HSK 4
Simplified
Traditional
Pinyin
| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 尝 (嘗) | cháng | to taste to try | |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance love (romantic) | |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange to plan | |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe secure | |
| 暗 | àn | dark | |
| 按时 (按時) | àn shí | on time before deadline | |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to in accordance with | |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise to include | |
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect to defend | |
| 保证 (保證) | bǎo zhèng | guarantee to guarantee | |
| 抱 | bào | to hold to carry (in one's arms) | |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry to feel apologetic | |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news) report | |
| 报名 (報名) | bào míng | to sign up to enter one's name | |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold times (multiplier) | |
| 本来 (本來) | běn lái | original originally | |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid foolish | |
| 笔记本 (筆記本) | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) notebook (computing) | |
| 毕业 (畢業) | bì yè | graduation to graduate | |
| 遍 | biàn | all over | |
| 标准 (標準) | biāo zhǔn | (an official) standard norm | |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express to convey | |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form table | |
| 表扬 (表揚) | biǎo yáng | to praise to commend | |
| 饼干 (餅乾) | bǐng gān | biscuit cracker | |
| 并且 (並且) | bìng qiě | and besides | |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor court academician (in feudal China) | |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) | |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only merely | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to cannot but | |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned regardless of | |
| 不仅 (不僅) | bù jǐn | not only (this one) not just (...) but also | |
| 部分 | bù fèn | part share | |
| 擦 | cā | to wipe to erase | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess | |
| 材料 | cái liào | material data | |
| 参观 (參觀) | cān guān | to look around to tour | |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost nearly | |
| 长城 (長城) | Cháng chéng | the Great Wall | |
| 长江 (長江) | Cháng Jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang | |
| 场 (場) | chǎng | threshing floor classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout | |
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass to exceed | |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel to make a noise | |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) | |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan | |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature ripe | |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become to turn into | |
| 诚实 (誠實) | chéng shí | honest honesty | |
| 吃惊 (吃驚) | chī jīng | to be startled to be shocked | |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again once more | |
| 抽烟 (抽煙) | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 出发 (出發) | chū fā | to set off to start (on a journey) | |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 传真 (傳真) | chuán zhēn | fax facsimile | |
| 窗户 (窗戶) | chuāng hu | window | |
| 词典 (詞典) | cí diǎn | dictionary | |
| 从来 (從來) | cóng lái | always at all times | |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless thoughtless | |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer solution | |
| 社会 (社會) | shè huì | society | |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate to dress | |
| 打扰 (打擾) | dǎ rǎo | to disturb to bother | |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to print to seal | |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount | |
| 打针 (打針) | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly probably | |
| 大使馆 (大使館) | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy | |
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately probably | |
| 戴 | dài | wear | |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative delegate | |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace to take the place of | |
| 大夫 | dài fu | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 当 (噹) | dāng | (onom.) dong ding dong (bell) | |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local | |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then at that time | |
| 刀 | dāo | knife | |
| 导游 (導遊) | dǎo yóu | tour guide guidebook | |
| 到处 (到處) | dào chù | everywhere | |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally in the end | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself pleased with oneself | |
| 等 | děng | class rank | |
| 底 | dǐ | end | |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address | |
| 掉 | diào | to fall to drop | |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation inquiry | |
| 丢 (丟) | diū | to lose to put aside | |
| 动作 (動作) | dòng zuò | movement motion | |
| 堵车 (堵車) | dǔ chē | traffic jam (of traffic) to get congested | |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly abdomen | |
| 断 (斷) | duàn | to break to snap | |
| 对 (對) | duì | right correct | |
| 对话 (對話) | duì huà | dialogue | |
| 对面 (對面) | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite across (the street) | |
| 顿 (頓) | dùn | to stop to pause | |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower earlobe | |
| 而 | ér | and as well as | |
| 儿童 (兒童) | ér tóng | child | |
| 发 (發) | fā | to send out to show (one's feeling) | |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen to occur | |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development growth | |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law | |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate to interpret | |
| 烦恼 (煩惱) | fán nǎo | to be worried to be distressed | |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to fight against to oppose | |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror to reflect | |
| 范围 (範圍) | fàn wéi | range scope | |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method way | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect aspect | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction orientation | |
| 访问 (訪問) | fǎng wèn | to visit to call on | |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce to abandon | |
| 放暑假 | fàng shǔ jià | summer vacation | |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 风景 (風景) | fēng jǐng | scenery landscape | |
| 丰富 (豐富) | fēng fù | to enrich rich | |
| 否则 (否則) | fǒu zé | if not otherwise | |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with in accordance with | |
| 富 | fù | rich | |
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be in charge of to take responsibility for | |
| 复印 (複印) | fù yìn | to photocopy to duplicate a document | |
| 复杂 (複雜) | fù zá | complicated complex | |
| 父亲 (父親) | fù qīn | father | |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change to alter | |
| 干杯 (乾杯) | gān bēi | to drink a toast Cheers! (proposing a toast) | |
| 干燥 (乾燥) | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) desiccation | |
| 感动 (感動) | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) to touch (sb emotionally) | |
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | to feel to become aware of | |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion sentiment | |
| 感谢 (感謝) | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks gratitude | |
| 干 (乹) | gàn | dry | |
| 刚刚 (剛剛) | gāng gang | just recently just a moment ago | |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level high grade | |
| 个子 (個子) | gè zi | height stature | |
| 各 | gè | each every | |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool instrument | |
| 工资 (工資) | gōng zī | wages pay | |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common joint | |
| 够 (夠) | gòu | enough (sufficient) enough (too much) | |
| 购物 (購物) | gòu wù | shopping | |
| 孤单 (孤單) | gū dān | lone lonely | |
| 估计 (估計) | gū jì | to estimate to reckon | |
| 鼓励 (鼓勵) | gǔ lì | to encourage | |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud to clap | |
| 顾客 (顧客) | gù kè | client customer | |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately on purpose | |
| 挂 (掛) | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) to hang up (the phone) | |
| 关键 (關鍵) | guān jiàn | crucial point crux | |
| 观众 (觀眾) | guān zhòng | spectators audience | |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise to manage | |
| 光 | guāng | light ray | |
| 广播 (廣播) | guǎng bō | broadcast broadcasting | |
| 广告 (廣告) | guǎng gào | to advertise a commercial | |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll to visit | |
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | provision to fix | |
| 国际 (國際) | guó jì | international | |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really sure enough | |
| 过 (過) | guò | pass | |
| 过程 (過程) | guò chéng | course of events process | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy embarrassed | |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation | |
| 汗 | hàn | sweat | |
| 航班 | háng bān | scheduled flight flight number | |
| 好处 (好處) | hǎo chu | benefit advantage | |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if to seem like | |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number | |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required qualified | |
| 合适 (合適) | hé shì | suitable fitting | |
| 盒子 | hé zi | box case | |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey | |
| 厚 | hòu | thick deep or profound | |
| 后悔 (後悔) | hòu huǐ | to regret to repent | |
| 后来 (後來) | hòu lái | afterwards later | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly all of a sudden | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other mutually | |
| 护士 (護士) | hù shi | nurse | |
| 怀疑 (懷疑) | huái yí | to doubt (sth) to be skeptical of | |
| 回忆 (回憶) | huí yì | to recall memories | |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise to move about | |
| 活泼 (活潑) | huó po | lively vivacious | |
| 火 | huǒ | fire | |
| 获得 (獲得) | huò dé | to obtain to receive | |
| 基础 (基礎) | jī chǔ | base foundation | |
| 激动 (激動) | jī dòng | to move emotionally to stir up (emotions) | |
| 积极 (積極) | jī jí | active energetic | |
| 积累 (積累) | jī lěi | to accumulate accumulation | |
| 极其 (極其) | jí qí | extremely | |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if even though | |
| 及时 (及時) | jí shí | in time promptly | |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather to assemble | |
| 寄 | jì | to send to mail | |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue to proceed with | |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter journalist | |
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan project | |
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology technique | |
| 既然 | jì rán | since as | |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | |
| 加油站 | jiā yóu zhàn | gas station | |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake | |
| 价格 (價格) | jià gé | price | |
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with to persist in | |
| 减肥 (減肥) | jiǎn féi | to lose weight | |
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen to decrease | |
| 将来 (將來) | jiāng lái | in the future future | |
| 奖金 (獎金) | jiǎng jīn | premium award money | |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce to lower | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over to deliver | |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange exchange | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected traffic | |
| 骄傲 (驕傲) | jiāo ào | pride arrogance | |
| 饺子 (餃子) | jiǎo zi | dumpling pot-sticker | |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor to instruct | |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate to teach | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept to receive | |
| 节约 (節約) | jié yuē | to economize to conserve (resources) | |
| 结果 (結果) | jié guǒ | to bear fruit | |
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation to explain | |
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous keyed up | |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite although | |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | to advance to conduct | |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit to forbid | |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful marvelous | |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit mind | |
| 经济 (經濟) | jīng jì | economy economic | |
| 经历 (經歷) | jīng lì | experience to experience | |
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience to experience | |
| 京剧 (京劇) | Jīng jù | Beijing opera | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police police officer | |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly to one's surprise | |
| 竞争 (競爭) | jìng zhēng | to compete competition | |
| 镜子 (鏡子) | jìng zi | mirror | |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter after all | |
| 举办 (舉辦) | jǔ bàn | to conduct to hold | |
| 拒绝 (拒絕) | jù jué | to refuse to decline | |
| 距离 (距離) | jù lí | distance to be apart from | |
| 开玩笑 (開玩笑) | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke to make fun of | |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing view | |
| 考虑 (考慮) | kǎo lǜ | to think over to consider | |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 科学 (科學) | kē xué | science scientific knowledge | |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 可怜 (可憐) | kě lián | pitiful pathetic | |
| 可是 | kě shì | but however | |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity what a pity | |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain to be positive | |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air atmosphere | |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear to dread | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter hardship | |
| 宽 (寬) | kuān | width | |
| 困 | kùn | to trap to surround | |
| 困难 (困難) | kùn nan | difficult challenging | |
| 扩大 (擴大) | kuò dà | to expand to enlarge | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull to play (a bowed instrument) | |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | rubbish bin trash can | |
| 辣 | là | hot | |
| 来不及 (來不及) | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) it's too late (to do sth) | |
| 来得及 (來得及) | lái de jí | there's still time able to do sth in time | |
| 懒 (懶) | lǎn | lazy | |
| 浪费 (浪費) | làng fèi | to waste to squander | |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | |
| 冷静 (冷靜) | lěng jìng | calm cool-headed | |
| 礼貌 (禮貌) | lǐ mào | courtesy manners | |
| 理发 (理髮) | lǐ fà | a barber hairdressing | |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend to understand | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal a dream | |
| 厉害 (厲害) | lì hai | difficult to deal with difficult to endure | |
| 力气 (力氣) | lì qi | strength | |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example for instance | |
| 俩 (倆) | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of ) both | |
| 连 (連) | lián | even | |
| 联系 (聯繫) | lián xì | connect | |
| 凉快 (涼快) | liáng kuai | nice and cold pleasantly cool | |
| 亮 | liàng | bright clear | |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat to gossip | |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional in addition | |
| 留 | liú | keep | |
| 留学 (留學) | liú xué | to study abroad | |
| 流泪 (流淚) | liú lèi | to shed tears | |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread to propagate | |
| 乱 (亂) | luàn | in confusion or disorder in a confused state of mind | |
| 律师 (律師) | lǜ shī | lawyer | |
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | inconvenient troublesome | |
| 马虎 (馬虎) | mǎ hu | careless sloppy | |
| 满 (滿) | mǎn | Manchu ethnic group | |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel | |
| 美丽 (美麗) | měi lì | beautiful | |
| 梦 (夢) | mèng | dream (bound form) to dream | |
| 密码 (密碼) | mì mǎ | secret code ciphertext | |
| 免费 (免費) | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) | |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality ethnic group | |
| 母亲 (母親) | mǔ qīn | mother | |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose aim | |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient patience | |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ... could it be that...? | |
| 难受 (難受) | nán shòu | to feel unwell to suffer pain | |
| 内 (內) | nèi | inside inner | |
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content substance | |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability ability | |
| 年龄 (年齡) | nián líng | (a person's) age | |
| 农村 (農村) | nóng cūn | rural area village | |
| 弄 | nòng | lane alley | |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm nice and warm | |
| 偶尔 (偶爾) | ǒu ěr | occasionally once in a while | |
| 排列 | pái liè | to arrange in order (math.) permutation | |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge to determine | |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany to keep sb company | |
| 批评 (批評) | pī píng | to criticize criticism | |
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin | |
| 脾气 (脾氣) | pí qi | character temperament | |
| 篇 | piān | sheet piece of writing | |
| 骗 (騙) | piàn | to cheat to swindle | |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis ping-pong | |
| 平时 (平時) | píng shí | ordinarily in normal times | |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 市场 (市場) | shì chǎng | marketplace market (also in abstract) | |
| 破 | pò | broken damaged | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal general | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next secondly | |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among in | |
| 起飞 (起飛) | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off | |
| 起来 (起來) | qi lai | to stand up to get up | |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | climate atmosphere | |
| 千万 (千萬) | qiān wàn | ten million countless | |
| 签证 (簽證) | qiān zhèng | visa certificate | |
| 墙 (牆) | qiáng | wall | |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit to strike | |
| 桥 (橋) | qiáo | bridge | |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) | |
| 亲戚 (親戚) | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) | |
| 轻 (輕) | qīng | light easy | |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light gentle | |
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances state of affairs | |
| 请假 (請假) | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence | |
| 请客 (請客) | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party to entertain guests | |
| 穷 (窮) | qióng | poor destitute | |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference to distinguish | |
| 取 | qǔ | to take to get | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole entire | |
| 缺点 (缺點) | quē diǎn | weak point fault | |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack shortage of | |
| 却 (卻) | què | but | |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed really | |
| 群 (羣) | qún | group | |
| 然而 | rán ér | however yet | |
| 热闹 (熱鬧) | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement lively | |
| 人民币 (人民幣) | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) Chinese Yuan (CNY) | |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any whatever | |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission assignment | |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw to throw away | |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still yet | |
| 日记 (日記) | rì jì | diary | |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance to import | |
| 软 (軟) | ruǎn | soft flexible | |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk to go for a walk | |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest | |
| 沙发 (沙發) | shā fā | sofa (loanword) (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post | |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult to talk over | |
| 伤心 (傷心) | shāng xīn | to grieve to be broken-hearted | |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit | |
| 深 | shēn | deep | |
| 申请 (申請) | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth application (form etc) | |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even so much so that | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life activity | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) living being | |
| 省 | shěng | to save to economize | |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain to be left | |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated to lose | |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed to lose hope | |
| 师傅 (師傅) | shī fu | master qualified worker | |
| 湿润 (濕潤) | shī rùn | moist | |
| 狮子 (獅子) | shī zi | Leo (star sign) Shihtzu township in Pingtung County, Taiwan | |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very completely | |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality practice | |
| 实在 (實在) | shí zài | really actually | |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff food | |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use to employ | |
| 试 (試) | shì | to test to try | |
| 世纪 (世紀) | shì jì | century | |
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit to suit | |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt to fit | |
| 收 | shōu | to receive to accept | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in income | |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order to tidy up | |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) in the first place | |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable unable to endure | |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) | |
| 售货员 (售貨員) | shòu huò yuán | salesperson | |
| 输 (輸) | shū | to lose to transport | |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with to know well | |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount quantity | |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral digit | |
| 帅 (帥) | shuài | handsome | |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently in passing | |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly without a hitch | |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence order | |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain to illustrate | |
| 硕士 (碩士) | shuò shì | master's degree person who has a master's degree | |
| 死 | sǐ | to die impassable | |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed rate | |
| 塑料袋 | sù liào dài | plastic bag | |
| 酸 | suān | sour tart | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as to figure | |
| 随便 (隨便) | suí biàn | as one wishes as one pleases | |
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with in the wake of | |
| 孙子 (孫子) | sūn zi | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the Art of War, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China | |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all to have | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift to raise | |
| 台 (臺) | tái | Taiwan (abbr.) | |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner bearing | |
| 谈 (談) | tán | talk | |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result effect | |
| 弹 (彈) | tán | crossball bullet | |
| 汤 (湯) | tāng | soup | |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline to lie down | |
| 趟 | tàng | trip | |
| 讨论 (討論) | tǎo lùn | to discuss to talk over | |
| 讨厌 (討厭) | tǎo yàn | to dislike to loathe | |
| 特点 (特點) | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) trait | |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer to supply | |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date to do sth ahead of time | |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind to call attention to | |
| 填空 | tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) | |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition circumstances | |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop to halt | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight erect | |
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | by means of through | |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify to inform | |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with sympathy | |
| 推 | tuī | to push to cut | |
| 推迟 (推遲) | tuī chí | to postpone to put off | |
| 脱 (脫) | tuō | to shed to take off | |
| 袜子 (襪子) | wà zi | socks stockings | |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete whole | |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) to | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually in many cases | |
| 网球 (網球) | wǎng qiú | tennis tennis ball | |
| 网站 (網站) | wǎng zhàn | website network station | |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger dangerous | |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor smell | |
| 温度 (溫度) | wēn dù | temperature | |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article essay | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | pollution contamination | |
| 无 (無) | wú | not to have no | |
| 无聊 (無聊) | wú liáo | bored boring | |
| 无论 (無論) | wú lùn | no matter what or how regardless of whether... | |
| 误会 (誤會) | wù huì | to misunderstand to mistake | |
| 西红柿 (西紅柿) | xī hóng shì | tomato | |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract (interest, investment etc) | |
| 洗衣机 (洗衣機) | xǐ yī jī | washer washing machine | |
| 咸 | xián | salty | |
| 现代 (現代) | xiàn dài | Hyundai, South Korean company | |
| 羡慕 (羨慕) | xiàn mù | to envy to admire | |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict to limit | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant sweet smelling | |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite contrary | |
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed in detail | |
| 响 (響) | xiǎng | echo sound | |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news information | |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel fiction | |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào huà | joke jest | |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood frame of mind | |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting hard | |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust to have confidence in | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 兴奋 (興奮) | xīng fèn | excited excitement | |
| 行 | xíng | row line | |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up to be awake | |
| 性别 (性別) | xìng bié | gender sex | |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature disposition | |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness happy | |
| 修 | xiū | build | |
| 许多 (許多) | xǔ duō | many a lot of | |
| 血 | xuè | blood | |
| 压力 (壓力) | yā lì | pressure | |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 亚洲 (亞洲) | Yà zhōu | Asia | |
| 呀 | ya | ah | |
| 盐 (鹽) | yán | salt | |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict stringent | |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave serious | |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student postgraduate student | |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) to perform | |
| 演员 (演員) | yǎn yuán | actor or actress performer | |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine transparent (open to public scrutiny) | |
| 养成 (養成) | yǎng chéng | to cultivate to raise | |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance manner | |
| 邀请 (邀請) | yāo qǐng | to invite invitation | |
| 钥匙 (鑰匙) | yào shi | key | |
| 也许 (也許) | yě xǔ | perhaps maybe | |
| 页 (頁) | yè | head | |
| 叶子 (葉子) | yè zi | foliage leaf | |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything every | |
| 以 | yǐ | by | |
| 亿 (億) | yì | 100 million | |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea opinion | |
| 艺术 (藝術) | yì shù | art | |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus consequently | |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to to lead to | |
| 饮料 (飲料) | yǐn liào | drink beverage | |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression | |
| 赢 (贏) | yíng | to beat to win | |
| 硬 | yìng | hard stiff | |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave courageous | |
| 永远 (永遠) | yǒng yuǎn | forever eternal | |
| 优点 (優點) | yōu diǎn | merit benefit | |
| 优秀 (優秀) | yōu xiù | outstanding excellent | |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor humorous | |
| 由 | yóu | to follow from | |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to as a result of | |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially particularly | |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting fascinating | |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | Youhao district of Yichun city, Heilongjiang | |
| 友谊 (友誼) | yǒu yì | companionship fellowship | |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful cheerily | |
| 于是 (於是) | yú shì | thereupon as a result | |
| 与 (與) | yǔ | and | |
| 语法 (語法) | yǔ fǎ | grammar | |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language | |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock badminton | |
| 预习 (預習) | yù xí | to prepare a lesson | |
| 圆 (圓) | yuán | circle round | |
| 原来 (原來) | yuán lái | original former | |
| 原谅 (原諒) | yuán liàng | to excuse to forgive | |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause origin | |
| 约会 (約會) | yuē huì | appointment engagement | |
| 阅读 (閱讀) | yuè dú | to read reading | |
| 允许 (允許) | yǔn xǔ | to permit to allow | |
| 杂志 (雜誌) | zá zhì | magazine | |
| 咱们 (咱們) | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) (dialect) I or me | |
| 暂时 (暫時) | zàn shí | temporary provisional | |
| 脏 (臟) | zāng | viscera (anatomy) organ | |
| 责任 (責任) | zé rèn | responsibility blame | |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise to increase | |
| 增长 (增長) | zēng zhǎng | to grow to increase | |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow narrow-minded | |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job to recruit | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine real | |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange to tidy up | |
| 整齐 (整齊) | zhěng qí | orderly neat | |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular normal | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) just right | |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct proper | |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal official | |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof certificate | |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) him | |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of to support | |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge intellectual | |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect ) immediate | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth to deserve | |
| 职业 (職業) | zhí yè | occupation profession | |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant vegetation | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger to point at or to | |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | without any better option to have to | |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only so long as | |
| 制造 (製造) | zhì zào | to manufacture to make | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least (to say the) least | |
| 质量 (質量) | zhì liàng | quality (physics) mass | |
| 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 重点 (重點) | zhòng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election) to re-evaluate | |
| 重视 (重視) | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth to value | |
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | surroundings environment | |
| 猪 (豬) | zhū | hog pig | |
| 逐渐 (逐漸) | zhú jiàn | gradually | |
| 主动 (主動) | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative to do sth of one's own accord | |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan idea | |
| 祝贺 (祝賀) | zhù hè | to congratulate congratulations | |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous noted | |
| 专门 (專門) | zhuān mén | specialist specialized | |
| 专业 (專業) | zhuān yè | specialty specialized field | |
| 赚 (賺) | zhuàn | to earn to make a profit | |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against to bump into | |
| 准确 (準確) | zhǔn què | accurate exact | |
| 准时 (準時) | zhǔn shí | on time punctual | |
| 仔细 (仔細) | zǐ xì | careful attentive | |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature natural | |
| 总结 (總結) | zǒng jié | to sum up to conclude | |
| 租 | zū | to hire to rent | |
| 组成 (組成) | zǔ chéng | to form to make up | |
| 组织 (組織) | zǔ zhī | to organize organization | |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth beak | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final last | |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem to respect | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business | |
| 座 | zuò | seat base | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author writer |