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HSK 6 word list
All 1,776 words the official HSK 3.0 syllabus lists for level 6, in full. Pinyin is coloured by tone; where a recording exists you can play it.
Words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio and example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 岸 | àn | bank; shore; beach他的村屋在海岸上。Tā de cūnwū zài hǎiàn shàng.His cottage is on the coast. | |
| 昂贵 | ángguì | expensive; costly | |
| 案例 | ànlì | instance; example; case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc) | |
| 按摩 | ànmó | massage; to massage我想要按摩。我需要放松。Wǒ xiǎngyào ànmó.wǒ xūyào fàngsōng.I want a massage. I need to relax. | |
| 暗示 | ànshì | to hint; to suggest; hint你想暗示什么？Nǐ xiǎng ànshì shénme?What are you driving at? | |
| 败 | bài | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)你注定失败。Nǐ zhùdìng shībài.You're bound to fail. | |
| 摆 | bǎi | hem (at the bottom of a garment); to arrange; to exhibit我要摆脱这一切。Wǒyào bǎituō zhè yīqiè.I'm going to get rid of all this stuff. | |
| 白白 | báibái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing | |
| 拜访 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on他偶尔会来拜访我。Tā ǒuěr huì lái bàifǎng wǒ.He occasionally visited me. | |
| 摆放 | bǎifàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out | |
| 百分点 | bǎifēndiǎn | percentage point | |
| 百货 | bǎihuò | general merchandise百货商店前有个书店。Bǎihuòshāngdiàn qiányǒu gè shūdiàn.There is a bookstore in front of the department store. | |
| 白领 | báilǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker | |
| 拜年 | bàinián | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year | |
| 摆脱 | bǎituō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of我要摆脱这一切。Wǒyào bǎituō zhè yīqiè.I'm going to get rid of all this stuff. | |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition新杂志出版了。Xīn zázhì chūbǎn le.The new magazine has been published. | |
| 版本 | bǎnběn | version; edition; release | |
| 棒球 | bàngqiú | baseball我在打棒球。Wǒ zài dǎ bàngqiú.I'm playing baseball. | |
| 榜样 | bǎngyàng | model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model您做了个坏榜样。Nín zuò le gè huài bǎngyàng.You've set a bad example. | |
| 伴随 | bànsuí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with | |
| 扮演 | bànyǎn | to play the role of; to act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. | |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil大爆炸致死六人。Dà bàozhà zhìsǐ liùrén.The huge explosion killed six people. | |
| 爆发 | bàofā | to break out; to erupt; to explode战争于1941年爆发。Zhànzhēng yú 1941nián bàofā.War broke out in 1941. | |
| 保管 | bǎoguǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee | |
| 保健 | bǎojiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health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. | |
| 报刊 | bàokān | newspapers and periodicals; the press | |
| 暴力 | bàolì | violence; force; violent | |
| 暴露 | bàolù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare | |
| 保暖 | bǎonuǎn | to keep warm这个能保暖。Zhège néng bǎonuǎn.This will keep you warm. | |
| 报社 | bàoshè | newspaper (i.e. a company)我为这家报社工作四年了。Wǒ wèi zhèjiā bàoshè gōngzuò sìnián le.I've been working for this newspaper for four years. | |
| 保修 | bǎoxiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty | |
| 爆炸 | bàozhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up大爆炸致死六人。Dà bàozhà zhìsǐ liùrén.The huge explosion killed six people. | |
| 保障 | bǎozhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard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. | |
| 被动 | bèidòng | passive | |
| 悲观 | bēiguān | pessimistic不要感觉那么悲观。Búyào gǎnjué nàme bēiguān.Don't be so pessimistic. | |
| 北极 | běijí | the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole北极熊正在死去。Běijíxióng zhèngzài sǐqù.The polar bears are dying. | |
| 悲剧 | bēijù | tragedy | |
| 北美洲 | Běiměizhōu | North America | |
| 被迫 | bèipò | to be compelled; to be forced他被迫加班。Tā bèipò jiābān.He was forced to work overtime. | |
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful离别总是让人悲伤。Líbié zǒngshì ràng rén bēishāng.Goodbyes are always sad. | |
| 背心 | bèixīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | |
| 备用 | bèiyòng | reserve; spare; alternate | |
| 倍增 | bèizēng | to double; to redouble; to increase many times over | |
| 本能 | běnnéng | instinct | |
| 奔跑 | bēnpǎo | to run | |
| 本身 | běnshēn | itself; in itself; per se | |
| 本土 | běntǔ | one's native country; native; local放眼全球，立足本土。Fàngyǎn quánqiú, lìzú běntǔ.Think globally, act locally. | |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee那是可避免的。Nà shì kě bìmiǎn de.That's avoidable. | |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut关闭电视机Guānbì diànshìjīTurn off the TV. | |
| 逼 | bī | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for我们被逼得走投无路了。Wǒmen bèi bī dé zǒutóuwúlù le.We were driven to the wall. | |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize她忙着编织。Tā máng zhe biānzhī.She was busy with her knitting. | |
| 遍地 | biàndì | everywhere; all over | |
| 编辑 | biānjí | to edit; to compile; editor你不想做编辑？Nǐ bùxiǎng zuò biānjí?You don't want to be an editor? | |
| 便捷 | biànjié | convenient and fast | |
| 编写 | biānxiě | to compile | |
| 变质 | biànzhì | to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad | |
| 比方 | bǐfang | analogy; instance; for instance | |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army士兵在执行一项任务。Shìbīng zài zhíxíng yī xiàng rènwu.The soldiers are on a mission. | |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus | |
| 必修 | bìxiū | (of an academic course) required; compulsory烹饪课程应该作为学校的必修课。Pēngrèn kèchéng yīnggāi zuòwéi xuéxiào de bìxiūkè.A cooking course should be mandatory in schools. | |
| 比重 | bǐzhòng | proportion; specific gravity | |
| 播 | bō | (bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)她正在播节目。Tā zhèng zài bō jiémù.She is broadcasting a program. | |
| 博览会 | bólǎnhuì | an exposition; an international fair | |
| 薄弱 | bóruò | weak; frail | |
| 播种 | bōzhǒng | to sow seeds农民在春天播种。Nóngmín zài chūntiān bōzhǒng.Farmers sow seeds in the spring. | |
| 脖子 | bózi | neck我脖子痛。Wǒ bózi tòng.My neck hurts. | |
| 布 | bù | cloth; to declare; to announce他宣布与她订婚。Tā xuānbù yǔ tā dìnghūn.He announced his engagement to her. | |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture我会向你展示怎样捕鱼。Wǒhuì xiàng nǐ zhǎnshì zěnyàng bǔyú.I'll show you how to catch fish. | |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend你最近检查我们的补给了吗？Nǐ zuìjìn jiǎnchá wǒmen de bǔjǐ le ma?Have you checked our supplies recently? | |
| 不安 | bù’ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy这不安全。Zhè bù ānquán.This isn't safe. | |
| 不曾 | bùcéng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | |
| 补偿 | bǔcháng | to compensate; to make up | |
| 不成 | bùchéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?汤姆说他做不成我们要他做的事。Tāngmǔ shuō tā zuò bùchéng wǒmen yào tā zuò de shì.Tom said he wouldn't be able to do what we asked him to do. | |
| 不得 | bùdé | must not; may not; not to be allowed我们也不得不做Wǒmen yě bùdébù zuòWe'll have to do that, too. | |
| 部队 | bùduì | army; armed forces; troops | |
| 不顾 | búgù | in spite of; regardless of | |
| 不禁 | bùjīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。Wǒ bùjīn xiǎng wǒ de érzi yìzhí dōu zài shēng.I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive. | |
| 补课 | bǔkè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class | |
| 不料 | búliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 不耐烦 | búnàifán | impatient; to lose patience爸爸今天很不耐烦。Bàbà jīntiān hěn bùnàifán.Dad's in an impatient mood today. | |
| 不适 | búshì | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts我身体不适。Wǒ shēntǐ bùshì.I'm not well. | |
| 不时 | bùshí | from time to time; now and then; occasionally他仍然时不时来看我。Tā réngrán shíbùshí láikàn wǒ.He still comes to see me now and then. | |
| 补贴 | bǔtiē | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance | |
| 部位 | bùwèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) | |
| 补习 | bǔxí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor她需要上英语补习班。Tā xūyào shàng yīngyǔ bǔxíbān.She has to take a remedial course in English. | |
| 不许 | bùxǔ | not to allow; must not; can't不许大叫。Bùxǔ dàjiào.Don't shout. | |
| 不宜 | bùyí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate | |
| 不已 | bùyǐ | (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly发现了远处的灯光的旅行者欢喜不已。Fāxiàn le yuǎnchù de dēngguāng de lǚxíngzhě huānxǐ bùyǐ.The traveler was delighted at the sight of a light in the distance. | |
| 布置 | bùzhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate老师给我们布置了家庭作业。Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen bùzhì le jiātíngzuòyè.The teacher gave us homework. | |
| 不止 | bùzhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than觉得汤姆肥的人不止我一个。Juéde tāngmǔ féi de rén bùzhǐ wǒ yígè.I'm not the only one who thinks Tom is overweight. | |
| 不至于 | búzhìyú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as | |
| 步骤 | bùzhòu | procedure; step | |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp | |
| 猜测 | cāicè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise | |
| 财产 | cáichǎn | property; assets; estate我把我的财产托付给他。Wǒ bǎ wǒ de cáichǎn tuōfùgěi tā.I entrusted my property to him. | |
| 财富 | cáifù | wealth; riches健康胜于财富。Jiànkāng shèng yú cáifù.Health is above wealth. | |
| 采购 | cǎigòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase | |
| 彩虹 | cǎihóng | rainbow你见到今天早上的彩虹了吗？Nǐ jiàndào jīntiān zǎoshàng de cǎihóng le ma?Did you see the rainbow this morning? | |
| 才华 | cáihuá | talent汤姆是个很有才华的作家。Tāngmǔ shì gè hěn yǒu cáihuá de zuòjiā.Tom is a very talented writer. | |
| 采集 | cǎijí | to gather; to collect; to harvest | |
| 采纳 | cǎinà | to accept; to adopt | |
| 才能 | cáinéng | talent; ability; capacity我有很多才能。Wǒ yǒu hěnduō cáinéng.I have many abilities. | |
| 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery ticket你买彩票了吗？Nǐ mǎi cǎipiào le ma?Have you bought a raffle ticket yet? | |
| 财务 | cáiwù | financial affairs; finance | |
| 财物 | cáiwù | property; belongings | |
| 材质 | cáizhì | texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of) | |
| 仓库 | cāngkù | depot; storehouse; warehouse | |
| 残疾 | cánjí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal | |
| 参展 | cānzhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc | |
| 草原 | cǎoyuán | grassland; prairie | |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean靠右侧通行。Kào yòucè tōngxíng.Keep to the right. | |
| 策划 | cèhuà | to plot; to scheme; to bring about | |
| 测量 | cèliáng | survey; to measure; to gauge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. | |
| 策略 | cèlüè | strategy; tactics; crafty希望不是一种策略。Xīwàng búshì yīzhǒng cèlüè.Hope is not a strategy. | |
| 层次 | céngcì | layer; level; gradation | |
| 层面 | céngmiàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)我爱千层面。Wǒàiqiān céngmiàn.I love lasagna. | |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong少一把叉子。Shǎo yībǎ chāzi.There is a fork missing. | |
| 拆除 | chāichú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle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. | |
| 产出 | chǎnchū | output; to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc) | |
| 产地 | chǎndì | source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location | |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines你见过灌肠的做法吗？Nǐ jiàn guò guàncháng de zuòfǎ ma?Have you ever seen sausage being made? | |
| 场次 | chǎngcì | the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance | |
| 场地 | chǎngdì | space; site; place | |
| 长短 | chángduǎn | length; accident; mishap | |
| 场馆 | chǎngguǎn | sporting venue; arena | |
| 常规 | chángguī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice | |
| 场合 | chǎnghé | situation; occasion; context汤姆知道在公众场合怎么样自处。Tāngmǔ zhīdào zài gōngzhòng chǎnghé zěnmeyàng zì chù.Tom knows how to behave in public. | |
| 厂家 | chǎngjiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner | |
| 场景 | chǎngjǐng | scene; scenario; situation | |
| 场面 | chǎngmiàn | scene; spectacle; occasion | |
| 常年 | chángnián | all year round; for years on end; average year | |
| 厂商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer; producer | |
| 长寿 | chángshòu | longevity; long-lived; see 长寿区 | |
| 畅通 | chàngtōng | unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing | |
| 常温 | chángwēn | room temperature; ordinary temperatures | |
| 畅销 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping | |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize | |
| 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty; reign (of a king) | |
| 炒股 | chǎogǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks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. | |
| 吵架 | chǎojià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel他们俩又在吵架了。Tāmen liǎ yòu zài chǎojià le.Those two are arguing again. | |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current; trend今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóngyú qùnián.This year's fashions are completely different from last year's. | |
| 潮湿 | cháoshī | damp; moist12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. | |
| 嘲笑 | cháoxiào | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule他怕被嘲笑。Tā pà bèi cháoxiào.He was afraid of being laughed at. | |
| 超越 | chāoyuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | |
| 查询 | cháxún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc) | |
| 差异 | chāyì | difference; discrepancy这两张图片之间有细致的差异。Zhè liǎngzhāng túpiàn zhījiān yǒu xìzhì de chāyì.There are subtle differences between the two pictures. | |
| 插座 | chāzuò | socket; outlet | |
| 撤回 | chèhuí | to recall; to revoke; to retract我想撤回我之前的陈述。Wǒ xiǎng chèhuí wǒ zhīqián de chénshù.I would like to retract my previous statement. | |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of一个入室盗窃者趁我去旅游的时候闯入了我家。Yígè rùshì dàoqièzhě chèn wǒ qù lǚyóu de shíhòu chuǎngrù le wǒjiā.A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip. | |
| 成 | chéng | short name for Chengdu 成都; to succeed; to finish您成家了吗？Nín chéngjiā le ma?Are you married? | |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle郁金香将很快盛开。Yùjīnxiāng jiāng hěnkuài shèngkāi.Tulips will bloom soon. | |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。Shéngzi bùgòu láogù, chēngbúzhù tā.The rope wasn't strong enough to support him. | |
| 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake; to accept a contract | |
| 惩罚 | chéngfá | penalty; punishment; to punish您为什么惩罚他们？Nín wèishénme chéngfá tāmen?What are you punishing them for? | |
| 称号 | chēnghào | name; term of address; title | |
| 称呼 | chēnghu | to call; to address as; form of address这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？Zhèniǎo nǐmen yòng yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghū?What do you call this bird in English? | |
| 成交 | chéngjiāo | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | |
| 承诺 | chéngnuò | to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment他信守了他的承诺。Tā xìnshǒu le tā de chéngnuò.He kept his promise. | |
| 成千上万 | chéngqiān-shàngwàn | fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless成千上万的人想要知道答案。Chéngqiānshàngwàn de rén xiǎngyào zhīdào dáàn.Thousands of people wanted to know the answer. | |
| 呈现 | chéngxiàn | to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance) | |
| 成效 | chéngxiào | effect; result | |
| 诚信 | chéngxìn | honesty; trustworthiness; good faith | |
| 成语 | chéngyǔ | idiom; proverb; saying | |
| 城镇 | chéngzhèn | town; cities and towns我不想在城镇的那个地方买房Wǒ bùxiǎng zàichéngzhèn de nàge dìfāng mǎifángI wouldn't buy a house in that part of town. | |
| 称作 | chēngzuò | to be called; to be known as | |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard; serious | |
| 撤销 | chèxiāo | to repeal; to revoke; (computing) to undo | |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler用尺子画线。Yòng chǐzi huàxiàn.Draw a line with a ruler. | |
| 尺寸 | chǐcùn | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)您知道您的尺寸吗？Nín zhīdào nín de chǐcùn ma?Do you know your size? | |
| 持久 | chíjiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent生活中绝对没有什么是持久的。Shēnghuó zhōng juéduì méiyǒu shénme shì chíjiǔ de.Absolutely nothing is permanent in life. | |
| 持有 | chíyǒu | to hold (passport, views etc)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. | |
| 崇拜 | chóngbài | to worship; adoration | |
| 冲动 | chōngdòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse | |
| 冲击 | chōngjī | to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against | |
| 重建 | chóngjiàn | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction | |
| 充实 | chōngshí | rich; full; substantial | |
| 冲突 | chōngtū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces | |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about | |
| 筹备 | chóubèi | preparations; to get ready for sth | |
| 抽奖 | chōujiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle | |
| 抽象 | chōuxiàng | abstract; abstraction | |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude我们决定不开除你。Wǒmen juédìng bù kāichú nǐ.We've decided not to fire you. | |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly手机一打开，他就接到一连串的短信．Shǒujī yī dǎkāi, tā jiù jiē dào yīliánchuàn de duǎnxìn.The moment his cell phone was turned on, he received a series of text messages. | |
| 传承 | chuánchéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition | |
| 传达 | chuándá | to pass on; to convey; to relay | |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash昨天强盗闯进了店里。Zuótiān qiángdào chuǎngjìn le diànlǐ.A burglar broke into the shop yesterday. | |
| 创办 | chuàngbàn | to establish; to found | |
| 创建 | chuàngjiàn | to found; to establish | |
| 窗口 | chuāngkǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window我从窗口爬进来的。Wǒ cóng chuāngkǒu pá jìnlái de.I climbed in through the window. | |
| 创立 | chuànglì | to establish; to set up; to found | |
| 穿过 | chuānguò | to pass through他穿过公路。Tā chuānguò gōnglù.He crossed the street. | |
| 创意 | chuàngyì | creative; creativity | |
| 传染 | chuánrǎn | to infect; contagious热情具有传染性。Rèqíng jùyǒu chuánrǎnxìng.Enthusiasm is contagious. | |
| 传染病 | chuánrǎnbìng | infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease | |
| 传授 | chuánshòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach | |
| 传输 | chuánshū | to transmit; transmission | |
| 传真 | chuánzhēn | fax; facsimile请把它传真给我。Qǐng bǎ tā chuánzhēn gěi wǒ.Please send it to me by fax. | |
| 船只 | chuánzhī | ship; boat; vessel | |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary; tentative | |
| 出场 | chūchǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) t… | |
| 处处 | chùchù | everywhere; in all respects | |
| 储存 | chǔcún | stockpile; to store; to stockpile | |
| 初等 | chūděng | elementary (i.e. easy) | |
| 处罚 | chǔfá | to penalize; to punish | |
| 除非 | chúfēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that除非雨停了，我们才会出去。Chúfēi yǔtíng le, wǒmen cái huì chūqù.We won't go out unless it stops raining. | |
| 垂直 | chuízhí | perpendicular; vertical | |
| 出境 | chūjìng | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | |
| 出力 | chūlì | to exert oneself | |
| 出名 | chūmíng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark我不出名。Wǒ bù chūmíng.I'm not famous. | |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed样本不够纯净。Yàngběn bùgòu chúnjìng.The sample isn't pure enough. | |
| 出入 | chūrù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income他有权出入美国大使馆。Tā yǒuquán chūrù měiguódàshǐguǎn.He has access to the American Embassy. | |
| 出示 | chūshì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display请出示您的票子。Qǐng chūshì nín de piàozi.Please show your ticket. | |
| 储蓄 | chǔxù | to save money (in a bank); savings我想开个储蓄帐户。Wǒ xiǎngkāi gè chǔxù zhànghù.I'd like to open a savings account. | |
| 出游 | chūyóu | to go on a tour; to have an outing这次出游下了三次雨。Zhècì chūyóu xià le sāncì yǔ.It rained three times during the trip. | |
| 出于 | chūyú | due to; to stem from | |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust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? | |
| 此刻 | cǐkè | this moment; now; at present | |
| 瓷器 | cíqì | chinaware; porcelain | |
| 次数 | cìshù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series) | |
| 匆匆 | cōngcōng | hurriedly为了不错过火车，他匆匆赶往了车站。Wèile bùcuò guò huǒchē, tā cōngcōng gǎnwǎng le chēzhàn.He hurried to the station so he wouldn't miss the train. | |
| 匆忙 | cōngmáng | hasty; hurried他写得很匆忙。Tā xiě dé hěn cōngmáng.He wrote it hurriedly. | |
| 从未 | cóngwèi | never我父亲至今从未去过国外。Wǒ fùqīn zhìjīn cóngwèi qùguò guówài.My father has never been abroad. | |
| 从业 | cóngyè | to practice (a trade) | |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) | |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile; crisp他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。Tā gēn tāmen gāncuì dì duànjuéláiwǎng le.He made a clean break with them. | |
| 脆弱 | cuìruò | weak; frail我们还是脆弱不堪。Wǒmen háishì cuìruòbùkān.We're still vulnerable. | |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb我自有分寸。Wǒ zì yǒufēncùn.I know what I'm doing. | |
| 存储 | cúnchǔ | to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save | |
| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet这就是我出生的村庄。Zhè jiùshì wǒ chūshēng de cūnzhuāng.That's the village I was born in. | |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; reverse; check | |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)这是搭帐篷的好地方。Zhèshì dāzhàngpéng de hǎo dìfāng.This is a good place to pitch a tent. | |
| 大臣 | dàchén | chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister | |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yìjīng | (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback她肯定会大吃一惊的。Tā kěndìng huì dàchīyījīng de.She is certain to be surprised. | |
| 大地 | dàdì | earth; mother earth这儿有张德国的大地图。Zhèér yǒuzhāng déguó de dà dìtú.Here's a big map of Germany. | |
| 打动 | dǎdòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching他的演说打动了我们。Tā de yǎnshuō dǎdòng le wǒmen.His speech moved us. | |
| 大都 | dàdū | for the most part; on the whole; also pr. | |
| 大方 | dàfang | generous; magnanimous; stylish你太大方了。Nǐ tài dàfāng le.You're too generous. | |
| 答复 | dáfù | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)谢谢你的答复。Xièxiè nǐ de dáfù.Thanks for your reply. | |
| 大幅 | dàfú | large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin | |
| 大伙儿 | dàhuǒr | erhua variant of 大伙 | |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid (variant of 呆); expressionless他呆在他阿姨家。Tā dāi zài tā āyí jiā.He's staying at his aunt's. | |
| 代价 | dàijià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)自由是有代价的。Zìyóu shì yǒu dàijià de.Freedom is not free. | |
| 贷款 | dàikuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)他想还清贷款。Tā xiǎng huánqīng dàikuǎn.He wants to pay off his loan. | |
| 代理 | dàilǐ | to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy我是你的代理人。Wǒ shì nǐ de dàilǐrén.I'm your deputy. | |
| 带领 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead向导带领我们参观灯塔。Xiàngdǎo dàilǐng wǒmen cānguān dēngtǎ.The guide led us on a tour of the lighthouse. | |
| 打击 | dǎjī | to hit; to strike; to attack这会打击我们的生意。Zhèhuì dǎjī wǒmen de shēngyì.This could hurt our business. | |
| 打架 | dǎjià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows你们为什么老打架？Nǐmen wèishénme lǎo dǎjià?Why do you guys always fight? | |
| 打交道 | dǎjiāodao | to come into contact with; to have dealings我不喜欢跟人打交道。Wǒ bù xǐhuān gēn rén dǎjiāodào.I don't like to socialize. | |
| 打卡 | dǎkǎ | (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location | |
| 打雷 | dǎléi | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder | |
| 蛋白质 | dànbáizhì | protein | |
| 单纯 | dānchún | simple; pure; unsophisticated | |
| 单调 | dāndiào | monotonous | |
| 档案 | dàng’àn | file; record; archive我给自己的邮件做了一份档案。Wǒ gěi zìjǐ de yóujiàn zuò le yīfèn dàngàn.I created an archive of my emails. | |
| 当场 | dāngchǎng | at the scene; on the spot | |
| 当初 | dāngchū | at that time; originally我当初要是买音乐会的票就好了。Wǒ dāngchū yàoshì mǎi yīnyuèhuì de piào jiù hǎo le.I wish I had bought a ticket for the concert. | |
| 当代 | dāngdài | the present age; the contemporary era | |
| 当今 | dāngjīn | the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty英语是当今世界上一种非常重要的语言。Yīngyǔ shì dāngjīnshìjiè shàng yīzhǒng fēicháng zhòngyào de yǔyán.English is a very important language in today's world. | |
| 当面 | dāngmiàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence | |
| 当天 | dàngtiān | the same day | |
| 当下 | dāngxià | immediately; at once; at that moment | |
| 当选 | dāngxuǎn | to be elected; to be selected谁将当选主席呢？Shuí jiāng dāngxuǎn zhǔxí ne?Who'll be elected chairman? | |
| 诞生 | dànshēng | to be born我们是为了死亡而诞生的。Wǒmen shì wèile sǐwáng ér dànshēng de.We were born to die. | |
| 耽误 | dānwu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time | |
| 担忧 | dānyōu | to worry; to be concerned我们为她的安全担忧。Wǒmen wèi tā de ānquán dānyōu.We are anxious about her safety. | |
| 岛 | dǎo | island这个岛是孩子们的天堂。Zhège dǎo shì háizi men de tiāntáng.The island is a paradise for children. | |
| 倒闭 | dǎobì | to go bankrupt; to close down许多小公司倒闭了。Xǔduō xiǎo gōngsī dǎobì le.Many small companies went bankrupt. | |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc | |
| 道德 | dàodé | virtue; morality; ethics为了救许多人牺牲一个人是否道德？Wèile jiù xǔduō rén xīshēng yígè rén shìfǒu dàodé?Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many? | |
| 倒是 | dàoshì | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise这倒是事实。Zhèdào shì shìshí.That’s actually the truth. | |
| 导师 | dǎoshī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor | |
| 搭配 | dāpèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs | |
| 大使 | dàshǐ | ambassador; envoy大使被从华沙召回。Dàshǐ bèi cóng huáshā zhàohuí.The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw. | |
| 大师 | dàshī | great master; master | |
| 大洋洲 | Dàyángzhōu | Oceania | |
| 打造 | dǎzào | to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build | |
| 打仗 | dǎzhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war | |
| 大致 | dàzhì | more or less; roughly; approximately我大致上同意她。Wǒ dàzhì shàng tóngyì tā.I generally agree with her. | |
| 得了 | déle | all right!; that's enough!他们等得了。Tāmen děng dé le.They can wait. | |
| 等级 | děngjí | grade; rank; status | |
| 灯笼 | dēnglong | lantern | |
| 得以 | déyǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling | |
| 得知 | dézhī | to find out; to learn of他得知了他的错误。Tā dézhī le tā de cuòwù.He acknowledged his faults. | |
| 滴 | dī | to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)水滴石穿。Shuǐdīshíchuān.Constant dripping wears away a stone. | |
| 电饭锅 | diànfànguō | electric rice cooker | |
| 点击 | diǎnjī | to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard) | |
| 电力 | diànlì | electrical power; electricity | |
| 典礼 | diǎnlǐ | ceremony; celebration我不想参加典礼。Wǒ bùxiǎng cānjiā diǎnlǐ.I don't want to participate in the ceremony. | |
| 店铺 | diànpù | store; shop | |
| 点燃 | diǎnrán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame | |
| 典型 | diǎnxíng | model; typical case; archetype这是典型的。Zhèshì diǎnxíng de.This is typical. | |
| 电源 | diànyuán | electric power source | |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with | |
| 调动 | diàodòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel | |
| 钓鱼 | diàoyú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap他酷爱钓鱼。Tā kùài diàoyú.He loves fishing. | |
| 抵达 | dǐdá | to arrive; to reach (a destination)他们抵达了酒店。Tāmen dǐdá le jiǔdiàn.They arrived at the hotel. | |
| 地道 | dìdao | authentic; genuine; proper她大方地道歉。Tā dàfāng dì dàoqiàn.She had the decency to apologize. | |
| 跌 | diē | to fall; to tumble; to trip肉价下跌了。Ròujià xiàdiē le.The price of meat dropped. | |
| 抵抗 | dǐkàng | to resist; resistance停止抵抗！Tíngzhǐ dǐkàng!Stop resisting! | |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top山顶被雪覆盖了。Shāndǐng bèi xuě fùgài le.The top of the mountain is covered in snow. | |
| 订单 | dìngdān | (purchase) order您决定好要下订单了吗？Nín juédìng hǎoyào xià dìngdān le ma?Are you ready to order now? | |
| 订婚 | dìnghūn | to get engaged他宣布与她订婚。Tā xuānbù yǔ tā dìnghūn.He announced his engagement to her. | |
| 定价 | dìngjià | to set a price; to fix a price | |
| 定时 | dìngshí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)所有文章都必须在规定时间内交上来。Suǒyǒu wénzhāng dōu bìxū zài guīdìng shíjiān nèi jiāoshànglái.All essays must be handed in on time. | |
| 定位 | dìngwèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as) | |
| 定义 | dìngyì | definition; to define | |
| 定制 | dìngzhì | custom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made | |
| 低碳 | dītàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) | |
| 地形 | dìxíng | topography; terrain; landform | |
| 地域 | dìyù | area; district; region | |
| 地质 | dìzhì | geology | |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)这栋楼很高。Zhè dòng lóu hěn gāo.This building is very high. | |
| 动机 | dòngjī | motive; motivation发动机坏掉了。Fādòngjī huàidiào le.The engine died. | |
| 动力 | dònglì | motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus | |
| 动漫 | dòngmàn | cartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon (animated movie) | |
| 动态 | dòngtài | movement; motion; development | |
| 动听 | dòngtīng | pleasant to listen to | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke | |
| 斗争 | dòuzhēng | a struggle; fight; battle斗争结束了。Dòuzhēng jiéshù le.The fight is over. | |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous我不吸毒。Wǒ bù xīdú.I don't do drugs. | |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry他用30天横渡了太平洋。Tāyòng 30tiān héngdù le tàipíngyáng.He crossed the Pacific Ocean in thirty days. | |
| 端 | duān | (bound form) tip; end; extremity别走极端。Bié zǒujíduān.Don't go to extremes. | |
| 短缺 | duǎnquē | shortage最近的咖啡短缺带来了许多问题。Zuìjìn de kāfēi duǎnquē dàilái le xǔduō wèntí.The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems. | |
| 对称 | duìchèn | symmetry; symmetrical | |
| 对接 | duìjiē | to join up; to dock; a joint (between components) | |
| 对抗 | duìkàng | to withstand; to resist; to stand off | |
| 对立 | duìlì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to | |
| 对应 | duìyìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to | |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | |
| 顿时 | dùnshí | immediately; suddenly当我第一次回波士顿时，我真是孤独。Dāng wǒ dìyīcì huí bōshìdùn shí, wǒ zhēnshì gūdú.When I first came back to Boston, I was really lonely. | |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of我们的员工正在争分夺秒地修理冰暴带来的损坏。Wǒmen de yuángōng zhèngzài zhēngfēnduómiǎo dì xiūlǐ bīngbào dàilái de sǔnhuài.Our employees are working around the clock to fix the damage caused by the ice storm. | |
| 躲避 | duǒbì | to hide; to evade; to dodge | |
| 多才多艺 | duōcái-duōyì | multitalented汤姆多才多艺。Tāngmǔ duōcáiduōyì.Tom has many talents. | |
| 多亏 | duōkuī | thanks to; luckily多亏了你，我还活着。Duōkuī le nǐ, wǒ hái huózhe.I owe it you that I am still alive. | |
| 多媒体 | duōméitǐ | multimedia | |
| 夺取 | duóqǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of | |
| 多余 | duōyú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus还有多余的盐吗？Háiyǒu duōyú de yán ma?Is it too salty? | |
| 多元 | duōyuán | poly-; multi-; multielement | |
| 都市 | dūshì | city; metropolis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. | |
| 恶劣 | èliè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality恶劣的天气对他的健康带来了影响。Èliè de tiānqì duì tā de jiànkāng dàilái le yǐngxiǎng.The bad weather affected his health. | |
| 耳环 | ěrhuán | earring | |
| 儿科 | érkē | pediatrics | |
| 二氧化碳 | èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | |
| 恶心 | ěxin | nausea; to feel sick; disgust我有点恶心。Wǒ yǒudiǎn ěxīn.I feel sick. | |
| 发病 | fābìng | (of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill | |
| 发愁 | fāchóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious | |
| 发电 | fādiàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram给我发电邮。Gěi wǒ fā diànyóu.Send me an email. | |
| 法定 | fǎdìng | statutory; law-based; legal | |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch; to unleash发动机坏掉了。Fādòngjī huàidiào le.The engine died. | |
| 发放 | fāfàng | to provide; to give; to grant | |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) | |
| 发光 | fāguāng | to emit light; to shine; to glow灯泡发光。Dēngpào fāguāng.A light bulb gives light. | |
| 法规 | fǎguī | legislation; statute | |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault我冒犯到你了。Wǒ màofàn dào nǐ le.I've offended you. | |
| 番 | fān | (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort今年销售会翻番。Jīnnián xiāoshòu huì fānfān.Sales should double this year. | |
| 妨碍 | fáng’ài | to hinder; to obstruct暴风妨碍了我们准时到达。Bàofēng fángài le wǒmen zhǔnshídàodá.The storm prevented us from arriving on time. | |
| 放大 | fàngdà | to enlarge; to magnify | |
| 方方面面 | fāngfāngmiànmiàn | all sides; all aspects; multifaceted | |
| 放飞 | fàngfēi | to allow to fly放飞鸟儿。Fàngfēi niǎoér.Let the bird fly away. | |
| 房价 | fángjià | house price; cost of housing | |
| 访谈 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview | |
| 方位 | fāngwèi | direction; points of the compass; bearing | |
| 方言 | fāngyán | topolect; dialect; the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing…我对方言很感兴趣。Wǒ duì fāngyán hěngǎnxìngqù.I'm very interested in dialects. | |
| 防治 | fángzhì | to prevent and cure; prevention and cure | |
| 反馈 | fǎnkuì | to send back information; feedback | |
| 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy; bustling | |
| 反思 | fǎnsī | to think back over sth; to review; to revisit | |
| 繁殖 | fánzhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate | |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt; bill | |
| 发行 | fāxíng | to publish; to issue; to release | |
| 发炎 | fāyán | to become inflamed; inflammation | |
| 发育 | fāyù | to develop; to mature; growth | |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large我想减肥。Wǒ xiǎng jiǎnféi.I want to lose weight. | |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | |
| 肥胖 | féipàng | fat; obese | |
| 飞速 | fēisù | swift; rapidly | |
| 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile | |
| 肺炎 | fèiyán | pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs | |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch面包是面粉做的。Miànbāo shì miànfěn zuò de.Bread is made from flour. | |
| 封闭 | fēngbì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue) | |
| 风光 | fēngguāng | scene; view; sight | |
| 风力 | fēnglì | wind force; wind power | |
| 分工 | fēngōng | to divide up the work; division of labor | |
| 丰收 | fēngshōu | to reap a bumper harvest | |
| 奉献 | fèngxiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate | |
| 风雨 | fēngyǔ | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships暴风雨平息下来了。Bàofēngyǔ píngxī xiàlái le.The storm has died down. | |
| 分级 | fēnjí | to rank; to grade; to classify | |
| 愤怒 | fènnù | angry; indignant; wrath恐惧很快变成愤怒。Kǒngjù hěnkuài biànchéng fènnù.Fear quickly turned into anger. | |
| 分期 | fēnqī | by stages; staggered; step by step | |
| 分散 | fēnsàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | |
| 氛围 | fēnwéi | ambience; atmosphere | |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment穿上衣服。Chuān shàng yīfú.Dress up. | |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating木头会漂浮。Mùtou huì piāofú.Wood floats. | |
| 服从 | fúcóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer他们并不总是服从父母。Tāmen bìng bù zǒngshì fúcóng fùmǔ.They don't always obey their parents. | |
| 辅导 | fǔdǎo | to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel | |
| 幅度 | fúdù | width; extent; range | |
| 覆盖 | fùgài | to cover桌子被灰尘覆盖。Zhuōzi bèi huīchén fùgài.The table was covered with dust. | |
| 符号 | fúhào | symbol; mark; sign | |
| 附件 | fùjiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment | |
| 福利 | fúlì | material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare | |
| 负面 | fùmiàn | negative; the negative side | |
| 夫人 | fūrén | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 服用 | fúyòng | to take (medicine) | |
| 富裕 | fùyù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。Wǒ gèng yuànyì pínqióng ér búshì fùyù.I'd rather be poor than rich. | |
| 赋予 | fùyǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task); to give什么赋予了人生意义？Shénme fùyǔ le rénshēngyìyì?What gives life its meaning? | |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary | |
| 改编 | gǎibiān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise | |
| 概率 | gàilǜ | probability (math.) | |
| 改造 | gǎizào | to transform; to reform; to remodel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. | |
| 肝 | gān | liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video gam… | |
| 干脆 | gāncuì | candid; direct and to the point; simply他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。Tā gēn tāmen gāncuì dì duànjuéláiwǎng le.He made a clean break with them. | |
| 尴尬 | gāngà | awkward; embarrassed | |
| 钢笔 | gāngbǐ | fountain pen那么多钢笔！Nàme duō gāngbǐ!What a lot of pens! | |
| 港口 | gǎngkǒu | port; harbor船被安全地领入港口。Chuán bèi ānquán dì lǐngrù gǎngkǒu.The boat was piloted safely into harbor. | |
| 岗位 | gǎngwèi | a post; a job | |
| 干旱 | gānhàn | drought; arid; dry | |
| 感激 | gǎnjī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful我很感激。Wǒ hěn gǎnjī.I'm grateful for that. | |
| 赶忙 | gǎnmáng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste | |
| 感染 | gǎnrǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence我被他的故事感染了。Wǒ bèi tā de gùshì gǎnrǎn le.I was very impressed by his story. | |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere; perturbation他在城市里一直受到噪音或者其他的干扰。Tā zài chéngshì lǐ yìzhí shòudào zàoyīn huòzhě qítā de gānrǎo.He was always annoyed in the city by noises of one sort or another. | |
| 感想 | gǎnxiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts | |
| 干燥 | gānzào | (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry沙漠的气候很干燥。Shāmò de qìhòu hěn gānzào.The climate of the desert is very dry. | |
| 高层 | gāocéng | high-rise; high level; high class | |
| 高超 | gāochāo | excellent; superlative这个班的女生平均身高超过了155公分。Zhège bān de nǚshēng píngjūn shēngāo chāoguò le 155gōngfēn.The average height of girls in this class is over 155 centimeters. | |
| 高等 | gāoděng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) | |
| 高端 | gāoduān | high-end | |
| 高峰 | gāofēng | peak; summit; height你认为日本第二高峰是哪座山？Nǐ rènwéi rìběn dìèr gāofēng shì nǎzuò shān?What mountain do you think is the second highest in Japan? | |
| 稿件 | gǎojiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article | |
| 高尚 | gāoshàng | noble; lofty; refined | |
| 高手 | gāoshǒu | expert; past master; dab hand他是个网球高手。Tā shì gè wǎngqiú gāoshǒu.He is a good tennis player. | |
| 高新技术 | gāoxīn-jìshù | high tech; high technology | |
| 高原 | gāoyuán | plateau | |
| 稿子 | gǎozi | draft of a document; script; manuscript | |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart | |
| 隔壁 | gébì | next door; neighbor她住在他的隔壁。Tā zhù zài tā de gébì.She lives next door to him. | |
| 歌唱 | gēchàng | to sing我能听见鸟在窗外歌唱。Wǒnéng tīngjiàn niǎo zài chuāngwài gēchàng.I could hear birds singing outside my window. | |
| 革命 | gémìng | revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth)法国大革命1789年开始。Fǎguó dàgémìng 1789nián kāishǐ.The French Revolution began in 1789. | |
| 跟前 | gēnqián | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence | |
| 跟随 | gēnsuí | to follow男孩跟随着父亲。Nánhái gēnsuízhe fùqin.The boy is following his father. | |
| 跟踪 | gēnzōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow狮子在跟踪它的猎物。Shīzi zài gēnzōng tā de lièwù.The lion is stalking its prey. | |
| 个体 | gètǐ | individual | |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common公车晚了十分钟。Gōngchē wǎn le shífēnzhōng.The bus was ten minutes late. | |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment) | |
| 公安 | gōng’ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security | |
| 工地 | gōngdì | construction site | |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | spare time; skill; labor | |
| 公告 | gōnggào | post; announcement | |
| 巩固 | gǒnggù | to consolidate; to strengthen; firm | |
| 共计 | gòngjì | to sum up to; to total | |
| 供给 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)我们的供给要用完了。Wǒmen de gōngjǐ yàoyòng wán le.Our supplies are running out. | |
| 攻击 | gōngjī | to attack; to accuse; to charge敌人对我们发起了攻击。Dírén duì wǒmen fāqǐ le gōngjī.The enemy launched an attack on us. | |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public他威胁要公开。Tā wēixié yào gōngkāi.He threatened to make it public. | |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen我是世界公民。Wǒ shì shìjiè gōngmín.I'm a citizen of the world. | |
| 公认 | gōngrèn | publicly known (to be); accepted (as) | |
| 功效 | gōngxiào | efficacy | |
| 工序 | gōngxù | working procedure; process | |
| 公益 | gōngyì | public good; public welfare; public interest | |
| 供应 | gōngyìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) | |
| 公元 | gōngyuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) | |
| 公正 | gōngzhèng | just; fair; equitable | |
| 公众 | gōngzhòng | public汤姆知道在公众场合怎么样自处。Tāngmǔ zhīdào zài gōngzhòng chǎnghé zěnmeyàng zì chù.Tom knows how to behave in public. | |
| 公主 | gōngzhǔ | princess她梦见她是一个公主。Tā mèngjiàn tā shì yígè gōngzhǔ.She dreamed that she was a princess. | |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove | |
| 构造 | gòuzào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology)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. | |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to照顾好自己。Zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.Take care! | |
| 拐 | guǎi | cane; walking stick; crutch请往左拐。Qǐng wǎng zuǒ guǎi.Please turn left. | |
| 拐弯 | guǎiwān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction | |
| 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot汤姆拿起罐子读标签。Tāngmǔ ná qǐ guànzi dú biāoqiān.Tom picked up the jar and read the label. | |
| 官 | guān | government official; governmental; official这是官方消息。Zhèshì guānfāngxiāoxī.This news is official. | |
| 关爱 | guān’ài | to show concern and care for孩子们需要关爱。Háizi men xūyào guānài.Children need loving. | |
| 管道 | guǎndào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel | |
| 官方 | guānfāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority)这是官方消息。Zhèshì guānfāngxiāoxī.This news is official. | |
| 广阔 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast | |
| 观光 | guānguāng | to tour; sightseeing; tourism他的工作是驾驶观光巴士。Tā de gōngzuò shì jiàshǐ guānguāng bāshì.His job is driving a sight-seeing bus. | |
| 关怀 | guānhuái | care; solicitude; to show care for | |
| 关联 | guānlián | to be related; to be connected; relationship两者没有关联。Liǎngzhě méiyǒu guānlián.There is no connection between them. | |
| 观赏 | guānshǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | |
| 官员 | guānyuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical有空的时候，我总喜欢听古典音乐。Yǒukòng de shíhòu, wǒ zǒng xǐhuān tīng gǔdiǎnyīnyuè.I always enjoy listening to classical music in my free time. | |
| 孤独 | gūdú | lonely; solitary我觉得很孤独。Wǒ juéde hěn gūdú.I feel lonely. | |
| 姑姑 | gūgu | paternal aunt她长得像她姑姑。Tā zhǎngdé xiàng tā gūgū.She resembles her aunt. | |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | |
| 归 | guī | to return; to go back to; to give back to他的成功要归结于他的辛勤工作和好运气。Tā de chénggōng yào guījié yú tā de xīnqíngōngzuò hé hǎoyùnqì.He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck. | |
| 轨道 | guǐdào | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life到5号轨道乘随便什么火车。Dào 5hào guǐdào chéng suíbiàn shénme huǒchē.Take any train on track 5. | |
| 规范 | guīfàn | norm; standard; specification | |
| 规划 | guīhuà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan | |
| 归还 | guīhuán | to return sth; to revert | |
| 规矩 | guīju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule规矩点。Guījǔ diǎn.Behave yourself. | |
| 贵重 | guìzhòng | precious | |
| 古迹 | gǔjì | places of historic interest; historical sites | |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon | |
| 国宝 | guóbǎo | national treasure | |
| 国产 | guóchǎn | domestically produced | |
| 过渡 | guòdù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim | |
| 国歌 | guógē | national anthem | |
| 过后 | guòhòu | after the event茶点过后我们接着开会。Chádiǎn guòhòu wǒmen jiēzhe kāihuì.We will continue the meeting after some light refreshments. | |
| 国旗 | guóqí | flag (of a country)这是日本国旗。Zhèshì rìběn guóqí.This is the flag of Japan. | |
| 国情 | guóqíng | current state of a country; the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country | |
| 过时 | guòshí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon长发现在过时了。Zhǎng fāxiàn zài guòshí le.Long hair is out of fashion now. | |
| 国王 | guówáng | king国王明晚会亲自出现。Guówáng míng wǎnhuì qīnzì chūxiàn.The king will appear in person tomorrow evening. | |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) | |
| 古人 | gǔrén | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis | |
| 股市 | gǔshì | stock market我爸爸现在非常专注于股市。Wǒ bàbà xiànzài fēicháng zhuānzhù yú gǔshì.My father is very much involved in the stock market now. | |
| 固体 | gùtǐ | solid水结冰后成为固体。Shuǐ jiébīng hòu chéngwéi gùtǐ.Water becomes solid when it freezes. | |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | bone; moral character; bitterness | |
| 顾问 | gùwèn | adviser; consultant | |
| 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ | to inspire; to encourage; to hearten那真令人鼓舞。Nàzhēn lìngréngǔwǔ.That's encouraging. | |
| 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect我遇到了故障。Wǒ yùdào le gùzhàng.I encountered a problem. | |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm我害怕。Wǒ hàipà.I'm afraid. | |
| 海岸 | hǎi’àn | coastal; seacoast他的村屋在海岸上。Tā de cūnwū zài hǎiàn shàng.His cottage is on the coast. | |
| 海拔 | hǎibá | height above sea level; elevation这座城市海拔1600米。Zhèzuò chéngshì hǎibá 1600mǐ.This city is 1,600 meters above sea level. | |
| 海面 | hǎimiàn | the surface of the sea; ocean surface | |
| 海内外 | hǎinèiwài | domestic and international; at home and abroad | |
| 海域 | hǎiyù | sea area; territorial waters; maritime space | |
| 寒冬 | hándōng | cold winter | |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation航空邮寄它。Hángkōng yóujì tā.Send it airmail. | |
| 罕见 | hǎnjiàn | rare; rarely seen能在日本找到这样的大的院子实属罕见。Néng zài rìběn zhǎodào zhèyàng de dà de yuànzi shíshǔ hǎnjiàn.It's rare to find big yards in Japan. | |
| 含义 | hányì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning这个词有两种含义。Zhège cíyǒu liǎngzhǒng hányì.This word has two meanings. | |
| 旱灾 | hànzāi | drought | |
| 毫不 | háobù | hardly; not in the least; not at all我对此毫不怀疑。Wǒ duìcǐ háobù huáiyí.I don't doubt it in the least. | |
| 好不 | hǎobù | not at all ...; how very ...不要说话，好不好？Búyào shuōhuà, hǎobùhǎo?Quit talking, will you? | |
| 好感 | hǎogǎn | good opinion; favorable impression | |
| 好客 | hàokè | hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests所有的客人都被她的好客感动了。Suǒyǒu de kèrén dōu bèi tā de hàokè gǎndòng le.All the guests were touched by her hospitality. | |
| 毫米 | háomǐ | millimeter | |
| 好容易 | hǎoróngyì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (liter… | |
| 毫升 | háoshēng | milliliter | |
| 毫无 | háowú | not in the least; to completely lack毫无疑问。Háowúyíwèn.There's no doubt. | |
| 好学 | hàoxué | eager to study; studious; erudite好好学习。Hǎohǎoxuéxí.Study hard. | |
| 号召 | hàozhào | to call; to appeal | |
| 合并 | hébìng | to merge; to annex | |
| 合成 | héchéng | to compose; to constitute; compound | |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | |
| 黑暗 | hēi’àn | dark; darkly; darkness我害怕一个人处在黑暗之中。Wǒ hàipà yígè rén chùzài hēiàn zhīzhōng.I was scared to be alone in the dark. | |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret人们需要止住仇恨。Rénmen xūyào zhǐzhù chóuhèn.People need to stop hating. | |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious | |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; crosswise他用30天横渡了太平洋。Tāyòng 30tiān héngdù le tàipíngyáng.He crossed the Pacific Ocean in thirty days. | |
| 衡量 | héngliáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider | |
| 痕迹 | hénjì | vestige; mark; trace他没有留下痕迹就消失了。Tā méiyǒu liúxià hénjì jiù xiāoshī le.He disappeared without a trace. | |
| 和平 | hépíng | peace; peaceful我们希望世界和平。Wǒmen xīwàng shìjiè hépíng.We want peace in the world. | |
| 和谐 | héxié | harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor我们必须学会与自然和谐共处。Wǒmen bìxū xuéhuì yǔ zìrán héxié gòngchǔ.We must learn to live in harmony with nature. | |
| 核心 | héxīn | core; nucleus | |
| 宏大 | hóngdà | great; grand | |
| 洪水 | hóngshuǐ | deluge; flood许多房屋被洪水冲走了。Xǔduō fángwū bèi hóngshuǐ chōngzǒu le.A lot of houses were washed away by the flood. | |
| 后代 | hòudài | descendant; progeny; posterity | |
| 后期 | hòuqī | late stage; later period | |
| 后人 | hòurén | later generation | |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back往后退点。Wǎng hòutuì diǎn.Back off! | |
| 后者 | hòuzhě | the latter | |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid | |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family雨点打着窗户。Yǔdiǎn dǎzhe chuānghù.The rain is beating against the windows. | |
| 滑冰 | huábīng | to skate; skating我想去滑冰。Wǒ xiǎng qù huábīng.I want to go skating. | |
| 花朵 | huāduǒ | flower朋友就像生命之园里的花朵。Péngyǒu jiù xiàng shēngmìng zhī yuánlǐ de huāduǒ.Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. | |
| 划分 | huàfēn | to divide up; to partition; to differentiate | |
| 怀 | huái | bosom; heart; mind我们非常怀疑。Wǒmen fēicháng huáiyí.We're very skeptical. | |
| 怀念 | huáiniàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce | |
| 怀孕 | huáiyùn | pregnant; to have conceived; gestation我怀孕了。Wǒ huáiyùn le.I'm pregnant. | |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop她去年环球旅行。Tā qùnián huánqiúlǚxíng.She traveled around the world last year. | |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune这些患者走路有困难。Zhèxiē huànzhě zǒulù yǒu kùnnán.These patients have trouble walking. | |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through办公室的门是黄色的。Bàngōngshì de mén shì huángsè de.The door of the office is yellow. | |
| 皇帝 | huángdì | emperor公主向皇帝请求饶恕。Gōngzhǔ xiàng huángdì qǐngqiú ráoshù.The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor. | |
| 欢乐 | huānlè | gaiety; gladness; glee | |
| 幻想 | huànxiǎng | to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion这只是幻想而已。Zhè zhǐshì huànxiǎng éryǐ.That's just your imagination. | |
| 还原 | huányuán | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) | |
| 患者 | huànzhě | patient; sufferer这些患者走路有困难。Zhèxiē huànzhě zǒulù yǒu kùnnán.These patients have trouble walking. | |
| 花生 | huāshēng | peanut不要忘记汤姆对花生过敏。Búyào wàngjì tāngmǔ duì huāshēng guòmǐn.Don't forget Tom is allergic to peanuts. | |
| 化石 | huàshí | fossil | |
| 话筒 | huàtǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset她用手捂住了电话的话筒。Tā yòng shǒu wǔzhù le diànhuà de huàtǒng.She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand. | |
| 滑行 | huáxíng | to slide; to coast; to glide | |
| 滑雪 | huáxuě | to ski; skiing你滑雪比我好。Nǐ huáxuě bǐ wǒ hǎo.You're a better skier than me. | |
| 化妆 | huàzhuāng | to put on makeup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. | |
| 汇 | huì | class; collection; to remit汇率是多少？Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?What is the exchange rate? | |
| 回报 | huíbào | (in) return; reciprocation; payback | |
| 汇报 | huìbào | to report; to give an account of; report | |
| 灰尘 | huīchén | dust桌子被灰尘覆盖。Zhuōzi bèi huīchén fùgài.The table was covered with dust. | |
| 回顾 | huígù | to look back; to review | |
| 绘画 | huìhuà | to draw; to paint她对绘画有很好的鉴赏力。Tā duì huìhuà yǒu hěn hǎo de jiànshǎnglì.She's got a good eye for paintings. | |
| 会见 | huìjiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)可能不久会见你Kěnéng bùjiǔ huìjiàn nǐMaybe I'll see you later. | |
| 汇款 | huìkuǎn | to remit money; remittance | |
| 回头 | huítóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later回头看！Huítóu kàn!Look back! | |
| 灰心 | huīxīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged | |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore | |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled空气是气体的混合物。Kōngqì shì qìtǐ de hùnhéwù.Air is a mixture of gases. | |
| 混合 | hùnhé | to mix; to blend; hybrid空气是气体的混合物。Kōngqì shì qìtǐ de hùnhéwù.Air is a mixture of gases. | |
| 混乱 | hùnluàn | confused; chaotic; disorderly汤姆也很混乱。Tāngmǔ yě hěn hùnluàn.Tom was confused, too. | |
| 婚姻 | hūnyīn | marriage; matrimony有些人害怕婚姻。Yǒuxiē rén hàipà hūnyīn.Marriage frightens some people. | |
| 货币 | huòbì | currency; monetary; money | |
| 火柴 | huǒchái | match (for lighting fire)这收音机不比火柴盒大。Zhè shōuyīnjī bùbǐ huǒcháihé dà.This radio is no bigger than a matchbox. | |
| 货车 | huòchē | truck; van; freight wagon | |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality; vigor他充满活力。Tā chōngmǎnhuólì.He is full of energy. | |
| 活跃 | huóyuè | active; lively; excited | |
| 火灾 | huǒzāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)遇到火灾打119。Yùdào huǒzāi dǎ 119.In case of fire, call 119. | |
| 互助 | hùzhù | to help each other他们互帮互助，把校庆搞得很成功。Tāmen hùbānghùzhù, bǎ xiàoqìng gǎo dé hěn chénggōng.They helped one another to make the school festival a success. | |
| 胡子 | húzi | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair他刮了他的胡子。Tā guā le tā de húzi.He shaved his mustache off. | |
| 饥饿 | jī’è | hunger; starvation; famine许多工人死于饥饿。Xǔduō gōngrén sǐ yú jīè.Many of the workers died of hunger. | |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)她愿意嫁给他。Tā yuànyì jià gěi tā.She's willing to marry him. | |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich | |
| 加倍 | jiābèi | to double; to redouble | |
| 家常 | jiācháng | the daily life of a family | |
| 家家户户 | jiājiāhùhù | each and every family (idiom); every household | |
| 加剧 | jiājù | to intensify | |
| 家居 | jiājū | home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)我很惊讶，你家居然有辆日本车。Wǒ hěn jīngyà, nǐjiā jūrán yǒuliàng rìběn chē.I'm surprised that your family has a Japanese car. | |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword他以优异的成绩毕业于剑桥大学。Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè yú jiànqiáodàxué.He graduated from Cambridge with honors. | |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow箭头表示行进方向。Jiàntóu biǎoshì xíngjìn fāngxiàng.The arrow indicates the way to go. | |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp鳄鱼有尖利的牙齿。Èyú yǒu jiānlì de yáchǐ.Crocodiles have sharp teeth. | |
| 肩膀 | jiānbǎng | shoulder我肩膀痛。Wǒ jiānbǎng tòng.My shoulder hurts. | |
| 检测 | jiǎncè | to detect; to test; detection | |
| 监测 | jiāncè | to monitor | |
| 鉴定 | jiàndìng | to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate | |
| 坚定 | jiāndìng | firm; steady; staunch有了坚定的目标，你会做得很好。Yǒu le jiāndìng de mùbiāo, nǐ huì zuò dé hěn hǎo.With a firm goal in mind, you will do well. | |
| 监督 | jiāndū | to control; to supervise; to inspect | |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste | |
| 间隔 | jiàngé | gap; interval; compartment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. | |
| 讲解 | jiǎngjiě | to explain给他讲解一下你的困境。Gěi tā jiǎngjiě yīxià nǐ de kùnjìng.Explain to him the difficult situation you are in. | |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | (common place name); general; high-ranking military officer | |
| 奖牌 | jiǎngpái | medal (awarded as a prize) | |
| 奖品 | jiǎngpǐn | award; prize | |
| 坚固 | jiāngù | firm; firmly; hard这个梯子是否足够坚固以承受我的重量？Zhège tīzi shìfǒu zúgòu jiāngù yǐ chéngshòu wǒ de zhòngliàng?Is this ladder strong enough to bear my weight? | |
| 酱油 | jiàngyóu | soy sauce | |
| 简化 | jiǎnhuà | to simplify | |
| 间接 | jiànjiē | indirect | |
| 简介 | jiǎnjiè | summary; brief introduction | |
| 坚决 | jiānjué | firm; resolute; determined | |
| 艰难 | jiānnán | difficult; hard; challenging这是个很艰难的斗争。Zhè shì gè hěn jiānnán de dòuzhēng.It was an uphill struggle. | |
| 健全 | jiànquán | robust; sound | |
| 减弱 | jiǎnruò | to weaken; to diminish风暴减弱了。Fēngbào jiǎnruò le.The storm abated. | |
| 艰辛 | jiānxīn | hardships; arduous; difficult | |
| 减压 | jiǎnyā | to reduce pressure; to relax | |
| 检验 | jiǎnyàn | to inspect; to examine; to test | |
| 坚硬 | jiānyìng | hard; solid | |
| 兼职 | jiānzhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting | |
| 建筑物 | jiànzhùwù | building; structure; edifice在建筑物里的所有人都感觉到了地震。Zài jiànzhùwù lǐ de suǒyǒurén dōu gǎnjué dào le dìzhèn.Everybody in the building felt the earthquake. | |
| 胶带 | jiāodài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape | |
| 焦点 | jiāodiǎn | (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus | |
| 交际 | jiāojì | communication; social intercourse汤姆交际广。Tāngmǔ jiāojì guǎng.Tom knows a lot of people. | |
| 焦虑 | jiāolǜ | anxious; worried; apprehensive我感到万分焦虑。Wǒ gǎndào wànfēn jiāolǜ.I felt incredibly nervous. | |
| 角落 | jiǎoluò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook汤姆正站在房间的角落。Tāngmǔ zhèngzhàn zài fángjiān de jiǎoluò.Tom is standing in the corner of the room. | |
| 胶水 | jiāoshuǐ | glue我需要胶水。Wǒ xūyào jiāoshuǐ.I need glue. | |
| 交谈 | jiāotán | to discuss; to converse; chat我和朋友们交谈。Wǒ hé péngyǒu men jiāotán.I talked to friends. | |
| 郊外 | jiāowài | outskirts | |
| 较为 | jiàowéi | comparatively; relatively; fairly | |
| 教训 | jiàoxùn | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid记好了这教训。Jìhǎo le zhè jiàoxùn.Keep this lesson in mind. | |
| 脚印 | jiǎoyìn | footprint | |
| 假设 | jiǎshè | to suppose; to presume; to assume这只是个假设。Zhè zhǐshì gè jiǎshè.This is just a hypothesis. | |
| 家属 | jiāshǔ | family member; (family) dependent | |
| 加以 | jiāyǐ | in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to… | |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland | |
| 加重 | jiāzhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious | |
| 击败 | jībài | to defeat; to beat | |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even if; even though; right away即便是小孩子也能做到呢。Jíbiàn shì xiǎoháizi yě néng zuòdào ne.Even a child can do it. | |
| 继承 | jìchéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)他继承了他父亲的事业。Tā jìchéng le tā fùqīn de shìyè.He took over his father's business. | |
| 基地 | jīdì | al-Qaeda; base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc) | |
| 机动车 | jīdòngchē | motor vehicle | |
| 极端 | jíduān | extreme别走极端。Bié zǒujíduān.Don't go to extremes. | |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split我了解你。Wǒ liǎojiě nǐ.I get you. | |
| 杰出 | jiéchū | outstanding; distinguished; remarkable汤姆是个杰出的爸爸。Tāngmǔ shì gè jiéchū de bàbà.Tom is an excellent father. | |
| 解答 | jiědá | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer | |
| 解读 | jiědú | to decipher; to decode; to interpret | |
| 解放 | jiěfàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation | |
| 借鉴 | jièjiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing o… | |
| 接连 | jiēlián | on end; in a row; in succession | |
| 节能 | jiénéng | to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption | |
| 结实 | jiēshi | rugged; sturdy; strong | |
| 解说 | jiěshuō | to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary | |
| 街头 | jiētóu | street | |
| 结尾 | jiéwěi | ending; coda; to wind up | |
| 截至 | jiézhì | up to (a time); by (a time) | |
| 截止 | jiézhǐ | to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off交作业的截止日期是下周一。Jiāo zuòyè de jiézhǐ rìqī shì xiàzhōuyī.The homework is due next Monday. | |
| 戒指 | jièzhi | (finger) ring我会找到你丢失的戒指。Wǒhuì zhǎodào nǐ diūshī de jièzhǐ.I will find you your lost ring. | |
| 借助 | jièzhù | to draw support from; with the help of | |
| 节奏 | jiézòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse | |
| 激发 | jīfā | to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite | |
| 基金 | jījīn | fund | |
| 急救 | jíjiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid别忘了带上急救箱。Biéwàngle dàishàng jíjiùxiāng.Don't forget to take the first-aid kit. | |
| 季军 | jìjūn | third in a race; bronze medalist | |
| 激励 | jīlì | to encourage; to urge; motivation | |
| 纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline | |
| 寂寞 | jìmò | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet我很寂寞。Wǒ hěn jìmò.I'm very lonely. | |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end尽快来。Jǐnkuài lái.Come as soon as you can. | |
| 金额 | jīn’é | sum of money; monetary value帐单金额高达100美元。Zhàngdān jīné gāodá 100měiyuán.The bill amounted to 100 dollars. | |
| 进而 | jìn’ér | and then (what follows next) | |
| 进度 | jìndù | rate of progress | |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only这张桌子是干净的。Zhèzhāng zhuōzi shì gānjìng de.This table is clean. | |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly | |
| 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; to admonish警告被忽视。Jǐnggào bèihūshì.The warnings were ignored. | |
| 景观 | jǐngguān | landscape | |
| 精美 | jīngměi | exquisite; elegant; fine这本书有精美的插图。Zhè běnshū yǒu jīngměi de chātú.This book is beautifully illustrated. | |
| 精确 | jīngquè | accurate; precise | |
| 惊人 | jīngrén | astonishing | |
| 竞赛 | jìngsài | to compete; to race; contest我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。Wǒ bàbà cānjiā le liàolǐ jìngsài bìng dé le dìyìmíng.My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first. | |
| 经商 | jīngshāng | to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business | |
| 精通 | jīngtōng | to be proficient in; to master (a subject)她精通法语。Tā jīngtōng fǎyǔ.She is proficient in French. | |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene | |
| 景象 | jǐngxiàng | scene; sight (to behold) | |
| 精心 | jīngxīn | with utmost care; fine; meticulous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. | |
| 惊讶 | jīngyà | amazed; astonished; to surprise我真是惊讶。Wǒ zhēnshì jīngyà.I was truly astonished. | |
| 精致 | jīngzhì | delicate; fine; exquisite | |
| 颈椎 | jǐngzhuī | cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals | |
| 精准 | jīngzhǔn | accurate; exact; precise | |
| 进化 | jìnhuà | evolution软件正在不断进化。Ruǎnjiàn zhèngzài bùduàn jìnhuà.Software is constantly evolving. | |
| 近来 | jìnlái | recently; lately近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。Jìnlái kāfēi de duǎnquē zàochéng le xǔduō wèntí.The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems. | |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | gold medal | |
| 金钱 | jīnqián | money; currency金钱万能。Jīnqiánwànnéng.Money talks. | |
| 金融 | jīnróng | banking; finance; financial | |
| 近视 | jìnshì | shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia | |
| 金属 | jīnshǔ | metal硬币是金属做的。Yìngbì shì jīnshǔ zuò de.Coins are made of metal. | |
| 进展 | jìnzhǎn | to make headway; to make progress一切进展顺利。Yīqiè jìnzhǎn shùnlì.Everything went smoothly. | |
| 金子 | jīnzi | gold金子比水重得多。Jīnzi bǐshuǐ zhòngdé duō.Gold is far heavier than water. | |
| 技巧 | jìqiǎo | skill; technique | |
| 急切 | jíqiè | eager; impatient | |
| 激情 | jīqíng | passion; fervor; enthusiasm | |
| 集团 | jítuán | group; bloc; corporation | |
| 就读 | jiùdú | to go to school | |
| 纠纷 | jiūfēn | dispute | |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol我能闻到他呼吸中的酒精味。Wǒnéng wéndào tā hūxī zhōng de jiǔjīng wèi.I could smell the alcohol on his breath. | |
| 舅舅 | jiùjiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)我们待在舅舅家。Wǒmen dài zài jiùjiùjiā.We're staying at our uncle's. | |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | |
| 酒水 | jiǔshuǐ | alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu) | |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | (coll.) even if就算我富有，我也不会给他钱。Jiùsuàn wǒ fùyǒu, wǒ yě búhuì gěi tā qián.Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give him money. | |
| 救援 | jiùyuán | to save; to support; to help | |
| 救灾 | jiùzāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims | |
| 纠正 | jiūzhèng | to correct; to make right如果你发现错误，那就请你纠正它。Rúguǒ nǐ fāxiàncuòwù, nà jiù qǐng nǐ jiūzhèng tā.If you see a mistake, then please correct it. | |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance | |
| 极为 | jíwéi | extremely; exceedingly电脑可以做极为复杂的工作。Diànnǎo kěyǐ zuò jíwéi fùzá de gōngzuò.Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work. | |
| 吉祥 | jíxiáng | lucky; auspicious; propitious | |
| 机械 | jīxiè | machine; machinery; mechanical | |
| 技艺 | jìyì | skill; art | |
| 基因 | jīyīn | gene (loanword)我们应该对人使用基因编辑吗？Wǒmen yīnggāi duìrén shǐyòng jīyīn biānjí ma?Should we use genetic engineering on people? | |
| 给予 | jǐyǔ | (literary) to give; to accord; to render给予汤姆一些你力所能及的帮助。Jǐyǔ tāngmǔ yīxiē nǐ lìsuǒnéngjí de bāngzhù.Give Tom any help you can. | |
| 机遇 | jīyù | opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck | |
| 机制 | jīzhì | machine-processed; machine-made; mechanism | |
| 局 | jú | cramped; narrow; narrow我去邮局寄信。Wǒ qù yóujú jìxìn.I'm going to the post office to mail a letter. | |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf那本词典分为两卷。Nà běncídiǎn fēnwéi liǎngjuǎn.The dictionary comes in two volumes. | |
| 捐款 | juānkuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation | |
| 捐赠 | juānzèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction接受现金捐赠。Jiēshòu xiànjīn juānzèng.Cash donations will be accepted. | |
| 剧本 | jùběn | script; screenplay; scenario | |
| 举动 | jǔdòng | act; action; activity | |
| 决策 | juécè | strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision我想成为决策的人。Wǒ xiǎng chéngwéi juécè de rén.I want to be the one who decides. | |
| 绝望 | juéwàng | to despair; to give up all hope; desperate | |
| 菊花 | júhuā | chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus | |
| 聚集 | jùjí | to assemble; to gather一群人聚集在现场。Yīqún rén jùjí zài xiànchǎng.A crowd gathered at the scene. | |
| 俱乐部 | jùlèbù | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises)欢迎来到俱乐部。Huānyíng láidào jùlèbù.Welcome to the club. | |
| 剧烈 | jùliè | violent; acute; severe | |
| 局面 | júmiàn | aspect; phase; situation | |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops军队占领了整片领土。Jūnduì zhànlǐng le zhěngpiàn lǐngtǔ.The armed forces occupied the entire territory. | |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel汤姆是一个越军退役军人。Tāngmǔ shì yígè yuèjūn tuìyìjūnrén.Tom is a Vietnam veteran. | |
| 均匀 | jūnyún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous | |
| 局限 | júxiàn | to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries | |
| 开创 | kāichuàng | to initiate; to start; to found | |
| 开关 | kāiguān | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate | |
| 开启 | kāiqǐ | to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) | |
| 开设 | kāishè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) | |
| 开头 | kāitóu | beginning; to start | |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb她很善于砍价。Tā hěn shànyú kǎnjià.She's good at bargaining the price down. | |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise她看不起他。Tā kànbùqǐ tā.She despised him. | |
| 看待 | kàndài | to look upon; to regard你怎么看待这件事？Nǐ zěnme kàndài zhèjiàn shì?What do you think about this? | |
| 看得起 | kàndeqǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of | |
| 康复 | kāngfù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce祝你早日康复。Zhù nǐ zǎorìkāngfù.I hope you'll get well soon. | |
| 看好 | kànhǎo | to regard as having good prospects把包包看好。Bǎ bāobāo kànhǎo.Keep an eye on the bags. | |
| 看似 | kànsì | to look as if; to seem | |
| 看中 | kànzhòng | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration | |
| 看重 | kànzhòng | to regard as important; to value我知道有些人看重我的工作。Wǒ zhīdào yǒuxiē rén kànzhòng wǒ de gōngzuò.I know that some people value my work. | |
| 考察 | kǎochá | to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation | |
| 考古 | kǎogǔ | archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies | |
| 考核 | kǎohé | to examine; to check up on; to assess | |
| 考验 | kǎoyàn | to test; to put to the test; trial我们的友谊受到了考验。Wǒmen de yǒuyì shòudào le kǎoyàn.Our friendship was put to the test. | |
| 卡片 | kǎpiàn | card | |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division我不喜欢科学。Wǒ bù xǐhuān kēxué.I don't like science. | |
| 客车 | kèchē | coach; bus; passenger train | |
| 科幻 | kēhuàn | science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想他非常喜欢科幻小说。Tā fēicháng xǐhuān kēhuànxiǎoshuō.He's very fond of science fiction. | |
| 可口 | kěkǒu | tasty; to taste good | |
| 可怜 | kělián | pitiful; poor; pathetic她照顾可怜的小鸟。Tā zhàogù kělián de xiǎoniǎo.She took care of the poor little bird. | |
| 科目 | kēmù | academic subject; field of study | |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be willing to你绝对肯定吗？Nǐ juéduì kěndìng ma?Are you absolutely sure? | |
| 科普 | kēpǔ | popularization of science (abbr. for 科学普及); (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson'… | |
| 课题 | kètí | task; problem; issue | |
| 渴望 | kěwàng | to thirst for; to long for他渴望去那里。Tā kěwàng qù nàlǐ.He is eager to go there. | |
| 可行 | kěxíng | feasible他的主意总是可行的。Tā de zhǔyì zǒngshì kěxíng de.His ideas are always practical. | |
| 空地 | kòngdì | vacant land; open space | |
| 恐惧 | kǒngjù | to be frightened; fear; dread恐惧很快变成愤怒。Kǒngjù hěnkuài biànchéng fènnù.Fear quickly turned into anger. | |
| 空闲 | kòngxián | leisure; spare time; (of a person) free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? | |
| 扣 | kòu | button; to fasten; to button你衬衣的纽扣快掉了。Nǐ chènyī de niǔkòu kuài diào le.Your shirt button is coming off. | |
| 口感 | kǒugǎn | mouthfeel; texture (of food) | |
| 口号 | kǒuhào | slogan; catchphrase | |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | oral cavity | |
| 口头 | kǒutóu | oral; verbal | |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool他酷爱钓鱼。Tā kùài diàoyú.He loves fishing. | |
| 夸 | kuā | to boast; to exaggerate; to praise避免太夸张。Bìmiǎn tài kuāzhāng.Try to avoid overdoing it. | |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy; accounting | |
| 快捷 | kuàijié | quick; fast; nimble | |
| 夸奖 | kuājiǎng | to praise; to applaud; to compliment | |
| 款 | kuǎn | section; paragraph; funds我去柜台付款。Wǒ qù guìtái fùkuǎn.I'm going to the counter to pay. | |
| 款式 | kuǎnshì | pattern; style; design | |
| 夸张 | kuāzhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated避免太夸张。Bìmiǎn tài kuāzhāng.Try to avoid overdoing it. | |
| 亏损 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss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. | |
| 困扰 | kùnrǎo | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications他正遭受严重头痛的困扰。Tā zhèng zāoshòu yánzhòng tóutòng de kùnrǎo.He was suffering from a bad headache. | |
| 扩展 | kuòzhǎn | to extend; to expand; extension | |
| 枯燥 | kūzào | dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious | |
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a li…你不要命啦！Nǐ búyàomìng la!Are you nuts? | |
| 赖 | lài | (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app; to depend on; to hang on in a place我信赖他。Wǒ xìnlài tā.I trust him. | |
| 来临 | láilín | to approach; to come closer在瑞士，春天在五月来临。Zài ruìshì, chūntiān zài wǔyuè láilín.In Switzerland, spring comes in May. | |
| 来往 | láiwǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。Tā gēn tāmen gāncuì dì duànjuéláiwǎng le.He made a clean break with them. | |
| 辣椒 | làjiāo | hot pepper; chili您吃不吃辣椒？Nín chī bùchī làjiāo?Do you want pepper on it? | |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | |
| 栏 | lán | fence; railing; hurdle | |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft | |
| 狼 | láng | wolf那是丛林狼吗？Nà shì cónglín láng ma?Is that a coyote? | |
| 朗读 | lǎngdú | to read aloud | |
| 兰花 | lánhuā | cymbidium; orchid汤姆往炖菜里加了西兰花。Tāngmǔ wǎng dùncài lǐjiā le xīlánhuā.Tom added broccoli to the stew. | |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals)亡羊补牢。Wángyángbǔláo.Better late than never. | |
| 劳动力 | láodònglì | labor force; manpower | |
| 老实 | lǎoshi | honest; sincere; well-behaved我是个老实人。Wǒ shì gè lǎoshírén.I'm an honest person. | |
| 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ | rat; mouse猫抓住了老鼠。Māo zhuāzhù le lǎoshǔ.The cat caught a mouse. | |
| 老太太 | lǎotàitai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother我看见一个老太太穿过了马路。Wǒ kànjiàn yígè lǎotàitài chuānguò le mǎlù.I saw an old woman cross the street. | |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock这艘船没有雷达装备。Zhèsōu chuán méiyǒu léidá zhuāngbèi.The ship is not equipped with radar. | |
| 类别 | lèibié | classification; category | |
| 乐于 | lèyú | willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in | |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish你必须独立完成。Nǐ bìxū dúlì wánchéng.You have to do it by yourself. | |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; pellet | |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence没人理解我。Méi rén lǐjiě wǒ.No one understands me. | |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder既然天晴了，我们把衣服晾了吧。Jìrán tiānqíng le, wǒmen bǎ yīfu liàng le ba.Since the weather became sunny, let's hang our clothes. | |
| 两岸 | liǎng’àn | bilateral; both shores; both sides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. | |
| 两极 | liǎngjí | the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth | |
| 联合国 | Liánhéguó | United Nations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. | |
| 链接 | liànjiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page) | |
| 联网 | liánwǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。Hùliánwǎng shì yīzhǒng wúfǎgūliáng de xìnxī zīyuán.The Internet is an invaluable source of information. | |
| 联想 | liánxiǎng | Lenovo; to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection玫瑰让人联想到爱情。Méigui ràng rén liánxiǎng dào àiqíng.Roses remind people of love. | |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain他买了一瓶饮料。Tā mǎile yì píng yǐnliào.He bought a bottle of something to drink. | |
| 理财 | lǐcái | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management | |
| 立场 | lìchǎng | position; standpoint | |
| 力度 | lìdù | strength; vigor; efforts | |
| 历经 | lìjīng | to experience; to go through | |
| 理科 | lǐkē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科) | |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle; to drip; to pour带把伞出去，避免淋雨。Dài bǎ sǎn chūqù, bìmiǎn línyǔ.Bring along an umbrella to avoid the rain. | |
| 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours | |
| 历年 | lìnián | calendar year; over the years; bygone years | |
| 理念 | lǐniàn | idea; concept; philosophy | |
| 流程 | liúchéng | course; stream; sequence of processes你不明白流程。Nǐ bù míngbái liúchéng.You don't understand the procedure. | |
| 流动 | liúdòng | to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place | |
| 浏览器 | liúlǎnqì | browser (software)你用什么浏览器？Nǐ yòng shénme liúlǎnqì?What browser are you using? | |
| 流量 | liúliàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic | |
| 流入 | liúrù | to flow into; to drift into; influx | |
| 流通 | liútōng | to circulate; to distribute; circulation | |
| 例外 | lìwài | exception; to be an exception那是例外。Nà shì lìwài.That's an exception. | |
| 利息 | lìxī | interest (on a loan)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. | |
| 理性 | lǐxìng | reason; rationality; rational我感情上支持，但是理性上反对。Wǒ gǎnqíng shàng zhīchí, dànshì lǐxìng shàng fǎnduì.I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree. | |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray不要流露你的感情。Búyào liúlù nǐ de gǎnqíng.Don't let your feelings show. | |
| 楼道 | lóudào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) | |
| 漏洞 | lòudòng | leak; hole; gap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. | |
| 率 | lǜ | (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion汇率是多少？Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?What is the exchange rate? | |
| 路程 | lùchéng | route; path traveled; distance traveled | |
| 旅程 | lǚchéng | journey; trip | |
| 绿化 | lǜhuà | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization | |
| 路况 | lùkuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | |
| 路面 | lùmiàn | road surface | |
| 轮 | lún | wheel; disk; ring轮到他时，我们故意跳过了他。Lúndào tā shí, wǒmen gùyì tiàoguò le tā.We skipped his turn on purpose. | |
| 轮船 | lúnchuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat | |
| 轮流 | lúnliú | to alternate; to take turns | |
| 论坛 | lùntán | forum (for discussion) | |
| 轮椅 | lúnyǐ | wheelchair | |
| 轮子 | lúnzi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | |
| 落地 | luòdì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground | |
| 落后 | luòhòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward骄傲使人落后。Jiāoào shǐrén luòhòu.Pride goes before a fall. | |
| 旅途 | lǚtú | journey; trip旅途愉快！Lǚtúyúkuài!Have a nice trip! | |
| 录像 | lùxiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording我的录像机可以拍高清视频。Wǒ de lùxiàngjī kěyǐ pāi gāoqīng shìpín.My camera can shoot high-definition video. | |
| 履行 | lǚxíng | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement)他履行了他的承诺，并且帮助了他的兄弟。Tā lǚxíng le tā de chéngnuò, bìngqiě bāngzhù le tā de xiōngdì.He kept his promise and helped his brothers. | |
| 录用 | lùyòng | to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication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. | |
| 录制 | lùzhì | to record (video or audio) | |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis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? | |
| 马虎 | mǎhu | careless; sloppy; casual | |
| 埋 | mái | to bury别再埋怨了。Bié zài mányuàn le.Stop whining. | |
| 迈 | mài | to take a step; to stride他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。Tā màizhe wěnjiàn de bùfá dēngshàng le shānqiū.He was walking up the hill at a steady pace. | |
| 麦克风 | màikèfēng | (loanword) microphone探头配有麦克风。Tàntóu pèiyǒu màikèfēng.The probe is equipped with a microphone. | |
| 漫长 | màncháng | very long; endless看来今天会是漫长的一天啊。Kànlái jīntiān huì shì màncháng de yītiān a.Looks like today will be a long day. | |
| 盲人 | mángrén | blind person我不认识任何一个盲人。Wǒ bù rènshí rènhé yígè mángrén.I don't know any blind men. | |
| 漫画 | mànhuà | caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga | |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth)我常常感冒。Wǒ chángcháng gǎnmào.I often catch colds. | |
| 冒险 | màoxiǎn | to take risks; to take chances; foray不要冒险。Búyào màoxiǎn.Don't run risks. | |
| 贸易 | màoyì | (commercial) trade这两个国家有强大的贸易关系。Zhè liǎnggè guójiā yǒu qiángdà de màoyì guānxì.The two nations have strong trade ties. | |
| 码头 | mǎtóu | wharf; dock; quay | |
| 蚂蚁 | mǎyǐ | ant | |
| 煤 | méi | coal把煤气关了！Bǎ méiqì guān le!Turn off the gas. | |
| 美观 | měiguān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic | |
| 梅花 | méihuā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); (dialect) wintersweet | |
| 眉毛 | méimao | eyebrow | |
| 密 | mì | dense; close; thick请保密。Qǐng bǎomì.Keep it secret, please. | |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton棉被很暖和。Miánbèi hěn nuǎnhuo.Comforters are very warm. | |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office这是免费的。Zhèshì miǎnfèi de.It's on the house. | |
| 面部 | miànbù | face (body part)她的面部皮肤很好。Tā de miànbù pífū hěn hǎo.She has a wonderful facial complexion. | |
| 面粉 | miànfěn | flour面包是面粉做的。Miànbāo shì miànfěn zuò de.Bread is made from flour. | |
| 勉强 | miǎnqiǎng | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant | |
| 免税 | miǎnshuì | tax free; duty free (shop); not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) | |
| 免疫 | miǎnyì | immunity (to disease) | |
| 面子 | miànzi | (medicinal) powder; outer surface; the outside of sth | |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful好巧妙啊。Hǎo qiǎomiào a.That's clever. | |
| 描绘 | miáohuì | to describe; to depict; to portray | |
| 描写 | miáoxiě | to describe; to depict; to portray | |
| 弥补 | míbǔ | to complement; to make up for a deficiency我必须弥补损失。Wǒ bìxū míbǔ sǔnshī.I must make up for the loss. | |
| 密度 | mìdù | density; concentration日本的人口密度很高。Rìběn de rénkǒumìdù hěn gāo.Japan has a high population density. | |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out火熄灭了。Huǒ xīmiè le.The fire was out. | |
| 蜜蜂 | mìfēng | bee; honeybee我知道汤姆对蜜蜂过敏。Wǒ zhīdào tāngmǔ duì mìfēng guòmǐn.I know Tom is allergic to bees. | |
| 密集 | mìjí | concentrated; crowded together; intensive | |
| 名额 | míng’é | quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) | |
| 民歌 | míngē | folk song | |
| 明亮 | míngliàng | bright; shining; glittering今晚的夜空星光非常明亮。Jīnwǎn de yèkōng xīngguāng fēicháng míngliàng.The stars are shining very brightly in the sky tonight. | |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command他的话就是命令。Tā dehuà jiùshì mìnglìng.His word is law. | |
| 明明 | míngmíng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly | |
| 命名 | mìngmíng | to give a name to; to dub; to christen他以他祖父的名字被命名。Tā yǐ tā zǔfù de míngzì bèi mìngmíng.He was named after his grandfather. | |
| 名气 | míngqi | reputation; fame我没名气。Wǒ méi míngqì.I'm not famous. | |
| 名胜 | míngshèng | scenic spot; a place famous for its scenery or historical relics | |
| 民间 | mínjiān | among the people; popular; folk | |
| 民俗 | mínsú | popular custom | |
| 民宿 | mínsù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesth… | |
| 民众 | mínzhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people | |
| 民主 | mínzhǔ | democracy; democratic民主支持自由。Mínzhǔ zhīchí zìyóu.Democracy encourages freedom. | |
| 迷人 | mírén | fascinating; enchanting; charming她是个迷人的女孩子。Tā shì gè mírén de nǚháizi.She's a glamorous girl. | |
| 模仿 | mófǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate | |
| 默默 | mòmò | in silence; not speaking我的母亲只是默默地哭泣。Wǒ de mǔqīn zhǐshì mòmòdì kūqì.My mother did nothing but weep. | |
| 模拟 | mónǐ | imitation; to simulate; to imitate | |
| 模特儿 | mótèr | (fashion) model (loanword) | |
| 摩托车 | mótuōchē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle她骑摩托车的技术不错！Tā qí mótuōchē de jìshù bùcuò!She rides a motorcycle well. | |
| 模型 | móxíng | model; mold; matrix他爱好收集模型。Tā àihào shōují móxíng.His hobby is collecting models. | |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin这是我母亲。Zhè shì wǒ mǔqīn.This is my mother. | |
| 木材 | mùcái | wood木材可燃。Mùcái kěrán.Wood burns. | |
| 目录 | mùlù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive) | |
| 模样 | múyàng | look; style; appearance | |
| 母语 | mǔyǔ | native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language我不是个母语者。Wǒ búshì gè mǔyǔ zhě.I'm not a native speaker. | |
| 奶粉 | nǎifěn | powdered milk | |
| 难点 | nándiǎn | difficulty | |
| 南极洲 | Nánjízhōu | Antarctica | |
| 南美洲 | Nánměizhōu | South America | |
| 难免 | nánmiǎn | hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably事情难免会发生。Shìqíng nánmiǎnhuì fāshēng.Stuff happens. | |
| 脑袋 | nǎodai | head; skull; brains为什么你的脑袋那么聪明呢？Wèishénme nǐ de nǎodài nàme cōngmíng ne?Why are you so smart? | |
| 脑子 | nǎozi | brains; mind他脑子很灵光。Tā nǎozi hěn língguāng.He's sharp-witted. | |
| 内涵 | nèihán | meaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation | |
| 内科 | nèikē | internal medicine; general medicine | |
| 内外 | nèiwài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately | |
| 内衣 | nèiyī | undergarment; underwear | |
| 能量 | néngliàng | energy; capabilities | |
| 能源 | néngyuán | energy sources; energy | |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste你能给我土豆泥吗？Nǐ néng gěi wǒ tǔdòuní ma?Could you pass me the mashed potatoes? | |
| 年度 | niándù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual | |
| 念书 | niànshū | to read; to study; to attend school | |
| 年终 | niánzhōng | end of the year | |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring | |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce | |
| 浓厚 | nónghòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in | |
| 农田 | nóngtián | farmland; cultivated land有条小路穿过农田。Yǒutiáo xiǎolù chuānguò nóngtián.There is a path through the fields. | |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to warm屋内很暖。Wūnèi hěn nuǎn.It's warm inside the house. | |
| 暖气 | nuǎnqì | central heating; heater; warm air我很冷。你介意把暖气打开吗？Wǒ hěn lěng.nǐ jièyì bǎ nuǎnqì dǎkāi ma?I'm cold. Would you mind turning the heating on? | |
| 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | idol | |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove; to exclude | |
| 排放 | páifàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) | |
| 排练 | páiliàn | to rehearse; rehearsal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. | |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking | |
| 盘 | pán | tray; plate; dish这个盘子很脏。Zhège pánzi hěn zāng.This plate is very dirty. | |
| 庞大 | pángdà | huge; enormous; tremendous观众人数庞大。Guānzhòng rénshù pángdà.The audience was very large. | |
| 盼望 | pànwàng | to hope for; to look forward to | |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister灯泡发光。Dēngpào fāguāng.A light bulb gives light. | |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling她抛弃了她的孩子。Tā pāoqì le tā de háizi.She abandoned her children. | |
| 配备 | pèibèi | to allocate; to provide; to outfit with这个实验室配备了最新的计算机。Zhège shíyànshì pèibèi le zuìxīn de jìsuànjī.This laboratory is equipped with the latest computers. | |
| 赔偿 | péicháng | to compensate | |
| 佩服 | pèifú | to admire我佩服他的勇气。Wǒ pèifú tā de yǒngqì.I admire his courage. | |
| 配套 | pèitào | to form a complete set; compatible; matching | |
| 陪同 | péitóng | to accompany | |
| 培育 | péiyù | to train; to breed | |
| 喷 | pēn | to spout; to spurt; to spray火山突然喷发，造成了多人死亡。Huǒshān tūrán pēnfā, zàochéng le duō rén sǐwáng.The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people. | |
| 捧 | pěng | to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of; classifier for what can be held in both hands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. | |
| 碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | to collide; collision | |
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind毛皮大衣在打折。Máo pídàyī zài dǎzhé.Fur coats are on sale. | |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll | |
| 片刻 | piànkè | short period of time; a moment她在那地方待了片刻。Tā zài nà dìfāng dài le piànkè.She stayed in that area for a short while. | |
| 片面 | piànmiàn | unilateral; one-sided我要另一片面包。Wǒyào lìng yīpiàn miànbāo.I want another slice of bread. | |
| 骗子 | piànzi | swindler; a cheat我是个骗子。Wǒ shì gè piànzi.I'm a liar. | |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift你的眼睛真漂亮。Nǐ de yǎnjīng zhēn piàoliàng.You have beautiful eyes. | |
| 飘 | piāo | to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft | |
| 疲劳 | píláo | fatigue; wearily; weariness | |
| 品尝 | pǐncháng | to have a taste of; to sample | |
| 频道 | píndào | frequency; (television) channel他在换电视频道。Tā zài huàn diànshì píndào.He's changing the TV channel. | |
| 频繁 | pínfán | frequently; often | |
| 平等 | píngděng | equal; equality人人生来平等。Rén rénshēng lái píngděng.All men are created equal. | |
| 平凡 | píngfán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre | |
| 平方 | píngfāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)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. | |
| 平方米 | píngfāngmǐ | square meter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. | |
| 评估 | pínggū | to evaluate; to assess; assessment她能很准确地评估投资。Tā néng hěn zhǔnquè dì pínggū tóuzī.She can assess investments very accurately. | |
| 评论 | pínglùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment谢谢您的评论。Xièxiènín de pínglùn.Thanks for the comment. | |
| 评选 | píngxuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus | |
| 贫困 | pínkùn | impoverished; poverty | |
| 频率 | pínlǜ | frequency | |
| 坡 | pō | slope; sloping; slanted山坡上有一间小屋。Shānpō shàng yǒu yījiān xiǎowū.There was a cottage on the side of the hill. | |
| 泼 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse他有点活泼。Tā yǒudiǎn huópō.He's a bit lively. | |
| 破产 | pòchǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy他破产了。Tā pòchǎn le.He went bankrupt. | |
| 迫切 | pòqiè | urgent; pressing我迫切需要冷饮。Wǒ pòqièxūyào lěngyǐn.I'm dying for a cold drink. | |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies我们用了一整天打扑克。Wǒmen yòng le yīzhěngtiān dǎpūkè.We played poker the entire day. | |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up | |
| 扑灭 | pūmiè | to eradicate; to extinguish | |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living | |
| 恰当 | qiàdàng | appropriate; suitable | |
| 恰好 | qiàhǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right着火的时候我妈妈恰好在那。Zháohuǒ de shíhòu wǒ māmā qiàhǎo zài nà.My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out. | |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。Zhè kěnéng tīng qǐlái qiānqiǎng, dàn quèshì gè zhēnshí de wèntí.It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem. | |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle我把我的手枪指向了目标。Wǒ bǎ wǒ de shǒuqiāng zhǐxiàng le mùbiāo.I aimed my gun at the target. | |
| 墙壁 | qiángbì | wall | |
| 强化 | qiánghuà | to strengthen; to intensify | |
| 强迫 | qiǎngpò | to compel; to force他强迫她坐下。Tā qiǎngpò tā zuòxià.He forced her to sit down. | |
| 强壮 | qiángzhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust他看起来健康强壮。Tā kànqǐlái jiànkāng qiángzhuàng.He appears to be strong and healthy. | |
| 千家万户 | qiānjiā-wànhù | every family (idiom) | |
| 前景 | qiánjǐng | foreground; vista; (future) prospects | |
| 潜力 | qiánlì | potential; latent capacity | |
| 前期 | qiánqī | preceding period; early stage | |
| 前提 | qiántí | premise; precondition; prerequisite | |
| 谦虚 | qiānxū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks你太谦虚了。Nǐ tài qiānxū le.You're too modest. | |
| 前者 | qiánzhě | the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) | |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor) | |
| 桥梁 | qiáoliáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) | |
| 巧妙 | qiǎomiào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity好巧妙啊。Hǎo qiǎomiào a.That's clever. | |
| 恰恰 | qiàqià | exactly; just; precisely | |
| 起初 | qǐchū | originally; at first; at the outset起初我不相信他。Qǐchū wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā.I didn't believe him at first. | |
| 起点 | qǐdiǎn | starting point | |
| 启动 | qǐdòng | to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation)重新启动你的电脑。Chóngxīnqǐdòng nǐ de diànnǎo.Restart your computer. | |
| 切实 | qièshí | feasible; realistic; practical | |
| 启发 | qǐfā | to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude)他们的评论很有启发性。Tāmen de pínglùn hěn yǒu qǐfāxìng.Their comments were illuminating. | |
| 气氛 | qìfēn | atmosphere; mood这个地方的气氛很神秘。Zhège dìfāng de qìfēn hěn shénmì.This place has a mysterious atmosphere to it. | |
| 其间 | qíjiān | in between; within that interval; in the meantime | |
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet请清洗它。Qǐng qīngxǐ tā.Please wash it. | |
| 清晨 | qīngchén | early morning | |
| 青春 | qīngchūn | youth; youthfulness | |
| 青春期 | qīngchūnqī | puberty; adolescence | |
| 清淡 | qīngdàn | insipid; slack (sales); light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)我早餐通常吃得很清淡。Wǒ zǎocān tōngcháng chī dé hěn qīngdàn.I usually have a light breakfast. | |
| 情节 | qíngjié | circumstances; plot; storyline | |
| 清洁 | qīngjié | clean; to clean | |
| 晴朗 | qínglǎng | sunny and cloudless天空很晴朗。Tiānkōng hěn qínglǎng.It's a clear day. | |
| 清理 | qīnglǐ | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of我清理了桌子。Wǒ qīnglǐ le zhuōzi.I cleared the table. | |
| 清扫 | qīngsǎo | to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)汤姆正在清扫人行道。Tāngmǔ zhèngzài qīngsǎo rénxíngdào.Tom is sweeping the sidewalk. | |
| 倾听 | qīngtīng | to listen attentively | |
| 清洗 | qīngxǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean请清洗它。Qǐng qīngxǐ tā.Please wash it. | |
| 清晰 | qīngxī | clear; distinct更清晰些。Gèng qīngxī xiē.Be more precise. | |
| 倾向 | qīngxiàng | trend; tendency; orientation | |
| 情形 | qíngxing | circumstances; situation | |
| 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake我很清醒。Wǒ hěn qīngxǐng.I'm sober. | |
| 勤劳 | qínláo | hardworking; industrious; diligent | |
| 亲密 | qīnmì | intimate; close | |
| 亲属 | qīnshǔ | kin; kindred; relatives | |
| 欺骗 | qīpiàn | to deceive; to cheat他欺骗了她。Tā qīpiàn le tā.He swindled her. | |
| 齐全 | qíquán | complete; comprehensive这套房子设施便利齐全。Zhètào fángzi shèshī biànlì qíquán.The house has all the conveniences. | |
| 启事 | qǐshì | to post information; a notice; announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) | |
| 启示 | qǐshì | to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment | |
| 气体 | qìtǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance)空气是气体的混合物。Kōngqì shì qìtǐ de hùnhéwù.Air is a mixture of gases. | |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request她向我求助。Tā xiàng wǒ qiúzhù.She asked for my help. | |
| 求婚 | qiúhūn | to propose marriage我打算向她求婚。Wǒ dǎsuàn xiàng tā qiúhūn.I'm going to propose to her. | |
| 求救 | qiújiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | |
| 求职 | qiúzhí | to seek employment | |
| 求助 | qiúzhù | to request help; to appeal (for help)她向我求助。Tā xiàng wǒ qiúzhù.She asked for my help. | |
| 期望 | qīwàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation我没有期望得到这样的结果。Wǒ méiyǒu qīwàng dédào zhèyàng de jiéguǒ.I didn't expect that result. | |
| 气味 | qìwèi | odor; scent这是什么气味？Zhèshì shénme qìwèi?What's this smell? | |
| 期限 | qīxiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time期限近了。Qīxiàn jìn le.The deadline is approaching. | |
| 起源 | qǐyuán | origin; to originate; to come from奥林匹克的起源是什么？Àolínpǐkè de qǐyuán shì shénme?What are the origins of the Olympics? | |
| 气质 | qìzhì | personality traits; temperament; disposition这些年空气质量恶化了。Zhèxiē nián kōngqìzhìliàng èhuà le.Air quality has deteriorated these past few years. | |
| 棋子 | qízǐ | chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) | |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman)汤姆终身未娶。Tāngmǔ zhōngshēn wèiqǔ.Tom remained a bachelor until his death. | |
| 曲 | qǔ | tune; song我们想学一些日文歌曲。Wǒmen xiǎng xué yīxiē rìwén gēqǔ.We want to learn some Japanese songs. | |
| 券 | quàn | contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket这家公司在巴黎证券交易所上市了。Zhèjiā gōngsī zài bālí zhèngquàn jiāoyìsuǒ shàngshì le.This company is listed on the Paris stock exchange. | |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop | |
| 全程 | quánchéng | the whole distance; from beginning to end | |
| 权力 | quánlì | power; authority | |
| 取代 | qǔdài | to replace; to supersede; to supplant我无法取代她做英语老师。Wǒ wúfǎ qǔdài tā zuò yīngyǔlǎoshī.I can't take the place of her as an English teacher. | |
| 渠道 | qúdào | irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; means | |
| 确立 | quèlì | to establish; to institute | |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。Yīxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.Some diseases are caused by a defective gene. | |
| 区分 | qūfēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories区分善恶不容易。Qūfēn shànè bù róngyì.It isn't easy to distinguish good from evil. | |
| 群众 | qúnzhòng | mass; multitude; the masses | |
| 趣味 | qùwèi | fun; interest; delight | |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)我被他的故事感染了。Wǒ bèi tā de gùshì gǎnrǎn le.I was very impressed by his story. | |
| 燃料 | ránliào | fuel燃料短缺。Ránliào duǎnquē.There was a shortage of fuel. | |
| 热点 | rèdiǎn | hot spot; point of special interest天气热点儿没关系。Tiānqì rèdiǎn ér méiguānxì.I don't mind if the weather is hot. | |
| 热度 | rèdù | level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor | |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue她们看的故事书很热门。Tāmen kàn de gùshishū hěn rèmén.The story books they read are very popular. | |
| 认错 | rèncuò | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | |
| 认定 | rèndìng | to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount) | |
| 仍旧 | réngjiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet我仍旧无法相信我居然做了这种事。Wǒ réngjiù wúfǎ xiāngxìn wǒ jūrán zuò le zhèzhǒng shì.I still can't believe I did it. | |
| 人工智能 | réngōngzhìnéng | artificial intelligence (AI) | |
| 人家 | rénjia | other people; sb else; he, she or they别把人家当傻瓜。Bié bǎ rénjiā dāng shǎguā.Don't make a fool of me. | |
| 人均 | rénjūn | per capita; averaged per person | |
| 认可 | rènkě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment | |
| 人山人海 | rénshān-rénhǎi | (idiom) multitude; vast crowd | |
| 人事 | rénshì | personnel; human resources; human affairs他被人发现倒在厨房的地板上，不省人事。Tā bèi rén fāxiàn dào zài chúfáng de dìbǎn shàng, bùxǐngrénshì.He was found lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. | |
| 人士 | rénshì | person; figure; public figure她的演技堪比专业人士。Tā de yǎnjì kānbǐ zhuānyèrénshì.Her acting is on the level of a professional. | |
| 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; to endure我不能忍受。Wǒ bùnéng rěnshòu.I can't stand it. | |
| 认同 | rèntóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge在某种程度上，我认同你所说的。Zài mǒuzhǒngchéngdù shàng, wǒ rèntóng nǐ suǒshuō de.I agree with what you say to some extent. | |
| 人为 | rénwéi | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin工人为社会服务。Gōngrén wèi shèhuì fúwù.Workers serve society. | |
| 人行道 | rénxíngdào | sidewalk汤姆正在清扫人行道。Tāngmǔ zhèngzài qīngsǎo rénxíngdào.Tom is sweeping the sidewalk. | |
| 认知 | rènzhī | cognition; cognitive; understanding | |
| 热水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater | |
| 热线 | rèxiàn | hotline (communications link) | |
| 热议 | rèyì | to discuss passionately; heated debate | |
| 日后 | rìhòu | sometime; someday (in the future) | |
| 日前 | rìqián | the other day; a few days ago | |
| 日夜 | rìyè | day and night; around the clock汤姆日夜兼程。Tāngmǔ rìyèjiānchéng.Tom is on the go day and night. | |
| 日益 | rìyì | day by day; more and more; increasingly | |
| 融合 | rónghé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion | |
| 融化 | rónghuà | to melt; to thaw; to dissolve如果你加热冰它就会融化。Rúguǒ nǐ jiārè bīngtā jiù huì rónghuà.If you heat ice, it melts. | |
| 容量 | róngliàng | capacity; volume; quantitative (science) | |
| 融入 | róngrù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate | |
| 荣誉 | róngyù | honor; credit; glory | |
| 柔软 | róuruǎn | soft来摸摸这个感觉一下。真的很柔软啊。Lái mōmō zhège gǎnjué yīxià.zhēnde hěn róuruǎn a.Feel this. It's really soft. | |
| 入境 | rùjìng | to enter a country | |
| 入门 | rùmén | entrance door; to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject | |
| 弱点 | ruòdiǎn | weak point; failing谁都有弱点。Shuí dōu yǒu ruòdiǎn.Everybody has weaknesses. | |
| 入选 | rùxuǎn | to be included among those selected for | |
| 撒 | sǎ | to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill你在撒谎。Nǐ zài sāhuǎng.You're lying. | |
| 塞 | sāi | to plug; to stop up; to stuff in市中心的交通都堵塞了。Shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng dōu dǔsè le.Traffic downtown is all backed up. | |
| 赛事 | sàishì | competition (e.g. sporting) | |
| 散 | sǎn | scattered; loose; to come loose他正在散步。Tā zhèngzài sànbù.He is taking a walk. | |
| 散发 | sànfā | to distribute; to emit; to issue这朵花散发出强烈的香味。Zhè duǒhuā sànfàchū qiángliè de xiāngwèi.This flower gives off a strong fragrance. | |
| 丧失 | sàngshī | to lose; to forfeit | |
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | throat; voice早上起来，嗓子变得很沙哑，我想是不是感冒了。Zǎoshàng qǐlái, sǎngzi biàndé hěn shāyǎ, wǒ xiǎng shìbúshì gǎnmào le.I've had a scratchy throat since this morning. I wonder if I've caught a cold. | |
| 散文 | sǎnwén | (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches a… | |
| 扫描 | sǎomiáo | to scan | |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to slay; to murder他自杀了。Tā zìshā le.He committed suicide. | |
| 刹车 | shāchē | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。Tā zhuàngchē shìyīnwèi yǒurén zài shāchē shàng zuò le shǒujiǎo.He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes. | |
| 筛选 | shāixuǎn | to filter | |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it闪电照亮了天空。Shǎndiàn zhàoliàng le tiānkōng.The lightning lit up the sky. | |
| 闪电 | shǎndiàn | lightning闪电照亮了天空。Shǎndiàn zhàoliàng le tiānkōng.The lightning lit up the sky. | |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | hilltop山顶被雪覆盖了。Shāndǐng bèi xuě fùgài le.The top of the mountain is covered in snow. | |
| 山峰 | shānfēng | (mountain) peak | |
| 商标 | shāngbiāo | trademark; logo | |
| 上当 | shàngdàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped我不会上当的。Wǒ búhuì shàngdàng de.I won't be fooled. | |
| 上级 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors被告会向上级法院上诉。Bèigào huì xiàng shàngjífǎyuàn shàngsù.The defendant will appeal to a higher court. | |
| 上进 | shàngjìn | to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself | |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut汤姆的枪伤伤口导致了大出血。Tāngmǔ de qiāngshāng shāngkǒu dǎozhì le dàchūxuè.Tom was bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound. | |
| 上市 | shàngshì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)该公司于1990年挂牌上市。Gāi gōngsī yú 1990nián guàpái shàngshì.The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990. | |
| 上述 | shàngshù | aforementioned; above-mentioned | |
| 上台 | shàngtái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) | |
| 伤亡 | shāngwáng | casualties; injuries and deaths | |
| 上旬 | shàngxún | first third of a month | |
| 伤员 | shāngyuán | wounded person | |
| 山坡 | shānpō | hillside山坡上有一间小屋。Shānpō shàng yǒu yījiān xiǎowū.There was a cottage on the side of the hill. | |
| 少儿 | shào’ér | child | |
| 鲨鱼 | shāyú | shark | |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to停止射击。Tíngzhǐ shèjī.Stop shooting. | |
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society; organization; agency工人为社会服务。Gōngrén wèi shèhuì fúwù.Workers serve society. | |
| 涉及 | shèjí | to involve; to relate to; to concern | |
| 射击 | shèjī | to shoot; to fire (a gun)停止射击。Tíngzhǐ shèjī.Stop shooting. | |
| 神 | shén | God; god; deity太神奇了。Tài shénqí le.It's amazing. | |
| 生成 | shēngchéng | to generate; to produce; to form | |
| 声调 | shēngdiào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)请把音乐声调小！Qǐng bǎ yīnyuè shēngdiào xiǎo!Please turn down the music. | |
| 生命力 | shēngmìnglì | vitality | |
| 生态 | shēngtài | ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the conditio…她开始对生态学感兴趣，是受到他的影响。Tā kāishǐ duì shēngtàixué gǎnxìngqù, shì shòudào tā de yǐngxiǎng.It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology. | |
| 升学 | shēngxué | to enter the next grade school | |
| 剩余 | shèngyú | remainder; surplus这个月的薪水还有剩余。Zhège yuè de xīnshui hái yǒu shèngyú.Some of this month's salary is still left over. | |
| 神经 | shénjīng | nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged | |
| 审美 | shěnměi | esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste | |
| 神奇 | shénqí | magical; mystical; miraculous太神奇了。Tài shénqí le.It's amazing. | |
| 身心 | shēnxīn | body and mind; mental and physical适度的运动让身心焕然一新。Shìdù de yùndòng ràng shēnxīn huànrányìxīn.Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body. | |
| 深夜 | shēnyè | very late at night过去，我父亲常常喝酒直到深夜。Guòqù, wǒ fùqīn chángcháng hējiǔ zhídào shēnyè.My father used to drink till late at night. | |
| 舌头 | shétou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information他拿了面镜子细看自己的舌头。Tā ná le miàn jìngzi xìkàn zìjǐ de shétou.He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue. | |
| 摄像 | shèxiàng | to videotape他不打算买一个摄像机。Tā bù dǎsuàn mǎi yígè shèxiàngjī.He isn't going to buy a camera. | |
| 设想 | shèxiǎng | to imagine; to assume; to envisage我有一个设想。Wǒ yǒu yígè shèxiǎng.I had a vision. | |
| 摄像头 | shèxiàngtóu | webcam; surveillance camera汤姆没有注意到监控摄像头。Tāngmǔ méiyǒu zhùyì dào jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera. | |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)收拾房间。Shōushí fángjiān.Clean up the room. | |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr.她认识我。Tā rènshí wǒ.She knows me. | |
| 识别 | shíbié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify | |
| 士兵 | shìbīng | soldier士兵们占领了这个建筑。Shìbīng men zhànlǐng le zhège jiànzhù.The soldiers occupied the building. | |
| 诗词 | shīcí | verse | |
| 适度 | shìdù | moderately; appropriate适度的运动让身心焕然一新。Shìdù de yùndòng ràng shēnxīn huànrányìxīn.Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body. | |
| 湿度 | shīdù | humidity level | |
| 示范 | shìfàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration | |
| 释放 | shìfàng | to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner) | |
| 师父 | shīfu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker | |
| 诗歌 | shīgē | poem | |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time; era; period of time你度过愉快的时光了吗？Nǐ dùguò yúkuài de shíguāng le ma?Did you have a good time? | |
| 事后 | shìhòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | |
| 实话 | shíhuà | truth他说的没有一句实话。Tā shuō de méiyǒu yījù shíhuà.There isn't a grain of truth in what he says. | |
| 实惠 | shíhuì | tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap | |
| 时机 | shíjī | opportunity; opportune moment好时机。Hǎoshíjī.Nice timing. | |
| 使劲 | shǐjìn | to exert all one's strength | |
| 视觉 | shìjué | sight; vision; visual | |
| 势力 | shìlì | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) | |
| 视力 | shìlì | eyesight; visual acuity你最近检查视力了吗？Nǐ zuìjìn jiǎnchá shìlì le ma?Have you had your eyesight checked recently? | |
| 时尚 | shíshàng | fashion; fad; fashionable今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóngyú qùnián.This year's fashions are completely different from last year's. | |
| 实时 | shíshí | (in) real time; instantaneous | |
| 时速 | shísù | speed per hour | |
| 试图 | shìtú | to attempt; to try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. | |
| 事务 | shìwù | (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)他无权干涉我们的家庭事务。Tā wúquán gānshè wǒmen de jiātíngshìwù.He has no right to interfere in our family affairs. | |
| 事项 | shìxiàng | matter; item | |
| 适宜 | shìyí | suitable; appropriate | |
| 石油 | shíyóu | oil; petroleum我们国家不缺石油。Wǒmen guójiā bùquē shíyóu.We are not short of oil in this country. | |
| 食欲 | shíyù | appetite看见新鲜龙虾，我有了食欲。Kànjiàn xīnxiān lóngxiā, wǒ yǒu le shíyù.Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry. | |
| 实质 | shízhì | substance; essence | |
| 狮子 | shīzi | lion狮子是万兽之王。Shīzi shì wànshòuzhīwáng.The lion is the king of beasts. | |
| 十足 | shízú | ample; complete; hundred percent | |
| 手臂 | shǒubì | arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper他的手臂很有力。Tā de shǒubì hěn yǒulì.He has powerful arms. | |
| 收藏 | shōucáng | to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection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. | |
| 手法 | shǒufǎ | technique; trick; skill | |
| 收购 | shōugòu | to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover | |
| 寿命 | shòumìng | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)蝴蝶的寿命短。Húdié de shòumìngduǎn.The life span of a butterfly is short. | |
| 收取 | shōuqǔ | to receive; to collect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. | |
| 手势 | shǒushì | gesture; sign; signal | |
| 首要 | shǒuyào | the most important; of chief importance | |
| 收益 | shōuyì | earnings; profit | |
| 受灾 | shòuzāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity | |
| 竖 | shù | to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) | |
| 属 | shǔ | category; genus (taxonomy); family members硬币是金属做的。Yìngbì shì jīnshǔ zuò de.Coins are made of metal. | |
| 衰老 | shuāilǎo | to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak没有人能逃过衰老。Méiyǒu rénnéng táoguò shuāilǎo.No one can escape growing old. | |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command; to head | |
| 率先 | shuàixiān | to take the lead; to show initiative | |
| 输出 | shūchū | to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology etc) | |
| 书画 | shūhuà | painting and calligraphy | |
| 水稻 | shuǐdào | rice; paddy我爸种水稻。Wǒ bàzhǒng shuǐdào.My father grows rice. | |
| 水库 | shuǐkù | reservoir | |
| 水流 | shuǐliú | river; stream | |
| 水面 | shuǐmiàn | water surface花瓣浮在水面上。Huābàn fúzài shuǐmiàn shàng.The petals are floating on the water. | |
| 水泥 | shuǐní | cement | |
| 书籍 | shūjí | books; works我们喜欢阅读书籍。Wǒmen xǐhuān yuèdú shūjí.We enjoy reading books. | |
| 树立 | shùlì | to set up; to establish我们的究极目标是树立世界和平。Wǒmen de jiūjí mùbiāo shì shùlì shìjiè hépíng.Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace. | |
| 书面 | shūmiàn | in writing; written | |
| 数目 | shùmù | amount; number1000美元是个大数目。1000měiyuán shì gè dà shùmù.A thousand dollars is a large sum. | |
| 瞬间 | shùnjiān | in an instant; in a flash | |
| 薯片 | shǔpiàn | fried potato chips我不该把一整包薯片都吃完的。Wǒ bùgāi bǎ yīzhěng bāo shǔpiàn dōu chī wán de.I shouldn't have eaten the whole bag of potato chips. | |
| 输送 | shūsòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver | |
| 书写 | shūxiě | to write她不会读书写字。Tā búhuì dúshū xiězì.She can't write or read. | |
| 数字化 | shùzìhuà | to digitize | |
| 思路 | sīlù | line of thought; way of thinking | |
| 思念 | sīniàn | to think of; to long for; to miss | |
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death他害怕死亡。Tā hàipà sǐwáng.He is afraid of death. | |
| 松 | sōng | loose; to loosen; to relax放松点吧。Fàngsōng diǎn ba.Just relax. | |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships; Taiwan pr.这艘船没有雷达装备。Zhèsōu chuán méiyǒu léidá zhuāngbèi.The ship is not equipped with radar. | |
| 搜集 | sōují | to gather; to collect | |
| 算了 | suànle | let it be; let it pass; forget about it你难道是吃干饭的？难道就这样算了不成？Nǐ nándào shì chīgānfàn de? Nándào jiù zhèyàng suàn le bù chéng？Are you that incapable? How can we let it go at that? | |
| 算是 | suànshì | considered to be; at last | |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though虽然正在下雪，但是我也非去不可。Suīrán zhèngzài xiàxuě, dànshì wǒ yě fēiqùbùkě.Although it is snowing, I must go. | |
| 岁数 | suìshu | age (number of years old)他岁数和你差不多。Tā suìshù hé nǐ chàbuduō.He is about your age. | |
| 岁月 | suìyuè | years; time人生苦短，岁月如梭。Rénshēng kǔduǎn, suìyuèrúsuō.Life is short and time is swift. | |
| 损坏 | sǔnhuài | to damage; to injure文件已损坏。Wénjiàn yǐsǔnhuài.The file is corrupt. | |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to harm; to damage; to injure | |
| 塑造 | sùzào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) | |
| 素质 | sùzhì | inner quality; basic essence | |
| 塔 | tǎ | tower; pylon; (loanword) (pastry) tart您参观过东京塔吗？Nín cānguān guò dōngjīng tǎ ma?Did you visit the Tokyo Tower? | |
| 台风 | táifēng | stage presence, poise; typhoon台风袭击了关东地区。Táifēng xíjī le guāndōngdìqū.The typhoon struck the Kanto district. | |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space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. | |
| 台球 | táiqiú | billiards | |
| 太阳能 | tàiyángnéng | solar energy | |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking) | |
| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy | |
| 汤圆 | tāngyuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival | |
| 谈论 | tánlùn | to discuss; to talk about我不想谈论这件事。Wǒ bùxiǎng tánlùn zhèjiàn shì.I don't want to discuss it. | |
| 谈判 | tánpàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks谈判中止了。Tánpàn zhōngzhǐ le.The negotiation is off. | |
| 探索 | tànsuǒ | to explore; to probe | |
| 探讨 | tàntǎo | to investigate; to probe学生们在探讨语言和文化。Xuéshēng men zài tàntǎo yǔyán hé wénhuà.The students are talking about language and culture. | |
| 弹性 | tánxìng | flexibility; elasticity | |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee我试图逃跑。Wǒ shìtú táopǎo.I tried to escape. | |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop | |
| 套餐 | tàocān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) | |
| 逃跑 | táopǎo | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape我试图逃跑。Wǒ shìtú táopǎo.I tried to escape. | |
| 淘气 | táoqì | naughty; mischievous | |
| 淘汰 | táotài | to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out | |
| 踏实 | tāshi | firmly-based; steady; steadfast | |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished我们很特别。Wǒmen hěn tèbié.We're special. | |
| 特长 | tècháng | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points | |
| 特地 | tèdì | specially; for a special purpose | |
| 特定 | tèdìng | special; specific; designated | |
| 特性 | tèxìng | property; characteristic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. | |
| 特意 | tèyì | specially; intentionally | |
| 田 | tián | field; farm有条小路穿过农田。Yǒutiáo xiǎolù chuānguò nóngtián.There is a path through the fields. | |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish | |
| 天才 | tiāncái | talent; gift; genius她儿子是个天才。Tā érzi shì gè tiāncái.Her son is a genius. | |
| 添加 | tiānjiā | to add; to increase | |
| 田径 | tiánjìng | track and field (athletics) | |
| 天然 | tiānrán | natural这辆车靠天然气驱动。Zhèliàng chēkào tiānránqì qūdòng.This car runs on natural gas. | |
| 天然气 | tiānránqì | natural gas这辆车靠天然气驱动。Zhèliàng chēkào tiānránqì qūdòng.This car runs on natural gas. | |
| 天文 | tiānwén | astronomy他是个天文学专家。Tā shì gè tiānwénxué zhuānjiā.He's an expert in astronomy. | |
| 天下 | tiānxià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China今天下雨。Jīntiān xiàyǔ.It's raining today. | |
| 天真 | tiānzhēn | naive; innocent; artless你太天真了。Nǐ tàitiānzhēn le.You're so naive. | |
| 调节 | tiáojié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize | |
| 跳水 | tiàoshuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water | |
| 题材 | tícái | subject matter | |
| 体操 | tǐcāo | gymnastic; gymnastics她的体操动作很标准。Tā de tǐcāo dòngzuò hěn biāozhǔn.Her gymnastics moves are up to the standard. | |
| 贴近 | tiējìn | to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate | |
| 体积 | tǐjī | volume (amount of space an object occupies) | |
| 听话 | tīnghuà | to do what one is told; obedient | |
| 听觉 | tīngjué | sense of hearing; auditory | |
| 听取 | tīngqǔ | to hear (news); to listen to | |
| 提取 | tíqǔ | to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract | |
| 提示 | tíshì | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest我会给你些提示。Wǒhuì gěi nǐ xiē tíshì.I'll give you a little tip. | |
| 体系 | tǐxì | system; setup | |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 | |
| 同伴 | tóngbàn | companion; comrade; fellow | |
| 通道 | tōngdào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage在左边有一条秘密通道。Zài zuǒbiān yǒu yītiáo mìmì tōngdào.There's a secret passage on the left. | |
| 通风 | tōngfēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate | |
| 同行 | tóngháng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry | |
| 童话 | tónghuà | children's fairy tales | |
| 通话 | tōnghuà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call我同事的普通话说得很好。Wǒ tóngshìde pǔtōnghuà shuōde hěn hǎo.My coworker speaks Mandarin really well. | |
| 痛快 | tòngkuài | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward | |
| 同类 | tónglèi | similar; same type; alike | |
| 铜牌 | tóngpái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc | |
| 通信 | tōngxìn | to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications | |
| 通讯 | tōngxùn | communications; news story; dispatch | |
| 通用 | tōngyòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or mo…英语现已成为世界上许多国家的通用语言了。Yīngyǔ xiànyǐ chéngwéi shìjiè shàng xǔduō guójiā de tōngyòng yǔyán le.English has now become the common language of several nations in the world. | |
| 透 | tòu | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly你本不该透露秘密的。Nǐ běn bùgāi tòulù mìmì de.You ought not to have disclosed the secret. | |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch他否认偷了钱。Tā fǒurèn tōu le qián.He denied having stolen the money. | |
| 透过 | tòuguò | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of | |
| 透露 | tòulù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal你本不该透露秘密的。Nǐ běn bùgāi tòulù mìmì de.You ought not to have disclosed the secret. | |
| 透明 | tòumíng | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny | |
| 头脑 | tóunǎo | brains; mind; skull | |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; vote汤姆投票弃权。Tāngmǔ tóupiào qìquán.Tom abstained from voting. | |
| 投诉 | tóusù | to lodge a complaint | |
| 偷偷 | tōutōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly | |
| 投资 | tóuzī | investment; to invest你投资多少？Nǐ tóuzī duōshǎo?How much do you have invested? | |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say汤姆往他的吐司上放了许多蜂蜜。Tāngmǔ wǎng tā de tǔsī shàngfàng le xǔduō fēngmì.Tom put a lot of honey on his toast. | |
| 图案 | tú’àn | design; pattern墨汁用作染料时会产生有趣的图案。Mòzhī yòngzuò rǎnliào shíhuì chǎnshēng yǒuqù de túàn.India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye. | |
| 团结 | tuánjié | to unite; unity; solidarity | |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization; team那个团体为难民们提供食品供给。Nàge tuántǐ wèi nànmín men tígōng shípǐn gōngjǐ.The organization furnished the refugees with food. | |
| 团圆 | tuányuán | to have a reunion | |
| 图表 | túbiǎo | chart; diagram | |
| 徒弟 | túdì | apprentice; disciple | |
| 突发 | tūfā | to occur suddenly | |
| 推测 | tuīcè | speculation; to conjecture; to surmise | |
| 退税 | tuìshuì | tax rebate or refund | |
| 推销 | tuīxiāo | to market; to sell | |
| 推行 | tuīxíng | to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc) | |
| 途径 | tújìng | way; means; channel必须有外交解决的途径。Bìxū yǒu wàijiāo jiějué de tújìng.There must be a way to arrive at a diplomatic solution. | |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。Tā lángtūnhǔyàn dì chī le yīdùn.He devoured his meal. | |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow; to trail我不能再拖延了。Wǒ bùnéng zài tuōyán le.I have to stop procrastinating. | |
| 拖延 | tuōyán | to delay; to put off; to procrastinate我不能再拖延了。Wǒ bùnéng zài tuōyán le.I have to stop procrastinating. | |
| 托运 | tuōyùn | to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) | |
| 突破 | tūpò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle) | |
| 土壤 | tǔrǎng | soil这是非常好的土壤。Zhèshì fēicháng hǎo de tǔrǎng.This is very good soil. | |
| 图像 | túxiàng | image; picture; graphic画这幅画的时候你脑海中浮现出了什么图像？Huà zhèfú huà de shíhòu nǐ nǎohǎizhōng fúxiàn chū le shénme túxiàng?What image did you have in mind as you painted this picture? | |
| 哇 | wā | Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting | |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out汤姆真会挖苦人。Tāngmǔ zhēn huì wākǔ rén.Tom is quite sarcastic. | |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious | |
| 外表 | wàibiǎo | external; outside; outward appearance从他的外表来看，他应该是个有钱人。Cóng tā de wàibiǎo láikàn, tā yīnggāi shì gè yǒuqiánrén.Judging from his appearance, he must be a rich man. | |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs外交官有多种特权。Wàijiāoguān yǒu duōzhǒng tèquán.Diplomats are allowed various privileges. | |
| 外界 | wàijiè | the outside world; external | |
| 外科 | wàikē | surgery (branch of medicine) | |
| 外来 | wàilái | external; foreign; outside英语有很多法语外来词。Yīngyǔ yǒu hěnduō fǎyǔ wàiláicí.English has many loan words from French. | |
| 外甥 | wàisheng | sister's son; wife's sibling's son我有两个外甥女。Wǒ yǒu liǎnggè wàishēngnǚ.I have two nieces. | |
| 望 | wàng | 15th day of month (lunar calendar); full moon; to hope我希望你去。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ qù.I wish you'd go. | |
| 网 | wǎng | net; web; network我上网了。Wǒ shàngwǎng le.I am online. | |
| 往后 | wǎnghòu | from now on; in the future; time to come往后站！Wǎnghòu zhàn!Stand back! | |
| 往来 | wǎnglái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth | |
| 往年 | wǎngnián | in former years; in previous years | |
| 王子 | wángzǐ | prince; son of a king王子继承了王位。Wángzǐ jìchéng le wángwèi.The prince succeeded to the throne. | |
| 顽强 | wánqiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat | |
| 弯曲 | wānqū | to bend; to curve around; curved | |
| 万物 | wànwù | all things; all that exists | |
| 娃娃 | wáwa | baby; small child; doll我寄给她一个娃娃。Wǒ jìgěi tā yígè wáwá.I sent her a doll. | |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not她终生未婚。Tā zhōngshēng wèihūn.She remained single all her life. | |
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily; maybe not这项工作未必容易。Zhèxiàng gōngzuò wèibì róngyì.This work is not necessarily easy. | |
| 未成年人 | wèichéngniánrén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | |
| 为此 | wèicǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect | |
| 违规 | wéiguī | to violate the rules | |
| 为何 | wèihé | why你为何想当一个老师？Nǐ wèihé xiǎngdāng yígè lǎoshī?Why did you want to become a teacher? | |
| 维护 | wéihù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect | |
| 危机 | wēijī | crisis | |
| 味觉 | wèijué | sense of taste; gustation | |
| 胃口 | wèikǒu | appetite; liking他的胃口很好。Tā de wèikǒu hěn hǎo.He has a good appetite. | |
| 为难 | wéinán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or…那个团体为难民们提供食品供给。Nàge tuántǐ wèi nànmín men tígōng shípǐn gōngjǐ.The organization furnished the refugees with food. | |
| 围棋 | wéiqí | the game of Go | |
| 为期 | wéiqī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) | |
| 委屈 | wěiqu | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | |
| 维生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin | |
| 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust; to commission | |
| 微小 | wēixiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal | |
| 为止 | wéizhǐ | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)就到此为止吧。Jiù dàocǐwéizhǐ ba.Let's leave it at that. | |
| 文档 | wéndàng | (computer) file; document; documentation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. | |
| 温和 | wēnhé | mild; gentle; moderate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. | |
| 文具 | wénjù | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) | |
| 文科 | wénkē | liberal arts; humanities | |
| 文明 | wénmíng | civilized; civilization; culture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. | |
| 闻名 | wénmíng | well-known; famous; renowned | |
| 温柔 | wēnróu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | |
| 文物 | wénwù | cultural relic; historical relic | |
| 文献 | wénxiàn | reference material (used in scholarly study) | |
| 文艺 | wényì | literature and art | |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss没有错误。Méiyǒu cuòwù.There's no mistake. | |
| 乌龟 | wūguī | tortoise; cuckold | |
| 误解 | wùjiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding恐怕你误解我了。Kǒngpà nǐ wùjiě wǒ le.I'm afraid you misunderstood me. | |
| 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms把你的武器放下。Bǎ nǐ de wǔqì fàngxià.Put your weapon down. | |
| 污水 | wūshuǐ | sewage | |
| 无所谓 | wúsuǒwèi | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be我无所谓。Wǒ wúsuǒwèi.I don't care. | |
| 物体 | wùtǐ | object; body; substance | |
| 无疑 | wúyí | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure毫无疑问。Háowúyíwèn.There's no doubt. | |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten; to scare我被这情景吓到了。Wǒ bèi zhè qíngjǐng xià dào le.I was frightened by the sight. | |
| 下单 | xiàdān | to place an order; to order | |
| 下功夫 | xiàgōngfu | variant of 下工夫 | |
| 夏令营 | xiàlìngyíng | summer camp | |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment嫌疑犯目前性别不明。Xiányífàn mùqián xìngbié bùmíng.The suspect's gender is currently unknown. | |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire球场上划有白线。Qiúchǎng shàng huà yǒu bái xiàn.There are white lines drawn on the field. | |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit期限近了。Qīxiàn jìn le.The deadline is approaching. | |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent事实显而易见。Shìshí xiǎnéryìjiàn.The facts are clear. | |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged它有危险。Tā yǒu wēixiǎn.It can be dangerous. | |
| 现存 | xiàncún | extant; existent; in stock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. | |
| 限度 | xiàndù | limitation; limit我知道我的限度。Wǒ zhīdào wǒ de xiàndù.I know my limitations. | |
| 相差 | xiāngchà | to differ | |
| 香肠 | xiāngcháng | sausage | |
| 相传 | xiāngchuán | to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ... | |
| 相等 | xiāngděng | equal; equally; equivalent | |
| 项链 | xiàngliàn | necklace这条项链是我奶奶送给我的。Zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shì wǒ nǎinǎi sònggěi wǒ de.My grandma gave me this necklace. | |
| 相连 | xiānglián | to link; to join; link | |
| 象棋 | xiàngqí | Chinese chess我对国际象棋不感兴趣。Wǒ duì guójìxiàngqí bùgǎnxìngqù.I'm not interested in chess. | |
| 相声 | xiàngsheng | comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk | |
| 香水 | xiāngshuǐ | perfume; cologne妈妈买了一瓶香水。Māma mǎile yì píng xiāngshuǐ.Mom bought a bottle of perfume. | |
| 向往 | xiàngwǎng | to yearn for; to look forward to | |
| 相应 | xiāngyìng | to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part) | |
| 现货 | xiànhuò | merchandise in stock; available item; actuals (investment) | |
| 鲜明 | xiānmíng | (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut | |
| 先前 | xiānqián | before; previously | |
| 陷入 | xiànrù | to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)他发言完后，大家陷入了沉默。Tā fāyán wánhòu, dàjiā xiànrù le chénmò.When he finished speaking, everyone was silent. | |
| 线索 | xiànsuǒ | trail; clues; thread (of a story) | |
| 鲜艳 | xiānyàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored | |
| 限于 | xiànyú | to be limited to; to be confined to | |
| 显著 | xiǎnzhù | outstanding; notable; remarkable两者之间有显著的差别。Liǎngzhězhījiān yǒu xiǎnzhù de chābié.There are noticeable differences between the two. | |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove | |
| 消毒 | xiāodú | to disinfect; to sterilize | |
| 消防 | xiāofáng | firefighting; fire control请叫消防员。Qǐng jiào xiāofángyuán.Please call the fire department. | |
| 消耗 | xiāohào | to consume; to use up; to deplete瑞士人消耗不少啤酒。Ruìshìrén xiāohào bùshǎo píjiǔ.The Swiss consume a large amount of beer. | |
| 小麦 | xiǎomài | wheat面粉是小麦制成的。Miànfěn shì xiǎomài zhìchéng de.Flour is made from wheat. | |
| 消灭 | xiāomiè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish | |
| 小气 | xiǎoqi | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded你为什么对我这么小气？Nǐ wèishénme duì wǒ zhème xiǎoqì?Why are you so mean to me? | |
| 笑容 | xiàoróng | smile; smiling expression她被他的笑容迷住了。Tā bèi tā de xiàoróng mízhù le.She was bewitched by his smile. | |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur | erhua form of 小偷 | |
| 效应 | xiàoyìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) | |
| 下线 | xiàxiàn | to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid sc…服务器下线了。Fúwùqì xiàxiàn le.The server was down. | |
| 下旬 | xiàxún | last third of the month | |
| 细胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) | |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break; to stop | |
| 携带 | xiédài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr.这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。Zhè diànzicídiǎn de hǎochù jiùshì biànyú xiédài.The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry. | |
| 协会 | xiéhuì | an association; a society | |
| 协调 | xiétiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together | |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid | |
| 媳妇 | xífu | (dialect) wife; (dialect) young married woman你媳妇怎么样，汤姆？Nǐ xífù zěnmeyàng, tāngmǔ?How's your wife, Tom? | |
| 喜剧 | xǐjù | a comedy他是喜剧演员。Tā shì xǐjùyǎnyuán.He's a comedian. | |
| 细菌 | xìjūn | bacterium; germ | |
| 系列 | xìliè | series; set他刚发表一系列有趣的文章。Tā gāng fābiǎo yīxìliè yǒuqù de wénzhāng.He has just published an interesting series of articles. | |
| 心爱 | xīn’ài | beloved | |
| 心底 | xīndǐ | bottom of one's heart我打心底里感激你。Wǒ dǎ xīndǐ lǐ gǎnjī nǐ.I thank you from the bottom of my heart. | |
| 型号 | xínghào | model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) | |
| 性价比 | xìngjiàbǐ | cost-performance ratio | |
| 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance; behavior | |
| 兴起 | xīngqǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon她变得高兴起来。Tā biàndé gāoxìng qǐlái.She became happy. | |
| 形态 | xíngtài | shape; form; pattern | |
| 新款 | xīnkuǎn | new style; latest fashion; new model这辆车是最新款。Zhèliàng chēshì zuìxīnkuǎn.This car is the latest model. | |
| 信赖 | xìnlài | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in我信赖他。Wǒ xìnlài tā.I trust him. | |
| 心灵 | xīnlíng | bright; smart; quick-witted | |
| 新媒体 | xīnméitǐ | new media; media based on digital and network technologies; delivering information and services via interne… | |
| 心目 | xīnmù | mind | |
| 新能源 | xīnnéngyuán | new energy; renewable or alternative energy sources; distinguished from traditional fossil fuels | |
| 信念 | xìnniàn | faith; belief; conviction有信念。Yǒu xìnniàn.Have faith. | |
| 薪水 | xīnshui | salary; wage她抱怨我的薪水很低。Tā bàoyuàn wǒ de xīnshuǐ hěn dī.She complained that my salary was low. | |
| 心疼 | xīnténg | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret | |
| 新兴 | xīnxīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant | |
| 新颖 | xīnyǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original | |
| 心愿 | xīnyuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving | |
| 心脏 | xīnzàng | heart遭受心脏病困扰的人数增加了。Zāoshòu xīnzàngbìng kùnrǎo de rénshù zēngjiā le.The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased. | |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest; bosom; heart他的胸中还有足够的斗志。Tā de xiōngzhōng háiyǒu zúgòu de dòuzhì.He had plenty of fight left in him. | |
| 戏曲 | xìqǔ | Chinese opera | |
| 吸取 | xīqǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate我希望汤姆已经吸取教训了。Wǒ xīwàng tāngmǔ yǐjīng xīqǔjiàoxùn le.I hope Tom has learned his lesson. | |
| 喜事 | xǐshì | happy occasion; wedding | |
| 洗漱 | xǐshù | to wash the face and rinse the mouth | |
| 习俗 | xísú | custom; tradition; local tradition国家不同，习俗各异。Guójiā bùtóng, xísú gèyì.Social customs vary from country to country. | |
| 修订 | xiūdìng | to revise | |
| 修复 | xiūfù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)这个坏掉的花瓶无法修复了。Zhège huàidiào de huāpíng wúfǎ xiūfù le.This broken vase can't be repaired. | |
| 袖子 | xiùzi | sleeve卷起你的袖子。Juǎnqǐ nǐ de xiùzi.Roll up your sleeve. | |
| 细致 | xìzhì | delicate; fine; careful这两张图片之间有细致的差异。Zhè liǎngzhāng túpiàn zhījiān yǒu xìzhì de chāyì.There are subtle differences between the two pictures. | |
| 选拔 | xuǎnbá | to select the best | |
| 选修 | xuǎnxiū | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) | |
| 旋转 | xuánzhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin | |
| 血管 | xuèguǎn | vein; artery | |
| 学会 | xuéhuì | to learn; to master; institute你什么时候学会游泳的？Nǐ shénme shíhòu xuéhuì yóuyǒng de?When did you learn to swim? | |
| 学位 | xuéwèi | academic degree; place in school | |
| 学问 | xuéwen | learning; knowledge; scholarship | |
| 血型 | xuèxíng | blood group; blood type科学上，血型和性格的关联性没有被证明。Kēxué shàng, xuèxíng hé xìnggé de guānliánxìng méiyǒu bèi zhèngmíng.A connection between personality and blood type has not been scientifically proven. | |
| 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure我有高血压。Wǒ yǒu gāoxuèyā.I have high blood pressure. | |
| 血液 | xuèyè | blood; (fig.) lifeblood | |
| 学员 | xuéyuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet | |
| 许可 | xǔkě | to allow; to permit我或许可以修好它。Wǒ huòxǔ kěyǐ xiūhǎo tā.I might be able to fix that. | |
| 循环 | xúnhuán | to cycle; to circulate; circle | |
| 寻求 | xúnqiú | to seek; to look for因为不知道做什么，所以我向老师寻求建议。Yīnwèi bù zhīdào zuò shénme, suǒyǐ wǒ xiàng lǎoshī xúnqiú jiànyì.Not knowing what to do, I asked the teacher for advice. | |
| 叙述 | xùshù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount详细叙述一下这起事故吧。Xiángxì xùshù yīxià zhèqǐ shìgù ba.Describe that accident in detail. | |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up | |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict严重吗？Yánzhòng ma?Is it serious? | |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown | |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way工作怎么样？Gōngzuò zěnmeyàng?How's work? | |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire | |
| 痒 | yǎng | to itch; to tickle; to itch | |
| 养老 | yǎnglǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement我们今天得去养老院唱歌。Wǒmen jīntiān dé qù yǎnglǎoyuàn chànggē.We have to sing at an old folks home today. | |
| 养老院 | yǎnglǎoyuàn | nursing home我们今天得去养老院唱歌。Wǒmen jīntiān dé qù yǎnglǎoyuàn chànggē.We have to sing at an old folks home today. | |
| 氧气 | yǎngqì | oxygen爱就像氧气。Ài jiù xiàng yǎngqì.Love is like oxygen. | |
| 眼光 | yǎnguāng | gaze; insight; foresight她看古董的眼光很好。Tā kàn gǔdǒng de yǎnguāng hěn hǎo.She has an eye for antiques. | |
| 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal | |
| 严寒 | yánhán | bitter cold; severe winter | |
| 宴会 | yànhuì | banquet; feast; dinner party | |
| 严禁 | yánjìn | to strictly prohibit严禁吸烟。Yánjìnxīyān.Smoking is strictly prohibited. | |
| 眼看 | yǎnkàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens这个老人一只眼看不见了。Zhège lǎorén yīzhī yǎnkàn bújiàn le.The old man is blind in one eye. | |
| 严厉 | yánlì | severe; strict | |
| 淹没 | yānmò | to submerge; to drown; to flood | |
| 延期 | yánqī | to delay; to extend; to postpone派对延期了一周。Pàiduì yánqī le yīzhōu.The party was put off for a week. | |
| 炎热 | yánrè | blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)这里夏天非常炎热。Zhèlǐ xiàtiān fēicháng yánrè.It's very hot here in the summer. | |
| 延伸 | yánshēn | to extend; to spread | |
| 研讨 | yántǎo | discussion | |
| 延续 | yánxù | to continue; to go on; to last | |
| 言语 | yányǔ | words; speech; (spoken) language | |
| 炎症 | yánzhèng | inflammation | |
| 验证 | yànzhèng | to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory)实验证明了他的理论。Shíyàn zhèngmíng le tā de lǐlùn.The experiment confirmed his theory. | |
| 演奏 | yǎnzòu | to perform on a musical instrument你能演奏管风琴吗？Nǐ néng yǎnzòu guǎnfēngqín ma?Can you play the organ? | |
| 要点 | yàodiǎn | main point; essential我想要点钱。Wǒ xiǎngyào diǎnqián.I want some money. | |
| 要么 | yàome | or; either one or the other | |
| 要素 | yàosù | essential factor; key constituent | |
| 遥远 | yáoyuǎn | distant; remote哥伦布航行至遥远的西方，去寻找一个新大陆。Gēlúnbù hángxíng zhì yáoyuǎn de xīfāng, qù xúnzhǎo yígè xīndàlù.Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent. | |
| 压缩 | yāsuō | to compress; compression | |
| 业 | yè | line of business; industry; occupation没写作业。Méi xiě zuòyè.I didn't do the homework. | |
| 野 | yě | erroneous variant of 野; field; plain野外的空气真好。Yěwài de kōngqì zhēn hǎo.The air in the countryside is really good. | |
| 也好 | yěhǎo | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 野生 | yěshēng | wild; undomesticated为了看野生动物，他去了非洲。Wèile kàn yěshēngdòngwù, tā qù le fēizhōu.He went to Africa to see wild animals. | |
| 液体 | yètǐ | liquid水是液体。Shuǐshì yètǐ.Water is a liquid. | |
| 野外 | yěwài | countryside; areas outside the city野外的空气真好。Yěwài de kōngqì zhēn hǎo.The air in the countryside is really good. | |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt我是她的阿姨。Wǒ shì tā de āyí.I am her aunt. | |
| 衣食住行 | yī-shí-zhù-xíng | fig. people's basic needs; lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)孩子们的衣食住行靠的是他们的父母。Háizi men de yīshízhùxíng kào de shì tāmen de fùmǔ.Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter. | |
| 一辈子 | yíbèizi | (for) a lifetime这活儿我干了一辈子。Zhè huóer wǒ gàn le yībèizi.I've done this all my life. | |
| 以便 | yǐbiàn | so that; so as to; in order to声音大声一点，以便让坐在后边的学生能听到。Shēngyīn dàshēng yìdiǎn, yǐbiàn ràng zuòzài hòubiān de xuéshēng néng tīngdào.Turn the volume up so that the students at the back can hear. | |
| 遗产 | yíchǎn | heritage; legacy; inheritance | |
| 异常 | yìcháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely天气异常寒冷。Tiānqì yìcháng hánlěng.The weather is unusually cold. | |
| 益处 | yìchù | benefit | |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) | |
| 一带 | yídài | region; area | |
| 一道 | yídào | together这是一道数学难题。Zhè shì yí dào shùxué nántí.This is a difficult math problem. | |
| 一帆风顺 | yìfān-fēngshùn | plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!我们路上一帆风顺，直到遇上暴风雪。Wǒmen lùshàng yīfānfēngshùn, zhídào yùshàng bàofēngxuě.We made good time until we ran into a blizzard. | |
| 一贯 | yíguàn | consistent; constant; from start to finish | |
| 疑惑 | yíhuò | to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing我很疑惑为什么天气变冷的时候我会觉得很孤单。Wǒ hěn yíhuò wèishénme tiānqì biànlěng de shíhòu wǒhuì juéde hěn gūdān.I wonder why I feel so lonely when it gets cold. | |
| 依旧 | yījiù | as before; still; to remain the same他依旧充满活力。Tā yījiù chōngmǎnhuólì.He is still very much alive. | |
| 一口气 | yìkǒuqì | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch请深吸一口气。Qǐng shēnxī yìkǒuqì.Please take a deep breath. | |
| 依赖 | yīlài | to depend on; to be dependent on别老依赖别人。Biélǎo yīlài biérén.Don't rely too much on others. | |
| 一流 | yīliú | top quality; front ranking我们没机会赢那些一流选手。Wǒmen méi jīhuì yíng nàxiē yìliú xuǎnshǒu.We have no chance against those top players. | |
| 一律 | yílǜ | same; identical; uniformly | |
| 议论 | yìlùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss | |
| 以免 | yǐmiǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to他很小心地溜出房间，以免惊醒她。Tā hěn xiǎoxīn dì liūchū fángjiān, yǐmiǎn jīngxǐng tā.He crept out of the room very carefully to avoid waking her up. | |
| 移民 | yímín | to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant许多移民改了名字。Xǔduō yímín gǎile míngzì.Many of the immigrants changed their names. | |
| 一模一样 | yìmú-yíyàng | (idiom) exactly alike; identical; also pr.你和你哥哥长得一模一样。Nǐ hé nǐ gēgē zhǎngdé yīmúyīyàng.You look just like your big brother. | |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency银行在哪里？Yínháng zài nǎlǐ?Where is the bank? | |
| 印 | yìn | abbr. for 印度, India; to print; to mark第一印象很重要。Dìyīyìnxiàng hěn zhòngyào.First impressions matter. | |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth她引起了我的注意。Tā yǐnqǐle wǒ de zhùyì.She caught my attention. | |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because她不在是因为病了。Tā bù zài shìyīnwèi bìng le.She's absent because she's sick. | |
| 隐藏 | yǐncáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask我没什么可隐藏。Wǒ méishénme kě yǐncáng.I had nothing to hide. | |
| 引导 | yǐndǎo | to guide; to lead (around); to conduct检察官问了我一个引导性的问题。Jiǎncháguān wèn le wǒ yígè yǐndǎoxìng de wèntí.The prosecutor asked me a leading question. | |
| 引发 | yǐnfā | to lead to; to trigger; to initiate | |
| 婴儿 | yīng’ér | infant; baby; lead (Pb)婴儿睡得正香。Yīngér shuìdézhèngxiāng.The baby was fast asleep. | |
| 英雄 | yīngxióng | hero他不是英雄。Tā búshì yīngxióng.He's not a hero. | |
| 影子 | yǐngzi | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint他怕自己的影子。Tāpà zìjǐ de yǐngzi.He is afraid of his own shadow. | |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable | |
| 银牌 | yínpái | silver medal | |
| 引入 | yǐnrù | to draw into; to pull into; to introduce | |
| 隐私 | yǐnsī | secrets; private business; privacy他侵犯了她的隐私。Tā qīnfàn le tā de yǐnsī.He intruded on her privacy. | |
| 饮用水 | yǐnyòngshuǐ | drinking water; potable water | |
| 仪器 | yíqì | instrument; apparatus该仪器需要校准。Gāi yíqì xūyào jiàozhǔn.This instrument needs to be calibrated. | |
| 艺人 | yìrén | performing artist; actor | |
| 一身 | yìshēn | whole body; from head to toe; single person | |
| 仪式 | yíshì | ceremony仪式以他的讲话开始。Yíshì yǐ tā de jiǎnghuà kāishǐ.The ceremony began with his speech. | |
| 一时 | yìshí | a period of time; a while; for a short while决定好的话请第一时间告诉我。Juédìng hǎo dehuà qǐng dìyī shíjiān gàosù wǒ.Please let me know as soon as it's decided. | |
| 一同 | yìtóng | together | |
| 以往 | yǐwǎng | in the past; formerly今年将会不同以往吗？Jīnnián jiānghuì bùtóng yǐwǎng ma?Will this year be different? | |
| 一向 | yíxiàng | a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time | |
| 一系列 | yíxìliè | a series of; a string of他刚发表一系列有趣的文章。Tā gāng fābiǎo yīxìliè yǒuqù de wénzhāng.He has just published an interesting series of articles. | |
| 医药 | yīyào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical所有的医药费我大概要付多少？Suǒyǒu de yīyàofèi wǒ dàgài yào fù duōshǎo?About how much will I have to pay for all the treatments? | |
| 一一 | yīyī | one by one; one after another你是唯一一个能帮助我们的人。Nǐ shì wéiyī yígè néng bāngzhù wǒmen de rén.You're the only one who can help us. | |
| 易于 | yìyú | very likely; prone to | |
| 一再 | yízài | repeatedly | |
| 一阵 | yízhèn | a burst; a fit; a peal我看这雨还会下一阵子。Wǒ kàn zhèyǔ hái huì xià yīzhènzi.I don't think this rain will let up anytime soon. | |
| 遗址 | yízhǐ | ruins; historic relics | |
| 抑制 | yìzhì | to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress | |
| 用餐 | yòngcān | to eat a meal | |
| 用处 | yòngchù | usefulness这本书会对我们有很大用处。Zhè běnshū huì duì wǒmen yǒu hěndà yòngchǔ.This book will be very useful to us. | |
| 用功 | yònggōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard他后悔在校时没用功读书。Tā hòuhuǐ zàixiào shí méi yònggōngdúshū.He regrets not having worked harder at school. | |
| 拥挤 | yōngjǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion这个房间很拥挤。Zhège fángjiān hěn yōngjǐ.This room is cramped. | |
| 用人 | yòngrén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people她用人造黄油代替了黄油。Tā yòng rénzàohuángyóu dàitì le huángyóu.She substituted margarine for butter. | |
| 涌现 | yǒngxiàn | to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently | |
| 用心 | yòngxīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive学生们用心学习了很多首诗。Xuéshēng men yòngxīn xuéxí le hěnduō shǒushī.The students learned many poems by heart. | |
| 勇于 | yǒngyú | to dare to; to be brave enough to | |
| 优化 | yōuhuà | to optimize | |
| 有机 | yǒujī | organic汤姆觉得他有机会在股市赚一大笔钱。Tāngmǔ juéde tā yǒu jīhuì zài gǔshì zhuàn yīdàbǐqián.Tom thought he had a chance to make a lot of money on the stock market. | |
| 有劲 | yǒujìn | vigorous; energetic; interesting | |
| 由来 | yóulái | origin | |
| 游人 | yóurén | a tourist | |
| 犹如 | yóurú | similar to; like | |
| 优先 | yōuxiān | to have priority; to take precedence | |
| 有序 | yǒuxù | regular; orderly; successive | |
| 优异 | yōuyì | exceptional; outstandingly good他以优异的成绩毕业于剑桥大学。Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè yú jiànqiáodàxué.He graduated from Cambridge with honors. | |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on终于不下雨了。Zhōngyú bùxiàyǔ le.At last it's stopped raining. | |
| 余额 | yú’é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder | |
| 原本 | yuánběn | originally; original | |
| 原材料 | yuáncáiliào | raw and semifinished materials | |
| 远程 | yuǎnchéng | remote; long distance; long range | |
| 远方 | yuǎnfāng | far away; a distant location | |
| 原理 | yuánlǐ | principle; theory | |
| 原料 | yuánliào | raw material塑料代替了许多传统的原料。Sùliào dàitì le xǔduō chuántǒng de yuánliào.Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials. | |
| 园林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden | |
| 圆满 | yuánmǎn | satisfactory; consummate; perfect | |
| 原始 | yuánshǐ | first; original; primitive这个村子的生活条件仍然很原始。Zhège cūnzi de shēnghuó tiáojiàn réngrán hěn yuánshǐ.The living conditions in this village are still very primitive. | |
| 元素 | yuánsù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) | |
| 原先 | yuánxiān | originally; original; former | |
| 元宵 | yuánxiāo | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜 | |
| 源于 | yuányú | has its origins in | |
| 预定 | yùdìng | to schedule in advance我没有预定这个。Wǒ méiyǒu yùdìng zhège.I didn't order this. | |
| 月光 | yuèguāng | moonlight月光真美。Yuèguāng zhēn měi.The moonlight is beautiful. | |
| 乐器 | yuèqì | musical instrument除了钢琴以外，还会玩什么乐器吗？Chúle gāngqín yǐwài, háihuì wán shénme yuèqì ma?Do you play any instrument other than the piano? | |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon明天，他将登上月球。Míngtiān, tā jiāng dēngshàng yuèqiú.Tomorrow, he will land on the moon. | |
| 乐曲 | yuèqǔ | musical composition | |
| 约束 | yuēshù | to restrict; to limit to; to constrain | |
| 预料 | yùliào | to forecast; to anticipate; expectation汤姆预料这会发生。Tāngmǔ yùliào zhèhuì fāshēng.Tom expected this to happen. | |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy我的儿子每次乘坐公交车都会晕车。Wǒ de érzi měicì chéngzuò gōngjiāochē dōu huì yùnchē.My son always gets sick when he rides a bus. | |
| 晕车 | yùnchē | to be carsick我的儿子每次乘坐公交车都会晕车。Wǒ de érzi měicì chéngzuò gōngjiāochē dōu huì yùnchē.My son always gets sick when he rides a bus. | |
| 运送 | yùnsòng | to transport; to carry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. | |
| 运行 | yùnxíng | (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation系统运行起来了。Xìtǒng yùnxíng qǐlái le.The system worked. | |
| 运营 | yùnyíng | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service电话运营商提示来电人等候接通。Diànhuà yùnyíngshāng tíshì láidiàn rén děnghòu jiētōng.The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made. | |
| 预期 | yùqī | to expect; to anticipate我用了比我预期更长的时间来完成作业。Wǒyòng le bǐ wǒ yùqī gèngzhǎng de shíjiān lái wánchéng zuòyè.The assignment took me longer than I had expected. | |
| 与其 | yǔqí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to…与其让我在他手下干，我宁愿辞职。Yǔqí ràng wǒ zài tā shǒuxià gàn, wǒ nìngyuàn cízhí.I would rather quit than work under him. | |
| 羽绒服 | yǔróngfú | down-filled garment | |
| 浴室 | yùshì | bathroom; shower room; bathhouse她在浴室。Tā zài yùshì.She's in the bath. | |
| 欲望 | yùwàng | desire; longing; appetite我没有强烈的欲望去学习。Wǒ méiyǒu qiángliè de yùwàng qù xuéxí.I don't feel like studying. | |
| 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various语法是很复杂的。Yǔfǎ shì hěn fùzá de.Grammar is a very complex thing. | |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity遇到火灾打119。Yùdào huǒzāi dǎ 119.In case of fire, call 119. | |
| 灾害 | zāihài | calamity; disaster | |
| 灾难 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe这场灾难的唯一幸存者是一个婴儿。Zhèchǎng zāinàn de wéiyī xìngcúnzhě shì yígè yīngér.The accident's only survivor was a baby. | |
| 灾区 | zāiqū | disaster area; stricken region | |
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again; again and again | |
| 再生 | zàishēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) | |
| 在意 | zàiyì | to care about; to mind有人在意吗？Yǒurén zàiyì ma?Does anyone care? | |
| 赞赏 | zànshǎng | to admire; to praise; to appreciate | |
| 赞同 | zàntóng | to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse我完全赞同。Wǒ wánquán zàntóng.I wholeheartedly agree. | |
| 遭到 | zāodào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) | |
| 噪声 | zàoshēng | noise | |
| 遭受 | zāoshòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)他正遭受严重头痛的困扰。Tā zhèng zāoshòu yánzhòng tóutòng de kùnrǎo.He was suffering from a bad headache. | |
| 造型 | zàoxíng | to model; to shape; appearance | |
| 遭遇 | zāoyù | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience | |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard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? | |
| 扎 | zhā | (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr.; to prick我挣扎着挤出地铁。Wǒ zhēngzhá zhe jǐchū dìtiě.I struggled to get out of the subway. | |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere口香糖粘到他的鞋子上了。Kǒuxiāngtáng zhāndào tā de xiézi shàng le.Some gum stuck to his shoes. | |
| 占比 | zhànbǐ | proportion; percentage | |
| 战斗 | zhàndòu | to fight; to engage in combat; struggle我会战斗至死。Wǒhuì zhàndòu zhìsǐ.I'll fight to the death. | |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause你看文章了没？Nǐ kàn wénzhāng le méi?Did you read the article? | |
| 障碍 | zhàng’ài | barrier; obstruction; hindrance马轻松地越过了障碍。Mǎ qīngsōng de yuèguòle zhàng'ài.The horse easily jumped over the barrier. | |
| 长辈 | zhǎngbèi | one's elders; older generation我尊敬长辈。Wǒ zūnjìng zhǎngbèi.I respect the elderly. | |
| 账单 | zhàngdān | bill这是账单。Zhèshì zhàngdān.Here's the bill. | |
| 占据 | zhànjù | to occupy; to hold | |
| 战胜 | zhànshèng | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount | |
| 粘贴 | zhāntiē | to stick; to affix; to adhere | |
| 崭新 | zhǎnxīn | brand new | |
| 占有 | zhànyǒu | to have; to own; to hold | |
| 战争 | zhànzhēng | war; conflict我们反对战争。Wǒmen fǎnduì zhànzhēng.We're against war. | |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon他想招聘新员工。Tā xiǎng zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.He wants to recruit some new employees. | |
| 招待 | zhāodài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests) | |
| 照明 | zhàomíng | lighting; illumination; to light up | |
| 招生 | zhāoshēng | to enroll new students; to get students | |
| 招手 | zhāoshǒu | to wave; to beckon她上飞机前，给我招了招手。Tā shàng fēijī qián, gěi wǒ zhāo le zhāoshǒu.She waved at me before she got on board the plane. | |
| 招收 | zhāoshōu | to hire; to recruit | |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture; to snap毛皮大衣在打折。Máo pídàyī zài dǎzhé.Fur coats are on sale. | |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue小镇充满了活力。Xiǎozhèn chōngmǎn le huólì.The town was full of activity. | |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; injection指南针指向北边。Zhǐnánzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.The compass points to the north. | |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) | |
| 政策 | zhèngcè | policy我们研究了政府的经济政策。Wǒmen yánjiū le zhèngfǔ de jīngjì zhèngcè.We studied the government's economic policy. | |
| 争吵 | zhēngchǎo | to quarrel; dispute她一直和她的兄弟争吵。Tā yìzhí hé tā de xiōngdì zhēngchǎo.She was always quarreling with her brothers. | |
| 争夺 | zhēngduó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over | |
| 正规 | zhèngguī | regular; according to standards | |
| 争论 | zhēnglùn | to argue; to debate; to contend我们别再浪费时间争论了。Wǒmen bié zài làngfèishíjiān zhēnglùn le.Let's not waste time arguing about it. | |
| 正面 | zhèngmiàn | front; obverse side; right side我害羞得不敢正面看她的脸。Wǒ hàixiū dé bùgǎn zhèngmiàn kàn tā de liǎn.I was too shy to look her in the face. | |
| 征求 | zhēngqiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc)你应该向他征求意见。Nǐ yīnggāi xiàng tā zhēngqiúyìjiàn.You ought to ask him for advice. | |
| 证实 | zhèngshí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify他被证实是个理想丈夫。Tā bèi zhèngshí shì gè lǐxiǎng zhàngfū.He proved to be an ideal husband. | |
| 正义 | zhèngyì | justice; righteousness; just正义终将胜利。Zhèngyì zhōngjiāng shènglì.Justice will prevail in the end. | |
| 争议 | zhēngyì | controversy; dispute; to dispute这个理论很有争议。Zhège lǐlùn hěn yǒu zhēngyì.This theory is very controversial. | |
| 症状 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | |
| 枕头 | zhěntou | pillow | |
| 真相 | zhēnxiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts我知道真相。Wǒ zhīdào zhēnxiàng.I know the truth. | |
| 阵雨 | zhènyǔ | shower (rain)明天天气晴转阵雨。Míngtiān tiānqì qíngzhuǎn zhènyǔ.Tomorrow's weather should be sunny with occasional rain. | |
| 珍珠 | zhēnzhū | pearl; (fig.) teardrop; tear | |
| 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate控制住自己！Kòngzhì zhù zìjǐ!Control yourself! | |
| 枝 | zhī | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc | |
| 值班 | zhíbān | to work a shift; on duty今天谁值班？Jīntiān shuí zhíbān?Who's on duty today? | |
| 支撑 | zhīchēng | to prop up; to support; strut | |
| 支出 | zhīchū | to spend; to pay out; expenses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. | |
| 只得 | zhǐdé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to | |
| 指定 | zhǐdìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty | |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) | |
| 只顾 | zhǐgù | to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with别只顾着哭，做些什么啊！Bié zhǐgù zhe kū, zuòxiē shénme a!Don't just whine, do something! | |
| 至关重要 | zhìguān-zhòngyào | extremely important; vital; crucial这件事至关重要。Zhèjiàn shì zhìguānzhòngyào.This is a matter of the utmost importance. | |
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command; to direct | |
| 智力 | zhìlì | intelligence; intellect | |
| 治理 | zhìlǐ | to govern; to administer; to manage | |
| 制品 | zhìpǐn | products; goods | |
| 指示 | zhǐshì | to point out; to indicate; to instruct我会听从指示。Wǒhuì tīngcóng zhǐshì.I will obey. | |
| 之所以 | zhīsuǒyǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike hi… | |
| 职位 | zhíwèi | position; post; job你认为他适合这个职位吗？Nǐ rènwéi tā shìhé zhège zhíwèi ma?Do you think he is good for the position? | |
| 职务 | zhíwù | post; position; job | |
| 秩序 | zhìxù | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) | |
| 质疑 | zhìyí | to call into question; to question (truth or validity) | |
| 至于 | zhìyú | as for; as to; to go so far as to她太过好奇，以至于打开了盒子。Tā tàiguò hàoqí, yǐzhìyú dǎkāi le hézi.She was so curious that she opened the box. | |
| 职员 | zhíyuán | office worker; staff member我是个职员。Wǒ shì gè zhíyuán.I'm an office worker. | |
| 职责 | zhízé | duty; responsibility; obligation | |
| 指责 | zhǐzé | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce您为什么指责我儿子？Nín wèishénme zhǐzé wǒ érzi?Why are you accusing my son? | |
| 侄子 | zhízi | brother's son; nephew | |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen | |
| 中等 | zhōngděng | medium | |
| 种地 | zhòngdì | to farm; to work the land在那种地方碰到你的老师，你应该很惊讶吧。Zài nàzhǒng dìfāng pèngdào nǐ de lǎoshī, nǐ yīnggāi hěn jīngyà ba.You must've been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place. | |
| 终点 | zhōngdiǎn | the end; end point; finishing line (in a race) | |
| 中毒 | zhòngdú | to be poisoned因为酷暑一直持续着，请谨防食物中毒。Yīnwèi kùshǔ yìzhí chíxù zhe, qǐng jǐnfáng shíwùzhòngdú.Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning. | |
| 中断 | zhōngduàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue | |
| 中奖 | zhòngjiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc)我中奖了。Wǒ zhòngjiǎng le.I won the lottery. | |
| 众人 | zhòngrén | everyone观众人数庞大。Guānzhòng rénshù pángdà.The audience was very large. | |
| 终身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage汤姆终身未娶。Tāngmǔ zhōngshēn wèiqǔ.Tom remained a bachelor until his death. | |
| 中暑 | zhòngshǔ | to suffer heat exhaustion; sunstroke; heatstroke汤姆中暑了。Tāngmǔ zhòngshǔ le.Tom had a heat stroke. | |
| 众所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | (idiom) as everyone knows众所周知，空气是多种气体的混合体。Zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, kōngqì shì duōzhǒng qìtǐ de hùnhétǐ.As everyone knows, air is a mixture of gases. | |
| 钟头 | zhōngtóu | (coll.) hour | |
| 重心 | zhòngxīn | center of gravity; central core; main part | |
| 中旬 | zhōngxún | middle third of a month | |
| 中央 | zhōngyāng | central; middle; center图书馆位于市中央。Túshūguǎn wèiyú shì zhōngyāng.The library is in the middle of the city. | |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division美国有50个州。Měiguó yǒu 50gèzhōu.There are fifty states in the United States. | |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge | |
| 周边 | zhōubiān | periphery; rim; perimeter | |
| 周到 | zhōudào | thoughtful; considerate; attentive她非常周到和耐心。Tā fēicháng zhōudào hé nàixīn.She is very thoughtful and patient. | |
| 周期 | zhōuqī | period; cycle | |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant | |
| 砖 | zhuān | brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof) | |
| 转动 | zhuàndòng | to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn他转动钥匙。Tā zhuǎndòng yàoshi.He turned the key. | |
| 装备 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit这艘船没有雷达装备。Zhèsōu chuán méiyǒu léidá zhuāngbèi.The ship is not equipped with radar. | |
| 庄稼 | zhuāngjia | farm crop | |
| 转换 | zhuǎnhuàn | to change; to switch; to convert | |
| 转交 | zhuǎnjiāo | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else | |
| 专科 | zhuānkē | specialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school | |
| 专利 | zhuānlì | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly | |
| 转让 | zhuǎnràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) | |
| 转身 | zhuǎnshēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) | |
| 专题 | zhuāntí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific… | |
| 转移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer | |
| 专用 | zhuānyòng | special; dedicated | |
| 专注 | zhuānzhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention她专注在她的新工作上。Tā zhuānzhù zài tā de xīn gōngzuò shàng.She applied her mind to her new job. | |
| 主办 | zhǔbàn | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) | |
| 珠宝 | zhūbǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones | |
| 主播 | zhǔbō | (news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer | |
| 主导 | zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant; prevailing | |
| 诸多 | zhūduō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of | |
| 祝福 | zhùfú | blessings; to wish sb well我们所有人都祝福你。Wǒmen suǒyǒurén dōu zhùfú nǐ.Best wishes from all of us. | |
| 主管 | zhǔguǎn | in charge; responsible for; person in charge我刚跟主管人谈过。Wǒgāng gēn zhǔguǎn réntánguò.I just talked to the person in charge. | |
| 追究 | zhuījiū | to investigate; to look into | |
| 主角 | zhǔjué | leading role; lead; protagonist小说以女主角的死告终。Xiǎoshuō yǐ nǚzhǔjué de sǐ gàozhōng.The novel ends with the heroine's death. | |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant他让我做他的助理。Tā ràng wǒ zuò tā de zhùlǐ.He made me his own assistant. | |
| 主流 | zhǔliú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter | |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture不要捉弄老人家。Búyào zhuōnòng lǎorénjiā.Don't make fun of old people. | |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper助手拿了钱。Zhùshǒu ná le qián.The assistant took the money. | |
| 主演 | zhǔyǎn | to play the leading role; to star; lead actor | |
| 祝愿 | zhùyuàn | to wish | |
| 住宅 | zhùzhái | residence; dwelling; abode | |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view | |
| 著作 | zhùzuò | to write; literary work; book | |
| 资本 | zīběn | capital (economics)公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。Gōngsī yóuyú quēfá zīběn dǎobì le.The firm went under due to lack of capital. | |
| 资产 | zīchǎn | property; assets他有超过一百万美元的资产。Tā yǒu chāoguò yìbǎiwànměiyuán de zīchǎn.He has over a million dollars in assets. | |
| 自豪 | zìháo | proud (of one's achievements etc)那是值得自豪的事。Nà shì zhíde zìháo de shì.That's something to be proud of. | |
| 自来水 | zìláishuǐ | running water; tap water | |
| 自律 | zìlǜ | self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics) | |
| 字幕 | zìmù | subtitles; captions (of a movie etc) | |
| 自杀 | zìshā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide他自杀了。Tā zìshā le.He committed suicide. | |
| 自我 | zìwǒ | self-; ego (psychology)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. | |
| 自言自语 | zìyán-zìyǔ | (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize我祖父一个人的时候，有时会自言自语。Wǒ zǔfù yígè rén de shíhòu, yǒushí huì zìyánzìyǔ.My grandfather sometimes talks to himself when he's alone. | |
| 自愿 | zìyuàn | voluntary | |
| 自助 | zìzhù | self-service自助者天助。Zìzhù zhě tiānzhù.God helps those who help themselves. | |
| 总裁 | zǒngcái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc)汤姆最初是看门人，但现在他是公司的总裁了。Tāngmǔ zuìchū shì kānménrén, dàn xiànzài tā shì gōngsī de zǒngcái le.Tom started as a janitor, but he's now the president of the company. | |
| 总计 | zǒngjì | (grand) total | |
| 总理 | zǒnglǐ | premier; prime minister | |
| 棕色 | zōngsè | brown我最喜欢的颜色是棕色。Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yánsè shì zōngsè.My favorite color is brown. | |
| 总算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last; finally; on the whole | |
| 粽子 | zòngzi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | |
| 走廊 | zǒuláng | corridor; aisle; hallway | |
| 足 | zú | (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient我踢足球。Wǒ tīzúqiú.I play football. | |
| 阻碍 | zǔ’ài | to obstruct; to hinder; to block | |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into那些是真钻石吗？Nàxiē shì zhēn zuànshí ma?Are those real diamonds? | |
| 阻挡 | zǔdǎng | to stop; to resist; to obstruct日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。Rìběn jūnduì kànlái qiángdà dé bùkě zǔdǎng.The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop. | |
| 祖国 | zǔguó | motherland我爱我的祖国。Wǒ ài wǒ de zǔguó.I love my country. | |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault她声称自己没罪。Tā shēngchēng zìjǐ méizuì.She declared that she was not guilty. | |
| 祖先 | zǔxiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species | |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that冰厚得足以让我在上面走路。Bīnghòu dé zúyǐ ràng wǒ zài shàngmiàn zǒulù.The ice was thick enough for me to walk on. |
Source: the official 考试大纲 for HSK 3.0, published November 2025.
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