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HSK 5 word list
All 1,579 words the official HSK 3.0 syllabus lists for level 5, in full. Pinyin is coloured by tone; where a recording exists you can play it.
Words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio and example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 唉 | ài | alas; oh dear | |
| 哎 | āi | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | |
| 爱护 | àihù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of我们要爱护地球。Wǒmen yào àihù dìqiú.We should love and protect our planet. | |
| 哎呀 | āiyā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 暗 | àn | (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused前途一片阴暗。Qiántú yīpiàn yīnàn.The future looked very gloomy. | |
| 安 | ān | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm这不安全。Zhè bù ānquán.This isn't safe. | |
| 安全带 | ānquándài | seat belt; safety belt没人系安全带。Méirénxì ānquándài.None were wearing seat belts. | |
| 安慰 | ānwèi | to comfort; to console我可以安慰她。Wǒ kěyǐ ānwèi tā.I can comfort her. | |
| 安装 | ānzhuāng | to install; to erect; to fix这男人试着安装他自己的天线。Zhè nánrén shìzhe ānzhuāng tā zìjǐ de tiānxiàn.The man tried to install his own antenna. | |
| 熬夜 | áoyè | to stay up late or all night我又熬夜了。Wǒ yòu áoyè le.I stayed up all night again. | |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure不明白。Bù míngbái.I don't understand. | |
| 傍晚 | bàngwǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening每个傍晚我都会喂我的狗狗们。Měigè bàngwǎn wǒ dōu huì wèi wǒ de gǒugǒu men.I've always fed my dogs in the early evening. | |
| 半夜 | bànyè | midnight; in the middle of the night三更半夜不睡觉，你在干嘛呢？Sāngēngbànyè bù shuìjiào, nǐ zài gànmá ne?It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep? | |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent与薄相对的是厚。Yǔ báo xiāngduì de shì hòu.Thin is the opposite of thick. | |
| 保 | bǎo | Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亚); to defend; to protect保持安静Bǎochí ānjìngKeep it quiet. | |
| 宝 | bǎo | jewel; gem; treasure他是家里的宝贝。Tā shì jiālǐ de bǎobèi.He is the baby of the family. | |
| 保安 | bǎo’ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security叫保安来！Jiào bǎoān lái!Call security! | |
| 宝贝 | bǎobèi | treasured object; treasure; darling他是家里的宝贝。Tā shì jiālǐ de bǎobèi.He is the baby of the family. | |
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; to maintain; to hold保持安静Bǎochí ānjìngKeep it quiet. | |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep你该把你的值钱物品保存在一个安全的地方。Nǐ gāi bǎ nǐ de zhíqián wùpǐn bǎocún zài yígè ānquán de dìfāng.You should keep your valuables in a safe place. | |
| 报到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in; to register | |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report他在报道新闻。Tā zài bàodào xīnwén.He's reporting the news. | |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report; to make known给我报告。Gěi wǒ bàogào.Give me the report. | |
| 宝贵 | bǎoguì | valuable; precious; to value时间比什么都宝贵。Shíjiān bǐ shénme dōu bǎoguì.Time is more precious than anything else. | |
| 包裹 | bāoguǒ | to wrap up; to bind up; bundle帮我抬包裹。Bāng wǒ tái bāoguǒ.Help me lift the package. | |
| 包含 | bāohán | to contain; to embody; to include它包含了什么？Tā bāohán le shénme?What does it contain? | |
| 报警 | bàojǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police我们该报警。Wǒmen gāi bàojǐng.We should call the police. | |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to comprise; to include; to involve包括早饭吗？Bāokuò zǎofàn ma?Is breakfast included? | |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth)请保留我的位置Qǐng bǎoliú wǒ de wèizhìPlease save my place. | |
| 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe我的房子绝对保险。Wǒ de fángzi juéduì bǎoxiǎn.My house is fully insured. | |
| 暴雨 | bàoyǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm今天又下暴雨了。Jīntiān yòu xià bàoyǔ le.It poured down again today. | |
| 抱怨 | bàoyuàn | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint没有理由抱怨。Méiyǒu lǐyóu bàoyuàn.There is no cause for complaint. | |
| 保质期 | bǎozhìqī | shelf life; expiration date | |
| 包装 | bāozhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging我在打开包装时遇到了麻烦。Wǒ zài dǎkāi bāozhuāng shí yùdào le máfán.I had trouble unwrapping the package. | |
| 把握 | bǎwò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold | |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind; at the back; in the rear那背后是什么意思？Nà bèihòu shì shénme yìsi?What's the idea behind that? | |
| 背景 | bèijǐng | background; backdrop; context图片的背景是一座城堡。Túpiàn de bèijǐng shì yīzuò chéngbǎo.There is a castle in the background of the picture. | |
| 被子 | bèizi | blanket; quilt | |
| 本地 | běndì | local; this locality抱歉，我不是本地人。Bàoqiàn, wǒ búshì běndìrén.I am sorry. I am not from here. | |
| 本领 | běnlǐng | skill; ability; capability | |
| 本人 | běnrén | I; me; myself我是日本人。Wǒ shì rìběn rén.I am Japanese. | |
| 本质 | běnzhì | essence; nature; innate character这两种葡萄本质上没有差别。Zhè liǎng zhǒng pútao běnzhì shàng méiyǒu chābié.There's no essential difference between the two kinds of grapes. | |
| 必 | bì | certainly; must; will必须的！Bìxū de!Definitely! | |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable它真的很便宜。Tā zhēnde hěn piányi.It is really cheap. | |
| 变动 | biàndòng | to change; to fluctuate; change | |
| 便利 | biànlì | convenient; easy; to facilitate他强调都市生活的便利方面。Tā qiángdiào dūshìshēnghuó de biànlì fāngmiàn.He stressed the convenient aspects of city life. | |
| 便利店 | biànlìdiàn | convenience store | |
| 表达 | biǎodá | to express; to convey你想表达什么？Nǐ xiǎng biǎodá shénme?What do you mean? | |
| 表面 | biǎomiàn | surface; face; outside美貌只是表面性的东西。Měimào zhǐshì biǎomiànxìng de dōngxī.Beauty is but skin deep. | |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly数据表明年轻人抽烟的现象没有减少。Shùjù biǎomíng niánqīngrén chōuyān de xiànxiàng méiyǒu jiǎnshǎo.As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young. | |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings | |
| 标题 | biāotí | title; heading; headline | |
| 标志 | biāozhì | sign; mark; symbol自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。Zìwǒ huáiyí shì cōngmíng de dìyī biāozhì.To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence. | |
| 彼此 | bǐcǐ | each other; one another你们不爱彼此吗？Nǐmen bùài bǐcǐ ma?Don't you love each other? | |
| 比分 | bǐfēn | score (of a game or competition) | |
| 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done | |
| 比例 | bǐlì | proportion; scale | |
| 避免 | bìmiǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid那是可避免的。Nà shì kě bìmiǎn de.That's avoidable. | |
| 闭幕式 | bìmùshì | closing ceremony | |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie; cake她正在吃饼干。Tā zhèng zài chī bǐnggān.She is eating cookies. | |
| 病房 | bìngfáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom病房里很冷。Bìngfáng lǐ hěn lěng.It was cold in the infirmary. | |
| 病情 | bìngqíng | state of an illness; patient's condition | |
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable; certain; necessity | |
| 必需 | bìxū | to need; to require; essential你必需马上去那儿。Nǐ bìxū mǎshàng qù nàér.It is necessary for you to go there immediately. | |
| 必要 | bìyào | necessary; essential; indispensable你有必要了解。Nǐ yǒu bìyào liǎojiě.You need to know. | |
| 比喻 | bǐyù | to compare; to liken to; metaphor | |
| 拨打 | bōdǎ | to call; to dial这部手机可以拨打国际电话。Zhè bù shǒujī kěyǐ bōdǎ guójì diànhuà.This cell phone can make international calls. | |
| 玻璃 | bōli | glass; (slang) male homosexual啤酒瓶是玻璃做的。Píjiǔpíng shì bōlí zuò de.Beer bottles are made of glass. | |
| 博物馆 | bówùguǎn | museum我几乎不去博物馆。Wǒ jīhū bùqù bówùguǎn.I hardly ever go to museums. | |
| 补充 | bǔchōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement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? | |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely | |
| 不符 | bùfú | inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with这些数字总数不符。Zhèxiē shùzì zǒngshù bùfú.These figures don't add up. | |
| 不利 | búlì | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful警察收集了很多对他不利的证据。Jǐngchá shōují le hěnduō duì tā bùlì de zhèngjù.The police assembled a lot of evidence against him. | |
| 不良 | bùliáng | bad; harmful; unhealthy | |
| 不然 | bùrán | not so; no; or else快点，不然你就要错过火车了。Kuàidiǎn, bùrán nǐ jiùyào cuòguò huǒchē le.Hurry up, or you will miss the train. | |
| 不幸 | búxìng | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate她看起来不幸福。Tā kànqǐlái bù xìngfú.She looks unhappy. | |
| 步行 | bùxíng | to go on foot; to walk他步行上学。Tā bùxíng shàngxué.He goes to school on foot. | |
| 不要紧 | búyàojǐn | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter稍微冷点儿不要紧。Shāowēi lěng diǎnér búyàojǐn.I don't care if it's a bit cold. | |
| 不足 | bùzú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency我最近一直睡眠不足。Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí shuìmiánbùzú.I haven't been getting enough sleep lately. | |
| 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect | |
| 裁判 | cáipàn | (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict | |
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to take; to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)他们根据情报采取行动。Tāmen gēnjù qíngbào cǎiqǔxíngdòng.They acted on the information. | |
| 彩色 | cǎisè | color; multicolored这里有很多彩色铅笔。Zhèli yǒu hěn duō cǎisè qiānbǐ.There are many colored pencils. | |
| 采用 | cǎiyòng | to adopt; to employ; to use我认为采用他的计划对我们比较好。Wǒ rènwéi cǎiyòng tā de jìhuà duì wǒmen bǐjiào hǎo.I think it's better for us to adopt his plan. | |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor我藏在桌子底下。Wǒcáng zài zhuōzi dǐxià.I hid under the table. | |
| 参考 | cānkǎo | consultation; reference; to consult | |
| 餐饮 | cānyǐn | food and beverage; catering; repast | |
| 参与 | cānyù | to participate (in sth)我要参与。Wǒyào cānyù.I want to take part. | |
| 操作 | cāozuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate他能为你暗箱操作。Tā néng wèi nǐ ànxiāng cāozuò.He can pull strings for you. | |
| 册 | cè | book; booklet; classifier for books确保亲自填写注册表格。Quèbǎo qīnzì tiánxiě zhùcè biǎogé.Be sure to fill out the registration form in person. | |
| 测 | cè | to survey; to measure; to conjecture这是一个测试。Zhèshì yígè cèshì.This is a test. | |
| 曾 | céng | once; already; ever (in the past)我曾经像猪一样吃。Wǒ céngjīng xiàng zhū yīyàng chī.I used to eat like a pig. | |
| 曾经 | céngjīng | once; already; former我曾经像猪一样吃。Wǒ céngjīng xiàng zhū yīyàng chī.I used to eat like a pig. | |
| 测试 | cèshì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test这是一个测试。Zhèshì yígè cèshì.This is a test. | |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce别插手。Bié chāshǒu.Stay out of this. | |
| 差别 | chābié | difference; distinction; disparity我看不出有什么差别。Wǒ kànbùchū yǒu shénme chābié.I don't see any difference. | |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart没有人会为这个旧建筑物的拆除而落泪。Méiyǒu rénhuì wèi zhège jiù jiànzhùwù de chāichú ér luòlèi.Nobody's going to shed any tears if that old building gets torn down. | |
| 差距 | chājù | disparity; gap | |
| 产 | chǎn | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce他破产了。Tā pòchǎn le.He went bankrupt. | |
| 长处 | chángchù | good aspects; strong points每个人都有他的长处和短处。Měigè rén dōu yǒu tā de chángchù hé duǎnchù.Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. | |
| 长度 | chángdù | length这艘船的长度是30米。Zhèsōu chuán de chángdù shì 30mǐ.The length of this ship is 30 meters. | |
| 长久 | chángjiǔ | long-time; long-term; lasting这是场长久的战争。Zhè shì chǎng chángjiǔ de zhànzhēng.It's been a long war. | |
| 长期 | chángqī | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)她的每首歌都长期备受欢迎。Tā de měishǒugē dōu chángqī bèishòu huānyíng.Every one of her songs was a hit. | |
| 常识 | chángshí | common sense; general knowledge他缺乏常识。Tā quēfá chángshí.He lacks common sense. | |
| 尝试 | chángshì | to try; to attempt我需要尝试。Wǒ xūyào chángshì.I need to try. | |
| 场所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place海滩是一个供孩子们玩乐的理想场所。Hǎitān shì yígè gōng háizi men wánlè de lǐxiǎng chǎngsuǒ.The beach is an ideal place for children to play. | |
| 长途 | chángtú | long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 长途电话); long-distance coach (abbr. for 长途汽车) | |
| 长远 | chángyuǎn | long-term; long-range | |
| 产量 | chǎnliàng | output米的产量减少了。Mǐ de chǎnliàng jiǎnshǎo le.Production of rice has decreased. | |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise; product这些产品质量同等。Zhèxiē chǎnpǐnzhìliàng tóngděng.These products are of the same quality. | |
| 产业 | chǎnyè | industry; estate; property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. | |
| 朝 | cháo | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea; imperial or royal court; government这间屋子朝西。Zhè jiān wūzi cháo xī.This room faces west. | |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy他们俩又在吵架了。Tāmen liǎ yòu zài chǎojià le.Those two are arguing again. | |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc)秘书被炒了。Mìshū bèi chǎo le.The secretary was dismissed. | |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass去了超市。Qù le chāoshì.I went to the supermarket. | |
| 超出 | chāochū | to exceed; to overstep; to go too far | |
| 超级 | chāojí | super-; ultra-; hyper-你打在我手臂上的地方超级痛。Nǐ dǎ zài wǒ shǒubì shàng de dìfāng chāojí tòng.I have a very sore arm where you hit me. | |
| 超速 | chāosù | to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed不要超速。Búyào chāosù.Don't exceed the speed limit. | |
| 叉子 | chāzi | fork少一把叉子。Shǎo yībǎ chāzi.There is a fork missing. | |
| 彻底 | chèdǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete | |
| 车祸 | chēhuò | traffic accident; car crash我哥在车祸中受伤了。Wǒgē zài chēhuò zhōng shòushāng le.My brother was injured in the car accident. | |
| 车库 | chēkù | garage车在车库里。Chē zài chēkùlǐ.The car is in the garage. | |
| 车辆 | chēliàng | vehicle这条路上的车辆不多。Zhè tiáo lùshàng de chēliàng bù duō.There isn't much traffic on this road. | |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge; to immerse; to sink天气阴沉。Tiānqì yīnchén.The weather is cloudy. | |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name一百年称为一个世纪。Yìbǎinián chēngwéi yígè shìjì.One hundred years is called a century. | |
| 成本 | chéngběn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs他们正努力降低成本。Tāmen zhèng nǔlì jiàngdīchéngběn.They're trying to keep costs down. | |
| 承担 | chéngdān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)我准备好了承担后果。Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo le chéngdān hòuguǒ.I'm prepared to accept the consequences. | |
| 程度 | chéngdù | degree; level; extent现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。Xiànzài de rén jiàoyù chéngdù bǐ yǐqián gāodé duō.People are more educated now than they used to be. | |
| 成分 | chéngfèn | composition; ingredient; element | |
| 成果 | chéngguǒ | result; achievement; gain他对自己的劳动成果很满意。Tā duì zìjǐ de láodòngchéngguǒ hěn mǎnyì.He was satisfied with the work he had done. | |
| 成就 | chéngjiù | accomplishment; success; achievement她很有可能会有所成就。Tā hěn yǒu kěnéng huì yǒusuǒ chéngjiù.It's likely that she'll succeed. | |
| 成立 | chénglì | to establish; to set up; to be tenable | |
| 成年 | chéngnián | to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult我们已是成年人了。Wǒmen yǐ shì chéngniánrén le.We're adults. | |
| 城区 | chéngqū | city district; urban area; Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市, Guangdong | |
| 成人 | chéngrén | to reach adulthood; an adult你儿子现在成人了。Nǐ érzi xiànzài chéngrén le.Your son has come of age. | |
| 承认 | chéngrèn | to admit; to concede; to recognize我承认我很累。Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ hěn lèi.I confess that I'm tired. | |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | to bear; to support; to inherit这冰太薄不能承受你的重量。Zhèbīng tàibáo bùnéng chéngshòu nǐ de zhòngliàng.The ice is too thin to bear your weight. | |
| 成熟 | chéngshú | mature; ripe; to mature他留了胡子，为了让自己看起来更成熟。Tā liú le húzi, wèile ràng zìjǐ kànqǐlái gèng chéngshú.He grew a beard to look more mature. | |
| 称为 | chēngwéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."一百年称为一个世纪。Yìbǎinián chēngwéi yígè shìjì.One hundred years is called a century. | |
| 乘务员 | chéngwùyuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | |
| 程序 | chéngxù | procedures; sequence; order她是程序员。Tā shì chéngxùyuán.She is a computer programmer. | |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member她跑得很快是为了赶上其他成员。Tā pǎo dé hěnkuài shì wèile gǎnshàng qítā chéngyuán.She ran very fast to catch up with the other members. | |
| 称赞 | chēngzàn | to praise; to commend; to compliment | |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow; growth | |
| 橙子 | chéngzi | orange他喜欢橙子。Tā xǐhuān chéngzi.He likes oranges. | |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent我们保持了沉默。Wǒmen bǎochí le chénmò.We kept quiet. | |
| 车厢 | chēxiāng | carriage | |
| 车主 | chēzhǔ | vehicle owner | |
| 池 | chí | pond; reservoir; moat花园中有一个游泳池。Huāyuán zhōng yǒu yī gè yóuyǒngchí.There's a swimming pool in the garden. | |
| 翅膀 | chìbǎng | wing | |
| 持续 | chíxù | to continue; to persist; to last那持续了多久了？Nà chíxù le duōjiǔ le?How long has it been going on? | |
| 尺子 | chǐzi | ruler (measuring instrument)用尺子画线。Yòng chǐzi huàxiàn.Draw a line with a ruler. | |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse土壤被雨水冲走了。Tǔrǎng bèi yǔshuǐ chōngzǒu le.The rain washed away the soil. | |
| 充电 | chōngdiàn | to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); to update one's skills and k…这附近有没有可以给手机充电的地方？Zhè fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu kěyǐ gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn de dìfāng?Is there a place where I can charge my cellphone around here? | |
| 充分 | chōngfèn | ample; sufficient; adequate你的理由很充分。Nǐ de lǐyóu hěn chōngfèn.Your reason is very good. | |
| 重复 | chóngfù | to repeat; to duplicate你能重复一遍吗？Nǐ néng chóngfù yībiàn ma?Could you please repeat that? | |
| 充满 | chōngmǎn | full of; brimming with; very full他充满活力。Tā chōngmǎnhuólì.He is full of energy. | |
| 宠物 | chǒngwù | house pet她养各种不同的宠物。Tā yǎng gèzhǒng bùtóng de chǒngwù.She kept various kinds of pets. | |
| 充值 | chōngzhí | to recharge (money onto a card); to top up | |
| 虫子 | chóngzi | insect; bug; worm你怕虫子吗？Nǐ pà chóngzi ma?Are you afraid of bugs? | |
| 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient; abundant充足的休息十分重要。Chōngzú de xiūxī shífēn zhòngyào.It's very important to get enough rest. | |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly; to smell (bad) | |
| 丑 | chǒu | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancien…丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.That scandal cost him his reputation. | |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole我不抽烟。Wǒ bù chōuyān.I don't smoke. | |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell四处看看。Sìchù kànkàn.Look around. | |
| 初 | chū | at first; (at the) beginning; first起初我不相信他。Qǐchū wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā.I didn't believe him at first. | |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit我听传闻说的。Wǒ tīng chuánwén shuō de.A little bird told me. | |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread那个谣言很快传播开来。Nàge yáoyán hěnkuài chuánbō kāilái.That rumor soon spread. | |
| 传递 | chuándì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive | |
| 床单 | chuángdān | bed sheet床单在床上。Chuángdān zài chuángshàng.The sheet is on the bed. | |
| 窗台 | chuāngtái | windowsill; window ledge | |
| 创新 | chuàngxīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation | |
| 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship | |
| 创造 | chuàngzào | to create; to bring about; to produce这药创造了奇迹。Zhèyào chuàngzào le qíjì.The medicine worked marvels. | |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write汤姆三年前创作了那首歌。Tāngmǔ sānnián qián chuàngzuò le nàshǒugē.Tom wrote that song three years ago. | |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth | |
| 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition; traditional; convention我们必须保持家庭传统。Wǒmen bìxū bǎochí jiātíng chuántǒng.We must keep up the family traditions. | |
| 出版 | chūbǎn | to publish该杂志每月出版。Gāi zázhì měiyuè chūbǎn.This magazine comes out every month. | |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary | |
| 处理 | chǔlǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish算数处理数字。Suànshù chǔlǐ shùzì.Arithmetic deals with numbers. | |
| 初期 | chūqī | initial stage; beginning period | |
| 出色 | chūsè | remarkable; outstanding客服很出色。Kèfú hěn chūsè.The customer service is excellent. | |
| 出售 | chūshòu | to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market这房子不出售。Zhè fángzi bù chūshòu.This house isn't for sale. | |
| 除夕 | chúxī | lunar New Year's Eve | |
| 出席 | chūxí | to attend; to participate; present他出席了会议。Tā chūxí le huìyì.He was present at the meeting. | |
| 处于 | chǔyú | to be in (some state, position, or condition)桥处于修理中。Qiáo chǔyú xiūlǐ zhōng.The bridge is being repaired. | |
| 出自 | chūzì | to come from | |
| 此后 | cǐhòu | after this; afterwards; hereafter | |
| 词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word | |
| 刺激 | cìjī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset你今年做的最刺激的事是什么？Nǐ jīnnián zuò de zuì cìjī de shì shì shénme?What's the most exciting thing you've done this year? | |
| 此前 | cǐqián | before this; before then; previously | |
| 此时 | cǐshí | now; this moment | |
| 辞职 | cízhí | to resign他们要求市长辞职。Tāmen yāoqiú shìzhǎng cízhí.They demanded that the mayor should resign. | |
| 从而 | cóng’ér | thus; thereby | |
| 从不 | cóngbù | never我周日从不在家。Wǒ zhōurì cóngbù zàijiā.I'm never at home on Sundays. | |
| 从前 | cóngqián | previously; formerly; once upon a time从前有个美丽的公主。Cóngqián yǒugè měilì de gōngzhǔ.Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. | |
| 从事 | cóngshì | to go for; to engage in; to undertake你应该开始从事高尔夫。Nǐ yīnggāi kāishǐ cóngshì gāoěrfū.You should take up golf. | |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt | |
| 促进 | cùjìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost相互理解能促进和平。Xiānghùlǐjiě néng cùjìn hépíng.Mutual understanding promotes peace. | |
| 存放 | cúnfàng | to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care | |
| 存款 | cúnkuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit | |
| 存在 | cúnzài | to exist; to be; existence你觉着有外星人存在吗？Nǐ juézhe yǒu wàixīngrén cúnzài ma?Do you think there are aliens? | |
| 措施 | cuòshī | measure; step我们采取了强有力的预防措施。Wǒmen cǎiqǔ le qiángyǒulì de yùfángcuòshī.We took strong measures to prevent it. | |
| 促使 | cùshǐ | to prompt; to induce; to spur | |
| 促销 | cùxiāo | to promote sales | |
| 打扮 | dǎban | dress up; put on make up为了她的重要约会，她精心打扮了一下。Wèile tā de zhòngyào yuēhuì, tā jīngxīn dǎbàn le yīxià.She got all dolled up for her big date. | |
| 打包 | dǎbāo | to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out我当时正忙着打包，因为我两天后要去法国。Wǒ dāngshí zhèngmángzhe dǎbāo, yīnwèi wǒ liǎngtiān hòuyào qù fǎguó.I was busy packing, because I was leaving for France in two days. | |
| 达成 | dáchéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish我下定决心要在三年之内达成目标。Wǒ xiàdìngjuéxīn yào zài sānnián zhīnèi dáchéng mùbiāo.I have made up my mind to achieve my goals in three years. | |
| 大胆 | dàdǎn | brazen; audacious; outrageous我对你的大胆感到很惊讶。Wǒ duì nǐ de dàdǎn gǎndào hěn jīngyà.I am amazed at your audacity. | |
| 打断 | dǎduàn | to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)我们没有打断。Wǒmen méiyǒu dǎduàn.We didn't break in. | |
| 大多 | dàduō | for the most part; many; most大多数学生步行去学校。Dàduōshù xuéshēng bùxíng qù xuéxiào.Most students walk to school. | |
| 大会 | dàhuì | general assembly; general meeting; convention | |
| 代 | dài | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace他学习现代文学。Tā xuéxí xiàndàiwénxué.He studies contemporary literature. | |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | representative; delegate; to represent我知道金钱不代表一切。Wǒ zhīdào jīnqián bù dàibiǎo yīqiè.I know that money isn't everything. | |
| 带动 | dàidòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive | |
| 代替 | dàitì | to replace; to take the place of她用人造黄油代替了黄油。Tā yòng rénzàohuángyóu dàitì le huángyóu.She substituted margarine for butter. | |
| 待遇 | dàiyù | treatment; pay; salary | |
| 大力 | dàlì | energetically; vigorously | |
| 大妈 | dàmā | father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) | |
| 大米 | dàmǐ | (husked) rice | |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak我肯定这是淡水鱼。Wǒ kěndìng zhèshì dànshuǐyú.I'm sure that this is a fresh water fish. | |
| 单 | dān | bill; list; form我单身。Wǒ dānshēn.I'm single. | |
| 大脑 | dànǎo | brain; cerebrum | |
| 单独 | dāndú | alone; by oneself; on one's own我想和汤姆单独谈一谈。Wǒ xiǎng hé tāngmǔ dāndú tányītán.I'd like to talk to Tom alone. | |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder一棵倒下的树挡住了通道。Yīkē dǎoxià de shù dǎngzhù le tōngdào.A fallen tree blocked the path. | |
| 当成 | dàngchéng | to consider as; to take to be他们错把他当成他的兄弟。Tāmen cuò bǎ tā dàngchéng tā de xiōngdì.They mistook him for his brother. | |
| 当地 | dāngdì | local | |
| 当年 | dāngnián | in those days; back then; in those years | |
| 当前 | dāngqián | the present time; to be faced with | |
| 当中 | dāngzhōng | among; in the middle; in the center汤姆是我认识的人当中游泳最快的。Tāngmǔ shì wǒ rènshí de rén dāngzhōng yóuyǒng zuìkuài de.Tom can swim faster than anyone else I know. | |
| 当作 | dàngzuò | to treat as; to regard as | |
| 担任 | dānrèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of我很高兴我们录用了你来担任这份工作。Wǒ hěn gāoxìng wǒmen lùyòng le nǐ lái dānrèn zhèfèn gōngzuò.I'm glad we hired you for this job. | |
| 胆小 | dǎnxiǎo | cowardice; timid老鼠是胆小的生物。Lǎoshǔ shì dǎnxiǎo de shēngwù.A mouse is a timid creature. | |
| 单一 | dānyī | single; only; sole | |
| 单元 | dānyuán | unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase | |
| 到达 | dàodá | to reach; to arrive我走之后他到达了。Wǒ zǒu zhīhòu tā dàodá le.He arrived after I had left. | |
| 道理 | dàolǐ | reason; argument; sense那是有道理的。Nà shì yǒu dàolǐ de.That makes sense. | |
| 到期 | dàoqī | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)他们的合同在这个月底到期。Tāmen de hétóng zài zhège yuèdǐ dàoqī.Their contract is to run out at the end of this month. | |
| 导演 | dǎoyǎn | to direct; director (film etc)他是个富有才能的年轻导演。Tā shì gè fùyǒu cáinéng de niánqīng dǎoyǎn.He's a talented young director. | |
| 导致 | dǎozhì | to lead to; to create; to cause那事故是他的粗心导致的。Nà shìgù shì tā de cūxīn dǎozhì de.That accident was due to his carelessness. | |
| 大批 | dàpī | large quantities of | |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash我有时候打破规矩。Wǒ yǒushíhòu dǎpò guījǔ.I sometimes break the rules. | |
| 大厦 | dàshà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Bu… | |
| 大事 | dàshì | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral)这被认为是一件大事。Zhè bèi rènwéi shì yījiàn dàshì.This is considered to be a matter of great importance. | |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 大象 | dàxiàng | elephant你喜欢大象。Nǐ xǐhuān dàxiàng.You like elephants. | |
| 大型 | dàxíng | large; large-scale这是我所见过的最大型的构造了。Zhè shì wǒ suǒ jiàn guò de zuì dàxíng de gòuzào le.This is the most massive structure I've ever seen. | |
| 大爷 | dàye | (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man | |
| 大于 | dàyú | greater than; bigger than; more than | |
| 大众 | dàzhòng | Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer); the masses; the great bulk of the population我只是个大众脸。Wǒ zhǐshì gè dàzhòng liǎn.I'm just another man. | |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount明天，他将登上月球。Míngtiān, tā jiāng dēngshàng yuèqiú.Tomorrow, he will land on the moon. | |
| 等待 | děngdài | to wait; to wait for不要等待！Búyào děngdài!Don't wait. | |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light我看见远处有灯光。Wǒ kànjiàn yuǎnchù yǒu dēngguāng.I saw a light in the distance. | |
| 等候 | děnghòu | to wait; to wait for请在被叫到名字之前坐在椅子上等候。Qǐng zài bèijiào dào míngzì zhīqián zuòzài yǐzi shàng děnghòu.Please have a seat and wait until your name is called. | |
| 登记 | dēngjì | to register (one's name) | |
| 登录 | dēnglù | to register; to log in | |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to一加二等于三。Yījiā èr děngyú sān.One plus two equals three. | |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on; to deliver他悄悄地递给我一张纸条。Tā qiāoqiāodì dìgěi wǒ yīzhāng zhǐtiáo.He slipped me a note. | |
| 电池 | diànchí | battery; electric cell电池要额外付钱。Diànchí yào éwài fùqián.You need to pay extra for the batteries. | |
| 电动 | diàndòng | electric-powered; (Tw) video game我本该在买下这个电动剃须刀之前试一下的。Wǒ běngāi zài mǎixià zhège diàndòng tìxūdāo zhīqián shìyīxià de.I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it. | |
| 电器 | diànqì | (electrical) appliance; device | |
| 电商 | diànshāng | e-commerce (abbr. for 电子商务); (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone | |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station | |
| 点心 | diǎnxin | light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) | |
| 点赞 | diǎnzàn | to like; to upvote (on social media) | |
| 电子版 | diànzǐbǎn | electronic edition; digital version | |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate调查下这个。Diàochá xià zhège.Examine this. | |
| 调研 | diàoyán | to investigate and research; research; investigation | |
| 地理 | dìlǐ | geography他喜欢地理和历史。Tā xǐhuān dìlǐ hé lìshǐ.He likes geography and history. | |
| 地面 | dìmiàn | floor; ground; surface我们看见地面被雪覆盖了。Wǒmen kànjiàn dìmiàn bèi xuě fùgài le.We saw the ground covered with snow. | |
| 定期 | dìngqī | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic她定期去看牙医，所以她很少牙痛。Tā dìngqī qù kàn yáyī, suǒyǐ tā hěnshǎo yátòng.She visits the dentist on a regular basis, so she seldom gets toothaches. | |
| 地区 | dìqū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)他的名字在这个地区人尽皆知。Tā de míngzì zài zhège dìqū rénjǐnjiēzhī.His name is known to everybody in this area. | |
| 的确 | díquè | really; indeed电视的确有一些缺点。Diànshì díquè yǒu yīxiē quēdiǎn.It is true that television also has some disadvantages. | |
| 敌人 | dírén | enemy你是敌人。Nǐ shì dírén.You're the enemy. | |
| 低头 | dītóu | to bow the head; to yield; to give in | |
| 丢失 | diūshī | to lose; to misplace我的钥匙就是在这附近丢失的。Wǒ de yàoshi jiùshì zài zhè fùjìn diūshī de.I lost my key somewhere around here. | |
| 地位 | dìwèi | position; status; place | |
| 地下 | dìxià | underground; subterranean; covert | |
| 地震 | dìzhèn | earthquake我怕地震。Wǒpà dìzhèn.I'm afraid of earthquakes. | |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly水是液体。冻起来就成了固体。Shuǐshì yètǐ.dòng qǐlái jiù chéng le gùtǐ.Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid. | |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)这个洞很深。Zhège dòng hěn shēn.This hole is very deep. | |
| 动画 | dònghuà | animation; cartoon | |
| 动人 | dòngrén | touching; moving太空跑步是历史上激动人心的时刻。Tàikōng pǎobù shì lìshǐ shàng jīdòngrénxīn de shíkè.The space race was an exciting time in history. | |
| 动手 | dòngshǒu | to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch医生决定立刻动手术。Yīshēng juédìng lìkè dòngshǒushù.The doctor decided to operate at once. | |
| 豆腐 | dòufu | tofu; bean curd那是豆腐。Nà shì dòufǔ.That's tofu. | |
| 豆浆 | dòujiāng | soy milk | |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure度假愉快！Dùjià yúkuài!Enjoy your holidays. | |
| 堵 | dǔ | to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress高速公路上堵车了。Gāosù gōnglù shàng dǔchē le.There's a traffic jam on the highway. | |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off我们没有打断。Wǒmen méiyǒu dǎduàn.We didn't break in. | |
| 短处 | duǎnchù | shortcoming; defect; fault每个人都有他的长处和短处。Měigè rén dōu yǒu tā de chángchù hé duǎnchù.Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. | |
| 短期 | duǎnqī | short term; short-term | |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass船上堆满了货物。Chuán shàng duī mǎn le huòwùThe ship is fully loaded with cargo. | |
| 对比 | duìbǐ | to contrast; contrast; ratio | |
| 对待 | duìdài | to treat; treatment我不喜欢他怎么对待他人。Wǒ bù xǐhuān tā zěnme duìdài tārén.I do not like the way he treats others. | |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival; competitor | |
| 队伍 | duìwu | ranks; troops; queue那里有多少队伍？Nàlǐ yǒu duōshǎo duìwǔ?How many teams are there? | |
| 对象 | duìxiàng | target; object; partner | |
| 独立 | dúlì | independent; independence; to stand alone你必须独立完成。Nǐ bìxū dúlì wánchéng.You have to do it by yourself. | |
| 吨 | dūn | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. | |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides我们用耳朵听。Wǒmen yòng ěrduǒ tīng.We hear with our ears. | |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid我躲在高草丛里了。Wǒ duǒ zài gāo cǎocónglǐ le.I hid in the tall grass. | |
| 独特 | dútè | unique; distinctive | |
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character | |
| 独自 | dúzì | alone他独自生活。Tā dúzì shēnghuó.He lives alone. | |
| 儿女 | érnǚ | children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)儿女有责任赡养父母。Érnǚ yǒu zérèn shànyǎng fùmǔ.It's the duty of children to care for their parents. | |
| 二手 | èrshǒu | indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant汤姆建议我不要买二手车。Tāngmǔ jiànyì wǒ búyào mǎi èrshǒuchē.Tom advised me not to buy a secondhand car. | |
| 二维码 | èrwéimǎ | 2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code | |
| 罚 | fá | to punish; to penalize; to fine您为什么惩罚他们？Nín wèishénme chéngfá tāmen?What are you punishing them for? | |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish他在讲台上发表演讲。Tā zài jiǎngtái shàng fābiǎo yǎnjiǎng.He's standing at the dais making a speech. | |
| 发布 | fābù | to release; to issue; to announce | |
| 发达 | fādá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop | |
| 发挥 | fāhuī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities发挥您的想象力。Fāhuī nín de xiǎngxiànglì.Use your imagination. | |
| 罚款 | fákuǎn | to fine; penalty; fine (monetary)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. | |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention那是谁发明的？Nà shì shuí fāmíng de?Who invented that? | |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down完全相反wánquán xiāngfǎnexactly the opposite | |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn我是个翻译。Wǒ shì gè fānyì.I'm a translator. | |
| 反而 | fǎn’ér | on the contrary; instead | |
| 反复 | fǎnfù | repeatedly; over and over; to upend他在心里反复思量这件事。Tā zài xīnlǐ fǎnfù sīliáng zhèjiàn shì.He turned over the matter in his mind. | |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard against请叫消防员。Qǐng jiào xiāofángyuán.Please call the fire department. | |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (math.); upright这很方便。Zhè hěn fāngbiàn.That's very handy. | |
| 方案 | fāng’àn | plan; program (for action etc); proposal同事们在讨论方案。Tóngshìmen zài tǎolùn fāng'àn.The colleagues are discussing a project. | |
| 仿佛 | fǎngfú | to seem; as if; seemingly那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。Nàyīkè, shíjiān fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le.At that moment, time seemed to stand still. | |
| 访问 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website)我常常访问我的亲戚。Wǒ chángcháng fǎngwèn wǒ de qīnqī.I often visit my relatives. | |
| 房屋 | fángwū | house; building这是一所现代房屋。Zhèshì yīsuǒ xiàndài fángwū.It's a modern house. | |
| 防止 | fángzhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions | |
| 返回 | fǎnhuí | to return to; to come (or go) back一个小时后，她返回了。Yígè xiǎoshí hòu, tā fǎnhuí le.She came back an hour later. | |
| 番茄 | fānqié | tomato番茄是蔬菜而不是水果。Fānqié shì shūcài ér búshì shuǐguǒ.The tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit. | |
| 繁荣 | fánróng | prosperous; booming | |
| 范围 | fànwéi | range; scope; limit | |
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | to react; to respond; reaction我反应过度了吗？Wǒ fǎnyìng guòdù le ma?Am I overreacting? | |
| 反映 | fǎnyìng | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image | |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 发起 | fāqǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)这张沙发起码可以坐三个人。Zhèzhāng shāfā qǐmǎ kěyǐ zuò sāngè rén.This sofa can seat three people easily. | |
| 发言 | fāyán | to make a speech; statement; utterance他的发言很清楚。Tā de fāyán hěn qīngchu.His presentation is very clear. | |
| 发音 | fāyīn | to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound这个词怎么发音？Zhège cí zěnme fāyīn?How do you pronounce this word? | |
| 法院 | fǎyuàn | court of law; court被告会向上级法院上诉。Bèigào huì xiàng shàngjífǎyuàn shàngsù.The defendant will appeal to a higher court. | |
| 飞行 | fēixíng | (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight飞行愉快！Fēixíng yúkuài!Have a good flight. | |
| 飞行员 | fēixíngyuán | pilot; aviator我的梦想是成为一名飞行员。Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yīmíng fēixíngyuán.My dream is to become a pilot. | |
| 非洲 | Fēizhōu | Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲他出生在非洲。Tā chūshēng zài fēizhōu.He was born in Africa. | |
| 分别 | fēnbié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish | |
| 分布 | fēnbù | to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc) | |
| 奋斗 | fèndòu | to strive; to struggle | |
| 纷纷 | fēnfēn | one after another; in succession; one by one | |
| 丰富多彩 | fēngfù-duōcǎi | richly colorful | |
| 风格 | fēnggé | style | |
| 疯狂 | fēngkuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild | |
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom | |
| 风险 | fēngxiǎn | risk; hazard风险太大。Fēngxiǎn tài dà.The risk is too great. | |
| 分类 | fēnlèi | to classify | |
| 分离 | fēnlí | to separate我们一家人永远不分离。Wǒmen yījiārén yǒngyuǎn bù fēnlí.Our family will never be separated. | |
| 分配 | fēnpèi | to distribute; to assign; to allocate | |
| 分手 | fēnshǒu | to part company; to split up; to break up我们分手吧。Wǒmen fēnshǒu ba.We should break up. | |
| 分析 | fēnxī | to analyze; analysis我们已经将它做了分析。Wǒmen yǐjīng jiāng tā zuò le fēnxī.We've had it analyzed. | |
| 分享 | fēnxiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good)我乐意分享。Wǒ lèyì fēnxiǎng.I'm willing to share. | |
| 否定 | fǒudìng | to negate; to deny; to reject他选择了否定的答案。Tā xuǎnzéle fǒudìng de dá'àn.He's chosen the negative response. | |
| 否认 | fǒurèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny无可否认她非常有能力。Wúkěfǒurèn tā fēicháng yǒu nénglì.There is no denying that she is very efficient. | |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something | |
| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness; luck她看起来不幸福。Tā kànqǐlái bù xìngfú.She looks unhappy. | |
| 富 | fù | wealthy他的工作经历很丰富。Tā de gōngzuò jīnglì hěn fēngfù.He has a wealth of work experience. | |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy这药没有副作用。Zhèyào méiyǒu fùzuòyòng.This medicine has no side effects. | |
| 付出 | fùchū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)我们怎样才能将其付出实践？Wǒmen zěnyàngcáinéng jiāng qí fùchū shíjiàn?How can we put it into practice? | |
| 负担 | fùdān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden我负担不起。Wǒ fùdān bùqǐ.I can't afford it. | |
| 夫妇 | fūfù | a (married) couple; husband and wife这对夫妇生了个儿子。Zhè duì fūfù shēng le gè érzi.The couple had a son. | |
| 妇女 | fùnǚ | woman在沙特阿拉伯妇女不允许开车。Zài shātèālābó fùnǚ bù yǔnxǔ kāichē.Women are not permitted to drive cars in Saudi Arabia. | |
| 富有 | fùyǒu | rich; wealthy; affluent他是个富有才能的年轻导演。Tā shì gè fùyǒu cáinéng de niánqīng dǎoyǎn.He's a talented young director. | |
| 复制 | fùzhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy | |
| 服装 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing; costume | |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover山顶被雪覆盖了。Shāndǐng bèi xuě fùgài le.The top of the mountain is covered in snow. | |
| 改革 | gǎigé | reform; to reform我支持政治改革。Wǒ zhīchí zhèngzhì gǎigé.I support political reform. | |
| 改进 | gǎijìn | to improve; to make better; improvement你的论文还需要改进。Nǐ de lùnwén hái xūyào gǎijìn.Your essay still needs some improvement. | |
| 概括 | gàikuò | to summarize; to generalize; briefly | |
| 概念 | gàiniàn | concept; idea我明白这概念。Wǒ míngbái zhè gàiniàn.I understand the concept. | |
| 改善 | gǎishàn | to make better; to improve它有改善了。Tā yǒu gǎishàn le.It's improved. | |
| 改天 | gǎitiān | another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc) | |
| 改正 | gǎizhèng | to correct; to amend; to put right坏习惯一旦被养成，便不能简单地改正。Huàixíguàn yídàn bèi yǎngchéng, biàn bùnéng jiǎndān dì gǎizhèng.Once you've formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily. | |
| 刚好 | gānghǎo | just; exactly; to happen to be他刚好准时到校。Tā gānghǎo zhǔnshí dàoxiào.He got to school just in time. | |
| 敢于 | gǎnyú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in | |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do; to make; to go in for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. | |
| 告别 | gàobié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to | |
| 高大 | gāodà | tall; lofty; towering他是一个高大的男孩。Tā shì yígè gāodà de nánhái.He's a tall boy. | |
| 高档 | gāodàng | superior quality; high grade; top grade | |
| 高度 | gāodù | height; altitude; elevation洪水涌到了窗户的高度。Hóngshuǐ yǒngdào le chuānghù de gāodù.The flood water reached the level of the windows. | |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade; advanced | |
| 高科技 | gāokējì | high tech; high 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. | |
| 高效 | gāoxiào | efficient; highly effective | |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between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. | |
| 个别 | gèbié | individually; one by one; just one or two只有个别人才懂了我的意思。Zhǐyǒu gèbié réncái dǒng le wǒ de yìsi.Only a few people understood me. | |
| 歌词 | gēcí | song lyric; lyrics | |
| 各行各业 | gèháng-gèyè | every trade; all professions; all walks of life | |
| 根 | gēn | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings我根本不累。Wǒ gēnběn bù lèi.I'm not at all tired. | |
| 根本 | gēnběn | fundamental; basic; root我根本不累。Wǒ gēnběn bù lèi.I'm not at all tired. | |
| 更换 | gēnghuàn | to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) | |
| 更新 | gēngxīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate我想要更新。Wǒ xiǎngyào gēngxīn.I want updates. | |
| 歌曲 | gēqǔ | song我们想学一些日文歌曲。Wǒmen xiǎng xué yīxiē rìwén gēqǔ.We want to learn some Japanese songs. | |
| 个人 | gèrén | individual; personal; oneself我一个人去那边。Wǒ yígè rénqù nàbiān.I'm going there alone. | |
| 格外 | géwài | especially; particularly; even more than usual | |
| 个性 | gèxìng | individuality; personality她有很强的个性。Tā yǒu hěn qiáng de gèxìng.She has a strong personality. | |
| 各自 | gèzì | each; respective; apiece他们各自工作。Tāmen gèzì gōngzuò.Each of them is working. | |
| 公布 | gōngbù | to announce; to make public; to publish | |
| 工程 | gōngchéng | engineering; an engineering project; project我决定当个工程师。Wǒ juédìng dāng gè gōngchéngshī.I've decided to become an engineer. | |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer我决定当个工程师。Wǒ juédìng dāng gè gōngchéngshī.I've decided to become an engineer. | |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument; utensil这些工具是用来造房子的。Zhèxiē gōngjù shì yònglái zào fángzi de.These tools are used for building a house. | |
| 功能 | gōngnéng | function; capability | |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial公平点。Gōngpíng diǎn.Be fair. | |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant; public servant | |
| 恭喜 | gōngxǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!恭喜你！Gōngxǐ nǐ!Congratulations! | |
| 贡献 | gòngxiàn | to contribute; to dedicate; to devote她父亲把一生都贡献给科学事业了。Tā fùqīn bǎ yīshēng dōu gòngxiàn gěi kēxuéshìyè le.Her father devoted his life to science. | |
| 共享 | gòngxiǎng | to share; to enjoy together | |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry许多人在工业城市工作。Xǔduō rén zài gōngyè chéngshì gōngzuò.Many people work in industrial towns. | |
| 工艺 | gōngyì | arts and crafts; industrial arts | |
| 公寓 | gōngyù | apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)我们租了公寓。Wǒmen zū le gōngyù.We rented an apartment. | |
| 构成 | gòuchéng | to constitute; to form; to compose | |
| 沟通 | gōutōng | to join; to connect; to link up | |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo-他的性情古怪。Tā de xìngqíng gǔguài.He's a strange character. | |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; to drum; to strike没有人鼓励她。Méiyǒu rén gǔlì tā.No one encouraged her. | |
| 挂号 | guàhào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail | |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering; odd; strange真奇怪。Zhēn qíguài.How weird! | |
| 关闭 | guānbì | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down关闭电视机Guānbì diànshìjīTurn off the TV. | |
| 观察 | guānchá | to observe; to watch; to survey观察鸟类是个很好的业余爱好。Guānchá niǎolèi shì gè hěn hǎo de yèyúàihào.Bird watching is a nice hobby. | |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint她持有与我不同的观点。Tā chíyǒu yǔ wǒ bùtóng de guāndiǎn.She has a view that is different from mine. | |
| 广 | guǎng | wide; numerous; to spread我们在报纸上登了广告。Wǒmen zài bàozhǐ shang dēngle guǎnggào.We placed an advertisement in the newspaper. | |
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza她住在罗素广场56号。Tā zhù zài luósù guǎngchǎng 56hào.She lived at 56 Russell Square. | |
| 广大 | guǎngdà | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread | |
| 广泛 | guǎngfàn | wide; broad; extensive | |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend感谢您的光临。Gǎnxiènín de guānglín.Thanks for stopping by. | |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc)你有光明的未来。Nǐ yǒu guāngmíng de wèilái.You have a bright future. | |
| 光线 | guāngxiàn | light ray; light; illumination拍照片光线不够亮。Pāizhàopiān guāngxiàn bùgòu liàng.There is insufficient light to take pictures. | |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion大家都渴望知道前冠军得主发生了什么。Dàjiā dōu kěwàng zhīdào qián guànjūn dézhǔ fāshēng le shénme.Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion. | |
| 观念 | guānniàn | notion; thought; concept | |
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times | |
| 固定 | gùdìng | to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place我在找一些固定工作。Wǒ zài zhǎo yīxiē gùdìng gōngzuò.I'm looking for some regular work. | |
| 规律 | guīlǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern | |
| 规模 | guīmó | scale; scope; extent | |
| 贵姓 | guìxìng | what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?您贵姓？Nín guìxìng?What's your surname please? | |
| 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation; regular你能帮我说明一下规则吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shuōmíng yīxià guīzé ma?Will you explain the rule to me? | |
| 柜子 | guìzi | cupboard; cabinet她把毛巾折叠好再放入柜子里。Tā bǎ máojīn zhédié hǎo zài fàngrù guìzi lǐ.She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard. | |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; old; age-old希腊是个古老的国家。Xīlà shì gè gǔlǎo de guójiā.Greece is an old country. | |
| 滚 | gǔn | to boil; to roll; to take a hike她沉迷于摇滚乐。Tā chénmíyú yáogǔnyuè.She is absorbed in rock music. | |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; wok用纸巾把那口锅擦干。Yòng zhǐjīn bǎ nàkǒu guō cāgàn.Wipe the pan dry with a paper towel. | |
| 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over-; excess我反应过度了吗？Wǒ fǎnyìng guòdù le ma?Am I overreacting? | |
| 过分 | guòfèn | excessive; undue; unduly你太过分了。Nǐ tàiguòfèn le.You've overdone it. | |
| 国画 | guóhuà | traditional Chinese painting | |
| 过敏 | guòmǐn | (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive你可能对花粉或灰尘过敏。Nǐ kěnéng duì huāfěn huò huīchén guòmǐn.Probably you are allergic to pollen or dust. | |
| 过期 | guòqī | to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) | |
| 国庆 | guóqìng | National Day | |
| 果然 | guǒrán | really; sure enough; as expected | |
| 果实 | guǒshí | fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results | |
| 过于 | guòyú | excessively; too不要太过于依赖别人。Búyào tài guòyú yīlài biérén.Don't depend too much on others. | |
| 故乡 | gùxiāng | home; homeland; native place他10年中第一次访问他的故乡。Tā 10nián zhōng dìyīcì fǎngwèn tā de gùxiāng.He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years. | |
| 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | to applaud; to clap汤姆鼓掌。Tāngmǔ gǔzhǎng.Tom applauded. | |
| 哈 | hā | (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with学生们表演哈姆雷特。Xuéshēng men biǎoyǎn hāmǔléitè.The students performed Hamlet. | |
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) | |
| 海外 | hǎiwài | overseas; abroad | |
| 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood | |
| 含 | hán | to keep in the mouth; to contain它包含了什么？Tā bāohán le shénme?What does it contain? | |
| 行业 | hángyè | trade; profession; industry | |
| 含量 | hánliàng | content; quantity contained | |
| 汗水 | hànshuǐ | sweat; perspiration他擦去了脸上的汗水。Tā cā qù le liǎnshàng de hànshuǐ.He wiped the sweat off his face. | |
| 含有 | hányǒu | to contain; including | |
| 好评 | hǎopíng | favorable criticism; positive evaluation | |
| 好奇 | hàoqí | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness我很好奇。Wǒ hěn hàoqí.I'm curious. | |
| 好运 | hǎoyùn | good luck祝你好运。Zhùnǐhǎoyùn.Good luck. | |
| 好转 | hǎozhuǎn | to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement我们近期内的情况应该会好转。Wǒmen jìnqīnèi de qíngkuàng yīnggāi huì hǎozhuǎn.Our situation should improve in the near future. | |
| 合 | hé | to close; to join; to fit这实在不合适。Zhè shízài bù héshì.It is highly improper. | |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate; legal | |
| 盒饭 | héfàn | meal in a partitioned box | |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; Heilongjiang province (abbreviation)猫是黑色的。Māo shì hēisè de.The cat is black. | |
| 合理 | hélǐ | rational; reasonable; sensible这个价格不合理。Zhège jiàgé bùhélǐ.The price isn't reasonable. | |
| 河流 | héliú | river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. | |
| 合同 | hétóng | contract; agreement别用铅笔签合同。Biéyòng qiānbǐ qiānhétóng.Don't sign the contract in pencil. | |
| 合影 | héyǐng | group photo; to take a group photo | |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together我需要你们的合作。Wǒ xūyào nǐmen de hézuò.I need your cooperation. | |
| 红 | hóng | red; symbol of success; bonus她穿着红大衣。Tā chuānzhe hóng dàyī.She's wearing a red overcoat. | |
| 厚度 | hòudù | thickness | |
| 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequences; aftermath我准备好了承担后果。Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo le chéngdān hòuguǒ.I'm prepared to accept the consequences. | |
| 猴子 | hóuzi | monkey猴子爬上了树。Hóuzi pá shàng le shù.The monkey climbed up a tree. | |
| 湖 | hú | lake天冷得足以让湖结冰。Tiānlěngdé zúyǐ ràng hú jiébīng.The weather was so cold that the lake froze over. | |
| 划 | huá | to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)这计划如何？Zhè jìhuà rúhé?How is this plan? | |
| 滑 | huá | to slip; to slide; slippery我想去滑冰。Wǒ xiǎng qù huábīng.I want to go skating. | |
| 化 | huà | to make into; to change into; -ization他很有文化。Tā hěn yǒu wénhuà.He's very well-cultured. | |
| 话费 | huàfèi | call charge | |
| 花费 | huāfèi | expense; cost; to spend (time or money)修理将要花费很多钱。Xiūlǐ jiāngyào huāfèi hěnduō qián.Repairs will cost a lot of money. | |
| 画面 | huàmiàn | scene; tableau; picture他说的时候，我脑中浮现出了画面。Tā shuō de shíhòu, wǒnǎo zhōng fúxiàn chū le huàmiàn.As he spoke, pictures came into my mind. | |
| 黄瓜 | huángguā | cucumber | |
| 黄金 | huángjīn | gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) | |
| 环节 | huánjié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of… | |
| 缓解 | huǎnjiě | to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain) | |
| 缓慢 | huǎnmàn | slow | |
| 话题 | huàtí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic他转变了话题。Tā zhuǎnbiàn le huàtí.He changed the topic of conversation. | |
| 化学 | huàxué | chemistry; chemical他的化学很差。Tā de huàxué hěnchà.He is poor at chemistry. | |
| 蝴蝶 | húdié | butterfly蝴蝶的寿命短。Húdié de shòumìngduǎn.The life span of a butterfly is short. | |
| 互动 | hùdòng | to interact; interactive | |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to command发挥您的想象力。Fāhuī nín de xiǎngxiànglì.Use your imagination. | |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime我可以借你的灰色西装吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de huīsè xīzhuāng ma?Could I borrow your gray suit? | |
| 恢复 | huīfù | to reinstate; to resume; to restore他从重感冒中恢复了过来。Tā cóng zhònggǎnmào zhōng huīfù le guòlái.He has recovered from his bad cold. | |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate汇率是多少？Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?What is the exchange rate? | |
| 灰色 | huīsè | gray; ash gray; grizzly我可以借你的灰色西装吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de huīsè xīzhuāng ma?Could I borrow your gray suit? | |
| 回收 | huíshōu | to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve | |
| 婚礼 | hūnlǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding你能在我们的婚礼上唱歌就太好了。Nǐ néng zài wǒmen de hūnlǐ shàng chànggē jiù tàihǎole.It would be wonderful if you could sing at our wedding. | |
| 伙 | huǒ | companion; partner; group那家伙是谁？Nàjiāhuo shì shuí?Who's that guy? | |
| 伙伴 | huǒbàn | partner; companion; comrade你想要伙伴吗？Nǐ xiǎngyào huǒbàn ma?Do you want some company? | |
| 火锅 | huǒguō | hotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block | |
| 或是 | huòshì | or; either one or the other你可以拿大的盒子或是小的盒子。Nǐ kěyǐ ná dà de hézi huòshì xiǎo de hézi.You may take either the big box or the small one. | |
| 货物 | huòwù | goods; commodity; merchandise如今很多的货物都由飞机运送。Rújīn hěnduō de huòwù dōu yóu fēijī yùnsòng.Many goods are now transported by air. | |
| 或许 | huòxǔ | perhaps; maybe我或许可以修好它。Wǒ huòxǔ kěyǐ xiūhǎo tā.I might be able to fix that. | |
| 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard警告被忽视。Jǐnggào bèihūshì.The warnings were ignored. | |
| 胡同 | hútòng | lane; alley这是个死胡同。Zhè shì gè sǐhútòng.It's a dead end. | |
| 户外 | hùwài | outdoor | |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe我呼吸困难。Wǒ hūxīkùnnán.I have trouble breathing. | |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to我不想不及格。Wǒ bùxiǎng bùjígé.I don't want to fail my exams. | |
| 级 | jí | level; grade; rank新的班级怎么样？Xīn de bānjí zěnmeyàng?How is your new class? | |
| 集 | jí | to gather; to collect; collected works集市很热闹。Jíshì hěn rènao.The country market is very lively. | |
| 系 | jì | to tie; to fasten; to button up没关系。Méiguānxì.It's OK. | |
| 挤 | jǐ | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside这个房间很拥挤。Zhège fángjiān hěn yōngjǐ.This room is cramped. | |
| 架 | jià | to support; frame; rack他们俩又在吵架了。Tāmen liǎ yòu zài chǎojià le.Those two are arguing again. | |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a part…手指甲太长了。Shǒuzhǐjia tài cháng le.His fingernails are too long. | |
| 嘉宾 | jiābīn | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) | |
| 家电 | jiādiàn | household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器 | |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing; working (of machinery)他把旧家具加工了一下。Tā bǎ jiù jiājù jiāgōngle yíxià.He reworked some old furniture. | |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up我需要些建议。Wǒ xūyào xiē jiànyì.I need advice. | |
| 键 | jiàn | key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond他在敲打键盘。Tā zài qiāodǎ jiànpán.He's typing on the keyboard. | |
| 剪 | jiǎn | (bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out这把剪刀剪不好。Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo jiǎn bùhǎo.These scissors don't cut well. | |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather我在海边捡了个漂亮贝壳。Wǒ zài hǎibiān jiǎnlegè piàoliàng bèiké.I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside. | |
| 剪刀 | jiǎndāo | scissors这把剪刀剪不好。Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo jiǎn bùhǎo.These scissors don't cut well. | |
| 减肥 | jiǎnféi | go on a diet; lose weight我想减肥。Wǒ xiǎng jiǎnféi.I want to lose weight. | |
| 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | a speech; to speak; to talk不要这样对我讲话。Búyào zhèyàng duì wǒ jiǎnghuà.Don't talk to me like that. | |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly; close to汤姆在公园的长椅上坐了将近三个小时。Tāngmǔ zài gōngyuán de zhǎngyǐ shàng zuò le jiāngjìn sāngè xiǎoshí.Tom sat on that park bench for nearly three hours. | |
| 讲究 | jiǎngjiu | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen他穿着上很不讲究。Tā chuānzhe shàng hěn bù jiǎngjiū.He's very sloppy in his dress. | |
| 奖励 | jiǎnglì | to reward; reward (as encouragement)他有权得到奖励。Tā yǒuquán dédào jiǎnglì.He is entitled to receive the reward. | |
| 讲述 | jiǎngshù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account他给我讲述了他的一生。Tā gěi wǒ jiǎngshù le tā de yīshēng.He told me the story of his life. | |
| 降水 | jiàngshuǐ | rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology) | |
| 讲座 | jiǎngzuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)听讲座时，你应该保持安静。Tīng jiǎngzuò shí, nǐ yīnggāi bǎochí ānjìng.When listening to a lecture, you should be quiet. | |
| 渐渐 | jiànjiàn | gradually | |
| 艰苦 | jiānkǔ | difficult; hard; arduous生活很艰苦。Shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ.Life has been very hard. | |
| 建立 | jiànlì | to establish; to set up; to found大学在20年前由他的父亲建立。Dàxué zài 20niánqián yóu tā de fùqīn jiànlì.The university was founded by his father twenty years ago. | |
| 简历 | jiǎnlì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes | |
| 键盘 | jiànpán | keyboard他在敲打键盘。Tā zài qiāodǎ jiànpán.He's typing on the keyboard. | |
| 坚强 | jiānqiáng | staunch; strong | |
| 建设 | jiànshè | to build; to construct; to establish一座新的教学楼正在建设。Yīzuò xīn de jiàoxuélóu zhèngzài jiànshè.A new school building is under construction. | |
| 建造 | jiànzào | to construct; to build桥在建造中。Qiáo zài jiànzào zhōng.The bridge is under construction. | |
| 简直 | jiǎnzhí | simply; really这简直是太可惜了，他们没有买火险。Zhè jiǎnzhí shì tài kěxī le, tāmen méiyǒu mǎi huǒxiǎn.It's a crying shame that they weren't insured against fire. | |
| 建筑 | jiànzhù | to construct; building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. | |
| 较 | jiào | (bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to哪个比较大？Nǎge bǐjiào dà?Which is bigger? | |
| 浇 | jiāo | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water汤姆给自己浇凉水以清醒过来。Tāngmǔ gěi zìjǐ jiāo liángshuǐ yǐ qīngxǐngguòlái.Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up. | |
| 脚步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step他停下脚步看起海报。Tā tíngxià jiǎobù kàn qǐ hǎibào.He paused to look at the poster. | |
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching material我们有必要为上这门课买本教材吗？Wǒmen yǒu bìyào wèi shàng zhèmén kèmǎiběn jiàocái ma?Will it be necessary for us to buy a book for this class? | |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; point of view | |
| 交换 | jiāohuàn | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom) | |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with)谁告诉你我和汤姆在交往的？Shuí gàosù nǐ wǒ hé tāngmǔ zài jiāowǎng de?Who told you that Tom and I are dating? | |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact我看你该做这交易。Wǒ kàn nǐ gāi zuò zhè jiāoyì.I think you should make the deal. | |
| 加热 | jiārè | to heat如果你加热冰它就会融化。Rúguǒ nǐ jiārè bīngtā jiù huì rónghuà.If you heat ice, it melts. | |
| 假如 | jiǎrú | if想象一下，假如你有一台时光机。Xiǎngxiàng yīxià, jiǎrú nǐ yǒu yītái shíguāng jī.Imagine that you have a time machine. | |
| 加深 | jiāshēn | to deepen | |
| 驾驶 | jiàshǐ | to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver他全速驾驶着。Tā quánsù jiàshǐ zhe.He is driving at top speed. | |
| 加速 | jiāsù | to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite | |
| 家务 | jiāwù | household duties; housework我每天都帮我妈做家务。Wǒ měitiān dōu bāng wǒ mā zuò jiāwù.I help my mother with the housework every day. | |
| 驾照 | jiàzhào | driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照)她没有驾照。Tā méiyǒu jiàzhào.She doesn't have a driver's license. | |
| 价值 | jiàzhí | value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)这篇文章没有价值。Zhè piānwénzhāng méiyǒu jiàzhí.This article is of no value. | |
| 疾病 | jíbìng | disease; sickness; ailment数千人受此疾病所害。Shùqiān rénshòu cǐ jíbìng suǒhài.Several thousand people became victims of this disease. | |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) | |
| 结 | jié | knot; sturdy; bond我结婚了。Wǒ jiéhūn le.I'm married. | |
| 届 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due | |
| 接触 | jiēchù | to touch; to contact; access | |
| 接待 | jiēdài | to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)这个家庭热情地接待了我。Zhège jiātíng rèqíng dì jiēdài le wǒ.This family gave me a warm welcome. | |
| 阶段 | jiēduàn | stage; section; phase癌症如果在第一阶段被发现的话是很容易治愈的。Áizhèng rúguǒ zài dìyījiēduàn bèi fāxiàn dehuà shì hěn róngyì zhìyù de.Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase. | |
| 结构 | jiégòu | structure; composition; makeup人体的组织结构很复杂。Réntǐ de zǔzhī jiégòu hěn fùzá.The structure of the human body is complicated. | |
| 结合 | jiéhé | to combine; to link; to integrate | |
| 接近 | jiējìn | to approach; to get close to我等了接近半小时。Wǒ děng le jiējìn bànxiǎoshí.I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour. | |
| 结论 | jiélùn | conclusion; verdict; to conclude你们怎么得出这个结论的？Nǐmen zěnme déchū zhège jiélùn de?How do you come to that conclusion? | |
| 节省 | jiéshěng | saving; to save; to use sparingly电脑为我们节省了很多时间，解决了很多问题。Diànnǎo wèi wǒmen jiéshěng le hěnduō shíjiān, jiějué le hěnduō wèntí.Computers save us a lot of time and trouble. | |
| 接收 | jiēshōu | reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept | |
| 及格 | jígé | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard我不想不及格。Wǒ bùxiǎng bùjígé.I don't want to fail my exams. | |
| 机构 | jīgòu | mechanism; structure; organization汤姆捐一半他的薪水给他最喜欢的慈善机构。Tāngmǔ juān yíbàn tā de xīnshuǐ gěi tā zuì xǐhuān de císhànjīgòu.Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity. | |
| 集合 | jíhé | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | |
| 即将 | jíjiāng | about to; on the point of; soon这场谈论即将对污染问题展开讨论。Zhèchǎng tánlùn jíjiāng duì wūrǎn wèntí zhǎnkāitǎolùn.The talks will deal with the problem of pollution. | |
| 激烈 | jīliè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute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. | |
| 纪录 | jìlù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") | |
| 记录 | jìlù | to record; record (written account); note-taker请把他所说的记录下来。Qǐng bǎ tā suǒshuō de jìlùxiàlái.Please write down what he says. | |
| 纪录片 | jìlùpiàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) | |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily他急忙出了办公室。Tā jímáng chū le bàngōngshì.He rushed out of the office. | |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight; strict; close at hand裤子太紧了。Kùzi tài jǐn le.These trousers are too tight. | |
| 进步 | jìnbù | progress; improvement; to improve她中文有进步。Tā zhōngwén yǒu jìnbù.She is progressing in Chinese. | |
| 近代 | jìndài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the… | |
| 技能 | jìnéng | technical ability; skill | |
| 静 | jìng | still; calm; quiet冷静点。Lěngjìng diǎn.Be calm. | |
| 经典 | jīngdiǎn | the classics; scriptures; classical | |
| 精力 | jīnglì | energy我在这项计划上投入了所有精力。Wǒ zài zhèxiàng jìhuà shàng tóurù le suǒyǒu jīnglì.I've put all of my energy into this plan. | |
| 精神 | jīngshen | vigor; vitality; spirited他精神很好。Tā jīngshén hěn hǎo.He was in good spirits. | |
| 惊喜 | jīngxǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised真是个惊喜！Zhēnshì gè jīngxǐ!This really is a nice surprise. | |
| 经营 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate他的父母经营一家酒店。Tā de fùmǔ jīngyíng yījiā jiǔdiàn.His parents ran a hotel. | |
| 纪念 | jìniàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento你觉得她最想要什么纪念品？Nǐ juéde tā zuì xiǎngyào shénme jìniànpǐn?What souvenir do you think she would like most? | |
| 纪念日 | jìniànrì | day of commemoration; memorial day | |
| 紧急 | jǐnjí | urgent; emergency紧急情况下，您可以联系我。Jǐnjíqíngkuàng xià, nín kěyǐ liánxì wǒ.You can contact me in case of emergency. | |
| 进口 | jìnkǒu | to import; imported; entrance日本米市场禁止进口。Rìběn mǐ shìchǎng jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu.Japan's rice market is closed to imports. | |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible尽快来。Jǐnkuài lái.Come as soon as you can. | |
| 尽力 | jìnlì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort我们尽力了。Wǒmen jìnlì le.We've done everything possible. | |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent尽量别迷路。Jǐnliàng bié mílù.Try not to get lost. | |
| 紧密 | jǐnmì | inseparably close | |
| 近年来 | jìnniánlái | for the past few years | |
| 近期 | jìnqī | near in time; in the near future; very soon我们近期内的情况应该会好转。Wǒmen jìnqīnèi de qíngkuàng yīnggāi huì hǎozhuǎn.Our situation should improve in the near future. | |
| 近日 | jìnrì | (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days | |
| 今日 | jīnrì | today今日的朋友是明日的敌人。Jīnrì de péngyǒu shì míngrì de dírén.Today's friends are tomorrow's enemies. | |
| 谨慎 | jǐnshèn | cautious; prudent我一生都谨慎行事。Wǒ yīshēng dōu jǐnshèn xíngshì.I've been careful my whole life. | |
| 进一步 | jìnyíbù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further | |
| 极其 | jíqí | extremely12月份巴厘岛极其炎热和潮湿。12yuèfèn bālídǎo jíqí yánrè hé cháoshī.It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December. | |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine电脑是个复杂的机器。Diànnǎo shì gè fùzá de jīqì.A computer is a complex machine. | |
| 机器人 | jīqìrén | robot; android我怎么可能是机器人呢？机器人不会做梦。Wǒ zěnme kěnéng shì jīqìrén ne?jīqìrén búhuì zuòmèng.How could I be a robot? Robots can't dream. | |
| 肌肉 | jīròu | muscle; flesh游泳锻炼肌肉。Yóuyǒng duànliàn jīròu.Swimming develops your muscles. | |
| 计算 | jìsuàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider他计算费用。Tā jìsuàn fèiyòng.He calculated the expenses. | |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer; (Tw) calculator您会使用计算机吗？Nín huì shǐyòng jìsuànjī ma?Can you use a computer? | |
| 集体 | jítǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort); a group | |
| 救 | jiù | to save; to assist; to rescue叫救护车。Jiào jiùhùchē.Call an ambulance. | |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks)留下来和我们一起喝酒吧。Liúxiàlái hé wǒmen yìqǐ hējiǔ ba.Stay and have a drink with us. | |
| 救护车 | jiùhùchē | ambulance叫救护车。Jiào jiùhùchē.Call an ambulance. | |
| 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment | |
| 久远 | jiǔyuǎn | old; ancient; far away这些废墟年代久远。Zhèxiē fèixū niándàijiǔyuǎn.These ruins are ancient. | |
| 急需 | jíxū | to urgently need; urgent need | |
| 记忆 | jìyì | to remember; to recall; memory他的记忆力总让我吃惊。Tā de jìyìlì zǒngràng wǒ chījīng.His memory never ceases to astonish me. | |
| 记载 | jìzǎi | to write down; to record; written account根据圣经记载，上帝用6天创造了世界。Gēnjù shèngjīng jìzǎi, shàngdì yòng 6tiān chuàngzào le shìjiè.According to the Bible, God made the world in six days. | |
| 急诊 | jízhěn | to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or fro… | |
| 集中 | jízhōng | to concentrate; to centralize; to focus他试图把注意力集中在信上。Tā shìtú bǎ zhùyìlì jízhōng zài xìnshàng.He tried to concentrate on the letter. | |
| 据 | jù | according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on我们根据合同来办事。Wǒmen gēnjù hétong lái bànshì.We conduct our business in accordance with the contract. | |
| 距 | jù | to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance我家距离车站1公里。Wǒ jiā jùlí chēzhàn yī gōnglǐ.My home is one kilometer away from the station. | |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute接受现金捐赠。Jiēshòu xiànjīn juānzèng.Cash donations will be accepted. | |
| 具备 | jùbèi | to possess; to have; equipped with | |
| 剧场 | jùchǎng | theater请问剧场后门在哪？Qǐngwèn jùchǎng hòumén zài nǎ?Where is the stage door? | |
| 巨大 | jùdà | huge; immense; enormous已经取得巨大进展。Yǐjīng qǔdé jùdà jìnzhǎn.Great progress has been made. | |
| 绝对 | juéduì | absolute; unconditional绝对将要下雨。Juéduì jiāngyào xiàyǔ.It'll rain for sure. | |
| 决赛 | juésài | finals (of a competition) | |
| 角色 | juésè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr.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. | |
| 决心 | juéxīn | determination; resolution; determined我下定决心要在三年之内达成目标。Wǒ xiàdìngjuéxīn yào zài sānnián zhīnèi dáchéng mùbiāo.I have made up my mind to achieve my goals in three years. | |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant | |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。Ràng wǒ chūhūyìliào de shì, tā jūrán hěnhuì chànggē.To my surprise, he was good at singing. | |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it is said that; reportedly据说他爸爸在外国去世了。Jùshuō tā bàbà zài wàiguó qùshì le.It is said that his father died in a foreign country. | |
| 具体 | jùtǐ | concrete; specific; detailed你具体需要些什么？Nǐ jùtǐ xūyào xiē shénme?What do you need exactly? | |
| 具有 | jùyǒu | to have; to possess热情具有传染性。Rèqíng jùyǒu chuánrǎnxìng.Enthusiasm is contagious. | |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place他居住在英格兰。Tā jūzhù zài yīnggélán.He lives in England. | |
| 橘子 | júzi | tangerine | |
| 开发 | kāifā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop我正在开发一个安卓应用。Wǒ zhèngzài kāifā yígè ānzhuó yìngyòng.I'm developing an Android application. | |
| 开放 | kāifàng | to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public)它已经开放了。Tā yǐjīng kāifàng le.It's already open. | |
| 开幕 | kāimù | to open (a conference); to inaugurate奥运会已经开幕了。Àoyùnhuì yǐjīng kāimù le.The opening ceremony of the Olympics has already begun. | |
| 开幕式 | kāimùshì | opening ceremony我错过了奥运会的开幕式。Wǒ cuòguò le àoyùnhuì de kāimùshì.I missed the opening ceremony of the Olympics. | |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | |
| 开通 | kāitōng | to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service) | |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) | |
| 开展 | kāizhǎn | to launch; to develop; to unfold | |
| 看望 | kànwàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb)我去那里看望她。Wǒ qù nàlǐ kànwàng tā.I went there to see her. | |
| 看作 | kànzuò | to look upon as; to regard as我会把它看作一个征兆。Wǒhuì bǎ tā kànzuò yígè zhēngzhào.I'd take it as a sign. | |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to他在靠近。Tā zài kàojìn.He's coming closer. | |
| 靠近 | kàojìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near他在靠近。Tā zài kàojìn.He's coming closer. | |
| 颗 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc她有一颗纯洁的心。Tā yǒu yīkē chúnjié de xīn.She has a pure heart. | |
| 克服 | kèfú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with他帮助我克服了困难。Tā bāngzhù wǒ kèfú le kùnnán.He helped me to get over the difficulties. | |
| 客服 | kèfú | customer service客服很出色。Kèfú hěn chūsè.The customer service is excellent. | |
| 客观 | kèguān | objective; impartial | |
| 客户 | kèhù | client; customer银行对风险客户收取较高的贷款利息。Yínháng duì fēngxiǎn kèhù shōuqǔ jiào gāo de dàikuǎn lìxī.Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers. | |
| 可见 | kějiàn | it is (thus) clear; clear; visible | |
| 可靠 | kěkào | reliable你是我最可靠的朋友。Nǐ shì wǒ zuì kěkào de péngyǒu.You're the most reliable friend I have. | |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful; fearful太可怕了。Tài kěpà le.How awful! | |
| 科研 | kēyán | (scientific) research | |
| 空间 | kōngjiān | space; room; (fig.) scope行与行之间多留些空间。Xíngyǔxíng zhījiān duō liúxiē kōngjiān.Leave more space between the lines. | |
| 控制 | kòngzhì | to control控制住自己！Kòngzhì zhù zìjǐ!Control yourself! | |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air天空中繁星点点。Tiānkōng zhōng fánxīngdiǎndiǎn.The sky is full of stars. | |
| 口袋 | kǒudai | pocket; bag; sack他从口袋中拿出了什么。Tā cóng kǒudài zhōng náchū le shénme.He took something out of his pocket. | |
| 口味 | kǒuwèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor | |
| 库 | kù | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library车在车库里。Chē zài chēkùlǐ.The car is in the garage. | |
| 宽 | kuān | wide; broad; loose我新家的客厅很宽敞。Wǒxīnjiā de kètīng hěn kuānchǎng.The living room in my new house is very large. | |
| 宽度 | kuāndù | width | |
| 亏 | kuī | to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient多亏了你，我还活着。Duōkuī le nǐ, wǒ hái huózhe.I owe it you that I am still alive. | |
| 昆虫 | kūnchóng | insect这种昆虫在英语中叫什么？Zhèzhǒng kūnchóng zài yīngyǔ zhōng jiào shénme?What do you call this insect in English? | |
| 扩大 | kuòdà | to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope | |
| 来源 | láiyuán | source (of information etc); origin什么是您最大的灵感来源？Shénme shì nín zuìdà de línggǎn láiyuán?What is your greatest source of inspiration? | |
| 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | |
| 老板 | lǎobǎn | Robam (brand); boss; business proprietor老板真笨。Lǎobǎn zhēn bèn.The boss is really stupid. | |
| 劳动 | láodòng | work; toil; physical labor他对自己的劳动成果很满意。Tā duì zìjǐ de láodòngchéngguǒ hěn mǎnyì.He was satisfied with the work he had done. | |
| 老公 | lǎogōng | (coll.) husband给我老公打电话。Gěi wǒ lǎogōng dǎdiànhuà.Call my husband. | |
| 姥姥 | lǎolao | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | |
| 老婆 | lǎopo | (coll.) wife他老婆很有才。Tā lǎopó hěn yǒu cái.His wife is quite a talented woman. | |
| 姥爷 | lǎoye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) | |
| 乐观 | lèguān | optimistic; hopeful其他人不那么乐观。Qítārén bù nàme lèguān.Others are less optimistic. | |
| 泪 | lèi | (bound form) tears; teardrops她们感动得流下了眼泪。Tāmen gǎndòng de liúxiale yǎnlèi.They're moved to tears. | |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class科学使人类进步。Kēxué shǐ rénlèi jìnbù.Science has advanced the human race. | |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears泪水沿着我的面颊流了下来。Lèishuǐ yánzhe wǒ de miànjiá liú le xiàlái.Tears rolled down my cheeks. | |
| 类似 | lèisì | similar; analogous你的问题类似于我的。Nǐ de wèntí lèisì yú wǒ de.Your problem is similar to mine. | |
| 类型 | lèixíng | type; kind; category你做什么类型的工作？Nǐ zuò shénme lèixíng de gōngzuò?What sort of work do you do? | |
| 乐趣 | lèqù | delight; pleasure; joy我认为一部电影的乐趣远胜于任何一本书。Wǒ rènwéi yībù diànyǐng de lèqù yuǎnshèng yú rènhé yī běnshū.I think a movie is more entertaining than any book. | |
| 梨 | lí | pear | |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength我在努力。Wǒ zài nǔlì.I'm working on doing that. | |
| 恋爱 | liàn’ài | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair恋爱使人盲目。Liànài shǐrén mángmù.Love is blind. | |
| 良好 | liánghǎo | good; favorable; well我今晚感觉良好。Wǒ jīnwǎn gǎnjuéliánghǎo.I felt good tonight. | |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals | |
| 联合 | liánhé | to combine; to join; unite不是所有国家都加入了联合国。Búshì suǒyǒu guójiā dōu jiārù le liánhéguó.Not every country belongs to the U.N. | |
| 连接 | liánjiē | to link; to join; to connect这座大桥连接起两岸的交通。Zhèi zuò dàqiáo liánjiē qǐ Liǎng'àn de jiāotōng.This bridge links traffic from both sides. | |
| 连忙 | liánmáng | promptly; at once | |
| 脸色 | liǎnsè | complexion; look他病了，所以脸色显得苍白。Tābìng le, suǒyǐ liǎnsè xiǎnde cāngbái.He's pale because he's sick. | |
| 连续 | liánxù | continuous; in a row; serial | |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary你是位了不起的女性。Nǐ shì wèi liǎobùqǐ de nǚxìng.You're a wonderful woman. | |
| 列车 | lièchē | (railway) train列车已经出发。Lièchē yǐjīng chūfā.The train has already gone. | |
| 离婚 | líhūn | to divorce我离婚了。Wǒ líhūn le.I am divorced. | |
| 立即 | lìjí | immediately | |
| 立刻 | lìkè | immediately; at once; right away我们立刻开始吧。Wǒmen lìkè kāishǐ ba.Let's start right away. | |
| 力量 | lìliàng | power; force; strength知识就是力量。Zhīshí jiùshì lìliàng.Knowledge is power. | |
| 理论 | lǐlùn | theory; to argue; to take notice of他的理论很难懂。Tā de lǐlùn hěn nándǒng.It's difficult to understand his theory. | |
| 厘米 | límǐ | centimeter | |
| 铃 | líng | (small) bell | |
| 令 | lìng | to order; to command; an order那真令人鼓舞。Nàzhēn lìngréngǔwǔ.That's encouraging. | |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead我是不会系领带的。Wǒ shì búhuì xì lǐngdài de.I won't be wearing a tie. | |
| 领带 | lǐngdài | necktie我是不会系领带的。Wǒ shì búhuì xì lǐngdài de.I won't be wearing a tie. | |
| 领导 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leading; to lead我们需要称职的领导人。Wǒmen xūyào chènzhí de lǐngdǎorén.We need competent leaders. | |
| 灵活 | línghuó | flexible; nimble; agile汤姆缺乏灵活性。Tāngmǔ quēfá línghuóxìng.Tom lacks flexibility. | |
| 领取 | lǐngqǔ | to receive; to draw; to get | |
| 领先 | lǐngxiān | to lead; to be in front | |
| 领域 | lǐngyù | domain; sphere; field日本在某些领域赶上了美国。Rìběn zài mǒuxiē lǐngyù gǎnshàng le měiguó.Japan has caught up with America in some fields. | |
| 临时 | línshí | as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary正式工比临时工要好。Zhèngshìgōng bǐ línshígōng yào hǎo.A permanent job is better than a temporary one. | |
| 利润 | lìrùn | profits旅行社的利润猛涨。Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhǎng.Travel agencies' profits soared. | |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior | |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down | |
| 流感 | liúgǎn | flu; influenza我接种了流感疫苗。Wǒ jiēzhǒng le liúgǎnyìmiáo.I had a flu shot. | |
| 浏览 | liúlǎn | to skim over; to browse你用什么浏览器？Nǐ yòng shénme liúlǎnqì?What browser are you using? | |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message我一到伦敦就会给你留言的。Wǒ yīdào lúndūn jiù huì gěi nǐ liúyán de.As soon as I get to London, I'll drop you a line. | |
| 利益 | lìyì | benefit; (in sb's) interest他只顾自己的利益。Tā zhǐgù zìjǐ de lìyì.All he thinks about is himself. | |
| 利用 | lìyòng | to exploit; to make use of; to use来好好利用大周末吧。Lái hǎohǎo lìyòng dà zhōumò ba.Let's take advantage of the long weekend. | |
| 理由 | lǐyóu | reason; grounds; justification他们不需要理由。Tāmen bù xūyào lǐyóu.They don't need a reason. | |
| 离职 | lízhí | to leave one's job; to resign; to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) | |
| 龙 | lóng | Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor水龙头在滴水。Shuǐlóngtóu zài dīshuǐ.The faucet is leaking. | |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake这不是一个漏洞，而是一个没有写进文档的特性。Zhè búshì yígè lòudòng, érshì yígè méiyǒu xiě jìn wéndàng de tèxìng.It isn't a bug. It's an undocumented feature. | |
| 录 | lù | diary; record; to hit请把他所说的记录下来。Qǐng bǎ tā suǒshuō de jìlùxiàlái.Please write down what he says. | |
| 陆地 | lùdì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | |
| 论文 | lùnwén | paper; treatise; thesis你的论文写完了吗？Nǐ de lùnwén xiě wán le ma?Have you finished writing your thesis? | |
| 逻辑 | luójí | (loanword) logic那符合逻辑。Nà fúhé luójí.That's logical. | |
| 录取 | lùqǔ | to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate); to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc)… | |
| 路人 | lùrén | passer-by; stranger | |
| 路线 | lùxiàn | itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road) | |
| 旅行社 | lǚxíngshè | travel agency旅行社的利润猛涨。Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhǎng.Travel agencies' profits soared. | |
| 陆续 | lùxù | in turn; successively; one after the other | |
| 录音 | lùyīn | to record sound; an audio recording这个磁带录音机不是新的。Zhège cídài lùyīnjī búshì xīn de.This tape recorder is not new. | |
| 骂 | mà | to scold; to abuse; to curse他甚至骂我傻瓜。Tā shènzhì mà wǒ shǎguā.He even called me an idiot. | |
| 买卖 | mǎimai | purchase and sale; transaction; shop | |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | busy; bustling | |
| 满足 | mǎnzú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied你会发现难以满足她。Nǐ huì fāxiàn nányǐ mǎnzú tā.You'll find it difficult to meet her requirements. | |
| 毛笔 | máobǐ | writing brush | |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect; shortcomings我的腿有什么毛病？Wǒ de tuǐ yǒu shénme máobìng?What's wrong with my legs? | |
| 矛盾 | máodùn | contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory | |
| 没法儿 | méifǎr | (coll.) can't do anything about it; (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... | |
| 玫瑰 | méigui | rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower她手里拿着一朵玫瑰。Tā shǒulǐ ná zhe yī duǒméiguī.She has a rose in her hand. | |
| 魅力 | mèilì | charm; fascination; glamor你低估了你的魅力。Nǐ dīgū le nǐ de mèilì.You underestimate your charisma. | |
| 美术 | měishù | art; fine arts; painting | |
| 媒体 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media | |
| 美味 | měiwèi | delicious; delicious food; delicacy很美味。Hěn měiwèi.It's delicious. | |
| 门诊 | ménzhěn | outpatient service | |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder; crazy about; fan我迷失了。Wǒ míshī le.I'm lost. | |
| 面积 | miànjī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land工厂的面积是1000平方米。Gōngchǎng de miànjī shì 1000píngfāngmǐ.The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters. | |
| 面临 | miànlín | to face sth; to be confronted with | |
| 面向 | miànxiàng | to face; to turn towards; to incline to | |
| 描述 | miáoshù | to describe; description | |
| 迷路 | mílù | to get lost您迷路了吗？Nín mílù le ma?Are you lost? | |
| 秘密 | mìmì | secret; private; confidential你不能有秘密。Nǐ bùnéng yǒu mìmì.You can't keep a secret. | |
| 命 | mìng | life; fate; order or command我爱我的生命。Wǒ ài wǒ de shēngmìng.I love my life. | |
| 敏感 | mǐngǎn | sensitive; susceptible他很敏感。Tā hěn mǐngǎn.He is very sensitive. | |
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) | |
| 名牌 | míngpái | famous brand; nameplate; name tag | |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card | |
| 明确 | míngquè | clear-cut; definite; explicit法律有很多不明确的地方。Fǎlǜ yǒu hěnduō bù míngquè de dìfāng.The law is full of ambiguities. | |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious我妹妹的英语有了明显的进步。Wǒ mèimèi de yīngyǔ yǒu le míngxiǎn de jìnbù.My sister has made remarkable progress in English. | |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity谁是你最喜爱的电视明星？Shuí shì nǐ zuì xǐài de diànshì míngxīng?Who's your favorite TV star? | |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny她该接受她的命运。Tā gāi jiēshòu tā de mìngyùn.She had to accept her fate. | |
| 密切 | mìqiè | close; familiar; intimate一个国家纸的产量和它的文明程度密切相关。Yígè guójiā zhǐ de chǎnliàng hé tā de wénmíng chéngdù mìqièxiāngguān.The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards. | |
| 秘书 | mìshū | secretary谁是秘书？Shuí shì mìshū?Who is the secretary? | |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke他在口袋里摸着找他的钱包。Tā zài kǒudài lǐ mō zhe zhǎo tā de qiánbāo.He felt in his pocket for his wallet. | |
| 模糊 | móhu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy这句句子意思模糊。Zhè jùjù zi yìsi móhú.The meaning of this sentence is obscure. | |
| 陌生 | mòshēng | strange; unfamiliar狗会对陌生人叫。Gǒuhuì duì mòshēngrén jiào.A dog will bark at strangers. | |
| 模式 | móshì | mode; pattern; model | |
| 某 | mǒu | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite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. | |
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes | |
| 木头 | mùtou | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)他用一块木头刻出一尊佛像。Tā yòng yīkuài mùtou kè chū yīzūn fóxiàng.He carved a Buddha statue from wood. | |
| 难得 | nándé | seldom; rare; hard to come by如果你不会说英语，你就很难得到一个好的职位。Rúguǒ nǐ búhuì shuō yīngyǔ, nǐ jiù hěn nán dédào yígè hǎo de zhíwèi.You're much less likely to get a good position if you don't speak English. | |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty | |
| 难以 | nányǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc)你会发现难以满足她。Nǐ huì fāxiàn nányǐ mǎnzú tā.You'll find it difficult to meet her requirements. | |
| 男子 | nánzǐ | a man; a male这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。Zhège nánzi jìngrán shì yígè sījiāzhēntàn.The man turned out to be a private detective. | |
| 闹 | nào | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise别闹事。Bié nàoshì.Don't make trouble. | |
| 闹钟 | nàozhōng | alarm clock他买的第一项东西是一个闹钟。Tā mǎi de dìyīxiàng dōngxī shì yígè nàozhōng.The first item he bought was an alarm clock. | |
| 哪怕 | nǎpà | even; even if; even though | |
| 内部 | nèibù | interior; inside (part, section); internal | |
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable; competent你太能干了。Nǐ tài nénggàn le.You're really something. | |
| 念 | niàn | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)有信念。Yǒu xìnniàn.Have faith. | |
| 年初 | niánchū | beginning of the year | |
| 年代 | niándài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era德国在1880年代采取了一种社会保障制度。Déguó zài 1880niándài cǎiqǔ le yīzhǒng shèhuìbǎozhàng zhìdù.Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's. | |
| 年纪 | niánjì | age他跟您年纪差不多。Tā gēn nín niánjì chàbuduō.He is about your age. | |
| 年夜饭 | niányèfàn | reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition) | |
| 牛仔裤 | niúzǎikù | jeans现在女生穿牛仔裤很流行。Xiànzài nǚshēng chuān niúzǎikù hěn liúxíng.Jeans are now in fashion among girls. | |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)化妆太浓的话脸会看着很奇怪。Huàzhuāng tài nóng dehuà liǎnhuì kànzhe hěn qíguài.A face with too much make up looks strange. | |
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer农民在春天播种。Nóngmín zài chūntiān bōzhǒng.Farmers sow seeds in the spring. | |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming政府应该加大对农业的投资。Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi jiādà duì nóngyè de tóuzī.The government should invest more money in agriculture. | |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | woman; female她上女子高中。Tā shàng nǚzǐ gāozhōng.She goes to a girls' high school. | |
| 哦 | ò | oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) | |
| 偶然 | ǒurán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally我偶然找到了它。Wǒ ǒurán zhǎodào le tā.I found it by chance. | |
| 欧洲 | Ōuzhōu | Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲)我从没去过欧洲。Wǒ cóngméi qùguò ōuzhōu.I've never been to Europe. | |
| 派 | pài | (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique你吃过香蕉派吗？Nǐ chī guò xiāngjiāo pài ma?Have you ever eaten a banana pie? | |
| 派出所 | pàichūsuǒ | local police station | |
| 排列 | páiliè | arrange; align; permutation请把蜡烛顺次排列。Qǐng bǎ làzhú shùncì páiliè.Please arrange these candles in order. | |
| 拍摄 | pāishè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) | |
| 跑道 | pǎodào | athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip) | |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 配 | pèi | to join; to fit; to mate领带和我的西装不配。Lǐngdài hé wǒ de xīzhuāng bùpèi.The tie doesn't go with my suit. | |
| 陪伴 | péibàn | to accompany你已经有人陪伴了。Nǐ yǐjīng yǒurén péibàn le.You've got company. | |
| 配合 | pèihé | matching; fitting in with; compatible with | |
| 配送 | pèisòng | to deliver (goods); to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货) | |
| 培训 | péixùn | to cultivate; to train; to groom | |
| 培养 | péiyǎng | to cultivate; to breed; to foster培养政治意识要花费时间。Péiyǎng zhèngzhì yìshí yàohuāfèi shíjiān.Developing political awareness takes time. | |
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters | |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch; to meet with; to bump节日和考试碰巧在同一天。Jiérì hé kǎoshì pèngqiǎozài tóngyītiān.The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam. | |
| 碰见 | pèngjiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into我在银行附近碰见老朋友。Wǒ zài yínháng fùjìn pèngjiàn lǎopéngyǒu.I ran across an old friend near the bank. | |
| 匹 | pǐ | (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone草地上有两匹马。Cǎodì shàng yǒu liǎng pǐ mǎ.There are two horses in the meadow. | |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize你总是批评我！Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!You're always criticizing me. | |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat; to swindle; deceive你受骗了。Nǐ shòupiàn le.You've been had. | |
| 品 | pǐn | (bound form) article; commodity; product谁买这种艺术品？Shuí mǎi zhèzhǒng yìshùpǐn?Who buys this type of art? | |
| 拼 | pīn | to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc)拼命地跑Pīnmìng dì pǎoRun like your life depends on it. | |
| 凭 | píng | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of只凭长相的话很难区分英国人和美国人。Zhǐ píng zhǎngxiàng dehuà hěnnán qūfēn yīngguórén hé měiguó rén.It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look. | |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; equal公平点。Gōngpíng diǎn.Be fair. | |
| 评 | píng | to discuss; to comment; to criticize你总是批评我！Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!You're always criticizing me. | |
| 平安 | píng’ān | safe and sound; well; without mishap祝你一路平安。Zhù nǐ yílùpíngān.Have a safe trip. | |
| 平衡 | pínghéng | balance; equilibrium蔬果对平衡饮食必不可少。Shūguǒ duì pínghéng yǐnshí bìbùkěshǎo.Fruits and vegetables are essential to a balanced diet. | |
| 评价 | píngjià | to evaluate; to assess老板对你的工作有很高的评价。Lǎobǎn duì nǐ de gōngzuò yǒu hěn gāo de píngjià.The boss has a good opinion of your work. | |
| 凭借 | píngjiè | to rely on; to depend on; by means of | |
| 平静 | píngjìng | tranquil; undisturbed; serene暴风雨后，大海恢复了平静。Bàofēngyǔ hòu, dàhǎi huīfù le píngjìng.After the storm, the sea was quiet again. | |
| 平均 | píngjūn | average; on average; evenly选手们的平均身高是多少？Xuǎnshǒu men de píngjūn shēngāo shì duōshǎo?What's the average height of the players? | |
| 屏幕 | píngmù | screen (TV, computer or movie) | |
| 平台 | píngtái | platform; terrace; flat-roofed building | |
| 品牌 | pǐnpái | brand name; trademark | |
| 聘请 | pìnqǐng | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) | |
| 拼音 | pīnyīn | phonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization) | |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "…这些产品质量同等。Zhèxiē chǎnpǐnzhìliàng tóngděng.These products are of the same quality. | |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety | |
| 批准 | pīzhǔn | to approve; to ratify你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申请人名单上吗？Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ de míngzì jiā dào děnghòu pīzhǔn de shēnqǐngrén míngdān shàng ma?Could you put my name on the waiting list? | |
| 破坏 | pòhuài | destruction; damage; to wreck我认为考试破坏教育。Wǒ rènwéi kǎoshì pòhuài jiàoyù.I think exams ruin education. | |
| 普及 | pǔjí | to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread | |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its不用担心其他人。Bùyòng dānxīn qítārén.Don't worry about others. | |
| 齐 | qí | (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); neat; even她把头发拍整齐了。Tā bǎ tóufà pāi zhěngqí le.She patted her hair into place. | |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in你欠我一个人情。Nǐ qiàn wǒ yígè rénqíng.You owe me a favor. | |
| 浅 | qiǎn | shallow; light (color)天空是浅蓝的。Tiānkōng shì qiǎnlán de.The sky is light blue. | |
| 签 | qiān | Japanese variant of 签; inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood…我申请了签证。Wǒ shēnqǐng le qiānzhèng.I applied for a visa. | |
| 签订 | qiāndìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙)墙上挂着一幅画像。Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì fú huàxiàng.There's a portrait hanging on the wall. | |
| 抢 | qiǎng | to fight over; to rush; to scramble为抢救病人医生已尽力了。Wèi qiǎngjiù bìngrén yīshēng yǐ jìnlì le.The doctor tried every possible means to save his patient. | |
| 强大 | qiángdà | big and strong; formidable; powerful这使我们更强大。Zhèshǐ wǒmen gèng qiángdà.This makes us stronger. | |
| 强调 | qiángdiào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress我想特别强调这一点。Wǒ xiǎng tèbiéqiángdiào zhè yìdiǎn.I want to emphasize this point in particular. | |
| 强度 | qiángdù | strength; intensity | |
| 抢救 | qiǎngjiù | to rescue为抢救病人医生已尽力了。Wèi qiǎngjiù bìngrén yīshēng yǐ jìnlì le.The doctor tried every possible means to save his patient. | |
| 强烈 | qiángliè | strong; intense这朵花散发出强烈的香味。Zhè duǒhuā sànfàchū qiángliè de xiāngwèi.This flower gives off a strong fragrance. | |
| 前进 | qiánjìn | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance我准备再前进一点。Wǒ zhǔnbèi zài qiánjìn yìdiǎn.I've decided to go a little further. | |
| 前来 | qiánlái | to come (formal); before; previously这里我们以前来过。Zhèlǐ wǒmen yǐqián láiguò.We've been here before. | |
| 签名 | qiānmíng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature汤姆忘记签名了。Tāngmǔ wàngjì qiānmíng le.Tom forgot to sign his name. | |
| 前途 | qiántú | prospects; future outlook; journey前途一片阴暗。Qiántú yīpiàn yīnàn.The future looked very gloomy. | |
| 前往 | qiánwǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to我不想独自前往。Wǒ bùxiǎng dúzì qiánwǎng.I don't want to go alone. | |
| 签字 | qiānzì | to sign (one's name); signature | |
| 悄悄 | qiāoqiāo | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious我悄悄把信给了他。Wǒ qiāoqiāo bǎ xìn gěi le tā.I slipped the letter to him. | |
| 期待 | qīdài | to look forward to; to await; expectation他对此很期待。Tā duìcǐ hěn qīdài.He is looking forward to it. | |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; to carve一切正常。Yīqièzhèngcháng.Everything's normal. | |
| 奇迹 | qíjì | miracle; wonder; marvel这是一个奇迹。Zhèshì yígè qíjì.This is a miracle. | |
| 期间 | qījiān | period of time; time; time period她休假期间花了一大笔钱。Tā xiūjià qījiān huā le yīdàbǐqián.She spent a good deal of money on her vacation. | |
| 亲 | qīn | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative父亲很健康。Fùqīn hěn jiànkāng.My father is healthy. | |
| 亲爱 | qīn’ài | dear; beloved; darling我父亲爱世上的每一个人。Wǒ fùqīn ài shìshàng de měi yígè rén.My father loves everyone in the world. | |
| 勤奋 | qínfèn | hardworking; diligent你工作太勤奋了。休息一会吧。Nǐ gōngzuò tài qínfèn le.xiūxī yīhuì ba.You're working too hard. Take it easy for a while. | |
| 青 | qīng | abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province; green; blue附近有没有青年旅舍？Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngnián lǚshè?Is there a youth hostel near here? | |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)我对昨天晚上发生的事情感到非常的抱歉。Wǒ duì zuótiānwǎnshàng fāshēng de shìqíng gǎndào fēicháng de bàoqiàn.I'm really sorry about what happened last night. | |
| 请教 | qǐngjiào | to ask for guidance; to consult您最好请教一下医生。Nín zuìhǎo qǐngjiào yīxià yīshēng.You'd better consult the doctor. | |
| 情景 | qíngjǐng | scene; spectacle; circumstances我决不会忘记去年与总统握手的情景。Wǒ juébùhuì wàngjì qùnián yǔ zǒngtǒng wòshǒu de qíngjǐng.I'll never forget shaking the President's hand last year. | |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request因为我付不了租金，我就向他请求帮助。Yīnwèi wǒfù bùliǎo zūjīn, wǒ jiù xiàng tā qǐngqiú bāngzhù.Since I couldn't pay the rent, I asked him for help. | |
| 情绪 | qíngxù | mood; state of mind; moodiness汤姆试着控制他的情绪。Tāngmǔ shìzhe kòngzhì tā de qíngxù.Tom tried to control his emotions. | |
| 轻易 | qīngyì | easy; simple; rashly我不能让汤姆这么轻易杀了我。Wǒ bùnéng ràng tāngmǔ zhème qīngyì shā le wǒ.I can't just let Tom kill me. | |
| 轻重 | qīngzhòng | severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious | |
| 亲朋好友 | qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu | friends and family; kith and kin | |
| 亲切 | qīnqiè | amiable; cordial; close and dear他总是对我很亲切。Tā zǒngshì duì wǒ hěn qīnqiè.He's always been kind to me. | |
| 亲情 | qīnqíng | affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children | |
| 亲人 | qīnrén | one's close relatives | |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person; oneself他亲自来了。Tā qīnzì lái le.He came in person. | |
| 穷 | qióng | poor; exhausted富人有时会看不起穷人。Fùrén yǒushí huì kànbùqǐ qióngrén.The rich sometimes despise the poor. | |
| 气球 | qìqiú | balloon你喜欢什么颜色的气球？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè de qìqiú?What color balloons do you like? | |
| 企业 | qǐyè | company; firm; enterprise这是个企业生活区。Zhè shì gè qǐyè shēnghuóqū.This is a company town. | |
| 汽油 | qìyóu | gasoline | |
| 其余 | qíyú | the rest; the others; remaining | |
| 权 | quán | authority; power; right它是基本人权。Tā shì jīběn rénquán.It's a basic human right. | |
| 劝 | quàn | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade | |
| 全力 | quánlì | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort)我应该尽我的全力。Wǒ yīnggāi jǐn wǒ de quánlì.I have to do my best. | |
| 权利 | quánlì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth我们知道我们的权利。Wǒmen zhīdào wǒmen de quánlì.We know our rights. | |
| 全面 | quánmiàn | all-around; comprehensive; total | |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire在全体职员回家后，火事爆发了。Zài quántǐ zhíyuán huíjiā hòu, huǒ shì bàofā le.The fire broke out after the staff went home. | |
| 全新 | quánxīn | all new; completely new这是全新的。Zhèshì quánxīn de.It's brand new. | |
| 确保 | quèbǎo | to ensure; to guarantee我不能确保这一切会发生。Wǒ bùnéng quèbǎo zhè yīqiè huì fāshēng.I can't guarantee that that's going to happen. | |
| 确定 | quèdìng | definite; certain; fixed你确定？Nǐ quèdìng?Really? | |
| 缺乏 | quēfá | to lack; to be short of你缺乏耐心。Nǐ quēfá nàixīn.You're impatient. | |
| 确认 | quèrèn | to confirm; to verify; confirmation出去之前确认一下所有的灯都关了。Chūqù zhīqián quèrèn yīxià suǒyǒu de dēng dōu guān le.Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out. | |
| 群 | qún | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc一群人聚集在现场。Yīqún rén jùjí zài xiànchǎng.A crowd gathered at the scene. | |
| 群体 | qúntǐ | community; colony | |
| 去世 | qùshì | to pass away; to die他最近去世了。Tā zuìjìn qùshì le.He died recently. | |
| 趋势 | qūshì | trend; tendency | |
| 区域 | qūyù | area; region; district这片区域很少下雪。Zhèpiàn qūyù hěnshǎo xiàxuě.It rarely snows in this area. | |
| 燃烧 | ránshāo | to ignite; to combust; to burn塑料不易燃烧。Sùliào bùyì ránshāo.Plastic does not burn easily. | |
| 绕 | rào | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around让卫星环绕地球的是重力。Ràng wèixīng huánrào dìqiú de shì zhònglì.It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth. | |
| 热爱 | rè’ài | to love ardently; to adore他真的很热爱音乐。Tā zhēnde hěn rèài yīnyuè.He really likes music a lot. | |
| 热量 | rèliàng | heat; quantity of heat; calorific value | |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent; warm我受到了热烈的欢迎。Wǒ shòudàole rèliè de huānyíng.I received a warm welcome. | |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit她认识我。Tā rènshí wǒ.She knows me. | |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear; to endure; to tolerate我不能忍受。Wǒ bùnéng rěnshòu.I can't stand it. | |
| 人才 | réncái | talent; talented person; looks这家里应该没有男人才对。Zhè jiālǐ yīnggāi méiyǒu nánrén cái duì.There aren't supposed to be any men in this house. | |
| 人工 | réngōng | artificial; manpower; manual work我能跟任何人工作。Wǒnéng gēn rènhérén gōngzuò.I can work with anyone. | |
| 人际 | rénjì | human relationships; interpersonal | |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population; people这个城市人口众多。Zhège chéngshì rénkǒuzhòngduō.The city has a large population. | |
| 人类 | rénlèi | humanity; human race; mankind科学使人类进步。Kēxué shǐ rénlèi jìnbù.Science has advanced the human race. | |
| 人力 | rénlì | manpower; labor power | |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people这里的人民很热情。Zhèli de rénmín hěn rèqíng.The people here are very enthusiastic. | |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) | |
| 人群 | rénqún | crowd很快人群就在他周围聚集了起来。Hěnkuài rénqún jiù zài tā zhōuwéi jùjí le qǐlái.A crowd soon gathered around him. | |
| 人体 | réntǐ | human body没人体会我的感受。Méi rén tǐhuì wǒ de gǎnshòu.Nobody knows how I feel. | |
| 人物 | rénwù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) | |
| 热心 | rèxīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous | |
| 日历 | rìlì | calendar | |
| 日用品 | rìyòngpǐn | articles for daily use | |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as我喜欢运动，比如跑步和游泳。Wǒ xǐhuan yùndòng, bǐrú pǎobù hé yóuyǒng.I like sports - for example running and swimming. | |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft; flexible软件正在不断进化。Ruǎnjiàn zhèngzài bùduàn jìnhuà.Software is constantly evolving. | |
| 软件 | ruǎnjiàn | (computer) software软件正在不断进化。Ruǎnjiàn zhèngzài bùduàn jìnhuà.Software is constantly evolving. | |
| 如此 | rúcǐ | like this; so; such我希望如此。Wǒ xīwàng rúcǐ.I hope so. | |
| 如何 | rúhé | how; what way; what考得如何？Kǎodé rúhé?How was your exam? | |
| 如今 | rújīn | nowadays; now如今很多的货物都由飞机运送。Rújīn hěnduō de huòwù dōu yóu fēijī yùnsòng.Many goods are now transported by air. | |
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble; young风暴减弱了。Fēngbào jiǎnruò le.The storm abated. | |
| 如同 | rútóng | like; as | |
| 如下 | rúxià | as follows他的要求如下。Tā de yāoqiú rúxià.His request is as follows. | |
| 洒 | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill | |
| 赛场 | sàichǎng | racetrack; field (for athletics competition) | |
| 色彩 | sècǎi | tint; coloring; coloration | |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish别把人家当傻瓜。Bié bǎ rénjiā dāng shǎguā.Don't make a fool of me. | |
| 晒 | shài | (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun | |
| 沙漠 | shāmò | desert沙漠的气候很干燥。Shāmò de qìhòu hěn gānzào.The climate of the desert is very dry. | |
| 删 | shān | to delete我删除了这个应用。Wǒ shānchú le zhège yìngyòng.I deleted the app. | |
| 扇 | shān | to fan; to slap sb on the face这是一把中式扇子。Zhèshì yībǎ zhōngshì shànzi.This is a Chinese fan. | |
| 擅长 | shàncháng | to be good at; to be expert in我不擅长游泳。Wǒ bù shàncháng yóuyǒng.I can't swim well. | |
| 删除 | shānchú | to delete; to cancel我删除了这个应用。Wǒ shānchú le zhège yìngyòng.I deleted the app. | |
| 赏 | shǎng | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down我欣赏你。Wǒ xīnshǎng nǐ.I admire you. | |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure; injury; wound别伤心。Bié shāngxīn.Don't be sad. | |
| 上传 | shàngchuán | to upload | |
| 伤害 | shānghài | to injure; to harm他们不会伤害我们。Tāmen búhuì shānghài wǒmen.They won't hurt us. | |
| 商家 | shāngjiā | merchant; business; enterprise | |
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant; businessman我不相信商人。Wǒ bù xiāngxìn shāngrén.I don't trust businessmen. | |
| 上升 | shàngshēng | to rise; to go up; to ascend河的水位上升了。Hé de shuǐwèi shàngshēng le.The river's water level has risen. | |
| 商务 | shāngwù | commercial affairs; commercial; commerce | |
| 上下 | shàngxià | the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom汤姆从吉普车上下来了。Tāngmǔ cóng jípǔchē shàng xiàlái le.Tom got out of the jeep. | |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade; commerce这是一个商业网站。Zhè shì yí gè shāngyè wǎngzhàn.This is a commercial website. | |
| 上涨 | shàngzhǎng | to rise; to go up物价上涨了。Wùjiàshàngzhǎng le.Prices are going up. | |
| 善良 | shànliáng | good and honest; kindhearted | |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area | |
| 善于 | shànyú | to be good at; to be adept at他不善于记人名。Tā bù shànyú jìrénmíng.He's not good at remembering names. | |
| 扇子 | shànzi | fan这是一把中式扇子。Zhèshì yībǎ zhōngshì shànzi.This is a Chinese fan. | |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn; to cook; to stew你没发烧。Nǐ méi fāshāo.You have no fever. | |
| 烧烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue; to roast我喜欢烧烤食物。Wǒ xǐhuān shāokǎo shíwù.I love barbecue. | |
| 沙子 | shāzi | sand; grit汤姆弯下腰，捧起了一把沙子。Tāngmǔ wān xiàyāo, pěngqǐ le yībǎ shāzi.Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand. | |
| 蛇 | shé | snake; serpent | |
| 设备 | shèbèi | equipment; facilities; installations | |
| 舍不得 | shěbude | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | |
| 舍得 | shěde | to be willing to part with sth | |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design润滑系统设计得不好。Rùnhuá xìtǒng shèjì dé bùhǎo.The lubrication system was poorly designed. | |
| 设立 | shèlì | to set up; to establish | |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend | |
| 身材 | shēncái | stature; build (height and weight); figure | |
| 深度 | shēndù | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development我们测量了这条河的深度。Wǒmen cèliáng le zhè tiáohé de shēndù.We measured the depth of the river. | |
| 身份 | shēnfèn | identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role这是我的身份证。Zhè shì wǒ de shēnfènzhèng.This is my I.D. card. | |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; success; to beat真理必胜。Zhēnlǐbìshèng.Truth will always prevail. | |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise (variant of 升); to promote河的水位上升了。Hé de shuǐwèi shàngshēng le.The river's water level has risen. | |
| 生产 | shēngchǎn | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child日本生产很多好相机。Rìběn shēngchǎn hěnduō hǎo xiàngjī.Japan produces a lot of good cameras. | |
| 生存 | shēngcún | to exist; to survive没有水，我们无法生存。Méiyǒu shuǐ, wǒmen wúfǎ shēngcún.Without water, we cannot exist. | |
| 生动 | shēngdòng | (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively大象是如今现存的陆生动物里最大的。Dàxiàng shì rújīn xiàncún de lùshēngdòngwù lǐ zuìdà de.Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. | |
| 省份 | shěngfèn | province | |
| 省会 | shěnghuì | provincial capital | |
| 升级 | shēngjí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity) | |
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory正义终将胜利。Zhèngyì zhōngjiāng shènglì.Justice will prevail in the end. | |
| 升温 | shēngwēn | to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify | |
| 生物 | shēngwù | organism; living creature; life form他是一个生物学家。Tā shì yígè shēngwùxuéjiā.He's a biologist. | |
| 生肖 | shēngxiào | animal from the Chinese zodiac; one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支 | |
| 生长 | shēngzhǎng | to grow; to grow up; to be brought up我在东京出生长大。Wǒ zài dōngjīng chūshēng zhǎngdà.I was born and raised in Tokyo. | |
| 深厚 | shēnhòu | deep; profound他们之间建立了深厚的友谊。Tāmen zhījiān jiànlìle shēnhòu de yǒuyì.They have developed a deep friendship. | |
| 神话 | shénhuà | legend; fairy tale; myth | |
| 深刻 | shēnkè | profound; deep; deep-going你说的话给我留下了很深刻的印象。Nǐ shuō dehuà gěi wǒ liúxià le hěn shēnkè de yìnxiàng.What you said left a deep impression on me. | |
| 神秘 | shénmì | mysterious; mystery自然充满了神秘。Zìrán chōngmǎn le shénmì.Nature is full of mysteries. | |
| 深入 | shēnrù | to penetrate deeply; thorough | |
| 深远 | shēnyuǎn | far-reaching; profound and long-lasting | |
| 社区 | shèqū | community; neighborhood | |
| 设施 | shèshī | facilities; installation这套房子设施便利齐全。Zhètào fángzi shèshī biànlì qíquán.The house has all the conveniences. | |
| 摄影 | shèyǐng | to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)她对摄影很感兴趣。Tā duì shèyǐng hěn gǎn xìngqù.She's very interested in photography. | |
| 设置 | shèzhì | to set up; to install | |
| 式 | shì | type; form; pattern换种方式说。Huànzhǒng fāngshì shuō.Say it in another way. | |
| 湿 | shī | moist; wet他从头到脚都湿了。Tā cóngtóudàojiǎo dōu shī le.He was wet all over. | |
| 诗 | shī | abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs; poem; poetry这些诗的作者是谁？Zhèxiē shī de zuòzhě shì shuí?Who wrote these poems? | |
| 时差 | shíchā | time difference; time lag; jet lag | |
| 时常 | shícháng | often; frequently | |
| 时代 | shídài | Time, US weekly news magazine; age; era他是时代杂志的记者。Tā shì shídài zázhì de jìzhě.He is a reporter for Time magazine. | |
| 适当 | shìdàng | suitable; appropriate | |
| 似的 | shìde | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr.死了就像做梦似的。Sǐ le jiù xiàng zuòmèng shìde.Death is like dreaming. | |
| 使得 | shǐde | usable; serviceable; feasible暴风雪使得我们难以返回营地。Bàofēngxuě shǐde wǒmen nányǐ fǎnhuí yíngdì.We found it very hard going back to our base camp in the blizzard. | |
| 事故 | shìgù | accident事故发生在前天。Shìgù fāshēng zài qiántiān.The accident happened the day before yesterday. | |
| 实践 | shíjiàn | practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise)我们怎样才能将其付出实践？Wǒmen zěnyàngcáinéng jiāng qí fùchū shíjiàn?How can we put it into practice? | |
| 事件 | shìjiàn | incident; event我跟那个事件没有什么关系。Wǒ gēn nàge shìjiàn méiyǒu shénme guānxì.I had nothing to do with that incident. | |
| 试卷 | shìjuàn | examination paper; test paper我是最后交的考试卷。Wǒ shì zuìhòu jiāo de kǎoshìjuàn.I was the last one to turn in my test. | |
| 时刻 | shíkè | time; juncture; moment太空跑步是历史上激动人心的时刻。Tàikōng pǎobù shì lìshǐ shàng jīdòngrénxīn de shíkè.The space race was an exciting time in history. | |
| 实力 | shílì | strength不要低估自己的实力。Búyào dīgū zìjǐ de shílì.Don't underestimate your own strength. | |
| 失恋 | shīliàn | to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted | |
| 失眠 | shīmián | to suffer from insomnia我有失眠症。Wǒ yǒu shīmiánzhèng.I can't sleep at night. | |
| 市民 | shìmín | city resident | |
| 时期 | shíqī | period; phase他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。Tā zài shàng gè jǐngqì shíqī chǎogǔ zǎnxià le yībǐ qián.He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom. | |
| 诗人 | shīrén | bard; poet我觉得他有几分像个诗人。Wǒ juéde tā yǒu jǐfēn xiàng gè shīrén.I think he is something of a poet. | |
| 实施 | shíshī | to implement; to carry out根本就没实施过逮捕行动。Gēnběn jiù méi shíshī guò dàibǔ xíngdòng.No arrests were ever made. | |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact这是事实。Zhèshì shìshí.It's the truth. | |
| 石头 | shítou | stone这是什么石头？Zhèshì shénme shítou?What kind of stone is this? | |
| 视为 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as; to consider to be他被视为村里最好的医生。Tā bèi shìwèi cūnlǐ zuìhǎo de yīshēng.He is regarded as the best doctor in the village. | |
| 事物 | shìwù | thing; object她总是尝试新事物。Tā zǒngshì chángshì xīn shìwù.She is always trying new things. | |
| 失误 | shīwù | lapse; mistake; to make a mistake汤姆犯了个大失误。Tāngmǔ fàn le gè dà shīwù.Tom has made a big mistake. | |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work; to intern | |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize你的梦想实现了。Nǐ de mèngxiǎng shíxiàn le.Your dreams have come true. | |
| 事先 | shìxiān | in advance; before the event; beforehand除非他们事先修好刹车，我才会买车子。Chúfēi tāmen shìxiān xiūhǎo shāchē, wǒ cái huì mǎi chēzi.I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first. | |
| 实行 | shíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice | |
| 实验 | shíyàn | experiment; test; experimental实验证明了他的理论。Shíyàn zhèngmíng le tā de lǐlùn.The experiment confirmed his theory. | |
| 试验 | shìyàn | experiment; test; to experiment这位老师用试验论证了这个想法。Zhèwèi lǎoshī yòng shìyàn lùnzhèng le zhège xiǎngfǎ.The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment. | |
| 实验室 | shíyànshì | laboratory实验室里的空调坏了。Shíyànshì lǐ de kōngtiáo huài le.The air conditioner in the lab is broken. | |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project; activity他继承了他父亲的事业。Tā jìchéng le tā fùqīn de shìyè.He took over his father's business. | |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job数千人失业。Shùqiān rén shīyè.Thousands of people lost their jobs. | |
| 实用 | shíyòng | to apply in practice; practical; functional这不实用。Zhè bù shíyòng.It isn't practical. | |
| 食用 | shíyòng | to eat; to consume; edible真的不敢相信你在吃医生叮嘱不要食用的东西。Zhēnde bùgǎnxiāngxìn nǐ zài chī yīshēng dīngzhǔ búyào shíyòng de dōngxī.I can't believe you are eating something the doctor has told you repeatedly you shouldn't eat. | |
| 试用 | shìyòng | to try sth out; to be on probation | |
| 适用 | shìyòng | to be applicable | |
| 始终 | shǐzhōng | from beginning to end; all along | |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard; to defend; to keep watch我们很保守。Wǒmen hěn bǎoshǒu.We're conservative. | |
| 首次 | shǒucì | first; first time; for the first time | |
| 手段 | shǒuduàn | method; way; means (of doing sth)语言是人们与他人交流的手段。Yǔyán shì rénmen yǔ tārén jiāoliú de shǒuduàn.Language is the means by which people communicate with others. | |
| 手工 | shǒugōng | handwork; manual这块地毯是手工制作的。Zhèkuài dìtǎn shì shǒugōng zhìzuò de.This rug is handmade. | |
| 收获 | shōuhuò | to harvest; to reap; to gain没有挑战就没有收获。Méiyǒu tiǎozhàn jiù méiyǒu shōuhuò.Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | |
| 收集 | shōují | to gather; to collect她为一本书收集材料。Tā wèi yī běnshū shōují cáiliào.She's collecting material for a book. | |
| 售价 | shòujià | selling price | |
| 收看 | shōukàn | to watch (a TV program) | |
| 手术 | shǒushù | (surgical) operation; surgery该手术无痛。Gāi shǒushù wútòng.The procedure is painless. | |
| 手套 | shǒutào | glove; mitten他戴着手套。Tā dài zhe shǒutào.He is wearing gloves. | |
| 手续 | shǒuxù | procedure; formalities手续费是多少？Shǒuxùfèi shì duōshǎo?How much is the commission? | |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger不能用手指人。Bùnéng yòng shǒuzhǐ rén.Don't point at others. | |
| 束 | shù | to bind; bunch; bundle你结束了吗？Nǐ jiéshù le ma?Are you finished? | |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break他突然摔倒了。Tā tūrán shuāidǎo le.All of a sudden, he fell down. | |
| 双方 | shuāngfāng | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved双方本周举行会谈。Shuāngfāng běnzhōu jǔxínghuìtán.The two sides hold talks this week. | |
| 鼠标 | shǔbiāo | (computing) mouse | |
| 蔬菜 | shūcài | vegetables多吃点蔬菜。Duōchīdiǎn shūcài.Eat a lot of vegetables. | |
| 书法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship你擅长书法吗？Nǐ shàncháng shūfǎ ma?Are you good at calligraphy? | |
| 书房 | shūfáng | study (room); studio | |
| 税 | shuì | taxes; duties他想要减少进口品的税。Tā xiǎngyào jiǎnshǎo jìnkǒupǐn de shuì.He wanted to reduce the tax on imports. | |
| 水分 | shuǐfèn | moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding | |
| 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode我最近一直睡眠不足。Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí shuìmiánbùzú.I haven't been getting enough sleep lately. | |
| 书架 | shūjià | bookshelf他把书放在了书架上。Tā bǎ shū fàngzài le shūjiàshàng.He put the book on the shelf. | |
| 数据 | shùjù | data数据表明年轻人抽烟的现象没有减少。Shùjù biǎomíng niánqīngrén chōuyān de xiànxiàng méiyǒu jiǎnshǎo.As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young. | |
| 熟练 | shúliàn | practiced; proficient; skilled | |
| 树木 | shùmù | tree树木开始抽芽。Shùmù kāishǐ chōuyá.The trees are beginning to bud. | |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange一切都很顺利。Yīqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.Everything went well. | |
| 说不定 | shuōbudìng | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 说服 | shuōfú | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over她试图说服他来参加会议。Tā shìtú shuōfú tālái cānjiā huìyì.She tried to persuade him to attend the meeting. | |
| 熟人 | shúrén | acquaintance; friend好多朋友和熟人来了。Hǎoduō péngyǒu hé shúrén lái le.Quite a lot of friends and acquaintances have come. | |
| 输入 | shūrù | to import; to input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. | |
| 舒适 | shūshì | cozy; snug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. | |
| 属于 | shǔyú | to belong to; to fall under (a category)这辆自行车属于我。Zhèliàng zìxíngchē shǔyú wǒ.This bicycle belongs to me. | |
| 四处 | sìchù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions四处看看。Sìchù kànkàn.Look around. | |
| 似乎 | sìhū | it seems; seemingly; as if似乎很便宜。Sìhū hěn piányi.It seemed to be cheap. | |
| 思考 | sīkǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over你在说话前应该先思考。Nǐ zài shuōhuà qián yīnggāi xiān sīkǎo.You should think before you speak. | |
| 私人 | sīrén | private; personal; interpersonal他享有私人教学的特权。Tā xiǎngyǒu sīrén jiàoxué de tèquán.He had the privilege of a private education. | |
| 思维 | sīwéi | (line of) thought; thinking | |
| 思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking; idea | |
| 四周 | sìzhōu | all around汤姆环顾四周，发现自己迷路了。Tāngmǔ huángùsìzhōu, fāxiànzìjǐ mílù le.Tom looked around and realized he was lost. | |
| 搜 | sōu | (bound form) to collect; to gather; to search搜查房子。Sōuchá fángzi.Search the house. | |
| 搜索 | sōusuǒ | to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)援救人员为了找到孩子，仔细搜索了那个区域。Yuánjiù rényuán wèile zhǎodào háizi, zǐxìsōusuǒ le nàge qūyù.The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child. | |
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life | |
| 随 | suí | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...随便坐。Suíbiàn zuò.Sit wherever you like. | |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble他把杯子掉到地板上打碎了。Tā bǎ bēizi diào dào dìbǎn shàng dǎsuì le.He dropped the cup and broke it. | |
| 随后 | suíhòu | soon after很多人在随后的爆炸中死去。Hěnduō rén zài suíhòu de bàozhà zhōng sǐqù.The explosion that followed killed many people. | |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time病人随时会死。Bìngrén suíshí huì sǐ.That patient may die at any time. | |
| 随手 | suíshǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it | |
| 随意 | suíyì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will稍微随意一点。Shāowēi suíyì yìdiǎn.Let your hair down a little. | |
| 损害 | sǔnhài | harm; to damage; to impair | |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage; to lose他的死对我们公司是一个巨大的损失。Tā de sǐ duì wǒmen gōngsī shì yígè jùdà de sǔnshī.His death was a great loss to our firm. | |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc所有人都笑了。Suǒyǒu rén dōu xiào le.Everyone laughed. | |
| 锁 | suǒ | to lock; to lock up; a lock我忘记锁上抽屉了。Wǒ wàngjì suǒshàng chōutì le.I forgot to lock the drawer. | |
| 缩短 | suōduǎn | to shorten; to reduce; to curtail | |
| 缩小 | suōxiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink | |
| 宿舍 | sùshè | dormitory; dorm room; living quarters我们大家住在同一个宿舍。Wǒmen dàjiā zhù zài tóngyīgè sùshè.We all live in the same dorm. | |
| 台灯 | táidēng | desk lamp; table lamp | |
| 台阶 | táijiē | steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle) | |
| 太太 | tàitai | married woman; Mrs.; Madam你太太怎么样？Nǐ tàitài zěnmeyàng?How is your wife? | |
| 谈话 | tánhuà | to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk校长想跟你谈话。Xiàozhǎng xiǎng gēn nǐ tánhuà.The principal wants to talk to you. | |
| 桃 | táo | peach我在我的院子里种了棵桃树。Wǒ zài wǒ de yuànzi lǐzhǒng le kē táoshù.I planted a peach tree in my yard. | |
| 套 | tào | to cover; to encase; cover他戴着手套。Tā dài zhe shǒutào.He is wearing gloves. | |
| 他人 | tārén | another person; sb else; other people人要爱他人。Rényào ài tārén.People must love one another. | |
| 特产 | tèchǎn | special local product; (regional) specialty | |
| 疼痛 | téngtòng | pain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore疼痛消失了。Téngtòng xiāoshī le.The pain has gone. | |
| 特色 | tèsè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality | |
| 特殊 | tèshū | special; particular; unusual你会需要一个特殊的工具来做这件事。Nǐ huì xūyào yígè tèshū de gōngjù lái zuò zhèjiàn shì.You'll need a special tool to do it. | |
| 特有 | tèyǒu | specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive | |
| 特征 | tèzhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature | |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace她用人造黄油代替了黄油。Tā yòng rénzàohuángyóu dàitì le huángyóu.She substituted margarine for butter. | |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in请填写申请表。Qǐng tiánxiě shēnqǐngbiǎo.Please fill in the application form. | |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky天空完全变黑了。Tiānkōng wánquán biànhēi le.The sky was completely dark. | |
| 甜品 | tiánpǐn | dessert | |
| 天上 | tiānshàng | the sky; the heavens看天上。Kàn tiānshàng.Look at the sky. | |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick我挑不出他的毛病。Wǒ tiāobùchū tā de máobìng.I cannot find fault with him. | |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | (athletics) high jump | |
| 调皮 | tiáopí | naughty; mischievous; unruly | |
| 挑选 | tiāoxuǎn | to choose; to select超市里的食品可以任顾客挑选。Chāoshì lǐ de shípǐn kěyǐ rèn gùkè tiāoxuǎn.Customers can select any of the foods in the supermarket they wish to. | |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) | |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge这是一个巨大的挑战。Zhèshì yígè jùdà de tiǎozhàn.That's a huge challenge. | |
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust; adjustment; revision | |
| 提倡 | tíchàng | to promote; to advocate有没有一个国家比美国更提倡爱国主义？Yǒuméiyǒu yígè guójiā bǐ měiguó gèng tíchàng àiguózhǔyì?Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America? | |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog)她把鼻子贴在玻璃上。Tā bǎ bízi tiē zài bōlí shàng.She pressed her nose against the glass. | |
| 铁路 | tiělù | railroad; railway铁路与公路平行。Tiělù yǔ gōnglù píngxíng.The railroad is parallel to the road. | |
| 体会 | tǐhuì | to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize没人体会我的感受。Méi rén tǐhuì wǒ de gǎnshòu.Nobody knows how I feel. | |
| 提交 | tíjiāo | to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb | |
| 体力 | tǐlì | physical strength; physical power | |
| 题目 | tímù | subject; title; topic这道题目没有一位老师会做。Zhèdào tímù méiyǒu yīwèi lǎoshī huì zuò.None of the teachers could solve the problem. | |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over她多停留了五天。Tā duō tíngliú le wǔtiān.She extended her stay by five days. | |
| 提起 | tíqǐ | to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift | |
| 提升 | tíshēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist我想找一种提升记忆力的方法。Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yīzhǒng tíshēng jìyìlì de fāngfǎ.I'd like to find a way to improve my memory. | |
| 提问 | tíwèn | to question; to quiz; to grill尽管提问。Jǐnguǎn tíwèn.Feel free to ask any questions. | |
| 体现 | tǐxiàn | to embody; to reflect; to incarnate | |
| 体验 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself这是奇妙的体验。Zhèshì qímiào de tǐyàn.It's been an amazing experience. | |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar我们是同学。Wǒmen shì tóngxué.We're classmates. | |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal我通常走去学校。Wǒ tōngcháng zǒu qù xuéxiào.I usually walk to school. | |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count; to add up事实是倔强的，但统计是柔顺的。Shìshí shì juéjiàng de, dàn tǒngjì shì róushùn de.Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable. | |
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering; painful你现在感到痛苦吗？Nǐ xiànzài gǎndàotòngkǔ ma?Are you in pain now? | |
| 同情 | tóngqíng | compassion; sympathy每个人都对囚犯表示同情。Měigè rén dōu duì qiúfàn biǎoshìtóngqíng.Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner. | |
| 通行 | tōngxíng | to go through; to pass through; to be in general use靠右侧通行。Kào yòucè tōngxíng.Keep to the right. | |
| 同一 | tóngyī | identical; the same我们偶然乘上了同一辆列车。Wǒmen ǒurán chéngshàng le tóng yīliàng lièchē.We happened to be on the same train. | |
| 统一 | tǒngyī | to unify; to integrate; unified | |
| 投 | tóu | to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)你投资多少？Nǐ tóuzī duōshǎo?How much do you have invested? | |
| 投入 | tóurù | to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into我在这项计划上投入了所有精力。Wǒ zài zhèxiàng jìhuà shàng tóurù le suǒyǒu jīnglì.I've put all of my energy into this plan. | |
| 团 | tuán | dumpling; round; lump你参加社团活动吗？Nǐ cānjiā shètuánhuódòng ma?Do you take part in any community activities? | |
| 团队 | tuánduì | team我们有个好极了的团队。Wǒmen yǒugè hǎojíle de tuánduì.We have a great team. | |
| 突出 | tūchū | prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to我门牙突出。Wǒ ményá tūchū.My front teeth stick out. | |
| 土地 | tǔdì | land; soil; territory他买土地目的是要造房子。Tā mǎi tǔdì mùdì shì yàozào fángzi.He bought the land for the purpose of building a house on it. | |
| 土豆 | tǔdòu | potato; (Tw) peanut把土豆切一下。Bǎ tǔdòu qiè yīxià.Cut the potatoes. | |
| 图画 | túhuà | drawing; picture | |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject我退出。Wǒ tuìchū.I quit. | |
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort; to quit我退出。Wǒ tuìchū.I quit. | |
| 推动 | tuīdòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to | |
| 推广 | tuīguǎng | to extend; to spread; to popularize | |
| 退还 | tuìhuán | to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund | |
| 推荐 | tuījiàn | to recommend; recommendation我强力推荐它。Wǒ qiánglì tuījiàn tā.I recommend it strongly. | |
| 推进 | tuījìn | to impel; to carry forward; to push on | |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement我去年退休了。Wǒ qùnián tuìxiū le.I retired last year. | |
| 拖鞋 | tuōxié | slippers; sandals; flip-flops | |
| 图书 | túshū | books (in a library or bookstore)我去图书馆还书。Wǒ qù túshūguǎn huánshū.I'm going to the library to return the books. | |
| 兔子 | tùzi | hare; rabbit狗追兔子。Gǒu zhuī tùzi.The dog chased the rabbit. | |
| 外部 | wàibù | the outside; (attributive) external; exterior | |
| 外公 | wàigōng | (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather他很像他外公。Tā hěn xiàng tā wàigōng.He resembles his grandfather. | |
| 外观 | wàiguān | outward appearance | |
| 外婆 | wàipó | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | |
| 外形 | wàixíng | figure; shape; external form地球的外形和橙子相似。Dìqiú de wàixíng hé chéngzi xiāngsì.The earth is similar to an orange in shape. | |
| 弯 | wān | to bend; bent; a bend汤姆弯下腰，捧起了一把沙子。Tāngmǔ wān xiàyāo, pěngqǐ le yībǎ shāzi.Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand. | |
| 往返 | wǎngfǎn | to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip往返票多少钱？Wǎngfǎnpiào duōshǎo qián?What's the round-trip fare? | |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | Internet; network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)你不应该在社交网络上分享过多私人信息。Nǐ bù yīnggāi zài shèjiāo wǎngluò shàng fēnxiǎng guòduō sīrén xìnxī.You shouldn't share too much private information on the social networks. | |
| 玩具 | wánjù | plaything; toy他收起了他的玩具。Tā shōuqǐ le tā de wánjù.He put away his toys. | |
| 完美 | wánměi | perfect那是完美的。Nà shì wánměi de.That's perfect. | |
| 完善 | wánshàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent | |
| 万一 | wànyī | just in case; if by any chance; contingency万一我来晚的话，就别等我了。Wànyī wǒlái wǎn dehuà, jiùbié děng wǒ le.If by any chance I'm late, please don't wait for me. | |
| 完整 | wánzhěng | complete; intact | |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around你为什么戴那条围巾？Nǐ wèishénme dài nàtiáo wéijīn?Why are you wearing that scarf? | |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach他的胃口很好。Tā de wèikǒu hěn hǎo.He has a good appetite. | |
| 尾巴 | wěiba | tail; colloquial pr.孩子抓住了猫的尾巴。Háizi zhuāzhù le māo de wěiba.The child caught the cat by the tail. | |
| 维持 | wéichí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve你在东京如何维持生计？Nǐ zài dōngjīng rúhé wéichí shēngjì?How did you make a living in Tokyo? | |
| 伟大 | wěidà | huge; great; grand这是一个伟大的时刻。Zhèshì yígè wěidà de shíkè.This is a great moment. | |
| 违法 | wéifǎ | illegal; to break the law他没违法。Tā méi wéifǎ.He's not breaking the law. | |
| 违反 | wéifǎn | to violate (a law)这违反规则。Zhè wéifǎn guīzé.That's against the rules. | |
| 危害 | wēihài | to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger奴役制是一种危害人类罪。Núyì zhìshì yīzhǒng wēihài rénlèi zuì.Slavery is a crime against humanity. | |
| 围巾 | wéijīn | scarf; shawl你为什么戴那条围巾？Nǐ wèishénme dài nàtiáo wéijīn?Why are you wearing that scarf? | |
| 未来 | wèilái | future; tomorrow; approaching你有光明的未来。Nǐ yǒu guāngmíng de wèilái.You have a bright future. | |
| 围绕 | wéirào | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) | |
| 微笑 | wēixiào | smile; to smile不要微笑。Búyào wēixiào.Don't smile. | |
| 威胁 | wēixié | to threaten; to menace他威胁要公开。Tā wēixié yào gōngkāi.He threatened to make it public. | |
| 维修 | wéixiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain | |
| 唯一 | wéiyī | only; sole那是唯一的出路。Nà shì wéiyī de chūlù.It was the only way to go. | |
| 位于 | wèiyú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie图书馆位于城市中心。Túshūguǎn wèiyú chéngshì zhōngxīn.The library is in the center of the city. | |
| 位置 | wèizhì | position; place; seat请保留我的位置Qǐng bǎoliú wǒ de wèizhìPlease save my place. | |
| 稳定 | wěndìng | steady; stable; stability | |
| 问卷 | wènjuàn | questionnaire我们对客户进行了问卷调查。Wǒmen duì kèhù jìnxíngle wènjuàn diàochá.We did a survey of our clients. | |
| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm | |
| 文学 | wénxué | literature他是个天文学专家。Tā shì gè tiānwénxué zhuānjiā.He's an expert in astronomy. | |
| 握 | wò | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)和我握手。Hé wǒ wòshǒu.Shake my hand. | |
| 卧室 | wòshì | bedroom最大的卧室朝南。Zuìdà de wòshì cháonán.The largest bedroom faces south. | |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands和我握手。Hé wǒ wòshǒu.Shake my hand. | |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist | |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | dance (performance art); dancing桌子上有一本关于舞蹈的书。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yīběn guānyú wǔdǎo de shū.There's a book about dancing on the desk. | |
| 无关 | wúguān | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)和你无关。Hé nǐ wúguān.It has nothing to do with you. | |
| 物价 | wùjià | (commodity) prices物价上涨了。Wùjiàshàngzhǎng le.Prices are going up. | |
| 物理 | wùlǐ | physics他的物理学得很好。Tā de wùlǐxué dé hěn hǎo.He does well in physics. | |
| 无奈 | wúnài | to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated | |
| 物品 | wùpǐn | articles; goods你该把你的值钱物品保存在一个安全的地方。Nǐ gāi bǎ nǐ de zhíqián wùpǐn bǎocún zài yígè ānquán de dìfāng.You should keep your valuables in a safe place. | |
| 无数 | wúshù | countless; numberless; innumerable无数星星在天上闪烁。Wúshù xīngxīng zài tiānshàng shǎnshuò.Countless stars were twinkling in the sky. | |
| 武术 | wǔshù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual dev… | |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena舞台上有著名音乐家吗？Wǔtái shàng yǒu zhùmíng yīnyuèjiā ma?Are there any famous musicians on the stage? | |
| 无限 | wúxiàn | unlimited; unbounded | |
| 无效 | wúxiào | not valid; ineffective; in vain | |
| 五颜六色 | wǔyán-liùsè | multicolored; every color under the sun | |
| 物业 | wùyè | property; real estate; abbr. for 物业管理, property management | |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance; material | |
| 戏 | xì | trick; drama; play这个游戏很好玩儿。Zhège yóuxì hěn hǎowánr.This game is a lot of fun. | |
| 闲 | xián | enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied您空闲时间喜欢做什么？Nín kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuān zuò shénme?What do you like doing in your free time? | |
| 县 | xiàn | county | |
| 现场 | xiànchǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site警察到达了事故现场。Jǐngchá dàodá le shìgùxiànchǎng.The police got to the scene of the accident. | |
| 现代 | xiàndài | Hyundai, South Korean company; modern times; modern age他学习现代文学。Tā xuéxí xiàndàiwénxué.He studies contemporary literature. | |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization | |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look; to appear他在他弟弟旁边显得很年轻。Tā zài tā dìdi pángbiān xiǎnde hěn niánqīng.He looked young beside his brother. | |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside; native place; home village or town我的家乡非常漂亮。Wǒ de jiāxiāng fēicháng piàoliàng.My hometown is very pretty. | |
| 相册 | xiàngcè | photo album | |
| 相处 | xiāngchǔ | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact他和他的邻居相处。Tā hé tā de línjū xiāngchǔ.He is getting along with his neighborhood. | |
| 乡村 | xiāngcūn | rustic; village; countryside他们在乡村安定了下来。Tāmen zài xiāngcūn āndìng le xiàlái.They settled in the country. | |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate; considerably我相当高。Wǒ xiāngdāng gāo.I'm pretty tall. | |
| 相对 | xiāngduì | relatively; opposite; to resist相对于橙子，我更喜欢苹果。Xiāngduì yú chéngzi, wǒ gèng xǐhuān píngguǒ.I prefer apples to oranges. | |
| 相关 | xiāngguān | related; relevant; pertinent一个国家纸的产量和它的文明程度密切相关。Yígè guójiā zhǐ de chǎnliàng hé tā de wénmíng chéngdù mìqièxiāngguān.The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards. | |
| 项目 | xiàngmù | item; project; (sports) event该项目正在进行中。Gāi xiàngmù zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng.The project is ongoing. | |
| 想念 | xiǎngniàn | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again我想念他。Wǒ xiǎngniàn tā.I miss him. | |
| 橡皮 | xiàngpí | rubber; an eraser | |
| 向上 | xiàngshàng | upward; up; to advance被告会向上级法院上诉。Bèigào huì xiàng shàngjífǎyuàn shàngsù.The defendant will appeal to a higher court. | |
| 响声 | xiǎngshēng | noise | |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure我非常享受你的陪伴。Wǒ fēicháng xiǎngshòu nǐ de péibàn.I really enjoy your company. | |
| 相似 | xiāngsì | similar; alike你我的问题很相似。Nǐ wǒ de wèntí hěn xiāngsì.Your problem and mine are similar. | |
| 想象 | xiǎngxiàng | to imagine; to envision; imagination那只是你的想象。Nà zhǐshì nǐ de xiǎngxiàng.It's just your imagination. | |
| 象征 | xiàngzhēng | emblem; symbol; token | |
| 先后 | xiānhòu | early or late; first and last; priority | |
| 先进 | xiānjìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious | |
| 线路 | xiànlù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire | |
| 显然 | xiǎnrán | clearly; evidently; obviously显然，今天什么事都有可能发生。Xiǎnrán, jīntiān shénme shì dōu yǒu kěnéng fāshēng.Apparently, there is nothing that cannot happen today. | |
| 现实 | xiànshí | reality; actuality; real现实点！Xiànshí diǎn!Be realistic! | |
| 显示 | xiǎnshì | to show; to illustrate; to display | |
| 现象 | xiànxiàng | phenomenon; appearance酸雨不是自然现象。Suānyǔ búshì zìrán xiànxiàng.Acid rain isn't a natural phenomenon. | |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit; to confine | |
| 现状 | xiànzhuàng | current situation | |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc)在日本生活消费很高。Zài rìběn shēnghuó xiāofèi hěn gāo.Life in Japan is expensive. | |
| 消费者 | xiāofèizhě | consumer | |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。Búyào yīnwèi chī dé tài duō ér rǎoluàn wèi de zhèngcháng xiāohuà.Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much. | |
| 消极 | xiāojí | negative; passive; inactive | |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | miss | |
| 销量 | xiāoliàng | sales volume | |
| 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency | |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away她消失了。Tā xiāoshī le.She disappeared. | |
| 销售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)今年销售会翻番。Jīnnián xiāoshòu huì fānfān.Sales should double this year. | |
| 小型 | xiǎoxíng | small scale; small size | |
| 小于 | xiǎoyú | less than, < | |
| 下载 | xiàzài | to download; also pr.假如你没有这个程序，你现在就可以去下载。Jiǎrú nǐ méiyǒu zhège chéngxù, nǐ xiànzài jiù kěyǐ qù xiàzài.If you do not have this program, you can download it now. | |
| 西餐 | xīcān | Western-style food | |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting; oblique | |
| 协议 | xiéyì | agreement; pact; protocol | |
| 写作 | xiězuò | to write; to compose; writing没写作业。Méi xiě zuòyè.I didn't do the homework. | |
| 吸管 | xīguǎn | (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper | |
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars | |
| 戏剧 | xìjù | a drama; a play; theater他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。Tāmen búshì zài dǎjià, érshì zài páiliàn xìjù.They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play. | |
| 信封 | xìnfēng | envelope我在信封上写错了地址。Wǒ zài xìnfēng shàng xiěcuò le dìzhǐ.I wrote the wrong address on the envelope. | |
| 形成 | xíngchéng | to form; to take shape | |
| 行程 | xíngchéng | journey; travel route; itinerary我们本该考虑一下行程。Wǒmen běngāi kǎolǜyīxià xíngchéng.We should've taken the schedule into consideration. | |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action; to move about你必须马上行动。Nǐ bìxū mǎshàng xíngdòng.It is imperative for you to act at once. | |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by | |
| 形容 | xíngróng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance在这种情况下，形容词放在名词前面。Zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià, xíngróngcí fàngzài míngcí qiánmiàn.In this case, the adjective goes before the noun. | |
| 形势 | xíngshì | circumstances; situation; terrain形势似乎非常紧张严峻。Xíngshì sìhū fēicháng jǐnzhāng yánjùn.The situation seemed very tense and dangerous. | |
| 形式 | xíngshì | outer appearance; form; shape | |
| 行驶 | xíngshǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)小心不要在单行道逆向行驶。Xiǎoxīn búyào zài dānxíngdào nìxiàngxíngshǐ.Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street. | |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior你的行为离要求的太远了。Nǐ de xíngwéi lí yāoqiú de tàiyuǎn le.Your behavior leaves much to be desired. | |
| 形象 | xíngxiàng | image; form; figure | |
| 幸运 | xìngyùn | fortunate; lucky; good fortune你觉得幸运吗？Nǐ juéde xìngyùn ma?Do you feel lucky? | |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic | |
| 形状 | xíngzhuàng | form; shape那房子因为其少有的形状被突显出来。Nà fángzi yīnwèi qí shǎoyǒu de xíngzhuàng bèi tūxiǎn chūlái.The house stood out because of its unusual shape. | |
| 行走 | xíngzǒu | to walk她在行走。Tā zài xíngzǒu.She walks. | |
| 新郎 | xīnláng | bridegroom; groom | |
| 心理 | xīnlǐ | psychology; mentality | |
| 新娘 | xīnniáng | bride新娘好像非常漂亮。Xīnniáng hǎoxiàng fēicháng piàoliàng.The bride seems to be very pretty. | |
| 信任 | xìnrèn | to trust; to have confidence in我信任他。Wǒ xìnrèn tā.I trust him. | |
| 新人 | xīnrén | newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent | |
| 欣赏 | xīnshǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire我欣赏你。Wǒ xīnshǎng nǐ.I admire you. | |
| 心态 | xīntài | attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking | |
| 新型 | xīnxíng | new type; new kind | |
| 信用 | xìnyòng | trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint我可以用哪些信用卡？Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǎxiē xìnyòngkǎ?Which credit cards can I use? | |
| 吸收 | xīshōu | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest | |
| 系统 | xìtǒng | system系统运行起来了。Xìtǒng yùnxíng qǐlái le.The system worked. | |
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to amend; to alter; to modify | |
| 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build; to construct | |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation; not working | |
| 西装 | xīzhuāng | suit; Western-style clothes这西装好像真的很贵。Zhè xīzhuāng hǎoxiàng zhēnde hěn guì.This suit seems really expensive. | |
| 需 | xū | to require; to need; to want我需要帮助。Wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.I need help. | |
| 宣布 | xuānbù | to declare; to announce; to proclaim他宣布与她订婚。Tā xuānbù yǔ tā dìnghūn.He announced his engagement to her. | |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda我们在电视上宣传我们的产品。Wǒmen zài diànshì shàng xuānchuán wǒmen de chǎnpǐn.We advertise our products on TV. | |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant他弟弟是个有名的足球选手。Tā dìdi shì gè yǒumíng de zúqiú xuǎnshǒu.His brother is a famous soccer player. | |
| 学分 | xuéfēn | course credit | |
| 雪糕 | xuěgāo | ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle | |
| 学科 | xuékē | subject; branch of learning; course语言学是门很有意思的学科。Yǔyánxué shì mén hěn yǒuyìsi de xuékē.Linguistics is a very interesting field. | |
| 学历 | xuélì | educational background; academic qualifications | |
| 学年 | xuénián | academic year | |
| 学术 | xuéshù | learning; science; academic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. | |
| 学者 | xuézhě | scholar他有几分像学者。Tā yǒu jǐfēn xiàng xuézhě.He is something of a scholar. | |
| 训练 | xùnliàn | to train; to drill; training会有训练。Huì yǒu xùnliàn.Training will be provided. | |
| 迅速 | xùnsù | rapid; speedy; fast他行动迅速。Tā xíngdòng xùnsù.He acts quickly. | |
| 询问 | xúnwèn | to inquire | |
| 寻找 | xúnzhǎo | to seek; to look for我应该寻找什么？Wǒ yīnggāi xúnzhǎo shénme?What should I look for? | |
| 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; to require; (economics) demand这几年对作业疗法的需求在迅速增长。Zhè jǐnián duì zuòyè liáofǎ de xūqiú zài xùnsù zēngzhǎng.Demand for occupational therapy has surged in recent years. | |
| 虚心 | xūxīn | open-minded; humble | |
| 呀 | ya | ah; oh; (used for 啊 after words ending with a, e, i, o, or ü)世界真大呀！Shìjiè zhēn dà ya!The world is really big! | |
| 牙齿 | yáchǐ | tooth; dental牙齿卡了点东西。Yáchǐ kǎ le diǎn dōngxī.You've got something in your teeth. | |
| 押金 | yājīn | deposit; down payment | |
| 沿 | yán | along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on沿着这条路直走，到第三个红绿灯的地方右转。Yánzhe zhètiáo lùzhí zǒu, dào dìsāngè hónglǜdēng de dìfāng yòuzhuǎn.Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light. | |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; (often used with 一) a look; a glance你的眼睛真漂亮。Nǐ de yǎnjīng zhēn piàoliàng.You have beautiful eyes. | |
| 延长 | yáncháng | Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi; to prolong; to extend我想延长这里的住宿多几天。Wǒ xiǎng yáncháng zhèlǐ de zhùsù duō jǐtiān.I want to extend my stay here for a few more days. | |
| 研发 | yánfā | research and development; to develop | |
| 样式 | yàngshì | type; style | |
| 阳台 | yángtái | balcony; porch | |
| 演讲 | yǎnjiǎng | to give a lecture; to make a speech他的演讲让我很无聊。Tā de yǎnjiǎng ràng wǒ hěn wúliáo.I was bored with his speech. | |
| 眼泪 | yǎnlèi | tear; teardrop眼泪顺着她的脸颊流下来。Yǎnlèi shùnzhe tā de liǎnjiá liúxiàlái.Tears were flowing down her cheeks. | |
| 严肃 | yánsù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious我们认为这不严肃。Wǒmen rènwéi zhè bù yánsù.We don't think it's serious. | |
| 研制 | yánzhì | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop | |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake; to rock; to row她沉迷于摇滚乐。Tā chénmíyú yáogǔnyuè.She is absorbed in rock music. | |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip不要再咬指甲了。Búyào zài yǎo zhǐjiǎ le.Stop biting your nails. | |
| 腰 | yāo | the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt汤姆弯下腰，捧起了一把沙子。Tāngmǔ wān xiàyāo, pěngqǐ le yībǎ shāzi.Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand. | |
| 要不 | yàobù | otherwise; or else; how about...?要不一起到车站去？Yào bù yìqǐ dào chēzhàn qù?Do you want to go to the station with me? | |
| 要不是 | yàobúshì | if it were not for; but for要不是当初有内战，他们现在应该挺富裕了。Yàobúshì dāngchū yǒu nèizhàn, tāmen xiànzài yīnggāi tǐng fùyù le.If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now. | |
| 药品 | yàopǐn | medicaments; medicine; drug | |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication药物的作用还不确定。Yàowù de zuòyòng hái bù quèdìng.Whether the medicine will work or not is uncertain. | |
| 压岁钱 | yāsuìqián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| 鸭子 | yāzi | duck; male prostitute (slang) | |
| 夜间 | yèjiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) | |
| 夜市 | yèshì | night market | |
| 业务 | yèwù | business; professional work; service | |
| 业余 | yèyú | in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)观察鸟类是个很好的业余爱好。Guānchá niǎolèi shì gè hěn hǎo de yèyúàihào.Bird watching is a nice hobby. | |
| 移 | yí | to move; to shift; to change轻轻地移动。Qīngqīngdì yídòng.Move quietly. | |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million那家公司去年亏损了10亿日元。Nà jiā gōngsī qùnián kuīsǔn le 10yìrìyuán.The company suffered a loss of one billion yen last year. | |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; according to; so as to他以前住在这儿。Tā yǐqián zhù zài zhèér.He used to live here. | |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, I… | |
| 一次性 | yícìxìng | one-off (offer); one-time; single-use | |
| 一代 | yídài | generation我父母那一代经历过战争。Wǒ fùmǔ nà yídài jīnglì guò zhànzhēng.My parents' generation went through the war. | |
| 一旦 | yídàn | in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...)坏习惯一旦被养成，便不能简单地改正。Huàixíguàn yídàn bèi yǎngchéng, biàn bùnéng jiǎndān dì gǎizhèng.Once you've formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily. | |
| 移动 | yídòng | to move; movement; migration轻轻地移动。Qīngqīngdì yídòng.Move quietly. | |
| 遗憾 | yíhàn | regret; to regret; to be sorry that多遗憾啊！Duō yíhàn a!What a pity! | |
| 以及 | yǐjí | and; as well as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. | |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis; foundation | |
| 依靠 | yīkào | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on你可以依靠它。Nǐ kěyǐ yīkào tā.You can count on it. | |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (a previous event)谢谢你一直以来对我的照顾。Xièxiè nǐ yìzhí yǐlái duì wǒ de zhàogù.Thank you for always taking care of me. | |
| 医疗 | yīliáo | medical treatment老龄化的人口需要更多医疗保健支出。Lǎolínghuà de rénkǒu xūyào gèng duō yīliáobǎojiàn zhīchū.An aging population will require more spending on health care. | |
| 一路 | yílù | the whole journey; all the way; going the same way祝你一路平安。Zhù nǐ yílùpíngān.Have a safe trip. | |
| 一路顺风 | yílù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom)祝您一路顺风。Zhùnín yīlùshùnfēng.I hope you have a good trip. | |
| 因而 | yīn’ér | therefore; as a result; thus | |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)欢迎回来。Huānyíng huílái.Welcome back. | |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; solid硬币是金属做的。Yìngbì shì jīnshǔ zuò de.Coins are made of metal. | |
| 应当 | yīngdāng | should; ought to火车应当准点到。Huǒchē yīngdāng zhǔndiǎn dào.The train should be on time. | |
| 应对 | yìngduì | to answer; to reply; to handle | |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware | |
| 迎接 | yíngjiē | to welcome; to greet她用一个微笑迎接了我。Tā yòng yígè wēixiào yíngjiē le wǒ.She greeted me with a smile. | |
| 影片 | yǐngpiàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture影片得到的评价褒贬不一。Yǐngpiàn dédào de píngjià bāobiǎnbùyī.The movie received mixed reviews. | |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television | |
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment | |
| 营业 | yíngyè | to do business; to trade银行星期六不营业。Yínháng xīngqīliù bù yíngyè.The bank is not open on Saturdays. | |
| 应用 | yìngyòng | to put to use; to apply; practical有它的应用吗？Yǒu tā de yìngyòng ma?Is there an app for that? | |
| 引进 | yǐnjìn | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) | |
| 音量 | yīnliàng | loudness; volume您不需要提高音量。Nín bù xūyào tígāo yīnliàng.You don't have to raise your voice. | |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet蔬果对平衡饮食必不可少。Shūguǒ duì pínghéng yǐnshí bìbùkěshǎo.Fruits and vegetables are essential to a balanced diet. | |
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing | |
| 因素 | yīnsù | element; factor | |
| 依然 | yīrán | still; as before我依然不关心。Wǒ yīrán bù guānxīn.I still don't care. | |
| 意识 | yìshí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of他已经意识到它了。Tā yǐjīng yìshí dào tā le.He already knew about it. | |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident; mishap这真是很意外。Zhè zhēnshì hěn yìwài.That is rather unexpected. | |
| 意味着 | yìwèizhe | to signify; to mean; to imply沉默就意味着同意。Chénmò jiù yìwèizhe tóngyì.Silence gives consent. | |
| 疑问 | yíwèn | question; interrogation; doubt我没有疑问。Wǒ méiyǒu yíwèn.I don't doubt it. | |
| 义务 | yìwù | duty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)这是您的义务。Zhè shì nín de yìwù.That's your responsibility. | |
| 医学 | yīxué | medicine; medical science; study of medicine他在医学界有很大的影响力。Tā zài yīxuéjiè yǒu hěndà de yǐngxiǎnglì.He's very influential in the world of medicine. | |
| 意义 | yìyì | sense; meaning; significance这没有任何意义。Zhè méiyǒu rènhé yìyì.That doesn't make sense. | |
| 一致 | yízhì | consistent; unanimous; in agreement选举一致通过了。Xuǎnjǔ yízhì tōngguò le.The vote is unanimous. | |
| 拥抱 | yōngbào | to embrace; to hug他们拥抱。Tāmen yōngbào.They hugged. | |
| 用法 | yòngfǎ | usage我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什么。Wǒ tīngdào tāngmǔ zài yòng fǎyǔ dígū xiē shénme.I heard Tom muttering something in French. | |
| 用户 | yònghù | user; consumer; subscriber我想不到好的用户名Wǒ xiǎngbúdào hǎo de yònghùmíngI can't think of a good username. | |
| 用力 | yònglì | to exert oneself physically她用力地拍了球。Tā yònglì dì pāi le qiú.She hit the ball hard. | |
| 用品 | yòngpǐn | articles for use; products; goods | |
| 勇气 | yǒngqì | courage我佩服他的勇气。Wǒ pèifú tā de yǒngqì.I admire his courage. | |
| 用途 | yòngtú | use; application | |
| 拥有 | yōngyǒu | to have; to possess你将拥有什么？Nǐ jiāng yōngyǒu shénme?What will you have? | |
| 幼儿园 | yòu’éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school | |
| 由此 | yóucǐ | hereby; from this | |
| 有害 | yǒuhài | destructive; harmful; damaging但我没有害怕。Dàn wǒ méiyǒu hàipà.But I wasn't afraid. | |
| 优惠 | yōuhuì | privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment) | |
| 邮寄 | yóujì | to mail; to send by post航空邮寄它。Hángkōng yóujì tā.Send it airmail. | |
| 悠久 | yōujiǔ | long (tradition, history etc)长城的历史很悠久。Chángchéng de lìshǐ hěn yōujiǔ.The Great Wall has a very long history. | |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office邮局还关着门吗？Yóujú háiguān zhe mén ma?Is the post office still closed? | |
| 游览 | yóulǎn | to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit我们游览了所有主要城市。Wǒmen yóulǎn le suǒyǒu zhǔyào chéngshì.We toured all the major cities. | |
| 有利 | yǒulì | advantageous; favorable做运动有利于健康。Zuò yùndòng yǒulìyú jiànkāng.Exercise is good for your health. | |
| 有力 | yǒulì | powerful; forceful; vigorous我们采取了强有力的预防措施。Wǒmen cǎiqǔ le qiángyǒulì de yùfángcuòshī.We took strong measures to prevent it. | |
| 优良 | yōuliáng | fine; good; first-rate | |
| 优美 | yōuměi | graceful; fine; elegant | |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp我想看看您的邮票收藏。Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn nín de yóupiào shōucáng.I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps. | |
| 优势 | yōushì | superiority; dominance; advantage在学校时我学了中文是个优势。Zài xuéxiào shí wǒxué le zhōngwén shì gè yōushì.It was an advantage having learned Chinese while I was in school. | |
| 油条 | yóutiáo | youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person | |
| 有限 | yǒuxiàn | limited; finite | |
| 有益 | yǒuyì | useful; beneficial; profitable运动有益健康。Yùndòng yǒuyìjiànkāng.Sports are good for your health. | |
| 犹豫 | yóuyù | to hesitate记者没有犹豫地去干涉了人们的私生活。Jìzhě méiyǒu yóuyù dìqù gānshè le rénmen de sīshēnghuó.Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy. | |
| 优质 | yōuzhì | excellent quality用优质材料做的家具卖得很好。Yòng yōuzhì cáiliào zuò de jiājù màidé hěn hǎo.Furniture made of good materials sells well. | |
| 有助于 | yǒuzhùyú | to contribute to; to promote | |
| 原 | yuán | former; original; primary请您原谅。Qǐng nín yuánliàng.Please forgive me. | |
| 圆 | yuán | circle; round; circular今晚月亮很圆。Jīnwǎn yuèliàng hěnyuán.There's a full moon tonight. | |
| 愿 | yuàn | (bound form) wish; hope; desire你愿意来吗？Nǐ yuànyì lái ma?Would you like to come? | |
| 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day元旦就在眼前。Yuándàn jiù zài yǎnqián.New Year's Day is close at hand. | |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee他在批评员工。Tā zài pīpíng yuángōng.He's criticizing his staff. | |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish | |
| 原有 | yuányǒu | original; former | |
| 原则 | yuánzé | principle; doctrine | |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast明天的天气预报怎么说？Míngtiān de tiānqìyùbào zěnme shuō?What's the forecast for tomorrow? | |
| 预测 | yùcè | to forecast; to predict他预测会下雨。Tā yùcè huì xiàyǔ.He predicted there would be rain. | |
| 预订 | yùdìng | to place an order; to book ahead预订好了。Yùdìng hǎo le.The reservation is already made. | |
| 约定 | yuēdìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange | |
| 预防 | yùfáng | to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect我们采取了强有力的预防措施。Wǒmen cǎiqǔ le qiángyǒulì de yùfángcuòshī.We took strong measures to prevent it. | |
| 预计 | yùjì | to forecast; to predict; to estimate | |
| 娱乐 | yúlè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment | |
| 玉米 | yùmǐ | corn; maize今年玉米种的价格比去年偏高。Jīnnián yùmǐ zhǒng de jiàgé bǐ qùnián piān gāo.The price of corn seed this year is a bit high compared to last year. | |
| 运 | yùn | to move; to transport; to use我运气很好。Wǒ yùnqì hěn hǎo.I'm lucky. | |
| 运费 | yùnfèi | freight fee | |
| 运气 | yùnqi | luck (good or bad)我运气很好。Wǒ yùnqì hěn hǎo.I'm lucky. | |
| 运输 | yùnshū | to transport; to carry; transportation | |
| 运用 | yùnyòng | to use; to put to use | |
| 语气 | yǔqì | tone; manner of speaking; mood | |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rainwater; rainfall; rain土壤被雨水冲走了。Tǔrǎng bèi yǔshuǐ chōngzǒu le.The rain washed away the soil. | |
| 语文 | yǔwén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) | |
| 语音 | yǔyīn | speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character | |
| 预约 | yùyuē | booking; reservation; to book这个桌子被预约了。Zhège zhuōzi bèi yùyuē le.This table is reserved. | |
| 在场 | zàichǎng | to be present; to be on the scene | |
| 在乎 | zàihu | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)我真的不在乎。Wǒ zhēnde bùzàihū.I really don't care. | |
| 在内 | zàinèi | (included) in it; among them | |
| 在线 | zàixiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused | |
| 在于 | zàiyú | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) | |
| 赞成 | zànchéng | to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist我百分之百赞成。Wǒ bǎifēnzhībǎi zànchéng.I'm all for it. | |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build; to manufacture桥在建造中。Qiáo zài jiànzào zhōng.The bridge is under construction. | |
| 糟 | zāo | dregs; draff; pickled in wine真糟糕！Zhēnzāogāo!How horrible! | |
| 造成 | zàochéng | to bring about; to create; to cause我把车库改造成车间使用。Wǒ bǎ chēkù gǎizào chéng chējiān shǐyòng.I adapted the garage for use as a workshop. | |
| 糟糕 | zāogāo | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck真糟糕！Zhēnzāogāo!How horrible! | |
| 早期 | zǎoqī | early period; early phase; early stage | |
| 早晚 | zǎowǎn | morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days每天早晚，我给我的猫喂食。Měitiān zǎowǎn, wǒ gěi wǒ de māo wèishí.I feed my cat every morning and every evening. | |
| 早已 | zǎoyǐ | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past这种方法早已过时了。Zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ zǎoyǐ guòshí le.Those kinds of methods are out of date. | |
| 赠 | zèng | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)接受现金捐赠。Jiēshòu xiànjīn juānzèng.Cash donations will be accepted. | |
| 增 | zēng | (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to价格增加了一倍。Jiàgé zēngjiāle yí bèi.The price doubled. | |
| 增进 | zēngjìn | to promote; to enhance; to further | |
| 增强 | zēngqiáng | to increase; to strengthen | |
| 赠送 | zèngsòng | to present as a gift | |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr.这个炸弹可以炸死很多人。Zhège zhàdàn kěyǐ zhàsǐ hěnduō rén.This bomb can kill many people. | |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow; narrow-minded; badly off | |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck | |
| 占 | zhàn | to take possession of; to occupy; to take up军队占领了整片领土。Jūnduì zhànlǐng le zhěngpiàn lǐngtǔ.The armed forces occupied the entire territory. | |
| 展出 | zhǎnchū | to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit | |
| 涨 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers)物价上涨了。Wùjiàshàngzhǎng le.Prices are going up. | |
| 账号 | zhànghào | account number; account; username | |
| 账户 | zhànghù | bank account; online account我的银行账户里没留下钱。Wǒ de yínháng zhànghù lǐ méi liúxià qián.There's no money left in my bank account. | |
| 涨价 | zhǎngjià | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | |
| 掌声 | zhǎngshēng | applause | |
| 掌握 | zhǎngwò | to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)掌握一门外语很难。Zhǎngwò yīmén wàiyǔ hěnnán.Mastering a foreign language is difficult. | |
| 展开 | zhǎnkāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up这场谈论即将对污染问题展开讨论。Zhèchǎng tánlùn jíjiāng duì wūrǎn wèntí zhǎnkāitǎolùn.The talks will deal with the problem of pollution. | |
| 展览 | zhǎnlǎn | to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition展览现在已经开放。Zhǎnlǎn xiànzài yǐjīng kāifàng.The exhibition is now open. | |
| 展示 | zhǎnshì | to reveal; to display; to show可以在地图上展示给我看吗？Kěyǐ zài dìtú shàng zhǎnshì gěi wǒ kàn ma?Can you show me on the map? | |
| 站台 | zhàntái | platform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for a… | |
| 占线 | zhànxiàn | the (phone) line is busy | |
| 展现 | zhǎnxiàn | to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal | |
| 召开 | zhàokāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together会议将在下周日召开。Huìyì jiāng zài xià zhōurì zhàokāi.The meeting will take place next Sunday. | |
| 着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch cold; Taiwan pr.他着凉了。Tā zháoliáng le.He has a cold. | |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount | |
| 阵 | zhèn | disposition of troops; wave; spate明天天气晴转阵雨。Míngtiān tiānqì qíngzhuǎn zhènyǔ.Tomorrow's weather should be sunny with occasional rain. | |
| 真诚 | zhēnchéng | sincere; genuine; true | |
| 诊断 | zhěnduàn | to diagnose | |
| 针对 | zhēnduì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against我们应该禁止针对儿童的广告。Wǒmen yīnggāi jìnzhǐ zhēnduì értóng de guǎnggào.We should ban advertising aimed towards children. | |
| 挣 | zhèng | to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)我挣扎着挤出地铁。Wǒ zhēngzhá zhe jǐchū dìtiě.I struggled to get out of the subway. | |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate这个理论很有争议。Zhège lǐlùn hěn yǒu zhēngyì.This theory is very controversial. | |
| 政府 | zhèngfǔ | government政府应该加大对农业的投资。Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi jiādà duì nóngyè de tóuzī.The government should invest more money in agriculture. | |
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof; testimony警察收集了很多对他不利的证据。Jǐngchá shōují le hěnduō duì tā bùlì de zhèngjù.The police assembled a lot of evidence against him. | |
| 整齐 | zhěngqí | orderly; neat; even她把头发拍整齐了。Tā bǎ tóufà pāi zhěngqí le.She patted her hair into place. | |
| 争取 | zhēngqǔ | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | |
| 正如 | zhèngrú | just as; precisely as这正如我想的一样。Zhè zhèngrú wǒ xiǎng de yīyàng.It was just as I thought. | |
| 证书 | zhèngshū | credentials; certificate | |
| 整体 | zhěngtǐ | whole entity; entire body; synthesis | |
| 珍贵 | zhēnguì | precious熊猫是珍贵的动物。Xióngmāo shì zhēnguì de dòngwù.Pandas are precious animals. | |
| 整整 | zhěngzhěng | whole; full汤姆整整一个上午一句话也没说。Tāngmǔ zhěngzhěng yígè shàngwǔ yījù huà yě méi shuō.Tom hasn't said a word all morning. | |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political我支持政治改革。Wǒ zhīchí zhèngzhì gǎigé.I support political reform. | |
| 真实 | zhēnshí | true; real请把真实的情况说出来。Qǐng bǎ zhēnshí de qíngkuàng shuō chūlái.Please tell the truth. | |
| 珍惜 | zhēnxī | to treasure; to value; to cherish他很珍惜这个盒子。Tā hěn zhēnxī zhèige hézi.He treasures this box very much. | |
| 哲学 | zhéxué | philosophy哲学不是我们用六个月就能学的东西。Zhéxué búshì wǒmen yòng liùgèyuè jiù néngxué de dōngxī.Philosophy is not a thing one can learn in six months. | |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable直接回家。Zhíjiē huíjiā.Go straight home. | |
| 治 | zhì | to rule; to govern; to manage我支持政治改革。Wǒ zhīchí zhèngzhì gǎigé.I support political reform. | |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to事已至此。Shìyǐzhìcǐ.What's done is done. | |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until禁止吸烟。Jìnzhǐ xīyān.Smoking is prohibited. | |
| 支 | zhī | to support; to sustain; to erect没人支持她。Méi rén zhīchí tā.Nobody supported her. | |
| 直播 | zhíbō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream | |
| 职场 | zhíchǎng | workplace; workforce (of a nation or industry etc); job market | |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct | |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate | |
| 制订 | zhìdìng | to work out; to formulate | |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution德国在1880年代采取了一种社会保障制度。Déguó zài 1880niándài cǎiqǔ le yīzhǒng shèhuìbǎozhàng zhìdù.Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's. | |
| 职工 | zhígōng | employee; staff member; worker | |
| 智慧 | zhìhuì | wisdom; intelligence | |
| 至今 | zhìjīn | so far; to this day; until now我父亲至今从未去过国外。Wǒ fùqīn zhìjīn cóngwèi qùguò guówài.My father has never been abroad. | |
| 治疗 | zhìliáo | to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy没有药物能够治疗这种疾病。Méiyǒu yàowù nénggòu zhìliáo zhèzhǒng jíbìng.No medicine can cure this disease. | |
| 知名 | zhīmíng | well-known; famous烤鸭是知名的北京美食。Kǎoyā shì zhīmíng de Běijīng měishí.Roast duck is a famous dish in Beijing. | |
| 智能 | zhìnéng | intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) | |
| 执行 | zhíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to execute计划被执行了。Jìhuà bèi zhíxíng le.The plan was executed. | |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make你一直在制造麻烦。Nǐ yìzhí zài zhìzào máfán.You've been causing problems. | |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture这块地毯是手工制作的。Zhèkuài dìtǎn shì shǒugōng zhìzuò de.This rug is handmade. | |
| 重大 | zhòngdà | great; important; major不只是钱关系重大。Bù zhǐshì qián guānxì zhòngdà.Money isn't the only thing that matters. | |
| 众多 | zhòngduō | numerous这个城市人口众多。Zhège chéngshì rénkǒuzhòngduō.The city has a large population. | |
| 中华 | Zhōnghuá | Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (a… | |
| 中华民族 | ZhōnghuáMínzú | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) | |
| 中级 | zhōngjí | middle level (in a hierarchy) | |
| 中介 | zhōngjiè | to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate | |
| 种类 | zhǒnglèi | kind; genus; type你想看哪种类型的电影？Nǐ xiǎng kàn nǎzhǒng lèixíng de diànyǐng?What kind of movie do you want to watch? | |
| 重量 | zhòngliàng | weight这冰太薄不能承受你的重量。Zhèbīng tàibáo bùnéng chéngshòu nǐ de zhòngliàng.The ice is too thin to bear your weight. | |
| 中期 | zhōngqī | middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) | |
| 中外 | zhōngwài | Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad | |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core市中心有很多旅馆。Shìzhōngxīn yǒu hěnduō lǚguǎn.There are many hotels downtown. | |
| 中药 | zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine | |
| 中医 | zhōngyī | traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine | |
| 种植 | zhòngzhí | to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate | |
| 种子 | zhǒngzi | seed | |
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual | |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook; to boil | |
| 猪 | zhū | hog; pig; swine猪肉不适合我。Zhūròu bù shìhé wǒ.Pork doesn't agree with me. | |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab; to catch; to arrest请抓紧时间。Qǐng zhuājǐnshíjiān.Please hurry. | |
| 抓紧 | zhuājǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)请抓紧时间。Qǐng zhuājǐnshíjiān.Please hurry. | |
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform; shift他转变了话题。Tā zhuǎnbiàn le huàtí.He changed the topic of conversation. | |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against; to bump into; to run into我差点被卡车撞到。Wǒ chàdiǎn bèi kǎchē zhuàng dào.I almost got hit by a truck. | |
| 转告 | zhuǎngào | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit | |
| 状况 | zhuàngkuàng | condition; state; situation因为健康状况不佳，他没去成旅行。Yīnwèi jiànkāng zhuàngkuàngbùjiā, tā méi qù chéng lǚxíng.Poor health prohibited him from traveling. | |
| 装饰 | zhuāngshì | to decorate; decoration; decorative她用玫瑰花装饰了她的房间。Tā yòng méiguīhuā zhuāngshì le tā de fángjiān.She decorated her room with roses. | |
| 状态 | zhuàngtài | condition; state; state of affairs自从手术后，我父亲一直处于良好的状态。Zìcóng shǒushù hòu, wǒ fùqīn yìzhí chǔyú liánghǎo de zhuàngtài.My father has been in good shape since his operation. | |
| 装修 | zhuāngxiū | to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up你需要装修你的房间。Nǐ xūyào zhuāngxiū nǐ de fángjiān.You need to redecorate your room. | |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert; specialist他是个天文学专家。Tā shì gè tiānwénxué zhuānjiā.He's an expert in astronomy. | |
| 专心 | zhuānxīn | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)汤姆在学校里不专心。Tāngmǔ zài xuéxiào lǐ bù zhuānxīn.Tom doesn't pay attention in school. | |
| 逐步 | zhúbù | progressively; step by step该病人正逐步康复。Gāi bìngrén zhèng zhúbù kāngfù.The patient is steadily recovering. | |
| 注册 | zhùcè | to register; to enroll确保亲自填写注册表格。Quèbǎo qīnzì tiánxiě zhùcè biǎogé.Be sure to fill out the registration form in person. | |
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over | |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous你必须积极主动。Nǐ bìxū jījízhǔdòng.You have to be proactive. | |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing | |
| 主观 | zhǔguān | subjective | |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase; to pursue; to look into狗追兔子。Gǒu zhuī tùzi.The dog chased the rabbit. | |
| 追求 | zhuīqiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo有些人只追求快乐。Yǒuxiē rén zhǐ zhuīqiú kuàilè.Some people pursue only pleasure. | |
| 逐渐 | zhújiàn | gradually在她的帮助下，我的法语逐渐进步了。Zài tā de bāngzhù xià, wǒ de fǎyǔ zhújiàn jìnbù le.With her help, my French improved little by little. | |
| 主人 | zhǔrén | master; host; owner你才是自己命运的主人。Nǐ cái shì zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔrén.You're the master of your own destiny. | |
| 主任 | zhǔrèn | director; head在主任不在的时候，办公室由谁来负责？Zài zhǔrèn bù zài de shíhòu, bàngōngshì yóushuílái fùzé?Who is in charge of the office while the boss is away? | |
| 主食 | zhǔshí | staple food | |
| 住宿 | zhùsù | to stay at; lodging; accommodation我想延长这里的住宿多几天。Wǒ xiǎng yáncháng zhèlǐ de zhùsù duō jǐtiān.I want to extend my stay here for a few more days. | |
| 主题 | zhǔtí | theme; subject那场会议主题是什么？Nàchǎng huìyìzhǔtí shì shénme?What was that meeting about? | |
| 主席 | zhǔxí | chairperson; premier; chairman谁将当选主席呢？Shuí jiāng dāngxuǎn zhǔxí ne?Who'll be elected chairman? | |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐ | address我问他是否知道她的住址。Wǒ wèn tā shìfǒu zhīdào tā de zhùzhǐ.I asked him if he knew her address. | |
| 注重 | zhùzhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize | |
| 竹子 | zhúzi | bamboo大熊猫爱吃竹子。Dàxióngmāo ài chī zhúzi.Giant pandas love eating bamboo. | |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple; violet | |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since自从他离开去法国，已经有两个月了。Zìcóng tā líkāi qù fǎguó, yǐjīng yǒu liǎnggè yuè le.Two months have passed since he left for France. | |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily自动售货机在那边。Zìdòngshòuhuòjī zài nàbiān.The vending machines are over there. | |
| 资格 | zīgé | qualifications; seniority你有资格知道。Nǐ yǒu zīgé zhīdào.You have the right to know. | |
| 资金 | zījīn | funds; capital | |
| 自觉 | zìjué | to realize; to be aware of; to feel that | |
| 字母 | zìmǔ | letter (of the alphabet)写下你名字的大写字母。Xiěxià nǐ míngzì de dàxiězìmǔ.Write your name in capitals. | |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | children; sons and daughters父母承担教育子女的责任。Fùmǔ chéngdān jiàoyù zǐnǚ de zérèn.Parents are responsible for their children's education. | |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself; one's own你成功与否取决于你自身的努力。Nǐ chénggōng yǔfǒu qǔjuéyú nǐ zìshēn de nǔlì.Whether you succeed or not depends on your own efforts. | |
| 姿势 | zīshì | posture; position | |
| 咨询 | zīxún | to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from这件事我已经咨询了律师。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ yǐjīng zīxúnle lǜshī.I've already sought the advice of a lawyer regarding this problem. | |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free我自由了！Wǒ zìyóu le!I'm free! | |
| 资源 | zīyuán | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism); see 资源县美国的自然资源很丰富。Měiguó de zìránzīyuán hěn fēngfù.The United States is abundant in natural resources. | |
| 总部 | zǒngbù | general headquarters | |
| 总共 | zǒnggòng | altogether; in sum; in all总共是3000日元。Zǒnggòng shì 3000rìyuán.The total comes to 3,000 yen. | |
| 综合 | zōnghé | comprehensive; composite; synthesized | |
| 总数 | zǒngshù | total; sum; aggregate这些数字总数不符。Zhèxiē shùzì zǒngshù bùfú.These figures don't add up. | |
| 总体 | zǒngtǐ | completely; totally; total总体上说，日本的气候温和。Zǒngtǐ shàng shuō, rìběn de qìhòu wēnhé.Generally speaking, the climate of Japan is mild. | |
| 总统 | zǒngtǒng | president (of a country)他被选为总统。Tā bèixuǎnwèi zǒngtǒng.He was elected president. | |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality; ethnicity她是少数民族。Tā shì shǎoshù mínzú.She is an ethnic minority. | |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up; to constitute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. | |
| 足够 | zúgòu | enough; sufficient你有足够的时间。Nǐ yǒu zúgòu de shíjiān.You have plenty of time. | |
| 组合 | zǔhé | to assemble; to combine; to compose | |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐba | mouth; slap in the face为什么不让你的嘴巴休息呢？Wèishénme bùràng nǐ de zuǐbā xiūxī ne?Why don't you give your mouth a rest? | |
| 最初 | zuìchū | first; primary; initial他已经不是我最初见他那时的那个人了。Tā yǐjīng búshì wǒ zuìchū jiàn tā nàshí de nàge rén le.He is not the man that he was when I first knew him. | |
| 最佳 | zuìjiā | optimum; optimal; peak | |
| 租金 | zūjīn | rent你应该提前付租金。Nǐ yīnggāi tíqián fù zūjīn.You should pay your rent in advance. | |
| 尊敬 | zūnjìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem她非常尊敬她的老师。Tā fēicháng zūnjìng tā de lǎoshī.She respects her teacher a lot. | |
| 遵守 | zūnshǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)你必须遵守法律。Nǐ bìxū zūnshǒu fǎlǜ.You have to obey the law. | |
| 作出 | zuòchū | to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)你怎样作出的解释？Nǐ zěnyàng zuòchū de jiěshì?How do you account for that? | |
| 阻止 | zǔzhǐ | to prevent; to block别想阻止我。Biéxiǎng zǔzhǐ wǒ.Don't try to stop me. | |
| 组织 | zǔzhī | to organize; organization; (biology) tissue谁组织了这次会议？Shuí zǔzhī le zhècì huìyì?Who organized that meeting? |
Source: the official 考试大纲 for HSK 3.0, published November 2025.
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