"confused and disorderly; mixed" 淆 "slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)" 迟钝 "prisoner; convict" 囚犯 "to imprison; captivity" 囚禁 prisoner 囚徒 "prisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death; someone on death row" 死囚 nickname 绰号 "ostentatious; extravagant; liberal with money" 阔绰 "to alternate; to change" 更迭 charcoal 木炭 "(medicine) anthrax; (horticulture) anthracnose; canker" 炭疽 "sin; crime; wrongdoing" 罪孽 "to sin" 作孽 "to do evil; to commit sins" 造孽 "to think sth through; to consider carefully" 思虑 "to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker" 摇曳 "to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)" 沉淀 "starch; amylum (c6h10o5)n" 淀粉 "deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom" 积淀 "eaves; roof (i.e. home)" 屋檐 eaves 房檐 "to wash the face and rinse the mouth" 洗漱 "to rinse one's mouth; to gargle" 漱口 "to stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend" 辍 "to drop out of school; to leave off studying; to interrupt one's studies" 辍学 "the front piece(s) of a chinese jacket; lapel" 衣襟 "lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision" 胸襟 "to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)" 沦为 "to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)" 沦落 "to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing" 沉沦 "to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge" 沦陷 "to crumble; to collapse; to decline; to decay; decadent; dejected; dispirited; balding" 颓 "decrepit; ruined; disappointed" 颓然 "dejected; disheartened; listless" 颓丧 "decline (in fortune)" 颓势 "to pour down in torrents" 倾泻 "to flow; to flood" 流泻 banyan 榕树 "to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by" 敷衍 "to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage" 养殖 "colony; colonial" 殖民 "to breed; to reproduce; to propagate" 繁殖 "to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion" 妄想 "egotistical; arrogant; brassy" 狂妄 "to try in vain; futile attempt" 妄图 fabricated 虚妄 dagger 匕首 "heated brick common bed" 土炕 "shy; timid" 羞怯 "timid; gutless; weakling" 怯懦 "to have stage fright" 怯场 "deep (valley or night); abstruse; hidden in depth" 深邃 "to lift up (sth hanging down); to raise (hem of skirt); to pull up (sleeve); to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)" 撩 "to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)" 撩起 "to provoke; to tease" 撩拨 "to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside" 撩开 "to provoke; provocation" 挑衅 "ax; hatchet" 斧头 "axe; hatchet" 斧子 "broad axe" 板斧 "(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar" 咆哮 "scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt" 轻蔑 "to loathe; to despise; contempt" 蔑视 "to slander; to smear; to vilify" 诬蔑 monk 僧人 "a senior monk" 高僧 "so far; to date; until now" 迄今 "to chew; to think over" 咀嚼 "to chew" 嚼 "to taste tea; to sip tea" 品茗 "steelyard; roman balance" 秤 "brother's son; nephew" 侄子 "niece; brother's daughter" 侄女 "to satisfy one's craving" 解馋 "gluttonous; ravenous" 嘴馋 "model; example" 楷模 "regular script (chinese calligraphic style)" 楷书 "east china sea; japan" 东瀛 "to filter; to sift; to sieve" 筛 "to filter" 筛选 sieve 筛子 "inert (chemistry); apathy; inertia; laziness" 惰性 "deformity; abnormality" 畸形 "elegant; magnificent; exceptionally beautiful" 瑰丽 "gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem; treasure" 瑰宝 "to forgive; forgiveness" 宽恕 "to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate" 搀 "stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk" 碾 "head; skull" 头颅 "muttering, indistinct speech" 囔 rotten 朽 "to last forever; eternal; enduring" 不朽 "rotten wood" 朽木 "snore; to snore" 鼾 "sound of snoring" 鼾声 "to snore" 打鼾 "primal chaos; formless mass before creation in chinese mythology; muddled; innocent as a baby" 混沌 self-immolation 自焚 "to burn; to set on fire" 焚烧 "to burn down; to destroy with fire; to burn down; to destroy with fire" 焚毁 "to burn incense" 焚香 "nickname; diminutive; term of endearment; to nickname" 昵称 intimate 亲昵 "reserved; aloof" 矜持 "satin; silk fabric" 绸缎 "silk fabric; silk" 绸子 "minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant" 渺小 "faintly discernible; as in a mist" 飘渺 "joseph (name)" 约瑟 "trembling; rustling" 瑟瑟 "to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower" 瑟缩 "too busy; to have no time for; fully occupied" 无暇 "leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use; leisure" 闲暇 "to seep; to percolate" 沁 "to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation" 衍生 "to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity" 繁衍 "(gun) trigger" 扳机 "spanner; wrench; lever (on a machine)" 扳手 cheese 奶酪 cheese 乳酪 lemon 柠檬 "to focus attention upon" 瞩目 "sex scandal" 绯闻 "crimson; scarlet" 绯红 "human skeleton; human skull" 骷髅 "wife of father's younger brother; aunt" 婶婶 "(coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt" 婶子 "(of complexion or skin) fair and clear" 白皙 "thumb; big toe" 拇指 "military clique; junta; warlord" 军阀 "valve (mechanical)" 阀门 "coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe" 袄 "(literary) underage male servant" 小厮 "to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail" 厮杀 "to stay together; to rely on one another" 厮守 "(derog.) to hang out (with sb); to mix (things) together" 厮混 "to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)" 叩头 "conical bamboo hat" 斗笠 "to revere" 敬畏 "unafraid; to defy" 不畏 "to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil" 畏缩 "woodman; woodcutter" 樵夫 "tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to" 厦 "perplexed; at a loss" 迷惘 "crop failure; famine; debt; difficulty" 饥荒 "eccentricity; peculiarity; strange hobby" 怪癖 "one's passion; one's obsession" 癖好 "stamen; pistil" 蕊 "stamen; pistil" 花蕊 "to mount (a picture); to dress; to adorn; decoration; packaging" 装潢 "saliva; to spit" 唾 "to spurn; to disdain" 唾弃 saliva 唾液 "in a daze" 怔怔 "clever; witty; intelligent" 伶俐 "egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (expletive) fucking" 卵 ovum 卵子 "cobble; cobblestone; pebble" 卵石 "to ovulate" 排卵 chimney 烟囱 "to leap up; (coll.) to gush out; to spurt out" 蹿 "peaceful relations; harmonious" 和睦 "to bribe; a bribe" 贿赂 "to accept a bribe" 受贿 "to bribe; to give bribes" 行贿 "lotus root" 莲藕 "prostitute; whore" 婊子 cockroach 蟑螂 "mantis; praying mantis" 螳螂 nightingale 夜莺 "black-naped oriole (oriolus chinensis)" 黄莺 "to overlook; to look down from a height" 俯瞰 "to overlook; to look down at" 俯视 "to lean over; to bend over; to stoop; to bow" 俯身 "to dive down fast; to swoop down" 俯冲 "harsh; severe; demanding" 苛刻 demanding 苛求 "suddenly; sudden" 蓦然 "suddenly; unexpectedly" 蓦地 "fiji, country in the southwest pacific ocean" 斐济 "to rise rapidly; to soar" 飙升 "hurricane; violent reform or revolution; violent movement or force" 狂飙 "annoyed; vexed; upset" 懊恼 "dejected; despondent; depressed" 懊丧 "mellow and rich; simple and kind" 醇厚 "rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)" 香醇 "glutinous rice (oryza sativa var. glutinosa)" 糯米 "to twitch" 抽搐 submarine 潜艇 "barge; yacht" 游艇 "speedboat; motor launch" 快艇 "warship; naval vessel" 舰艇 "bengbu prefecture-level city in anhui" 蚌埠 chinatown 华埠 "legacy; mantle" 衣钵 shark 鲨鱼 handkerchief 手绢 "back (of a human or other vertebrate)" 脊背 "mountain ridge" 山脊 "the back of the human body" 背脊 "(literary) stunned; stupefied" 惊愕 "stunned; amazed" 愕然 "astonished; startled" 错愕 "marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)" 髓 "marrow; pith; quintessence; essence" 精髓 "bone marrow (medulla ossea)" 骨髓 "spinal cord; medulla spinalis" 脊髓 "to pace; to stroll" 踱步 "medal; decoration" 勋章 "achievement; meritorious deed; contributions (for the good of society)" 功勋 "lord (uk hereditary nobility); uk life peer" 勋爵 "leading light; founding father; principal proponent; leading light; founding father; principal proponent" 元勋 "turbid; muddy; dirty" 混浊 "dirty; muddy; foul (sewer)" 污浊 "so big; such a big" 偌大 spoon 调羹 "ruffian; hooligan" 痞子 "bully; local ruffian" 地痞 muddy 泞 "to solicit contributions; to collect donations" 募捐 "to recruit; to enlist" 招募 "to raise; to collect" 募集 "dipper; ladle" 瓢 "cooking; culinary arts" 烹饪 "to cook" 烹调 "to cook; to prepare (food)" 烹制 "to press (with one's finger or hand)" 摁 "to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop" 发酵 yeast 酵母 "to be shocked; to be appalled; to be terrified" 惊骇 "terrifying; shocking; dreadful" 骇人 "twilight; afterglow" 余晖 "synopsis; outline (of story)" 梗概 "pupil (of the eye)" 瞳孔 "poultry; domestic fowl" 家禽 "bird species; birds" 禽类 birds 飞禽 terrified 惶恐 "anxious and perplexed; uneasy and confused; suspicious and fearful" 惶惑 panic-stricken 惊惶 "alarmed; anxious" 惶惶 "to protrude; to stick out; to embarrass (people)" 撅 "gorgeous; magnificent" 绚丽 "to apprehend; to capture; to seize" 擒获 "drought; arid; dry" 干旱 "tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe)" 旱烟 "beautiful; enchanting" 绮丽 carp 鲤鱼 epilepsy 癫痫 "deranged; mad; cracked; zany" 癫狂 "bedding; bedclothes" 被褥 "cotton-padded mattress" 褥子 "a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)" 窍门 "to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns" 开窍 scar 伤疤 "scar from a knife wound" 刀疤 "(flaming) torch" 火炬 "to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak" 吱声 "to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building)" 矗立 "horse's hoof; horseshoe; chinese water chestnut (eleocharis dulcis or e. congesta)" 马蹄 "hoof; hussy" 蹄子 "pig trotters" 猪蹄 "iron hoof (of the oppressor)" 铁蹄 "minnan (southern fujian)" 闽南 "to weigh in the hand; to consider; to ponder" 掂量 deaf 耳聋 "deaf and dumb" 聋哑 "deaf person; hearing-impaired person" 聋人 "(zoology) bat" 蝙蝠 "cowardly; weak" 懦弱 coward 懦夫 "to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma" 烙印 "pancake; flat bread; griddle cake" 烙饼 "heavy curtain" 帷幕 barbell 杠铃 "thick bar; solid carrying pole" 杠子 "to revere; to admire" 瞻仰 "forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook" 前瞻 "to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation" 对峙 "to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation" 搭讪 embarrassed 讪讪 "to ridicule; to mock" 讪笑 "domestic animal; brute; bastard" 畜生 "to raise animals" 畜牧 "domestic animal; livestock; cattle" 家畜 "easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext" 动辄 "stingy; mean; miserly" 吝啬 "not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)" 不吝 "to stint; to be miserly" 吝惜 "to hate evil" 憎恶 disgusting 可憎 "to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning" 眷恋 "family member; husband and wife" 眷属 "to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)" 眷顾 "one's wife and children" 家眷 "to pace back and forth; to hesitate; to be indecisive" 彷徨 "h-bomb; hydrogen bomb" 氢弹 "the blue dome of heaven" 苍穹 eczema 湿疹 measles 麻疹 "fine horse; steed" 骏马 wonton 馄饨 "shipping; boats" 船舶 "solution (chemistry)" 溶液 "to dissolve" 溶解 "(geology) solutional cave (typically, a limestone cave)" 溶洞 "frugal; economical" 节俭 "hardworking and frugal" 勤俭 "plain and unadorned; thrifty and simple" 俭朴 "to attack (verbally or in writing)" 抨击 "dark; black; suntanned" 黝黑 "to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)" 秉承 "innate character; natural disposition; attitude" 秉性 "abundant; plentiful; vigorous" 充沛 "trammels; fetters; yoke; to restrain; to hinder; restraint" 羁绊 "to bind; to yoke; to impede" 牵绊 "(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance" 教诲 "to erode; to corrode" 侵蚀 "corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption" 腐蚀 "to question via torture" 拷问 "to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture" 拷打 "cable car" 缆车 "(electric) cable" 电缆 "optical cable" 光缆 "to wiggle; to squirm; peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)" 蠕动 "lofty or towering; sudden or abrupt" 突兀 "(literary) still; yet" 兀自 "ink stone; ink slab" 砚台 "to get a bird's-eye view; bird's-eye view; broad overview" 鸟瞰 "to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey" 勘察 "to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting" 勘探 "to investigate; to survey" 勘测 "to relax; relaxed; limp; lax" 松弛 "marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing" 腌制 "envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case" 外壳 "skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)" 脑壳 "carapace; crust; outer shell" 甲壳 "whisk broom; small broom" 笤帚 "fork in the road" 岔路 "to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)" 岔开 "junction; fork in road" 岔口 "interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject" 打岔 "to frolic; to romp" 嬉戏 "to be laughing and playing; to giggle" 嬉笑 "glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled" 粽子 "locust tree (sophora japonica)" 槐树 witch 女巫 "wizard; magician" 巫师 "witch; sorceress; female shaman" 巫婆 witchcraft 巫术 "to migrate; to move" 迁徙 "rock cave; grotto" 石窟 "hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt" 窟窿 "a cave" 洞窟 "lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces" 魔窟 toe 脚趾 "tibetan antelope; pantholops hodgsonii; chiru" 藏羚 "reverie; daydream; to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts" 遐想 "to fancy from afar; reverie; wild and fanciful thoughts" 遐思 "asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing" 庇护 "to shield; to harbor; to cover up" 包庇 "inside information; concrete details" 底蕴 "to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)" 蕴藏 "carbonic acid; carbonate" 碳酸 "to curl up; to linger on (sound)" 缭绕 bonfire 篝火 "to nestle against; to snuggle up to" 依偎 "to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit" 取缔 "to found; to create" 缔造 "to conclude (an agreement)" 缔结 "to secrete; secretion" 分泌 "to urinate; urination" 泌尿 "watchman's clapper; wooden clappers with bars of unequal length" 梆子 "paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic" 麻痹 abalone 鲍鱼 scarlet 猩红 "excited; stimulated" 亢奋 "high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc); high-spirited; fever-pitched (atmosphere)" 高亢 hyperthyroidism 甲亢 "sister's son; wife's sibling's son" 外甥 "to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing" 蜷缩 "grumble; chatter" 噜 "to compare notes; to learn from one another" 切磋 "to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations" 磋商 "consummate; exquisite" 精湛 azure 湛蓝 "green leaf; (fig.) actor playing a supporting role" 绿叶 "mung bean" 绿豆 "trees; greenery" 绿树 "permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the us green card)" 绿卡 "labor; parturition; delivery" 分娩 "to match; is comparable with" 媲美 "north latitude" 北纬 "warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points" 经纬 latitude 纬度 "quiet; still; tranquil" 静谧 "chinese flowering crab apple (malus spectabilis)" 海棠 lame 瘸 "lame person (colloquial)" 瘸子 "crippled; lame; a cripple; a lame person" 瘸腿 "thorny (problem); intractable" 棘手 "thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth" 荆棘 "sounds of nature" 天籁 "to strangle; to throttle" 扼杀 "to the point; concise" 扼要 toughness 韧性 ligament 韧带 "pliable and tough; supple and strong; flexible" 柔韧 "reading notes" 札记 "to rinse; to wash; washing" 洗涤 "to stand for a long time" 伫立 "deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty" 瘪 "dried out; wizened; shriveled" 干瘪 "(wu dialect) bum; wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing" 瘪三 "to walk unsteadily; to stagger; to lurch; to hobble; to totter" 蹒跚 "to slash" 剌 "sweet potato" 红薯 "french fries; french fried potatoes; chips" 薯条 "fried potato chips" 薯片 "(dialect) sweet potato; yam" 番薯 "cricket (insect)" 蟋蟀 "wuzhou, prefecture-level city in guangxi" 梧州 "to ravage; to devastate; to trample on; to violate" 蹂躏 "jingzhou prefecture-level city on changjiang in hubei" 荆州 "to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with" 拈 "to click one's tongue" 啧啧 "heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess" 酗酒 sunflower 葵花 "collecting together (of distinguished people or exquisite objects); to gather; to assemble" 荟萃 "(chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction); to extract" 萃取 "to howl; to yell" 嚎叫 "to howl in grief; anguished wailing" 哀嚎 arbitration 仲裁 "midsummer; second month of summer" 仲夏 "a restricted view through a bamboo tube" 管仲 "offspring of an animal; brat; bastard" 崽子 "whirlpool; eddy; vortex; (fig.) maelstrom" 漩涡 turbine 涡轮 "mustard; wasabi" 芥末 "to whinny (of a horse); to neigh" 嘶鸣 "to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined" 松懈 "slack; lazy; remiss" 懈怠 "lieutenant (navy); first lieutenant (army); subaltern" 中尉 "second lieutenant (army rank)" 少尉 "military officer" 校尉 "to hesitate" 踌躇 "letter; letter paper" 信笺 "confused; ignorant" 懵懂 "nasty; sordid; filthy" 污秽 "boundary; clue; indication; to obtain clues; to infer" 端倪 "to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)" 下榻 sickbed 病榻 "(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger" 滞留 "stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down" 停滞 "to lag behind" 滞后 "garlic chives (allium tuberosum), aka chinese chives" 韭菜 "(of colors) to fade" 褪色 "to take off (one's clothes); (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc); (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside" 褪去 "to take off (trousers); to drop one's pants" 褪下 "to visit prostitutes; to go whoring" 嫖娼 "patron of a brothel" 嫖客 torrential 滔滔 "simple and honest; straightforward" 憨厚 "gongs and drums; chinese percussion instruments" 锣鼓 "shaoyang, prefecture-level city in hunan" 邵阳 rib 肋骨 "chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak" 鸡肋 "pea (pisum sativum)" 豌豆 "on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to" 濒临 "endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill" 濒危 dolphin 海豚 "to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization" 生锈 "river li, guangxi" 漓江 "to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult" 刁难 "crafty; tricky" 刁钻 "cliff; steep; precipice" 峭壁 "fuyang prefecture-level city in anhui" 阜阳 "fashionable; popular" 风靡 spinach 菠菜 "to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage" 怂恿 ripple 涟漪 pomegranate 石榴 "plague; pestilence" 瘟疫 "demon personifying pestilence" 瘟神 "shade of a tree" 树荫 "shade (of a tree)" 绿荫 helmet 头盔 "armor; body armor and helmet" 盔甲 "metal helmet; (military) helmet" 钢盔 "male and female" 雌雄 "to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)" 避讳 poppy 罂粟 "to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)" 抡 "crash; bang" 咣当 stain 污渍 "to show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme; to indulge; to give free rein to" 逞 "to prevail; to have one's way; to get away with it" 得逞 "to show off; to try to be brave" 逞强 "to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits" 逞能 "spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude" 气魄 "courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive" 魄力 "down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional" 落魄 "to tremble; shudder" 战栗 "chinese chestnut" 板栗 "maroon (color)" 栗色 "to blaspheme; to profane" 亵渎 "obscene; indecent; to indecently assault" 猥亵 "wrongdoing; failure to do one's duty" 渎职 "precious stone; gem" 琛 sandalwood 檀香 yoga 瑜珈 "rising in spirals" 袅袅 "to draw; to derive; to absorb" 汲取 "broad bean (vicia faba); fava bean" 蚕豆 "(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at" 蚕食 "natural silk (secreted by silkworm)" 蚕丝 "distressed; embarrassed" 窘 "poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed" 窘迫 "awkward situation; predicament" 窘境 embarrassment 困窘 "nearly exhausted; practically nothing left" 殆尽 "left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild" 荒芜 "wuhu, prefecture-level city in anhui" 芜湖 spring 弹簧 "to linger on; to hover; to encircle" 萦绕 "to bring sth to sb (news etc)" 捎来 "the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister" 丞相 "to massacre; to slaughter" 杀戮 "temples; hair on the temples" 鬓 "sideburns; temples; hair on the temples" 鬓角 "disorder; chaos" 紊乱 "(of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly" 娇嗔 "to blame; to rebuke" 嗔怪 "to convert to (a religion)" 皈依 "wise and farsighted" 睿智 "malevolent; fierce; sinister" 狰狞 "to laugh nastily; evil grin" 狞笑 persimmon 柿子 "(literary) brimming; abundant" 盎 "abundant; plentiful; overflowing; exuberant" 盎然 "to jerk; to contort; spasm; convulsion" 痉挛 "twisted; bent; crooked; cramped" 挛 "opening; stake all; sacrifice; crack; slit" 豁 "optimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded" 豁达 "wide and open; a flash of understanding" 豁然 "to exempt; exemption" 豁免 "angry; resentful" 悻悻 "sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman); a seductive woman; secluded (bower)" 窈窕 "quiet and secluded; gentle, graceful, and elegant" 窕 "still; peaceful; quiet" 恬静 "quiet and contented; indifferent to fame or gain" 恬淡 "callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet)" 老茧 "callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet)" 茧子 "blemish; flaw; defect" 瑕疵 "a coconut palm; a coconut" 椰子 "coconut grove" 椰林 "to sneer" 讥笑 "the tip of a tree; treetop" 树梢 "tip of brow" 眉梢 "hair ends" 发梢 "games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest" 博弈 "frog; toad" 蛤蟆 "tough; strong; formidable; fearsome" 强悍 "violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman)" 凶悍 proverb 谚语 awl 锥子 "cone; conical; tapering" 圆锥 "very few" 寥寥 "(literary) quiet and desolate; lonely; vast and empty" 寂寥 "sparse; few and far between" 寥落 "headman (of primitive people); tribal chief; used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. indian rajah or arab sheik or emir" 酋长 "to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted" 通缉 "to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement" 缉毒 "to arrest; to seize" 缉拿 "adept; skilled" 娴熟 "gentle and refined" 娴静 "to restrain; to control" 按捺 alkaline 碱性 "old gentleman; old man" 叟 "western hunan" 湘西 "the xiangjiang river in hunan province" 湘江 "to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor" 咂 "misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier" 隔阂 hoe 锄头 "to trudge; to trek" 跋涉 "domineering; bossy" 跋扈 "dilatory; sluggish; muddled; roundabout" 拖沓 "to surge" 澎湃 "to droop; to dangle" 耷拉 "sharp; incisive; penetrating" 犀利 "rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds" 灵犀 rhinoceros 犀牛 "level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge); (archaic) to pay a visit to sb" 造诣 "to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash" 焕发 "meals; food" 膳食 "a horizontal inscribed board" 匾额 "board (attached to a wall)" 牌匾 "to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance" 肇事 "bureaucrat; official" 官吏 "ministry of appointments (in imperial china)" 吏部 "smoke (from guns)" 硝烟 clank 啷 haze 阴霾 "to expel; to drive out; to oust" 撵出 "mountain stream" 山涧 "to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb" 诬陷 "to frame sb; to accuse falsely" 诬告 "to feel dizzy; dizziness" 晕眩 "dizzy; dazzled" 目眩 "yi ethnic group" 彝族 "to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely" 夭折 earthworm 蚯蚓 "to renovate; to repair (a building)" 修缮 "(maritime) dock" 船坞 "to redeem; redemption; salvation" 救赎 "to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement" 赎罪 ransom 赎金 "to redeem" 赎回 "dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; narrow-minded; petty" 龌龊 "drowsy-eyed; wavering; indecisive; awake; conscious; clearheaded" 惺忪 mule 骡子 "to indulge in; to wallow; absorbed in; deeply engrossed; addicted" 沉溺 "to spoil; to pamper; to dote on" 溺爱 "to drown" 溺水 "to drown" 溺死 "xiangyang, prefecture-level city in hubei" 襄阳 "luster of gems" 璀 "bright; resplendent" 璀璨 "to report (to one's superior)" 禀报 "natural endowment; gift; talent" 禀赋 "(the) skies" 云霄 "perak (state of malaysia); thunderclap; (slang) awesome; shocking; terrifying" 霹雳 "odd; queer; strange; fishy" 蹊跷 "to be rampant; to run wild" 猖獗 "savage; furious" 猖狂 bing 乒 "clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis" 乒乓 "edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner" 棱角 "burning hot; scorching" 灼热 "(literary) deeply worried" 焦灼 "a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc); to burn (the skin etc); (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)" 灼伤 "(beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable" 矫情 "to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten" 矫正 "strong and healthy; vigorous" 矫健 "fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)" 篱笆 "edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore" 水浒 "marsh gas; methane ch4" 沼气 swamp 泥沼 "in a split second" 霎时 "(literary) to compile; to edit; (coll.) (hairstyle) bun; red silk ribbon" 纂 "to compile (an encyclopedia etc)" 编纂 "drowsy; to doze; to nap" 瞌睡 saddle 马鞍 "zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; enthusiastic; warmhearted" 热忱 "unruly; uninhibited" 不羁 "to detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment" 羁押 "mountain range; unbroken chain of peaks" 山峦 "peaks and ridges; ragged outline of mountain peaks" 峰峦 "smelting furnace; forge" 熔炉 "turkic ethnic group" 突厥 "to faint" 昏厥 "to faint" 晕厥 "acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion" 针灸 "yak (bos grunniens)" 牦牛 "to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim" 斟酌 "37th year g1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020" 庚子 "fifty-seventh year g9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040" 庚申 "wolfberry (lycium chinense); genus lycium" 枸杞 "to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation" 酌情 "(coll.) cut it out; stop it" 咔嚓 "ripping of fabric; screeching of tires" 嚓嚓 "inferior; shoddy; lousy; lame" 蹩脚 "acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag" 菖蒲 "to agree blindly" 苟同 "perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)" 苟且 "embryonic form; fledgling stage; prototype" 雏形 "to sprain (one's ankle)" 崴 "to slight; to neglect" 怠慢 "bones; skeleton" 骨骼 "coy; childish" 嗲 "dirt; filth; grime; filth" 污垢 amber 琥珀 "to rise (in society)" 跻身 "to engrave" 镌刻 "shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense" 幌子 "to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transformation; decay; degeneration" 蜕变 "small box" 匣子 ashes 灰烬 "shantou (formerly romanized as swatow), prefecture-level city in guangdong" 汕头 dense 稠密 "depression; low-lying ground" 洼地 low-lying 低洼 "to stagger; to stumble" 踉跄 "stagger; sway from side to side" 跄 "swiftly; suddenly" 倏地 "(literary) suddenly" 倏忽 "(literary) suddenly" 倏然 "to hurl abuse; to deride; to call sb names" 谩骂 "a basket carried on the back" 背篓 basket 篓子 "to transplant rice seedlings" 插秧 "yangge, a popular rural folk dance" 秧歌 "to vilify; to slander; vilification" 诋毁 "to fester; to suppurate; to be infected" 化脓 "red-hot; glowing; blazing; (fig.) passionate" 炽热 "burning fiercely; flaming; blazing" 炽烈 "to dry up" 干涸 "populous and affluent" 富庶 "the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian" 庶民 "bastard; commoner son of royalty" 庶子 "handan prefecture-level city in hebei; also handan county" 邯郸 mole 黑痣 "household utensils" 器皿 "to frown" 蹙眉 "at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out" 没辙 "natural; graceful; and poised" 雍容 "underarm; armpit" 腋下 armpit 腋窝 "inner heart; soul" 心扉 "title page; flyleaf; end paper" 扉页 "to confine; to imprison; prohibition; shackles; fetters" 禁锢 anus 肛门 "qilin (mythical chinese animal); kylin; chinese unicorn; commonly mistranslated as giraffe" 麒麟 arc 弧线 "curve; arc" 弧形 "radian; arc; curve; curvature" 弧度 "to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway" 婆娑 "literal-minded; pedantic; doctrinaire; longwinded; circuitous" 迂 "roundabout route; circuitous; tortuous; to outflank; indirect; roundabout" 迂回 "pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas" 迂腐 "rough; rude; boorish; straightforward; uninhibited" 粗犷 "totally different" 迥异 "(dialect) what" 啥子 bracelet 手镯 bracelet 镯子 "summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)" 巅峰 summit 山巅 "tweezers; nippers; pliers" 镊子 "nervous; apprehensive" 忐忑 "down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated" 潦倒 "slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible" 潦草 inspection 稽查 "hard pressed for money; in financial straits" 拮据 "hail; hailstone" 冰雹 "amnesty; general pardon" 大赦 "to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment" 赦免 "to grant a special pardon" 特赦 "pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) earring" 钳子 "to suppress; to muzzle; to gag" 钳制 "fitter; benchwork" 钳工