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HSK 8 Wortliste
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| Wort | Pinyin | Bedeutung | Audio und Beispiel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 挨 | āi | in order; in sequence; close to | |
| 挨家挨户 | āijiā-āihù | to go from house to house | |
| 爱慕 | àimù | to adore; to admire她爱慕她哥哥。Tā àimù tā gēgē.She adores her older brother. | |
| 哀求 | āiqiú | to entreat; to implore; to plead | |
| 安抚 | ānfǔ | to placate; to pacify; to appease | |
| 安眠药 | ānmiányào | sleeping pill | |
| 安宁 | ānníng | peaceful; tranquil; calm让我们享受这平静和安宁。Ràng wǒmen xiǎngshòu zhè píngjìng hé ānníng.Let's just enjoy this peace and quiet. | |
| 按钮 | ànniǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)你要做的就是按这个按钮拍照。Nǐ yào zuò de jiùshì àn zhège ànniǔ pāizhào.All you have to do is push this button to take a picture. | |
| 安稳 | ānwěn | steady; stable; sedate | |
| 安逸 | ānyì | easy and comfortable; easy | |
| 安置 | ānzhì | to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for | |
| 傲 | ào | proud; arrogant; to despise骄傲使人落后。Jiāoào shǐrén luòhòu.Pride goes before a fall. | |
| 凹 | āo | concave; depressed; sunken | |
| 傲慢 | àomàn | arrogant; haughty我受不了他的傲慢。Wǒ shòubùliǎo tā de àomàn.I can't stand his arrogance. | |
| 奥秘 | àomì | secret; mystery | |
| 拔 | bá | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction这座城市海拔1600米。Zhèzuò chéngshì hǎibá 1600mǐ.This city is 1,600 meters above sea level. | |
| 坝 | bà | (used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar | |
| 扒 | bā | to peel; to skin; to tear | |
| 把柄 | bǎbǐng | handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb | |
| 巴不得 | bābudé | (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to | |
| 八卦 | bāguà | gossip; gossipy; the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 | |
| 掰 | bāi | (fig.) to break off (a relationship); to break off or break open sth with one's hands | |
| 摆动 | bǎidòng | to sway; to swing; to move back and forth | |
| 摆平 | bǎipíng | to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) | |
| 摆设 | bǎishe | ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show | |
| 拜托 | bàituō | to request sb to do sth; please!拜托，别留我一个人。Bàituō, biéliú wǒ yígè rén.Please don't leave me alone. | |
| 巴结 | bājie | to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to | |
| 伴 | bàn | partner; companion; comrade你想要伙伴吗？Nǐ xiǎngyào huǒbàn ma?Do you want some company? | |
| 扮 | bàn | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role)为了她的重要约会，她精心打扮了一下。Wèile tā de zhòngyào yuēhuì, tā jīngxīn dǎbàn le yīxià.She got all dolled up for her big date. | |
| 拌 | bàn | to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad) | |
| 扳 | bān | to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation) | |
| 半岛 | bàndǎo | peninsula | |
| 斑点 | bāndiǎn | spot; stain; speckle | |
| 半径 | bànjìng | radius | |
| 伴侣 | bànlǚ | companion; mate; partner | |
| 斑马线 | bānmǎxiàn | crosswalk; zebra crossing | |
| 搬迁 | bānqiān | to move; to relocate; removal | |
| 半途而废 | bàntú’érfèi | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。Bàntúérfèi shì nǐ suǒ néng zuò de zuì zāogāo de shìqíng.Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do. | |
| 伴奏 | bànzòu | to accompany (musically)她为我作钢琴伴奏。Tā wèi wǒzuò gāngqínbànzòu.She accompanied me on the piano. | |
| 剥 | bāo | to peel; to skin; to shell | |
| 包庇 | bāobì | to shield; to harbor; to cover up | |
| 报酬 | bàochou | reward; remuneration这工作报酬很高。Zhè gōngzuò bàochóu hěn gāo.This job pays pretty well. | |
| 报仇 | bàochóu | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 报废 | bàofèi | to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged) | |
| 包袱 | bāofu | wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load | |
| 饱和 | bǎohé | saturated; filled to capacity | |
| 宝库 | bǎokù | treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom) | |
| 堡垒 | bǎolěi | fort | |
| 包罗万象 | bāoluó-wànxiàng | all-embracing; all-inclusive | |
| 饱满 | bǎomǎn | full; plump | |
| 保姆 | bǎomǔ | nanny; babysitter; housekeeper | |
| 宝石 | bǎoshí | precious stone; gem | |
| 保守 | bǎoshǒu | conservative; to guard; to keep我们很保守。Wǒmen hěn bǎoshǒu.We're conservative. | |
| 报销 | bàoxiāo | to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off | |
| 保佑 | bǎoyòu | to bless and protect; blessing上帝保佑美国。Shàngdìbǎoyòu měiguó.God bless America. | |
| 包扎 | bāozā | to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) | |
| 宝藏 | bǎozàng | precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure | |
| 巴掌 | bāzhang | palm of the hand; classifier: slap我想过扇你一巴掌。Wǒ xiǎng guò shàn nǐ yībāzhǎng.I wanted to smack you. | |
| 悲哀 | bēi’āi | grieved; sorrowful | |
| 卑鄙 | bēibǐ | base; mean; contemptible | |
| 悲惨 | bēicǎn | miserable; tragic | |
| 悲欢离合 | bēihuān-líhé | joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life | |
| 悲痛 | bēitòng | grieved; sorrowful | |
| 备忘录 | bèiwànglù | memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book | |
| 卑微 | bēiwēi | lowly; humble | |
| 备战 | bèizhàn | prepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering | |
| 奔 | bèn | to go to; to head for; towards | |
| 奔波 | bēnbō | to rush about; to be constantly on the move | |
| 奔驰 | bēnchí | Mercedes-Benz, German car maker; to run quickly; to speed | |
| 笨蛋 | bèndàn | (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person我不是笨蛋。Wǒ búshì bèndàn.I'm not stupid. | |
| 奔赴 | bēnfù | to rush to; to hurry to | |
| 崩溃 | bēngkuì | to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart | |
| 笨重 | bènzhòng | heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy | |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up | |
| 变革 | biàngé | to transform; to change | |
| 变幻莫测 | biànhuàn-mòcè | to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic | |
| 变迁 | biànqiān | changes; vicissitudes | |
| 便携式 | biànxiéshì | portable | |
| 变形 | biànxíng | to become deformed; to change shape; to morph | |
| 变异 | biànyì | variation | |
| 弊病 | bìbìng | malady; evil; malpractice | |
| 弊端 | bìduān | systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) | |
| 憋 | biē | to choke; to stifle; to restrain | |
| 别具匠心 | biéjù-jiàngxīn | to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived | |
| 别扭 | bièniu | awkward; difficult; uncomfortable | |
| 别墅 | biéshù | villa | |
| 别致 | biézhì | unusual; unique | |
| 壁画 | bìhuà | mural (painting); fresco | |
| 壁垒 | bìlěi | rampart; barrier | |
| 彬彬有礼 | bīnbīn-yǒulǐ | refined and courteous; urbane汤姆既彬彬有礼又善解人意。Tāngmǔ jì bīnbīnyǒulǐ yòu shànjiěrényì.Tom is polite and sensitive. | |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II… | |
| 冰雹 | bīngbáo | hail; hailstone | |
| 并发症 | bìngfāzhèng | complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) | |
| 冰棍儿 | bīnggùnr | ice lolly; popsicle | |
| 并肩 | bìngjiān | alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side | |
| 拨 | bō | to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money)千万不要挑拨夫妻关系。Qiānwàn bùyào tiǎobō fūqī guānxi.Never sow discord between husband and wife. | |
| 伯伯 | bóbo | father's elder brother; uncle | |
| 搏斗 | bódòu | to wrestle; to fight; to struggle | |
| 剥夺 | bōduó | to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property) | |
| 伯父 | bófù | father's elder brother; term of respect for older man | |
| 拨款 | bōkuǎn | to allocate funds; appropriation | |
| 伯母 | bómǔ | wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mot… | |
| 剥削 | bōxuē | to exploit; exploitation | |
| 博弈 | bóyì | games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest | |
| 不耻下问 | bùchǐ-xiàwèn | not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates | |
| 不辞而别 | bùcí’érbié | to leave without saying good-bye汤姆不辞而别。Tāngmǔ bùcíérbié.Tom left without warning. | |
| 不动产 | búdòngchǎn | real estate; immovable property; immovables | |
| 不乏 | bùfá | there is no lack of | |
| 不妨 | bùfáng | there is no harm in; might as well | |
| 捕获 | bǔhuò | to catch; to capture; to seize | |
| 不假思索 | bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ | (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip汤姆不假思索脱口而出。Tāngmǔ bùjiǎsīsuǒ tuōkǒuérchū.Tom speaks without thinking. | |
| 布局 | bùjú | arrangement; composition; layout我改了一下我的网站的布局。Wǒ gǎi le yīxià wǒ de wǎngzhàn de bùjú.I've changed my website's layout. | |
| 不堪 | bùkān | cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly我们还是脆弱不堪。Wǒmen háishì cuìruòbùkān.We're still vulnerable. | |
| 不愧 | búkuì | to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be | |
| 不妙 | búmiào | (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring | |
| 哺乳 | bǔrǔ | breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse鲸鱼是哺乳动物。Jīngyú shì bǔrǔdòngwù.A whale is a mammal. | |
| 不慎 | búshèn | incautious; inattentive | |
| 捕食 | bǔshí | to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food | |
| 不肖 | búxiào | (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy | |
| 不屑 | búxiè | to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity | |
| 不懈 | búxiè | untiring; unremitting; indefatigable | |
| 不厌其烦 | búyàn-qífán | not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient | |
| 不言而喻 | bùyán’éryù | it goes without saying; it is self-evident不言而喻。Bùyánéryù.That goes without saying. | |
| 不翼而飞 | búyì’érfēi | to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast | |
| 不亦乐乎 | búyìlèhū | lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully | |
| 不予 | bùyǔ | to not grant; to refuse; to withhold | |
| 哺育 | bǔyù | to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster | |
| 不折不扣 | bùzhé-búkòu | a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out | |
| 不知所措 | bùzhī-suǒcuò | not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss | |
| 捕捉 | bǔzhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture | |
| 猜想 | cāixiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose我猜想您饿了。Wǒ cāixiǎng nín è le.I suppose you're hungry. | |
| 惨 | cǎn | miserable; wretched; cruel这种人注定惨败。Zhèzhǒng rén zhùdìng cǎnbài.That kind of person will fail for sure. | |
| 惨白 | cǎnbái | deathly pale | |
| 仓促 | cāngcù | all of a sudden; hurriedly | |
| 惭愧 | cánkuì | ashamed我对我自己感到惭愧。Wǒ duì wǒ zìjǐ gǎndào cánkuì.I'm ashamed of myself. | |
| 参谋 | cānmóu | staff officer; to give advice | |
| 惨痛 | cǎntòng | bitter; painful; deeply distressed | |
| 惨重 | cǎnzhòng | disastrous | |
| 操控 | cāokòng | to control; to manipulate | |
| 操劳 | cāoláo | to work hard; to look after | |
| 操练 | cāoliàn | drill; practice | |
| 操心 | cāoxīn | to worry about | |
| 嘈杂 | cáozá | noisy; clamorous | |
| 操纵 | cāozòng | to operate; to control; to rig幕后操纵者是谁？Mùhòucāozòng zhě shì shuí?Who's behind it? | |
| 侧面 | cèmiàn | lateral side; side; aspect | |
| 侧重 | cèzhòng | to place particular emphasis on | |
| 岔 | chà | fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc | |
| 差额 | chā’é | balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference | |
| 拆迁 | chāiqiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants | |
| 掺 | chān | to mix; to blend; to dilute | |
| 搀 | chān | to take by the arm and assist | |
| 刹那 | chànà | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye | |
| 倡导 | chàngdǎo | to advocate; to initiate; to propose | |
| 偿还 | chánghuán | to repay; to reimburse | |
| 敞开 | chǎngkāi | to open wide; unrestrictedly | |
| 昌盛 | chāngshèng | prosperous | |
| 倡议 | chàngyì | to suggest; to initiate; proposal | |
| 产权 | chǎnquán | property right | |
| 产物 | chǎnwù | product; result (of)汤姆说他是习惯的产物。Tāngmǔ shuō tā shì xíguàn de chǎnwù.Tom says that he's a creature of habit. | |
| 产业链 | chǎnyèliàn | industry value chain | |
| 产值 | chǎnzhí | value of output; output value | |
| 嘲弄 | cháonòng | to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of你别嘲弄他们。Nǐbié cháonòng tāmen.You ought not to make fun of them. | |
| 抄袭 | chāoxí | to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy | |
| 巢穴 | cháoxué | lair; nest; den | |
| 插曲 | chāqǔ | music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude | |
| 插手 | chāshǒu | to get involved in; to meddle; interference别插手。Bié chāshǒu.Stay out of this. | |
| 插图 | chātú | illustration这本书有精美的插图。Zhè běnshū yǒu jīngměi de chātú.This book is beautifully illustrated. | |
| 插嘴 | chāzuǐ | to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation | |
| 撤 | chè | to remove; to take away我想撤回我之前的陈述。Wǒ xiǎng chèhuí wǒ zhīqián de chénshù.I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| 扯 | chě | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy我不想被牵扯到这件事里。Wǒ bùxiǎng bèi qiānchě dào zhèjiàn shìlǐ.I don't want to be involved in that matter. | |
| 撤离 | chèlí | to withdraw from; to evacuate | |
| 呈 | chéng | to present to a superior; memorial; petition | |
| 承包 | chéngbāo | to contract; to undertake (a job) | |
| 成家立业 | chéngjiā-lìyè | to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself | |
| 承接 | chéngjiē | to receive; to accept; to carry on | |
| 成品 | chéngpǐn | finished goods; a finished product | |
| 城墙 | chéngqiáng | city wall | |
| 成群结队 | chéngqún-jiéduì | (idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers | |
| 成型 | chéngxíng | to become shaped; to become formed | |
| 承载 | chéngzài | to bear the weight; to sustain | |
| 撤退 | chètuì | to retreat | |
| 彻夜 | chèyè | the whole night他昨晚都在工作，彻夜未眠。Tā zuówǎn dōu zài gōngzuò, chèyèwèimián.He worked last night without taking a break. | |
| 尺度 | chǐdù | scale; yardstick | |
| 吃亏 | chīkuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out | |
| 持之以恒 | chízhī-yǐhéng | to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere | |
| 宠 | chǒng | to love; to pamper; to spoil她养各种不同的宠物。Tā yǎng gèzhǒng bùtóng de chǒngwù.She kept various kinds of pets. | |
| 充 | chōng | sufficient; full; to fill他充满活力。Tā chōngmǎnhuólì.He is full of energy. | |
| 宠爱 | chǒng’ài | to dote on sb | |
| 充斥 | chōngchì | to be full of; to flood; to congest | |
| 冲刺 | chōngcì | (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash | |
| 充当 | chōngdāng | to serve as; to act as; to play the role of我为你充当导游。Wǒ wèi nǐ chōngdāng dǎoyóu.I'll act as a guide for you. | |
| 崇高 | chónggāo | majestic; sublime | |
| 崇敬 | chóngjìng | to revere; to venerate; high esteem | |
| 憧憬 | chōngjǐng | to long for; to look forward to | |
| 冲浪 | chōnglàng | to surf; surfing他迫不及待地想试一下他的新冲浪板。Tā pòbùjídài dìxiǎng shìyīxià tā de xīn chōnglàngbǎn.He couldn't wait to try out his new surfboard. | |
| 充沛 | chōngpèi | abundant; plentiful | |
| 崇尚 | chóngshàng | to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere | |
| 冲洗 | chōngxǐ | to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film) | |
| 充裕 | chōngyù | abundant; ample; plenty我们有充裕的时间赶上火车。Wǒmen yǒu chōngyù de shíjiān gǎnshàng huǒchē.We have ample time to catch our train. | |
| 冲撞 | chōngzhuàng | to collide; jerking motion; to impinge | |
| 仇 | chóu | hatred; animosity; enmity人们需要止住仇恨。Rénmen xūyào zhǐzhù chóuhèn.People need to stop hating. | |
| 丑恶 | chǒu’è | ugly; repulsive | |
| 仇恨 | chóuhèn | to hate; hatred; enmity人们需要止住仇恨。Rénmen xūyào zhǐzhù chóuhèn.People need to stop hating. | |
| 丑陋 | chǒulòu | ugly | |
| 愁眉苦脸 | chóuméi-kǔliǎn | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable | |
| 仇人 | chóurén | foe; one's personal enemy | |
| 抽屉 | chōuti | drawer我忘记锁上抽屉了。Wǒ wàngjì suǒshàng chōutì le.I forgot to lock the drawer. | |
| 丑闻 | chǒuwén | scandal丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.That scandal cost him his reputation. | |
| 揣 | chuāi | to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. | |
| 揣测 | chuǎicè | to guess; to conjecture | |
| 揣摩 | chuǎimó | to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom | |
| 喘 | chuǎn | to gasp; to pant; asthma | |
| 创 | chuàng | to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)这药创造了奇迹。Zhèyào chuàngzào le qíjì.The medicine worked marvels. | |
| 创伤 | chuāngshāng | wound; injury; trauma | |
| 创始人 | chuàngshǐrén | creator; founder; initiator | |
| 川流不息 | chuānliú-bùxī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow | |
| 传媒 | chuánméi | media | |
| 串门 | chuànmén | to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home | |
| 喘息 | chuǎnxī | to gasp for breath; to take a breather | |
| 储备 | chǔbèi | to store up; reserves | |
| 出厂 | chūchǎng | to leave the factory (of finished goods) | |
| 出丑 | chūchǒu | to make a fool of oneself | |
| 出访 | chūfǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation | |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down); droop; dangle | |
| 捶 | chuí | to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound | |
| 吹牛 | chuīniú | to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth我不想吹牛。Wǒ bùxiǎng chuīniú.I don't mean to brag. | |
| 吹捧 | chuīpěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation | |
| 垂头丧气 | chuítóu-sàngqì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen | |
| 储量 | chǔliàng | remaining quantity; reserves (of natural resources, oil etc) | |
| 戳 | chuō | to jab; to poke; to stab | |
| 出神 | chūshén | spellbound; entranced; lost in thought | |
| 出土 | chūtǔ | to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed | |
| 出征 | chūzhēng | to go into battle; to campaign (military) | |
| 处置 | chǔzhì | to handle; to take care of; to punish | |
| 初衷 | chūzhōng | original intention这不是我的初衷。Zhè búshì wǒ de chūzhōng.That wasn't my intent. | |
| 刺耳 | cì’ěr | ear-piercing | |
| 刺骨 | cìgǔ | piercing; cutting; bone-chilling | |
| 伺候 | cìhou | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 慈善 | císhàn | benevolent; charitable汤姆捐一半他的薪水给他最喜欢的慈善机构。Tāngmǔ juān yíbàn tā de xīnshuǐ gěi tā zuì xǐhuān de císhànjīgòu.Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity. | |
| 慈祥 | cíxiáng | kindly; benevolent (often of older person) | |
| 刺绣 | cìxiù | to embroider; embroidery | |
| 刺眼 | cìyǎn | to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling | |
| 丛 | cóng | cluster; collection; collection of books那是丛林狼吗？Nà shì cónglín láng ma?Is that a coyote? | |
| 丛林 | cónglín | jungle; thicket; forest那是丛林狼吗？Nà shì cónglín láng ma?Is that a coyote? | |
| 从容不迫 | cóngróng-búpò | calm; unruffled | |
| 凑 | còu | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to | |
| 凑合 | còuhe | to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by | |
| 凑巧 | còuqiǎo | fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it | |
| 促成 | cùchéng | to facilitate; to help bring about | |
| 摧残 | cuīcán | to ravage; to ruin | |
| 催促 | cuīcù | to urge | |
| 摧毁 | cuīhuǐ | to destroy; to wreck摧毁这个寺庙。Cuīhuǐ zhège sìmiào.Destroy this temple. | |
| 催眠 | cuīmián | hypnosis | |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist | |
| 挫败 | cuòbài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback | |
| 措手不及 | cuòshǒu-bùjí | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared | |
| 打岔 | dǎchà | interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject | |
| 搭乘 | dāchéng | to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc) | |
| 大大咧咧 | dàdaliēliē | (idiom) carefree; offhand; casual | |
| 搭档 | dādàng | to cooperate; partner | |
| 打赌 | dǎdǔ | to bet; to make a bet; a wager我打赌他没搞定。Wǒ dǎdǔ tā méi gǎodìng.I bet he doesn't make it. | |
| 打盹儿 | dǎdǔnr | erhua variant of 打盹 | |
| 大纲 | dàgāng | synopsis; outline; program | |
| 大公无私 | dàgōng-wúsī | selfless; impartial | |
| 怠工 | dàigōng | to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike) | |
| 代号 | dàihào | code name | |
| 代理人 | dàilǐrén | agent我是你的代理人。Wǒ shì nǐ de dàilǐrén.I'm your deputy. | |
| 怠慢 | dàimàn | to slight; to neglect | |
| 代言 | dàiyán | to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse | |
| 搭建 | dājiàn | to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up | |
| 打搅 | dǎjiǎo | to disturb; to trouble; to bother | |
| 大街小巷 | dàjiē-xiǎoxiàng | great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city | |
| 打捞 | dǎlāo | to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) | |
| 打猎 | dǎliè | to go hunting他喜欢打猎。Tā xǐhuān dǎliè.He likes hunting. | |
| 大陆 | dàlù | continent; mainland; mainland China (reference to the PRC)哥伦布航行至遥远的西方，去寻找一个新大陆。Gēlúnbù hángxíng zhì yáoyuǎn de xīfāng, qù xúnzhǎo yígè xīndàlù.Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent. | |
| 大名鼎鼎 | dàmíng-dǐngdǐng | grand reputation; renowned; famous | |
| 打磨 | dǎmó | to polish; to burnish; to shine | |
| 单薄 | dānbó | weak; frail; thin | |
| 党 | dǎng | party; association; club | |
| 当机立断 | dāngjī-lìduàn | to make prompt decisions (idiom) | |
| 当之无愧 | dāngzhīwúkuì | entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc); fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) | |
| 导火索 | dǎohuǒsuǒ | fuse (for explosive) | |
| 捣乱 | dǎoluàn | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row | |
| 倒霉 | dǎoméi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck我真的很倒霉！Wǒ zhēnde hěn dǎoméi!How unlucky I am! | |
| 悼念 | dàoniàn | to grieve | |
| 倒塌 | dǎotā | to collapse (of building); to topple over | |
| 倒退 | dàotuì | to fall back; to go in reverse | |
| 岛屿 | dǎoyǔ | island | |
| 打喷嚏 | dǎpēntì | to sneeze我打喷嚏了。Wǒ dǎpēntì le.I am sneezing. | |
| 大肆 | dàsì | wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled | |
| 大同小异 | dàtóng-xiǎoyì | virtually the same; differing only on small points | |
| 大雁 | dàyàn | wild goose | |
| 大宗 | dàzōng | large amount; staple; influential family of long standing | |
| 得不偿失 | débùchángshī | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) | |
| 德才兼备 | décái-jiānbèi | (idiom) possessing both integrity and talent | |
| 凳子 | dèngzi | stool; small seat | |
| 得天独厚 | détiāndúhòu | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature | |
| 得益 | déyì | to derive benefit | |
| 得罪 | dézuì | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal) | |
| 抵 | dǐ | to press against; to support; to prop up停止抵抗！Tíngzhǐ dǐkàng!Stop resisting! | |
| 堤 | dī | dike; Taiwan pr. | |
| 垫 | diàn | pad; cushion; mat进家门后，我被垫子绊倒了。Jìn jiāmén hòu, wǒ bèi diànzi bàndǎo le.Entering the house, I tripped over the mat. | |
| 垫底 | diàndǐ | to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation | |
| 奠定 | diàndìng | to establish; to fix; to settle | |
| 典范 | diǎnfàn | model; example; paragon | |
| 巅峰 | diānfēng | summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc) | |
| 惦记 | diànjì | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about | |
| 垫子 | diànzi | cushion; mat; pad进家门后，我被垫子绊倒了。Jìn jiāmén hòu, wǒ bèi diànzi bàndǎo le.Entering the house, I tripped over the mat. | |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) | |
| 刁难 | diāonàn | to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. | |
| 吊销 | diàoxiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke | |
| 凋谢 | diāoxiè | to wither; to wilt; wizened | |
| 堤坝 | dībà | dam; dike | |
| 抵触 | dǐchù | to conflict; to contradict | |
| 抵挡 | dǐdǎng | to resist; to hold back; to stop | |
| 叠 | dié | to pile up; (bound form) repeated; to fold她把毛巾折叠好再放入柜子里。Tā bǎ máojīn zhédié hǎo zài fàngrù guìzi lǐ.She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard. | |
| 提防 | dīfang | to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip) | |
| 嘀咕 | dígu | to mutter; to feel apprehensive我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什么。Wǒ tīngdào tāngmǔ zài yòng fǎyǔ dígū xiē shénme.I heard Tom muttering something in French. | |
| 低谷 | dīgǔ | valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point | |
| 帝国 | dìguó | empire; imperial下午六点半到帝国酒店的大堂找我。Xiàwǔ liùdiǎnbàn dào dìguó jiǔdiàn de dàtáng zhǎo wǒ.Meet me at the lobby of the Imperial Hotel at 6:30 p.m. | |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干; fourth (used like "4" or "D")园丁后来发现就是凶手。Yuándīng hòulái fāxiàn jiùshì xiōngshǒu.The gardener turned out to be the murderer. | |
| 定心丸 | dìngxīnwán | tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease | |
| 叮嘱 | dīngzhǔ | to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again真的不敢相信你在吃医生叮嘱不要食用的东西。Zhēnde bùgǎnxiāngxìn nǐ zài chī yīshēng dīngzhǔ búyào shíyòng de dōngxī.I can't believe you are eating something the doctor has told you repeatedly you shouldn't eat. | |
| 敌视 | díshì | hostile; malevolence; antagonism | |
| 地势 | dìshì | terrain; topography relief | |
| 地毯 | dìtǎn | carpet; rug狗在地毯上睡觉。Gǒu zài dìtǎn shàng shuìjiào.The dog was sleeping on the mat. | |
| 丢脸 | diūliǎn | to lose face; humiliation他丢脸了。Tā diūliǎn le.He lost face. | |
| 丢弃 | diūqì | to discard; to abandon | |
| 丢人 | diūrén | to lose face | |
| 丢三落四 | diūsān-làsì | forgetful; empty-headed | |
| 抵消 | dǐxiāo | to counteract; to cancel out; to offset | |
| 抵押 | dǐyā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral | |
| 地狱 | dìyù | hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka | |
| 抵御 | dǐyù | to resist; to withstand他们抵御入侵者，保卫了国家。Tāmen dǐyù rùqīnzhě, bǎowèi le guójiā.They defended their country against the invaders. | |
| 底蕴 | dǐyùn | inside information; concrete details | |
| 抵制 | dǐzhì | to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate) | |
| 东奔西走 | dōngbēn-xīzǒu | to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about | |
| 动荡 | dòngdàng | unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval | |
| 冻结 | dòngjié | to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) | |
| 动脉 | dòngmài | artery | |
| 动摇 | dòngyáo | to sway; to waver; to rock | |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight; to struggle; to condemn斗争结束了。Dòuzhēng jiéshù le.The fight is over. | |
| 抖 | dǒu | to tremble; to shake out; to reveal | |
| 兜 | dōu | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag | |
| 兜售 | dōushòu | to hawk; to peddle | |
| 斗志 | dòuzhì | will to fight; fighting spirit他的胸中还有足够的斗志。Tā de xiōngzhōng háiyǒu zúgòu de dòuzhì.He had plenty of fight left in him. | |
| 断裂 | duànliè | fracture; rupture; to break apart | |
| 断章取义 | duànzhāng-qǔyì | (idiom) to quote out of context | |
| 兑 | duì | to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid) | |
| 对岸 | duì’àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) | |
| 对策 | duìcè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation | |
| 兑换 | duìhuàn | to convert; to exchange | |
| 堆积 | duījī | to pile up; to heap; accumulation | |
| 对牛弹琴 | duìniú-tánqín | lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls… | |
| 堆砌 | duīqì | lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) | |
| 兑现 | duìxiàn | (of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment | |
| 对弈 | duìyì | to play go, chess etc | |
| 对症下药 | duìzhèng-xiàyào | to take appropriate steps; lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a pro… | |
| 对峙 | duìzhì | (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other | |
| 敦促 | dūncù | to press; to urge; to hasten | |
| 敦厚 | dūnhòu | genuine; honest and sincere | |
| 夺冠 | duóguàn | to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal | |
| 夺魁 | duókuí | to seize; to win | |
| 堕落 | duòluò | to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved你不要自甘堕落。Nǐ búyào zìgānduòluò.You don't have to kick yourself. | |
| 哆嗦 | duōsuo | to tremble; to shiver | |
| 堵塞 | dǔsè | to clog up; blockage市中心的交通都堵塞了。Shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng dōu dǔsè le.Traffic downtown is all backed up. | |
| 恶 | è | evil; fierce; vicious我厌恶他。Wǒ yànwù tā.I am disgusted with him. | |
| 噩耗 | èhào | news of sb's death; sad news | |
| 恶化 | èhuà | to worsen这些年空气质量恶化了。Zhèxiē nián kōngqìzhìliàng èhuà le.Air quality has deteriorated these past few years. | |
| 恩爱 | ēn’ài | loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love | |
| 恩情 | ēnqíng | kindness; affection; grace | |
| 恩人 | ēnrén | a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else | |
| 恩怨 | ēnyuàn | gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges | |
| 恶性 | èxìng | malignant; wicked; vicious (circle) | |
| 恶意 | èyì | malice; evil intention | |
| 厄运 | èyùn | bad luck; misfortune; adversity | |
| 恶作剧 | èzuòjù | practical joke; prank; to play a practical joke | |
| 发财 | fācái | to get rich | |
| 发呆 | fādāi | to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought | |
| 发抖 | fādǒu | to tremble; to shake; to shiver | |
| 发酵 | fājiào | to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer | |
| 发掘 | fājué | to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth | |
| 发愣 | fālèng | to stare blankly; to be in a daze | |
| 乏力 | fálì | lacking in strength; weak; feeble | |
| 帆 | fān | sail; Taiwan pr. , except 帆布 canvas; to gallop我好久没坐帆船了。Wǒ hǎojiǔméi zuò fānchuán le.I haven't been sailing for years. | |
| 反驳 | fǎnbó | to retort; to refute他们认为，去反驳一个不认识的人有些不礼貌。Tāmen rènwéi, qù fǎnbó yígè bù rènshí de rén yǒuxiē bù lǐmào.They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well. | |
| 帆船 | fānchuán | sailboat我好久没坐帆船了。Wǒ hǎojiǔméi zuò fānchuán le.I haven't been sailing for years. | |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate; to copy; used in 仿佛那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。Nàyīkè, shíjiān fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le.At that moment, time seemed to stand still. | |
| 房地产 | fángdìchǎn | real estate | |
| 放宽 | fàngkuān | to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit) | |
| 放射 | fàngshè | to radiate; radioactive | |
| 放肆 | fàngsì | wanton; unbridled; presumptuous | |
| 放映 | fàngyìng | to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc) | |
| 方圆 | fāngyuán | perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ... | |
| 仿真 | fǎngzhēn | to emulate; to simulate; emulation | |
| 放置 | fàngzhì | to put | |
| 仿制 | fǎngzhì | to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model | |
| 放纵 | fàngzòng | to indulge; to pamper; to connive at | |
| 反击 | fǎnjī | to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack | |
| 反抗 | fǎnkàng | to resist; to rebel | |
| 反射 | fǎnshè | to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) | |
| 发怒 | fānù | to get angry | |
| 饭碗 | fànwǎn | rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job | |
| 发射 | fāshè | to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch | |
| 发誓 | fāshì | to vow; to pledge; to swear他发誓要戒烟。Tā fāshì yào jièyān.He vowed to give up smoking. | |
| 发泄 | fāxiè | to give vent to (one's feelings) | |
| 发型 | fàxíng | hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo你喜欢我的新发型吗？Nǐ xǐhuān wǒ de xīnfàxíng ma?Do you like my new haircut? | |
| 发芽 | fāyá | (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud | |
| 发源 | fāyuán | to rise; to originate; source | |
| 发源地 | fāyuándì | place of origin; birthplace; source | |
| 废 | fèi | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate废水经常污染海洋。Fèishuǐ jīngcháng wūrǎn hǎiyáng.Sewage often pollutes the ocean. | |
| 废除 | fèichú | to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal我们应该废除死刑。Wǒmen yīnggāi fèichú sǐxíng.We should abolish the death penalty. | |
| 废话 | fèihuà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words | |
| 肥料 | féiliào | fertilizer; manure | |
| 废品 | fèipǐn | production rejects; seconds; scrap | |
| 废弃 | fèiqì | to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate | |
| 废寝忘食 | fèiqǐn-wàngshí | (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work | |
| 废物 | fèiwù | rubbish; waste material; useless person汤姆不知道拿他车库的那些废物怎么办。Tāngmǔ bù zhīdào ná tā chēkù de nàxiē fèiwù zěnmebàn.Tom has no idea what to do with all the junk in his garage. | |
| 废墟 | fèixū | ruins这些废墟年代久远。Zhèxiē fèixū niándàijiǔyuǎn.These ruins are ancient. | |
| 坟 | fén | grave; tomb; embankment他们被埋在一座大坟墓里。Tāmen bèi mái zài yīzuò dà fénmù lǐ.They were buried in a mass grave. | |
| 份额 | fèn’é | share; portion | |
| 分辨 | fēnbiàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve你知道分辨好坏吗？Nǐ zhīdào fēnbiàn hǎohuài ma?Do you know the difference between good and bad? | |
| 分寸 | fēncun | propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action我自有分寸。Wǒ zì yǒufēncùn.I know what I'm doing. | |
| 吩咐 | fēnfù | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 封顶 | fēngdǐng | to put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project); fig. to put a ceiling (on sp… | |
| 分割 | fēngē | to cut up; to break up | |
| 凤凰 | fènghuáng | phoenix; see 凤凰县 | |
| 峰会 | fēnghuì | summit meeting | |
| 峰回路转 | fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn | (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a n… | |
| 风貌 | fēngmào | style; manner; ethos | |
| 凤毛麟角 | fèngmáo-línjiǎo | fig. few and far between; lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) | |
| 丰盛 | fēngshèng | rich; sumptuous | |
| 丰硕 | fēngshuò | plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc) | |
| 封锁 | fēngsuǒ | to blockade; to seal off; to lock down | |
| 分裂 | fēnliè | to split up; to divide; to break up | |
| 分泌 | fēnmì | to secrete; secretion | |
| 坟墓 | fénmù | grave; tomb他们被埋在一座大坟墓里。Tāmen bèi mái zài yīzuò dà fénmù lǐ.They were buried in a mass grave. | |
| 分歧 | fēnqí | divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement是在这点上我们的意见有分歧。Shì zài zhèdiǎn shàng wǒmen de yìjiàn yǒu fēnqí.It's on this point that our opinions differ. | |
| 佛 | fó | Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。Nàyīkè, shíjiān fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le.At that moment, time seemed to stand still. | |
| 敷 | fū | to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc) | |
| 副本 | fùběn | copy; duplicate; transcript | |
| 扶持 | fúchí | to help; to assist | |
| 富含 | fùhán | to contain in great quantities; rich in | |
| 富豪 | fùháo | rich and powerful person | |
| 孵化 | fūhuà | breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing) | |
| 俘获 | fúhuò | to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or… | |
| 俘虏 | fúlǔ | captive | |
| 抚摸 | fǔmō | to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle他在抚摸那只狗。Tā zài fǔmō nà zhǐ gǒu.He was petting the dog. | |
| 富强 | fùqiáng | rich and powerful | |
| 俯视 | fǔshì | to overlook; to look down at | |
| 俯首 | fǔshǒu | to bend one's head | |
| 复苏 | fùsū | to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis经济在复苏之中。Jīngjì zài fùsū zhīzhōng.The economy is picking up. | |
| 富翁 | fùwēng | rich person; millionaire; billionaire我就要成为百万富翁了。Wǒ jiùyào chéngwéi bǎiwànfùwēng le.I'm going to be a millionaire. | |
| 抚恤 | fǔxù | (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or s… | |
| 敷衍 | fūyǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory | |
| 抚养 | fǔyǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise | |
| 斧子 | fǔzi | axe; hatchet | |
| 副作用 | fùzuòyòng | side effect这药没有副作用。Zhèyào méiyǒu fùzuòyòng.This medicine has no side effects. | |
| 改版 | gǎibǎn | to revise the current edition; revised edition | |
| 改良 | gǎiliáng | to improve (sth); to reform (a system) | |
| 改邪归正 | gǎixié-guīzhèng | to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf改邪归正。Gǎixiéguīzhèng.Straighten up. | |
| 改装 | gǎizhuāng | to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel | |
| 感触 | gǎnchù | one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved | |
| 感恩 | gǎnēn | to be grateful | |
| 干戈 | gāngē | weapons of war; arms | |
| 钢铁 | gāngtiě | steel | |
| 干劲 | gànjìn | enthusiasm for doing sth | |
| 感慨 | gǎnkǎi | to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved | |
| 干枯 | gānkū | withered; shriveled; dried-up | |
| 干涉 | gānshè | to interfere; to meddle; interference我没有权利干涉。Wǒ méiyǒu quánlì gānshè.I had no right to interfere. | |
| 感叹 | gǎntàn | to sigh (with feeling); to lament | |
| 感悟 | gǎnwù | to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings) | |
| 高傲 | gāo’ào | arrogant; haughty; proud | |
| 告辞 | gàocí | to say goodbye; to take one's leave | |
| 搞鬼 | gǎoguǐ | to make mischief; to play tricks | |
| 告诫 | gàojiè | to warn; to admonish | |
| 搞笑 | gǎoxiào | to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious | |
| 告状 | gàozhuàng | to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit | |
| 搁 | gē | to place; to put aside; to shelve稍微搁点儿盐shāowēi gē diǎnr yánput in a little salt | |
| 戈壁 | gēbì | Gobi (desert) | |
| 哽咽 | gěngyè | to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs | |
| 搁浅 | gēqiǎn | to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。Yītiáo shòushāng de jīngyú zài hǎitān biān gēqiǎn le.A wounded whale washed up on the beach. | |
| 各抒己见 | gèshū-jǐjiàn | everyone gives their own view | |
| 搁置 | gēzhì | to shelve; to set aside | |
| 拱 | gǒng | to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch | |
| 弓 | gōng | a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc) | |
| 攻 | gōng | to attack; to accuse; to study他们进攻了敌人。Tāmen jìngōng le dírén.They attacked the enemy. | |
| 功臣 | gōngchén | meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero | |
| 宫殿 | gōngdiàn | palace | |
| 攻读 | gōngdú | to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree | |
| 供奉 | gòngfèng | to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors)您知道这座庙宇供奉的是哪个神吗？Nín zhīdào zhèzuò miàoyǔ gòngfèng de shì nǎge shén ma?Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to? | |
| 攻关 | gōngguān | to storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem | |
| 工匠 | gōngjiàng | artisan; smith | |
| 恭敬 | gōngjìng | deferential; respectful | |
| 攻克 | gōngkè | to capture; to take; to overcome | |
| 功劳 | gōngláo | contribution; meritorious service; credit | |
| 公立 | gōnglì | public (e.g. school, hospital) | |
| 功率 | gōnglǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) | |
| 共鸣 | gòngmíng | (physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response | |
| 公墓 | gōngmù | public cemetery | |
| 供暖 | gōngnuǎn | to supply heating (in a building); heating | |
| 公仆 | gōngpú | public servant | |
| 公顷 | gōngqǐng | hectare | |
| 攻势 | gōngshì | (military) offensive | |
| 宫廷 | gōngtíng | court (of king or emperor) | |
| 恭维 | gōngwéi | to praise; to speak highly of; compliment | |
| 供应链 | gōngyìngliàn | supply chain | |
| 勾 | gōu | to attract; to arouse; to tick请在表格上打勾。Qǐng zài biǎogé shàng dǎgōu.Please check the boxes on the form. | |
| 勾结 | gōujié | to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with | |
| 勾勒 | gōulè | to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch | |
| 够呛 | gòuqiàng | unbearable; terrible; enough | |
| 孤儿 | gū’ér | orphan他们收养了那个孤儿。Tāmen shōuyǎng le nàge gūér.They adopted the orphan. | |
| 瓜分 | guāfēn | to partition; to divide up | |
| 寡妇 | guǎfu | widow | |
| 挂钩 | guàgōu | to couple; to link; to hook together | |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd | |
| 乖巧 | guāiqiǎo | clever (child); smart; lovable | |
| 怪异 | guàiyì | monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon | |
| 拐杖 | guǎizhàng | crutches; crutch; walking stick一个拄着拐杖的年轻女孩问汤姆他住在哪里。Yígè zhǔzhe guǎizhàng de niánqīng nǚhái wèn tāngmǔ tā zhù zài nǎlǐ.A young girl on crutches asked Tom where he lived. | |
| 刮目相看 | guāmù-xiāngkàn | to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance…我对你刮目相看了。Wǒ duì nǐ guāmùxiāngkàn le.I'm seeing you in a new light. | |
| 官兵 | guānbīng | (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops | |
| 光滑 | guānghuá | glossy; sleek; smooth在光滑的路上开车会导致车祸。Zài guānghuá de lùshàng kāichē huì dǎozhì chēhuò.Driving on a slippery road can lead to a car wreck. | |
| 光辉 | guānghuī | radiance; glory; brilliant | |
| 光缆 | guānglǎn | optical cable | |
| 光芒 | guāngmáng | rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance | |
| 光明磊落 | guāngmíng-lěiluò | open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright | |
| 光荣 | guāngróng | honor and glory; glorious | |
| 广义 | guǎngyì | broad sense; general sense | |
| 光泽 | guāngzé | luster; gloss; see 光泽县 | |
| 挂念 | guàniàn | to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind | |
| 官吏 | guānlì | bureaucrat; official | |
| 官僚 | guānliáo | bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic | |
| 关税 | guānshuì | customs duty; tariff | |
| 官司 | guānsi | lawsuit | |
| 瓜子 | guāzǐ | melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack | |
| 孤单 | gūdān | lone; lonely; loneliness我好孤单。Wǒ hǎogūdān.I'm so lonely. | |
| 古董 | gǔdǒng | curio; antique他对古董很有鉴赏力。Tā duì gǔdǒng hěn yǒu jiànshǎnglì.He has an eye for antiques. | |
| 古怪 | gǔguài | strange; weird; eccentric他的性情古怪。Tā de xìngqíng gǔguài.He's a strange character. | |
| 固化 | gùhuà | to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent | |
| 贵宾 | guìbīn | honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP | |
| 归根到底 | guīgēn-dàodǐ | after all; in the final analysis; ultimately | |
| 归结 | guījié | to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell他的成功要归结于他的辛勤工作和好运气。Tā de chénggōng yào guījié yú tā de xīnqíngōngzuò hé hǎoyùnqì.He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck. | |
| 归来 | guīlái | to return; to come back | |
| 归纳 | guīnà | to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts | |
| 归属 | guīshǔ | to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of | |
| 归宿 | guīsù | place to return to; home; final destination | |
| 归于 | guīyú | to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth | |
| 古籍 | gǔjí | ancient text; antique books | |
| 古今中外 | gǔjīn-zhōngwài | at all times and in all places (idiom) | |
| 孤立 | gūlì | to isolate; isolated; unrelated好几间小屋被洪水孤立起来了。Hǎojǐjiān xiǎowū bèi hóngshuǐ gūlì qǐlái le.Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water. | |
| 孤零零 | gūlínglíng | lone; isolated and without help; all alone | |
| 孤陋寡闻 | gūlòu-guǎwén | ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded | |
| 国防 | guófáng | national defense | |
| 国徽 | guóhuī | national emblem; national coat of arms; the national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five st… | |
| 国土 | guótǔ | country's territory; national land | |
| 古朴 | gǔpǔ | simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) | |
| 姑且 | gūqiě | for the time being; tentatively | |
| 固然 | gùrán | admittedly (it's true that...) | |
| 固有 | gùyǒu | intrinsic to sth; inherent; native人固有一死。Rén gùyǒu yīsǐ.Man is mortal. | |
| 固执 | gùzhi | obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on汤姆挺固执的不是吗？Tāngmǔ tǐng gùzhí de búshì ma?Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he? | |
| 害虫 | hàichóng | injurious insect; pest | |
| 函 | hán | envelope; case; letter | |
| 夯实 | hāngshí | to tamp; to ram (earth etc) | |
| 憨厚 | hānhòu | simple and honest; straightforward | |
| 含糊 | hánhu | ambiguous; vague; careless你说话含糊不清。Nǐ shuōhuà hánhúbùqīng.You're babbling. | |
| 捍卫 | hànwèi | to defend; to uphold; to safeguard | |
| 含蓄 | hánxù | to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved | |
| 寒暄 | hánxuān | to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries | |
| 号称 | hàochēng | to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly | |
| 好歹 | hǎodǎi | good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case | |
| 好胜 | hàoshèng | eager to win; competitive; aggressive | |
| 好似 | hǎosì | to seem; to be like | |
| 呵 | hē | (bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated) | |
| 和蔼 | hé’ǎi | kindly; nice; amiable她对谁都很和蔼可亲。Tā duì shuí dōu hěn héǎikěqīn.She is gracious to everyone. | |
| 贺电 | hèdiàn | congratulatory telegram | |
| 呵护 | hēhù | to bless; to cherish; to take good care of | |
| 和睦 | hémù | peaceful relations; harmonious | |
| 恨不得 | hènbude | wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth | |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum | |
| 恒星 | héngxīng | (fixed) star | |
| 和尚 | héshang | Buddhist monk | |
| 贺信 | hèxìn | congratulatory letter or message | |
| 哄 | hǒng | to deceive; to coax; to amuse (a child)哄堂大笑。Hōngtángdàxiào.The whole audience erupted in laughter. | |
| 宏观 | hóngguān | macro-; macroscopic; holistic | |
| 哄堂大笑 | hōngtáng-dàxiào | the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)哄堂大笑。Hōngtángdàxiào.The whole audience erupted in laughter. | |
| 宏伟 | hóngwěi | grand; imposing; magnificent | |
| 弘扬 | hóngyáng | to enhance; to promote; to enrich | |
| 吼 | hǒu | to roar; to howl; to shriek | |
| 后盾 | hòudùn | support; backing | |
| 后顾之忧 | hòugùzhīyōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the fut… | |
| 喉咙 | hóulóng | the throat我喉咙很干。Wǒ hóulóng hěn gàn.My throat feels dry. | |
| 后勤 | hòuqín | logistics | |
| 后裔 | hòuyì | descendant | |
| 后遗症 | hòuyízhèng | (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions | |
| 化肥 | huàféi | chemical fertilizer | |
| 华丽 | huálì | gorgeous | |
| 慌 | huāng | to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably不要恐慌！Búyào kǒnghuāng!Don't panic! | |
| 慌乱 | huāngluàn | frenetic; hurried | |
| 慌忙 | huāngmáng | in a great rush; in a flurry | |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎngrán-dàwù | (idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light | |
| 慌张 | huāngzhāng | flustered; agitated汤姆在表达自己的意见的时候总是很慌张。Tāngmǔ zài biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn de shíhòu zǒngshì hěn huāngzhāng.Tom never felt comfortable expressing his own opinion. | |
| 幻觉 | huànjué | illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination那全是幻觉吗？Nàquán shì huànjué ma?Was it all an illusion? | |
| 唤起 | huànqǐ | to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc) | |
| 唤醒 | huànxǐng | to wake sb; to rouse被闹钟唤醒没有被鸟唤醒的好。Bèi nàozhōng huànxǐng méiyǒu bèi niǎo huànxǐng de hǎo.It's much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm. | |
| 幻影 | huànyǐng | phantom; mirage | |
| 华侨 | huáqiáo | overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality | |
| 哗然 | huárán | in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest | |
| 华人 | huárén | ethnic Chinese person or people我是华人。Wǒ shì huárén.I am Chinese. | |
| 划时代 | huàshídài | epoch-marking | |
| 化险为夷 | huàxiǎnwéiyí | to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster | |
| 华裔 | huáyì | ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry | |
| 互补 | hùbǔ | complementary; to complement each other | |
| 呼唤 | hūhuàn | to call out (a name etc); to shout | |
| 回避 | huíbì | to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt | |
| 回归 | huíguī | to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics) | |
| 悔恨 | huǐhèn | remorse; repentance | |
| 挥霍 | huīhuò | to squander money; extravagant; prodigal | |
| 回馈 | huíkuì | to repay a favor; to give back; feedback | |
| 回升 | huíshēng | to rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc) | |
| 会晤 | huìwù | to meet; meeting; conference | |
| 挥舞 | huīwǔ | to brandish; to wave sth | |
| 回忆录 | huíyìlù | memoir | |
| 会诊 | huìzhěn | consultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different specialists | |
| 呼救 | hūjiù | to call for help有人呼救。Yǒurén hūjiù.Someone yelled for help. | |
| 忽冷忽热 | hūlěng-hūrè | now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate | |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed; twilight; to faint汤姆正昏迷不醒。Tāngmǔ zhèng hūnmíbùxǐng.Tom's out cold. | |
| 昏迷 | hūnmí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor汤姆正昏迷不醒。Tāngmǔ zhèng hūnmíbùxǐng.Tom's out cold. | |
| 婚纱 | hūnshā | wedding dress | |
| 火辣辣 | huǒlàlà | scorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning | |
| 伙食 | huǒshí | food; meals | |
| 呼啸 | hūxiào | to whistle; to scream; to whiz | |
| 忽悠 | hūyou | to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water) | |
| 呼吁 | hūyù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal | |
| 剂 | jì | (bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product); (bound form) sma… | |
| 忌 | jì | to be jealous of; fear; dread | |
| 佳节 | jiājié | festive day; holiday | |
| 加盟 | jiāméng | (of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a fr… | |
| 拣 | jiǎn | to choose; to pick; to sort out | |
| 兼 | jiān | double; twice; simultaneous汤姆日夜兼程。Tāngmǔ rìyèjiānchéng.Tom is on the go day and night. | |
| 剪彩 | jiǎncǎi | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) | |
| 尖端 | jiānduān | sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp | |
| 僵 | jiāng | rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)我们必须设法打破这个僵局。Wǒmen bìxū shèfǎ dǎpò zhège jiāngjú.We must try to break the deadlock. | |
| 姜 | jiāng | ginger | |
| 僵化 | jiānghuà | to become rigid | |
| 僵局 | jiāngjú | impasse; deadlock我们必须设法打破这个僵局。Wǒmen bìxū shèfǎ dǎpò zhège jiāngjú.We must try to break the deadlock. | |
| 奖赏 | jiǎngshǎng | reward; prize; award | |
| 兼顾 | jiāngù | to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies… | |
| 奖项 | jiǎngxiàng | award; prize奖项是不会授给她的。Jiǎngxiàng shì búhuì shòugěi tā de.The prize won't be given to her. | |
| 僵硬 | jiāngyìng | stiff; rigid | |
| 嘉年华 | jiāniánhuá | (loanword) carnival | |
| 剪辑 | jiǎnjí | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version | |
| 兼任 | jiānrèn | to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct | |
| 坚韧 | jiānrèn | tough and durable; tenacious学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。Xuéhǎo yīmén wàiyǔ xūyào jiānrènbùbá de yìlì.Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience. | |
| 兼容 | jiānróng | compatible | |
| 尖锐 | jiānruì | sharp; intense; penetrating | |
| 坚守 | jiānshǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to | |
| 减退 | jiǎntuì | to ebb; to go down; to decline | |
| 奸诈 | jiānzhà | treachery; devious; a rogue | |
| 健壮 | jiànzhuàng | robust; healthy; sturdy | |
| 嚼 | jiáo | to chew; also pr.我嚼口香糖。Wǒ jué kǒuxiāngtáng.I chew gum. | |
| 搅 | jiǎo | to disturb; to annoy; to mix | |
| 搅拌 | jiǎobàn | to stir; to agitate | |
| 交叉 | jiāochā | to cross; to intersect; to overlap | |
| 交代 | jiāodài | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth) | |
| 交锋 | jiāofēng | to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb) | |
| 娇惯 | jiāoguàn | to pamper; to coddle; to spoil | |
| 交集 | jiāojí | (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground | |
| 交纳 | jiāonà | to pay (taxes or dues) | |
| 娇气 | jiāoqì | delicate; squeamish; finicky | |
| 交涉 | jiāoshè | to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) | |
| 交替 | jiāotì | to replace; alternately; in turn | |
| 侥幸 | jiǎoxìng | luckily; by a fluke | |
| 郊游 | jiāoyóu | to go for an outing; to go on an excursion | |
| 交织 | jiāozhī | to interweave | |
| 家禽 | jiāqín | poultry; domestic fowl | |
| 佳肴 | jiāyáo | fine food; delicacies; delicious food | |
| 家喻户晓 | jiāyù-hùxiǎo | understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name | |
| 夹杂 | jiāzá | to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix | |
| 家政 | jiāzhèng | housekeeping | |
| 嫁妆 | jiàzhuang | dowry | |
| 假装 | jiǎzhuāng | to feign; to pretend假装你是我。Jiǎzhuāng nǐ shì wǒ.Pretend you're me. | |
| 夹子 | jiāzi | clip; clamp; tongs | |
| 急促 | jícù | urgent; hurried and brief; rushing | |
| 嫉妒 | jídù | to be jealous of; to envy我嫉妒她。Wǒ jídù tā.I envy her. | |
| 忌妒 | jìdu | to be jealous of; to envy | |
| 劫 | jié | to rob; to plunder; to seize by force我被抢劫了。Wǒ bèi qiǎngjié le.I got mugged. | |
| 截 | jié | to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept学校5号截止报名。Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th. | |
| 戒 | jiè | to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn我从昨天开始戒烟。Wǒ cóng zuótiān kāishǐ jièyān.I've stopped smoking as of yesterday. | |
| 揭 | jiē | to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask | |
| 戒备 | jièbèi | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) | |
| 劫持 | jiéchí | to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct | |
| 揭发 | jiēfā | to expose; to bring to light; to disclose | |
| 接轨 | jiēguǐ | railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock | |
| 捷径 | jiéjìng | shortcut | |
| 解渴 | jiěkě | to quench | |
| 揭露 | jiēlù | to expose; to unmask; to ferret out | |
| 接纳 | jiēnà | to admit (to membership) | |
| 截然不同 | jiérán-bùtóng | entirely different; different as black and white | |
| 届时 | jièshí | when the time comes; at the scheduled time | |
| 揭示 | jiēshì | to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth | |
| 接替 | jiētì | to replace; to take over (a position or post) | |
| 揭晓 | jiēxiǎo | to announce publicly; to publish; to make known | |
| 忌讳 | jìhuì | taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from | |
| 寂静 | jìjìng | quiet一片寂静无声。Yīpiàn jìjìngwúshēng.There was complete silence. | |
| 忌口 | jìkǒu | abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet | |
| 吉利 | jílì | Geely, Chinese car make; auspicious; lucky | |
| 剂量 | jìliàng | dosage; prescribed dose of medicine | |
| 劲 | jìn | strength; energy; enthusiasm洗衣机有些不对劲。Xǐyījī yǒuxiē búduìjìn.Something is wrong with the washing machine. | |
| 敬 | jìng | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely她非常尊敬她的老师。Tā fēicháng zūnjìng tā de lǎoshī.She respects her teacher a lot. | |
| 敬爱 | jìng’ài | to respect and love; to hold in high esteem | |
| 敬而远之 | jìng’éryuǎnzhī | to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance | |
| 井底之蛙 | jǐngdǐzhīwā | lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience | |
| 惊慌 | jīnghuāng | to panic; to be alarmed | |
| 惊慌失措 | jīnghuāng-shīcuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) | |
| 兢兢业业 | jīngjīngyèyè | (idiom) conscientious; assiduous | |
| 敬礼 | jìnglǐ | to salute; salute | |
| 敬佩 | jìngpèi | to esteem; to admire | |
| 敬请 | jìngqǐng | please (do sth) (deferential form) | |
| 惊叹 | jīngtàn | to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise | |
| 敬畏 | jìngwèi | to revere | |
| 惊吓 | jīngxià | to frighten; to horrify; to terrify猴子跳到他身上的时候，他受到了惊吓。Hóuzi tiàodào tā shēnshàng de shíhòu, tā shòudào le jīngxià.He was scared when the monkey jumped at him. | |
| 惊心动魄 | jīngxīn-dòngpò | (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking | |
| 敬业 | jìngyè | dedicated to one's work | |
| 敬意 | jìngyì | respect; esteem; high regard | |
| 径直 | jìngzhí | directly | |
| 敬重 | jìngzhòng | to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem | |
| 劲头 | jìntóu | enthusiasm; zeal; vigor | |
| 急迫 | jípò | urgent; pressing; imperative | |
| 吉他 | jítā | (loanword) guitar你会弹吉他吗？Nǐhuìdàn jítā ma?Can you play the guitar? | |
| 寄托 | jìtuō | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy… | |
| 揪 | jiū | to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull | |
| 救济 | jiùjì | emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods联合国对难民进行救济。Liánhéguó duì nànmín jìnxíng jiùjì.The United Nations is providing relief to the refugees. | |
| 救死扶伤 | jiùsǐ-fúshāng | to help the dying and heal the injured | |
| 久违 | jiǔwéi | (haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met | |
| 就绪 | jiùxù | to be ready; to be in order一切就绪。Yīqiè jiùxù.Everything's ready. | |
| 久仰 | jiǔyǎng | It's an honor to meet you at last.; honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. | |
| 就诊 | jiùzhěn | to see a doctor; to seek medical advice | |
| 救治 | jiùzhì | to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) | |
| 吉祥物 | jíxiángwù | mascot | |
| 绩效 | jìxiào | performance; results; achievement | |
| 挤压 | jǐyā | to squeeze; to press; to extrude | |
| 急躁 | jízào | irritable; irascible; impetuous | |
| 急中生智 | jízhōng-shēngzhì | quick witted in an emergency; able to react resourcefully | |
| 巨额 | jù’é | a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money) | |
| 卷入 | juǎnrù | to be drawn into; to be involved in | |
| 捐献 | juānxiàn | to donate; to contribute | |
| 举措 | jǔcuò | move; act; measure | |
| 倔 | juè | gruff; surly她是个倔强的女孩。Tā shì gè juéjiàng de nǚhái.She's a stubborn girl. | |
| 倔强 | juéjiàng | stubborn; obstinate; unbending她是个倔强的女孩。Tā shì gè juéjiàng de nǚhái.She's a stubborn girl. | |
| 崛起 | juéqǐ | to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up | |
| 抉择 | juézé | to choose (literary) | |
| 咀嚼 | jǔjué | to chew; to think over | |
| 拘留 | jūliú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody警方拘留了他。Jǐngfāng jūliú le tā.The police held him in custody. | |
| 俊 | jùn | smart; eminent; handsome他很英俊。Tā hěn yīngjùn.He is very handsome. | |
| 均 | jūn | (bound form) equal; uniform; even他们跑步的速度很平均。Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace. | |
| 军官 | jūnguān | officer (military) | |
| 均衡 | jūnhéng | equal; balanced; harmony | |
| 军舰 | jūnjiàn | warship; military naval vessel | |
| 俊俏 | jùnqiào | attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant | |
| 军事 | jūnshì | military affairs; (attributive) military | |
| 君子 | jūnzǐ | nobleman; person of noble character | |
| 举棋不定 | jǔqí-búdìng | to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally | |
| 巨人 | jùrén | giant | |
| 局势 | júshì | situation; state (of affairs)那场事故让我们陷入了不寻常的局势。Nàchǎng shìgù ràng wǒmen xiànrù le bù xúncháng de júshì.We were faced with an unusual situation because of the accident. | |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔshì-zhǔmù | to receive worldwide attention | |
| 拘束 | jūshù | to restrict; to restrain; constrained | |
| 巨头 | jùtóu | tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc) | |
| 开采 | kāicǎi | to exploit; to mine; to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) | |
| 开垦 | kāikěn | to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow | |
| 开阔 | kāikuò | wide; open (spaces); to open up | |
| 开朗 | kāilǎng | spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic | |
| 开辟 | kāipì | to open up; to set up; to establish | |
| 开天辟地 | kāitiān-pìdì | to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth | |
| 开庭 | kāitíng | to begin a (judicial) court session | |
| 开拓 | kāituò | to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions) | |
| 开销 | kāixiāo | to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)我的车子的开销比你的要多。Wǒ de chēzi de kāixiāo bǐ nǐ de yào duō.My car cost more than yours did. | |
| 凯旋 | kǎixuán | to return in triumph; to return victorious | |
| 堪称 | kānchēng | can be rated as; can be said to be | |
| 刊登 | kāndēng | to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)我在报纸上刊登了我的房子的广告。Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng kāndēng le wǒ de fángzi de guǎnggào.I advertised my house in the newspaper. | |
| 扛 | káng | to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) | |
| 抗衡 | kànghéng | to compete with; to vie with; to counter | |
| 抗拒 | kàngjù | to resist; to defy; to oppose你令人难以抗拒。Nǐ lìngrén nányǐ kàngjù.You're irresistible. | |
| 慷慨 | kāngkǎi | vehement; fervent; generous大自然很慷慨。Dàzìrán hěn kāngkǎi.Mother Nature is generous. | |
| 抗生素 | kàngshēngsù | antibiotic | |
| 抗议 | kàngyì | to protest; protest | |
| 抗争 | kàngzhēng | to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) | |
| 侃侃而谈 | kǎnkǎn’értán | to speak frankly with assurance | |
| 坎坷 | kǎnkě | (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck | |
| 勘探 | kāntàn | to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc) | |
| 刊物 | kānwù | publication | |
| 壳 | ké | (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing蛋壳容易破碎。Dànké róngyì pòsuì.The shell of an egg is easily broken. | |
| 可悲 | kěbēi | lamentable | |
| 刻不容缓 | kèbùrónghuǎn | to brook no delay; to demand immediate action | |
| 可耻 | kěchǐ | shameful; disgraceful; ignominious | |
| 克隆 | kèlóng | (biology) (loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc) | |
| 啃 | kěn | to gnaw; to nibble; to bite | |
| 坑 | kēng | pit; hollow; depression | |
| 恳切 | kěnqiè | earnest; sincere | |
| 恳求 | kěnqiú | to beg; to beseech; to entreat | |
| 可谓 | kěwèi | it could even be said | |
| 可恶 | kěwù | repulsive; vile; hateful | |
| 克制 | kèzhì | to restrain; to control; restraint | |
| 刻舟求剑 | kèzhōu-qiújiàn | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointle… | |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole; classifier for cave dwellings | |
| 恐怖 | kǒngbù | terrible; frightful; frightening我痛恨恐怖主义组织。Wǒ tònghèn kǒngbùzhǔyì zǔzhī.I hate terrorist organizations. | |
| 控告 | kònggào | to accuse; to charge; to indict我要控告你。Wǒyào kònggào nǐ.I will sue you. | |
| 恐吓 | kǒnghè | to threaten; to menace | |
| 恐慌 | kǒnghuāng | panic; panicky; panic-stricken不要恐慌！Búyào kǒnghuāng!Don't panic! | |
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person | |
| 抠 | kōu | to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) | |
| 口岸 | kǒu’àn | a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries | |
| 口碑 | kǒubēi | public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions | |
| 扣除 | kòuchú | to deduct | |
| 口径 | kǒujìng | bore; caliber; diameter | |
| 口令 | kǒulìng | oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) | |
| 扣留 | kòuliú | to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc) | |
| 扣人心弦 | kòurénxīnxián | to excite; to thrill; exciting | |
| 口哨儿 | kǒushàor | whistle (sound made by pursing the lips); to whistle (吹口哨儿) | |
| 口头禅 | kǒutóuchán | Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra | |
| 口香糖 | kǒuxiāngtáng | chewing gum口香糖粘到他的鞋子上了。Kǒuxiāngtáng zhāndào tā de xiézi shàng le.Some gum stuck to his shoes. | |
| 扣押 | kòuyā | to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain | |
| 口罩 | kǒuzhào | mask (surgical etc)我的口罩在哪？Wǒ de kǒuzhào zài nǎ?Where's my mask? | |
| 挎 | kuà | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) | |
| 垮 | kuǎ | to collapse (lit. or fig.) | |
| 夸大 | kuādà | to exaggerate | |
| 夸夸其谈 | kuākuā-qítán | (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air | |
| 宽敞 | kuānchang | spacious; wide我新家的客厅很宽敞。Wǒxīnjiā de kètīng hěn kuānchǎng.The living room in my new house is very large. | |
| 宽泛 | kuānfàn | wide-ranging | |
| 旷课 | kuàngkè | to play truant; to cut classes汤姆总是旷课。Tāngmǔ zǒngshì kuàngkè.Tom is always absent. | |
| 宽广 | kuānguǎng | wide; broad; extensive | |
| 宽厚 | kuānhòu | tolerant; generous; magnanimous | |
| 宽阔 | kuānkuò | expansive; wide; width | |
| 宽容 | kuānróng | lenient; tolerant; indulgent | |
| 宽恕 | kuānshù | to forgive; forgiveness | |
| 宽松 | kuānsōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded | |
| 夸耀 | kuāyào | to brag about; to flaunt | |
| 库存 | kùcún | property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory我们现在缺乏库存。Wǒmen xiànzài quēfá kùcún.We're out of stock now. | |
| 亏本 | kuīběn | to make a loss | |
| 亏待 | kuīdài | to treat sb unfairly | |
| 捆 | kǔn | a bunch; to tie together; bundle | |
| 苦恼 | kǔnǎo | vexed; distressed | |
| 困惑 | kùnhuò | bewildered; perplexed; confused我真的很困惑。Wǒ zhēnde hěn kùnhuò.I was really confused. | |
| 扩 | kuò | to enlarge | |
| 扩充 | kuòchōng | to expand | |
| 括号 | kuòhào | parentheses; brackets | |
| 扩建 | kuòjiàn | to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) | |
| 扩散 | kuòsàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse | |
| 扩张 | kuòzhāng | expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) | |
| 哭泣 | kūqì | to weep她开始哭泣。Tā kāishǐ kūqì.She began crying. | |
| 喇叭 | lǎba | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument | |
| 来宾 | láibīn | guest; visitor; see 来宾市 | |
| 啦啦队 | lālāduì | cheerleading squad | |
| 拉链 | lāliàn | zipper我的拉链卡住了。Wǒ de lāliàn kǎzhù le.My zipper got stuck. | |
| 拉拢 | lālǒng | to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice | |
| 揽 | lǎn | to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms | |
| 懒得 | lǎnde | to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to | |
| 懒惰 | lǎnduò | idle; lazy他的懒惰是他未来不好的预兆。Tā de lǎnduò shì tā wèilái bùhǎo de yùzhào.His laziness is a bad sign for the future. | |
| 捞 | lāo | to fish up; to dredge up这好比大海捞针。Zhè hǎobǐ dàhǎilāozhēn.It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. | |
| 唠叨 | láodao | to prattle; to chatter away; to nag | |
| 劳驾 | láojià | excuse me劳驾，来一杯咖啡。Láojià, lái yībēi kāfēi.Could I have a cup of coffee? | |
| 劳累 | láolèi | tired; exhausted; worn out | |
| 劳务 | láowù | service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services") | |
| 乐此不疲 | lècǐ-bùpí | (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it | |
| 勒 | lēi | to strap tightly; to bind中小企业要勒紧裤带才能存活。Zhōngxiǎoqǐyè yào lēijǐnkùdài cáinéng cúnhuó.Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive. | |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted | |
| 冷淡 | lěngdàn | cold; indifferent | |
| 冷冻 | lěngdòng | to freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing | |
| 冷酷 | lěngkù | unfeeling; callous | |
| 冷漠 | lěngmò | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference | |
| 冷战 | lěngzhàn | (US-Soviet) Cold War; cold war; (fig.) strained relationship冷战以苏联解体结束。Lěngzhàn yǐ sūlián jiětǐ jiéshù.The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed. | |
| 炼 | liàn | to refine; to smelt我需要更经常地锻炼。Wǒ xūyào gèng jīngcháng dì duànliàn.I need to exercise more often. | |
| 谅解 | liàngjiě | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding | |
| 两栖 | liǎngqī | amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines | |
| 凉爽 | liángshuǎng | cool and refreshing | |
| 两翼 | liǎngyì | both wings; (of a bird or aircraft); flanks (military) | |
| 廉价 | liánjià | cheaply-priced; low-cost | |
| 廉洁 | liánjié | incorruptible; unbribable; honest | |
| 恋恋不舍 | liànliàn-bùshě | reluctant to part | |
| 怜惜 | liánxī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward | |
| 廉正 | liánzhèng | upright and honest; integrity | |
| 帘子 | liánzi | curtain绿色的毯子和这条蓝色的帘子不配。Lǜsè de tǎnzi hé zhètiáo lánsè de liánzi bùpèi.A green carpet will not go with this blue curtain. | |
| 寥寥无几 | liáoliáo-wújǐ | (idiom) very few | |
| 利弊 | lìbì | pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages | |
| 历代 | lìdài | successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties | |
| 劣势 | lièshì | inferior; disadvantaged | |
| 劣质 | lièzhì | shoddy; of poor quality | |
| 咧嘴 | liězuǐ | to grin | |
| 历届 | lìjiè | all previous (meetings, sessions etc) | |
| 利率 | lìlǜ | interest rate利率和通货膨胀很高。Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.Interest rates and inflation were high. | |
| 临 | lín | to face; to overlook; to arrive欢迎光临！huānyíngguānglín!Welcome! | |
| 拎 | līn | to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. | |
| 临床 | línchuáng | clinical | |
| 临街 | línjiē | facing the street | |
| 临近 | línjìn | to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time) | |
| 吝啬 | lìnsè | stingy; mean; miserly他非常吝啬。Tā fēicháng lìnsè.He is very stingy with his money. | |
| 利索 | lìsuo | nimble | |
| 垄断 | lǒngduàn | to monopolize他反对垄断。Tā fǎnduì lǒngduàn.He was opposed to monopolies. | |
| 搂 | lǒu | to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms | |
| 屡 | lǚ | time and again; repeatedly; frequently | |
| 卵 | luǎn | egg; ovum; spawn | |
| 乱七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled | |
| 孪生 | luánshēng | (adj.) twin | |
| 屡次 | lǚcì | repeatedly; time and again | |
| 掠夺 | lüèduó | to plunder; to rob | |
| 屡屡 | lǚlǚ | again and again; repeatedly | |
| 抡 | lūn | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) | |
| 伦理 | lúnlǐ | ethics | |
| 啰唆 | luōsuo | long-winded; wordy; troublesome | |
| 卤味 | lǔwèi | food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices | |
| 埋藏 | máicáng | to bury; to hide by burying; hidden | |
| 埋伏 | máifú | to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low | |
| 埋没 | máimò | to engulf; to bury; to overlook | |
| 埋头苦干 | máitóu-kǔgàn | to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort | |
| 埋葬 | máizàng | to bury她埋葬了她的独生子。Tā máizàng le tā de dúshēngzi.She has buried her only son. | |
| 麻辣 | málà | hot and numbing | |
| 埋怨 | mányuàn | to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach别再埋怨了。Bié zài mányuàn le.Stop whining. | |
| 冒充 | màochōng | to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as | |
| 冒犯 | màofàn | to offend我冒犯到你了。Wǒ màofàn dào nǐ le.I've offended you. | |
| 冒昧 | màomèi | bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of | |
| 马桶 | mǎtǒng | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl | |
| 媒介 | méijiè | intermediary; vehicle; vector | |
| 勉励 | miǎnlì | to encourage | |
| 面貌 | miànmào | face; features; appearance | |
| 庙 | miào | temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair这个寺庙是何时造的？Zhège sìmiào shì héshí zào de?When was this temple built? | |
| 庙会 | miàohuì | temple fair | |
| 密布 | mìbù | to cover densely天空乌云密布。Tiānkōng wūyúnmìbù.The sky is full of dark clouds. | |
| 弥漫 | mímàn | to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse | |
| 名副其实 | míngfùqíshí | aptly named; worthy of the name; not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) | |
| 明朗 | mínglǎng | bright; clear; obvious当我离开家的时候天空很明朗。Dāng wǒ líkāi jiā de shíhòu tiānkōng hěn mínglǎng.The sky was clear when I left home. | |
| 明媚 | míngmèi | bright and beautiful | |
| 名义 | míngyì | name; titular; nominal | |
| 名誉 | míngyù | fame; reputation; honor尽管有金钱和名誉，他还是不幸福。Jǐnguǎn yǒu jīnqián hé míngyù, tā háishì bù xìngfú.Even with all his wealth and fame, he's unhappy. | |
| 明智 | míngzhì | sensible; wise; judicious你应该更明智一点。Nǐ yīnggāi gèng míngzhì yìdiǎn.You should be more reasonable. | |
| 敏捷 | mǐnjié | nimble; quick; shrewd | |
| 敏锐 | mǐnruì | keen; sharp; acute | |
| 墨 | mò | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead她被要求用墨水写下她的名字。Tā bèi yāoqiú yòng mòshuǐ xiěxià tā de míngzì.She was asked to write her name in ink. | |
| 抹 | mǒ | to smear; to wipe; to erase | |
| 摩擦 | mócā | friction; rubbing; chafing | |
| 抹杀 | mǒshā | to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence | |
| 墨水 | mòshuǐ | ink她被要求用墨水写下她的名字。Tā bèi yāoqiú yòng mòshuǐ xiěxià tā de míngzì.She was asked to write her name in ink. | |
| 摸索 | mōsuǒ | to feel about; to grope about; to fumble | |
| 墓 | mù | grave; tomb; mausoleum他们被埋在一座大坟墓里。Tāmen bèi mái zài yīzuò dà fénmù lǐ.They were buried in a mass grave. | |
| 幕 | mù | curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general夜幕降临时，孩子们回家了。Yèmùjiànglín shí, háizi men huíjiā le.The children returned home at dusk. | |
| 亩 | mǔ | classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare | |
| 墓碑 | mùbēi | gravestone; tombstone | |
| 墓地 | mùdì | cemetery; graveyard | |
| 幕后 | mùhòu | behind the scenes幕后操纵者是谁？Mùhòucāozòng zhě shì shuí?Who's behind it? | |
| 募捐 | mùjuān | to solicit contributions; to collect donations | |
| 拇指 | mǔzhǐ | thumb; big toe | |
| 呐喊 | nàhǎn | shout; rallying cry; cheering | |
| 乃 | nǎi | to be; thus; so | |
| 奶酪 | nǎilào | cheese奶酪是用奶做成的。Nǎilào shì yòngnǎi zuòchéng de.Cheese is made from milk. | |
| 乃至 | nǎizhì | and even; to go so far as to | |
| 南瓜 | nánguā | pumpkin | |
| 南辕北辙 | nányuán-běizhé | to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)你要南辕北辙了。Nǐ yào nányuánběizhé le.You're not going in the right direction. | |
| 挠 | náo | to scratch; to thwart; to yield | |
| 恼火 | nǎohuǒ | annoyed; riled; vexed | |
| 恼羞成怒 | nǎoxiū-chéngnù | (idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation | |
| 内幕 | nèimù | inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes | |
| 内脏 | nèizàng | internal organs; viscera | |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked | |
| 拟 | nǐ | doubtful; suspicious; to emulate | |
| 撵 | niǎn | to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after | |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate新娘好像非常漂亮。Xīnniáng hǎoxiàng fēicháng piàoliàng.The bride seems to be very pretty. | |
| 年均 | niánjūn | annual average | |
| 年轮 | niánlún | annual ring; growth ring | |
| 年迈 | niánmài | old; aged | |
| 念念不忘 | niànniàn-búwàng | to keep in mind constantly (idiom) | |
| 念头 | niàntou | thought; idea; intention我没有一点退休的念头。Wǒ méiyǒu yìdiǎn tuìxiū de niàntou.I don't have the slightest intention of retiring. | |
| 年限 | niánxiàn | age limit; fixed number of years | |
| 年薪 | niánxīn | annual salary | |
| 尿 | niào | to urinate; urine我有糖尿病。Wǒ yǒu tángniàobìng.I'm diabetic. | |
| 拟定 | nǐdìng | to draw up; to draft; to formulate | |
| 捏 | niē | to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers)她虚弱的样子让我捏了一把汗。Tā xūruò de yàngzi ràng wǒ niēleyībǎhàn.It worried me that she looked pale. | |
| 匿名 | nìmíng | anonymous你想保持匿名身份。Nǐ xiǎng bǎochí nìmíng shēnfèn.You want to remain anonymous. | |
| 拧 | níng | to pinch; wring | |
| 凝固 | nínggù | to freeze; to solidify; to congeal | |
| 凝结 | níngjié | to condense; to solidify; to coagulate | |
| 宁静 | níngjìng | tranquil; tranquility; serenity | |
| 凝聚 | níngjù | to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets) | |
| 宁可 | nìngkě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather | |
| 凝视 | níngshì | to gaze at; to fix one's eyes on女孩凝视着洋娃娃。Nǚhái níngshìzhe yángwáwá.The girl was gazing at the doll. | |
| 宁愿 | nìngyuàn | would rather ... (than ...)他宁愿不吃这个。Tā nìngyuàn bùchī zhège.He'd prefer not to eat that. | |
| 扭曲 | niǔqū | to twist; to warp; to distort | |
| 扭头 | niǔtóu | to turn one's head; to turn around | |
| 扭转 | niǔzhuǎn | to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion | |
| 农场 | nóngchǎng | farm他全家都在农场工作。Tā quánjiā dōu zài nóngchǎng gōngzuò.All of his family work on a farm. | |
| 农历 | nónglì | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar | |
| 农民工 | nóngmíngōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) | |
| 弄虚作假 | nòngxū-zuòjiǎ | to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery | |
| 奴隶 | núlì | slave我拒绝被你像奴隶一样对待。Wǒ jùjué bèi nǐ xiàng núlì yīyàng duìdài.I refuse to be treated like a slave by you. | |
| 挪 | nuó | to shift; to move把椅子挪一挪靠近桌子。Bǎ yǐzi nuóyī nuó kàojìn zhuōzi.Move the chair nearer to the desk. | |
| 女婿 | nǚxu | daughter's husband; son-in-law | |
| 呕吐 | ǒutù | to vomit | |
| 拍板 | pāibǎn | wooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer); (auctioneer's) board or… | |
| 排斥 | páichì | to reject; to exclude; to eliminate | |
| 排行榜 | páihángbǎng | the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking | |
| 徘徊 | páihuái | to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate | |
| 拍卖 | pāimài | to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price | |
| 攀 | pān | to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status | |
| 攀登 | pāndēng | to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber | |
| 胖乎乎 | pànghūhū | chubby | |
| 叛逆 | pànnì | to rebel; to revolt; a rebel他的性格很叛逆。Tā de xìnggé hěn pànnì.He's very rebellious. | |
| 攀升 | pānshēng | to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise | |
| 刨 | páo | to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude | |
| 抛弃 | pāoqì | to abandon; to discard; to renounce她抛弃了她的孩子。Tā pāoqì le tā de háizi.She abandoned her children. | |
| 佩戴 | pèidài | to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc) | |
| 捧场 | pěngchǎng | to patronize a restaurant or store; to sing the praises of; to show one's support for a performer or theatr… | |
| 抨击 | pēngjī | to attack (verbally or in writing) | |
| 喷泉 | pēnquán | fountain | |
| 脾 | pí | spleen她脾气有点坏。Tā píqì yǒudiǎn huài.She has a bit of a bad temper. | |
| 劈 | pī | to hack; to chop; to split open | |
| 偏 | piān | to lean; to slant; oblique我对外籍员工没有偏见。Wǒ duì wàijí yuángōng méiyǒu piānjiàn.I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers. | |
| 偏爱 | piān’ài | to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer | |
| 偏差 | piānchā | bias; deviation | |
| 偏见 | piānjiàn | prejudice; bias我对外籍员工没有偏见。Wǒ duì wàijí yuángōng méiyǒu piānjiàn.I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers. | |
| 偏离 | piānlí | to deviate; to diverge; to wander | |
| 偏旁 | piānpáng | component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part) | |
| 偏僻 | piānpì | remote; desolate; far from the city | |
| 偏偏 | piānpiān | (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (in… | |
| 偏向 | piānxiàng | partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline | |
| 偏远 | piānyuǎn | remote; far from civilization | |
| 漂流 | piāoliú | to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting | |
| 撇 | piě | to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) | |
| 屁股 | pìgu | buttocks; bottom; butt它像婴儿的屁股一样光滑。Tā xiàng yīngér de pìgǔ yīyàng guānghuá.It's as smooth as a baby's bottom. | |
| 僻静 | pìjìng | lonely; secluded | |
| 披露 | pīlù | to reveal; to publish; to make public | |
| 媲美 | pìměi | to match; is comparable with | |
| 聘 | pìn | to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth他想招聘新员工。Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees. | |
| 拼搏 | pīnbó | to struggle; to wrestle | |
| 品德 | pǐndé | moral character | |
| 屏蔽 | píngbì | to screen; to block (sth or sb); to shield但愿我能找到在我的博客上屏蔽评论的办法。Dànyuàn wǒnéng zhǎodào zài wǒ de bókè shàng píngbì pínglùn de bànfǎ.I wish I could figure out how to disable comments on my blog. | |
| 平淡 | píngdàn | flat; dull; ordinary | |
| 平坦 | píngtǎn | level; even; smooth | |
| 平稳 | píngwěn | smooth; steady | |
| 平庸 | píngyōng | mediocre; indifferent; commonplace | |
| 屏障 | píngzhàng | barrier | |
| 凭证 | píngzhèng | proof; certificate; receipt | |
| 拼接 | pīnjiē | to put together; to join | |
| 拼命 | pīnmìng | to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs拼命地跑Pīnmìng dì pǎoRun like your life depends on it. | |
| 聘任 | pìnrèn | to appoint (to a position); appointed | |
| 品位 | pǐnwèi | rank; grade; quality | |
| 品味 | pǐnwèi | to sample; to taste; to appreciate | |
| 品行 | pǐnxíng | behavior; moral conduct | |
| 聘用 | pìnyòng | to employ; to hire | |
| 匹配 | pǐpèi | to mate or marry; to match; matching | |
| 泼冷水 | pōlěngshuǐ | to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm | |
| 扑克 | pūkè | poker (game) (loanword); playing cards我们用了一整天打扑克。Wǒmen yòng le yīzhěngtiān dǎpūkè.We played poker the entire day. | |
| 扑面而来 | pūmiàn’érlái | lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses | |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip | |
| 恰到好处 | qiàdào-hǎochù | it's just perfect; it's just right | |
| 前辈 | qiánbèi | senior; older generation; precursor | |
| 前赴后继 | qiánfù-hòujì | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) | |
| 呛 | qiāng | to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) | |
| 强盗 | qiángdào | to rob (with force); bandit; robber昨天强盗闯进了店里。Zuótiān qiángdào chuǎngjìn le diànlǐ.A burglar broke into the shop yesterday. | |
| 抢夺 | qiǎngduó | to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take | |
| 强加 | qiángjiā | to impose; to force upon | |
| 抢劫 | qiǎngjié | to rob; looting我被抢劫了。Wǒ bèi qiǎngjié le.I got mugged. | |
| 强劲 | qiángjìng | strong; powerful; robust | |
| 强势 | qiángshì | strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic | |
| 强项 | qiángxiàng | key strength; strong suit; specialty唱歌是她的强项。Chànggē shì tā de qiángxiàng.Singing is her strong point. | |
| 强行 | qiángxíng | to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. | |
| 抢眼 | qiǎngyǎn | eye-catching | |
| 强硬 | qiángyìng | tough; unyielding; hard-line | |
| 强占 | qiángzhàn | to occupy by force | |
| 强制 | qiángzhì | to force; to compel; to coerce | |
| 千军万马 | qiānjūn-wànmǎ | impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men; magnificent army with thousan… | |
| 千钧一发 | qiānjūn-yífà | fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment); lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) | |
| 前所未有 | qiánsuǒwèiyǒu | (idiom) unprecedented | |
| 前无古人 | qiánwúgǔrén | (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of | |
| 前夕 | qiánxī | eve; the day before | |
| 前沿 | qiányán | (military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge | |
| 歉意 | qiànyì | apology; regret | |
| 千姿百态 | qiānzī-bǎitài | (idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms | |
| 撬 | qiào | to lift; to pry open; to lever open | |
| 憔悴 | qiáocuì | wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard | |
| 敲诈 | qiāozhà | to rip off; to extort (money); extortion | |
| 恰巧 | qiàqiǎo | by chance; as chance would have it她恰巧知道他的地址。Tā qiàqiǎo zhīdào tā de dìzhǐ.She happened to know his address. | |
| 恰如其分 | qiàrú-qífèn | (idiom) appropriate; apt; just right | |
| 器材 | qìcái | equipment; material | |
| 启程 | qǐchéng | to set out on a journey我们马上就要启程了。Wǒmen mǎshang jiù yào qǐchéng le.We're leaving in a moment. | |
| 启迪 | qǐdí | to edify; enlightenment | |
| 切磋 | qiēcuō | to compare notes; to learn from one another | |
| 切割 | qiēgē | to cut | |
| 切忌 | qièjì | to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means | |
| 惬意 | qièyì | satisfied; pleased; contented | |
| 乞丐 | qǐgài | beggar我不是乞丐。Wǒ búshì qǐgài.I'm not a beggar. | |
| 器官 | qìguān | (physiology) organ; apparatus | |
| 契机 | qìjī | opportunity; turning point; juncture | |
| 器具 | qìjù | implement; utensil; equipment | |
| 凄凉 | qīliáng | desolate (place); mournful; miserable | |
| 启蒙 | qǐméng | to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance | |
| 奇妙 | qímiào | wonderful; marvelous; intriguing这是奇妙的体验。Zhèshì qímiào de tǐyàn.It's been an amazing experience. | |
| 侵犯 | qīnfàn | to infringe on; to encroach on; to violate他侵犯了她的隐私。Tā qīnfàn le tā de yǐnsī.He intruded on her privacy. | |
| 倾倒 | qīngdǎo | to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire | |
| 庆典 | qìngdiǎn | celebration | |
| 庆贺 | qìnghè | to congratulate; to celebrate | |
| 倾家荡产 | qīngjiā-dàngchǎn | to lose a family fortune (idiom) | |
| 清凉 | qīngliáng | cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy | |
| 情侣 | qínglǚ | sweethearts; lovers | |
| 勤工俭学 | qíngōng-jiǎnxué | to work part-time while studying; work-study program | |
| 倾诉 | qīngsù | to say everything (that is on one's mind) | |
| 倾销 | qīngxiāo | to dump (goods, products) | |
| 倾斜 | qīngxié | to incline; to lean; to slant | |
| 庆幸 | qìngxìng | to rejoice; to be glad | |
| 情谊 | qíngyì | friendship; camaraderie | |
| 侵害 | qīnhài | to encroach on; to infringe on | |
| 勤俭 | qínjiǎn | hardworking and frugal | |
| 勤快 | qínkuai | diligent; hardworking | |
| 侵略 | qīnlüè | to invade; invasion | |
| 侵权 | qīnquán | to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement | |
| 寝室 | qǐnshì | bedroom; dormitory | |
| 侵占 | qīnzhàn | to invade and occupy (territory) | |
| 旗袍 | qípáo | cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modern… | |
| 乞求 | qǐqiú | to beg | |
| 崎岖 | qíqū | rugged; craggy | |
| 弃权 | qìquán | to waive a right; to abstain (from voting); (sports) to forfeit (a game)汤姆投票弃权。Tāngmǔ tóupiào qìquán.Tom abstained from voting. | |
| 乞讨 | qǐtǎo | to beg; to go begging | |
| 企图 | qǐtú | to attempt; to try; attempt她企图自杀。Tā qǐtú zìshā.She attempted suicide. | |
| 囚犯 | qiúfàn | prisoner; convict你是囚犯。Nǐ shì qiúfàn.You're the prisoner. | |
| 丘陵 | qiūlíng | hills | |
| 器械 | qìxiè | apparatus; instrument; equipment | |
| 启用 | qǐyòng | to start using; (computing) to enable (a feature) | |
| 岂有此理 | qǐyǒucǐlǐ | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous | |
| 契约 | qìyuē | agreement; contract | |
| 旗帜 | qízhì | ensign; flag | |
| 器重 | qìzhòng | to regard sth as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) | |
| 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐ-bāshé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once | |
| 取而代之 | qǔ’érdàizhī | (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place | |
| 拳 | quán | fist; boxing汤姆握紧了他的拳头。Tāngmǔ wòjǐn le tā de quántou.Tom clenched his fists. | |
| 劝告 | quàngào | to advise; to urge; to exhort | |
| 拳击 | quánjī | boxing汤姆想学拳击，但他妈妈觉得这太危险了。Tāngmǔ xiǎng xué quánjī, dàn tā māmā juéde zhètài wēixiǎn le.Tom wants to learn boxing, but his mother thinks it's too dangerous. | |
| 全力以赴 | quánlìyǐfù | to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort他在全力以赴。Tā zài quánlìyǐfù.He's doing his best. | |
| 劝说 | quànshuō | to persuade; persuasion; to advise | |
| 圈套 | quāntào | trap; snare; trick | |
| 拳头 | quántóu | fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key汤姆握紧了他的拳头。Tāngmǔ wòjǐn le tā de quántou.Tom clenched his fists. | |
| 圈子 | quānzi | circle; ring; (social) circle | |
| 劝阻 | quànzǔ | to advise against; to dissuade | |
| 取缔 | qǔdì | to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit | |
| 屈服 | qūfú | to surrender; to succumb; to yield | |
| 取暖 | qǔnuǎn | to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc) | |
| 取胜 | qǔshèng | to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents | |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth | |
| 惹 | rě | to provoke; to irritate; to vex他的急脾气迟早会惹祸上身。Tā de jí píqì chízǎohuì rěhuòshàngshēn.His quick temper will get him in trouble one day. | |
| 仁慈 | réncí | benevolent; charitable; kind无需仁慈。Wúxū réncí.There's no need to be gentle. | |
| 忍耐 | rěnnài | to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience | |
| 人品 | rénpǐn | character; moral strength; integrity | |
| 人权 | rénquán | human rights它是基本人权。Tā shì jīběn rénquán.It's a basic human right. | |
| 忍心 | rěnxīn | to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task | |
| 人缘儿 | rényuánr | erhua variant of 人缘 | |
| 人造 | rénzào | man-made; artificial; synthetic她用人造黄油代替了黄油。Tā yòng rénzàohuángyóu dàitì le huángyóu.She substituted margarine for butter. | |
| 日趋 | rìqū | (increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually | |
| 日新月异 | rìxīn-yuèyì | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress | |
| 冗长 | rǒngcháng | long and tedious; redundant; superfluous | |
| 容光焕发 | róngguāng-huànfā | face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles | |
| 容貌 | róngmào | one's appearance; one's aspect; looks | |
| 容纳 | róngnà | to hold; to contain; to accommodate这个房间能容纳200人。Zhège fángjiān néng róngnà 200rén.The room has a seating capacity of 200. | |
| 容器 | róngqì | receptacle; vessel; (computing) container | |
| 容忍 | róngrěn | to put up with; to tolerate那女士容忍了那男人。Nà nǚshì róngrěn le nà nánrén.The lady tolerated the man. | |
| 容颜 | róngyán | mien; complexion | |
| 揉 | róu | to knead; to massage; to rub | |
| 入场券 | rùchǎngquàn | admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field | |
| 如痴如醉 | rúchī-rúzuì | (idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured | |
| 弱势 | ruòshì | vulnerable; weak | |
| 弱项 | ruòxiàng | one's weak area | |
| 入侵 | rùqīn | to invade他们抵御入侵者，保卫了国家。Tāmen dǐyù rùqīnzhě, bǎowèi le guójiā.They defended their country against the invaders. | |
| 如愿以偿 | rúyuànyǐcháng | to have one's wish fulfilled | |
| 乳制品 | rǔzhìpǐn | dairy products | |
| 撒谎 | sāhuǎng | to tell lies你在撒谎。Nǐ zài sāhuǎng.You're lying. | |
| 散布 | sànbù | to disseminate | |
| 三番五次 | sānfān-wǔcì | over and over again (idiom) | |
| 丧生 | sàngshēng | to die; to lose one's life她儿子在车祸中丧生。Tā érzi zài chēhuò zhōng sàngshēng.Her son was killed in the accident. | |
| 嗓音 | sǎngyīn | voice你有副好嗓音。Nǐ yǒu fù hǎo sǎngyīn.You have a wonderful voice. | |
| 三维 | sānwéi | three-dimensional; 3D | |
| 扫墓 | sǎomù | to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) | |
| 扫帚 | sàozhou | broom | |
| 嫂子 | sǎozi | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | |
| 僧人 | sēngrén | monk | |
| 傻瓜 | shǎguā | idiot; fool别把人家当傻瓜。Bié bǎ rénjiā dāng shǎguā.Don't make a fool of me. | |
| 善 | shàn | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed友善点。Yǒushàn diǎn.Be kind. | |
| 山川 | shānchuān | mountains and rivers; landscape | |
| 尚 | shàng | still; yet; to value今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóngyú qùnián.This year's fashions are completely different from last year's. | |
| 伤残 | shāngcán | disabled; maimed; crippled | |
| 商贩 | shāngfàn | trader; peddler | |
| 上岗 | shànggǎng | to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job | |
| 商贾 | shānggǔ | merchant | |
| 伤痕 | shānghén | scar; bruise | |
| 伤脑筋 | shāngnǎojīn | to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains | |
| 尚且 | shàngqiě | (not) even; yet; still | |
| 伤势 | shāngshì | condition of an injury | |
| 山谷 | shāngǔ | valley; ravine | |
| 尚未 | shàngwèi | not yet; still not | |
| 上限 | shàngxiàn | upper bound | |
| 上瘾 | shàngyǐn | to get into a habit; to become addicted | |
| 上映 | shàngyìng | to screen; to show (a movie)汤姆检查电视时间表，看看在上映什么。Tāngmǔ jiǎnchá diànshì shíjiānbiǎo, kànkàn zài shàngyìng shénme.Tom checked the TV schedule to see what was on. | |
| 山岭 | shānlǐng | mountain ridge | |
| 山脉 | shānmài | mountain range | |
| 善意 | shànyì | goodwill; benevolence; kindness | |
| 山寨 | shānzhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods) | |
| 擅自 | shànzì | without permission | |
| 哨 | shào | a whistle; sentry | |
| 捎 | shāo | to bring sth to sb; to deliver | |
| 奢侈 | shēchǐ | luxurious; extravagant | |
| 审 | shěn | to examine; to investigate; carefully | |
| 审查 | shěnchá | to examine; to investigate; to censor out | |
| 审定 | shěndìng | to examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate | |
| 声称 | shēngchēng | to claim; to state; to proclaim她声称自己没罪。Tā shēngchēng zìjǐ méizuì.She declared that she was not guilty. | |
| 升华 | shēnghuá | to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level | |
| 声势 | shēngshì | fame and power; prestige; influence | |
| 圣贤 | shèngxián | a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler | |
| 声誉 | shēngyù | reputation; fame丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.That scandal cost him his reputation. | |
| 升值 | shēngzhí | to rise in value; to appreciate | |
| 审核 | shěnhé | to audit; to investigate thoroughly | |
| 审计 | shěnjì | to audit; to examine finances | |
| 审理 | shěnlǐ | to hear (a case) | |
| 审判 | shěnpàn | a trial; to try sb | |
| 审批 | shěnpī | to examine and approve; to endorse | |
| 深情厚谊 | shēnqíng-hòuyì | deep friendship | |
| 审视 | shěnshì | to look closely at; to examine | |
| 伸手 | shēnshǒu | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg | |
| 伸缩 | shēnsuō | to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable | |
| 呻吟 | shēnyín | to moan; to groan | |
| 伸张 | shēnzhāng | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote | |
| 慎重 | shènzhòng | cautious; careful; prudent | |
| 奢望 | shēwàng | an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations | |
| 屎 | shǐ | feces; excrement; a stool | |
| 势必 | shìbì | to be bound to; undoubtedly will | |
| 势不可当 | shìbùkědāng | impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force | |
| 世代 | shìdài | for many generations; generation; era | |
| 师范 | shīfàn | teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) | |
| 时隔 | shígé | separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) | |
| 施工 | shīgōng | construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs | |
| 嗜好 | shìhào | hobby; indulgence; habit滑冰是我的嗜好之一。Huábīng shì wǒ de shìhào zhīyī.Skating is one of my hobbies. | |
| 侍候 | shìhòu | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 使唤 | shǐhuan | to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. | |
| 事迹 | shìjì | deed; past achievement; important event of the past | |
| 施加 | shījiā | to exert (effort or pressure) | |
| 失控 | shīkòng | to go out of control事情要失控了。Shìqíng yào shīkòng le.Things are getting out of control. | |
| 失灵 | shīlíng | out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system) | |
| 时髦 | shímáo | in vogue; fashionable | |
| 尸体 | shītǐ | corpse; dead body每个人都可能变成尸体。Měigè rén dōu kěnéng biànchéng shītǐ.Every man is a potential corpse. | |
| 势头 | shìtou | power; momentum; tendency | |
| 施行 | shīxíng | to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect | |
| 施压 | shīyā | to pressure | |
| 施展 | shīzhǎn | to use fully; to put to use | |
| 时装 | shízhuāng | fashion; fashionable clothes时装不是我的天分。Shízhuāng búshì wǒ de tiānfèn.Fashion isn't my specialty. | |
| 柿子 | shìzi | persimmon | |
| 失踪 | shīzōng | to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for数十人仍然失踪。Shùshí rén réngrán shīzōng.Dozens are still missing. | |
| 手册 | shǒucè | manual; handbook | |
| 受宠若惊 | shòuchǒng-ruòjīng | overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) | |
| 受挫 | shòucuò | thwarted; obstructed; setback | |
| 收割 | shōugē | to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops | |
| 守候 | shǒuhòu | to wait for; to expect; to keep watch | |
| 守护 | shǒuhù | to guard; to protect | |
| 受贿 | shòuhuì | to accept a bribe | |
| 收敛 | shōuliǎn | to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish | |
| 手帕 | shǒupà | handkerchief你的手帕掉了。Nǐ de shǒupà diào le.You dropped your handkerchief. | |
| 手枪 | shǒuqiāng | pistol我把我的手枪指向了目标。Wǒ bǎ wǒ de shǒuqiāng zhǐxiàng le mùbiāo.I aimed my gun at the target. | |
| 授权 | shòuquán | to authorize | |
| 收视率 | shōushìlǜ | ratings (of a TV show) | |
| 收缩 | shōusuō | to pull back; to shrink; to contract | |
| 手腕 | shǒuwàn | wrist; trickery; finesse | |
| 守信 | shǒuxìn | to keep promises | |
| 受益 | shòuyì | to benefit from; profit | |
| 受益匪浅 | shòuyì-fěiqiǎn | to benefit (from) | |
| 授予 | shòuyǔ | to award; to confer | |
| 手掌 | shǒuzhǎng | palm我不用曲膝就能把我的手掌放到地上。Wǒ bùyòng qūxī jiù néng bǎ wǒ de shǒuzhǎng fàngdào dìshàng.I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees. | |
| 守株待兔 | shǒuzhū-dàitù | to wait idly for opportunities; lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to trust to chance… | |
| 受罪 | shòuzuì | to endure; to suffer; hardships | |
| 数额 | shù’é | amount; sum of money; fixed number | |
| 摔跤 | shuāijiāo | to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports) | |
| 拴 | shuān | to tie up | |
| 双胞胎 | shuāngbāotāi | twin这对双胞胎长得一模一样。Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎngdé yīmúyīyàng.Those twins look like two peas in a pod. | |
| 双赢 | shuāngyíng | profitable to both sides; a win-win situation | |
| 刷新 | shuāxīn | to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window) | |
| 数据库 | shùjùkù | (computing) database | |
| 硕果 | shuòguǒ | major achievement; great work; triumphant success | |
| 抒情 | shūqíng | to express emotion; lyric | |
| 属相 | shǔxiàng | colloquial term for 生肖 the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle | |
| 属性 | shǔxìng | attribute; property | |
| 寺 | sì | Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)这个寺庙是何时造的？Zhège sìmiào shì héshí zào de?When was this temple built? | |
| 丝 | sī | silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips情况丝毫没有改变。Qíngkuàng sīháo méiyǒu gǎibiàn.The situation hasn't changed at all. | |
| 撕 | sī | to tear汤姆从他的绘画本上撕下了一页。Tāngmǔ cóng tā de huìhuà běnshàng sīxià le yīyè.Tom ripped a page out of his sketch book. | |
| 似曾相识 | sìcéng-xiāngshí | seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted; déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situa…这看起来似曾相识。Zhè kànqǐlái sìcéngxiāngshí.It seems so familiar. | |
| 丝绸 | sīchóu | silk (cloth) | |
| 丝毫 | sīháo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit情况丝毫没有改变。Qíngkuàng sīháo méiyǒu gǎibiàn.The situation hasn't changed at all. | |
| 伺机 | sìjī | to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance | |
| 司令 | sīlìng | commanding officer | |
| 寺庙 | sìmiào | temple; monastery; shrine这个寺庙是何时造的？Zhège sìmiào shì héshí zào de?When was this temple built? | |
| 似是而非 | sìshì-érfēi | apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom) | |
| 思索 | sīsuǒ | to think deeply; to ponder汤姆不加思索地行动。Tāngmǔ bùjiāsīsuǒ dì xíngdòng.Tom acted without thinking. | |
| 四通八达 | sìtōng-bādá | roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides | |
| 思绪 | sīxù | train of thought; emotional state; mood工作之前先收好思绪。Gōngzuò zhīqián xiānshōu hǎo sīxù.Collect your thoughts before you begin your work. | |
| 四肢 | sìzhī | the four limbs of the body | |
| 怂恿 | sǒngyǒng | to instigate; to incite; to urge | |
| 搜查 | sōuchá | to search搜查房子。Sōuchá fángzi.Search the house. | |
| 搜救 | sōujiù | search and rescue | |
| 搜寻 | sōuxún | to search; to look for | |
| 俗 | sú | custom; convention; popular她讲话非常俗气。Tā jiǎnghuà fēicháng súqì.She is extremely vulgar in her speech. | |
| 俗称 | súchēng | commonly referred to as; common term | |
| 俗话 | súhuà | common saying; proverb | |
| 损人利己 | sǔnrén-lìjǐ | personal gain to the detriment of others; harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom) | |
| 所属 | suǒshǔ | belonging to; affiliated; under one's command | |
| 所谓 | suǒwèi | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called我无所谓。Wǒ wúsuǒwèi.I don't care. | |
| 俗语 | súyǔ | common saying; proverb; colloquial speech | |
| 塌 | tā | to collapse; to droop; to settle down | |
| 态势 | tàishì | posture; situation | |
| 坛 | tán | altar; platform; rostrum | |
| 探 | tàn | to explore; to search out; to scout探头配有麦克风。Tàntóu pèiyǒu màikèfēng.The probe is equipped with a microphone. | |
| 摊 | tān | to spread out; vendor's stand | |
| 坦白 | tǎnbái | honest; forthcoming; to confess | |
| 探测 | tàncè | to probe; to survey | |
| 坦诚 | tǎnchéng | candid; frank; plain dealing | |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a…教堂位于山脚。Jiàotáng wèiyú shānjiǎo.The church is at the foot of a mountain. | |
| 倘若 | tǎngruò | if; supposing; in case | |
| 探究 | tànjiū | to investigate; to delve; to probe | |
| 坦克 | tǎnkè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman | |
| 叹气 | tànqì | to sigh; to heave a sigh | |
| 探亲 | tànqīn | to go home to visit one's family | |
| 探求 | tànqiú | to seek; to pursue; to investigate | |
| 坦然 | tǎnrán | calm; undisturbed | |
| 坦率 | tǎnshuài | frank; candid; straightforward坦率地说，他错了。Tǎnshuàidì shuō, tā cuò le.Frankly speaking, he's wrong. | |
| 探望 | tànwàng | to visit; to call on sb; to look around | |
| 探险 | tànxiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure他们出发去南极探险。Tāmen chūfā qù nánjí tànxiǎn.They went on an expedition to the Antarctic. | |
| 坦言 | tǎnyán | to say candidly; to acknowledge frankly | |
| 掏腰包 | tāoyāobāo | to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill | |
| 疼爱 | téngài | to love dearly; to dote on (sb) | |
| 特邀 | tèyāo | special invitation | |
| 剃 | tì | shave; to weed; to shave我需要买新的剃须刀。Wǒ xūyào mǎi xīnde tìxūdāo.I need to buy a new razor. | |
| 天鹅 | tiān’é | swan | |
| 填补 | tiánbǔ | to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency | |
| 填充 | tiánchōng | to fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space | |
| 天敌 | tiāndí | predator; natural enemy | |
| 天赋 | tiānfù | gift; innate skill他善用他的天赋。Tā shànyòng tā de tiānfù.He makes good use of his talents. | |
| 天经地义 | tiānjīng-dìyì | fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course | |
| 天伦之乐 | tiānlúnzhīlè | family love and joy; domestic bliss | |
| 甜美 | tiánměi | sweet; pleasant; happy | |
| 天堂 | tiāntáng | paradise; heaven这个岛是孩子们的天堂。Zhège dǎo shì háizi men de tiāntáng.The island is a paradise for children. | |
| 挑拨 | tiǎobō | to incite disharmony; to instigate千万不要挑拨夫妻关系。Qiānwàn bùyào tiǎobō fūqī guānxi.Never sow discord between husband and wife. | |
| 跳伞 | tiàosǎn | to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping | |
| 挑剔 | tiāoti | picky; fussy汤姆相当挑剔。Tāngmǔ xiāngdāng tiāotī.Tom is quite fussy. | |
| 挑衅 | tiǎoxìn | to provoke; provocation | |
| 提拔 | tíbá | to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion | |
| 体裁 | tǐcái | genre; style; form of writing | |
| 剔除 | tīchú | to reject; to discard; to get rid of | |
| 帖子 | tiězi | card; invitation; message | |
| 提纲 | tígāng | outline; synopsis; notes | |
| 提炼 | tíliàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify | |
| 体谅 | tǐliàng | to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding | |
| 挺拔 | tǐngbá | tall and straight | |
| 停泊 | tíngbó | to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship) | |
| 停顿 | tíngdùn | to halt; to break off; pause (in speech) | |
| 停滞 | tíngzhì | stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down | |
| 亭子 | tíngzi | pavilion | |
| 体魄 | tǐpò | physique; build | |
| 体贴 | tǐtiē | considerate (of other people's needs) | |
| 提心吊胆 | tíxīn-diàodǎn | (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge | |
| 体制 | tǐzhì | system; organization | |
| 梯子 | tīzi | ladder; stepladder她从梯子上摔了下来。Tā cóng tīzi shàng shuāi le xiàlái.She fell down the ladder. | |
| 捅 | tǒng | to poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge | |
| 同胞 | tóngbāo | born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen我们是同胞。Wǒmen shì tóngbāo.We're fellow countrymen. | |
| 同盟 | tóngméng | alliance德国曾是意大利的同盟国。Déguó céng shì yìdàlì de tóngméngguó.Germany was once an ally of Italy. | |
| 同仁 | tóngrén | (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) | |
| 同舟共济 | tóngzhōu-gòngjì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common… | |
| 投奔 | tóubèn | to seek shelter; to seek asylum | |
| 投放 | tóufàng | to input; to throw in; to unload | |
| 投稿 | tóugǎo | to submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing) | |
| 投机 | tóujī | congenial; agreeable; to speculate | |
| 偷窥 | tōukuī | to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur | |
| 偷懒 | tōulǎn | to goof off; to be lazy所有人都喜欢偷懒。Suǒyǒurén dōu xǐhuān tōulǎn.Everybody likes to goof off. | |
| 投射 | tóushè | to throw (a projectile); to cast (light) | |
| 投身 | tóushēn | to throw oneself into sth | |
| 头衔 | tóuxián | title; rank; appellation | |
| 投降 | tóuxiáng | to surrender | |
| 投掷 | tóuzhì | to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at | |
| 凸 | tū | to stick out; protruding; convex | |
| 团伙 | tuánhuǒ | (criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。Gāimíng qīngnián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liúmángtuánhuǒ zhōngjiù le chūlái.The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums. | |
| 团聚 | tuánjù | to reunite; to have a reunion | |
| 团员 | tuányuán | member; group member | |
| 徒步 | túbù | to be on foot | |
| 吐槽 | tǔcáo | (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. | |
| 推崇 | tuīchóng | to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to | |
| 推辞 | tuīcí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) | |
| 推敲 | tuīqiāo | to think over | |
| 推卸 | tuīxiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck | |
| 推移 | tuīyí | (of time) to elapse; to pass; (of a situation) to develop随着时间的推移，比赛增加了规则以使之更安全。Suízhe shíjiān de tuīyí, bǐsài zēngjiā le guīzé yǐshǐ zhī gèng ānquán.As time went on, rules were added to the game to make it safer. | |
| 徒劳 | túláo | futile | |
| 吞吞吐吐 | tūntūntǔtǔ | to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again | |
| 妥 | tuǒ | suitable; adequate; ready我强烈反对妥协Wǒ qiángliè fǎnduì tuǒxiéI'm strongly opposed to a compromise. | |
| 托 | tuō | to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)骑摩托车很危险。Qí mótuōchē hěn wēixiǎn.Riding a motorbike is very dangerous. | |
| 妥当 | tuǒdàng | appropriate; proper; ready迄今，一切妥当。Qìjīn, yīqiè tuǒdàng.So far, so good. | |
| 托付 | tuōfù | to entrust我把我的财产托付给他。Wǒ bǎ wǒ de cáichǎn tuōfùgěi tā.I entrusted my property to him. | |
| 拓宽 | tuòkuān | to broaden | |
| 拖累 | tuōlěi | to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate | |
| 唾弃 | tuòqì | to spurn; to disdain | |
| 拖欠 | tuōqiàn | in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts | |
| 妥善 | tuǒshàn | appropriate; proper | |
| 妥协 | tuǒxié | to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise我强烈反对妥协Wǒ qiángliè fǎnduì tuǒxiéI'm strongly opposed to a compromise. | |
| 唾液 | tuòyè | saliva | |
| 拓展 | tuòzhǎn | to expand; to extend; to broaden (client base, outlook, territory etc) | |
| 屠杀 | túshā | to massacre; to slaughter | |
| 土生土长 | tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng | (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, product… | |
| 凸显 | tūxiǎn | to stand out clearly; to make prominent | |
| 图形 | túxíng | picture; figure; diagram | |
| 外币 | wàibì | foreign currency | |
| 外汇 | wàihuì | foreign (currency) exchange | |
| 外籍 | wàijí | foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)我对外籍员工没有偏见。Wǒ duì wàijí yuángōng méiyǒu piānjiàn.I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers. | |
| 外貌 | wàimào | profile; appearance不要被外貌蒙蔽了。Búyào bèi wàimào méngbì le.Don't be fooled by appearances. | |
| 外贸 | wàimào | foreign trade我父亲经营外贸多年。Wǒ fùqīn jīngyíng wàimào duōnián.My father has been engaged in foreign trade for many years. | |
| 外援 | wàiyuán | foreign aid; external aid; (sports) foreign player | |
| 挖掘 | wājué | to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into | |
| 挖苦 | wāku | to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr.汤姆真会挖苦人。Tāngmǔ zhēn huì wākǔ rén.Tom is quite sarcastic. | |
| 丸 | wán | ball; pellet; pill章鱼小丸子真的很美味！Zhāngyú xiǎowánzi zhēnde hěn měiwèi!Takoyaki is really quite delicious. | |
| 挽 | wǎn | to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up | |
| 旺 | wàng | prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming | |
| 旺季 | wàngjì | busy season; peak period; see also 淡季 | |
| 旺盛 | wàngshèng | vigorous; exuberant | |
| 妄想 | wàngxiǎng | to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion | |
| 亡羊补牢 | wángyáng-bǔláo | fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)亡羊补牢。Wángyángbǔláo.Better late than never. | |
| 挽回 | wǎnhuí | to retrieve; to redeem | |
| 挽救 | wǎnjiù | to save; to remedy; to rescue | |
| 惋惜 | wǎnxī | to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb | |
| 丸子 | wánzi | pills; balls; meatballs章鱼小丸子真的很美味！Zhāngyú xiǎowánzi zhēnde hěn měiwèi!Takoyaki is really quite delicious. | |
| 唯 | wéi | only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism)那是唯一的出路。Nà shì wéiyī de chūlù.It was the only way to go. | |
| 微波炉 | wēibōlú | microwave oven汤姆没有微波炉。Tāngmǔ méiyǒu wēibōlú.Tom doesn't have a microwave oven. | |
| 唯独 | wéidú | only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except | |
| 威风 | wēifēng | awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power | |
| 慰劳 | wèiláo | to comfort; to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) | |
| 威力 | wēilì | might; formidable power一名伟大的战士威力显著，无需抵死奋战。Yīmíng wěidà de zhànshì wēilì xiǎnzhù, wúxū dǐsǐ fènzhàn.A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death. | |
| 微妙 | wēimiào | subtle | |
| 尾气 | wěiqì | exhaust; emissions汽车尾气在城镇里造成了严重的污染。Qìchēwěiqì zàichéngzhèn lǐ zàochéng le yánzhòng de wūrǎn.Car exhaust causes serious pollution in towns. | |
| 围墙 | wéiqiáng | perimeter wall; fence她太矮了，看不到围墙外面。Tā tàiǎi le, kànbúdào wéiqiáng wàimiàn.She was too short to see over the fence. | |
| 微弱 | wēiruò | weak; faint; feeble法案以10票微弱多数通过。Fǎàn yǐ 10piào wēiruò duōshù tōngguò.The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes. | |
| 威慑 | wēishè | to deter | |
| 尾声 | wěishēng | coda; epilogue; end会议接近了尾声。Huìyì jiējìn le wěishēng.The meeting has almost ended. | |
| 委婉 | wěiwǎn | tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave | |
| 威望 | wēiwàng | prestige | |
| 慰问 | wèiwèn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc | |
| 威信 | wēixìn | Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan; prestige; reputation | |
| 微型 | wēixíng | miniature; micro-; tiny | |
| 喂养 | wèiyǎng | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal) | |
| 唯有 | wéiyǒu | only | |
| 委员 | wěiyuán | committee member委员会一个月召开两次。Wěiyuánhuì yígèyuè zhàokāi liǎngcì.The committee meets twice a month. | |
| 委员会 | wěiyuánhuì | committee; commission委员会一个月召开两次。Wěiyuánhuì yígèyuè zhàokāi liǎngcì.The committee meets twice a month. | |
| 伪造 | wěizào | to forge; to fake; to counterfeit这是一个伪造品。Zhèshì yígè wěizàopǐn.It's a fake. | |
| 伪装 | wěizhuāng | to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense已经不需要再伪装了。Yǐjīng bù xūyào zài wěizhuāng le.There's no need to pretend anymore. | |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss; to kiss; mouth一等奖是公主的香吻。Yìděngjiǎng shì gōngzhǔ de xiāngwěn.The grand prize is a kiss from the princess. | |
| 吻合 | wěnhé | to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to | |
| 文盲 | wénmáng | illiterate | |
| 文凭 | wénpíng | diploma | |
| 温泉 | wēnquán | hot spring; see 温泉县日本有很多温泉。Rìběn yǒu hěnduō wēnquán.There are a lot of hot springs in Japan. | |
| 文雅 | wényǎ | elegant; refined | |
| 卧 | wò | to lie; to crouch最大的卧室朝南。Zuìdà de wòshì cháonán.The largest bedroom faces south. | |
| 卧铺 | wòpù | a bed (on a train); a couchette | |
| 勿 | wù | do not | |
| 捂 | wǔ | to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)她用手捂住了电话的话筒。Tā yòng shǒu wǔzhù le diànhuà de huàtǒng.She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand. | |
| 无偿 | wúcháng | free; no charge; at no cost | |
| 无耻 | wúchǐ | without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless我对你的厚颜无耻感到惊讶。Wǒ duì nǐ de hòuyánwúchǐ gǎndào jīngyà.I'm amazed at your audacity. | |
| 无敌 | wúdí | unequalled; without rival; a paragon | |
| 无动于衷 | wúdòngyúzhōng | aloof; indifferent; unconcerned | |
| 无辜 | wúgū | innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)他们都是无辜的孩子。Tāmen dōu shì wúgū de háizi.They're all innocent children. | |
| 五官 | wǔguān | facial features; five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) | |
| 五湖四海 | wǔhú-sìhǎi | all parts of the country | |
| 无家可归 | wújiā-kěguī | (idiom) homeless当我无家可归的时候，我常在那张长椅上睡觉。Dāng wǒ wújiākěguī de shíhòu, wǒcháng zài nà zhāng zhǎngyǐ shàng shuìjiào.I often slept on that bench when I was homeless. | |
| 无价之宝 | wújiàzhībǎo | (idiom) priceless treasure | |
| 无精打采 | wújīng-dǎcǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits | |
| 无可奈何 | wúkěnàihé | have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 | |
| 无赖 | wúlài | hoodlum; rascal; rogue | |
| 侮辱 | wǔrǔ | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor她侮辱了他。Tā wǔrǔ le tā.She insulted him. | |
| 无私 | wúsī | selfless; unselfish; disinterested | |
| 无形 | wúxíng | incorporeal; virtual; formless空气是无形的。Kōngqì shì wúxíng de.Air is invisible. | |
| 屋檐 | wūyán | eaves; roof (i.e. home) | |
| 呜咽 | wūyè | to sob; to whimper | |
| 无忧无虑 | wúyōu-wúlǜ | (idiom) carefree; without worries | |
| 无缘 | wúyuán | to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance | |
| 乌云 | wūyún | black cloud天空乌云密布。Tiānkōng wūyúnmìbù.The sky is full of dark clouds. | |
| 席 | xí | woven mat (variant of 席); woven mat; seat他出席了会议。Tā chūxí le huìyì.He was present at the meeting. | |
| 喜怒哀乐 | xǐ-nù-āi-lè | fig. emotions; lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom) | |
| 下达 | xiàdá | to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc) | |
| 下跌 | xiàdiē | to fall; to tumble肉价下跌了。Ròujià xiàdiē le.The price of meat dropped. | |
| 峡谷 | xiágǔ | canyon; gill; ravine | |
| 吓唬 | xiàhu | to scare; to frighten别想吓唬我。Biéxiǎng xiàhǔ wǒ.Don't try to intimidate me. | |
| 下滑 | xiàhuá | to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline | |
| 下令 | xiàlìng | to give an order; to issue an order | |
| 弦 | xián | bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring一个管弦乐团沿着路前进Yígè guǎnxiányuètuán yánzhe lù qiánjìnA brass band is marching along the street. | |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse | |
| 宪法 | xiànfǎ | constitution (of a country)平等是由宪法保障的。Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution. | |
| 先锋 | xiānfēng | vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde | |
| 巷 | xiàng | lane; alley | |
| 享 | xiǎng | to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of我乐意分享。Wǒ lèyì fēnxiǎng.I'm willing to share. | |
| 想方设法 | xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other她想方设法以一己之力完成了工作。Tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ yǐyījǐ zhīlì wánchéng le gōngzuò.She managed to finish the work on her own. | |
| 相貌 | xiàngmào | appearance | |
| 乡亲 | xiāngqīn | fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager | |
| 乡下 | xiāngxia | countryside; rural area | |
| 享用 | xiǎngyòng | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) | |
| 享有 | xiǎngyǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)他享有私人教学的特权。Tā xiǎngyǒu sīrén jiàoxué de tèquán.He had the privilege of a private education. | |
| 仙鹤 | xiānhè | red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) | |
| 仙女 | xiānnǚ | fairy | |
| 嫌弃 | xiánqì | to regard with disdain; to shun | |
| 掀起 | xiānqǐ | to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge | |
| 显微镜 | xiǎnwēijìng | microscope你知道显微镜和望远镜的差别吗？Nǐ zhīdào xiǎnwēijìng hé wàngyuǎnjìng de chābié ma?Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope? | |
| 嫌疑 | xiányí | suspicion; to have suspicions嫌疑犯目前性别不明。Xiányífàn mùqián xìngbié bùmíng.The suspect's gender is currently unknown. | |
| 削 | xiāo | to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) | |
| 小菜一碟 | xiǎocài-yìdié | a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)小菜一碟。Xiǎocàiyīdié.It's a piece of cake. | |
| 小丑 | xiǎochǒu | clown他衣着像个绅士，言行举止却像个小丑。Tā yīzhuó xiàng gè shēnshì, yánxíngjǔzhǐ què xiàng gè xiǎochǒu.His dress is that of a gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown. | |
| 效仿 | xiàofǎng | see 仿效 | |
| 孝敬 | xiàojìng | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents | |
| 小品 | xiǎopǐn | short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit | |
| 孝顺 | xiàoshùn | filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) | |
| 小提琴 | xiǎotíqín | fiddle; violin他小提琴拉得很好。Tā xiǎotíqín lādé hěn hǎo.He plays the violin very well. | |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎoxīn-yìyì | (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent她小心翼翼地走。Tā xiǎoxīnyìyì dì zǒu.She walked very carefully. | |
| 效益 | xiàoyì | benefit; effectiveness; efficiency | |
| 嚣张 | xiāozhāng | rampant; unbridled; arrogant | |
| 吓人 | xiàrén | to scare; scary; frightening我总觉得木偶戏有点吓人。Wǒ zǒng juéde mùǒuxì yǒudiǎn xiàrén.I always find puppet shows a bit creepy. | |
| 下属 | xiàshǔ | subordinate; underling | |
| 下坠 | xiàzhuì | (of objects) to fall; to drop; to droop | |
| 吸毒 | xīdú | to take drugs我不吸毒。Wǒ bù xīdú.I don't do drugs. | |
| 卸 | xiè | to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip他在拆卸手表。Tā zài chāixiè shǒubiǎo.He's disassembling the watch. | |
| 挟持 | xiéchí | to seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct | |
| 协定 | xiédìng | agreement; accord; to reach an agreement我们要达成一些协定。Wǒmen yào dáchéng yīxiē xiédìng.We have to come to some agreement. | |
| 卸任 | xièrèn | to leave office | |
| 协商 | xiéshāng | to consult with; to talk things over; agreement他们通过协商解决问题。Tāmen tōngguò xiéshāng jiějué wèntí.They solved the problem through negotiation. | |
| 携手 | xiéshǒu | hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate | |
| 协同 | xiétóng | to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated | |
| 卸载 | xièzài | to unload cargo; to uninstall (software) | |
| 协作 | xiézuò | cooperation; coordination | |
| 奚落 | xīluò | to taunt; to ridicule; to jeer at | |
| 吸纳 | xīnà | to take in; to absorb; to admit | |
| 心肠 | xīncháng | heart; intention; one's inclination | |
| 新潮 | xīncháo | modern; fashionable | |
| 新陈代谢 | xīnchén-dàixiè | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | |
| 信贷 | xìndài | credit; borrowed money | |
| 心甘情愿 | xīngān-qíngyuàn | delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do | |
| 刑法 | xíngfǎ | criminal law | |
| 兴奋剂 | xīngfènjì | stimulant; doping (in athletics) | |
| 兴高采烈 | xìnggāo-cǎiliè | happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight | |
| 幸亏 | xìngkuī | fortunately; luckily | |
| 兴隆 | xīnglóng | prosperous; thriving; flourishing | |
| 兴盛 | xīngshèng | to flourish; to thrive | |
| 刑事 | xíngshì | criminal; penal | |
| 姓氏 | xìngshì | family name你的姓氏怎么写？Nǐ de xìngshì zěnme xiě?How is your last name written? | |
| 兴旺 | xīngwàng | prosperous; thriving; to prosper | |
| 形形色色 | xíngxíngsèsè | all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of | |
| 形影不离 | xíngyǐng-bùlí | inseparable (as form and shadow) | |
| 兴致 | xìngzhì | mood; spirits; interest | |
| 心慌 | xīnhuāng | to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat | |
| 心急如焚 | xīnjí-rúfén | see 心急火燎 | |
| 心灵手巧 | xīnlíng-shǒuqiǎo | capable; clever; dexterous | |
| 心胸 | xīnxiōng | heart; mind; ambition | |
| 心血 | xīnxuè | heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care | |
| 信仰 | xìnyǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction | |
| 信誉 | xìnyù | prestige; distinction; reputation | |
| 凶 | xiōng | terrible; fearful; vicious凶手还没有抓到。Xiōngshǒu hái méiyǒu zhuā dào.The murderer is still at large. | |
| 凶恶 | xiōng’è | fierce; ferocious; fiendish | |
| 凶残 | xiōngcán | savage; savage; cruel | |
| 凶狠 | xiōnghěn | cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious | |
| 凶猛 | xiōngměng | fierce; violent; ferocious | |
| 凶手 | xiōngshǒu | murderer; assassin凶手还没有抓到。Xiōngshǒu hái méiyǒu zhuā dào.The murderer is still at large. | |
| 喜庆 | xǐqìng | jubilation; festive | |
| 昔日 | xīrì | former days; in the past | |
| 喜糖 | xǐtáng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) | |
| 嗅 | xiù | to smell; to sniff; to nose狗的嗅觉灵敏。Gǒu de xiùjué língmǐn.Dogs have a keen sense of smell. | |
| 修补 | xiūbǔ | to mend | |
| 嗅觉 | xiùjué | sense of smell狗的嗅觉灵敏。Gǒu de xiùjué língmǐn.Dogs have a keen sense of smell. | |
| 休眠 | xiūmián | (biology) dormant; (of a volcano) dormant; (computing) to hibernate | |
| 席位 | xíwèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat | |
| 嬉笑 | xīxiào | to be laughing and playing; to giggle | |
| 夕阳 | xīyáng | sunset; the setting sun | |
| 喜悦 | xǐyuè | happy; joyous | |
| 悬 | xuán | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement他的画被悬挂在墙上。Tā de huà bèi xuánguà zài qiángshàng.His pictures were hung on the wall. | |
| 宣称 | xuānchēng | to assert; to claim | |
| 宣读 | xuāndú | to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) | |
| 宣告 | xuāngào | to declare; to proclaim他被宣告破产。Tā bèi xuāngàopòchǎn.He was declared bankrupt. | |
| 悬挂 | xuánguà | to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension他的画被悬挂在墙上。Tā de huà bèi xuánguà zài qiángshàng.His pictures were hung on the wall. | |
| 喧哗 | xuānhuá | hubbub; clamor; to make a racket | |
| 旋律 | xuánlǜ | melody | |
| 喧闹 | xuānnào | to make a noise; noisy | |
| 悬念 | xuánniàn | suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare | |
| 宣誓 | xuānshì | to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow | |
| 悬殊 | xuánshū | vastly different; poles apart | |
| 旋涡 | xuánwō | spiral; whirlpool; eddy | |
| 宣泄 | xuānxiè | to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge | |
| 悬崖 | xuányá | precipice; overhanging cliff我差点从悬崖上掉下去。Wǒ chàdiǎn cóng xuányá shàng diàoxiàqù.I nearly fell off the cliff. | |
| 宣言 | xuānyán | declaration; manifesto | |
| 宣扬 | xuānyáng | to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide | |
| 削减 | xuējiǎn | to cut down; to reduce; to lower | |
| 削弱 | xuēruò | to weaken; to impair; to cripple | |
| 序幕 | xùmù | prologue | |
| 寻 | xún | to search; to look for; to seek我应该寻找什么？Wǒ yīnggāi xúnzhǎo shénme?What should I look for? | |
| 旬 | xún | ten days; ten years; full period | |
| 寻常 | xúncháng | usual; common; ordinary那场事故让我们陷入了不寻常的局势。Nàchǎng shìgù ràng wǒmen xiànrù le bù xúncháng de júshì.We were faced with an unusual situation because of the accident. | |
| 巡回 | xúnhuí | to go around; to roam; to tour | |
| 巡逻 | xúnluó | to patrol (police, army or navy) | |
| 寻觅 | xúnmì | to look for | |
| 巡视 | xúnshì | to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour | |
| 循序渐进 | xúnxù-jiànjìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally | |
| 勋章 | xūnzhāng | medal; decoration | |
| 旭日 | xùrì | the rising sun | |
| 徐徐 | xúxú | slowly; gently | |
| 哑 | yǎ | mute; dumb; incapable of speech早上起来，嗓子变得很沙哑，我想是不是感冒了。Zǎoshàng qǐlái, sǎngzi biàndé hěn shāyǎ, wǒ xiǎng shìbúshì gǎnmào le.I've had a scratchy throat since this morning. I wonder if I've caught a cold. | |
| 押 | yā | to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody这所监狱专门关押政治犯。Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners. | |
| 揠苗助长 | yàmiáo-zhùzhǎng | see 拔苗助长 | |
| 延 | yán | to prolong; to extend; to delay派对延期了一周。Pàiduì yánqī le yīzhōu.The party was put off for a week. | |
| 咽 | yàn | to swallow老人咽下了最后一口气。Lǎorén yànxià le zuìhòu yìkǒuqì.The old man breathed his last. | |
| 掩耳盗铃 | yǎn’ěr-dàolíng | to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom); lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell | |
| 厌烦 | yànfán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth我们感到厌烦了。Wǒmen gǎndào yànfán le.We were bored. | |
| 掩盖 | yǎngài | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up她没有试图掩盖真相。Tā méiyǒu shìtú yǎngàizhēnxiàng.She didn't try to hide the truth. | |
| 仰望 | yǎngwàng | to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully | |
| 养殖 | yǎngzhí | to raise; to breed (animals etc) | |
| 咽喉 | yānhóu | throat | |
| 掩护 | yǎnhù | to screen; to shield; to cover | |
| 延缓 | yánhuǎn | to defer; to postpone; to put off | |
| 严谨 | yánjǐn | rigorous; strict; careful | |
| 厌倦 | yànjuàn | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with我厌倦了英语。Wǒ yànjuàn le yīngyǔ.I'm sick of English. | |
| 严峻 | yánjùn | grim; severe; rigorous形势似乎非常紧张严峻。Xíngshì sìhū fēicháng jǐnzhāng yánjùn.The situation seemed very tense and dangerous. | |
| 岩石 | yánshí | (geology) rock浪拍在岩石上。Làngpāi zài yánshí shàng.The waves crashed against the rocks. | |
| 掩饰 | yǎnshì | to cover up; to conceal; to mask你在掩饰什么？Nǐ zài yǎnshì shénme?What are you hiding? | |
| 延误 | yánwù | to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of…部分航班延误了。Bùfen hángbān yánwù le.Some flights are delayed. | |
| 厌恶 | yànwù | to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth我厌恶他。Wǒ yànwù tā.I am disgusted with him. | |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite; to request; to intercept你没受到邀请。Nǐ méi shòudào yāoqǐng.You aren't invited. | |
| 摇摆 | yáobǎi | to sway; to wobble; to waver | |
| 妖怪 | yāoguài | monster; devil | |
| 摇晃 | yáohuàng | to rock; to shake; to sway建筑物在地震中摇晃。Jiànzhùwù zài dìzhèn zhōng yáohuàng.The buildings shook in the earthquake. | |
| 摇篮 | yáolán | cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。Bǎobǎo zài yáolán lǐ rùshuì le.The baby fell asleep in the cradle. | |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáoyáo-yùzhuì | tottering; on the verge of collapse | |
| 压迫 | yāpò | to oppress; to repress; to constrict | |
| 丫头 | yātou | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 压抑 | yāyì | to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling汤姆没法压抑自己的怒火了。Tāngmǔ méifǎ yāyì zìjǐ de nùhuǒ le.Tom couldn't hold back his anger. | |
| 压榨 | yāzhà | to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing | |
| 压制 | yāzhì | to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle | |
| 压轴 | yāzhòu | short for 压轴子; also pr.; opera term: to present the second to last item in a theatrical performance | |
| 夜班 | yèbān | night shift | |
| 业绩 | yèjì | achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) | |
| 夜校 | yèxiào | evening school; night school她上夜校。Tā shàng yèxiào.She goes to night school. | |
| 夜宵 | yèxiāo | midnight snack | |
| 夜以继日 | yèyǐjìrì | night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort | |
| 亦 | yì | also | |
| 倚 | yǐ | to lean on; to rely upon | |
| 依 | yī | to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to我依然不关心。Wǒ yīrán bù guānxīn.I still don't care. | |
| 仪表 | yíbiǎo | appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)汤姆把他的太阳镜留在我的车的仪表板上了。Tāngmǔ bǎ tā de tàiyángjìng liúzài wǒ de chē de yíbiǎobǎn shàng le.Tom left his sunglasses on the dashboard of my car. | |
| 一筹莫展 | yìchóu-mòzhǎn | to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end | |
| 依次 | yīcì | in order; in succession小朋友们依次排队上车。Xiǎo péngyǒumen yīcì páiduì shàngchē.The children line up to board the school bus. | |
| 依法 | yīfǎ | legal (proceedings); according to law | |
| 依附 | yīfù | to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append | |
| 义工 | yìgōng | volunteer worker; volunteer work | |
| 一晃 | yíhuàng | (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash | |
| 异口同声 | yìkǒu-tóngshēng | different mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom) | |
| 易拉罐 | yìlāguàn | pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull) | |
| 一揽子 | yìlǎnzi | all-inclusive; undiscriminating | |
| 屹立 | yìlì | to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing) | |
| 一连串 | yìliánchuàn | a succession of; a series of手机一打开，他就接到一连串的短信．Shǒujī yī dǎkāi, tā jiù jiē dào yīliánchuàn de duǎnxìn.The moment his cell phone was turned on, he received a series of text messages. | |
| 一毛不拔 | yìmáo-bùbá | lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); fig. extremely stingy | |
| 因地制宜 | yīndì-zhìyí | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances | |
| 应酬 | yìngchou | to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party | |
| 赢家 | yíngjiā | winner做个赢家很好。Zuògè yíngjiā hěn hǎo.It is good to be a winner. | |
| 应邀 | yìngyāo | at sb's invitation; on invitation | |
| 引荐 | yǐnjiàn | to recommend sb; to give a referral | |
| 引领 | yǐnlǐng | to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead | |
| 引擎 | yǐnqíng | engine (loanword) | |
| 引人入胜 | yǐnrén-rùshèng | to enchant; fascinating | |
| 因人而异 | yīnrén’éryì | varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual观点因人而异。Guāndiǎn yīnrénéryì.Opinions vary from person to person. | |
| 引诱 | yǐnyòu | to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce | |
| 一齐 | yìqí | at the same time; simultaneously | |
| 怡然自得 | yírán-zìdé | happy and content (idiom) | |
| 一声不吭 | yìshēng-bùkēng | to not say a word | |
| 一丝不苟 | yìsī-bùgǒu | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous | |
| 一塌糊涂 | yìtāhútú | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles | |
| 依托 | yītuō | to rely on; to depend on; support | |
| 亿万 | yìwàn | millions and millions | |
| 异想天开 | yìxiǎng-tiānkāi | (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy | |
| 异性 | yìxìng | the opposite sex; of the opposite sex; heterosexual | |
| 抑扬顿挫 | yìyáng-dùncuò | see 顿挫抑扬 | |
| 异议 | yìyì | objection; dissent | |
| 依依不舍 | yīyī-bùshě | reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave | |
| 一应俱全 | yìyīng-jùquán | with everything needed available | |
| 抑郁 | yìyù | depressed; despondent; gloomy她抑郁了。Tā yìyù le.She's in a depression. | |
| 抑郁症 | yìyùzhèng | clinical depression | |
| 依照 | yīzhào | according to; in light of | |
| 一针见血 | yìzhēn-jiànxiě | lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head | |
| 以致 | yǐzhì | to such an extent as to; down to; up to | |
| 拥护 | yōnghù | to endorse; to support | |
| 庸俗 | yōngsú | vulgar; tacky; tawdry | |
| 忧愁 | yōuchóu | to be worried | |
| 忧虑 | yōulǜ | to worry; anxiety (about) | |
| 友善 | yǒushàn | friendly友善点。Yǒushàn diǎn.Be kind. | |
| 优胜劣汰 | yōushèng-liètài | survival of the fittest (idiom) | |
| 悠闲 | yōuxián | leisurely; carefree; relaxed | |
| 优雅 | yōuyǎ | grace; graceful她举止优雅。Tā jǔzhǐ yōuyǎ.She is graceful. | |
| 忧郁 | yōuyù | sullen; depressed; melancholy | |
| 幼稚 | yòuzhì | young; childish; puerile她说话幼稚。Tā shuōhuà yòuzhì.She talked childishly. | |
| 余 | yú | (literary) I; me; extra还有多余的盐吗？Háiyǒu duōyú de yán ma?Is it too salty? | |
| 愈 | yù | the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。Zài zhège chéngshì, báirén hé hēirén jiān de zhēngduān yùyǎnyùliè.The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse. | |
| 怨 | yuàn | to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred没有理由抱怨。Méiyǒu lǐyóu bàoyuàn.There is no cause for complaint. | |
| 冤 | yuān | injustice; grievance; wrong | |
| 原创 | yuánchuàng | to create (an original work); (of a work) original; original creation那是原创的想法。Nà shì yuánchuàng de xiǎngfǎ.That's an original idea. | |
| 怨恨 | yuànhèn | to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe | |
| 怨气 | yuànqì | grievance; resentment; complaint | |
| 冤枉 | yuānwang | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice | |
| 原型 | yuánxíng | model; prototype; archetype | |
| 怨言 | yuànyán | complaint | |
| 原汁原味 | yuánzhī-yuánwèi | original; authentic | |
| 援助 | yuánzhù | to help; to support; to aid他的援助真是雪中送炭。Tā de yuánzhù zhēnshì xuězhōngsòngtàn.His help has been invaluable. | |
| 原装 | yuánzhuāng | genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) | |
| 愚蠢 | yúchǔn | silly; stupid你很愚蠢。Nǐ hěn yúchǔn.You're dumb. | |
| 余地 | yúdì | margin; leeway那时我没有选择的余地。Nàshí wǒ méiyǒu xuǎnzé de yúdì.I had no choice. | |
| 悦耳 | yuè’ěr | sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)他的声音很悦耳。Tā de shēngyīn hěn yuèěr.He has a pleasant voice. | |
| 岳父 | yuèfù | wife's father, father-in-law | |
| 岳母 | yuèmǔ | wife's mother, mother-in-law | |
| 乐谱 | yuèpǔ | a musical score; sheet music | |
| 愚公移山 | yúgōng-yíshān | the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way | |
| 愈合 | yùhé | (of a wound) to heal | |
| 愈加 | yùjiā | all the more; even more; further | |
| 愚昧 | yúmèi | ignorant; uneducated; ignorance | |
| 孕妇 | yùnfù | pregnant woman | |
| 孕育 | yùnyù | to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) | |
| 与日俱增 | yǔrì-jùzēng | to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day | |
| 与时俱进 | yǔshí-jùjìn | abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive | |
| 寓言 | yùyán | fable; allegory; parable | |
| 愈演愈烈 | yùyǎn-yùliè | ever more critical; problems get more and more intense在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。Zài zhège chéngshì, báirén hé hēirén jiān de zhēngduān yùyǎnyùliè.The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse. | |
| 寓意 | yùyì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication | |
| 予以 | yǔyǐ | to give; to impose; to apply | |
| 愉悦 | yúyuè | joyful; cheerful; delighted | |
| 宇宙 | yǔzhòu | universe; cosmos; space宇宙到底有多大？Yǔzhòu dàodǐ yǒu duō dà?How big is the universe? | |
| 宰 | zǎi | to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) | |
| 攒 | zǎn | to collect; to hoard; to accumulate他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。Tā zài shàng gè jǐngqì shíqī chǎogǔ zǎnxià le yībǐ qián.He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom. | |
| 凿 | záo | (bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel证据确凿了。Zhèngjùquèzáo le.The evidence is clear. | |
| 增产 | zēngchǎn | to increase production | |
| 增添 | zēngtiān | to add; to increase | |
| 扎根 | zhāgēn | to take root | |
| 债 | zhài | debt你有义务还债。Nǐ yǒu yìwù huánzhài.You're liable for the debt. | |
| 债券 | zhàiquàn | bond; debenture | |
| 债务 | zhàiwù | debt; liability; amount due | |
| 摘要 | zhāiyào | summary; abstract | |
| 斩 | zhǎn | to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。Wǒ zhǎndīngjiétiě dì jùjué le.I flatly refused. | |
| 占卜 | zhānbǔ | to divine | |
| 战场 | zhànchǎng | battlefield | |
| 斩钉截铁 | zhǎndīng-jiétiě | fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。Wǒ zhǎndīngjiétiě dì jùjué le.I flatly refused. | |
| 掌舵 | zhǎngduò | to steer (a ship) | |
| 掌管 | zhǎngguǎn | in charge of; to control | |
| 帐篷 | zhàngpeng | tent这是搭帐篷的好地方。Zhèshì dāzhàngpéng de hǎo dìfāng.This is a good place to pitch a tent. | |
| 张贴 | zhāngtiē | to post (a notice); to advertise | |
| 占领 | zhànlǐng | to capture; to seize; to occupy by force军队占领了整片领土。Jūnduì zhànlǐng le zhěngpiàn lǐngtǔ.The armed forces occupied the entire territory. | |
| 战略 | zhànlüè | strategy | |
| 战士 | zhànshì | fighter; soldier; warrior一名伟大的战士威力显著，无需抵死奋战。Yīmíng wěidà de zhànshì wēilì xiǎnzhù, wúxū dǐsǐ fènzhàn.A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death. | |
| 战术 | zhànshù | tactics | |
| 战役 | zhànyì | military campaign | |
| 战友 | zhànyǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion | |
| 召集 | zhàojí | to convene; to call together | |
| 招揽 | zhāolǎn | to attract (customers); to drum up (trade) | |
| 招募 | zhāomù | to recruit; to enlist | |
| 兆头 | zhàotou | omen; portent; sign | |
| 扎实 | zhāshi | strong; solid; sturdy | |
| 折叠 | zhédié | to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)她把毛巾折叠好再放入柜子里。Tā bǎ máojīn zhédié hǎo zài fàngrù guìzi lǐ.She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard. | |
| 哲理 | zhélǐ | philosophic theory; philosophy | |
| 折磨 | zhémó | to torment; to torture | |
| 侦查 | zhēnchá | to detect; to investigate | |
| 振动 | zhèndòng | to vibrate; to shake; vibration | |
| 振奋 | zhènfèn | to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire | |
| 征 | zhēng | journey; trip; expedition你应该向他征求意见。Nǐ yīnggāi xiàng tā zhēngqiúyìjiàn.You ought to ask him for advice. | |
| 争辩 | zhēngbiàn | a dispute; to wrangle和她争辩是没用的。Hé tā zhēngbiàn shì méiyòng de.It is no use arguing with her. | |
| 政党 | zhèngdǎng | political party | |
| 争端 | zhēngduān | dispute; controversy; conflict在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。Zài zhège chéngshì, báirén hé hēirén jiān de zhēngduān yùyǎnyùliè.The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse. | |
| 整顿 | zhěngdùn | to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate | |
| 争分夺秒 | zhēngfēn-duómiǎo | lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count我们的员工正在争分夺秒地修理冰暴带来的损坏。Wǒmen de yuángōng zhèngzài zhēngfēnduómiǎo dì xiūlǐ bīngbào dàilái de sǔnhuài.Our employees are working around the clock to fix the damage caused by the ice storm. | |
| 征服 | zhēngfú | to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish | |
| 征集 | zhēngjí | to collect; to recruit | |
| 整洁 | zhěngjié | neatly; tidy小屋干净又整洁。Xiǎowū gānjìng yòu zhěngjié.The cottage was clean and tidy. | |
| 拯救 | zhěngjiù | to save; to rescue拯救你自己。Zhěngjiù nǐ zìjǐ.Save yourself. | |
| 政权 | zhèngquán | regime; political power | |
| 征收 | zhēngshōu | to levy (a tax); to expropriate | |
| 挣扎 | zhēngzhá | to struggle我挣扎着挤出地铁。Wǒ zhēngzhá zhe jǐchū dìtiě.I struggled to get out of the subway. | |
| 整治 | zhěngzhì | to bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition | |
| 争执 | zhēngzhí | to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly | |
| 侦探 | zhēntàn | detective; to do detective work我是个侦探。Wǒ shì gè zhēntàn.I'm a detective. | |
| 振兴 | zhènxīng | to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate | |
| 斟酌 | zhēnzhuó | to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim | |
| 振作 | zhènzuò | to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up | |
| 折射 | zhéshè | to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) | |
| 折腾 | zhēteng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb | |
| 制裁 | zhìcái | to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic) | |
| 执法 | zhífǎ | to enforce a law; law enforcement | |
| 制服 | zhìfú | to subdue; to check; to bring under control他们都穿着制服。Tāmen dōu chuānzhe zhìfú.They were all dressed in uniforms. | |
| 指甲 | zhǐjia | fingernail不要再咬指甲了。Búyào zài yǎo zhǐjiǎ le.Stop biting your nails. | |
| 支架 | zhījià | trestle; support; stand | |
| 指控 | zhǐkòng | accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse他指控我偷了他的手表。Tā zhǐkòng wǒ tōu le tā de shǒubiǎo.He accused me of having stolen his watch. | |
| 指令 | zhǐlìng | order; command; instruction | |
| 支配 | zhīpèi | to control; to dominate; to allocate | |
| 指纹 | zhǐwén | fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers警察找到指纹了吗？Jǐngchá zhǎodào zhǐwén le ma?Did the police find any fingerprints? | |
| 执意 | zhíyì | to be determined to; to insist on | |
| 支援 | zhīyuán | to provide assistance; to support; to back | |
| 制约 | zhìyuē | to restrict; condition | |
| 旨在 | zhǐzài | to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth) | |
| 执照 | zhízhào | license; permit你还没到可以拿驾驶执照的年龄。Nǐ hái méidào kěyǐ ná jiàshǐzhízhào de niánlíng.You're not old enough to get a driver's license. | |
| 制止 | zhìzhǐ | to curb; to put a stop to; to stop | |
| 支柱 | zhīzhù | mainstay; pillar; prop | |
| 执着 | zhízhuó | to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to | |
| 仲裁 | zhòngcái | arbitration | |
| 忠诚 | zhōngchéng | devoted; loyal; fidelity | |
| 忠告 | zhōnggào | to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel我需要一些好的忠告。Wǒ xūyào yīxiē hǎo de zhōnggào.I need some good advice. | |
| 中立 | zhōnglì | neutral; neutrality瑞士是一个中立的国家。Ruìshì shì yígè zhōnglì de guójiā.Switzerland is a neutral country. | |
| 忠实 | zhōngshí | faithful我是足球的忠实粉丝。Wǒ shì zúqiú de zhōngshí fěnsī.I'm a big football fan. | |
| 中途 | zhōngtú | midway | |
| 忠心 | zhōngxīn | good faith; devotion; loyalty | |
| 中庸 | zhōngyōng | golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary | |
| 忠于 | zhōngyú | to be loyal to | |
| 忠贞 | zhōngzhēn | loyal and dependable | |
| 周旋 | zhōuxuán | to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with | |
| 昼夜 | zhòuyè | day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop | |
| 拄 | zhǔ | to lean on; to prop on一个拄着拐杖的年轻女孩问汤姆他住在哪里。Yígè zhǔzhe guǎizhàng de niánqīng nǚhái wèn tāngmǔ tā zhù zài nǎlǐ.A young girl on crutches asked Tom where he lived. | |
| 拽 | zhuài | to pull; to tug at (sth) | |
| 壮 | zhuàng | to strengthen; strong; robust他又高又壮。Tā yòu gāo yòu zhuàng.He's tall and strong. | |
| 幢 | zhuàng | classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. ); (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows那幢房子看起来被遗弃了。Nàchuáng fángzi kànqǐlái bèiyíqì le.That house appears deserted. | |
| 壮大 | zhuàngdà | to expand; to strengthen | |
| 壮观 | zhuàngguān | spectacular; magnificent sight这些焰火真壮观！Zhèxiē yànhuǒ zhēn zhuàngguān!These fireworks are spectacular! | |
| 撞击 | zhuàngjī | to strike; to hit; to ram | |
| 壮丽 | zhuànglì | magnificence; magnificent; majestic我从没见过那么壮丽的日落景色。Wǒ cóngméi jiànguò nàme zhuànglì de rìluò jǐngsè.I've never seen such a beautiful sunset. | |
| 壮烈 | zhuàngliè | brave; heroic | |
| 专柜 | zhuānguì | sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) | |
| 庄严 | zhuāngyán | solemn; dignified; stately | |
| 庄园 | zhuāngyuán | manor; feudal land; villa and park | |
| 庄重 | zhuāngzhòng | grave; solemn; dignified | |
| 专辑 | zhuānjí | album; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material汤姆买了新专辑。Tāngmǔ mǎi le xīnzhuānjí.Tom bought the new album. | |
| 专栏 | zhuānlán | special column | |
| 专项 | zhuānxiàng | special; dedicated | |
| 撰写 | zhuànxiě | to write; to compose | |
| 专制 | zhuānzhì | autocracy; dictatorship | |
| 主编 | zhǔbiān | editor in chief | |
| 嘱咐 | zhǔfù | to urge; to exhort | |
| 坠 | zhuì | to fall; to drop; to weigh down | |
| 坠落 | zhuìluò | to fall; to drop | |
| 拙劣 | zhuōliè | clumsy; botched | |
| 捉迷藏 | zhuōmícáng | to play hide-and-seek | |
| 卓越 | zhuóyuè | outstanding; surpassing; distinguished | |
| 主权 | zhǔquán | sovereignty | |
| 主题曲 | zhǔtíqǔ | theme song | |
| 嘱托 | zhǔtuō | to entrust a task to sb else | |
| 助威 | zhùwēi | to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of | |
| 主义 | zhǔyì | -ism; ideology我是素食主义者。Wǒ shì sùshízhǔyìzhě.I'm vegetarian. | |
| 主宰 | zhǔzǎi | to dominate; to rule; to dictate | |
| 兹 | zī | (literary) this; (literary) now; (literary) year | |
| 字迹 | zìjì | handwriting我的字迹难以辨别。Wǒ de zìjì nányǐ biànbié.My handwriting is illegible. | |
| 姿态 | zītài | attitude; posture; stance她跳舞时的姿态很美。Tā tiàowǔ shí de zītài hěn měi.Her motions when dancing are lovely. | |
| 宗 | zōng | school; sect; purpose我对中国宗教感兴趣。Wǒ duì zhōngguó zōngjiào gǎnxìngqù.I am interested in Chinese religion. | |
| 总额 | zǒng’é | total (amount or value) | |
| 宗教 | zōngjiào | religion我对中国宗教感兴趣。Wǒ duì zhōngguó zōngjiào gǎnxìngqù.I am interested in Chinese religion. | |
| 宗旨 | zōngzhǐ | objective; aim; goal | |
| 揍 | zòu | to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) | |
| 奏效 | zòuxiào | to show results; to be effective它不会奏效。Tā búhuì zòuxiào.It won't work. | |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐchún | lip你的嘴唇很漂亮。Nǐ de zuǐchún hěnpiàoliàng.You have beautiful lips. | |
| 作弊 | zuòbì | to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices你作弊了。Nǐ zuòbì le.You cheated. | |
| 作废 | zuòfèi | to become invalid; to cancel; to delete | |
| 左顾右盼 | zuǒgù-yòupàn | glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around | |
| 座右铭 | zuòyòumíng | motto; maxim | |
| 作战 | zuòzhàn | combat; to fight |
Quelle: das offizielle 考试大纲 zu HSK 3.0 vom November 2025.
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