| 挨 | 挨 | āi | get close to; in sequence |
| 癌症 | 癌症 | áizhèng | cancer |
| 爱不释手 | 愛不釋手 | àibúshìshǒu | love something too much to part with it |
| 爱戴 | 愛戴 | àidài | love and respect |
| 暧昧 | 暧昧 | àimèi | ambiguous; shady |
| 安宁 | 安甯 | ānníng | peaceful; calm; tranquil; composed |
| 安详 | 安詳 | ānxiáng | serene; composed |
| 安置 | 安置 | ānzhì | find a place for; help settle down; arrange for |
| 按摩 | 按摩 | ànmó | massage |
| 案件 | 案件 | ànjiàn | legal case; judicial case |
| 案例 | 案例 | ànlì | (Law) case |
| 暗示 | 暗示 | ànshì | drop a hint; suggest |
| 昂贵 | 昂貴 | ángguì | expensive; costly |
| 凹凸 | 凹凸 | āotū | (of a surface) uneven; bumpy |
| 熬 | 熬 | áo | endure; to boil |
| 奥秘 | 奧秘 | àomì | mystery; enigma; profound; deep |
| 巴不得 | 巴不得 | bābùdé | eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish; be only too anxious to |
| 巴结 | 巴結 | bājie | to fawn on; curry favor with |
| 扒 | 扒 | bā | dig up; pull down; take off |
| 疤 | 疤 | bā | scar |
| 拔苗助长 | 拔苗助長 | bámiáozhùzhǎng | (literally) help shoots grow by pulling them out; spoil things by excessive enthusiasm |
| 把关 | 把關 | bǎ guān | guard a pass; check on |
| 把手 | 把手 | bǎshou | knob; handle; grip |
| 罢工 | 罷工 | bà gōng | to strike; go on strike |
| 霸道 | 霸道 | bàdào | overbearing; despotic hegemony; rule by force; (of liquor, medicine, etc.) strong |
| 掰 | 掰 | bāi | break with both hands |
| 摆脱 | 擺脫 | bǎituō | break away; free oneself from; cast off |
| 败坏 | 敗壞 | bàihuài | ruin; corrupt; undermine |
| 拜访 | 拜訪 | bàifǎng | pay a visit; call on |
| 拜年 | 拜年 | bài nián | congratulate the New Year; wish sb. a Happy New Year |
| 拜托 | 拜托 | bàituō | ask a favor; request; please! |
| 颁布 | 頒布 | bānbù | promulgate; to issue; publish (e.g a decree) |
| 颁发 | 頒發 | bānfā | issue; promulgate; award |
| 斑 | 斑 | bān | variety; speckled; spot; colored patch; stripe |
| 版本 | 版本 | bǎnběn | edition |
| 半途而废 | 半途而廢 | bàn tú ér fèi | give up halfway; leave sth. unfinished |
| 扮演 | 扮演 | bànyǎn | play the part of; act |
| 伴侣 | 伴侶 | bànlǚ | companion; partner; mate |
| 伴随 | 伴隨 | bànsuí | accompany; go with; follow |
| 绑架 | 綁架 | bǎngjià | kidnap; staking |
| 榜样 | 榜樣 | bǎngyàng | example; model |
| 磅 | 磅 | bàng | pound; weigh; scale |
| 包庇 | 包庇 | bāobì | to shield; to harbor; cover up |
| 包袱 | 包袱 | bāofu | bundle wrapped in cloth; cloth-wrapper |
| 包围 | 包圍 | bāowéi | surround; encircle; hem in |
| 包装 | 包裝 | bāozhuāng | to pack; package; make up |
| 饱和 | 飽和 | bǎohé | saturation |
| 饱经沧桑 | 飽經滄桑 | bǎojīngcāngsāng | experienced many changes |
| 保管 | 保管 | bǎoguǎn | assure; take care of; surely |
| 保密 | 保密 | bǎo mì | keep secret/confidential |
| 保姆 | 保姆 | bǎomǔ | nanny; housekeeper |
| 保守 | 保守 | bǎoshǒu | conservative (ideas, estimates, politically, etc.); to guard; to keep |
| 保卫 | 保衛 | bǎowèi | defend; to safeguard |
| 保养 | 保養 | bǎoyǎng | take good care of (or conserve) one's health; keep in good repair |
| 保障 | 保障 | bǎozhàng | ensure; to guarantee; protect |
| 保重 | 保重 | bǎozhòng | take care (of oneself) |
| 报仇 | 報仇 | bàochóu | retaliate; to revenge; avenge |
| 报酬 | 報酬 | bàochou | reward; remuneration |
| 报答 | 報答 | bàodá | repay; requite |
| 报复 | 報複 | bàofu | retaliate; revenge |
| 报警 | 報警 | bàojǐng | report (an incident) to the police |
| 报销 | 報銷 | bàoxiāo | submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; write off |
| 抱负 | 抱負 | bàofù | aspiration; ambition |
| 暴力 | 暴力 | bàolì | violence; (use) force |
| 暴露 | 暴露 | bàolù | expose; reveal; lay bare |
| 曝光 | 曝光 | bàoguāng | to expose; to make public |
| 爆发 | 爆發 | bàofā | break out; erupt; explode |
| 爆炸 | 爆炸 | bàozhà | explode; explosion; blow up |
| 卑鄙 | 卑鄙 | bēibǐ | base; mean; despicable; contemptible; unprincipled |
| 悲哀 | 悲哀 | bēi'āi | grieved; sorrowful; sad |
| 悲惨 | 悲慘 | bēicǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 北极 | 北極 | běijí | the North Pole |
| 贝壳 | 貝殼 | bèiké | shell; conch; cowry |
| 备份 | 備份 | bèifèn | to back up; a backup |
| 备忘录 | 備忘錄 | bèiwànglù | memorandum; aide-memoire; diplomacy memorandum; memorandum book |
| 背叛 | 背叛 | bèipàn | betray; forsake |
| 背诵 | 背誦 | bèisòng | recite |
| 被动 | 被動 | bèidòng | passive |
| 被告 | 被告 | bèigào | defendant |
| 奔波 | 奔波 | bēnbō | rush about; be busy running about |
| 奔驰 | 奔馳 | bēnchí | run quickly; speed; Mercedes-Benz (German vehicle manufacturer) |
| 本能 | 本能 | běnnéng | instinct |
| 本钱 | 本錢 | běnqián | capital (financial) |
| 本人 | 本人 | běnrén | I; me; myself; oneself; in person |
| 本身 | 本身 | běnshēn | itself; in itself; per se |
| 本事 | 本事 | běnshi | ability; skill; capability; (-shì: this matter; literary source) |
| 笨拙 | 笨拙 | bènzhuō | clumsy; awkward; stupid |
| 崩溃 | 崩潰 | bēngkuì | collapse; crumble; fall apart |
| 甭 | 甭 | béng | need not; (contraction of 不 and 用) |
| 迸发 | 迸發 | bèngfā | burst forth; burst out |
| 蹦 | 蹦 | bèng | jump; bounce; hop |
| 逼迫 | 逼迫 | bīpò | to force; compel; coerce |
| 鼻涕 | 鼻涕 | bítì | nasal mucus; snivel |
| 比方 | 比方 | bǐfang | instance; analogy; example |
| 比喻 | 比喻 | bǐyù | metaphor; analogy; figure of speech |
| 比重 | 比重 | bǐzhòng | proportion; specific gravity |
| 鄙视 | 鄙視 | bǐshì | despise; disdain; look down upon |
| 闭塞 | 閉塞 | bìsè | stop up; shelter from; hard to get to; unenlightened |
| 弊病 | 弊病 | bìbìng | malady; evil; malpractice; drawback |
| 弊端 | 弊端 | bìduān | malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice |
| 臂 | 臂 | bì | arm |
| 边疆 | 邊疆 | biānjiāng | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region |
| 边界 | 邊界 | biānjiè | boundary; border |
| 边境 | 邊境 | biānjìng | frontier |
| 边缘 | 邊緣 | biānyuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink |
| 编织 | 編織 | biānzhī | to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; to crochet |
| 鞭策 | 鞭策 | biāncè | spur on; urge on |
| 贬低 | 貶低 | biǎndī | to belittle; depreciate; disparage |
| 贬义 | 貶義 | biǎnyì | negative connotation; derogatory sense |
| 扁 | 扁 | biǎn | flat |
| 变故 | 變故 | biàngù | unforeseen event; accident |
| 变迁 | 變遷 | biànqiān | changes; vicissitude |
| 变质 | 變質 | biàn zhì | go bad; deteriorate; metamorphism |
| 便利 | 便利 | biànlì | convenient; easy; facilitate |
| 便条 | 便條 | biàntiáo | informal note |
| 便于 | 便于 | biànyú | be easy; be convenient for |
| 遍布 | 遍布 | biànbù | to cover the whole (area); found everywhere; spread all over |
| 辨认 | 辨認 | biànrèn | distinguish; identify; recognize |
| 辩护 | 辯護 | biànhù | speak in defense of; argue in favor of; defend |
| 辩解 | 辯解 | biànjiě | explain; justify; defend (a point of view, etc.) |
| 辩证 | 辯證 | biànzhèng | investigate; dialectical |
| 辫子 | 辮子 | biànzi | plait; braid; pigtail |
| 标本 | 標本 | biāoběn | specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease |
| 标记 | 標記 | biāojì | sign; mark; symbol |
| 标题 | 標題 | biāotí | title; header; headline; caption |
| 表决 | 表決 | biǎojué | decide by vote; vote |
| 表态 | 表態 | biǎotài | make known one's position; declare where one stands |
| 表彰 | 表彰 | biǎozhāng | cite (in dispatches); commend |
| 憋 | 憋 | biē | hold in (urine); hold (breath); choke |
| 别墅 | 別墅 | biéshù | villa |
| 别致 | 別致 | biézhì | unique; unconventional; fancy |
| 别扭 | 別扭 | bièniu | awkward; unnatural |
| 濒临 | 瀕臨 | bīnlín | on the verge of |
| 冰雹 | 冰雹 | bīngbáo | hail |
| 丙 | 丙 | bǐng | bright; fire (3rd Heavenly Stem) |
| 并非 | 並非 | bìngfēi | really isn't |
| 并列 | 並列 | bìngliè | stand side by side; be juxtaposed |
| 拨 | 撥 | bō | to dial; move with a hand/foot; stir; poke; allocate (money) |
| 波浪 | 波浪 | bōlàng | wave |
| 波涛 | 波濤 | bōtāo | great waves; billows |
| 剥削 | 剝削 | bōxuē | to exploit |
| 播种 | 播種 | bōzhǒng | sow seeds; sowing; seed |
| 伯母 | 伯母 | bómǔ | aunt; wife of father's older brother |
| 博大精深 | 博大精深 | bódàjīngshēn | broad and profound |
| 博览会 | 博覽會 | bólǎnhuì | (international) exhibition |
| 搏斗 | 搏鬥 | bódòu | fight; struggle; wrestle |
| 薄弱 | 薄弱 | bóruò | weak; frail |
| 补偿 | 補償 | bǔcháng | compensation; make up |
| 补救 | 補救 | bǔjiù | remedy; repair |
| 补贴 | 補貼 | bǔtiē | subsidy; allowance |
| 捕捉 | 捕捉 | bǔzhuō | catch; to seize |
| 哺乳 | 哺乳 | bǔrǔ | breast-feeding; to suckle |
| 不得已 | 不得已 | bùdéyǐ | act against one's will; have no alternative |
| 不妨 | 不妨 | bùfáng | there is no harm in; might as well |
| 不敢当 | 不敢當 | bù gǎndāng | (literally) I dare not accept the honor; you flatter me |
| 不顾 | 不顧 | búgù | in spite of; regardless of; to disregard |
| 不禁 | 不禁 | bùjīn | cannot help; can't refrain from |
| 不堪 | 不堪 | bùkān | cannot bear/stand; utterly |
| 不可思议 | 不可思議 | bùkěsīyì | unimaginable; inconceivable |
| 不愧 | 不愧 | búkuì | be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be |
| 不料 | 不料 | búliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 不免 | 不免 | bùmiǎn | unavoidable |
| 不时 | 不時 | bùshí | frequently; often; at any time |
| 不惜 | 不惜 | bùxī | to not hesitate; not spare |
| 不相上下 | 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched; about the same |
| 不像话 | 不像話 | búxiànghuà | unreasonable; absurd; outrageous |
| 不屑一顾 | 不屑一顧 | búxièyígù | not worth seeing; disdain as beneath contempt |
| 不言而喻 | 不言而喻 | bùyán'éryù | it goes without saying; it is self-evident |
| 不由得 | 不由得 | bùyóude | can't help; cannot but |
| 不择手段 | 不擇手段 | bùzéshǒuduàn | by fair means or foul |
| 不止 | 不止 | bùzhǐ | incessantly; more than |
| 布告 | 布告 | bùgào | notice; bulletin |
| 布局 | 布局 | bùjú | arrangement; composition; layout |
| 布置 | 布置 | bùzhì | arrange; decorate; decoration |
| 步伐 | 步伐 | bùfá | pace; (measured) step; march |
| 部署 | 部署 | bùshǔ | dispose; deploy |
| 部位 | 部位 | bùwèi | position; place |
| 才干 | 才幹 | cáigàn | ability; competence |
| 财富 | 財富 | cáifù | wealth; riches; fortune |
| 财务 | 財務 | cáiwù | financial affairs |
| 财政 | 財政 | cáizhèng | public finances; financial |
| 裁缝 | 裁縫 | cáifeng | tailor; dressmaker |
| 裁判 | 裁判 | cáipàn | judge; to referee; judgment |
| 裁员 | 裁員 | cáiyuán | cut staff; lay off employees |
| 采购 | 采購 | cǎigòu | make purchases for an organization; go shopping |
| 采集 | 采集 | cǎijí | gather; collect |
| 采纳 | 采納 | cǎinà | accept; adopt |
| 彩票 | 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery; lottery ticket |
| 参谋 | 參謀 | cānmóu | advisor; give advice |
| 参照 | 參照 | cānzhào | consult a reference; refer to (another document) |
| 残疾 | 殘疾 | cánji | deformity; handicapped; crippled |
| 残酷 | 殘酷 | cánkù | cruel |
| 残留 | 殘留 | cánliú | to remain; be left over; surplus; remnant |
| 残忍 | 殘忍 | cánrěn | brutal; bloody; merciless |
| 灿烂 | 燦爛 | cànlàn | to glitter; brilliant; splendid |
| 仓促 | 倉促 | cāngcù | hurried |
| 仓库 | 倉庫 | cāngkù | depot; storehouse; warehouse |
| 苍白 | 蒼白 | cāngbái | pale; wan; pallid |
| 舱 | 艙 | cāng | cabin; hold (of a ship or airplane) |
| 操劳 | 操勞 | cāoláo | work hard; look after |
| 操练 | 操練 | cāoliàn | to drill; to practice |
| 操纵 | 操縱 | cāozòng | operate; control; manipulation |
| 操作 | 操作 | cāozuò | operate; manipulate |
| 嘈杂 | 嘈雜 | cáozá | noisy; raucous |
| 草案 | 草案 | cǎo'àn | draft (legislation, proposal, etc.) |
| 草率 | 草率 | cǎoshuài | cursory; careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious |
| 侧面 | 側面 | cèmiàn | side; profile; flank; face in profile |
| 测量 | 測量 | cèliáng | to survey; to measure |
| 策划 | 策劃 | cèhuà | plot; scheme; bring about |
| 策略 | 策略 | cèlüè | tactics; plot |
| 层出不穷 | 層出不窮 | céng chū bù qióng | (idiom) emerge more and more; innumerable succession; breeding like flies |
| 层次 | 層次 | céngcì | level; rank order; standing; layer |
| 差别 | 差別 | chābié | difference; disparity |
| 插座 | 插座 | chāzuò | power socket |
| 查获 | 查獲 | cháhuò | investigate and capture a criminal; discover |
| 岔 | 岔 | chà | fork in the road; turn off; diverge |
| 刹那 | 刹那 | chànà | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second |
| 诧异 | 詫異 | chàyì | flabbergasted; astonished |
| 柴油 | 柴油 | cháiyóu | diesel fuel; kerosene |
| 搀 | 攙 | chān | assist by the arm; mix; support; sustain |
| 馋 | 饞 | chán | gluttonous; greedy |
| 缠绕 | 纏繞 | chánrào | bind; wind; twirl; twist; intertwine |
| 产业 | 産業 | chǎnyè | industry; estate; property |
| 阐述 | 闡述 | chǎnshù | expound (a position); elaborate (on a topic) |
| 颤抖 | 顫抖 | chàndǒu | tremble; to shiver; to shake |
| 昌盛 | 昌盛 | chāngshèng | prosperous |
| 尝试 | 嘗試 | chángshì | to try; attempt |
| 偿还 | 償還 | chánghuán | repay; reimburse |
| 场合 | 場合 | chǎnghé | occasion; situation |
| 场面 | 場面 | chǎngmiàn | scene; occasion |
| 场所 | 場所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place |
| 敞开 | 敞開 | chǎngkāi | open wide |
| 畅通 | 暢通 | chàngtōng | unimpeded; unclogged; free-flowing; straight path; to expedite |
| 畅销 | 暢銷 | chàngxiāo | best seller; chart-topping; very marketable |
| 倡导 | 倡導 | chàngdǎo | to advocate; propose |
| 倡议 | 倡議 | chàngyì | suggest; propose |
| 钞票 | 鈔票 | chāopiào | paper money; bill |
| 超越 | 超越 | chāoyuè | surpass; exceed; transcend |
| 巢穴 | 巢穴 | cháoxué | lair; nest; den; hideout |
| 朝代 | 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty; reign (of a king) |
| 嘲笑 | 嘲笑 | cháoxiào | jeer; mock; scoff |
| 潮流 | 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current; trend |
| 撤退 | 撤退 | chètuì | retreat |
| 撤销 | 撤銷 | chèxiāo | repeal |
| 沉淀 | 沈澱 | chéndiàn | to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution); to settle |
| 沉闷 | 沈悶 | chénmèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy |
| 沉思 | 沈思 | chénsī | ponder; contemplate; meditation |
| 沉重 | 沈重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard; serious |
| 沉着 | 沈著 | chénzhuó | calm and collected; not nervous |
| 陈旧 | 陳舊 | chénjiù | old fashioned; outmoded; obsolete |
| 陈列 | 陳列 | chénliè | to display; to exhibit |
| 陈述 | 陳述 | chénshù | allegation; assertation; to declare; to state |
| 衬托 | 襯托 | chèntuō | to set off; serve as a foil to |
| 称心如意 | 稱心如意 | chènxīnrúyì | find sth. satisfactory |
| 称号 | 稱號 | chēnghào | title; term of address |
| 成本 | 成本 | chéngběn | cost (manufacturing, production, etc.) |
| 成交 | 成交 | chéngjiāo | complete a contract; clinch a deal; to seal |
| 成天 | 成天 | chéngtiān | all day long; all the time |
| 成效 | 成效 | chéngxiào | effect; result |
| 成心 | 成心 | chéngxīn | intentional; deliberate; with prior intent |
| 成员 | 成員 | chéngyuán | member |
| 呈现 | 呈現 | chéngxiàn | appear; emerge; present (a certain appearance) |
| 诚挚 | 誠摯 | chéngzhì | sincere; cordial; earnest |
| 承办 | 承辦 | chéngbàn | undertake; accept an assignment |
| 承包 | 承包 | chéngbāo | to contract (to undertake a job) |
| 承诺 | 承諾 | chéngnuò | to promise |
| 城堡 | 城堡 | chéngbǎo | castle |
| 乘 | 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; make use of; multiply |
| 盛 | 盛 | chéng, shèng | contain; to ladle; to fill | flourishing; grand; abundant |
| 惩罚 | 懲罰 | chéngfá | penalty; punishment; to punish; to penalize |
| 澄清 | 澄清 | chéngqīng | (of liquid) settle; become clear; (Chem.) precipitate |
| 橙 | 橙 | chéng | orange (color); orange (fruit, tree) |
| 秤 | 秤 | chèng | balance; scale; steelyard |
| 吃苦 | 吃苦 | chī kǔ | bear hardships; suffer |
| 吃力 | 吃力 | chīlì | strenuous; exhausted |
| 迟钝 | 遲鈍 | chídùn | slow (witted); stupid; dull |
| 迟缓 | 遲緩 | chíhuǎn | slow; sluggish |
| 迟疑 | 遲疑 | chíyí | hesitate |
| 持久 | 持久 | chíjiǔ | duration; enduring; lasting; persistent |
| 赤道 | 赤道 | chìdào | the equator |
| 赤字 | 赤字 | chìzì | (financial) deficit; red ink |
| 冲动 | 沖動 | chōngdòng | impulsive; act on impulse |
| 冲击 | 沖擊 | chōngjī | attack; impact; a shock |
| 冲突 | 沖突 | chōngtū | conflict; clash |
| 充当 | 充當 | chōngdāng | serve as; play the part of |
| 充沛 | 充沛 | chōngpèi | abundant; plentiful; vigorous |
| 充实 | 充實 | chōngshí | substantial; rich; enrich; substantiate |
| 充足 | 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient; abundant |
| 重叠 | 重疊 | chóngdié | to overlap |
| 崇拜 | 崇拜 | chóngbài | worship; adore |
| 崇高 | 崇高 | chónggāo | lofty; sublime |
| 崇敬 | 崇敬 | chóngjìng | revere; admire; veneration |
| 稠密 | 稠密 | chóumì | dense; thick |
| 筹备 | 籌備 | chóubèi | make preparations; get ready for something |
| 丑恶 | 醜惡 | chǒu'è | ugly; repulsive; odiousness |
| 出路 | 出路 | chūlù | a way out; outlet |
| 出卖 | 出賣 | chūmài | sell; betray; sell out |
| 出身 | 出身 | chūshēn | family background; class origin |
| 出神 | 出神 | chū shén | be lost in thought; entranced; preoccupation; Trance (music genre) |
| 出息 | 出息 | chūxi | future prospects; aspiration; promise |
| 初步 | 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary; tentative |
| 除 | 除 | chú | besides; except; remove; to divide (mathematics) |
| 处分 | 處分 | chǔfèn | punish; punishment; discipline; disposal |
| 处境 | 處境 | chǔjìng | plight; unfavorable situation |
| 处置 | 處置 | chǔzhì | to handle; take care of; punish |
| 储备 | 儲備 | chǔbèi | reserves; store up |
| 储存 | 儲存 | chǔcún | stockpile; to store |
| 储蓄 | 儲蓄 | chǔxù | to save; to deposit |
| 触犯 | 觸犯 | chùfàn | offend; violate |
| 川流不息 | 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | (saying) flowing of an endless stream |
| 穿越 | 穿越 | chuānyuè | pass through; cut across |
| 传达 | 傳達 | chuándá | convey; transmit; communicate |
| 传单 | 傳單 | chuándān | leaflet; flier; pamphlet |
| 传授 | 傳授 | chuánshòu | impart; pass on; teach |
| 船舶 | 船舶 | chuánbó | ships; boats; watercraft |
| 喘气 | 喘氣 | chuǎnqì | to pant; gasp for breath |
| 串 | 串 | chuàn | string together; conspire; gang up; mix up; bunch |
| 床单 | 床單 | chuángdān | bed sheet |
| 创立 | 創立 | chuànglì | to found; establish |
| 创新 | 創新 | chuàngxīn | innovate; innovation |
| 创业 | 創業 | chuàngyè | begin an undertaking; start a major task; start a company |
| 创作 | 創作 | chuàngzuò | create; to produce; creative work |
| 吹牛 | 吹牛 | chuī niú | to brag; (regional) to chat |
| 吹捧 | 吹捧 | chuīpěng | flatter sb.; extol sb.'s accomplishments |
| 炊烟 | 炊煙 | chuīyān | smoke from kitchen chimneys |
| 垂直 | 垂直 | chuízhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 锤 | 錘 | chuí | hammer; weight |
| 纯粹 | 純粹 | chúncuì | purely; pure |
| 纯洁 | 純潔 | chúnjié | pure; unadulterated; cleanse |
| 慈善 | 慈善 | císhàn | philanthropic; benevolent; charitable |
| 慈祥 | 慈祥 | cíxiáng | a kindly person; benevolent (often of older people) |
| 磁带 | 磁帶 | cídài | cassette tape |
| 雌雄 | 雌雄 | cíxióng | male and female; winners and losers |
| 次品 | 次品 | cìpǐn | defective or substandard products |
| 次序 | 次序 | cìxù | sequence; order |
| 伺候 | 伺候 | cìhou | serve; wait upon; act as a valet |
| 刺 | 刺 | cì | thorn; to sting; to prick; pierce; stab |
| 从容 | 從容 | cóngróng | leisurely; calm |
| 丛 | 叢 | cóng | crowd together; thicket; collection |
| 凑合 | 湊合 | còuhe | bring together; make do in a bad situation; improvise |
| 粗鲁 | 粗魯 | cūlǔ | crude; coarse; rough; language |
| 窜 | 竄 | cuàn | to flee; to escape; run away |
| 摧残 | 摧殘 | cuīcán | to ruin; devastate; vandalize |
| 脆弱 | 脆弱 | cuìruò | weak; fragile; flimsy; frail |
| 搓 | 搓 | cuō | rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist |
| 磋商 | 磋商 | cuōshāng | discuss seriously; consult; negotiate |
| 挫折 | 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; defeat; frustration |
| 搭 | 搭 | dā | to erect; to build; travel by (car, plane, etc.); to hang; to join |
| 搭档 | 搭檔 | dādàng | team up; cooperate; work together |
| 搭配 | 搭配 | dāpèi | pair up; arrange in pairs; to add sth. into a group; to suit |
| 达成 | 達成 | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); achieve |
| 答辩 | 答辯 | dábiàn | reply (to an accusation) |
| 答复 | 答複 | dáfù | to answer; to reply |
| 打包 | 打包 | dǎbāo | get a doggy bag (at a restaurant); pack up |
| 打官司 | 打官司 | dǎ guānsi | go to court |
| 打击 | 打擊 | dǎjī | to strike; to hit; to attack |
| 打架 | 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight; scuffle; to come to blows |
| 打量 | 打量 | dǎliang | take measure of; size up |
| 打猎 | 打獵 | dǎ liè | hunt; to go hunting |
| 打仗 | 打仗 | dǎzhàng | fight; go to war; fight a battle |
| 大不了 | 大不了 | dàbuliǎo | at the worst; if worst comes to worst; serious, alarming |
| 大臣 | 大臣 | dàchén | chancellor |
| 大伙儿 | 大夥兒 | dàhuǒr | everyone |
| 大肆 | 大肆 | dàsì | wantonly; without any constraint |
| 大体 | 大體 | dàtǐ | in general; more or less; on the whole |
| 大意 | 大意 | dàyì | main idea; general idea; gist |
| 大致 | 大致 | dàzhì | more or less; roughly; approximately |
| 歹徒 | 歹徒 | dǎitú | evil person who commits crimes; villain; gangster |
| 代价 | 代價 | dàijià | price; cost; expense |
| 代理 | 代理 | dàilǐ | acting (temporarily filling a position); agent |
| 带领 | 帶領 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 怠慢 | 怠慢 | dàimàn | to slight; give somebody a cold shoulder; treat somebody in a cold manner |
| 逮捕 | 逮捕 | dàibǔ | to arrest; to capture |
| 担保 | 擔保 | dānbǎo | guarantee; vouch for |
| 胆怯 | 膽怯 | dǎnqiè | timid; coward |
| 诞辰 | 誕辰 | dànchén | birthday |
| 诞生 | 誕生 | dànshēng | be born; come into being |
| 淡季 | 淡季 | dànjì | off season; slow business season |
| 淡水 | 淡水 | dànshuǐ | fresh water; potable water (water with low salt content) |
| 蛋白质 | 蛋白質 | dànbáizhì | protein |
| 当场 | 當場 | dāngchǎng | at the scene; on the spot |
| 当初 | 當初 | dāngchū | at that time; at the outset; originally |
| 当代 | 當代 | dāngdài | present day; contemporary |
| 当面 | 當面 | dāng miàn | to sb.'s face; in sb.'s presence |
| 当前 | 當前 | dāngqián | current; modern; present |
| 当事人 | 當事人 | dāngshìrén | persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) |
| 当务之急 | 當務之急 | dāngwùzhījí | the most pressing matter of the moment; a top priority task; urgent matter |
| 当选 | 當選 | dāngxuǎn | be elected |
| 党 | 黨 | dǎng | party; club; association |
| 档案 | 檔案 | dàng'àn | file; record; archive |
| 档次 | 檔次 | dàngcì | grade; quality; class; level |
| 导弹 | 導彈 | dǎodàn | guided missile; cruise missile |
| 导航 | 導航 | dǎoháng | navigation |
| 导向 | 導向 | dǎoxiàng | guidance; lead to; direct something towards |
| 捣乱 | 搗亂 | dǎo luàn | cause a disturbance; look for trouble |
| 倒闭 | 倒閉 | dǎobì | go bankrupt; close down |
| 盗窃 | 盜竊 | dàoqiè | steal; pilfer |
| 稻谷 | 稻谷 | dàogǔ | rice crops/paddy |
| 得不偿失 | 得不償失 | dé bù cháng shī | the gains do not outweigh the losses |
| 得力 | 得力 | délì | able; competent |
| 得天独厚 | 得天獨厚 | détiāndúhòu | enjoy exceptional advantages; richly endowed by nature |
| 得罪 | 得罪 | dézuì | offend; a faux pas |
| 灯笼 | 燈籠 | dēnglong | lantern |
| 登陆 | 登陸 | dēnglù | to land; come ashore; sign/log in |
| 登录 | 登錄 | dēnglù | sign-in |
| 蹬 | 蹬 | dēng | press down with the foot; step back or into something |
| 等候 | 等候 | děnghòu | wait; queue |
| 等级 | 等級 | děngjí | degree; rate |
| 瞪 | 瞪 | dèng | stare at; to glower |
| 堤坝 | 堤壩 | dībà | dam; dyke |
| 敌视 | 敵視 | díshì | be hostile; adopt a negative attitude towards |
| 抵达 | 抵達 | dǐdá | arrive; to reach (a destination); touch down |
| 抵抗 | 抵抗 | dǐkàng | resist; resistance |
| 抵制 | 抵制 | dǐzhì | resistance; refusal (to cooperate); boycott |
| 地步 | 地步 | dìbù | condition; plight; extent |
| 地势 | 地勢 | dìshì | terrain; topography of a place |
| 地质 | 地質 | dìzhì | geology |
| 递增 | 遞增 | dìzēng | increase step by step; steadily increase |
| 颠簸 | 顛簸 | diānbǒ | shake; to jolt; bump |
| 颠倒 | 顛倒 | diāndǎo | turn upside down; upend |
| 典礼 | 典禮 | diǎnlǐ | celebration; ceremony |
| 典型 | 典型 | diǎnxíng | typical case; model |
| 点缀 | 點綴 | diǎnzhuì | decorate; an ornament; beautify; embellish; be the finishing touch |
| 电源 | 電源 | diànyuán | electric power supply |
| 垫 | 墊 | diàn | cushion; to pad; pay for somebody and expect to be repaid |
| 惦记 | 惦記 | diànjì | to remember with concern; to be concerned about; to think about; to keep thinking about; to worry about |
| 奠定 | 奠定 | diàndìng | establish; to found; to settle |
| 叼 | 叼 | diāo | hold sth. in the mouth |
| 雕刻 | 雕刻 | diāokè | carve; engrave; sculpt |
| 雕塑 | 雕塑 | diāosù | sculpture; a statue; a Buddhist image |
| 吊 | 吊 | diào | hang; suspend |
| 调动 | 調動 | diàodòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops, etc.) |
| 跌 | 跌 | diē | to fall down; to drop |
| 丁 | 丁 | dīng | male adult; robust; cubes (of food); T-shaped (4th Heavenly Stem) |
| 叮嘱 | 叮囑 | dīngzhǔ | urge again and again; exhort; repeatedly warn |
| 盯 | 盯 | dīng | to stare; to gaze |
| 定期 | 定期 | dìngqī | regularly; at regular intervals |
| 定义 | 定義 | dìngyì | definition |
| 丢人 | 丟人 | diū rén | lose face; be disgraced |
| 丢三落四 | 丟三落四 | diūsān làsì | forgetful; scatterbrained |
| 东道主 | 東道主 | dōngdàozhǔ | host for a party or conference |
| 东张西望 | 東張西望 | dōngzhāngxīwàng | look in all directions; glance around |
| 董事长 | 董事長 | dǒngshìzhǎng | chairman of the board |
| 动荡 | 動蕩 | dòngdàng | (social or political) turmoil; unrest; upheaval |
| 动机 | 動機 | dòngjī | motive; motivation; intention |
| 动静 | 動靜 | dòngjìng | sound of activity; activity |
| 动力 | 動力 | dònglì | power; motion; impetus; driving force |
| 动脉 | 動脈 | dòngmài | artery |
| 动身 | 動身 | dòng shēn | go on a journey; leave |
| 动手 | 動手 | dòngshǒu | get to work; to touch; strike a blow |
| 动态 | 動態 | dòngtài | development; trend; dynamic state |
| 动员 | 動員 | dòngyuán | mobilize |
| 冻结 | 凍結 | dòngjié | (loan, wage, price) freeze |
| 栋 | 棟 | dòng | roof beam; (mw for buildings) |
| 兜 | 兜 | dōu | pocket; bag; wrap up (in a piece of cloth); move around (in a circle); canvass (solicit); take responsibility |
| 陡峭 | 陡峭 | dǒuqiào | steep; precipitous |
| 斗争 | 鬥爭 | dòuzhēng | to struggle; to fight for; to battle |
| 督促 | 督促 | dūcù | supervise and urge sb. to complete a task |
| 毒品 | 毒品 | dúpǐn | drugs; narcotics; poison |
| 独裁 | 獨裁 | dúcái | dictatorship |
| 堵塞 | 堵塞 | dǔsè | block; stop |
| 赌博 | 賭博 | dǔbó | to gamble |
| 杜绝 | 杜絕 | dùjué | put an end to |
| 端 | 端 | duān | end; beginning; extremity; carry holding something from the sides |
| 端午节 | 端午節 | Duānwǔ Jié | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 端正 | 端正 | duānzhèng | upright; regular; proper; correct |
| 短促 | 短促 | duǎncù | short in time duration; fleeting; brief |
| 断定 | 斷定 | duàndìng | conclude; determine; figure out |
| 断绝 | 斷絕 | duànjué | sever; break off |
| 堆积 | 堆積 | duījī | pile up; accumulate |
| 队伍 | 隊伍 | duìwu | ranks; troops |
| 对策 | 對策 | duìcè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对称 | 對稱 | duìchèn | symmetry |
| 对付 | 對付 | duìfu | to handle; deal with |
| 对抗 | 對抗 | duìkàng | withstand; resist; antagonize |
| 对立 | 對立 | duìlì | oppose; to counter |
| 对联 | 對聯 | duìlián | rhyming couplet; vertical written couplet usually placed along either side of a doorway |
| 对应 | 對應 | duìyìng | corresponding; counterpart |
| 对照 | 對照 | duìzhào | contrast; compare |
| 兑现 | 兌現 | duìxiàn | cash a check; honor a commitment |
| 顿时 | 頓時 | dùnshí | immediately; suddenly |
| 多元化 | 多元化 | duōyuánhuà | diversify; diversification |
| 哆嗦 | 哆嗦 | duōsuo | tremble; to shiver; to quiver |
| 堕落 | 墮落 | duòluò | morally degenerate; become depraved |
| 额外 | 額外 | éwài | extra; added; additional |
| 恶心 | 惡心 | ěxin | disgusting; nauseous; make somebody embarrassed (èxīn: bad/vicious habit; vice) |
| 恶化 | 惡化 | èhuà | worsen; deteriorate |
| 遏制 | 遏制 | èzhì | keep within limits; contain; restrain; hold back |
| 恩怨 | 恩怨 | ēnyuàn | grievance; old rivalry; mixture of gratitude and resentment |
| 而已 | 而已 | éryǐ | that's all; nothing more |
| 二氧化碳 | 二氧化碳 | èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide; CO2 |
| 发布 | 發布 | fābù | issue; announce; release |
| 发财 | 發財 | fā cái | get rich |
| 发呆 | 發呆 | fādāi | stare blankly; daze off |
| 发动 | 發動 | fādòng | to start; to launch; mobilize |
| 发觉 | 發覺 | fājué | discover; detect |
| 发射 | 發射 | fāshè | to launch; to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket) |
| 发誓 | 發誓 | fāshì | to vow; to pledge; swear |
| 发行 | 發行 | fāxíng | publish; to issue; distribute |
| 发炎 | 發炎 | fāyán | become inflamed from infection or injury |
| 发扬 | 發揚 | fāyáng | develop; make full use of; to carry on |
| 发育 | 發育 | fāyù | develop; growth |
| 法人 | 法人 | fǎrén | legal entity (i.e., a corporation) |
| 番 | 番 | fān | (mw for acts or deeds); foreign |
| 凡是 | 凡是 | fánshì | every; any; all; without exception |
| 繁华 | 繁華 | fánhuá | flourishing; bustling; prosperous |
| 繁忙 | 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy; bustling |
| 繁体字 | 繁體字 | fántǐzì | traditional Chinese character |
| 繁殖 | 繁殖 | fánzhí | propagate; to breed; reproduce |
| 反驳 | 反駁 | fǎnbó | retort; refute |
| 反常 | 反常 | fǎncháng | abnormal; unusual |
| 反感 | 反感 | fǎngǎn | (strongly) dislike |
| 反抗 | 反抗 | fǎnkàng | resist; to revolt |
| 反馈 | 反饋 | fǎnkuì | feedback; send information back |
| 反面 | 反面 | fǎnmiàn | the reverse side of sth.; opposite side of a topic |
| 反射 | 反射 | fǎnshè | reflex; reflection (from a mirror, etc.) |
| 反思 | 反思 | fǎnsī | think back over something that happened; to reflect; introspection |
| 反问 | 反問 | fǎnwèn | ask a rhetorical question; answer a question with a question |
| 反之 | 反之 | fǎnzhī | whereas...; on the other hand ...; conversely ... |
| 泛滥 | 泛濫 | fànlàn | to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked |
| 范畴 | 範疇 | fànchóu | category |
| 贩卖 | 販賣 | fànmài | sell; peddle; (often derogatory) to traffic in |
| 方位 | 方位 | fāngwèi | position; direction; points of the compass; bearing |
| 方言 | 方言 | fāngyán | dialect |
| 方圆 | 方圓 | fāngyuán | circumference; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 方针 | 方針 | fāngzhēn | policy; guidelines |
| 防守 | 防守 | fángshǒu | to defend; protect; to guard |
| 防御 | 防禦 | fángyù | defense; resist; to guard |
| 防止 | 防止 | fángzhǐ | prevent; protect; guard against; avoid |
| 防治 | 防治 | fángzhì | prevent and cure |
| 访问 | 訪問 | fǎngwèn | to visit; call on; to interview |
| 纺织 | 紡織 | fǎngzhī | spinning and weaving; textile |
| 放大 | 放大 | fàngdà | enlarge; amplify |
| 放射 | 放射 | fàngshè | radiate; radioactive |
| 飞禽走兽 | 飛禽走獸 | fēiqínzǒushòu | birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air |
| 飞翔 | 飛翔 | fēixiáng | fly; hover |
| 飞跃 | 飛躍 | fēiyuè | to leap |
| 非法 | 非法 | fēifǎ | illegal |
| 肥沃 | 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile |
| 诽谤 | 誹謗 | fěibàng | slander; libel |
| 肺 | 肺 | fèi | lung |
| 废除 | 廢除 | fèichú | abolish; annul; abrogate |
| 废寝忘食 | 廢寢忘食 | fèiqǐnwàngshí | to forget even sleeping and eating |
| 废墟 | 廢墟 | fèixū | ruins |
| 沸腾 | 沸騰 | fèiténg | to boil; boiling |
| 分辨 | 分辨 | fēnbiàn | distinguish; differentiate; resolve |
| 分寸 | 分寸 | fēncun | propriety; the limits of proper speech or action |
| 分红 | 分紅 | fēn hóng | a bonus; to award a bonus; to draw or recieve dividends; to share profits |
| 分解 | 分解 | fēnjiě | to decompose; to resolve; to break down |
| 分裂 | 分裂 | fēnliè | split up; to divide; separate |
| 分泌 | 分泌 | fēnmì | secrete |
| 分明 | 分明 | fēnmíng | clear; distinct; evidently; clearly |
| 分歧 | 分歧 | fēnqí | difference (of opinion/position) |
| 分散 | 分散 | fēnsàn | to scatter; disperse; distribute |
| 吩咐 | 吩咐 | fēnfù | instruct; instructions; to tell; to order (to do something) |
| 坟墓 | 墳墓 | fénmù | tomb; sepulcher |
| 粉末 | 粉末 | fěnmò | fine powder; dust |
| 粉色 | 粉色 | fěnsè | pink |
| 粉碎 | 粉碎 | fěnsuì | to crash; break up |
| 分量 | 分量 | fènliàng | weight; heft; amount |
| 愤怒 | 憤怒 | fènnù | angry; indignant; furious; anger; indignation; wrath; ire |
| 丰满 | 豐滿 | fēngmǎn | plump; well developed; plentiful; Fengman district of Jilin City, Jilin Province |
| 丰盛 | 豐盛 | fēngshèng | sumptuous; lavish |
| 丰收 | 豐收 | fēngshōu | bumper crop; have a good harvest |
| 风暴 | 風暴 | fēngbào | storm; violent commotion |
| 风度 | 風度 | fēngdù | elegant demeanor; grace; poise; style |
| 风光 | 風光 | fēngguāng | a natural scenic view; sight |
| 风气 | 風氣 | fēngqì | general mood; atmosphere; common practice |
| 风趣 | 風趣 | fēngqù | humor; wit; humorous |
| 风土人情 | 風土人情 | fēngtǔrénqíng | local conditions (human and environmental) |
| 风味 | 風味 | fēngwèi | local flavor; local style |
| 封闭 | 封閉 | fēngbì | to seal; to close; confine |
| 封建 | 封建 | fēngjiàn | feudal; feudalism |
| 封锁 | 封鎖 | fēngsuǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 锋利 | 鋒利 | fēnglì | sharp (i.e. a knife blade); incisive; to the point |
| 逢 | 逢 | féng | to meet; come upon |
| 奉献 | 奉獻 | fèngxiàn | consecrate; dedicate; devote |
| 否决 | 否決 | fǒujué | veto; reject; overrule |
| 夫妇 | 夫婦 | fūfù | married couple; husband and wife |
| 夫人 | 夫人 | fūrén | lady; madam; Mrs.; wife |
| 敷衍 | 敷衍 | fūyǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); to do sth. half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by; perfunctory; apathetic; to skimp; to botch |
| 服从 | 服從 | fúcóng | to obey; to comply |
| 服气 | 服氣 | fúqì | be convinced |
| 俘虏 | 俘虜 | fúlǔ | captive; prisoner |
| 符号 | 符號 | fúhào | symbol; mark; sign |
| 幅度 | 幅度 | fúdù | width; margin; extent |
| 辐射 | 輻射 | fúshè | radiation |
| 福利 | 福利 | fúlì | material benefits; welfare; well-being |
| 福气 | 福氣 | fúqì | good fortune |
| 抚摸 | 撫摸 | fǔmō | gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle |
| 抚养 | 撫養 | fǔyǎng | foster; bring up; raise |
| 俯视 | 俯視 | fǔshì | look down at; overlook |
| 辅助 | 輔助 | fǔzhù | assist; aide |
| 腐败 | 腐敗 | fǔbài | corruption; corrupt; rotten |
| 腐烂 | 腐爛 | fǔlàn | rot; become gangrenous |
| 腐蚀 | 腐蝕 | fǔshí | erode; corrode; corrupt; rusty |
| 腐朽 | 腐朽 | fǔxiǔ | rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate |
| 负担 | 負擔 | fùdān | to (bear a) burden; carry; a load |
| 附和 | 附和 | fùhè | repeat an agreement; copy sb.'s action or words |
| 附件 | 附件 | fùjiàn | attachment; enclosure |
| 附属 | 附屬 | fùshǔ | subsidiary; auxiliary; affiliate; attached |
| 复活 | 複活 | fùhuó | resurrection |
| 复兴 | 複興 | fùxīng | revive; restore |
| 副 | 副 | fù | vice-; secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; classifier for pairs (i.e. glasses) |
| 赋予 | 賦予 | fùyǔ | confer upon; bestow; endow; entrust (a task) |
| 富裕 | 富裕 | fùyù | rich; to prosper; wealthy |
| 腹泻 | 腹瀉 | fùxiè | diarrhea |
| 覆盖 | 覆蓋 | fùgài | to cover |
| 改良 | 改良 | gǎiliáng | improve; to reform |
| 钙 | 鈣 | gài | calcium |
| 盖章 | 蓋章 | gàizhāng | affix one's seal; seal; stamp |
| 干旱 | 幹旱 | gānhàn | drought; dry |
| 干扰 | 幹擾 | gānrǎo | interfere; obstruction |
| 干涉 | 幹涉 | gānshè | interfere; intervene; meddle |
| 干预 | 幹預 | gānyù | meddle; intervene; intervention |
| 尴尬 | 尴尬 | gāngà | awkward; embarrassed |
| 感慨 | 感慨 | gǎnkǎi | lament; with a tinge of emotion or regret |
| 感染 | 感染 | gǎnrǎn | infection; infect; influence |
| 干劲 | 幹勁 | gànjìn | enthusiasm; energy; drive |
| 纲领 | 綱領 | gānglǐng | program; guiding principle |
| 岗位 | 崗位 | gǎngwèi | a post; a job |
| 港口 | 港口 | gǎngkǒu | port; harbor |
| 港湾 | 港灣 | gǎngwān | harbor; estuary |
| 杠杆 | 杠杆 | gànggǎn | lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage |
| 高超 | 高超 | gāochāo | excellent; superb |
| 高潮 | 高潮 | gāocháo | high tide; upsurge; climax; chorus (of a song) |
| 高峰 | 高峰 | gāofēng | peak; summit; apex |
| 高明 | 高明 | gāomíng | brilliant; wise |
| 高尚 | 高尚 | gāoshàng | nobly; lofty |
| 高涨 | 高漲 | gāozhǎng | upsurge; (tensions, etc.) run high |
| 稿件 | 稿件 | gǎojiàn | rough draft of a document |
| 告辞 | 告辭 | gàocí | take leave; bid farewell |
| 告诫 | 告誡 | gàojiè | warn; admonish |
| 疙瘩 | 疙瘩 | gēda | swelling or lump on skin |
| 鸽子 | 鴿子 | gēzi | dove; pigeon |
| 搁 | 擱 | gē | to place; put aside |
| 割 | 割 | gē | to cut (apart/off) |
| 歌颂 | 歌頌 | gēsòng | sing the praise of; extol; eulogize |
| 革命 | 革命 | gémìng | revolution; revolutionary (politics); cause great social change; rise in revolt; take part in revolution |
| 格局 | 格局 | géjú | structure; pattern |
| 格式 | 格式 | géshì | form; specification; format |
| 隔阂 | 隔閡 | géhé | estrangement; misunderstanding |
| 隔离 | 隔離 | gélí | insulate; separate; isolate |
| 个体 | 個體 | gètǐ | individual |
| 各抒己见 | 各抒己見 | gèshūjǐjiàn | everyone gives their own view |
| 根深蒂固 | 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted; ingrained; inveterate (problem, etc.) |
| 根源 | 根源 | gēnyuán | origin; root; source |
| 跟前 | 跟前 | gēnqián | in front of |
| 跟随 | 跟隨 | gēnsuí | follow; followed |
| 跟踪 | 跟蹤 | gēnzōng | follow somebody's tracks; tail; shadow |
| 更新 | 更新 | gēngxīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate; to rejuvenate |
| 更正 | 更正 | gēngzhèng | correct; correction |
| 耕地 | 耕地 | gēngdì | arable land; to plow land |
| 工艺品 | 工藝品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft; handiwork |
| 公安局 | 公安局 | gōngānjú | public security bureau |
| 公道 | 公道 | gōngdao | fair; equitable |
| 公告 | 公告 | gōnggào | post; announcement |
| 公关 | 公關 | gōngguān | public relations |
| 公民 | 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
| 公然 | 公然 | gōngrán | (do something) openly; undisguised |
| 公认 | 公認 | gōngrèn | publicly know (to be); recognize; generally acknowledged |
| 公式 | 公式 | gōngshì | formula |
| 公务 | 公務 | gōngwù | public affairs; official business |
| 公正 | 公正 | gōngzhèng | just; fair |
| 公证 | 公證 | gōngzhèng | notarization |
| 功劳 | 功勞 | gōngláo | contribution; meritorious; credit |
| 功效 | 功效 | gōngxiào | efficiency; effectiveness |
| 攻击 | 攻擊 | gōngjī | to attack; accuse; to charge |
| 攻克 | 攻克 | gōngkè | to capture; to take |
| 供不应求 | 供不應求 | gōng bú yìng qiú | (saying) demand outstrips supply |
| 供给 | 供給 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; provide; to supply |
| 宫殿 | 宮殿 | gōngdiàn | palace |
| 恭敬 | 恭敬 | gōngjìng | dutiful; deferential |
| 巩固 | 鞏固 | gǒnggù | consolidate; solidify |
| 共和国 | 共和國 | gònghéguó | republic |
| 共计 | 共計 | gòngjì | sum up; total |
| 共鸣 | 共鳴 | gòngmíng | physical resonance; sympathetic response to something |
| 勾结 | 勾結 | gōujié | collude with; collaborate; gang up |
| 钩子 | 鈎子 | gōuzi | hook |
| 构思 | 構思 | gòusī | outline a story; make preliminary sketch |
| 孤独 | 孤獨 | gūdú | lonely; solitary |
| 孤立 | 孤立 | gūlì | isolate; isolated |
| 姑且 | 姑且 | gūqiě | temporarily; the time being |
| 辜负 | 辜負 | gūfù | let down; disappoint; fail to live up to |
| 古董 | 古董 | gǔdǒng | antique |
| 古怪 | 古怪 | gǔguài | eccentric; grotesque; oddly |
| 股东 | 股東 | gǔdōng | stockholder; shareholder |
| 股份 | 股份 | gǔfèn | a share (in a company) stock |
| 骨干 | 骨幹 | gǔgàn | backbone; mainstay |
| 鼓动 | 鼓動 | gǔdòng | agitate; instigate |
| 固然 | 固然 | gùrán | admittedly; it is true that; indeed |
| 固体 | 固體 | gùtǐ | solid |
| 固有 | 固有 | gùyǒu | intrinsic/inherent to something; native |
| 固执 | 固執 | gùzhí | persistent; stubborn |
| 故乡 | 故鄉 | gùxiāng | hometown; homeland; birthplace |
| 故障 | 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction; breakdown |
| 顾虑 | 顧慮 | gùlǜ | misgivings; apprehensions |
| 顾问 | 顧問 | gùwèn | adviser; consultant |
| 雇佣 | 雇傭 | gùyōng | employ; hire |
| 拐杖 | 拐杖 | guǎizhàng | crutch; walking stick |
| 关怀 | 關懷 | guānhuái | care; solicitude; show care for; concerned about; attentive to |
| 关照 | 關照 | guānzhào | concern; look after; keep an eye on |
| 观光 | 觀光 | guānguāng | sight see; tour |
| 官方 | 官方 | guānfāng | official; (by the) government |
| 管辖 | 管轄 | guǎnxiá | administer; have jurisdiction (over) |
| 贯彻 | 貫徹 | guànchè | to implement; put into practice; carry out |
| 惯例 | 慣例 | guànlì | conventional |
| 灌溉 | 灌溉 | guàngài | irrigate |
| 罐 | 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot; pitcher; jug |
| 光彩 | 光彩 | guāngcǎi | splendor; radiance; brilliance; honor |
| 光辉 | 光輝 | guānghuī | radiance; brilliant; glory |
| 光芒 | 光芒 | guāngmáng | rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance |
| 光荣 | 光榮 | guāngróng | glory; honor |
| 广阔 | 廣闊 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast |
| 归根到底 | 歸根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | (saying) to sum it up ... |
| 归还 | 歸還 | guīhuán | return something; revert |
| 规范 | 規範 | guīfàn | standard (design or model); norm; without variation; to specify |
| 规格 | 規格 | guīgé | standard; norm; specification |
| 规划 | 規劃 | guīhuà | plan; program; project |
| 规章 | 規章 | guīzhāng | regulations; rule |
| 轨道 | 軌道 | guǐdào | orbit; railway; trajectory |
| 贵族 | 貴族 | guìzú | lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman |
| 跪 | 跪 | guì | kneel |
| 棍棒 | 棍棒 | gùnbàng | club |
| 国防 | 國防 | guófáng | national defense |
| 国务院 | 國務院 | guówùyuàn | State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) |
| 果断 | 果斷 | guǒduàn | firm; decisive |
| 过度 | 過度 | guòdù | excessive; exceeding; lavishly |
| 过渡 | 過渡 | guòdù | to cross a river by ferry; transition; interim |
| 过奖 | 過獎 | guòjiǎng | praise excessively; flatter |
| 过滤 | 過濾 | guòlǜ | to filter; filter |
| 过失 | 過失 | guòshī | defect; fault |
| 过问 | 過問 | guòwèn | take an interest in; get involved with |
| 过瘾 | 過瘾 | guòyǐn | satisfy a craving; get a kick out of sth; do to one's heart's content |
| 过于 | 過于 | guòyú | too much; excessively |
| 嗨 | 嗨 | hāi | hey/hi (loanword); oh; alas; |
| 海拔 | 海拔 | hǎibá | height above sea level; elevation |
| 海滨 | 海濱 | hǎibīn | shore; seaside |
| 含糊 | 含糊 | hánhu | unclear; vague; unsure |
| 含义 | 含義 | hányì | implied meaning; connotation |
| 寒暄 | 寒暄 | hánxuān | exchanging conventional greetings; winter and summer |
| 罕见 | 罕見 | hǎnjiàn | rare; rarely seen; peculiar |
| 捍卫 | 捍衛 | hànwèi | defend; uphold; safeguard |
| 行列 | 行列 | hángliè | procession; ranks; queue |
| 航空 | 航空 | hángkōng | aviation |
| 航天 | 航天 | hángtiān | space flight |
| 航行 | 航行 | hángxíng | to sail; to fly |
| 毫米 | 毫米 | háomǐ | millimeter |
| 毫无 | 毫無 | háo wú | not at all; completely without; not in the least |
| 豪迈 | 豪邁 | háomài | bold and generous; heroic |
| 号召 | 號召 | hàozhào | call upon; summon; to appeal |
| 耗费 | 耗費 | hàofèi | waste; spend; consume |
| 呵 | 呵 | hē | breathe out; scold |
| 合并 | 合並 | hébìng | merge; annex |
| 合成 | 合成 | héchéng | compound; synthesis; mixture |
| 合伙 | 合夥 | héhuǒ | to make a partnership |
| 合算 | 合算 | hésuàn | worthwhile; reckon up |
| 和蔼 | 和藹 | hé'ǎi | kindly; good-tempered; amiable |
| 和解 | 和解 | héjiě | settlement; to become reconciled |
| 和睦 | 和睦 | hémù | peaceful relations; harmonious |
| 和气 | 和氣 | héqi | friendly; polite; amiable |
| 和谐 | 和諧 | héxié | harmonious; concordant |
| 嘿 | 嘿 | hēi | hey; interjection for calling attention |
| 痕迹 | 痕迹 | hénjì | vestige; trace |
| 狠心 | 狠心 | hěn xīn | callous; cruel; cold-blooded |
| 恨不得 | 恨不得 | hèn bu de | cannot bear not; be dying to |
| 横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
| 哼 | 哼 | hēng | groan; snort; to hum; croon |
| 轰动 | 轟動 | hōngdòng | a sensation; a stir |
| 烘 | 烘 | hōng | to dry or warm by the fire; to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast |
| 宏观 | 宏觀 | hóngguān | macro-; macroscopic |
| 宏伟 | 宏偉 | hóngwěi | grand; imposing; magnificent; grand |
| 洪水 | 洪水 | hóngshuǐ | flood |
| 哄 | 哄 | hǒng | fool; coax; to amuse (a child) |
| 喉咙 | 喉嚨 | hóulóng | throat; larynx |
| 吼 | 吼 | hǒu | roar; howl |
| 后代 | 後代 | hòudài | posterity; later generations; descendants |
| 后顾之忧 | 後顧之憂 | hòugùzhīyōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom to act); trouble back at home; worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning no worries about anything |
| 后勤 | 後勤 | hòuqín | logistics |
| 候选 | 候選 | hòuxuǎn | candidate |
| 呼唤 | 呼喚 | hūhuàn | call out (a name etc.); shout |
| 呼啸 | 呼嘯 | hūxiào | whistle; scream; howl |
| 呼吁 | 呼籲 | hūyù | call on (someone to do something); appeal |
| 忽略 | 忽略 | hūlüè | ignore; forget about; neglect |
| 胡乱 | 胡亂 | húluàn | carelessly; recklessly |
| 胡须 | 胡須 | húxū | beard; moustache; whiskers |
| 湖泊 | 湖泊 | húpō | lake |
| 花瓣 | 花瓣 | huābàn | petal |
| 花蕾 | 花蕾 | huālěi | (flower) bud |
| 华丽 | 華麗 | huálì | gorgeous; magnificent |
| 华侨 | 華僑 | huáqiáo | overseas Chinese |
| 化肥 | 化肥 | huàféi | chemical fertilizer |
| 化石 | 化石 | huàshí | fossil |
| 化验 | 化驗 | huàyàn | laboratory test; chemically examine |
| 化妆 | 化妝 | huà zhuāng | put on make-up |
| 划分 | 劃分 | huàfēn | divide up; differentiate |
| 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 | huàshétiānzú | draw legs on a snake (idiom); to ruin something by adding something superfluous |
| 话筒 | 話筒 | huàtǒng | microphone; transmitter; megaphone |
| 欢乐 | 歡樂 | huānlè | gaiety; glee; delighted |
| 还原 | 還原 | huányuán | restore to the original state; (Chemistry) reduce |
| 环节 | 環節 | huánjié | link; sector; segment (of annelid worms) |
| 缓和 | 緩和 | huǎnhé | alleviate; to moderate; to ease (tension) |
| 患者 | 患者 | huànzhě | sufferer; patient; the sick |
| 荒凉 | 荒涼 | huāngliáng | desolate |
| 荒谬 | 荒謬 | huāngmiù | ridiculous; nonsensical |
| 荒唐 | 荒唐 | huāngtang | beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate |
| 皇帝 | 皇帝 | huángdì | emperor |
| 皇后 | 皇後 | huánghòu | an empress |
| 黄昏 | 黃昏 | huánghūn | dusk; evening; nightfall |
| 恍然大悟 | 恍然大悟 | huǎngrándàwù | suddenly see the light; suddenly realize what has happened; twig |
| 晃 | 晃 | huàng | to sway; to shake |
| 挥霍 | 揮霍 | huīhuò | squander money without restraint; squander |
| 辉煌 | 輝煌 | huīhuáng | splendid; glorious |
| 回报 | 回報 | huíbào | repayment; payback |
| 回避 | 回避 | huíbì | avoid; shun; evade |
| 回顾 | 回顧 | huígù | look back; to review |
| 回收 | 回收 | huíshōu | recycle; recover and put back to use |
| 悔恨 | 悔恨 | huǐhèn | remorse; repentance |
| 毁灭 | 毀滅 | huǐmiè | perish; ruin; destroy |
| 汇报 | 彙報 | huìbào | report; give an account of; to collect information and report back |
| 会晤 | 會晤 | huìwù | meet; meeting; conference |
| 贿赂 | 賄賂 | huìlù | to bribe |
| 昏迷 | 昏迷 | hūnmí | lose consciousness; be in a coma |
| 荤 | 葷 | hūn | meat or fish dish; pungent vegetables forbidden to Buddhist vegetarians |
| 浑身 | 渾身 | húnshēn | entire body; from head to foot |
| 混合 | 混合 | hùnhé | to mix; to blend |
| 混乱 | 混亂 | hùnluàn | confusion; chaotic |
| 混淆 | 混淆 | hùnxiáo | obscure; confuse; mix up; blur; mislead; confusing |
| 混浊 | 混濁 | hùnzhuó | muddy; dirty; turbid |
| 活该 | 活該 | huógāi | serve sb. right; deservedly; ought |
| 活力 | 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality; vigor |
| 火箭 | 火箭 | huǒjiàn | rocket |
| 火焰 | 火焰 | huǒyàn | blaze; flame |
| 火药 | 火藥 | huǒyào | gunpowder |
| 货币 | 貨幣 | huòbì | currency; money |
| 讥笑 | 譏笑 | jīxiào | sneer at; deride |
| 饥饿 | 饑餓 | jī'è | hunger; hungry; starve |
| 机动 | 機動 | jīdòng | motorized; mobile; flexible |
| 机构 | 機構 | jīgòu | structure; organization; institution |
| 机灵 | 機靈 | jīling | clever; quick-witted; smartness |
| 机密 | 機密 | jīmì | secret; classified (information) |
| 机械 | 機械 | jīxiè | machine; mechanical |
| 机遇 | 機遇 | jīyù | opportunity; stroke of good luck; favorable circumstance |
| 机智 | 機智 | jīzhì | tact; quick-witted; resourceful |
| 基地 | 基地 | jīdì | base (of operations) |
| 基金 | 基金 | jījīn | fund; endowment |
| 基因 | 基因 | jīyīn | gene |
| 激发 | 激發 | jīfā | to arouse; excite |
| 激励 | 激勵 | jīlì | urge; encourage; motivation |
| 激情 | 激情 | jīqíng | passion; strong emotion; fervor; enthusiasm |
| 及早 | 及早 | jízǎo | as soon as possible; at the earliest possible time |
| 吉祥 | 吉祥 | jíxiáng | lucky |
| 级别 | 級別 | jíbié | rank; level; grade |
| 极端 | 極端 | jíduān | extreme |
| 极限 | 極限 | jíxiàn | limit; extreme boundary |
| 即便 | 即便 | jíbiàn | even if; even though |
| 即将 | 即將 | jíjiāng | will shortly; soon; be on the verge of |
| 急功近利 | 急功近利 | jígōngjìnlì | eager for success and profit |
| 急剧 | 急劇 | jíjù | rapid; sudden |
| 急切 | 急切 | jíqiè | eager; impatient; imperative |
| 急于求成 | 急于求成 | jíyúqiúchéng | impatient for success |
| 急躁 | 急躁 | jízào | irritable; impetuous; impatient |
| 疾病 | 疾病 | jíbìng | disease; illness; sickness; ailment |
| 集团 | 集團 | jítuán | group; bloc; circle; clique |
| 嫉妒 | 嫉妒 | jídù | to be jealous; to envy, covet; to hate; to begrudge |
| 籍贯 | 籍貫 | jíguàn | place of one's ancestry |
| 给予 | 給予 | jǐyǔ | to give |
| 计较 | 計較 | jìjiào | focus excessively on; haggle; bicker; argue |
| 记性 | 記性 | jìxing | memory |
| 记载 | 記載 | jìzǎi | write down; to record |
| 纪要 | 紀要 | jìyào | written summary of a meeting; minutes |
| 技巧 | 技巧 | jìqiǎo | skill; technique |
| 忌讳 | 忌諱 | jìhuì | avoid as a taboo; abstain from; taboo |
| 季度 | 季度 | jìdù | (financial) quarter; period of three months |
| 季军 | 季軍 | jìjūn | third in a race; bronze medalist |
| 迹象 | 迹象 | jìxiàng | mark; indication; sign |
| 继承 | 繼承 | jìchéng | inherit; carry on; succeed |
| 寄托 | 寄托 | jìtuō | entrust somebody someone's care; consign; commit |
| 寂静 | 寂靜 | jìjìng | quiet |
| 加工 | 加工 | jiā gōng | to process; processing; machining |
| 加剧 | 加劇 | jiājù | aggravate; intensify; sharpen; accelerate |
| 夹杂 | 夾雜 | jiāzá | mix together; have two dissimilar substances mixed together |
| 佳肴 | 佳肴 | jiāyáo | delicacy |
| 家常 | 家常 | jiācháng | the daily life of a family; home-style (food) |
| 家伙 | 家夥 | jiāhuo | guy; chap; tool; weapon |
| 家属 | 家屬 | jiāshǔ | family member; a dependent |
| 家喻户晓 | 家喻戶曉 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | become a household name; well-known |
| 尖端 | 尖端 | jiānduān | highest peak; the tip; sharp pointed end; most advanced and sophisticated |
| 尖锐 | 尖銳 | jiānruì | sharp; intense; penetrating |
| 坚定 | 堅定 | jiāndìng | firm; staunch; resolute |
| 坚固 | 堅固 | jiāngù | firm; strong; sturdy |
| 坚韧 | 堅韌 | jiānrèn | tough and durable; hard-bitten; firm and tenacious |
| 坚实 | 堅實 | jiānshí | firm and substantial; solid |
| 坚硬 | 堅硬 | jiānyìng | hard; solid |
| 艰难 | 艱難 | jiānnán | difficult; arduous |
| 监督 | 監督 | jiāndū | control; monitor; supervise; inspect |
| 监视 | 監視 | jiānshì | oversee; to monitor |
| 监狱 | 監獄 | jiānyù | prison; jail |
| 煎 | 煎 | jiān | pan-fry; fry in shallow oil |
| 拣 | 揀 | jiǎn | choose; select; sort out |
| 检讨 | 檢討 | jiǎntǎo | self-criticism; analyze |
| 检验 | 檢驗 | jiǎnyàn | inspect; examine; to test |
| 剪彩 | 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony |
| 简化 | 簡化 | jiǎnhuà | simplify; simplification |
| 简陋 | 簡陋 | jiǎnlòu | simple and crude (i.e. room or building) |
| 简体字 | 簡體字 | jiǎntǐzì | simplified Chinese characters |
| 简要 | 簡要 | jiǎnyào | concise; brief |
| 见多识广 | 見多識廣 | jiànduōshíguǎng | experienced and knowledgeable |
| 见解 | 見解 | jiànjiě | view; opinion; understanding |
| 见闻 | 見聞 | jiànwén | information |
| 见义勇为 | 見義勇爲 | jiànyìyǒngwéi | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause |
| 间谍 | 間諜 | jiàndié | a spy; intelligence agent |
| 间隔 | 間隔 | jiàngé | interval; intermission; gap; be separated |
| 间接 | 間接 | jiànjiē | indirect |
| 剑 | 劍 | jiàn | sword |
| 健全 | 健全 | jiànquán | Perfect; sound; to perfect/strengthen/amplify |
| 舰艇 | 艦艇 | jiàntǐng | warship; naval vessel |
| 践踏 | 踐踏 | jiàntà | trample |
| 溅 | 濺 | jiàn | to splash |
| 鉴别 | 鑒別 | jiànbié | differentiate; distinguish |
| 鉴定 | 鑒定 | jiàndìng | appraise; identify; evaluate |
| 鉴于 | 鑒于 | jiànyú | in light of; in view of; seeing that |
| 将近 | 將近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly; close to |
| 将就 | 將就 | jiāngjiu | put up with; accept somewhat reluctantly |
| 将军 | 將軍 | jiāngjūn | a general (military officer) |
| 僵硬 | 僵硬 | jiāngyìng | stiff |
| 奖励 | 獎勵 | jiǎnglì | to reward (as encouragement) |
| 奖赏 | 獎賞 | jiǎngshǎng | to reward |
| 桨 | 槳 | jiǎng | oar; paddle |
| 降临 | 降臨 | jiànglín | befall; descend |
| 交叉 | 交叉 | jiāochā | cross; intersect |
| 交代 | 交代 | jiāodài | explain; account for; hand over |
| 交涉 | 交涉 | jiāoshè | negotiate; discuss a matter with the opposing side |
| 交易 | 交易 | jiāoyì | business transaction; deal; trade |
| 娇气 | 嬌氣 | jiāoqì | delicate; effeminate; squeamish |
| 焦点 | 焦點 | jiāodiǎn | focus; focal point |
| 焦急 | 焦急 | jiāojí | anxiety; worried |
| 角落 | 角落 | jiǎoluò | corner; nook |
| 侥幸 | 僥幸 | jiǎoxìng | by luck; by a fluke |
| 搅拌 | 攪拌 | jiǎobàn | stir; mix up |
| 缴纳 | 繳納 | jiǎonà | to pay (taxes) |
| 较量 | 較量 | jiàoliàng | competition; to have a contest with sb. |
| 教养 | 教養 | jiàoyǎng | upbringing; education; bring up; nurture and train |
| 阶层 | 階層 | jiēcéng | hierarchy |
| 皆 | 皆 | jiē | all; each and every; in all cases |
| 接连 | 接連 | jiēlián | one after another; in a row; in succession |
| 揭露 | 揭露 | jiēlù | expose; unmask |
| 节制 | 節制 | jiézhì | to be restrained or moderate |
| 节奏 | 節奏 | jiézòu | rhythm; cadence; tempo |
| 杰出 | 傑出 | jiéchū | outstanding; preeminent |
| 结晶 | 結晶 | jiéjīng | a crystal; to crystallize |
| 结局 | 結局 | jiéjú | conclusion; ending |
| 结算 | 結算 | jiésuàn | settle up the bill; close an account |
| 截止 | 截止 | jiézhǐ | end; close; stop; expiration |
| 截至 | 截至 | jiézhì | up until; by (a specified time |
| 竭尽全力 | 竭盡全力 | jiéjìn quánlì | to spare no efforts; do one's utmost |
| 解除 | 解除 | jiěchú | remove; relieve (someone of their duties); sack; get rid of |
| 解放 | 解放 | jiěfàng | liberate |
| 解雇 | 解雇 | jiěgù | fire; lay off; dismiss from |
| 解剖 | 解剖 | jiěpōu | dissect; analyze; anatomy |
| 解散 | 解散 | jiěsàn | dismiss; dissolve; disband |
| 解体 | 解體 | jiětǐ | disintegrate |
| 戒备 | 戒備 | jièbèi | take precautions; be on the alert |
| 界限 | 界限 | jièxiàn | boundary; marginal; limit |
| 借鉴 | 借鑒 | jièjiàn | take example by; use other people's experience |
| 借助 | 借助 | jièzhù | get help from |
| 金融 | 金融 | jīnróng | banking finance; financial |
| 津津有味 | 津津有味 | jīnjīn yǒu wèi | (saying) with gusto; eagerly; with great interest |
| 紧迫 | 緊迫 | jǐnpò | urgent; urgency |
| 锦上添花 | 錦上添花 | jǐnshàngtiānhuā | lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect / gilding the lily |
| 进而 | 進而 | jìn'ér | and then (what follows next) |
| 进攻 | 進攻 | jìngōng | attack (military); assault |
| 进化 | 進化 | jìnhuà | evolution |
| 进展 | 進展 | jìnzhǎn | make progress; development; make headway |
| 近来 | 近來 | jìnlái | recently; lately |
| 晋升 | 晉升 | jìnshēng | promote to a higher position |
| 浸泡 | 浸泡 | jìnpào | to soak |
| 茎 | 莖 | jīng | stalk; stem |
| 经费 | 經費 | jīngfèi | funds; expenses |
| 经纬 | 經緯 | jīngwěi | warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points |
| 惊动 | 驚動 | jīngdòng | alarm; alert; startle; disturb |
| 惊奇 | 驚奇 | jīngqí | amaze; astonished |
| 惊讶 | 驚訝 | jīngyà | surprised; astonished; astound |
| 兢兢业业 | 兢兢業業 | jīngjīng yèyè | cautious and conscientious |
| 精打细算 | 精打細算 | jīng dǎ xì suàn | (saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting |
| 精华 | 精華 | jīnghuá | elite; best feature; most important part of an object; essence; quintessence |
| 精简 | 精簡 | jīngjiǎn | simplify; reduce |
| 精密 | 精密 | jīngmì | accuracy; exact; precise; refined |
| 精确 | 精確 | jīngquè | accurate; precise |
| 精通 | 精通 | jīngtōng | proficient; have a good command of |
| 精心 | 精心 | jīngxīn | with utmost care; meticulous; detailed |
| 精益求精 | 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | (saying) improving and wanting to improve even more |
| 精致 | 精致 | jīngzhì | exquisite; delicate; refined |
| 井 | 井 | jǐng | a well |
| 颈椎 | 頸椎 | jǐngzhuī | cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals |
| 警告 | 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; admonish |
| 警惕 | 警惕 | jǐngtì | vigilant; alert; be on guard |
| 竞赛 | 競賽 | jìngsài | race; contest; competition |
| 竞选 | 競選 | jìngxuǎn | run for (electoral) office; take part in an election |
| 敬礼 | 敬禮 | jìnglǐ | to salute; best regards |
| 敬业 | 敬業 | jìngyè | work ethic |
| 境界 | 境界 | jìngjiè | boundary; state; realm; level |
| 镜头 | 鏡頭 | jìngtóu | camera shot (in a movie, etc.); scene; camera lens |
| 纠纷 | 糾紛 | jiūfēn | dispute; quarrel |
| 纠正 | 糾正 | jiūzhèng | to correct; to make right |
| 酒精 | 酒精 | jiǔjīng | alcohol; ethanol |
| 救济 | 救濟 | jiùjì | emergency relief; aid; help out in a disaster |
| 就近 | 就近 | jiùjìn | nearby; in a close neighborhood |
| 就业 | 就業 | jiùyè | employment; getting a job |
| 就职 | 就職 | jiù zhí | take office; assume a post |
| 拘留 | 拘留 | jūliú | detain (a prison); keep (someone) in custody |
| 拘束 | 拘束 | jūshù | restrict; constrained; ill at ease; reticent |
| 居民 | 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant |
| 居住 | 居住 | jūzhù | reside; dwell; to live (in a place) |
| 鞠躬 | 鞠躬 | jūgōng | to bow |
| 局部 | 局部 | júbù | part; local |
| 局面 | 局面 | júmiàn | aspect; situation |
| 局势 | 局勢 | júshì | situation; state (of affairs) |
| 局限 | 局限 | júxiàn | to limit; confine; restrict or confine sth. |
| 咀嚼 | 咀嚼 | jǔjué | to chew |
| 沮丧 | 沮喪 | jǔsàng | dejected; depressed; dispirited |
| 举动 | 舉動 | jǔdòng | action; act; (make) a move; movement |
| 举世瞩目 | 舉世矚目 | jǔshì zhǔmù | attract worldwide attention |
| 举足轻重 | 舉足輕重 | jǔzúqīngzhòng | a foot's move sways the balance; hold the balance of power; play a key role |
| 剧本 | 劇本 | jùběn | script for a play; opera; movie; etc |
| 剧烈 | 劇烈 | jùliè | acute; violent; severe |
| 据悉 | 據悉 | jùxī | according to reports; it is reported (that) |
| 聚精会神 | 聚精會神 | jù jīng huì shén | concentrate one's attention |
| 卷 | 卷 | juǎn | to roll (up); to coil; (mw for tapes) |
| 决策 | 決策 | juécè | Make policy; make strategic decision |
| 觉悟 | 覺悟 | juéwù | consciousness; awareness; (Buddhist) enlightenment |
| 觉醒 | 覺醒 | juéxǐng | awaken; arousal; realize |
| 绝望 | 絕望 | jué wàng | desperation; forlorn; hopeless |
| 倔强 | 倔強 | juéjiàng | stubborn; unbending |
| 军队 | 軍隊 | jūnduì | army troops |
| 君子 | 君子 | jūnzǐ | gentleman; man of noble character |
| 卡通 | 卡通 | kǎtōng | cartoon |
| 开采 | 開采 | kāicǎi | extract ore or some other natural resource from a mine |
| 开除 | 開除 | kāichú | expel; to discharge; to kick out |
| 开阔 | 開闊 | kāikuò | wide; open (spaces) |
| 开朗 | 開朗 | kāilǎng | outgoing and cheerful; optimistic; carefree; spacious and well-lit |
| 开明 | 開明 | kāimíng | enlightened; open-minded |
| 开辟 | 開辟 | kāipì | open up; to start; to build |
| 开拓 | 開拓 | kāituò | break new ground (for agriculture); development |
| 开展 | 開展 | kāizhǎn | begin to develop; to launch |
| 开支 | 開支 | kāizhī | expenditures; pay; expenses |
| 刊登 | 刊登 | kāndēng | publish in a newspaper; carry a story |
| 刊物 | 刊物 | kānwù | publication; periodical; journal |
| 勘探 | 勘探 | kāntàn | exploration |
| 侃侃而谈 | 侃侃而談 | kǎnkǎn'értán | speak frankly and in measured tones; argue about leisurely and boldly |
| 砍伐 | 砍伐 | kǎnfá | cut down; lop; hew (as a tree) |
| 看待 | 看待 | kàndài | look upon; regard |
| 慷慨 | 慷慨 | kāngkǎi | vehement; fervent; generous |
| 扛 | 扛 | káng | to carry on one's shoulder |
| 抗议 | 抗議 | kàngyì | to protest; protest |
| 考察 | 考察 | kǎochá | inspect; investigate; analyze |
| 考古 | 考古 | kǎogǔ | archaeology |
| 考核 | 考核 | kǎohé | examine; check up on |
| 考验 | 考驗 | kǎoyàn | put to the test; trial |
| 靠拢 | 靠攏 | kàolǒng | draw close; close up; move up |
| 科目 | 科目 | kēmù | (school) subject |
| 磕 | 磕 | kē | knock; tap |
| 可观 | 可觀 | kěguān | considerable; impressive |
| 可口 | 可口 | kěkǒu | tasty; taste good |
| 可恶 | 可惡 | kěwù | hateful; abominable; repulsive |
| 可行 | 可行 | kěxíng | feasible |
| 渴望 | 渴望 | kěwàng | wishful; to yearn for; desire |
| 克制 | 克制 | kèzhì | restrain; take a firm hold on |
| 刻不容缓 | 刻不容緩 | kèbùrónghuǎn | demand immediate action; brook no delay |
| 客户 | 客戶 | kèhù | customer; account; client |
| 课题 | 課題 | kètí | task; problem; issue; question for discussion |
| 恳切 | 懇切 | kěnqiè | earnest; genuine; fair-spoken |
| 啃 | 啃 | kěn | gnaw; nibble; bite |
| 坑 | 坑 | kēng | pit; hole; defraud |
| 空洞 | 空洞 | kōngdòng | empty; hollow; vacuous; devoid of content |
| 空前绝后 | 空前絕後 | kōngqiánjuéhòu | unprecedented and unrepeatable; never to be reduplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique |
| 空想 | 空想 | kōngxiǎng | daydream; fantasy |
| 空虚 | 空虛 | kōngxū | hollow; emptiness; meaningless |
| 孔 | 孔 | kǒng | hole |
| 恐怖 | 恐怖 | kǒngbù | afraid; terror |
| 恐吓 | 恐嚇 | kǒnghè | to threaten |
| 恐惧 | 恐懼 | kǒngjù | fear; dread; phobia |
| 空白 | 空白 | kòngbái | blank space; blank |
| 空隙 | 空隙 | kòngxì | crack; gap between two objects |
| 口气 | 口氣 | kǒuqì | tone of voice; manner of speaking |
| 口腔 | 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | space inside mouth (oral cavity) |
| 口头 | 口頭 | kǒutóu | oral; verbal |
| 口音 | 口音 | kǒuyīn | accent |
| 扣 | 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; put upside down; to smash or spike (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb |
| 枯萎 | 枯萎 | kūwěi | wither; withered |
| 枯燥 | 枯燥 | kūzào | dry and dull; uninteresting |
| 哭泣 | 哭泣 | kūqì | weep; cry; sob |
| 苦尽甘来 | 苦盡甘來 | kǔjìngānlái | sweetness comes after bitterness; the hard times are over and the good times are just beginning |
| 苦涩 | 苦澀 | kǔsè | bitter and astringent; pained; agonized; anguished |
| 挎 | 挎 | kuà | carry over one's shoulder or slung on one's side |
| 跨 | 跨 | kuà | step across; stride; straddle; to cross |
| 快活 | 快活 | kuàihuo | happy; cheerful |
| 宽敞 | 寬敞 | kuānchang | spacious; commodious |
| 宽容 | 寬容 | kuānróng | tolerant; lenient |
| 款待 | 款待 | kuǎndài | to entertain (guests) |
| 款式 | 款式 | kuǎnshì | pattern; design; style |
| 筐 | 筐 | kuāng | basket |
| 旷课 | 曠課 | kuàng kè | cut school; be truant from school |
| 况且 | 況且 | kuàngqiě | moreover; besides; in addition |
| 矿产 | 礦産 | kuàngchǎn | minerals |
| 框架 | 框架 | kuàngjià | frame; framework; skeleton |
| 亏待 | 虧待 | kuīdài | treat sb. unfairly |
| 亏损 | 虧損 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 捆绑 | 捆綁 | kǔnbǎng | tie up; bundled |
| 扩充 | 擴充 | kuòchōng | expand; extend |
| 扩散 | 擴散 | kuòsàn | spread; proliferation |
| 扩张 | 擴張 | kuòzhāng | expansion; extension |
| 喇叭 | 喇叭 | lǎba | horn; trumpet; loudspeaker |
| 蜡烛 | 蠟燭 | làzhú | candle |
| 啦 | 啦 | la | sentence-final particle: a contraction of 了 (le) and 啊 (a) |
| 来历 | 來曆 | láilì | history; antecedents; origin |
| 来源 | 來源 | láiyuán | source; originate |
| 栏目 | 欄目 | lánmù | column (in a newspaper,TV,etc) |
| 懒惰 | 懶惰 | lǎnduò | lazy; idle |
| 狼狈 | 狼狽 | lángbèi | in a difficult position or situation; in a tight corner; scoundrel! (derogatory) |
| 狼吞虎咽 | 狼吞虎咽 | lángtūnhǔyàn | wolf down one's food (idiom); gorge oneself |
| 捞 | 撈 | lāo | dredge up; fish up |
| 牢固 | 牢固 | láogù | firm; secure; solid |
| 牢骚 | 牢騷 | láosāo | grumble; complaint |
| 唠叨 | 唠叨 | láodao | be talkative (especially about trivial matters); be garrulous; prattle |
| 乐趣 | 樂趣 | lèqù | delight; pleasure; joy; fun |
| 乐意 | 樂意 | lèyì | be happy/willing do something; content; satisfied |
| 雷达 | 雷達 | léidá | radar |
| 类似 | 類似 | lèisì | similar; analogous |
| 冷酷 | 冷酷 | lěngkù | grim; unfeeling; callous |
| 冷落 | 冷落 | lěngluò | to treat somebody coldy; to snub; desolate; to give the cold shoulder |
| 冷却 | 冷卻 | lěngquè | cooling; cool off |
| 愣 | 愣 | lèng | dumbfounded; stupefied; distracted; (spoken) blunt; rash |
| 黎明 | 黎明 | límíng | dawn; daybreak |
| 礼节 | 禮節 | lǐjié | etiquette; proprieties; festival |
| 礼尚往来 | 禮尚往來 | lǐshàngwǎnglái | courtesy requires reciprocity |
| 里程碑 | 裏程碑 | lǐchéngbēi | milestone |
| 理睬 | 理睬 | lǐcǎi | heed; pay attention to (usually used in the negative) |
| 理所当然 | 理所當然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | (idiom) it goes without saying; certainly; of course; be natural and right |
| 理直气壮 | 理直氣壯 | lǐzhíqìzhuàng | with justice on one's side, one is bold and assured; to have the courage of ones convictions; just and forceful |
| 理智 | 理智 | lǐzhì | reason; intellect; rational |
| 力求 | 力求 | lìqiú | make every effort; do one's best |
| 力所能及 | 力所能及 | lìsuǒnéngjí | within one's power; to the best of one's ability |
| 力争 | 力爭 | lìzhēng | work hard; do all one can to; strive for/argue strongly |
| 历代 | 曆代 | lìdài | successive dynasties; past dynasties |
| 历来 | 曆來 | lìlái | always; throughout (a period of time) |
| 立场 | 立場 | lìchǎng | position; standpoint |
| 立方 | 立方 | lìfāng | cube; (mw cubic units of measure) |
| 立交桥 | 立交橋 | lìjiāoqiáo | overpass; one road goes on top of another; cloverleaf intersection |
| 立体 | 立體 | lìtǐ | solid; three dimensional |
| 立足 | 立足 | lìzú | base oneself on; be established; have a footing |
| 利害 | 利害 | lìhai | serious; formidable; devastating; (-hài: advantages and disadvantages) |
| 例外 | 例外 | lìwài | (make an) exception |
| 粒 | 粒 | lì | a grain; granule; (mw for grain-like things) |
| 连年 | 連年 | liánnián | successive years; over many years; once again this year |
| 连锁 | 連鎖 | liánsuǒ | chain (store etc); to interlock |
| 连同 | 連同 | liántóng | together with; along with |
| 联欢 | 聯歡 | liánhuān | have a get-together |
| 联络 | 聯絡 | liánluò | communication; to contact |
| 联盟 | 聯盟 | liánméng | alliance; union; coalition |
| 联想 | 聯想 | liánxiǎng | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs; abbr. for 联想集团 Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm) |
| 廉洁 | 廉潔 | liánjié | honest; incorruptible |
| 良心 | 良心 | liángxīn | conscience |
| 谅解 | 諒解 | liàngjiě | understanding; make an allowance for; forgive |
| 晾 | 晾 | liàng | dry in the air/sun; (colloquial) snub or ignore |
| 辽阔 | 遼闊 | liáokuò | vast; extensive |
| 列举 | 列舉 | lièjǔ | make a list; enumerate |
| 临床 | 臨床 | línchuáng | clinical |
| 淋 | 淋 | lín | to drain; to drip; drench |
| 吝啬 | 吝啬 | lìnsè | stingy; mean; miserly |
| 伶俐 | 伶俐 | línglì | clever; witty; intelligent |
| 灵感 | 靈感 | línggǎn | inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor |
| 灵魂 | 靈魂 | línghún | soul; spirit; conscience |
| 灵敏 | 靈敏 | língmǐn | sensitive |
| 凌晨 | 淩晨 | língchén | early in the morning |
| 零星 | 零星 | língxīng | partial; scattered; fragmentary |
| 领会 | 領會 | lǐnghuì | understand; comprehend; grasp |
| 领事馆 | 領事館 | lǐngshìguǎn | consulate |
| 领土 | 領土 | lǐngtǔ | territory |
| 领悟 | 領悟 | lǐngwù | comprehend; grasp; fathom |
| 领先 | 領先 | lǐngxiān | leadership; to lead; be in front |
| 领袖 | 領袖 | lǐngxiù | leader |
| 溜 | 溜 | liū | slip away; to skate; to glide |
| 留恋 | 留戀 | liúliàn | be reluctant to leave |
| 留念 | 留念 | liúniàn | to keep as a souvenir |
| 留神 | 留神 | liú shén | (idiom) take care to ...; be careful of ... |
| 流浪 | 流浪 | liúlàng | drift about; wander |
| 流露 | 流露 | liúlù | express; reveal (one's thoughts or feelings) |
| 流氓 | 流氓 | liúmáng | rogue; hooligan; gangster |
| 流通 | 流通 | liútōng | circulate; currency |
| 聋哑 | 聾啞 | lóngyǎ | deaf and dumb; deaf-mute |
| 隆重 | 隆重 | lóngzhòng | grand; prosperous; ceremonious |
| 垄断 | 壟斷 | lǒngduàn | monopoly |
| 笼罩 | 籠罩 | lǒngzhào | envelop; to shroud; be masked by |
| 搂 | 摟 | lǒu | to hug; to embrace |
| 炉灶 | 爐竈 | lúzào | kitchen range; cooking range; stovetop range |
| 屡次 | 屢次 | lǚcì | repeatedly; time and again; frequently |
| 履行 | 履行 | lǚxíng | fulfill (one's obligations); carry out |
| 掠夺 | 掠奪 | lüèduó | to plunder; rob; pillage |
| 轮船 | 輪船 | lúnchuán | steamship |
| 轮廓 | 輪廓 | lúnkuò | outline; silhouette |
| 轮胎 | 輪胎 | lúntāi | tire (of a wheel) |
| 论坛 | 論壇 | lùntán | forum |
| 论证 | 論證 | lùnzhèng | prove a point; expound on; argumentation |
| 啰唆 | 啰唆 | luōsuo | long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky |
| 络绎不绝 | 絡繹不絕 | luòyìbùjué | endless stream |
| 落成 | 落成 | luòchéng | complete a construction project |
| 落实 | 落實 | luòshí | workable; implement |
| 麻痹 | 麻痹 | mábì | paralysis; palsy; numbness |
| 麻木 | 麻木 | mámù | numb |
| 麻醉 | 麻醉 | mázuì | anesthesia |
| 码头 | 碼頭 | mǎtou | dock; wharf |
| 蚂蚁 | 螞蟻 | mǎyǐ | ant |
| 嘛 | 嘛 | ma, má | (used to persuade somebody to do something); (particle indicating obviousness) | (colloqial) what? |
| 埋伏 | 埋伏 | máifu | ambush; lie in ambush |
| 埋没 | 埋沒 | máimò | oblivion; bury; neglect |
| 埋葬 | 埋葬 | máizàng | bury |
| 迈 | 邁 | mài | to step; stride |
| 脉搏 | 脈搏 | màibó | pulse; throbbing |
| 埋怨 | 埋怨 | mányuàn | complain; blame; connotes sb or sth is to blame |
| 蔓延 | 蔓延 | mànyán | extend; spread; to creep |
| 漫长 | 漫長 | màncháng | very long; endless |
| 漫画 | 漫畫 | mànhuà | comics; manga |
| 慢性 | 慢性 | mànxìng | slow and patient; chronic (disease) |
| 忙碌 | 忙碌 | mánglù | be busy; bustling |
| 盲目 | 盲目 | mángmù | blindness; aimless |
| 茫茫 | 茫茫 | mángmáng | boundless; vast and obscure |
| 茫然 | 茫然 | mángrán | unseeing; ignorant; have no knowledge of sth. |
| 茂盛 | 茂盛 | màoshèng | exuberance; luxuriant |
| 冒充 | 冒充 | màochōng | pretend to be (somebody or something else); pass (somebody or something) off as; impersonate |
| 冒犯 | 冒犯 | màofàn | to offend |
| 枚 | 枚 | méi | (mw for coins, rings, medals) |
| 媒介 | 媒介 | méijiè | media; medium |
| 美观 | 美觀 | měiguān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic |
| 美满 | 美滿 | měimǎn | happy; blissful |
| 美妙 | 美妙 | měimiào | beautiful (when describing a work of art); wonderful; splendid |
| 萌芽 | 萌芽 | méngyá | sprout; bud; germ of a plant |
| 猛烈 | 猛烈 | měngliè | fierce; violent |
| 眯 | 眯 | mī | to squint; to take a nap |
| 弥补 | 彌補 | míbǔ | make up for a deficiency; remedy; offset |
| 弥漫 | 彌漫 | mímàn | fill the air; permeate; to suffuse |
| 迷惑 | 迷惑 | míhuò | to puzzle; confuse; mystify |
| 迷人 | 迷人 | mírén | charming; enchanting; cute |
| 迷信 | 迷信 | míxìn | superstition; be superstitious |
| 谜语 | 謎語 | míyǔ | riddle; conundrum |
| 密度 | 密度 | mìdù | density; thickness; consistency |
| 密封 | 密封 | mìfēng | seal up; pressurize |
| 棉花 | 棉花 | miánhua | cotton |
| 免得 | 免得 | miǎnde | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 免疫 | 免疫 | miǎnyì | immune |
| 勉励 | 勉勵 | miǎnlì | encourage |
| 勉强 | 勉強 | miǎnqiǎng | reluctantly; grudgingly; force sb. to do sth. |
| 面貌 | 面貌 | miànmào | appearance; looks; features |
| 面子 | 面子 | miànzi | honor; reputation; prestige; face |
| 描绘 | 描繪 | miáohuì | describe; portray |
| 瞄准 | 瞄准 | miáozhǔn | take aim (a weapon at a target) |
| 渺小 | 渺小 | miǎoxiǎo | tiny; minute; negligible |
| 藐视 | 藐視 | miǎoshì | treat with contempt |
| 灭亡 | 滅亡 | mièwáng | be destroyed; perish; exterminate; become extinct |
| 蔑视 | 蔑視 | mièshì | despise; loathe; disparage; scorn |
| 民间 | 民間 | mínjiān | among the people; popular; folk |
| 民主 | 民主 | mínzhǔ | democracy |
| 敏捷 | 敏捷 | mǐnjié | nimble; agile; shrewd |
| 敏锐 | 敏銳 | mǐnruì | keen; sharp; acute; brisk |
| 名次 | 名次 | míngcì | position in a ranking of names |
| 名额 | 名額 | míng'é | particular number of people; quota |
| 名副其实 | 名副其實 | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only; but also in reality |
| 名誉 | 名譽 | míngyù | fame; reputation; honor; honorary |
| 明明 | 明明 | míngmíng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly |
| 明智 | 明智 | míngzhì | wise |
| 命名 | 命名 | mìngmíng | give a name; to dub; christen; naming |
| 摸索 | 摸索 | mōsuǒ | feel about; grope around; fumble |
| 模范 | 模範 | mófàn | model; exemplar |
| 模式 | 模式 | móshì | model; pattern; method |
| 模型 | 模型 | móxíng | model; mould; matrix; pattern |
| 膜 | 膜 | mó | membrane; film |
| 摩擦 | 摩擦 | mócā | friction; clash (between two parties); conflict |
| 磨合 | 磨合 | móhé | adapt gradually to each other; to consult; break in; wear in |
| 魔鬼 | 魔鬼 | móguǐ | devil; demon; monster |
| 魔术 | 魔術 | móshù | magic |
| 抹杀 | 抹殺 | mǒshā | write off; erase; remove from evidence |
| 莫名其妙 | 莫名其妙 | mòmíngqímiào | odd; baffling; unaccountable |
| 墨水儿 | 墨水兒 | mòshuǐer | ink |
| 默默 | 默默 | mòmò | in silence; not speaking |
| 谋求 | 謀求 | móuqiú | seek; strive for; try to get |
| 模样 | 模樣 | múyàng | appearance; form; approximation |
| 母语 | 母語 | mǔyǔ | native/mother tongue |
| 目睹 | 目睹 | mùdǔ | witness; see first hand |
| 目光 | 目光 | mùguāng | sight; vision; view |
| 沐浴 | 沐浴 | mùyù | take a bath; revel; immerse |
| 拿手 | 拿手 | náshǒu | good at; adept |
| 纳闷儿 | 納悶兒 | nà mènr | feel puzzled; bewildered |
| 耐用 | 耐用 | nàiyòng | durable |
| 南辕北辙 | 南轅北轍 | nányuánběizhé | at odds with; act in a way that defeats one's purpose |
| 难得 | 難得 | nándé | hard to come by; difficult to get; rare |
| 难堪 | 難堪 | nánkān | hard to take; endure; embarrassed |
| 难能可贵 | 難能可貴 | nánnéngkěguì | estimable; extremely good |
| 恼火 | 惱火 | nǎohuǒ | get angry; irritated; annoy |
| 内涵 | 內涵 | nèihán | connotation |
| 内幕 | 內幕 | nèimù | inside story; non-public information; behind the scenes |
| 内在 | 內在 | nèizài | intrinsic; innate |
| 能量 | 能量 | néngliàng | energy; capabilities |
| 拟定 | 擬定 | nǐdìng | make an initial draft; draw up |
| 逆行 | 逆行 | nìxíng | go/drive against the traffic; go in the wrong direction; regress; retrograde |
| 年度 | 年度 | niándù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year, etc.); annual |
| 捏 | 捏 | niē | to pinch (with one's fingers); knead |
| 凝固 | 凝固 | nínggù | curdle; freeze; solidify; congeal |
| 凝聚 | 凝聚 | níngjù | agglomeration; agglomerate; cohesion; coherence |
| 凝视 | 凝視 | níngshì | gaze; stare |
| 拧 | 擰 | níng | wring; to pinch |
| 宁肯 | 甯肯 | nìngkěn | would rather ...; it would be better |
| 宁愿 | 甯願 | nìngyuàn | would rather; better |
| 扭转 | 扭轉 | niǔzhuǎn | to reverse; turn around (an undesirable situation) |
| 纽扣儿 | 紐扣兒 | niǔkòur | button |
| 农历 | 農曆 | nónglì | agricultural calendar; lunar calendar |
| 浓厚 | 濃厚 | nónghòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds, etc.) |
| 奴隶 | 奴隸 | núlì | slave |
| 虐待 | 虐待 | nüèdài | to abuse; maltreat; tyrannize |
| 挪 | 挪 | nuó | shift; move |
| 哦 | 哦 | ò | oh (indicates understanding) |
| 殴打 | 毆打 | ōudǎ | beat up; hit |
| 呕吐 | 嘔吐 | ǒutù | to vomit; retch; nausea |
| 偶像 | 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | Idol |
| 趴 | 趴 | pā | lie on one's stomach |
| 排斥 | 排斥 | páichì | to reject; repulse; exclude |
| 排除 | 排除 | páichú | eliminate; get rid of; remove |
| 排放 | 排放 | páifàng | to discharge; emit |
| 排练 | 排練 | páiliàn | to rehearse |
| 徘徊 | 徘徊 | páihuái | pace back and forth; hesitate; waver |
| 派别 | 派別 | pàibié | denomination; group; school; faction; school of thought; sect |
| 派遣 | 派遣 | pàiqiǎn | send (on a mission); dispatch |
| 攀登 | 攀登 | pāndēng | to climb; clamber; to pull oneself up |
| 盘旋 | 盤旋 | pánxuán | spiral; coil; circle; go around |
| 判决 | 判決 | pànjué | judgment (by a court of law); adjudicate |
| 畔 | 畔 | pàn | riverbank; side; boundary |
| 庞大 | 龐大 | pángdà | enormous; huge; tremendous |
| 抛弃 | 抛棄 | pāoqì | discard; abandon; dump (sb) |
| 泡沫 | 泡沫 | pàomò | foam; (soap bubble); (economic) bubble |
| 培育 | 培育 | péiyù | to train; nurture; to breed |
| 配备 | 配備 | pèibèi | provide; outfit with |
| 配偶 | 配偶 | pèi'ǒu | mate; consort; spouse |
| 配套 | 配套 | pèi tào | form a complete set |
| 盆地 | 盆地 | péndì | basin |
| 烹饪 | 烹饪 | pēngrèn | cooking; culinary arts |
| 捧 | 捧 | pěng | hold or carry with both hands facing up |
| 批发 | 批發 | pīfā | wholesale |
| 批判 | 批判 | pīpàn | criticize; critique |
| 劈 | 劈 | pī | split in two; to divide |
| 皮革 | 皮革 | pígé | leather |
| 疲惫 | 疲憊 | píbèi | beaten; exhausted; tired |
| 疲倦 | 疲倦 | píjuàn | tired; weary |
| 屁股 | 屁股 | pìgu | butt; rear; rump |
| 譬如 | 譬如 | pìrú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 偏差 | 偏差 | piānchā | bias; deviation |
| 偏见 | 偏見 | piānjiàn | prejudice |
| 偏僻 | 偏僻 | piānpì | remote and isolated; far from the city |
| 偏偏 | 偏偏 | piānpiān | unexpectedly; contrary to expectations |
| 片断 | 片斷 | piànduàn | part; passage; extract; fragment; snatch |
| 片刻 | 片刻 | piànkè | a short period of time |
| 漂浮 | 漂浮 | piāofú | superficial; float; hover; drift |
| 飘扬 | 飄揚 | piāoyáng | wave in the wind; flutter; fly |
| 撇 | 撇 | piě | left-curving stroke (丿); throw; fling |
| 拼搏 | 拼搏 | pīnbó | struggle; wrestle |
| 拼命 | 拼命 | pīn mìng | risk one's life; desperately; with all one's might |
| 贫乏 | 貧乏 | pínfá | lacking; incomplete |
| 贫困 | 貧困 | pínkùn | poor; impoverished |
| 频繁 | 頻繁 | pínfán | frequently; often |
| 频率 | 頻率 | pínlǜ | frequency |
| 品尝 | 品嘗 | pǐncháng | try; taste a small amount; to sample |
| 品德 | 品德 | pǐndé | moral character; morality; morals |
| 品质 | 品質 | pǐnzhì | quality; character |
| 品种 | 品種 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 平凡 | 平凡 | píngfán | commonplace; ordinary |
| 平面 | 平面 | píngmiàn | a plane (i.e. flat surface); type; category |
| 平坦 | 平坦 | píngtǎn | flat |
| 平行 | 平行 | píngxíng | parallel; concurrent |
| 平庸 | 平庸 | píngyōng | mediocre |
| 平原 | 平原 | píngyuán | field; plain; flatlands |
| 评估 | 評估 | pínggū | evaluate |
| 评论 | 評論 | pínglùn | comment on; discuss; remark |
| 屏幕 | 屏幕 | píngmù | screen (TV, etc.) |
| 屏障 | 屏障 | píngzhàng | wall; barrier; protective screen |
| 坡 | 坡 | pō | slope |
| 泼 | 潑 | pō | to splash; to spill; rude and unreasonable; brutish |
| 颇 | 頗 | pō | rather; quite; inclined to one side |
| 迫不及待 | 迫不及待 | pòbùjídài | be too impatient to wait |
| 迫害 | 迫害 | pòhài | persecute; persecution |
| 破例 | 破例 | pòlì | make an exception |
| 魄力 | 魄力 | pòlì | daring resolution; boldness; courage |
| 扑 | 撲 | pū | to assault; rush at; throw oneself on |
| 铺 | 鋪 | pù, pū | bed; store | to spread; to lay |
| 朴实 | 樸實 | pǔshí | plain; sober; down-to-earth |
| 朴素 | 樸素 | pǔsù | plain; simple; austerity |
| 普及 | 普及 | pǔjí | widespread; popular; popularize |
| 瀑布 | 瀑布 | pùbù | waterfall |
| 凄凉 | 淒涼 | qīliáng | desolate; feel like no one likes you |
| 期望 | 期望 | qīwàng | hope; expectation |
| 期限 | 期限 | qīxiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time |
| 欺负 | 欺負 | qīfu | to bully; intimidate |
| 欺骗 | 欺騙 | qīpiàn | deceive; to cheat; to dupe |
| 齐全 | 齊全 | qíquán | complete |
| 齐心协力 | 齊心協力 | qíxīnxiélì | make concerted efforts |
| 奇妙 | 奇妙 | qímiào | wonderful; fantastic |
| 歧视 | 歧視 | qíshì | discriminate (against someone) |
| 旗袍 | 旗袍 | qípáo | cheongsam; Chinese-style dress |
| 旗帜 | 旗幟 | qízhì | flag; banner |
| 乞丐 | 乞丐 | qǐgài | beggar |
| 岂有此理 | 豈有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | outrageous; ridiculous; absurd |
| 企图 | 企圖 | qǐtú | (to ) attempt; try; attempt |
| 启程 | 啓程 | qǐchéng | set out on a journey |
| 启蒙 | 啓蒙 | qǐméng | enlighten; enlightenment; instruct the young; to initiate |
| 启示 | 啓示 | qǐshì | enlightenment; revelation |
| 启事 | 啓事 | qǐshì | announcement; public information (usually posted on a billboard) |
| 起草 | 起草 | qǐ cǎo | draft (a bill); draw up (plans) |
| 起初 | 起初 | qǐchū | at first; originally; in the beginning |
| 起伏 | 起伏 | qǐfú | ups and downs; with a wavy motion |
| 起哄 | 起哄 | qǐ hòng | gather together; cause a commotion |
| 起码 | 起碼 | qǐmǎ | at the minimum; at the very least |
| 起源 | 起源 | qǐyuán | origin; originate; come from |
| 气概 | 氣概 | qìgài | mettle; spirit; gumption |
| 气功 | 氣功 | qìgōng | Qi Gong, a system of deep breathing exercises |
| 气魄 | 氣魄 | qìpò | spirit; daring; nerve; boldness; enterprising outlook |
| 气色 | 氣色 | qìsè | complexion |
| 气势 | 氣勢 | qìshì | imposing manner; look of great force or imposing manner |
| 气味 | 氣味 | qìwèi | odor; scent |
| 气象 | 氣象 | qìxiàng | meteorology; atmosphere; phenomenon |
| 气压 | 氣壓 | qìyā | atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure |
| 气质 | 氣質 | qìzhì | temperament; disposition |
| 迄今为止 | 迄今爲止 | qìjīnwéizhǐ | until now; so far; to date |
| 器材 | 器材 | qìcái | equipment; material |
| 器官 | 器官 | qìguān | organ; apparatus |
| 掐 | 掐 | qiā | pick (flowers); pinch; clutch |
| 洽谈 | 洽談 | qiàtán | discuss; talk over |
| 恰当 | 恰當 | qiàdàng | appropriate; suitable; proper |
| 恰到好处 | 恰到好處 | qià dào hǎo chù | just right; it's just perfect |
| 恰巧 | 恰巧 | qiàqiǎo | happen by chance; coincidence |
| 千方百计 | 千方百計 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | by every possible means |
| 迁就 | 遷就 | qiānjiù | humor; yield; adapt to; accommodate (something) |
| 迁徙 | 遷徙 | qiānxǐ | migrate; move; change one's residence |
| 牵 | 牽 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether) |
| 牵扯 | 牽扯 | qiānchě | implicate; involve |
| 牵制 | 牽制 | qiānzhì | control; curb; restrict; impede |
| 谦逊 | 謙遜 | qiānxùn | humble; modest; humility |
| 签署 | 簽署 | qiānshǔ | sign (an agreement) |
| 前景 | 前景 | qiánjǐng | outlook; future (prospects); foreground |
| 前提 | 前提 | qiántí | premise; precondition |
| 潜力 | 潛力 | qiánlì | potential; capacity |
| 潜水 | 潛水 | qiánshuǐ | go diving |
| 潜移默化 | 潛移默化 | qiányímòhuà | exert a subtle influence on sb.'s character, thinking, etc.; impercebtibly influence; to influence secretly |
| 谴责 | 譴責 | qiǎnzé | denounce; condemn; criticize |
| 强制 | 強制 | qiángzhì | enforce; control; coerce |
| 抢劫 | 搶劫 | qiǎngjié | rob; looting |
| 抢救 | 搶救 | qiǎngjiù | rescue; to save |
| 强迫 | 強迫 | qiǎngpò | compel; to force |
| 桥梁 | 橋梁 | qiáoliáng | bridge |
| 窍门 | 竅門 | qiàomén | special tricks |
| 翘 | 翹 | qiào | stick up; bend upwards |
| 切实 | 切實 | qièshí | realistic; feasible; conscientiously |
| 锲而不舍 | 锲而不舍 | qiè'érbùshě | keep on chipping away; work with perseverance |
| 钦佩 | 欽佩 | qīnpèi | admire; have great respect for |
| 侵犯 | 侵犯 | qīnfàn | encroach on; infringe on; violation |
| 侵略 | 侵略 | qīnlüè | invasion; encroachment; invade |
| 亲密 | 親密 | qīnmì | intimate; close; familiarity |
| 亲热 | 親熱 | qīnrè | intimate; affectionate; warm |
| 勤俭 | 勤儉 | qínjiǎn | hardworking and thrifty |
| 勤劳 | 勤勞 | qínláo | hardworking; diligent; industrious |
| 倾听 | 傾聽 | qīngtīng | listen attentively; heed (other people's opinions) |
| 倾向 | 傾向 | qīngxiàng | trend; tendency; inclination |
| 倾斜 | 傾斜 | qīngxié | incline; lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt |
| 清澈 | 清澈 | qīngchè | clear; limpid |
| 清晨 | 清晨 | qīngchén | early morning |
| 清除 | 清除 | qīngchú | eliminate; get rid of |
| 清洁 | 清潔 | qīngjié | clean; unpolluted; purity |
| 清理 | 清理 | qīnglǐ | cleanup; put in order; check up |
| 清晰 | 清晰 | qīngxī | clear; distinct; clarity |
| 清醒 | 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed; sober; regain consciousness |
| 清真 | 清真 | qīngzhēn | Muslim |
| 情报 | 情報 | qíngbào | intelligence; information-gathering |
| 情节 | 情節 | qíngjié | plot; circumstances |
| 情理 | 情理 | qínglǐ | reason; sense |
| 情形 | 情形 | qíngxing | circumstances; situation |
| 晴朗 | 晴朗 | qínglǎng | sunny and cloudless |
| 请柬 | 請柬 | qǐngjiǎn | invitation card; written invitation |
| 请教 | 請教 | qǐngjiào | consult; seek advice |
| 请示 | 請示 | qǐngshì | ask for instructions |
| 请帖 | 請帖 | qǐngtiě | invitation card; written invitation |
| 丘陵 | 丘陵 | qiūlíng | hills |
| 区分 | 區分 | qūfēn | differentiate; find differing aspects; find the difference between |
| 区域 | 區域 | qūyù | area; region; district |
| 曲折 | 曲折 | qūzhé | winding; zigzag; complicated |
| 驱逐 | 驅逐 | qūzhú | banishment; expel; deport |
| 屈服 | 屈服 | qūfú | yield; give in; submit |
| 渠道 | 渠道 | qúdào | irrigation ditch; medium or channel of communication |
| 曲子 | 曲子 | qǔzi | folk tune; music; melody |
| 取缔 | 取締 | qǔdì | to ban; suppress |
| 趣味 | 趣味 | qùwèi | fun; interest; delight; taste |
| 圈套 | 圈套 | quāntào | trap |
| 权衡 | 權衡 | quánhéng | trade-off; weigh pros and cons |
| 权威 | 權威 | quánwēi | authority; authoritative |
| 全局 | 全局 | quánjú | overall situation |
| 全力以赴 | 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | do at all costs; make an all-out effort |
| 拳头 | 拳頭 | quántou | fist |
| 犬 | 犬 | quǎn | dog (Kangxi radical 94) |
| 缺口 | 缺口 | quēkǒu | gap; breach; shortfall |
| 缺席 | 缺席 | quē xí | absence; absent; default |
| 缺陷 | 缺陷 | quēxiàn | a defect; a flaw; disfigurement |
| 瘸 | 瘸 | qué | lame |
| 确保 | 確保 | quèbǎo | ensure; guarantee |
| 确立 | 確立 | quèlì | to establish; to institute |
| 确切 | 確切 | quèqiè | definite; exact; precise |
| 确信 | 確信 | quèxìn | confident; be certain of; to firmly believe |
| 群众 | 群衆 | qúnzhòng | the masses; multitude |
| 染 | 染 | rǎn | dye; to catch (a disease) |
| 嚷 | 嚷 | rǎng | blurt out; shout |
| 让步 | 讓步 | ràng bù | give in; concede; yield |
| 饶恕 | 饒恕 | ráoshù | forgive; pardon; spare |
| 扰乱 | 擾亂 | rǎoluàn | disturb; perturb; harass |
| 惹祸 | 惹禍 | rěhuò | stir up troubles |
| 热泪盈眶 | 熱淚盈眶 | rè lèi yíng kuàng | (saying) eyes brimming with tears; extremely moved |
| 热门 | 熱門 | rèmén | in demand; popular; in vogue |
| 人道 | 人道 | réndào | humanitarianism; humane |
| 人格 | 人格 | réngé | personality; moral integrity; character |
| 人工 | 人工 | réngōng | man-made; manpower; manual work |
| 人家 | 人家 | rénjiā | other people; others; they; I; family; household |
| 人间 | 人間 | rénjiān | man's world; the world |
| 人士 | 人士 | rénshì | person; public figure |
| 人为 | 人爲 | rénwéi | artificial; man-made |
| 人性 | 人性 | rénxìng | human nature; humanity |
| 人质 | 人質 | rénzhì | hostage |
| 仁慈 | 仁慈 | réncí | benevolent; kindhearted; charitable |
| 忍耐 | 忍耐 | rěnnài | show restraint; endure; exercise patience |
| 忍受 | 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; endure; tolerate |
| 认定 | 認定 | rèndìng | maintain (that sth. is true); firmly believe |
| 认可 | 認可 | rènkě | approve; accept; ratify |
| 任命 | 任命 | rènmìng | appoint and nominate |
| 任性 | 任性 | rènxìng | willful; headstrong |
| 任意 | 任意 | rènyì | arbitrarily; at will; at random |
| 任重道远 | 任重道遠 | rènzhòngdàoyuǎn | lit. a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle; shoulder heavy responsibilities |
| 仍旧 | 仍舊 | réngjiù | still (remaining); remain (the same); yet |
| 日新月异 | 日新月異 | rìxīnyuèyì | change with each passing day |
| 日益 | 日益 | rìyì | day by day; more and more; increasingly |
| 荣幸 | 榮幸 | róngxìng | honored |
| 荣誉 | 榮譽 | róngyù | honor; glory |
| 容貌 | 容貌 | róngmào | facial features; looks; appearance |
| 容纳 | 容納 | róngnà | contain; accommodate; tolerate (different options) |
| 容器 | 容器 | róngqì | container; receptacle; vessel |
| 容忍 | 容忍 | róngrěn | put up with; tolerate; condone |
| 溶解 | 溶解 | róngjiě | dissolve; solution |
| 融化 | 融化 | rónghuà | melt; thaw; dissolve; blend into |
| 融洽 | 融洽 | róngqià | harmonious; friendly relations |
| 柔和 | 柔和 | róuhé | gentle; soft; mild |
| 揉 | 揉 | róu | knead; to massage; to rub |
| 儒家 | 儒家 | rújiā | Confucianism |
| 若干 | 若幹 | ruògān | a certain number or amount; how many; how much |
| 弱点 | 弱點 | ruòdiǎn | weak point; failing |
| 撒谎 | 撒謊 | sā huǎng | to tell lies |
| 散文 | 散文 | sǎnwén | prose; essay |
| 散布 | 散布 | sànbù | to scatter; disseminate; to spread |
| 散发 | 散發 | sànfā | distribute; emit |
| 丧失 | 喪失 | sàngshī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 骚扰 | 騷擾 | sāorǎo | harass; disturb; molest; cause a commotion |
| 嫂子 | 嫂子 | sǎozi | (informal) elder brother's wife; sister-in-law |
| 刹车 | 刹車 | shā chē | brake (when driving); stop; switch off |
| 啥 | 啥 | shá | (spoken) what |
| 筛选 | 篩選 | shāixuǎn | to filter; to sift |
| 山脉 | 山脈 | shānmài | mountain range |
| 闪烁 | 閃爍 | shǎnshuò | to twinkle; to flicker; glimmer |
| 擅长 | 擅長 | shàncháng | be good at; be expert in |
| 擅自 | 擅自 | shànzì | unauthorized |
| 伤脑筋 | 傷腦筋 | shāng nǎojīn | troublesome; bothersome |
| 商标 | 商標 | shāngbiāo | trademark; logo |
| 上级 | 上級 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors |
| 上进 | 上進 | shàngjìn | make forward progress; do better |
| 上任 | 上任 | shàng rèn | take office |
| 上瘾 | 上瘾 | shàngyǐn | become addicted; get into a habit |
| 上游 | 上遊 | shàngyóu | upper reaches (of a river); advanced position |
| 尚且 | 尚且 | shàngqiě | yet; still; even; also |
| 捎 | 捎 | shāo | bring or take (along); deliver (a message) |
| 梢 | 梢 | shāo | tip of a branch |
| 哨 | 哨 | shào | a whistle; sentry post |
| 奢侈 | 奢侈 | shēchǐ | luxury; sumptuous; extravagant |
| 舌头 | 舌頭 | shétou | tongue |
| 设立 | 設立 | shèlì | set up; establish |
| 设想 | 設想 | shèxiǎng | imagine; consider; tentative plan |
| 设置 | 設置 | shèzhì | set up; install; to fit |
| 社区 | 社區 | shèqū | community |
| 涉及 | 涉及 | shèjí | involve; relate to; to touch upon (a topic) |
| 摄氏度 | 攝氏度 | shèshìdù | degrees Celsius |
| 申报 | 申報 | shēnbào | declare; report (to customs or other authority) |
| 呻吟 | 呻吟 | shēnyín | to moan; to groan |
| 绅士 | 紳士 | shēnshì | gentleman |
| 深奥 | 深奧 | shēn'ào | profound; deep |
| 深沉 | 深沈 | shēnchén | deep; extreme; low pitched (sound); grave; of major importance |
| 深情厚谊 | 深情厚誼 | shēnqínghòuyì | profound friendship |
| 神经 | 神經 | shénjīng | nerve |
| 神奇 | 神奇 | shénqí | miraculous; magical; mystical |
| 神气 | 神氣 | shénqì | expression; manner; spirited |
| 神圣 | 神聖 | shénshèng | divine; holy; sacred |
| 神态 | 神態 | shéntài | appearance; looks; manner; expression |
| 神仙 | 神仙 | shénxiān | fig. lighthearted person; Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun, etc.; supernatural being, celestial being, immortal; a person who has the power of clairvoyance or who is free from worldly cares |
| 审查 | 審查 | shěnchá | examine; investigate; censorship |
| 审理 | 審理 | shěnlǐ | hear (a case) |
| 审美 | 審美 | shěnměi | aesthetic sense; appreciation of the arts |
| 审判 | 審判 | shěnpàn | put (someone) to trial; to try somebody |
| 渗透 | 滲透 | shèntòu | infiltrate; permeate |
| 慎重 | 慎重 | shènzhòng | cautious; careful; prudent |
| 生存 | 生存 | shēngcún | exist; survive |
| 生机 | 生機 | shēngjī | reprieve from death; life force; vitality |
| 生理 | 生理 | shēnglǐ | physiology |
| 生疏 | 生疏 | shēngshū | unfamiliar; strange; out of practice |
| 生态 | 生態 | shēngtài | way of life; ecology |
| 生物 | 生物 | shēngwù | organism; living creature; life form |
| 生肖 | 生肖 | shēngxiào | Chinese zodiac |
| 生效 | 生效 | shēng xiào | take effect; become effective |
| 生锈 | 生鏽 | shēngxiù | to rust |
| 生育 | 生育 | shēngyù | give birth; to rear; bring up (children) |
| 声明 | 聲明 | shēngmíng | statement; declare; proclaim |
| 声势 | 聲勢 | shēngshì | momentum; fame and power; prestige |
| 声誉 | 聲譽 | shēngyù | reputation; fame |
| 牲畜 | 牲畜 | shēngchù | livestock; domesticated animals |
| 省会 | 省會 | shěnghuì | provincial capital |
| 胜负 | 勝負 | shèngfù | victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle |
| 盛产 | 盛産 | shèngchǎn | abound in; teem with; superabundant |
| 盛开 | 盛開 | shèngkāi | to bloom; be in full flower |
| 盛情 | 盛情 | shèngqíng | great kindness; boundless hospitality |
| 盛行 | 盛行 | shèngxíng | in fashion; prevalent; prevail |
| 尸体 | 屍體 | shītǐ | dead body; corpse; carcass |
| 失事 | 失事 | shī shì | be involved in a crash; (have an) accident |
| 失误 | 失誤 | shīwù | mistake; lapse; miss |
| 失踪 | 失蹤 | shī zōng | be missing; be unaccounted for |
| 师范 | 師範 | shīfàn | teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school) |
| 施加 | 施加 | shījiā | exert (effort or pressure) |
| 施展 | 施展 | shīzhǎn | use fully; put to good use |
| 十足 | 十足 | shízú | full of; complete; 100 percent |
| 石油 | 石油 | shíyóu | oil; petroleum |
| 时常 | 時常 | shícháng | time and again; often; frequently |
| 时而 | 時而 | shí'ér | occasionally; often, but not at any fixed time |
| 时光 | 時光 | shíguāng | time; era; period of time |
| 时机 | 時機 | shíjī | opportune time; opportunity |
| 时事 | 時事 | shíshì | current events; the present situation |
| 识别 | 識別 | shíbié | identify; distinguish; discern |
| 实惠 | 實惠 | shíhuì | substantial material benefit; advantageous (deal) |
| 实力 | 實力 | shílì | strength |
| 实施 | 實施 | shíshī | to implement; put into effect; carry out |
| 实事求是 | 實事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | be practical and realistic; seek truth from facts |
| 实行 | 實行 | shíxíng | to implement; put into practice; carry out |
| 实质 | 實質 | shízhì | substance; essence; gist |
| 拾 | 拾 | shí | pick up; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 使命 | 使命 | shǐmìng | a (diplomatic or other) mission |
| 示范 | 示範 | shìfàn | demonstrate; lead the way; show how something is done |
| 示威 | 示威 | shìwēi | hold a protest demonstration |
| 示意 | 示意 | shìyì | to signal; to hint; to gesture; to motion; to indicate (an idea to sb) |
| 世代 | 世代 | shìdài | for generations; generation to generation |
| 势必 | 勢必 | shìbì | is bound to (happen) |
| 势力 | 勢力 | shìli | power; influence |
| 事故 | 事故 | shìgù | accident |
| 事迹 | 事迹 | shìjì | achievement; deed |
| 事件 | 事件 | shìjiàn | event; happening; incident |
| 事态 | 事態 | shìtài | situation; existing state of affairs |
| 事务 | 事務 | shìwù | affairs; work |
| 事项 | 事項 | shìxiàng | matter; item |
| 事业 | 事業 | shìyè | undertaking; project; cause; enterprise |
| 试图 | 試圖 | shìtú | to try; to attempt |
| 试验 | 試驗 | shìyàn | experiment; test |
| 视力 | 視力 | shìlì | vision; eyesight |
| 视频 | 視頻 | shìpín | video |
| 视线 | 視線 | shìxiàn | line of sight; view line |
| 视野 | 視野 | shìyě | field of vision |
| 是非 | 是非 | shìfēi | right and wrong; truth and fiction; quarrel |
| 适宜 | 適宜 | shìyí | suitable for; appropriate for |
| 逝世 | 逝世 | shìshì | pass away; to die |
| 释放 | 釋放 | shìfàng | release; set free; liberate (a prisoner) |
| 收藏 | 收藏 | shōucáng | collect; keep |
| 收缩 | 收縮 | shōusuō | pull back; shrink |
| 收益 | 收益 | shōuyì | earnings; profit |
| 收音机 | 收音機 | shōuyīnjī | radio |
| 手法 | 手法 | shǒufǎ | technique; trick; skill; tact |
| 手势 | 手勢 | shǒushì | gesture; sign; signal |
| 手艺 | 手藝 | shǒuyì | craft; workmanship; one's cooking |
| 守护 | 守護 | shǒuhù | guard; defend; protect |
| 首饰 | 首飾 | shǒushì | jewelry |
| 首要 | 首要 | shǒuyào | the most important; chief; principal |
| 受罪 | 受罪 | shòuzuì | endure hardships; have a hard time |
| 授予 | 授予 | shòuyǔ | to award; confer |
| 书法 | 書法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy; penmanship |
| 书籍 | 書籍 | shūjí | books; works |
| 书记 | 書記 | shūji | secretary; clerk |
| 书面 | 書面 | shūmiàn | in writing; written (guarantee, etc.) |
| 舒畅 | 舒暢 | shūchàng | happy; entirely free from worry |
| 疏忽 | 疏忽 | shūhu | neglect; overlook; negligence |
| 疏远 | 疏遠 | shūyuǎn | drift apart; keep at a distance; not in close touch; estranged |
| 束 | 束 | shù | to tie; to bind; restrain; (mw for bunches, bundles, bouquets, etc.) |
| 束缚 | 束縛 | shùfù | to bind; restrict; to tie |
| 树立 | 樹立 | shùlì | set up; establish |
| 竖 | 豎 | shù | vertical; to erect; vertical stroke |
| 数额 | 數額 | shù'é | amount; sum of money; fixed number |
| 耍 | 耍 | shuǎ | play/mess around with; juggle |
| 衰老 | 衰老 | shuāilǎo | grow old; age; deteriorate |
| 衰退 | 衰退 | shuāituì | decline; fall; drop; falter |
| 率领 | 率領 | shuàilǐng | lead; command; head |
| 涮火锅 | 涮火鍋 | shuànhuǒguō | to instant-boil (mutton, beef, vegetables, etc.) |
| 双胞胎 | 雙胞胎 | shuāngbāotāi | twins |
| 爽快 | 爽快 | shuǎngkuài | refreshed; rejuvenated; frank |
| 水利 | 水利 | shuǐlì | water conservancy; irrigation works |
| 水龙头 | 水龍頭 | shuǐlóngtóu | faucet; tap |
| 水泥 | 水泥 | shuǐní | cement |
| 瞬间 | 瞬間 | shùnjiān | in the twinkling of an eye; in an instant; momentary |
| 司法 | 司法 | sīfǎ | judicial; (administration of) justice |
| 司令 | 司令 | sīlìng | commanding officer |
| 私自 | 私自 | sīzì | private; secretly; without permission |
| 思念 | 思念 | sīniàn | think of; long for; to miss |
| 思索 | 思索 | sīsuǒ | think deeply; ponder |
| 思维 | 思維 | sīwéi | (line) of thought; thinking |
| 斯文 | 斯文 | sīwen | refined; educated; cultured; intellectual; men of letters; scholars; literati; polite; gentle |
| 死亡 | 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death; be dead |
| 四肢 | 四肢 | sìzhī | arms and legs; the four limbs of the body |
| 寺庙 | 寺廟 | sìmiào | temple; monastery |
| 饲养 | 飼養 | sìyǎng | to raise; to rear (domestic animal) |
| 肆无忌惮 | 肆無忌憚 | sìwújìdàn | absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple |
| 耸 | 聳 | sǒng | shrug; towering; shock (alarm) |
| 艘 | 艘 | sōu | (mw for boats and ships) |
| 苏醒 | 蘇醒 | sūxǐng | wake up; regain consciousness |
| 俗话 | 俗話 | súhuà | common saying; proverb |
| 诉讼 | 訴訟 | sùsòng | lawsuit |
| 素食 | 素食 | sùshí | vegetables; vegetarian food |
| 素质 | 素質 | sùzhì | inner quality; basic essence; character quality |
| 塑造 | 塑造 | sùzào | to shape; mould; figure |
| 算数 | 算數 | suànshù | (do) arithmetic; count |
| 随即 | 隨即 | suíjí | immediately (after); soon after; immediately |
| 随意 | 隨意 | suíyì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes |
| 岁月 | 歲月 | suìyuè | the years of a person's life |
| 隧道 | 隧道 | suìdào | tunnel |
| 损坏 | 損壞 | sǔnhuài | to damage; injure |
| 索取 | 索取 | suǒqǔ | demand; ask for; to exact |
| 索性 | 索性 | suǒxìng | you might as well (do it); simply; just; frankly; bluntly; directly |
| 塌 | 塌 | tā | collapse; fall down; crumple |
| 踏实 | 踏實 | tāshi | practical; down-to-earth; realistic; feel at ease; steadfast |
| 塔 | 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower |
| 台风 | 台風 | táifēng | typhoon |
| 太空 | 太空 | tàikōng | outer space |
| 泰斗 | 泰鬥 | tàidǒu | leading scholar of his time; magnate |
| 贪婪 | 貪婪 | tānlán | greedy; avaricious |
| 贪污 | 貪汙 | tānwū | (political, moral) corruption; embezzle |
| 摊 | 攤 | tān | to spread out; vendor's stand; booth; fry; (mw for puddles) |
| 瘫痪 | 癱瘓 | tānhuàn | paralysis |
| 弹性 | 彈性 | tánxìng | flexibility; elasticity |
| 坦白 | 坦白 | tǎnbái | honest; forthcoming; to confess |
| 叹气 | 歎氣 | tàn qì | to sigh |
| 探测 | 探測 | tàncè | probe; take readings; detect; explore |
| 探索 | 探索 | tànsuǒ | explore; quest |
| 探讨 | 探討 | tàntǎo | inquire into; explore |
| 探望 | 探望 | tànwàng | pay a visit; look around |
| 倘若 | 倘若 | tǎngruò | provided that; supposing that; if; in case |
| 掏 | 掏 | tāo | fish out (from pocket) |
| 滔滔不绝 | 滔滔不絕 | tāotāo bù jué | (saying) talking non-stop; gushing; torrential |
| 陶瓷 | 陶瓷 | táocí | ceramics; pottery and porcelain |
| 陶醉 | 陶醉 | táozuì | be intoxicated (with power, success, etc.) |
| 淘汰 | 淘汰 | táotài | eliminate (in a competition); natural selection; die/phase out |
| 讨好 | 討好 | tǎohǎo | to flatter |
| 特长 | 特長 | tècháng | strong point; specialty |
| 特定 | 特定 | tèdìng | special; specific; designated |
| 特意 | 特意 | tèyì | specially for; with the special intention of |
| 提拔 | 提拔 | tíbá | promote to a higher job; elevate |
| 提炼 | 提煉 | tíliàn | extract (ore, minerals, etc.); refine; purify |
| 提示 | 提示 | tíshì | to prompt; to present; to point out; to draw attention to sth; hint; brief; cue |
| 提议 | 提議 | tíyì | propose; suggest |
| 题材 | 題材 | tícái | subject matter |
| 体裁 | 體裁 | tǐcái | types or forms of literature |
| 体积 | 體積 | tǐjī | volume; bulk |
| 体谅 | 體諒 | tǐliàng | empathize; express sympathy; allow (for something) |
| 体面 | 體面 | tǐmiàn | dignity; honorable; face |
| 体系 | 體系 | tǐxì | system; setup |
| 天才 | 天才 | tiāncái | talent; gift; a genius; talented |
| 天赋 | 天賦 | tiānfù | natural talent |
| 天伦之乐 | 天倫之樂 | tiānlúnzhīlè | family happiness |
| 天然气 | 天然氣 | tiānránqì | natural gas |
| 天生 | 天生 | tiānshēng | innate; inherent; natural |
| 天堂 | 天堂 | tiāntáng | paradise; heaven |
| 天文 | 天文 | tiānwén | astronomy |
| 田径 | 田徑 | tiánjìng | track and field |
| 田野 | 田野 | tiányě | field; open country |
| 舔 | 舔 | tiǎn | to lick |
| 挑剔 | 挑剔 | tiāoti | picky; fastidious |
| 条款 | 條款 | tiáokuǎn | clause (of contract or law) |
| 条理 | 條理 | tiáolǐ | consecutive; arrangement; orderliness |
| 条约 | 條約 | tiáoyuē | treaty; pact |
| 调和 | 調和 | tiáohé | harmonious; harmony |
| 调剂 | 調劑 | tiáojì | make an adjustment |
| 调节 | 調節 | tiáojié | adjust; regulate; reconcile |
| 调解 | 調解 | tiáojiě | mediation; bring together to an agreement |
| 调料 | 調料 | tiáoliào | seasoning; flavoring |
| 挑拨 | 挑撥 | tiǎobō | incite disharmony; provoke; stir up tension in others |
| 挑衅 | 挑釁 | tiǎoxìn | provoke; defiance |
| 跳跃 | 跳躍 | tiàoyuè | jump; leap; bound; skip |
| 亭子 | 亭子 | tíngzi | pavilion; kiosk |
| 停泊 | 停泊 | tíngbó | anchor; mooring (of a ship) |
| 停顿 | 停頓 | tíngdùn | pause; halt |
| 停滞 | 停滯 | tíngzhì | stagnation; be at a standstill; bogged down |
| 挺拔 | 挺拔 | tǐngbá | tall and straight |
| 通货膨胀 | 通貨膨脹 | tōnghuò péngzhàng | inflation |
| 通缉 | 通緝 | tōngjī | order the arrest of a criminal |
| 通俗 | 通俗 | tōngsú | popular; common; everyday; average; vulgar |
| 通讯 | 通訊 | tōngxùn | communication; correspondence; news dispatch |
| 通用 | 通用 | tōngyòng | in common use; interchangeable; General Motors |
| 同胞 | 同胞 | tóngbāo | compatriot; fellow countryman |
| 同志 | 同志 | tóngzhì | comrade; gay (slang) |
| 铜 | 銅 | tóng | copper |
| 童话 | 童話 | tónghuà | fairy tale |
| 统筹兼顾 | 統籌兼顧 | tǒngchóujiāngù | take every aspects into consideration through plan and preparation |
| 统计 | 統計 | tǒngjì | statistics; to tally; to add up |
| 统统 | 統統 | tǒngtǒng | totally; completely |
| 统治 | 統治 | tǒngzhì | to rule (a country); govern; governance |
| 投机 | 投機 | tóujī | speculate (on financial markets); congenial; opportunistic |
| 投票 | 投票 | tóupiào | vote; poll |
| 投诉 | 投訴 | tóusù | make a complaint; appeal to a court |
| 投降 | 投降 | tóuxiáng | to surrender |
| 投掷 | 投擲 | tóuzhì | throw something a long distance; hurl |
| 透露 | 透露 | tòulù | divulge; to reveal; leak out |
| 秃 | 禿 | tū | bald; blunt |
| 突破 | 突破 | tūpò | break through; breakthrough |
| 图案 | 圖案 | tú'àn | design; pattern |
| 徒弟 | 徒弟 | túdì | disciple |
| 途径 | 途徑 | tújìng | way; channel |
| 涂抹 | 塗抹 | túmǒ | scribble; smear; doodle |
| 土壤 | 土壤 | tǔrǎng | soil; earth |
| 团结 | 團結 | tuánjié | unite; hold a rally; join forces |
| 团体 | 團體 | tuántǐ | group; organization; team |
| 团圆 | 團圓 | tuányuán | have a reunion; reunite as a family |
| 推测 | 推測 | tuīcè | speculate; conjecture; surmise |
| 推翻 | 推翻 | tuīfān | overthrow; topple |
| 推理 | 推理 | tuīlǐ | reasoning; speculative; inference |
| 推论 | 推論 | tuīlùn | infer; a deduction; a corollary |
| 推销 | 推銷 | tuīxiāo | to market; sell |
| 吞吞吐吐 | 吞吞吐吐 | tūntūntǔtǔ | hum and haw (idiom); mumble as if hiding something; speak and break off, then start again; to hold something back |
| 托运 | 托運 | tuōyùn | check in (baggage); consign for shipment |
| 拖延 | 拖延 | tuōyán | prolong; protraction; delay; stall; procrastinate |
| 脱离 | 脫離 | tuōlí | to separate oneself from; to break away from; be divorced from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) |
| 妥当 | 妥當 | tuǒdang | appropriate; proper; pertinence |
| 妥善 | 妥善 | tuǒshàn | appropriate; proper; well-arranged |
| 妥协 | 妥協 | tuǒxié | to compromise; reach terms |
| 椭圆 | 橢圓 | tuǒyuán | ellipse; oval |
| 唾弃 | 唾棄 | tuòqì | cast aside; spurn |
| 挖掘 | 挖掘 | wājué | excavate; dig; unearth |
| 哇 | 哇 | wa | wow; (sound of crying or surprise) |
| 娃娃 | 娃娃 | wáwa | baby; child; doll |
| 瓦解 | 瓦解 | wǎjiě | collapse; disintegrate; crumble |
| 歪曲 | 歪曲 | wāiqū | to distort; to misrepresent; to twist; crooked; askew; aslant |
| 外表 | 外表 | wàibiǎo | outward appearance; external; outside |
| 外行 | 外行 | wàiháng | layman; amateur; nonprofessional |
| 外界 | 外界 | wàijiè | the outside world; external |
| 外向 | 外向 | wàixiàng | extroverted; export-oriented (economy) |
| 丸 | 丸 | wán | pill; pellet |
| 完备 | 完備 | wánbèi | complete; perfect |
| 完毕 | 完畢 | wánbì | finish; end; complete |
| 玩弄 | 玩弄 | wánnòng | resort to; play with; engage in |
| 玩意儿 | 玩意兒 | wányìr | thing; toy; gadget |
| 顽固 | 頑固 | wángù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽强 | 頑強 | wánqiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 挽回 | 挽回 | wǎnhuí | reverse or salvage (a situation); redeem; retrieve |
| 挽救 | 挽救 | wǎnjiù | to rescue; retrieve; to remedy |
| 惋惜 | 惋惜 | wǎnxī | feel sorry for a person; sympathize; to regret |
| 万分 | 萬分 | wànfēn | very much; extremely |
| 往常 | 往常 | wǎngcháng | habitually in the past; as one used to do; as it used to be |
| 往事 | 往事 | wǎngshì | the past events; former happenings |
| 妄想 | 妄想 | wàngxiǎng | vainly hope; wishful thinking; delusion |
| 危机 | 危機 | wēijī | crisis |
| 威风 | 威風 | wēifēng | awe-inspiring authority; power and prestige; impressive force |
| 威力 | 威力 | wēilì | might; power that invokes fear |
| 威望 | 威望 | wēiwàng | prestige |
| 威信 | 威信 | wēixìn | prestige; reputation; veneration; authority; trust |
| 微不足道 | 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | negligible; insignificant; not worth mentioning |
| 微观 | 微觀 | wēiguān | microscopic; sub atomic |
| 为难 | 爲難 | wéinán | make things difficult for someone; embarrassed |
| 为期 | 爲期 | wéiqī | be scheduled for; last for (a certain duration) |
| 违背 | 違背 | wéibèi | violate; go against |
| 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéidú | only; just (i.e. it is only that ...); alone |
| 维持 | 維持 | wéichí | maintain; preserve |
| 维护 | 維護 | wéihù | defend; to safeguard; defense; maintain |
| 维生素 | 維生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin |
| 伪造 | 僞造 | wěizào | forge; to fake; to counterfeit |
| 委托 | 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust; to ensign; to commission |
| 委员 | 委員 | wěiyuán | committee member; committee; council |
| 卫星 | 衛星 | wèixīng | satellite |
| 未免 | 未免 | wèimiǎn | (of something that one finds has gone too far); rather a bit too |
| 畏惧 | 畏懼 | wèijù | to fear; foreboding |
| 喂 | 喂 | wèi, wéi | hey; to feed | hello (on the phone) |
| 蔚蓝 | 蔚藍 | wèilán | azure; sky blue |
| 慰问 | 慰問 | wèiwèn | to express sympathy; consolation; extend regards to; salute |
| 温带 | 溫帶 | wēndài | temperate zone |
| 温和 | 溫和 | wēnhé | moderate; warm; (-huo: lukewarm) |
| 文凭 | 文憑 | wénpíng | diploma |
| 文物 | 文物 | wénwù | cultural relic; historical relic |
| 文献 | 文獻 | wénxiàn | document; literature |
| 文雅 | 文雅 | wényǎ | elegant; refined |
| 文艺 | 文藝 | wényì | literature and art |
| 问世 | 問世 | wènshì | be published; to come out |
| 窝 | 窩 | wō | nest; den |
| 乌黑 | 烏黑 | wūhēi | jet-black; pitch-black |
| 污蔑 | 汙蔑 | wūmiè | to slander |
| 诬陷 | 誣陷 | wūxiàn | entrap; to frame; plant false evidence against sb. |
| 无比 | 無比 | wúbǐ | matchless; incomparable |
| 无偿 | 無償 | wúcháng | free; no charge; at no cost |
| 无耻 | 無恥 | wúchǐ | without any sense of shame; shameless; audaciousness |
| 无动于衷 | 無動于衷 | wúdòngyúzhōng | aloof; indifferent; unconcerned; untouched |
| 无非 | 無非 | wúfēi | nothing but; only |
| 无辜 | 無辜 | wúgū | innocent |
| 无精打采 | 無精打采 | wújīngdǎcǎi | listless; be dispirited; in low spirits |
| 无赖 | 無賴 | wúlài | hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly |
| 无理取闹 | 無理取鬧 | wúlǐqǔnào | to make trouble without reason (idiom); wilfully make trouble; to be deliberately provocative; deliberately awkward; pointless provocation |
| 无能为力 | 無能爲力 | wú néng wéi lì | incapable of action; powerless; impotent |
| 无穷无尽 | 無窮無盡 | wúqióngwújìn | vast and limitless; endless span of time; no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end |
| 无微不至 | 無微不至 | wú wēi bú zhì | in every possible way; meticulously |
| 无忧无虑 | 無憂無慮 | wúyōuwúlǜ | carefree and without worries |
| 无知 | 無知 | wúzhī | ignorance |
| 武器 | 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms |
| 武侠 | 武俠 | wǔxiá | knight-errant; a genre of swordplay martial arts movies and books |
| 武装 | 武裝 | wǔzhuāng | arms; equipment; to arm |
| 侮辱 | 侮辱 | wǔrǔ | to insult; humiliate |
| 舞蹈 | 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | a dance |
| 务必 | 務必 | wùbì | must; need to; be sure to |
| 物美价廉 | 物美價廉 | wùměijiàlián | attractive goods at inexpensive prices |
| 物业 | 物業 | wùyè | property management |
| 物资 | 物資 | wùzī | goods and materials; commodity |
| 误差 | 誤差 | wùchā | difference; error; inaccuracy |
| 误解 | 誤解 | wùjiě | misunderstand; misread |
| 夕阳 | 夕陽 | xīyáng | setting sun |
| 昔日 | 昔日 | xīrì | formerly; in olden days |
| 牺牲 | 犧牲 | xīshēng | sacrifice (one's life, etc.) |
| 溪 | 溪 | xī | creek |
| 熄灭 | 熄滅 | xīmiè | extinguish; go out (of fire); die out; extinction |
| 膝盖 | 膝蓋 | xīgài | knee |
| 习俗 | 習俗 | xísú | custom; tradition; (local) convention |
| 袭击 | 襲擊 | xíjī | surprise attack; to raid |
| 媳妇 | 媳婦 | xífù | daughter-in-law; son's wife |
| 喜闻乐见 | 喜聞樂見 | xǐwénlèjiàn | a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle |
| 喜悦 | 喜悅 | xǐyuè | happy; joyous |
| 系列 | 系列 | xìliè | series |
| 细胞 | 細胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | 細菌 | xìjūn | bacteria; virus; germ |
| 细致 | 細致 | xìzhì | delicate; meticulous |
| 峡谷 | 峽谷 | xiágǔ | canyon; ravine; gorge |
| 狭隘 | 狹隘 | xiá'ài | narrow; tight; narrow (minded); lacking in experience |
| 狭窄 | 狹窄 | xiázhǎi | narrow |
| 霞 | 霞 | xiá | red clouds |
| 下属 | 下屬 | xiàshǔ | subordinate; underling |
| 先进 | 先進 | xiānjìn | advanced (technology); to advance |
| 先前 | 先前 | xiānqián | before; previously |
| 纤维 | 纖維 | xiānwéi | fiber |
| 掀起 | 掀起 | xiānqǐ | lift; raise in height |
| 鲜明 | 鮮明 | xiānmíng | bright; clear-cut; distinct |
| 闲话 | 閑話 | xiánhuà | gossip; digression |
| 贤惠 | 賢惠 | xiánhuì | virtuous and dutiful (of women) |
| 弦 | 弦 | xián | bow string; string of musical instruments |
| 衔接 | 銜接 | xiánjiē | to join together; to combine |
| 嫌 | 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; grudge |
| 嫌疑 | 嫌疑 | xiányí | suspicion; (be) suspected (of) |
| 显著 | 顯著 | xiǎnzhù | notable; marked; outstanding; remarkable |
| 现场 | 現場 | xiànchǎng | scene (of event or incident); on the spot |
| 现成 | 現成 | xiànchéng | ready-made; off-the-shelf |
| 现状 | 現狀 | xiànzhuàng | current situation; status quo |
| 线索 | 線索 | xiànsuǒ | trail; clues; hints; thread (of a story) |
| 宪法 | 憲法 | xiànfǎ | constitution; charter |
| 陷害 | 陷害 | xiànhài | cast blame on; to frame |
| 陷阱 | 陷阱 | xiànjǐng | trap; snare |
| 陷入 | 陷入 | xiànrù | sink into; get caught up in; land in (a predicament) |
| 馅儿 | 餡兒 | xiànr | stuffing; filling |
| 乡镇 | 鄉鎮 | xiāngzhèn | village and town |
| 相差 | 相差 | xiāngchà | differ; difference |
| 相等 | 相等 | xiāngděng | be equal to; equally; equivalent |
| 相辅相成 | 相輔相成 | xiāngfǔxiāngchéng | supplement and complement each other |
| 相应 | 相應 | xiāngyìng | correspond; relevant |
| 镶嵌 | 鑲嵌 | xiāngqiàn | inlay |
| 响亮 | 響亮 | xiǎngliàng | loud and clear; resounding |
| 响应 | 響應 | xiǎngyìng | respond to; answer |
| 想方设法 | 想方設法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | (saying) think of or try every possible method; by all means possible |
| 向导 | 向導 | xiàngdǎo | guide |
| 向来 | 向來 | xiànglái | always; all along |
| 向往 | 向往 | xiàngwǎng | yearn for; look forward to |
| 巷 | 巷 | xiàng | lane; alley |
| 相声 | 相聲 | xiàngsheng | comic dialogue; crosstalk |
| 削 | 削 | xuē | to pare/peel with a knife; to cut; to chop |
| 消除 | 消除 | xiāochú | eliminate; remove; clear up (abstract things) |
| 消毒 | 消毒 | xiāo dú | disinfect; sterilize |
| 消防 | 消防 | xiāofáng | fire-fighting; fire prevention and control |
| 消耗 | 消耗 | xiāohào | use up; consume |
| 消灭 | 消滅 | xiāomiè | eliminate; perish; wipe out |
| 销毁 | 銷毀 | xiāohuǐ | destroy (by melting or burning) |
| 潇洒 | 潇灑 | xiāosǎ | free and easy |
| 小心翼翼 | 小心翼翼 | xiǎoxīn yìyì | carefully; cautiously; with great care |
| 肖像 | 肖像 | xiàoxiàng | portrait |
| 效益 | 效益 | xiàoyì | benefit;results |
| 协会 | 協會 | xiéhuì | an association; a society |
| 协商 | 協商 | xiéshāng | consult with; talk things over |
| 协调 | 協調 | xiétiáo | coordinate; harmonize |
| 协议 | 協議 | xiéyì | agreement; pact; protocol |
| 协助 | 協助 | xiézhù | assist; to help |
| 携带 | 攜帶 | xiédài | take with; portable |
| 泄露 | 泄露 | xièlòu | leak (information); divulge |
| 泄气 | 泄氣 | xièqì | despair; feel like giving up/disappointing; pathetic |
| 屑 | 屑 | xiè | crumbs; filings; worth while |
| 谢绝 | 謝絕 | xièjué | politely refuse |
| 心得 | 心得 | xīndé | knowledge gained |
| 心甘情愿 | 心甘情願 | xīngānqíngyuàn | totally willing; perfectly happy to |
| 心灵 | 心靈 | xīnlíng | heart; soul; smart; quick-witted |
| 心态 | 心態 | xīntài | pyschology; mentality; spirit |
| 心疼 | 心疼 | xīnténg | love dearly; the pain of love |
| 心血 | 心血 | xīnxuè | heart and blood; painstaking effort; meticulous care |
| 心眼儿 | 心眼兒 | xīnyǎnr | one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas |
| 辛勤 | 辛勤 | xīnqín | hardworking; diligent; industrious |
| 欣慰 | 欣慰 | xīnwèi | be gratified; satisfied |
| 欣欣向荣 | 欣欣向榮 | xīnxīn xiàng róng | flourishing; thriving; prosperous |
| 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dàixiè | metabolism (bio); (saying) the new replaces the old |
| 新郎 | 新郎 | xīnláng | bridegroom; groom |
| 新娘 | 新娘 | xīnniáng | bride |
| 新颖 | 新穎 | xīnyǐng | new and original; novel |
| 薪水 | 薪水 | xīnshuǐ | salary; wage; pay; stipend |
| 信赖 | 信賴 | xìnlài | trust; have confidence in; confide |
| 信念 | 信念 | xìnniàn | faith; belief; conviction |
| 信仰 | 信仰 | xìnyǎng | firm belief; faith; believe in (a religion) |
| 信誉 | 信譽 | xìnyù | reputation; prestige; trust |
| 兴隆 | 興隆 | xīnglóng | prosperous; flourishing |
| 兴旺 | 興旺 | xīngwàng | prosperous; thriving; to prosper |
| 腥 | 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) |
| 刑事 | 刑事 | xíngshì | criminal; penal |
| 行政 | 行政 | xíngzhèng | administration; administrative |
| 形态 | 形態 | xíngtài | shape; form; pattern |
| 兴高采烈 | 興高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | in high spirits |
| 兴致勃勃 | 興致勃勃 | xìngzhìbóbó | in high spirits |
| 性感 | 性感 | xìnggǎn | sex appeal; sexy; sexuality |
| 性命 | 性命 | xìngmìng | life |
| 性能 | 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance |
| 凶恶 | 凶惡 | xiōng'è | fierce; ferocious; menacing |
| 凶手 | 凶手 | xiōngshǒu | murderer; assassin; assailant |
| 汹涌 | 洶湧 | xiōngyǒng | (used in reference to an ocean, river, lake etc.) violently surge up; turbulent |
| 胸怀 | 胸懷 | xiōnghuái | think about; heart; one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open |
| 胸膛 | 胸膛 | xiōngtáng | chest |
| 雄厚 | 雄厚 | xiónghòu | abundant; strong and solid; rich |
| 雄伟 | 雄偉 | xióngwěi | grand; majestic |
| 修复 | 修複 | xiūfù | restoration; repair |
| 修建 | 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build; to construct; renovate |
| 修养 | 修養 | xiūyǎng | accomplishment; self-cultivation |
| 羞耻 | 羞恥 | xiūchǐ | (a feeling of) shame |
| 绣 | 繡 | xiù | embroider; embroidery |
| 嗅觉 | 嗅覺 | xiùjué | sense of smell; scent |
| 须知 | 須知 | xūzhī | prerequisites; knowledge requirement |
| 虚假 | 虛假 | xūjiǎ | false; phony; pretense; deceit |
| 虚荣 | 虛榮 | xūróng | vanity |
| 虚伪 | 虛僞 | xūwěi | false; hypocritical; artificial; sham |
| 需求 | 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; demand (economics) |
| 许可 | 許可 | xǔkě | allow; permit; permission |
| 序言 | 序言 | xùyán | preface of a book, used to explain the book's objective |
| 畜牧 | 畜牧 | xùmù | raise animals |
| 酗酒 | 酗酒 | xùjiǔ | heavy drinking; drink to excess; binge drink |
| 宣誓 | 宣誓 | xuān shì | swear an oath (of office); make a vow |
| 宣扬 | 宣揚 | xuānyáng | publicize; make public or well known |
| 喧哗 | 喧嘩 | xuānhuá | cause a scene |
| 悬挂 | 懸挂 | xuánguà | suspend; hang; suspension (cable car) |
| 悬念 | 懸念 | xuánniàn | reader's involvement; suspense in a movie, place etc |
| 悬殊 | 懸殊 | xuánshū | a wide gap; big contrast; large disparity; a mismatch |
| 悬崖峭壁 | 懸崖峭壁 | xuányáqiàobì | cliffside |
| 旋律 | 旋律 | xuánlǜ | melody; tune; rhythm |
| 旋转 | 旋轉 | xuánzhuǎn | to whirl; to spin; rotate |
| 选拔 | 選拔 | xuǎnbá | select the best; choose |
| 选举 | 選舉 | xuǎnjǔ | elect; election |
| 选手 | 選手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant; player |
| 炫耀 | 炫耀 | xuànyào | to show off; flaunt |
| 削弱 | 削弱 | xuēruò | weaken; to cripple |
| 学说 | 學說 | xuéshuō | theory; doctrine |
| 学位 | 學位 | xuéwèi | academic degree; educational level |
| 雪上加霜 | 雪上加霜 | xuěshàngjiāshuāng | (literally) add frost to snow; one disaster after another; insult added to injury |
| 血压 | 血壓 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 熏陶 | 熏陶 | xūntáo | to influence (positively) |
| 寻觅 | 尋覓 | xúnmì | to seek; to look for |
| 巡逻 | 巡邏 | xúnluó | to patrol (police, army or navy) |
| 循环 | 循環 | xúnhuán | circular cycle; loop; circulate |
| 循序渐进 | 循序漸進 | xún xù jiàn jìn | make steady progress incrementally; step by step program |
| 压迫 | 壓迫 | yāpò | oppress |
| 压岁钱 | 壓歲錢 | yāsuìqián | gifts of money given to children during the Spring Festival |
| 压缩 | 壓縮 | yāsuō | to compress |
| 压抑 | 壓抑 | yāyì | constrain or repress one's emotions; inhibition; repressive |
| 压榨 | 壓榨 | yāzhà | to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil, etc. by squeezing |
| 压制 | 壓制 | yāzhì | suppress; inhibit; stifle |
| 鸦雀无声 | 鴉雀無聲 | yāquèwúshēng | not even a crow or sparrow can be heard (idiom); silence reigns |
| 亚军 | 亞軍 | yàjūn | second place; runner-up |
| 烟花爆竹 | 煙花爆竹 | yānhuābàozhú | fireworks and crackers |
| 淹没 | 淹沒 | yānmò | submerge; drown; to flood |
| 延期 | 延期 | yán qī | delay; extend; postpone |
| 延伸 | 延伸 | yánshēn | extend; spread; stretch |
| 延续 | 延續 | yánxù | continue; last longer |
| 严寒 | 嚴寒 | yánhán | bitter cold; severe winter |
| 严禁 | 嚴禁 | yánjìn | strictly prohibit; forbid |
| 严峻 | 嚴峻 | yánjùn | grim; severe; rigorous; harsh |
| 严厉 | 嚴厲 | yánlì | strict; severe |
| 严密 | 嚴密 | yánmì | strict; closely-knit; tight |
| 言论 | 言論 | yánlùn | expression of (political) opinion; speech |
| 岩石 | 岩石 | yánshí | rock; stone |
| 炎热 | 炎熱 | yánrè | blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) |
| 沿海 | 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal |
| 掩盖 | 掩蓋 | yǎngài | conceal; cover up; hide behind |
| 掩护 | 掩護 | yǎnhù | cover; shield; screen |
| 掩饰 | 掩飾 | yǎnshì | conceal a fault; gloss over |
| 眼光 | 眼光 | yǎnguāng | vision |
| 眼色 | 眼色 | yǎnsè | a wink; signal with one's eyes |
| 眼神 | 眼神 | yǎnshén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes |
| 演变 | 演變 | yǎnbiàn | develop; evolve |
| 演习 | 演習 | yǎnxí | rehearse; practice; put on a play |
| 演绎 | 演繹 | yǎnyì | deduction; to deduce; to infer |
| 演奏 | 演奏 | yǎnzòu | give an instrumental performance |
| 厌恶 | 厭惡 | yànwù | loathe; to hate; detest |
| 验收 | 驗收 | yànshōu | inspect and then accept (i.e. received goods |
| 验证 | 驗證 | yànzhèng | inspect and verify |
| 氧气 | 氧氣 | yǎngqì | oxygen |
| 样品 | 樣品 | yàngpǐn | sample; specimen |
| 谣言 | 謠言 | yáoyán | rumor |
| 摇摆 | 搖擺 | yáobǎi | to waver; to wag; to sway |
| 摇滚 | 搖滾 | yáogǔn | rock and roll |
| 遥控 | 遙控 | yáokòng | remote control |
| 遥远 | 遙遠 | yáoyuǎn | distant; remote |
| 要点 | 要點 | yàodiǎn | main point; essential |
| 要命 | 要命 | yàomìng | cause somebody's death; very; extremely; frighteningly; annoyance |
| 要素 | 要素 | yàosù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 耀眼 | 耀眼 | yàoyǎn | dazzle; to shine |
| 野蛮 | 野蠻 | yěmán | barbarous; uncivilized; cruel; wild |
| 野心 | 野心 | yěxīn | ambition; wild schemes or ambitions; careerism |
| 液体 | 液體 | yètǐ | liquid |
| 一度 | 一度 | yídù | for a time; at one time; one time; once |
| 一帆风顺 | 一帆風順 | yìfānfēngshùn | (saying) smooth sailing |
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yíguàn | consistent; constant; from start to finish; then as now |
| 一举两得 | 一舉兩得 | yìjǔliǎngdé | kill two birds with one stone; (literally) attain two objectives with a single move |
| 一流 | 一流 | yīliú | top-grade |
| 一目了然 | 一目了然 | yímùliǎorán | obvious at a glance |
| 一如既往 | 一如既往 | yìrújìwǎng | just as in the past (idiom); as before; continuing as always |
| 一丝不苟 | 一絲不苟 | yìsībùgǒu | (literally) not one thread loose; strictly according to the rules; meticulous |
| 一向 | 一向 | yíxiàng | all along; the whole time; constantly; always |
| 衣裳 | 衣裳 | yīshang | clothes |
| 依旧 | 依舊 | yījiù | as before; still |
| 依据 | 依據 | yījù | according to; basis; foundation |
| 依靠 | 依靠 | yīkào | rely on; depend on |
| 依赖 | 依賴 | yīlài | depend on; be dependent on |
| 依托 | 依托 | yītuō | rely on; depend on |
| 仪器 | 儀器 | yíqì | apparatus; (scientific) instrument |
| 仪式 | 儀式 | yíshì | ceremony |
| 遗产 | 遺産 | yíchǎn | heritage; legacy |
| 遗传 | 遺傳 | yíchuán | inherit; hereditary |
| 遗留 | 遺留 | yíliú | legacy; left over; hand down |
| 遗失 | 遺失 | yíshī | lose; lose due to carelessness |
| 疑惑 | 疑惑 | yíhuò | (a sense of) uncertainty; to feel unsure about something; uncertainty |
| 以便 | 以便 | yǐbiàn | so that; in order to |
| 以免 | 以免 | yǐmiǎn | so as not to; in order to avoid; lest |
| 以往 | 以往 | yǐwǎng | in the past; formerly |
| 以至 | 以至 | yǐzhì | down to; up to; to such an extent as to... |
| 以致 | 以致 | yǐzhì | so that; as a result |
| 亦 | 亦 | yì | also |
| 异常 | 異常 | yìcháng | exceptional; abnormal |
| 意料 | 意料 | yìliào | expectation; to anticipate; to think ahead |
| 意识 | 意識 | yìshi | realize; consciousness; awareness; sense |
| 意图 | 意圖 | yìtú | intent; intention; intend |
| 意味着 | 意味著 | yìwèizhe | signify; to mean; imply |
| 意向 | 意向 | yìxiàng | will; intent; disposition |
| 意志 | 意志 | yìzhì | will; willpower; determination |
| 毅力 | 毅力 | yìlì | willpower; perseverance; will; stamina; tenacity |
| 毅然 | 毅然 | yìrán | without hesitation; resolutely; firmly |
| 翼 | 翼 | yì | wings; fins on fish; shelter |
| 阴谋 | 陰謀 | yīnmóu | a plot; a conspiracy |
| 音响 | 音響 | yīnxiǎng | (Electronic) speakers; acoustics; sound field (i.e., in a room or theater) |
| 引导 | 引導 | yǐndǎo | to guide; to conduct; introduction |
| 引擎 | 引擎 | yǐnqíng | engine |
| 引用 | 引用 | yǐnyòng | quote; cite |
| 饮食 | 飲食 | yǐnshí | food and drink; diet |
| 隐蔽 | 隱蔽 | yǐnbì | conceal; hide; covert; under cover; Take cover! |
| 隐患 | 隱患 | yǐnhuàn | hidden danger |
| 隐瞒 | 隱瞞 | yǐnmán | conceal; hide; (a taboo subject); cover up the truth |
| 隐私 | 隱私 | yǐnsī | privacy; personal secret |
| 隐约 | 隱約 | yǐnyuē | vague; faint; indistinct |
| 英明 | 英明 | yīngmíng | wise; brilliant |
| 英勇 | 英勇 | yīngyǒng | bravery; heroic; valiant; gallant |
| 婴儿 | 嬰兒 | yīng'ér | baby infant |
| 迎面 | 迎面 | yíng miàn | face to face; headlong; in one's face |
| 盈利 | 盈利 | yínglì | profit; gain |
| 应酬 | 應酬 | yìngchou | socialize with; a social engagement |
| 应邀 | 應邀 | yìngyāo | at sb.'s invitation |
| 拥护 | 擁護 | yōnghù | to support; endorse |
| 拥有 | 擁有 | yōngyǒu | have; possess |
| 庸俗 | 庸俗 | yōngsú | filthy; vulgar; debased |
| 永恒 | 永恒 | yǒnghéng | eternal; everlasting |
| 勇于 | 勇于 | yǒngyú | have the courage to; be brave enough |
| 涌现 | 湧現 | yǒngxiàn | spring up; emerge prominently |
| 踊跃 | 踴躍 | yǒngyuè | eager; enthusiastically |
| 用户 | 用戶 | yònghù | user; consumer; subscriber; customer |
| 优胜劣汰 | 優勝劣汰 | yōushèngliètài | survival of the fittest |
| 优先 | 優先 | yōuxiān | priority; preferential |
| 优异 | 優異 | yōuyì | exceptional; excellent; outstandingly good |
| 优越 | 優越 | yōuyuè | superior; superiority |
| 忧郁 | 憂郁 | yōuyù | melancholy; dejected |
| 犹如 | 猶如 | yóurú | just as; similar to; appearing to be |
| 油腻 | 油膩 | yóunì | greasy or oily (food) |
| 油漆 | 油漆 | yóuqī | oil paint; varnish |
| 有条不紊 | 有條不紊 | yǒutiáobùwěn | in an orderly way; methodically; systematically; methodical |
| 幼稚 | 幼稚 | yòuzhì | childish; naïve; immature |
| 诱惑 | 誘惑 | yòuhuò | tempt; temptation; entice; lure; attract |
| 渔民 | 漁民 | yúmín | fisherman; fisher folk |
| 愚蠢 | 愚蠢 | yúchǔn | silly; stupid |
| 愚昧 | 愚昧 | yúmèi | ignorant; benighted |
| 舆论 | 輿論 | yúlùn | public opinion |
| 与日俱增 | 與日俱增 | yǔrìjùzēng | grow with each passing day |
| 宇宙 | 宇宙 | yǔzhòu | universe; cosmos |
| 羽绒服 | 羽絨服 | yǔróngfú | down jacket |
| 玉 | 玉 | yù | jade (Kangxi radical 96) |
| 预料 | 預料 | yùliào | anticipate; to forecast; expectation |
| 预期 | 預期 | yùqī | expect; expected; anticipate |
| 预算 | 預算 | yùsuàn | budget |
| 预先 | 預先 | yùxiān | beforehand; prior |
| 预言 | 預言 | yùyán | predict; prophecy |
| 预兆 | 預兆 | yùzhào | omen, sign |
| 欲望 | 欲望 | yùwàng | desire; lust |
| 寓言 | 寓言 | yùyán | fable |
| 愈 | 愈 | yù | recover; heal; the more ... the more |
| 冤枉 | 冤枉 | yuānwang | to wrong; injustice; not worthwhile |
| 元首 | 元首 | yuánshǒu | head of state |
| 元素 | 元素 | yuánsù | element; element of a set; chemical element |
| 元宵节 | 元宵節 | Yuánxiāo Jié | the Lantern Festival |
| 园林 | 園林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape |
| 原告 | 原告 | yuángào | plaintiff; complainant; accuser |
| 原理 | 原理 | yuánlǐ | principle; theory |
| 原始 | 原始 | yuánshǐ | first; original; primitive |
| 原先 | 原先 | yuánxiān | former; original |
| 圆满 | 圓滿 | yuánmǎn | satisfactory |
| 缘故 | 緣故 | yuángù | reason; cause |
| 源泉 | 源泉 | yuánquán | headspring; fountainhead; water source |
| 约束 | 約束 | yuēshù | restrict; limit to; constrain; restriction |
| 乐谱 | 樂譜 | yuèpǔ | sheet music |
| 岳母 | 嶽母 | yuèmǔ | wife's mother; mother-in-law |
| 孕育 | 孕育 | yùnyù | be pregnant; to produce offspring; nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork, etc.) |
| 运算 | 運算 | yùnsuàn | (mathematical) operation |
| 运行 | 運行 | yùnxíng | movement; be in motion; run |
| 酝酿 | 醞釀 | yùnniàng | mull over (an issue); hold a preliminary round of exploratory discussions |
| 蕴藏 | 蘊藏 | yùncáng | hold in store; contain untapped quantities |
| 熨 | 熨 | yùn | iron; press |
| 杂技 | 雜技 | zájì | acrobatics |
| 杂交 | 雜交 | zájiāo | create a hybrid; cross-fertilize |
| 砸 | 砸 | zá | to smash; to pound; to break; fail |
| 咋 | 咋 | zǎ | how/why (contraction of 怎么) |
| 灾难 | 災難 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 栽培 | 栽培 | zāipéi | grow; educate; cultivate |
| 宰 | 宰 | zǎi | slaughter; butcher; govern; rule; imperial official in dynastic China |
| 再接再厉 | 再接再厲 | zàijiēzàilì | continue the struggle; persist; unremitting efforts |
| 在意 | 在意 | zài yì | care about; mind; care |
| 攒 | 攢 | zǎn | save; hoard |
| 暂且 | 暫且 | zànqiě | for the moment; for the time being; temporarily |
| 赞叹 | 贊歎 | zàntàn | sigh or grasp in admiration; highly praise |
| 赞助 | 贊助 | zànzhù | support; sponsor |
| 遭受 | 遭受 | zāoshòu | suffer; suffering; be subjected to (something unfortunate) |
| 遭殃 | 遭殃 | zāo yāng | to suffer a calamity; go through a disaster |
| 遭遇 | 遭遇 | zāoyù | befall; suffer; encounter |
| 糟蹋 | 糟蹋 | zāotà | waste; ruin; wreck; spoil; slander |
| 造型 | 造型 | zàoxíng | make a model; to mold |
| 噪音 | 噪音 | zàoyīn | uproar; rumble; noise; static |
| 责怪 | 責怪 | zéguài | blame; rebuke |
| 贼 | 賊 | zéi | thief |
| 增添 | 增添 | zēngtiān | add to; increase |
| 赠送 | 贈送 | zèngsòng | give as a present |
| 扎 | 紮 | zhā | to prick; push a needle into; penetrating |
| 扎实 | 紮實 | zhāshi | strong; sturdy; practical |
| 渣 | 渣 | zhā | dregs; slag |
| 眨 | 眨 | zhǎ | wink; blink |
| 诈骗 | 詐騙 | zhàpiàn | defraud; swindle; blackmail |
| 摘要 | 摘要 | zhāiyào | summary; abstract |
| 债券 | 債券 | zhàiquàn | bond |
| 沾光 | 沾光 | zhān guāng | bask in the light; benefit from association with sth.; reflected glory |
| 瞻仰 | 瞻仰 | zhānyǎng | look at with reverence; admire |
| 斩钉截铁 | 斬釘截鐵 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; definitely |
| 展示 | 展示 | zhǎnshì | open up; reveal; to display |
| 展望 | 展望 | zhǎnwàng | outlook; prospect; to look ahead; look forward to |
| 展现 | 展現 | zhǎnxiàn | come out; emerge; express; show |
| 崭新 | 嶄新 | zhǎnxīn | brand new |
| 占据 | 占據 | zhànjù | occupy; hold; inhabit |
| 占领 | 占領 | zhànlǐng | occupy (a territory); capture; seize |
| 战斗 | 戰鬥 | zhàndòu | to fight; to battle; to struggle |
| 战略 | 戰略 | zhànlüè | strategy |
| 战术 | 戰術 | zhànshù | (military) tactics |
| 战役 | 戰役 | zhànyì | military campaign; battle |
| 章程 | 章程 | zhāngchéng | written rules; statute; regulations; charter of a corporation |
| 帐篷 | 帳篷 | zhàngpeng | tent |
| 障碍 | 障礙 | zhàng'ài | barrier; obstacle |
| 招标 | 招標 | zhāobiāo | to beckon; to invite bids |
| 招收 | 招收 | zhāoshōu | recruit; take in; to hire |
| 朝气蓬勃 | 朝氣蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); full of vigour and vitality; energetic; spirited; a bright spark |
| 着迷 | 著迷 | zháomí | to be fascinated |
| 沼泽 | 沼澤 | zhǎozé | marsh; swamp; glade; wetlands |
| 照样 | 照樣 | zhàoyàng | as before; (same) as usual |
| 照耀 | 照耀 | zhàoyào | to shine; illuminate |
| 折腾 | 折騰 | zhēteng | toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); do something over and over again; cause suffering; play crazy; screw around |
| 遮挡 | 遮擋 | zhēdǎng | shelter from; keep out |
| 折 | 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture; convert into; to fold |
| 折磨 | 折磨 | zhémo | persecute; to torture |
| 侦探 | 偵探 | zhēntàn | detective |
| 珍贵 | 珍貴 | zhēnguì | precious |
| 珍稀 | 珍稀 | zhēnxī | rare; precious and uncommon |
| 珍珠 | 珍珠 | zhēnzhū | pearl |
| 真理 | 真理 | zhēnlǐ | truth |
| 真相 | 真相 | zhēnxiàng | the actual facts; reality |
| 真挚 | 真摯 | zhēnzhì | sincere; sincerity; genuine |
| 斟酌 | 斟酌 | zhēnzhuó | Consider; deliberate |
| 枕头 | 枕頭 | zhěntou | pillow |
| 阵地 | 陣地 | zhèndì | position; battlefront |
| 阵容 | 陣容 | zhènróng | line-up; troop arrangement |
| 振奋 | 振奮 | zhènfèn | stir oneself up; raise one's spirits; inspire |
| 振兴 | 振興 | zhènxīng | develop vigorously; promote; revive; revitalize; invigorate; re-energize |
| 震撼 | 震撼 | zhènhàn | to shake |
| 震惊 | 震驚 | zhènjīng | shock; astonish; amaze |
| 镇定 | 鎮定 | zhèndìng | cool; calm; unperturbed |
| 镇静 | 鎮靜 | zhènjìng | calm; cool; tranquil |
| 正月 | 正月 | zhēngyuè | the first month of the lunar calendar |
| 争端 | 爭端 | zhēngduān | dispute; controversy; conflict |
| 争夺 | 爭奪 | zhēngduó | fight over |
| 争气 | 爭氣 | zhēng qì | work hard for sth.; determined not to fall short |
| 争先恐后 | 爭先恐後 | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu | striving to be first; compete with each other |
| 争议 | 爭議 | zhēngyì | controversy; dispute; contention |
| 征服 | 征服 | zhēngfú | conquer; subdue |
| 征收 | 征收 | zhēngshōu | levy (fine); impose (tariff) |
| 挣扎 | 掙紮 | zhēngzhá | to struggle |
| 蒸发 | 蒸發 | zhēngfā | evaporate; evaporation |
| 整顿 | 整頓 | zhěngdùn | organize; consolidate |
| 正当 | 正當 | zhèng dāng | timely; just when, (dàng) proper |
| 正负 | 正負 | zhèngfù | positive and negative; plus-minus |
| 正规 | 正規 | zhèngguī | formal; regular; according to standards |
| 正经 | 正經 | zhèngjing | decent; serious; standard; really |
| 正气 | 正氣 | zhèngqì | healthy environment; healthy atmosphere |
| 正义 | 正義 | zhèngyì | justice; righteous |
| 正宗 | 正宗 | zhèngzōng | authentic, orthodox; old school |
| 证实 | 證實 | zhèngshí | confirm; verify |
| 证书 | 證書 | zhèngshū | certificate; credentials |
| 郑重 | 鄭重 | zhèngzhòng | serious; solemn |
| 政策 | 政策 | zhèngcè | policy |
| 政权 | 政權 | zhèngquán | regime; political power; authority |
| 症状 | 症狀 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 之际 | 之際 | zhījì | during; at the time of; the time when something happens |
| 支撑 | 支撐 | zhīchēng | support; prop up; crutch; brace |
| 支出 | 支出 | zhīchū | spend; pay out; expense |
| 支流 | 支流 | zhīliú | tributary; minor aspect; offshoot |
| 支配 | 支配 | zhīpèi | to control |
| 支援 | 支援 | zhīyuán | to support; assist; aid |
| 支柱 | 支柱 | zhīzhù | pillar; prop; mainstay; backbone |
| 枝 | 枝 | zhī | branch; twig; (mw for sticks, rods, pencils) |
| 知觉 | 知覺 | zhījué | perception; consciousness; feeling |
| 知足常乐 | 知足常樂 | zhīzúchánglè | content with what one has |
| 脂肪 | 脂肪 | zhīfáng | body fat |
| 执行 | 執行 | zhíxíng | implementation; carry out; execute |
| 执着 | 執著 | zhízhuó | to refuse to change one's viewpoint |
| 直播 | 直播 | zhíbō | live broadcast (not recorded) |
| 直径 | 直徑 | zhíjìng | diameter |
| 侄子 | 侄子 | zhízi | nephew; brother's son or daughter |
| 值班 | 值班 | zhí bān | be on duty; work a shift |
| 职能 | 職能 | zhínéng | function; role |
| 职位 | 職位 | zhíwèi | (professional) position |
| 职务 | 職務 | zhíwù | post; a position; job; duties |
| 殖民地 | 殖民地 | zhímíndì | colony |
| 指标 | 指標 | zhǐbiāo | target; norm; index; indicator |
| 指定 | 指定 | zhǐdìng | appoint; designate |
| 指甲 | 指甲 | zhǐjia | fingernail |
| 指令 | 指令 | zhǐlìng | order; command; instruction |
| 指南针 | 指南針 | zhǐnánzhēn | compass |
| 指示 | 指示 | zhǐshì | indicate; instruct; instructions |
| 指望 | 指望 | zhǐwàng | hope for; count on; hope |
| 指责 | 指責 | zhǐzé | to censure; criticize; find fault with |
| 志气 | 志氣 | zhìqì | ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit |
| 制裁 | 制裁 | zhìcái | punish; (economic) sanctions |
| 制服 | 制服 | zhìfú | uniform; to subdue; to bring under control |
| 制约 | 制約 | zhìyuē | restrict; condition |
| 制止 | 制止 | zhìzhǐ | to curb; to put a stop to |
| 治安 | 治安 | zhì'ān | law and order; public security |
| 治理 | 治理 | zhìlǐ | to bring under control; to govern; to manage |
| 致辞 | 致辭 | zhìcí | make/deliver a speech |
| 致力 | 致力 | zhìlì | work for; devote one's efforts |
| 致使 | 致使 | zhìshǐ | cause; result in |
| 智力 | 智力 | zhìlì | intelligence; intellect |
| 智能 | 智能 | zhìnéng | intelligent; capability; smart (phone, system, bomb, etc.) |
| 智商 | 智商 | zhìshāng | IQ (intelligence quotient) |
| 滞留 | 滯留 | zhìliú | detain; retention |
| 中断 | 中斷 | zhōngduàn | interrupt; break off |
| 中立 | 中立 | zhōnglì | neutral; neutrality |
| 中央 | 中央 | zhōngyāng | central; middle; center |
| 忠诚 | 忠誠 | zhōngchéng | honest; loyalty; devoted |
| 忠实 | 忠實 | zhōngshí | faithful; dependable |
| 终点 | 終點 | zhōngdiǎn | the end; end point; destination; finish line (in a race) |
| 终究 | 終究 | zhōngjiū | in the end; after all is said and done; eventually |
| 终身 | 終身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong |
| 终止 | 終止 | zhōngzhǐ | stop; cease; terminate (legal) |
| 衷心 | 衷心 | zhōngxīn | heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial |
| 肿瘤 | 腫瘤 | zhǒngliú | tumor; neoplasm |
| 种子 | 種子 | zhǒngzi | seed |
| 种族 | 種族 | zhǒngzú | race; ethnicity |
| 众所周知 | 衆所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows; (saying) as is known to everyone |
| 种植 | 種植 | zhòngzhí | plant; grow; crop |
| 重心 | 重心 | zhòngxīn | center of gravity; central core; main part |
| 舟 | 舟 | zhōu | boat (Kangxi radical 137) |
| 州 | 州 | zhōu | province; sub-prefecture; (United States) state |
| 周边 | 周邊 | zhōubiān | surrounding |
| 周密 | 周密 | zhōumì | meticulous; careful; thorough |
| 周年 | 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual |
| 周期 | 周期 | zhōuqī | period; cycle; rhythm |
| 周折 | 周折 | zhōuzhé | setback; twists and turns; problem; complication |
| 周转 | 周轉 | zhōuzhuǎn | turnover (in cash or personnel); have enough resources to cover a need |
| 粥 | 粥 | zhōu | porridge; congee; gruel |
| 昼夜 | 晝夜 | zhòuyè | day and night; continuously without stop |
| 皱纹 | 皺紋 | zhòuwén | wrinkle; furrow |
| 株 | 株 | zhū | stem; root; trunk; (mw for plants) |
| 诸位 | 諸位 | zhūwèi | (pronoun) everyone; ladies and gentlemen |
| 逐年 | 逐年 | zhúnián | year after year; on an annual basis |
| 主办 | 主辦 | zhǔbàn | to host (a conference or sports event) |
| 主导 | 主導 | zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant; guiding |
| 主管 | 主管 | zhǔguǎn | person in charge of (a position, etc.); preside over; Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
| 主流 | 主流 | zhǔliú | main stream (of a river); the essential point |
| 主权 | 主權 | zhǔquán | sovereignty |
| 主义 | 主義 | zhǔyì | -ism; ideology |
| 拄 | 拄 | zhǔ | post; lean on a stick; prop |
| 嘱咐 | 囑咐 | zhǔfù | enjoin; to tell; exhort |
| 助理 | 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant |
| 助手 | 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper |
| 住宅 | 住宅 | zhùzhái | residence; tenement |
| 注射 | 注射 | zhùshè | injection; inject (medicine) |
| 注视 | 注視 | zhùshì | watch attentively; gaze at; stare |
| 注释 | 注釋 | zhùshì | annotate; annotation; note; make notes in the margin |
| 注重 | 注重 | zhùzhòng | pay attention; emphasize; put stress on |
| 驻扎 | 駐紮 | zhùzhā | to station; to garrison (troops) |
| 著作 | 著作 | zhùzuò | work; book; writing |
| 铸造 | 鑄造 | zhùzào | cast (pour metal into a mold) |
| 拽 | 拽 | zhuài | drag; haul |
| 专长 | 專長 | zhuāncháng | specialty; special knowledge or ability |
| 专程 | 專程 | zhuānchéng | special-purpose trip |
| 专利 | 專利 | zhuānlì | patent |
| 专题 | 專題 | zhuāntí | special topic; questions; special matter or subject |
| 砖 | 磚 | zhuān | brick |
| 转达 | 轉達 | zhuǎndá | pass on; convey; communicate |
| 转让 | 轉讓 | zhuǎnràng | transfer (technology, good, etc.); make over |
| 转移 | 轉移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; divert; migrate |
| 转折 | 轉折 | zhuǎnzhé | turning point; shift in the trend of events; plot twist in a book |
| 传记 | 傳記 | zhuànjì | biography |
| 庄稼 | 莊稼 | zhuāngjia | farm crops |
| 庄严 | 莊嚴 | zhuāngyán | stately; dignified |
| 庄重 | 莊重 | zhuāngzhòng | grave; solemn; dignified |
| 装备 | 裝備 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit |
| 装卸 | 裝卸 | zhuāngxiè | load and unload; to transfer |
| 壮观 | 壯觀 | zhuàngguān | spectacular; grand (of buildings, monuments, scenery, etc.) |
| 壮丽 | 壯麗 | zhuànglì | magnificence; splendid; majestic |
| 壮烈 | 壯烈 | zhuàngliè | brave and honorable |
| 幢 | 幢 | zhuàng | (mw for houses, buildings); tent |
| 追悼 | 追悼 | zhuīdào | mourning; memorial (service, etc.) |
| 追究 | 追究 | zhuījiū | investigate; look into; find out |
| 坠 | 墜 | zhuì | fall; drop |
| 准则 | 准則 | zhǔnzé | principle; standard or norm; criterion |
| 卓越 | 卓越 | zhuóyuè | distinction; excellence; splendid |
| 着手 | 著手 | zhuóshǒu | put one's hand to; commence |
| 着想 | 著想 | zhuóxiǎng | give consideration to; consider (other people's) needs |
| 着重 | 著重 | zhuózhòng | put emphasis on; to stress |
| 琢磨 | 琢磨 | zuómo | ponder; (also zhuómó: to polish (gems or literary works)) |
| 姿态 | 姿態 | zītài | attitude; posture; stance |
| 资本 | 資本 | zīběn | (Economics) capital; asset |
| 资产 | 資産 | zīchǎn | property; assets |
| 资深 | 資深 | zīshēn | experienced; senior |
| 资助 | 資助 | zīzhù | subsidy; provide financial aid |
| 滋润 | 滋潤 | zīrùn | quenched; moist |
| 滋味 | 滋味 | zīwèi | taste; flavor; the way one feels |
| 子弹 | 子彈 | zǐdàn | bullet; cartridge |
| 自卑 | 自卑 | zìbēi | feel inferior; be self-abased |
| 自发 | 自發 | zìfā | spontaneous; unprompted |
| 自力更生 | 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | (idiom) self reliance |
| 自满 | 自滿 | zìmǎn | complacent; self-satisfied |
| 自主 | 自主 | zìzhǔ | independent; to act for oneself; autonomous |
| 宗教 | 宗教 | zōngjiào | religion |
| 宗旨 | 宗旨 | zōngzhǐ | purpose; objective; aim; goal |
| 棕色 | 棕色 | zōngsè | brown (the color) |
| 踪迹 | 蹤迹 | zōngjì | tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige |
| 总而言之 | 總而言之 | zǒngéryánzhī | in short; in a word |
| 总和 | 總和 | zǒnghé | sum |
| 纵横 | 縱橫 | zònghéng | able to move unhindered; length and breadth |
| 走廊 | 走廊 | zǒuláng | corridor; hallway |
| 走漏 | 走漏 | zǒulòu | leak (information, liquid, etc); divulge; reveal |
| 走私 | 走私 | zǒu sī | smuggle; have an illicit affair |
| 揍 | 揍 | zòu | (informal) beat; hit; (regional) smash; break |
| 租赁 | 租賃 | zūlìn | rent; lease |
| 足以 | 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to ...; so much so that; sufficiently |
| 阻碍 | 阻礙 | zǔ'ài | obstruct; hinder; impede |
| 阻拦 | 阻攔 | zǔlán | to stop; obstruct; block off |
| 阻挠 | 阻撓 | zǔnáo | thwart; to obstruct (something); stand in the way |
| 祖父 | 祖父 | zǔfù | paternal grandfather |
| 祖国 | 祖國 | zǔguó | homeland; motherland; fatherland |
| 祖先 | 祖先 | zǔxiān | ancestor; forbearer |
| 钻研 | 鑽研 | zuānyán | study intensively; delve into |
| 钻石 | 鑽石 | zuànshí | diamond |
| 嘴唇 | 嘴唇 | zuǐchún | lip |
| 罪犯 | 罪犯 | zuìfàn | criminal |
| 尊严 | 尊嚴 | zūnyán | dignity; sanctity; honor |
| 遵循 | 遵循 | zūnxún | follow; abide by |
| 作弊 | 作弊 | zuòbì | practice fraud; cheat |
| 作废 | 作廢 | zuòfèi | cancellation; delete; to nullify; to expire and thus lose validity |
| 作风 | 作風 | zuòfēng | work style; way |
| 作息 | 作息 | zuòxī | work and rest |
| 座右铭 | 座右銘 | zuòyòumíng | motto |
| 做主 | 做主 | zuòzhǔ | decide; take the responsibility for a decision |