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HSK 4 Wortliste
Alle 989 Wörter, die der offizielle HSK 3.0 Lehrplan für Stufe 4 führt, vollständig. Das Pinyin ist nach Tönen eingefärbt; wo eine Aufnahme existiert, lässt sie sich abspielen.
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| Wort | Pinyin | Bedeutung | Audio und Beispiel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱情 | àiqíng | (romantic) love我相信爱情。Wǒ xiāngxìn àiqíng.I believe in love. | |
| 爱心 | àixīn | compassion; kindness; care for others | |
| 按 | àn | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve我按时到了学校。Wǒ ànshí dào le xuéxiào.I arrived at school on time. | |
| 安检 | ānjiǎn | security check (abbr. for 安全检查); to do a security check | |
| 安排 | ānpái | arrange; to plan明天你有什么安排没有？Míngtiān nǐ yǒu shénme ānpái méiyǒu?Do you have any plans for tomorrow? | |
| 按时 | ànshí | on time; on schedule我按时到了学校。Wǒ ànshí dào le xuéxiào.I arrived at school on time. | |
| 按照 | ànzhào | according to; in accordance with; in light of他按照字面上的意思。Tā ànzhào zìmiànshàng de yìsi.He took it literally. | |
| 白酒 | báijiǔ | (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒); baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum | |
| 棒 | bàng | stick; club; good我在打棒球。Wǒ zài dǎ bàngqiú.I'm playing baseball. | |
| 办公 | bàngōng | to do (office) work; to handle official business (usu. in an office)他在他的办公桌前。Tā zài tā de bàngōngzhuō qián.He is at his desk. | |
| 办理 | bànlǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct | |
| 办事 | bànshì | to handle (affairs); to work我们根据合同来办事。Wǒmen gēnjù hétong lái bànshì.We conduct our business in accordance with the contract. | |
| 抱 | bào | to hold; to hug; carry in one's arms我很抱歉。Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn.I'm sorry. | |
| 报名 | bào míng | sign up; apply我怎样报名参加呢？Wǒ zěnyàng bàomíng cānjiā ne?How do I sign up? | |
| 保护 | bǎohù | to protect; to defend我们要保护环境。Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment. | |
| 报考 | bàokǎo | to enter oneself for an examination | |
| 抱歉 | bàoqiàn | be sorry; feel apologetic; to regret我很抱歉。Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn.I'm sorry. | |
| 保证 | bǎozhèng | to guarantee; ensure我向你保证。Wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng.I promise. | |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three, etc)-fold; times (multiplier)价格增加了一倍。Jiàgé zēngjiāle yí bèi.The price doubled. | |
| 背 | bēi | to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder那背后是什么意思？Nà bèihòu shì shénme yìsi?What's the idea behind that? | |
| 背包 | bēibāo | knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack | |
| 北部 | běibù | northern part | |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid; foolish; silly老板真笨。Lǎobǎn zhēn bèn.The boss is really stupid. | |
| 本科 | běnkē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | |
| 本来 | běnlái | originally; at first我本来想走的，但后来忘了。Wǒ běnlái xiǎng zǒu de, dàn hòulái wàng le.I intended to go, but forgot to. | |
| 毕业 | bì yè | to graduate; to finish school祝贺你毕业了！Zhùhè nǐ bìyè le!Congratulations on your graduation! | |
| 便于 | biànyú | easy to; convenient for这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。Zhè diànzicídiǎn de hǎochù jiùshì biànyú xiédài.The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry. | |
| 表 | biǎo | exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion)有时间表吗？Yǒu shíjiānbiǎo ma?Is there a timetable? | |
| 表格 | biǎogé | form (document)请填写这份表格。Qǐng tiánxiě zhèfèn biǎogé.Please fill in this form. | |
| 表示 | biǎoshì | express; show; indicate箭头表示行进方向。Jiàntóu biǎoshì xíngjìn fāngxiàng.The arrow indicates the way to go. | |
| 表现 | biǎoxiàn | to show; to show off; to display有时候成人表现得像儿童。Yǒushíhòu chéngrén biǎoxiàn dé xiàng értóng.Sometimes adults behave like children. | |
| 表扬 | biǎoyáng | to praise; commend这件事他处理得很好，得到了老板的表扬。Zhèjiàn shì tā chǔlǐde hěn hǎo, dédào le lǎobǎn de biǎoyáng.He dealt with this matter very well and obtained his boss's praise. | |
| 标准 | biāozhǔn | (an official) standard; norm; criterion我想学标准的英语。Wǒxiǎngxué biāozhǔn de yīngyǔ.I want to learn standard English. | |
| 并 | bìng | and; furthermore; also外表并不是全部。Wàibiǎo bìng búshì quánbù.Looks aren't everything. | |
| 饼干 | bǐnggān | biscuit; cracker; cookie想吃多少饼干就吃多少。Xiǎng chī duōshǎo bǐnggān jiù chī duōshǎo.Take as many cookies as you want. | |
| 并且 | bìngqiě | and; besides; moreover他履行了他的承诺，并且帮助了他的兄弟。Tā lǚxíng le tā de chéngnuò, bìngqiě bāngzhù le tā de xiōngdì.He kept his promise and helped his brothers. | |
| 笔试 | bǐshì | written examination; paper test (for an applicant) | |
| 毕业生 | bìyèshēng | graduate | |
| 鼻子 | bízi | nose用你的鼻子呼吸。Yòng nǐ de bízi hūxī.Breathe through your nose. | |
| 播放 | bōfàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) | |
| 博士 | bóshì | doctor; PhD汤川博士在科学研究上起了很重要的作用。Tāngchuān bóshì zài kēxuéyánjiū shàngqǐ le hěn zhòngyào de zuòyòng.Dr. Yukawa played an important part in the scientific study. | |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk我喜欢跑步。Wǒ xǐhuān pǎobù.I like to run. | |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department; section这部分是容易的Zhèbùfèn shì róngyì deThat part was easy. | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have to; have no choice but to; cannot but我们也不得不做Wǒmen yě bùdébù zuòWe'll have to do that, too. | |
| 不必 | búbì | need not; does not have to; not necessarily你不必吃。Nǐ bùbì chī.You don't have to eat. | |
| 不便 | búbiàn | inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable | |
| 不断 | búduàn | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous软件正在不断进化。Ruǎnjiàn zhèngzài bùduàn jìnhuà.Software is constantly evolving. | |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; share; section这部分是容易的Zhèbùfèn shì róngyì deThat part was easy. | |
| 不够 | búgòu | not enough; insufficient; inadequate不够吗？Bùgòu ma?Is that not enough? | |
| 不管 | bùguǎn | no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of不管它。Bùguǎn tā.Skip it. | |
| 不光 | bùguāng | not the only one; not only | |
| 不过 | bùguò | but; however; only他不过是个孩子。Tā bùguò shì gè háizi.He is but a child. | |
| 不仅 | bùjǐn | not only; not just他不仅给了我们衣服，还有一点钱。Tā bùjǐn gěi le wǒmen yīfú, háiyǒu yìdiǎn qián.He gave us not only clothes but some money. | |
| 不论 | búlùn | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of不论去哪，我都会迷路。Bùlùn qù nǎ, wǒ dōu huì mílù.No matter where I go, I get lost. | |
| 不满 | bùmǎn | dissatisfied; discontented; resentful他对结果不满意。Tā duì jiéguǒ bù mǎnyì.He is unsatisfied with the result. | |
| 部门 | bùmén | department; branch; section谁负责这个部门？Shuí fùzé zhège bùmén?Who's in charge of this section? | |
| 不如 | bùrú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to百闻不如一见。Bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn.A picture is worth a thousand words. | |
| 擦 | cā | to wipe; to rub; to polish她在擦口红。Tā zài cā kǒuhóng.She's putting on lipstick. | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess我猜想您饿了。Wǒ cāixiǎng nín è le.I suppose you're hungry. | |
| 材料 | cáiliào | material材料将被提供。Cáiliào jiāng bèi tígōng.Materials will be provided. | |
| 参观 | cānguān | to visit (a place, such as a tourist spot); inspect博物馆的参观者中有少数是外国人。Bówùguǎn de cānguānzhě zhōngyǒu shǎoshù shì wàiguórén.There was a sprinkling of foreigners among the visitors in the museum. | |
| 参赛 | cānsài | to compete; to take part in a competition | |
| 餐厅 | cāntīng | dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant餐厅在哪里？Cāntīng zài nǎlǐ?Where's the dining room? | |
| 操场 | cāochǎng | playground; sports field; drill ground | |
| 厕所 | cèsuǒ | bathroom; toilet; lavatory我要上厕所。Wǒyào shàng cèsuǒ.I have to go to the toilet. | |
| 查看 | chákàn | to look over; to examine; to check up | |
| 场 | chǎng | courtyard; place; field我想去商场。Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngchǎng.I'd like to go to the mall. | |
| 厂 | chǎng | factory; yard; depot我爸在工厂工作。Wǒbà zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.My father works at a factory. | |
| 产生 | chǎnshēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about本世纪初以来，产生了很多进步。Běnshìjìchū yǐlái, chǎnshēng le hěnduō jìnbù.Many improvements have been made since this century began. | |
| 超过 | chāoguò | surpass; exceed; outstrip她不可能超过30岁了。Tā bù kěnéng chāoguò 30suì le.She cannot be over thirty. | |
| 茶叶 | cháyè | tea; tea leaves | |
| 查找 | cházhǎo | to search for; to look up我得查找一下我的笔。Wǒ dé cházhǎo yīxià wǒ de bǐ.I need to search for my pen. | |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of我想乘地铁去。Wǒ xiǎng chéng dìtiě qù.I want to get there by subway. | |
| 城 | chéng | city walls; city; town他家在城市的东南边。Tā jiā zài chéngshì de dōngnán biān.His home is in the southeast of the city. | |
| 成功 | chénggōng | success; to succeed晚会很成功。Wǎnhuì hěn chénggōng.The party was a success. | |
| 乘客 | chéngkè | passenger万幸，没乘客受伤。Wànxìng, méi chéngkè shòushāng.Fortunately, no passengers were injured. | |
| 诚实 | chéngshí | honest; honorable我不觉得他诚实。Wǒ bù juéde tā chéngshí.I don't think that he's honest. | |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | become; turn into您想成为什么？Nín xiǎng chéngwéi shénme?What do you want to be? | |
| 乘坐 | chéngzuò | ride; get into (a vehicle)我的儿子每次乘坐公交车都会晕车。Wǒ de érzi měicì chéngzuò gōngjiāochē dōu huì yùnchē.My son always gets sick when he rides a bus. | |
| 车速 | chēsù | vehicle speed | |
| 车位 | chēwèi | parking spot; unloading point; garage place | |
| 迟 | chí | late; delayed; slow公交车迟到了。Gōngjiāochē chídào le.The bus was behind schedule. | |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | be startled; be shocked; be amazed你看起来很吃惊。Nǐ kànqǐlái hěn chījīng.You look surprised. | |
| 重新 | chóngxīn | again; anew; once more erneut, von vorne请重新考虑一下。Qǐng chóngxīnkǎolǜ yīxià.Please reconsider. | |
| 出差 | chū chāi | go on a business trip你来这里出差的？Nǐ lái zhèlǐ chūchāi de?Are you here on business? | |
| 窗 | chuāng | window雨点打着窗户。Yǔdiǎn dǎzhe chuānghù.The rain is beating against the windows. | |
| 窗户 | chuānghu | window雨点打着窗户。Yǔdiǎn dǎzhe chuānghù.The rain is beating against the windows. | |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen他在厨房。Tā zài chúfáng.He's in the kitchen. | |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast我不想吹牛。Wǒ bùxiǎng chuīniú.I don't mean to brag. | |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak; to export出口在左边。Chūkǒu zài zuǒbian.The entrance is on the left. | |
| 厨师 | chúshī | cook; chef厨师在哪里？Chúshī zài nǎlǐ?Where's the cook? | |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | appear; arise; emerge一个男的突然出现在门口。Yígè nán de tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. | |
| 出行 | chūxíng | to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)他喜欢骑马出行。Tā xǐhuān qímǎ chūxíng.He likes to go out on horseback. | |
| 出租 | chūzū | to rent出租车到了。Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here. | |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these事已至此。Shìyǐzhìcǐ.What's done is done. | |
| 此次 | cǐcì | this time | |
| 此外 | cǐwài | besides; in addition; moreover | |
| 词语 | cíyǔ | words and expressions; terms汉语的词语很多。Hànyǔ de cíyǔ hěn duō.The Chinese language has many words and expressions. | |
| 从此 | cóngcǐ | from now on; since then; henceforth | |
| 从来 | cónglái | have always (from the beginning); never (with negative)你从来没有快乐过。Nǐ cónglái méiyǒu kuàilè guò.You've never been happy. | |
| 从中 | cóngzhōng | from within; therefrom他从中国回来了。Tā cóng zhōngguó huílái le.He came back from China. | |
| 粗 | cū | (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse别这么粗心！Bié zhème cūxīn!Don't be so careless! | |
| 存 | cún | exist; to deposit; to store有三个幸存者。Yǒu sāngè xìngcúnzhě.There are three survivors. | |
| 村 | cūn | village; (dialect) to scold; rustic农村的生活水平不高。Nóngcūn de shēnghuó shuǐpíng bù gāo.The living standard in rural areas is not high. | |
| 错过 | cuòguò | to miss (train, opportunity etc)机会错过了。Jīhuì cuòguò le.The chance is gone. | |
| 错误 | cuòwù | error; mistake; mistaken没有错误。Méiyǒu cuòwù.There's no mistake. | |
| 粗心 | cūxīn | careless; inadvertent; negligent别这么粗心！Bié zhème cūxīn!Don't be so careless! | |
| 答 | dá | to answer; to reply; to respond请把答案写在本子上。Qǐng bǎ dá’àn xiě zài běnzi shang.Please write the answers in your notebook. | |
| 答案 | dá'àn | answer; solution请把答案写在本子上。Qǐng bǎ dá’àn xiě zài běnzi shang.Please write the answers in your notebook. | |
| 大巴 | dàbā | (coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士)机场大巴从哪里出发？Jīchǎng dàbā cóng nǎlǐ chūfā?Where do the airport buses leave from? | |
| 打败 | dǎbài | to defeat; to overpower; to beat他永远不会打败我的。Tā yǒngyuǎn búhuì dǎbài wǒ de.He'll never beat me. | |
| 大大 | dàdà | greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad | |
| 达到 | dádào | to reach; to achieve; to attain她达到了目标。Tā dádào le mùbiāo.She has achieved her goals. | |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation | |
| 戴 | dài | put on; to wear; to respect他戴着耳机听音乐。Tā dàizhe ěrjī tīng yīnyuè.He listens to music with headphones on. | |
| 待 | dāi | to stay; to remain不要等待！Búyào děngdài!Don't wait. | |
| 大夫 | dàifu | doctor; physician她以为我是大夫。Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì dàfū.She thought that I was a doctor. | |
| 袋子 | dàizi | bag他拿着一个装满了苹果的袋子。Tā ná zhe yígè zhuāngmǎn le píngguǒ de dàizi.He carried a bag full of apples. | |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity; bulk每年都有大量新书出版。Měinián dōu yǒu dàliàng xīnshū chūbǎn.A great number of books are published every year. | |
| 当 | dāng | should; act as; work as当然哪！Dāngrán nǎ!Of course! | |
| 当时 | dāngshí | then; at that time; while您当时在忙吗？Nín dāngshí zài máng ma?Were you busy? | |
| 单位 | dānwèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior… | |
| 道 | dào | road; path; (bound form) way我知道。Wǒ zhīdào.I know. | |
| 倒 | dǎo | to collapse; to fall; fail箱子倒了。Xiāngzi dǎo le.The box fell. | |
| 刀 | dāo | knife; blade这把剪刀剪不好。Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo jiǎn bùhǎo.These scissors don't cut well. | |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | after all; in the end (used in a question)到底怎么了？Dàodǐ zěnme le?What on earth is the matter? | |
| 到来 | dàolái | to arrive; arrival; advent这天会到来。Zhètiān huì dàolái.That day shall come. | |
| 道路 | dàolù | road; path; way要是不知道路的话去问警察吧。Yàoshì bùzhī dàolù dehuà qù wèn jǐngchá ba.If you don't know the way, ask a policeman. | |
| 道歉 | dàoqiàn | apologize; make an apology我已经道歉了。Wǒ yǐjīng dàoqiàn le.I already apologized. | |
| 导游 | dǎoyóu | tour guide我为你充当导游。Wǒ wèi nǐ chōngdāng dǎoyóu.I'll act as a guide for you. | |
| 打扰 | dǎrǎo | disturb我希望没打扰到你吧？Wǒ xīwàng méi dǎrǎodào nǐ ba?I hope I'm not disturbing you. | |
| 大赛 | dàsài | grand contest | |
| 大厅 | dàtīng | hall; concourse; public lounge这个大厅可以容纳5000个人。Zhège dàtīng kěyǐ róngnà 5000gèrén.This hall can hold 5,000 people. | |
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to print请把打印机里面的空的墨粉鼓换掉。Qǐng bǎ dǎyìnjī lǐmiàn de kōng de mòfěn gǔ huàndiào.Please replace the empty ink cartridge in the printer. | |
| 答应 | dāying | to answer; to respond; to answer positively我答应了。Wǒ dāyìng le.I promised. | |
| 打印机 | dǎyìnjī | printer请把打印机里面的空的墨粉鼓换掉。Qǐng bǎ dǎyìnjī lǐmiàn de kōng de mòfěn gǔ huàndiào.Please replace the empty ink cartridge in the printer. | |
| 大约 | dàyuē | approximately; about你能以大约1000日元买下它。Nǐ néng yǐ dàyuē 1000rìyuán mǎixià tā.You can buy it for a thousand yen or so. | |
| 打招呼 | dǎzhāohu | notify; greet; inform | |
| 打折 | dǎzhé | sell at a discount毛皮大衣在打折。Máo pídàyī zài dǎzhé.Fur coats are on sale. | |
| 打针 | dǎzhēn | inject; get a shot医生在给他打针。Yīshēng zài gěi tā dǎzhēn.The doctor is giving him an injection. | |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world)大自然在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。Dàzìrán zài wǒmen de shēnghuó zhōng bànyǎnzhe zhòngyào de juésè.Nature plays an important role in our life. | |
| 等到 | děngdào | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)我会等到她来。Wǒhuì děngdào tā lái.I will wait until she comes. | |
| 登机 | dēngjī | to board a plane | |
| 得意 | déyì | proud of oneself; complacent凡人皆有得意时。Fánrén jiē yǒu déyì shí.Every dog has his day. | |
| 底 | dǐ | bottom; background; base到底怎么了？Dàodǐ zěnme le?What on earth is the matter? | |
| 低 | dī | low; to lower (one's head); droop别低估我。Bié dīgū wǒ.Don't underestimate me. | |
| 电动车 | diàndòngchē | electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars) | |
| 点名 | diǎnmíng | roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name他在点名时缺席。Tā zài diǎnmíng shí quēxí.He was absent at roll call. | |
| 电视剧 | diànshìjù | TV series; TV drama | |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod他点头以示鼓励。Tā diǎntóu yǐshì gǔlì.He nodded encouragingly. | |
| 掉 | diào | to drop; to fall我们掉头吧！Wǒmen diàotóu ba!Let's turn back. | |
| 调查 | diàochá | investigate; survey; inquiry调查下这个。Diàochá xià zhège.Examine this. | |
| 低价 | dījià | low price我觉得我们得调低价格。Wǒ juéde wǒmen dé diàodī jiàgé.I think we should lower the price. | |
| 定 | dìng | to fix; to set; to make definite这是最终决定。Zhèshì zuìzhōng juédìng.This decision is final. | |
| 订 | dìng | to agree; to conclude; to draw up预订好了。Yùdìng hǎo le.The reservation is already made. | |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the Earth; planet地球上有七大洲。Dìqiú shàng yǒu qīdàzhōu.There are seven continents on the earth. | |
| 低温 | dīwēn | low temperature | |
| 底下 | dǐxia | the location below sth; afterwards猫在桌子底下。Māo zài zhuōzi dǐxià.The cat is under the table. | |
| 低于 | dīyú | to be lower than这个工作需要不低于300美金。Zhège gōngzuò xūyào bù dīyú 300měijīn.No less than three hundred dollars was needed for the work. | |
| 地址 | dìzhǐ | address这是谁的地址？Zhè shì shuí de dìzhǐ?Whose address is this? | |
| 东部 | dōngbù | the east; eastern part | |
| 动车 | dòngchē | (PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train; power car; multiple-unit train (abbr. for 动车组) | |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action她的体操动作很标准。Tā de tǐcāo dòngzuò hěn biāozhǔn.Her gymnastics moves are up to the standard. | |
| 短信 | duǎnxìn | text message; SMS汤姆给我发了一条有趣的短信。Tāngmǔ gěiwǒfā le yītiáo yǒuqù de duǎnxìn.Tom sent me an interesting text. | |
| 堵车 | dǔchē | traffic jam因为堵车， 我开会迟到了。Yīnwèi dǔchē, wǒ kāihuì chídào le.Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting. | |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team; group您必须排队。Nín bìxū páiduì.You have to wait in line. | |
| 对方 | duìfāng | the other person; the other side; the other party我对方言很感兴趣。Wǒ duì fāngyán hěngǎnxìngqù.I'm very interested in dialects. | |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across from; the other side桥对面有一间小屋。Qiáo duìmiàn yǒu yījiān xiǎowū.There is a cottage beyond the bridge. | |
| 对于 | duìyú | regarding; as far as sth. is concerned; with regards to为什么你对于这个有这样的想法？Wèishénme nǐ duìyú zhège yǒu zhèyàng de xiǎngfǎ?Why should you think that? | |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member | |
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader我们要你做队长。Wǒmen yào nǐ zuò duìzhǎng.We want you to be the team captain. | |
| 度假 | dùjià | to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation度假愉快！Dùjià yúkuài!Enjoy your holidays. | |
| 顿 | dùn | to stop; to pause; to arrange他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。Tā lángtūnhǔyàn dì chī le yīdùn.He devoured his meal. | |
| 多么 | duōme | how (wonderful, etc.); what (a great idea)多么有趣啊！Duōme yǒuqù a!How interesting! | |
| 多数 | duōshù | majority; most大多数学生步行去学校。Dàduōshù xuéshēng bùxíng qù xuéxiào.Most students walk to school. | |
| 多样 | duōyàng | diverse; diversity; manifold | |
| 读者 | dúzhě | reader | |
| 肚子 | dùzi | belly; abdomen; stomach我肚子疼。Wǒ dǔziténg.My tummy hurts. | |
| 而 | ér | and; but; yet只是感冒而已。Zhǐshì gǎnmào éryǐ.It's just a cold. | |
| 儿童 | értóng | child; children儿童免费入场。Értóng miǎnfèirùchǎng.Admission is free for children. | |
| 法 | fǎ | France; French; abbr. for 法国没办法。Méi bànfǎ.There's nothing that can be done. | |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch我们昨天发出了邀请。Wǒmen zuótiān fāchū le yāoqǐng.We sent out the invitations yesterday. | |
| 法律 | fǎlǜ | law; statute法律很清楚。Fǎlǜ hěn qīngchǔ.The law is quite clear. | |
| 烦 | fán | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble他有麻烦。Tā yǒu máfán.He is in trouble. | |
| 反对 | fǎnduì | oppose; fight against我没有反对你。Wǒ méiyǒu fǎnduì nǐ.I'm not disagreeing with you. | |
| 房东 | fángdōng | landlord我把钥匙交给了房东。Wǒ bǎ yàoshi jiāogěile fángdōng.I gave my key to the landlord. | |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | aspect; field; side我只想注意积极方面。Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zhùyì jījí fāngmiàn.I want to just focus on the positive. | |
| 放弃 | fàngqì | abandon; renounce; give up我放弃。Wǒ fàngqì.I resign. | |
| 方式 | fāngshì | way; method; manner换种方式说。Huànzhǒng fāngshì shuō.Say it in another way. | |
| 放松 | fàngsōng | relax; loosen; slacken放松点吧。Fàngsōng diǎn ba.Just relax. | |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent for a room or house房租很可能会上涨。Fángzū hěn kěnéng huì shàngzhǎng.Rents are likely to go up. | |
| 烦恼 | fánnǎo | worried; vexed她很烦恼。Tā hěn fánnǎo.She feels very troubled. | |
| 翻译 | fānyì | translate; translation; interpret我是个翻译。Wǒ shì gè fānyì.I'm a translator. | |
| 发送 | fāsòng | to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) | |
| 费 | fèi | to cost; to spend; fee这是免费的。Zhèshì miǎnfèi de.It's on the house. | |
| 费用 | fèiyong | cost; expenditure; expense他计算费用。Tā jìsuàn fèiyòng.He calculated the expenses. | |
| 份 | fèn | part; portion; (measure word for documents, papers, jobs, etc.)8月份没课。8yuèfèn méikè.There is no school during August. | |
| 丰富 | fēngfù | rich; enrich; abundant美国的自然资源很丰富。Měiguó de zìránzīyuán hěn fēngfù.The United States is abundant in natural resources. | |
| 风景 | fēngjǐng | scenery; landscape风景对我来说很陌生。Fēngjǐng duì wǒ láishuō hěn mòshēng.The landscape is unfamiliar to me. | |
| 分数 | fēnshù | (exam) grade; mark; score他得到了比我们还高的分数。Tā dédào le bǐ wǒmen hái gāo de fēnshù.He got a better score than us. | |
| 分为 | fēnwéi | to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide那本词典分为两卷。Nà běncídiǎn fēnwéi liǎngjuǎn.The dictionary comes in two volumes. | |
| 否则 | fǒuzé | if not; otherwise; or else除非你有什么值得说的话要说，否则就别吭声。Chúfēi nǐ yǒu shénme zhíde shuō dehuà yàoshuō, fǒuzé jiùbié kēngshēng.Don't speak unless you have something worth saying. | |
| 幅 | fú | width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures墙上挂着一幅画像。Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì fú huàxiàng.There's a portrait hanging on the wall. | |
| 付 | fù | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things您必须预先付钱。Nín bìxū yùxiān fùqián.You must pay in advance. | |
| 符合 | fúhé | in keeping with; in accordance with; conform我不认识符合条件的人。Wǒ bù rènshí fúhétiáojiàn de rén.I don't know anyone who matches that description. | |
| 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother; parents我父母不在家。Wǒ fùmǔ bù zàijiā.My parents aren't home. | |
| 父女 | fùnǚ | father and daughter | |
| 父亲 | fùqin | father父亲很健康。Fùqīn hěn jiànkāng.My father is healthy. | |
| 复印 | fùyìn | photocopy; duplicate请把每一页复印三份。Qǐng bǎ měi yīyè fùyìn sānfèn.Please make three copies of each page. | |
| 复杂 | fùzá | complicated; complex语法是很复杂的。Yǔfǎ shì hěn fùzá de.Grammar is a very complex thing. | |
| 负责 | fùzé | responsible for (something); in charge of究竟谁要负责？Jiūjìng shuí yào fùzé?Who exactly is responsible? | |
| 负责人 | fùzérén | person in charge他是营销部的负责人。Tā shì yíngxiāobù de fùzérén.He's the manager of the marketing department. | |
| 父子 | fùzǐ | father and son | |
| 改 | gǎi | to change; to alter; to transform我没改变。Wǒ méi gǎibiàn.I haven't changed. | |
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change; alter; to transform我没改变。Wǒ méi gǎibiàn.I haven't changed. | |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare不敢当。Bùgǎndāng.I don't deserve it. | |
| 赶 | gǎn | catch up赶快回家。Gǎnkuài huíjiā.Hurry home. | |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch非常感谢！Fēichánggǎnxiè!Many thanks. | |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up!来，干杯！Lái, gānbēi!Cheers! | |
| 感动 | gǎndòng | be moved; to touch emotionally我不想被他感动。Wǒ bùxiǎng bèi tā gǎndòng.I don't want him to touch me. | |
| 钢琴 | gāngqín | piano她会弹钢琴。Tā huì tángāngqín.She can play the piano. | |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 干活 | |
| 赶紧 | gǎnjǐn | hurriedly; without delay我觉得你应该赶紧走。Wǒ juéde nǐ yīnggāi gǎnjǐn zǒu.I think you should leave as soon as you can. | |
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | to feel; become aware of; feeling我感觉很好。Wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.I feel fine. | |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly; at once赶快回家。Gǎnkuài huíjiā.Hurry home. | |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | feeling; emotion; sensation我很抱歉伤害了你的感情。Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn shānghài le nǐ de gǎnqíng.I'm so sorry I hurt your feelings. | |
| 感人 | gǎnrén | touching; moving | |
| 赶上 | gǎnshàng | to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake她赶上了巴士。Tā gǎnshàng le bāshì.She was in time for the bus. | |
| 感受 | gǎnshòu | to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses)来感受一下这个。Lái gǎnshòuyīxià zhège.Feel this. | |
| 感谢 | gǎnxiè | thank; be grateful非常感谢！Fēichánggǎnxiè!Many thanks. | |
| 高价 | gāojià | high price | |
| 高考 | gāokǎo | college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government se… | |
| 高速 | gāosù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)高速公路上堵车了。Gāosù gōnglù shàng dǔchē le.There's a traffic jam on the highway. | |
| 高温 | gāowēn | high temperature | |
| 高于 | gāoyú | greater than; to exceed | |
| 各 | gè | each; every他们各自工作。Tāmen gèzì gōngzuò.Each of them is working. | |
| 胳膊 | gēbo | arm他把身子靠在胳膊上。Tā bǎ shēnzi kào zài gēbó shàng.He leaned on his elbows. | |
| 各地 | gèdì | in all parts of (a country); various regions | |
| 各个 | gègè | every; various; separately, one by one想像力影响着我们生活的各个方面。Xiǎngxiànglì yǐngxiǎng zhe wǒmen shēnghuó de gègèfāngmiàn.Imagination affects every part of our lives. | |
| 更加 | gèngjiā | more (than sth else); even more我们本该更加努力学习。Wǒmen běngāi gèngjiā nǔlìxuéxí.We should've studied harder. | |
| 歌声 | gēshēng | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet | |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer你不是歌手。Nǐ búshì gēshǒu.You're no singer. | |
| 各位 | gèwèi | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you | |
| 各种 | gèzhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various各种人住在东京。Gèzhǒng rénzhù zài dōngjīng.All sorts of people live in Tokyo. | |
| 共 | gòng | common; general; to share我们共同努力吧。Wǒmen gòngtóng nǔlì ba.Let's make a joint effort. | |
| 工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory我爸在工厂工作。Wǒbà zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.My father works at a factory. | |
| 功夫 | gōngfu | kung fu; skill; art | |
| 公共 | gōnggòng | public; common; communal公共汽车上发生什么了？Gōnggòngqìchē shàng fāshēng shénme le?What happened on the bus? | |
| 功课 | gōngkè | homework; assignment; task我太累了，做不了功课。Wǒtàilèi le, zuòbùliǎo gōngkè.I'm too sleepy to do my homework. | |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer我走了一公里路。Wǒ zǒule yì gōnglǐ lù.I walked one kilometer. | |
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway; road他穿过公路。Tā chuānguò gōnglù.He crossed the street. | |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker你真是个努力的工人。Nǐ zhēnshì gè nǔlì de gōngrén.You're really a hard worker. | |
| 共同 | gòngtóng | together; common; joint你和我有一些共同点。Nǐ hé wǒ yǒu yīxiē gòngtóngdiǎn.You and I have something in common. | |
| 工资 | gōngzī | wages; pay; earnings您想要多少工资？Nín xiǎngyào duōshǎo gōngzī?How much do you want in terms of salary? | |
| 够 | gòu | enough; to reach不够吗？Bùgòu ma?Is that not enough? | |
| 购买 | gòumǎi | to purchase; to buy您现在不必购买任何东西。Nín xiànzài bùbì gòumǎi rènhé dōngxī.You don't have to buy anything right now. | |
| 购物 | gòuwù | go shopping; buy goods她去购物了。Tā qù gòuwù le.She has gone shopping. | |
| 挂 | guà | hang; put up; suspend该公司于1990年挂牌上市。Gāi gōngsī yú 1990nián guàpái shàngshì.The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990. | |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control; to manage不管它。Bùguǎn tā.Skip it. | |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll; to visit; go window shopping我今天去逛街购物。Wǒ jīntiān qù guàngjiē gòuwù.I went strolling down the street and did some shopping today. | |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray; bright月光真美。Yuèguāng zhēn měi.The moonlight is beautiful. | |
| 广播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; on the air据广播里讲，明天会下雪。Jù guǎngbō lǐ jiǎng, míngtiān huì xiàxuě.According to the radio, it'll snow tomorrow. | |
| 广告 | guǎnggào | advertisement; a commercial那家公司在广告上花了很多钱。Nà jiā gōngsī zài guǎnggào shànghuā le hěnduō qián.The company spends a lot of money on advertising. | |
| 关键 | guānjiàn | crucial; key; pivotal这是一个关键点。Zhèshì yígè guānjiàndiǎn.This is a crucial point. | |
| 观看 | guānkàn | to watch; to view他们在仔细观看发生了什么。Tāmen zài zǐxìguānkàn fāshēng le shénme.They are watching what's happening closely. | |
| 管理 | guǎnlǐ | supervise; manage我管理这个部门。Wǒ guǎnlǐ zhège bùmén.I'm in charge of this department. | |
| 观众 | guānzhòng | spectator; audience观众深受感动。Guānzhòng shēnshòugǎndòng.The audience was deeply affected. | |
| 规定 | guīdìng | regulation; stipulate; fix我规定自己在九点之后不看电视。Wǒ guīdìng zìjǐ zài jiǔdiǎn zhīhòu bù kàndiànshì.I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock. | |
| 估计 | gūjì | appraise; estimate估计那就是个笑话吧。Gūjì nà jiùshì gè xiàohuà ba.I guess it's only a joke. | |
| 顾客 | gùkè | customer; client顾客永远是正确的吗？Gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì zhèngquè de ma?Is the customer always right? | |
| 鼓励 | gǔlì | encourage; inspire没有人鼓励她。Méiyǒu rén gǔlì tā.No one encouraged her. | |
| 姑娘 | gūniang | girl; young woman; young lady在面包房工作的姑娘很可爱。Zài miànbāofáng gōngzuò de gūniáng hěn kěài.The girl who works at the bakery is cute. | |
| 过程 | guòchéng | course of events; process在我们讨论问题的过程中，我想到了一个好主意。Zài wǒmen tǎolùn wèntí de guòchéng zhōng, wǒ xiǎngdào le yígè hǎo zhǔyì.While we were discussing the problem, I hit upon a good idea. | |
| 国籍 | guójí | nationality我有美国国籍。Wǒ yǒu Měiguó guójí.I have American citizenship. | |
| 国际 | guójì | international开什么国际玩笑。Kāi shénme guójì wánxiào.Don't make stupid jokes. | |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | fruit juice我想要果汁。Wǒ xiǎngyào guǒzhī.I would like fruit juice. | |
| 故意 | gùyì | deliberately; intentional; on purpose那不是我故意的。Nà búshì wǒ gùyì de.That wasn't my intention. | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | blush; shy我害羞。Wǒ hàixiū.I was shy. | |
| 海洋 | hǎiyáng | ocean废水经常污染海洋。Fèishuǐ jīngcháng wūrǎn hǎiyáng.Sewage often pollutes the ocean. | |
| 汗 | hàn | sweat; perspiration; Khan他擦去了脸上的汗水。Tā cā qù le liǎnshàng de hànshuǐ.He wiped the sweat off his face. | |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) | |
| 航班 | hángbān | scheduled flight; flight number我的航班晚点了。Wǒ de hángbān wǎndiǎn le.My flight was delayed. | |
| 寒假 | hánjià | winter vacation你的寒假怎么过的？Nǐ de hánjià zěnme guò de?How did you spend your winter vacation? | |
| 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold (climate); frigid; very cold天气非常寒冷。Tiānqì fēicháng hánlěng.It's very cold. | |
| 好处 | hǎochu | benefit; advantage这药对你有好处。Zhèyào duì nǐ yǒu hǎochù.This medicine will do you good. | |
| 好好 | hǎohǎo | well; carefully; nicely好好学习。Hǎohǎoxuéxí.Study hard. | |
| 好笑 | hǎoxiào | laughable; funny; ridiculous这不好笑。Zhè bùhǎo xiào.It's not funny. | |
| 合格 | hégé | qualified; up to standard她是个合格的护士。Tā shì gè hégé de hùshì.She is qualified as a nurse. | |
| 盒子 | hézi | box盒子几乎是空的。Hézi jīhū shì kōng de.The box is almost empty. | |
| 红包 | hóngbāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback | |
| 厚 | hòu | thick (for flat things); generous冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。Bīnghòu dé zúyǐ ràng wǒ zài shàngmiàn zǒulù.The ice was thick enough for me to walk on. | |
| 后悔 | hòuhuǐ | to regret; repent他后悔在校时没用功读书。Tā hòuhuǐ zàixiào shí méi yònggōngdúshū.He regrets not having worked harder at school. | |
| 坏处 | huàichù | harm; troubles | |
| 怀疑 | huáiyí | doubt; to suspect; be skeptical我们非常怀疑。Wǒmen fēicháng huáiyí.We're very skeptical. | |
| 话剧 | huàjù | stage play; modern drama话剧表演得很精彩。Huàjù biǎoyǎn de hěn jīngcǎi.The play was brilliant. | |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护 | |
| 换乘 | huànchéng | to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport | |
| 回复 | huífù | to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)我很抱歉回复晚了。Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn huífù wǎn le.I'm sorry for the late response. | |
| 回信 | huíxìn | to reply; to write back; letter written in reply请快点回信。Qǐng kuàidiǎn huíxìn.Please write back soon. | |
| 回忆 | huíyì | to recall; recollect感谢那些回忆。Gǎnxiè nàxiē huíyì.Thanks for the memories. | |
| 会员 | huìyuán | member您有会员卡吗？Nín yǒu huìyuánkǎ ma?Do you have a points card? | |
| 互联网 | Hùliánwǎng | Internet互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。Hùliánwǎng shì yīzhǒng wúfǎgūliáng de xìnxī zīyuán.The Internet is an invaluable source of information. | |
| 活 | huó | to live; alive; living他一个人生活。Tā yígè rén shēnghuó.He lives alone. | |
| 货 | huò | goods; money; commodity自动售货机在那边。Zìdòngshòuhuòjī zài nàbiān.The vending machines are over there. | |
| 火 | huǒ | fire我们没点火。Wǒmen méi diǎnhuǒ.We didn't start the fire. | |
| 获得 | huòdé | obtain; acquire; to gain我们认为他的生意理所当然会获得成功。Wǒmen rènwéi tā de shēngyì lǐsuǒdāngrán huì huòdéchénggōng.We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business. | |
| 活动 | huódòng | activity; exercise; move about这场减价活动会持续三天，从今天开始。Zhèchǎng jiǎnjià huódòng huì chíxù sāntiān, cóng jīntiān kāishǐ.The bargain sale will run for three days, beginning today. | |
| 获奖 | huòjiǎng | to win an award | |
| 活泼 | huópo | lively; vivacious他有点活泼。Tā yǒudiǎn huópō.He's a bit lively. | |
| 获取 | huòqǔ | to gain; to get; to acquire | |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden我忽然想起了我死去的妈妈。Wǒ hūrán xiǎngqǐ le wǒ sǐqù de māmā.I suddenly thought of my dead mother. | |
| 护士 | hùshi | nurse她是护士。Tā shì hùshì.She is a nurse. | |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | mutually; with each other他们在互相交谈。Tāmen zài hùxiāng jiāotán.They are talking with each other. | |
| 寄 | jì | send by mail航空邮寄它。Hángkōng yóujì tā.Send it airmail. | |
| 既 | jì | already; since; both... (and...)既然母亲病了，我就待在家里没去上学。Jìrán mǔqīn bìng le, wǒ jiù dàizàijiālǐ méi qù shàngxué.Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school. | |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; if; borrow我在休假。Wǒ zài xiūjià.I've been on vacation. | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | work overtime今天我不加班。Jīntiān wǒ bù jiābān.I won't work overtime today. | |
| 价格 | jiàgé | price价格高。Jiàgé gāo.Prices are high. | |
| 家具 | jiājù | furniture本来这间房间里没有家具。Běnlái zhè jiān fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu jiājù.The room originally had no furniture. | |
| 加快 | jiākuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten | |
| 减 | jiǎn | to lower; to decrease; to reduce痛开始减轻了。Tòng kāishǐ jiǎnqīng le.The pain has started to ease now. | |
| 降 | jiàng | to drop; to fall; to come down飞机降落了。Fēijī jiàngluò le.The plane has landed. | |
| 奖 | jiǎng | prize; award; bonus我中奖了。Wǒ zhòngjiǎng le.I won the lottery. | |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use我将考虑考虑。Wǒ jiāng kǎolǜ kǎolǜ.I'll have to think about it. | |
| 江 | jiāng | river; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江苏)江边有很多船。Jiāngbiān yǒu hěn duō chuán.There are many ships at the river bank. | |
| 降低 | jiàngdī | reduce; to lower; to drop他们正努力降低成本。Tāmen zhèng nǔlì jiàngdīchéngběn.They're trying to keep costs down. | |
| 降价 | jiàngjià | to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper | |
| 奖金 | jiǎngjīn | bonus他把奖金存到银行了。Tā bǎ jiǎngjīn cún dào yínháng le.He deposited the prize money in the bank. | |
| 将来 | jiānglái | the future我不在乎将来。Wǒ bùzàihū jiānglái.I don't care a bit about the future. | |
| 降落 | jiàngluò | descend; to land; put down明天他会在月球降落。Míngtiān tāhuì zài yuèqiú jiàngluò.Tomorrow, he will land on the moon. | |
| 降温 | jiàngwēn | to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling | |
| 奖学金 | jiǎngxuéjīn | scholarship | |
| 将要 | jiāngyào | will; shall; to be going to绝对将要下雨。Juéduì jiāngyào xiàyǔ.It'll rain for sure. | |
| 减轻 | jiǎnqīng | to lighten; to ease; to alleviate痛开始减轻了。Tòng kāishǐ jiǎnqīng le.The pain has started to ease now. | |
| 减少 | jiǎnshǎo | reduce; to decrease米的产量减少了。Mǐ de chǎnliàng jiǎnshǎo le.Production of rice has decreased. | |
| 健身 | jiànshēn | to exercise; to keep fit; to work out你今天去不去健身房？Nǐ jīntiān qùbùqù jiànshēnfáng?Are you going to the gym today? | |
| 健身房 | jiànshēnfáng | gym; fitness club你今天去不去健身房？Nǐ jīntiān qùbùqù jiànshēnfáng?Are you going to the gym today? | |
| 建议 | jiànyì | to propose; to suggest; recommend我需要些建议。Wǒ xūyào xiē jiànyì.I need advice. | |
| 交 | jiāo | deliver; turn over; intersect我在公交车上睡觉了。Wǒ zài gōngjiāochē shàng shuìjiào le.I slept on the bus. | |
| 骄傲 | jiāo'ào | proud; arrogant; conceited骄傲使人落后。Jiāoào shǐrén luòhòu.Pride goes before a fall. | |
| 交警 | jiāojǐng | traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察) | |
| 教练 | jiàoliàn | to coach; to train; instructor她喜欢网球并成为了一个网球教练。Tā xǐhuān wǎngqiú bìng chéngwéi le yígè wǎngqiú jiàoliàn.She liked tennis and became a tennis coach. | |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | communicate; exchange; give and take人们需要更多的交流。Rénmen xūyào gèng duō de jiāoliú.People should get more involved. | |
| 郊区 | jiāoqū | suburbs; outskirts我们住在郊区。Wǒmen zhù zài jiāoqū.We live in the suburbs. | |
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher他是教师。Tā shì jiàoshī.He is a teacher. | |
| 教授 | jiàoshòu | professor; instruct; to lecture我是教授。Wǒ shì jiàoshòu.I am a professor. | |
| 交通 | jiāotōng | traffic; transportation可能是发生交通事故了吧。Kěnéng shì fāshēng jiāotōngshìgù le ba.There's probably been a traffic accident. | |
| 教学 | jiàoxué | teaching; instruction他享有私人教学的特权。Tā xiǎngyǒu sīrén jiàoxué de tèquán.He had the privilege of a private education. | |
| 教育 | jiàoyù | education教育的最终目的是什么？Jiàoyù de zuìzhōng mùdì shì shénme?What is the ultimate purpose of education? | |
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called | |
| 价钱 | jiàqián | price价钱是10年前的2倍。Jiàqián shì 10niánqián de 2bèi.Prices are double what they were ten years ago. | |
| 加强 | jiāqiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance | |
| 假日 | jiàrì | a holiday; a day off | |
| 加入 | jiārù | to become a member; to join; to mix into来加入我们吧。Lái jiārù wǒmen ba.Join us. | |
| 加上 | jiāshàng | plus; to put in; to add | |
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family; household我喜欢你的家庭。Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ de jiātíng.I like your family. | |
| 家乡 | jiāxiāng | hometown; native place我的家乡非常漂亮。Wǒ de jiāxiāng fēicháng piàoliàng.My hometown is very pretty. | |
| 加油 | jiāyóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel考试加油！Kǎoshì jiāyóu!Good luck on your test. | |
| 加油站 | jiāyóuzhàn | gas station我们在下个加油站停一下。Wǒmen zài xiàgè jiāyóuzhàn tíng yīxià.Let's stop at the next gas station. | |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head; patriarch他在艺术世家长大。Tā zài yìshù shìjiā zhǎngdà.He was raised in an artistic family. | |
| 基本 | jīběn | basic; fundamental; main它是基本人权。Tā shì jīběn rénquán.It's a basic human right. | |
| 基本上 | jīběnshàng | basically; on the whole | |
| 基础 | jīchǔ | base; foundation; basis真正的友谊建立在彼此信任的基础上。Zhēnzhèng de yǒuyì jiànlì zài bǐcǐ xìnrèn de jīchǔ shàng.True friendship is based on mutual trust. | |
| 激动 | jīdòng | excite; agitate我很激动。Wǒ hěn jīdòng.I'm so excited. | |
| 街道 | jiēdào | street在新加坡的街道上扔垃圾会被罚款。Zài xīnjiāpō de jiēdào shàng rēng lājī huì bèi fákuǎn.They fine you in Singapore if you throw trash in the streets. | |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | result; outcome; finally这没有结果。Zhè méiyǒu jiéguǒ.It came to nothing. | |
| 节假日 | jiéjiàrì | public holiday | |
| 解释 | jiěshì | to explain没时间解释。Méi shíjiān jiěshì.There's no time to explain. | |
| 接受 | jiēshòu | accept; receive (honors, etc.)我不接受。Wǒ bù jiēshòu.I don't accept it. | |
| 节约 | jiéyuē | frugal; to save请节约用电。Qǐng jiéyuēyòngdiàn.Please save electricity. | |
| 结账 | jiézhàng | to settle accounts; to pay the bill | |
| 接着 | jiēzhe | continue; carry on; to catch茶点过后我们接着开会。Chádiǎn guòhòu wǒmen jiēzhe kāihuì.We will continue the meeting after some light refreshments. | |
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan; project这计划如何？Zhè jìhuà rúhé?How is this plan? | |
| 积极 | jījí | active; positive; energetic你必须积极主动。Nǐ bìxū jījízhǔdòng.You have to be proactive. | |
| 积累 | jīlěi | accumulate; accumulation知识要靠阅读来积累。Zhīshi yào kào yuèdú lái jīlěi.Knowledge is accumulated by reading. | |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely; only; merely我仅仅吃了口面包。Wǒ jǐnjǐn chī le kǒu miànbāo.I only took a bite of bread. | |
| 精彩 | jīngcǎi | brilliant; spectacular; wonderful那是场精彩的会议。Nà shì chǎng jīngcǎi de huìyì.That was an excellent meeting. | |
| 警察 | jǐngchá | police叫警察！Jiào jǐngchá!Call the police! | |
| 景点 | jǐngdiǎn | tourist attraction; scenic spot | |
| 经济 | jīngjì | economy; economic他是经济博士。Tā shì jīngjì bóshì.He is a PhD in Economics. | |
| 京剧 | jīngjù | Beijing Opera京剧是中国的国粹。Jīngjù shì Zhōngguó de guócuì.Beijing opera is the quintessence of Chinese culture. | |
| 经历 | jīnglì | undergo; to experience他有许多不愉快的经历。Tā yǒu xǔduō bù yúkuài de jīnglì.He's had many unhappy experiences. | |
| 景区 | jǐngqū | scenic area | |
| 竟然 | jìngrán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to我很惊讶你竟然那么天真。Wǒ hěn jīngyà nǐ jìngrán nàme tiānzhēn.I'm surprised you're so naive. | |
| 景色 | jǐngsè | scenery; landscape; scene从这儿看景色很美。Cóng zhèér kàn jǐngsè hěn měi.It is a nice view from here. | |
| 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | despite; although; even though尽管提问。Jǐnguǎn tíwèn.Feel free to ask any questions. | |
| 经验 | jīngyàn | experience我还差点经验。Wǒ hái chà diǎn jīngyàn.I don't have enough experience. | |
| 竞争 | jìngzhēng | compete比赛中双方竞争得很激烈。Bǐsài zhōng shuāngfāng jìngzhēng de hěn jīliè.Both sides competed fiercely in the game. | |
| 镜子 | jìngzi | mirror照镜子。Zhàojìngzi.Look in the mirror. | |
| 今后 | jīnhòu | hereafter; henceforth; in the future我对自己发誓今后不会再那么做。Wǒ duì zìjǐ fāshì jīnhòu búhuì zài nàme zuò.I promised myself that I would never do that again. | |
| 仅仅 | jǐnjǐn | barely; only; merely我仅仅吃了口面包。Wǒ jǐnjǐn chī le kǒu miànbāo.I only took a bite of bread. | |
| 进入 | jìnrù | to enter; to join; to go into当我进入那个房间的时候，她正在弹钢琴。Dāng wǒ jìnrù nàge fángjiān de shíhòu, tā zhèngzài tángāngqín.When I entered the room, she was playing the piano. | |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | carry on; carry out; undertake生产按顺序进行。Shēngchǎn àn shùnxù jìnxíng.Production is proceeding according to the (established) sequence. | |
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; tension; strain放松，别紧张。Fàngsōng, bié jǐnzhāng.Relax, don't be nervous. | |
| 禁止 | jìnzhǐ | to ban; prohibit禁止吸烟。Jìnzhǐ xīyān.Smoking is prohibited. | |
| 既然 | jìrán | since; given that; now that既然母亲病了，我就待在家里没去上学。Jìrán mǔqīn bìng le, wǒ jiù dàizàijiālǐ méi qù shàngxué.Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school. | |
| 及时 | jíshí | timely; in time; promptly他打出租车以及时赶到。Tā dǎ chūzūchē yǐjí shí gǎndào.He took a taxi to get there in time. | |
| 即使 | jíshǐ | even if; even though即使我知道答案，我也不会告诉你。Jíshǐ wǒ zhīdào dáàn, wǒ yě búhuì gàosù nǐ.Even if I knew the answer, I wouldn't tell you. | |
| 技术 | jìshù | technology; technique; skill现代科学技术让我们的生活更加舒适。Xiàndài kēxuéjìshù ràng wǒmen de shēnghuó gèngjiā shūshì.Modern technology has made our lives more comfortable. | |
| 究竟 | jiūjìng | after all; when all is said and done; actually究竟谁要负责？Jiūjìng shuí yào fùzé?Who exactly is responsible? | |
| 就是 | jiùshì | exactly; precisely; only就是这样的。Jiùshì zhèyàng de.That's how it is. | |
| 继续 | jìxù | to continue; to go on; to proceed继续看。Jìxù kàn.Keep reading. | |
| 记者 | jìzhě | reporter; journalist我是记者。Wǒ shì jìzhě.I'm a journalist. | |
| 聚 | jù | to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-开个聚会很好。Kāigè jùhuì hěn hǎo.It would be nice to have a party. | |
| 举 | jǔ | lift; raise; cite把手举起来！Bǎshǒu jǔ qǐlái!Put your hands up! | |
| 举办 | jǔbàn | to conduct; to hold他举办了一场舞会。Tā jǔbàn le yīcháng wǔhuì.He gave a ball. | |
| 聚餐 | jùcān | communal meal; formal dinner of club or group | |
| 聚会 | jùhuì | hold a meeting; get together; a party开个聚会很好。Kāigè jùhuì hěn hǎo.It would be nice to have a party. | |
| 拒绝 | jùjué | to refuse; to decline; to reject我必须拒绝。Wǒ bìxū jùjué.I must decline. | |
| 距离 | jùlí | distance; be apart; away from他们之间隔着很远的距离。Tāmen zhījiān gé zhe hěn yuǎn de jùlí.They are separated by a great distance. | |
| 举例 | jǔlì | to give an example | |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | convene; to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.)明天举行典礼。Míngtiān jǔxíng diǎnlǐ.The ceremony will take place tomorrow. | |
| 剧院 | jùyuàn | theater在去剧院的路上，我看到了一起车祸。Zài qù jùyuàn de lùshàng, wǒ kàndào le yìqǐ chēhuò.On my way to the theater I saw a traffic accident. | |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | joke; play a joke; make fun of我开玩笑。Wǒ kāiwánxiào.I'm kidding. | |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | point of view; opinion我不同意你的看法。Wǒ bù tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.I disagree with you. | |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast; to grill; to broil我喜欢烧烤食物。Wǒ xǐhuān shāokǎo shíwù.I love barbecue. | |
| 考虑 | kǎolǜ | think over; consider我之后再考虑。Wǒ zhīhòu zài kǎolǜ.I'll think about it later. | |
| 考生 | kǎoshēng | exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam | |
| 咳 | ké | cough我咳嗽。Wǒ késòu.I have a cough. | |
| 克 | kè | abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia; to be able to谁要热巧克力？Shuí yào rè qiǎokèlì?Who wants hot chocolate? | |
| 棵 | kē | (measure word for plants)这棵树有三米高。Zhè kē shù yǒu sān mǐ gāo.This tree is three meters tall. | |
| 课程 | kèchéng | course; academic program课程下周开始。Kèchéng xiàzhōu kāishǐ.Classes begin next week. | |
| 科技 | kējì | science and technology日本是世界高科技产业的领头人。Rìběn shì shìjiè gāokējì chǎnyè de lǐngtóurén.Japan is a leader in the world's high-tech industry. | |
| 肯定 | kěndìng | sure; definite; affirm你绝对肯定吗？Nǐ juéduì kěndìng ma?Are you absolutely sure? | |
| 客气 | kèqi | polite; courteous; formal“谢谢你！”“不客气。”"Xièxie nǐ!" "Bú kèqi.""Thank you!" - "You are welcome." | |
| 咳嗽 | késou | to cough我咳嗽。Wǒ késòu.I have a cough. | |
| 课堂 | kètáng | classroom; class session汤姆在课堂上睡着了。Tāngmǔ zài kètáng shàng shuìzháo le.Tom fell asleep in class. | |
| 客厅 | kètīng | living room; parlor汤姆正在客厅里等着。Tāngmǔ zhèngzài kètīng lǐ děng zhe.Tom is waiting in the living room. | |
| 可惜 | kěxī | it's a pity; regrettable; too bad太可惜了！Tài kěxī le!What a pity! | |
| 科学 | kēxué | science; scientific knowledge我不喜欢科学。Wǒ bù xǐhuān kēxué.I don't like science. | |
| 空 | kōng | empty; sky冰箱空了。Bīngxiāng kōng le.The fridge is empty. | |
| 恐怕 | kǒngpà | be afraid; to fear; I'm afraid that...恐怕不行。Kǒngpà bùxíng.I'm afraid not. | |
| 空气 | kōngqì | air空气有点冷。Kōngqì yǒudiǎn lěng.The air felt a little cold. | |
| 口语 | kǒuyǔ | colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; miserable大家辛苦了！Dàjiā xīnkǔ le!Good job, everyone! | |
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food; snack; quick meal我受够吃快餐了。Wǒ shòugòu chīkuàicān le.I'm sick of eating fast food. | |
| 快递 | kuàidì | express delivery | |
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast; high-speed; rapid我被他英语的快速进步惊呆了。Wǒ bèi tā yīngyǔ de kuàisù jìnbù jīngdāi le.I'm amazed at his rapid progress in English. | |
| 困 | kùn | sleepy; surround; hard-pressed我呼吸困难。Wǒ hūxīkùnnán.I have trouble breathing. | |
| 困难 | kùnnan | difficulty; difficult; problem我呼吸困难。Wǒ hūxīkùnnán.I have trouble breathing. | |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy)说实话，这对我来说有点太辣了。Shuōshíhuà, zhè duì wǒ láishuō yǒudiǎn tàilà le.To tell you the truth, this is a little too spicy for me. | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag他教我拉小提琴。Tā jiāo wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.He's teaching me to play the violin. | |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do something); it's too late时间快来不及了。Shíjiān kuài láibùjí le.We're running out of time. | |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | there's still time假如明天开会，准备工作来得及吗？Jiǎrú míngtiān kāihuì, zhǔnbèi gōngzuò láidejí ma？Supposing we hold the meeting tomorrow, will there be enough time to prepare? | |
| 垃圾 | lājī | trash; refuse; garbage别在这儿扔垃圾。Bié zài zhèér rēng lājī.Don't throw trash here. | |
| 懒 | lǎn | lazy所有人都喜欢偷懒。Suǒyǒurén dōu xǐhuān tōulǎn.Everybody likes to goof off. | |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste; squander这是浪费时间。Zhèshì làngfèishíjiān.It's a waste of time. | |
| 浪漫 | làngmàn | romantic汤姆非常的浪漫。Tāngmǔ fēicháng de làngmàn.Tom is extremely romantic. | |
| 老虎 | lǎohǔ | tiger这不是老虎。Zhè búshì lǎohǔ.This isn't a tiger. | |
| 老家 | lǎojiā | native place; place of origin; home state or region他住得离老家很远。Tā zhù dé lí lǎojiā hěn yuǎn.He lives far away from his hometown. | |
| 老年 | lǎonián | elderly; old age; autumn of one's years太极运动适合老年人。Tàijí yùndòng shìhé lǎoniánrén.Tai Chi exercises are appropriate for the elderly. | |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always他老是把我和我姐姐搞错。Tā lǎo shì bǎ wǒ hé wǒ jiějiě gǎocuò.He always mistakes me for my sister. | |
| 冷静 | lěngjìng | calm; cool-headed; sober冷静点。Lěngjìng diǎn.Be calm. | |
| 俩 | liǎ | (colloquial) two (people)姐妹俩长得很像。Jiěmèi liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.The sister look very much alike. | |
| 连 | lián | even; including; join连小孩儿都会做。Lián xiǎoháiér dōu huì zuò.Even a child could do it. | |
| 凉 | liáng | cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-…他着凉了。Tā zháoliáng le.He has a cold. | |
| 量 | liáng | to measure尽量别迷路。Jǐnliàng bié mílù.Try not to get lost. | |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; light; to shine你的眼睛真漂亮。Nǐ de yǎnjīng zhēn piàoliàng.You have beautiful eyes. | |
| 联系 | liánxì | integrate; link; connection联系我。Liánxì wǒ.Call me. | |
| 列 | liè | to arrange; to line up; file列车已经出发。Lièchē yǐjīng chūfā.The train has already gone. | |
| 理发 | lǐfà | a barber, hairdressing; haircut你该理发了。Nǐ gāi lǐfà le.You should get your hair cut. | |
| 厉害 | lìhai | terrible; formidable; fierce我烧得很厉害。Wǒ shāo dé hěn lìhài.I have a high fever. | |
| 理解 | lǐjiě | comprehend; understand没人理解我。Méi rén lǐjiě wǒ.No one understands me. | |
| 礼貌 | lǐmào | courtesy; politeness; manners用手指点别人不礼貌。Yòng shǒuzhǐ diǎn biérén bù lǐmào.It's bad manners to point at people. | |
| 另 | lìng | other; another; separate我要另一片面包。Wǒyào lìng yīpiàn miànbāo.I want another slice of bread. | |
| 零花钱 | línghuāqián | pocket money; allowance | |
| 零钱 | língqián | small change (of money)有零钱吗？Yǒu língqián ma?Do you have any change? | |
| 零食 | língshí | snack; nibbles帮我买点零食吧。Bāng wǒ mǎidiǎn língshí ba.Buy me a snack. | |
| 另外 | lìngwài | another; in addition; besides那是我在这里的另外一个理由。Nà shì wǒ zài zhèlǐ de lìngwài yígè lǐyóu.That's the other reason I'm here. | |
| 零下 | língxià | below zero (esp. temperature) | |
| 力气 | lìqi | physical strength; effort我没力气了。Wǒ méi lìqì le.I have no strength. | |
| 例如 | lìrú | for example; for instance很多地方有卖的，例如这里。Hěn duō dìfang yǒu mài de, lìrú zhèlǐ.It's sold at many places, for example here. | |
| 留 | liú | to leave (behind, a message); to retain; to stay我不能留下。Wǒ bùnéng liúxià.I can't stay. | |
| 流 | liú | to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread我在流血。Wǒ zài liúxiě.I'm bleeding. | |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent他说法语说得很流利。Tā shuō fǎyǔ shuō dé hěn liúlì.He is fluent in French. | |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain我不能留下。Wǒ bùnéng liúxià.I can't stay. | |
| 流行 | liúxíng | spread; prevalent; be popular红色不流行了。Hóngsè bù liúxíng le.Red is out of fashion. | |
| 理想 | lǐxiǎng | ideal他被证实是个理想丈夫。Tā bèi zhèngshí shì gè lǐxiǎng zhàngfū.He proved to be an ideal husband. | |
| 例子 | lìzi | case; (for) instance; example给我个例子。Gěi wǒ gè lìzi.Show me an example. | |
| 乱 | luàn | disorder; confusion; arbitrarily他的房间很乱。Tāde fángjiān hěn luàn.His room is a mess. | |
| 旅馆 | lǚguǎn | hotel旅馆在哪里？Lǚguǎn zài nǎlǐ?Where is the hotel? | |
| 路过 | lùguò | to pass by or through | |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | traveler; tourist | |
| 落 | luò | to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out叶子落了。Yèzi luò le.The leaves fell. | |
| 律师 | lǜshī | lawyer我是你的律师。Wǒ shì nǐ de lǜshī.I'm your lawyer. | |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | travel她去年环球旅行。Tā qùnián huánqiúlǚxíng.She traveled around the world last year. | |
| 麻烦 | máfan | trouble (someone); troubling; bothersome他有麻烦。Tā yǒu máfán.He is in trouble. | |
| 满 | mǎn | full; abbreviation for Manchurian他们满意了。Tāmen mǎnyì le.They are satisfied. | |
| 馒头 | mántou | steamed bun | |
| 毛巾 | máojīn | towel; washcloth我再拿块毛巾过来。Wǒ zài ná kuài máojīn guòlái.I'll bring one more towel. | |
| 毛衣 | máoyī | (wool) sweater她给他一件毛衣。Tā gěi tā yījiàn máoyī.She gave him a sweater. | |
| 帽子 | màozi | hat; cap戴上你的帽子。Dàishàng nǐ de màozi.Put your hat on. | |
| 美 | měi | (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国); beautiful很美味。Hěn měiwèi.It's delicious. | |
| 美好 | měihǎo | beautiful; fine世界真美好。Shìjiè zhēn měihǎo.The world is beautiful. | |
| 美景 | měijǐng | beautiful scenery | |
| 美丽 | měilì | beautiful生活是美丽的。Shēnghuó shì měilì de.Life is beautiful. | |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food烤鸭是知名的北京美食。Kǎoyā shì zhīmíng de Běijīng měishí.Roast duck is a famous dish in Beijing. | |
| 梦 | mèng | to dream别放弃梦想。Bié fàngqì mèngxiǎng.Don't give up on your dreams. | |
| 梦想 | mèngxiǎng | (fig.) to dream of; dream别放弃梦想。Bié fàngqì mèngxiǎng.Don't give up on your dreams. | |
| 免费 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge); no cost这是免费的。Zhèshì miǎnfèi de.It's on the house. | |
| 面对 | miànduì | to face; to confront试着用积极的态度去面对任何事情。Shìzhe yòng jījí de tàidù qù miànduì rènhé shìqíng.Try to have a positive attitude about everything. | |
| 面试 | miànshì | to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview | |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time or angle)这次赛跑他用了13秒。Zhè cì sàipǎo tā yòngle shísān miǎo.He took thirteen seconds to complete the race. | |
| 密码 | mìmǎ | password; secret code我们毫不费力地想出了密码。Wǒmen háobùfèilì dìxiǎng chū le mìmǎ.We easily figured out the password. | |
| 民族 | mínzú | nationality; ethnic group她是少数民族。Tā shì shǎoshù mínzú.She is an ethnic minority. | |
| 末 | mò | tip; end; final stage周末我们一块儿去公园吧。Zhōumò wǒmen yíkuàir qù gōngyuán ba.Let us go to the park together this weekend. | |
| 目标 | mùbiāo | target; goal; objective她达到了目标。Tā dádào le mùbiāo.She has achieved her goals. | |
| 目的 | mùdì | purpose; aim; goal这是我的目的。Zhè shì wǒ de mùdì.That's my aim. | |
| 目的地 | mùdìdì | destination (location)我们到达了目的地。Wǒmen dàodále mùdìdì.We've arrived at our destination. | |
| 母女 | mǔnǚ | mother and daughter; mother-daughter | |
| 目前 | mùqián | at the present time; currently目前我问题很多。Mùqián wǒ wèntí hěnduō.I have a lot of problems at the moment. | |
| 母亲 | mǔqin | mother这是我母亲。Zhè shì wǒ mǔqīn.This is my mother. | |
| 母子 | mǔzǐ | mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest | |
| 耐心 | nàixīn | to be patient耐心等着。Nàixīn děng zhe.Sit tight. | |
| 南部 | nánbù | southern part他们是从法国南部来的。Tāmen shìcóng fǎguó nánbù lái de.They come from the south of France. | |
| 难道 | nándào | could it be that ...?; don't tell me ...难道你不想念什么吗？Nándào nǐ bù xiǎngniàn shénme ma?Don't you miss anything? | |
| 男士 | nánshì | man; gentleman | |
| 难受 | nánshòu | feel unwell; to suffer pain我难受三周了。Wǒ nánshòu sānzhōu le.I was sore for three weeks. | |
| 难忘 | nánwàng | unforgettable一场令人难忘的事件发生了。Yīcháng lìngrénnánwàng de shìjiàn fāshēng le.An unforgettable event occurred. | |
| 男性 | nánxìng | the male sex; a male有些人说日本是个男性统治的社会。Yǒuxiē rén shuō rìběn shì gè nánxìng tǒngzhì de shèhuì.Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society. | |
| 内 | nèi | inside; inner; internal室内无人。Shìnèi wú rén.There is nobody in the room. | |
| 内容 | nèiróng | content; substance; details我刚才说的内容，你想补充么？Wǒ gāngcái shuō de nèiróng, nǐ xiǎng bǔchōng me?Is there anything you want to add to what I just said? | |
| 内心 | nèixīn | heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter | |
| 能否 | néngfǒu | whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?能否请您给我看一下您的护照？Néngfǒu qǐng nín gěi wǒ kàn yīxià nín de hùzhào?Will you show me your passport, please? | |
| 能够 | nénggòu | to be capable of; to be able to; can她不能够见他。Tā bù nénggòu jiàn tā.She wasn't able to meet him. | |
| 能力 | nénglì | capability; capable; ability你有能力去做这个吗？Nǐ yǒu nénglì qù zuò zhège ma?Were you able to do it? | |
| 嗯 | ǹg | interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement | |
| 年底 | niándǐ | the end of the year; year-end | |
| 年龄 | niánlíng | (a person's) age你能猜到我的年龄吗？Nǐ néng cāi dào wǒ de niánlíng ma?Can you guess my age? | |
| 弄 | nòng | do; manage; to handle他用毛巾弄干自己。Tā yòng máojīn nòng gàn zìjǐ.He dried himself with a towel. | |
| 农村 | nóngcūn | rural area; village农村的生活水平不高。Nóngcūn de shēnghuó shuǐpíng bù gāo.The living standard in rural areas is not high. | |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; nice and warm去年冬天很暖和。Qùnián dōngtiān hěn nuǎnhuo.We had a mild winter last year. | |
| 女性 | nǚxìng | woman; the female sex你是位了不起的女性。Nǐ shì wèi liǎobùqǐ de nǚxìng.You're a wonderful woman. | |
| 偶尔 | ǒu'ěr | occasionally; once in a while; sometimes它偶尔会发生。Tā ǒuěr huì fāshēng.It happens occasionally. | |
| 排 | pái | a row; a line; to set in order您必须排队。Nín bìxū páiduì.You have to wait in line. | |
| 牌 | pái | signboard; plaque; plate请仔细洗牌。Qǐng zǐxì xǐpái.Please shuffle the cards carefully. | |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap; to slap我喜欢拍照。Wǒ xǐhuān pāizhào.I enjoy taking pictures. | |
| 排队 | pái duì | queue; stand in line您必须排队。Nín bìxū páiduì.You have to wait in line. | |
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball我常打排球。Wǒcháng dǎ páiqiú.I play volleyball a lot. | |
| 牌子 | páizi | sign; trademark; brand | |
| 判断 | pànduàn | to judge; judgment; to decide我一直都相信你的判断。Wǒ yìzhí dōu xiāngxìn nǐ de pànduàn.I've always trusted your judgment. | |
| 陪 | péi | accompany; keep company爷爷在陪孙女玩。Yéye zài péi sūnnǚ wánr.The grandfather is playing with his granddaughter. | |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece; flake; a slice她喜欢拍照片。Tā xǐhuān pāizhàopiān.She's fond of taking pictures. | |
| 篇 | piān | sheet; (measure word for articles); piece of writing这篇文章没有价值。Zhè piānwénzhāng méiyǒu jiàzhí.This article is of no value. | |
| 皮肤 | pífū | skin她的皮肤白得像雪。Tā de pífū báidé xiàng xuě.Her skin is as white as snow. | |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common; usually我比平常晚到。Wǒ bǐ píngcháng wǎndào.I arrived later than usual. | |
| 乒乓球 | pīngpāngqiú | ping pong; table tennis桌上有一个乒乓球。Zhuō shàng yǒu yī gè pīngpāngqiú.There's a ping pong ball on the desk. | |
| 批评 | pīpíng | criticize你总是批评我！Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!You're always criticizing me. | |
| 脾气 | píqi | temperament; disposition; temper她脾气有点坏。Tā píqì yǒudiǎn huài.She has a bit of a bad temper. | |
| 皮鞋 | píxié | leather shoes我要他擦亮我的皮鞋。Wǒyào tā cāliàng wǒ de píxié.I got him to polish my shoes. | |
| 破 | pò | broken; damaged; to split他破产了。Tā pòchǎn le.He went bankrupt. | |
| 普遍 | pǔbiàn | common; universal; general学术造假比你想象的普遍。Xuéshù zàojiǎ bǐ nǐ xiǎngxiàng de pǔbiàn.Academic fraud is more common than you might think. | |
| 葡萄 | pútao | grape我喜欢葡萄酒。Wǒ xǐhuān pútáojiǔ.I like wine. | |
| 葡萄酒 | pútaojiǔ | (grape) wine我喜欢葡萄酒。Wǒ xǐhuān pútáojiǔ.I like wine. | |
| 普通 | pǔtōng | common; ordinary; general那个名字很普通吗？Nàge míngzì hěn pǔtōng ma?Is that a common name? | |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin (common language)我同事的普通话说得很好。Wǒ tóngshìde pǔtōnghuà shuōde hěn hǎo.My coworker speaks Mandarin really well. | |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell和气点。Hé qìdiǎn.Be nice. | |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase; stage今天是星期四。Jīntiān shì xīngqīsì.Today is Thursday. | |
| 前方 | qiánfāng | ahead; the front邮局就在正前方。Yóujú jiù zài zhèng qiánfāng.The post office is right in front. | |
| 强 | qiáng | strong; powerful; better她有很强的个性。Tā yǒu hěn qiáng de gèxìng.She has a strong personality. | |
| 前后 | qiánhòu | around; from beginning to end; all around | |
| 千克 | qiānkè | kilogram | |
| 千万 | qiānwàn | ten million; be sure to; must千万别误会我的意思。Qiānwàn biéwùhuì wǒ de yìsi.Please don't get me wrong. | |
| 签证 | qiānzhèng | visa我申请了签证。Wǒ shēnqǐng le qiānzhèng.I applied for a visa. | |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge桥处于修理中。Qiáo chǔyú xiūlǐ zhōng.The bridge is being repaired. | |
| 巧 | qiǎo | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens真是个巧合！Zhēnshì gè qiǎohé!What a coincidence! | |
| 敲 | qiāo | knock; blackmail他在敲打键盘。Tā zài qiāodǎ jiànpán.He's typing on the keyboard. | |
| 巧克力 | qiǎokèlì | chocolate谁要热巧克力？Shuí yào rè qiǎokèlì?Who wants hot chocolate? | |
| 其次 | qícì | next; secondly他总是先想别人，其次才想到自己。Tā zǒng shì xiān xiǎng biéren, qícì cái xiǎng dào zìjǐ.He always thinks of others first, then himself. | |
| 起到 | qǐdào | (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc…要不一起到车站去？Yào bù yìqǐ dào chēzhàn qù?Do you want to go to the station with me? | |
| 气候 | qìhòu | climate; atmosphere; weather我对这气候习惯了。Wǒ duì zhè qìhòu xíguàn le.I'm accustomed to the climate. | |
| 期末 | qīmò | the end of a term or semester (in school) | |
| 琴 | qín | guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general她会弹钢琴。Tā huì tángāngqín.She can play the piano. | |
| 轻 | qīng | light; easy; gentle你还年轻。Nǐ hái niánqīng.You're still green. | |
| 情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstance; state of affairs; situation这要看情况。Zhèyào kàn qíngkuàng.It depends on the context. | |
| 青年 | qīngnián | youth; youthful years; young person附近有没有青年旅舍？Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngnián lǚshè?Is there a youth hostel near here? | |
| 轻松 | qīngsōng | relaxed; gentle; easygoing我感觉轻松了。Wǒ gǎnjué qīngsōng le.I feel relieved. | |
| 庆祝 | qìngzhù | to celebrate你是怎样庆祝生日的？Nǐ shì zěnyàng qìngzhù shēngrì de?How did you celebrate your birthday? | |
| 亲戚 | qīnqi | a relative (i.e. family relation)她没有任何亲戚朋友照顾她。Tā méiyǒu rènhé qīnqīpéngyǒu zhàogù tā.She doesn't have any friends or relatives to take care of her. | |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink | |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)一个足球队由十一个球员组成。Yígè zúqiúduì yóu shíyígè qiúyuán zǔchéng.A soccer team consists of eleven players. | |
| 球迷 | qiúmí | fan (ball sports) | |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature气温降低了。Qìwēn jiàngdī le.The temperature has fallen. | |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in; included among these其中一个学生今天没来。Qízhōng yígè xuéshēng jīntiān méi lái.One of the students didn't come today. | |
| 期中 | qīzhōng | interim; midterm | |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; get; choose会议取消了。Huìyì qǔxiāo le.The meeting was called off. | |
| 区 | qū | area; region; district我每周末都会去市区。Wǒ měi zhōumò dōu huì qù shìqū.I go into town every weekend. | |
| 全 | quán | all; whole; entire这不安全。Zhè bù ānquán.This isn't safe. | |
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; entire; complete这就是全部吗？Zhè jiùshì quánbù ma?Is this everything? | |
| 全都 | quándōu | all; without exception您全都有。Nín quándōu yǒu.You have everything. | |
| 全球 | quánqiú | the whole world; worldwide; global放眼全球，立足本土。Fàngyǎn quánqiú, lìzú běntǔ.Think globally, act locally. | |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em她全身都疼。Tā quánshēn dōu téng.She was aching all over. | |
| 区别 | qūbié | difference; distinguish您很容易就能看出区别。Nín hěn róngyì jiù néng kànchū qūbié.You'll be able to see the difference very easily. | |
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain我还没有取得那么大的进展。Wǒ hái méiyǒu qǔdé nàme dà de jìnzhǎn.I haven't made much progress. | |
| 却 | què | but; yet; however爸爸安慰她，她却不开心。Bàba ānwèi tā, tā què bù kāixīn.Although her father comforted her, she was still unhappy. | |
| 缺 | quē | deficiency; lack; scarce电视的确有一些缺点。Diànshì díquè yǒu yīxiē quēdiǎn.It is true that television also has some disadvantages. | |
| 缺点 | quēdiǎn | weak point; defect; fault电视的确有一些缺点。Diànshì díquè yǒu yīxiē quēdiǎn.It is true that television also has some disadvantages. | |
| 缺少 | quēshǎo | to lack; be short of; be deficient in水是生命所不可缺少的。Shuǐshì shēngmìng suǒ bùkě quēshǎo de.Water is essential to life. | |
| 确实 | quèshí | indeed; in truth; reliable她确实死了。Tā quèshí sǐ le.It's true that she's dead. | |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke会议取消了。Huìyì qǔxiāo le.The meeting was called off. | |
| 然而 | rán'ér | however; yet; but他来了，然而又走了。Tā lái le, rán'ér yòu zǒu le.He came but then left. | |
| 热闹 | rènao | bustling; lively; busy集市很热闹。Jíshì hěn rènao.The country market is very lively. | |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet; to remain我仍然爱着她。Wǒ réngrán àizhe tā.I still love her. | |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw; throw away我去扔垃圾。Wǒ qù rēng lājī.I'm going to throw out the garbage. | |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still; yet我仍然爱着她。Wǒ réngrán àizhe tā.I still love her. | |
| 任何 | rènhé | any; whatever; whichever我会做任何事。Wǒhuì zuò rènhé shì.I'll do anything. | |
| 人生 | rénshēng | life (one's time on earth)人生是有趣的。Rénshēng shì yǒuqù de.Life is fun. | |
| 人数 | rénshù | number of people出国的人数一直在增加。Chūguó de rénshù yìzhí zài zēngjiā.The number of people who go abroad has been increasing. | |
| 任务 | rènwu | a mission; an assignment; a task任务完成。Rènwù wánchéng.Mission accomplished. | |
| 人员 | rényuán | staff; crew; personnel全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。Quántǐ xiāoshòu rényuán tōngxiāodádàn dì gōngzuò le yīzhōu.The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week. | |
| 日常 | rìcháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday电视在日常生活中起着重要的作用。Diànshì zài rìchángshēnghuó zhōngqǐ zhe zhòngyào de zuòyòng.TV plays an important part in everyday life. | |
| 日记 | rìjì | diary你记日记吗？Nǐ jìrìjì ma?Do you keep a diary? | |
| 日期 | rìqī | date我们必须快点定下旅游日期。Wǒmen bìxū kuàidiǎn dìngxià lǚyóu rìqī.We have to fix the date for our trip quickly. | |
| 日子 | rìzi | day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life明天是个大日子。Míngtiān shì gè dà rìzi.Tomorrow's going to be a big day. | |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join他收入可观。Tā shōurù kěguān.He has a nice income. | |
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance请在建筑的入口处等我。Qǐng zài jiànzhù de rùkǒuchù děng wǒ.Please wait for me at the entrance of the building. | |
| 入学 | rùxué | to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child他忙着准备入学考试。Tā máng zhe zhǔnbèi rùxuékǎoshì.He is busy preparing for the entrance examination. | |
| 入住 | rùzhù | to check in (at a hotel etc); to move into (a house) | |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to go for a walk他正在散步。Tā zhèngzài sànbù.He is taking a walk. | |
| 扫码 | sǎomǎ | to scan a QR code or barcode | |
| 森林 | sēnlín | forest他在森林中迷了路。Tā zài sēnlín zhōng mílelù.He lost his way in the woods. | |
| 商量 | shāngliang | consult; talk over; discuss我不知道该和谁商量好。Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi hé shuí shāngliáng hǎo.I don't know who to consult with. | |
| 上门 | shàngmén | to drop in; to visit; to lock a door | |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise他们出售各种商品。Tāmen chūshòu gè zhǒng shāngpǐn.They sell all kinds of goods. | |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | sad; grieve; brokenhearted别伤心。Bié shāngxīn.Don't be sad. | |
| 稍 | shāo | somewhat; a little稍微随意一点。Shāowēi suíyì yìdiǎn.Let your hair down a little. | |
| 少见 | shǎojiàn | rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you | |
| 少量 | shǎoliàng | a smidgen; a little bit; a few | |
| 少年 | shàonián | early youth; youngster; (literary) youth他是个日本少年。Tā shì gè rìběn shàonián.He's a Japanese boy. | |
| 少数 | shǎoshù | small number; few; minority博物馆的参观者中有少数是外国人。Bówùguǎn de cānguānzhě zhōngyǒu shǎoshù shì wàiguórén.There was a sprinkling of foreigners among the visitors in the museum. | |
| 稍微 | shāowēi | a little bit; slightly稍微随意一点。Shāowēi suíyì yìdiǎn.Let your hair down a little. | |
| 社会 | shèhuì | society他们忙于社会改革。Tāmen mángyú shèhuì gǎigé.They were busy working for social reforms. | |
| 深 | shēn | deep; profound; dark (of colors)观众深受感动。Guānzhòng shēnshòugǎndòng.The audience was deeply affected. | |
| 身 | shēn | body; life; oneself你身体不舒服吗？Nǐ shēntǐ bù shūfú ma?Are you not feeling well? | |
| 身份证 | shēnfènzhèng | identity card; ID这是我的身份证。Zhè shì wǒ de shēnfènzhèng.This is my I.D. card. | |
| 剩 | shèng | have as remainder; be left over; surplus这个月的薪水还有剩余。Zhège yuè de xīnshui hái yǒu shèngyú.Some of this month's salary is still left over. | |
| 省 | shěng | to save; economize; omit他被人发现倒在厨房的地板上，不省人事。Tā bèi rén fāxiàn dào zài chúfáng de dìbǎn shàng, bùxǐngrénshì.He was found lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. | |
| 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth; life谁的生日？Shuí de shēngrì?Whose birthday is it? | |
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life我爱我的生命。Wǒ ài wǒ de shēngmìng.I love my life. | |
| 生意 | shēngyi | business; trade生意怎么样？Shēngyì zěnmeyàng?How's business? | |
| 申请 | shēnqǐng | apply for; application我申请了签证。Wǒ shēnqǐng le qiānzhèng.I applied for a visa. | |
| 甚至 | shènzhì | even (to the point of); so much so that我甚至不想试试。Wǒ shènzhì bùxiǎng shìshì.I don't even want to try it. | |
| 摄氏度 | shèshìdù | °C (degrees Celsius) | |
| 使 | shǐ | to use; to make; to cause我使用这个。Wǒ shǐyòng zhège.I use this. | |
| 失败 | shībài | be defeated; fail; lose你注定失败。Nǐ zhùdìng shībài.You're bound to fail. | |
| 市场 | shìchǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar日本米市场禁止进口。Rìběn mǐ shìchǎng jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu.Japan's rice market is closed to imports. | |
| 十分 | shífēn | very; fully; 100%公车晚了十分钟。Gōngchē wǎn le shífēnzhōng.The bus was ten minutes late. | |
| 是否 | shìfǒu | whether (or not); if他问我是否很忙？Tā wèn wǒ shìfǒu hěn máng?He asked me if I was busy. | |
| 师傅 | shīfu | master; qualified worker; teacher | |
| 使馆 | shǐguǎn | consulate; diplomatic mission他有权出入美国大使馆。Tā yǒuquán chūrù měiguódàshǐguǎn.He has access to the American Embassy. | |
| 适合 | shìhé | to suit; to fit他不适合当老师。Tā bù shìhé dāng lǎoshī.He is unfit to be a teacher. | |
| 实际 | shíjì | actual; reality; practice实际上我错了。Shíjìshàng wǒcuò le.Actually, I was wrong. | |
| 世纪 | shìjì | century他生于19世纪。Tā shēngyú 19shìjì.He was born in the 19th century. | |
| 时间表 | shíjiānbiǎo | schedule; timetable有时间表吗？Yǒu shíjiānbiǎo ma?Is there a timetable? | |
| 实际上 | shíjìshàng | in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact实际上我错了。Shíjìshàng wǒcuò le.Actually, I was wrong. | |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions那个团体为难民们提供食品供给。Nàge tuántǐ wèi nànmín men tígōng shípǐn gōngjǐ.The organization furnished the refugees with food. | |
| 视频 | shìpín | video她迷上了视频。Tā míshàng le shìpín.She was absorbed in the video. | |
| 市区 | shìqū | urban district; downtown; city center我每周末都会去市区。Wǒ měi zhōumò dōu huì qù shìqū.I go into town every weekend. | |
| 失去 | shīqù | to lose我们失去了它。Wǒmen shīqù le tā.We lost it. | |
| 师生 | shīshēng | teachers and students | |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria | |
| 试题 | shìtí | exam question; test topic | |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; lose hope不要失望。Búyào shīwàng.Don't be disappointed. | |
| 食物 | shíwù | food它是食物。Tā shì shíwù.It's food. | |
| 适应 | shìyìng | to suit; to fit; adapt我适应新环境很慢。Wǒ shìyìng xīn huánjìng hěn màn.I'm slow to adapt to new situations. | |
| 使用 | shǐyòng | to use; employ; apply我使用这个。Wǒ shǐyòng zhège.I use this. | |
| 实在 | shízài | honest; in reality; honestly这实在不合适。Zhè shízài bù héshì.It is highly improper. | |
| 十字路口 | shízìlùkǒu | crossroads; intersection在十字路口右转。Zài shízìlùkǒu yòuzhuǎn.Turn right at the intersection. | |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)这首歌真难听。Zhè shǒu gē zhēn nántīng.This song sounds awful. | |
| 受不了 | shòu bu liǎo | cannot endure; unbearable; can't stand我受不了他。Wǒ shòubùliǎo tā.I can't stand him. | |
| 首都 | shǒudū | capital (city)日本的首都是东京。Rìběn de shǒudū shì dōngjīng.The capital of Japan is Tokyo. | |
| 收费 | shōufèi | to charge a fee | |
| 售票员 | shòupiàoyuán | ticket seller | |
| 收入 | shōurù | take in; income; revenue他收入可观。Tā shōurù kěguān.He has a nice income. | |
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed我受伤了。Wǒ shòushāng le.I'm injured. | |
| 收拾 | shōushi | to tidy; put in order; to repair收拾房间。Shōushí fángjiān.Clean up the room. | |
| 收听 | shōutīng | to listen to (a radio broadcast) | |
| 首先 | shǒuxiān | first (of all); in the first place; firstly我在会上首先发言。Wǒ zài huì shang shǒuxiān fāyán.I spoke first at the meeting. | |
| 数 | shù | number; figure; several那算数吗？Nà suànshù ma?Does that count? | |
| 输 | shū | to transport; to lose (a game, etc.)售货员请我输入卡号密码。Shòuhuòyuán qǐng wǒ shūrù kǎhào mìmǎ.The salesperson asked me to enter my pin number. | |
| 熟 | shú/shóu | ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked他熟悉日本文化。Tā shúxī rìběn wénhuà.He is familiar with Japanese culture. | |
| 帅 | shuài | handsome; graceful; commander-in-chief你只是觉得他帅。Nǐ zhǐ shì juéde tā shuài.You just think he's cute. | |
| 暑假 | shǔjià | summer vacation我真的非常期待暑假。Wǒ zhēnde fēicháng qīdài shǔjià.I'm really looking forward to summer vacation. | |
| 数量 | shùliàng | amount; quantity; number数量不如质量。Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.Quality is more important than quantity. | |
| 树林 | shùlín | Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan; woods; grove我在树林里迷路了。Wǒ zài shùlín lǐ mílù le.I got lost in the woods. | |
| 顺便 | shùnbiàn | conveniently; in passing; on the way顺便问一句，你今晚有空吗？Shùnbiàn wèn yījù, nǐ jīnwǎn yǒukòng ma?By the way, are you free tonight? | |
| 顺利 | shùnlì | go smoothly; without a hitch; successful一切都很顺利。Yīqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.Everything went well. | |
| 顺序 | shùnxù | sequence; order生产按顺序进行。Shēngchǎn àn shùnxù jìnxíng.Production is proceeding according to the (established) sequence. | |
| 说法 | shuōfǎ | to expound Buddhist teachings我也说法语。Wǒ yě shuō fǎyǔ.I speak French, too. | |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | explain; explanation; illustrate这什么都说明不了！Zhè shénme dōu shuōmíng bùliǎo!It doesn't mean anything. | |
| 说明书 | shuōmíngshū | (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film) | |
| 硕士 | shuòshì | Master's degree (M.A.)他硕士毕业了。Tā shuòshì bìyè le.He has graduated with a master's degree. | |
| 熟悉 | shúxī | familiar with; know well他熟悉日本文化。Tā shúxī rìběn wénhuà.He is familiar with Japanese culture. | |
| 数字 | shùzì | number; numeral; figure算数处理数字。Suànshù chǔlǐ shùzì.Arithmetic deals with numbers. | |
| 死 | sǐ | to die; dead; fixed她确实死了。Tā quèshí sǐ le.It's true that she's dead. | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as; to figure; to calculate那算数吗？Nà suànshù ma?Does that count? | |
| 酸 | suān | sour; sore; ache我全身酸痛。Wǒ quánshēn suāntòng.I ache all over. | |
| 酸奶 | suānnǎi | yogurt | |
| 速度 | sùdù | speed; rate; velocity他们跑步的速度很平均。Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace. | |
| 随便 | suíbiàn | as one pleases; informal; random随便坐。Suíbiàn zuò.Sit wherever you like. | |
| 随着 | suízhe | along with; in the wake of随着时间的推移，比赛增加了规则以使之更安全。Suízhe shíjiān de tuīyí, bǐsài zēngjiā le guīzé yǐshǐ zhī gèng ānquán.As time went on, rules were added to the game to make it safer. | |
| 塑料 | sùliào | plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)塑料盘子在烤箱里会化的。Sùliào pánzi zài kǎoxiāng lǐhuìhuà de.A plastic dish will melt on the stove. | |
| 孙女 | sūnnǚ | son's daughter; granddaughter爷爷在陪孙女玩。Yéye zài péi sūnnǚ wánr.The grandfather is playing with his granddaughter. | |
| 孙子 | sūnzi | grandson; son's son《孙子兵法》是一本很有名的书。《Sūnzi Bīngfǎ》 shì yī běn hěn yǒumíngde shū.The Art of War is a very famous book. | |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all; to have; to possess所有人都想知道。Suǒyǒurén dōu xiǎng zhīdào.Everybody wanted to know. | |
| 台 | tái | platform; Taiwan (abbr.); desk这台电视坏了。Zhè tái diànshì huài le.This TV is broken. | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift; to raise (with both palms up); carry (together)帮我抬包裹。Bāng wǒ tái bāoguǒ.Help me lift the package. | |
| 态度 | tàidu | manner; bearing; attitude我对他的态度变了。Wǒ duì tā de tàidù biàn le.My attitude towards him changed. | |
| 抬头 | táitóu | to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge | |
| 谈 | tán | to talk; to chat; discuss谈判中止了。Tánpàn zhōngzhǐ le.The negotiation is off. | |
| 弹 | tán | to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap她会弹钢琴。Tā huì tángāngqín.She can play the piano. | |
| 趟 | tàng | (measure word for trips times); trip; row她决定亲自去一趟。Tā juédìng qīnzì qù yí tàng.She decided to go in person. | |
| 躺 | tǎng | recline; lie down (on back or side)他们躺在草地上休息。Tāmen tǎng zài cǎodì shang xiūxi.They're lying on the grass, resting. | |
| 汤 | tāng | soup; broth这碗汤好喝这碗汤好喝this soup is tasty | |
| 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss; discussion; to talk over他们在讨论谁？Tāmen zài tǎolùn shuí?Who were they talking about? | |
| 讨厌 | tǎoyàn | to hate; loathe; disgusting我讨厌鱼。Wǒ tǎoyàn yú.I hate fish. | |
| 特点 | tèdiǎn | a characteristic; trait; feature他写的字很有特点。Tā xiě de zì hěn yǒu tèdiǎn.The Chinese characters that he writes are distinctive. | |
| 提 | tí | to carry; to lift; to raise (an issue)我要他提行李箱。Wǒyào tā tí xínglǐxiāng.I made him carry the suitcase. | |
| 填写 | tiánxiě | to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)请填写这份表格。Qǐng tiánxiě zhèfèn biǎogé.Please fill in this form. | |
| 条件 | tiáojiàn | condition; circumstances; prerequisite我不认识符合条件的人。Wǒ bù rènshí fúhétiáojiàn de rén.I don't know anyone who matches that description. | |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward你能提出解决问题的方法吗？Nǐ néng tíchū jiějuéwèntí de fāngfǎ ma?Could you possibly suggest a way to solve the problem? | |
| 提到 | tídào | to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to您的名字被提到了。Nín de míngzì bèi tídào le.Your name was mentioned. | |
| 提供 | tígōng | to supply; provide; furnish材料将被提供。Cáiliào jiāng bèi tígōng.Materials will be provided. | |
| 体检 | tǐjiǎn | abbr. for 体格检查 | |
| 停 | tíng | to stop; to halt; to park (a car)雨停了。Yǔ tíng le.The rain has stopped. | |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working这里可以停车。Zhèlǐ kěyǐ tíngchē.You can park here. | |
| 停车场 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot; car park停车场是免费的。Tíngchēchǎng shì miǎnfèi de.The parking lot is free of charge. | |
| 听力 | tīnglì | hearing; listening ability | |
| 停止 | tíngzhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease请即刻停止。Qǐng jíkè tíngzhǐ.Please stop that right now. | |
| 听众 | tīngzhòng | audience; listeners我们有很多听众。Wǒmen yǒu hěnduō tīngzhòng.We had a large audience. | |
| 提前 | tíqián | shift to an earlier date; bring forward; to advance我会让你提前知道。Wǒhuì ràng nǐ tíqián zhīdào.I will let you know in advance. | |
| 体温 | tǐwēn | (body) temperature我每六小时量一次体温。Wǒ měi liùxiǎoshí liàng yīcì tǐwēn.I took my temperature every six hours. | |
| 提醒 | tíxǐng | remind; call attention to; warn of请提醒我明天把报告寄了。Qǐng tíxǐng wǒ míngtiān bǎ bàogào jì le.Please remind me to mail the report tomorrow. | |
| 体重 | tǐzhòng | body weight我担心我的体重。Wǒ dānxīn wǒ de tǐzhòng.I'm worried about my weight. | |
| 痛 | tòng | ache; pain; sorrow我头痛。Wǒ tóutòng.My head aches. | |
| 桶 | tǒng | bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc) | |
| 通 | tōng | to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert我没通过。Wǒ méi tōngguò.I didn't pass. | |
| 通过 | tōngguò | by means of; through (a method); pass through我没通过。Wǒ méi tōngguò.I didn't pass. | |
| 童年 | tóngnián | childhood我的童年很快乐。Wǒ de tóngnián hěn kuàilè.I had a happy childhood. | |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously房间里的所有人都同时看了看自己的手表。Fángjiān lǐ de suǒyǒurén dōu tóngshí kàn le kàn zìjǐ de shǒubiǎo.Everyone in the room checked their watches at the same time. | |
| 同样 | tóngyàng | same; equal; similar请给我同样的东西。Qǐng gěi wǒ tóngyàng de dōngxī.Give me the same, please. | |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | notify; to inform; notice他通知我去开会。Tā tōngzhī wǒ qù kāihuì.He informed me that I should attend the meeting. | |
| 头痛 | tóutòng | to have a headache我头痛。Wǒ tóutòng.My head aches. | |
| 图 | tú | diagram; picture; drawing这是世界地图。Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú.This is a map of the world. | |
| 土 | tǔ | Tu (ethnic group); earth; dust把土豆切一下。Bǎ tǔdòu qiè yīxià.Cut the potatoes. | |
| 推 | tuī | to push; to scrape; to decline他在推车。Tā zài tuīchē.He's pushing the car. | |
| 推迟 | tuīchí | postpone; defer我们推迟了会议。Wǒmen tuīchí le huìyì.We postponed the meeting. | |
| 推出 | tuīchū | to push out; to release; to launch她把他推出窗户。Tā bǎ tā tuīchū chuānghù.She pushed him out the window. | |
| 脱 | tuō | to shed; take off; to escape她正在脱外套。Tā zhèng zài tuō wàitào.She's taking off her coat. | |
| 图片 | túpiàn | picture; photograph我会给你看图片。Wǒhuì gěi nǐ kàn túpiàn.I will show you the picture. | |
| 外出 | wàichū | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)我父亲外出了。Wǒ fùqīn wàichū le.My father is out. | |
| 外套 | wàitào | outer garment; jacket; coat她需要一件外套。Tā xūyào yījiàn wàitào.She needs a coat. | |
| 晚安 | wǎn’ān | Good night!; Good evening!我要睡了。晚安。Wǒyào shuì le.wǎnān.I'm going to bed. Good night. | |
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | evening meal; dinner我准备晚餐。Wǒ zhǔnbèi wǎncān.I'm making dinner. | |
| 网购 | wǎnggòu | Internet shopping; to purchase online | |
| 往往 | wǎngwǎng | often; frequently; more often than not解决问题最简便的方法往往是最好的办法。Jiějuéwèntí zuì jiǎnbiàn de fāngfǎ wǎngwǎng shì zuìhǎo de bànfǎ.The simplest solutions are always the best. | |
| 网页 | wǎngyè | web page | |
| 网友 | wǎngyǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user | |
| 网址 | wǎngzhǐ | website; web address; URL | |
| 完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; totally我完全同意。Wǒ wánquántóngyì.I totally agree. | |
| 袜子 | wàzi | socks; stockings她穿上袜子。Tā chuān shàng wàzi.She put on socks. | |
| 味 | wèi | taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel很美味。Hěn měiwèi.It's delicious. | |
| 味道 | wèidao | flavor; taste这只火鸡味道很好。Zhè zhǐ huǒjī wèidào hěn hǎo.This turkey tastes good. | |
| 卫生 | wèishēng | hygienic; sanitary; hygiene我当时在卫生间。Wǒ dāngshí zài wèishēngjiān.I was in the bathroom. | |
| 危险 | wēixiǎn | danger; dangerous; perilous它有危险。Tā yǒu wēixiǎn.It can be dangerous. | |
| 闻 | wén | to hear; news; well-known百闻不如一见。Bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn.A picture is worth a thousand words. | |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature室外的温度很高。Shìwài de wēndù hěn gāo.The outside temperature is very high. | |
| 文件 | wénjiàn | document; file文件被风刮起来。Wénjiàn bèi fēng guāqǐlái.The papers blew off. | |
| 文章 | wénzhāng | article; essay你看文章了没？Nǐ kàn wénzhāng le méi?Did you read the article? | |
| 文字 | wénzì | character; script; writing这是个文字游戏。Zhè shì gè wénzìyóuxì.This is a pun. | |
| 无 | wú | have not; without; not和你无关。Hé nǐ wúguān.It has nothing to do with you. | |
| 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch; luncheon午餐好了。Wǔcān hǎo le.Lunch is ready. | |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of你无法证明。Nǐ wúfǎ zhèngmíng.You can't prove that. | |
| 误会 | wùhuì | to misunderstand; to mistake我很抱歉误会了您。Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn wùhuì le nín.I'm sorry I misunderstood you. | |
| 无聊 | wúliáo | nonsense; bored; silly真的很无聊。Zhēnde hěn wúliáo.It's so boring. | |
| 无论 | wúlùn | no matter what; regardless of whether...无论如何说不通。Wúlùnrúhé shuō bùtōng.It makes no sense whatsoever. | |
| 污染 | wūrǎn | pollution; contamination我们有一节关于环境污染的讲座。Wǒmen yǒu yījié guānyú huánjìngwūrǎn de jiǎngzuò.We had a lecture on environmental pollution. | |
| 细 | xì | thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft仔细听着。Zǐxìtīng zhe.Listen carefully. | |
| 吸 | xī | to breathe; to suck in; to absorb禁止吸烟。Jìnzhǐ xīyān.Smoking is prohibited. | |
| 下降 | xiàjiàng | to decline; to drop; to fall气温突然下降了。Qìwēn tūrán xiàjiàng le.The temperature has suddenly dropped. | |
| 咸 | xián | salty; salted; all一般来说，东北菜比较咸。Yībānláishuō, Dōngběi cài bǐjiào xián.Generally speaking, Dongbei cuisine is rather salty. | |
| 鲜 | xiān | fish; fresh; bright (in color)面包不新鲜。Miànbāo bù xīnxiān.The bread isn't fresh. | |
| 项 | xiàng | back of neck; item; thing唱歌是她的强项。Chànggē shì tā de qiángxiàng.Singing is her strong point. | |
| 响 | xiǎng | make a sound; to ring; echo那音乐声音十分响。Nà yīnyuè shēngyīn shífēn xiǎng.The music was very loud. | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; savory你好香。Nǐhǎo xiāng.You smell good. | |
| 相比 | xiāngbǐ | to compare今天相比往常，稍暖一些。Jīntiān xiāngbǐ wǎngcháng, shāo nuǎn yīxiē.Today's a bit warmer than usual. | |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion想法很重要。Xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.Ideas matter. | |
| 相反 | xiāngfǎn | opposite; contrary他做的和我要求的相反。Tā zuò de hé wǒ yāoqiú de xiāngfǎn.He did the reverse of what I asked. | |
| 相互 | xiānghù | each other; mutual相互理解能促进和平。Xiānghùlǐjiě néng cùjìn hépíng.Mutual understanding promotes peace. | |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same; alike你和我有相同的想法。Nǐ hé wǒ yǒu xiāngtóng de xiǎngfǎ.You and I have the same idea. | |
| 详细 | xiángxì | detailed; in detail; minute我下周会详细说明的。Wǒ xiàzhōu huì xiángxì shuōmíng de.I'll explain it in detail next week. | |
| 鲜花 | xiānhuā | flower; fresh flowers | |
| 现金 | xiànjīn | cash接受现金捐赠。Jiēshòu xiànjīn juānzèng.Cash donations will be accepted. | |
| 羡慕 | xiànmù | to envy; admire我羡慕他。Wǒ xiànmù tā.I envy him. | |
| 线上 | xiànshàng | online太阳出现在地平线上。Tàiyáng chūxiàn zài dìpíngxiàn shàng.The sun appeared on the horizon. | |
| 线下 | xiànxià | offline; below the line | |
| 现有 | xiànyǒu | currently existing; currently available | |
| 小吃 | xiǎochī | snack; refreshments饭前先吃点小吃吧！Fàn qián xiān chī diǎn xiǎochī ba!Let's eat some snacks before the meal. | |
| 效果 | xiàoguǒ | effect; result运动减肥的效果很好。Yùndòng jiǎnféi de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.Doing exercise is an effective way to lose weight. | |
| 笑话 | xiàohua | joke; laugh at你在笑话谁？Nǐ zài xiàohuà shuí?Who are you laughing at? | |
| 小伙子 | xiǎohuǒzi | young man; lad; youngster | |
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel; fiction她在5年里写了5本小说。Tā zài 5niánlǐ xiě le 5běn xiǎoshuō.She wrote 5 novels in 5 years. | |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | news; information我有消息。Wǒ yǒu xiāoxī.I have news. | |
| 小组 | xiǎozǔ | group | |
| 西部 | xībù | western part | |
| 血 | xiě | see 血我在流血。Wǒ zài liúxiě.I'm bleeding. | |
| 西红柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato | |
| 心 | xīn | heart; mind; intention小心狗！Xiǎoxīn gǒu!Beware of the dog! | |
| 性 | xìng | nature; character; property它是人的天性。Tā shì rén de tiānxìng.It's human nature. | |
| 醒 | xǐng | wake up我很清醒。Wǒ hěn qīngxǐng.I'm sober. | |
| 性别 | xìngbié | gender; sex; sexual distinction嫌疑犯目前性别不明。Xiányífàn mùqián xìngbié bùmíng.The suspect's gender is currently unknown. | |
| 兴奋 | xīngfèn | excitement; be excited他们非常兴奋。Tāmen fēicháng xīngfèn.They were very excited. | |
| 幸福 | xìngfú | happy; blessed; fortunate她看起来不幸福。Tā kànqǐlái bù xìngfú.She looks unhappy. | |
| 性格 | xìnggé | nature; personality; temperament科学上，血型和性格的关联性没有被证明。Kēxué shàng, xuèxíng hé xìnggé de guānliánxìng méiyǒu bèi zhèngmíng.A connection between personality and blood type has not been scientifically proven. | |
| 星星 | xīngxing | (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky这是本关于星星的书。Zhè shì běn guānyú xīngxīng de shū.This is a book about stars. | |
| 信号 | xìnhào | signal在第一个信号灯处右转。Zài dìyígè xìnhàodēng chù yòuzhuǎn.Turn right at the first traffic light. | |
| 辛苦 | xīnkǔ | hard; exhausting; toilsome大家辛苦了！Dàjiā xīnkǔ le!Good job, everyone! | |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; state of mind她心情不好。Tā xīnqíng bùhǎo.She is upset. | |
| 信息 | xìnxī | information; news; message我们想要更多信息。Wǒmen xiǎngyào gèng duō xìnxī.We want further information. | |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb. or sth.)我们具有必胜的信心。Wǒmen jùyǒu bìshèng de xìnxīn.We're confident of victory. | |
| 熊 | xióng | bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke大熊猫爱吃竹子。Dàxióngmāo ài chī zhúzi.Giant pandas love eating bamboo. | |
| 兄弟 | xiōngdì | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)我有兄弟。Wǒ yǒu xiōngdì.I have brothers. | |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate; to embellish; to repair它需要修理。Tā xūyào xiūlǐ.It needs to be repaired. | |
| 修理 | xiūlǐ | to repair; perform maintenance; to overhaul它需要修理。Tā xūyào xiūlǐ.It needs to be repaired. | |
| 细心 | xìxīn | meticulous; careful; attentive | |
| 吸引 | xīyǐn | attract (interest, investment, etc.)他被那个女人吸引住了。Tā bèi nàge nǚrén xīyǐnzhù le.He was attracted to the woman. | |
| 许多 | xǔduō | many; a lot; much你有许多书。Nǐ yǒu xǔduō shū.You have many books. | |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | tuition fee; tuition | |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute; school | |
| 压 | yā | to press; to push down; to keep under (control)我有高血压。Wǒ yǒu gāoxuèyā.I have high blood pressure. | |
| 牙膏 | yágāo | toothpaste在哪儿我能找到牙膏？Zài nǎér wǒnéng zhǎodào yágāo?Where can I find toothpaste? | |
| 压力 | yālì | pressure; stress我最近压力有点大。Wǒ zuìjìn yālì yǒudiǎn dà.I've been under a lot of pressure lately. | |
| 盐 | yán | salt请在汤里加点盐。Qǐng zài tāng li jiā diǎn yán.Please add a little salt to the soup. | |
| 演 | yǎn | to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop她是女演员。Tā shì nǚyǎnyuán.She's an actress. | |
| 烟 | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist禁止吸烟。Jìnzhǐ xīyān.Smoking is prohibited. | |
| 演唱 | yǎnchàng | to sing (for an audience); vocal performance汤姆今晚会去演唱会。Tāngmǔ jīnwǎn huì qù yǎnchànghuì.Tom is going to a concert this evening. | |
| 演出 | yǎnchū | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on a show演出什么时候开始？Yǎnchū shénme shíhòu kāishǐ?What time does the play begin? | |
| 养成 | yǎngchéng | cultivate; acquire; to form你们该养成使用字典的习惯。Nǐmen gāi yǎngchéng shǐyòng zìdiǎn de xíguàn.You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries. | |
| 严格 | yángé | strict; stringent; tight他对自己的孩子很严格。Tā duì zìjǐ de háizi hěn yángé.He was severe with his children. | |
| 阳光 | yángguāng | sunshine; sunlight虽然有阳光照射，但还是很冷。Suīrán yǒu yángguāng zhàoshè, dàn háishì hěn lěng.The sun was shining, yet it was cold. | |
| 样子 | yàngzi | manner; air; appearance我知道他的样子，但不知道他的名字。Wǒ zhīdào tā de yàngzi, dàn bù zhīdào tā de míngzì.I know him by sight, but not by name. | |
| 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | glasses; spectacles我的眼镜在哪里？Wǒ de yǎnjìng zài nǎlǐ?Where are my glasses? | |
| 研究 | yánjiū | to study; to research他研究了十年。Tā yánjiū le shínián.He studied for ten years. | |
| 研究生 | yánjiūshēng | graduate student; postgraduate student; research student | |
| 眼前 | yǎnqián | before one's eyes; now; at present元旦就在眼前。Yuándàn jiù zài yǎnqián.New Year's Day is close at hand. | |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor or actress; performer她穿得像个演员。Tā chuān dé xiàng gè yǎnyuán.She dressed like an actress. | |
| 严重 | yánzhòng | grave; serious; critical严重吗？Yánzhòng ma?Is it serious? | |
| 邀请 | yāoqǐng | to invite你没受到邀请。Nǐ méi shòudào yāoqǐng.You aren't invited. | |
| 钥匙 | yàoshi | key我钥匙丢了。Wǒ yàoshi diū le.I lost my key. | |
| 要是 | yàoshi | if; suppose; in case要是能去日本就好了。Yàoshì néng qù rìběn jiù hǎo le.I wish I could go to Japan. | |
| 亚洲 | Yàzhōu | Asia日本在亚洲。Rìběn zài yàzhōu.Japan is in Asia. | |
| 夜 | yè | night夜晚很冷。Yèwǎn hěn lěng.The night was cold. | |
| 夜晚 | yèwǎn | night夜晚很冷。Yèwǎn hěn lěng.The night was cold. | |
| 也许 | yěxǔ | perhaps; probably; maybe也许下一次吧。Yěxǔ xià yīcì ba.Maybe next time. | |
| 叶子 | yèzi | leaves叶子落了。Yèzi luò le.The leaves fell. | |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then已经没事了。Yǐjīng méishì le.I'm fine now. | |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | opinion; view; suggestion我需要你的意见。Wǒ xūyào nǐ de yìjiàn.I need your advice. | |
| 因此 | yīncǐ | therefore; thus; that is why下雨，因此比赛延期了。Xiàyǔ, yīncǐ bǐsài yánqī le.The game will be postponed because it's raining. | |
| 以内 | yǐnèi | within; less than | |
| 赢 | yíng | to win; to beat; to profit他赢得一切了。Tā yíngdé yīqiè le.He won everything. | |
| 赢得 | yíngdé | to win; to gain他赢得一切了。Tā yíngdé yīqiè le.He won everything. | |
| 应聘 | yìngpìn | accept a job offer; to apply for a job她到一家着名的公司应聘。Tā dào yī jiā zhùmíng de gōngsī yìngpìn.She is applying for a position in a famous company. | |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | give rise to; lead to; to cause汤姆只是想引起你的注意。Tāngmǔ zhǐshì xiǎng yǐnqǐ nǐ de zhùyì.Tom just wants your attention. | |
| 印象 | yìnxiàng | impression第一印象很重要。Dìyīyìnxiàng hěn zhòngyào.First impressions matter. | |
| 一切 | yīqiè | all; every; everything一切正常。Yīqièzhèngcháng.Everything's normal. | |
| 一生 | yìshēng | all one's life; throughout one's life你想如何过完一生？Nǐ xiǎng rúhé guò wán yīshēng?What do you want to do with your life? | |
| 艺术 | yìshù | art他们都是艺术家。Tāmen dōu shì yìshùjiā.They're both artists. | |
| 勇敢 | yǒnggǎn | brave; courageous他很勇敢。Tā hěn yǒnggǎn.He was brave. | |
| 用来 | yònglái | to be used for那种鞋子用来登山是不行的。Nàzhǒng xiézi yònglái dēngshān shì bùxíng de.Those shoes won't do for climbing. | |
| 用于 | yòngyú | to use in; to use on; to use for | |
| 永远 | yǒngyuǎn | forever; eternal; always永远不要说永远。Yǒngyuǎn búyào shuō yǒngyuǎn.Never say never. | |
| 由 | yóu | follow; from; by我自由了！Wǒ zìyóu le!I'm free! | |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat; grease考试加油！Kǎoshì jiāyóu!Good luck on your test. | |
| 优点 | yōudiǎn | merit; good point; a strength你们的优点和缺点是什么？Nǐmen de yōudiǎn hé quēdiǎn shì shénme?What are your strengths and weaknesses? | |
| 友好 | yǒuhǎo | friendly (relations); close friends你和他都很友好 。Nǐ hé tā dōu hěn yǒuhǎo.You and he are both very kind. | |
| 幽默 | yōumò | humorous你很有幽默感。Nǐ hěn yǒu yōumògǎn.You have a good sense of humor. | |
| 尤其 | yóuqí | especially; particularly尤其是要有耐心。Yóuqí shì yào yǒu nàixīn.Above all, be patient. | |
| 友情 | yǒuqíng | friendly feelings; friendship还有什么比友情更好呢？Háiyǒu shénme bǐ yǒuqíng gènghǎo ne?What is better than friendship? | |
| 有趣 | yǒuqù | interesting; fascinating; amusing那真有趣。Nàzhēn yǒuqù.That is intriguing. | |
| 游玩 | yóuwán | to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing她工作之余顺便在巴黎游玩。Tā gōngzuò zhī yú shùnbiàn zài Bālí yóuwán.She travels to Paris when she gets time off from work. | |
| 有效 | yǒuxiào | effective; in effect; valid这张票三日有效。Zhè zhāngpiào sānrì yǒuxiào.The ticket is good for three days. | |
| 优秀 | yōuxiù | outstanding; excellent你是个优秀的记者。Nǐ shì gè yōuxiù de jìzhě.You're an excellent journalist. | |
| 友谊 | yǒuyì | friendship; companionship友谊紧紧联系着我们。Yǒuyì jǐnjǐn liánxì zhe wǒmen.We are bound to each other by a close friendship. | |
| 由于 | yóuyú | due to; owing to; as a result of由于我生病了，我便没去上学。Yóuyú wǒ shēngbìng le, wǒ biàn méi qù shàngxué.Since I was sick, I didn't go to school. | |
| 有着 | yǒuzhe | to have; to possess你有着漂亮的腿。Nǐ yǒuzhe piàoliàng de tuǐ.You have beautiful legs. | |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; to give; together with我要参与。Wǒyào cānyù.I want to take part. | |
| 原来 | yuánlái | original; former; as it turns out把它恢复到原来的状态。Bǎ tā huīfù dào yuánlái de zhuàngtài.Return it to its original state. | |
| 远离 | yuǎnlí | to be far from; to keep away from儿童应该远离河流。有危险。Értóng yīnggāi yuǎnlí héliú.yǒu wēixiǎn.Children should keep away from the river. It's dangerous. | |
| 原谅 | yuánliàng | to excuse; forgive; to pardon请您原谅。Qǐng nín yuánliàng.Please forgive me. | |
| 原因 | yuányīn | cause; reason我明白原因。Wǒ míngbái yuányīn.I understand why. | |
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | chair of a board; university president; college dean | |
| 院子 | yuànzi | courtyard; garden; yard院子里的是狗屋。Yuànzi lǐ de shì gǒu wū.There's a doghouse in the yard. | |
| 约 | yuē | to make an appointment; to invite; approximately请节约用电。Qǐng jiéyuēyòngdiàn.Please save electricity. | |
| 月饼 | yuèbing | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) | |
| 阅读 | yuèdú | read; reading我喜欢阅读。Wǒ xǐhuān yuèdú.I like reading. | |
| 月份 | yuèfèn | month8月份没课。8yuèfèn méikè.There is no school during August. | |
| 约会 | yuēhuì | appointment; engagement; date我打算今晚和她约会。Wǒ dǎsuàn jīnwǎn hé tā yuēhuì.I'm seeing her this evening. | |
| 语法 | yǔfǎ | grammar语法是很复杂的。Yǔfǎ shì hěn fùzá de.Grammar is a very complex thing. | |
| 愉快 | yúkuài | happy; cheerful; delightful飞行愉快！Fēixíng yúkuài!Have a good flight. | |
| 云 | yún | cloud; Yunnan province; say前年我们去了云南。Qiánnián wǒmen qù le Yúnnán.The year before last we went to Yunnan. | |
| 允许 | yǔnxǔ | to permit; allow我不允许。Wǒ bù yǔnxǔ.I don't allow it. | |
| 于是 | yúshì | as a result; thus; therefore他完成了工作，于是回家了。Tā wánchéngle gōngzuò, yúshì huíjiā le.He finished the work and then went home. | |
| 预习 | yùxí | (of students) prepare a lesson before class; preview | |
| 再次 | zàicì | once more; once again我希望再次见到它。Wǒ xīwàng zàicì jiàndào tā.I hope I see it again. | |
| 再说 | zàishuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover我不会再说了。Wǒ búhuì zàishuō le.I won't say it again. | |
| 暂时 | zànshí | temporary; transient; for the moment他们说情况只是暂时的。Tāmen shuō qíngkuàng zhǐshì zànshí de.They said the situation was only temporary. | |
| 暂停 | zàntíng | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage | |
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast你早餐吃什么？Nǐ zǎocān chī shénme?What do you have for breakfast? | |
| 早晨 | zǎochen | early morning; also pr.今天早晨被头给疼醒了。Jīntiān zǎochén bèi tóu gěi téngxǐng le.I woke up with a headache this morning. | |
| 杂志 | zázhì | magazine那家店卖报纸和杂志。Nàjiādiàn mài bàozhǐ hé zázhì.That shop sells newspapers and magazines. | |
| 增加 | zēngjiā | to increase; to raise; add出国的人数一直在增加。Chūguó de rénshù yìzhí zài zēngjiā.The number of people who go abroad has been increasing. | |
| 增长 | zēngzhǎng | to grow; to increase汽车的数量在增长。Qìchē de shùliàng zài zēngzhǎng.The number of cars is on the increase. | |
| 责任 | zérèn | responsibility; blame; duty我对此负有责任。Wǒ duìcǐ fùyǒuzérèn.I'm responsible for that. | |
| 着火 | zháohuǒ | to catch fire房子着火了。Fángzi zháohuǒ le.The house was in flames. | |
| 招聘 | zhāopìn | recruitment; take job applications for a job他想招聘新员工。Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees. | |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er我是记者。Wǒ shì jìzhě.I'm a journalist. | |
| 证 | zhèng | certificate; proof; to prove我向你保证。Wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng.I promise. | |
| 整 | zhěng | (bound form) whole; complete; entire妈妈在整理房间。Māma zài zhěnglǐ fángjiān.My mom is tidying the room. | |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular; ordinary很正常。Hěn zhèngcháng.That's normal. | |
| 整个 | zhěnggè | whole; entire; total他把整个苹果都吃了。Tā bǎ zhěnggè píngguǒ dōu chī le.He ate the whole apple. | |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right; just enough正好那个时候，公交车停下来了。Zhènghǎo nàge shíhòu, gōngjiāochē tíngxiàlái le.Just then, the bus stopped. | |
| 证件 | zhèngjiàn | certificate; papers; credentials我的证件丢了。Wǒ de zhèngjiàn diū le.I lost my papers. | |
| 整理 | zhěnglǐ | put in order; arrange; straighten up妈妈在整理房间。Māma zài zhěnglǐ fángjiān.My mom is tidying the room. | |
| 证明 | zhèngmíng | proof; testify; confirm你无法证明。Nǐ wúfǎ zhèngmíng.You can't prove that. | |
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct; proper你知道我是正确的。Nǐ zhīdào wǒ shì zhèngquè de.You know I'm right. | |
| 正式 | zhèngshì | formal; official你没必要那么正式。Nǐ méi bìyào nàme zhèngshì.You don't have to be so formal. | |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true可那不是真正的问题所在。Kě nà búshì zhēnzhèng de wèntísuǒzài.But that's not the real problem. | |
| 值 | zhí | value; (to be) worth; to happen to今天谁值班？Jīntiān shuí zhíbān?Who's on duty today? | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger; to point (at, to, out); refer to我指望你了。Wǒ zhǐwàng nǐ le.I am counting on you. | |
| 之 | zhī | (literary equivalent to 的); (pronoun); of我之后再考虑。Wǒ zhīhòu zài kǎolǜ.I'll think about it later. | |
| 支持 | zhīchí | sustain; hold out; support没人支持她。Méi rén zhīchí tā.Nobody supported her. | |
| 指出 | zhǐchū | to indicate; to point out | |
| 值得 | zhíde | be worth; deserve这真的值得吗？Zhè zhēnde zhíde ma?Is it really worth it? | |
| 支付 | zhīfù | to pay (money)我想用信用卡支付。Wǒ xiǎng yòng xìnyòngkǎ zhīfù.I'd like to pay by credit card. | |
| 只好 | zhǐhǎo | have to; be forced to昨天太冷了，我只好待在家里。Zuótiān tàilěng le, wǒ zhǐhǎo dàizàijiālǐ.It was so cold yesterday I stayed home. | |
| 之后 | zhīhòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards我之后再考虑。Wǒ zhīhòu zài kǎolǜ.I'll think about it later. | |
| 之间 | zhījiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid我们之间肯定有误会。Wǒmen zhījiān kěndìng yǒu wùhuì.There must be some misunderstanding between us. | |
| 直接 | zhíjiē | direct; immediate直接回家。Zhíjiē huíjiā.Go straight home. | |
| 纸巾 | zhǐjīn | paper towel; napkin; facial tissue用纸巾把那口锅擦干。Yòng zhǐjīn bǎ nàkǒu guō cāgàn.Wipe the pan dry with a paper towel. | |
| 质量 | zhìliàng | quality; mass (physics)数量不如质量。Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.Quality is more important than quantity. | |
| 之前 | zhīqián | before; prior to; ago之前你在哪里？Zhīqián nǐ zài nǎlǐ?Where were you? | |
| 至少 | zhìshǎo | at least; (to say the) least它至少要花五美元。Tā zhìshǎo yàohuā wǔměiyuán.It'll cost at least five dollars. | |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual知识就是力量。Zhīshí jiùshì lìliàng.Knowledge is power. | |
| 植物 | zhíwù | plant; botanical; vegetation | |
| 职业 | zhíyè | profession; occupation他的职业是医生。Tā de zhíyè shì yīshēng.He's a doctor by profession. | |
| 之中 | zhīzhōng | inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth)你处于危险之中。Nǐ chǔyú wēixiǎn zhīzhōng.You were in danger. | |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; serious; important想法很重要。Xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.Ideas matter. | |
| 中餐 | zhōngcān | lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food我们点了中餐。Wǒmen diǎn le zhōngcān.We ordered Chinese food. | |
| 重点 | zhòngdiǎn | emphasis; main point我没有抓到他演讲的重点。Wǒ méiyǒu zhuādào tā yǎnjiǎng de zhòngdiǎn.I didn't get the point of his speech. | |
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age | |
| 重视 | zhòngshì | to value; take seriously公司很重视人才。Gōngsī hěn zhòngshì réncái.The company attaches great importance to human talent. | |
| 周围 | zhōuwéi | surroundings; vicinity; environment他住在公园周围的某个地方。Tā zhù zài gōngyuán zhōuwéi de mǒugè dìfāng.He lives somewhere around the park. | |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial…祝贺你。Zhùhè nǐ.Congratulations! | |
| 赚 | zhuàn | earn; make a profit我赚了一笔钱。Wǒ zhuàn le yī bǐ qián.I've made some money. | |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to turn; to change; pass on请右转。Qǐng yòu zhuǎn.Please turn right. | |
| 转发 | zhuǎnfā | to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on | |
| 装 | zhuāng | adornment; to adorn; dress假装你是我。Jiǎzhuāng nǐ shì wǒ.Pretend you're me. | |
| 转机 | zhuǎnjī | (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes | |
| 专门 | zhuānmén | specialized这所监狱专门关押政治犯。Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners. | |
| 专业 | zhuānyè | profession; specialized field of study; major你选好专业了吗Nǐ xuǎnhǎo zhuānyè le maHave you chosen a major yet? | |
| 祝贺 | zhùhè | congratulate祝贺你。Zhùhè nǐ.Congratulations! | |
| 著名 | zhùmíng | famous; well-known; celebration她是一个著名的歌手。Tā shì yígè zhùmíng de gēshǒu.She is a famous singer. | |
| 准 | zhǔn | accurate; standard; definitely他准时来了。Tā zhǔnshí lái le.He arrived in time. | |
| 准确 | zhǔnquè | accurate; precise准确性在计算中很重要。Zhǔnquèxìng zài jìsuàn zhōng hěn zhòngyào.Accuracy is important in arithmetic. | |
| 准时 | zhǔnshí | punctually; on time他准时来了。Tā zhǔnshí lái le.He arrived in time. | |
| 主意 | zhǔyi | plan; idea; decision我没主意了。Wǒ méizhǔyì le.I'm running out of ideas. | |
| 自 | zì | (bound form) self; oneself; from你真的来自这里？Nǐ zhēnde láizì zhèlǐ?Are you really from here? | |
| 资料 | zīliào | material; resources; data我上网找资料。Wǒ shàngwǎng zhǎo zīliào.I go online to search for information. | |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural你的头发自然发色是什么颜色？Nǐ de tóufà zìrán fāsè shì shénme yánsè?What's your natural hair color? | |
| 自习 | zìxí | to study in one's free time; individual study; to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) | |
| 仔细 | zǐxì | careful; attentive; cautious仔细听着。Zǐxìtīng zhe.Listen carefully. | |
| 自信 | zìxìn | self-confidence你必须得自信。Nǐ bìxū dé zìxìn.You have to have confidence. | |
| 自学 | zìxué | self-study; to study on one's own | |
| 总结 | zǒngjié | summarize; conclude主任总结了发言。Zhǔrèn zǒngjiéle fāyán.The director summarized the presentations. | |
| 组 | zǔ | to form; to organize; group用字典查出下面词组的意思。Yòng zìdiǎn cháchū xiàmiàn cízǔ de yìsi.Use a dictionary to find the meanings of the phrases below. | |
| 租 | zū | to rent出租车到了。Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here. | |
| 最终 | zuìzhōng | final; ultimate最终，他来了。Zuìzhōng, tālái le.At last, he came. | |
| 尊重 | zūnzhòng | esteem; to respect; to value他的行为值得尊重。Tā de xíngwéi zhídezūnzhòng.His behavior is worthy of respect. | |
| 座 | zuò | seat; base; stand这个座位没人。Zhège zuòwèi méi rén.This seat's free. | |
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | way of handling sth; method for making; work method请问鸡蛋要什么做法？Qǐngwèn jīdàn yào shénme zuòfǎ?How would you like your eggs? | |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author; writer他是作家。Tā shì zuòjiā.He's an author. | |
| 做梦 | zuòmèng | to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking我还以为我在做梦呢。Wǒ hái yǐwéi wǒ zài zuòmèng ne.I thought I was dreaming. | |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus她的花园是一件艺术作品。Tā de huāyuán shì yījiàn yìshùzuòpǐn.Her garden is a work of art. | |
| 作为 | zuòwéi | one's conduct; deed; activity烹饪课程应该作为学校的必修课。Pēngrèn kèchéng yīnggāi zuòwéi xuéxiào de bìxiūkè.A cooking course should be mandatory in schools. | |
| 座位 | zuòwèi | seat; place这个座位没人。Zhège zuòwèi méi rén.This seat's free. | |
| 作文 | zuòwén | to write an essay; composition (student essay)这篇英语作文离完美还差得远。Zhèpiān yīngyǔ zuòwén lí wánměi hái chàdeyuǎn.This English essay is far from perfect. | |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | action; activity; effect电视在日常生活中起着重要的作用。Diànshì zài rìchángshēnghuó zhōngqǐ zhe zhòngyào de zuòyòng.TV plays an important part in everyday life. | |
| 左右 | zuǒyòu | about; approximate; around他左右看了看。Tā zuǒyòu kàn le kàn.He looked left and right. | |
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author; writer这本小说的作者是谁？Zhèběn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shuí?Who's the author of this story? |
Quelle: das offizielle 考试大纲 zu HSK 3.0 vom November 2025.
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