TOCFL Band B Level 3
Official TOCFL wordlist. Aimed at upper-intermediate learners, these words help you understand news, express complex ideas, and navigate a variety of social and professional topics.
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| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哎 | āi | hey! (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | |
| 唉 | āi | Sigh; expression of helplessness, agreement, or resignation | |
| 爱 (愛) | ài | to love to be fond of | |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance love (romantic) | |
| 爱惜 (愛惜) | ài xí | to cherish to treasure | |
| 爱心 (愛心) | ài xīn | compassion kindness | |
| 按 | àn | to press to push | |
| 安定 | ān dìng | stable, settled | |
| 安静 (安靜) | ān jìng | quiet peaceful | |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange to plan | |
| 安心 | ān xīn | at ease to feel relieved | |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to in accordance with | |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold to contain | |
| 白 | bái | white | |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain to no purpose | |
| 白菜 | bái cài | Chinese cabbage pak choi | |
| 摆 (擺) | bǎi | to arrange to exhibit | |
| 榜样 (榜樣) | bǎng yàng | example model | |
| 班机 (班機) | bān jī | scheduled flight; airline flight | |
| 办理 (辦理) | bàn lǐ | to handle to transact | |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day a long time | |
| 包 | bāo | bag | |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain to embody | |
| 宝贝 (寶貝) | bǎo bèi | treasured object treasure, baby(sweet name for someone you have affection for) | |
| 宝贵 (寶貴) | bǎo guì | valuable precious | |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard or maintain (e.g. a secret) | |
| 保养 (保養) | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health to keep in good repair | |
| 保证 (保證) | bǎo zhèng | to guarantee; to assure | |
| 抱 | bào | to hug; to hold in one's arms | |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain to grumble | |
| 报名 (報名) | bào míng | to sign up to enter one's name | |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp; to seize (both literal and figurative) | |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern region of a country | |
| 被动 (被動) | bèi dòng | passive | |
| 背后 (背後) | bèi hòu | behind at the back | |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background (literal or figurative); backdrop | |
| 辈子 (輩子) | bèi zi | (one's entire) life; lifetime | |
| 本 | běn | root stem, foundation | |
| 本人 | běn rén | the person himself I (humble form used in speeches) | |
| 逼 | bī | to compel to pressure | |
| 笔 (筆) | bǐ | pen pencil | |
| 比 | bǐ | compare, contrast copy | |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers string of small firecrackers | |
| 变 (變) | biàn | to change to become different | |
| 变成 (變成) | biàn chéng | to change into to turn into | |
| 变更 (變更) | biàn gēng | to change to alter | |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | change variation | |
| 便条 (便條) | biàn tiáo | (informal) note | |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express to convey | |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface face | |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express to show | |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show to show off | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play show | |
| 毕竟 (畢竟) | bì jìng | after all all in all | |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avoid to prevent | |
| 饼 (餅) | bǐng | round flat cake cookie | |
| 病 | bìng | illness disease | |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example for instance | |
| 比如说 (比如說) | bǐ rú shuō | for example | |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary essential | |
| 播 | bò | to sow to scatter | |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor court academician (in feudal China) | |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum | |
| 布 | bù | to announce to spread | |
| 不见 (不見) | bú jiàn | not to see not to meet | |
| 不见了 (不見了) | bú jiàn le | to have disappeared to be missing | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to cannot but | |
| 不断 (不斷) | bú duàn | unceasing uninterrupted | |
| 不论 (不論) | bú lùn | whatever no matter what (who, how etc) | |
| 不满 (不滿) | bù mǎn | resentful discontented | |
| 部门 (部門) | bù mén | department branch | |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to not as good as | |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many a lot | |
| 不幸 | bú xìng | misfortune adversity | |
| 不用说 (不用說) | bú yòng shuō | needless to say it goes without saying | |
| 布置 | bù zhì | fix up, arrange, assign, make arrangements | |
| 不足 | bù zú | not worth, not deserving lacking | |
| 擦 | cā | to wipe to erase | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess | |
| 材料 | cái liào | material data | |
| 采用 (採用) | cǎi yòng | to adopt to employ | |
| 餐 | cān | meal to eat | |
| 参考 (參考) | cān kǎo | consultation reference | |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn meadow | |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland prairie | |
| 曾 | céng | once indicating that an action once happened or state once existed | |
| 曾经 (曾經) | céng jīng | once already | |
| 差点 (差點) | chā diǎn | almost nearly | |
| 差点儿 (差點兒) | chā diǎn r | almost | |
| 差一点儿 (差一點兒) | chà yì diǎn r | almost | |
| 差别 (差別) | chā bié | difference distinction | |
| 尝试 (嘗試) | cháng shì | to try to attempt | |
| 产品 (產品) | chǎn pǐn | goods merchandise | |
| 产生 (產生) | chǎn shēng | to arise to come into being | |
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass to exceed | |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super- ultra- | |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel to have a row | |
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference discrepancy | |
| 车祸 (車禍) | chē huò | traffic accident car crash | |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of to take advantage of | |
| 衬衫 (襯衫) | chèn shān | shirt blouse | |
| 成 | chéng | become | |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result achievement | |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment success | |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit to concede | |
| 诚实 (誠實) | chéng shí | honest honesty | |
| 成熟 | chéng shóu | mature ripe | |
| 成长 (成長) | chéng zhǎng | to mature to grow | |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot one-third of a meter | |
| 吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂) | chī hē wán lè | to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure | |
| 虫 (蟲) | chóng | lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic | |
| 虫子 (蟲子) | chóng zi | insect bug | |
| 充实 (充實) | chōng shí | rich full | |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again once more | |
| 丑 (醜) | chǒu | ugly | |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out to pull out from in between | |
| 初 | chū | at first (at the) beginning | |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together to skewer | |
| 创造 (創造) | chuàng zào | to create to bring about | |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish | |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 出发 (出發) | chū fā | to set off to start (on a journey) | |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear to arise | |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent | |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle to treat | |
| 厨师 (廚師) | chú shī | cook chef | |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow to play a wind instrument | |
| 此 | cǐ | this these | |
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke to irritate | |
| 从不 (從不) | cóng bù | never | |
| 从小 (從小) | cóng xiǎo | from childhood from a young age | |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar jealousy (in love rivalry) | |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length inch | |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist to be | |
| 错 (錯) | cuò | wrong | |
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | error mistake | |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback reverse | |
| 达成 (達成) | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement) to accomplish | |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight to scuffle | |
| 大多数 (大多數) | dà duō shù | (great) majority | |
| 大方 | dà fāng | expert scholar | |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly general meeting | |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative delegate | |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace to take the place of | |
| 带领 (帶領) | dài lǐng | to guide to lead | |
| 单纯 (單純) | dān chún | simple pure | |
| 淡 | dàn | light, pale diluted | |
| 当场 (當場) | dāng chǎng | at the scene on the spot | |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local | |
| 当面 (當面) | dāng miàn | to sb's face in sb's presence | |
| 当年 (當年) | dāng nián | in those years(days) then | |
| 当天 (當天) | dāng tiān | the same day | |
| 当作 (當作) | dāng zuò | to treat as to regard as | |
| 当做 (當做) | dāng zuò | to treat as to regard as | |
| 担任 (擔任) | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post to assume office of | |
| 单身 (單身) | dān shēn | unmarried single | |
| 岛 (島) | dǎo | island | |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall, invert, inverse to collapse | |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct director (film etc) | |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) until (a time) | |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally in the end | |
| 倒是 | dào shì | contrary to what one might expect actually | |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue morality | |
| 道教 | Dào jiào | Taoism Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) | |
| 道理 | dào lǐ | reason argument | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 答应 (答應) | dā yìng | to answer to respond | |
| 打扫 (打掃) | dǎ sǎo | to clean to sweep | |
| 打听 (打聽) | dǎ tīng | to ask about to make some inquiries | |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | size, dimension magnitude | |
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately probably | |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle to go to war | |
| 得 | dé | (after a verb or adj. to express possibility or capability) to get | |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself pleased with oneself | |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait to wait for | |
| 灯光 (燈光) | dēng guāng | (stage) lighting light | |
| 敌人 (敵人) | dí rén | enemy | |
| 抵达 (抵達) | dǐ dá | to arrive to reach (a destination) | |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor | |
| 地带 (地帶) | dì dài | zone, region, district | |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography | |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | local region regional | |
| 地摊 (地攤) | dì tān | street stall with goods laid out on the ground | |
| 地位 | dì wèi | position status | |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground beneath | |
| 地形 | dì xíng | topography terrain | |
| 点 (點) | diǎn | point dot | |
| 电车 (電車) | diàn chē | streetcar, tram, trolleybus | |
| 电池 (電池) | diàn chí | battery | |
| 电灯 (電燈) | diàn dēng | electric light | |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation inquiry | |
| 东北 (東北) | dōng běi | northeast Northeastern China | |
| 东南 (東南) | dōng nán | southeast | |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | sensible thoughtful | |
| 动物园 (動物園) | dòng wù yuán | zoo | |
| 逗 | dòu | to stay to stop | |
| 都市 | dū shì | city metropolis | |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs narcotics | |
| 独特 (獨特) | dú tè | unique distinct | |
| 读者 (讀者) | dú zhě | reader | |
| 段 | duàn | part, section, segment | |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up to heap up | |
| 对 (對) | duì | right correct | |
| 对方 (對方) | duì fāng | counterpart other person involved | |
| 对话 (對話) | duì huà | dialogue | |
| 对了 (對了) | duì le | Correct! Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) | |
| 对象 (對象) | duì xiàng | target, object boy or girl friend | |
| 顿 (頓) | dùn | to stop to pause | |
| 多多少少 | duō duo shǎo shǎo | to some extent more or less | |
| 嗯 | en | interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement | |
| 而 | ér | and as well as | |
| 儿童 (兒童) | ér tóng | child | |
| 发 (發) | fā | to send out to show (one's feeling) | |
| 发表 (發表) | fā biǎo | to issue to publish | |
| 发财 (發財) | fā cái | to get rich | |
| 发出 (發出) | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc) to send out | |
| 发达 (發達) | fā dá | developed (country etc) flourishing | |
| 发挥 (發揮) | fā huī | to display to exhibit | |
| 发觉 (發覺) | fā jué | realize, discover to detect | |
| 发明 (發明) | fā míng | to invent an invention | |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate to offend | |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | instead on the contrary | |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way manner | |
| 房客 | fáng kè | tenant | |
| 访问 (訪問) | fǎng wèn | to visit to call on | |
| 访 (訪) | fǎng | to visit to call on | |
| 烦恼 (煩惱) | fán nǎo | to be worried to be distressed | |
| 范围 (範圍) | fàn wéi | range scope | |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate to interpret | |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over to flip over | |
| 译 (譯) | yì | to translate to interpret | |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react to respond | |
| 发票 (發票) | fā piào | invoice receipt or bill for purchase | |
| 发脾气 (發脾氣) | fā pí qì | to get angry | |
| 非 | fēi | no | |
| 费用 (費用) | fèi yòng | cost expenditure | |
| 丰富 (豐富) | fēng fù | to enrich rich | |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style | |
| 风俗 (風俗) | fēng sú | social custom | |
| 分开 (分開) | fēn kāi | to separate to part | |
| 佛教 | Fó jiào | Buddhism | |
| 否则 (否則) | fǒu zé | if not otherwise | |
| 夫妇 (夫婦) | fū fù | a (married) couple husband and wife | |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with in accordance with | |
| 福利 | fú lì | material benefit benefit in kind | |
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress clothing | |
| 腐败 (腐敗) | fǔ bài | corruption to corrupt | |
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc) | |
| 负担 (負擔) | fù dān | burden to bear a burden | |
| 复习 (複習) | fù xí | review | |
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be in charge of to take responsibility for | |
| 该 (該) | gāi | should ought to | |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change to alter | |
| 改进 (改進) | gǎi jìn | to improve to make better | |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better to improve | |
| 改天 | gǎi tiān | another day some other time | |
| 盖 (蓋) | gài | lid top | |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept idea | |
| 赶 (趕) | gǎn | to overtake, to catch up with hurry, rush through | |
| 赶上 (趕上) | gǎn shàng | to keep up with to catch up with | |
| 感动 (感動) | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) to touch (sb emotionally) | |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions reflections | |
| 感谢 (感謝) | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks gratitude | |
| 感兴趣 (感興趣) | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested | |
| 钢琴 (鋼琴) | gāng qín | piano | |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed | |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do to make | |
| 个 (個) | ge | individual this | |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song | |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | singing star famous singer | |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door neighbor | |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | individual personal | |
| 个子 (個子) | gè zi | height stature | |
| 个儿 (個兒) | gè r | size, height stature | |
| 给 (給) | gěi | give, grant present, allow | |
| 革命 | gé mìng | revolution revolutionary (politics) | |
| 跟 | gēn | with to follow closely | |
| 根 | gēn | root base, heel | |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to based on | |
| 据 (據) | jù | according to | |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) even more | |
| 各式各样 (各式各樣) | gè shì gè yàng | (of) all kinds and sorts various | |
| 各位 | gè wèi | everybody all (guests, colleagues etc) | |
| 工厂 (工廠) | gōng chǎng | factory | |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | meter (unit of length) | |
| 公分 | gōng fēn | centimeter (cm) | |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill kung fu | |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public common | |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool instrument | |
| 公克 | gōng kè | gram | |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function capability | |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | congratulations greetings | |
| 工业 (工業) | gōng yè | industry | |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment flats | |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work (of a machine) to operate | |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common, shared joint | |
| 贡献 (貢獻) | gòng xiàn | to contribute to dedicate | |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join to connect | |
| 够 (夠) | gòu | enough (sufficient) enough (too much) | |
| 购买 (購買) | gòu mǎi | to purchase to buy | |
| 姑娘 | gū niáng | girl young woman | |
| 古 | gǔ | antiquity | |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times olden times | |
| 古迹 (古蹟) | gǔ jī | places of historic interest historical sites | |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient old | |
| 顾 (顧) | gù | turn around and look at, look at | |
| 顾客 (顧客) | gù kè | client customer | |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately on purpose | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape to blow | |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved clever | |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering odd | |
| 关 (關) | guān | close | |
| 观察 (觀察) | guān chá | to observe to watch | |
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view viewpoint | |
| 管 | guǎn | manage, to care for, be in charge, tube | |
| 广播 (廣播) | guǎng bò | broadcast broadcasting | |
| 广场 (廣場) | guǎng chǎng | public square plaza | |
| 广告 (廣告) | guǎng gào | to advertise a commercial | |
| 观念 (觀念) | guān niàn | sense concept, idea | |
| 观众 (觀眾) | guān zhòng | spectators audience | |
| 规矩 (規矩) | guī jǔ | rules, manners, discipline, proper behavior, established standard | |
| 规模 (規模) | guī mó | scale scope | |
| 鬼 | guǐ | ghost demon | |
| 贵姓 (貴姓) | guì xìng | your surname | |
| 国内 (國內) | guó nèi | domestic internal (to a country) | |
| 国外 (國外) | guó wài | abroad external (affairs) | |
| 国王 (國王) | guó wáng | king | |
| 国语 (國語) | guó yǔ | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject | |
| 过去 (過去) | guò qù | (in the) past former | |
| 过日子 (過日子) | guò rì zi | to live one's life to pass one's days | |
| 嗨 | hāi | hi hey! | |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shì | or still | |
| 还要 (還要) | hái yào | also | |
| 海报 (海報) | hǎi bào | poster banner | |
| 海滩 (海灘) | hǎi tān | beach | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to to cause trouble to | |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation | |
| 汉语 (漢語) | hàn yǔ | Chinese language | |
| 好 | hǎo | to be fond of like | |
| 好好 | hǎo hǎo | well carefully | |
| 好好儿 (好好兒) | hǎo hǎo r | in good condition perfectly good | |
| 好了 | hǎo le | alright | |
| 和 | hé | and | |
| 合 | hé | to close to join | |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus main part(music) | |
| 黑 | hēi | black(color) | |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate to regret | |
| 恨不得 | hèn bù de | wishing one could do sth to hate to be unable | |
| 红 (紅) | hóng | red | |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift red envelope | |
| 红豆 (紅豆) | hóng dòu | azuki bean red bean | |
| 红绿灯 (紅綠燈) | hóng lǜ dēng | traffic light traffic signal | |
| 厚 | hòu | thick deep or profound | |
| 后 (後) | hòu | back | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly all of a sudden | |
| 忽 | hū | suddenly | |
| 糊涂 (糊塗) | hú tú | muddle-headed, clueless, silly | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other mutually | |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport | |
| 黄 (黃) | huáng | yellow | |
| 花心 | huā xīn | fickle (in love affairs) unfaithful | |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden | |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski skiing | |
| 话题 (話題) | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) topic | |
| 化妆品 (化妝品) | huà zhuāng pǐn | cosmetic makeup product | |
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate to resume | |
| 回 | huí | to circle to go back | |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall to recollect | |
| 会 (會) | huì | can to be possible | |
| 会场 (會場) | huì chǎng | meeting place place where people gather | |
| 会话 (會話) | huì huà | conversation | |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting conference | |
| 婚礼 (婚禮) | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony wedding | |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony wedding | |
| 混乱 (混亂) | hùn luàn | confusion chaos | |
| 活 | huó | to live alive | |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise to move about | |
| 或许 (或許) | huò xǔ | perhaps maybe | |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic fundamental | |
| 基础 (基礎) | jī chǔ | base foundation | |
| 激动 (激動) | jī dòng | to move emotionally to stir up (emotions) | |
| 基督教 | Jī dū jiào | Christianity Christian | |
| 积极 (積極) | jī jí | active energetic | |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense fierce | |
| 机器 (機器) | jī qì | machine | |
| 及 | jí | and to reach | |
| 及时 (及時) | jí shí | in time promptly | |
| 挤 (擠) | jǐ | to crowd in to cram in | |
| 记 (記) | jì | to record to note | |
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record record (written account) | |
| 纪念 (紀念) | jì niàn | to commemorate to remember | |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill technique | |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue to proceed with | |
| 记忆 (記憶) | jì yì | to remember to recall | |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter journalist | |
| 家 | jiā | home | |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake false | |
| 架 | jià | to support frame | |
| 价格 (價格) | jià gé | price | |
| 肩 | jiān | take on, undertake to shoulder (responsibilities etc) | |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | |
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with to persist in | |
| 剪 | jiǎn | cut | |
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection to examine | |
| 将来 (將來) | jiāng lái | in the future future | |
| 奖学金 (獎學金) | jiǎng xué jīn | scholarship | |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce to lower | |
| 讲话 (講話) | jiǎng huà | a speech to speak | |
| 讲价 (講價) | jiǎng jià | to bargain (over price) to haggle | |
| 讲究 (講究) | jiǎng jiù | to pay particular attention to carefully selected for quality | |
| 酱油 (醬油) | jiàng yóu | soy sauce | |
| 坚强 (堅強) | jiān qiáng | staunch strong | |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten to ease | |
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen to decrease | |
| 简直 (簡直) | jiǎn zhí | simply at all | |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish to set up | |
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build to construct | |
| 骄傲 (驕傲) | jiāo ào | pride arrogance | |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange exchange | |
| 郊区 (郊區) | jiāo qū | suburban district outskirts | |
| 交友 | jiāo yǒu | to make friends | |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle point of view | |
| 教 | jiào | teach | |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material | |
| 教导 (教導) | jiào dǎo | to instruct to teach | |
| 教法 | jiāo fǎ | teaching method teachings | |
| 教练 (教練) | jiào liàn | instructor sports coach | |
| 教师 (教師) | jiào shī | teacher | |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church chapel | |
| 教训 (教訓) | jiào xùn | lesson moral | |
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce to strengthen | |
| 加入 | jiā rù | add, mix, put in to join | |
| 家乡 (家鄉) | jiā xiāng | hometown native place | |
| 家长 (家長) | jiā zhǎng | head of a household family head | |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if | |
| 假装 (假裝) | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign to pretend | |
| 价钱 (價錢) | jià qián | price | |
| 价值 (價值) | jià zhí | value worth | |
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch to contact | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept to receive | |
| 结 (結) | jié | knot tie, weave | |
| 节 (節) | jié | festival holiday | |
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | program item (on a program) | |
| 结局 (結局) | jié jú | conclusion ending | |
| 解决 (解決) | jiě jué | to settle, solve to resolve | |
| 姊妹 | jiě mèi | sisters | |
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation to explain | |
| 斤 | jīn | catty (PRC) weight equal to 500 g | |
| 金 | jīn | metal, gold(element) | |
| 金子 | jīn zi | gold | |
| 紧 (緊) | jǐn | tight strict | |
| 仅 (僅) | jǐn | barely only | |
| 仅仅 (僅僅) | jǐn jǐn | barely only(emphatic) | |
| 尽 (盡) | jìn | all | |
| 进 (進) | jìn | to go forward to advance | |
| 经 (經) | jīng | longitude | |
| 经费 (經費) | jīng fèi | funds expenditure | |
| 经过 (經過) | jīng guò | to pass to go through | |
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed surprised | |
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience to experience | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police police officer | |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite although | |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | to advance to conduct | |
| 进一步 (進一步) | jìn yí bù | one step further to move forward a step | |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | bar pub | |
| 救 | jiù | save | |
| 就 | jiù | at once right away | |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) precisely | |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | granted that even if | |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother maternal uncle (informal) | |
| 舅 | jiù | maternal uncle | |
| 舅妈 (舅媽) | jiù mā | maternal uncle's wife | |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside to dwell | |
| 举 (舉) | jǔ | raise | |
| 举办 (舉辦) | jǔ bàn | to conduct to hold | |
| 举手 (舉手) | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand to put up one's hand (as signal) | |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) | |
| 聚 | jù | to congregate to assemble | |
| 距 | jù | at a distance of distance | |
| 拒绝 (拒絕) | jù jué | to refuse to decline | |
| 距离 (距離) | jù lí | distance to be apart from | |
| 剧本 (劇本) | jù běn | script for play, opera, movie etc screenplay | |
| 剧情 (劇情) | jù qíng | story line plot | |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | to have to possess | |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute unconditional | |
| 角色 | jué sè | role character in a novel | |
| 军队 (軍隊) | jūn duì | army troops | |
| 军人 (軍人) | jūn rén | serviceman soldier | |
| 卡车 (卡車) | kǎ chē | truck | |
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom to open | |
| 开花 (開花) | kāi huā | to bloom to blossom | |
| 开朗 (開朗) | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit open and clear | |
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin beginning | |
| 看不起 | kàn bù qǐ | to look down upon to despise | |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 科 | kē | branch of study administrative section | |
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology | |
| 科学 (科學) | kē xué | science scientific knowledge | |
| 可 | kě | can may | |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | |
| 可怜 (可憐) | kě lián | pitiful pathetic | |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for to long for | |
| 可恶 (可惡) | kě wù | repulsive vile | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can may | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) moment | |
| 克 | kè | gram | |
| 课程 (課程) | kè chéng | course academic program | |
| 课堂 (課堂) | kè táng | classroom | |
| 课文 (課文) | kè wén | text | |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) to conquer | |
| 肯 | kěn | agree, consent, willing | |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain to be positive | |
| 空间 (空間) | kōng jiān | space room | |
| 空军 (空軍) | kōng jūn | air force | |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear to dread | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | flavour tastes (in food) | |
| 快 | kuài | rapid quick | |
| 宽 (寬) | kuān | width | |
| 况且 (況且) | kuàng qiě | moreover besides | |
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate overstated | |
| 扩大 (擴大) | kuò dà | to expand to enlarge | |
| 拉肚子 | lā dù zi | diarrhea | |
| 来 (來) | lái | to come to arrive | |
| 来不及 (來不及) | lái bù jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) it's too late (to do sth) | |
| 来得及 (來得及) | lái de jí | there's still time able to do sth in time | |
| 蓝 (藍) | lán | blue | |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | husband(informal) | |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | |
| 虎 | hǔ | tiger | |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | wife | |
| 老实 (老實) | lǎo shí | honest sincere | |
| 老是 | lǎo shì | always | |
| 乐 (樂) | lè | happy | |
| 乐观 (樂觀) | lè guān | optimistic hopeful | |
| 乐趣 (樂趣) | lè qù | delight pleasure | |
| 泪 (淚) | lèi | tears | |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold indifferent | |
| 力 | lì | force | |
| 里 | lǐ | inside | |
| 练 (練) | liàn | to practice to train | |
| 恋爱 (戀愛) | liàn ài | (romantic) love in love | |
| 亮 | liàng | bright clear | |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good favorable | |
| 连络 (連絡) | lián luò | contact, to get in touch | |
| 联络 (聯絡) | lián luò | to get in touch with to contact | |
| 连续剧 (連續劇) | lián xù jù | serialized drama dramatic series | |
| 了不起 | liǎo bù qǐ | amazing terrific | |
| 离婚 (離婚) | lí hūn | to divorce divorced from (one's spouse) | |
| 里边 (裡邊) | lǐ biān | inside | |
| 厉害 (厲害) | lì hài | severe, intense awesome, powerful | |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend to understand | |
| 理论 (理論) | lǐ lùn | theory theoretical; to theorize | |
| 礼堂 (禮堂) | lǐ táng | assembly hall auditorium | |
| 力量 | lì liàng | power force | |
| 领 (領) | lǐng | neck, collar to lead (context‑dependent) | |
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | leadership leader | |
| 灵魂 (靈魂) | líng hún | soul spirit | |
| 领域 (領域) | lǐng yù | domain sphere | |
| 令 | lìng | to order to command | |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message to leave one's comments | |
| 流血 | liú xiě | to bleed to shed blood | |
| 留学 (留學) | liú xué | to study abroad | |
| 留学生 (留學生) | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad (foreign) exchange student | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal a dream | |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit (in sb's) interest | |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler tourist | |
| 旅游 (旅遊) | lǚ yóu | trip journey | |
| 绿 (綠) | lǜ | green | |
| 律师 (律師) | lǜ shī | lawyer | |
| 录 (錄) | lù | record | |
| 录取 (錄取) | lù qǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam to admit (a student) | |
| 录音 (錄音) | lù yīn | to record (sound) sound recording | |
| 露营 (露營) | lù yíng | to camp out camping | |
| 龙 (龍) | lóng | dragon | |
| 轮胎 (輪胎) | lún tāi | tire pneumatic tire | |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious particle indicating a pause for emphasis | |
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fán | inconvenient troublesome | |
| 骂 (罵) | mà | to scold to abuse | |
| 满 (滿) | mǎn | full, filled, satisfied | |
| 满意 (滿意) | mǎn yì | satisfied pleased | |
| 满足 (滿足) | mǎn zú | to satisfy to meet (the needs of) | |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly | |
| 慢用 | màn yòng | slow use | |
| 毛 | máo | hair | |
| 毛笔 (毛筆) | máo bǐ | writing brush | |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault defect | |
| 贸易 (貿易) | mào yì | (commercial) trade | |
| 马桶 (馬桶) | mǎ tǒng | toilet water closet(WC) | |
| 码头 (碼頭) | mǎ tou | dock pier | |
| 蚂蚁 (螞蟻) | mǎ yǐ | ant | |
| 没 (沒) | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not | |
| 每 | měi | each every | |
| 玫瑰 | méi guī | rugosa rose rose flower | |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful fine | |
| 没什么 (沒什麼) | méi shén me | nothing it doesn't matter | |
| 门 (門) | mén | door | |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating enchanting | |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close(relationship) familiar | |
| 面 | miàn | face side | |
| 免费 (免費) | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) | |
| 面积 (面積) | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc) surface area | |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of facing | |
| 面条 (麵條) | miàn tiáo | noodles | |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) arc second (angular measurement unit) | |
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe to depict | |
| 庙 (廟) | miào | temple ancestral shrine | |
| 米饭 (米飯) | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | |
| 米粉 | mǐ fěn | rice flour rice-flour noodles | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way lost | |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret | |
| 明白 | míng bái | clear obvious | |
| 名词 (名詞) | míng cí | noun | |
| 民国 (民國) | mín guó | Republic of China (1912-1949) used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) | |
| 明显 (明顯) | míng xiǎn | clear distinct | |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star celebrity | |
| 命 | mìng | life fate | |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality ethnic group | |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange unfamiliar | |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand to touch | |
| 某 | mǒu | some a certain | |
| 木 | mù | wood | |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time currently | |
| 木头 (木頭) | mù tou | wood, timber dummy(colloquial) | |
| 那 | nà | that those | |
| 那么 (那麼) | nà me | like that in that way | |
| 奶 | nǎi | milk breast | |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient patience | |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south the southern part of the country | |
| 难怪 (難怪) | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) (it's) not surprising (that) | |
| 难看 (難看) | nán kàn | ugly unsightly | |
| 脑 (腦) | nǎo | brain mind | |
| 脑子 (腦子) | nǎo zi | brains mind | |
| 拿手 | ná shǒu | expert in good at | |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones? who? | |
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content substance | |
| 能够 (能夠) | néng gòu | to be capable of to be able to | |
| 年 | nián | year | |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) age | |
| 年龄 (年齡) | nián líng | (a person's) age | |
| 年年 | nián nián | year after year yearly | |
| 牛仔裤 (牛仔褲) | niú zǎi kù | jeans | |
| 农业 (農業) | nóng yè | agriculture farming | |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady madam | |
| 喔 | ō | I see oh | |
| 哦 | ó | oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise) | |
| 排 | pái | a row a line | |
| 牌 | pái | mahjong tile playing card | |
| 牌子 | pái zi | sign trademark | |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for to look forward to | |
| 培养 (培養) | péi yǎng | to cultivate to breed | |
| 配 | pèi | to join to fit | |
| 配合 | pèi hé | coordinate, cooperate fitting in with | |
| 碰 | pèng | bump, run into | |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across to run into | |
| 碰上 | pèng shàng | to run into to come upon | |
| 批评 (批評) | pī píng | to criticize criticism | |
| 皮 | pí | skin | |
| 皮带 (皮帶) | pí dài | strap leather belt | |
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin | |
| 篇 | piān | sheet piece of writing | |
| 骗子 (騙子) | piàn zi | swindler a cheat | |
| 坪 | píng | a plain ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) | |
| 平 | píng | flat | |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound well | |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal equality | |
| 平时 (平時) | píng shí | ordinarily in normal times | |
| 平原 | píng yuán | field plain | |
| 品质 (品質) | pǐn zhí | character intrinsic quality (of a person) | |
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destroy, destruction damage | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal general | |
| 期 | qí | period cycle | |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise to raise | |
| 气 (氣) | qì | gas air | |
| 铅笔 (鉛筆) | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil | |
| 签名 (簽名) | qiān míng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc) to autograph | |
| 谦虚 (謙虛) | qiān xū | modest self-effacing | |
| 前 | qián | before;previous former | |
| 强盗 (強盜) | qiáng dào | to rob (with force) bandit | |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) to stress | |
| 抢 (搶) | qiǎng | to rob, grab, snatch to scrape | |
| 桥 (橋) | qiáo | bridge | |
| 欺负 (欺負) | qī fù | to bully | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next secondly | |
| 期间 (期間) | qí jiān | period of time time | |
| 起飞 (起飛) | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off | |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lái | to stand up to get up | |
| 亲 (親) | qīn | parent one's own (flesh and blood) | |
| 亲切 (親切) | qīn qiè | amiable cordial | |
| 亲手 (親手) | qīn shǒu | personally with one's own hands | |
| 亲眼 (親眼) | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes personally | |
| 亲自 (親自) | qīn zì | personally in person | |
| 清 | qīng | settle, clear up, unmixed | |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth youthful years | |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | teenagers youth | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear fine (weather) | |
| 情 | qíng | feeling, affection; sentiment emotion | |
| 情况 (情況) | qǐng kuàng | circumstances state of affairs | |
| 情人 | qíng rén | lover sweetheart | |
| 请假 (請假) | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence | |
| 请教 (請教) | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance to consult | |
| 请求 (請求) | qǐng qiú | to request to ask | |
| 庆祝 (慶祝) | qìng zhù | to celebrate | |
| 穷 (窮) | qióng | poor destitute | |
| 求 | qiú | beg, seek to look for | |
| 球场 (球場) | qiú chǎng | stadium sports ground | |
| 球赛 (球賽) | qiú sài | sports match ballgame | |
| 球员 (球員) | qiú yuán | sports club member footballer, golfer etc | |
| 气温 (氣溫) | qì wēn | air temperature | |
| 企业 (企業) | qì yè | company firm | |
| 去 | qù | to go to go to (a place) | |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away to die | |
| 全 | quán | complete | |
| 全球 | quán qiú | entire total | |
| 全身 | quán shēn | whole body all over(body) | |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace to supersede | |
| 缺点 (缺點) | quē diǎn | weak point defect | |
| 却 (卻) | què | step back, decline, but, yet | |
| 确定 (確定) | què dìng | definite certain | |
| 确认 (確認) | què rèn | to confirm to verify | |
| 让 (讓) | ràng | to yield, give, invite, offer to permit | |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear to endure | |
| 认 (認) | rèn | to recognize to know | |
| 认得 (認得) | rèn de | to recognize to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it | |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw to throw away, toss | |
| 仍 | réng | still yet | |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still yet | |
| 人家 | rén jiā | household others; people other than the speaker or hearer | |
| 人间 (人間) | rén jiān | the human world the earth, mortal realm | |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population people | |
| 人类 (人類) | rén lèi | humanity human race | |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people | |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people | |
| 人人 | rén rén | everyone every person | |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number of people | |
| 人物 | rén wù | person character (in a play, novel etc) | |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure to bear with | |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wù | mission assignment | |
| 热水 (熱水) | rè shuǐ | hot water | |
| 日出 | rì chū | sunrise | |
| 日期 | rì qí | date | |
| 如 | rú | as as if | |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | in this way so | |
| 如下 | rú xià | as follows | |
| 如意 | rú yì | as one wants according to one's wishes | |
| 弱 | ruò | weak feeble | |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest | |
| 失恋 (失戀) | shī liàn | to lose one's love to break up; heartbreak | |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose | |
| 狮 (獅) | shī | lion | |
| 狮子 (獅子) | shī zi | lion | |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | times, age, era | |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very completely | |
| 实话 (實話) | shí huà | truth, honest words | |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality actual situation | |
| 时刻 (時刻) | shí kè | moment point of time | |
| 实力 (實力) | shí lì | strength | |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone | |
| 石 | shí | stone | |
| 实行 (實行) | shí xíng | to implement to carry out | |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil petroleum | |
| 实在 (實在) | shí zài | really actually | |
| 使得 | shǐ de | usable workable | |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use to employ | |
| 事业 (事業) | shì yè | undertaking project | |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact | |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt to fit | |
| 市长 (市長) | shì zhǎng | mayor | |
| 杀 (殺) | shā | to kill to murder | |
| 晒 | shài | sun; bask, shine upon, sun tan | |
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure to harm | |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | commodity goods | |
| 商业 (商業) | shāng yè | business trade, commerce, industry | |
| 上 | shàng | on top upon | |
| 上当 (上當) | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit) to be fooled | |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | God | |
| 上街 | shàng jiē | to go onto the streets to go shopping | |
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area | |
| 烧 (燒) | shāo | to burn to roast | |
| 少 | shǎo | few less | |
| 蛇 | shé | snake | |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment facilities | |
| 设计 (設計) | shè jì | plan design | |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend to rise, go up, hoist | |
| 声 (聲) | shēng | sound voice | |
| 生 | shēng | to be born to give birth | |
| 生产 (生產) | shēng chǎn | to produce to manufacture | |
| 声调 (聲調) | shēng diào | tone note | |
| 生动 (生動) | shēng dòng | vivid lively | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life activity | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) living being | |
| 生字 | shēng zì | new character (in textbook) character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied | |
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply thorough | |
| 身上 | shēn shàng | on the body at hand | |
| 省 | shěng | to save to economize | |
| 省钱 (省錢) | shěng qián | to save money | |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain to be left | |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | to remain left over | |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even so much so that | |
| 收获 (收穫) | shōu huò | gains | |
| 收音机 (收音機) | shōu yīn jī | radio | |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with to know well | |
| 手续 (手續) | shǒu xù | procedure formalities | |
| 首 | shǒu | head(ranking) chief | |
| 受得了 | shòu de liǎo | to put up with to endure | |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries wounded (in an accident etc) | |
| 输 (輸) | shū | to lose to transport | |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables | |
| 舒适 (舒適) | shū shì | cozy snug | |
| 数 (數) | shǔ | number figure, amount | |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral digit | |
| 双 (雙) | shuāng | pair | |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth | |
| 水饺 (水餃) | shuǐ jiǎo | boiled dumpling | |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) standard | |
| 睡着 (睡著) | shuì zháo | to fall asleep | |
| 水准 (水準) | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc) standard | |
| 树木 (樹木) | shù mù | tree | |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently in passing | |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly without a hitch | |
| 说法 (說法) | shuō fǎ | to expound Buddhist teachings | |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain to illustrate | |
| 说起来 (說起來) | shuō qǐ lái | speaking of | |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on to ponder over | |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought thinking | |
| 似乎 | sì hū | apparently to seem | |
| 似 | sì | to seem to appear | |
| 寺庙 (寺廟) | sì miào | temple monastery | |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be let it pass | |
| 随便 (隨便) | suí biàn | as one wishes as one pleases | |
| 随时 (隨時) | suí shí | at any time at all times | |
| 所 | suǒ | measure word for house, school, hospital place | |
| 所谓 (所謂) | suǒ wèi | so-called what is called | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift to raise | |
| 态度 (態度) | tài dù | manner attitude, demeanour. | |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall large room for a specific purpose | |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline to lie down | |
| 谈话 (談話) | tán huà | to talk (with sb) to have a conversation | |
| 讨厌 (討厭) | tǎo yàn | to dislike to loathe | |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially for a special purpose | |
| 特色 | tè sè | characteristic distinguishing feature or quality | |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special particular | |
| 田 | tián | field, farmland, cropland | |
| 填 | tián | to fill (of a form etc) to fill in | |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise heaven | |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every day, day after day | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven the whole world | |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition circumstances | |
| 挑战 (挑戰) | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge challenge | |
| 题材 (題材) | tí cái | subject matter | |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention to raise (a subject) | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise to increase | |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer to supply | |
| 体会 (體會) | tǐ huì | to know from experience to learn through experience | |
| 体力 (體力) | tǐ lì | physical strength physical power | |
| 体贴 (體貼) | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) | |
| 体重 (體重) | tǐ zhòng | body weight | |
| 贴 (貼) | tiē | to stick to paste | |
| 铁 (鐵) | tiě | iron | |
| 铁路 (鐵路) | tiě lù | railroad railway | |
| 听力 (聽力) | tīng lì | hearing listening ability | |
| 听起来 (聽起來) | tīng qǐ lái | sounds like | |
| 听众 (聽眾) | tīng zhòng | audience listeners | |
| 挺 | tǐng | very; rather; quite erect, straight | |
| 通 | tōng | to go through to know well | |
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | by means of through | |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify to inform | |
| 同 | tóng | together, in common, (relationship, company, involvement with) | |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with sympathy | |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague co-worker | |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain suffering | |
| 头 (頭) | tóu | head hair style | |
| 投 | tóu | to cast, throw, fling to send | |
| 投资 (投資) | tóu zī | investment to invest | |
| 土 | tǔ | soil, land, ground | |
| 团体 (團體) | tuán tǐ | group organization | |
| 团圆 (團圓) | tuán yuán | to have a reunion | |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land soil | |
| 推 | tuī | to push to cut | |
| 推荐 (推薦) | tuī jiàn | to recommend recommendation | |
| 推销 (推銷) | tuī xiāo | to market to promote | |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before to fall behind, lag | |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire retirement (from work) | |
| 突然 | tú rán | sudden abrupt | |
| 兔 | tù | rabbit | |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare rabbit | |
| 外边 (外邊) | wài biān | outside outdoor | |
| 外文 | wài wén | foreign language (written) | |
| 外语 (外語) | wài yǔ | foreign language | |
| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) | |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother maternal grandmother | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete to finish | |
| 玩具 | wán jù | plaything toy | |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening late | |
| 万一 (萬一) | wàn yī | just in case if by any chance | |
| 网 (網) | wǎng | net network | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | often frequently | |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby small child | |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep to maintain | |
| 微笑 | wéi xiào | smile to smile | |
| 伟大 (偉大) | wěi dà | magnificent great | |
| 为 (為) | wèi | because of for | |
| 未来 (未來) | wèi lái | future later | |
| 位置 | wèi zhì | position place | |
| 温度 (溫度) | wēn dù | temperature | |
| 温暖 (溫暖) | wēn nuǎn | warm | |
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft tender | |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document file | |
| 文学 (文學) | wén xué | literature | |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article essay | |
| 文 | wén | arts, culture; literature; script | |
| 文字 | wén zì | character script | |
| 稳定 (穩定) | wěn dìng | steady stable | |
| 问好 (問好) | wèn hǎo | to say hello to to send one's regards to | |
| 问候 (問候) | wèn hòu | to give one's respects to send a greeting | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 无 (無) | wú | not to have no | |
| 无法 (無法) | wú fǎ | unable incapable | |
| 无论如何 (無論如何) | wú lùn rú hé | whatever the case in any event | |
| 无穷 (無窮) | wú qióng | endless boundless | |
| 无所谓 (無所謂) | wú suǒ wèi | to be indifferent not to matter | |
| 误会 (誤會) | wù huì | to misunderstand to mistake | |
| 物价 (物價) | wù jià | (commodity) prices | |
| 西北 | xī běi | northwest | |
| 西餐 | xī cān | western-style food | |
| 西方 | xī fāng | west the Occident | |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest | |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs | |
| 牺牲 (犧牲) | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life to sacrifice (sth valued) | |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb to suck up | |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope for to desire | |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract (interest, investment etc) | |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like to love | |
| 细 (細) | xì | thin or slender finely particulate | |
| 细心 (細心) | xì xīn | careful attentive | |
| 戏 (戲) | xì | play, show, sport | |
| 戏剧 (戲劇) | xì jù | drama play | |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system | |
| 下 | xià | down downwards | |
| 吓 (嚇) | xià | to frighten to scare | |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lái | to come down go down | |
| 线 (線) | xiàn | wire, thread, string | |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively opposite | |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite contrary | |
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related relevant | |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume cologne | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical same | |
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed in detail | |
| 响 (響) | xiǎng | echo sound | |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of to call to mind | |
| 想像 | xiǎng xiàng | to imagine to conceive of | |
| 项 (項) | xiàng | item | |
| 相声 (相聲) | xiàng shēng | comic dialogue sketch | |
| 限 | xiàn | limit bound | |
| 现实 (現實) | xiàn shí | reality actuality | |
| 现象 (現象) | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon appearance(of things) | |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict to limit | |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel fiction | |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | thief | |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group | |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result effect | |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào huà | joke jest | |
| 孝顺 (孝順) | xiào shùn | filial dutiful | |
| 校长 (校長) | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president headmaster | |
| 吓一跳 (嚇一跳) | xià yí tiào | startled to frighten | |
| 协助 (協助) | xié zhù | to provide assistance to aid | |
| 血 | xiě | blood | |
| 谢 (謝) | xiè | thanks | |
| 心得 | xīn dé | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) knowledge | |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | psychology mentality | |
| 心意 | xīn yì | regard kindly feelings | |
| 欣赏 (欣賞) | xīn shǎng | to appreciate to enjoy | |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | new newborn | |
| 信 | xìn | letter mail | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 兴奋 (興奮) | xīng fèn | excited excitement | |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation action | |
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe description | |
| 行为 (行為) | xíng wéi | action conduct | |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up to be awake | |
| 醒来 (醒來) | xǐng lái | to waken | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 性别 (性別) | xìng bié | gender sex | |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature personality | |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately | |
| 幸亏 (幸虧) | xìng kuī | fortunately luckily | |
| 幸运 (幸運) | xìng yùn | fortunate lucky | |
| 凶 (兇) | xiōng | terrible act of evil, criminal | |
| 熊猫 (熊貓) | xióng māo | panda | |
| 修 | xiū | build | |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend to alter | |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair to fix | |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement to require | |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need to want | |
| 选举 (選舉) | xuǎn jǔ | to elect election | |
| 学费 (學費) | xué fèi | tuition fee tuition | |
| 学会 (學會) | xué huì | to learn to master | |
| 学问 (學問) | xué wèn | learning knowledge | |
| 寻找 (尋找) | xún zhǎo | to seek to look for | |
| 训练 (訓練) | xùn liàn | to train to drill | |
| 押金 | yā jīn | deposit down payment | |
| 鸭 (鴨) | yā | duck duck | |
| 鸭子 (鴨子) | yā zi | duck duck | |
| 牙 | yá | tooth ivory | |
| 牙齿 (牙齒) | yá chǐ | tooth dental | |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop to evolve | |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) to perform | |
| 羊 | yáng | sheep goat | |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine transparent (open to public scrutiny) | |
| 养 (養) | yǎng | to raise (animals) to bring up (children) | |
| 样样 (樣樣) | yàng yàng | all kinds, each and every | |
| 烟火 (煙火) | yān huǒ | smoke and fire fireworks | |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze insight, vision | |
| 演讲 (演講) | yǎn jiǎng | lecture to make a speech | |
| 眼泪 (眼淚) | yǎn lèi | tears crying | |
| 演员 (演員) | yǎn yuán | actor or actress performer | |
| 邀请 (邀請) | yāo qǐng | to invite invitation | |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite to nip | |
| 要 | yào | important vital | |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise or else | |
| 要不是 | yào bú shì | if it were not for but for | |
| 要紧 (要緊) | yào jǐn | important urgent | |
| 也好 | yě hǎo | may as well, it may not be a bad idea | |
| 页 (頁) | yè | page leaf | |
| 夜里 (夜裡) | yè lǐ | during the night at night | |
| 一般来说 (一般來說) | yì bān lái shuō | generally speaking | |
| 一点 (一點) | yì diǎn | a bit a little | |
| 一点儿 (一點兒) | yī diǎn r | a little | |
| 一方面 | yì fāng miàn | on the one hand | |
| 衣柜 (衣櫃) | yī guì | wardrobe armoire | |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc) to depend on | |
| 一连 (一連) | yì lián | in a row in succession | |
| 一生 | yì shēng | all one's life throughout one's life | |
| 一时 (一時) | yì shí | a period of time a while | |
| 一同 | yì tóng | along together | |
| 一向 | yí xiàng | always (previously) a period of time in the recent past | |
| 一样 (一樣) | yí yàng | same like | |
| 以 | yǐ | by, with, at, on | |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as too | |
| 以来 (以來) | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) | |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid so as not to | |
| 艺术 (藝術) | yì shù | art | |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected accident | |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense meaning | |
| 阴 (陰) | yīn | negative | |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus consequently | |
| 音响 (音響) | yīn xiǎng | sound acoustics | |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to to lead to | |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome, smart, spirited | |
| 赢 (贏) | yíng | to beat to win | |
| 营养 (營養) | yíng yǎng | nutrition nourishment | |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | film movie | |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave courageous | |
| 拥有 (擁有) | yǒng yǒu | to have to possess | |
| 永远 (永遠) | yǒng yuǎn | forever eternal | |
| 用 | yòng | to use to employ | |
| 用法 | yòng fǎ | usage | |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use products | |
| 优点 (優點) | yōu diǎn | merit benefit | |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor humorous | |
| 优秀 (優秀) | yōu xiù | outstanding excellent | |
| 游客 (遊客) | yóu kè | traveler tourist | |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to as a result of | |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective in effect | |
| 友谊 (友誼) | yǒu yí | companionship fellowship | |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful cheerily | |
| 于是 (於是) | yú shì | thereupon as a result | |
| 噢 | Ō | Oh! | |
| 与 (與) | yǔ | and to give | |
| 玉 | yù | jade | |
| 玉米 | yù mǐ | corn maize | |
| 预备 (預備) | yù bèi | to prepare to make ready | |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet to run into | |
| 预习 (預習) | yù xí | to prepare a lesson | |
| 圆 (圓) | yuán | circle round | |
| 员工 (員工) | yuán gōng | staff personnel | |
| 原谅 (原諒) | yuán liàng | to excuse to forgive | |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire wish | |
| 约 (約) | yuē | to make an appointment to invite | |
| 月饼 (月餅) | yuè bǐng | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) | |
| 阅读 (閱讀) | yuè dú | to read reading | |
| 乐团 (樂團) | yuè tuán | band orchestra | |
| 云 (雲) | yún | cloud | |
| 运气 (運氣) | yùn qì | luck (good or bad) | |
| 在 | zài | (located) at (to be) in | |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about to mind | |
| 在于 (在於) | zài yú | to be in to lie in | |
| 早 | zǎo | early morning | |
| 早日 | zǎo rì | soon shortly | |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening sooner or later | |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about to create | |
| 噪音 | zào yīn | rumble noise | |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise to increase | |
| 增 | zēng | to increase to expand | |
| 责任 (責任) | zé rèn | responsibility blame | |
| 知 | zhī | to know to be aware | |
| 之后 (之後) | zhī hòu | afterwards following | |
| 之间 (之間) | zhī jiān | between among | |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before prior to | |
| 直 | zhí | straight, vertical, upright | |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth to deserve | |
| 殖民地 | zhí mín dì | colony | |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant vegetation | |
| 职业 (職業) | zhí yè | occupation profession | |
| 职员 (職員) | zhí yuán | office worker staff member | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger to point at or to | |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely simply | |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only | |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) institution | |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom knowledge | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least (to say the) least | |
| 至于 (至於) | zhì yú | as for as to | |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take to borrow | |
| 站 | zhàn | station to stand | |
| 暂时 (暫時) | zhàn shí | temporary provisional | |
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war conflict | |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.) to control | |
| 障碍 (障礙) | zhàng ài | barrier obstruction | |
| 着急 (著急) | zhāo jí | to worry to feel anxious | |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to receive (guests) to entertain | |
| 招牌 | zhāo pái | signboard shop sign | |
| 找钱 (找錢) | zhǎo qián | to give change(money) | |
| 照 | zhào | to shine to illuminate, photo | |
| 炸 | zhà | to explode, fry | |
| 珍贵 (珍貴) | zhēn guì | precious | |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth | |
| 真实 (真實) | zhēn shí | true real | |
| 真是 | zhēn shì | indeed truly | |
| 真心 | zhēn xīn | sincere heartfelt | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine real | |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange to tidy up | |
| 整齐 (整齊) | zhěng qí | orderly neat | |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof certificate | |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct proper | |
| 证书 (證書) | zhèng shū | credentials certificate | |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì | politics political | |
| 哲学 (哲學) | zhé xué | philosophy(academic) | |
| 这样子 (這樣子) | zhè yàng zi | so such | |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | middle part central section | |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | Chinese meal Chinese food | |
| 终于 (終於) | zhōng yú | at last in the end | |
| 种 (種) | zhòng | to plant to grow | |
| 重点 (重點) | zhòng diǎn | important point main point | |
| 重视 (重視) | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth to value | |
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | surroundings arround | |
| 煮 | zhǔ | cook | |
| 主动 (主動) | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative to do sth of one's own accord | |
| 主妇 (主婦) | zhǔ fù | housewife woman of senior authority in a household | |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge responsible for | |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director head | |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme subject | |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main principal | |
| 主意 | zhǔ yì | idea plan | |
| 助 | zhù | to help to assist | |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings to wish sb well | |
| 助理 | zhù lǐ | assistant | |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous noted | |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | state of affairs state | |
| 专心 (專心) | zhuān xīn | to concentrate absorption | |
| 专业 (專業) | zhuān yè | specialty, major(education) specialized field | |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly to seek after | |
| 准时 (準時) | zhǔn shí | on time punctual | |
| 著 | zhuó | wear | |
| 资源 (資源) | zī yuán | natural resources | |
| 仔细 (仔細) | zǐ xì | careful attentive | |
| 自从 (自從) | zì cóng | since (a time) ever since | |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic voluntarily | |
| 自杀 (自殺) | zì shā | to kill oneself to commit suicide | |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself self-confidence | |
| 自在 | zì zài | at ease unrestrained | |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion | |
| 总而言之 (總而言之) | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short summarize | |
| 总算 (總算) | zǒng suàn | at long last finally | |
| 总统 (總統) | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) | |
| 总之 (總之) | zǒng zhī | in a word in short | |
| 走走 | zǒu zǒu | going around, stroll | |
| 组 (組) | zǔ | group | |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father paternal grandfather | |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother paternal grandmother | |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestor forebears | |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | |
| 最初 | zuì chū | first primary | |
| 最多 | zuì duō | at most maximum | |
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final last | |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum optimal | |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect to revere | |
| 作 | zuò | to do to grow | |
| 做梦 (做夢) | zuò mèng | to dream to have a dream | |
| 作梦 (作夢) | zuò mèng | dreaming | |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) opus | |
| 做人 | zuò rén | to conduct oneself to behave with integrity | |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work to handle matters | |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author writer |