阿姨 阿姨 āyí aunt, child's address to woman of similar age as parents, girl, babysitter, aunty, elderly unattached woman, cr#4 eche attendant, maiden aunt, family nurse, nursery/cr#4eche attendant, nurse, mother's sister, auntie, nursery eche attendant, child's address to woman of similar age, one's mother's sister 啊 啊 a particle: used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation 愛國 爱国 àiguó love one's country, patriotic 矮 矮 ǎi short (of stature), low 愛護 爱护 àihù cherish, treasure, take good care of 矮小 矮小 ǎixiǎo short and small, low and small, undersized 按時 按时 ànshí on time, before deadline, on schedule 安置 安置 ānzhì find place for, help settle down, arrange for 暗示 暗示 ànshì (drop a) hint, suggest 安 安 ān surname An, content, calm, still, quiet, safe, secure, in good health, to find a place for, to install, to fix, to fit, to bring (a charge against sb), to pacify, to harbor (good intentions), security, safety, peace, ampere 百貨 百货 bǎihuò general merchandise 暗 暗 àn unclear, dull, hidden, dim, dusk, secret, dark 擺 摆 bǎi place, put, arrange 擺動 摆动 bǎidòng to sway, to swing, to move back and forth, to oscillate 巴士 巴士 bāshì bus 擺脫 摆脱 bǎi tuō disembroil, free oneself, cast/shake off, fling_off, break away from, shake_off, disinvolve, disentangle, shake off, shift, wangle, cast off, extricate oneself from, shake, waste, free oneself from, disburden, ditch, manage, lose, cast, unload, extricate oneself, prescind, unship, slip, wriggle, shunt 辦事 办事 bàn shì dispose, handle affairs, work 包裹 包裹 bāoguǒ to wrap up, to bind up, bundle, parcel, package, CL:個|个[ge4] 敗 败 bài defeat, fail, lose, counteract, be defeated, beat, spoil, decay, wither 包括 包括 bāokuò consist_of, consist of, subtend, embrace, comprise, incorporate, embody, involve, count, subsume, take_in, comprehend, incorporation, include, comprize, run, cover, package, consist in 寶 宝 bǎo treasure 包含 包含 bāohán comprehend, consist of, subtend, imply, boast, go, colligate, include, hold, encompass, embrace, bear, carry, comprise, incorporate, cover, embody, connote, consist in, house, subsume, contain 寶寶 宝宝 bǎobao pet, sonny, darling baby, precious baby, baby, precious, poppet, sweetie, precious/darling baby 寶貝 宝贝 bǎobèi treasured object, treasure, darling, baby, cowry, good-for-nothing, odd character 寶貴 宝贵 bǎoguì valuable, precious 寶石 宝石 bǎoshí precious stone, gem 保守 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative 抱 抱 bào hold/carry in arms, adopt, hatch, brood 背景 背景 bèijǐng context, circumstance, locale, background, ground, stage setting, mise en scene, groundwork, background knowledge, frame, milieu, backcloth, scene, setting, backdrop 倍 倍 bèi -fold, multiplication, diameter, double, times, twice as much 保密 保密 bǎo mì maintain secrecy, hide, conceal, keep sth. secret, keep secret, hold_back 本科 本科 běnkē undergraduate course, undergraduate (attributive) 薄 薄 báo lacking in warmth, infertile, light, cold, weak, thin, despise, flimsy 比分 比分 bǐfēn score 畢業 毕业 bì yè graduate, finish school 笨 笨 bèn dull, cumbersome, wooden-headed, clumsy, stupid, awkward 畢業生 毕业生 bìyèshēng alumnus, postgraduate, grad, alum, alumna, graduating class, graduate 避 避 bì avoid, preclude, evade, repel, prevent, forbid, ward off, shun, keep away, forestall, foreclose, stay away from 避免 避免 bìmiǎn forbear, preclude, refrain_from, forebear, escape, help, elude, leapfrog, refrain from, stave_off, evite, shun, obviate, avoid, evade, waive, help oneself, ward_off, ward, miss, avert, ward off, balk, refrain 被迫 被迫 bèipò forced, be forced, be compelled/forced, be compelled 辯論 辩论 biànlùn argue, debate 標志 标志 biāozhì earmark, banner, standing for, logo, symbol, marker, stamp, sign, symbolization, mark, emblem, seal, logotype, symbolizing, blip, marking, insignia 編 编 biān group, arrangement, arrange, invent, entwine, weave, organize, edit, compilation, write, invention, pleach, cook up, plait, make up, braid, raddle, fabricate, compose, compile, fabrication 表情 表情 biǎoqíng brow, air, countenance, glow, look, cast, visage, expression, facial expression, gesture, business, dramatics, facial gesture 表揚 表扬 biǎoyáng praise, commend 別 别 bié don't 冰 冰 bīng ice 冰箱 冰箱 bīngxiāng frig, electric refrigerator, fridge, freezer, refrigerator, deepfreeze, icebox, reefer, cooler, refrigeratory 冰雪 冰雪 bīngxuě ice and snow 兵 兵 bīng fighter, troops, armed force, arms, dogface, pawn in Ch. chess, military, weapons, private, soldier, ranker, joe, army, pawn, rank-and-file soldier 并 并 bìng to be side by side, simultaneously, and 不要緊 不要紧 bù yàojǐn unimportant, not serious, it doesn't matter, never mind, it looks all right, but 不管 不管 bùguǎn conj.: no matter, regardless of 不在乎 不在乎 bù zàihu not to care 布置 布置 bùzhì dispose, embellish, arrange, set up, lay, assign, fix up, upholster 不然 不然 bùrán conj.: otherwise, if not, or else 步行 步行 bùxíng hoof it, tread, ambulate, leg it, foot, pedestrianize, footslog, tramp, go on foot, hoof, step, locomote, walk 才 才 cái then and only then, just now, only (before a number) 擦 擦 cā swab, shave, spread on, scrape, apply sth. on, spread sth. on, touch lightly, wipe, grate, rub, put/spread on, brush past, brush, obliterate, chafe, efface, sweep, scratch, fray, put on, apply, besmear, put, polish, scrape into shreds, fret, scrub, mop, erase 材料 材料 cáiliào making, aggregate, stuff, ingredients, food, ingredient, data, fodder, material, datum, stock, makings, data point, timber 財富 财富 cáifù opulence, pile, worth, fortune, moneybag, riches, mammon, substance, wealth, wealthy, gold, lucre, means, shekel, pelf, opulency, money, oof, nabobery 財產 财产 cáichǎn aught, belonging, fortune, material possession, cash, riches, substance, assets, property, wealth, belongings, estate, seizin, thing, holding, possession, means, goods, asset, pelf, money, propertied, seisin, res, having 參考 参考 cānkǎo consult, refer to 參與 参与 cānyù participate in 採訪 采访 cǎifǎng cover, interview, gather news 操場 操场 cāochǎng schoolyard, school ground, school yard, drill ground, sportsground, playing field, playground, sports ground 操作 操作 cāozuò operate, manipulate 測量 测量 cèliáng survey, measure 測 测 cè measure out, conjecture, measure, infer, survey, fathom 測試 测试 cèshì test 茶葉 茶叶 cháyè tea, tea leaf, tea leaves 產品 产品 chǎnpǐn baby, brand, output, product, produce, end product, merchandise, fruitage, growth, manufacture, wares, production 曾 曾 céng once, ever, before 長途 长途 chángtú long-distance, long distance 唱片 唱片 chàngpiàn pressing, waxing, cut, disc, phonogram, phonograph record, record, disk, wax, phonorecord, platter, recording, gramophone record, phonograph recording 常識 常识 chángshí nous, reason, mother_wit, general knowledge, common_sense, mother wit, horse sense, public knowledge, common sense, sense, good sense, gumption, commonsense, wisdom 抄寫 抄写 chāoxiě to copy, to transcribe 潮流 潮流 cháoliú stream, tidal flow, tidal_current, tideway, trend, movement, wind, sea, fashion, tide, tidal current 抄 抄 chāo to make a copy, to plagiarize, to search and seize, to raid, to grab, to go off with, to take a shortcut, to make a turning move, to fold one's arms 潮 潮 cháo tide, current, damp, moist, humid 徹底 彻底 chèdǐ thorough, drastic, exhaustive, outright, complete 潮濕 潮湿 cháoshī damp, moist 沉 沉 chén see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1], to submerge, to immerse, to sink, to keep down, to lower, to drop, deep, profound, heavy 沉默 沉默 chénmò taciturn, uncommunicative, silent 沉重 沉重 chénzhòng heavy, hard, serious, critical 成人 成人 chéngrén grownup, adult, majority, manhood, grown-up 誠實 诚实 chéngshi honest 稱贊 称赞 chēngzàn to praise, to acclaim, to commend, to compliment 承擔 承担 chéngdān bear, undertake, assume 承認 承认 chéngrèn receive, acknowledge, okay, approbate, validate, recognize, avow, admittance, count, confess, sanctify, grant, countersign, avouch, admit, acknowledgement, reckon, own, sanction, give diplomatic recognition, concede, cede, give, ratify, agree, recognise, accept, recognition, yield, allow, endorse, profess 誠信 诚信 chéngxìn genuine, honest, in good faith, honesty, integrity 程序 程序 chéngxù rules of order, parliamentary law, instruction, process, procedure, agenda, instance, parliamentary procedure, system, order, proceeding, programme, method, sequence, course, program 吃驚 吃惊 chī jīng to be startled, to be shocked, to be amazed 承受 承受 chéngshòu bear, support, endure, inherit (legacy/etc.) 尺 尺 chǐ m.[standard] 遲到 迟到 chí dào tardy, be late, arrive late, be/come/arrive late, come, late, come/arrive late, be 沖 冲 chōng charge, rush, dash 尺子 尺子 chǐzi rule, ruler (measuring instrument), CL:把[ba3] 充電 充电 chōng diàn charge, electricize, refresh 充電器 充电器 chōngdiànqì battery charger 尺寸 尺寸 chǐcun measurement, dimension 蟲子 虫子 chóngzi insect, bug, worm, CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] 充分 充分 chōngfèn full, ample, abundant 抽 抽 chōu lash, whip, thrash 抽獎 抽奖 chōu jiǎng to draw a prize, a lottery, a raffle 出口 出口 chū kǒu export 抽煙 抽烟 chōu yān smoke (pipe/etc.) 出色 出色 chūsè outstanding, remarkable, splendid 出席 出席 chū xí attend, be present 處於 处于 chǔyú go, be in, be (in a certain condition) 出售 出售 chūshòu offer for sale, sell 處 处 chù m.[general] 穿上 穿上 chuānshang assume, wear, put_on, slip, enclothe, put on 窗戶 窗户 chuānghu window, casement 窗臺 窗台 chuāngtái window sill, window ledge 傳統 传统 chuántǒng rule, patrimony, legacy, custom, heritage, convention, conventionality, routine, normal practice, common practice, tradition 純 纯 chún pure, simple 純淨水 纯净水 chúnjìngshuǐ pure water 窗子 窗子 chuāngzi window 春季 春季 chūnjì springtime 詞匯 词汇 cíhuì mental lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook, lexicon, word-stock, lexis, words and phrases 此 此 cǐ this, det.: this, here 此外 此外 cǐwài conj.: besides, in addition, moreover 次 次 cì order, sequence, next 刺激 刺激 cìjī stimulate, provoke, irritate, upset 刺 刺 cì stab, prick, assassinate, irritate, stimulate, criticize 從此 从此 cóngcǐ hereon, hence, henceforth, thereupon, therefrom, from now on, from then on 粗 粗 cū wide (in diameter), thick 粗心 粗心 cūxīn careless, thoughtless 促銷 促销 cùxiāo merchandise, sell 措施 措施 cuòshī measure, demarche, corrective, move, step 促使 促使 cùshǐ incite, prod, prompt, spur, send, motive, induce, trigger, urge, bring on, cause, propel, shame, instigate, impel, actuate, motivate, bear on, push, get, move 打 打 dǎ generalized verb of doing with specific meaning determined by its object, strike, hit, fight, construct, forge, mix 促進 促进 cùjìn rush, help, step_up, advancement, progress, acceleration, subserve, encourage, facilitate, anticipate, accelerate, assist, fillip, expedite, advance, promotive, boost, further, provoke, hurry, redound, cultivate, induce, hasten, catalyze, speed, promote, contribute, impel, promotion, push, forward, stimulate, whet 答案 答案 dáàn result, script, resolution, solution, answer, key 打雷 打雷 dǎ léi to rumble with thunder, clap of thunder 打敗 打败 dǎ bài rout, outplay, whip, scupper, wallop, mop up, finish, suffer a defeat, overrule, overwhelm, flog, rack up, whop, be beaten, overpower, subdue, overmatch, snooker, be defeated, larrup, outfight, overmaster, floor, whup, knock_off, best, drub, defeat, euchre, confound, lick, fall, outrival, worst, overthrow, convince, vanquish, beat, pip 打掃 打扫 dǎsǎo to clean, to sweep 打折 打折 dǎ zhé to give a discount 打針 打针 dǎ zhēn to give or have an injection 大多 大多 dàduō for the most part, many, most, the greater part, mostly 大巴 大巴 dàbā a big coach, tourist bus 大方 大方 dàfang expert, scholar, mother earth, a type of green tea, generous, magnanimous, stylish, in good taste, easy-mannered, natural and relaxed 大哥 大哥 dàgē eldest brother, elder brother, gang leader 大規模 大规模 dàguīmó large scale, extensive, wide scale, broad scale 大會 大会 dàhuì synod, moot, conference, plenary meeting, congress, rally, plenum, mass meeting, plenary session 大姐 大姐 dàjiě big sister, elder sister, older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 大樓 大楼 dàlóu mansion, massif, hall, block, manse, edifice, building, multi-storied building, residence, mansion house 大媽 大妈 dàmā father's elder brother's wife, aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) 大型 大型 dàxíng large-size (machines/factories/etc.) 大陸 大陆 dàlù Ch. mainland 大眾 大众 dàzhòng the broad masses, roughscuff, the public, herd, concourse, commonality, riffraff, masses, commonness, the masses, throng, multitude, commonage, commonalty, plebeian, plebs, horde, the people/masses, community, the people, million, mass, public 大爺 大爷 dàye arrogant idler, self-centered show-off, (coll.) father's older brother, uncle, term of respect for older man 代替 代替 dàitì fill in, replace, supply, supersede, replacement, substitute for, surrogate, oust, substitute, stand_in, stand in, cover, supplant, take the place of, fill_in, sub 袋 袋 dài pouch, bag, sack, pocket 待遇 待遇 dàiyù treatment (salary/etc.) 戴 戴 dài wear, put on (of accessories) 擔任 担任 dānrèn hold the post of, take charge of, assume, take_charge, fill, shoulder, adopt, skipper, assume the office of, assume office of, act_as, take, act as, play, undertake, take over, take on 擔保 担保 dānbǎo to guarantee, to vouch for 擔心 担心 dān xīn worry, feel anxious 單純 单纯 dānchún simple, pure, plain, artless 單 单 dān singly, alone 單調 单调 dāndiào monotonous 單獨 单独 dāndú tete-a-tete, apart, unaccompanied, individually, singly, solely, alone, on one's own 導遊 导游 dǎoyóu tour guide, guidebook, to conduct a tour 倒閉 倒闭 dǎobì to go bankrupt, to close down 淡 淡 dàn tasteless, light, wishy-washy, pale, thin, weak 倒車 倒车 dǎo chē to change buses, trains etc, to reverse (a vehicle), to drive backwards 得意 得意 déyì be proud of; be exalted; be complacent 得 得 de should be, need 導致 导致 dǎozhì bring, lead, bring_about, lead to, incite, result in, conduce, bring about, produce, bring_on, render, set off, spark_off, inspire, inflict, cause, land 燈光 灯光 dēngguāng light, lighting, the light of a lamp, illuminance, glim, illumination, lamplight 登 登 dēng to scale (a height), to ascend, to mount, to publish or record, to enter (e.g. in a register), to press down with the foot, to step or tread on, to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect), to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 登記 登记 dēng jì register, check in 登錄 登录 dēnglù to register, to log in 登山 登山 dēng shān engage in mountain-climbing, sport 的確 的确 díquè certainly, surely 敵人 敌人 dírén antagonist, enemy, enemy force, foeman, opponent, adversary, hostile force, foe, opposing force 地方 地方 dìfang country, soil, terrain, part, clime, way, territory, room, neighbourhood, tinderbox, locality (as distinct from the central administrat, child, tract, province, position, respect, where, region, space, place, local 底 底 dǐ underside, bottom, base, end, ground 地面 地面 dìmiàn (earth's) surface, ground, floor, region 地位 地位 dìwèi station, estate, importance, appointment, character, footing, capacity, chair, estate of the realm, level, situation, status, standing, position, spot, connection, space, sphere, quality, place, condition 地下 地下 dìxia subterranean, underground, secretly, subsurface, secret, secret activity 地址 地址 dìzhǐ location, domicile, street address, address, name and address, destination 典型 典型 diǎnxíng typical, representative 點名 点名 diǎn míng roll call, to mention sb by name, (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name 電燈 电灯 diàndēng electric light, CL:盞|盏[zhan3] 電動車 电动车 diàndòngchē Electric vehicle 電梯 电梯 diàntī lift, elevator 電源 电源 diànyuán electric power source 定 定 dìng decide 頂 顶 dǐng top, tip 冬季 冬季 dōngjì winter 動畫片 动画片 dònghuàpiàn animated film 豆腐 豆腐 dòufu tofu, bean curd 獨立 独立 dúlì stand alone 動搖 动摇 dòngyáo totter, unnerve, faze, fluctuate, jounce, falter, oscillate, enervate, seesaw, stagger, waver, depolarize, vibrate, shaken, ferment, wabble, shake, churn, teeter, vacillate, wobble, rock, weaken, agitate, unsettle, sway, vacillation, hesitate 獨自 独自 dúzì unaccompanied, solely, by oneself, alone 獨特 独特 dútè special, distinctive, unique 堵 堵 dǔ to stop up, (to feel) stifled or suffocated, wall, classifier for walls 肚子 肚子 dǔzi kyte, venter, womb, tummy, belly, stomach, paunch, abdomen, breadbasket, wame, tripe 堵車 堵车 dǔ chē traffic jam, choking 度過 度过 dùguò pass, spend (time/etc.) 對比 对比 duìbǐ ratio, correlation 鍛煉 锻炼 duànliàn to toughen, to temper, to engage in physical exercise, to work out, (fig.) to develop one's skills, to train oneself 多次 多次 duōcì many times, repeatedly 對於 对于 duìyú in regard) to, toward, at, for 對付 对付 duìfu counter, deal/cope with, face, confront, cope with, fix, make do, handle, deal, tackle, deal with 多年 多年 duōnián for many years 多種 多种 duōzhǒng many kinds of, multiple, diverse, multi- 而 而 ér conj.: and yet 惡心 恶心 ěxin nausea, to feel sick, disgust, nauseating, to embarrass (deliberately), bad habit, vicious habit, vice 兒童 儿童 értóng kid, nipper, enfant, tyke, youngster, small fry, minor, shaver, nestling, tike, child, chit, fry, children, infant, tiddler, small-fry 多樣 多样 duōyàng diverse, multiform, various 而是 而是 érshì conj.: if not A, then B 二手 二手 èrshǒu indirectly acquired, second-hand (information, equipment etc), assistant 耳機 耳机 ěrjī headphones, earphones, telephone receiver 發揮 发挥 fāhuī bring into play, give free rein to, develop (idea/etc.), elaborate 發票 发票 fāpiào invoice, receipt or bill for purchase 發燒 发烧 fāshāo fever, kindle, feverish, temperature, run a temperature, run a fever, have a fever, have a temperature 法 法 fǎ law, method, way, mode, standard, model, legalists, Legalist School, Buddhist doctrine, dharma, magic arts 法官 法官 fǎguān sentencer, Bench, judiciary, judgeship, bench, tippet, wig, justice, judicature, magistrate, court, judge, jurist, recorder, hakim, justicer, judgship 法律 法律 fǎlǜ constitution, juridical, legal, jus, judiciary, statute law, law, codex, legislation, jurisprudence, lex, code, Themis, statute, judicial, practice of law, prescript, forensic, natural law 法院 法院 fǎyuàn judicature, (law) court, judicatory, bar, courthouse, law court, court, tribunal, judiciary, banc, court of justice, jug, banco, forensic 翻譯 翻译 fānyì translate, interpret 煩 烦 fán to feel vexed, to bother, to trouble, superfluous and confusing, edgy 翻 翻 fān to turn over, to flip over, to overturn, to rummage through, to translate, to decode, to double, to climb over or into, to cross, variant of 翻[fan1] 反而 反而 fǎnér conj.: on the contrary, instead 反映 反映 fǎnyìng reflect, mirror, make known 反 反 fǎn counter, revolt, rebel, oppose, combat 方案 方案 fāngàn formula, plan, scheme, projection, programme, proposal, schema, strategy, project, design, program 方 方 fāng just, only just/then 方針 方针 fāngzhēn policy, guiding principle 非 非 fēi not 放鬆 放松 fàngsōng relax, slacken, loosen 肥 肥 féi fat, fertile, loose-fitting or large, to fertilize, to become rich by illegal means, fertilizer, manure 分布 分布 fēnbù be distributed (over an area), be scattered 分手 分手 fēn shǒu part, part company, separate, say good-bye, break up 分為 分为 fēnwéi divide ... into, fall_into, divide(into) …分之… …分之… … fēn zhī … ... is divided into ... 奮鬥 奋斗 fèndòu struggle, fight, strive 風格 风格 fēnggé plan, signature, idiom, kind, aroma, manner, idiosyncrasy, negligence, style, mode, tone, expressive style, artistic style, touch 分散 分散 fēnsàn divert, diversify, diffract, disperse, deconcentrate, decentralize, dispel, disgregate, decentralization, scatter, distract, decentralise, shed, break up, dispersal 風景 风景 fēngjǐng view, aspect, vista, panorama, scenery, prospect, scene, sight, landscape 紛紛 纷纷 fēnfēn in droves, one_after_another, numerous and in great confusion 封閉 封闭 fēngbì resistant to anything new 否則 否则 fǒuzé conj.: otherwise, if not, or else 風俗 风俗 fēngsú mores, custom, public decency, manner, institution, ritual, Sunna, manners, rite, guise 夫妻 夫妻 fūqī couple, spouse, pair, man and wife, husband and wife 夫人 夫人 fūren Lady, lady, memsahib, milady, Dona, Mistress, dona, grande dame, donna, Mrs, mum, Senora, grace, senora, Mrs., madam, Frau, miladi, missus, senhora, wife, ma'am, Madame, madame, missis, Ladyship, Signora, signora 夫婦 夫妇 fūfù conjugality, couple, man_and_wife, husband and wife 符合 符合 fúhé fulfil, conform, fit, tally with, fill, come_up_to, cohere, satisfy, accord, coincide, assort, equate, answer, tally, consist, meet, be in keeping with, chime_in, fulfill, look, accord/tally with, relate, chime, live up to, square, accord with, conform to, correspond 付出 付出 fùchū pay, expend 符號 符号 fúhào sign, denotation, mark, icon, symbolical, symbol, notation, token, insignia, note, symbolic 附近 附近 fùjìn neighborship, neighborhood, precinct, vicinity, neighbourhood 負擔 负担 fùdān burden, load, encumbrance 複製 复制 fùzhì duplicate, reproduce 改善 改善 gǎishàn improve, perfect 改正 改正 gǎizhèng to correct, to amend, to put right, correction, CL:個|个[ge4] 概括 概括 gàikuò to summarize, to generalize, briefly, CL:個|个[ge4] 感興趣 感兴趣 gǎn xìngqù be interested, be interested in 高潮 高潮 gāocháo water, high_tide, crescendo, coming, high tide/water, high tide, climax, upsurge, eagre, springtide, tidemark, sexual climax, blowoff, orgasm, culmination, payoff, wave, high, high water 蓋 盖 gài cover, seal, affix seal, surpass, top, prevail over 高價 高价 gāojià high price 格外 格外 géwài piu, especially, all the more, helluva, particularly 高鐵 高铁 gāotiě high speed rail 高尚 高尚 gāoshàng noble, lofty, refined, exquisite 隔 隔 gé separate, cut off, impede 隔開 隔开 gékāi to separate 個別 个别 gèbié specifically, very few, specific, one or two exceptional, individual, exceptional 各個 各个 gègè every, various, separately, one by one 個體 个体 gètǐ unit, individual, individuality 根 根 gēn m.[general] 根據 根据 gēnjù on the basis of, according to 工程 工程 gōngchéng process, construction, engineering, engineering project, project 供應 供应 gōngyìng supply 共 共 gòng totally, together, in all, in company, altogether 構成 构成 gòu chéng constitute, form, compose, make up 公元 公元 gōngyuán CE (Common Era), Christian Era, AD (Anno Domini) 構造 构造 gòuzào constitution, configuration, make-up, build, anatomy, construction, structure, tectonic, fabric, compages, making, contexture, texture, conformation, apparatus, formation, architecture, makeup 購物 购物 gòuwù shopping 購買 购买 gòumǎi invest, take, buy, make purchases, go shopping, purchase 骨頭 骨头 gǔtou os, strong character, bone, character, person of a certain character 固定 固定 gùdìng set, plant, imbed, fix, strap, jell, fixed, affix, peg, stick, clench, rivet, regularization, rigidify, embed, infix, anchor, fixate, hold, regularize, implant, stitch, stabile, engraft, fasten, immobilize, moor, peg down, flat 怪 怪 guài find sth. strange, blame 關 关 guān shut, close, turn off, lock up, close down 關閉 关闭 guānbì close, shut (down) 官方 官方 guānfāng authorities, official, authority, regime, authorization, government 官 官 guān government official, officeholder 光臨 光临 guānglín (formal) to honor with one's presence, to attend 關於 关于 guānyú about, with regard to, concerning 歸 归 guī return ... to, put in sb.'s charge, take refuge, turn over to, return sth. to, come together, belong, give back to, marry, converge, return, take refuge (in Buddha/etc.), go back to 逛 逛 guàng to stroll, to visit 光盤 光盘 guāngpán compact disc, CD or DVD, CD ROM, CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1] 瓜 瓜 guā melon, gourd, squash 規律 规律 guīlǜ law, regular pattern 規則 规则 guīzé rule, regulation 果實 果实 guǒshí fruitery, fruitage, gains, fruits, fruit, fructification 海水 海水 hǎishuǐ waters, seawater, salt water, sea, the sea, brine 過分 过分 guòfèn excessively, over- 海鮮 海鲜 hǎixiān seafood 含 含 hán keep in mouth, cherish 規模 规模 guīmó magnitude, dimensions, extent, scale, scope 含量 含量 hánliàng content, quantity contained 含有 含有 hányǒu have, involve, infer, imply, tinge, include, number, carry, contain 含義 含义 hányì meaning (implicit in a phrase), implied meaning, hidden meaning, hint, connotation 寒假 寒假 hánjià winter vacation 寒冷 寒冷 hánlěng cold, frigid 航班 航班 hángbān scheduled flight, flight number, plane, scheduled sailing, sailing number, passenger ship 航空 航空 hángkōng air, aerospace, aerial, air travel, air power, aeronautical, navigation, voyage, aviation, aeronautic 毫米 毫米 háomǐ millimeter 行業 行业 hángyè metier, mystery, profession, line, game, craft, calling, trade, industry, biz, walk_of_life, racket, living 好友 好友 hǎoyǒu peer, chum, crony, great friend, good friend, brick 毫升 毫升 háoshēng milliliter 好 好 hǎo good 號碼 号码 hàomǎ pressmark, call mark, identification number, (serial) number, call number, no., number 黑暗 黑暗 hēiàn dark 合同 合同 hétong (business) contract, CL:個|个[ge4] 紅包 红包 hóngbāo money wrapped in red as a gift, bonus payment, kickback, bribe 厚 厚 hòu thick, fat, magnanimous, favor, kind, generous, deep, strong in flavor, large, stress, profound, rich 後頭 后头 hòutou behind, in the back, the rear side, later, in future 忽視 忽视 hūshì ignore, overlook, neglect 戶 户 hù m.[general] 呼吸 呼吸 hūxī take a breather, respiratory, take a breath, respire, catch one's breath, inspire, breathe, rest, suspire, respiration 花 花 huā spend, expend, cost 護士 护士 hùshi graduate nurse, nana, nurse, sister, trained nurse, (hospital) nurse 懷念 怀念 huáiniàn cherish memory of, think of 劃 划 huà to cut, to slash, to scratch (cut into the surface of sth), to strike (a match), to delimit, to transfer, to assign, to plan, to draw (a line), stroke of a Chinese character 懷疑 怀疑 huáiyí suspect, doubt 黃瓜 黄瓜 huánggua cucumber, CL:條|条[tiao2] 緩解 缓解 huǎnjiě to bring relief, to alleviate (a crisis), to dull (a pain) 黃金 黄金 huángjīn gold 回復 回复 huífù to reply, to recover, to return (to a previous condition), Re: in reply to (email) 匯 汇 huì to remit, to converge (of rivers), to exchange, variant of 匯|汇[hui4] 彙報 汇报 huìbào to report, to give an account of, report 婚禮 婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding ceremony, wedding, CL:場|场[chang3] 匯率 汇率 huìlǜ interchange, exchange rate, rate of exchange, exchange, exchange_rate 伙 伙 huǒ companion, partner, group, classifier for groups of people, to combine, together 火 火 huǒ fire;internal heat, anger, temper;firearms, ammunition 或許 或许 huòxǔ possibly, in all probability, peradventure, conceivably, mayhap, likely, perhaps, perchance, probably, maybe, haply, in all likelihood, belike 伙伴 伙伴 huǒbàn partner, companion, comrade 獲 获 huò harvest, capture, obtain, get, catch, poll, be able to, reap, gather in, win 獲得 获得 huòdé find, cop, acquirement, come_into, gain, draw, pick_up, pull, achievement, score, procure, come_by, get hold, purchase, nab, come upon, derive, latch, incur, achieve, make, bring, receive, arrive, come_out, pocket, obtain, luck into, sack, win, enter upon, pick up, garner, harvest, attain, come up, line up, extract, secure, possess, earn, reap, accrue, cover, take, acquire, get, arrive_at 獲獎 获奖 huò jiǎng to win an award 獲取 获取 huòqǔ to gain, to get, to acquire 機構 机构 jīgòu internal structure of an organization, motion, gadget, instrumentality, institute, organ, mechanism, gear, representation, mechanics, machinery, apparatus, establishment, institution, means, organization, agency, setup, delegacy, outfit 貨 货 huò commodity, idiot, money, blockhead, loading, goods 幾乎 几乎 jīhū chiefly, anear, about, near, just_about, most, well-nigh, almost, closely, practically, intimately, all but, nearly, just about, virtually, much, nigh 積累 积累 jīlěi to accumulate, accumulation, cumulative, cumulatively 激動 激动 jīdòng boil, tingle, kindle, seethe, toss, inflammatory, tizz, excited, fire, throb, carry_away, ferment, effervesce, stirred, bespirit, heat, agitation, hound, agitate, invigorate, burnt, actuate, inflame, stir, agitated, excite, move, impassion 激烈 激烈 jīliè drastic, fierce, heated, acute, sharp, intense 及格 及格 jí gé to pass an exam or a test, to meet a minimum standard 極 极 jí extraordinary, unusual, special, very, extremely, highly 機遇 机遇 jīyù opportunity, favorable circumstance, stroke of luck 即將 即将 jíjiāng in a short time, promptly, on the point of, at once, instantly, pronto, immediately, shortly, without delay, tout-de-suite, right away, forthwith, presently, soon, in a few seconds, before long, straightaway, in a minute, about to 急忙 急忙 jímáng in haste, hurriedly 記載 记载 jìzǎi put down in writing, record 極其 极其 jíqí absolutely, extremely, very, parlous, heaps, utterly, entirely, miserably, goldarn, precious, exceedingly, passing, definitely, plaguily, passingly, totally, staving, goldurn, completely 技巧 技巧 jìqiǎo technics, artifice, superior skill, acquisition, acquirement, cunning, trick, dexterity, accomplishment, mechanism, craft, craftsmanship, technique, artistry, handiwork, mastery, handicraft, finesse, attainment, sleight, skill, implement, execution, prowess, ingenuity, art, method, dish, mechanics, knack, cup of tea, management, bag, proficiency, address, facility, virtuosity, workman 集合 集合 jíhé gather, assemble, muster 紀律 纪律 jìlǜ disciplinary, discipline, ferule, morale, regime, laws and regulations 系 系 xì be 季 季 jì surname Ji, season, the last month of a season, fourth or youngest amongst brothers, classifier for seasonal crop yields 季度 季度 jìdù quarter of a year, season (sports) 既 既 jì conj.: since...then 既然 既然 jìrán conj.: since, as, now that 加班 加班 jiā bān to work overtime 季節 季节 jìjié season 寄 寄 jì attach oneself to, drop, transport, mail, ship, leave, entrust, post, get off, lodge at, depend on, send, entrustment, deposit, transmit, place, consign 加入 加入 jiārù join, accede to 家務 家务 jiāwù household duties, housework 加油站 加油站 jiāyóuzhàn pit, petrol_station, filling station, gasoline station, filling_station, gas station, gas_station, petrol station 假如 假如 jiǎrú conj.: if, supposing, in case 檢測 检测 jiǎncè to detect, to test, detection, sensing 減肥 减肥 jiǎn féi lose weight 減少 减少 jiǎnshǎo reduce, decrease 堅固 坚固 jiāngù firm, firmly, hard, stable 減 减 jiǎn knock_down, derogate, cut, lessen, reduce, subtraction, diminish, reduction, decrease, dwindle, subtract, minus, deduct 簡歷 简历 jiǎnlì curriculum vitae (CV), résumé, biographical notes 健身 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise, to keep fit, to work out, physical exercise 講究 讲究 jiǎngjiu be particular about, pay attention to, stress, strive for, backbite 漸漸 渐渐 jiànjiàn gradually, by degrees, little by little 江 江 jiāng river 講座 讲座 jiǎngzuò lecture, professorship, cathedra, talk-in, course of lecture, chair, course of lectures 獎 奖 jiǎng award, prize, reward 獎金 奖金 jiǎngjīn pewter, gainings, money award, gratuity, bounty, stakes, subsidy, prix, premium, incentive, prize money, perquisite, purse, winnings, stake, prize, bonus, gratification 獎學金 奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn burse, stipend, foundation, exhibition, studentship, scholarship 降價 降价 jiàng jià lower prices 降 降 jiàng fall, drop, lower 降低 降低 jiàngdī reduce, cut down, drop, lower 降落 降落 jiàngluò descend, land, drop (in water level, etc.) 交換 交换 jiāohuàn reciprocate, switching, barter, exchange, commute, switch, communicate, interchange, bandy, shift, trade, batter, truck, swop, change, counterchange, swap, clear, buy, transpose, change over, commune, turn around 交際 交际 jiāojì communication, social intercourse 教授 教授 jiàoshòu professor 教訓 教训 jiàoxun lesson, moral 階段 阶段 jiēduàn staged, period, phase angle, stage, gradation, level, peg, grade, remove, phase, leg, step 街道 街道 jiēdào neighborhood, mews, gate, residential district, neighbourhood, street 節省 节省 jiéshěng saving, to save, to use sparingly, to cut down on 結構 结构 jiégòu constitution, configuration, framing, structural, design, underframe, framework, construction, structure, schematism, economy, fabric, mechanics, composition, machinery, contexture, texture, constellation, fable, ordonnance, skeleton, organization, frame, architecture, chemistry, make 結 结 jié tie, knit, knot, weave, congeal, form, forge, cement, settle, conclude 降溫 降温 jiàng wēn to become cooler, to lower the temperature, cooling, (of interest, activity etc) to decline 姐妹 姐妹 jiěmèi sisters, siblings, sister (school, city etc) 結論 结论 jiélùn ultimate, sequitur, consequent, ending, close, inference, closing, end matter, afterword, consequence, verdict, finality, back matter, conclusion, peroration, summation, summing-up, end, upshot, illation, outcome, conclusion (of a syllogism) 解釋 解释 jiěshì explain, interpret, analyze 儘快 尽快 jǐnkuài as quickly/soon as possible 盡力 尽力 jìn lì do_one's_best, do all one can, render, take pains, be at pains, take_pains, stretch, strain, strive, try one's best 進口 进口 jìn kǒu import 禁止 禁止 jìnzhǐ estop, inhibit, bar, outlaw, banish, forbid, suppress, interdict, defend, taboo, veto, prohibit, enjoin, blackball, restrain, debar, proscribe, negative, disallow, relegate, nix, prohibition, ban 緊密 紧密 jǐnmì settle, close together, rapid and intense, compact, inseparable, close 近代 近代 jìndài the not-very-distant past, modern times, excluding recent decades, (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919), capitalist times (pre-1949) 經典 经典 jīngdiǎn canon, classic, classics, sutra, scriptures, scripture, Bible 竟然 竟然 jìngrán unexpectedly, to one's surprise 鏡頭 镜头 jìngtóu training, lens, scene, shot, camera lens, vertex, optical lens 精力 精力 jīnglì stamina, get-up, birr, spirits, vigor, energy, cheer, vinegar, vim, whiz, pride, starch, get-up-and-go, mercury, zing, ginger, sap, verve, zip, git-up, pizazz, power, sinew, go, dynamism, oomph, vigour, foison, ambition, moxie, gimp, peppiness, pazazz, pep, pizzaz, snap, stingo, spirit, drive, pith, pizzazz, last, push, steam 鏡子 镜子 jìngzi looking_glass, gaper, looking glass, mirror, spectacles, glass, glasses 酒吧 酒吧 jiǔbā bar, pub, saloon, CL:家[jia1] 究竟 究竟 jiūjìng actually, exactly, after all, in the end 居民 居民 jūmín municipality, population, citizen, denizen, townie, people, dweller, populace, residenter, resident, towny, inhabitant, habitant, liver 局 局 jú m.[event] 居住 居住 jūzhù inhabit, occupy, shack_up, locate, domicile, shack, abide, subsist, settle, live, howff, reside, indwell, populate, lodge in, quarter, dwell, people, belong, bide, hang_out, house, residence 距離 距离 jùlí distance 巨大 巨大 jùdà gigantic, gargantuan, huge 聚會 聚会 jùhuì get-together, gathering 聚 聚 jù get together, assemble, forgather, gather 具備 具备 jùbèi be provided with, supply, render, have, furnish, possess, provide, possession 角色 角色 juésè theatrical role, character, persona, part, function, office, fictional character, actor, fictitious character, personage, role 開花 开花 kāi huā burst forth, flower, bloom, split apart, explode, blossom, effloresce, unfold, feel elated, break apart, blow 捲 卷 juǎn volume, coil, furl, roll, spool, documents, m.[general], ,part, data file, tome, reel, book, examination paper, cylindrical mass of something, file, dossier 開水 开水 kāishuǐ boiled water, boiling water 看來 看来 kànlai it looks as if, it appears, it seems, it look as if 看不起 看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down upon, to despise 看望 看望 kànwang to visit, to pay a call to 考察 考察 kǎochá inspect, make on-the-spot investigation, observe and study 考慮 考虑 kǎolǜ think over, consider 可見 可见 kějiàn therefore 空間 空间 kōngjiān elbow room, allowance, margin, roomage, open air/sky/space, road, leeway, way, open air, sheets, room, tolerance, opening, clear, sky, spacial, interspace, vacuity, spatial, dimension, open sky/space, space, place, vacuum 空 空 kōng free, with spare time 棵 棵 kē head, tuft, m.[general], 口袋 口袋 kǒudai pocket 苦 苦 kǔ be troubled by, suffer from, cause sb. suffering, bitter 口語 口语 kǒuyǔ colloquial speech, spoken language, vernacular language, slander, gossip, CL:門|门[men2] 快遞 快递 kuàidì express delivery 寬廣 宽广 kuānguǎng wide, vast, extensive, broad 礦泉水 矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral spring water, CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 會計 会计 kuàiji accountant, bookkeeper 擴大 扩大 kuòdà enlarge, expand, extend, swell, dilate 擴展 扩展 kuòzhǎn expand, spread, extend 寬 宽 kuān wide, broad, generous, lenient, comfortably off, well-off, relax, relieve, extend 垃圾 垃圾 lājī leavings, crap, sordes, trumpery, culch, garbage, filth, debris, cultch, sweeping, trashery, raffle, slush, truck, detritus, rubbish, trash, dirt, muck, litter, offscouring, offal, rubble, recrement, dust, rejectamenta, refuse, junk, gook 括號 括号 kuòhào parentheses, brackets 拉開 拉开 lā kai to pull open, to pull apart, to space out, to increase 來不及 来不及 láibují be too late to do sth., 辣 辣 là hot (spicy), pungent 來得及 来得及 láidejí there's still time, able to do sth in time 來源 来源 láiyuán resource, wellspring, origin, provenance, quarter, root, source, beginning, springhead, fodder, fount, quarry, fountain, mint, parentage, whence, paternity 老家 老家 lǎojiā native place, old home, one's original home 老婆 老婆 lǎopo old lady, broomstick, missis, missus, married woman, squaw, old_lady, wife 老公 老公 lǎogong old man, eunuch, married man, hubby, husband 老實 老实 lǎoshi honest, frank, well-behaved, good, simple-minded, naive 淚 泪 lèi tear, lachrymal, teardrop, brine, eyewater 淚水 泪水 lèishuǐ teardrop, tears 樂趣 乐趣 lèqù amusement, playfulness, fun, merriment, pleasure, sweet, delight, bang, entertainment, enjoyment, pleasance, joy 類型 类型 lèixíng category, species, genre, portrait, nature, stamp, cast, type 釐米 厘米 límǐ centimeter 冷靜 冷静 lěngjìng sober, calm 離不開 离不开 lí bukāi inseparable, inevitably linked to 力氣 力气 lìqi physical strength, effort 歷史 历史 lìshǐ past records, historical, history 立即 立即 lìjí at_once, off-hand, promptly, at once, down, instantly, directively, straightway, herewith, thereupon, ex tempore, without_delay, pronto, right_away, instant, straight, immediately, in_short_order, right away, instanter, straightaway, in short order, off-the-cuff 利益 利益 lìyì privilege, profit, vantage, favor, interest, behoof, account, goodness, gain, increment, avail, boon, plus, commodity, lucre, advantage, stead, boot, benefit, welfare, good, asset, behalf, percentage, stake, favour 利息 利息 lìxī premium, usury, accrual, interest 量 量 liàng to measure, capacity, quantity, amount, to estimate, abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar), measure word 良好 良好 liánghǎo good, well 兩邊 两边 liǎngbiān either side, both sides 糧食 粮食 liángshi victuals, victualage, provisions, nutrient, ration, sustentation, provision, provender, food, purveyance, sustenance, foodstuff, commissariat, cereals, bread, viands, grain 了不起 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing, terrific, extraordinary 療養 疗养 liáoyǎng to get well, to heal, to recuperate, to convalesce, convalescence, to nurse 了解 了解 liǎojiě understand, comprehend, find out, acquaint oneself with 列 列 liè arrange, line up, list, enter in a list 列車 列车 lièchē train 列入 列入 lièrù be listed, be listed/placed, placed, be placed, rank 列為 列为 lièwéi be classified as 倆 俩 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个), both, some 臨時 临时 línshí as the time draws near, at the last moment, temporary, interim, ad hoc 零食 零食 língshí between-meal nibbles, snacks 流傳 流传 liúchuán spread, circulate, hand down 樓梯 楼梯 lóutī stairs, staircase 陸續 陆续 lùxù continuously, one after another, in succession 陸地 陆地 lùdì dry land (as opposed to the sea) 律師 律师 lǜshī scribe, counsellor, advocate, gown, avocat, solicitor, barrister, lawyer, counsel, jurist, counselor, counselor-at-law, attorney 錄取 录取 lùqǔ enroll, recruit, admit 輪 轮 lún m.[event] 輪椅 轮椅 lúnyǐ wheelchair 論文 论文 lùnwén disquisition, memoir, paper, discourse, theme, treatise, thesis, article, tractate, dissertation 輪船 轮船 lúnchuán steamship, steamer, ocean liner, ship, CL:艘[sou1] 落 落 luò come down, have, remain where one is, go under, leave behind, lower, decline, stay behind, lag behind, dip, precipitate, go down, be missing, fall/leave/stay behind, belong to, set (of sun), drop, ebb (of tide), set, receive, set down, drop behind, light, rest with, obtain, fall, leave/stay behind, fall onto, turn over to, fall behind, sink, get, ebb, land, leave out 輪子 轮子 lúnzi wheel, CL:個|个[ge4] 毛巾 毛巾 máojīn washcloth, flannel, Turkish towel, face towel, face cloth, hand_towel, towel, washrag, napkin, terry towel, hand towel 毛衣 毛衣 máoyī (wool) sweater, CL:件[jian4] 帽子 帽子 màozi castor, lid, cap, brand, headgear, chapeau, titfer, hat, headpiece, label, amice, tag 沒法兒 没法儿 méifǎr5 Can't 沒錯 没错 méicuò that's right, sure!, rest assured!, that's good, can't go wrong 沒想到 没想到 méixiǎngdào unexpectedly 美金 美金 měijīn buck, dollar, U.S. dollar 美女 美女 měinǚ looker, bombshell, siren, cookie, peach, dish, sweetheart, peri, lulu, beautiful woman, charmer, smasher, belle, knockout, mantrap, Venus, stunner, beauty, lovely 夢見 梦见 mèngjiàn to dream about (sth or sb), to see in a dream 夢想 梦想 mèngxiǎng fond dream 夢 梦 mèng dream 祕密 秘密 mìmì secret 祕書 秘书 mìshū secretarial, secretary, clerk, amanuensis, secretarial assistant 密碼 密码 mìmǎ code, secret code, password, pin number 密 密 mì dense, thick, intimate, close 密切 密切 mìqiē osculate, intimate, close 面臨 面临 miànlín have, face, confront, envisage, flank, present, be faced with, be up against, bide, meet 免費 免费 miǎn fèi be free of charge, free_of_charge, gratuitous, gratis 面試 面试 miànshì to be interviewed (as a candidate), interview 描寫 描写 miáoxiě describe, depict, portray 描述 描述 miáoshù describe 名牌兒 名牌儿 míngpáir5 Famous brand 名人 名人 míngrén notability, luminary, celebrity, don, celeb, hotshot, lion, famous person, eminent peron, anybody, name, adept, star, figure, man of mark, proficient, performer, personality, social lion, nob, famous peron, guiding light, article, eminent person, boss, famous/eminent person, famous, toff, leading light, notable, swell, personage 名片 名片 míngpiàn visiting_card, calling card, card, pasteboard, visiting card, carte, namecard, calling_card, visiting 摸 摸 mō feel out, sound out, fumble, feel for, palpate, feel, stroke, finger, try to find out, touch, grope for, feel/sound out 模特兒 模特儿 mótèr5 poser, artist's model, model 模型 模型 móxíng formula, pattern, mould, mold, modeling, construct, die, convention, exponent, plaything, former, modelling, model, simulation, normal, rule, moulding, molding, shape, matrix, clay sculpture, restoration, toy 末 末 mò tip, end 默默 默默 mòmò quietly, silently 哪 哪 nǎ det.: which 男女 男女 nánnǚ men and women 男士 男士 nánshì gent, man, men, menfolk 難免 难免 nánmiǎn hard to avoid 哪怕 哪怕 nǎpà even, even if, even though, no matter how 腦袋 脑袋 nǎodai head 鬧 闹 nào give vent, be troubled by, give vent to anger, suffer from, make a noise, do, stir up trouble, make, go in for 鬧鐘 闹钟 nàozhōng alarm clock 內部 内部 nèibù entrails, bowel, interior, inner, within, bosom, inside, innards, internal, inward 內科 内科 nèikē internal medicine, general medicine 能幹 能干 nénggàn capable, competent 寧靜 宁静 níngjìng peaceful, tranquil, quiet 濃 浓 nóng thick, concentrated, stress, favor, dense 女士 女士 nǚshì senorita, lady, Ms., mum, Senora, educated girl, educated woman, madonna, madam, Miss, woman, ma'am, Madame, madame, gentlewoman, senhorita, dame, mademoiselle 暖氣 暖气 nuǎnqì central heating, heater, warm air 拍照 拍照 pāi zhào take a picture, take (picture), shoot (film), snap, film, take a photograph, take, photograph, shoot 排列 排列 páiliè arrange, put in order 牌 牌 pái dominoes, plate, prosodic pattern for ^1 ci2 ^ or ^3 qu3, card, cards, cards, dominoes, etc., brand, tablet, prosodic pattern for ^1ci2^ or ^3qu3^ 盤 盘 pán m.[event] 盤子 盘子 pánzi plate, pan, salver, bowl, dish, tray 胖子 胖子 pàngzi fat person, fatty 培訓 培训 péixùn cultivate, train 培訓班 培训班 péixùnbān training class 培養 培养 péiyǎng foster, train, develop, culture 批 批 pī m.[general] 培育 培育 péiyù cultivate, foster, breed 品質 品质 pǐnzhì calibre, appraisal, caliber, character, self, intrinsic, brew, quality, timber, sort 片面 片面 piànmiàn unilateral, one-sided 平方 平方 píngfāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 平均 平均 píngjūn average 平靜 平静 píngjìng calm, quiet, tranquil 迫切 迫切 pòqiè imminent, imperative, pressing, urgent 平穩 平稳 píngwěn smooth, steady 妻子 妻子 qīzi frow, feme, married woman, wifelike, wife, woman, femme, missis, squaw 破產 破产 pòchǎn go bankrupt, come to naught 期末 期末 qīmò end of term 期待 期待 qīdài look forward to 期間 期间 qījiān length, period, time period, amount of time, duration, course, interim, period of time, time, standing, chapter, tract, space, term, streak, efflux 期中 期中 qīzhōng interim, midterm 期限 期限 qīxiàn time limit, allowed time, deadline, term 企業 企业 qǐyè proposition, business enterprise, business organization, business concern, concern, commercial enterprise, endeavour, endeavor, industry, business, project, corporation, enterprise 氣球 气球 qìqiú balloon 其餘 其余 qíyú etceteras, det.: others, remainder, the rest 汽水 汽水 qìshuǐ soda, pop 器官 器官 qìguān appendage, member, variety meat, penis, apparatus, organs, organ, transplant, phallus, extremity 前途 前途 qiántú lookout, future, prospects, prospect, futurity, career 汽油 汽油 qìyóu gasoline 淺 浅 qiǎn shallow, superficial, easy, simple, light (of color) 前頭 前头 qiántou in front, at the head, ahead, above 巧克力 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate (loanword), CL:塊|块[kuai4] 親密 亲密 qīnmì chum, intimate, close 親愛 亲爱 qīnài dear, beloved, darling 切 切 qiè cut, slice 青春 青春 qīngchūn springtime, flower, prime, juvenility, youthfulness, one's youth, young adulthood, youth, prime of life, youthhood, juvenescence, may 輕鬆 轻松 qīngsōng light, relaxed 輕易 轻易 qīngyi lightly, rashly 清醒 清醒 qīngxǐng waken, wake up, sober up, be wide-awake, be clear-headed, wide-awake, wake, be sober, awaken, be sober/wide-awake, sober, come alive, awake, come to, regain consciousness, arouse, sober_up 情景 情景 qíngjǐng scene, sight, circumstances 窮 穷 qióng exhaust, exhausted, impoverished, hard-pressed, pursue to limit, poor 窮人 穷人 qióngrén pauper, poor people, prole, poor, poor man, the poor, beggar, have-not 趨勢 趋势 qūshì stream, gravitation, tendency, wind, tide, drift, sequel, trend, current, direction, inclination, tendence, momentum, flow 秋季 秋季 qiūjì autumn, fall 圈 圈 quān m.[activity] 權利 权利 quánlì privilege, claim, merit, title, entitlements, escheatage, right, dib, authority, competency, obligation, pretension, prescription, dibs 卻 却 què however, but, yet, indeed 確認 确认 quèrèn countersign, confirm, affirmation, identify with certainty, identify, acknowledgement, acknowledge, quiet, confirmation, recognize, seal, verify, uphold, affirm, notarize 燃料 燃料 ránliào fuel 然而 然而 ránér conj.: even so, but 燃燒 燃烧 ránshāo burn 熱心 热心 rèxīn be enthusiastic about 熱鬧 热闹 rènao lively, buzzing with excitement 人家 人家 rénjia I (used by females), dwelling, I, sb. else, sb. else's house, family, household 日曆 日历 rìlì calendar, CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3] 如今 如今 rújīn nowadays, now 日記 日记 rìjì diary, journal 弱 弱 ruò infirm, a little less than, young, inferior, weak, a bit less than, feeble 散 散 sàn break up 掃 扫 sǎo to sweep, broom 色 色 sè color, CL:種|种[zhong3], look, appearance, sex, color, dice 傘 伞 sǎn fimbria, brolly, sth. shaped like an umbrella, umbrella, mush, gamp, bumbershoot 色彩 色彩 sècǎi hue, tincture, palette, tint, blazonry, leavening, tinct, grain, color, shade 閃 闪 shǎn sprain, get out of the way, wink, shine, leave behind, have mishap, twist, sparkle, dodge, flash 閃電 闪电 shǎndiàn lightning, CL:道[dao4] 曬 晒 shài air, cold-shoulder, soak up sun, sun-dry, shine on, sun upturned soil 傷害 伤害 shānghài harm 善於 善于 shànyú excel, surpass, stand out, be adept in, be good at 善良 善良 shànliáng good and kind, decent 商務 商务 shāngwù commercial affairs, commercial, commerce, business 上個月 上个月 shànggèyuè last month 賞 赏 shǎng admire, enjoy 上門 上门 shàng mén to drop in, to visit, to lock a door, (of a shop) to close, to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 上樓 上楼 shànglóu to go upstairs 燒 烧 shāo oven broil, roast, burn, broil, run a fever, baking, stew ... in soy sauce, cook, heat, bake, burning, burnt, stew, grill, cooking, have a temperature 設置 设置 shèzhì set/put up, install 申請 申请 shēnqǐng apply for 身材 身材 shēncái stature, figure 設施 设施 shèshī installation, facilities 深厚 深厚 shēnhòu deep, profound, solid, deep-seated 身份 身份 shēnfen state, dignity, station, estate, body, estate of the realm, capacity, status, standing, caste, doctorate, place, identity, condition 身高 身高 shēngāo height, stature, height (of person) 神祕 神秘 shénmì mysterious, mystical 失敗 失败 shībài be defeated, fail, lose 甚至 甚至 shènzhì even (to the point of), so much so that 神話 神话 shénhuà fairy story, fairy tale, mythos, mythic, fable, fairytale, myth, mythology 失業 失业 shī yè lose one's job; be out of work 詩 诗 shī verse form, poem, canto, verse, rhyme, number, song, poesy, poetry 詩人 诗人 shīrén muse, rhymist, swan, lark, Parnassus, Maker, minstrel, harmonist, metrist, maker, bulbul, songster, versifier, poet, singer, eisteddfod, bard 失望 失望 shīwàng become disappointed, lose (hope/faith) 實用 实用 shíyòng practical, pragmatic, functional 濕 湿 shī humidify, moisten, humid, damp, dampen, wet 食堂 食堂 shítáng mess_hall, eatery, hall, buttery, commissariat, (institutional) dining room, mess hall, mess, refectory, dining room, canteen 實施 实施 shíshī put into effect, implement 使勁 使劲 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength 士兵 士兵 shìbīng rank-and-file soldiers 市區 市区 shìqū urban area, city proper, row, urban district, downtown, urban_area 似的 似的 shìde seems as if, rather like, Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] 事物 事物 shìwù proposition, pigeon, object, thing, affair, un 事先 事先 shìxiān ahead, beforehand, in advance, in_advance, aforetime, aforehand 是否 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is it so or not 試卷 试卷 shìjuàn examination paper, test paper, CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 收回 收回 shōu huí take back, call in, recall, withdraw, countermand 收益 收益 shōuyì earnings, profit 收穫 收获 shōuhuò harvest, gains, results 手裡 手里 shǒuli in hand, (a situation is) in sb's hands 守 守 shǒu guard, defend, keep watch 手術 手术 shǒushù operation 手工 手工 shǒugōng handwork 受不了 受不了 shòubuliǎo unbearable, unable to endure, can't stand 手套 手套 shǒutào glove, mitten, CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 首 首 shǒu m.[general] 售貨員 售货员 shòuhuòyuán salesperson, CL:個|个[ge4] 舒適 舒适 shūshì comfortable, cozy 叔叔 叔叔 shūshu father's younger brother, uncle, uncle (child's address for young males) 熟練 熟练 shúliàn practiced, proficient, skilled, skillful 暑假 暑假 shǔjià summer vacation, CL:個|个[ge4] 樹林 树林 shùlín forest, motte, woods, wood, planting, grove, timberland, woodland, hurst, timber 數據 数据 shùjù data 樹葉 树叶 shùyè leaves, foliage, leafage, leaf, leave, leaves (of trees) 數碼 数码 shùmǎ number, numerals, figures, digital, amount, numerical code 刷 刷 shuā to brush, to paint, to daub, to paste up, to skip class (of students), to fire from a job, to select 刷牙 刷牙 shuā yá to brush one's teeth 刷子 刷子 shuāzi brush, scrub, CL:把[ba3] 帥 帅 shuài surname Shuai, handsome, graceful, smart, commander in chief, (coll.) cool!, sweet! 帥哥 帅哥 shuàigē handsome guy, lady-killer, handsome (form of address) 睡著 睡着 shuìzháo asleep, fall_asleep, go_off, nod off, drift off, doze off, fall asleep, dope off, flake, drowse off, conk, dormant, flake out, drop off 率先 率先 shuàixiān take lead/initiative 說不定 说不定 shuōbudìng perhaps, maybe 說服 说服 shuō fú persuade, talk sb. over 似乎 似乎 sìhū it seems, quasi, apparently, seemingly, as if 順序 顺序 shùnxù system, method, taxis, gradation, consecution, succession, order, ranking, rota, sequence, orderliness, turn 松樹 松树 sōngshù pine, pine tree, CL:棵[ke1] 思考 思考 sīkǎo ponder over, reflect on 松 松 sōng crisp, loose, light and flaky, slack, loosen, relax, unbend, soft, not hard up 塑料袋 塑料袋 sùliàodài plastic bag 酸 酸 suān sick at heart, grieved, distressed, aching, tingling 塑料 塑料 sùliào plastics, CL:種|种[zhong3] 酸奶 酸奶 suānnǎi yogurt 隨手 随手 suíshǒu conveniently, without extra trouble, while doing it, in passing 孫子 孙子 sūnzi son's son, grandson 孫女 孙女 sūnnü son's daughter, granddaughter 縮短 缩短 suō duǎn shorten, curtail, cut down 臺階 台阶 táijiē steps, flight of steps, step (over obstacle), fig. way out of an embarrassing situation, bench (geology) 縮小 缩小 suō xiǎo recede, dwindle away, narrow, foreshorten, shrinkage, narrow down, abridge, minify, reduction, puncture, compress, specialize, scale down, dwindle, deflate, minish, take in, reduce, lessen, shorten, diminish, dwindle down, shrink, subside, deescalate, retract 臺上 台上 táishàng on stage 套餐 套餐 tàocān set meal, product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 躺 躺 tǎng couch, lie, lean back, recline 特殊 特殊 tèshū exceptional, special, particular; peculiar, distinctive 特徵 特征 tèzhēng impress, trait, hallmark, cachet, stamp, characteristic, speciality, cast, feature, characteristic marks, features, artistic style, touch, trademark, earmark, particularity, nature, genius, imprint, lineament, mold, shtick, distinction, specificity, physiognomy, idiom, signature, character, salience, diagnosis, syndrome, stigma, stylemark, signalment 提醒 提醒 tí xǐng remind, warn, alert to 特價 特价 tèjià special price 提供 提供 tígōng feed, offer, put_up, afford, proffer, set_up, capitalize, bring_forward, sponsor, extend, ply, provision, sustain, equip, supply, cough_up, bear, render, furnish, cater, billet, provide 體重 体重 tǐzhòng body weight, beef, (body) weight, avoirdupois, weight 體操 体操 tǐcāo jerk, physical exertion, workout, exercise, physical_exercise, gymnastic, calisthenics, exercising, gymnastics, physical exercise, gym 體檢 体检 tǐjiǎn abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2] 替代 替代 tìdài replace, supervene upon, replacement, supersede, substitute for, alternate, substitute, supersession, displace, supplant 替 替 tì for, on behalf of 天真 天真 tiānzhēn naive, innocent 填空 填空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy, to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) 填 填 tián writing, fill in, stuff, write, fill, close, charge, fill up 挑 挑 tiāo pluck, provoking, stir up, choose, incite, instigation, lance, shoulder, push sth. up, selection, carry on both ends of shoulder pole, push ... up with a pole or stick, choice, defy, prick, raise, instigate, poke, provocation, plunk, select, carry on the shoulder with a pole, push/poke sth. up, poke sth. up, pick, push, provoke 挑選 挑选 tiāoxuǎn choose, select 調皮 调皮 tiáopí naughty, mischievous, unruly 貼 贴 tiē paste, glue, stick to 挑戰 挑战 tiǎo zhàn a challenge to battle/contest 停下 停下 tíngxià to stop 挺 挺 tǐng very, rather, quite 通知書 通知书 tōngzhīshū Notice 童話 童话 tónghuà fairy story, fairy tale, fairy-tale, children's stories, fairytale, fairy tales 同情 同情 tóngqíng sympathize with 統計 统计 tǒngjì statistics 童年 童年 tóngnián childhood 統一 统一 tǒngyī unify, unite, integrate 投 投 tóu heave, agree with, throw, drop, mail, join, toss, go to, cater to, lodge, send, put into, fit in with, flip, peck, pitch, hurtle, betoss, project, deliver, stay, sky, post, cast, delivery, throw into, throw oneself into, hurl, fling, poll, vote 痛快 痛快 tòngkuai delighted, to one's heart's content, straightforward, also pr. [tong4 kuai5] 投訴 投诉 tóusù complaint, to complain, to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) 投入 投入 tóurù throw/put into 透 透 tòu to penetrate, to pass through, thoroughly, completely, transparent, to appear, to show 投資 投资 tóuzī investment 途中 途中 túzhōng en route 圖案 图案 túàn miniature, device, pattern, illumination, emblem, embossment, design, imprint, cutout, designing, type 推遲 推迟 tuīchí to postpone, to put off, to defer 土地 土地 tǔdi country, acre, terra, soil, premise, realm, territory, dirt, local god of the land, farming, earth, ground, kingdom, holding, agrarian, solid ground, benefice, esplees, tract, village god, glebe, terra firma, land, dry land 透明 透明 tòumíng diaphanous, see-through, crystalline, transparent 推銷 推销 tuīxiāo promote sale of, peddle 襪子 袜子 wàzi socks, stockings, CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1] 脫 脱 tuō cast/come off, shed, take off, escape from 外匯 外汇 wàihuì foreign exchange 外交官 外交官 wàijiāoguān diplomat 外套 外套 wàitào stragulum, overclothes, outerwear, pall, surcoat, overcoat, loose coat, greatcoat, manta, outer garment, topcoat, coat, bolero, lagging, benny 晚點 晚点 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late, delayed, behind schedule, light dinner 彎 弯 wān to bend, bent, a bend, a turn (in the road etc), CL:道[dao4] 萬一 万一 wànyī conj.: just in case, if by any chance 王 王 wáng Rex, ameer, king, prince, emeer, monarch, shah, emir, amir, Surname, sovereign, Wang 網絡 网络 wǎngluò Internet, network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) 微笑 微笑 wēixiào smile 網址 网址 wǎngzhǐ website, web address, URL 圍巾 围巾 wéijīn scarf, shawl, CL:條|条[tiao2] 微信 微信 Wēixìn Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]) 維持 维持 wéichí keep, preserve 維護 维护 wéihù safeguard, defend, uphold 維修 维修 wéixiū keep in (good) repair, maintain 尾巴 尾巴 wěiba appendage, a person shadowing sb., stern, tail-like part, servile adherent, tail 未必 未必 wèibì may_not, not necessarily, may not 未來 未来 wèilái future, tomorrow, CL:個|个[ge4], approaching, coming, pending 位於 位于 wèiyú be situated, situated, locate, precede, lie, come, nestle, subsist, underlie, sit, be located, skirt, rank 位置 位置 wèizhi positioning, site, stand, stance, about-face, lie, locality, spatial relation, setting, situs, locus, slot, ubiety, station, location, emplacement, ubication, situation, niche, positional, position, place, seat 喂 喂 wèi hello, hey 味兒 味儿 wèir5 taste 穩 稳 wěn firm, stable, steady, staid, sedate, sure, certain 穩定 稳定 wěndìng stable, steady 無 无 wú not have, there is not 無法 无法 wúfǎ nohow, unable to, unable, cannot 無聊 无聊 wúliáo bored, boring, senseless, silly, stupid 無論 无论 wúlùn conj.: no matter what/how/etc., regardless 問候 问候 wènhòu to give one's respects, to send a greeting 無所謂 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi not deserve the name of, be indifferent, cannot be designated as, not matter, can't be considered as 無數 无数 wúshù countlessness, thousand, limitlessness, infinitude, boundlessness, trillions, millions, myriad, innumerableness, unboundedness, billions, zillions, jillions, host, countless, legion, det.: innumerable, incalculability, million, infiniteness, innumerability, immensity, umpteen 無限 无限 wúxiàn infinite, limitless 五顏六色 五颜六色 wǔyán-liùsè multi-colored, every color under the sun 西瓜 西瓜 xīgua water melon, watermelon 誤會 误会 wùhuì misunderstanding 吸 吸 xī drop, absorption, absorb, draw to oneself, sip, breathe in, attraction, suck, suck up, sup, draw_in, puff, drink, inhale, attract, inhaust 吸管 吸管 xīguǎn (drinking) straw, pipette, eyedropper, snorkel, CL:支[zhi1] 吸收 吸收 xīshōu absorb, suck up, assimilate, recruit 吸煙 吸烟 xī yān to smoke 吸引 吸引 xīyǐn engross, arrest, appeal, fascinate, attraction, fetch, draw, transfix, pull in, entrance, pull, enamour, spellbind, enamor, capture, trance, captivate, call, grip, fascination, absorb, bewitch, tempt, becharm, speak_to, fix, engage, catch, rivet, enchant, beguile, charm, seduce, take, enwrap, magnetize, draw in, attract 喜愛 喜爱 xǐài like, love, be fond of 系統 系统 xìtǒng lineage, filiation, scheme, pedigree, system, formation, superstructure, programme, organization, succession, tract, system of rules, organisation, program 系列 系列 xìliè succession, set, spectrum, course, train, series 細 细 xì fine, exquisite, minute, in small particles, meticulous, thin and soft, thin, careful, light, trifling, slender, delicate, detailed 細節 细节 xìjié circumstance, minutiae, nicety, minutia, speciality, item, detail, particulars, punctilio, particular, point, specific, respect, regard, details 細緻 细致 xìzhì careful, meticulous, painstaking 下降 下降 xiàjiàng descend, go/come down, drop, fall, decline 下個月 下个月 xiàgèyuè next month 下樓 下楼 xiàlóu Go downstairs 夏季 夏季 xiàjì summer 下載 下载 xiàzài to download, also pr. [xia4 zai4] 鮮 鲜 xiān fish, old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3], fish, old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1] 鮮花 鲜花 xiānhuā flower, fresh flowers, CL:朵[duo3] 鮮明 鲜明 xiānmíng bright (of color), distinct, distinctive 鹹 咸 xián surname Xian, salted, salty, stingy, miserly 顯著 显著 xiǎnzhù outstand, striking, noticeable, remarkable, appear, marked, notable, outstanding, stand_out 縣 县 xiàn county 限制 限制 xiànzhì restrictiveness 相處 相处 xiāngchǔ get along (with one another) 相反 相反 xiāngfǎn offending, adverse, opposite, converse, opposite, contrary, oppose, reverse 箱 箱 xiāng m.[container] 箱子 箱子 xiāngzi suitcase, chest, box, case, trunk, CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 想念 想念 xiǎngniàn imagine, long to see again, remember with longing, think_of, miss, yearn 想象 想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine, to fancy, CL:個|个[ge4] 項目 项目 xiàngmù event, head, item, particular, article, point, specific, entry, listing, clause, project 項 项 xiàng m.[general] 相片 相片 xiàngpiàn exposure, print, semblance, likeness, photo, photograph, photographic print 銷售 销售 xiāoshòu sell, market 消化 消化 xiāohuà digest 小吃 小吃 xiǎochī snack, refreshments, CL:家[jia1] 小伙子 小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi young man, young guy, lad, youngster, CL:個|个[ge4] 小型 小型 xiǎoxíng spyglass, miniature, small-sized, bar, small-scale, pettiness 效率 效率 xiàolǜ sufficiency, effectualness, effectuality, productiveness, usefulness, efficiency, effectivity, effectiveness 些 些 xiē m.[proximation] 心理 心理 xīnlǐ mental_state, psychology, mentality 新郎 新郎 xīnláng groom, bridegroom 新娘 新娘 xīnniáng bride 新鮮 新鲜 xīnxian freshen, novel, fresh, new, strange 新型 新型 xīnxíng pattern, novelty, of new type 興奮 兴奋 xīngfèn excited 形容 形容 xíngróng characterize, description, describe 形勢 形势 xíngshì circumstances, situation, terrain, CL:個|个[ge4] 型 型 xíng mold, type, style, model 型號 型号 xínghào model number 醒 醒 xǐng waken, come to, wake up, sober up, be clear in mind, regain consciousness, wake, be awake, awaken, arouse, come alive, awake, be striking to the eye 興趣 兴趣 xìngqù relish, appetite, zestfulness, dish, cup of tea, pastime, hobby, interest, gusto, bag, avocation, zest 性質 性质 xìngzhì kidney, attribute, fibre, description, affection, temper, nature, self, mold, temperament, property, composition, character, hair, bent, kind, disposition, habitude, meridian, dimension, quality, note, sort 胸部 胸部 xiōngbù chest, breast, thorax 兄弟 兄弟 xiōngdi brothers 修理 修理 xiūlǐ repair, mend, fix 選擇 选择 xuǎnzé select, opt 學年 学年 xuénián school/academic year 學分 学分 xuéfēn point, semester hour, course credit, credit 學時 学时 xuéshí class hour, period 學問 学问 xuéwen lear, ology, lore, knowledge, learning, acquirement, learnedness, cognition, erudition, letter, eruditeness, scholarship 學術 学术 xuéshù ology, academic, systematic learning, science, learning 尋找 寻找 xúnzhǎo comb, locate, quest, search, scout, chase, reconnoiter, look_around, look_for, look, look for, find_out, pick, reconnoitre, prospect, hunt, seek, rummage, shop 牙 牙 yá ivory, cuspid, fang, broker, tooth-like thing, tusk, tooth 迅速 迅速 xùnsù fast, speedy, rapid, prompt 亞運會 亚运会 Yàyùnhuì Asian Games 牙刷 牙刷 yáshuā toothbrush, CL:把[ba3] 呀 呀 ya particle: replacing 啊 when preceding word ends in a, e, i, o, or (y)u; used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation 延長 延长 yáncháng lengthen, prolong, extend 延期 延期 yán qī to delay, to extend, to postpone, to defer 嚴格 严格 yángé rigorously enforce, rigorous, tight, grim, strict 嚴 严 yán surname Yan, tight (closely sealed), stern, strict, rigorous, severe, father 延續 延续 yánxù continue, go on, last 嚴重 严重 yánzhòng serious, significant, acute, critical, severe, grave 研究 研究 yánjiū study, research 研究生 研究生 yánjiūshēng don, postgraduate, grad student, grad, graduate student, student, graduate_student 研製 研制 yánzhì to manufacture, to develop 鹽 盐 yán salt 眼鏡 眼镜 yǎnjìng cheater, lorgnon, spectacles, specs, glasses, spectacle, barnacles, eyeglasses, barnacle, eyeglass, glass 眼淚 眼泪 yǎnlèi tear, teardrop, tears, eyedrop, waterworks 演講 演讲 yǎnjiǎng lecture, speech 陽臺 阳台 yángtái veranda, pergola, patio, terrace, mirador, trysting place, balcony, gallery, piazza, gazebo, deck, verandah 腰 腰 yāo isthmus, bend, haunch, middle, strategic pass, cingulum, reins, loin, pocket, small of the back, strait, waist of a garment, middle part, waist 眼裡 眼里 yǎnli In the eyes 養成 养成 yǎngchéng to cultivate, to raise, to form (a habit), to acquire 藥物 药物 yàowù healer, pharmic, medicine, druggery, curative, drug, pharmaceuticals, medicines, medicaments, medicinal, medicament, pharmaceutical, medication, remedy, drugs 搖 摇 yáo rock, agitate, wigwag, row, pan, swing, shake, wave, scull, turn 要 要 yào want, need, must, should 業餘 业余 yèyú unpaid, dilettante, amateur, recreational 醫療 医疗 yīliáo treat, cure 醫學 医学 yīxué medicine, practice of medicine, medical science, leechcraft, physic, iatrology, medical 依靠 依靠 yīkào rely/depend on 一律 一律 yīlǜ equally, without exception 一致 一致 yīzhì symphonize, coheiress, identical, quadrate, accord, coincide, equate, homologize, answer, comport, concur, consist, unanimous, chime_in, agree, jibe, unite, square, correspond, consort 葉子 叶子 yèzi foliage, frond, leafage, leaf, leave 依然 依然 yīrán notwithstanding, natheless, withal, even so, yet, nonetheless, nevertheless, all the same, however, still, as before 一再 一再 yīzài repeatedly, again and again, time and again, over_and_over 移動 移动 yídòng move, shift 移 移 yí removal, alteration, transform, shift, remove, movement, alter, change, move 遺產 遗产 yíchǎn heritage, legacy, inheritance, bequest, CL:筆|笔[bi3] 移民 移民 yímín emigrant/immigrant 遺傳 遗传 yíchuán bequeath, pass on to next generation 疑問 疑问 yíwèn interrogation, enquiry, question, interrogatory, demand, dubiousness, inquiry, interrogative, interrogative mood, doubtfulness, query, quaere, doubt 以及 以及 yǐjí conj.: as well as, along with, and 以內 以内 yǐnèi within, less than 一般來說 一般来说 yībānláishuō generally speaking 義務 义务 yìwù duty, obligation, volunteer duty 議論 议论 yìlùn debate, discuss 引 引 yǐn quote, cite 引導 引导 yǐndǎo guide, lead 引起 引起 yǐnqǐ elicit, beget, causation, give rise to, incite, pique, engender, bring_on, trigger, fire, compel, kick_up, superindividual, draw, spawn, invite, touch_off, occasion, lead, bring_about, procure, touch off, raise, enkindle, give, poke, produce, capture, generate, stir, arouse, excite, put forward, provoke, breed, bring, conjure up, grip, create, kindle, tempt, set_up, interest, give rise, enga 引進 引进 yǐnjìn recommend, introduce from elsewhere 應 应 yīng should, ought to 英勇 英勇 yīngyǒng heroic, gallant, valiant 營業 营业 yíngyè do business 影子 影子 yǐngzi umbra, sign, silhouette, reflection, trace, shadow, vague impression 勇敢 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave, courageous 贏得 赢得 yíngdé nail down, rake_in, carry_off, nail, peg, conquer, try_for, gain, turn, win, garner, claim, earn, carry, capture, take, notch, nobble 用途 用途 yòngtú purpose, service, help, use, value, mileage, avail 優良 优良 yōuliáng fine, good 勇氣 勇气 yǒngqì gameness, pluck, guts, mettle, braveness, grit, heart, moxie, courage, backbone, boldness, pride, gutsiness, nerve, pecker, courageousness, valour, spirit, spunk, gallantry, valor, virtue, audacity, bravery, pluckiness, gumption, sand, gut, valiance 優美 优美 yōuměi graceful, exquisite 郵局 邮局 yóujú post office 優秀 优秀 yōuxiù outstanding, excellent 有勁兒 有劲儿 yǒujìnr5 Strength 有限 有限 yǒuxiàn limited, finite 有趣 有趣 yǒuqù merry, fascinating, interesting, fun, amusive, comic, amusing 幼兒園 幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten, nursery school 於是 于是 yúshì conj.: thereupon, hence, consequently, as a result 語法 语法 yǔfǎ phraseology, parlance, language, syntax, locution, sentence structure, grammar, expression, wording, phrasing, phrase structure, diction 玉 玉 yù jade 語音 语音 yǔyīn spoken pronunciation of characters, pronunciation, spoken (vs. written) pronunciation of characters, speech sounds, phonetic 預訂 预订 yùdìng to place an order, to book ahead 玉米 玉米 yùmǐ corn, maize, CL:粒[li4] 預測 预测 yùcè calculate, forecast 遇 遇 yù meet, encounter, treat, receive 遇見 遇见 yù jian to meet 遇到 遇到 yù dào come across, run_into, receive, meet with, encounter, run into, meet, befall 原料 原料 yuánliào making, stuff, feedstock, ingredient, primary, raw_material, fodder, material, staple, raw material 圓 圆 yuán round, satisfactory, comprehensive 原則 原则 yuánzé god, rule, formula, regulation, principle, fundamental, axiom, basis, linguistic rule, faith, principium 圓滿 圆满 yuánmǎn satisfactory 約會 约会 yuēhui appointment, engagement, date, CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4], to arrange to meet 月底 月底 yuèdǐ end of the month 運動會 运动会 yùndònghuì sports meeting, sport, gymkhana, athletic meeting, fixture, gate, game, sports meet, games, sports_meeting, meet 閱讀 阅读 yuèdú study, read, peruse 運動員 运动员 yùndòngyuán athlete, CL:名[ming2],個|个[ge4] 運氣 运气 yùnqi fortune, luck 運用 运用 yùnyòng utilize, wield, apply 在乎 在乎 zàihu care about, take ... to heart, lie in, rest with, worry, care, mind 再三 再三 zàisān repeatedly, again and again, over and over again, thrice, time and again 贊成 赞成 zànchéng endorsement, agree with, stand, assent, favor, cotton, uphold, subscribe, support, see, clear, approve, agree, sympathize, second, approve of, jibe, assist, indorse, optional, plump_for, favour, endorse 在於 在于 zàiyú be at, on, lie, in, depend on, lie_in, rest with, lie in, be determined by, consist_in, consist in 贊賞 赞赏 zànshǎng to admire, to praise, to appreciate 贊助 赞助 zànzhù support, assist 造型 造型 zàoxíng moulding, molding, style, mold, mold-making, fashioning, mould-making, modelling, model 戰鬥 战斗 zhàndòu to fight, to battle, CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] 戰士 战士 zhànshì fighter, soldier, warrior, CL:個|个[ge4] 戰勝 战胜 zhànshèng to prevail over, to defeat, to surmount 戰爭 战争 zhànzhēng war, warfare 丈夫 丈夫 zhàngfu masterman, man, papa, manliness, mister, goodman, married man, husband, hub, hubby 著 着 zhe [aspect] 招呼 招呼 zhāohu take care lest, receive, yoo-hoo, notify, take care of, recognize, say hello to, greet, halloo, speak, notification, come up to, hail, work hard, tell, beckon, get into a fight, address, accost, mind, ask, call 著火 着火 zháo huǒ to ignite, to burn 著急 着急 zháo jí worry, feel anxious 召開 召开 zhàokāi convene, convoke 折 折 zhé m.[general] 針 针 zhēn needle, pin, stitch, injection, shot, acupuncture 針對 针对 zhēnduì in the light of, in connection with 陣 阵 zhèn m.[event] 爭論 争论 zhēnglùn to argue, to debate, to contend, argument, contention, controversy, debate, CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] 征服 征服 zhēngfú to conquer, to subdue, to vanquish 政府 政府 zhèngfǔ sirkar, state, country, nation, governmental, body politic, government, administration, civil order, polity, commonwealth, regime, res publica, land 徵求 征求 zhēngqiú ask_for, seek, solicit 政治 政治 zhèngzhì paternalism, trouble, government, policy, political relation, political science, polity, politics, political affairs, political 之前 之前 zhīqián before, prior to, ago 之後 之后 zhīhòu later, behind, at the back of, after 之一 之一 zhīyī one of (sth), one out of a multitude, one (third, quarter, percent etc) 支 支 zhī m.[general] 之間 之间 zhījiān among, between 植物 植物 zhíwù vegetal, flora, herb, plant, grower, vegetable, plant life, vegetation, botanical, vegetive, dwarf, vegetative 制訂 制订 zhìdìng work/map out, formulate 指揮 指挥 zhǐhuī conduct, direct, command 質量 质量 zhìliàng weight, molar, mass, quantity, quality 治 治 zhì study, research, cure, govern, treat, government, eliminate, harness, rule, manage, wipe out, management, administration, administer, control, punish, treat (disease) 治療 治疗 zhìliáo treatment, cure 智力 智力 zhìlì intelligence, intellect 智能 智能 zhìnéng intelligent, able, smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 中介 中介 zhōngjiè to act as intermediary, to link, intermediate, inter-, agency, agent 種類 种类 zhǒnglèi kidney, description, race, form, nature, manner, variety, feather, ordering, ilk, style, class, order, stamp, type, genus, category, stripe, kind, strain, cast, shape, denomination, species, persuasion, league, classification, breed, sort 中獎 中奖 zhòng jiǎng to win a prize, a successful gamble 種植 种植 zhòngzhí plant, grow 種 种 zhǒng m.[kind] 逐漸 逐渐 zhújiàn step_by_step, by degrees, gradually 逐步 逐步 zhúbù step by step, progressively 重量 重量 zhòngliàng avoirdupois weight, weight, ponderousness, heaviness, loading, heft, ponderosity, avoirdupois, heftiness, massiveness, gravity, lading 主席 主席 zhǔxí chairwoman, presiding officer, president (of organization, chair, chair (of meeting), prolocutor, chairperson, subchairman, chairmanship, state), chairman, chair/president (of organization/state), moderator, president 祝福 祝福 zhùfú invoke blessing, wish happiness to 主題 主题 zhǔtí motif, lemma, musical theme, theme, thesis, idea, literary argument, argument, motive, leitmotiv, matter, subject_matter, keynote, issue, subject, topic, mythos, melodic theme 著名 著名 zhùmíng famous, noted, well-known, celebrated 抓緊 抓紧 zhuā jǐn to grasp firmly, to pay special attention to, to rush in, to make the most of 專心 专心 zhuānxīn occupy, immerge, pore, zoom in, concentrate, betake, dive, pay attention, concentrate effort, advert, give ear, center, rivet, concentrate one's attention, focus, hang, pay heed, devote, apply, be absorbed, be absorbed in, centre, attend 轉動 转动 zhuǎn dòng turn (round), move 著作 著作 zhùzuò composition, writing, composing, oeuvre, work, opus, literature, writings, book, production, bookmaking, body of work 轉告 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on, to communicate, to transmit 轉身 转身 zhuǎn shēn turn round, go_about, face about, turn 轉彎 转弯 zhuǎn wān to turn, to go around a corner 裝修 装修 zhuāngxiū repair, renovate (house/etc.), decorate, renovate (house, etc.), renovate, furnish, renovation, fit up 裝置 装置 zhuāngzhì install, fit 轉移 转移 zhuǎnyí shift, transfer, divert, change, transform 準時 准时 zhǔnshí on time, punctual, on schedule 追求 追求 zhuīqiú seek, pursue, woo, court 資料 资料 zīliào food, source, info, means, data, information, material, datum, data point, matter 自 自 zì from, since 資源 资源 zīyuán resource, natural resources, mine, resources 字母 字母 zìmǔ letter (of the alphabet), CL:個|个[ge4] 綜合 综合 zōnghé synthetical, comprehensive, multiple, composite 自信 自信 zìxìn self-confidence 總共 总共 zǒnggòng in all, all told, altogether 總理 总理 zǒnglǐ premier, prime minister 總統 总统 zǒngtǒng president (of a republic) 總之 总之 zǒngzhī in a word, tout ensemble, on the whole, all in all, altogether, in short 阻止 阻止 zǔzhǐ prevent, stop, prohibit 嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐba jaw, cheeks, kisser, mouth 作出 作出 zuòchū make (decision/etc.) 作為 作为 zuòwéi regard as, look on as, take for 最初 最初 zuìchū first, primary, initial, original, at first, initially, originally 做夢 做梦 zuò mèng to dream, to have a dream, fig. illusion, fantasy, pipe dream