, keng, kong, kou, ku, kua, kuai, kuan, kuang, kui, kun, kuo

la, lai, lan, lang, lao, le, lei, leng, li, lia, lian, liang, liao, lie, lin, ling, liu, long, lou, lu, luo, luan, lun, lü, lüe

m, ma, mai, man, mang, mao, mei, men, meng, mi, mian, miao, mie, min, ming, miu, mo, mou, mu

n, na, nai, nan, nang, nao, ne, nei, nen, neng, ng, ni, nian, niang, niao, nie, nin, ning, niu, nong, nou, nu, nuo, nuan, nü, nüe

o, ou

pa, pai, pan, pang, pao, pei, pen, peng, pi, pian, piao, pie, pin, ping, po, pou, pu

qi, qia, qian, qiang, qiao, qie, qin, qing, qiong, qiu, qu, quan, que, qun

ran, rang, rao, re, ren, reng, ri, rong, rou, ru, rua, ruan, rui, run, ruo

sa, sai, san, sang, sao, se, sei, sen, seng, sha, shai, shan, shang, shao, she, shei, shen, sheng, shi, shou, shu, shua, shuai, shuan, shuang, shui, shun, shuo, si, song, sou, su, suan, sui, sun, suo

ta, tai, tan, tang, tao, te, teng, ti, tian, tiao, tie, ting, tong, tou, tu, tuan, tui, tun, tuo

wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo, wu

xi, xia, xian, xiang, xiao, xie, xin, xing, xiong, xiu, xu, xuan, xue, xun

ya, yan, yang, yao, ye, yi, yin, ying, yong, you, yu, yuan, yue, yun

za, zai, zan, zang, zao, ze, zei, zen, zeng, zha, zhai, zhan, zhang, zhao, zhe, zhei, zhen, zheng, zhi, zhong, zhou, zhu, zhua, zhuai, zhuan, zhuang, zhui, zhun, zhuo, zi, zong, zou, zu, zuan, zui, zun, zuo

And here are the mp3 files that are available in the app:

a1.mp3

a5.mp3

ai1.mp3

ai2.mp3

ai3.mp3

ai4.mp3

ai5.mp3

an1.mp3

an4.mp3

ang2.mp3

ao1.mp3

ao2.mp3

ao4.mp3

ba1.mp3

ba2.mp3

ba3.mp3

ba4.mp3

ba5.mp3

bai1.mp3

bai2.mp3

bai3.mp3

bai4.mp3

bai5.mp3

ban1.mp3

ban3.mp3

ban4.mp3

bang1.mp3

bang3.mp3

bang4.mp3

bao1.mp3

bao2.mp3

bao3.mp3

bao4.mp3

bei1.mp3

bei2.mp3

bei3.mp3

bei4.mp3

ben1.mp3

ben3.mp3

ben4.mp3

beng1.mp3

beng2.mp3

beng4.mp3

bi1.mp3

bi2.mp3

bi3.mp3

bi4.mp3

bian1.mp3

bian3.mp3

bian4.mp3

bian5.mp3

biao1.mp3

biao3.mp3

bie1.mp3

bie2.mp3

bie3.mp3

bie4.mp3

bin1.mp3

bing1.mp3

bing3.mp3

bing4.mp3

bing5.mp3

bo1.mp3

bo2.mp3

bo4.mp3

bo5.mp3

bu2.mp3

bu3.mp3

bu4.mp3

bu5.mp3

ca1.mp3

cai1.mp3

cai2.mp3

cai3.mp3

cai4.mp3

can1.mp3

can2.mp3

can3.mp3

can4.mp3

cang1.mp3

cang2.mp3

cao1.mp3

cao2.mp3

cao3.mp3

cao4.mp3

ce4.mp3

ceng2.mp3

cha1.mp3

cha2.mp3

cha4.mp3

chai1.mp3

chai2.mp3

chan1.mp3

chan2.mp3

chan3.mp3

chan4.mp3

chang1.mp3

chang2.mp3

chang3.mp3

chang4.mp3

chao1.mp3

chao2.mp3

chao3.mp3

che1.mp3

che3.mp3

che4.mp3

chen2.mp3

chen4.mp3

cheng1.mp3

cheng2.mp3

cheng3.mp3

cheng4.mp3

chi1.mp3

chi2.mp3

chi3.mp3

chi4.mp3

chong1.mp3

chong2.mp3

chong3.mp3

chong4.mp3

chou1.mp3

chou2.mp3

chou3.mp3

chou4.mp3

chou5.mp3

chu1.mp3

chu2.mp3

chu3.mp3

chu4.mp3

chuan1.mp3

chuan2.mp3

chuan3.mp3

chuan4.mp3

chuang1.mp3

chuang2.mp3

chuang3.mp3

chuang4.mp3

chui1.mp3

chui2.mp3

chun1.mp3

chun2.mp3

chun3.mp3

chuo1.mp3

ci2.mp3

ci3.mp3

ci4.mp3

cong1.mp3

cong2.mp3

cou4.mp3

cu1.mp3

cu4.mp3

cuan4.mp3

cui1.mp3

cui4.mp3

cun1.mp3

cun2.mp3

cun4.mp3

cuo1.mp3

cuo2.mp3

cuo4.mp3

da1.mp3

da2.mp3

da3.mp3

da4.mp3

da5.mp3

dai1.mp3

dai3.mp3

dai4.mp3

dai5.mp3

dan1.mp3

dan3.mp3

dan4.mp3

dang1.mp3

dang3.mp3

dang4.mp3

dao1.mp3

dao3.mp3

dao4.mp3

dao5.mp3

de2.mp3

de3.mp3

de5.mp3

deng1.mp3

deng3.mp3

deng4.mp3

di1.mp3

di2.mp3

di3.mp3

di4.mp3

di5.mp3

dian1.mp3

dian3.mp3

dian4.mp3

dianr3.mp3

diao1.mp3

diao3.mp3

diao4.mp3

die1.mp3

die2.mp3

ding1.mp3

ding3.mp3

ding4.mp3

diu1.mp3

dong1.mp3

dong3.mp3

dong4.mp3

dou1.mp3

dou3.mp3

dou4.mp3

du1.mp3

du2.mp3

du3.mp3

du4.mp3

du5.mp3

duan1.mp3

duan2.mp3

duan3.mp3

duan4.mp3

dui1.mp3

dui4.mp3

dun1.mp3

dun4.mp3

duo1.mp3

duo2.mp3

duo3.mp3

duo4.mp3

duo5.mp3

e2.mp3

e3.mp3

e4.mp3

ei2.mp3

en1.mp3

en5.mp3

er2.mp3

er3.mp3

er4.mp3

er5.mp3

fa1.mp3

fa2.mp3

fa3.mp3

fa4.mp3

fan1.mp3

fan2.mp3

fan3.mp3

fan4.mp3

fan5.mp3

fang1.mp3

fang2.mp3

fang3.mp3

fang4.mp3

fang5.mp3

fei1.mp3

fei2.mp3

fei3.mp3

fei4.mp3

fen1.mp3

fen2.mp3

fen3.mp3

fen4.mp3

feng1.mp3

feng2.mp3

feng3.mp3

feng4.mp3

feng5.mp3

fo2.mp3

fou3.mp3

fu1.mp3

fu2.mp3

fu3.mp3

fu4.mp3

fu5.mp3

ga4.mp3

gai1.mp3

gai3.mp3

gai4.mp3

gan1.mp3

gan3.mp3

gan4.mp3

gang1.mp3

gang3.mp3

gang4.mp3

gao1.mp3

gao3.mp3

gao4.mp3

ge1.mp3

ge2.mp3

ge4.mp3

ge5.mp3

gei3.mp3

gen1.mp3

geng1.mp3

geng4.mp3

gong1.mp3

gong3.mp3

gong4.mp3

gou1.mp3

gou2.mp3

gou3.mp3

gou4.mp3

gu1.mp3

gu3.mp3

gu4.mp3

gu5.mp3

gua1.mp3

gua4.mp3

guai1.mp3

guai3.mp3

guai4.mp3

guan1.mp3

guan2.mp3

guan3.mp3

guan4.mp3

guang1.mp3

guang3.mp3

guang4.mp3

gui1.mp3

gui3.mp3

gui4.mp3

gun3.mp3

gun4.mp3

guo1.mp3

guo2.mp3

guo3.mp3

guo4.mp3

ha1.mp3

hai2.mp3

hai3.mp3

hai4.mp3

hai5.mp3

han2.mp3

han3.mp3

han4.mp3

hang2.mp3

hao2.mp3

hao3.mp3

hao4.mp3

he1.mp3

he2.mp3

he4.mp3

he5.mp3

hei1.mp3

hei5.mp3

hen2.mp3

hen3.mp3

hen4.mp3

heng2.mp3

heng5.mp3

hong1.mp3

hong2.mp3

hong3.mp3

hong4.mp3

hou1.mp3

hou2.mp3

hou3.mp3

hou4.mp3

hou5.mp3

hu1.mp3

hu2.mp3

hu3.mp3

hu4.mp3

hu5.mp3

hua1.mp3

hua2.mp3

hua4.mp3

hua5.mp3

huai2.mp3

huai4.mp3

huan1.mp3

huan2.mp3

huan3.mp3

huan4.mp3

huan5.mp3

huang1.mp3

huang2.mp3

huang3.mp3

huang4.mp3

hui1.mp3

hui2.mp3

hui3.mp3

hui4.mp3

hui5.mp3

huir3.mp3

hun1.mp3

hun2.mp3

hun4.mp3

huo2.mp3

huo3.mp3

huo4.mp3

huo5.mp3

ji1.mp3

ji2.mp3

ji3.mp3

ji4.mp3

ji5.mp3

jia1.mp3

jia2.mp3

jia3.mp3

jia4.mp3

jia5.mp3

jian1.mp3

jian2.mp3

jian3.mp3

jian4.mp3

jian5.mp3

jiang1.mp3

jiang3.mp3

jiang4.mp3

jiao1.mp3

jiao2.mp3

jiao3.mp3

jiao4.mp3

jie1.mp3

jie2.mp3

jie3.mp3

jie4.mp3

jie5.mp3

jin1.mp3

jin3.mp3

jin4.mp3

jing1.mp3

jing3.mp3

jing4.mp3

jing5.mp3

jiu1.mp3

jiu3.mp3

jiu4.mp3

jiu5.mp3

ju1.mp3

ju2.mp3

ju3.mp3

ju4.mp3

ju5.mp3

juan1.mp3

juan3.mp3

juan4.mp3

jue2.mp3

jue4.mp3

jun1.mp3

jun4.mp3

jun5.mp3

ka1.mp3

ka3.mp3

kai1.mp3

kai3.mp3

kai4.mp3

kan1.mp3

kan3.mp3

kan4.mp3

kang1.mp3

kang2.mp3

kang4.mp3

kao3.mp3

kao4.mp3

ke1.mp3

ke2.mp3

ke3.mp3

ke4.mp3

ke5.mp3

ken3.mp3

keng1.mp3

kong1.mp3

kong3.mp3

kong4.mp3

kou3.mp3

kou4.mp3

ku1.mp3

ku3.mp3

ku4.mp3

kua1.mp3

kua3.mp3

kua4.mp3

kuai4.mp3

kuai5.mp3

kuan1.mp3

kuan3.mp3

kuang1.mp3

kuang2.mp3

kuang4.mp3

kui1.mp3

kui3.mp3

kui4.mp3

kun1.mp3

kun3.mp3

kun4.mp3

kuo4.mp3

la1.mp3

la3.mp3

la4.mp3

la5.mp3

lai2.mp3

lai4.mp3

lan2.mp3

lan3.mp3

lan4.mp3

lang2.mp3

lang3.mp3

lang4.mp3

lao1.mp3

lao2.mp3

lao3.mp3

lao5.mp3

le4.mp3

le5.mp3

lei2.mp3

lei3.mp3

lei4.mp3

leng3.mp3

leng4.mp3

li1.mp3

li2.mp3

li3.mp3

li4.mp3

li5.mp3

lia3.mp3

lian2.mp3

lian3.mp3

lian4.mp3

liang2.mp3

liang3.mp3

liang4.mp3

liang5.mp3

liao2.mp3

liao3.mp3

liao4.mp3

lie3.mp3

lie4.mp3

lin2.mp3

lin4.mp3

ling2.mp3

ling3.mp3

ling4.mp3

ling5.mp3

liu1.mp3

liu2.mp3

liu4.mp3

long2.mp3

long3.mp3

long5.mp3

lou2.mp3

lou3.mp3

lou4.mp3

lu2.mp3

lu3.mp3

lü3.mp3

lu4.mp3

lü4.mp3

lu5.mp3

luan4.mp3

lüe4.mp3

lun2.mp3

lun4.mp3

luo1.mp3

luo2.mp3

luo4.mp3

ma1.mp3

ma2.mp3

ma3.mp3

ma4.mp3

ma5.mp3

mai2.mp3

mai3.mp3

mai4.mp3

man2.mp3

man3.mp3

man4.mp3

mang2.mp3

mang4.mp3

mao1.mp3

mao2.mp3

mao4.mp3

mao5.mp3

me5.mp3

mei2.mp3

mei3.mp3

mei4.mp3

mei5.mp3

men2.mp3

men4.mp3

men5.mp3

meng2.mp3

meng3.mp3

meng4.mp3

mi1.mp3

mi2.mp3

mi3.mp3

mi4.mp3

mi5.mp3

mian2.mp3

mian3.mp3

mian4.mp3

miao1.mp3

miao2.mp3

miao3.mp3

miao4.mp3

mie4.mp3

min2.mp3

min3.mp3

ming2.mp3

ming4.mp3

ming5.mp3

miu4.mp3

mo1.mp3

mo2.mp3

mo3.mp3

mo4.mp3

mo5.mp3

mou2.mp3

mou5.mp3

mu2.mp3

mu3.mp3

mu4.mp3

mu5.mp3

na2.mp3

na3.mp3

na4.mp3

nai3.mp3

nai4.mp3

nan2.mp3

nan4.mp3

nan5.mp3

nao2.mp3

nao3.mp3

nao4.mp3

nao5.mp3

ne5.mp3

nei4.mp3

nen4.mp3

neng2.mp3

ni2.mp3

ni3.mp3

ni4.mp3

nian2.mp3

nian4.mp3

niang2.mp3

niang4.mp3

niang5.mp3

niao3.mp3

nie1.mp3

nin2.mp3

ning2.mp3

ning3.mp3

ning4.mp3

niu2.mp3

niu3.mp3

niu5.mp3

nong2.mp3

nong4.mp3

nou4.mp3

nu2.mp3

nu3.mp3

nü3.mp3

nu4.mp3

nuan3.mp3

nüe4.mp3

nun2.mp3

nuo2.mp3

nuo4.mp3

o2.mp3

ou1.mp3

ou3.mp3

pa1.mp3

pa2.mp3

pa4.mp3

pai1.mp3

pai2.mp3

pai4.mp3

pan1.mp3

pan2.mp3

pan4.mp3

pang1.mp3

pang2.mp3

pang4.mp3

pao1.mp3

pao2.mp3

pao3.mp3

pao4.mp3

pei2.mp3

pei4.mp3

pen1.mp3

pen2.mp3

peng1.mp3

peng2.mp3

peng3.mp3

peng4.mp3

peng5.mp3

pi1.mp3

pi2.mp3

pi3.mp3

pi4.mp3

pian1.mp3

pian2.mp3

pian3.mp3

pian4.mp3

piao1.mp3

piao4.mp3

pin1.mp3

pin2.mp3

pin3.mp3

pin4.mp3

ping1.mp3

ping2.mp3

ping5.mp3

po1.mp3

po2.mp3

po4.mp3

pou1.mp3

pu1.mp3

pu2.mp3

pu3.mp3

pu4.mp3

qi1.mp3

qi2.mp3

qi3.mp3

qi4.mp3

qi5.mp3

qia1.mp3

qia4.mp3

qian1.mp3

qian2.mp3

qian3.mp3

qian4.mp3

qiang1.mp3

qiang2.mp3

qiang3.mp3

qiao1.mp3

qiao2.mp3

qiao3.mp3

qiao4.mp3

qie1.mp3

qie3.mp3

qie4.mp3

qin1.mp3

qin2.mp3

qin5.mp3

qing1.mp3

qing2.mp3

qing3.mp3

qing4.mp3

qing5.mp3

qiong2.mp3

qiu1.mp3

qiu2.mp3

qu1.mp3

qu3.mp3

qu4.mp3

qu5.mp3

quan1.mp3

quan2.mp3

quan3.mp3

quan4.mp3

que1.mp3

que2.mp3

que4.mp3

qun2.mp3

ran2.mp3

ran3.mp3

rang3.mp3

rang4.mp3

rao2.mp3

rao3.mp3

rao4.mp3

re3.mp3

re4.mp3

ren2.mp3

ren3.mp3

ren4.mp3

reng1.mp3

reng2.mp3

ri4.mp3

rong2.mp3

rou2.mp3

rou4.mp3

ru2.mp3

ru3.mp3

ru4.mp3

ruan3.mp3

rui4.mp3

run4.mp3

run5.mp3

ruo4.mp3

sa1.mp3

sa3.mp3

sai1.mp3

sai4.mp3

san1.mp3

san3.mp3

san4.mp3

sang1.mp3

sang3.mp3

sang4.mp3

sao1.mp3

sao3.mp3

se2.mp3

se4.mp3

sen1.mp3

sha1.mp3

sha2.mp3

sha3.mp3

sha4.mp3

shai1.mp3

shai4.mp3

shan1.mp3

shan3.mp3

shan4.mp3

shang1.mp3

shang3.mp3

shang4.mp3

shang5.mp3

shao1.mp3

shao2.mp3

shao3.mp3

shao4.mp3

shao5.mp3

she1.mp3

she2.mp3

she3.mp3

she4.mp3

shen1.mp3

shen2.mp3

shen3.mp3

shen4.mp3

shen5.mp3

sheng1.mp3

sheng2.mp3

sheng3.mp3

sheng4.mp3

sheng5.mp3

shi1.mp3

shi2.mp3

shi3.mp3

shi4.mp3

shi5.mp3

shou1.mp3

shou3.mp3

shou4.mp3

shou5.mp3

shu1.mp3

shu2.mp3

shu3.mp3

shu4.mp3

shu5.mp3

shua1.mp3

shua3.mp3

shuai1.mp3

shuai3.mp3

shuai4.mp3

shuan4.mp3

shuang1.mp3

shuang3.mp3

shui2.mp3

shui3.mp3

shui4.mp3

shun4.mp3

shun5.mp3

shuo1.mp3

shuo4.mp3

si1.mp3

si2.mp3

si3.mp3

si4.mp3

si5.mp3

song1.mp3

song3.mp3

song4.mp3

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A couple of notes:

Syllables spelled with “u”, but pronounced with “ü”:

ju, juan, jue, jun
qu, quan, que, qun
xu, xuan, xue, xun
yu, yuan, yue, yun

Syllables where “u” and “ü” must not be mixed up:

lu, lü, lüe
nu, nü, nüe

Notice, no “th” “tr” “sl” “sk” …. consonant clusters are not available while other languages use them a lot.

]]> http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/12/29/656/feed/ 2 Chinese Idioms http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/11/18/chinese-idioms/ http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/11/18/chinese-idioms/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:18:37 +0000 David Petersson http://www.davidpetersson.com/?p=611 Attached here is a list of  Chinese Idioms (or 成语) that will be available in the  iHanzi flashcard app for iPhone.

Have I missed any more common and important? Perhaps made a character, pinyin or definition mistake?

I’d appreciate your input.

 

Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definition 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bú shì shǒu to fondle . . . → Read More: Chinese Idioms]]> 成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom Attached here is a list of  Chinese Idioms (or 成语) that will be available in the  iHanzi flashcard app for iPhone.

Have I missed any more common and important? Perhaps made a character, pinyin or definition mistake?

I’d appreciate your input.

 

Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definition
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bú shì shǒu to fondle admiringly (lit. to love sth too much to part with it)
爱憎分明 愛憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng to be clear about whom or what to love or hate
按部就班 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān follow conventional procedures; in accordance with the prescribed order
安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè live in peace and work happily
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng to be in a good situation without any problem; usually pertaining to health
按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì follow clues to locate sth. (lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture)
安土重迁 安土重遷 ān tǔ zhòng qiān hate to leave a place where one has lived long; be attached to one’s native land and reluctant to leave
拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng spoil things by excessive zeal
百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng shoot with great precision
白首偕老 白首偕老 bái shǒu xié lǎo grow old together (as in a couple)
半斤八两 半斤八兩 bàn jīn bā liǎng much to choose between
班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ show off one’s slight talent/skill before an expert
半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway; to leave something unfinished
饱经沧桑 飽經滄桑 bǎo jīng cāng sāng having lived through many changes
杯弓蛇影 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng be jittery; suffer from imaginary fears (lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake)
背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng be forced to leave one’s home (for a remote place)
本末倒置 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì confusing cause and effect; to reverse the primary and secondary tasks (lit. to invert root and branch)
必不可少 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary
闭门思过 閉門思過 bì mén sī guò shut oneself up and ponder one’s mistakes
变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng irregular; capricious
别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yì gé to have a unique style; describes literature; art and architecture
博大精深 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep
波涛汹涌 波濤洶湧 bō tāo xiōng yǒng tumultuous situations
不加思索 不加思索 bù jiā sī suǒ to not think; to talk or act without thinking.
不可救药 不可救藥 bù kě jiù yào irremediable; hopeless
不可磨灭 不可磨滅 bù kě mó miè indelible
不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò reap without sowing
不唯如此 不唯如此 bù wéi rú cǐ so is the case
不相上下 不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched; about the same
不屑一顾 不屑一顧 bú xiè yí gù to disdain as beneath contempt
不言儿喻 不言兒喻 bù yán ér yù obvious
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng a coincidence; taking the same action without prior consultation
不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
不知所措 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do; refers to an awkward or confusing situation
不自量力 不自量力 bú zì liàng lì overrate one’s own abilities
三言两语 三言兩語 cān yán liǎng yǔ just a few words
草木皆兵 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng imaginary fears (lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier)
参差不齐 參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí non-uniformity; non-standard
层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies
长驱 長驅 cháng qū make long drive; push deep
称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì after one’s heart; gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
程门立雪 程門立雪 chéng mén lì xuě honor the teacher and respect his teachings
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wà a massive amount (lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands)
持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng persevere
出口成章 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng quick and clever talking; eloquent
出人头地 出人頭地 chū rén tóu dì stand out among one’s fellows
川流不息 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping; unending flow
传宗接代 傳宗接代 chuán zōnɡ jiē dài carry on the family name/line; produce a male heir to continue the family line; to carry on one’s ancestral line
词不达意 詞不達意 cí bù dá yì the words fail to convey the idea – poorly expressed; senseless; inarticulate
从容不迫 從容不迫 cóng róng bú pò calm; unruffled
寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí very close; inseparable; usually refers to two or more people
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé inadvertently alert an enemy/opponent; punish sb. as a warning to others (lit. beat the grass to scare the snake)
大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yì jīng be greatly surprised
大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn hard to find; like finding a needle in a haystack (lit. to fish a needle from the sea)
大可不必 大可不必 dà kě bù bì need not; unnecessary
大器晚成 大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng great minds mature slowly; Rome wasn’t built in a day (lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot)
大失所望 大失所望 dà shī suǒ wàng extremely disappointing
大同小异 大同小異 dà tóng xiǎo yì similar in essential aspects; different in minor details
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn uphold righteousness above one’s family
当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job; matter of vital importance
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī (saying) the gains do not make up for the losses
得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu (of an area) rich in resources; (of a person) gifted or able
得意忘形 得意忘形 dé yì wàng xíng carried away; beside oneself with joy
地大物博 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources
丢三落四 丟三落四 diū sān là sì to be forgetful; scatterbrained
动人心弦 動人心弦 dòng rén xīn xián touching
东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ come back (lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan)
东施效颦 東施效顰 dōng shī xiào pín ludicrous attempt to imitate
东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng to look in all directions; to glance around
独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng be free and alone; come and go freely
独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unlike any others; to be unique; one of a kind
断断续续 斷斷續續 duàn duàn xù xù intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín cast pearls before swine; talk over sb.’s head
对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào suit one’s methods to the situation (lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness)
多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yì jǔ unnecessary; to do more than is required
多多益善 多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better
尔虞我诈 爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà deceive each other; engage in a battle of wits (lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you)
反复推敲 反復推敲 fǎn fù tuī qiāo repeated scrutiny
飞禽走兽 飛禽走獸 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
丰富多彩 豐富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi diverse; rich and varied; rich and colorful; varied; eventful
风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì gentle breeze and beautiful sun; describes the weather
风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs
风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ rain or shine
负荆请罪 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì offer humble apologies (lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment)
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ go through fire and water
高而忘私 高而忘私 gāo ér wàng sī put the group ahead of self
高山流水 高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ bosom friend; refined music
高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu sit back and relax; sleep an untroubled sleep
各抒己见 各抒己見 gè shū jǐ jiàn a discussion where everyone has equal say
根深蒂固 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc)
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng fail when on verge of success
供不应求 供不應求 gōng bú yìng qiú supply does not meet demand
归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ to sum it up…
邯郸学步 邯鄲學步 hán dān xué bù slavishly imitate others
和蔼可亲 和藹可親 hé ǎi kě qīn friendly and amicable; usually refers to an elderly person
后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear; family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences
互补长短 互補長短 hù bǔ cháng duǎn make up for each other’s shortcomings
狐假虎威 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi bully people by flaunting one’s powerful connections (lit. the fox exploits the tiger’s might)
囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo lap up information without digesting it
互助合作 互助合作 hù zhù hé zuò co-operative
画饼充饥 畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī feed on illusions (lit. to allay one’s hunger using a picture of a cake)
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng add touches that bring a work of art to life; add a word or two to clinch point
画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú to overdo it (lit. draw legs on a snake)
黄粱美梦 黃粱美夢 huáng liáng měi mèn pipe dream; illusions of wealth and power (lit. dream of golden millet)
恍然大悟 恍然大悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
毁性伤情 毀性傷情 huǐ xìng shāng qíng hurting one’s feelings deeply
火上加油 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu adding fuel to fire; to enrage people and make matters worse
急功近利 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit; shortsighted vision; looking only for fast return
继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future; part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
记忆犹新 記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh is one’s memory; remember vividly
急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results; to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous
家喻户晓 家喻戶曉 jiā yù hù xiǎo understood by everyone; well known; a household name
健步如飞 健步如飛 jiàn bù rú fēi fleet footed (lit. running as fast as flying)
见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable
见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously; to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn have used up one’s literary talent/energy
竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort; to do one’s utmost
嗟来之食 嗟來之食 jiē lái zhī shí food rudely offered; grudging handout; help grudgingly
今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ to see improvement in the present compared to the past (can be a fact or an opinion)
津津有味 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest pleasure; with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest
金石为开 金石為開 jīn shí wéi kāi sincerity can make metal and stone crack
近水楼台 近水樓台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái waterfront pavilion; favorable position; point of vantage
锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng a bright future; a rosy future; brilliant prospects
精打细算 精打細算 jīng dǎ xì suàn (saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting
井底之蛙 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā a person with a very limited outlook and experience; an ignorant person (lit. a frog in a well)
兢兢业业 兢兢業業 jīng jīng yè yè cautious and conscientious
井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo in perfect order; neat and tidy
精益求精 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng to perfect sth that is already outstanding; constantly improving
聚精会神 聚精會神 jù jīng huì shén to concentrate one’s attention
举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng (saying) world famous
举世无匹 舉世無匹 jǔ shì wú pī nothing can compare to this
举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù attract worldwide attention
举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān learn by analogy; to deduce many things from one case (lit.  to raise one and infer three)
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng a foot’s move sways the balance; to hold the balance of power; to play the decisive role
开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng speak frankly and sincerely (lit. deal sincerely and fairly)
开卷有益 開卷有益 kāi juàn yǒu yì the benefits of education (lit. opening a book is profitable)
开天辟地 開天闢地 kāi tiān pì dì creation of the world; since the beginning of time
刻不容缓 刻不容緩 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn take measures without regard to changes in circumstances (lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard)
空前绝后 空前絕後 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
口是心非 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi saying something that one does not mean (lit. mouth says yes; heart no)
口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng oral expressions can not be taken as evidence; words of mouth alone don’t carry conviction
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes; sweetness begins; the hard times are over; the good times just beginning
滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù fill a position just to make up the number (lit. to play the yú 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers)
狼狈为奸 狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together; to work hand in glove with sb.
狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn to eat very quickly and ravenously
老马识途 老馬識途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old hand is a good guide; an experienced worker knows what to do
乐不思蜀 樂不思蜀 lè bù sī shǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty
乐此不疲 樂此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí to enjoy sth and never tire of it
乐观进取 樂觀進取 lè guān jìn qǔ be positive
力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; not as strong as one would wish
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights; proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
力所能及 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one’s capabilities extend; to the best of one’s ability; within one’s powers
理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident; to have the courage of one’s convictions; just and forceful
两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng lose-lose; both sides suffer
两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to the satisfaction of both parties; to have it both ways
漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lucky survivor; fugitive; homeless exile (lit. fish that escaped the net)
屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān common occurrence; nothing new
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo in a mess; in terrible disorder
络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué continuously; in an endless stream
马到成功 馬到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng instant success; beginner’s luck
满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ talk of the town; a big scandal (lit. wind and rain through the town)
满载而归 滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī rewarding; to return from a rewarding journey
冒充内行 冒充內行 mào chōng nèi háng pretend to be an expert
没精打采 沒精打採 méi jīng dǎ cǎi to be listless or apathetic
美中不足 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú having only one small flaw; everything is fine except for one small defect
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì families of equal standing; be well-matched in social and economic status (for marriage); good [marriage] match
门庭若市 門庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì much-visited house; the shop is doing booming business; the courtyard is like a fair
孟母三迁 孟母三遷 mèng mǔ sān qiān a wise mother would try to find a good environment for her children’s best education.
面面俱到 面面俱到 miàn miàn jù dào cover everything
面目一新 面目一新 miàn mù yì xīn to change for the better; take on an entirely new look; take care of everything
妙语如珠 妙語如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū articulate (lit. smart words like a string of pearl)
名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only; but also in reality
名落孙山 名落孫山 míng luò sūn shān fail in a competitive/imperial examination
莫名其妙 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào unfathomable mystery; subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and commendable; estimable
南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé diametrically opposite; act at cross-purposes; be poles apart
囊萤夜读 囊螢夜讀 náng yíng yè dú reading by the light of fireflies
呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè throw all one’s energy into sth; to work one’s heart out (lit. to spit out one’s heart and spill blood)
抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù used to offer a humble remark before distinguished speech (lit. to throw a brick to attract jade)
鹏程万里 鵬程萬裡 péng chéng wàn lǐ have a bright future
飘忽无定 飄忽無定 piāo hū wú dìng someone who changes their mind a lot; someone who wanders around and is difficult to find
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient; in a hurry; itching to get on with it
破釜沉舟 破釜沈舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu burn one’s bridges
剖腹藏珠 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū die in pursuit of gain (lit. cutting one’s stomach to hide a pearl)
扑朔迷离 撲朔迷離 pū shuò mí chī complicated and confusing; look both like a man and like a woman
奇耻大辱 奇恥大辱 qǐ chǐ dà rǔ outrageous shame and deep humiliation; a crying shame
迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far; up to now; still (not)
歧路亡羊 歧路亡羊 qí lù wáng yáng go astray in a complex situation
杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān groundless fears (lit. man of Qǐ fears the sky falling)
七上八下 七上八下 qī shàng bā xià uneasiness; in a mess
齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose; to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so?; preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it’s just perfect; it’s just right
千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié unlike any other; different
千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì a hundred plans; by every possible means (lit. thousand ways)
千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà in imminent peril; extremely delicate situation; extremely critical moment
黔驴技穷 黔驢技窮 qián lǘ jì qióng sb. who has exposed his limited ability; to exhaust one’s limited abilities
千丝万缕 千絲萬縷 qiān sī wàn lǚ countless ties; a thousand and one links; interrelated in innumerable ways
千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ having much to say; talking nonstop
潜移默化 潛移默化 qián yí mò huà imperceptible influence; to influence secretly
强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiáng zí duó lǐ lame arguments; to argue illogically (lit. powerful words devoid of sense)
锲而不舍 鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě to chip away at a task and not abandon it; to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán surpass the master (lit. green is born of blue; but beats blue)
轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy; with no difficulty
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qīu gāo qì shuǎng better weather; clear and refreshing autumn weather
全力以赴 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù do at all costs; make an all-out effort
热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement; extremely moved
人山人海 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi huge crowds of people
任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle
日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì to change very quickly; every day sees new developments
日益频繁 日益頻繁 rì yì pín fán increasingly common
如火如荼 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú magnificent; daunting and vigorous momentum (lit. white cogon flower like fire)
如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ glad to be back in one’s proper surroundings (lit. like a fish back in water)
孺子可教 孺子可教 rú zǐ kě jiāo this child is teachable
三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú repeatedly request sb. to take up a responsible post; earnestly seek the services of able and virtuous people
三心二意 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì half-hearted
山明水秀 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xìu picturesque
深情厚谊 深情厚誼 shēn qíng hòu yì profound friendship
事半功倍 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi more with less; half the work; twice the effect
事倍功半 事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn very likely to happen; success within reach; extremely certain
十全十美 十全十美 shí quán shí měi to be completely perfect; flawless; to be perfect
实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì to seek truth from facts; to be practical and realistic
世外桃源 世外桃源 shì wài táo yuán haven of peace; utopia
十之八九 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely (lit. in eight or nine cases out of ten)
手足情深 手足情深 shǒu zú qín shūn brotherhood
熟能生巧 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo skill comes from practice; with familiarity you learn the trick
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr one of the best; outstanding
水滴石穿 水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān constant perseverance yields success (lit. dripping water penetrates the stone)
水土不服 水土不服 shuǐ tǔ bù fú unaccustomed to a place; not acclimatized
死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán resurgence; revival (lit. ashes burn once more)
四面楚歌 四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē be besieged on all sides and without help (lit. on all sides; the songs of Chu)
似是而非 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi appeared right but actually was wrong
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá extend in all directions; connected to all parts of the world
肆无忌惮 肆無忌憚 sì wú jì dàn absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
私心窃喜 私心竊喜 sī xīn qiè xǐ secretly happy 私心=selfish and self-indulgent; 窃= surreptitiously; 喜=happy; celebratory
叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ acclaim sth. as the acme of perfection; to gasp in amazement
谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò go on talking and laughing as if nothing had happened; be cheerful and composed (in face of danger)
螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán be unaware of impending danger; to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià bargain; haggle over a price
滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué unceasing torrent; talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
天伦之乐 天倫之樂 tiān lún zhī lè pleasure of heavenly agreement; family love and joy; domestic bliss
田园之乐 田園之樂 tián yuán zhī lè heavenly happiness
统筹兼顾 統籌兼顧 tǒng chóu jiān gù an overall plan taking into account all factors
同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì to get through a time of difficulty by settle one’s difference and working together
投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng renounce the pen for the sword; join the military service (esp. of educated person)
土头土脑 土頭土腦 tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo rustic; uncouth; countrified
拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ messy; sloppy; slovenly (lit. wading in mud and water)
完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào return sth. to the owner in good condition (lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao)
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì good luck; best wishes; all the best
望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí to be far too inferior (lit. to see only the other rider’s dust and have no hope of catching up)
望梅止渴 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě to console oneself with illusions; feed on fancies (lit. to quench one’s thirst by thinking of plums)
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo better late than never; to remedy the situation (lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost)
微不足道 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào negligible; insignificant
微乎其微 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi very little; next to nothing
为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to help a villain do evil; (lit. to act as accomplice to the tiger)
闻鸡起舞 聞雞起舞 wén jī qǐ wǔ be roused into action
卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn inure oneself for future trials
无动于衷 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
无价之宝 無價之寶 wú jià zhī bǎo an object that is priceless or an asset (can also refer to abstract things)
无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast; listless; in low spirits; washed out
无可奉告 無可奉告 wú kě fèng gào “no comment”
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative
无理取闹 無理取鬧 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason; deliberately awkward; pointless provocation; willful trouble maker
物美价廉 物美價廉 wù měi jià lián cheap and fine; attractive in price and quality
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì impotent; powerless; helpless
无穷无尽 無窮無盡 wú qióng wú jìn vast and limitless; endless span of time; no vestige of a beginning; no prospect of an end
无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bú zhì in every possible way; meticulous
无忧无虑 無憂無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ carefree and without worries
喜气洋洋 喜氣洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng jubilant
喜闻乐见 喜聞樂見 xǐ wén lè jiàn a delight to see; an attractive spectacle
下不为例 下不為例 xià bù wéi lì never again; just this once; not to be repeated
显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see; obviously
先见之明 先見之明 xiān jiàn zhī míng foresight
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method; to devise ways and means; to try this; that and the other
相辅相成 相輔相成 xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng to complement one another
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn; very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously
心不在焉 心不在焉 xīn bú zài yān absent-minded
新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè the new replaces the old (metabolism in biology)
信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé empty promises; to talk off the cuff
心口如一 心口如一 xīn kǒu rú yī to be frank and unreserved; honest and straightforward (lit. heart and mouth as one)
欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng luxuriant growth; flourishing; thriving
心直口快 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken; to say what one thinks
兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited; in high spirits; in great delight
兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated; in high spirits; full of zest
悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
雪上加霜 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng to add hail to snow; one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation
雪中送炭 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn timely assistance (lit. to send coal during snow)
循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence; step by step; to make steady progress incrementally
言行一致 言行一致 yán xíng yí zhì practice what they preach
养儿防老 養兒防老 yǎng er fáng lǎo (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one’s teeth; displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
义不容辞 義不容辭 yì bù róng cí be duty bound
一帆风顺 一帆風順 yì fán fēng shùn smooth sailing (lit. single sail; gentle wind)
一见钟情 一見鐘情 yí jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight
衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng to return in glory (lit. to come back to one’s hometown in silken robes)
一举两得 一舉兩得 yì jǔ liǎng dé kill two birds with one stone (lit. one stone kills two birds)
一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yì míng jīng rén become an overnight success
一目了然 一目瞭然 yí mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance
一曝十寒 一曝十寒 yí pù shí hán not persistent; sporadic effort; lack of sticking power; short attention span
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng very easy; no effort at all (lit. easy as a hand’s turn)
一如既往 一如既往 yì rú jì wǎng just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé lead by example
一视同仁 一視同仁 yí shì tóng rén equal treatment; not to discriminate between people
一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yì sī bù gǒu not one thread loose; strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yì zhī dú xiù to outshine others
因人而异 因人而異 yīn rén ér yì to vary with each individual; to differ from person to person
饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán be grateful for all your blessings! (lit. when you drink water; think of its source)
因小失大 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà missing the big picture; to save a little only to lose a lot
引以为耻 引以為恥 yǐn yǐ wéi chǐ to regard it as a disgrace; to consider it shameful
有利可图 有利可圖 yǒu lì kě tú profitable; economic
优胜劣汰 優勝劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài survival of the fittest
有条不紊 有條不紊 yǒu tiáo bù wěn regular and thorough; methodically arranged
愚不可及 愚不可及 yú bù kě jí couldn’t be more foolish; be hopelessly stupid
羽毛丰满 羽毛豐滿 yǔ máo fēng mǎ adjective become full-fledged; mature
与日俱增 與日俱增 yǔ rì jù zēng to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
再接再厉 再接再厲 zài jiē zài lì to continue the struggle; to persist; unremitting efforts
斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě to chop the nail and slice the iron; resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt
张口结舌 張口結舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé speechless (lit. agape and tongue-tied)
朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy; vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
珍禽异兽 珍禽異獸 zhēn qín yì shòu rare birds and animals
争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu striving to be first and fearing to be last; outdoing one another
志同道合 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé like-minded; fellow enthusiast
知足常乐 知足常樂 zhī zú cháng lè satisfied with what one has
众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī as everyone knows
追踪而去 追蹤而去 zhuī zōng ér qù chasing closely (after someone)
自力更生 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one’s own effort; self-reliance
自食其果 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ suffer the consequences of one’s own doing; to reap what one sows (lit. to eat one’s own fruit)
自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free; carefree; leisurely
自圆其说 自圓其說 zì yuán qí shuō to make one’s statement valid; to justify oneself
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief; all in all
走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information (lit. flower viewing from horseback)

 

 

 

]]> http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/11/18/chinese-idioms/feed/ 0 TOFCL: The complete list with English definitions http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/11/17/tofcl-the-complete-list-with-english-definitions/ http://www.davidpetersson.com/2011/11/17/tofcl-the-complete-list-with-english-definitions/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:05:19 +0000 David Petersson http://www.davidpetersson.com/?p=602 In Taiwan they have the TOFCL test or as it is officially named: Test Of Chinese as a Foreign Language. (http://www.tw.org/tocfl/) which is Taiwan’s national standardized test for Chinese language proficiency.

I have based my list on the list published on the website for Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency – Huayu: http://www.sc-top.org.tw/english/download.php. Then I put all words . . . → Read More: TOFCL: The complete list with English definitions]]> 華語文能力測驗 [huá yǔwén nénglì cèyàn] TOCFL In Taiwan they have the TOFCL test or as it is officially named: Test Of Chinese as a Foreign Language. (http://www.tw.org/tocfl/) which is Taiwan’s national standardized test for Chinese language proficiency.

I have based my list on the list published on the website for Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency – Huayu: http://www.sc-top.org.tw/english/download.php. Then I put all words into one sheet, added spaced and numbered pinyin definitions (based on the original), added Simplified Hanzi and ran a spell-check on the English definitions (there are still a number of English words that I have no idea what they mean, hehe).

The vocabulary list is quite comprehensive with some 8800 words (with a number of duplicates as the original lists different word forms separately – for example 安全  / ānquán – which can be either Verb or Noun and is therefore listed twice). The list also reflects some of the differences in the Mandarin spoken in Taiwan and the official Mandarin on the Mainland. Obviously, the traditional characters are used in Taiwan while the Simplified in Mainland China. More interestingly, there are characters that are pronounced differently while others have a different meaning.

The attached Excel sheet can be manipulated with different filters and sort methods and a learner of Chinese can upload the file into his or her favorite Chinese learning tool. I will include the vocabulary in my upcoming flashcard app iHanzi for the iPhone.

I hope this will help students or other app developers out there. I aim to keep these lists open-source so that they can be shared and improved over time. If you update the file then please do so with Review function on and send back to me and I will re-publish any improvements.

Tip: Use your CTRL+F or Command+F function to search for a word.

Also a big thanks to the developers at StickyNote – the best iPhone Mandarin flashcard app out there – for pointing me in the right way.

111117 TOFCL Master

Beginner’s Level

Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definitions
白 白 bái white/to be white
一 一 yì one
班 班 bān measure word for a group of organized people.
吵 吵 chǎo to make a noise, to disturb, to quarrel/to be noisy
吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo satiate; full
打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open up
刀叉 刀叉 dāo chā knife and fork
一共 一共 yí gòng altogether
德国 德國 dé guó Germany, German
一些 一些 yì xiē some, a few
电视(机) 電視(機) diàn shì jī television set
一定 一定 yí dìng certainly, indeed, surely
多少 多少 duō shǎo how much, how many
一直 一直 yì zhí straight; constantly, continuously
地上 地上 dì shàng ground
一起 一起 yì qǐ together
法国 法國 fǎ guó France, French
放下 放下 fàng xià to lay down; to put down; to let sth. down; to lower; to set down
一会(儿) 一會(兒) yì huǐ ér a moment, a short while
够(了) 夠(了) gòu le to be enough
一样 一樣 yí yàng to be the same, identical
关上 關上 guān shàng to close, to shut; to turn off
韩国 韓國 hán guó the Republic of Korea
汉堡(包) 漢堡(包) hàn bǎo bāo hamburger
一点(儿) 一點(兒) yì diǎn ér a little
黑 黑 hēi black/to be black
一边 一邊 yì biān at the same time, simultaneously; on the one/other hand
红 紅 hóng red/to be red
七 七 qī seven
黄 黃 huáng yellow/to be yellow
九 九 jiǔ nine
欢迎 歡迎 huān yíng welcome
了 了 le often used after stative verbs
几 幾 jǐ a few, several; how many
脚踏车 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē bicycle
二 二 èr two
叫 叫 jiào to be called, to call
接(到) 接(到) jiē dào to receive, to meet, to come into contact with
人 人 rén person, people
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to start, to begin
蓝 藍 lán blue/to be blue
里 裡 lǐ inside
楼 樓 lóu measure word for floor or story
绿 綠 lǜ green, to be green
八 八 bā eight
慢慢地 慢慢地 màn màn de slowly; gradually
毛 毛 máo one-tenth of a Yuan
美国 美國 měi guó U.S.A., American
面包店 麵包店 miàn bāo diàn bakery
让 讓 ràng used in a passive sentence structure to introduce the agent; to let, to allow, to permit, to make
十 十 shí ten
日本 日本 rì běn Japan, Japanese
上网 上網 shàng wǎng internet access
时钟 時鐘 shí zhōng clock
又 又 yòu again (in the past), moreover, furthermore, more, again
收到 收到 shōu dào to receive, get, obtain
三 三 sān three
特别 特別 tè bié especially/to be special
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear
下 下 xià L: down, under ; V: to disembark, to get off
外 外 wài outside
网站 網站 wǎng zhàn (Computer) a website
像 像 xiàng to be alike, to be like; to resemble
下午 下午 xià wǔ afternoon
谢 謝 xiè xiè xie to thanks, to thank you
下去 下去 xià qù go down; descend
需要 需要 xū yào to need, to require; need to
一半 一半 yí bàn half, in part
一下(子) 一下(子) yí xià zi a little, a while
英国 英國 yīng guó England, English
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
炸鸡 炸雞 zhá jī fried chicken
下面 下面 xià miàn under, below
找到 找到 zhǎo dào to search out; to find
下班 下班 xià bān to get off from work, to go off work
中国 中國 zhōng guó China, Chinese
下雪 下雪 xià xuě to snow
做完 做完 zuò wán done
不 不 bú not, no
下课 下課 xià kè to get out of class, end of class
上 上 shàng up, on/to go to, to get on, to board
一 一 yī one
一 一 yí one
这么 這麼 zhè me so, like this
上午 上午 shàng wǔ before noon, morning
上去 上去 shàng qù go up
上来 上來 shàng lái come up; up
上面 上面 shàng miàn above, up there
上班 上班 shàng bān to begin work, to start work, to go to work
上课 上課 shàng kè to go to class, to attend class
上学 上學 shàng xué attend school, be at school
久 久 jiǔ to be a long time
也 也 yě also
也许 也許 yě xǔ perhaps, maybe, might
千 千 qiān thousand
口 口 kǒu Mouthful, measure word for things kept in the mouth
口 口 kǒu measure word for people
大 大 dà to be big, to be large
大衣 大衣 dà yī overcoat, topcoat
大家 大家 dà jiā everyone
大学 大學 dà xué university
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice
女孩(儿)(子) 女孩(兒)(子) nǚ hái ér zi girl
小 小 xiǎo to be small
小心 小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jiě Miss
小时 小時 xiǎo shí hour
小偷 小偷 xiǎo tōu thief, burglar
小说 小說 xiǎo shuō novel, short story
小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school
山 山 shān mountain
工作 工作 gōng zuò work/to work
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already
才 才 cái not until, only then, only, merely
不 不 bù not, no
不一定 不一定 bù yí dìng uncertain, not for sure, not necessarily
不用 不用 bú yòng need not, don’t have to
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to be ill at ease
不但 不但 bú dàn not only
不客气 不客氣 bú kè qì you’re welcome
不错 不錯 bú cuò to be not bad, pretty good
中午 中午 zhōng wǔ noon
中心 中心 zhōng xīn center, heart, central point
中文 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language
中间 中間 zhōng jiān between, among, in the middle of
五 五 wǔ five
什么 什麼 shé me what
今天 今天 jīn tiān today
今年 今年 jīn nián this year
介绍 介紹 jiè shào to introduce, to suggest
元 元 yuán standard monetary unit in China
六 六 liù six
公司 公司 gōng sī company
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì c city bus
公车 公車 gōng chē city bus
公寓 公寓 gōng yù apartment building
公园 公園 gōng yuán park
分(钟) 分(鐘) fēn zhōng minute
午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn lunch
午餐 午餐 wǔ cān lunch
天 天 tiān day, sky, heaven
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day, daily
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather
太 太 tài too
太太 太太 tài tai Mrs., wife
太阳 太陽 tài yáng the sun
少 少 shǎo few, less
心 心 xīn heart
手 手 shǒu hand
手套 手套 shǒu tào gloves, mittens
手机 手機 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone
斤 斤 jīn a unit of weight
方法 方法 fāng fǎ method, way, means
方便 方便 fāng biàn to be convenient
日(子) 日(子) rì zi day (date), days (time)
月 月 yuè month
月亮 月亮 yuè liàng moon
木(头) 木(頭) mù tou wood, log, timber
比 比 bǐ to compare; compared to, than
比较 比較 bǐ jiào comparatively; to compare
毛衣 毛衣 máo yī sweater
水 水 shuǐ water
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
火 火 huǒ fire
火车 火車 huǒ chē train
父亲 父親 fù qīn father
片 片 piàn partial measure word for thin, flat pieces of something.
牙刷 牙刷 yá shuā tooth brush
牛奶 牛奶 niú nǎi cow’s milk
世界 世界 shì jiè the world
以前 以前 yǐ qián before, ago, formerly
以后 以後 yǐ hòu afterwards, after
他(们) 他(們) tā men he they, them)
冬天 冬天 dōng tiān winter, wintertime
出 出 chū to go or come out
出去 出去 chū qù to go out, to leave
出来 出來 chū lái to come out
出国 出國 chū guó go abroad (from one’s own country)
加 加 jiā to add to
功课 功課 gōng kè schoolwork, homework
包 包 bāo package of, parcel of/to wrap, to contain
包子 包子 bāo zi steamed pork bun
北 北 běi north
半 半 bàn half
卡片 卡片 kǎ piàn card
去 去 qù to go
去年 去年 qù nián last year
可以 可以 kě yǐ can, may, be permitted
可是 可是 kě shì but, however
可能 可能 kě néng probably, maybe
可爱 可愛 kě ài to be lovable, likeable, adorable, cute
可乐 可樂 kě lè cola
右(边) 右(邊) yòu biān right
只 只 zhǐ only
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo cannot but, have to
句子 句子 jù zi sentence
四 四 sì four
外(面) 外(面) wài miàn outside
外套 外套 wài tào overcoat
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai grandma, grandmother (father’s mother)
巧克力 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì chocolate
左(边) 左(邊) zuǒ biān left
市场 市場 shì chǎng market
必须 必須 bì xū must
打 打 dǎ to hit, to beat, to strike
打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo to sweep, to clean
打算 打算 dǎ suàn to plan
本 本 běn individual measure word for books or magazines, etc.
本子 本子 běn zi book, notebook, edition
正在 正在 zhèng zài be in process/course of
永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn always, forever
生日 生日 shēng rì birthday
生活 生活 shēng huó life/to live
生气 生氣 shēng qì to be angry; to take offense
生病 生病 shēng bìng to become ill, to be sick
用 用 yòng to use
皮包 皮包 pí bāo handbag, briefcase
石头 石頭 shí tou stone
交 交 jiāo hand over, deliver
休息 休息 xiū xí to rest
件 件 jiàn individual measure word for clothes, etc.
件 件 jiàn individual measure word for furniture, jewelry, etc.
件 件 jiàn individual measure word for affairs, incidents, etc.
先 先 xiān first, in advance, before
先生 先生 xiān shēng Mr., sir, gentleman, husband
全部 全部 quán bù all, whole
再 再 zài then
再见 再見 zài jiàn Good-bye
冰箱 冰箱 bīng xiāng refrigerator
危险 危險 wéi xiǎn danger/to be dangerous, perilous
同学 同學 tóng xué classmate; to be in the same class
向 向 xiàng to, towards
名字 名字 míng zì full name, given name
吃 吃 chī to eat
因为 因為 yīn wèi because
回 回 huí to return
回去 回去 huí qù to leave, to go back
回来 回來 huí lái to return, to come back
回家 回家 huí jiā return home
回答 回答 huí dá answer
地 地 dì the earth, land, soil, fields, ground, place, position, background, distance
地方 地方 dì fāng place
地图 地圖 dì tú map
在 在 zài indicating that action is in progress
多 多 duō more than the correct, required number, much, far more/many, much, more
好 好 hǎo very, quite/to be good, well
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī to be fond of eating
好玩(儿) 好玩(兒) hǎo wán ér to be interesting, to be full of fun
好看 好看 hǎo kàn to be good-looking
好像 好像 hǎo xiàng to seem, to be likely, to be like
她(们) 她(們) tā men she (they, them)
如果 如果 rú guǒ if, in case, in the event of
字 字 zì character
安全 安全 ān quán safety/to be safe, secure
安静 安靜 ān jìng to be quiet, calm, peaceful
年 年 nián a year of
年纪 年紀 nián jì age
年轻 年輕 nián qīng to be young
忙 忙 máng to be busy
成绩 成績 chéng jī grade (at school), academic record, achievement
收 收 shōu receive, accept, take in/back, gather in, conclude, stop/collect, gather
早 早 zǎo to be early
早上 早上 zǎo shàng morning
早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn breakfast
早餐 早餐 zǎo cān breakfast
有 有 yǒu to have; there is, there are
有(的)时候 有(的)時候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes, now and then
有用 有用 yǒu yòng to be useful
有空(儿) 有空(兒) yǒu kòng ér to have free time, to be free
有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si to be interesting
有趣 有趣 yǒu qù interesting, fascinating, amusing
有点(儿) 有點(兒) yǒu diǎn ér somewhat, rather, a bit
朵 朵 duǒ individual measure word for cloud and flowers
次 次 cì measure word for the number of repetitions in a given period of time
百 百 bǎi hundred
百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī department store
米 米 mǐ uncooked rice
羊 羊 yáng sheep, goat
老 老 lǎo old, aged
老人 老人 lǎo rén old man/woman
老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher
考试 考試 kǎo shì test, exam/to take a test
耳朵 耳朵 ěr duo ear
肉 肉 ròu meat
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself, by oneself
行 行 xíng to be OK, to be permitted
衣服 衣服 yī fú clothes, clothing
西瓜 西瓜 xī guā watermelon
西(边) 西(邊) xī biān west
位 位 wèi individual measure word for people.
住 住 zhù to stay, to live
但是 但是 dàn shì but, still, however
作业 作業 zuò yè homework
你(们) 你(們) nǐ men you
低 低 dī to be low
冷 冷 lěng to be cold
冷气(机) 冷氣(機) lěng qì jī air conditioning; cold air
别 別 bié don’t
别人 別人 bié rén other people
努力 努力 nǔ lì make great effort, try hard
吧 吧 ba question particle, implying probability/sentence suffix, indicating a request
告诉 告訴 gào sù to tell, to inform
吹 吹 chuī blow, puff, play (wind instruments)
坐 坐 zuò to sit
完 完 wán to finish, to complete (something)
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope, to wish
床 床 chuáng bed
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother
忘 忘 wàng to forget
快 快 kuài quickly/to be fast
快乐 快樂 kuài lè to be happy
我(们) 我(們) wǒ men I (we)
把 把 bǎ indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
找 找 zhǎo to return change after a purchase, to look for, to search
改 改 gǎi to change, to alter, to correct
更 更 gèng even more, still more
每 每 měi every
沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa
决定 決定 jué dìng to decide
没 沒 méi not (have)
没有 沒有 méi yǒu did not, have not
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xì no problem, never mind, it doesn’t matter
汽水 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop, carbonated drink
汽车 汽車 qì chē automobile, car
男孩(儿)(子) 男孩(兒)(子) nán hái ér zi boy
肚子 肚子 dù zi stomach, belly, abdomen
见 見 jiàn to see, to meet
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet someone, to see someone
走 走 zǒu to walk
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk (in the road or street)
足球 足球 zú qiú football, soccer
身体 身體 shēn tǐ body
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ to be difficult, hard, painful, exhausting; to experience difficulty, hardship, pain, exhaustion
那 那 nà that
那儿 那兒 nà er there
那里 那裡 nà lǐ there
那么 那麼 nà me well, in that case/like that, in that way
那边 那邊 nà biān there, over there
乖 乖 guāi well-behaved
事 事 shì affair, work
事情 事情 shì qíng affair; something to do, a matter, event
来 來 lái to come
儿子 兒子 ér zi son
两 兩 liǎng two
刷牙 刷牙 shuā yá to brush ones teeth
到 到 dào to reach, to arrive/to leave for
味道 味道 wèi dào taste, flavor, smell, odor
咖啡 咖啡 kā fēi coffee
和 和 hé and
呢 呢 ne a question particle/a particle indicating the situation or state of affairs is being sustain
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài to be strange, to be queer, to be unusual
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie elder sister
姓 姓 xìng surname, family name
店 店 diàn store, shop
往 往 wǎng to go toward
念 念 niàn to read aloud, to study
怕 怕 pà to fear
或 或 huò or, either or
或是 或是 huò shì or, perhaps
房(子) 房(子) fáng zi house
房间 房間 fáng jiān room
所以 所以 suǒ yǐ therefore, so
所有 所有 suǒ yǒu all
拉 拉 lā to pull, to tug
拍 拍 pāi to clap, beat, pat; to take a photo, shoot a film
抱 抱 bào to hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one’s arms
放 放 fàng to put, to release
放假 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday, vacation
明天 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
明年 明年 míng nián next year
服务生 服務生 fú wù shēng attendant, service person, waiter
朋友 朋友 péng yǒu friend
东西 東西 dōng xī thing
东(边) 東(邊) dōng biān east
果汁 果汁 guǒ zhī fruit juice
枝 枝 zhī individual measure word for flowers and grass.
枝 枝 zhī individual measure word for rod-shaped article.
杯 杯 bēi a cup of
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup
注意 注意 zhù yì to pay attention to, to take notice of
河 河 hé river
油 油 yóu oil
爬 爬 pá to climb, to crawl
爬山 爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain, to hike on hills
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba father
狗 狗 gǒu dog
玩(儿) 玩(兒) wán ér to play, to enjoy
的 的 de possessive or modifying particle
知道 知道 zhī dào to know
空气 空氣 kōng qì air
花(儿) 花(兒) huā ér flower
花园 花園 huā yuán flower garden
近 近 jìn to be near
门 門 mén door, gate
门口 門口 mén kǒu entrance, doorway
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí one’s mother’s sister, auntie
附近 附近 fù jìn nearby
雨 雨 yǔ rain
雨天 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day
非常 非常 fēi cháng very, extremely
亮 亮 liàng to be sunny, to be bright
信 信 xìn letter
信封 信封 xìn fēng envelope
便宜 便宜 pián yí to be cheap
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
前面 前面 qián miàn front, forward, before
南(边) 南(邊) nán biān south
城市 城市 chéng shì city
孩(子) 孩(子) hái zi child
客人 客人 kè rén guest, visitor
客气 客氣 kè qì to be polite
客厅 客廳 kè tīng living room
封 封 fēng measure word for letters, telegrams, etc.
屋(子) 屋(子) wū zi room
很 很 hěn very
后来 後來 hòu lái afterwards, later on
后面 後面 hòu miàn back
怎么 怎麼 zěn me how
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng How about…… ? How’s everything ?
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn What now ?
故事 故事 gù shì story
春天 春天 chūn tiān spring, springtime
是 是 shì to be (am, are, is)
星星 星星 xīng xing stars
星期 星期 xīng qí week
星期天 星期天 xīng qí tiān Sunday
星期日 星期日 xīng qí rì Sunday
昨天 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
洗 洗 xǐ to wash
洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī clothes washing machine
洗澡 洗澡 xǐ zǎo to take a bath or shower
活 活 huó live, save (sb.’s life)
活动 活動 huó dòng activity
为 為 wèi because of, for (someone or something)
为什么 為什麼 wèi shé me why
相信 相信 xiāng xìn believe in, be convinced of
看 看 kàn to watch, to read, to look at
看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see
看到 看到 kàn dào to see
科学 科學 kē xué science
秋天 秋天 qiū tiān autumn, fall
穿 穿 chuān to wear, to put on
红包 紅包 hóng bāo red envelope containing a money gift
红茶 紅茶 hóng chá black tea
红绿灯 紅綠燈 hóng lù dēng traffic light
约 約 yuē make an appointment
美 美 měi to be beautiful
美丽 美麗 měi lì beautiful
胖 胖 pàng to be fat
苦 苦 kǔ to be toilsome, hard; sad; bitter/toil, hardship
英文 英文 yīng wén English language
要 要 yào to want
要是 要是 yào shì if
计划 計畫 jì huà plan, project, program/to plan, to map out
计程车 計程車 jì chéng chē taxi
重要 重要 zhòng yào to be important, to be vital
音乐 音樂 yīn yuè music
风 風 fēng wind
风景 風景 fēng jǐng scenery, view landscape
飞 飛 fēi to fly
飞机 飛機 fēi jī airplane
食物 食物 shí wù food, edibles
香 香 xiāng to be scented, to be fragrant
借 借 jiè to borrow, to lend
倒 倒 dǎo to pour, to dump out
个 個 gè individual measure word for persons and material things.
刚刚 剛剛 gāng gāng just now
原来 原來 yuán lái originally, formerly
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge elder brother
哭 哭 kū to cry, to weep
哪 哪 nǎ which
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ where
哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where
夏天 夏天 xià tiān summer, summertime
套 套 tào collective measure word for a group of things used together.
害怕 害怕 hài pà be afraid/scared
家 家 jiā home, family
家庭 家庭 jiā tíng family, household
容易 容易 róng yì to be easy
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate
拿 拿 ná to bring, to carry (in one’s, or with one’s hand)
旁边(儿) 旁邊(兒) páng biān ér side, by the side of, near by
旅行 旅行 lǚ xíng to travel, to take a trip
旅游 旅遊 lǚ yóu travel
时候 時候 shí hòu time
时间 時間 shí jiān time
书 書 shū book
书包 書包 shū bāo school-bag
书店 書店 shū diàn bookstore
书桌 書桌 shū zhuō desk
校长 校長 xiào zhǎng principal/head of a school, head-master
桌(子) 桌(子) zhuō zi table
消息 消息 xiāo xí news, information
海(边) 海(邊) hǎi biān ocean, sea
烤 烤 kǎo to roast, to toast, to bake
留 留 liú to leave (message, thing, etc.), to stay, to remain
病 病 bìng illness, disease
病人 病人 bìng rén patient
疼 疼 téng to be ache, to be in pain, to be sore
真 真 zhēn really/real, true
破 破 pò to be broken
祝 祝 zhù to wish (someone good health, good luck, etc.) to offer good wishes
站 站 zhàn (train, bus) station/to stand
笑 笑 xiào to smile, to laugh, to laugh at
笑话 笑話 xiào huà joke
纸 紙 zhǐ paper
能 能 néng can, be physically able to
草 草 cǎo grass
草地 草地 cǎo dì lawn
记 記 jì to record, to write, to jot down
讨厌 討厭 tǎo yàn to dislike, to loathe, to hate
起 起 qǐ to stand up, get up, to lift, to rise
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get up
起来 起來 qǐ lái to stand up, to rise
送 送 sòng to escort, to deliver, to send off, to present
酒 酒 jiǔ wine or liquor
院(子) 院(子) yuàn zi yard
只 隻 zhī measure word for the one of two things of the same kind.
只 隻 zhī measure word for one of the symmetrical limbs or organs of people or animals.
只 隻 zhī individual measure word for insects or animals
马 馬 mǎ horse
马上 馬上 mǎ shàng immediately
高 高 gāo to be tall, to be high
高兴 高興 gāo xìng to be happy
干 乾 gān to be dry
干净 乾淨 gān jìng to be clean
停 停 tíng to stop
做 做 zuò to do, to make
做菜 做菜 zuò cài to cook
健康 健康 jiàn kāng to be healthy, in good physical condition; health
偷 偷 tōu to steal, to burglarize
动 動 dòng to move; to be moved
动物 動物 dòng wù animal
动物园 動物園 dòng wù yuán zoo
参加 參加 cān jiā to attend, to participate
商店 商店 shāng diàn store
啊 啊 a ah, an exclamation
唱歌(儿) 唱歌(兒) chàng gē ér sing
问 問 wèn to ask
问题 問題 wèn tí problem/question
国(家) 國(家) guó jiā nation, country
寄 寄 jì to mail
宿舍 宿舍 sù shè dormitory
常 常 cháng often, usually, generally
常常 常常 cháng cháng often, frequently
带 帶 dài to bring
张 張 zhāng individual measure word for flat things, or things with a surface.
张 張 zhāng individual measure word for the mouth or face of a person or animal.
得 得 de a particle used between a verb or adjective and its complement to indicate manner or degree
从 從 cóng from
从前 從前 cóng qián formerly, in the past, used to
您 您 nín you ( formal usage)
掉 掉 diào drop, fall, come off, lose, be missing, fall behind, change, turn
挂 掛 guà to hang
推 推 tuī push, decline, refuse, reject, put off, postpone, delay
教 教 jiāo to teach
教室 教室 jiào shì classroom
晚上 晚上 wǎn shàng evening
晚安 晚安 wǎn ān good night
晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn dinner, supper
晚餐 晚餐 wǎn cān dinner, supper
条 條 tiáo individual measure word for long, narrow things.
条 條 tiáo individual measure word for natural things, such as mountains, rivers, etc.
条 條 tiáo individual measure word for insects or animals.
凉 涼 liáng to be cool
凉快 涼快 liáng kuài to be (pleasantly) cool
清楚 清楚 qīng chǔ to be clear
猜 猜 cāi guess, suspect
球 球 qiú ball
现在 現在 xiàn zài now, right now
瓶(子) 瓶(子) píng zi collective measure word for the things wrapped, tied up or fixed in bundles.
甜 甜 tián to be sweat
盒(子) 盒(子) hé zi box, case
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jīng eyes
眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng glasses, spectacles
票 票 piào ticket
第 第 dì a prefix for ordinal numbers
累 累 lèi to be tired
习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit
聊天(儿) 聊天(兒) liáo tiān ér to chat/chatting
船 船 chuán ship, boat
蛋 蛋 dàn egg
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake
被 被 bèi a passive voice indicator
袋子 袋子 dài zi bag, sack
许多 許多 xǔ duō many, a lot of
这 這 zhè this
这些 這些 zhè xiē these
这里 這裡 zhè lǐ here
这样 這樣 zhè yàng such, this kind
通知 通知 tōng zhī information/to inform, to notify
都 都 dōu all, both
阴天 陰天 yīn tiān overcast sky, cloudy day
雪 雪 xuě snow
鱼 魚 yú fish
鸟 鳥 niǎo bird
麻烦 麻煩 má fán an on annoyance, troublesome/to be annoyed; to bother
伞 傘 sǎn umbrella
最 最 zuì the most, -est.
最近 最近 zuì jìn recently, lately
喝 喝 hē to drink
喂 喂 wèi a common telephone or intercom greeting “hello”
喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huān to like
报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ newspaper, newsprint
寒假 寒假 hán jià winter vacation
就 就 jiù just, exactly, only; then, right away; (indicating immediacy)
就要 就要 jiù yào soon, in no time
帽(子) 帽(子) mào zi hat, cap, headgear
换 換 huàn to change
晴天 晴天 qíng tiān clear day, sunny day
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation
椅子 椅子 yǐ zi chair
棵 棵 kē individual measure word for plants and vegetable.
森林 森林 sēn lín forest
棒 棒 bàng good; fine; excellent, great!
棒球 棒球 bàng qiú baseball
游泳 游泳 yóu yǒng to swim
游泳池 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool
汤 湯 tāng soup
汤匙 湯匙 tāng chí soup spoon
渴 渴 kě to be thirsty
无聊 無聊 wú liáo to be bored; to be boring and uninteresting; to be a nuisance; to be nonsensical
然后 然後 rán hòu afterwards, then
煮 煮 zhǔ boil, cook
画 畫 huà picture, drawing
画家 畫家 huà jiā a painter (as in an artist)
痛 痛 tòng to be painful
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen, to occur, take place
发现 發現 fā xiàn to discover
短 短 duǎn to be short
窗/窗户 窗/窗戶 chuāng chuān window
等 等 děng to wait
笔 筆 bǐ pen
结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry, to get married
给 給 gěi to give/for, for the benefit of, by (in passive cons.)
舒服 舒服 shū fú to be comfortable
着 著 zhe P: a verbal suffix, indicating the action or the state is continuing
着急 著急 zhāo jí to be nervous, anxious
菜 菜 cài food, cuisine
菜单 菜單 cài dān menu
贵 貴 guì to be expensive
买 買 mǎi to buy
越来越 越來越 yuè lái yuè more and more……
超级市场 超級市場 chāo jí shì chǎn supermarket
跑 跑 pǎo to run
周末 周末 zhōu mò weekend
进 進 jìn move forward, enter
进去 進去 jìn qù go in
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; to improve
进来 進來 jìn lái come in
邮局 郵局 yóu jú post office
邮票 郵票 yóu piào postage stamp
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xià countryside
开 開 kāi to drive, to open, to turn on
开心 開心 kāi xīn feel happy, rejoice
开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiling/boiled water
开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car
开学 開學 kāi xué start school, begin term
间 間 jiān container measure word for houses or other buildings.
云 雲 yún cloud
饭 飯 fàn food, meal
饭店 飯店 fàn diàn hotel, restaurant
饮料 飲料 yǐn liào soft drink, beverage
乱 亂 luàn to be messy
吗 嗎 ma a question particle
圆 圓 yuán to be round, to be circular
块 塊 kuài partial measure word for lumps of foodstuff.
块 塊 kuài individual measure word for a solid substance with a regular shape.
块 塊 kuài individual measure word for Chinese currency.
妈妈 媽媽 mā ma mother
意思 意思 yì si meaning, idea, definition
感冒 感冒 gǎn mào to have a cold; cold, flu
想 想 xiǎng to think, to miss
爱 愛 ài to love/be apt to
搬 搬 bān to move
新 新 xīn to be new
新年 新年 xīn nián new year
新闻 新聞 xīn wén news
暖和 暖和 nuǎn huo to be warm
会 會 huì can, be able to, be good at, be skillful in
岁 歲 suì measure word for the age of people or animals.
滑雪 滑雪 huá xuě to ski
准备 準備 zhǔn bèi to prepare, to intend
照片(儿) 照片(兒) zhào piàn ér photograph
照相机 照相機 zhào xiàng jī camera
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye grandpa, grandfather (father’s father) ; a respectful form of address for an old man
当然 當然 dāng rán of course
矮 矮 ǎi short (of stature), low
碗 碗 wǎn measure word for servings of food; bowl
筷(子) 筷(子) kuài zi chopsticks
节目 節目 jié mù program, events (of entertainment, a program, etc.)
经过 經過 jīng guò to pass by, to pass through
脚 腳 jiǎo foot
号 號 hào measure word for numbers and dates.
号码 號碼 hào mǎ number
裙(子) 裙(子) qún zi skirt
装 裝 zhuāng to fill, to load
里面 裡面 lǐ miàn inside
里边(儿) 裡邊(兒) lǐ biān ér interior, inside
解决 解決 jiě jué to resolve, settle
试 試 shì to try
跟 跟 gēn with/and
路 路 lù road
路上 路上 lù shàng on the road
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
运动 運動 yùn dòng sport, exercise/to exercise
过 過 guò V: to pass, P: a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience
过去 過去 guò qù in the past, formerly/go over, pass by
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过来 過來 guò lái come over/up, come here
遍 遍 biàn measure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end.
铅笔 鉛筆 qiān bǐ pencil
电 電 diàn electricity
电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo computer
电话 電話 diàn huà telephone, call
电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie
电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema, movie (house)
电灯 電燈 diàn dēng electric lamp/light
零 零 líng zero
饱 飽 bǎo to be full (after eating)
图片 圖片 tú piàn picture, photograph
图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn library
对 對 duì answer, reply, treat
对不起 對不起 duì bù qǐ I’m sorry; Excuse me
对面 對面 duì miàn the other side, place across from
慢 慢 màn to be slow; slowly
歌(儿) 歌(兒) gē ér song
漂亮 漂亮 piào liàng to be beautiful, to be pretty
汉字 漢字 hàn zì Ch. character, sinograph
汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese/Sinitic language (s)
睡 睡 shuì to sleep
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to sleep
种 種 zhòng plant, cultivate, sow
种 種 zhǒng collective measure word for people or things of the same kind.
种 種 zhǒng collective measure word for abstract things of the same kind.
算 算 suàn to calculate
紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng to be nervous, to be tense
网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis
腿 腿 tuǐ leg
语言 語言 yǔ yán language
语法 語法 yǔ fǎ grammar
认为 認為 rèn wéi to believe that, consider that
认真 認真 rèn zhēn to be conscientious, earnest, serious/conscientiously, seriously, earnestly
认识 認識 rèn shì to recognize, to realize
说 說 shuō to speak, to say
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak, to say, to talk
轻 輕 qīng to be light
远 遠 yuǎn to be far from
酸 酸 suān to be sour
银行 銀行 yín háng bank
饺(子) 餃(子) jiǎo zi Chinese dumpling
饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān biscuit, cracker, cookie
嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐ bā mouth
写 寫 xiě to write
厨房 廚房 chú fáng kitchen
庆祝 慶祝 qìng zhù to celebrate
摩托车 摩托車 mó tuō chē motorcycle, motor scooter
数 數 shǔ to count, to enumerate
样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance, shape, model, pattern
热 熱 rè to be hot
热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog
热闹 熱鬧 rè nào to be lively, to be fun, to be bustling with noise
瘦 瘦 shòu to be thin
盘 盤 pán container measure word for the contents of a plate.
盘子 盤子 pán zi plate
箱(子) 箱(子) xiāng zi box, trunk, case
练习 練習 liàn xí to practice, to drill/practice, exercise
谈 談 tán to talk about
请 請 qǐng to please, to invite
请客 請客 qǐng kè to host, to invite, to treat someone (to dinner, etc.)
请问 請問 qǐng wèn excuse me, may I ask?
课 課 kè class
课文 課文 kè wén text in a school book
课本 課本 kè běn textbook
谁 誰 shéi who, whom
猪 豬 zhū pig, hog, swine
卖 賣 mài to sell
踢 踢 tī to kick
辆 輛 liàng measure word for any conveyance, etc.
鞋(子) 鞋(子) xié zi shoes
饿 餓 è to be hungry
学 學 xué to study
学生 學生 xué shēng student
学校 學校 xué xiào school
学习 學習 xué xí to study; to learn
树 樹 shù tree
桥 橋 qiáo bridge
机场 機場 jī chǎng airport
机会 機會 jī huì chance, opportunity
糖 糖 táng candy, sugar
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest
裤(子) 褲(子) kù zi trousers, pants
亲 親 qīn to kiss
猫 貓 māo cat
办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ method, way of doing something
迟到 遲到 chí dào to be late/arrive late
表 錶 biǎo watch
错 錯 cuò to be wrong/mistake
钱 錢 qián money
随便 隨便 suí biàn whatever, wherever, whenever, do as one please
头 頭 tóu head
头发 頭髮 tóu fǎ hair (on the human head)
餐桌 餐桌 cān zhuō dining table
餐厅 餐廳 cān tīng restaurant
帮 幫 bāng to help, to assist
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help someone do something
应该 應該 yīng gāi should, ought to
懂 懂 dǒng to understand
戴 戴 dài to wear (hat, watch, jewelry etc.)
擦 擦 cā to rub, to wipe, to clean
墙 牆 qiáng wall
总是 總是 zǒng shì always, without exception
总统 總統 zǒng tǒng president (of a public)
声音 聲音 shēng yīn sound, voice
聪明 聰明 cōng míng to be intelligent
脸 臉 liǎn face
讲 講 jiǎng to speak, explain
讲话 講話 jiǎng huà speak, talk, address
谢谢 謝謝 xiè xiè xie to thanks, to thank you
还 還 hái still, yet
还是 還是 hái shì or
虽然 雖然 suī rán though, although
点(儿) 點(兒) diǎn ér partial measure word for a small quantity of things.
点心 點心 diǎn xīn a snack, light refreshment
点菜 點菜 diǎn cài to order food
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng o’clock
礼物 禮物 lǐ wù present, gift
简单 簡單 jiǎn dān to be simple, uncomplicated
旧 舊 jiù to be old, to be used
医生 醫生 yī shēng doctor
医院 醫院 yī yuàn hospital
离 離 lí be away from, apart from, separated from
离开 離開 lí kāi to leave
双 雙 shuāng measure word for two things of the same kind to be used together.
颜色 顏色 yán sè color
骑 騎 qí to ride; to drive (a bicycle, motor cycle, horse, etc.)
坏 壞 huài to be bad
药 藥 yào medicine
关 關 guān to close; to turn off
难 難 nán to be difficult
难过 難過 nán guò to be sad, to be distressed
愿意 願意 yuàn yì be willing, want to, like to
篮球 籃球 lán qiú basketball
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple
觉得 覺得 jué de to feel, to think, to consider
警察 警察 jǐng chá police officer
钟(头) 鐘(頭) zhōng tóu hour
面 麵 miàn flour, dough, noodle
面包 麵包 miàn bāo bread
护士 護士 hù shì (hospital) nurse
听 聽 tīng to listen
听说 聽說 tīng shuō hear, hear it said
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān a dress shirt or a collared blouse with buttons
读 讀 dú to read; to go to/attend school or college
读书 讀書 dú shū to study, to read
脏 髒 zāng to be dirty
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key
边 邊 biān side

Learner’s Level

Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definitions
一 一 yì one
一 一 yī as soon as
一下子/儿 一下子/兒 yí xià zi ér in a short while
一切 一切 yí qiè everything
一半(儿) 一半(兒) yí bàn ér half, in part
一共 一共 yí gòng altogether
一些 一些 yì xiē some, a few
一定 一定 yí dìng certainly, indeed, surely
一直 一直 yì zhí straight; constantly, continuously
一起 一起 yì qǐ together, in company, altogether, in all
一块(儿) 一塊(兒) yí kuài ér together
一会儿 一會兒 yì huǐ ér a moment, a short while
一样 一樣 yí yàng same, equal, similar
一样 一樣 yí yàng same
一点(儿) 一點(兒) yì diǎn ér a bit, a little, a crumb, a fraction
一点(儿) 一點(兒) yì diǎn ér a bit of
一边 一邊 yì biān at the same time, simultaneously; on the one/other hand
七 七 qī seven
九 九 jiǔ nine
了 了 le indicates the completion of an action, and in some situation can be translated as past tense in English
了 了 le indicates excessiveness, completion of action, change of state, and imminent action
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand, to comprehend
二 二 èr two, second
人 人 rén person, people
人口 人口 rén kǒu population
人民 人民 rén mín the people, citizen
人们 人們 rén men people
人家 人家 rén jiā dwelling, household, family, sb. else’s house
人家 人家 rén jiā a pronoun for sb. else, I (used by females)
八 八 bā eight
刀 刀 dāo knife, sword, blade
刀子 刀子 dāo zi small knife, dagger, pocketknife
力 力 lì power, strength
十 十 shí ten
十分 十分 shí fēn completely, very, fully, utterly, extremely
十字路口 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu a crossroads, a crossing, an intersection, a crossing place
又 又 yòu and, in addition, but, on the other hand
又 又 yòu again, moreover
三 三 sān three
下 下 xià next, second
下 下 xià under (condition/fact etc.)
下 下 xià measure word to show the frequency of an action
下 下 xià go downwards, descend, alight, go to, exit, leave
下午 下午 xià wǔ afternoon
下去 下去 xià qù go down; descend
下车 下車 xià chē to get off/out of vehicle
下来 下來 xià lái to come down from a higher place
下来 下來 xià lái [aspect]
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
下面 下面 xià miàn under, below
下班 下班 xià bān to get off from work, to go off work
下雪 下雪 xià xuě to snow
下课 下課 xià kè to get out of class, end of class
上 上 shàng on, above
上 上 shàng preceding, previous
上 上 shàng go up, mount, board, get on, go to, leave for, present, forge/go ahead, enter
上午 上午 shàng wǔ before noon, morning
上去 上去 shàng qù go up
上车 上車 shàng chē get on/into (car/train/etc.)
上来 上來 shàng lái come up; up
上面 上面 shàng miàn above, up there
上班 上班 shàng bān to begin work, to start work, to go to work
上街 上街 shàng jiē to go into the street, to go shopping
上课 上課 shàng kè to go to class, to attend class
上学 上學 shàng xué attend school, be at school
久 久 jiǔ to be a long time
也 也 yě also
也许 也許 yě xǔ perhaps, probably, maybe
千 千 qiān thousand
叉子 叉子 chā zi fork
口 口 kǒu mouth
口 口 kǒu opening, entrance, gate, crossing, intersection, river month
口 口 kǒu (1) mouthful, measure word for things kept in the mouth; (2) measure word for people
口袋 口袋 kǒu dài a pocket
土 土 tǔ soil, earth, clay, land
土地 土地 tǔ dì ground, soil, acres, land
大 大 dà to be big, to be large
大人 大人 dà rén adult
大衣 大衣 dà yī overcoat, topcoat
大家 大家 dà jiā all of us, everyone
大部分/份 大部分/份 dà bù fèn most of, the majority of
大陆 大陸 dà lù mainland, continent, Mainland China
大概 大概 dà gài probably
大楼 大樓 dà lóu multi-storied building
大学 大學 dà xué university
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud
女 女 nǚ woman, female
女人 女人 nǚ rén woman
女生 女生 nǚ shēng girl, female, schoolgirl
女儿 女兒 nǚ ér daughter
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng yǒu girlfriend
女孩(子/儿) 女孩(子/兒) nǚ hái zi ér girl
小 小 xiǎo small, little, petty, minor; young
小心 小心 xiǎo xīn to take care, be careful
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jiě Miss
小朋友 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu children, little boy/girl, child (adult address to child)
小孩(子/儿) 小孩(子/兒) xiǎo hái zi ér child
小时 小時 xiǎo shí hour
小偷 小偷 xiǎo tōu thief, burglar
小说 小說 xiǎo shuō novel, short story
小学 小學 xiǎo xué primary school, elementary school
山 山 shān mountain
工人 工人 gōng rén worker
工作 工作 gōng zuò work, job
工作 工作 gōng zuò to work
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already
才 才 cái not until, only then, only, merely
不 不 bù not, no
不一定 不一定 bù yí dìng uncertain, not for sure, not necessarily
不久 不久 bù jiǔ not long after
不少 不少 bù shǎo a lot of
不少 不少 bù shǎo not few, many
不可 不可 bù kě cannot, should not, must not
不必 不必 bú bì need not, not have to
不用 不用 bú yòng need not, don’t have to
不同 不同 bù tóng different
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to be ill at ease
不行 不行 bù xíng be not permitted
不但 不但 bú dàn not only
不见(了) 不見(了) bú jiàn le disappear, be lost
不客气 不客氣 bú kè qì you’re welcome
不要 不要 bú yào don’t want, don’t (do sth.)
不要紧 不要緊 bú yào jǐn unimportant, never mind
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo to be extremely, to be exceedingly
不过 不過 bú guò but, however
不管 不管 bù guǎn no matter, regardless of
不错 不錯 bú cuò to be not bad, pretty good
中 中 zhōng among, between, within, during
中午 中午 zhōng wǔ noon
中心 中心 zhōng xīn center, heart, central point
中文 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language
中间 中間 zhōng jiān between, among, in the middle of
中饭 中飯 zhōng fàn midday meal, lunch
中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school
中餐 中餐 zhōng cān Chinese meal/food; lunch
互相 互相 hù xiāng mutually, each other
五 五 wǔ five
什么 什麼 shé me what
今天 今天 jīn tiān today
今年 今年 jīn nián this year
介绍 介紹 jiè shào to introduce
元 元 yuán standard monetary unit in China
内 內 nèi during, within
内容 內容 nèi róng content, substance
六 六 liù six
公分 公分 gōng fēn centimeter
公尺 公尺 gōng chǐ meter
公斤 公斤 gōng jīn kilogram
公司 公司 gōng sī company
公共 公共 gōng gòng public, common, communal
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì bus
公克 公克 gōng kè gram
公车 公車 gōng chē bus
公车站 公車站 gōng chē zhàn bus stop
公里 公里 gōng lǐ kilometer
公寓 公寓 gōng yù apartment building
公园 公園 gōng yuán park
公路 公路 gōng lù highway, road
分 分 fēn to distribute, allot
分 分 fēn to separate, distinguish, differentiate, discriminate
分 分 fēn 1/100 of a Yuan; cent
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn lunch
午餐 午餐 wǔ cān lunch
天 天 tiān day, sky, heaven
天 天 tiān day
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day, daily
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather
太 太 tài too
太太 太太 tài tai wife, Mrs.,
太阳 太陽 tài yáng the sun
少 少 shǎo few, less
少 少 shǎo be deficient, (of things) to be missing
少 少 shǎo
尤其 尤其 yóu qí especially
尺 尺 chǐ a unit for measuring length
巴士 巴士 bā shì bus
心 心 xīn heart
心情 心情 xīn qíng mood, frame/state of mind
手 手 shǒu hand
手套 手套 shǒu tào gloves
手机 手機 shǒu jī cellular phone
手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo wristwatch
支 支 zhī (1) individual measure word for songs, etc.; (2) individual measure word for troops, etc.; (3) individual measure word for rod-shaped goods
文字 文字 wén zì characters, script, writing, written language, writing style/phraseology
文章 文章 wén zhāng essay, article, literary works, writings
文学 文學 wén xué literature
斤 斤 jīn a unit of weight
方向 方向 fāng xiàng direction, orientation
方式 方式 fāng shì way, fashion, pattern
方法 方法 fāng fǎ method, way, means
方便 方便 fāng biàn to be convenient
方面 方面 fāng miàn aspect, side, facet
日 日 rì (certain) day; daytime
日 日 rì date
日子 日子 rì zi day (date), days (time)
日记 日記 rì jì diary
日期 日期 rì qí date
月 月 yuè moon; month
月亮 月亮 yuè liàng moon
木 木 mù tree, timber, wood
木头 木頭 mù tóu wood, log, timber
比 比 bǐ to compare; compared to, than
比 比 bǐ to gesture with the hand to indicate (the shape, size of something)
比较 比較 bǐ jiào relatively, fairly
比赛 比賽 bǐ sài match, competition
比赛 比賽 bǐ sài compete in a game/activity/match
毛 毛 máo hair, feather
毛衣 毛衣 máo yī sweater
毛病 毛病 máo bìng trouble, illness, problem
水 水 shuǐ water
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling
火 火 huǒ fire
火车 火車 huǒ chē train
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn railway station
父亲 父親 fù qīn father
片 片 piàn partial measure word for a vast expanse of something
牙 牙 yá tooth
牙刷 牙刷 yá shuā toothbrush
牙齿 牙齒 yá chǐ tooth
牛 牛 niú ox, cattle, cow
牛奶 牛奶 niú nǎi cow’s milk
牛肉 牛肉 niú ròu beef
世界 世界 shì jiè the world
主人 主人 zhǔ rén master, host, owner
主任 主任 zhǔ rèn director, head, chair
主要 主要 zhǔ yào main, chief, principal, major
主意 主意 zhǔ yì idea, plan, decision, definite view
以前 以前 yǐ qián before, formerly, previously
以前 以前 yǐ qián langsyne, ago, in the past, formerly, prevenient, before, previously
以后 以後 yǐ hòu hereafter, afterward
以后 以後 yǐ hòu afterwards, later, future, in the future, hereafter
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think, assume (incorrectly)
付 付 fù to pay
他 他 tā he
他们 他們 tā men they
代表 代表 dài biǎo to represent, to stand for
代表 代表 dài biǎo representative, delegate
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brother (s)
冬 冬 dōng winter
冬天 冬天 dōng tiān winter, wintertime
出 出 chū (1) produce, turn out, arise, happen; (2) issue, put out, post, put forth, vent, rise well (in cooking), pay out, expend
出去 出去 chū qù to go out, to leave
出来 出來 chū lái to come out
出国 出國 chū guó go abroad (from one’s own country)
出现 出現 chū xiàn to appear, to arise, to emerge
出发 出發 chū fā to set out, start off, start/proceed from
加 加 jiā to add to
功课 功課 gōng kè homework
包 包 bāo to wrap, to contain; package of, parcel of
包 包 bāo collective measure word for the things wrapped, tied up or fixed in bundles
包子 包子 bāo zi steamed stuffed bun
北 北 běi north
北边 北邊 běi biān north side, northern part
半 半 bàn half
半天 半天 bàn tiān half a day, a very long time
卡片 卡片 kǎ piàn card
卡车 卡車 kǎ chē truck, lorry
去 去 qù to go
去年 去年 qù nián last year
可 可 kě can, may
可以 可以 kě yǐ can, may, be permitted
可以 可以 kě yǐ passable, pretty good, not bad
可是 可是 kě shì but, however
可能 可能 kě néng probably, maybe
可能 可能 kě néng possibility
可爱 可愛 kě ài to be lovable, likeable, adorable, cute
可乐 可樂 kě lè cola
右 右 yòu right side
右手 右手 yòu shǒu right hand
右边 右邊 yòu biān right-hand side, the right
叫 叫 jiào let, make
叫1 叫1 jiào to ask
叫2 叫2 jiào to be called
叫3 叫3 jiào to cry, shout, yell
叫4 叫4 jiào to call, to order
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò be called, be known as
只 只 zhǐ only
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo can only, have no choice but, have to, be forced to
只有 只有 zhǐ yǒu can only, have no choice but, to be forced to
只要 只要 zhǐ yào so long as, provided
台 台 tái measure word for machines, facilities, etc.
句 句 jù measure word for a sentence, or a line of a poem, song, etc.
句子 句子 jù zi sentence
四 四 sì four
外 外 wài outside, excluding
外文 外文 wài wén foreign language
外面 外面 wài miàn outside, exterior
外套 外套 wài tào overcoat
外国 外國 wài guó foreign country
外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language
外边 外邊 wài biān outside, exterior
奶 奶 nǎi breasts, milk
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai grandma, grandmother (father’s mother)
奶茶 奶茶 nǎi chá tea with milk
它 它 tā it
它们 它們 tā men they (non-human)
巧克力 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì chocolate
左 左 zuǒ left
左手 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand
左边 左邊 zuǒ biān left
市场 市場 shì chǎng market
布 布 bù cloth
平 平 píng flat, level
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound
平常 平常 píng cháng in ordinary/normal times, ordinarily, usually
必须 必須 bì xū must
打 打 dǎ to hit, to beat, to strike
打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo to sweep, to clean
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà make a telephone call
打算 打算 dǎ suàn to plan
扔 扔 rēng to throw, to toss, to throw away
本 本 běn individual measure word for books or magazines, etc.
本子 本子 běn zi book, notebook, edition
本来 本來 běn lái originally
未来 未來 wèi lái future
正 正 zhèng just (now), right (now)
正在 正在 zhèng zài be in process/course of
正常 正常 zhèng cháng normal, regular
正确 正確 zhèng què correct, right, proper
母亲 母親 mǔ qīn mother
永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn always, forever
玉米 玉米 yù mǐ maize, (Indian) corn
生 生 shēng to give birth to
生日 生日 shēng rì birthday
生字 生字 shēng zì unfamiliar word, new word (in pedagogy)
生活 生活 shēng huó life
生活 生活 shēng huó to live
生气 生氣 shēng qì to be angry; to take offense
生病 生病 shēng bìng to become ill, to be sick
生意 生意 shēng yì business, trade
用 用 yòng to use; using, with
用功 用功 yòng gōng to be studious, industrious, to be hard working
白 白 bái white
白 白 bái in vain, for nothing
白天 白天 bái tiān daytime, day
白色 白色 bái sè white
白菜 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage
皮 皮 pí skin, leather
皮包 皮包 pí bāo handbag, briefcase
目的 目的 mù dì purpose, aim, goal, objective, end
目前 目前 mù qián at present, at the moment
石油 石油 shí yóu petroleum, oil
石头 石頭 shí tóu stone
立刻 立刻 lì kè immediately, at once
丢1 丟1 diū throw, toss, throw away
丢2 丟2 diū lose, misplace
交1 交1 jiāo hand over, deliver
交2 交2 jiāo to make (friends)
休息 休息 xiū xí to rest, to relax
件 件 jiàn (1) individual measure word for clothes, etc.; (2) individual measure word for furniture, jewelry, etc.; (3) individual measure word for affairs, incidents, etc.
任何 任何 rèn hé any
份 份 fèn (1) partial measure word for part of the whole; (2) measure word for a set of food; (3) measure word for documents, newspapers, etc.
先 先 xiān first, in advance, before
先生 先生 xiān shēng mister, Mr., gentleman, sir, husband
全 全 quán all, whole
全身 全身 quán shēn whole body
全部 全部 quán bù all, whole
共 共 gòng together, altogether, in all
再 再 zài again, once more
再见 再見 zài jiàn Good-bye
冰 冰 bīng ice
冰块(儿) 冰塊(兒) bīng kuài ér ice cube
冰箱 冰箱 bīng xiāng refrigerator
危险 危險 wéi xiǎn dangerous, perilous
同 同 tóng similar, same
同时 同時 tóng shí simultaneously; in the meantime; in the meanwhile; at the same time; at one time; in chorus
同意 同意 tóng yì to agree, to consent, to approve
同样 同樣 tóng yàng same, equal, similar
同样 同樣 tóng yàng equally
同学 同學 tóng xué fellow student, schoolmate
各 各 gè each, every
各位 各位 gè wèi everyone
向 向 xiàng to, towards
名字 名字 míng zì full name, given name
名词 名詞 míng cí noun
合作 合作 hé zuò to cooperate, to collaborate, to work together
吃 吃 chī to eat, to have one’s meals
吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to eat, to have a meal
因为 因為 yīn wèi because
回 回 huí to return
回 回 huí measure word for the times of an action
回去 回去 huí qù to leave, to go back
回来 回來 huí lái to return, to come back
回家 回家 huí jiā return home
回国 回國 huí guó return to one’s country
回答 回答 huí dá answer
回答 回答 huí dá answer, reply
地 地 dì common adv. particle
地 地 dì the earth, land, soil, fields, ground
地 地 dì an area, a region, a district, locality
地下 地下 dì xià underground
地方 地方 dì fāng place
地址 地址 dì zhǐ address
地区 地區 dì qū area, district, region
地图 地圖 dì tú map
在 在 zài indicating an action in progress
在 在 zài in, at, on, etc.
在 在 zài exist, live, be at/in/on, depend on, rest with
多 多 duō many, much, more, more than the correct/required number, excessive, too much, much/far more
多 多 duō to what degree, how…
多 多 duō more than, much more
多 多 duō more than the correct/required number, much/far more
多少 多少 duō shǎo somewhat; to some extent
多么 多麼 duó me how, what
好 好 hǎo very, quite
好 好 hǎo to be good/well
好了 好了 hǎo le elucidating a previous proposition so as to diminish its effect
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ for a long time
好久不见 好久不見 hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn long time no see
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī to be fond of eating
好好(儿) 好好(兒) hǎo hǎo ér in perfectly good condition
好些 好些 hǎo xiē quite a lot, a lot of
好玩(儿) 好玩(兒) hǎo wán ér to be interesting, to be full of fun
好看 好看 hǎo kàn to be good-looking
好处 好處 hǎo chù good, benefit, advantage, gain, profit
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ quite a few
好像 好像 hǎo xiàng to seem, to be likely, to be like
好听 好聽 hǎo tīng to be pleasant to listen to, pleasing to the ear, nice sounding
她 她 tā she
她们 她們 tā men they (female)
如果 如果 rú guǒ if, in case, in the event of
字 字 zì character
字典 字典 zì diǎn dictionary, thesaurus
安全 安全 ān quán to be safe, secure
安全 安全 ān quán safety, security
安排 安排 ān pái to arrange, to plan, to fix up, to provide
安排 安排 ān pái arrangement
安静 安靜 ān jìng to be quiet, calm, peaceful
年 年 nián age, New Year, a period in one’s life, a period in history, harvest
年 年 nián a year of
年年 年年 nián nián every year
年底 年底 nián dǐ end of year
年纪 年紀 nián jì age
年级 年級 nián jí grade, year (in school, etc.)
年轻 年輕 nián qīng to be young
忙 忙 máng to be busy
成 成 chéng to become, turn into
成功 成功 chéng gōng succeed
成绩 成績 chéng jī result, achievement, success
收 收 shōu to accept, to receive
收 收 shōu to collect, to gather
早 早 zǎo to be early
早上 早上 zǎo shàng morning
早安 早安 zǎo ān good morning
早晚 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening, early or late
早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn breakfast
早餐 早餐 zǎo cān breakfast
有 有 yǒu to have; there is, there are
有(的)时候 有(的)時候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes, now and then
有一点(儿) 有一點(兒) yǒu yì diǎn ér somewhat, rather, a bit
有用 有用 yǒu yòng to be useful
有名 有名 yǒu míng well-known, famous
有的 有的 yǒu de some
有空 有空 yǒu kòng have time (to do sth.)
有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si to be interesting
有趣 有趣 yǒu qù interesting, fascinating, amusing
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián be rich/wealthy
有点(儿) 有點(兒) yǒu diǎn ér somewhat, rather, a bit
朵 朵 duǒ individual measure word for flowers and cloud
次 次 cì measure word for the number of repetitions in a given period of time
死 死 sǐ to die
百 百 bǎi hundred
百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng s department store
米 米 mǐ uncooked rice
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn cooked rice
羊 羊 yáng sheep, goat
老 老 lǎo old, aged
老人 老人 lǎo rén old man/woman
老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher
考 考 kǎo give/take test
考试 考試 kǎo shì examination, test
考试 考試 kǎo shì to take a test
耳朵 耳朵 ěr duo ear
肉 肉 ròu meat
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself
自由 自由 zì yóu free, unrestrained
自由 自由 zì yóu freedom, liberty
行 行 háng collective measure word for a number of persons or things in a line
行 行 xíng to be OK, to be permitted
衣服 衣服 yī fú clothes, clothing
西 西 xī west
西瓜 西瓜 xī guā watermelon
西餐 西餐 xī cān Western-style food, western-style food, western food
西边 西邊 xī biān west side
位 位 wèi individual measure word for people
位子 位子 wèi zi seat, place
住 住 zhù to live, to reside, to stay
但是 但是 dàn shì but, still, however
作 作 zuò to do, to make
作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment, work, task, operation, production
你 你 nǐ you
你们 你們 nǐ men you (plural)
低 低 dī to be low
克 克 kè a unit of weight
冷 冷 lěng to be cold
冷气 冷氣 lěng qì air conditioning
冷气机 冷氣機 lěng qì jī air conditioner
别 別 bié don’t
别人 別人 bié rén other people
别的 別的 bié de other, another, some other
利用 利用 lì yòng to use, to take advantage of, to exploit
努力 努力 nǔ lì make great effort, try hard
吧 吧 ba question particle, implying probability/sentence suffix, indicating a request
告诉 告訴 gào sù to tell, to inform
吹 吹 chuī blow, puff, play (wind instruments)
吵 吵 chǎo to make a noise, to disturb, to quarrel/to be noisy
呀 呀 yā used in emphasis
困难 困難 kùn nán difficult
困难 困難 kùn nán difficulty
坐 坐 zuò sit, take seat
坐 坐 zuò travel by (plane/etc.)
完 完 wán to finish, to complete (something)
完全 完全 wán quán completely, fully, wholly, absolutely
完成 完成 wán chéng to accomplish, to complete, to fulfill
希望 希望 xī wàng to hope, to wish
希望 希望 xī wàng hope, wish
床 床 chuáng bed
弄 弄 nòng a generalized verb of doing-make, get, fix, etc.
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother
忘 忘 wàng to forget
忘记 忘記 wàng jì to forget
快 快 kuài to be fast
快 快 kuài quickly
快要 快要 kuài yào soon, in no time
快乐 快樂 kuài lè happy, cheerful
我 我 wǒ I, self
我们 我們 wǒ men we, us
把 把 bǎ (1) individual measure word for a thing with a handle or something like a handle; (2) measure word for something fastened together
把 把 bǎ indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
找 找 zhǎo to look for, to search
找 找 zhǎo to return change after a purchase
找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change to someone after a purchase
改 改 gǎi to change, to alter, to correct
改变 改變 gǎi biàn to change, to alter, to transform
改变 改變 gǎi biàn change
更 更 gèng even more, still more
每 每 měi every
求 求 qiú to beseech, to request
沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa
决定 決定 jué dìng to decide
决定 決定 jué dìng decision, resolution
没 沒 méi not
没 沒 méi used to ask if an action has been completed
没 沒 méi not have, there is not, be without
没什么 沒什麼 méi shé me nothing important; not bad; it is nothing to
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless
没有 沒有 méi yǒu not have, there is not, be without
没有 沒有 méi yǒu used to ask if an action has been completed
没有 沒有 méi yǒu not have, there is not
没事(儿) 沒事(兒) méi shì ér nothing important or exciting; all right
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí No problem
没意思 沒意思 méi yì si boring
没错 沒錯 méi cuò I’m quite sure
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xì no problem, never mind, it doesn’t matter
汽水 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop, carbonated drink
汽车 汽車 qì chē automobile, car
男 男 nán man, male
男人 男人 nán rén man
男生 男生 nán shēng boy, male
男朋友 男朋友 nán péng yǒu boyfriend
男孩(子/儿) 男孩(子/兒) nán hái zi ér boy
肚子 肚子 dù zi stomach, belly, abdomen
见 見 jiàn to see, to meet
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet someone, to see someone
走 走 zǒu to walk
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk (in the road or street)
足球 足球 zú qiú soccer, football
身上 身上 shēn shàng (on one’s) body
身体 身體 shēn tǐ body
车(子) 車(子) chē zi car, vehicle
车站 車站 chē zhàn station
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ hard, toilsome, painstaking
那 那 nà then, in that case
那 那 nà that
那些 那些 nà xiē those
那儿 那兒 nà er there
那里/里 那裡/裏 nà lǐ there
那么 那麼 nà me like that, in that way
那么 那麼 nà me so
那样 那樣 nà yàng such, so, in that case
那样 那樣 nà yàng that kind of, like that
那边 那邊 nà biān that side, there
里 里 lǐ a unit of length
乖 乖 guāi well-behaved
事 事 shì affair, work
事情 事情 shì qíng affair; something to do, a matter, event
事实 事實 shì shí fact
些 些 xiē (1) indefinite measure word for indefinite quantity; (2) measure word following a verb or an adjective to indicate the state of an action or matter
些 些 xiē a little bit
使用 使用 shǐ yòng to use; to put to use; to make use of
例如 例如 lì rú for instance/example, e.g., such as
来 來 lái to come
儿子 兒子 ér zi son
儿童 兒童 ér tóng children
两 兩 liǎng two
其中 其中 qí zhōng among (which, them, etc.) ; in (which, it, etc.)
其他 其他 qí tā others, the rest, other, else
其它 其它 qí tā others, the rest, other, else
刻 刻 kè a quarter of
刷牙 刷牙 shuā yá to brush ones teeth
到 到 dào (from…) to
到 到 dào up until
到 到 dào to arrive, reach, go to
到底 到底 dào dǐ to the end, at last, after all
到处 到處 dào chù everywhere
刮 刮 guā to shave
味道 味道 wèi dào taste, flavor, smell, odor
咖啡 咖啡 kā fēi coffee
和 和 hé and
和 和 hé (together) with
呢 呢 ne a question particle/a particle indicating the situation or state of affairs is being sustain
夜 夜 yè night, evening
夜里/里 夜裡/裏 yè lǐ at night
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài to be strange, to be queer, to be unusual
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie elder sister
姓 姓 xìng be surnamed
姓 姓 xìng surname, family/clan name
姓名 姓名 xìng míng full name
姐妹 姊妹 jiě mèi sisters
姐姐 姊姊 jiě jie elder sister
妳 妳 nǐ you (female)
季节 季節 jì jié season
店 店 diàn shop, store, inn
底 底 dǐ end of period
底下 底下 dǐ xià under, below, beneath
往 往 wǎng toward
忽然 忽然 hū rán suddenly
念 念 niàn to read aloud
念书 念書 niàn shū to read, to study
怪 怪 guài to be strange, to be queer, to be unusual
怕 怕 pà to fear
或 或 huò or, either or
或是 或是 huò shì or, perhaps
房子 房子 fáng zi house
房东 房東 fáng dōng a landlord or landlady, a lessor
房租 房租 fáng zū rent
房间 房間 fáng jiān room
所 所 suǒ (1) measure word for buildings; (2) measure word for offices, working units, etc.
所以 所以 suǒ yǐ so, therefore
所有 所有 suǒ yǒu all
拉 拉 lā to pull, to tug
抽 抽 chōu (1) to draw out (from among) ; (2) to pump
拍 拍 pāi to clap, beat, pat; to take a photo, shoot a film
抱 抱 bào to hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one’s arms
抱歉 抱歉 bào qiàn be sorry/apologetic
抬 抬 tái to carry (together) ; to lift, to raise
放 放 fàng to put, to release
放心 放心 fàng xīn to be at ease, not worry
放假 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday, vacation
明天 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
明白 明白 míng bái to understand, to know, to realize
明年 明年 míng nián next year
明信片 明信片 míng xìn piàn postcard
服务 服務 fú wù be in the service of, to serve
服务生 服務生 fú wù shēng attendant, service person, waiter
朋友 朋友 péng yǒu friend
东 東 dōng east
东西 東西 dōng xī thing
东边 東邊 dōng biān east
果汁 果汁 guǒ zhī fruit juice
枝 枝 zhī (1) individual measure word for flowers and grass; (2) individual measure word for rod-shaped article
杯 杯 bēi a cup of
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup, glass
注意 注意 zhù yì to pay attention to, to take notice of
河 河 hé river
油 油 yóu oil
爬 爬 pá to climb, to crawl
爬山 爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain, to hike on hills
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba father
狗(儿) 狗(兒) gǒu ér dog
玩(儿) 玩(兒) wán ér to play, to enjoy
的 的 de (1) possessive particle; (2) common adj. particle; (3) common adv. particle
的 的 de emphasizing an action/situation; used in assertion
的话 的話 de huà if
直 直 zhí (1) straight, vertical; (2) just, righteous, honest, frank, forthright, stiff, numb
知道 知道 zhī dào to know
空 空 kōng to be empty
空气 空氣 kōng qì air
空间 空間 kōng jiān space, room
肯 肯 kěn to be willing to
花 花 huā to spend, to cost
花 花 huā flowery, florid, profligate
花(儿) 花(兒) huā ér flower
花园 花園 huā yuán flower garden
表 表 biǎo table, form, list
表现 表現 biǎo xiàn manifestation, expression
表现 表現 biǎo xiàn show, display, show off
表演 表演 biǎo yǎn to perform, act, play, demonstrate
表演 表演 biǎo yǎn performance
近 近 jìn to be near
金(子) 金(子) jīn zi metals, gold, money
长 長 cháng long
长 長 zhǎng
长大 長大 zhǎng dà to grow; to grow up
门(儿) 門(兒) mén ér door, gate
门口 門口 mén kǒu entrance, doorway
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí aunt, one’s mother’s sister; address to woman of similar age as parents
附近 附近 fù jìn nearby
雨 雨 yǔ rain
雨天 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day
雨伞 雨傘 yǔ sǎn umbrella
青年 青年 qīng nián youth, young people
青菜 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables, greens
非常 非常 fēi cháng very, extremely
亮 亮 liàng to be sunny, to be bright
信 信 xìn letter, mail, message
信 信 xìn to trust; to believe
信心 信心 xìn xīn confidence, faith
信用卡 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ credit card
信封 信封 xìn fēng envelope
信箱 信箱 xìn xiāng letter box, mailbox, post-office box
便宜 便宜 pián yí to be cheap
前 前 qián former, preceding
前 前 qián before, ago
前 前 qián front
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
前年 前年 qián nián year before last
前面 前面 qián miàn in front, ahead, above, preceding
南 南 nán south
南边 南邊 nán biān the south
却 卻 què however, but, yet, indeed
哎 哎 āi of surprise/warning/dissatisfaction
咳嗽 咳嗽 ké sòu to cough
城市 城市 chéng shì city
孩子 孩子 hái zi child
客人 客人 kè rén guest, visitor
客气 客氣 kè qì to be polite
客厅 客廳 kè tīng living room
封 封 fēng measure word for letters, telegrams, etc.
屋子 屋子 wū zi house
度 度 dù measure word for temperature
建设 建設 jiàn shè construction
建设 建設 jiàn shè to build, to construct
很 很 hěn very
后 後 hòu later, succeeding
后 後 hòu after
后天 後天 hòu tiān day after tomorrow
后来 後來 hòu lái subsequence
后面 後面 hòu miàn at the back, in the rear, behind
急 急 jí to be anxious, rushing
怎么 怎麼 zěn me how
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le what’s wrong?
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng How about…… ? How’s everything ?
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn What now ?
怎样 怎樣 zěn yàng how?
指 指 zhǐ point at/to/out
故事 故事 gù shì story
春 春 chūn spring
春天 春天 chūn tiān spring, springtime
春节 春節 chūn jié the Chinese New Year
是 是 shì (1) to be ( am, are, is) ; (2) certainly, for sure
星(星) 星(星) xīng xing stars
星期 星期 xīng qí week
星期天 星期天 xīng qí tiān Sunday
星期日 星期日 xīng qí rì Sunday
昨天 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
架 架 jià (1) individual measure word for big machines or the things with wooden or metal framework; (2) individual measure word for the small things with wooden or metal supports
查 查 chá to check, investigate, look up
段 段 duàn (1) measure word for a part of something; (2) measure word for a part cut from something long and narrow; (3) measure word for a length of time or some distance
流 流 liú to flow
洗 洗 xǐ to wash
洗手间 洗手間 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet
洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī washing machine
洗澡 洗澡 xǐ zǎo to take (or have) a bath
活 活 huó to be alive; to be nimble
活动 活動 huó dòng activity
活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise, move about
为 為 wèi because of, for (someone or something)
为什么 為什麼 wèi shé me why
相信 相信 xiāng xìn to believe (in) ; to trust
看 看 kàn to watch, to read, to look at
看 看 kàn to think, to consider
看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see
看到 看到 kàn dào to see
看法 看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at sth., view
看病 看病 kàn bìng to see a doctor; to see a patient
研究 研究 yán jiù study, research
研究 研究 yán jiù to study, to research
科学 科學 kē xué science
科学 科學 kē xué scientific
秒 秒 miǎo a second of
秋 秋 qiū autumn, fall
秋天 秋天 qiū tiān autumn, fall
穿 穿 chuān to wear, to put on, to be dressed in
红 紅 hóng to be red
红包 紅包 hóng bāo red envelope containing a money gift
红茶 紅茶 hóng chá black tea
红绿灯 紅綠燈 hóng lǜ dēng traffic light
约 約 yuē to make an appointment
美 美 měi to be beautiful
美丽 美麗 měi lì beautiful
胖 胖 pàng to be fat
背 背 bèi back of body/object
背 背 bèi learn by heart, recite from memory
背 背 bēi carry on back, bear, shoulder
苦 苦 kǔ bitter
英文 英文 yīng wén English (language)
要 要 yào must, should
要 要 yào want/wish (to), ask (for) ; demand, request
要求 要求 yāo qiú to ask, to request, to demand
要求 要求 yāo qiú request, demand
要是 要是 yào shì if
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important, essential, critical, serious
计划/划 計畫/劃 jì huà to plan, to map out
计划/划 計畫/劃 jì huà plan, project, program
计程车 計程車 jì chéng chē taxi
负责 負責 fù zé be responsible for, be in charge of
郊区 郊區 jiāo qū suburban district, outskirts
重 重 zhòng (1) heavy, weighty; (2) serious; (3) strong, considerable in amount/value
重要 重要 zhòng yào to be important, to be vital
面 面 miàn face, surface, side
面 面 miàn individual measure word for things with a flat or level surface, such as mirrors, drums
音乐 音樂 yīn yuè music
页 頁 yè partial measure word for one side of a book or magazine
风 風 fēng wind
风景 風景 fēng jǐng scenery, landscape
飞 飛 fēi to fly, hover/flutter in the air
飞机 飛機 fēi jī airplane
食物 食物 shí wù food, edibles
香 香 xiāng to be scented, to be fragrant
值得 值得 zhí dé to be worth while, worth (doing something)
借 借 jiè to borrow, to lend
倒 倒 dǎo to fall over, to topple, to collapse
个 個 ge (1) individual measure word for persons and material things; (2) individual measure word for areas, units, etc.; (3) individual measure word for date, time, etc.; (4) individual measure
个人 個人 gè rén individual person
刚 剛 gāng just, only a short while ago
刚才 剛才 gāng cái just now
刚刚 剛剛 gāng gāng just now
原因 原因 yuán yīn cause, reason
原来 原來 yuán lái originally, formerly
原谅 原諒 yuán liàng to excuse, to forgive, to pardon
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge elder brother
哭 哭 kū to cry, to weep
哪 哪 nǎ which
哪 哪 nǎ a phrase-final particle
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē which
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ er where
哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where
哪里/里 哪裡/裏 nǎ lǐ where
哪里/里(儿) 哪裡/裏(兒) nǎ lǐ er what, how
夏天 夏天 xià tiān summer, summertime
套 套 tào collective measure word for a group of things used together
害 害 hài to cause trouble to, to impair
害怕 害怕 hài pà be afraid/scared
家 家 jiā home, family
家 家 jiā (1) collective measure word for a family; (2) individual measure word for an institution, enterprise, unit, etc.
家人 家人 jiā rén family members
家具 家具 jiā jù furniture; house furnishings; fittings
家庭 家庭 jiā tíng family, household
容易 容易 róng yì to be easy
差 差 chà (1) inferior, poor; (2) be short, lack
差(一)点(儿) 差(一)點(兒) chà yì diǎn ér nearly
差不多 差不多 chà bù duō be similar to, be about the same…
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate
拿 拿 ná to bring, to carry ( in one’s, or with one’s hand)
旁 旁 páng side, by the side of, other
旁边 旁邊 páng biān side, by the side of, near by
旅行 旅行 lǚ xíng to travel, to take a trip
旅游 旅遊 lǚ yóu travel
旅馆 旅館 lǚ guǎn hotel
时代 時代 shí dài times, era, epoch, period in one’s life
时候 時候 shí hòu time
时间 時間 shí jiān time
书 書 shū book
书包 書包 shū bāo school-bag
书店 書店 shū diàn bookstore
书架 書架 shū jià bookshelf, bookcase
书桌 書桌 shū zhuō desk
校长 校長 xiào zhǎng principal/head of a school, head-master
根 根 gēn roots of a plant, the base
根 根 gēn (1) individual measure word for long things; (2) individual measure word for soft and slender things; (3) individual measure word for slender plants; (4) individual measure word for slen
桌(子) 桌(子) zhuō zi table
气 氣 qì anger, get angry
消息 消息 xiāo xí news, information
海 海 hǎi the sea
海洋 海洋 hǎi yáng seas and oceans, ocean
海边 海邊 hǎi biān sea beach, alongside the sea, coast
烤 烤 kǎo to roast, to toast, to bake
特别 特別 tè bié to be special
班 班 bān measure word for a group of organized people
留 留 liú to keep, to reserve, to leave behind
留 留 liú to stay
病 病 bìng illness, disease
病 病 bìng to become ill, to be sick
病人 病人 bìng rén patient
疼 疼 téng to be ache, to be in pain, to be sore
疼 疼 téng to love dearly
真 真 zhēn really, truly, indeed, clearly
真 真 zhēn real, true
真正 真正 zhēn zhèng really, truly
真正 真正 zhēn zhèng genuine, true, real
破 破 pò to be broken
祝 祝 zhù to wish ( someone good health, good luck, etc.) to offer good wishes
站 站 zhàn ( train, bus) station
站 站 zhàn to stand
笑 笑 xiào to smile, to laugh
笑 笑 xiào to laugh at
笑话 笑話 xiào huà joke
纸 紙 zhǐ paper
能 能 néng can or to be capable of
能力 能力 néng lì ability, capability, might
能够 能夠 néng gòu can, would, may
臭 臭 chòu foul, stinking, malodorous
草 草 cǎo grass
草地 草地 cǎo dì lawn
草原 草原 cǎo yuán grasslands, prairie
茶 茶 chá tea
记 記 jì to remember, bear in mind, commit to memory
记 記 jì to record, to write, to jot down
记得 記得 jì dé to remember
讨厌 討厭 tǎo yàn to loathe, to dislike, to have a dislike of, to take an aversion to
讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss, to take something up with someone, to talk about
讨论 討論 tǎo lùn discussion
起 起 qǐ to stand up, get up, to lift, to rise
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get up
起来 起來 qǐ lái to stand up, to rise
送 送 sòng to escort, to deliver, to send off, to present
酒 酒 jiǔ wine or liquor
院子 院子 yuàn zi yard
除了 除了 chú le besides, except for
只 隻 zhī (1) measure word for the one of two things of the same kind; (2) measure word for one of the symmetrical limbs or organs of people or animals; (3) individual measure word for insects
马 馬 mǎ horse
马上 馬上 mǎ shàng immediately
马路 馬路 mǎ lù a street used by vehicular traffic, a road
高 高 gāo to be tall, to be high
高兴 高興 gāo xìng to be happy
干 乾 gān to be dry
干净 乾淨 gān jìng to be clean
停 停 tíng to stop
停车 停車 tíng chē to park the car
假 假 jiǎ to be false, fake, a sham, phony
做 做 zuò to do, to make
做事 做事 zuò shì to take care of things, to do things, to do work
做菜 做菜 zuò cài to cook
做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to cook food
健康 健康 jiàn kāng to be healthy, in good physical condition; health
健康 健康 jiàn kāng healthy
偷 偷 tōu to steal, to burglarize
动 動 dòng to move; to be moved
动物 動物 dòng wù animal
动物园 動物園 dòng wù yuán zoo
参加 參加 cān jiā to attend, to participate
参观 參觀 cān guān to visit a place, exhibition, etc.
商店 商店 shāng diàn shop, store
啦 啦 la used when informing sb. of st.; indicating excitement/doubt/comfort/etc.
啊 啊 ā used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation
啊 啊 a indicating elation, indicating doubt or questioning, indicating puzzled surprise, indicating agreement/approval
唱 唱 chàng to sing
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing
问 問 wèn to ask
问题 問題 wèn tí problem/question
啤酒 啤酒 pí jiǔ beer
国 國 guó country, nation
国家 國家 guó jiā nation, country
够 夠 gòu quite
够 夠 gòu enough
够 夠 gòu be enough/sufficient/adequate
寄 寄 jì to mail
宿舍 宿舍 sù shè dormitory
将来 將來 jiāng lái future
常 常 cháng often, usually, generally
常常 常常 cháng cháng often, frequently
带 帶 dài (1) take, bring, bear; (2) lead
张 張 zhāng (1) individual measure word for furniture with a flat surface; (2) individual measure word for the mouth or face of a person or animal
得 得 de a particle used between a verb or adjective and its complement to indicate manner or degree.
得 得 dé to get, take (sick)
得 得 děi should be, need
得到 得到 dé dào succeed in obtaining, gain, receive
得很 得很 de hěn very, quite, awfully
从 從 cóng from
从来 從來 cóng lái all along, at all times, always
从前 從前 cóng qián formerly, in the past, used to
您 您 nín (polite form of address) you
情形 情形 qíng xíng circumstances, situation
情况 情況 qíng kuàng circumstances, situation
接 接 jiē to receive, to meet, to come into contact with
接受 接受 jiē shòu to accept, receive (honors/etc.)
接着 接著 jiē zhe and then, after that
掉 掉 diào to fall, to drop, to lose
挂 掛 guà to hang
推 推 tuī to push forward
救 救 jiù to rescue; to relieve
教 教 jiāo to teach
教育 教育 jiào yù education
教育 教育 jiào yù educate, teach, inculcate
教室 教室 jiào shì classroom
教书 教書 jiāo shū to teach in school; to teach (usu. for a living)
晚 晚 wǎn evening, night
晚 晚 wǎn to be late
晚上 晚上 wǎn shàng evening
晚安 晚安 wǎn ān good night
晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn supper, dinner
晚会 晚會 wǎn huì evening entertainment/party
晚餐 晚餐 wǎn cān dinner, supper
条 條 tiáo individual measure word for limbs of persons or animals
杀 殺 shā to kill
凉 涼 liáng to be cool
凉快 涼快 liáng kuài to be (pleasantly) cool
淡 淡 dàn (1) tasteless, weak, thin, light, pale; (2) indifferent, trivial, dull
浅 淺 qiǎn (1) shallow; easy, simple; (2) superficial; (3) light (of color)
清 清 qīng pure, clear
清楚 清楚 qīng chǔ to be clear
深 深 shēn (1) to be deep; (2) profound or difficult (for) ; (3) (of colors) dark or deep
猜 猜 cāi to guess, suspect
球 球 qiú ball
现代 現代 xiàn dài modern times, contemporary age
现在 現在 xiàn zài now, right now
瓶 瓶 píng a bottle of
瓶子 瓶子 píng zi bottle
甜 甜 tián to be sweet
产品 產品 chǎn pǐn product
毕业 畢業 bì yè to graduate from a school
盒 盒 hé container measure word for things in a box
盒子 盒子 hé zi box, case, casket
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jīng eyes
眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng glasses, spectacles
票 票 piào ticket
笨 笨 bèn stupid, dull, clumsy, awkward, cumbersome
第 第 dì marker of ordinal numerals
细 細 xì to be fine, delicate
累 累 lèi to be tired
习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit
习惯 習慣 xí guàn be accustomed/used to
聊 聊 liáo to chat/chatting
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat/chatting
脱 脫 tuō to peel, to take or to cast off
船(儿) 船(兒) chuán ér ship, boat
蛋 蛋 dàn egg
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake
被 被 bèi by
袋 袋 dài container measure word for things in a bag or a sack
袋子 袋子 dài zi bag, sack
访问 訪問 fǎng wèn to visit, to call on, to interview
许多 許多 xǔ duō many, a lot of
这 這 zhè this
这些 這些 zhè xiē these
这儿 這兒 zhè er here
这里/里 這裡/裏 zhè lǐ here
这么(样) 這麼(樣) zhè me yàng so, such, this way, like this
这样 這樣 zhè yàng such, this kind
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side, here
通 通 tōng unimpeded, unblocked
通知 通知 tōng zhī to inform, to notify
通知 通知 tōng zhī notice, circular
通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through; to come through; to get across
连 連 lián even
部 部 bù (1) measure word for films, books, etc.; (2) measure word for machines, vehicles, telephones, etc.
部分 部分 bù fèn part, section
部分/份 部分/份 bù fèn part, in part
都 都 dōu all, both
陪 陪 péi to accompany, to keep sb. company
阴 陰 yīn (of weather) overcast
阴天 陰天 yīn tiān overcast sky, cloudy day
雪 雪 xuě snow
鱼(儿) 魚(兒) yú ér fish
鸟(儿) 鳥(兒) niǎo ér bird
麻烦 麻煩 má fán to trouble
麻烦 麻煩 má fán trouble
伞 傘 sǎn umbrella
最 最 zuì most, -est.
最好 最好 zuì hǎo had better, it would be best
最近 最近 zuì jìn recently, lately
最后 最後 zuì hòu
最后 最後 zuì hòu finally, in the end/the very last
剩 剩 shèng to be left over; to remain
喝 喝 hē to drink
喂 喂 wèi hello, hey
喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huān to like
场 場 chǎng (1) measure word for the course of a natural phenomenon; (2) measure word for the frequency of certain activities such as examinations; (3) measure word for recreational activities
报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ newspaper, newsprint
寒假 寒假 hán jià winter vacation
就 就 jiù just, exactly, only; then, right away; (indicating immediacy)
就要 就要 jiù yào soon, in no time
帽子 帽子 mào zi hat, cap, headgear
厕所 廁所 cè suǒ toilet
提供 提供 tí gōng to provide; to supply; to put sth. up
提高 提高 tí gāo to lift, to raise, to heighten, to enhance, to increase, to improve, to advance
握手 握手 wò shǒu to shake (or clasp) hands
换 換 huàn to change
敢 敢 gǎn to dare
散步 散步 sàn bù to take a walk
晴 晴 qíng fine, clear, fair
晴天 晴天 qíng tiān clear day, sunny day
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation
替 替 tì to take the place of, on behalf of
椅子 椅子 yǐ zi chair
棵 棵 kē individual measure word for plants and vegetable
科 科 kē measure word for subjects
颗 顆 kē (1) individual measure word for small and roundish things in nature; (2) individual measure word for a tooth
森林 森林 sēn lín forest
棒 棒 bàng good; fine; excellent, great!
棒球 棒球 bàng qiú baseball
游泳 游泳 yóu yǒng to swim
游泳池 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool
湖 湖 hú lake
汤 湯 tāng soup
汤匙 湯匙 tāng chí soup spoon
渴 渴 kě to be thirsty
无聊 無聊 wú liáo to be bored ; to be boring and uninteresting; to be a nuisance; to be nonsensical
然后 然後 rán hòu afterwards, then
煮 煮 zhǔ to boil, to cook
画 畫 huà to draw, to paint
画(儿) 畫(兒) huà ér picture, drawing, painting
画家 畫家 huà jiā a painter (as in an artist)
画画(儿) 畫畫(兒) huà huà ér to paint a painting
痛 痛 tòng to be painful
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ be painful
发 發 fā to distribute, to issue (a handbill)
发生 發生 fā shēng to happen, to occur, take place
发现 發現 fā xiàn to find, to discover
发现 發現 fā xiàn discovery
发票 發票 fā piào invoice
发烧 發燒 fā shāo to be under an attack of fever
短 短 duǎn to be short
程度 程度 chéng dù degree, level, extent
窗(子) 窗(子) chuāng zi window
窗户 窗戶 chuāng hù window
等 等 děng and so on, etc.
等 等 děng till
等 等 děng to wait
笔 筆 bǐ pen
答应 答應 dā yìng answer, reply
结束 結束 jié shù to end, close, conclude
结果 結果 jié guǒ finally
结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry, to get married
给 給 gěi for, for the benefit of, by (in passive cons.)
给 給 gěi to give, give to
舒服 舒服 shū fú comfortable
着 著 zhe a verbal suffix, indicating the action or the state is continuing
着急 著急 zhāo jí to be nervous, anxious
菜 菜 cài food, cuisine
菜单 菜單 cài dān menu
词 詞 cí words, phrase, part of speech
贴 貼 tiē to paste
费用 費用 fèi yòng cost, expenses
贵 貴 guì to be expensive
贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng What’s your last name?
买 買 mǎi to buy
越 越 yuè (~A~B) the more A the more B
越来越 越來越 yuè lái yuè more and more……
超级市场 超級市場 chāo jí shì chǎ supermarket
跑 跑 pǎo to run
周/周末 週/周末 zhōu mò weekend
进 進 jìn to enter, to come/go into
进去 進去 jìn qù to go in, to enter
进行 進行 jìn xíng to proceed; to carry sth. out
进步 進步 jìn bù progress; to improve
进来 進來 jìn lái come in
邮局 郵局 yóu jú post office
邮票 郵票 yóu piào postage stamp
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xià countryside
开 開 kāi to drive, to open, to turn on
开心 開心 kāi xīn feel happy, rejoice
开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiling/boiled water
开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car
开始 開始 kāi shǐ since
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to start, to begin
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to joke; to make fun of
开花 開花 kāi huā to flower, to bloom, to blossom
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting, to hold a council
开学 開學 kāi xué start school, begin term
间 間 jiān container measure word for houses or other buildings
阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunlight, sunshine
云 雲 yún cloud
饭 飯 fàn food, meal
饭店 飯店 fàn diàn hotel, restaurant
饮料 飲料 yǐn liào drink, beverage
黄 黃 huáng to be yellow
黄色 黃色 huáng sè yellow
黑 黑 hēi to be black, to be dark
黑板 黑板 hēi bǎn blackboard
乱 亂 luàn to be messy
吗 嗎 ma a question particle
嗯 嗯 ēn use to indicate agreement
圆 圓 yuán to be round, to be circular
圆 圓 yuán circle
填 填 tián to fill in, to stuff
块 塊 kuài individual measure word for Chinese currency
块 塊 kuài (1) partial measure word for lumps of foodstuff; (2) individual measure word for a solid substance with a regular shape
妈妈 媽媽 mā ma mother
意见 意見 yì jiàn idea, view, opinion, suggestion
意思 意思 yì si meaning, idea, definition
感冒 感冒 gǎn mào to have a cold; cold, flu
感谢 感謝 gǎn xiè to thank, to be grateful
感觉 感覺 gǎn jué sense, perception, feeling
感觉 感覺 gǎn jué to feel, to perceive, to become aware of
想 想 xiǎng to think, to miss
想法 想法 xiǎng fǎ idea
爱 愛 ài to love/be apt to
爱 愛 ài love
搬 搬 bān to move
搬家 搬家 bān jiā to move one’s house
抢 搶 qiǎng (1) to rob, take by violence, pillage, loot, vie for (work/etc.)
新 新 xīn to be new
新年 新年 xīn nián New Year
新闻 新聞 xīn wén news
暖和 暖和 nuǎn huo to be warm
会 會 huì will
会 會 huì can, be able to, be good at, be skillful in
会话 會話 huì huà conversation (as in language course)
会议 會議 huì yì meeting, conference
极了 極了 jí le extremely, very
岁 歲 suì measure word for the age of people or animals
滑雪 滑雪 huá xuě to ski
准备 準備 zhǔn bèi to prepare
照 照 zhào according to, in accordance with, towards
照 照 zhào to photograph
照片 照片 zhào piàn photo, picture
照相 照相 zhào xiàng to take a picture
照相机 照相機 zhào xiàn g jī camera
照顾 照顧 zhào gù look after, care for
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye grandfather, Grandpa
当 當 dāng at (the time of), while
当 當 dāng to work as, to serve as
当然 當然 dāng rán certainly, of course
矮 矮 ǎi short (of stature), low
碗 碗 wǎn bowl
万 萬 wàn ten thousand
筷子 筷子 kuài zi chopsticks
节 節 jié partial measure word for poems, articles or classes
节日 節日 jié rì festival, holiday
节目 節目 jié mù program, events (of entertainment, a program, etc.)
经 經 jīng to go or pass through
经常 經常 jīng cháng often, frequently, regularly, constantly
经过 經過 jīng guò as a result of, after, through
经过 經過 jīng guò to pass by, to pass through
脚 腳 jiǎo foot
自行车 自行車 zì xíng chē bicycle
葡萄 葡萄 pú táo grape
号 號 hào measure word for numbers and dates
号码 號碼 hào mǎ number
裙子 裙子 qún zi skirt
装 裝 zhuāng to install, to fit
里/里 裡/裏 lǐ inside
里/里面 裡/裏面 lǐ miàn inside
里边 裡邊 lǐ biān interior, inside
解决 解決 jiě jué to solve, to settle
解释 解釋 jiě shì to explain, to interpret, to analyze
解释 解釋 jiě shì explanation, interpretation
该 該 gāi ought to, should; be supposed to
该 該 gāi be sb.’s turn to do sth.
试 試 shì to try, to test
诚实 誠實 chéng shí honest
资料 資料 zī liào data
跟 跟 gēn and
跟 跟 gēn with
跟 跟 gēn follow
路 路 lù road
路上 路上 lù shàng on the road
跳 跳 tiào to jump, to palpitate, to skip (over)
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
较 較 jiào rather, quite, relatively, more
运动 運動 yùn dòng sport, exercise
运动 運動 yùn dòng to exercise
道 道 dào individual measure word for a course of a meal
道理 道理 dào lǐ reason, rationality, the right way
遇到 遇到 yù dào to run into, encounter, meet
过 過 guò a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience
过 過 guò to pass
过去 過去 guò qù in the past, formerly
过去 過去 guò qù go over, pass by
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过来 過來 guò lái come over/up, come here
遍 遍 biàn measure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end
铅笔 鉛筆 qiān bǐ pencil
电 電 diàn electricity
电车 電車 diàn chē tram, tramcar, streetcar, trolleybus, trolley
电视 電視 diàn shì television, TV
电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo computer
电话 電話 diàn huà telephone, phone call
电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie
电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema, movie (house)
电灯 電燈 diàn dēng electric lamp/light
零 零 líng zero
零钱 零錢 líng qián small change, small money
预习 預習 yù xí prepare lessons before class
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare, to get ready
顿 頓 dùn individual measure word for regular meals
饱 飽 bǎo to be full (after eating)
像 像 xiàng to be alike, to be like; to resemble
嘛 嘛 ma used to persuade someone to do something; used to emphasize the obvious
图 圖 tú picture, drawing, chart, map
图片 圖片 tú piàn picture, photograph
图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn library
对 對 duì measure word for two things associated or used together
对 對 duì toward
对 對 duì to be right, correct
对 對 duì (1) answer, reply, treat; (2) to face, encounter; (3) compare, check, set, adjust
对了 對了 duì le (1) That’s it; (2) by the way
对不起 對不起 duì bù qǐ I’m sorry; Excuse me
对方 對方 duì fāng other side/party
对面 對面 duì miàn the other side, place across from
态度 態度 tài dù manner, attitude
慢 慢 màn to be slow; slowly
慢用 慢用 màn yòng eat slowly (enjoy your meal)
慢慢 慢慢 màn màn slowly; gradually
摘 摘 zhāi to take off, to pick, to pluck
歌(儿) 歌(兒) gē ér song
漂亮 漂亮 piào liàng to be beautiful, to be pretty
汉字 漢字 hàn zì Ch. character, sinograph
汉堡 漢堡 hàn bǎo hamburger, Hamburg
汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese/Sinitic language (s)
满 滿 mǎn to be full
满意 滿意 mǎn yì satisfied, pleased
睡 睡 shuì to sleep
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to sleep
种 種 zhòng plant, cultivate, sow
种 種 zhǒng (1) collective measure word for people or things of the same kind; (2) collective measure word for abstract things of the same kind
算 算 suàn to calculate
精神 精神 jīng shén spirit, vigor, drive
绿 綠 lǜ to be green
紧 緊 jǐn tight, taut
紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng to be nervous, to be tense
网球 網球 wǎng qiú tennis, tennis ball
闻 聞 wén to smell
腿 腿 tuǐ leg
与 與 yǔ and, together with
与 與 yǔ with, to
语言 語言 yǔ yán language
语法 語法 yǔ fǎ grammar
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know, to acknowledge
认为 認為 rèn wéi to believe that, consider that
认真 認真 rèn zhēn to be conscientious, earnest, serious
认得 認得 rèn dé to know (as in to recognize)
认识 認識 rèn shì to recognize, to realize
说 說 shuō to speak, to say
说明 說明 shuō míng to explain, to illustrate, to show
说明 說明 shuō míng explanation, illustration, show
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak, to talk, to say
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly, hastily
轻 輕 qīng to be light
远 遠 yuǎn to be far from
酸 酸 suān to be sour
银行 銀行 yín háng bank
需要 需要 xū yào to need, to demand
需要 需要 xū yào need, want, require, demand
领 領 lǐng to get, to receive
台风 颱風 tái fēng typhoon
饺子 餃子 jiǎo zi Chinese dumpling
饼 餅 bǐng round flat cake
饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān biscuit, cracker, cookie
鼻(子) 鼻(子) bí zi nose
嘴 嘴 zuǐ mouth
嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐ bā mouth
增加 增加 zēng jiā to increase; to raise; to add; to step up
写 寫 xiě to write
写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (characters)
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter
厨房 廚房 chú fáng kitchen
广播 廣播 guǎng bò to broadcast
广播 廣播 guǎng bò broadcasting
影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence
影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng to influence, to affect
庆祝 慶祝 qìng zhù to celebrate
摩托车 摩托車 mó tuō chē motorcycle, motor scooter
数 數 shǔ to count
数学 數學 shù xué mathematics
样 樣 yàng (1) measure word for a variety of material objects; (2) measure word for some abstract things
样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance, shape
样样 樣樣 yàng yàng every kind, everything, each and every, all
楼 樓 lóu floor, story
楼下 樓下 lóu xià downstairs
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs
楼梯 樓梯 lóu tī stairs
熟 熟 shóu ripe, cooked, done, deep (sleep, thoughts, etc.)
热 熱 rè to be hot
热水 熱水 rè shuǐ hot water
热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog
热闹 熱鬧 rè nào to be lively, to be fun, to be bustling with noise
瘦 瘦 shòu to be thin
盘 盤 pán container measure word for the contents of a plate
盘子 盤子 pán zi plate
箱子 箱子 xiāng zi chest, box, case, trunk
练习 練習 liàn xí to practice, to drill
练习 練習 liàn xí practice, exercise
骂 罵 mà to scold
复习 複習 fù xí to review (a lesson, etc.)
谈 談 tán to talk about
请 請 qǐng to please, to invite
请客 請客 qǐng kè to host, to invite, to treat someone ( to dinner, etc.)
请假 請假 qǐng jià to ask for leave
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask…?
课 課 kè subject, course, class
课文 課文 kè wén text in a school book
课本 課本 kè běn textbook
谁 誰 shéi who, whom
猪 豬 zhū pig
猪肉 豬肉 zhū ròu pork
卖 賣 mài to sell
踢 踢 tī to kick
躺 躺 tǎng to lie, to recline
辆 輛 liàng measure word for any conveyance, etc.
邻居 鄰居 lín jū neighbor
醋 醋 cù vinegar
鞋(子) 鞋(子) xié zi shoes
饿 餓 è to be hungry
学 學 xué to study
学生 學生 xué shēng student
学校 學校 xué xiào school, educational institution
学习 學習 xué xí to study; to learn
学期 學期 xué qí school term, semester
学费 學費 xué fèi school tuition fees
担心 擔心 dān xīn to worry, feel anxious
整齐 整齊 zhěng qí in good order, neat, tidy
橘子 橘子 jú zi tangerine
树 樹 shù tree
桥 橋 qiáo bridge
机车 機車 jī chē motorcycle
机场 機場 jī chǎng airport
机会 機會 jī huì chance, opportunity
机器 機器 jī qì machine
烧 燒 shāo (1) to burn; (2) to cook, heat, roast, stew
灯 燈 dēng lamp, lantern, light
糖 糖 táng candy, sugar
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers, pants
亲 親 qīn to kiss
猫 貓 māo cat
输 輸 shū to lose, to be defeated
办 辦 bàn to do, to handle, to manage, to set up, to run
办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ method, way of doing something
选 選 xuǎn to choose, to elect
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to choose, to select
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé a choice, selection, option
迟到 遲到 chí dào to be/come/arrive late
表 錶 biǎo watch
错 錯 cuò to be wrong/mistake
错 錯 cuò mistake, error, blunder
错误 錯誤 cuò wù error, blunder
钱 錢 qián money; Chien (a Chinese surname)
录 錄 lù to record, to copy
录音 錄音 lù yīn to make an audio recording
随便 隨便 suí biàn whatever, wherever, whenever, do as one please
随时 隨時 suí shí at any time, at all times, whenever necessary, as occasion demands
头 頭 tóu head
头发 頭髮 tóu fǎ hair (on human head)
餐桌 餐桌 cān zhuō dining table
餐厅 餐廳 cān tīng restaurant
帮 幫 bāng to help, to assist
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help someone do something
帮助 幫助 bāng zhù to help, to assist
应 應 yīng should, ought to
应该 應該 yīng gāi should, ought to
懂 懂 dǒng to understand
戴 戴 dài to wear (hat, watch, jewelry etc.)
挤 擠 jǐ crowded, crammed, packed
挤 擠 jǐ to squeeze, to press; to jostle, to push against
擦 擦 cā to rub, to wipe, to clean
检查 檢查 jiǎn chá to check, to inspect, to examine
墙 牆 qiáng wall
环境 環境 huán jìng environment, surroundings, circumstances
总是 總是 zǒng shì always
总统 總統 zǒng tǒng president
声音 聲音 shēng yīn sound, voice
声调 聲調 shēng diào tone, note
聪明 聰明 cōng míng to be intelligent
脸 臉 liǎn face
举 舉 jǔ to lift up, to raise, to hold up
举行 舉行 jǔ xíng to hold (meeting/etc.)
讲 講 jiǎng to speak, explain
讲话 講話 jiǎng huà speak, talk, address
谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie to thanks, to thank you
还 還 hái still, yet, also, too, as well, besides
还 還 huán give back, return, repay, give/do sth. in return
还是 還是 hái shì or
还是 還是 hái shì still, nevertheless
虽然 雖然 suī rán though, although
点 點 diǎn dot
点 點 diǎn partial measure word for a small quantity of things
点 點 diǎn (1) to nod; (2) to order food
点(儿) 點(兒) diǎn ér a bit
点心 點心 diǎn xīn a snack, light refreshment
点菜 點菜 diǎn cài to order food
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng measure word for o’clock
礼物 禮物 lǐ wù present, gift
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài week
礼拜天 禮拜天 lǐ bài tiān Sunday
礼拜日 禮拜日 lǐ bài rì Sunday
简单 簡單 jiǎn dān to be simple, uncomplicated
旧 舊 jiù to be old, to be used
蓝 藍 lán blue/to be blue
丰富 豐富 fēng fù rich, abundant, plentiful
转 轉 zhuǎn to convey, pass on, transfer, transmit
医生 醫生 yī shēng doctor
医院 醫院 yī yuàn hospital
酱油 醬油 jiàng yóu soy sauce
离 離 lí distant/apart from
离 離 lí be away from, apart from, separated from
离开 離開 lí kāi to leave
双 雙 shuāng measure word for some organs of the human body
鸡 雞 jī chicken
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn hen’s egg
颜色 顏色 yán sè color
骑 騎 qí to ride; to drive ( a bicycle, motor cycle, horse, etc.)
坏 壞 huài to be bad
药 藥 yào medicine
边(儿) 邊(兒) biān ér border, boundary
关 關 guān to close; to turn off
关 關 guān to concern, implicate
关心 關心 guān xīn be concerned about
关系 關係 guān xì relationship
难 難 nán to be difficult
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly
难过 難過 nán guò to be sad, to be distressed
愿意 願意 yuàn yì be willing
严重 嚴重 yán zhòng serious, grave, critical
篮球 籃球 lán qiú basketball
继续 繼續 jì xù to continue, to go on
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple
觉得 覺得 jué de to feel, to think, to consider
警察 警察 jǐng chá police officer
钟 鐘 zhōng bell, clock
钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour
面 麵 miàn noodles
面包 麵包 miàn bāo bread
面条 麵條 miàn tiáo noodle
袜子 襪子 wà zi socks, stockings, hose
护士 護士 hù shì (hospital) nurse
响 響 xiǎng to make a sound; loud
欢迎 歡迎 huān yíng welcome
听 聽 tīng to listen
听到 聽到 tīng dào to hear
听说 聽說 tīng shuō hear, hear it said
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān shirt
读 讀 dú read (aloud), attend school
读书 讀書 dú shū to study, to read
脏 髒 zāng to be dirty
变 變 biàn become, change into; to perform
变 變 biàn become, change into
变化 變化 biàn huà change, transformation
变化 變化 biàn huà to change, vary
变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into
体育 體育 tǐ yù physical education/training, sports
让 讓 ràng used in a passive sentence structure to introduce the agent; to let, to allow, to permit, to make
盐 鹽 yán salt
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key
当中 當中 dāng zhōng among
罐 罐 guàn a can of
护照 護照 hù zhào passport
老板/板 老闆/板 lǎo bǎn boss, shopkeeper, proprietor
篇 篇 piān measure word for writings, etc.
文化 文化 wén huà culture, civilization, education, literacy
串 串 chuàn collective measure word for something of the same kind or attached closely together

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Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definitions
一心 一心 yì xīn wholeheartedly, of one mind
一旦 一旦 yí dàn once, some time or other
一如 一如 yì rú as
一味 一味 yí wèi habitually, invariably, blindly, stubbornly
一度 一度 yí dù once, at one time, for a time, on one occasion
一律 一律 yí lǜ without exception, uniformly, equally
一流 一流 yì liú first-class
一贯 一貫 yí guàn consistently, from first to last, all along
一连串 一連串 yì lián chuàn in a row; in succession
一概 一概 yí gài one and all, without exception
一道 一道 yí dào together
乃 乃 nǎi therefore
人士 人士 rén shì personage
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower
人次 人次 rén cì man-times (analogous to “man-hours”)
人情 人情 rén qíng human feelings
人造 人造 rén zào synthetic, artificial
人群 人群 rén qún crowd
人道 人道 rén dào humanity, human sympathy
人祸 人禍 rén huò calamity caused by humans
人选 人選 rén xuǎn candidates, choice among persons
入口 入口 rù kǒu import check
入世 入世 rù shì experience the real world
入境 入境 rù jìng to enter a country
八字 八字 bā zì character for eight, birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
八卦 八卦 bā guà Eight Trigrams (of {Book of Changes})
刀 刀 dāo [activity] measure word for cutting something with a knife
力行 力行 lì xíng practice/perform energetically, act with force
力求 力求 lì qiú do one’s best to, strive for
力学 力學 lì xué mechanics
十足 十足 shí zú 1 0 0 percent; out-and-out; downright
下水 下水 xià shuǐ water, enter the water, take to evildoing, fall into evil ways, launch, be launched
下水道 下水道 xià shuǐ dào sewer
下列 下列 xià liè listed below, following
下旬 下旬 xià xún last 10-day period of month
下笔 下筆 xià bǐ begin to paint, put pen to paper, begin to write
下跌 下跌 xià dié fall, decline, decrease
丈 丈 zhàng [standard] measure word for 1. the length of cloth, silk…etc.2.the height of buildings.3.the depth of mountains, valleys or rivers
上下 上下 shàng xià or so, thereabouts
上司 上司 shàng sī superior, boss
上吊 上吊 shàng diào hang oneself
上好 上好 shàng hǎo first-class
上旬 上旬 shàng xún first 10-day period of a month
上空 上空 shàng kōng in the sky, overhead
上门 上門 shàng mén visit
上述 上述 shàng shù above-mentioned
上进 上進 shàng jìn go forward, make progress
上路 上路 shàng lù set out on journey
上演 上演 shàng yǎn put on stage, perform
上瘾 上癮 shàng yǐn habituate, be addicted
凡 凡 fán whatever
凡是 凡是 fán shì whatever
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar
于 于 yú to, at, with, from
亡国 亡國 wáng guó lose national independence, let a state perish, subjugate a nation
口_3 口_3 kǒu 1.[general] individual measure word for things with an opening.2.[approximation] individual measure word for swords, knives…etc.
口吻 口吻 kǒu wěn muzzle, snout, tone of voice, note (revealing attitude)
口头 口頭 kǒu tóu in words
土壤 土壤 tǔ rǎng soil
士兵 士兵 shì bīng rank-and-file soldiers
大使 大使 dà shǐ ambassador
大便 大便 dà biàn the stool; feces
大致 大致 dà zhì rough
大队 大隊 dà duì a group of people
大意 大意 dà yì gist, general idea
大道 大道 dà dào wide road
大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election
女方 女方 nǚ fāng groom’s, bride’s side
女性 女性 nǚ xìng female sex, woman
子弟 子弟 zǐ dì juniors, children
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn children and grandchildren, descendants, posterity,
子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn bullet, cartridge
小伙/伙子 小伙/夥子 xiǎo huǒ zi lad, young fellow, youngster
小贩 小販 xiǎo fàn peddler, vendor, hawker
小腿 小腿 xiǎo tuǐ shank
山谷 山谷 shān gǔ mountain valley, dale, ravine, gorge, glen
山峰 山峰 shān fēng mountain peak
山脉 山脈 shān mài mountain range
工地 工地 gōng dì building/construction site
工艺品 工藝品 gōng yì pǐn handicraft article, handiwork
工读 工讀 gōng dú work part-time while studying in college/etc.
干涉 干涉 gān shè interfere, intervene, meddle
干扰 干擾 gān rǎo disturb, interfere
弓 弓 gōng bow, bend, arch
才智 才智 cái zhì brilliance
不力 不力 bú lì not to do one’s best; not to exert oneself
不下 不下 bú xià not less
不凡 不凡 bù fán extraordinary, unusual, distinguished, uncommon
不公 不公 bù gōng unfair
不及 不及 bù jí not as good as, inferior to
不光 不光 bù guāng not only
不再 不再 bú zài not happen/exist anymore
不至/致于 不至/致於 bú zhì yú unlikely; not to the extent of
不免 不免 bù miǎn unavoidably
不妨 不妨 bù fáng might as well
不肖 不肖 bú xiào [Formal] unworthy; good-for-nothing
不服 不服 bù fú refuse to obey
不法 不法 bù fǎ lawless, illegal
不便 不便 bú biàn inconvenient, inappropriate
不致 不致 bú zhì not as bad as
不容 不容 bù róng not tolerate/brook
不料 不料 bú liào unexpectedly
不时 不時 bù shí frequently, at any time
不动产 不動產 bú dòng chǎn real estate
不得 不得 bù dé must/may not, not be allowed
不惜 不惜 bù xí not stint, not hesitate (to do sth.)
不堪 不堪 bù kān can’t bear/stand
不等 不等 bù děng vary in number
不禁 不禁 bù jīn can’t help (doing sth.)
不懈 不懈 bú xiè persevere, be untiring
中立 中立 zhōng lì neutral
中旬 中旬 zhōng xún middle 10 days of month
中和 中和 zhōng hé neutralize
中肯 中肯 zhòng kěn 1.appropriate; to the point 2.to hit the mark; to strike home 3.cogency
中风 中風 zhòng fēng have a stroke
中庸 中庸 zhōng yōng moderate, not extreme, not too much of anything
中暑 中暑 zhòng shǔ heatstroke, suffer heatstroke, sunstroke, have sunstroke, suffer sunstroke, be affected by the sunstroke
中叶 中葉 zhōng yè middle period
中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng win prize, draw a prizewinning ticket, draw prizewinning ticket, prize, draw prizewinning number
中断 中斷 zhōng duàn suspend, break off
中医 中醫 zhōng yī doctor of trad. Ch. medicine
之内 之內 zhī nèi in, within, among, inside of
之前 之前 zhī qián before, prior to
之后 之後 zhī hòu later, behind, after
之类 之類 zhī lèi such like
予 予 yǔ to give
予以 予以 yǔ yǐ give, grant
井 井 jǐng well
互惠 互惠 hù huì reciprocity
互补 互補 hù bǔ help each other, complement
五金 五金 wǔ jīn five metals, ironware, the five metals, hardware, metals
仁爱 仁愛 rén ài love for one’s fellow man, humanity
仇 仇 chóu enemy, foe, hatred, enmity, Surname
仇恨 仇恨 chóu hèn hatred, enmity
介入 介入 jiè rù intervene, interpose, get involved
元首 元首 yuán shǒu head of state
元气 元氣 yuán qì energy, force, vitality
元素 元素 yuán sù element
内政 內政 nèi zhèng domestic affairs
内涵 內涵 nèi hán intention, connotation
内阁 內閣 nèi gé cabinet
内销 內銷 nèi xiāo sell in domestic market
内战 內戰 nèi zhàn civil war
公文 公文 gōng wén official document
公民 公民 gōng mín citizen
公安 公安 gōng ān public security
公事 公事 gōng shì public affairs, official business/duties
公益 公益 gōng yì public good/welfare
公务 公務 gōng wù public affairs, official business
公务员 公務員 gōng wù yuán functionary, government employee
公费 公費 gōng fèi public/state expense, bursary, public expense, state expense, scholarship
公债 公債 gōng zhài government bond
公会 公會 gōng huì professional club
公认 公認 gōng rèn generally acknowledge/recognize/accept
分子 分子 fēn zǐ molecule
分寸 分寸 fēn cùn judgment for propriety (in speech, behavior, etc.) ; a measure
分化 分化 fēn huà disintegrate
分贝 分貝 fēn bèi [Physics] a decibel
分享 分享 fēn xiǎng share (joy/rights/etc.), partake of
分明 分明 fēn míng evidently, plainly
分泌 分泌 fēn mì secrete
分家 分家 fēn jiā divide up family property and live apart, break up the family and live apart
分级 分級 fēn jí hierarchical, class, grade, rate, hierarchically, classify
分割 分割 fēn gē cut apart, break up, partition
分发 分發 fēn fā distribute, hand out, issue
分裂 分裂 fēn liè split, break up, divide
分量 分量 fèn liàng weight
分解 分解 fēn jiě resolve, decompose, break down
分担 分擔 fēn dān share responsibility for
分辨 分辨 fēn biàn distinguish, differentiate
分离 分離 fēn lí disport, detach; break up (couple/lover etc.)
切实 切實 qiè shí feasible, practical, realistic
切磋 切磋 qiē cuō learn from group discussion
勾结 勾結 gōu jié collude/collaborate with
化工 化工 huà gōng chemical industry
化石 化石 huà shí fossil
匹 匹 pǐ [general] measure word used to count cloth
升值 升值 shēng zhí [Economics] revaluation; an appreciation
升迁 升遷 shēng qiān be transferred and promoted
友爱 友愛 yǒu ài love fraternally
及早 及早 jí zǎo at an early date, as soon as possible
反之 反之 fǎn zhī on the contrary, otherwise, conversely
反省 反省 fǎn xǐng introspect, self-questioning
反射 反射 fǎn shè reflect
反击 反擊 fǎn jí beat back, counterattack
天灾 天災 tiān zāi natural disaster
天性 天性 tiān xìng natural instincts, nature
天然气 天然氣 tiān rán qì natural gas
天敌 天敵 tiān dí natural enemy
太平 太平 tài píng peaceful; peace and tranquility
太空 太空 tài kōng firmament, outer space
太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán a kind of shadowboxing
孔 孔 kǒng hole, aperture
幻象 幻象 huàn xiàng mirage, phantom, phantasm
引 引 yǐn quote, cite
引进 引進 yǐn jìn recommend, introduce from elsewhere
引导 引導 yǐn dǎo guide, lead
引擎 引擎 yǐn qíng engine
心事 心事 xīn shì weight on one’s mind, worry
心思 心思 xīn sī thought, idea, thinking
心疼 心疼 xīn téng love dearly; feel sorry
心胸 心胸 xīn xiōng breadth of mind
心软 心軟 xīn ruǎn softhearted
心爱 心愛 xīn ài love, treasure
心态 心態 xīn tài psychology
心酸 心酸 xīn suān feel sad, be grieved
心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish, aspiration, thinking
心灵 心靈 xīn líng heart, soul, spirit
户口 戶口 hù kǒu number of households and total population, registered permanent residence
手册 手冊 shǒu cè handbook, manual
手势 手勢 shǒu shì gesture, sign
手枪 手槍 shǒu qiāng pistol
扎 扎 zhā prick
支付 支付 zhī fù pay (money), defray
支配 支配 zhī pèi control, dominate, govern
支撑 支撐 zhī chēng prop up, keep up
支应 支應 zhī yìng cope/deal with, equivocate, wait on, attend to, act as cashier
文明 文明 wén míng civilization, culture
文书 文書 wén shū document, official correspondence
文坛 文壇 wén tán literary circles
文凭 文憑 wén píng diploma
文献 文獻 wén xiàn data/documents related to a country’s history/culture/etc.
方正 方正 fāng zhèng upright and foursquare
方向盘 方向盤 fāng xiàng pán steering wheel
方位 方位 fāng wèi position, direction, points of the compass, bearing
方针 方針 fāng zhēn policy, guiding principle
日光灯 日光燈 rì guāng dēng fluorescent lamp
日益 日益 rì yì increasingly
日程 日程 rì chéng schedule, itinerary
月台 月台 yuè tái railway platform
木材 木材 mù cái wood; timbering; timber; lumber
木刻 木刻 mù kē woodcut, wood engraving
木料 木料 mù liào timber, lumber
木偶 木偶 mù ǒu wooden figure; a blockhead, puppet
止 止 zhǐ until
歹徒 歹徒 dǎi tú an evildoer, an outlaw
比重 比重 bǐ zhòng proportion, specific gravity
比率 比率 bǐ lǜ ratio, rate
比喻 比喻 bǐ yù metaphor, analogy
比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ compare, match, draw analogy
毛毯 毛毯 máo tǎn woolen blanket
水力 水力 shuǐ lì waterpower, hydraulic power
水泥 水泥 shuǐ ní cement
水库 水庫 shuǐ kù reservoir
水晶 水晶 shuǐ jīng crystal, rock crystal
水源 水源 shuǐ yuán headwaters, waterhead, source of water
水道 水道 shuǐ dào water course/way/route
水蒸气 水蒸氣 shuǐ zhēng qì steam
水稻 水稻 shuǐ dào paddy (rice), rice
火力 火力 huǒ lì firepower
火焰 火焰 huǒ yàn flame
火箭 火箭 huǒ jiàn rocket
火药 火藥 huǒ yào gunpowder
片_1 片_1 piàn m.[approximation] measure word 1.for sound, voices…etc.2.for scenery.3 to indicate a kindly feeling
片刻 片刻 piàn kè short while, moment
牙科 牙科 yá kē dentistry
世代 世代 shì dài generation, period, epoch
世事 世事 shì shì the current affairs, affairs of the world
世间 世間 shì jiān earth, world
且 且 qiě both A and B
且 且 qiě just; for the time being
丘陵 丘陵 qiū líng hills, mounds, craggy terrain
主人翁 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master, leading character in novel/etc., protagonist
主力 主力 zhǔ lì main force
主旨 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ purport, substance, gist
主见 主見 zhǔ jiàn one’s own judgment/view
主角 主角 zhǔ jiǎo leading role, lead, protagonist
主流 主流 zhǔ liú essential/main aspect/trend
主宰 主宰 zhǔ zǎi dominate, dictate, decide
主轴 主軸 zhǔ zhóu main shaft, spindle
主义 主義 zhǔ yì doctrine, -ism
主管 主管 zhǔ guǎn be in charge of, be responsible for
主导 主導 zhǔ dǎo leading, dominant, guiding
主权 主權 zhǔ quán sovereign rights, sovereignty
以至/致（于） 以至/致（於） yǐ zhì yú down/up to, to such an extent as to…, so…that…
付_1 付_1 fù [approximation] measure word for two things seen together or associated/measure word for facial expression
付款 付款 fù kuǎn pay a sum of money
仕女 仕女 shì nǚ palace maid, painting of beautiful women
他人 他人 tā rén another person; others
代课 代課 dài kè substitute-teach, take over a class for an absent teacher
令 令 lìng order, command
仙丹 仙丹 xiān dān elixir of life
充斥 充斥 chōng chì congest, be full of
充裕 充裕 chōng yù abundant; ample; plentiful
出力 出力 chū lì exert oneself
出土 出土 chū tǔ be unearthed, come out of the ground
出手 出手 chū shǒu dispose/sell of, spend money
出示 出示 chū shì show, produce
出名 出名 chū míng famous, well-known
出血 出血 chū xiě bleed
出局 出局 chū jú out of game
出品 出品 chū pǐn product
出面 出面 chū miàn appear personally, act in one’s own capacity or on behalf of an organization
出息 出息 chū xí promise, prospect, future
出马 出馬 chū mǎ take the lead, take the field, go into action, bear responsibility
出发点 出發點 chū fā diǎn starting point
出超 出超 chū chāo export surplus, favorable balance of trade, favorable balance of trade
出路 出路 chū lù way out, outlet
出卖 出賣 chū mài betray
出错 出錯 chū cuò go wrong, goof, make a mistake, make a goof, blunder, make mistakes, make a blunder, err
出头 出頭 chū tóu det.: a litter over
出头 出頭 chū tóu (1) free oneself (from misery, persecution, etc.) ; (2) lift one’s head, appear in public, come forward
刊物 刊物 kān wù publication, periodical
刊登 刊登 kān dēng publish in periodical
加上 加上 jiā shàng in addition (to)
加以 加以 jiā yǐ in addition (to)
加快 加快 jiā kuài speed up, accelerate
加重 加重 jiā zhòng make/become heavier, make/become more serious, aggravate
加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn speed up, intensify
加薪 加薪 jiā xīn raise pay, increase sb.’s wages, raise sb.’s wages
功利 功利 gōng lì utilitarian
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution, credit, merit
包围 包圍 bāo wéi surround, encircle
包袱 包袱 bāo fú cloth wrapper, burden, bundle wrapped in cloth
匆忙 匆忙 cōng máng in a hurry, hastily
半成品 半成品 bàn chéng pǐn semi-finished products
半岛 半島 bàn dǎo peninsula
半导体 半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ IC; semiconductor
卡通 卡通 kǎ tōng cartoon
占/占领 占/佔領 zhàn lǐng capture, occupy
占/占据 占/佔據 zhàn jù occupy, hold
可行 可行 kě xíng feasible
可见 可見 kě jiàn it is thus evident that
可望 可望 kě wàng has been expected
可观 可觀 kě guān considerable, sizable
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài quaint; eccentric
古物 古物 gǔ wù ancient objects, antiquities
古迹 古跡 gǔ jī historic site
古籍 古籍 gǔ jí ancient books
召集 召集 zhào jí call together, convene
司令 司令 sī lìng commander, commanding officer
叫好 叫好 jiào hǎo applaud, shout “Bravo!”
另 另 lìng separate, separately, some other
只得 只得 zhǐ děi have to
史料 史料 shǐ liào historical data/materials
台阶 台階 tái jiē flight of steps, way out (of awkward situation), bench
外力 外力 wài lì outside/external force
外公 外公 wài gōng maternal grandfather
外在 外在 wài zài external, extrinsic
外衣 外衣 wài yī outer clothing/garment, semblance, appearance
外祖父 外祖父 wài zǔ fù maternal grandfather
外祖母 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ maternal grandmother
外贸 外貿 wài mào foreign trade
外号 外號 wài hào nickname
外资 外資 wài zī foreign capital
外遇 外遇 wài yù paramour, extramarital affair
外线 外線 wài xiàn exterior lines, outside (phone) connection
外销 外銷 wài xiāo sell abroad or elsewhere within country
央求 央求 yāng qiú beg, plead, implore
失 失 shī lose, miss, let slip
失手 失手 shī shǒu accidentally drop, blunder, misplay, fumble
失事 失事 shī shì mismanage, wreck, have an accident
失明 失明 shī míng become blind, lose one’s sight, go blind
失落 失落 shī luò lose, drop
失踪 失蹤 shī zōng be missing
失灵 失靈 shī líng not work or not work properly, conk, malfunction, be out of order
奴隶 奴隸 nú lì slave
孕妇 孕婦 yùn fù pregnant woman
巨人 巨人 jù rén giant, colossus
巧合 巧合 qiǎo hé with coincidence
市面 市面 shì miàn business/market conditions
市容 市容 shì róng appearance/condition of a city
平凡 平凡 píng fán ordinary, common
平行 平行 píng xíng of equal rank, parallel, simultaneous
平面 平面 píng miàn plane
平稳 平穩 píng wěn smooth, steady, even
幼稚 幼稚 yòu zhì boyish, immature
必 必 bì certainly, surely
必定 必定 bì dìng certainly, surely
必备 必備 bì bèi essential
必然 必然 bì rán certainly
打 打 dǎ from
打手 打手 dǎ shǒu hatchet man, goon
打烊 打烊 dǎ yáng close store/business for night
打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu tussle
打牌 打牌 dǎ pái play mah-jong, play mahjong, play cards
打发 打發 dǎ fā to while away (one’s time)
打量 打量 dǎ liàng measure with the eye, estimate, think
打赌 打賭 dǎ dǔ make a bet, bet
打击 打擊 dǎ jí strike, hit, attack
打猎 打獵 dǎ liè hunt
本 本 běn originally, at first, of course
本位 本位 běn wèi (the viewpoint of) one’s own job; the position; the department or line of work
本身 本身 běn shēn itself, oneself, per se
本事 本事 běn shì skill, ability
本性 本性 běn xìng natural instincts, nature, inherent quality
本质 本質 běn zhí essence, nature, intrinsic quality
未必 未必 wèi bì may not, not necessarily
未免 未免 wèi miǎn rather, truly, inevitably
未婚夫 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū fiancé
未婚妻 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée
末 末 mò last
末 末 mò at the end
末期 末期 mò qí last/final phase/stage
正面 正面 zhèng miàn positively
正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodox ideas/tradition
正规 正規 zhèng guī regular, standard
正当 正當 zhèng dāng proper
正义 正義 zhèng yì justice
民俗 民俗 mín sú folk custom, folkways
民众 民眾 mín zhòng the masses
民营 民營 mín yíng privately run (of enterprises)
民谣 民謠 mín yáo folk songs/rhymes
犯规 犯規 fàn guī foul, break the rules, break rules
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò make mistake, to err
玉器 玉器 yù qì jade ware
瓦斯 瓦斯 wǎ sī gas
生人 生人 shēng rén stranger
生火 生火 shēng huǒ beet, fire up, make a fire, light a fire
生平 生平 shēng píng all one’s life (of deceased)
生死 生死 shēng sǐ life and/or death
生物 生物 shēng wù living thing, organism
生前 生前 shēng qián during lifetime (of deceased)
生效 生效 shēng xiào operate, become effective, effective, inure, go into effect, take effect
生气 生氣 shēng qì vitality, vigor, life
生理 生理 shēng lǐ physiology
生殖 生殖 shēng zhí reproduce
生硬 生硬 shēng yìng harsh, rigid
生态 生態 shēng tài ecology
用心 用心 yòng xīn motive, intention
用户 用戶 yòng hù consumer, user
用途 用途 yòng tú use
田地 田地 tián dì farmland, cropland, plight
田径 田徑 tián jìng sport
由来 由來 yóu lái origin, cause
白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper/book
目光 目光 mù guāng sight, vision, view, gaze, look
目睹 目睹 mù dǔ to witness, see with one’s own eyes
目击 目擊 mù jí to witness, see with one’s own eyes
石膏 石膏 shí gāo gypsum
示范 示範 shì fàn demonstrate, exemplify, exhibit
立即 立即 lì jí immediate, prompt
立国 立國 lì guó found a state, build up a nation
立体 立體 lì tǐ three-dimensional, stereoscopic
丢弃 丟棄 diū qì abandon, discard, give up
乒乓球 乒乓球 pīn pāng qiú Ping-Pong, Ping-Pong ball
交涉 交涉 jiāo shè negotiate, make representations
交情 交情 jiāo qíng friendship, friendly relations
交货 交貨 jiāo huò deliver goods
交集 交集 jiāo jí product, union, sum, join, intersection
交谈 交談 jiāo tán converse, chat
交错 交錯 jiāo cuò interlock, crisscross
亦 亦 yì both A and B
亦 亦 yì also, too
仿冒 仿冒 fǎng mào imitate
仿造 仿造 fǎng zào copy, be modeled on
伙伴 伙伴 huǒ bàn partner, companion
任 任 rèn [general] measure word for the time period of someone who is assigned to some position
任期 任期 rèn qí term of office
任意 任意 rèn yì willfully, arbitrarily
仰 仰 yǎng face upward, admire, respect, look up to, rely/depend on
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù admire, look up to
光芒 光芒 guāng máng rays of light, radiance
光滑 光滑 guāng huá sleek
光辉 光輝 guāng huī brilliant, magnificent
光顾 光顧 guāng gù patronize
先天 先天 xiān tiān congenital, inborn, a priori, innate
先后 先後 xiān hòu order, priority
先进 先進 xiān jìn senior (in age/experience/etc.)
先驱 先驅 xiān qū pioneer, forerunner, harbinger
全力 全力 quán lì all one’s strength, wholehearted dedication
全盘 全盤 quán pán all
共和国 共和國 gòng hé guó republic
共产 共產 gòng chǎn communist
共鸣 共鳴 gòng míng resonance, sympathetic response
再三 再三 zài sān over and over again
再生 再生 zài shēng be reborn, regenerate
列 列 liè arrange, line up, list, enter in a list
列入 列入 liè rù be listed/placed
列车 列車 liè chē train
列国 列國 liè guó various countries
刑事 刑事 xíng shì criminal, penal
划不来 划不來 huá bù lái not worthwhile, not to one’s advantage
印证 印證 yìn zhèng confirm, verify
危害 危害 wéi hài harm, endanger
吉利 吉利 jí lì lucky, auspicious, good fortune
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng auspicious
同化 同化 tóng huà assimilate, take in, metabolize, absorb, ingest, imbibe, assimilation
同心 同心 tóng xīn united at heart or in common purpose
同伴 同伴 tóng bàn companion
同性恋 同性戀 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality, homosexual
同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng fellow villager/townsman
同业 同業 tóng yè same trade/business, person of same trade/business
吊桥 吊橋 diào qiáo suspension bridge, drawbridge
各自 各自 gè zì each, respective, oneself
各界 各界 gè jiè all walks of life
项 項 xiàng [general] individual measure word for sums of money, accounts…etc.
向 向 xiàng always, all along
名下 名下 míng xià under sb’s name
名气 名氣 míng qì reputation, fame, name
名堂 名堂 míng táng name, designation, result, achievement, activity, reason, variety (of events in a show/etc.)
名胜 名勝 míng shèng place famous for its scenery or historical relics, scenic spot
名号 名號 míng hào name
名声 名聲 míng shēng reputation, repute, renown
名额 名額 míng é quota of people
合同 合同 hé tóng contract
合并 合併 hé bìng merge, amalgamate
合约 合約 hé yuē treaty, contract
合意 合意 hé yì be to one’s liking, pleasing, be to one’s taste, suit
吃力 吃力 chī lì entail strenuous effort, be a strain
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ bear hardship, suffer hardships, bear hardships
吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng be startled/shocked/amazed
因而 因而 yīn ér consequently
因果 因果 yīn guǒ cause and effect, karma, preordained fate
回升 回升 huí shēng rise again (after a fall), pick up
回合 回合 huí hé round, bout, encounter
回绝 回絕 huí jué decline, refuse
地主 地主 dì zhǔ landlord, host
地步 地步 dì bù condition, situation, state, extent
地表 地表 dì biǎo earth’s surface
地域 地域 dì yù region, district
地势 地勢 dì shì 1.terrain; geography (of) ; topography; the lay of the land
地狱 地獄 dì yù hell, inferno
地质 地質 dì zhí geology
在世 在世 zài shì be living
在座 在座 zài zuò be present
在场 在場 zài chǎng be on the scene/spot, be present
多元 多元 duō yuán multiple
多媒体 多媒體 duō méi tǐ multi-media
多寡 多寡 duō guǎ number, amount
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to, by grace of, luckily
好手 好手 hǎo shǒu good hand, expert, professional
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ can be compared to, may be likened to, be just like
好受 好受 hǎo shòu pleasurable, comfortable, feeling good
好学 好學 hào xué be fond of learning, be eager to learn
如此 如此 rú cǐ so, such
字眼（儿） 字眼（兒） zì yǎn er diction, choice of words
字样 字樣 zì yàng model of written characters, expressions used in certain contexts
字体 字體 zì tǐ typeface, font, style of calligraphy
存货 存貨 cún huò goods in stock, existing stock
宇宙 宇宙 yǔ zhòu universe, cosmos
守 守 shǒu guard, defend, keep watch
守护 守護 shǒu hù guard, defend
安置 安置 ān zhì find place for, help settle down, arrange for
安装 安裝 ān zhuāng install, erect, fix, mount
安详 安詳 ān xiáng leisurely, unhurried
安顿 安頓 ān dùn find place for, help settle down
安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful, tranquil, calm, composed, free from worry
安抚 安撫 ān fǔ placate, pacify
尖端 尖端 jiān duān most advanced, sophisticated
成全 成全 chéng quán help (sb. achieve his aim)
成衣 成衣 chéng yī tailoring, ready-made clothes
成见 成見 chéng jiàn preconceived idea, prejudice
成品 成品 chéng pǐn end/finished product
成员 成員 chéng yuán member
成效 成效 chéng xiào effect, result
成败 成敗 chéng bài success or failure
成就 成就 chéng jiù achieve, accomplish
扣除 扣除 kòu chú deduct
扛 扛 káng carry on shoulder
托 托 tuō hold in palm, support from under, serve as foil, set off, put lining in
收益 收益 shōu yì profit, gain
收费 收費 shōu fèi collect fees, charge
收买 收買 shōu mǎi purchase, buy in, buy over, bribe
收集 收集 shōu jí collect, gather
收缩 收縮 shōu suō contract, shrink, concentrate one’s force
收藏 收藏 shōu cáng collect, store up
收听 收聽 shōu tīng reception, rating
有心人 有心人 yǒu xīn rén person with set purpose, thinking/feeling people
有形 有形 yǒu xíng tangible, visible
有为 有為 yǒu wéi capable
有限 有限 yǒu xiàn limited, finite
有益 有益 yǒu yì benefit, be helpful
有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable, justified, in the right, rational
有意 有意 yǒu yì have a mind to, be interested in
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán destined
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic
次 次 cì det.: next, second
次要 次要 cì yào less important, secondary, subordinate, minor
此刻 此刻 cǐ kè this moment, now, at present
池子 池子 chí zi pond, big bathhouse pool, dance floor, front rows in theater
灰 灰 huī ash, dust
灰尘 灰塵 huī chén dust, dirt
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā old person, parents
老子 老子 lǎo zi father
老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé God, Heavens
老年 老年 lǎo nián old age
老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng fellow villager, friendly address for male villager, country bumpkin
老鼠 老鼠 lǎo shǔ mouse, rat
老头（儿/子） 老頭（兒/子） lǎo tóu ér zi old fogy/codger, my old man
考古 考古 kǎo gǔ engage in archaeological studies
考生 考生 kǎo shēng examinee
考场 考場 kǎo chǎng examination hall/room
考验 考驗 kǎo yàn test
而 而 ér and
耳光 耳光 ěr guāng box on the ears, slap on the face
肉麻 肉麻 ròu má disgusting
肉体 肉體 ròu tǐ flesh and blood, the body
肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin
自 自 zì from, since
自立 自立 zì lì stand on own feet
自行 自行 zì xíng by oneself, of oneself, of one’s own accord, voluntarily, proper motion
自身 自身 zì shēn self, oneself
自制 自制 zì zhì denial, continence, nerves, forbearance, self-renunciation, self-government, restraint, self-denial, temperateness, self-mastery, abnegation, sobriety, renunciation, self-abnegation, unpermissiveness, self-control, self-res
自治 自治 zì zhì self-govern, autonomic
自信 自信 zì xìn self-confidence
自费 自費 zì fèi be at one’s own expense
自传 自傳 zì zhuàn autobiography
自满 自滿 zì mǎn self-satisfied, pretend, puff up, complacent, swell
自称 自稱 zì chēng call oneself, profess
自豪 自豪 zì háo pride oneself on
自觉 自覺 zì jué be conscious/aware
至 至 zhì (from…) to
至 至 zhì to, until, till
至今 至今 zhì jīn up to now, so far
色情 色情 sè qíng pornographic, sexy
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster
血汗 血汗 xiě hàn blood and sweat, sweat and toil
血迹 血跡 xiě jī bloodstain
血压 血壓 xiě yā blood pressure
行列 行列 háng liè ranks, procession
行使 行使 xíng shǐ exercise, perform
行政 行政 xíng zhèng administration
行星 行星 xíng xīng planet
行善 行善 xíng shàn philanthropize, practice philanthropy, do kind deeds, do good works
行号 行號 háng hào (registered) company
西服 西服 xī fú Western-style clothes
西洋 西洋 xī yáng the West, the Western world
西医 西醫 xī yī Western medicine
串 串 chuàn [general] collective measure word for a series of abstract things
住户 住戶 zhù hù household, resident
住宿 住宿 zhù sù stay, put up, get accommodations
伫立 佇立 zhù lì stand still for long while
佛经 佛經 fó jīng Buddhist scripture/sutra
佛像 佛像 fó xiàng figure/image of Buddha
何 何 hé which, what
何在 何在 hé zài where?, what place?
估价 估價 gū jià appraisal, rating, assessment, appraised price, extent, valuation, appraisement, quotation, evaluation
伺候 伺候 cì hòu wait upon, serve
伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng spread
似的/地 似的/地 sì de di it looks like
但 但 dàn only, just, merely
作怪 作怪 zuò guài make trouble, stir up trouble, do mischief
作物 作物 zuò wù crop
作为 作為 zuò wéi conduct, deed, action
作风 作風 zuò fēng style of work, way
作战 作戰 zuò zhàn fight, do battle
作证 作證 zuò zhèng testify, witness, take the stand, certify, attest, give evidence, verify, bear witness, depose, evidence
兑现 兌現 duì xiàn cash (check/etc.), honor (commitment/etc.), fulfill, make good
克制 克制 kè zhì restrain, exercise restraint
免疫 免疫 miǎn yì immune
免税 免稅 miǎn shuì duty-free
兵 兵 bīng soldier, army, troops, military, pawn in Ch. chess
冷汗 冷汗 lěng hàn cold sweat
冷门 冷門 lěng mén not in popular
冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng freeze
冷清 冷清 lěng qīng solitary
别 別 bié (1) fasten with a pin or clip; (2) leave
别墅 別墅 bié shù villa
判 判 pàn to judge, hand down decision at court
利率 利率 lì lǜ interest rate
利弊 利弊 lì bì pros and cons
助手 助手 zhù shǒu assistant, aide
助教 助教 zhù jiào teaching assistant
即 即 jí be, mean
即 即 jí at present, in the immediate future, then, promptly, at once
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day
即时 即時 jí shí immediately, forthwith
卵 卵 luǎn ovum, egg, spawn, fish roe
吭声 吭聲 kēng shēng utter a word, utter a sound
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ hum and haw
否决 否決 fǒu jué vote down, veto, overrule
呆 呆 dāi silly, foolish, idiotic, maladroit, blank
呈 呈 chéng render, submit
呈献 呈獻 chéng xiàn respectfully present
告别 告別 gào bié leave, part from, bid farewell to
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng complain to sb.’s superior about sb., sue sb., sue, go to law against sb., complain, bring a lawsuit against
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú talk big
吵嘴 吵嘴 chǎo zuǐ quarrel
困 困 kùn to surround, get stock in
困境 困境 kùn jìng difficult position, predicament, straits
困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo perplex, puzzle
均 均 jūn without exception, all
均匀 均勻 jūn yún even, well-distributed
均衡 均衡 jūn héng balance
坐牢 坐牢 zuò láo be in jail, imprison, be imprisoned, be in prison
坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn to personally attend to garrison duty; to assume personal command
壮丽 壯麗 zhuàng lì majestic, magnificent
壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān magnificent
夹杂 夾雜 jiá zá be mixed up or mingled with
妨碍 妨礙 fáng ài hamper, impede, obstruct
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate, proper
孝子 孝子 xiào zǐ dutiful son, son in mourning
完备 完備 wán bèi perfect
宏伟 宏偉 hóng wěi magnificent, grand
局面 局面 jú miàn aspect, phase, situation
局部 局部 jú bù part
序幕 序幕 xù mù prologue, prelude
弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò misunderstand
弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài maim, go, put out of order, mar, fail, poison, bitch, mess, stultify, bedevil, give way, die, wear, bust, conk out, go bad, ruin, fall apart, give out, murder, spoil, kayo, break down, break, vitiate, wear out
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiōng brother, soldiers, buddy, brothers, frater, frère, Brother
形形色色 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of things
形势 形勢 xíng shì terrain, topographical features, situation, circumstances
形态 形態 xíng tài form, shape, pattern, morphology
形体 形體 xíng tǐ physique, form and structure
志向 志向 zhì xiàng aspiration, ideal, ambition
志趣 志趣 zhì qù aspiration and interest, inclination, bent
忍痛 忍痛 rěn tòng very reluctantly, do sth. with reluctance
快活 快活 kuài huó happy, cheerful
戒 戒 jiè guard against, exhort, admonish, warn, give up, drop, stop
戒备 戒備 jiè bèi guard, take precautions
抄袭 抄襲 chāo xí plagiarize, indiscriminately copy from others
抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng make stand against, resist
抖 抖 dǒu tremble, shiver, shake, rouse, stir up, make good, succeed
技能 技能 jì néng technical ability, mastery of a skill/technique
技艺 技藝 jì yì skill, artistry, craft, mechanical arts
抉择 抉擇 jué zé choice
扭转 扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn turn round/back, reverse, remedy (a situation)
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu handle, grip
把持 把持 bǎ chí monopolize, dominate
找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún look for, seek
批准 批准 pī zhǔn ratify, approve, sanction
批发 批發 pī fā wholesale
折腾 折騰 zhē téng toss and turn, do sth. over and over again, range back and forth, maneuver, cause physical/mental suffering
投入 投入 tóu rù participate (in)
投保 投保 tóu bǎo insure
投机 投機 tóu jī speculate, be opportunistic
抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn seize
抑制 抑制 yì zhì restrain, control, check
改良 改良 gǎi liáng improve, ameliorate
改编 改編 gǎi biān adapt, rearrange, revise
改选 改選 gǎi xuǎn hold another election
改观 改觀 gǎi guān transfigure, have new outlook, change the face of, change appearance
攻 攻 gōng assault, attack, censure, accuse
攻击 攻擊 gōng jí attack, assault
攻读 攻讀 gōng dú diligently study, major/specialize in
更动 更動 gēng dòng change, alter
束缚 束縛 shù fú tie up, fetter
步调 步調 bù diào pace, step, tempo
步骤 步驟 bù zòu step, measure, move
每每 每每 měi měi often, invariably
求助 求助 qiú zhù seek help
求学 求學 qiú xué study, attend school
沙拉 沙拉 shā lā salad
沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ hoarse
沉思 沉思 chén sī ponder, meditate, be lost in thought
沉重 沉重 chén zhòng heavy, serious
沉默 沉默 chén mò reticent, taciturn, silent
决赛 決賽 jué sài finals
决议 決議 jué yì resolution
沐浴 沐浴 mù yù have/take a bath, bathe, immerse
冲天 沖天 chōng tiān to soar, rocket
冲淡 沖淡 chōng dàn attempter, qualify, dilution, play down, step down, temper, season, cut, reduce, weaken, water down, efface, dilute, thin, water down, de-escalate, thin out, understate
没收 沒收 mò shōu confiscate, expropriate
没落 沒落 mò luò decline, wane
汲取 汲取 jí qǔ draw, derive
灾情 災情 zāi qíng disaster conditions
灾祸 災禍 zāi huò disaster, calamity
牢 牢 láo prison house, cage
狂妄 狂妄 kuáng wàng wild, presumptuous, arrogant
狂风 狂風 kuáng fēng gale force wind
男方 男方 nán fāng husband’s side, bridegroom’s side, the bridegroom’s or husband’s side
私心 私心 sī xīn selfish motive/idea, selfishness
良机 良機 liáng jī good/golden opportunity
芒果 芒果 máng guǒ mango
见解 見解 jiàn jiě view, opinion, understanding
见识 見識 jiàn shì widen one’s knowledge/experience
见证 見證 jiàn zhèng see with one’s own eyes
言论 言論 yán lùn open discussion, speech
贝壳 貝殼 bèi ké clamshell
走廊 走廊 zǒu láng corridor, passage, passageway
足 足 zú as much as
身子 身子 shēn zi body, health
身段 身段 shēn duàn posture
身教 身教 shēn jiào teach others by one’s own example
车厢 車廂 chē xiāng railway carriage/car
车辆 車輛 chē liàng vehicle, car
辛勤 辛勤 xīn qín industrious, hardworking
辛酸 辛酸 xīn suān sad, tearful
巡视 巡視 xún shì make inspection tour
巡逻 巡邏 xún luó patrol
里程 里程 lǐ chéng mileage
防水 防水 fáng shuǐ watertight, waterproof, rainproof, be waterproof
防治 防治 fáng zhì prevent and cure, prophylaxis and treatment
防备 防備 fáng bèi guard or take precautions against
防范 防範 fáng fàn be on guard, keep lookout
防卫 防衛 fáng wèi defend
防御 防禦 fáng yù defense
并列 並列 bìng liè appose, juxtapose
并重 並重 bìng zhòng lay equal stress on, pay equal attention to
事件 事件 shì jiàn incident, event
事宜 事宜 shì yí matters concerned, arrangement
事故 事故 shì gù accident, mishap
事务 事務 shì wù work, routine, general affairs
事态 事態 shì tài state of affairs
事变 事變 shì biàn incident, emergency, exigency
亚军 亞軍 yǎ jūn runner-up
京剧 京劇 jīng jù Beijing opera
依 依 yī according to, judging by
依照 依照 yī zhào according to, in light of
依据 依據 yī jù according to, on the basis of, judging by
依赖 依賴 yī lài rely/depend on
依旧 依舊 yī jiù as before, still
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman
佳节 佳節 jiā jié joyful festival
使命 使命 shǐ mìng mission
使劲 使勁 shǐ jìn exert all one’s strength, muscle, muscle into
使唤 使喚 shǐ huàn order about, be bossy, use, handle
使节 使節 shǐ jié diplomatic envoy
供给 供給 gōng jǐ supply, provide, furnish
供养 供養 gòng yǎng provide for, support, make offerings
例 例 lì example, instance, precedent, case, rule, regulation
例 例 lì for example
例外 例外 lì wài excepted
来 來 lái time (since)
来客 來客 lái kè guest, visitor
来得 來得 lái de emerge (from a comparison) as, come out as
来宾 來賓 lái bīn guest, visitor
并发 併發 bìng fā to begin at the same time; to erupt at the same time
佩服 佩服 pèi fú admire
儿女 兒女 ér nǚ sons and daughters, children, young males and females
两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi couple
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles (of the earth or a magnet/battery)
典型 典型 diǎn xíng typical case, model, type
典雅 典雅 diǎn yǎ refined, elegant (of diction)
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hard-working, self-sacrificing
刻画/划 刻畫/劃 kē huà depict, portray
刻意 刻意 kè yì conscious, purposely, painstakingly, sedulously
刻薄 刻薄 kè bó mean, ungenerous, carping, harsh
刺杀 刺殺 cì shā stab to death
到期 到期 dào qí become due, run out, fall, expiration, due, expire, be due, mature
到头来 到頭來 dào tóu lái after all, in the long run, in the end
制订 制訂 zhì dìng work/map out, formulate
制裁 制裁 zhì cái sanction, punish
协定 協定 xié dìng arrange, accord, covenant
协商 協商 xié shāng consult, talk things over
协会 協會 xié huì association, society
协调 協調 xié tiáo coordinate, harmonize, bring into line
协调 協調 xié tiáo concordant, matching
协办 協辦 xié bàn do sth. jointly
协议 協議 xié yì agreement
协议 協議 xié yì agree on
卓越 卓越 zhuó yuè outstanding, brilliant
取材 取材 qǔ cái select material (for book/etc.)
取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè try to please
取样 取樣 qǔ yàng sampling
取缔 取締 qǔ dì ban (publication old custom etc.), punish violator
受害 受害 shòu hài suffer injury/loss, be victimized
受训 受訓 shòu xùn receive/undergo training
呼吁 呼籲 hū yù appeal to
和睦 和睦 hé mù harmony; concord; amicability
和解 和解 hé jiě become reconciled
和谐 和諧 hé xié harmonious, concordant
周密 周密 zhōu mì complete, thorough
周详 周詳 zhōu xiáng complete, thorough
周游 周遊 zhōu yóu journey/travel round
周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn 1.[Economics] turnover 2. (of funds) circulating; revolving 3.to have enough to meet the need
周边 周邊 zhōu biān periphery
命中 命中 mìng zhòng hit target/mark
命名 命名 mìng míng name (sb./sth.)
固有 固有 gù yǒu intrinsic, inherent, innate
固执 固執 gù zhí obstinate, stubborn, persist in, cling to
固然 固然 gù rán though, although
固体 固體 gù tǐ solid
坦克 坦克 tǎn kè tank
坦然 坦然 tǎn rán calm, unperturbed, frank, open
夜景 夜景 yè jǐng night scene/view
奉养 奉養 fèng yǎng support and wait upon (one’s parents, etc.)
奉献 奉獻 fèng xiàn offer as tribute, present with all respect
奇妙 奇妙 qí miào wonderful, marvelous
奇异 奇異 qí yì strange, queer, bizarre, odd
奇迹 奇蹟 qí jī miracle, wonder, marvel
奇观 奇觀 qí guān spectacular sight, wonder
奔腾 奔騰 bēn téng gallop, surge forward, roll on in waves
委屈 委屈 wěi qū 1.to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance 2.[Polite] to put someone under great inconvenience, etc.
孤立 孤立 gū lì isolated
孤儿 孤兒 gū ér orphan
孤独 孤獨 gū dú lonely, solitary
季风 季風 jì fēng monsoon
宗旨 宗旨 zōng zhǐ aim, purpose
定义 定義 dìng yì definition
定额 定額 dìng é quota
官 官 guān government official, officeholder
官司 官司 guān sī lawsuit
尚 尚 shàng still, yet, fairly, rather
屈服 屈服 qū fú surrender
居 居 jū occupy (position/place)
届 屆 jiè fall due
届时 屆時 jiè shí at appointed time, on the occasion
岩石 岩石 yán shí rock
底片 底片 dǐ piàn negative, photographic plate
延伸 延伸 yán shēn extend, stretch
沿袭 沿襲 yán xí carry on as before
延迟 延遲 yán chí delay, postpone
延续 延續 yán xù continue, go on, last
往来 往來 wǎng lái come and go
忠实 忠實 zhōng shí true, faithful
念头 念頭 niàn tou thought, idea, intention
怪不得 怪不得 guài bù dé so that’s why
性能 性能 xìng néng natural capacity, function (of machine/etc.), property
性情 性情 xìng qíng disposition, temperament, temper
所以然 所以然 suǒ yǐ rán whys and wherefores
所在 所在 suǒ zài place, location
所得 所得 suǒ dé income, earnings, gains
承包 承包 chéng bāo contract, farming
承担 承擔 chéng dān bear, undertake, assume
承诺 承諾 chéng nuò promise
拉票 拉票 lā piào ballot, canvass, solicit votes
拒 拒 jù resist, repel, refuse, reject
抛 拋 pāo throw, toss, fling, leave behind, cast aside
抛弃 拋棄 pāo qì abandon, forsake, cast aside
抽空 抽空 chōu kòng take advantage of any free time
抽查 抽查 chōu chá spot-check
抽象 抽象 chōu xiàng abstract
抽样 抽樣 chōu yàng sample
押 押 yā mortgage, pawn, pledge, detain, take into custody, escort, send under escort, shelve, rhyme
拐 拐 guǎi turn, change direction, limp, swindle, abduct
拍子 拍子 pāi zi [Music] a beat; time; the type of rhythm; a tempo
拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì flattery
拍照 拍照 pāi zhào take (picture), shoot (film)
拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè take (picture), shoot (film)
抵 抵 dǐ arrive at
抵制 抵制 dǐ zhì boycott
抵押 抵押 dǐ yā mortgage
抱负 抱負 bào fù aspiration, ambition
拖 拖 tuō delay, drag on, procrastinate
拖延 拖延 tuō yán delay, put off
拖累 拖累 tuō lèi encumber, be burden on, implicate, involve
放任 放任 fàng rèn not interfere, let alone
放映 放映 fàng yìng show, project (film)
放逐 放逐 fàng zhú exile, banish, deport
放款 放款 fàng kuǎn loan, make loans
放宽 放寬 fàng kuān relax restrictions, ease, let out (e.g., dress)
放荡 放蕩 fàng dàng dissolute, loose, dissipate
放松 放鬆 fàng sōng relax, slacken, loosen
斧头 斧頭 fǔ tóu axe, hatchet
于 於 yú in, at, to, from, out of, by
旺季 旺季 wàng jì peak period, busy/high season
旺盛 旺盛 wàng shèng vigorous, exuberant
昔日 昔日 xí rì former days/times
昆虫 昆蟲 kūn chóng insect
昂贵 昂貴 án guì expensive, costly
明日 明日 míng rì tomorrow, the near future
明白 明白 míng bái clearly
明理 明理 míng lǐ reasonable
明智 明智 míng zhì judicious
昏 昏 hūn faint, swoon, dizzy, syncope
服刑 服刑 fú xíng to serve a sentence; to serve one’s term of imprisonment
服从 服從 fú cóng obey, submit (oneself) to, be subordinated to
服饰 服飾 fú shì dress and personal adornment
果真 果真 guǒ zhēn really, as expected
果实 果實 guǒ shí fruit, gains, fruits
果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree
果断 果斷 guǒ duàn determined, resolute
松树 松樹 sōng shù pine tree, pine
枚 枚 méi [general] individual measure word for 1. some small, round or lump-shaped things.2.rockets, missiles…etc.
武力 武力 wǔ lì armed force
武士 武士 wǔ shì palace guard, warrior, knight
武术 武術 wǔ shù martial art
武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arm, equipped with weapons
注目 注目 zhù mù fix eyes on
注定 注定 zhù dìng be doomed/destined
注重 注重 zhù zhòng lay stress on, pay attention to
注视 注視 zhù shì watch attentively, gaze at
沾 沾 zhān moisten, soak, be stained with, touch
沼泽 沼澤 zhǎo zé marsh, swamp, bog
波 波 bō [event] a wave of something: measure word of actions or events that occur after an interval of time like waves
波及 波及 bō jí affect, spread to
波浪 波浪 bō làng wave
法人 法人 fǎ rén legal/juridical/corporate person
法令 法令 fǎ lìng laws, decrees
法制 法制 fǎ zhì legal system/institutions, legality
法定 法定 fǎ dìng legal, statutory
法官 法官 fǎ guān judge, justice
法治 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law
法则 法則 fǎ zé standard method, binding agreement, formula
沸腾 沸騰 fèi téng boil
油 油 yóu oily, greasy, glib, slick
油田 油田 yóu tián oil field
油条 油條 yóu tiáo deep-fried twisted dough sticks
油腻 油膩 yóu nì oily, greasy
沮丧 沮喪 jǔ sàng depressed, disheartened
沿用 沿用 yán yòng continue to use (old methods/etc.)
沿海 沿海 yán hǎi along the coast, coastal, littoral
沿途 沿途 yán tú on the way, throughout a journey
延误 延誤 yán wù incur loss through delay
治本 治本 zhì běn get at root, take radical measures, effect a permanent cure, get at the root
治安 治安 zhì ān public order/security
治理 治理 zhì lǐ administer, govern, bring under control, put in order
治标 治標 zhì biāo palliate, merely alleviate symptom of illness, take stopgap measures, bring about a temporary solution, palliative, merely alleviate the symptoms of an illness
治疗 治療 zhì liáo treat, cure
泡 泡 pào [approximation] measure word for tea
泡沫 泡沫 pào mò foam, froth
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì fight to excel, try to win credit for, try to bring credit to
争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó vie with sb. for sth.
争论 爭論 zhēng lùn controversy, dispute
争议 爭議 zhēng yì disputation, controversy
争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn argue, contend
牧场 牧場 mù chǎng grazing land, pasture
物品 物品 wù pǐn article, goods
物产 物產 wù chǎn products, produce
物资 物資 wù zī materials, goods
物体 物體 wù tǐ body, substance, object
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán Number One Scholar (title conferred on top scorer in highest, the very best (in any field)
狐疑 狐疑 hú yí be suspicious
玩弄 玩弄 wán nòng play/juggle with, resort to, employ
疙瘩 疙瘩 gē da swelling, pimple, lump, knot
盲人 盲人 máng rén blind person
盲从 盲從 máng cóng follow blindly
直径 直徑 zhí jìng diameter
知足 知足 zhī zú be content with one’s lot, contented
社交 社交 shè jiāo social contact/interaction
社团 社團 shè tuán mass organization
社论 社論 shè lùn editorial
空运 空運 kōng yùn air transport
空谈 空談 kōng tán prattle
空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng open, wide, spacious
空难 空難 kōng nàn airplane disaster
纠纷 糾紛 jiū fēn complication, dustup, entanglement, tangle
肺炎 肺炎 fèi yán pneumonia
肥料 肥料 féi liào fertilizer, manure
股 股 gǔ [general] [approximation] partial measure word for: 1.long and narrow things.2.water or stream.3.air current or a breath.4. some abstract nouns.
股市 股市 gǔ shì stock market
卧 臥 wò lie down, crouch, sit (of animals/birds), poach (eggs)
芽 芽 yá bud, sprout, shoot
花卉 花卉 huā huì flowering plant, painting of flowers/plants
花朵 花朵 huā duǒ flower
花纹 花紋 huā wén decorative pattern, figure, wood grain
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern, variety
花瓣 花瓣 huā bàn (flower) petal
初期 初期 chū qí initial stage, early days
表 表 biǎo indicate
表白 表白 biǎo bái vindicate/explain oneself
表明 表明 biǎo míng make known, indicate
迎 迎 yíng welcome, receive, meet, face
迎合 迎合 yíng hé pander/cater to
返 返 fǎn return
近 近 jìn almost
近代 近代 jìn dài modern times
金鱼 金魚 jīn yú goldfish
金钱 金錢 jīn qián money, wealth
长子 長子 zhǎng zǐ eldest son
长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term, long-range
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi elder generation
门户 門戶 mén hù door, strategic gateway, faction, sect, family status
阻力 阻力 zǔ lì obstruction, resistance
阻塞 阻塞 zǔ sè block up, obstruct, clog
阻挠 阻撓 zǔ náo obstruct, thwart, prevent
阻挡 阻擋 zǔ dǎng stop, resist, obstruct, stem
附上 附上 fù shàng enclose herewith
雨季 雨季 yǔ jì rainy season
青春 青春 qīng chūn one’s youth, young adulthood
青蛙 青蛙 qīng wā frog
青翠 青翠 qīng cuì lush
非凡 非凡 fēi fán outstanding, extraordinary, uncommon
信念 信念 xìn niàn faith, belief, conviction
信徒 信徒 xìn tú believer, disciple
信息 信息 xìn xí information, news, message
信赖 信賴 xìn lài trust, count on, have faith in
侵犯 侵犯 qīn fàn violate, infringe on (sb.’s rights)
侵害 侵害 qīn hài encroach on (other’s rights), violate
侵略 侵略 qīn lüè invade
侵蚀 侵蝕 qīn shí corrode, erode
侵袭 侵襲 qīn xí make sneak attack on
便 便 biàn convenience
便宜 便宜 pián yí advantage
便宜 便宜 pián yí let sb. off lightly
俏 俏 qiào pretty, handsome, smart
保全 保全 bǎo quán keep safe, preserve, maintain
保安 保安 bǎo ān ensure safety (for workers), ensure public security, public security, protection, ensure safety
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu bless and protect
保姆 保姆 bǎo mǔ nursemaid, baby sitter
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng take care of oneself
保管 保管 bǎo guǎn take care of
保险 保險 bǎo xiǎn safe; secure
保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú bowling (balls)
促 促 cù urge, promote
促成 促成 cù chéng facilitate, effect
促使 促使 cù shǐ impel, urge, spur
促销 促銷 cù xiāo merchandise, sell
俘虏 俘虜 fú lǔ to capture; to take (or make) sb. Prisoner
俘虏 俘虜 fú lǔ a captive; a prisoner
俗称 俗稱 sú chēng be commonly called…, be commonly known as…
俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying, folk adage
侮辱 侮辱 wǔ rù insult, humiliate
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn take risks/chances
刹车 剎車 shā chē put on the brakes, brake car, turn off a machine, stop a vehicle by applying the brakes, stop a machine by cutting off the power
削弱 削弱 xuè ruò weaken, cripple
前后 前後 qián hòu front and rear, around or about, altogether
前科 前科 qián kē previous criminal record
前院 前院 qián yuàn front courtyard
前提 前提 qián tí premise, prerequisite, presupposition
前景 前景 qián jǐng foreground, prospect, vista, perspective
前程 前程 qián chéng future, prospect
前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior (in age/experience/etc.), elder, older generation
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng force sb. to do sth.
劲（儿） 勁（兒） jìn er physical strength, force
咦 咦 yí of surprise/disapproval
品味 品味 pǐn wèi savor, taste
品种 品種 pǐn zhǒng breed, variety, assortment
哄 哄 hǒng fool, coax
咱 咱 zán we, you and I, I
垂 垂 chuí to hang down
垂直 垂直 chuí zhí perpendicular, vertical
型态 型態 xíng tài format
契机 契機 qì jī juncture, turning/critical point
姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture, gesture
姿态 姿態 zī tài posture, carriage, attitude, pose
威力 威力 wēi lì power, might
威风 威風 wēi fēng 1.power and prestige 2.majestic and awe-inspiring
宣示 宣示 xuān shì announce, proclaim
宣告 宣告 xuān gào declare, proclaim
宣言 宣言 xuān yán declaration, manifesto
宣扬 宣揚 xuān yáng publicize, propagate, advertise
宣称 宣稱 xuān chēng assert, declare, profess
宣誓 宣誓 xuān shì take/swear an oath, vow
客机 客機 kè jī aircraft
封 封 fēng confer (title/territory/etc.) upon
封条 封條 fēng tiáo a strip of paper used for sealing, closure, paper strip seal, paper strip used for sealing
封闭 封閉 fēng bì resistant to anything new
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ blockade, block, seal off
屎 屎 shǐ excrement, dung, dropping, secretion (of eye/ear/etc.)
尸体 屍體 shī tǐ corpse, remains
度量衡 度量衡 dù liáng héng weights and measures
度过 度過 dù guò pass, spend (time/etc.)
建国 建國 jiàn guó found or build up a state
建造 建造 jiàn zào build, construct, make
待 待 dāi stay
待 待 dài treat, entertain
怒气 怒氣 nù qì wrath, anger, rage, fury
思念 思念 sī niàn think of, long for, miss
思维 思維 sī wéi thought, thinking
思潮 思潮 sī cháo trend of thought, ideological trend, thoughts
怠慢 怠慢 dài màn slight, neglect a guest
急救 急救 jí jiù first aid, emergency treatment
急诊 急診 jí zhěn emergency treatment
急躁 急躁 jí zào anxious, tingle
怨 怨 yuàn blame, reproach, reprove
恍惚 恍惚 huǎng hū illusory, elusive
恰好 恰好 qià hǎo exactly, just right
恰恰 恰恰 qià qià coincidentally, exactly
恰当 恰當 qià dàng appropriate, proper, suitable, fitting
拜拜 拜拜 bài bài to do obeisance to, to worship, to prostrate oneself
拜会 拜會 bài huì pay sb. a visit
按摩 按摩 àn mó massage
拼 拼 pīn put/piece together, spell
持 持 chí hold, grasp
持久 持久 chí jiǔ lasting, protracted
持平 持平 chí píng be equalized
持续 持續 chí xù continue, persist
指引 指引 zhǐ yǐn point way, guide, show
指正 指正 zhǐ zhèng note mistakes for correction, make comment/criticism
指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn compass
指纹 指紋 zhǐ wén loops and whorls on fingers, fingerprint
指控 指控 zhǐ kòng accuse, charge
指望 指望 zhǐ wàng look to, count on
指责 指責 zhǐ zé censure, criticize
指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī commander, director, conductor
指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī conduct, direct, command
指数 指數 zhǐ shù index (number), indicator, exponent
指标 指標 zhǐ biāo target, quota, norm, index
指头 指頭 zhǐ tóu finger
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn give directions/pointers/etc., direct, guide
拾 拾 shí pick up, collect
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo tī nitpick
政见 政見 zhèng jiàn political view
政绩 政績 zhèng jī achievements in one’s official career
政权 政權 zhèng quán political/state power, regime
故 故 gù hence, so, therefore, as a result
施行 施行 shī xíng put in force, execute, implement, apply, perform
施肥 施肥 shī féi muck, feed, apply fertilizer, fertilize, soil, spread manure, manure, nourish, dung, compost
星辰 星辰 xīng chén stars
星座 星座 xīng zuò constellation
染料 染料 rǎn liào dyestuff
柱子 柱子 zhù zi post, pillar
柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn soft, lithe
某些 某些 mǒu xiē some
架 架 jià put up, erect
架子 架子 jià zi frame, stand, rack, shelf, framework, skeleton, outline, stance
架构 架構 jià gòu construction, framework
柄 柄 bǐng handle, stem (of flower/etc.)
查明 查明 chá míng find out, look, prove through investigation, detect, ascertain, prove, inquire
柳树 柳樹 liǔ shù willow tree
泉源 泉源 quán yuán fountainhead, source
洪水 洪水 hóng shuǐ flood, floodwater
流水 流水 liú shuǐ flowing/running water
流失 流失 liú shī run off, be washed away
流氓 流氓 liú máng hoodlum, hooligan, gangster
流星 流星 liú xīng shooting star, meteor
流域 流域 liú yù valley, river basin, drainage area
流通 流通 liú tōng circulate
流程 流程 liú chéng manufacturing/technological process/workflow, course (of river/etc.)
流传 流傳 liú chuán spread, circulate, hand down
流落 流落 liú luò wander about destitute
津贴 津貼 jīn tiē subsidy, allowance
洞穴 洞穴 dòng xuè cave, cavern
洗礼 洗禮 xǐ lǐ baptism, severe test
活(儿) 活(兒) huó ér product, dinkum, work
活期 活期 huó qí current
洽商 洽商 qià shāng make arrangements with, talk over with
洽谈 洽談 qià tán hold trade talk, negotiate
派出所 派出所 pài chū suǒ police substation
派遣 派遣 pài qiǎn send, dispatch
派头 派頭 pài tóu style, manner
泄气 洩氣 xiè qì to feel discouraged, to lose heart, to be disheartened, to be disappointed, to be frustrated
为 為 wéi to do
为 為 wéi to be, become
为人 為人 wéi rén personal character/make-up
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ stop here
为生 為生 wéi shēng make a living
为何 為何 wèi hé why, for what reason
为首 為首 wéi shǒu head, be headed by
炸药 炸藥 zhà yào explosive (charges), dynamite
狩猎 狩獵 shòu liè hunt
狠 狠 hěn malicious
狠心 狠心 hěn xīn cruel
珍珠 珍珠 zhēn zhū pearl
珍惜 珍惜 zhēn xí treasure, cherish
甚 甚 shèn very, extremely
甭 甭 béng need not
皆 皆 jiē all, everyone
盆地 盆地 pén dì basin
省事 省事 shěng shì tactful, save trouble, simplify matters
相仿 相仿 xiāng fǎng be similar, be more or less same
相配 相配 xiāng pèi match, fit
相符 相符 xiāng fú conform to, tally/agree with, correspond to/with
相处 相處 xiāng chǔ get along (with one another)
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán hand down or pass on from one to another
相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession, one after another
眉毛 眉毛 méi máo eyebrow, brow
眉头 眉頭 méi tóu brows
看守 看守 kān shǒu watch, guard
盼 盼 pàn to hope, to long for
科幻 科幻 kē huàn scientific and fictional
穿梭 穿梭 chuān suō shuttle back and forth
突兀 突兀 tú wù towering, distinguished, prominent
突击 突擊 tú jí ambush, outfall, rush, thrust, blitz, onrush, sally, descent, sortie, assault, surprise attack, coup de main
红利 紅利 hóng lì [Commerce] an extra dividend; a bonus; a profit
红烧 紅燒 hóng shāo braise in soy sauce
纪律 紀律 jì lǜ discipline, morale, laws and regulations
约束 約束 yuē shù control, restrain, bind
美容院 美容院 měi róng yuàn beauty parlor/shop
美满 美滿 měi mǎn happy, harmonious (of a family)
耐 耐 nài bear, endure
耐力 耐力 nài lì endurance, stamina
胃 胃 wèi stomach
胃口 胃口 wèi kǒu appetite, liking
背心 背心 bèi xīn sleeveless garment, vest
背诵 背誦 bèi sòng recite, repeat from memory
胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn carelessly, casually
致力 致力 zhì lì devote oneself (to)
致命 致命 zhì mìng fatal, mortal, deadly
致富 致富 zhì fù thrive, flourish, become rich, prosper, make a fortune
致词 致詞 zhì cí make a speech
致意 致意 zhì yì devote attention to, send best regards, send one’s greetings
苛责 苛責 kē zé excoriate
苦工 苦工 kǔ gōng hard manual work
苦衷 苦衷 kǔ zhōng buttoned-up pain, difficulty that is hard to say
苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo vexed, worried
苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn suffering, misery, distress
若 若 ruò if, as if
若干 若干 ruò gān a certain number
茂密 茂密 mào mì dense, thick (of vegetation)
英勇 英勇 yīng yǒng heroic, valiant
虐待 虐待 nüè dài maltreat, tyrannize, abuse
衍生 衍生 yǎn shēng derive, form
要犯 要犯 yào fàn important criminal
要好 要好 yào hǎo being close friends
要点 要點 yào diǎn main points, essentials, gist, key strongpoint
计 計 jì count, compute, calculate
订购 訂購 dìng gòu order goods
负 負 fù (1) carry on back/shoulder, bear, shoulder/bear (responsibility), owe (money) ; (2) betray, abandon, go against
趴 趴 pā lie prone, bend over face down
军官 軍官 jūn guān officer
军备 軍備 jūn bèi armament, arms
军阀 軍閥 jūn fá warlord
军舰 軍艦 jūn jiàn warship, naval vessel
轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track, orbit, trajectory, course, path
迫害 迫害 pò hài persecute
重用 重用 zhòng yòng put sb. in important position
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn strategic place
重叠 重疊 chóng dié overlap, superpose
限 限 xiàn set a limit, restrict
限度 限度 xiàn dù limit, limitation
面孔 面孔 miàn kǒng face
面谈 面談 miàn tán discuss face to face
革新 革新 gé xīn innovate
风力 風力 fēng lì wind force/power
风化 風化 fēng huà morals and manners, the decency demanded by a society
风水 風水 fēng shuǐ landscape geomancy
风光 風光 fēng guāng scene, view, sight
风光 風光 fēng guāng grand; beautiful, lovely
风行 風行 fēng xíng be in fashion, be popular
风尚 風尚 fēng shàng prevailing fashion
风暴 風暴 fēng bào windstorm, tempest
风潮 風潮 fēng cháo agitation, unrest
飞行 飛行 fēi xíng fly
飞快 飛快 fēi kuài at lightning speed
飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng circle in the air, hover
飞弹 飛彈 fēi dàn missile, stray bullet
首府 首府 shǒu fǔ capital
首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng senior officer
首席 首席 shǒu xí seat of honor
首饰 首飾 shǒu shì (woman’s) jewelry, finery
首领 首領 shǒu lǐng chieftain, leader
香皂 香皂 xiāng zào perfumed/scented soap
枷锁 枷鎖 jiā suǒ yoke, chains, fetters, shackles
乘 乘 chéng multiply
倍数 倍數 bèi shù multiple
值班 值班 zhí bān be on duty
值钱 值錢 zhí qián valuable
借贷 借貸 jiè dài borrow/lend money, debit and credit sides
倚 倚 yǐ rest on; reply on
倒楣 倒楣 dǎo méi be out of luck, be unlucky
倒数 倒數 dào shǔ count backwards
具全 俱全 jù quán complete in all varieties
倡导 倡導 chàng dǎo propose
个体 個體 gè tǐ individual
候选人 候選人 hòu xuǎn rén candidate (for election)
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if, supposing, in case
修女 修女 xiū nǚ nun, sister
修好 修好 xiū hǎo foster cordial relations between states
修建 修建 xiū jiàn build, construct, erect
修订 修訂 xiū dìng revise
修补 修補 xiū bǔ mend, repair, revamp
修养 修養 xiū yǎng self-cultivation, spiritual character
修筑 修築 xiū zhú construct, build, put up
伦理 倫理 lún lǐ ethics, moral principles
兼职 兼職 jiān zhí hold two or more posts concurrently
冥想 冥想 míng xiǎng contemplate, meditate, muse, deep thought, meditation
冻结 凍結 dòng jié freeze (lit./fig.)
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ permit, allow
凋零 凋零 diāo líng wither, fall, and scatter about
剔除 剔除 tī chú reject, get rid of
刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng firmly
剥 剝 bō peel, flay
剥削 剝削 bō xuè exploit
原 原 yuán originally, formerly
原子 原子 yuán zǐ atom
原子弹 原子彈 yuán zǐ dàn atom/atomic bomb
原形 原形 yuán xíng original shape
原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition
原野 原野 yuán yě open country
唷 唷 yō Yo!
哼 哼 hēng inj.: humph!
哼 哼 hēng hum
哺乳动物 哺乳動物 bǔ rǔ dòng wù mammal
哩 哩 lī particle: expressing exclamation
埋伏 埋伏 mái fú hide, lie low
套装 套裝 tào zhuāng suit, pant dress
娘 娘 niáng ma, mum, mother
娘家 娘家 niáng jiā married woman’s parents’ home
害虫 害蟲 hài chóng pest
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family, every household
家电 家電 jiā diàn household electrical appliances
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family members/dependents
宫殿 宮殿 gōng diàn palace
容 容 róng allow, tolerate
容纳 容納 róng nà have capacity for, accommodate
容许 容許 róng xǔ permit, tolerate
容量 容量 róng liàng capacity (of container)
容器 容器 róng qì container
射手 射手 shè shǒu shooter, marksman
射击 射擊 shè jí shoot, fire
展望 展望 zhǎn wàng look into the distance/future
展现 展現 zhǎn xiàn unfold before one’s eyes
峭壁 峭壁 qiào bì cliff, precipice
峡谷 峽谷 xiá gǔ gorge, canyon
岛屿 島嶼 dǎo yǔ island, isle
差额 差額 chā é difference (in amount) ; balance; margin; odds
席 席 xí [general] [event] individual measure word for 1. elaborate meals, usually for a special event. 2. talking, vindicating…etc.3. special space or political event
席位 席位 xí wèi seat
师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training, pedagogical
库存 庫存 kù cún stock, reserve
座右铭 座右銘 zuò yòu míng motto, maxim
座谈 座談 zuò tán have informal discussion
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice, disciple
恐吓 恐嚇 kǒng hè threaten, intimidate
恐惧 恐懼 kǒng jù fear, dread
恭敬 恭敬 gōng jìng respectful
恭维 恭維 gōng wéi flatter, compliment
恩人 恩人 ēn rén benefactor, patron
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn feeling of gratitude or enmity
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng grace, favor
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài love, devotion, affection
悔恨 悔恨 huǐ hèn regret deeply
扇子 扇子 shàn zi fan
拳 拳 quán [activity] measure word for the times someone boxes with their fists
拿 拿 ná introducing instrument or target
振动 振動 zhèn dòng vibrate
捆 捆 kǔn bundle up
捐赠 捐贈 juān zèng contribute (as gift), donate, present
捐献 捐獻 juān xiàn contribute (to organization)
挽 挽 wǎn pull, draw
挽救 挽救 wǎn jiù save, remedy
挪 挪 nuó move, shift
挨 挨 āi get close to, be next to, follow in sequence or along designated route/direction
效力 效力 xiào lì effect
效忠 效忠 xiào zhōng devote oneself heart and soul, pledge loyalty to
效法 效法 xiào fǎ follow example of
效劳 效勞 xiào láo serve, give service to, work in the service of, render service to, devote oneself to, work for, be in the service of
旁人 旁人 páng rén other people
旁听 旁聽 páng tīng audit a class
旅途 旅途 lǚ tú journey, trip, route
旅费 旅費 lǚ fèi travelling expenses
时光 時光 shí guāng time
时差 時差 shí chā time difference, jet lag, equation of time
时效 時效 shí xiào period of effectiveness, prescription, aging
时节 時節 shí jié season, time
时髦 時髦 shí máo fashionable, in vogue
晋级 晉級 jìn jí rise in rank, be promoted
书本 書本 shū běn book
书面 書面 shū miàn written, in written form, in writing
书写 書寫 shū xiě write
朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng read aloud with expression, declaim
朗读 朗讀 lǎng dú read aloud, read loudly and clearly
核子 核子 hé zǐ nucleon
核定 核定 hé dìng check and ratify, appraise and decide
核准 核准 hé zhǔn check and approve, ratify
核对 核對 hé duì check figures/proof
核算 核算 hé suàn examine and calculate, assess, check
案子 案子 àn zi case (of law/etc.)
案件 案件 àn jiàn a legal case, a police case
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case
根源 根源 gēn yuán source, origin, root
梳 梳 shū comb hair
栽 栽 zāi plant
格外 格外 gé wài especially, all the more
格式 格式 gé shì a style, a format, the form of characters or letters
格局 格局 gé jú pattern, setup, structure
株 株 zhū [general] individual measure word for plants, such as a grass, a flower
气派 氣派 qì pài dignified
气势 氣勢 qì shì vigor, verve, manner, air
气概 氣概 qì gài mettle, spirit
气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe, trachea
气压 氣壓 qì yā atmospheric pressure
气体 氣體 qì tǐ air, gas
消防 消防 xiāo fáng fight/prevent fire
消毒 消毒 xiāo dú disinfect, sterilize
消耗 消耗 xiāo hào consume, use up, deplete
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn make fun of ..
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn divert oneself, while away time
海拔 海拔 hǎi bá elevation, height above sea level
海面 海面 hǎi miàn sea level
海运 海運 hǎi yùn sea transportation, ocean shipping
涉及 涉及 shè jí involve, touch upon
涉嫌 涉嫌 shè xián be suspected of being involved
浮动 浮動 fú dòng float, drift
烈士 烈士 liè shì martyr, person of high endeavor
乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow
乌龙茶 烏龍茶 wū lóng chá oolong tea
乌龟 烏龜 wū guī tortoise, cuckold
特此 特此 tè cǐ hereby
特约 特約 tè yuē engage by special arrangement
特区 特區 tè qū special zone
特征 特徵 tè zhēng characteristic, trait, characteristic marks, features
特权 特權 tè quán privilege, prerogative
狭小 狹小 xiá xiǎo narrow and small, narrow
狭窄 狹窄 xiá zhǎi narrow, cramped, narrow and limited
班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service)
亩 畝 mǔ m.[standard] measure word for field
病床 病床 bìng chuáng hospital bed, sickbed
病情 病情 bìng qíng patient’s condition
病菌 病菌 bìng jùn pathogenic bacteria, germs
疲惫 疲憊 pí bèi tired-out, exhausted
疼爱 疼愛 téng ài love dearly
真情 真情 zhēn qíng sincere feeling or emotion
破例 破例 pò lì make an exception, make exception, break rule, break a rule
破案 破案 pò àn solve, solve a case, crack a criminal case, solve criminal case
破除 破除 pò chú do away with
破产 破產 pò chǎn go bankrupt, come to naught
破碎 破碎 pò suì smash sth. to pieces
破获 破獲 pò huò unearth, uncover
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestors, forebears
神 神 shén magical, mystical, miraculous
神情 神情 shén qíng expression, look
租赁 租賃 zū lìn rent, lease, hire
笑嘻嘻 笑嘻嘻 xiào xī xī grinning, smiling broadly, grin
粉刷 粉刷 fěn shuā whitewash, plaster
粉红 粉紅 fěn hóng pink
纺织 紡織 fǎng zhī spinning and weaving, textile
紊乱 紊亂 wèn luàn disorder, chaos, confusion
素食 素食 sù shí vegetarian diet
素质 素質 sù zhí quality, diathesis
索赔 索賠 suǒ péi claim damages
纳入 納入 nà rù to subsume, to bring into, to fit into, to intake
纳闷 納悶 nà mèn wonder
纳税 納稅 nà shuì pay taxes
缺陷 缺陷 quē xiàn flaw, shortcoming
耕地 耕地 gēng dì cultivated land
脂肪 脂肪 zhī fáng fat
脆弱 脆弱 cuì ruò fragile, frail, weak
胸 胸 xiōng chest, bosom, thorax, mind, heart
胸口 胸口 xiōng kǒu pit of stomach, the middle of the chest
胳膊 胳膊 gē bo arm
能量 能量 néng liàng energy, capabilities
航行 航行 háng xíng sail, fly
航空信 航空信 háng kōng xìn air mail
茫然 茫然 máng rán ignorant, in the dark
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng 1.absurd; fantastic; preposterous 2.dissipated; loose; intemperate
草案 草案 cǎo àn a draft, a draft plan, a protocol, an outline
草率 草率 cǎo shuài hurry, slur, careless
草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng thick growth of grass
草药 草藥 cǎo yào medicinal herbs
茶具 茶具 chá jù tea set
虔诚 虔誠 qián chéng pious, devout
衰退 衰退 shuāi tuì fail, decline
衷心 衷心 zhōng xīn heartily, wholeheartedly, cordially
训 訓 xùn lecture, teach, train
财政 財政 cái zhèng finance
财团 財團 cái tuán a consortium, a syndicate, big business, a money clique
起伏 起伏 qǐ fú rise and fall, undulate
起步 起步 qǐ bù start (a task)
起源 起源 qǐ yuán origin
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at least
迷宫 迷宮 mí gōng labyrinth, maze
迷惑 迷惑 mí huò puzzle, confuse, baffle
迷恋 迷戀 mí liàn be enamored with, be infatuated with
退化 退化 tuì huà degenerate, deteriorate
回/回响 迴/回響 huí xiǎng echo
逃生 逃生 táo shēng flee for one’s life
逃税 逃稅 táo shuì dodge tax, evade tax, evade paying one’s tax, evade one’s tax
追究 追究 zhuī jiù look into, find out, investigate
追查 追查 zhuī chá investigate, trace, find out
追捕 追捕 zhuī bǔ pursue and capture
酒店 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop, public house
酒精 酒精 jiǔ jīng ethyl alcohol
酒馆 酒館 jiǔ guǎn tavern
配 配 pèi distribute according to plan
配 配 pèi deserve, be worthy of, be qualified
配音 配音 pèi yīn dub, lip-sync
配给 配給 pèi jǐ ration
酌量 酌量 zhuó liàng consider, deliberate
钉 釘 dìng 1.to nail 2.to sew on
针灸 針灸 zhēn jiǔ acupuncture
闪电 閃電 shǎn diàn lightning
闪烁 閃爍 shǎn shuò twinkle, flicker, glisten
闪耀 閃耀 shǎn yào glitter, shine, radiate
阵营 陣營 zhèn yíng camp
陡 陡 dǒu steep, precipitous
饥饿 飢餓 jī è starve
马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ potato
高见 高見 gāo jiàn your idea/opinion
高压 高壓 gāo yā high pressure, high voltage/tension, coercion, tyranny
斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì fighting spirit
鬼怪 鬼怪 guǐ guài evil spirit, jinni, spirit, sprite, specter, supernatural being, monsters of all kind, forces of evil, genie, spiritual being, phantom, ghost and monsters, bugaboo, presence
干燥 乾燥 gān zào dry, arid
停留 停留 tíng liú stay for a time or at a place
停顿 停頓 tíng dùn cease, be at a standstill, stop
停滞 停滯 tíng zhì stagnate, cease moving or making progress
假 假 jiǎ borrow, avail of
假使 假使 jiǎ shǐ if, in case, in the event that
假若 假若 jiǎ ruò if, supposing, in case
假期 假期 jià qí vacation, holiday
假象 假象 jiǎ xiàng semblance, appearance, pseudo morph
健壮 健壯 jiàn zhuàng be healthy and strong, beefy, robust, sturdy
健身 健身 jiàn shēn keep fit, exercise
健身房 健身房 jiàn shēn fáng gymnasium, gym
偶而/尔 偶而/爾 ǒu ér ěr occasionally
偶然 偶然 ǒu rán fortuitous, chance
偷渡 偷渡 tōu dù secretly ferry, steal across international border
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn slack, laze, shirk, loaf on the job, truant, goldbrick, lazy, mess about
偏差 偏差 piān chā deviation, error
勒索 勒索 lè suǒ extort, blackmail
务实 務實 wù shí try to be practical/pragmatic, deal with concrete matters
动力 動力 dòng lì motivity, (motive) power, wheel, (motive) power/force, agency, vector, dynamics, force, motive power, momentum, power
动向 動向 dòng xiàng trend, tendency
动员 動員 dòng yuán mobilize, arouse
动脉 動脈 dòng mài artery
动乱 動亂 dòng luàn turmoil, upheaval, disturbance
动态 動態 dòng tài situation, the movement (in a certain sphere of human activity), development, trend, trends; dynamic state, dynamic
动机 動機 dòng jī motif, need, reason, instance, ground, incentive, signal, intention, motive, motivation, inducement, cause
动静 動靜 dòng jìng movement, activity
匾额 匾額 biǎn é horizontal inscribed board
参与 參與 cān yù participate in
参谋 參謀 cān móu staff officer
商讨 商討 shāng tǎo discuss, deliberate over
商榷 商榷 shāng què deliberate
哑 啞 yǎ