HSK 6
Simplified
Traditional
Pinyin
| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哎哟 (哎喲) | āi yō | hey ow | |
| 挨 | ái | in order in sequence | |
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer | |
| 爱不释手 (愛不釋手) | ài bù shì shǒu | to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly | |
| 爱戴 (愛戴) | ài dài | to love and respect love and respect | |
| 暧昧 (曖昧) | ài mèi | vague ambiguous | |
| 安居乐业 (安居樂業) | ān jū lè yè | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) | |
| 安宁 (安寧) | ān níng | Anning District of Lanzhou City, Gansu Anning City, to the west of Kunming, Yunnan | |
| 安详 (安詳) | ān xiáng | serene | |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for to help settle down | |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint to suggest | |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case instance | |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (law) | |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage to massage | |
| 昂贵 (昂貴) | áng guì | expensive costly | |
| 凹凸 | āo tū | concave or convex bumps and holes | |
| 熬 | áo | to boil to simmer | |
| 奥秘 (奧祕) | ào mì | secret mystery | |
| 扒 | bā | to peel to skin | |
| 疤 | bā | scar scab | |
| 巴不得 | bā bù dé | to long for to look forward to | |
| 巴结 (巴結) | bā jie | to fawn on to curry favor with | |
| 拔苗助长 (拔苗助長) | bá miáo zhù zhǎng | to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) | |
| 把关 (把關) | bǎ guān | to guard a pass to check on sth | |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 把戏 (把戲) | bǎ xì | acrobatics jugglery | |
| 霸道 | bà dào | the Way of the Hegemon despotic rule | |
| 罢工 (罷工) | bà gōng | a strike to go on strike | |
| 掰 | bāi | to break off or break open sth with one's hands (fig.) to break off (a relationship) | |
| 百分点 (百分點) | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point | |
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from to get rid of | |
| 拜访 (拜訪) | bài fǎng | to pay a visit to call on | |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call to wish sb a Happy New Year | |
| 拜托 (拜託) | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth please! | |
| 败坏 (敗壞) | bài huài | to ruin to corrupt | |
| 颁布 (頒布) | bān bù | to issue to proclaim | |
| 颁发 (頒發) | bān fā | to issue to promulgate | |
| 斑纹 (斑紋) | bān wén | stripe streak | |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version edition | |
| 半途而废 (半途而廢) | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished | |
| 伴侣 (伴侶) | bàn lǚ | companion mate | |
| 伴随 (伴隨) | bàn suí | to accompany to follow | |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | to play the role of to act | |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap to abduct | |
| 榜样 (榜樣) | bǎng yàng | example model | |
| 磅 | bàng | platform balance (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) | |
| 包庇 | bāo bì | to shield to harbor | |
| 包袱 | bāo fu | wrapping cloth a bundle wrapped in cloth | |
| 包围 (包圍) | bāo wéi | to surround to encircle | |
| 包装 (包裝) | bāo zhuāng | to pack to package | |
| 饱和 (飽和) | bǎo hé | saturation | |
| 饱经沧桑 (飽經滄桑) | bǎo jīng cāng sāng | having lived through many changes | |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping to have in one's care | |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential to maintain secrecy | |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny housekeeper | |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative to guard | |
| 保卫 (保衛) | bǎo wèi | to defend to safeguard | |
| 保养 (保養) | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health to keep in good repair | |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure to guarantee | |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | to take care of oneself | |
| 抱负 (抱負) | bào fù | aspiration ambition | |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain to grumble | |
| 报仇 (報仇) | bào chóu | to take revenge to avenge | |
| 报酬 (報酬) | bào chóu | reward remuneration | |
| 报答 (報答) | bào dá | to repay to requite | |
| 报到 (報到) | bào dào | to report for duty to check in | |
| 报复 (報復) | bào fù | to make reprisals to retaliate | |
| 报社 (報社) | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) | |
| 报销 (報銷) | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account to apply for reimbursement | |
| 爆发 (爆發) | bào fā | to break out to erupt | |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion to explode | |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography) (fig.) to expose (a scandal) | |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence force | |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose to reveal | |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved sorrowful | |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable tragic | |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base mean | |
| 北极 (北極) | běi jí | the North Pole the Arctic Pole | |
| 被动 (被動) | bèi dòng | passive | |
| 被告 | bèi gào | defendant | |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray | |
| 背诵 (背誦) | bèi sòng | to recite to repeat from memory | |
| 备份 (備份) | bèi fèn | backup | |
| 备忘录 (備忘錄) | bèi wàng lù | memorandum aide-memoire | |
| 贝壳 (貝殼) | bèi ké | shell conch | |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about to be constantly on the move | |
| 奔驰 (奔馳) | bēn chí | Benz (name) Mercedes-Benz, German car maker | |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct | |
| 本钱 (本錢) | běn qián | capital (fig.) asset | |
| 本人 | běn rén | the person himself I (humble form used in speeches) | |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself in itself | |
| 本事 | běn shi | source material original story | |
| 本着 (本著) | běn zhe | based on... in conformance with.. | |
| 笨拙 | bèn zhuō | clumsy awkward | |
| 崩溃 (崩潰) | bēng kuì | to collapse to crumble | |
| 甭 | béng | contraction of need not | |
| 蹦 | bèng | to jump to bounce | |
| 迸发 (迸發) | bèng fā | to burst forth | |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force to compel | |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus snivel | |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy instance | |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare to liken to | |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion specific gravity | |
| 臂 | bì | arm | |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady evil | |
| 弊端 | bì duān | malpractice abuse | |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to to be sure to | |
| 闭塞 (閉塞) | bì sè | to stop up to close up | |
| 碧玉 | bì yù | jasper | |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on to urge on | |
| 编织 (編織) | biān zhī | to weave to knit | |
| 边疆 (邊疆) | biān jiāng | border area borderland | |
| 边界 (邊界) | biān jiè | boundary border | |
| 边境 (邊境) | biān jìng | frontier border | |
| 边缘 (邊緣) | biān yuán | edge fringe | |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat | |
| 贬低 (貶低) | biǎn dī | to belittle to disparage | |
| 贬义 (貶義) | biǎn yì | derogatory sense negative connotation | |
| 遍布 | biàn bù | to cover the whole (area) to be found throughout | |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient easy | |
| 便条 (便條) | biàn tiáo | (informal) note | |
| 便于 (便於) | biàn yú | easy to convenient for | |
| 变故 (變故) | biàn gù | an unforeseen event accident | |
| 变迁 (變遷) | biàn qiān | changes vicissitudes | |
| 变质 (變質) | biàn zhì | to degenerate to deteriorate | |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of to argue in favor of | |
| 辩解 (辯解) | biàn jiě | to explain to justify | |
| 辩证 (辯證) | biàn zhèng | to investigate dialectical | |
| 辨认 (辨認) | biàn rèn | to recognize to identify | |
| 辫子 (辮子) | biàn zi | plait braid | |
| 标本 (標本) | biāo běn | specimen sample | |
| 标记 (標記) | biāo jì | sign mark | |
| 标题 (標題) | biāo tí | title heading | |
| 飙升 (飆升) | biāo shēng | to rise rapidly to soar | |
| 表决 (表決) | biǎo jué | to decide by vote to vote | |
| 表态 (表態) | biǎo tài | to declare one's position to say where one stands | |
| 表彰 | biǎo zhāng | to honor to commend | |
| 憋 | biē | to choke to stifle | |
| 别墅 (別墅) | bié shù | villa | |
| 别致 (別緻) | bié zhì | unusual unique | |
| 别扭 (彆扭) | biè niu | awkward difficult | |
| 濒临 (瀕臨) | bīn lín | on the edge of (fig.) on the verge of | |
| 冰雹 | bīng báo | hail hailstone | |
| 并存 (並存) | bìng cún | to exist at the same time to coexist | |
| 并非 (並非) | bìng fēi | really isn't | |
| 并列 (並列) | bìng liè | to stand side by side to be juxtaposed | |
| 拨打 (撥打) | bō dǎ | to call to dial | |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast to transmit | |
| 播种 (播種) | bō zhǒng | to sow seeds sowing | |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave | |
| 波涛汹涌 (波濤洶涌) | bō tāo xiōng yǒng | waves surging forth roaring sea | |
| 剥削 (剝削) | bō xuē | to exploit exploitation | |
| 博大精深 | bó dà jīng shēn | wide-ranging and profound broad and deep | |
| 博览会 (博覽會) | bó lǎn huì | exposition international fair | |
| 搏斗 (搏鬥) | bó dòu | to wrestle to fight | |
| 伯母 | bó mǔ | wife of father's elder brother aunt | |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak frail | |
| 不顾 (不顧) | bù gù | in spite of regardless of | |
| 不愧 | bù kuì | to be worthy of to deserve to be called | |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly to one's surprise | |
| 不像话 (不像話) | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable shocking | |
| 不屑一顾 (不屑一顧) | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) | |
| 补偿 (補償) | bǔ cháng | to compensate to make up | |
| 补救 (補救) | bǔ jiù | to remedy | |
| 补贴 (補貼) | bǔ tiē | to subsidize subsidy | |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding to suckle | |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch to seize | |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | to act against one's will to have no alternative but to | |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in might as well | |
| 不敢当 (不敢當) | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise you flatter me | |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) can't refrain from | |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear cannot stand | |
| 不可思议 (不可思議) | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable unfathomable | |
| 不时 (不時) | bù shí | from time to time now and then | |
| 不惜 | bù xī | not stint not spare | |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched about the same | |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | it goes without saying it is self-evident | |
| 不由得 | bù yóu de | can't help cannot but | |
| 不择手段 (不擇手段) | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul by hook or by crook | |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly without end | |
| 布告 (佈告) | bù gào | posting on a bulletin board notice | |
| 布局 (佈局) | bù jú | arrangement composition | |
| 布置 (佈置) | bù zhì | to put in order to arrange | |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace (measured) step | |
| 部署 | bù shǔ | to dispose to deploy | |
| 部位 | bù wèi | position place | |
| 才干 (才幹) | cái gàn | ability competence | |
| 财富 (財富) | cái fù | wealth riches | |
| 财务 (財務) | cái wù | financial affairs | |
| 财政 (財政) | cái zhèng | finances (public) financial | |
| 裁缝 (裁縫) | cái féng | tailor dressmaker | |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment to referee | |
| 裁员 (裁員) | cái yuán | to cut staff to lay off employees | |
| 采购 (採購) | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc) to purchase | |
| 采集 (採集) | cǎi jí | to gather to collect | |
| 采纳 (採納) | cǎi nà | to accept to adopt | |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket | |
| 参谋 (參謀) | cān móu | staff officer to give advice | |
| 参照 (參照) | cān zhào | to consult a reference to refer to (another document) | |
| 残酷 (殘酷) | cán kù | cruel cruelty | |
| 残留 (殘留) | cán liú | to remain left over | |
| 残忍 (殘忍) | cán rěn | cruel mean | |
| 灿烂 (燦爛) | càn làn | to glitter brilliant | |
| 舱 (艙) | cāng | cabin the hold of a ship or airplane | |
| 苍白 (蒼白) | cāng bái | pale wan | |
| 仓促 (倉促) | cāng cù | all of a sudden hurriedly | |
| 仓库 (倉庫) | cāng kù | depot storehouse | |
| 操劳 (操勞) | cāo láo | to work hard to look after | |
| 操练 (操練) | cāo liàn | drill practice | |
| 操纵 (操縱) | cāo zòng | to operate to control | |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work to operate | |
| 嘈杂 (嘈雜) | cáo zá | noisy clamorous | |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | |
| 草率 | cǎo shuài | careless negligent | |
| 策划 (策劃) | cè huà | to plot to scheme | |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy tactics | |
| 测量 (測量) | cè liáng | survey to measure | |
| 侧面 (側面) | cè miàn | lateral side side | |
| 层出不穷 (層出不窮) | céng chū bù qióng | more and more emerge innumerable succession | |
| 层次 (層次) | céng cì | layer level | |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity gap | |
| 查获 (查獲) | chá huò | to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) | |
| 岔 | chà | fork in road bifurcation | |
| 刹那 (剎那) | chà nà | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) split second | |
| 诧异 (詫異) | chà yì | flabbergasted astonished | |
| 柴油 | chái yóu | diesel fuel | |
| 搀 (攙) | chān | to take by the arm and assist to mix | |
| 馋 (饞) | chán | gluttonous greedy | |
| 缠绕 (纏繞) | chán rào | twisting to twine | |
| 产业 (產業) | chǎn yè | industry estate | |
| 阐述 (闡述) | chǎn shù | to expound (a position) to elaborate (on a topic) | |
| 颤抖 (顫抖) | chàn dǒu | to shudder to shiver | |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage furious | |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng | prosperous | |
| 尝试 (嘗試) | cháng shì | to try to attempt | |
| 偿还 (償還) | cháng huán | to repay to reimburse | |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round for years on end | |
| 常务 (常務) | cháng wù | routine everyday business | |
| 场合 (場合) | chǎng hé | situation occasion | |
| 场面 (場面) | chǎng miàn | scene spectacle | |
| 场所 (場所) | chǎng suǒ | location place | |
| 敞开 (敞開) | chǎng kāi | to open wide unrestrictedly | |
| 倡导 (倡導) | chàng dǎo | to advocate to initiate | |
| 倡议 (倡議) | chàng yì | to suggest to initiate | |
| 畅通 (暢通) | chàng tōng | unimpeded free-flowing | |
| 畅销 (暢銷) | chàng xiāo | to sell well best seller | |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super- ultra- | |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass to exceed | |
| 钞票 (鈔票) | chāo piào | paper money a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) | |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | tide current | |
| 潮湿 (潮濕) | cháo shī | damp moist | |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at to deride | |
| 撤退 | chè tuì | to retreat | |
| 撤销 (撤銷) | chè xiāo | to repeal to revoke | |
| 沉淀 (沉澱) | chén diàn | to settle to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) | |
| 沉闷 (沉悶) | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather) heavy | |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate to ponder | |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy hard | |
| 沉着 (沉著) | chén zhuó | steady calm and collected | |
| 陈旧 (陳舊) | chén jiù | old-fashioned | |
| 陈列 (陳列) | chén liè | to display to exhibit | |
| 陈述 (陳述) | chén shù | an assertion to declare | |
| 称心如意 (稱心如意) | chèn xīn rú yì | after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory everything one could wish | |
| 称号 (稱號) | chēng hào | name term of address | |
| 盛 | chéng | sheng | |
| 橙 | chéng | orange tree orange (color) | |
| 乘务员 (乘務員) | chéng wù yuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | |
| 承办 (承辦) | chéng bàn | to undertake to accept a contract | |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract to undertake (a job) | |
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise to undertake to do something | |
| 城堡 | chéng bǎo | castle rook (chess piece) | |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | to complete a contract to reach a deal | |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | all the time | |
| 成效 | chéng xiào | effect result | |
| 成心 | chéng xīn | intentional deliberate | |
| 成员 (成員) | chéng yuán | member | |
| 惩罚 (懲罰) | chéng fá | penalty punishment | |
| 诚挚 (誠摯) | chéng zhì | sincere cordial | |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng | clear (of liquid) limpid | |
| 呈现 (呈現) | chéng xiàn | to appear to emerge | |
| 秤 | chèng | scales | |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships | |
| 吃力 | chī lì | to entail strenuous effort to toil at a task | |
| 迟缓 (遲緩) | chí huǎn | slow sluggish | |
| 迟疑 (遲疑) | chí yí | to hesitate | |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting enduring | |
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool pond | |
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator (of the earth or astronomical body) | |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit red letter | |
| 冲动 (衝動) | chōng dòng | to have an urge to be impetuous | |
| 冲击 (衝擊) | chōng jī | shock | |
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict to conflict | |
| 充当 (充當) | chōng dāng | to serve as to act as | |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant plentiful | |
| 充实 (充實) | chōng shí | rich full | |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate sufficient | |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship adoration | |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic sublime | |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere to venerate | |
| 重叠 (重疊) | chóng dié | to overlap to superimpose | |
| 重阳节 (重陽節) | Chóng yáng jié | Double Ninth or Yang Festival 9th day of 9th lunar month | |
| 抽空 | chōu kòng | to find the time to do sth | |
| 筹备 (籌備) | chóu bèi | preparations to get ready for sth | |
| 踌躇 (躊躇) | chóu chú | to hesitate | |
| 稠密 | chóu mì | dense | |
| 丑恶 (醜惡) | chǒu è | ugly repulsive | |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.) opportunity for advancement | |
| 出卖 (出賣) | chū mài | to offer for sale to sell | |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of to come from | |
| 出神 | chū shén | spellbound entranced | |
| 出息 | chū xi | to yield interest, profit etc to exhale (Buddhism) | |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself | |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial preliminary | |
| 储备 (儲備) | chǔ bèi | reserves to store up | |
| 储存 (儲存) | chǔ cún | stockpile to store | |
| 储蓄 (儲蓄) | chǔ xù | to deposit money to save | |
| 处分 (處分) | chǔ fèn | to discipline sb to punish | |
| 处境 (處境) | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) | |
| 处置 (處置) | chǔ zhì | to handle to take care of | |
| 触犯 (觸犯) | chù fàn | to violate to offend | |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through to traverse | |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow | |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping boats | |
| 传达 (傳達) | chuán dá | to pass on to convey | |
| 传单 (傳單) | chuán dān | leaflet flier | |
| 传授 (傳授) | chuán shòu | to impart to pass on | |
| 喘气 (喘氣) | chuǎn qì | to breathe deeply to pant | |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together to skewer | |
| 床单 (床單) | chuáng dān | bed sheet | |
| 创立 (創立) | chuàng lì | to establish to set up | |
| 创新 (創新) | chuàng xīn | innovation to bring forth new ideas | |
| 创业 (創業) | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking to start a major task | |
| 创作 (創作) | chuàng zuò | to create to produce | |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big to shoot off one's mouth | |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter to laud sb's accomplishments | |
| 锤 (錘) | chuí | hammer to hammer into shape | |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular vertical | |
| 纯粹 (純粹) | chún cuì | pure unadulterated | |
| 纯洁 (純潔) | chún jié | pure clean and honest | |
| 词汇 (詞彙) | cí huì | vocabulary | |
| 慈祥 | cí xiáng | kindly benevolent (often of older person) | |
| 雌雄 | cí xióng | male and female | |
| 刺 | cì | (onom.) whoosh | |
| 次品 | cì pǐn | substandard products defective | |
| 次序 | cì xù | sequence order | |
| 伺候 | cì hòu | to serve to wait upon | |
| 丛 (叢) | cóng | cluster collection | |
| 从容不迫 (從容不迫) | cóng róng bù pò | calm unruffled | |
| 凑合 (湊合) | còu he | to bring together to make do in a bad situation | |
| 粗鲁 (粗魯) | cū lǔ | coarse crude (in one's manner) | |
| 窜 (竄) | cuàn | to flee to scuttle | |
| 摧残 (摧殘) | cuī cán | to ravage to ruin | |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak frail | |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub or roll between the hands or fingers to twist | |
| 磋商 | cuō shāng | to consult to discuss seriously | |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback reverse | |
| 搭 | dā | to put up to build (scaffolding) | |
| 搭档 (搭檔) | dā dàng | to cooperate partner | |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up to match | |
| 答辩 (答辯) | dá biàn | to reply (to an accusation) to defend one's dissertation | |
| 答复 (答覆) | dá fù | reply | |
| 达成 (達成) | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement) to accomplish | |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | to wrap to pack | |
| 打官司 | dǎ guān si | to file a lawsuit to sue | |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit to strike | |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight to scuffle | |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up to look sb up and down | |
| 打猎 (打獵) | dǎ liè | to go hunting | |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle to go to war | |
| 大不了 | dà bù liǎo | at worst if worst comes to worst | |
| 大臣 | dà chén | chancellor (of a monarchy) cabinet minister | |
| 大伙儿 (大伙兒) | dà huǒ r | guys | |
| 大厦 (大廈) | dà shà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or Empire State Building etc) | |
| 大肆 | dà sì | wantonly without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) | |
| 大体 (大體) | dà tǐ | in general more or less | |
| 大意 | dà yi | general idea main idea | |
| 大致 | dà zhì | more or less roughly | |
| 歹徒 | dǎi tú | evildoer malefactor | |
| 带领 (帶領) | dài lǐng | to guide to lead | |
| 代价 (代價) | dài jià | price cost | |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position to act as an agent or proxy | |
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest to apprehend | |
| 怠慢 | dài màn | to slight to neglect | |
| 担保 (擔保) | dān bǎo | to guarantee to vouch for | |
| 胆怯 (膽怯) | dǎn qiè | timidity timid | |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season slow business season | |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City, Taiwan | |
| 蛋白质 (蛋白質) | dàn bái zhì | protein | |
| 诞辰 (誕辰) | dàn chén | birthday | |
| 诞生 (誕生) | dàn shēng | to be born | |
| 当场 (當場) | dāng chǎng | at the scene on the spot | |
| 当初 (當初) | dāng chū | at that time originally | |
| 当面 (當面) | dāng miàn | to sb's face in sb's presence | |
| 当前 (當前) | dāng qián | current today's | |
| 当事人 (當事人) | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated party (to an affair) | |
| 当务之急 (當務之急) | dāng wù zhī jí | top priority job matter of vital importance | |
| 当心 (當心) | dāng xīn | to take care to look out | |
| 当选 (當選) | dāng xuǎn | to be elected to be selected | |
| 党 (黨) | dǎng | party | |
| 档案 (檔案) | dàng àn | file record | |
| 档次 (檔次) | dàng cì | grade class | |
| 岛屿 (島嶼) | dǎo yǔ | island | |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt to close down | |
| 导弹 (導彈) | dǎo dàn | guided missile cruise missile | |
| 导航 (導航) | dǎo háng | navigation | |
| 导向 (導向) | dǎo xiàng | to be oriented towards orientation | |
| 捣乱 (搗亂) | dǎo luàn | to disturb to look for trouble | |
| 稻谷 (稻穀) | dào gǔ | rice crops | |
| 盗窃 (盜竊) | dào qiè | to steal | |
| 得不偿失 (得不償失) | dé bù cháng shī | the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) | |
| 得力 | dé lì | able capable | |
| 得天独厚 (得天獨厚) | dé tiān dú hòu | blessed by heaven (idiom) enjoying exceptional advantages | |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to commit an offense to violate the law | |
| 蹬 | dēng | to step on to tread on | |
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern | |
| 登陆 (登陸) | dēng lù | to land to come ashore | |
| 登录 (登錄) | dēng lù | to register to log in | |
| 等级 (等級) | děng jí | grade rank | |
| 瞪 | dèng | to open (one's eyes) wide to stare at | |
| 堤坝 (堤壩) | dī bà | dam dike | |
| 敌视 (敵視) | dí shì | hostile malevolence | |
| 抵达 (抵達) | dǐ dá | to arrive to reach (a destination) | |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist resistance | |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist to boycott | |
| 递增 (遞增) | dì zēng | to increase by degrees in increasing order | |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage degree (to which a situation has evolved) | |
| 地势 (地勢) | dì shì | terrain topography relief | |
| 地质 (地質) | dì zhì | geology | |
| 颠簸 (顛簸) | diān bǒ | to shake to jolt | |
| 颠倒 (顛倒) | diān dǎo | to turn upside down to reverse | |
| 点缀 (點綴) | diǎn zhuì | to decorate to adorn | |
| 典礼 (典禮) | diǎn lǐ | celebration ceremony | |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model typical case | |
| 垫 (墊) | diàn | pad cushion | |
| 电源 (電源) | diàn yuán | electric power source | |
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish to fix | |
| 惦记 (惦記) | diàn jì | to think of to keep thinking about | |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) | |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve to engrave | |
| 雕塑 | diāo sù | a statue a Buddhist image | |
| 吊 | diào | to suspend to hang up | |
| 调动 (調動) | diào dòng | to transfer to maneuver (troops etc) | |
| 跌 | diē | to fall to tumble | |
| 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively to fix one's attention on | |
| 叮嘱 (叮囑) | dīng zhǔ | to warn repeatedly to urge | |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates at regular intervals | |
| 定义 (定義) | dìng yì | definition to define | |
| 丢人 (丟人) | diū rén | to lose face | |
| 丢三落四 (丟三落四) | diū sān là sì | forgetful empty-headed | |
| 东道主 (東道主) | dōng dào zhǔ | host official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) | |
| 东张西望 (東張西望) | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom) to glance around | |
| 董事长 (董事長) | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board chairman | |
| 栋 (棟) | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings | |
| 冻结 (凍結) | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc) (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) | |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave cavern | |
| 动荡 (動盪) | dòng dàng | turmoil | |
| 动机 (動機) | dòng jī | motor locomotive | |
| 动静 (動靜) | dòng jìng | (detectable) movement (sign of) activity | |
| 动力 (動力) | dòng lì | motive power force | |
| 动脉 (動脈) | dòng mài | artery | |
| 动身 (動身) | dòng shēn | to go on a journey to leave | |
| 动手 (動手) | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task) to hit | |
| 动态 (動態) | dòng tài | movement motion | |
| 动员 (動員) | dòng yuán | to mobilize to arouse | |
| 兜 | dōu | pocket bag | |
| 陡峭 | dǒu qiào | precipitous | |
| 斗争 (鬥爭) | dòu zhēng | a struggle fight | |
| 督促 | dū cù | to supervise and urge completion of a task to urge on | |
| 都市 | dū shì | city metropolis | |
| 独裁 (獨裁) | dú cái | dictatorship | |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs narcotics | |
| 赌博 (賭博) | dǔ bó | to gamble | |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up blockage | |
| 杜绝 (杜絕) | dù jué | to put an end to | |
| 端 | duān | end extremity | |
| 端午节 (端午節) | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) | |
| 端正 | duān zhèng | upright regular | |
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time fleeting | |
| 断定 (斷定) | duàn dìng | to conclude to determine | |
| 断断续续 (斷斷續續) | duàn duàn xù xù | intermittent off and on | |
| 断绝 (斷絕) | duàn jué | to sever to break off | |
| 堆积 (堆積) | duī jī | to pile up to heap | |
| 对策 (對策) | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation | |
| 对称 (對稱) | duì chèn | symmetry symmetrical | |
| 对付 (對付) | duì fu | to handle to deal with | |
| 对抗 (對抗) | duì kàng | to withstand to resist | |
| 对立 (對立) | duì lì | to oppose to set sth against | |
| 对联 (對聯) | duì lián | rhyming couplet pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway | |
| 对应 (對應) | duì yìng | to correspond a correspondence | |
| 对照 (對照) | duì zhào | to contrast to compare | |
| 兑换 (兌換) | duì huàn | to convert to exchange | |
| 兑现 (兌現) | duì xiàn | (of a check etc) to cash to honor a commitment | |
| 队伍 (隊伍) | duì wǔ | ranks troops | |
| 顿时 (頓時) | dùn shí | immediately suddenly | |
| 多元化 | duō yuán huà | diversification pluralism | |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble to shiver | |
| 堕落 (墮落) | duò luò | to degrade to degenerate | |
| 额外 (額外) | é wài | extra added | |
| 恶心 (噁心) | è xīn | nausea | |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen | |
| 遏制 | è zhì | to check to contain | |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges resentment | |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all nothing more | |
| 耳环 (耳環) | ěr huán | earring | |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | |
| 发布 (發佈) | fā bù | to release to issue | |
| 发财 (發財) | fā cái | to get rich | |
| 发呆 (發呆) | fā dāi | to stare blankly to be stunned | |
| 发动 (發動) | fā dòng | to start to launch | |
| 发火 (發火) | fā huǒ | to catch fire to ignite | |
| 发觉 (發覺) | fā jué | to become aware to detect | |
| 发射 (發射) | fā shè | to shoot (a projectile) to fire (a rocket) | |
| 发誓 (發誓) | fā shì | to vow to pledge | |
| 发行 (發行) | fā xíng | to publish to issue (stocks, currency etc) | |
| 发炎 (發炎) | fā yán | to become inflamed inflammation | |
| 发扬 (發揚) | fā yáng | to develop to make full use of | |
| 发育 (發育) | fā yù | to develop to mature | |
| 法人 | fǎ rén | legal person corporation | |
| 番 | fān | fan | |
| 繁华 (繁華) | fán huá | flourishing bustling | |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy bustling | |
| 繁体字 (繁體字) | fán tǐ zì | traditional Chinese character | |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed to reproduce | |
| 反驳 (反駁) | fǎn bó | to retort to refute | |
| 反常 | fǎn cháng | unusual abnormal | |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | but on the contrary but expectedly | |
| 反动 (反動) | fǎn dòng | reaction reactionary | |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn | to be disgusted with to dislike | |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist to rebel | |
| 反馈 (反饋) | fǎn kuì | to send back information feedback | |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | reverse side backside | |
| 反射 | fǎn shè | to reflect reflection (from a mirror etc) | |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth to review | |
| 反问 (反問) | fǎn wèn | to ask (a question) in reply to answer a question with a question | |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | on the other hand... conversely... | |
| 范畴 (範疇) | fàn chóu | category | |
| 泛滥 (泛濫) | fàn làn | to be in flood to overflow (the banks) | |
| 贩卖 (販賣) | fàn mài | to sell to peddle | |
| 方位 | fāng wèi | direction points of the compass | |
| 方言 | fāng yán | the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters | |
| 方针 (方針) | fāng zhēn | policy guidelines | |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend to protect (against) | |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | disease prevention protection against epidemic | |
| 防御 (防禦) | fáng yù | defense to defend | |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | to prevent to guard against | |
| 防治 | fáng zhì | to prevent and cure prevention and cure | |
| 纺织 (紡織) | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving | |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge to magnify | |
| 放射 | fàng shè | to radiate radioactive | |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | to let go one's hold to give up | |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal | |
| 飞禽走兽 (飛禽走獸) | fēi qín zǒu shòu | birds and animals the beasts of the field and the birds of the air | |
| 飞翔 (飛翔) | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air to soar | |
| 飞跃 (飛躍) | fēi yuè | to leap | |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile | |
| 诽谤 (誹謗) | fěi bàng | to slander to libel | |
| 匪徒 | fěi tú | gangster bandit | |
| 废除 (廢除) | fèi chú | to abolish to abrogate | |
| 废墟 (廢墟) | fèi xū | ruins | |
| 沸腾 (沸騰) | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil (of sentiments etc) to boil over | |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish to differentiate | |
| 分寸 | fēn cùn | propriety appropriate behavior | |
| 分红 (分紅) | fēn hóng | dividend to award a bonus | |
| 分解 | fēn jiě | to resolve to decompose | |
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up to divide | |
| 分泌 | fēn mì | to secrete secretion | |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear distinct | |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent difference (of opinion, position) | |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter to disperse | |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | to part company to split up | |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell to instruct | |
| 坟墓 (墳墓) | fén mù | grave tomb | |
| 粉末 | fěn mò | fine powder dust | |
| 粉色 | fěn sè | pink white | |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush to smash | |
| 分量 | fèn liang | (vector) component | |
| 风暴 (風暴) | fēng bào | storm violent commotion | |
| 风度 (風度) | fēng dù | elegance (for men) elegant demeanor | |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port harbor | |
| 风光 (風光) | fēng guāng | scene view | |
| 风气 (風氣) | fēng qì | general mood atmosphere | |
| 风趣 (風趣) | fēng qù | charm humor | |
| 风土人情 (風土人情) | fēng tǔ rén qíng | local conditions and customs (idiom) | |
| 风味 (風味) | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor distinctive style | |
| 封闭 (封閉) | fēng bì | to seal to close | |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment feudalism | |
| 封锁 (封鎖) | fēng suǒ | to blockade to seal off | |
| 丰满 (豐滿) | fēng mǎn | Fengman district of Jilin city, Jilin province | |
| 丰盛 (豐盛) | fēng shèng | rich sumptuous | |
| 丰收 (豐收) | fēng shōu | bumper harvest | |
| 锋利 (鋒利) | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade) incisive | |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance to come across | |
| 奉献 (奉獻) | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully to consecrate | |
| 否决 (否決) | fǒu jué | to veto to overrule | |
| 夫妇 (夫婦) | fū fù | a (married) couple husband and wife | |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady madam | |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme) to expound (the classics) | |
| 幅度 | fú dù | width extent | |
| 服气 (服氣) | fú qì | to be convinced to accept | |
| 符号 (符號) | fú hào | symbol mark | |
| 福利 | fú lì | material benefit benefit in kind | |
| 福气 (福氣) | fú qi | good fortune a blessing | |
| 俘虏 (俘虜) | fú lǔ | captive | |
| 辐射 (輻射) | fú shè | radiation | |
| 腐败 (腐敗) | fǔ bài | corruption to corrupt | |
| 腐烂 (腐爛) | fǔ làn | to rot to putrefy | |
| 腐蚀 (腐蝕) | fǔ shí | corrosion to corrode (degrade chemically) | |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten decayed | |
| 辅助 (輔助) | fǔ zhù | to assist to aid | |
| 抚养 (撫養) | fǔ yǎng | to foster to bring up | |
| 俯仰 | fǔ yǎng | lowering and raising of the head (fig.) small move | |
| 富裕 | fù yù | Fuyu county in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang | |
| 副 | fù | secondary auxiliary | |
| 副作用 | fù zuò yòng | side effect | |
| 负担 (負擔) | fù dān | burden to bear a burden | |
| 覆盖 (覆蓋) | fù gài | to cover | |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree to go along with | |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | enclosure attachment (email) | |
| 附属 (附屬) | fù shǔ | subsidiary auxiliary | |
| 复活 (復活) | fù huó | to revive (lit. and fig.) to come back to life | |
| 复兴 (復興) | fù xīng | Fuxing district of Handan city, Hebei Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county, north Taiwan | |
| 腹泻 (腹瀉) | fù xiè | diarrhea to have the runs | |
| 赋予 (賦予) | fù yǔ | to assign to entrust (a task) | |
| 改良 | gǎi liáng | to improve (sth) to reform (a system) | |
| 盖章 (蓋章) | gài zhāng | to affix a seal to stamp (a document) | |
| 干旱 (乾旱) | gān hàn | drought arid | |
| 干扰 (干擾) | gān rǎo | to disturb to interfere | |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere to meddle | |
| 干预 (干預) | gān yù | to meddle to intervene | |
| 尴尬 (尷尬) | gān gà | awkward embarrassed | |
| 甘心 | gān xīn | to be willing to to resign oneself to | |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi | to sigh with sorrow, regret etc rueful | |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | infection to infect | |
| 干劲 (幹勁) | gàn jìn | enthusiasm for doing sth | |
| 纲领 (綱領) | gāng lǐng | program (i.e. plan of action) guiding principle | |
| 港湾 (港灣) | gǎng wān | natural harbor bay serving as harbor | |
| 岗位 (崗位) | gǎng wèi | a post a job | |
| 杠杆 (槓桿) | gàng gǎn | lever pry bar | |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent superlative | |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide high water | |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak summit | |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for ) | |
| 高明 | gāo míng | Gaoming district of Foshan city, Guangdong | |
| 高尚 | gāo shàng | noble lofty | |
| 高涨 (高漲) | gāo zhǎng | to surge up to rise | |
| 稿件 | gǎo jiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication manuscript | |
| 告辞 (告辭) | gào cí | to say goodbye to take one's leave | |
| 告诫 (告誡) | gào jiè | to warn to admonish | |
| 割 | gē | to cut to cut apart | |
| 搁 (擱) | gē | to place to put aside | |
| 疙瘩 | gē da | swelling or lump on skin pimple | |
| 歌颂 (歌頌) | gē sòng | to sing the praises of to extol | |
| 隔阂 (隔閡) | gé hé | misunderstanding estrangement | |
| 隔离 (隔離) | gé lí | to separate to isolate | |
| 格局 | gé jú | structure pattern | |
| 格式 | gé shì | form specification | |
| 个体 (個體) | gè tǐ | individual | |
| 各抒己见 (各抒己見) | gè shū jǐ jiàn | everyone gives their own view | |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) | |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin root (cause) | |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | the front (of) (in) front | |
| 跟随 (跟隨) | gēn suí | to follow | |
| 跟踪 (跟蹤) | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks to tail | |
| 耕地 | gēng dì | arable land to plow land | |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new to renew | |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng | to correct to make a correction | |
| 公安局 | gōng ān jú | public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) | |
| 公道 | gōng dao | fair equitable | |
| 公告 | gōng gào | post announcement | |
| 公关 (公關) | gōng guān | public relations | |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen | |
| 公婆 | gōng pó | husband's parents parents-in-law | |
| 公然 | gōng rán | openly publicly | |
| 公认 (公認) | gōng rèn | publicly known (to be) accepted (as) | |
| 公式 | gōng shì | formula | |
| 公务 (公務) | gōng wù | official business | |
| 公正 | gōng zhèng | just fair | |
| 公证 (公證) | gōng zhèng | notarization notarized | |
| 供不应求 (供不應求) | gōng bù yìng qiú | supply does not meet demand | |
| 供给 (供給) | gōng jǐ | to furnish to provide | |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | time | |
| 工艺品 (工藝品) | gōng yì pǐn | handicraft article handiwork | |
| 宫殿 (宮殿) | gōng diàn | palace | |
| 功课 (功課) | gōng kè | homework assignment | |
| 功劳 (功勞) | gōng láo | contribution meritorious service | |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy | |
| 攻击 (攻擊) | gōng jī | to attack to accuse | |
| 攻克 | gōng kè | to capture to take | |
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng | deferential respectful | |
| 巩固 (鞏固) | gǒng gù | to consolidate consolidation | |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic | |
| 共计 (共計) | gòng jì | to sum up to to total | |
| 共鸣 (共鳴) | gòng míng | resonance (physics) sympathetic response to sth | |
| 勾结 (勾結) | gōu jié | to collude with to collaborate with | |
| 钩子 (鉤子) | gōu zi | hook | |
| 构思 (構思) | gòu sī | to design to plot | |
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely solitary | |
| 孤立 | gū lì | isolate isolated | |
| 辜负 (辜負) | gū fù | to fail to live up (to expectations) unworthy (of trust) | |
| 姑且 | gū qiě | for the time being tentatively | |
| 古董 | gǔ dǒng | curio antique | |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange weird | |
| 股东 (股東) | gǔ dōng | shareholder stockholder | |
| 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company) stock | |
| 鼓动 (鼓動) | gǔ dòng | to agitate to arouse | |
| 骨干 (骨幹) | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone) fig. backbone | |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) | |
| 固有 | gù yǒu | intrinsic to sth inherent | |
| 固执 (固執) | gù zhí | obstinate stubborn | |
| 顾虑 (顧慮) | gù lǜ | misgivings apprehensions | |
| 顾问 (顧問) | gù wèn | adviser consultant | |
| 故乡 (故鄉) | gù xiāng | home homeland | |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction breakdown | |
| 拐杖 | guǎi zhàng | crutches crutch | |
| 关照 (關照) | guān zhào | to take care to keep an eye on | |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government official (approved or issued by an authority) | |
| 观光 (觀光) | guān guāng | to tour sightseeing | |
| 管辖 (管轄) | guǎn xiá | to administer to have jurisdiction (over) | |
| 罐 | guàn | can jar | |
| 贯彻 (貫徹) | guàn chè | to implement to put into practice | |
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate | |
| 惯例 (慣例) | guàn lì | convention usual practice | |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster splendor | |
| 光辉 (光輝) | guāng huī | radiance glory | |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light brilliant rays | |
| 广阔 (廣闊) | guǎng kuò | wide vast | |
| 规范 (規範) | guī fàn | norm standard | |
| 规格 (規格) | guī gé | standard norm | |
| 规划 (規劃) | guī huà | to plan (how to do sth) planning | |
| 规章 (規章) | guī zhāng | rule regulation | |
| 归根到底 (歸根到底) | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all in the final analysis | |
| 归还 (歸還) | guī huán | to return sth to revert | |
| 归纳 (歸納) | guī nà | to sum up to summarize | |
| 轨道 (軌道) | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc) orbit (of a satellite) | |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | |
| 贵族 (貴族) | guì zú | lord nobility | |
| 棍棒 | gùn bàng | club staff | |
| 国防 (國防) | guó fáng | national defense | |
| 国务院 (國務院) | Guó Wù Yuàn | State Council (PRC) State Department (USA) | |
| 果断 (果斷) | guǒ duàn | firm decisive | |
| 过度 (過度) | guò dù | excessive over- | |
| 过渡 (過渡) | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry) transition | |
| 过奖 (過獎) | guò jiǎng | to overpraise to flatter | |
| 过滤 (過濾) | guò lǜ | to filter filter | |
| 过失 (過失) | guò shī | error fault | |
| 过问 (過問) | guò wèn | to show an interest in to get involved with | |
| 过瘾 (過癮) | guò yǐn | to satisfy a craving to get a kick out of sth | |
| 过于 (過於) | guò yú | too much excessively | |
| 嗨 | hāi | oh alas hey! | |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level elevation | |
| 海滨 (海濱) | hǎi bīn | shore seaside | |
| 含糊 | hán hú | ambiguous vague | |
| 含义 (含義) | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase) implied meaning | |
| 寒暄 | hán xuān | to exchange conventional greetings to talk about the weather | |
| 罕见 (罕見) | hǎn jiàn | rare rarely seen | |
| 捍卫 (捍衛) | hàn wèi | to defend to uphold | |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation | |
| 航天 | háng tiān | space flight | |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail to fly | |
| 行列 | háng liè | ranks procession | |
| 豪迈 (豪邁) | háo mài | bold open-minded | |
| 毫米 | háo mǐ | millimeter | |
| 毫无 (毫無) | háo wú | not in the least to completely lack | |
| 号召 (號召) | hào zhào | to call to appeal | |
| 耗费 (耗費) | hào fèi | to waste to spend | |
| 好客 | hào kè | hospitality to treat guests well | |
| 呵 | hē | oh | |
| 和蔼 (和藹) | hé ǎi | kindly nice | |
| 和解 | hé jiě | to settle (a dispute out of court) to reconcile | |
| 和睦 | hé mù | peaceful relations harmonious | |
| 和气 (和氣) | hé qi | friendly polite | |
| 和谐 (和諧) | hé xié | harmonious harmony | |
| 合并 (合併) | hé bìng | merge | |
| 合成 | hé chéng | to compose to constitute | |
| 合乎 | hé hū | to accord with conforming to | |
| 合伙 | hé huǒ | to act jointly to form a partnership | |
| 合身 | hé shēn | well-fitting (of clothes) | |
| 合算 | hé suàn | worthwhile to be a good deal | |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | |
| 痕迹 (痕跡) | hén jì | vestige mark | |
| 狠心 | hěn xīn | callous heartless | |
| 坚韧 (堅韌) | jiān rèn | tough and durable tenacious | |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu dé | wishing one could do sth to hate to be unable | |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan to snort | |
| 哄 | hōng | roar of laughter (onom.) hubbub | |
| 烘 | hōng | to bake to heat by fire | |
| 轰动 (轟動) | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation to create a stir in (a place) | |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift bonus payment | |
| 宏观 (宏觀) | hóng guān | macro- macroscopic | |
| 宏伟 (宏偉) | hóng wěi | grand imposing | |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge flood | |
| 喉咙 (喉嚨) | hóu lóng | throat larynx | |
| 吼 | hǒu | to roar to howl | |
| 后代 (後代) | hòu dài | descendant progeny | |
| 后顾之忧 (後顧之憂) | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) worries about the future consequences | |
| 后勤 (後勤) | hòu qín | logistics | |
| 候选 (候選) | hòu xuǎn | candidate (attributive) | |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect to overlook | |
| 呼啸 (呼嘯) | hū xiào | to whistle to scream | |
| 呼吁 (呼籲) | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth) to appeal (to) | |
| 胡乱 (胡亂) | hú luàn | careless reckless | |
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake | |
| 互联网 (互聯網) | Hù lián wǎng | Internet | |
| 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal | |
| 华丽 (華麗) | huá lì | gorgeous | |
| 华侨 (華僑) | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality | |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage to urge | |
| 画蛇添足 (畫蛇添足) | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous to overdo it | |
| 化肥 | huà féi | fertilizer | |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil | |
| 化验 (化驗) | huà yàn | chemical examination to do a lab test | |
| 化妆 (化妝) | huà zhuāng | to put on makeup | |
| 划分 (劃分) | huà fēn | to divide up to partition | |
| 话筒 (話筒) | huà tǒng | microphone (telephone) receiver | |
| 怀孕 (懷孕) | huái yùn | pregnant to have conceived | |
| 欢乐 (歡樂) | huān lè | gaiety gladness | |
| 还原 (還原) | huán yuán | to restore to the original state to reconstruct (an event) | |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc | |
| 缓和 (緩和) | huǎn hé | to ease (tension) to alleviate | |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient sufferer | |
| 荒凉 (荒涼) | huāng liáng | desolate | |
| 荒谬 (荒謬) | huāng miù | absurd ridiculous | |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief preposterous | |
| 慌忙 | huāng máng | in a great rush in a flurry | |
| 黄昏 (黃昏) | huáng hūn | dusk evening | |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎng rán dà wù | to suddenly realize to suddenly see the light | |
| 挥霍 (揮霍) | huī huò | to squander money extravagant | |
| 辉煌 (輝煌) | huī huáng | splendid glorious | |
| 回报 (回報) | huí bào | (in) return reciprocation | |
| 回避 (迴避) | huí bì | avoid | |
| 回顾 (回顧) | huí gù | to look back to review | |
| 回收 | huí shōu | to recycle to reclaim | |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn | remorse repentance | |
| 毁灭 (毀滅) | huǐ miè | to perish to ruin | |
| 会晤 (會晤) | huì wù | to meet meeting | |
| 汇报 (匯報) | huì bào | to report to give an account of | |
| 贿赂 (賄賂) | huì lù | to bribe a bribe | |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness to be in a coma | |
| 浑身 (渾身) | hún shēn | all over from head to foot | |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix to blend | |
| 混乱 (混亂) | hùn luàn | confusion chaos | |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure to confuse | |
| 混浊 (混濁) | hùn zhuó | turbid muddy | |
| 活该 (活該) | huó gāi | deservedly ought | |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy vitality | |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket | |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze flame | |
| 火药 (火藥) | huǒ yào | gunpowder | |
| 货币 (貨幣) | huò bì | currency monetary | |
| 或许 (或許) | huò xǔ | perhaps maybe | |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations) industrial or military base | |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund | |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) | |
| 机动 (機動) | jī dòng | locomotive motorized | |
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism structure | |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism gear | |
| 机灵 (機靈) | jī líng | clever quick-witted | |
| 机密 (機密) | jī mì | secret classified (information) | |
| 机械 (機械) | jī xiè | machine machinery | |
| 机遇 (機遇) | jī yù | opportunity favorable circumstance | |
| 机智 (機智) | jī zhì | quick-witted resourceful | |
| 激发 (激發) | jī fā | to arouse to excite | |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion fervor | |
| 饥饿 (飢餓) | jī è | hunger starvation | |
| 讥笑 (譏笑) | jī xiào | to sneer | |
| 极端 (極端) | jí duān | extreme | |
| 极限 (極限) | jí xiàn | limit extreme boundary | |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if even though | |
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | on the eve of to be about to | |
| 级别 (級別) | jí bié | (military) rank level | |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease sickness | |
| 嫉妒 | jí dù | to be jealous to envy | |
| 及早 | jí zǎo | at the earliest possible time as soon as possible | |
| 急功近利 | jí gōng jìn lì | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return | |
| 急剧 (急劇) | jí jù | rapid sudden | |
| 急切 | jí qiè | eager impatient | |
| 急于求成 (急於求成) | jí yú qiú chéng | anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success impatient for result | |
| 急躁 | jí zào | irritable irascible | |
| 籍贯 (籍貫) | jí guàn | one's native place place of ancestry | |
| 集团 (集團) | jí tuán | group bloc | |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky auspicious | |
| 给予 (給予) | jǐ yǔ | to accord to give | |
| 寄托 (寄託) | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb) to place (one's hope, energy etc) in | |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit to succeed to (the throne etc) | |
| 继往开来 (繼往開來) | jì wǎng kāi lái | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition forming a bridge between earlier and later stages | |
| 记性 (記性) | jì xìng | memory (ability to retain information) | |
| 记载 (記載) | jì zǎi | to write down to record | |
| 季度 | jì dù | quarter of a year season (sports) | |
| 季军 (季軍) | jì jūn | third in a race bronze medalist | |
| 计较 (計較) | jì jiào | to bother about to haggle | |
| 忌讳 (忌諱) | jì huì | taboo to avoid as taboo | |
| 寂静 (寂靜) | jì jìng | quiet | |
| 纪要 (紀要) | jì yào | minutes written summary of a meeting | |
| 技能 | jì néng | technical ability skill | |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill technique | |
| 迹象 (跡象) | jì xiàng | mark indication | |
| 家常 | jiā cháng | the daily life of a family | |
| 家伙 (傢伙) | jiā huo | guy | |
| 家属 (家屬) | jiā shǔ | family member (family) dependent | |
| 家喻户晓 (家喻戶曉) | jiā yù hù xiǎo | understood by everyone (idiom); well known a household name | |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process processing | |
| 加剧 (加劇) | jiā jù | to intensify to sharpen | |
| 佳肴 (佳餚) | jiā yáo | fine food delicacies | |
| 夹杂 (夾雜) | jiā zá | to mix together (disparate substances) to mingle | |
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose to presume | |
| 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if in case | |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm steady | |
| 坚固 (堅固) | jiān gù | firm firmly | |
| 坚实 (堅實) | jiān shí | firm and substantial solid | |
| 坚硬 (堅硬) | jiān yìng | hard solid | |
| 监督 (監督) | jiān dū | to control to supervise | |
| 监视 (監視) | jiān shì | to monitor to keep a close watch over | |
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison | |
| 尖端 | jiān duān | sharp pointed end the tip | |
| 艰难 (艱難) | jiān nán | difficult hard | |
| 兼职 (兼職) | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts concurrent job | |
| 拣 (揀) | jiǎn | to choose to pick | |
| 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) | |
| 检讨 (檢討) | jiǎn tǎo | to examine or inspect self-criticism | |
| 检验 (檢驗) | jiǎn yàn | to inspect to examine | |
| 简化 (簡化) | jiǎn huà | to simplify | |
| 简陋 (簡陋) | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude | |
| 简体字 (簡體字) | jiǎn tǐ zì | simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character | |
| 简要 (簡要) | jiǎn yào | concise brief | |
| 溅 (濺) | jiàn | to splash | |
| 鉴别 (鑑別) | jiàn bié | to differentiate to distinguish | |
| 鉴定 (鑑定) | jiàn dìng | to appraise to identify | |
| 鉴于 (鑒於) | jiàn yú | in view of seeing that | |
| 间谍 (間諜) | jiàn dié | spy | |
| 间隔 (間隔) | jiàn gé | gap interval | |
| 间接 (間接) | jiàn jiē | indirect | |
| 见多识广 (見多識廣) | jiàn duō shí guǎng | experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) | |
| 见解 (見解) | jiàn jiě | opinion view | |
| 见闻 (見聞) | jiàn wén | what one has seen and heard knowledge | |
| 见义勇为 (見義勇為) | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth acting heroically in a just cause | |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust sound | |
| 践踏 (踐踏) | jiàn tà | to trample | |
| 舰艇 (艦艇) | jiàn tǐng | warship naval vessel | |
| 将近 (將近) | jiāng jìn | almost nearly | |
| 将军 (將軍) | jiāng jūn | Chiangchun township in Tainan county, Taiwan | |
| 僵硬 | jiāng yìng | stiff rigid | |
| 桨 (槳) | jiǎng | oar paddle | |
| 奖励 (獎勵) | jiǎng lì | to reward reward (as encouragement) | |
| 奖赏 (獎賞) | jiǎng shǎng | reward prize | |
| 降临 (降臨) | jiàng lín | to descend to arrive | |
| 交叉 | jiāo chā | to cross to intersect | |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | to hand over to explain | |
| 交涉 | jiāo shè | to negotiate (with) to have dealings (with) | |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with) to have contact (with) | |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | (business) transaction business deal | |
| 焦点 (焦點) | jiāo diǎn | focus focal point | |
| 焦急 | jiāo jí | anxiety anxious | |
| 娇气 (嬌氣) | jiāo qì | delicate squeamish | |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook corner | |
| 搅拌 (攪拌) | jiǎo bàn | to stir to agitate | |
| 缴纳 (繳納) | jiǎo nà | to pay (taxes etc) | |
| 教养 (教養) | jiào yǎng | to train to educate | |
| 较量 (較量) | jiào liàng | to pit oneself against sb to compete with sb | |
| 皆 | jiē | all each and every | |
| 接连 (接連) | jiē lián | on end in a row | |
| 阶层 (階層) | jiē céng | hierarchy stratum | |
| 揭发 (揭發) | jiē fā | to expose to bring to light | |
| 揭露 | jiē lù | to expose to unmask | |
| 节奏 (節奏) | jié zòu | rhythm tempo | |
| 杰出 (傑出) | jié chū | outstanding distinguished | |
| 结晶 (結晶) | jié jīng | to crystallize crystallization | |
| 结局 (結局) | jié jú | conclusion ending | |
| 结算 (結算) | jié suàn | to settle a bill to close an account | |
| 竭尽全力 (竭盡全力) | jié jìn quán lì | to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost | |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time) by (a time) | |
| 解除 | jiě chú | to remove to sack | |
| 解雇 (解僱) | jiě gù | to fire to sack | |
| 解剖 | jiě pōu | to dissect (an animal) to analyze | |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve to disband | |
| 解体 (解體) | jiě tǐ | to break up into components to disintegrate | |
| 借鉴 (借鑒) | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience) to learn from (how others do things) | |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from with the help of | |
| 戒备 (戒備) | jiè bèi | to take precautions to guard against (emergency) | |
| 界限 | jiè xiàn | boundary | |
| 津津有味 | jīn jīn yǒu wèi | with keen interest (idiom) with great pleasure | |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking finance | |
| 紧密 (緊密) | jǐn mì | inseparably close | |
| 紧迫 (緊迫) | jǐn pò | pressing urgent | |
| 尽快 (儘快) | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible as soon as possible | |
| 锦绣前程 (錦繡前程) | jǐn xiù qián chéng | bright future bright prospects | |
| 进而 (進而) | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) | |
| 进攻 (進攻) | jìn gōng | to attack to assault | |
| 进化 (進化) | jìn huà | evolution | |
| 进展 (進展) | jìn zhǎn | to make headway to make progress | |
| 近来 (近來) | jìn lái | recently lately | |
| 近视 (近視) | jìn shì | shortsighted nearsighted | |
| 浸泡 | jìn pào | to steep to soak | |
| 晋升 (晉升) | jìn shēng | to promote to a higher position | |
| 劲头 (勁頭) | jìn tóu | enthusiasm zeal | |
| 茎 (莖) | jīng | stalk stem | |
| 精打细算 (精打細算) | jīng dǎ xì suàn | meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) | |
| 精华 (精華) | jīng huá | best feature most important part of an object | |
| 精简 (精簡) | jīng jiǎn | to simplify to reduce | |
| 精密 | jīng mì | accuracy exact | |
| 精确 (精確) | jīng què | accurate precise | |
| 精通 | jīng tōng | to be proficient in to master (a subject) | |
| 精心 | jīng xīn | with utmost care fine | |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving | |
| 精致 (精緻) | jīng zhì | delicate fine | |
| 经费 (經費) | jīng fèi | funds expenditure | |
| 经商 (經商) | jīng shāng | to trade to carry out commercial activities | |
| 经纬 (經緯) | jīng wěi | warp and woof longitude and latitude | |
| 惊动 (驚動) | jīng dòng | to alarm to startle | |
| 惊奇 (驚奇) | jīng qí | to be amazed to be surprised | |
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed astonished | |
| 兢兢业业 (兢兢業業) | jīng jīng yè yè | cautious and conscientious | |
| 井 | jǐng | Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy | |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn to admonish | |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert vigilant | |
| 颈椎 (頸椎) | jǐng zhuī | cervical vertebra the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals | |
| 敬礼 (敬禮) | jìng lǐ | to salute salute | |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary state | |
| 竞赛 (競賽) | jìng sài | race competition | |
| 竞选 (競選) | jìng xuǎn | to take part in an election to run for office | |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens camera shot (in a movie etc) | |
| 纠纷 (糾紛) | jiū fēn | dispute | |
| 纠正 (糾正) | jiū zhèng | to correct to make right | |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | alcohol ethanol CH3CH2OH | |
| 救济 (救濟) | jiù jì | emergency relief to help the needy with cash or goods | |
| 就近 | jiù jìn | nearby in a close neighborhood | |
| 就业 (就業) | jiù yè | to get a job employment | |
| 就职 (就職) | jiù zhí | to take office to assume a post | |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | to bow (literary) to bend down | |
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (a prisoner) to keep sb in custody | |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict to restrain | |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside to dwell | |
| 局部 | jú bù | part local | |
| 局面 | jú miàn | aspect phase | |
| 局势 (局勢) | jú shì | situation state (of affairs) | |
| 局限 (侷限) | jú xiàn | limitations | |
| 举动 (舉動) | jǔ dòng | act action | |
| 举世闻名 (舉世聞名) | jǔ shì wén míng | world-famous (idiom) | |
| 举世瞩目 (舉世矚目) | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention | |
| 举足轻重 (舉足輕重) | jǔ zú qīng zhòng | to play a critical role (idiom) influential | |
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew to think over | |
| 沮丧 (沮喪) | jǔ sàng | dispirited dejected | |
| 剧本 (劇本) | jù běn | script for play, opera, movie etc screenplay | |
| 剧烈 (劇烈) | jù liè | violent acute | |
| 聚精会神 (聚精會神) | jù jīng huì shén | to concentrate one's attention (idiom) | |
| 据悉 (據悉) | jù xī | according to reports it is reported (that) | |
| 决策 (決策) | jué cè | strategic decision decision-making | |
| 觉悟 (覺悟) | jué wù | to come to understand to realize | |
| 觉醒 (覺醒) | jué xǐng | to awaken to come to realize | |
| 绝望 (絕望) | jué wàng | to despair to give up all hope | |
| 军队 (軍隊) | jūn duì | army troops | |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | cartoon (loanword) | |
| 开采 (開採) | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) to exploit | |
| 开除 (開除) | kāi chú | to expel (a member of an organization) to fire (an employee) | |
| 开阔 (開闊) | kāi kuò | wide open (spaces) | |
| 开朗 (開朗) | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit open and clear | |
| 开明 (開明) | kāi míng | enlightened open-minded | |
| 开辟 (開闢) | kāi pì | to open up to set up | |
| 开水 (開水) | kāi shuǐ | boiled water boiling water | |
| 开拓 (開拓) | kāi tuò | to break new ground (for agriculture) to open up (a new seam) | |
| 开展 (開展) | kāi zhǎn | to launch to develop | |
| 开支 (開支) | kāi zhī | expenditures expenses | |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to carry a story to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) | |
| 刊物 | kān wù | publication | |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore to survey | |
| 看待 | kàn dài | to look upon to regard | |
| 看望 | kàn wàng | to visit to pay a call to | |
| 慷慨 | kāng kǎi | vehement fervent | |
| 扛 | káng | to raise aloft with both hands (of two or more people) to carry sth together | |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | to inspect to observe and study | |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ | archaeology | |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine to check up on | |
| 考验 (考驗) | kǎo yàn | to test to put to the test | |
| 靠拢 (靠攏) | kào lǒng | to draw close to | |
| 磕 | kē | to tap to knock (against sth hard) | |
| 颗粒 (顆粒) | kē lì | kernel granule | |
| 科目 | kē mù | academic subject field of study | |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for to long for | |
| 可观 (可觀) | kě guān | considerable impressive | |
| 可口 | kě kǒu | tasty to taste good | |
| 可恶 (可惡) | kě wù | repulsive vile | |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny ridiculous | |
| 可行 | kě xíng | feasible | |
| 刻不容缓 (刻不容緩) | kè bù róng huǎn | to brook no delay to demand immediate action | |
| 课题 (課題) | kè tí | task problem | |
| 客户 (客戶) | kè hù | client customer | |
| 啃 | kěn | to gnaw to nibble | |
| 恳切 (懇切) | kěn qiè | earnest sincere | |
| 坑 | kēng | hole pit | |
| 空洞 | kōng dòng | cavity empty | |
| 空前绝后 (空前絕後) | kōng qián jué hòu | unprecedented and never to be duplicated the first and the last | |
| 空想 | kōng xiǎng | daydream fantasy | |
| 空虚 (空虛) | kōng xū | hollow emptiness | |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole | |
| 恐吓 (恐嚇) | kǒng hè | to threaten to menace | |
| 迈 (邁) | mài | to take a step to stride | |
| 恐惧 (恐懼) | kǒng jù | to be frightened fear | |
| 空白 | kòng bái | blank space | |
| 空隙 | kòng xì | crack gap between two objects | |
| 口气 (口氣) | kǒu qì | tone of voice the way one speaks | |
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng | oral cavity | |
| 口头 (口頭) | kǒu tóu | oral verbal | |
| 口音 | kǒu yīn | oral speech sounds (linguistics) | |
| 枯竭 | kū jié | used up dried up | |
| 枯燥 | kū zào | dry and dull uninteresting | |
| 苦尽甘来 (苦盡甘來) | kǔ jìn gān lái | bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning | |
| 挎 | kuà | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) | |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across to stride over | |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy cheerful | |
| 宽敞 (寬敞) | kuān chang | spacious wide | |
| 款待 | kuǎn dài | to entertain to be hospitable to | |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern style | |
| 筐 | kuāng | basket | |
| 旷课 (曠課) | kuàng kè | to play truant to cut classes | |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | frame framework | |
| 况且 (況且) | kuàng qiě | moreover besides | |
| 亏待 (虧待) | kuī dài | to treat sb unfairly | |
| 亏损 (虧損) | kuī sǔn | deficit (financial) loss | |
| 昆虫 (昆蟲) | kūn chóng | insect | |
| 捆绑 (捆綁) | kǔn bǎng | to bind | |
| 扩充 (擴充) | kuò chōng | to expand | |
| 扩散 (擴散) | kuò sàn | to spread to proliferate | |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion dilation | |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) loudspeaker | |
| 啦 | la | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc (phonetic) | |
| 来历 (來歷) | lái lì | history antecedents | |
| 来源 (來源) | lái yuán | source (of information etc) origin | |
| 栏目 (欄目) | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) program (TV or radio) | |
| 懒惰 (懶惰) | lǎn duò | idle lazy | |
| 狼狈 (狼狽) | láng bèi | in a difficult situation to cut a sorry figure | |
| 朗读 (朗讀) | lǎng dú | to read aloud | |
| 捞 (撈) | lāo | to fish up to dredge up | |
| 唠叨 (嘮叨) | láo dao | to prattle to chatter away | |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm secure | |
| 牢骚 (牢騷) | láo sāo | discontent complaint | |
| 乐趣 (樂趣) | lè qù | delight pleasure | |
| 乐意 (樂意) | lè yì | to be willing to do sth to be ready to do sth | |
| 雷达 (雷達) | léi dá | radar (loanword) | |
| 类似 (類似) | lèi sì | similar analogous | |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold indifferent | |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | grim unfeeling | |
| 冷却 (冷卻) | lěng què | to cool off cooling | |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted to stare blankly | |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn daybreak | |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone | |
| 礼节 (禮節) | lǐ jié | etiquette | |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | to heed to pay attention to | |
| 理所当然 (理所當然) | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course inevitable and right | |
| 理直气壮 (理直氣壯) | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side to have the courage of one's convictions | |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason intellect | |
| 立场 (立場) | lì chǎng | position standpoint | |
| 立交桥 (立交橋) | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass flyover | |
| 立体 (立體) | lì tǐ | three-dimensional solid | |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand to have a footing | |
| 历代 (歷代) | lì dài | successive generations successive dynasties | |
| 历来 (歷來) | lì lái | always throughout (a period of time) | |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons advantages and disadvantages | |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates | |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability within one's powers | |
| 力图 (力圖) | lì tú | to try hard to to strive to | |
| 力争 (力爭) | lì zhēng | to work hard for to do all one can | |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception to be an exception | |
| 连年 (連年) | lián nián | successive years over many years | |
| 连锁 (連鎖) | lián suǒ | to interlock to be linked | |
| 连同 (連同) | lián tóng | together with along with | |
| 联欢 (聯歡) | lián huān | to have a get-together celebration | |
| 联络 (聯絡) | lián luò | to get in touch with to contact | |
| 联盟 (聯盟) | lián méng | alliance union | |
| 联想 (聯想) | lián xiǎng | lenovo | |
| 廉洁 (廉潔) | lián jié | honest not coercive | |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience | |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air (fig.) to cold-shoulder | |
| 谅解 (諒解) | liàng jiě | to understand to make allowances for | |
| 辽阔 (遼闊) | liáo kuò | vast extensive | |
| 列举 (列舉) | liè jǔ | a list to list | |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle to drip | |
| 临床 (臨床) | lín chuáng | clinical | |
| 吝啬 (吝嗇) | lìn sè | stingy mean | |
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary random | |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning in the wee hours | |
| 灵感 (靈感) | líng gǎn | inspiration insight | |
| 灵魂 (靈魂) | líng hún | soul spirit | |
| 灵敏 (靈敏) | líng mǐn | smart clever | |
| 伶俐 | líng lì | clever witty | |
| 领会 (領會) | lǐng huì | to understand to comprehend | |
| 领事馆 (領事館) | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate | |
| 领土 (領土) | lǐng tǔ | territory | |
| 领悟 (領悟) | lǐng wù | to understand to comprehend | |
| 领先 (領先) | lǐng xiān | to lead to be in front | |
| 领袖 (領袖) | lǐng xiù | leader | |
| 溜 | liū | to slip away to escape in stealth | |
| 留恋 (留戀) | liú liàn | reluctant to leave to hate to have to go | |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir to recall fondly | |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care to be careful | |
| 流浪 | liú làng | to drift about to wander | |
| 流露 | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc | |
| 流氓 | liú máng | rogue hoodlum | |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate to distribute | |
| 聋哑 (聾啞) | lóng yǎ | deaf and dumb | |
| 隆重 | lóng zhòng | grand prosperous | |
| 垄断 (壟斷) | lǒng duàn | to enjoy market dominance to monopolize | |
| 笼罩 (籠罩) | lǒng zhào | to envelop to shroud | |
| 搂 (摟) | lǒu | to draw towards oneself to gather | |
| 炉灶 (爐灶) | lú zào | stove | |
| 轮船 (輪船) | lún chuán | steamship steamer | |
| 轮廓 (輪廓) | lún kuò | an outline silhouette | |
| 轮胎 (輪胎) | lún tāi | tire pneumatic tire | |
| 论坛 (論壇) | lùn tán | forum (for discussion) | |
| 论证 (論證) | lùn zhèng | to prove a point to expound on | |
| 啰唆 (囉唆) | luō suō | talkative | |
| 螺丝钉 (螺絲釘) | luó sī dīng | screw | |
| 落成 | luò chéng | to complete a construction project | |
| 落实 (落實) | luò shí | practical workable | |
| 络绎不绝 (絡繹不絕) | luò yì bù jué | continuously; in an endless stream (idiom) | |
| 屡次 (屢次) | lǚ cì | repeatedly time and again | |
| 履行 | lǚ xíng | to fulfill (one's obligations) to carry out (a task) | |
| 掠夺 (掠奪) | lüè duó | to plunder to rob | |
| 略微 | lüè wēi | a little bit slightly | |
| 麻痹 (麻痺) | má bì | paralysis palsy | |
| 麻木 | má mù | numb insensitive | |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia (fig.) to poison (sb's mind) | |
| 码头 (碼頭) | mǎ tóu | dock pier | |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious particle indicating a pause for emphasis | |
| 埋伏 | mái fú | to ambush to lie in wait for | |
| 埋没 (埋沒) | mái mò | to engulf to bury | |
| 埋葬 | mái zàng | to bury | |
| 脉搏 (脈搏) | mài bó | pulse (both medical and figurative) | |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain to grumble (about) | |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient chronic (disease) | |
| 漫长 (漫長) | màn cháng | very long endless | |
| 漫画 (漫畫) | màn huà | caricature cartoon | |
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend to spread | |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy bustling | |
| 茫茫 | máng máng | boundless vast and obscure | |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly vacantly | |
| 盲目 | máng mù | blind blindly | |
| 冒充 | mào chōng | to feign to pretend to be | |
| 茂盛 | mào shèng | lush | |
| 枚 | méi | piece | |
| 没辙 (沒轍) | méi zhé | at one's wit's end unable to find a way out | |
| 媒介 | méi jiè | intermediary vehicle | |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media | |
| 美观 (美觀) | měi guān | pleasing to the eye beautiful | |
| 美满 (美滿) | měi mǎn | happy blissful | |
| 美妙 | měi miào | beautiful wonderful | |
| 门诊 (門診) | mén zhěn | outpatient service | |
| 蒙 (濛) | méng | drizzle mist | |
| 萌芽 | méng yá | to sprout (lit. or fig.) to bud | |
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce violent (criticism etc) | |
| 梦想 (夢想) | mèng xiǎng | (fig.) to dream of dream | |
| 眯 | mī | to blind (as with dust) | |
| 弥补 (彌補) | mí bǔ | to complement to make up for a deficiency | |
| 弥漫 (彌漫) | mí màn | to pervade to fill the air | |
| 迷惑 | mí huo | to puzzle to confuse | |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating enchanting | |
| 迷失 | mí shī | to lose (one's bearings) to get lost | |
| 迷信 | mí xìn | superstition to have a superstitious belief (in sth) | |
| 密度 | mì dù | density thickness | |
| 密封 | mì fēng | to seal up | |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to so as to avoid | |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) | |
| 勉励 (勉勵) | miǎn lì | to encourage | |
| 勉强 (勉強) | miǎn qiǎng | to do with difficulty to force sb to do sth | |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | appearance face | |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface outside | |
| 描绘 (描繪) | miáo huì | to describe to portray | |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo | minute tiny | |
| 蔑视 (蔑視) | miè shì | to loathe to despise | |
| 灭亡 (滅亡) | miè wáng | to be destroyed to become extinct | |
| 民间 (民間) | mín jiān | among the people popular | |
| 民用 | mín yòng | (for) civilian use | |
| 敏感 | mǐn gǎn | sensitive susceptible | |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble quick | |
| 敏锐 (敏銳) | mǐn ruì | keen sharp | |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously plainly | |
| 名次 | míng cì | position in a ranking of names place | |
| 名额 (名額) | míng é | quota number of places | |
| 名副其实 (名副其實) | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) | |
| 名誉 (名譽) | míng yù | fame reputation | |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to to dub | |
| 摸索 | mō suo | to feel about to grope about | |
| 膜 | mó | membrane film | |
| 摩擦 | mó cā | friction rubbing | |
| 磨合 | mó hé | to break in to wear in | |
| 模范 (模範) | mó fàn | model fine example | |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode method | |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model mold | |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil | |
| 魔术 (魔術) | mó shù | magic | |
| 抹杀 (抹殺) | mǒ shā | to erase to cover traces | |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling inexplicable | |
| 默默 | mò mò | in silence not speaking | |
| 墨水儿 (墨水兒) | mò shuǐ r | ink | |
| 谋求 (謀求) | móu qiú | to seek to strive for | |
| 模样 (模樣) | mú yàng | look style | |
| 母语 (母語) | mǔ yǔ | native language mother tongue | |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness to see at first hand | |
| 目光 | mù guāng | sight vision | |
| 沐浴 | mù yù | to take a bath to bathe | |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | expert in good at | |
| 纳闷儿 (納悶兒) | nà mèn r | puzzled | |
| 耐用 | nài yòng | durable | |
| 难得 (難得) | nán dé | seldom rare | |
| 难堪 (難堪) | nán kān | hard to take embarrassed | |
| 难免 (難免) | nán miǎn | hard to avoid difficult to escape from | |
| 难能可贵 (難能可貴) | nán néng kě guì | rare and precious valuable | |
| 恼火 (惱火) | nǎo huǒ | to get angry irritated | |
| 偏差 | piān chā | bias deviation | |
| 内涵 (內涵) | nèi hán | meaningful content implication | |
| 内幕 (內幕) | nèi mù | inside story non-public information | |
| 内在 (內在) | nèi zài | inner internal | |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy capabilities | |
| 嗯 | en | (a groaning sound) | |
| 拟定 (擬定) | nǐ dìng | to draw up to draft | |
| 年度 | nián dù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) annual | |
| 捏 | niē | to pinch (with one's fingers) to knead | |
| 拧 (擰) | níng | to pinch wring | |
| 凝固 | níng gù | to freeze to solidify | |
| 凝聚 | níng jù | to condense to coagulate | |
| 凝视 (凝視) | níng shì | to gaze at to fix one's eyes on | |
| 宁肯 (寧肯) | nìng kěn | would rather... it would be better... | |
| 宁愿 (寧願) | nìng yuàn | would rather better | |
| 纽扣儿 (紐扣兒) | niǔ kòu ér | buttons | |
| 扭转 (扭轉) | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse to turn around (an undesirable situation) | |
| 浓厚 (濃厚) | nóng hòu | dense thick (fog, clouds etc) | |
| 农历 (農曆) | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar the lunar calendar | |
| 奴隶 (奴隸) | nú lì | slave | |
| 挪 | nuó | to shift to move | |
| 虐待 | nüè dài | to mistreat to maltreat | |
| 哦 | ò | to chant | |
| 殴打 (毆打) | ōu dǎ | to beat up to come to blows | |
| 欧洲 (歐洲) | Oū zhōu | Europe | |
| 呕吐 (嘔吐) | ǒu tù | to vomit | |
| 趴 | pā | to lie on one's stomach to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) | |
| 排斥 | pái chì | to reject to exclude | |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate to remove | |
| 排放 | pái fàng | emission discharge | |
| 徘徊 | pái huái | to dither to hesitate | |
| 派别 (派別) | pài bié | denomination group | |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission) to dispatch | |
| 攀登 | pān dēng | to climb to pull oneself up | |
| 盘旋 (盤旋) | pán xuán | to spiral to circle | |
| 畔 | pàn | edge side | |
| 判决 (判決) | pàn jué | judgment (by a court of law) to pass judgment on | |
| 庞大 (龐大) | páng dà | huge enormous | |
| 抛弃 (拋棄) | pāo qì | to abandon to discard | |
| 泡沫 | pào mò | foam (soap) bubble | |
| 培训 (培訓) | péi xùn | to cultivate to train | |
| 培育 | péi yù | to train to breed | |
| 配备 (配備) | pèi bèi | to allocate to provide | |
| 配偶 | pèi ǒu | consort mate | |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set compatible | |
| 盆地 | pén dì | (geography) basin depression | |
| 烹饪 (烹飪) | pēng rèn | cooking culinary arts | |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp to cup the hands | |
| 劈 | pī | to hack to chop | |
| 批发 (批發) | pī fā | wholesale bulk trade | |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize critique | |
| 疲惫 (疲憊) | pí bèi | beaten exhausted | |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | to tire tired | |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather | |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks bottom | |
| 譬如 | pì rú | for example for instance | |
| 偏见 (偏見) | piān jiàn | prejudice | |
| 偏僻 | piān pì | remote desolate | |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately as it happened | |
| 片断 (片斷) | piàn duàn | section fragment | |
| 片刻 | piàn kè | short period of time a moment | |
| 飘扬 (飄揚) | piāo yáng | to wave to flutter | |
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float to hover | |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó | to struggle to wrestle | |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | to do one's utmost with all one's might | |
| 频繁 (頻繁) | pín fán | frequently often | |
| 频率 (頻率) | pín lǜ | frequency | |
| 贫乏 (貧乏) | pín fá | impoverished lacking | |
| 贫困 (貧困) | pín kùn | impoverished poverty | |
| 品尝 (品嘗) | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount to sample | |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character | |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng | behavior moral conduct | |
| 品质 (品質) | pǐn zhì | character intrinsic quality (of a person) | |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace ordinary | |
| 平面 | píng miàn | plane (flat surface) print media | |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn | level even | |
| 平行 | píng xíng | parallel of equal rank | |
| 平原 | píng yuán | field plain | |
| 评估 (評估) | píng gū | to evaluate to assess | |
| 评论 (評論) | píng lùn | to comment on to discuss | |
| 屏障 | píng zhàng | barrier | |
| 坡 | pō | slope sloping | |
| 泼 (潑) | pō | to splash to spill | |
| 颇 (頗) | pō | quite | |
| 破例 | pò lì | to make an exception | |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | impatient (idiom); in a hurry itching to get on with it | |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute persecution | |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage daring | |
| 扑 (撲) | pū | to throw oneself at to pounce on | |
| 铺 (鋪) | pū | store | |
| 普及 | pǔ jí | to spread extensively to generalize | |
| 朴实 (樸實) | pǔ shí | plain simple | |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | waterfall | |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations to earnestly hope | |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit deadline | |
| 欺负 (欺負) | qī fu | to bully | |
| 欺骗 (欺騙) | qī piàn | to deceive to cheat | |
| 凄凉 (悽涼) | qī liáng | mournful miserable | |
| 奇妙 | qí miào | fantastic wonderful | |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress cheongsam | |
| 旗帜 (旗幟) | qí zhì | ensign flag | |
| 齐全 (齊全) | qí quán | complete comprehensive | |
| 齐心协力 (齊心協力) | qí xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts to pull together | |
| 歧视 (歧視) | qí shì | to discriminate against discrimination | |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | to make a draft to draw up (plans) | |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally at first | |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down to undulate | |
| 起哄 (起鬨) | qǐ hòng | to heckle rowdy jeering | |
| 起码 (起碼) | qǐ mǎ | at the minimum at the very least | |
| 起义 (起義) | qǐ yì | uprising insurrection | |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin to originate | |
| 启程 (啟程) | qǐ chéng | to set out on a journey | |
| 启示 (啟示) | qǐ shì | to reveal to enlighten | |
| 启事 (啟事) | qǐ shì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) to post information | |
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar | |
| 岂有此理 (豈有此理) | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous ridiculous | |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment material | |
| 器官 | qì guān | organ (part of body tissue) apparatus | |
| 气概 (氣概) | qì gài | lofty quality mettle | |
| 气功 (氣功) | qì gōng | qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises | |
| 气魄 (氣魄) | qì pò | spirit boldness | |
| 气色 (氣色) | qì sè | complexion | |
| 气势 (氣勢) | qì shì | imposing manner loftiness | |
| 气味 (氣味) | qì wèi | odor scent | |
| 气象 (氣象) | qì xiàng | meteorological feature meteorology | |
| 气压 (氣壓) | qì yā | atmospheric pressure barometric pressure | |
| 迄今为止 (迄今為止) | qì jīn wéi zhǐ | so far up to now | |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers) to pinch | |
| 恰当 (恰當) | qià dàng | appropriate suitable | |
| 恰到好处 (恰到好處) | qià dào hǎo chù | it's just perfect it's just right | |
| 恰巧 | qià qiǎo | fortunately unexpectedly | |
| 洽谈 (洽談) | qià tán | to discuss | |
| 牵扯 (牽扯) | qiān chě | to involve to implicate | |
| 牵制 (牽制) | qiān zhì | to control to curb | |
| 千方百计 (千方百計) | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | |
| 签订 (簽訂) | qiān dìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | |
| 签署 (簽署) | qiān shǔ | to sign (an agreement) | |
| 迁就 (遷就) | qiān jiù | to yield to adapt to | |
| 迁徙 (遷徙) | qiān xǐ | to migrate to move | |
| 谦逊 (謙遜) | qiān xùn | humble modest | |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground vista | |
| 前提 | qián tí | premise precondition | |
| 潜力 (潛力) | qián lì | potential capacity | |
| 潜水 (潛水) | qián shuǐ | to dive to go under water | |
| 潜移默化 (潛移默化) | qián yí mò huà | imperceptible influence to influence secretly | |
| 谴责 (譴責) | qiǎn zé | to denounce to condemn | |
| 强制 (強制) | qiáng zhì | to enforce enforcement | |
| 抢劫 (搶劫) | qiǎng jié | to rob looting | |
| 抢救 (搶救) | qiǎng jiù | to rescue | |
| 强迫 (強迫) | qiǎng pò | to compel to force | |
| 桥梁 (橋梁) | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) | |
| 翘 (翹) | qiào | to stick up to rise on one end | |
| 锲而不舍 (鍥而不捨) | qiè ér bù shě | to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth to persevere | |
| 切实 (切實) | qiè shí | feasible realistic | |
| 亲热 (親熱) | qīn rè | affectionate intimate | |
| 亲身 (親身) | qīn shēn | personal oneself | |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on to encroach on | |
| 钦佩 (欽佩) | qīn pèi | to admire to look up to | |
| 勤俭 (勤儉) | qín jiǎn | hardworking and frugal | |
| 勤恳 (勤懇) | qín kěn | diligent and attentive assiduous | |
| 氢 (氫) | qīng | hydrogen (chemistry) | |
| 轻而易举 (輕而易舉) | qīng ér yì jǔ | easy with no difficulty | |
| 清澈 | qīng chè | clear limpid | |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | early morning | |
| 清除 | qīng chú | to clear away to eliminate | |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean to clean | |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up to tidy up | |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear distinct | |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed sober | |
| 清真 | qīng zhēn | Islamic Muslim | |
| 倾听 (傾聽) | qīng tīng | to listen attentively | |
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend tendency | |
| 倾斜 (傾斜) | qīng xié | to incline to lean | |
| 晴朗 | qíng lǎng | sunny and cloudless | |
| 情报 (情報) | qíng bào | information intelligence | |
| 情节 (情節) | qíng jié | plot circumstances | |
| 情理 | qíng lǐ | reason sense | |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances situation | |
| 请柬 (請柬) | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card written invitation | |
| 请教 (請教) | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance to consult | |
| 请示 (請示) | qǐng shì | to ask for instructions | |
| 请帖 (請帖) | qǐng tiě | invitation card written invitation | |
| 丘陵 | qiū líng | hills | |
| 区分 (區分) | qū fēn | to differentiate to draw a distinction | |
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area region | |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender to succumb | |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding (fig.) complicated | |
| 驱逐 (驅逐) | qū zhú | to expel to deport | |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch (fig.) channel | |
| 取缔 (取締) | qǔ dì | to suppress to crack down on | |
| 曲子 | qǔ zi | poem for singing tune | |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun interest | |
| 圈套 | quān tào | trap snare | |
| 全局 | quán jú | overall situation | |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to do at all costs to make an all-out effort | |
| 权衡 (權衡) | quán héng | to consider to weigh (a matter) | |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority authoritative | |
| 权益 (權益) | quán yì | rights interests | |
| 拳头 (拳頭) | quán tou | fist clenched fist | |
| 犬 | quǎn | dog Kangxi radical 94 | |
| 缺口 | quē kǒu | nick jag | |
| 缺席 | quē xí | absence absent | |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect flaw | |
| 瘸 | qué | lame | |
| 确保 (確保) | què bǎo | to ensure to guarantee | |
| 确立 (確立) | què lì | to establish to institute | |
| 确切 (確切) | què qiè | definite exact | |
| 确信 (確信) | què xìn | to be convinced to be sure | |
| 群众 (群眾) | qún zhòng | mass multitude | |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye to catch (a disease) | |
| 让步 (讓步) | ràng bù | to concede to give in | |
| 饶恕 (饒恕) | ráo shù | to forgive to pardon | |
| 扰乱 (擾亂) | rǎo luàn | to disturb to perturb | |
| 惹祸 (惹禍) | rě huò | to stir up trouble to invite disaster | |
| 热泪盈眶 (熱淚盈眶) | rè lèi yíng kuàng | eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) extremely moved | |
| 热门 (熱門) | rè mén | popular hot | |
| 人道 | rén dào | human sympathy humanitarianism | |
| 人格 | rén gé | personality integrity | |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial manpower | |
| 人家 | rén jia | household dwelling | |
| 人间 (人間) | rén jiān | the human world the earth | |
| 人士 | rén shì | person figure | |
| 人为 (人為) | rén wéi | artificial man-made | |
| 人性 | rén xìng | human nature humanity | |
| 人质 (人質) | rén zhì | hostage | |
| 仁慈 | rén cí | benevolent charitable | |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure to bear with | |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear to endure | |
| 认定 (認定) | rèn dìng | to maintain (that sth is true) to determine (a fact) | |
| 认可 (認可) | rèn kě | to approve approval | |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint (job) appointment | |
| 任性 | rèn xìng | willful headstrong | |
| 任意 | rèn yì | any arbitrary | |
| 任重道远 (任重道遠) | rèn zhòng dào yuǎn | a heavy load and a long road fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) | |
| 仍旧 (仍舊) | réng jiù | still (remaining) to remain (the same) | |
| 日新月异 (日新月異) | rì xīn yuè yì | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) every day sees new developments | |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day more and more | |
| 融洽 | róng qià | harmonious friendly relations | |
| 溶解 | róng jiě | to dissolve | |
| 容貌 | róng mào | one's appearance one's aspect | |
| 容纳 (容納) | róng nà | to hold to contain | |
| 容器 | róng qì | receptacle vessel | |
| 容忍 | róng rěn | to put up with to tolerate | |
| 揉 | róu | to knead to massage | |
| 柔和 | róu hé | gentle soft | |
| 弱点 (弱點) | ruò diǎn | weak point failing | |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount how many? | |
| 撒谎 (撒謊) | sā huǎng | to tell lies | |
| 腮 | sāi | cheek | |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle | |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | prose essay | |
| 散布 (散佈) | sàn bù | to disseminate | |
| 散发 (散發) | sàn fā | to distribute to emit | |
| 丧失 (喪失) | sàng shī | to lose to forfeit | |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | sister-in-law | |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint coloring | |
| 刹车 (剎車) | shā chē | to brake (when driving) to stop | |
| 啥 | shá | dialectal equivalent of | |
| 筛选 (篩選) | shāi xuǎn | to filter | |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range | |
| 闪烁 (閃爍) | shǎn shuò | flickering twinkling | |
| 擅长 (擅長) | shàn cháng | to be good at to be expert in | |
| 擅自 | shàn zì | without permission | |
| 商标 (商標) | shāng biāo | trademark logo | |
| 伤脑筋 (傷腦筋) | shāng nǎo jīn | to be a real headache to find sth a real headache | |
| 上级 (上級) | shàng jí | higher authorities superiors | |
| 上进心 (上進心) | shàng jìn xīn | motivation ambition | |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office previous (incumbent) | |
| 上瘾 (上癮) | shàng yǐn | to get into a habit to become addicted | |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river) upper level | |
| 捎 | shāo | to bring sth to sb to deliver | |
| 梢 | shāo | tip of branch | |
| 哨 | shào | a whistle sentry | |
| 奢侈 | shē chǐ | luxurious extravagant | |
| 设立 (設立) | shè lì | to set up to establish | |
| 设想 (設想) | shè xiǎng | to imagine to assume | |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to set up to install | |
| 社区 (社區) | shè qū | community neighborhood | |
| 涉及 | shè jí | to involve to touch upon (a topic) | |
| 摄取 (攝取) | shè qǔ | to absorb (nutrients etc) to assimilate | |
| 摄氏度 (攝氏度) | shè shì dù | C (degrees Celsius) | |
| 深奥 (深奧) | shēn ào | profound abstruse | |
| 深沉 | shēn chén | deep profound | |
| 深情厚谊 (深情厚誼) | shēn qíng hòu yì | deep friendship | |
| 申报 (申報) | shēn bào | to report (to the authorities) to declare (to customs) | |
| 绅士 (紳士) | shēn shì | gentleman | |
| 呻吟 | shēn yín | to moan to groan | |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical mystical | |
| 神气 (神氣) | shén qì | expression manner | |
| 神情 | shén qíng | look expression | |
| 神色 | shén sè | expression look | |
| 神圣 (神聖) | shén shèng | divine hallow | |
| 神态 (神態) | shén tài | appearance manner | |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal supernatural entity | |
| 审查 (審查) | shěn chá | to examine to investigate | |
| 审理 (審理) | shěn lǐ | to hear (a case) | |
| 审美 (審美) | shěn měi | esthetics appreciating the arts | |
| 审判 (審判) | shěn pàn | a trial to try sb | |
| 渗透 (滲透) | shèn tòu | (lit. and fig.) to permeate to seep into | |
| 慎重 | shèn zhòng | cautious careful | |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to exist to survive | |
| 生机 (生機) | shēng jī | opportunity to live to reprieve from death | |
| 生理 | shēng lǐ | physiology | |
| 生疏 | shēng shū | unfamiliar strange | |
| 生态 (生態) | shēng tài | ecology | |
| 生物 | shēng wù | organism living creature | |
| 生效 | shēng xiào | to take effect to go into effect | |
| 生锈 (生銹) | shēng xiù | to rust to grow rusty | |
| 生育 | shēng yù | to bear to give birth | |
| 牲畜 | shēng chù | domesticated animals livestock | |
| 声明 (聲明) | shēng míng | to state to declare | |
| 声势 (聲勢) | shēng shì | fame and power prestige | |
| 声誉 (聲譽) | shēng yù | reputation fame | |
| 省会 (省會) | shěng huì | provincial capital | |
| 盛产 (盛產) | shèng chǎn | to produce in abundance to be rich in | |
| 盛开 (盛開) | shèng kāi | blooming in full flower | |
| 盛情 | shèng qíng | great kindness magnificent hospitality | |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue to be prevalent | |
| 胜负 (勝負) | shèng fù | victory or defeat the outcome of a battle | |
| 失误 (失誤) | shī wù | lapse mistake | |
| 失踪 (失蹤) | shī zōng | to be missing to disappear | |
| 师范 (師範) | shī fàn | teacher-training pedagogical | |
| 施加 | shī jiā | to exert (effort or pressure) | |
| 施展 | shī zhǎn | to use fully to put to use | |
| 尸体 (屍體) | shī tǐ | dead body corpse | |
| 拾 | shí | to ascend in light steps | |
| 十足 | shí zú | ample complete | |
| 识别 (識別) | shí bié | to distinguish to discern | |
| 时差 (時差) | shí chā | time difference time lag | |
| 时常 (時常) | shí cháng | often frequently | |
| 时而 (時而) | shí ér | occasionally from time to time | |
| 时光 (時光) | shí guāng | time era | |
| 时机 (時機) | shí jī | fortunate timing occasion | |
| 时事 (時事) | shí shì | current trends the present situation | |
| 时装 (時裝) | shí zhuāng | fashion fashionable clothes | |
| 实惠 (實惠) | shí huì | tangible benefit material advantages | |
| 实力 (實力) | shí lì | strength | |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement to carry out | |
| 实事求是 (實事求是) | shí shì qiú shì | to seek truth from facts (idiom) to be practical and realistic | |
| 实质 (實質) | shí zhì | substance essence | |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil petroleum | |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng | mission long-term task to which one devotes oneself | |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong quarrel | |
| 试图 (試圖) | shì tú | to attempt to try | |
| 试验 (試驗) | shì yàn | experiment test | |
| 势必 (勢必) | shì bì | to be bound to undoubtedly will | |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power (ability to) influence | |
| 世代 | shì dài | for many generations generation | |
| 世界观 (世界觀) | shì jiè guān | worldview world outlook | |
| 示范 (示範) | shì fàn | to demonstrate to show how to do sth | |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest) a demonstration | |
| 示意 | shì yì | to hint to indicate (an idea to sb) | |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release to set free | |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident | |
| 事迹 (事跡) | shì jì | deed past achievement | |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event happening | |
| 事态 (事態) | shì tài | situation existing state of affairs | |
| 事务 (事務) | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs work | |
| 事项 (事項) | shì xiàng | matter item | |
| 事业 (事業) | shì yè | undertaking project | |
| 适宜 (適宜) | shì yí | suitable appropriate | |
| 视力 (視力) | shì lì | vision eyesight | |
| 视线 (視線) | shì xiàn | line of sight | |
| 视野 (視野) | shì yě | field of view horizon | |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away to die | |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to hoard to collect | |
| 收缩 (收縮) | shōu suō | to pull back to shrink | |
| 收益 | shōu yì | earnings profit | |
| 收音机 (收音機) | shōu yīn jī | radio | |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique trick | |
| 手势 (手勢) | shǒu shì | gesture sign | |
| 手艺 (手藝) | shǒu yì | craftmanship workmanship | |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important of chief importance | |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard to protect | |
| 受罪 | shòu zuì | to endure to suffer | |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ | to award to confer | |
| 书法 (書法) | shū fǎ | calligraphy handwriting | |
| 书籍 (書籍) | shū jí | books works | |
| 书记 (書記) | shū ji | secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) clerk | |
| 书面 (書面) | shū miàn | in writing written | |
| 舒畅 (舒暢) | shū chàng | happy entirely free from worry | |
| 疏忽 | shū hu | to neglect to overlook | |
| 数 (數) | shǔ | to count to count as | |
| 竖 (豎) | shù | vertical | |
| 束 | shù | bundle | |
| 束缚 (束縛) | shù fù | to bind to restrict | |
| 树立 (樹立) | shù lì | to set up to establish | |
| 数额 (數額) | shù é | amount sum of money | |
| 数目 (數目) | shù mù | amount number | |
| 耍 | shuǎ | play | |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | to age to deteriorate with age | |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline to fall | |
| 率领 (率領) | shuài lǐng | to lead to command | |
| 涮 | shuàn | to rinse to trick | |
| 双胞胎 (雙胞胎) | shuāng bāo tāi | twin | |
| 爽快 | shuǎng kuai | refreshed rejuvenated | |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy irrigation works | |
| 水龙头 (水龍頭) | shuǐ lóng tóu | faucet tap | |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement | |
| 司法 | sī fǎ | judicial (administration of) justice | |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer | |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to think of to long for | |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply to ponder | |
| 思维 (思維) | sī wéi | (line of) thought thinking | |
| 思绪 (思緒) | sī xù | train of thought emotional state | |
| 私自 | sī zì | private personal | |
| 斯文 | sī wén | refined educate | |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die death | |
| 四肢 | sì zhī | the four limbs of the body | |
| 肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚) | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained unbridled | |
| 饲养 (飼養) | sì yǎng | to raise to rear | |
| 耸 (聳) | sǒng | to excite to raise up | |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships | |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ | to search (a place) to search (a database etc) | |
| 苏醒 (甦醒) | sū xǐng | to come to to awaken | |
| 俗话 (俗話) | sú huà | common saying proverb | |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model to mold | |
| 素食 | sù shí | vegetables vegetarian food | |
| 素质 (素質) | sù zhì | inner quality basic essence | |
| 诉讼 (訴訟) | sù sòng | lawsuit | |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be let it pass | |
| 算数 (算數) | suàn shù | to count numbers to keep to one's word | |
| 随即 (隨即) | suí jí | immediately presently | |
| 随身 (隨身) | suí shēn | to (carry) on one's person to (take) with one | |
| 随手 (隨手) | suí shǒu | conveniently without extra trouble | |
| 随意 (隨意) | suí yì | as one wishes according to one's wishes | |
| 岁月 (歲月) | suì yuè | years time | |
| 隧道 | suì dào | tunnel | |
| 损坏 (損壞) | sǔn huài | to damage to injure | |
| 索赔 (索賠) | suǒ péi | to ask for compensation to claim damages | |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it) simply | |
| 塌 | tā | to collapse to droop | |
| 统筹兼顾 (統籌兼顧) | tǒng chóu jiān gù | an overall plan taking into account all factors | |
| 踏实 (踏實) | tā shi | firmly-based steady | |
| 台风 (臺風) | tái fēng | stage presence, poise | |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space | |
| 泰斗 | tài dǒu | distinguished figure doyen | |
| 瘫痪 (癱瘓) | tān huàn | paralysis be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) | |
| 贪婪 (貪婪) | tān lán | avaricious greedy | |
| 贪污 (貪污) | tān wū | to be corrupt corruption | |
| 摊儿 (攤兒) | tān r | stall | |
| 弹性 (彈性) | tán xìng | flexibility elasticity | |
| 坦白 | tǎn bái | honest forthcoming | |
| 探测 (探測) | tàn cè | to probe to take readings | |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore to probe | |
| 探讨 (探討) | tàn tǎo | to investigate to probe | |
| 探望 | tàn wàng | to visit to call on sb | |
| 叹气 (嘆氣) | tàn qì | to sigh to heave a sigh | |
| 糖葫芦 (糖葫蘆) | táng hú lu | sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick tanghulu | |
| 倘若 | tǎng ruò | provided that supposing that | |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket) to scoop | |
| 滔滔不绝 (滔滔不絕) | tāo tāo bù jué | unceasing torrent (idiom) talking non-stop | |
| 陶瓷 | táo cí | pottery and porcelain ceramics | |
| 淘气 (淘氣) | táo qì | naughty mischievous | |
| 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out elimination (by selection) | |
| 讨价还价 (討價還價) | tǎo jià huán jià | to haggle over price to bargain | |
| 特长 (特長) | tè cháng | personal strength one's special ability or strong points | |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special specific | |
| 特色 | tè sè | characteristic distinguishing feature or quality | |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job to select for promotion | |
| 提炼 (提煉) | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc) to refine | |
| 提示 | tí shì | to point out to remind (sb of sth) | |
| 提议 (提議) | tí yì | proposal suggestion | |
| 题材 (題材) | tí cái | subject matter | |
| 体谅 (體諒) | tǐ liàng | to empathize to allow (for sth) | |
| 体面 (體面) | tǐ miàn | dignity face (as in 'losing face') | |
| 体系 (體系) | tǐ xì | system setup | |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talent gift | |
| 天伦之乐 (天倫之樂) | tiān lún zhī lè | family love and joy domestic bliss | |
| 天然气 (天然氣) | tiān rán qì | natural gas | |
| 天生 | tiān shēng | nature disposition | |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise heaven | |
| 天文 | tiān wén | astronomy | |
| 田径 (田徑) | tián jìng | track and field (athletics) | |
| 舔 | tiǎn | to lick to lap | |
| 挑剔 | tiāo ti | picky fussy | |
| 条款 (條款) | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law) | |
| 条理 (條理) | tiáo lǐ | arrangement order | |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty pact | |
| 调和 (調和) | tiáo hé | harmonious to mediate | |
| 调剂 (調劑) | tiáo jì | to adjust to balance | |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust to regulate | |
| 调解 (調解) | tiáo jiě | to mediate to bring parties to an agreement | |
| 调料 (調料) | tiáo liào | condiment seasoning | |
| 挑拨 (挑撥) | tiǎo bō | to incite disharmony to instigate | |
| 挑衅 (挑釁) | tiǎo xìn | to provoke provocation | |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump to leap | |
| 停泊 | tíng bó | to anchor anchorage | |
| 停顿 (停頓) | tíng dùn | to halt to break off | |
| 停滞 (停滯) | tíng zhì | stagnation at a standstill | |
| 亭子 | tíng zi | pavilion | |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá | tall and straight | |
| 通货 (通貨) | tōng huò | currency exchange of goods | |
| 通俗 | tōng sú | common everyday | |
| 通用 | tōng yòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) | |
| 铜矿 (銅礦) | tóng kuàng | copper mine copper ore | |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents sibling | |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade (slang) homosexual | |
| 童话 (童話) | tóng huà | children's fairy tales | |
| 统计 (統計) | tǒng jì | statistics to count | |
| 统统 (統統) | tǒng tǒng | totally | |
| 投机 (投機) | tóu jī | to speculate (on financial markets) opportunistic | |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote vote | |
| 投降 | tóu xiáng | to surrender surrender | |
| 投掷 (投擲) | tóu zhì | to throw sth a long distance to hurl | |
| 秃 (禿) | tū | bald blunt | |
| 唯独 (唯獨) | wéi dú | only just (i.e. it is only that...) | |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through to make a breakthrough | |
| 图案 (圖案) | tú àn | design pattern | |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice disciple | |
| 途径 (途徑) | tú jìng | way channel | |
| 涂抹 (塗抹) | tú mǒ | to paint to smear | |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil | |
| 团结 (團結) | tuán jié | to unite unity | |
| 团体 (團體) | tuán tǐ | group organization | |
| 团圆 (團圓) | tuán yuán | to have a reunion | |
| 推测 (推測) | tuī cè | speculation to conjecture | |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow | |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ | reasoning inference | |
| 推论 (推論) | tuī lùn | to infer inference | |
| 推销 (推銷) | tuī xiāo | to market to sell | |
| 吞咽 (吞嚥) | tūn yàn | to swallow to gulp | |
| 脱离 (脫離) | tuō lí | to separate oneself from to break away from | |
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay to put off | |
| 托运 (托運) | tuō yùn | to consign (goods) to check through (baggage) | |
| 妥当 (妥當) | tuǒ dang | appropriate proper | |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate proper | |
| 妥协 (妥協) | tuǒ xié | to compromise to reach terms | |
| 椭圆 (橢圓) | tuǒ yuán | oval ellipse | |
| 唾沫 | tuò mo | spittle saliva | |
| 挖掘 | wā jué | to excavate to dig | |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby small child | |
| 瓦解 | wǎ jiě | to collapse to disintegrate | |
| 哇 | wa | Wow! sound of child's crying | |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort to misrepresent | |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external outside | |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman amateur | |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world external | |
| 外向 | wài xiàng | extroverted (personality) (economics etc) export-oriented | |
| 丸 | wán | ball pellet | |
| 完备 (完備) | wán bèi | faultless complete | |
| 完毕 (完畢) | wán bì | to finish to end | |
| 玩弄 | wán nòng | to play with to toy with | |
| 玩意儿 (玩意兒) | wán yì r | thing | |
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn obstinate | |
| 顽强 (頑強) | wán qiáng | tenacious hard to defeat | |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve to redeem | |
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save to remedy | |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret to feel that it is a great pity | |
| 万分 (萬分) | wàn fēn | very much extremely | |
| 往常 | wǎng cháng | usual customary | |
| 往事 | wǎng shì | past events former happenings | |
| 网络 (網絡) | wǎng luò | Internet | |
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng | to attempt vainly a vain attempt | |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | negligible insignificant | |
| 微观 (微觀) | wēi guān | micro- subatomic | |
| 威风 (威風) | wēi fēng | might awe-inspiring authority | |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might formidable power | |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige | |
| 威信 | wēi xìn | Weixin county in Zhaotong, Yunnan | |
| 危机 (危機) | wēi jī | crisis | |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against to be contrary to | |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep to maintain | |
| 维生素 (維生素) | wéi shēng sù | vitamin | |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment) to protect and maintain | |
| 为难 (為難) | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed or awkward to make things difficult (for someone) | |
| 为期 (為期) | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date) lasting (a certain time) | |
| 为首 (為首) | wéi shǒu | head be headed by | |
| 委员 (委員) | wěi yuán | committee member committee | |
| 伪造 (偽造) | wěi zào | to forge to fake | |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite liking | |
| 位于 (位於) | wèi yú | to be located at to be situated at | |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | unavoidably can't help | |
| 畏惧 (畏懼) | wèi jù | to fear to dread | |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | satellite moon | |
| 慰问 (慰問) | wèi wèn | to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc | |
| 温带 (溫帶) | wēn dài | temperate zone | |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn hé | mild gentle | |
| 文凭 (文憑) | wén píng | diploma | |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic historical relic | |
| 文献 (文獻) | wén xiàn | document | |
| 文雅 | wén yǎ | elegant refined | |
| 文艺 (文藝) | wén yì | literature and art | |
| 问世 (問世) | wèn shì | to be published to come out | |
| 窝 (窩) | wō | nest pit or hollow on the human body | |
| 乌黑 (烏黑) | wū hēi | jet-black dark | |
| 污蔑 (污衊) | wū miè | slander | |
| 诬陷 (誣陷) | wū xiàn | to entrap to frame | |
| 无比 (無比) | wú bǐ | incomparable matchless | |
| 无偿 (無償) | wú cháng | free no charge | |
| 无耻 (無恥) | wú chǐ | without any sense of shame unembarrassed | |
| 无从 (無從) | wú cóng | not to have access beyond one's authority or capability | |
| 无动于衷 (無動於衷) | wú dòng yú zhōng | aloof indifferent | |
| 无非 (無非) | wú fēi | only nothing else | |
| 无精打采 (無精打采) | wú jīng dǎ cǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless in low spirits | |
| 无可奉告 (無可奉告) | wú kě fèng gào | (idiom) 'no comment' | |
| 无可奈何 (無可奈何) | wú kě nài hé | have no way out have no alternative | |
| 无赖 (無賴) | wú lài | hoodlum rascal | |
| 无理取闹 (無理取鬧) | wú lǐ qǔ nào | to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative | |
| 无能为力 (無能為力) | wú néng wéi lì | impotent (idiom) powerless | |
| 无穷无尽 (無窮無盡) | wú qióng wú jìn | endless boundless | |
| 无微不至 (無微不至) | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom); meticulous | |
| 无忧无虑 (無憂無慮) | wú yōu wú lǜ | carefree and without worries (idiom) | |
| 无知 (無知) | wú zhī | ignorant ignorance | |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art) dancing | |
| 武侠 (武俠) | wǔ xiá | martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) knight-errant | |
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms equipment | |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult to humiliate | |
| 勿 | wù | do not | |
| 务必 (務必) | wù bì | must to need to | |
| 务实 (務實) | wù shí | pragmatic dealing with concrete issues | |
| 误差 (誤差) | wù chā | difference error | |
| 误解 (誤解) | wù jiě | to misunderstand to misread | |
| 物美价廉 (物美價廉) | wù měi jià lián | good quality and cheap a bargain | |
| 物资 (物資) | wù zī | goods supplies | |
| 溪 | xī | creek rivulet | |
| 膝盖 (膝蓋) | xī gài | knee (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) | |
| 熄灭 (熄滅) | xī miè | to stop burning to go out (of fire) | |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb to draw (a lesson, insight etc) | |
| 昔日 | xī rì | former days in the past | |
| 牺牲 (犧牲) | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life to sacrifice (sth valued) | |
| 夕阳 (夕陽) | xī yáng | sunset the setting sun | |
| 泄露 | xiè lù | to leak (information) to divulge | |
| 媳妇 (媳婦) | xí fù | daughter-in-law wife (of a younger man) | |
| 习俗 (習俗) | xí sú | custom tradition | |
| 袭击 (襲擊) | xí jī | attack (esp. surprise attack) raid | |
| 喜闻乐见 (喜聞樂見) | xǐ wén lè jiàn | to love to hear and see (idiom) well received | |
| 喜悦 (喜悅) | xǐ yuè | happy joyous | |
| 系列 | xì liè | series set | |
| 细胞 (細胞) | xì bāo | cell (biology) | |
| 细菌 (細菌) | xì jūn | bacterium germ | |
| 细致 (細緻) | xì zhì | delicate fine | |
| 霞 | xiá | rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset | |
| 狭隘 (狹隘) | xiá ài | narrow tight | |
| 狭窄 (狹窄) | xiá zhǎi | narrow | |
| 峡谷 (峽谷) | xiá gǔ | canyon gill | |
| 夏令营 (夏令營) | xià lìng yíng | summer camp | |
| 下属 (下屬) | xià shǔ | subordinate underling | |
| 先进 (先進) | xiān jìn | advanced (technology) to advance | |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before previously | |
| 鲜明 (鮮明) | xiān míng | bright clear-cut | |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift to raise in height | |
| 纤维 (纖維) | xiān wéi | fiber | |
| 弦 | xián | bow string string of musical instrument | |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike suspicion | |
| 嫌疑 | xián yí | suspicion to have suspicions | |
| 闲话 (閒話) | xián huà | casual conversation chat | |
| 贤惠 (賢惠) | xián huì | virtuous | |
| 衔接 (銜接) | xián jiē | to join together to combine | |
| 显著 (顯著) | xiǎn zhù | outstanding notable | |
| 现场 (現場) | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc) (on) the spot | |
| 现成 (現成) | xiàn chéng | ready-made readily available | |
| 现状 (現狀) | xiàn zhuàng | current situation | |
| 宪法 (憲法) | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) | |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài | to entrap to set up | |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into to get caught up in | |
| 馅儿 (餡兒) | xiàn r | stuffing | |
| 线索 (線索) | xiàn suǒ | trail clues | |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ discrepancy between | |
| 相等 | xiāng děng | equal equally | |
| 相辅相成 (相輔相成) | xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng | to complement one another (idiom) | |
| 相应 (相應) | xiāng yìng | to correspond answering (one another) | |
| 镶嵌 (鑲嵌) | xiāng qiàn | to inlay to embed | |
| 乡镇 (鄉鎮) | xiāng zhèn | village township | |
| 想方设法 (想方設法) | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means to try this, that and the other | |
| 响亮 (響亮) | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear resounding | |
| 响应 (響應) | xiǎng yìng | to respond to answer | |
| 巷 | xiàng | lane alley | |
| 向导 (嚮導) | xiàng dǎo | guide | |
| 向来 (向來) | xiàng lái | always (previously) | |
| 向往 (嚮往) | xiàng wǎng | to yearn for to look forward to | |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | to eliminate to remove | |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect to sterilize | |
| 消防 | xiāo fáng | firefighting fire control | |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up to consume | |
| 消极 (消極) | xiāo jí | negative passive | |
| 销毁 (銷毀) | xiāo huǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning) to obliterate | |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully prudent | |
| 效益 | xiào yì | benefit effectiveness | |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc) (in a general sense) representation of a person | |
| 携带 (攜帶) | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) | |
| 协会 (協會) | xié huì | an association a society | |
| 协商 (協商) | xié shāng | to consult with to talk things over | |
| 协议 (協議) | xié yì | agreement pact | |
| 协助 (協助) | xié zhù | to provide assistance to aid | |
| 写作 (寫作) | xiě zuò | to write to compose | |
| 屑 | xiè | bits fragments | |
| 谢绝 (謝絕) | xiè jué | to refuse politely | |
| 泄气 (洩氣) | xiè qì | to leak (gas) to be discouraged | |
| 新陈代谢 (新陳代謝) | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology) the new replaces the old (idiom) | |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom groom | |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng | bride | |
| 新颖 (新穎) | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud fig. new and original | |
| 心得 | xīn dé | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) knowledge | |
| 心灵 (心靈) | xīn líng | bright smart | |
| 心态 (心態) | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart) state of one's psyche | |
| 心疼 | xīn téng | to love dearly to feel sorry for sb | |
| 心血 | xīn xuè | heart's blood expenditure (for some project) | |
| 心眼儿 (心眼兒) | xīn yǎn r | one's thoughts mind | |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking industrious | |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified | |
| 欣欣向荣 (欣欣向榮) | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing thriving | |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary wage | |
| 信赖 (信賴) | xìn lài | to trust to have confidence in | |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith belief | |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion) firm belief | |
| 信誉 (信譽) | xìn yù | prestige distinction | |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) | |
| 兴隆 (興隆) | xīng lóng | Xinglong county in Chengde, Hebei | |
| 兴旺 (興旺) | xīng wàng | prosperous thriving | |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administrative executive (attributive) | |
| 形态 (形態) | xíng tài | shape form | |
| 刑事 | xíng shì | criminal penal | |
| 性感 | xìng gǎn | sex appeal eroticism | |
| 性命 | xìng mìng | life | |
| 性能 | xìng néng | function performance | |
| 性情 | xìng qíng | nature temperament | |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately | |
| 兴高采烈 (興高采烈) | xīng gāo cǎi liè | happy and excited (idiom) in high spirits | |
| 兴致勃勃 (興致勃勃) | xìng zhì bó bó | to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits full of zest | |
| 胸怀 (胸懷) | xiōng huái | one's bosom (the seat of emotions) breast | |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest | |
| 凶恶 (兇惡) | xiōng è | fierce ferocious | |
| 凶手 (兇手) | xiōng shǒu | murderer assassin | |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | robust strong and solid | |
| 修复 (修復) | xiū fù | to restore to renovate | |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build to construct | |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair to fix | |
| 羞耻 (羞恥) | xiū chǐ | (a feeling of) shame | |
| 休养 (休養) | xiū yǎng | to recuperate to recover | |
| 绣 (繡) | xiù | embroidery | |
| 嗅觉 (嗅覺) | xiù jué | sense of smell | |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false phony | |
| 虚荣 (虛榮) | xū róng | vanity | |
| 虚伪 (虛偽) | xū wěi | false hypocritical | |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement to require | |
| 须知 (須知) | xū zhī | key information instructions | |
| 许可 (許可) | xǔ kě | to allow to permit | |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking to get drunk | |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals | |
| 序言 | xù yán | preface introductory remarks | |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office) to make a vow | |
| 宣扬 (宣揚) | xuān yáng | to proclaim to make public or well known | |
| 悬挂 (懸掛) | xuán guà | to suspend to hang | |
| 悬念 (懸念) | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc concern for sb's welfare | |
| 悬崖峭壁 (懸崖峭壁) | xuán yá qiào bì | sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) | |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody | |
| 旋转 (旋轉) | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate to revolve | |
| 选拔 (選拔) | xuǎn bá | to select the best | |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete contestant | |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken to impair | |
| 学历 (學歷) | xué lì | educational background academic qualifications | |
| 学说 (學說) | xué shuō | theory doctrine | |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc) to depend on | |
| 学位 (學位) | xué wèi | academic degree place in school | |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another to make things worse in a bad situation | |
| 血压 (血壓) | xuè yā | blood pressure | |
| 熏陶 (薰陶) | xūn táo | to seep in to influence | |
| 循环 (循環) | xún huán | to cycle to circulate | |
| 循序渐进 (循序漸進) | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally | |
| 巡逻 (巡邏) | xún luó | to patrol (police, army or navy) | |
| 寻觅 (尋覓) | xún mì | to look for | |
| 押金 | yā jīn | deposit down payment | |
| 压迫 (壓迫) | yā pò | to oppress to repress | |
| 压岁钱 (壓歲錢) | yā suì qián | money given to children as new year present | |
| 压缩 (壓縮) | yā suō | to compress compression | |
| 压抑 (壓抑) | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions oppressive | |
| 压榨 (壓榨) | yā zhà | to press to squeeze | |
| 压制 (壓制) | yā zhì | to suppress to inhibit | |
| 亚军 (亞軍) | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest) runner-up | |
| 烟花 (煙花) | yān huā | fireworks prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) | |
| 淹没 (淹沒) | yān mò | to submerge to drown | |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay to extend | |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend to spread | |
| 延续 (延續) | yán xù | to continue to go on | |
| 严寒 (嚴寒) | yán hán | bitter cold severe winter | |
| 严禁 (嚴禁) | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit | |
| 严峻 (嚴峻) | yán jùn | grim severe | |
| 严厉 (嚴厲) | yán lì | severe strict | |
| 严密 (嚴密) | yán mì | strict tight (organization, surveillance etc) | |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal | |
| 言论 (言論) | yán lùn | expression of opinion views | |
| 炎热 (炎熱) | yán rè | blistering hot sizzling hot (weather) | |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock | |
| 演变 (演變) | yǎn biàn | to develop to evolve | |
| 演讲 (演講) | yǎn jiǎng | lecture to make a speech | |
| 演习 (演習) | yǎn xí | maneuver exercise | |
| 演绎 (演繹) | yǎn yì | (of a story etc) to unfold to play out | |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 掩盖 (掩蓋) | yǎn gài | to conceal to hide behind | |
| 掩护 (掩護) | yǎn hù | to screen to shield | |
| 掩饰 (掩飾) | yǎn shì | to cover up to conceal | |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze insight | |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes meaningful glance | |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes meaningful glance | |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now at present | |
| 验收 (驗收) | yàn shōu | to inspect and accept acceptance | |
| 验证 (驗證) | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify experimental verification | |
| 厌恶 (厭惡) | yàn wù | to loathe to hate | |
| 氧气 (氧氣) | yǎng qì | oxygen | |
| 样品 (樣品) | yàng pǐn | sample specimen | |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway to wobble | |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music) to rock | |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock to shake | |
| 遥控 (遙控) | yáo kòng | remote control | |
| 遥远 (遙遠) | yáo yuǎn | distant remote | |
| 谣言 (謠言) | yáo yán | rumor | |
| 咬牙切齿 (咬牙切齒) | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger fuming with rage between gritted teeth | |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise or else | |
| 要点 (要點) | yào diǎn | main point essential | |
| 要命 | yào mìng | to cause sb's death very | |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor key constituent | |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle dazzling | |
| 野蛮 (野蠻) | yě mán | barbarous uncivilized | |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition wild schemes | |
| 一流 | yī liú | top quality front ranking | |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order in succession | |
| 依旧 (依舊) | yī jiù | as before still | |
| 依据 (依據) | yī jù | according to basis | |
| 依赖 (依賴) | yī lài | to depend on to be dependent on | |
| 依托 (依託) | yī tuō | to rely on to depend on | |
| 衣裳 | yī shang | clothes | |
| 一度 | yī dù | for a time at one time | |
| 一贯 (一貫) | yī guàn | consistent constant | |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same uniformly | |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) | |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously) a period of time in the recent past | |
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly | |
| 遗产 (遺產) | yí chǎn | heritage legacy | |
| 遗传 (遺傳) | yí chuán | heredity to inherit (a trait) | |
| 遗留 (遺留) | yí liú | to leave behind to hand down | |
| 遗失 (遺失) | yí shī | to lose lost | |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt to distrust | |
| 仪器 (儀器) | yí qì | instrument apparatus | |
| 仪式 (儀式) | yí shì | ceremony | |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that so as to | |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid so as not to | |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past formerly | |
| 以至 | yǐ zhì | down to up to | |
| 以致 | yǐ zhì | to such an extent as to down to | |
| 亦 | yì | also | |
| 翼 | yì | alternative name for capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) | |
| 一帆风顺 (一帆風順) | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) plain sailing | |
| 一举两得 (一舉兩得) | yī jǔ liǎng dé | one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone | |
| 责怪 (責怪) | zé guài | to blame to rebuke | |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | just as in the past (idiom); as before continuing as always | |
| 一丝不苟 (一絲不苟) | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules meticulous | |
| 异常 (異常) | yì cháng | exceptional abnormal | |
| 意料 | yì liào | to anticipate to expect | |
| 意识 (意識) | yì shí | consciousness awareness | |
| 意图 (意圖) | yì tú | intent intention | |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify to mean | |
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention purpose | |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will willpower | |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance willpower | |
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly resolutely | |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit to keep down | |
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | plot conspiracy | |
| 音响 (音響) | yīn xiǎng | sound acoustics | |
| 隐蔽 (隱蔽) | yǐn bì | to conceal to hide | |
| 隐患 (隱患) | yǐn huàn | a danger concealed within sth hidden damage | |
| 隐瞒 (隱瞞) | yǐn mán | to conceal to hide (a taboo subject) | |
| 隐私 (隱私) | yǐn sī | secrets private business | |
| 隐约 (隱約) | yǐn yuē | vague faint | |
| 引导 (引導) | yǐn dǎo | to guide to lead (around) | |
| 引擎 | yǐn qíng | engine (loanword) | |
| 引用 | yǐn yòng | to quote to cite | |
| 饮食 (飲食) | yǐn shí | food and drink diet | |
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | to print printing | |
| 婴儿 (嬰兒) | yīng ér | infant baby | |
| 英明 | yīng míng | wise brilliant | |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | heroic gallant | |
| 迎面 | yíng miàn | directly head-on (collision) | |
| 盈利 | yíng lì | profit gain | |
| 荧屏 (熒屏) | yíng píng | fluorescent screen TV screen | |
| 应酬 (應酬) | yìng chou | social niceties social interaction | |
| 应邀 (應邀) | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation on invitation | |
| 拥护 (擁護) | yōng hù | to endorse to support | |
| 拥有 (擁有) | yōng yǒu | to have to possess | |
| 庸俗 | yōng sú | vulgar tacky | |
| 勇于 (勇於) | yǒng yú | to dare to to be brave enough to | |
| 永恒 (永恆) | yǒng héng | eternal everlasting | |
| 涌现 (湧現) | yǒng xiàn | to emerge in large numbers to spring up | |
| 踊跃 (踴躍) | yǒng yuè | to leap to jump | |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent industrious (in one's studies) | |
| 用户 (用戶) | yòng hù | user consumer | |
| 优胜劣汰 (優勝劣汰) | yōu shèng liè tài | survival of the fittest (idiom) | |
| 优先 (優先) | yōu xiān | to have priority to take precedence | |
| 优异 (優異) | yōu yì | exceptional outstandingly good | |
| 优越 (優越) | yōu yuè | superior superiority | |
| 忧郁 (憂鬱) | yōu yù | sullen depressed | |
| 油腻 (油膩) | yóu nì | grease greasy food | |
| 油漆 | yóu qī | oil paints lacquer | |
| 犹如 (猶如) | yóu rú | similar to appearing to be | |
| 有条不紊 (有條不紊) | yǒu tiáo bù wěn | regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged | |
| 幼稚 | yòu zhì | young childish | |
| 诱惑 (誘惑) | yòu huò | to entice to lure | |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | silly stupid | |
| 愚昧 | yú mèi | ignorant uneducated | |
| 舆论 (輿論) | yú lùn | public opinion | |
| 渔民 (漁民) | yú mín | fisherman fisher folk | |
| 与日俱增 (與日俱增) | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily to grow with each passing day | |
| 羽绒服 (羽絨服) | yǔ róng fú | down-filled garment | |
| 予以 | yǔ yǐ | to give to impose | |
| 愈 | yù | the more...(the more...) to recover | |
| 预料 (預料) | yù liào | to forecast to anticipate | |
| 预期 (預期) | yù qī | to expect to anticipate | |
| 预赛 (預賽) | yù sài | preliminary competition to hold preliminary heats | |
| 预算 (預算) | yù suàn | budget | |
| 预先 (預先) | yù xiān | beforehand in advance | |
| 预言 (預言) | yù yán | to predict prophecy | |
| 预兆 (預兆) | yù zhào | omen sign (of sth yet to occur) | |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire longing | |
| 寓言 | yù yán | fable | |
| 冤枉 | yuān wang | to accuse wrongly to treat unjustly | |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element element of a set | |
| 元宵节 (元宵節) | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | |
| 圆满 (圓滿) | yuán mǎn | satisfactory consummate | |
| 原告 | yuán gào | complainant plaintiff | |
| 原理 | yuán lǐ | principle theory | |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first original | |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | originally original | |
| 园林 (園林) | yuán lín | gardens park | |
| 源泉 | yuán quán | fountainhead well-spring | |
| 约束 (約束) | yuē shù | to restrict to limit to | |
| 岳父 | yuè fù | wife's father, father-in-law | |
| 乐谱 (樂譜) | yuè pǔ | a musical score sheet music | |
| 熨 | yùn | reconciled smooth | |
| 蕴藏 (蘊藏) | yùn cáng | to hold in store to contain (untapped reserves etc) | |
| 运算 (運算) | yùn suàn | to perform calculations (mathematical) operation | |
| 运行 (運行) | yùn xíng | to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc) (fig.) to function | |
| 酝酿 (醞釀) | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment (of a crisis) to be brewing | |
| 孕育 | yùn yù | to be pregnant to produce offspring | |
| 砸 | zá | to smash to pound | |
| 杂技 (雜技) | zá jì | acrobatics | |
| 杂交 (雜交) | zá jiāo | to hybridize to crossbreed | |
| 咋 | zǎ | dialectal equivalent of | |
| 灾难 (災難) | zāi nàn | disaster catastrophe | |
| 栽培 | zāi péi | to grow to cultivate | |
| 宰 | zǎi | to slaughter livestock to govern or rule | |
| 在乎 | zài hu | to care about equivalent of | |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about to mind | |
| 再接再厉 (再接再厲) | zài jiē zài lì | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist unremitting efforts | |
| 攒 (攢) | zǎn | to bring together | |
| 赞叹 (讚嘆) | zàn tàn | to exclaim in admiration | |
| 赞同 (讚同) | zàn tóng | to approve of to endorse | |
| 赞扬 (讚揚) | zàn yáng | to praise to approve of | |
| 赞助 (贊助) | zàn zhù | to support to assist | |
| 暂且 (暫且) | zàn qiě | for now for the time being | |
| 糟蹋 | zāo tà | to waste to defile | |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer to sustain (loss, misfortune) | |
| 遭殃 | zāo yāng | to suffer a calamity | |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to meet with to encounter | |
| 造反 | zào fǎn | to rebel to revolt | |
| 造型 | zào xíng | to model to shape | |
| 噪音 | zào yīn | rumble noise | |
| 贼 (賊) | zéi | thief traitor | |
| 增添 | zēng tiān | to add to increase | |
| 赠送 (贈送) | zèng sòng | to present as a gift | |
| 渣 | zhā | slag (in mining or smelting) dregs | |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick to run or stick (a needle etc) into | |
| 扎实 (扎實) | zhā shi | strong solid | |
| 眨 | zhǎ | to blink to wink | |
| 诈骗 (詐騙) | zhà piàn | to defraud to swindle | |
| 摘要 | zhāi yào | summary abstract | |
| 债券 (債券) | zhài quàn | bond debenture | |
| 沾光 | zhān guāng | to bask in the light fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth | |
| 瞻仰 | zhān yǎng | to revere to admire | |
| 斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵) | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) fig. resolute and decisive | |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal to display | |
| 展望 | zhǎn wàng | outlook prospect | |
| 展现 (展現) | zhǎn xiàn | to come out to emerge | |
| 崭新 (嶄新) | zhǎn xīn | brand new | |
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight to engage in combat | |
| 战略 (戰略) | zhàn lüè | strategy | |
| 战术 (戰術) | zhàn shù | tactics | |
| 战役 (戰役) | zhàn yì | military campaign | |
| 占据 (佔據) | zhàn jù | to occupy to hold | |
| 占领 (佔領) | zhàn lǐng | to occupy (a territory) to hold | |
| 占有 (佔有) | zhàn yǒu | to have to own | |
| 章程 | zhāng chéng | rules regulations | |
| 长辈 (長輩) | zhǎng bèi | one's elders older generation | |
| 障碍 (障礙) | zhàng ài | barrier obstruction | |
| 帐篷 (帳篷) | zhàng peng | tent | |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire to recruit | |
| 招投标 (招投標) | zhāo tóu biāo | bid inviting and bid offering bidding | |
| 朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃) | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous energetic | |
| 着迷 (著迷) | zháo mí | to be fascinated to be captivated | |
| 沼泽 (沼澤) | zhǎo zé | marsh swamp | |
| 照料 | zhào liào | to tend to take care of sb | |
| 照样 (照樣) | zhào yàng | as before (same) as usual | |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine to illuminate | |
| 照应 (照應) | zhào yìng | to correlate with to correspond to | |
| 遮挡 (遮擋) | zhē dǎng | to shelter to shelter from | |
| 折腾 (折騰) | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) to repeat sth over and over again | |
| 折 | zhé | to break (e.g. stick or bone) a loss | |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment to torture | |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth the actual facts | |
| 真挚 (真摯) | zhēn zhì | sincere sincerity | |
| 珍贵 (珍貴) | zhēn guì | precious | |
| 珍稀 | zhēn xī | rare precious and uncommon | |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl | |
| 侦探 (偵探) | zhēn tàn | detective to do detective work | |
| 斟酌 | zhēn zhuó | to consider to deliberate | |
| 阵地 (陣地) | zhèn dì | position front | |
| 阵容 (陣容) | zhèn róng | troop arrangement battle formation | |
| 镇定 (鎮定) | zhèn dìng | calm unperturbed | |
| 镇静 (鎮靜) | zhèn jìng | calm cool | |
| 镇压 (鎮壓) | zhèn yā | suppression repression | |
| 振奋 (振奮) | zhèn fèn | to stir oneself up to raise one's spirits | |
| 振兴 (振興) | zhèn xīng | Zhengxing district of Dandong city, Liaoning | |
| 震惊 (震驚) | zhèn jīng | to shock to astonish | |
| 争端 (爭端) | zhēng duān | dispute controversy | |
| 争夺 (爭奪) | zhēng duó | to fight over to contest | |
| 争气 (爭氣) | zhēng qì | to work hard for sth to resolve on improvement | |
| 争先恐后 (爭先恐後) | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another | |
| 争议 (爭議) | zhēng yì | controversy dispute | |
| 蒸发 (蒸發) | zhēng fā | to evaporate evaporation | |
| 征服 | zhēng fú | to conquer to subdue | |
| 征收 (徵收) | zhēng shōu | to levy (a fine) to impose (a tariff) | |
| 正月 | zhēng yuè | first month of the lunar year | |
| 挣扎 (掙扎) | zhēng zhá | to struggle | |
| 整顿 (整頓) | zhěng dùn | to tidy up to reorganize | |
| 正当 (正當) | zhèng dāng | timely just (when needed) | |
| 正负 (正負) | zhèng fù | positive and negative | |
| 正规 (正規) | zhèng guī | regular according to standards | |
| 正经 (正經) | zhèng jīng | decent honorable | |
| 正气 (正氣) | zhèng qì | healthy environment healthy atmosphere | |
| 正义 (正義) | zhèng yì | justice righteousness | |
| 政权 (政權) | zhèng quán | regime political power | |
| 证实 (證實) | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true) to verify | |
| 证书 (證書) | zhèng shū | credentials certificate | |
| 郑重 (鄭重) | zhèng zhòng | serious solemn | |
| 症状 (症狀) | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | |
| 枝 | zhī | branch classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc | |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up to support | |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend to pay out | |
| 支流 | zhī liú | tributary (river) | |
| 支配 | zhī pèi | to control to dominate | |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance to support | |
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay pillar | |
| 知觉 (知覺) | zhī jué | perception consciousness | |
| 知足常乐 (知足常樂) | zhī zú cháng lè | satisfied with what one has (idiom) | |
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) | |
| 直播 | zhí bō | live broadcast (not recorded) direct Internet broadcasting | |
| 值班 | zhí bān | to work a shift on duty | |
| 殖民地 | zhí mín dì | colony | |
| 职能 (職能) | zhí néng | function role | |
| 职位 (職位) | zhí wèi | post office | |
| 职务 (職務) | zhí wù | post position | |
| 指标 (指標) | zhǐ biāo | (production) target quota | |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint to assign | |
| 指甲 | zhǐ jia | fingernail | |
| 指令 | zhǐ lìng | order command | |
| 指南针 (指南針) | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass | |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out to indicate | |
| 指望 | zhǐ wàng | to hope for sth to count on | |
| 指责 (指責) | zhǐ zé | to criticize to find fault with | |
| 治安 | zhì ān | law and order public security | |
| 治理 | zhì lǐ | to govern to administer | |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | to punish punishment | |
| 制订 (制訂) | zhì dìng | to work out to formulate | |
| 制服 | zhì fú | to subdue to check | |
| 制约 (制約) | zhì yuē | to restrict condition | |
| 制止 | zhì zhǐ | to curb to put a stop to | |
| 致辞 (致辭) | zhì cí | to express in words or writing to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) | |
| 致力于 (致力於) | zhì lì yú | committed to | |
| 致使 | zhì shǐ | to cause to result in | |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence intellect | |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent able | |
| 智商 | zhì shāng | IQ (intelligence quotient) | |
| 滞留 (滯留) | zhì liú | to detain retention | |
| 志气 (志氣) | zhì qì | ambition resolve | |
| 忠诚 (忠誠) | zhōng chéng | devoted loyal | |
| 忠实 (忠實) | zhōng shí | faithful | |
| 终点 (終點) | zhōng diǎn | the end end point | |
| 终究 (終究) | zhōng jiū | in the end after all is said and done | |
| 终年 (終年) | zhōng nián | entire year throughout the year | |
| 终身 (終身) | zhōng shēn | lifelong all one's life | |
| 终止 (終止) | zhōng zhǐ | to stop to terminate (law) | |
| 中断 (中斷) | zhōng duàn | to cut short to break off | |
| 中立 | zhōng lì | neutral neutrality | |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central middle | |
| 衷心 | zhōng xīn | heartfelt wholehearted | |
| 种子 (種子) | zhǒng zi | seed | |
| 种族 (種族) | zhǒng zú | race ethnicity | |
| 肿瘤 (腫瘤) | zhǒng liú | tumor | |
| 重心 | zhòng xīn | center of gravity central core | |
| 众所周知 (眾所周知) | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows (idiom) | |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture state (e.g. of US) | |
| 舟 | zhōu | boat | |
| 粥 | zhōu | porridge | |
| 周边 (周邊) | zhōu biān | periphery rim | |
| 周密 | zhōu mì | careful thorough | |
| 周年 (週年) | zhōu nián | anniversary annual | |
| 周期 (週期) | zhōu qī | period cycle | |
| 周折 | zhōu zhé | twists and turns vicissitude | |
| 周转 (周轉) | zhōu zhuǎn | to rotate to circulate (cash, stock etc) | |
| 皱纹 (皺紋) | zhòu wén | wrinkle | |
| 昼夜 (晝夜) | zhòu yè | day and night period of 24 hours | |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk stump (tree root) | |
| 诸位 (諸位) | zhū wèi | (pron) everyone Ladies and Gentlemen | |
| 逐年 | zhú nián | year after year with each passing year | |
| 拄 | zhǔ | to lean on to prop on | |
| 主办 (主辦) | zhǔ bàn | to organize to host (a conference or sports event) | |
| 主导 (主導) | zhǔ dǎo | leading dominant | |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge responsible for | |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river) fig. the essential point | |
| 主权 (主權) | zhǔ quán | sovereignty | |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme subject | |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence tenement | |
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection to inject | |
| 注视 (注視) | zhù shì | to watch attentively to gaze at | |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | marginal notes annotation | |
| 注重 | zhù zhòng | to pay attention to to emphasize | |
| 助理 | zhù lǐ | assistant | |
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant helper | |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write literary work | |
| 驻扎 (駐紮) | zhù zhā | to station to garrison (troops) | |
| 铸造 (鑄造) | zhù zào | to cast (pour metal into a mold) | |
| 拽 | zhuài | to drag to haul | |
| 专长 (專長) | zhuān cháng | specialty special knowledge or ability | |
| 专程 (專程) | zhuān chéng | specifically specially (for that purpose) | |
| 专科 (專科) | zhuān kē | specialized subject branch (of medicine) | |
| 专利 (專利) | zhuān lì | patent sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people | |
| 专题 (專題) | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) article, report or program etc on a specific topic | |
| 砖瓦 (磚瓦) | zhuān wǎ | tiles and bricks | |
| 转达 (轉達) | zhuǎn dá | to pass on to convey | |
| 转让 (轉讓) | zhuǎn ràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) | |
| 转移 (轉移) | zhuǎn yí | to shift to divert or distract (attention etc) | |
| 转折 (轉折) | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events turnaround | |
| 传记 (傳記) | zhuàn jì | biography | |
| 装备 (裝備) | zhuāng bèi | equipment to equip | |
| 装卸 (裝卸) | zhuāng xiè | to load or unload to transfer | |
| 庄严 (莊嚴) | zhuāng yán | solemn dignified | |
| 庄重 (莊重) | zhuāng zhòng | grave solemn | |
| 幢 | zhuàng | banner | |
| 壮观 (壯觀) | zhuàng guān | spectacular magnificent sight | |
| 壮丽 (壯麗) | zhuàng lì | magnificence magnificent | |
| 壮烈 (壯烈) | zhuàng liè | brave heroic | |
| 追悼 | zhuī dào | to mourn to pay last respects | |
| 追究 | zhuī jiū | to investigate to look into | |
| 准则 (準則) | zhǔn zé | norm standard | |
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade) to polish and refine a literary work | |
| 着手 (著手) | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it to start out on a task | |
| 着想 (著想) | zhuó xiǎng | to give thought (to others) to consider (other people's needs) | |
| 着重 (著重) | zhuó zhòng | to put emphasis on to stress | |
| 卓越 | zhuó yuè | outstanding surpassing | |
| 资本 (資本) | zī běn | capital (economics) | |
| 资产 (資產) | zī chǎn | property assets | |
| 资深 (資深) | zī shēn | veteran (journalist etc) senior | |
| 资助 (資助) | zī zhù | to subsidize to provide financial aid | |
| 姿态 (姿態) | zī tài | attitude posture | |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste flavor | |
| 滋长 (滋長) | zī zhǎng | to grow (usually of abstract things) to yield | |
| 子弹 (子彈) | zǐ dàn | bullet | |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | |
| 自卑 | zì bēi | feeling inferior self-abased | |
| 自发 (自發) | zì fā | spontaneous | |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) self-reliance | |
| 自满 (自滿) | zì mǎn | complacent self-satisfied | |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | independent to act for oneself | |
| 踪迹 (蹤跡) | zōng jì | tracks trail | |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective aim | |
| 棕色 | zōng sè | brown | |
| 总而言之 (總而言之) | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short in a word | |
| 总和 (總和) | zǒng hé | sum | |
| 纵横 (縱橫) | zòng héng | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal length and breadth | |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor aisle | |
| 走漏 | zǒu lòu | to leak (of information, liquid etc) to divulge | |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle to have an illicit affair | |
| 揍 | zòu | to beat up to break to pieces | |
| 租赁 (租賃) | zū lìn | to rent to lease | |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to... so much so that | |
| 组 (組) | zǔ | group | |
| 阻碍 (阻礙) | zǔ ài | to obstruct to hinder | |
| 阻拦 (阻攔) | zǔ lán | to stop to obstruct | |
| 阻挠 (阻撓) | zǔ náo | to thwart to obstruct (sth) | |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father paternal grandfather | |
| 钻研 (鑽研) | zuān yán | to study meticulously to delve into | |
| 钻石 (鑽石) | zuàn shí | diamond | |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip | |
| 尊严 (尊嚴) | zūn yán | dignity sanctity | |
| 遵循 | zūn xún | to follow to abide by | |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right nearby | |
| 做东 (做東) | zuò dōng | to act as host | |
| 做主 | zuò zhǔ | call the shots | |
| 座右铭 (座右銘) | zuò yòu míng | motto maxim | |
| 作弊 | zuò bì | to practice fraud to cheat | |
| 作废 (作廢) | zuò fèi | to become invalid to cancel | |
| 作风 (作風) | zuò fēng | style style of work | |
| 作息 | zuò xī | to work and rest |