Professional Documents
Culture Documents
名字 名字 ming2zi5 a name
中文 中文 Zhong1wen2 Chinese (language)
爸爸 爸爸 ba4ba5 (informal) father; Dad
学习 學習 xue2xi2 to learn; to study
学 學 xue2 to study; learn; science; -ology
专业 專業 zhuan1ye4 profession; speciality; specialized field of study; major
美术 美術 mei3shu4 the fine arts; art
美 美 mei3 beautiful; America
文学 文學 wen2xue2 literature
系 系 xi4 system; connect; arrest; department;
tie; fasten; button up
马大为 馬大為 Ma3 Da4wei2 Ma Dawei (a personal name)
加拿大 加拿大 Jia1na2da4 Canada
美国 美國 Mei3guo2 United States of America
文化 文化 wen2hua4 culture, civilization; education; literacy
历史 曆史 li4shi3 history
哲学 哲學 zhe2xue2 philosophy
音乐 音樂 yin1yue4 music
经济 經濟 jing1ji4 economy; economic
数学 數學 shu4xue2 mathematics; maths
物理 物理 wu4li3 physics; innate laws of things; law of nature
化学 化學 hua4xue2 chemistry
教育 教育 jiao4yu4 education
选修 選修 xuan3xiu1 to take an optional course; optional course (in school)
家 家 jia1 family; home; household
几 幾 ji3, ji1 how many; several; a few
almost
口 口 kou3 mouth (Kangxi radical 30)
照片 照片 zhao4pian4 picture; photograph
和 和 he2, huo4, huo2, he4 and; with; harmony
mix together
soft; warm
join in the singing
个 個 ge5, ge4 general measure word; individual
姐姐 姐姐 jie3jie5 older sister
两 兩 liang3 two (cardinal number); both; (unit of weight equal to 50
grams)
弟弟 弟弟 di4di5 younger brother
还 還 hai2, huan2 still; yet; in addition; even
repay; to return
一共 一共 yi2gong4 altogether; in total
妹妹 妹妹 mei4mei5 younger sister
小 小 xiao3 small; young (Kangxi radical 42)
狗 狗 gou3 dog
张 張 zhang1 (mw for flat objects); open; expand; (common surname)
当然 當然 dang1ran2 of course; naturally
真 真 zhen1 real; true; genuine
可爱 可愛 ke3'ai4 cute; lovely
爱 愛 ai4 love; affection; be fond of
没 沒 mei2, mo4 not have; there is not; (negative verb prefix)
to drown; submerge
男 男 nan2 male
做 做 zuo4 do; make; to produce; be; to cook; write
工作 工作 gong1zuo4 work; a job
王小云 王小雲 Wang2 Xiao3yun2 Wang Xiaoyun (personal name)
贝贝 貝貝 Bei4bei5 Beibei (personal name)
大 大 da4, dai4 big; large; great (Kangxi radical 37)
号 號 hao4, hao2 number; day of a month; (mw for ordinal numbers)
howl
不用 不用 bu2yong4 need not; don't have to
这儿 這兒 zhe4r5 here
晚 晚 wan3 evening; night; late
了 了 le5, liao3, liao4 (particle for a new situation or completed action),
finish; understand; clear
宋华 宋華 Song4 Hua2 Song Hua (a personal name, male)
去 去 qu4 go; go to (a place); send; cause to go; remove; get rid of;
depart from
游泳 游泳 you2yong3 to swim
昨天 昨天 zuo2tian1 yesterday
京剧 京劇 jing1ju4 Beijing Opera
怎么样 怎麼樣 zen3me5yang4 how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
有意思 有意思 you3yi4si5 interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
今天 今天 jin1tian1 today; at the present; now
天 天 tian1 day; sky; heaven; weather
天气 天气 tian1qi4 weather
太 太 tai4 too (much); excessively; highest; greatest
什么 什麼 shen2me5 what; whatever; anything; something
时候 時候 shi2hou5 time; length of time; moment
现在 現在 xian4zai4 now
明天 明天 ming2tian1 tomorrow
有 有 you3 have; there is
时间 時間 shi2jian1 time; period
说 說 shuo1, shui4 speak; to say; to talk
遍 遍 bian4 all over; everywhere; once through; a time (mw for actions)
打球 打球 da3qiu2 to play ball
打 打 da3, da2 to hit; to beat; to play; to type
dozen
球 球 qiu2 ball; globe
抱歉 抱歉 bao4qian4 be sorry; feel apologetic; to regret
忙 忙 mang2 busy
恐怕 恐怕 kong3pa4 be afraid; to fear; I'm afraid that...
行 行 xing2, hang2 to walk; be current; do; will do; okay
a row; series; place; a firm
(Kangxi radical 144)
谢谢 謝謝 xie4xie5 to thank; thank you
你们 你們 ni3men5 you (plural)
开学 開學 kai1 xue2 start school; begin a term
开 開 kai1 to open; to start; to turn on; to operate (a vehicle)
很 很 hen3 very; rather; quite
高兴 高興 gao1xing4 happy; glad; willing (to do something)
高 高 gao1 high; tall (Kangxi radical 189)
看 看 kan4, kan1 see; look at; to watch; regard
watch over; look after
问 問 wen4 ask; inquire
一下 一下 yi2xia4 a little bit/while; one time; once
学院 學院 xue2yuan4 college; institute; academy; school
名片 名片 ming2pian4 business card
啊 啊 a1, a2, a3, a4, a5 ah; (particle showing elation, doubt, puzzled
surprise, or approval)
教授 教授 jiao4shou4 professor; instruct; to lecture
教 教 jiao1, jiao4 to teach; instruct
religion; teaching
丁力波 丁力波 Ding1 Li4bo1 Ding Libo (a personal name)
谁 誰 shei2, shui2 who
来 來 lai2 come; arrive; ever since; next
买 買 mai3 to buy
瓶 瓶 ping2 bottle; (mw for bottles)
红葡萄酒 紅葡萄酒 hong2pu2tao5jiu3 red wine
红 紅 hong2 red; symbol of success; bonus; popular
葡萄 葡萄 pu2tao5 grape
酒 酒 jiu3 wine; liquors; spirits
北京 北京 Bei3jing1 Beijing
快乐 快樂 kuai4le4 happy
漂亮 漂亮 piao4liang5 pretty; beautiful
烤鸭 烤鴨 kao3ya1 roast duck
鸭 鴨 ya1 duck
喝 喝 he1, he4 drink
shout loudly
再 再 zai4 again; once more; then
寿面 壽面 shou4mian4 birthday noodles; longevity noodles
面 麵 mian4 noodle; flour
晚上 晚上 wan3shang5 evening; night
中餐 中餐 zhong1can1 Chinese food
西餐 西餐 xi1can1 Western-style food
茶 茶 cha2 tea
可乐 可樂 ke3le4 cola; amusing
雪碧 雪碧 Xue3bi4 Sprite (soda)
啤酒 啤酒 pi2jiu3 beer
汉堡 漢堡 han4bao3 hamburger; Hamburg
热狗 熱狗 re4gou3 hot dog
面包 面包 mian4bao1 bread
牛奶 牛奶 niu2nai3 cow's milk
米饭 米飯 mi3fan4 (cooked) rice
在 在 zai4 be at, on, in (a place or time); exist; rest with; (indicating an
action in progress)
光盘 光盤 guang1pan2 CD, compact disc
商场 商場 shang1chang3 market; bazaar; shopping mall
商 商 shang1 commerce; consult; Shang dynasty
常常 常常 chang2chang2 often; usually; frequently
常 常 chang2 always; often; frequently
跟 跟 gen1 to follow; with; to; from; and; heel
有名 有名 you3ming2 famous; well-known
书 書 shu1 book; letter
报 報 bao4 to report; newspaper; to respond; repay
本子 本子 ben3zi5 book; notebook; edition
那儿 那兒 na4r5 there; that place (Beijing accent)
梁祝 梁祝 Liang2 Zhu4 Butterfly Lovers; Liang Zhu, a Chinese violin concerto
先生 先生 xian1sheng5 Mr.; Sir; husband
要 要 yao4, yao1 to want; to need; will/shall; important
demand; request
师傅 師傅 shi1fu5 master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for
service workers
香蕉苹果 香蕉蘋果 xiang1jiao1ping2guo3 Golden delicious apple
香蕉 香蕉 xiang1jiao1 banana
苹果 蘋果 ping2guo3 apple
对不起 對不起 dui4bu5qi3 sorry
怎么 怎麼 zen3me5 how? what? why?
半 半 ban4 half; semi-; incomplete
写 寫 xie3 write; compose
汉字 漢字 Han4zi4 Chinese character
字 字 zi4 word; letter; character
睡觉 睡覺 shui4 jiao4 to sleep; to go to bed
睡 睡 shui4 to sleep
起床 起床 qi3 chuang2 get up; get out of bed
起 起 qi3 to rise; to raise; get up
床 床 chuang2 bed; couch
应该 應該 ying1gai1 should; ought to; must
该 該 gai1 should; deserve; it is time for (something); this (formal)
问题 問題 wen4ti2 question; problem; issue
可以 可以 ke3yi3 can; may; possible; okay
陈 陳 chen2 Chen (common surname); arrange; lay out; stale; explain
下课 下課 xia4 ke4 to finish class
吃饭 吃飯 chi1fan4 to eat (a meal)
开车 開車 kai1che1 to drive (a vehicle)
唱歌 唱歌 chang4 ge1 to sing (a song)
跳舞 跳舞 tiao4 wu3 to dance
回答 回答 hui2da2 reply; answer
礼物 禮物 li3wu4 a gift; a present
打的 打的 da3di1 take a taxi
吸烟 吸煙 xi1yan1 to smoke (cigarettes)
表 錶 biao3 a wrist or pocket watch
难 難 nan2, nan4 difficult; bad
trouble; to blame
全身 全身 quan2shen1 the whole body; all over (the body); em (typography)
全 全 quan2 whole; entire; complete
身 身 shen1 body; torso; person (Kangxi radical 158)
舒服 舒服 shu1fu5 comfortable; feeling well
每 每 mei3 each; every
锻炼 鍛煉 duan4lian4 exercise; work out; toughen; to temper
头 頭 tou2 head; the first; leading
疼 疼 teng2 ache; sore; (it) hurts; love fondly
嗓子 嗓子 sang3zi5 throat; voice
想 想 xiang3 think; believe; suppose; would like to; remember with
longing; to miss
医院 醫院 yi1yuan4 hospital
看病 看病 kan4 bing4 visit a doctor; see a patient
病 病 bing4 ailment; sickness; illness
身体 身體 shen1ti3 health; (human) body
吧 吧 ba5, ba1 particle indicating polite suggestion;
onomatopoeia
bar (serving drinks, providing internet access, etc.)
还是 還是 hai2shi5 or (for questions only); still; yet; nevertheless; had
better
一起 一起 yi4qi3 together; in the same place
冷 冷 leng3 cold
穿 穿 chuan1 to wear; put on; penetrate
衣服 衣服 yi1fu5 clothes
休息 休息 xiu1xi5 to rest; take a break
给 給 gei3, ji3 to give; to grant; (passive particle)
provide
挂号 掛號 gua4hao4 register; check in; send by registered mail
有点儿 有點兒 you3dian3r5 a little; some; rather; a bit
发炎 發炎 fa1yan2 become inflamed from infection or injury
发烧 發燒 fa1shao1 have a fever
烧 燒 shao1 to burn; to cook; to stew
感冒 感冒 gan3mao4 catch cold; (common) cold
住院 住院 zhu4 yuan4 be hospitalized
水 水 shui3 water (Kangxi radical 85)
药 藥 yao4 medicine; drug; cure; chemical
愿意 願意 yuan4yi4 willing; want to; ready
中药 中藥 zhong1yao4 traditional Chinese medicine
西药 西藥 xi1yao4 western medicine
西 西 xi1 West (Kangxi radical 146)
牙 牙 ya2 tooth (Kangxi radical 92)
肚子 肚子 du4zi5 belly; abdomen; stomach
开刀 開刀 kai1dao1 perform or have an operation; (archaic) decapitate
化验 化驗 hua4yan4 laboratory test; chemical examination
血 血 xue4, xie3 blood (Kangxi radical 143)
大便 大便 da4bian4 defecate; excrement; feces
小便 小便 xiao3bian4 urinate; urine
打针 打針 da3zhen1 inject; get a shot
热 熱 re4 heat; hot; heat up
凉快 涼快 liang2kuai5 pleasantly cool (temperature)
生活 生活 sheng1huo2 life; livelihood; to live
英文 英文 Ying1wen2 English (language)
姑娘 姑娘 gu1niang5 young woman; girl
听说 聽說 ting1shuo1 to hear of
听 聽 ting1 listen; hear; heed
得 得 de2, dei3, de5 obtain; must; (complement particle)
告诉 告訴 gao4su5 to tell; inform; let sb. know
件 件 jian4 (mw for things, clothes, and items)
事儿 事兒 shi4r5 business; matter; affair
散步 散步 san4 bu4 go for a walk
步 步 bu4 a step; to walk; to march
电影 電影 dian4ying3 movie; film
电 電 dian4 electricity; electrical
影 影 ying3 shadow; reflection; image; picture; film
咖啡 咖啡 ka1fei1 coffee
可是 可是 ke3shi4 but; however
宿舍 宿舍 su4she4 dormitory; living quarters; hostel
找 找 zhao3 look for; seek; give change
房子 房子 fang2zi5 house; building
租 租 zu1 to rent; to lease
间 間 jian1, jian4 (mw for rooms); space; time; among
a gap; to separate
厨房 廚房 chu2fang2 kitchen
厕所 廁所 ce4suo3 toilet; lavatory; bathroom
房租 房租 fang2zu1 rent money (for a house or apartment)
公司 公司 gong1si1 company; corporation
办 辦 ban4 to do; to manage; to handle; to set up
打电话 打電話 da3 dian4hua4 make a phone call
电话 電話 dian4hua4 telephone; phone call
让 讓 rang4 to ask; to let; to yield
帮助 幫助 bang1zhu4 help; assist; aid
喂 喂 wei2, wei4 hello (on the phone)
hey; to feed
位 位 wei4 position; location; (polite mw for people)
经理 經理 jing1li3 manager; director
可能 可能 ke3neng2 possible; maybe
饭 飯 fan4 food; meal; cooked rice
等 等 deng3 wait; await; when; till; class; rank; grade; kind; sort; equal;
and so on; etc.
家美 家美 Jia1mei3 Jiamei (name of a house rental agency)
客厅 客廳 ke4ting1 living room; parlor
卧室 臥室 wo4shi4 bedroom
书房 書房 shu1fang2 study (room)
套 套 tao4 cover; sheath; (mw for sets of things); tie together
方便 方便 fang1bian4 convenient; practical; useful
巧 巧 qiao3 opportunely; coincidentally; skillful
合适 合適 he2shi4 suitable; proper; appropriate; to fit (clothes)
热心 熱心 re4xin1 enthusiastic; zealous; warmhearted
包括 包括 bao1kuo4 comprise; include; consist of
水电费 水電費 shui3dian4fei4 charges for water and electricity
新 新 xin1 new; Xinjiang autonomous region (abbreviation)
回信 回信 hui2 xin4 to reply (to a letter); write back
中午 中午 zhong1wu3 noon; midday
刚才 剛才 gang1cai2 just now; a moment ago
邮局 郵局 you2ju2 post office
邮 郵 you2 mail; post
局 局 ju2 office; situation; gathering; part; (mw for games, rounds,
matches, etc.)
寄 寄 ji4 send; to mail; depend on
打扫 打掃 da3sao3 to clean; to sweep
扫 掃 sao3, sao4 to sweep
broom
脏 髒 zang1 filthy
不好意思 不好意思 bu4 hao3yi4si5 embarrassed; ill at ease; sorry
洗 洗 xi3 to wash; bathe
外婆 外婆 wai4po2 (informal) maternal grandmother
中学 中學 zhong1xue2 middle/high school
打工 打工 da3 gong1 work part time; do manual labor; do odd jobs
南方 南方 nan2fang1 South; southern part of the country
旅行 旅行 lv3xing2 to travel; a journey
留学生 留學生 liu2xue2sheng1 exchange student; foreign student
住 住 zhu4 to live; reside; to stop
楼 樓 lou2 storey; floor; (multi-storey) building
对 對 dui4 correct; a pair; to face; be opposite; to; towards
念 念 nian4 read aloud; to study; to miss or think of somebody
生词 生詞 sheng1ci2 new vocabulary word
生 生 sheng1 be born; give birth; life; raw (Kangxi radical 100)
词 詞 ci2 word; term; statement; classical Chinese poetry using a set
pattern
复习 復習 fu4xi2 revise; to review
你 你 ni3 you (singular)
好 好 hao3, hao4 good; well; nice; very; quite
be fond of
陆雨平 陸雨平 Lu4 Yu3ping2 Lu Yuping (a personal name)
力波 力波 Li4bo1 Libo (a personal name)
吗 嗎 ma5 (question particle for yes/no questions)
我 我 wo3 I; me
呢 呢 ne5, ni2 (modal particle ending a question); how about...?; what
about...?
woolen cloth
也 也 ye3 also; too
林娜 林娜 Lin2 Na4 Lin Na (a personal name)
妈妈 媽媽 ma1ma5 mom; mother
他们 他們 ta1men5 they; them
他 他 ta1 he; him
们 們 men2, men5 (particle forming a plural pronoun)
都 都 dou1, du1 all; both
capital; metropolis
不 不 bu4 no; not
朋友 朋友 peng2you5 friend
哥哥 哥哥 ge1ge5 older brother
我们 我們 wo3men5 we; us
丁 丁 ding1 fourth; male adult; robust; cubes (of food); T-shaped; (4th
Heavenly Stem)
她 她 ta1 she
是 是 shi4 be
哪 哪 na3, nei3, na5 which; how
国 國 guo2 country; state; nation
人 人 ren2 person; man; people (Kangxi radical 9)
那 那 na4, nei4 that; in that case; then
老师 老師 lao3shi1 teacher
中国 中國 Zhong1guo2 China
您 您 nin2 you (polite)
这 這 zhe4, zhei4 this; these
外语 外語 wai4yu3 foreign language
医生 醫生 yi1sheng1 doctor; physician
奶奶 奶奶 nai3nai5 grandma; (informal) paternal grandmother
认识 認識 ren4shi5 know; recognize; acquainted with (a person)
进来 進來 jin4lai2 to come in
进 進 jin4 enter; come in
请 請 qing3 please; invite; to request
treat
记者 記者 ji4zhe3 reporter; journalist
请问 請問 qing3 wen4 may I ask...
贵姓 貴姓 gui4 xing4 (honorable) surname
姓 姓 xing4 surname; family name
叫 叫 jiao4 cry; shout; call; to name; be called; to greet; to hire; to order
杨 楊 yang2 surname Yang; poplar
语言 語言 yu3yan2 language
的 的 de5, di4, di2 (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)
学生 學生 xue2sheng5 student
汉语 漢語 Han4yu3 Chinese (language)
英国 英國 Ying1guo2 Britain; England
餐厅 餐廳 can1ting1 dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant
哪儿 哪兒 na3r5 where; wherever (northern China)
女 女 nv3 woman; female (Kangxi radical 38)
坐 坐 zuo4 sit; travel by
知道 知道 zhi1dao5 know; be aware of
没关系 沒關系 mei2 guan1xi5 it doesn't matter; never mind; "that's okay"
再见 再見 zai4jian4 goodbye; see you later
小姐 小姐 xiao3jie3 young lady; miss
二 二 er4 two (Kangxi radical 7)
层 層 ceng2 mw for layers; floors of buildings; layer, floor, storey
四 四 si4 four
多少 多少 duo1shao5 how much; how many; which (number)
多 多 duo1 many; much; a lot of; more than
少 少 shao3, shao4 few; little; lack; lose
young
喜欢 喜歡 xi3huan5 to like; be fond of
外 外 wai4 outer; outside; in addition; foreign
语 語 yu3 dialect; language; speech
外国 外國 wai4guo2 foreign country
百 百 bai3 hundred
车 車 che1, ju1 car; vehicle; machine (Kangxi radical 159)
(written) chariot
词典 詞典 ci2dian3 dictionary
电脑 電腦 dian4nao3 computer
孩子 孩子 hai2zi5 child; children; son or daughter
爷爷 爺爺 ye2ye5 (informal) father's father; paternal grandfather
外公 外公 wai4gong1 maternal grandfather
系主任 系主任 xi4zhu3ren4 dean; department head
助教 助教 zhu4jiao4 teaching assistant
律师 律師 lv4shi1 lawyer
工程师 工程師 gong1cheng2shi1 engineer
今年 今年 jin1nian2 this year
年 年 nian2 year
岁 歲 sui4 years old; age
课 課 ke4 class; subject; lesson; course
星期 星期 xing1qi1 week
上午 上午 shang4wu3 morning (before noon)
上 上 shang4 above; up; on top; get on; go up; to attend
下午 下午 xia4wu3 afternoon
下 下 xia4 descend; fall; below; down; next; the second (of two parts)
星期日 星期日 xing1qi1ri4 Sunday
生日 生日 sheng1ri4 birthday
多大 多大 duo1da4 how big (what size); how old
出生 出生 chu1sheng1 be born
出 出 chu1 go out; occur
属 屬 shu3, zhu3 belong to (a group); associated with; genus (biology); born
in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
join together; focus on
聚会 聚會 ju4hui4 hold a meeting; get together; a party
会 會 hui4, kuai4 can; to know how; be good at; be likely to; shall; meeting;
conference
accounts
祝贺 祝賀 zhu4he4 congratulate; congratulations
祝 祝 zhu4 to wish; bless
参加 參加 can1jia1 participate; join (a group); take part in (an activity);
give (advice)
吃 吃 chi1 to eat
蛋糕 蛋糕 dan4gao1 cake
蛋 蛋 dan4 egg
糕 糕 gao1 cake
容易 容易 rong2yi4 easy; likely; liable (to)
钱 錢 qian2 money; coin; Chinese Surname
斤 斤 jin1 axe; catty (weight equal to 0.5 kilograms) (Kangxi radical 69)
块 塊 kuai4 lump; chunk (mw for pieces of soap, cake, cloth, units of
currency, etc)
毛 毛 mao2 hair; fur; feather; Chinese unit of money equal to 1/10 yuan
(Kangxi radical 82)
贵 貴 gui4 expensive; noble; honorable; Guizhou province (abbreviation)
分 分 fen1, fen4 divide; part; minute; cent
component; share; ingredient; point
送 送 song4 deliver; to carry; to give; send
找钱 找錢 zhao3qian2 give change
元 元 yuan2 Chinese monetary unit; dollar; first; principal
笔 筆 bi3 pen; pencil; writing instrument; brush stroke; (mw for sums of
money)
支 支 zhi1 branch; to support; put up; to pay; (mw for long, narrow objects)
(Kangxi radical 65)
份 份 fen4 part; portion; (mw for gifts, documents, papers, jobs, etc.)
本 本 ben3 (mw for books); root or stem of plants; origin; this
杯 杯 bei1 cup; (mw for drinks)
售货员 售貨員 shou4huo4yuan2 salesclerk; shop assistant
作家 作家 zuo4jia1 author; writer
便宜 便宜 pian2yi5 cheap
书店 書店 shu1dian4 bookstore
体育馆 體育館 ti3yu4guan3 gym; stadium; sports hall
卖 賣 mai4 to sell
一点儿 一點兒 yi4dian3r5 a bit; a few; a little
司机 司機 si1ji1 driver; chauffeur
点钟 點鐘 dian3zhong1 o'clock
差 差 cha4, cha1, chai1 poor; to lack; to err
difference
to dispatch
刻 刻 ke4 quarter (hour); (mw for short time intervals); carve; to cut
回 回 hui2 to return; go back; turn around; to reply; occasion (mw for
matters or actions); the Hui nationality
上课 上課 shang4 ke4 attend class; give a lesson; go to class
能 能 neng2 can; be able; capable; energy; ability
到 到 dao4 arrive (at a place); until (a time)
哪里 哪里 na3li3 where?; how could it be?; wherever; (humble denial of
compliment)
英语 英語 Ying1yu3 English (language)
孙女儿 孫女兒 sun1nv3r5 granddaughter; son's daughter
女儿 女兒 nv3'er2 daughter
岁数 歲數 sui4shu5 age (number of years old)
拜拜 拜拜 bai4bai4 bye-bye; say goodbye
(Taiwan) to worship
为什么 為什麼 wei4shen2me5 why?; for what reason?
为 為 wei2, wei4 be; become
for; on account of
东西 東西 dong1xi5 thing; objects; stuff
玩儿 玩兒 wan2r5 to play; have fun
西安 西安 Xi1'an1 Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province
好久不见 好久不見 hao3jiu3 bu2jian4 long time no see
好久 好久 hao3jiu3 a long time; quite a while
见 見 jian4 see; meet; appear to be
(Kangxi radical 147)
发展 發展 fa1zhan3 develop; development; growth
快 快 kuai4 fast; quick; soon
话 話 hua4 words; speech; language; dialect
普通话 普通話 pu3tong1hua4 Mandarin (common language)
年轻 年輕 nian2qing1 young
轻 輕 qing1 light; easy; gentle; soft
流利 流利 liu2li4 fluent; smooth
懂 懂 dong3 understand; know
就 就 jiu4 then; at once; just; only; with regard to
美元 美元 mei3yuan2 U.S. dollar
欧元 歐元 ou1yuan2 Euro (currency)
加元 加元 Jia1yuan2 Canadian dollar
亚洲学系 亞洲學系 Ya4zhou1xue2 Xi4 Department of Asian Studies
汇率 匯率 hui4lv4 exchange rate
现金 現金 xian4jin1 cash
信用卡 信用卡 xin4yong4ka3 credit card
城市 城市 cheng2shi4 city or town
地方 地方 di4fang5 place; space; room; part, (fāng: local; regional)
儿子 兒子 er2zi5 son
菜 菜 cai4 dish (type of food); cuisine; vegetables
把 把 ba3, ba4 (mw for things with handles); (pretransitive particle); to
hold
a grip; a handle; stem (of plants)
忘 忘 wang4 forget; overlook; to neglect
图书馆 圖書館 tu2shu1guan3 library
图书 圖書 tu2shu1 books
馆 館 guan3 house; building; establishment
办公室 辦公室 ban4gong1shi4 office
办公 辦公 ban4 gong1 to work; handle official business
室 室 shi4 room
先 先 xian1 first; early; before
借书证 借書證 jie4shu1zheng4 library card
借 借 jie4 lend; borrow; excuse
证 證 zheng4 certificate; proof; to demonstrate
一会儿 一會兒 yi2hui4r5 a while; a moment
带 帶 dai4 to bring; to take along; to carry; look after; raise (children);
band; belt; ribbon; zone
填 填 tian2 write; fill in
表 表 biao3 surface; a table (listing information); to show
拿 拿 na2 carry in your hand; take; get
慢 慢 man4 slow
不行 不行 bu4xing2 won't do; be out of the question; not ok
自己 自己 zi4ji3 oneself; self
姓名 姓名 xing4ming2 full name
性别 性別 xing4bie2 gender; sex; sexual distinction
课文 課文 ke4wen2 text (of a lesson)
练习 練習 lian4xi2 practice; exercise
练 練 lian4 to practice; to train; to drill
口语 口語 kou3yu3 spoken language; colloquial speech
语法 語法 yu3fa3 grammar
过 過 guo4 to pass; to cross; go over; celebrate; (indicates a past
experience)
节 節 jie2 festival; section; (mw for segments); moral integrity; save
圣诞 聖誕 Sheng4dan4 Christmas
欧洲 歐洲 Ou1zhou1 Europe
上海 上海 Shang4hai3 Shanghai, China
整理 整理 zheng3li3 put in order; arrange; straighten up; to tidy; to pack
(luggage)
电视 電視 dian4shi4 television; TV
乱 亂 luan4 disorder; confusion; arbitrarily
日记 日記 ri4ji4 diary
晴 晴 qing2 clear; fine (as in weather)
包裹 包裹 bao1guo3 wrap up; bind up; package
惊喜 驚喜 jing1xi3 pleasantly surprised; nice surprise
圣诞老人 聖誕老人 Sheng4dan4 Lao3ren2 Santa Claus
元旦 元旦 yuan2dan4 New Year's Day
春节 春節 Chun1 Jie2 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
感恩节 感恩節 Gan3'en1 Jie2 Thanksgiving
复活节 復活節 Fu4huo2 Jie2 Easter
早 早 zao3 early; (early) morning; good morning!
银行 銀行 yin2hang2 bank
排队 排隊 pai2 dui4 queue; stand in line
排 排 pai2 arrange; line up; a row; a platoon; to discharge
队 隊 dui4 team; squadron; group
换 換 huan4 change; to exchange; to barter; to trade
英镑 英鎊 ying1bang4 British pound sterling
人民币 人民幣 ren2min2bi4 renminbi (RMB)
人民 人民 ren2min2 the people
用 用 yong4 to use (Kangxi radical 101)
刚 剛 gang1 just (immediate past); firm; exactly
从 從 cong2 from; follow; since; obey; observe
非常 非常 fei1chang2 extremely; extraordinary; very
次 次 ci4 (mw for number of times of occurrence); nth; order
参观 參觀 can1guan1 to visit (a place, such as a tourist spot); to tour;
inspect
兵马俑 兵馬俑 bing1ma3yong3 figures of warriors and horses buried with the dead;
Terracotta Army (historic site)
兵 兵 bing1 soldiers; military force
明信片 明信片 ming2xin4pian4 postcard
信 信 xin4 to believe; to trust; letter
工作人员 工作人員 gong1zuo4 ren2yuan2 staff
人员 人員 ren2yuan2 staff; crew; personnel
千 千 qian1 thousand
数 數 shu4, shu3, shuo4 number; to count; to rank; frequently; repeatedly
王府井 王府井 Wang2fu3jing3 Wangfujing, a famous commercial district in Beijing
极了 极了 ji2le5 extremely; exceedingly
一定 一定 yi2ding4 Must be; surely; certainly; necessarily; definite
开始 開始 kai1shi3 begin; to start; beginning
太极拳 太极拳 tai4ji2quan2 Tai chi, a Chinese martial art
帅 帥 shuai4 handsome; graceful; commander-in-chief
颜色 顏色 yan2se4 color; countenance; facial expression
黑 黑 hei1 black; dark (Kangxi radical 203); Heilongjiang province
(abbreviation)
白 白 bai2 white; snowy; pure; bright; empty (Kangxi radical 106)
公园 公園 gong1yuan2 public park
走 走 zou3 to walk; to go; to move (Kangxi radical 156)
小时 小時 xiao3shi2 hour
过去 過去 guo4qu4 in the past; formerly; go over
衬衫 襯衫 chen4shan1 shirt; blouse
绿 綠 lv4 green
样子 樣子 yang4zi5 manner; air; style; appearance; looks
售 售 shou4 to sell; succeed (in a plan/intrigue)
货 貨 huo4 goods; commodities; products
试 試 shi4 to try; to test; examination
觉得 覺得 jue2de5 feel; think
短 短 duan3 short (in length, duration)
公分 公分 gong1fen1 centimeter; gram
麻烦 麻煩 ma2fan5 trouble (someone); troubling; bothersome
丝绸 絲綢 si1chou2 silk
西服 西服 xi1fu2 a suit; Western-style clothes
双 雙 shuang1 two; double; (mw for pairs)
鞋子 鞋子 xie2zi5 shoes
头发 頭發 tou2fa5 hair (on the head)
打折 打折 da3zhe2 give a discount
条 條 tiao2 strip; item; (mw for long thin objects)
裤子 褲子 ku4zi5 pants; trousers
相声 相聲 xiang4sheng5 sketch; crosstalk; comic dialogue; traditional
Chinese comical dialogue
了不起 了不起 liao3bu5qi3 incredible; extraordinary; great; amazing
薄 薄 bao2, bo2, bo4 thin; flimsy; weak (first two pronunciations)
mint
页 頁 ye4 page; leaf (Kangxi radical 181)
料子 料子 liao4zi5 cloth; material for making clothes
布 布 bu4 cloth; announce; to spread
总是 總是 zong3shi4 always; eventually
记 記 ji4 to remember; to record; to note
错 錯 cuo4 mistake; error; miss an opportunity
些 些 xie1 some; few; several; (mw for indefinite amount)
职业 職業 zhi2ye4 profession; occupation
交 交 jiao1 submit; deliver; turn over; intersect; to pay (money); friendship
长 長 chang2, zhang3 long; length
grow; chief (Kangxi radical 168)
考试 考試 kao3shi4 test; exam; give or take a test
考 考 kao3 to test; take an exam; to check; verify; examine
不错 不錯 bu2cuo4 not bad; pretty good; correct
翻译 翻譯 fan1yi4 translator; interpreter; translate; interpret
课本 課本 ke4ben3 textbook
过期 過期 guo4qi1 overdue; expire; exceed time limit
期 期 qi1, ji1 period of time; phase; stage
entire, whole (year or month)
罚款 罰款 fa2kuan3 fine; penalty (monetary)
罚 罰 fa2 punish; to discipline; penalize
款 款 kuan3 section; paragraph; fund; sum of money; (mw for versions or
models)
脑 腦 nao3 brain
查 查 cha2 examine; investigate; to check
新实用汉语课本新實用漢語課本 Xin1 Shi2yong4 Han4yu3 Ke4ben3 New Practical Chinese
Reader
实用 實用 shi2yong4 practical; pragmatic; functional
阅览室 閱覽室 yue4lan3shi4 reading room
杂志 雜志 za2zhi4 magazine
问答 問答 wen4da2 question and answer; interlocution
预订 預訂 yu4ding4 place an order; book ahead; subscribe for
房间 房間 fang2jian1 room
国籍 國籍 guo2ji2 nationality; citizenship
钥匙 鑰匙 yao4shi5 key
目录 目錄 mu4lu4 catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard
drive)
续借 續借 xu4jie4 renew (something borrowed)
年龄 年齡 nian2ling2 (a person's) age
广东 广東 Guang3dong1 Guangdong Province (Canton)
茶楼 茶樓 cha2lou2 teahouse (with two or more stories)
老人 老人 lao3ren2 old people; the aged; one's aged parents or grandparents
热闹 熱鬧 re4nao5 bustling; lively; busy
新闻 新聞 xin1wen2 news
护照 護照 hu4zhao4 passport
旗袍 旗袍 qi2pao2 cheongsam; Chinese-style dress
比 比 bi3 compare; (indicates comparison) (Kangxi radical 81); to
gesticulate as one talks
中式 中式 zhong1shi4 Chinese-style
式 式 shi4 type; form; style
已经 已經 yi3jing1 already
商店 商店 shang1dian4 shop; store
店 店 dian4 shop; store; inn
旧 舊 jiu4 old; past; used
包 包 bao1 to cover; to wrap; to hold; include; bag; (mw for containers,
packages, etc.)
往 往 wang3 go (in a direction); toward; in the past
航空 航空 hang2kong1 aviation
空 空 kong1, kong4 empty; sky
leave blank; leisure
海运 海運 hai3yun4 transport by sea
海 海 hai3 ocean; sea
邮费 郵費 you2fei4 postage (fee)
费 費 fei4 to cost; spend; fee; fare; be wasteful
取 取 qu3 to take; get; choose
通知单 通知單 tong1zhi1dan1 letter of notice; requisition; notification; ticket;
receipt
通知 通知 tong1zhi1 notify; to inform; notice
单 單 dan1, Shan4 single; odd; simple; only; sheet; list; surname Shan
海关 海關 hai3guan1 customs (i.e. border inspection)
别 別 bie2 don't; depart; other; difference; distinguish
客气 客气 ke4qi5 polite; courteous; formal; modest
售票员 售票員 shou4piao4yuan2 ticket seller
建国门 建國門 Jian4guo2men2 Jianguomen (a place in Beijing)
门 門 men2 door; opening; gate; (mw for classes and languages) (Kangxi
radical 169)
路 路 lu4 road; path; journey; route
公共汽车 公共汽車 gong1gong4 qi4che1 (public) bus
公共 公共 gong1gong4 public; common (use)
汽车 汽車 qi4che1 car; automobile; bus; vehicle
经过 經過 jing1guo4 to pass; go through; as a result of
好像 好像 hao3xiang4 seem like
像 像 xiang4 be like; resemble; appearance; image
咱们 咱們 zan2men5 we; us; our
票 票 piao4 ticket; bank note; a vote
大家 大家 da4jia1 everyone; everybody
里边 里邊 li3bian5 inside; in; within; interior
站 站 zhan4 stand; a station; be on one's feet; service center
乘客 乘客 cheng2ke4 passenger
乘 乘 cheng2 to ride; to mount; make use of; multiply
客 客 ke4 guest; customer; visitor
地铁 地鐵 di4tie3 subway
放心 放心 fang4xin1 relax; feel relieved; rest assured
糟糕 糟糕 zao1gao1 terrible; too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; what a mess
前门 前門 qian2men2 front door/gate/page
公斤 公斤 gong1jin1 kilogram
邮票 郵票 you2piao4 postage stamp
纪念 紀念 ji4nian4 commemorate; remember
然后 然后 ran2hou4 then; afterwards
准备 准備 zhun3bei4 prepare; get ready
聪明 聰明 cong1ming5 intelligent; clever; bright; smart
封 封 feng1 confer; to seal; bestow; (mw for letters)
信封 信封 xin4feng1 envelope
贴 貼 tie1 to paste; to stick; subsidize; keep close to
孙子 孫子 sun1zi5 grandson; son's son; Sun Zi (philosopher)
刷卡 刷卡 shua1ka3 swipe a card; use a credit card
中国画 中國畫 Zhong1guo2hua4 Chinese painting
画儿 畫兒 hua4r5 picture; drawing; painting
油画 油畫 you2hua4 oil painting
油 油 you2 oil; oily; sly
一样 一樣 yi2yang4 the same; alike; equal to
美术馆 美術館 mei3shu4guan3 art gallery; art museum
开门 開門 kai1men2 open the door; (of a store) to open for business
画 畫 hua4 draw; picture; painting
老 老 lao3 old; aged; tough; often (Kangxi radical 125)
画家 畫家 hua4jia1 painter (artist)
不敢当 不敢當 bu4 gan3dang1 lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't
deserve your praise / you flatter me
爱好 愛好 ai4hao4 hobby; fond of; to like; interest
唱 唱 chang4 sing; call loudly; to chant
马马虎虎 馬馬虎虎 ma3ma3hu1hu1 so-so; tolerable; casual
马虎 馬虎 ma3hu5 careless; sloppy; casual; negligent
幅 幅 fu2 width of cloth; size; (mw for pictures, paintings, textiles)
徐悲鸿 徐悲鴻 Xu2 Bei1hong2
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of horses and birds and one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for
artistic expressions that reflected a new modern China at the beginning of the 20th
century.
电梯 電梯 dian4ti1 elevator; lift
开玩笑 開玩笑 kai1 wan2xiao4 joke; play a joke; make fun of
材料 材料 cai2liao4 material; data; ingredients
纸 紙 zhi3 paper
主要 主要 zhu3yao4 main; principal; major
墨 墨 mo4 ink
油彩 油彩 you2cai3 oil paint; greasepaint
别的 別的 bie2de5 other
空白 空白 kong4bai2 blank space; blank
只 只 zhi3 only; merely; just; but
匹 匹 pi3, pi1 (mw for horses, bolt of cloth); ordinary person
mate; one of a pair
想象 想象 xiang3xiang4 imagine; visualize (in traditional, use variant with
亻)
跑 跑 pao3 to run; to escape; to race
它 它 ta1 it
风 風 feng1 wind; news; style (Kangxi radical 182)
虾 蝦 xia1 shrimp; prawn
它们 它們 ta1men5 they; them (for things)
游 游 you2 swim; travel
齐白石 齊白石 Qi2 Bai2shi2 (Chinese painter, 1864 - 1957) became a carpenter at
14, and learned to paint by himself. When turning 40, he started extensive
traveling, visiting various scenic spots in China. He is perhaps the most noted for
the whimsical, often playful style of his watercolor works.
骑 騎 qi2 ride or sit (astride)
自行车 自行車 zi4xing2che1 bike; bicycle
远 遠 yuan3 far; distant; remote
跑步 跑步 pao3 bu4 to run; to jog
书法 書法 shu1fa3 calligraphy; penmanship
业余 業余 ye4yu2 spare time; after-hours;
amateur
节目 節目 jie2mu4 program; item (on a program)
以前 以前 yi3qian2 before; formerly; previously
瘦 瘦 shou4 thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of
land) unproductive
减肥 減肥 jian3fei2 go on a diet; lose weight
管 管 guan3 take care (of); to control; manage; pipe; tube
生气 生气 sheng1qi4 angry; mad
钢琴 鋼琴 gang1qin2 piano
观点 觀點 guan1dian3 point of view; standpoint
新年 新年 xin1nian2 New Year
火锅 火鍋 huo3guo1 hotpot
火 火 huo3 fire (Kangxi radical 86); urgent; hot (popular); fiery
锅 鍋 guo1 pot; pan; boiler
饭馆 飯館 fan4guan3 restaurant; hotel (Taiwan)
因为 因為 yin1wei4 because; owing to; on account of
所以 所以 suo3yi3 so; therefore; as a result
涮羊肉 涮羊肉 shuan4yang2rou4 thin slices of mutton boiled in water
涮 涮 shuan4 to rinse; deceive; cook thin slices of meat in boiling
water
羊 羊 yang2 sheep (Kangxi radical 123)
肉 肉 rou4 meat; flesh (Kangxi radical 130)
郊区 郊區 jiao1qu1 suburbs; outskirts
或者 或者 huo4zhe3 or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
音乐会 音樂會 yin1yue4hui4 concert
化妆 化妝 hua4 zhuang1 makeup; apply makeup
化 化 hua4 change; convert; melt
妆 妝 zhuang1 put on makeup; adornment; trousseau
正式 正式 zheng4shi4 formal; official
民乐 民樂 min2yue4 folk music
西方 西方 xi1fang1 the West; Western countries
民族 民族 min2zu2 nationality; ethnic group
乐器 樂器 yue4qi4 musical instrument
器 器 qi4 device; tool; utensil
演奏 演奏 yan3zou4 give an instrumental performance
演 演 yan3 act; develop; perform; practice
奏 奏 zou4 to play (music); to perform (on a musical instrument); to
achieve; to produce; to present a memorial to an emperor (old)
习惯 習慣 xi2guan4 habit; be accustomed to; usual practice
乐曲 樂曲 yue4qu3 musical composition
曲 曲 qu3, qu1 song; melody
bent; to bend; wrong
出租车 出租車 chu1zu1che1 taxi; cab
出租 出租 chu1zu1 rent out; let
路上 路上 lu4shang5 on the way; on a journey; road surface
花儿 花兒 hua1r5 flower
踢 踢 ti1 to kick; to play (football or soccer)
左边 左邊 zuo3bian5 left side
左 左 zuo3 the left side; left
右边 右邊 you4bian5 the right (directional) side
右 右 you4 right (hand)
东边 東邊 dong1bian5 east; eastern side; to the east of
东 東 dong1 East; master; owner
离 離 li2 leave; depart; go away; part from
花园小区 花園小區 hua1yuan2 xiao3qu1 garden district
花园 花園 hua1yuan2 garden
区 區 qu1 region; area; district
车站 車站 che1zhan4 (bus, train, etc.) stop; station
前边 前邊 qian2bian5 in front; ahead
前 前 qian2 before; in front; forward
拐 拐 guai3 turn to; kidnap; to limp
下边 下邊 xia4bian5 below; under; lower level
上边 上邊 shang4bian5 above; over; upwards; those higher up; on top
平方米 平方米 ping2fang1mi3 square meter
平方 平方 ping2fang1 square (math or measurement)
米 米 mi3 (husked) rice; meter (Kangxi radical 119)
卫生间 衛生間 wei4sheng1jian1 restroom; bathroom; water closet (WC)
卫生 衛生 wei4sheng1 health; hygiene; sanitation; sanitary; clean
北边 北邊 bei3bian5 north; northern side; north of
北 北 bei3 north
卧 臥 wo4 recline; crouch
外边 外邊 wai4bian5 outside; exterior; abroad
阳台 陽台 yang2tai2 balcony
电影院 電影院 dian4ying3yuan4 cinema; movie theater
咖啡馆 咖啡館 ka1fei1guan3 coffee house; café
南边 南邊 nan2bian5 South; South side; location to the South
足球场 足球場 zu2qiu2chang3 soccer field; football field
出差 出差 chu1chai1 go on a business trip
后边 后邊 hou4bian5 back; rear; behind; latter
输 輸 shu1 to transport; lose (a game, etc.)
天堂 天堂 tian1tang2 paradise; heaven
苏杭 蘇杭 Su1 Hang2 Suzhou and Hangzhou
苏州 蘇州 Su1zhou1 Suzhou (city in Jiangsu Province)
杭州 杭州 Hang2zhou1 Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang Province)
山水 山水 shan1shui3 water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery with
hills and water; traditional Chinese painting of mountains and waters; landscape
painting; landscape
山 山 shan1 mountain; hill; peak (Kangxi radical 46)
园林 園林 yuan2lin2 gardens; park; landscape
修建 修建 xiu1jian4 to build; to construct; renovate
诗人 詩人 shi1ren2 poet; bard
设计 設計 she4ji4 to plan; to design; design
建筑师 建筑師 jian4zhu4shi1 architect
越剧 越劇 yue4ju4 Shaoxing opera
剧 劇 ju4 drama; play; show; severe
虽然 雖然 sui1ran2 although; even though
但是 但是 dan4shi4 but; however
剧团 劇團 ju4tuan2 theatrical group
地方戏 地方戲 di4fang1xi4 local opera
戏 戲 xi4 to play; to joke; show; drama; opera
上演 上演 shang4yan3 to stage (a play); to screen (a movie); perform
古典 古典 gu3dian3 classical
小说 小說 xiao3shuo1 novel; fiction
部 部 bu4 part; section; department; (mw for machines; movies; books)
爱情 愛情 ai4qing2 (romantic) love
故事 故事 gu4shi5 story; tale
感人 感人 gan3ren2 moving; touching
座位 座位 zuo4wei4 a seat; a place
西边 西邊 xi1bian5 west; west side; west of
长安大戏院 長安大戲院 Chang2'an1 Da4 Xi4yuan4 Chang'an Theater
戏院 戲院 xi4yuan4 theater
红楼梦 紅樓夢 Hong2lou2meng4 Dream of the Red Chamber (classic novel)
梦 夢 meng4 dream
从来 從來 cong2lai2 all along; from the past till the present; always; at all
times; (when followed by 没有) never
这么 這麼 zhe4me5 so (much); such; this way; like this
主角 主角 zhu3jue2 main character; lead role; protagonist
特别 特別 te4bie2 special; especially; particular
优美 優美 you1mei3 graceful; fine; elegant
风格 風格 feng1ge2 style; manner; genre
演员 演員 yan3yuan2 actor or actress; performer
角色 角色 jue2se4 role; part
种类 種類 zhong3lei4 kind; category; class
种 種 zhong3, zhong4 type; breed; race; seed
to plant
访问 訪問 fang3wen4 visit; call on; interview
有的 有的 you3de5 some (exist); (there are) some (who/that are)
研究 研究 yan2jiu1 to study; to research
顿 頓 dun4 pause; arrange; stamp feet; suddenly; (mw for meals, events)
便饭 便飯 bian4fan4 simple meal; potluck
太太 太太 tai4tai5 wife; married woman; Madame; Mrs.
不怎么样 不怎麼樣 bu4 zen3me5yang4 not up to much; not particularly good
悲伤 悲傷 bei1shang1 sad; sorrowful
贾宝玉 賈寶玉 Jia3 Bao3yu4 Jia Baoyu (lead male character in Dream of the Red
Chamber)
照相机 照相機 zhao4xiang4ji1 camera
照相 照相 zhao4 xiang4 to take a photograph
机 機 ji1 machine; aircraft; pivot; opportunity
旁边 旁邊 pang2bian1 side; beside
出发 出發 chu1fa1 start out; set off
篇 篇 pian1 sheet; (mw for articles); piece of writing
文章 文章 wen2zhang1 article; essay
恭喜 恭喜 gong1xi3 congratulate; congratulations
火车 火車 huo3che1 train
又 又 you4 (once) again; also; both (Kangxi radical 29)
着急 着急 zhao2ji2 to worry; feel anxious
春江花月夜 春江花月夜 Chun1jiang1hua1 Yue4ye4 River on a Spring Night (lyric
poem)
春 春 chun1 spring (season); joyful
江 江 jiang1 large river; Yangtze (abbrev.); a surname
月 月 yue4 moon; month; (Kangxi radical 74: moon; Kangxi radical 130: flesh)
夜 夜 ye4 night; evening; darkness
小学 小學 xiao3xue2 primary school; elementary school
辆 輛 liang4 (mw for vehicles)
音乐厅 音樂廳 yin1yue4ting1 concert hall
幸福 幸福 xing4fu2 happy; blessed; fortunate
万事如意 萬事如意 wan4shi4 ru2yi4 (wish sb.) all the best
蛇 蛇 she2 snake; serpent
最 最 zui4 the most; -est; (indicator for superlative)
添 添 tian1 add; to increase; replenish
脚 腳 jiao3 foot / base (of animal or object)
完 完 wan2 finish; be over; complete
多余 多余 duo1yu2 unnecessary; superfluous;surplus
足 足 zu2 foot; enough; ample; to be sufficient (Kangxi radical 157)
队员 隊員 dui4yuan2 team member
不同 不同 bu4tong2 different; distinct; not the same
国家 國家 guo2jia1 country; state; nation
赢 贏 ying2 to win; to beat; to profit
场 場 chang3, chang2 courtyard; place; field; (mw for games, performances,
etc.)
threshing floor
足球 足球 zu2qiu2 football; soccer
比赛 比賽 bi3sai4 (sports) match; competition
赛 賽 sai4 compete; contest; match
同学 同學 tong2xue2 fellow student; schoolmate
大学生 大學生 da4xue2sheng1 college student; university student
学校 學校 xue2xiao4 school
水平 水平 shui3ping2 standard; proficiency; level; horizontal
教练 教練 jiao4lian4 coach; instructor
去年 去年 qu4nian2 last year
以后 以后 yi3hou4 after; afterwards; later
提高 提高 ti2gao1 elevate; heighten; improve
提 提 ti2 to carry; to lift; to raise (an issue)
收 收 shou1 receive; accept; collect; to harvest
入 入 ru4 enter (Kangxi radical 11)
前年 前年 qian2nian2 the year before last
盖 蓋 gai4 lid; top; cover; to build
座 座 zuo4 (mw for mountains, bridges, tall buildings, etc.);
seat; base; stand; constellation
城 城 cheng2 city; town; city walls
村 村 cun1 village; rustic; boorish
低 低 di1 low; beneath; lower (one's head); droop
技术 技術 ji4shu4 technology; technique; skill
管理 管理 guan3li3 supervise; manage
暖和 暖和 nuan3huo5 warm; nice and warm
机场 機場 ji1chang3 airport; airfield
接 接 jie1 receive; connect; to meet; to pick up (sb.); answer (the phone)
行李 行李 xing2li5 luggage; baggage
箱子 箱子 xiang1zi5 chest; trunk; baggage; suitcase
一路平安 一路平安 yi2lu4ping2'an1 have a safe journey; bon voyage
停 停 ting2 to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
爱人 愛人 ai4ren5 spouse; husband; wife; lover
士兵 士兵 shi4bing1 soldier
将军 將軍 jiang1jun1 a general (military officer)
站岗 站崗 zhan4 gang3 stand guard; set up a sentry
冻 凍 dong4 to freeze
发抖 發抖 fa1dou3 shiver; shudder; tremble
生火 生火 sheng1huo3 make a fire
正常 正常 zheng4chang2 normal; regular; ordinary
声 聲 sheng1 sound; voice; (mw for sound)
着 着 zhe5, zhao2, zhuo2, zhao1 -ing (indicating action in progress)
to touch; to feel
to wear; apply
被 被 bei4 by (indicates passive voice sentences); quilt; blanket
撞 撞 zhuang4 to hit; collide; run into
伤 傷 shang1 injure; wound; injury
第 第 di4 (prefix used to form ordinal numbers)
检查 檢查 jian3cha2 to check; examine; inspect
重 重 zhong4, chong2 heavy; intense
repeat; duplicate
马上 馬上 ma3shang4 at once; immediately; right away
胳膊 胳膊 ge1bo5 arm
腿 腿 tui3 leg
笑 笑 xiao4 to laugh; to smile
注意 注意 zhu4yi4 pay attention to; take notice of; be careful
医药费 醫藥費 yi1yao4fei4 medical expenses
以为 以為 yi3wei2 think (mistakenly); consider (that); believe
度 度 du4, duo2 capacity; degree; degree (mw for temperature, angles);
measure; scale; to spend (time)
to estimate; surmise
北方 北方 bei3fang1 north; the northern part of the country
春天 春天 chun1tian1 spring (season)
帮忙 幫忙 bang1mang2 to help (with a favour)
帮 幫 bang1 to help; assist; group; gang
广州 广州 Guang3zhou1 Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province
天气预报 天气預報 tian1qi4 yu4bao4 weather forecast
晴天 晴天 qing2tian1 fine day
中国民航 中國民航 Zhong1guo2 Min2hang2 Air China
起飞 起飛 qi3fei1 take off (in an airplane); liftoff
停车场 停車場 ting2che1chang3 parking lot
菜单 菜單 cai4dan1 menu; bill of fare
渴 渴 ke3 thirsty
熊 熊 xiong2 a bear
害怕 害怕 hai4pa4 to be afraid of; to fear; to be scared
棵 棵 ke1 (mw for plants)
树 樹 shu4 tree
死 死 si3 to die; dead; fixed; impassible; extremely
装 裝 zhuang1 to load; dress up; pretend; clothing; to install
动 動 dong4 to move; to use; to act
危险 危險 wei1xian3 danger; dangerous; perilous
舅舅 舅舅 jiu4jiu5 mother's brother; maternal uncle
舅妈 舅媽 jiu4ma1 aunt; mother's brother's wife
农民 農民 nong2min2 farmer; peasant
当 當 dang1, dang4 should; act as; manage; match, appropriate; assume;
pawn
蔬菜 蔬菜 shu1cai4 vegetables; produce
正在 正在 zheng4zai4 in the process of (doing something); while (doing)
问路 問路 wen4lu4 ask for directions
变化 變化 bian4hua4 to change; change; to vary; variation
不但 不但 bu2dan4 not only
而且 而且 er2qie3 moreover; in addition; as well as
可不 可不 ke3bu4 (informal) exactly; right; that's just the way it is; see:
可不是 kěbushì
小孩儿 小孩兒 xiao3hai2r5 child; kid
地图 地圖 di4tu2 map
向 向 xiang4 direction; towards; to turn; to face
年级 年級 nian2ji2 grade; year (in school)
大学 大學 da4xue2 university; college
辛苦 辛苦 xin1ku3 hard; exhausting; toilsome; laborious
下雨 下雨 xia4yu3 to rain
雨 雨 yu3 rain (Kangxi radical 173)
温室 溫室 wen1shi4 greenhouse; glasshouse; conservatory
温 溫 wen1 warm; temperature; to review; mild; warm up
收入 收入 shou1ru4 take in; income; revenue
林黛玉 林黛玉 Lin2 Dai4yu4 Lin Daiyu (lead female character in Dream of the Red
Chamber)
诗 詩 shi1 poem; poetry; verse
相爱 相愛 xiang1'ai4 be in love with each other
结婚 結婚 jie2hun1 get married
骗 騙 pian4 to cheat; to swindle; deceive
哭 哭 ku1 cry; weep
回忆 回憶 hui2yi4 to recall; recollect; memory
离开 離開 li2kai1 leave; depart
爬 爬 pa2 to crawl; to climb
放假 放假 fang4 jia4 have a holiday or vacation
假 假 jia3, jia4 fake; if; borrow
vacation; holiday
打算 打算 da3suan4 to plan; intend
飞机 飛機 fei1ji1 airplane
飞 飛 fei1 to fly (Kangxi radical 183)
顶 頂 ding3 top; roof; (mw for headwear)
教书 教書 jiao1shu1 to teach (school)
建议 建議 jian4yi4 recommendation; propose; suggest; recommend
气温 气溫 qi4wen1 air temperature
景色 景色 jing3se4 scenery; landscape; scene; view
景 景 jing3 bright; circumstance; scenery
色 色 se4, shai3 color (Kangxi radical 139)
冬天 冬天 dong1tian1 winter
夏天 夏天 xia4tian1 summer
导游 導游 dao3you2 tour guide; to guide on a tour
导 導 dao3 to lead; to guide; transmit; instruct
长城 長城 Chang2cheng2 the Great Wall
泰山 泰山 Tai4shan1 Mount Tai, in Shandong province
海南岛 海南島 Hai3nan2 Dao3 Hainan Island
孔子 孔子 Kong3zi3 Confucius
小燕子 小燕子 Xiao3 Yan4zi5 Xiao Yanzi (a personal name), "little swallow"
加油 加油 jia1 you2 refuel; lubricate; make an extra effort; cheer sb. on; Go!;
Step on it!; Encore!
加 加 jia1 add; increase; plus
累 累 lei4, lei3, lei2 tired
accumulate; implicate
rope; bind together
龙 龍 long2 dragon (Kangxi radical 212)
拍 拍 pai1 clap; pat; shoot (film); send (a telegram)
秋天 秋天 qiu1tian1 autumn; fall
阴天 陰天 yin1tian1 cloudy day
下雪 下雪 xia4xue3 to snow
雪 雪 xue3 snow
零下 零下 ling2xia4 below zero centigrade
如果 如果 ru2guo3 if; in the event that
躺 躺 tang3 recline; lie down (on back or side)
视 視 shi4 look at; regard; inspect
束 束 shu4 to tie; to bind; restrain; (mw for bunches, bundles, bouquets,
etc.)
放 放 fang4 put; to place; to release; to free
桌子 桌子 zhuo1zi5 table; desk
结果 結果 jie2guo3 result; outcome; finally
关 關 guan1 to close; shut; concern; relationship; turn off; mountain pass
弯 彎 wan1 curved; bend
倒霉 倒霉 dao3mei2 have bad luck; out of luck
坏 壞 huai4 bad; broken; go bad; spoil
消息 消息 xiao1xi5 news; information; tidings
小偷 小偷 xiao3tou1 thief; pickpocket
偷 偷 tou1 steal; pilfer
派出所 派出所 pai4chu1suo3 local police station
抓 抓 zhua1 grab; scratch; seize; arrest
丢 丟 diu1 lose (something); throw; put aside
型号 型號 xing2hao4 model number; type
补 補 bu3 to repair; to patch; mend
挂失 掛失 gua4shi1 report the loss of
项链 項鏈 xiang4lian4 necklace
警车 警車 jing3che1 police car; police van
手机 手機 shou3ji1 cellphone, mobile phone
突然 突然 tu1ran2 sudden; abrupt
刀 刀 dao1 knife; blade (Kangxi radical 18)
警察 警察 jing3cha2 police
吓 嚇 xia4, he4 frighten; to scare; intimidate
手 手 shou3 hand (Kangxi radical 64)
掉 掉 diao4 to drop; to fall
地上 地上 di4shang5 on (or above) the ground or floor
成 成 cheng2 finish; complete; accomplish; to turn into; to become
中国通 中國通 Zhong1guo2tong1 an expert on China; China watcher
情况 情況 qing2kuang4 circumstance; state of affairs; situation
实在 實在 shi2zai4 really; in truth
越来越 越來越 yue4lai2yue4 more and more
南 南 nan2 South
特点 特點 te4dian3 a characteristic; trait; feature
博物馆 博物館 bo2wu4guan3 museum
举办 舉辦 ju3ban4 to conduct; to hold (an event); to sponsor
展览 展覽 zhan3lan3 put on display; to exhibit; exhibition
图片 圖片 tu2pian4 image; picture; photograph
感兴趣 感興趣 gan3 xing4qu4 interested in
感 感 gan3 to feel; to move; sense
兴趣 興趣 xing4qu4 interest (in something or somebody)
结业 結業 jie2ye4 finish a course of study; conclude
记得 記得 ji4de5 remember
饿 餓 e4 hungry
聊 聊 liao2 to chat; merely; a little
老外 老外 lao3wai4 foreigner <coll.>; layman
中国化 中國化 Zhong1guo2hua4 sinicize; take on Chinese characteristics
才 才 cai2 ability; talent; just now; not until
那样 那樣 na4yang4 that kind; that sort
妻子 妻子 qi1zi5 wife
小伙子 小伙子 xiao3huo3zi5 young man; lad; youngster
丈夫 丈夫 zhang4fu5 husband; man
声调 聲調 sheng1diao4 tone; note
努力 努力 nu3li4 work hard; strive
认真 認真 ren4zhen1 serious; earnest; take seriously, conscientious
热情 熱情 re4qing2 cordial; passionate; enthusiastic; warmth; warm-hearted
进步 進步 jin4bu4 make progress; to advance
明年 明年 ming2nian2 next year
陪 陪 pei2 accompany; keep company
不见不散 不見不散 bu2jian4bu2san4 (let's) not leave without seeing each
other (when making an appointment)
散 散 san3, san4 to scatter; fall apart; loose
distribute; dispel
了解 了解 liao3jie3 comprehend; understand; know; find out (also 瞭~)
熟悉 熟悉 shu2xi1 familiar with; know well
见面 見面 jian4mian4 meet/see somebody (face to face); meeting
毕业 畢業 bi4ye4 graduation; graduate
经验 經驗 jing1yan4 experience
方法 方法 fang1fa3 method; way; means
艺术 藝術 yi4shu4 art
请客 請客 qing3 ke4 to treat; invite to dinner; entertain guests
客人 客人 ke4ren2 guest; customer
意思 意思 yi4si5 meaning; idea; opinion
句 句 ju4 (mw for sentences or lines); clause; phrase
入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 ru4xiang1 sui2su2 when in Rome, do as the Romans do;
(literally) when you enter a village, follow the local customs
乡 鄉 xiang1 village; country; district
随 隨 sui2 follow; go along with; allow
俗 俗 su2 custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
服务员 服務員 fu2wu4yuan2 waiter/waitress; server; attendant
服务 服務 fu2wu4 serve; service
壶 壺 hu2 pot; kettle; jug; (mw for bottled liquids)
点心 點心 dian3xin5 dim sum; light refreshments; snacks
稍 稍 shao1, shao4 somewhat; a little; a bit; slightly; a trifle
茶馆 茶館 cha2guan3 teahouse
风俗 風俗 feng1su2 social custom
闹 鬧 nao4 make noise; stir up trouble; disturbance
说话 說話 shuo1hua4 to talk; speak
声音 聲音 sheng1yin1 sound; voice
更 更 geng4, geng1 more; even more
change; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
舞台 舞台 wu3tai2 stage; arena
舞 舞 wu3 to dance; wield; brandish
台 臺 tai2 platform; stage; terrace; Taiwan (abbr.)
搬 搬 ban1 move; take away; remove; transport
场所 場所 chang3suo3 location; place
发现 發現 fa1xian4 discover; to find
一边 一邊 yi4bian1 one side; at the same time
聊天 聊天 liao2tian1 to chat
安静 安靜 an1jing4 quiet; peaceful; calm
静 靜 jing4 still; calm; quiet
比如 比如 bi3ru2 for example; for instance; such as
看法 看法 kan4fa3 point of view; opinion
筷子 筷子 kuai4zi5 chopsticks
刀叉 刀叉 dao1cha1 knife and fork
刀子 刀子 dao1zi5 knife
叉子 叉子 cha1zi5 fork
食物 食物 shi2wu4 food
食 食 shi2 eat; food (Kangxi radical 184)
物 物 wu4 thing; object; matter
盘子 盤子 pan2zi5 plate; dish; tray
盘 盤 pan2 MW for a plate of food
切 切 qie1, qie4 to cut; to slice; rip off
correspond to; absolutely; ardently
嘴 嘴 zui3 mouth
手指 手指 shou3zhi3 finger
舔 舔 tian3 to lick
干净 干淨 gan1jing4 clean; neat and tidy
这样 這樣 zhe4yang4 this way; this (kind of, sort of); like this
敬 敬 jing4 respect; salute; offer politely
香 香 xiang1 fragrant; savory (Kangxi radical 186)
寺庙 寺廟 si4miao4 temple; monastery
和尚 和尚 he2shang5 Buddhist monk
书法家 書法家 shu1fa3jia1 calligrapher
胸 胸 xiong1 chest; bosom; heart
阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 E1mi2tuo2 Fo2 Amitabha Buddha; Buddha be praised
宋代 宋代 song4dai4 Song dynasty (960-1279)
苏东坡 蘇東坡 Su1 Dong1po1 Su Dongpo (1037-1101), a Northern Song dynasty writer
and calligrapher
礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 li3qing1 qing2yi4zhong4 it's not the gift that counts, but
the thought behind it
情意 情意 qing2yi4 affection; good will
节日 節日 jie2ri4 holiday; festival
月饼 月餅 yue4bing3 moon cake
饼 餅 bing3 round flat cake; biscuit; pastry
水果 水果 shui3guo3 fruit
赏 賞 shang3 reward; award; admire; enjoy
纪念品 紀念品 ji4nian4pin3 keepsake; souvenir; memento
品 品 pin3 article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character;
disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste something; to sample; to
criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up
希望 希望 xi1wang4 hope; wish for; desire
毛笔 毛筆 mao2bi3 writing brush
文房四宝 文房四寶 wen2fang2 si4bao3 the four treasures of the study (brush,
ink stick, ink stone, and paper); the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship
(idiom)
宝 寶 bao3 jewel; gem; treasure; precious
之一 之一 zhi1 yi1 one of (something)
名牌 名牌 ming2pai2 famous brand; name brand
牌子 牌子 pai2zi5 billboard; sign; brand; trademark; plate
围巾 圍巾 wei2jin1 scarf; shawl; wrap
围 圍 wei2 encircle; surround; enclose
巾 巾 jin1 piece of cloth; towel; kerchief; head covering; scarf (Kangxi
radical 50)
戴 戴 dai4 put on; to wear (accessories); to respect
那么 那麼 na4me5 well... ; in that case; like that; in that way; so very
much
小意思 小意思 xiao3yi4si5 small token of kindly feelings; mere trifle
干杯 干杯 gan1 bei1 drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up!
干 乾 gan1, qian2 dry; clean; "sky" or "male" in Eight Trigrams
surname Qian
月亮 月亮 yue4liang5 the moon
中秋节 中秋節 Zhong1qiu1 Jie2 the Mid-Autumn festival
不过 不過 bu2guo4 but; however; only; cannot be more (intensifier for
adjectives)
称赞 稱贊 cheng1zan4 to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
表示 表示 biao3shi4 express; show; indicate
感谢 感謝 gan3xie4 thank; be grateful
尊重 尊重 zun1zhong4 to respect; to value; to esteem; to honor; eminent;
serious; proper
得到 得到 de2dao4 get; obtain
惊 驚 jing1 be frightened; startle; alarm; surprise; shock
喜 喜 xi3 fond of; like; enjoy; happiness
别人 別人 bie2ren2 other people; others
一般 一般 yi4ban1 general; ordinary; common; same
重要 重要 zhong4yao4 important; significant; major
友谊 友誼 you3yi4 friendship; companionship
担心 擔心 dan1xin1 worry; feel anxious
糖 糖 tang2 sugar; candy; sweets
特色 特色 te4se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature
嫦娥奔月 嫦娥奔月 Chang2'e2 ben1yue4 Chang'e flying to the moon
嫦娥 嫦娥 Chang2'e2 Chang'e, the Lady in the Moon
唐朝 唐朝 Tang2chao2 Tang Dynasty
古代 古代 gu3dai4 ancient times
神话 神話 shen2hua4 mythology; fairy tale
月宫 月宮 yue4gong1 the Lunar Palace; the moon
仙女 仙女 xian1nv3 fairy; female immortal
原来 原來 yuan2lai2 original; former; as it turns out
人间 人間 ren2jian1 the human world; the world; earth
闻 聞 wen2 hear; to smell; news; reputation
皇宫 皇宮 huang2gong1 (imperial) palace
醒 醒 xing3 wake up; regain consciousness; sober up
团聚 團聚 tuan2ju4 reunite; have a reunion
唐明皇 唐明皇 Tang2 Ming2huang2
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g.jpg (Tang emperor, 685 - 762) also known as Tang Xuanzong (唐玄宗), his reign of
43 years was the longest during the Tang Dynasty. In the early half of his reign he
was a diligent and astute ruler. Later, he was blamed for over-trusting Li Linfu,
Yang Guozhong and An Lushan during his late reign, with Tang's golden age ending in
the Anshi Rebellion.
意见 意見 yi4jian4 opinion; view; suggestion; complaint
欢迎 歡迎 huan1ying2 to welcome; greet
墙 牆 qiang2 wall
挂 掛 gua4 hang; put up; suspend
字画 字畫 zi4hua4 calligraphy and painting
书架 書架 shu1jia4 bookshelf
古书 古書 gu3shu1 ancient books
古 古 gu3 ancient; old
整齐 整齊 zheng3qi2 tidy; neat; in good order
地 地 di4, de5 earth; ground;
- ly (structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding
modifying adverbial adjunct)
摆 擺 bai3 to put (on); state clearly; arrange; to sway; pendulum
盆景 盆景 pen2jing3 potted landscape; bonsai
盆 盆 pen2 basin; (flower) pot; plate
好看 好看 hao3kan4 good-looking; nice-looking; attractive; interesting; good
(of a movie, book, TV show, etc.)
开花 開花 kai1hua1 to flower; (figuratively) burst open; feel happy
君子兰 君子蘭 jun1zi3lan2 kaffir lily
叶子 葉子 ye4zi5 leaves
养 養 yang3 grow (plants), to raise (animals; children); provide for; to
support
比较 比較 bi3jiao4 comparatively; relatively; compare; contrast
人们 人們 ren2men5 people
作品 作品 zuo4pin3 works (of literature and art)
浇 澆 jiao1 to water; irrigate; pour; sprinkle
修整 修整 xiu1zheng3 repair; maintenance
园艺师 園藝師 yuan2yi4shi1 horticulturalist
园艺 園藝 yuan2yi4 gardening; horticulture
师 師 shi1 teacher; master; a (military) division
弟子不必不如师弟子不必不如師di4zi3 bu2bi4 bu4ru2 shi1 disciples are not necessarily
inferior to teachers
弟子 弟子 di4zi3 disciple; follower
不必 不必 bu2bi4 need not; does not have to; not necessarily
师不必贤于弟子 師不必賢於弟子 shi1 bu2bi4 xian2 yu2 di4zi3 teachers are not necessarily
more capable than disciples
贤 賢 xian2 virtuous; worthy person
句子 句子 ju4zi5 sentence
不如 不如 bu4ru2 not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
高明 高明 gao1ming2 brilliant; smart; better qualified
文学家 文學家 wen2xue2jia1 writer; man/woman of letters
互相 互相 hu4xiang1 mutual; each other
谦虚 謙虛 qian1xu1 modest
唐代 唐代 tang2dai4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
乐趣 樂趣 le4qu4 delight; pleasure; joy; fun
难过 難過 nan2guo4 have a hard time; feel sad
院子 院子 yuan4zi5 courtyard; yard
照顾 照顧 zhao4gu5 take care of; look after; give consideration
关心 關心 guan1xin1 be concerned about; care for; be interested in
美化 美化 mei3hua4 beautify
心灵 心靈 xin1ling2 heart; soul; smart; quick-witted
老舍 老舍 Lao3 She3
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(Chinese writer, novelist, dramatist, 1899 - 1966) with real name of Shu Qingchun,
舒庆春, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese
literature, and is perhaps best known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play
Teahouse (茶館). He was of Manchu ethnicity. His works are known especially for
their vivid use of the Beijing dialect.
太极剑 太极劍 tai4ji2jian4 a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
剑 劍 jian4 sword
街 街 jie1 street
活动 活動 huo2dong4 activity; exercise; move about
跳 跳 tiao4 jump; hop; skip
敲锣打鼓 敲鑼打鼓 qiao1luo2 da3gu3 beat gongs and drums
敲 敲 qiao1 knock; to strike; extort
锣 鑼 luo2 a gong
鼓 鼓 gu3 drum
bulging; swelling
扭秧歌 扭秧歌 niu3 yang1ge5 do the yangge dance
扭 扭 niu3 to turn; to twist; to grab
秧歌 秧歌 yang1ge5 yangge dance; a rural form of theater
民间 民間 min2jian1 among the people; popular; folk
舞蹈 舞蹈 wu3dao3 dance
叫做 叫做 jiao4zuo4 called; known as
动作 動作 dong4zuo4 movement; motion; action
简单 簡單 jian3dan1 simple; uncomplicated
出汗 出汗 chu1han4 to sweat
要不 要不 yao4bu4 otherwise; or else; either... (or); how about...?
武术 武術 wu3shu4 martial arts
生病 生病 sheng1 bing4 get sick; fall ill
后来 后來 hou4lai2 afterwards; after; later
上班 上班 shang4 ban1 go to work; be on duty; start work; go to the office
早上 早上 zao3shang5 (early) morning
最近 最近 zui4jin4 recently; lately; these days
街心花园 街心花園 jie1xin1 hua1yuan2 street garden, minipark; landscaped
island at an intersection
下棋 下棋 xia4qi2 play chess
澳门 澳門 Ao4men2 Macau
西藏 西藏 Xi1zang4 Tibet
珠穆朗玛峰 珠穆朗瑪峰 Zhu1mu4lang3ma3 Feng1 Mount Everest (Mount Qomolangma)
黄河 黃河 Huang2he2 the Yellow River
长江 長江 Chang2jiang1 the Yangtze River; the Changjiang River
中华 中華 Zhong1hua2 the Chinese nation; China
旅游 旅游 lv3you2 trip; journey; tour
名胜古迹 名勝古跡 ming2sheng4gu3ji4 famous scenic spots and ancient historic
sites
名胜 名勝 ming2sheng4 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; well-
known scenic spot
古迹 古跡 gu3ji4 historic site; place of historic interest
自然 自然 zi4ran2 natural world; natural sciences; natural; normal; ordinary;
of course; naturally
感觉 感覺 gan3jue2 to feel; become aware of; feeling
云 雲 yun2 cloud; Yunnan province
松树 松樹 song1shu4 pine tree
奇怪 奇怪 qi2guai4 strange; odd
黄山 黃山 Huang2shan1 Mount Huang, in Anhui province
迎客松 迎客松 Ying2ke4 Song1 Guest-welcoming Pine (found on Mt. Huang)
南水北调 南水北調 nan2shui3bei3diao4 divert water from the south to the
north
运河 運河 yun4he2 canal
工程 工程 gong1cheng2 engineering; engineering project
挖 挖 wa1 to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
柳树 柳樹 liu3shu4 willow
汇合 匯合 hui4he2 converge; join
通航 通航 tong1hang2 navigable
段 段 duan4 paragraph; segment; section; period of time; (mw for segments)
引 引 yin3 to draw (a bow); to lead; to leave; induce; to cause; cite
改善 改善 gai3shan4 improve; make better; ameliorate; to perfect
隋炀帝 隋煬帝 Sui2 Yang2di4 Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618 CE)
江南 江南 Jiang1nan2 south of the Yangtze (Changjiang) River
扬州 揚州 Yang2zhou1 Yangzhou, city in Jiangsu province
游览 游覽 you2lan3 go sight-seeing; tour
览 覽 lan3 to see; to view; read
称呼 稱呼 cheng1hu5 to call; address as; name
称 稱 cheng1, chen4 to call; to name; to state; to praise
appropriate; to suit; to weigh
差不多 差不多 cha4bu5duo1 almost; about the same
读书 讀書 du2 shu1 to study; read; attend school
读 讀 du2, dou4 to read; to study
comma; phrase marked by pause
哦 哦 o4, o2, e2 oh (indicates understanding)
oh (indicates doubt)
to chant
棒 棒 bang4 stick; club; good; excellent
留学 留學 liu2xue2 study abroad
父母 父母 fu4mu3 father and mother; parents
父 父 fu4 father (Kangxi radical 88)
挣 掙 zheng4, zheng1 to earn
to struggle
网络 网絡 wang3luo4 network; Internet
搞 搞 gao3 do; carry on; be engaged in; produce; work out
工资 工資 gong1zi1 wages; pay; earnings; salary
算 算 suan4 calculate; compute; regard as; to figure; to count (as something)
高新技术 高新技術 gao1xin1 ji4shu4 high-tech; new and advanced technology
企业 企業 qi3ye4 company; business; firm
个人 個人 ge4ren2 individual; personal; oneself
凑合 湊合 cou4he5 bring together; make do; improvise; passable
欣赏 欣賞 xin1shang3 appreciate; enjoy; admire
美丽 美麗 mei3li4 beautiful
名不虚传 名不虛傳 ming2 bu4xu1 chuan2 have a well-deserved reputation
地道 地道 di4dao5 authentic; genuine
中间 中間 zhong1jian1 center; middle; between; among
办法 辦法 ban4fa3 way (of doing sth.); means; measure; method
隐私 隱私 yin3si1 privacy; personal secret
住房 住房 zhu4fang2 housing; lodging
什么的 什麼的 shen2me5de5 and so on; et cetera
背包 背包 bei1bao1 backpack (also with fourth tone on first syllable)
背 背 bei1, bei4 back; to carry on one's back; to bear back; to have one's
back to; to leave; to recite
认为 認為 ren4wei2 believe; think (that); consider; to feel
友好 友好 you3hao3 friendly (relations); close friends
好奇 好奇 hao4qi2 curious
清楚 清楚 qing1chu5 clear; distinct; be clear about
比上不足比下有余 比上不足比下有余 bi3shang4bu4zu2bi3xia4you3yu2 pass muster;
better than some but not as good as others
够 夠 gou4 enough; to reach
花 花 hua1 flower; blossom; spend (money or time); cost
外资 外資 wai4zi1 foreign capital/investment
部门 部門 bu4men2 department; branch; section
竞争 競爭 jing4zheng1 compete; competition
激烈 激烈 ji1lie4 intense; acute; sharp; fierce
工具 工具 gong1ju4 tool; instrument; means
学历 學曆 xue2li4 educational background; school record
淘汰 淘汰 tao2tai4 eliminate (in a competition); natural selection; die/phase
out
支持 支持 zhi1chi2 sustain; hold out; support; stand by (e.g. international
support)
前途 前途 qian2tu2 way forward; prospects; outlook for the future
王兴 王興 Wang2 Xing1 Wang Xing (personal name)
保护 保護 bao3hu4 protect; defend; to safeguard
环境 環境 huan2jing4 environment; surroundings
空气 空气 kong1qi4 air
科学家 科學家 ke1xue2jia1 scientist
高原 高原 gao1yuan2 plateau; highland
建立 建立 jian4li4 establish; to construct; to set up
植物园 植物園 zhi2wu4yuan2 arboretum; botanical garden
植物 植物 zhi2wu4 plant; botanical; vegetation
立交桥 立交橋 li4jiao1qiao2 overpass; one road goes on top of another; cloverleaf
intersection
桥 橋 qiao2 bridge
听见 聽見 ting1jian4 to hear
爱好者 愛好者 ai4hao4zhe3 enthusiast; fan
退休 退休 tui4xiu1 retirement (from work); retire
休闲 休閒 xiu1xian2 recreation; leisure
方式 方式 fang1shi4 way; style; fashion; manner
做操 做操 zuo4cao1 exercise; do gymnastics
对面 對面 dui4mian4 opposite; across from; the other side
网吧 网吧 wang3ba1 Internet café
门口 門口 men2kou3 doorway; entrance; gate
舞厅 舞廳 wu3ting1 dance hall; ballroom
长寿 長壽 chang2shou4 longevity; live a long time
公里 公里 gong1li3 kilometer
调查 調查 diao4cha2 investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey
组 組 zu3 mw for sets; set; group; to organize; to team up; compose
心脏 心髒 xin1zang4 heart (organ)
秘诀 秘訣 mi4jue2 secret (of success)
在于 在於 zai4yu2 lie in; be in; rest with; depend on
运动 運動 yun4dong4 (physical) to exercise; movements; sports; campaign
故乡 故鄉 gu4xiang1 hometown; homeland; birthplace
流传 流傳 liu2chuan2 to spread; circulate; hand down
健康 健康 jian4kang1 health; healthy
奥林匹克 奧林匹克 Ao4lin2pi3ke4 Olympics
母亲 母親 mu3qin5 mother
母 母 mu3 mother; female (Kangxi radical 80)
河 河 he2 river
知识 知識 zhi1shi5 knowledge; intellectual
地理 地理 di4li3 geography
只要 只要 zhi3yao4 so long as; if only; provided that
成绩 成績 cheng2ji4 achievement; results (of work or study); grade (on
schoolwork)
面积 面積 mian4ji1 (surface) area
万 萬 wan4 ten thousand
平方公里 平方公里 ping2fang1 gong1li3 square kilometer
世界 世界 shi4jie4 world
人口 人口 ren2kou3 population; the populace
亿 億 yi4 one hundred million (100,000,000)
正确 正確 zheng4que4 correct; proper
山峰 山峰 shan1feng1 mountain peak
摇篮 搖籃 yao2lan2 cradle
俄罗斯 俄羅斯 E2luo2si1 Russia
大陆 大陸 da4lu4 continent; mainland (esp. China)
台湾 台灣 Tai2wan1 Taiwan (also 台 in informal writing)
香港 香港 Xiang1gang3 Hong Kong
夏令营 夏令營 xia4ling4ying2 summer camp
既 既 ji4 already; since; both
接受 接受 jie1shou4 accept; receive (honors, etc.)
受 受 shou4 receive; accept; endure; suffer
主意 主意 zhu3yi5 plan; idea; decision
继续 繼續 ji4xu4 continue; go on
条件 條件 tiao2jian4 condition; circumstances; prerequisite
移植 移植 yi2zhi2 to transplant
移 移 yi2 to move; to shift; to change places; to change; to remove
木屋 木屋 mu4wu1 log cabin
木头 木頭 mu4tou5 wood; log; timber
屋子 屋子 wu1zi5 room; house
看见 看見 kan4jian4 see; catch sight of
网 網 wang3 net; network
灵山 靈山 Ling2shan1 Mount Ling, in the suburbs of Beijing
藏趣园 藏趣園 Zang4 Qu4yuan2 the Tibetan Botanical Garden
登 登 deng1 go up; publish; to record; to step on; to put on (shoes or
trousers)
绿化 綠化 lv4hua4 make green with plants; reforest
解决 解決 jie3jue2 settle (a dispute); resolve; solve; dispose of; finish off
污染 污染 wu1ran3 pollute, contaminate; pollution, contamination
沙漠 沙漠 sha1mo4 desert
靠近 靠近 kao4jin4 near; come closer; approach
近 近 jin4 near; close (to)
市 市 shi4 market; city
活 活 huo2 to live; alive; living; lively; save (a life); work; product
外交官 外交官 wai4jiao1guan1 diplomat
外交 外交 wai4jiao1 diplomacy; foreign affairs
确实 確實 que4shi2 indeed; in truth; reliable
首都 首都 shou3du1 capital (city)
都市 都市 du1shi4 city; metropolis
关系 關系 guan1xi5 relation; connection; relationship
植树节 植樹節 Zhi2shu4 Jie2 Arbor Day; National Treeplanting Day (March 12)
植树 植樹 zhi2shu4 to plant trees
非洲 非洲 Fei1zhou1 Africa
熊猫 熊貓 xiong2mao1 panda
抢救 搶救 qiang3jiu4 rescue; to save; salvage
决定 決定 jue2ding4 decide; decision
动物园 動物園 dong4wu4yuan2 zoo
竹叶 竹葉 zhu2ye4 bamboo leaf
肥 肥 fei2 fat; fertilizer; fertile; rich; loose-fitting
耳朵 耳朵 er3duo5 ear
眼睛 眼睛 yan3jing5 eye
墨镜 墨鏡 mo4jing4 sunglasses
留 留 liu2 leave (behind, a message); retain; stay
使者 使者 shi3zhe3 emissary; messenger
野生动物保护协会 野生動物保護協會 ye3sheng1 dong4wu4 bao3hu4 xie2hui4 wildlife
conservation association
高薪 高薪 gao1xin1 high salary/pay
穷人 窮人 qiong2ren2 poor people
消费 消費 xiao1fei4 consume; consumption; spending
追求 追求 zhui1qiu2 pursue; seek; woo
大部分 大部分 da4bu4fen5 majority; the great part of
存款 存款 cun2 kuan3 deposit money in a bank; bank savings
交际 交際 jiao1ji4 socialize; social intercourse; communication
今朝有酒今朝醉今朝有酒今朝醉jin1zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1zhao1 zui4 (literally) get drunk
today while there is still wine; indulge oneself for the moment without caring
about the future
奋斗 奮斗 fen4dou4 strive; struggle; fight for
美德 美德 mei3de2 virtue; moral excellence
季节 季節 ji4jie2 season; time; period
季 季 ji4 season; period
气候 气候 qi4hou4 climate; atmosphere; weather
复杂 復雜 fu4za2 complicated; complex
热带 熱帶 re4dai4 tropic; tropical
寒带 寒帶 han2dai4 frigid zone; polar climate
各 各 ge4 each; every
暖气 暖气 nuan3qi4 heater; heating; warm air
羽绒服 羽絨服 yu3rong2fu2 down jacket
有时候 有時候 you3 shi2hou5 sometimes
裙子 裙子 qun2zi5 skirt; dress
最好 最好 zui4hao3 the best; had better ...; it would be best
除了 除了 chu2le5 besides; except for; aside from; in addition to
路线 路線 lu4xian4 itinerary; route; line; political line
草原 草原 cao3yuan2 grassland; prairie
选择 選擇 xuan3ze2 select; choose; option
内蒙 內蒙 Nei4meng3 Inner Mongolia
东北 東北 dong1bei3 northeast; Northeast China; Manchuria
现代 現代 xian4dai4 modern times; modern age
伟大 偉大 wei3da4 great; mighty; large
小时候 小時候 xiao3shi2hou5 in childhood; when one was young
床前明月光 床前明月光 chuang2qian2 ming2yue4 guang1 in front of the bed, the
light of the bright moon shines
疑是地上霜 疑是地上霜 yi2shi4 di4shang4 shuang1 I suspect there is frost on
the ground
举头望明月 舉頭望明月 ju3tou2 wang4 ming2yue4 I raise my head and gaze at the
bright moon
低头思故乡 低頭思故鄉 di1tou2 si1 gu4xiang1 I lower my head and think of my
beloved hometown
熟 熟 shu2, shou2 ripe; cooked; familiar; skilled
家书抵万金 家書抵萬金 jia1shu1 di3 wan4jin1 a letter from home is worth a
fortune in gold
珍贵 珍貴 zhen1gui4 precious; valuable
唐诗选 唐詩選 Tang2shi1xuan3 Selected Tang Poems
杜甫 杜甫 Du4 Fu3
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(Chinese poet, 712 - 770) along with Li Bai (Li Bo), he is frequently called the
greatest of the Chinese poets. Although initially he was little known to other
writers, his works came to be hugely influential in both Chinese and Japanese
literary culture. Of his poetic writing, nearly fifteen hundred poems have been
preserved over the ages.
莎士比亚 莎士比亞 Sha1shi4bi3ya4 William Shakespeare (baptised 1564, died
1616), an English poet and playwright. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer
in the English language.
僧敲月下门 僧敲月下門 seng1 qiao1 yue4xia4 men2 a monk knocks on a gate under
the moonlight
毛驴 毛驢 mao2lv2 donkey
描写 描寫 miao2xie3 to describe; to depict; to portray
鸟宿池边树 鳥宿池邊樹 niao3 su4 chi2bian1 shu4 a bird spends the night on a
tree by the side of the pool
鸟 鳥 niao3 bird (Kangxi radical 196)
推 推 tui1 to push; to scrape; to decline; postpone; elect
轿子 轎子 jiao4zi5 sedan chair
官 官 guan1 an official; governmental; organ (of the body)
拉 拉 la1, la2 to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag
to slash; to chat
思考 思考 si1kao3 reflect on; ponder; consider
贾岛 賈島 Jia3 Dao3 Jia Dao, a Tang dynasty poet
埋单 埋單 mai2dan1 pay a restaurant bill; foot the bill; restaurant bill; fig.
take responsibility, variant of 买单
晚饭 晚飯 wan3fan4 dinner; supper
越 越 yue4 even more; exceed; get over
味道 味道 wei4dao5 flavor; taste; interest; odour; smell
帐单 帳單 zhang4dan1 bill; tab
帐 帳 zhang4 curtain; canopy; tent; debt; account
抢 搶 qiang3, qiang1 rob; snatch; fight/compete over
knock; bump into
约 約 yue1, yao1 make an appointment; agreement; arrange; economize;
approximately
to weigh
由 由 you2 through; via; by; from; let (someone do something)
明白 明白 ming2bai5 clear; obvious; understand; explicit
笑话 笑話 xiao4hua5 joke; laugh at
球场 球場 qiu2chang3 ball field/court; stadium
橄榄球 橄欖球 gan3lan3qiu2 American football; rugby
大方 大方 da4fang5 generous; easy-mannered; in good taste
事先 事先 shi4xian1 in advance; beforehand; prior
最后 最后 zui4hou4 final; last; finally; at last
羊肉 羊肉 yang2rou4 mutton; lamb
班 班 ban1 team; class; squad; shift
烤全羊 烤全羊 kao3 quan2 yang2 whole roasted lamb
按 按 an4 press down; to push; according to
抬 抬 tai2 to lift; to raise; carry (together)
举 舉 ju3 lift; raise; cite; choose; entire
酒杯 酒杯 jiu3bei1 wine glass (or cup)
民歌 民歌 min2ge1 folk song
饭店 飯店 fan4dian4 restaurant; hotel
首先 首先 shou3xian1 first (of all); in the first place; firstly
敬酒 敬酒 jing4 jiu3 propose a toast; to toast
尊敬 尊敬 zun1jing4 to respect; to honor; to hold in high esteem; honored;
honorable; distinguished
接着 接着 jie1zhe5 then; immediately following; continuing; to catch
愉快 愉快 yu2kuai4 happy; joyful
画像 畫像 hua4xiang4 portrait
轮椅 輪椅 lun2yi3 wheelchair
握 握 wo4 grasp; shake hands; to hold
缘分 緣分 yuan2fen4 fate; destiny
微笑 微笑 wei1xiao4 smile
张学良 張學良 Zhang1 Xue2liang2 Zhang Xueliang (1901-), a Chinese general
夏威夷 夏威夷 Xia4wei1yi2 Hawaii
挺 挺 ting3 straighten up; stick out; rather (good); very
节约 節約 jie2yue1 economize; frugal; to save
一辈子 一輩子 yi2bei4zi5 (for) a lifetime; all one's life
世纪 世紀 shi4ji4 century
倍 倍 bei4 (two, three, etc)-fold; times (multiplier)
分之 分之 fen1zhi1 (indicating a fraction)
生命 生命 sheng1ming4 life
金钱 金錢 jin1qian2 money; currency
金子 金子 jin1zi5 gold
就是 就是 jiu4shi4 exactly so; be exactly
艰苦 艱苦 jian1ku3 difficult; hard; arduous
朴素 樸素 pu3su4 plain; simple; austerity
勤俭 勤儉 qin2jian3 hardworking and thrifty
日子 日子 ri4zi5 days; date; time; life; days of one's life
生产 生產 sheng1chan3 to produce; manufacture; give birth
积蓄 積蓄 ji1xu4 to save; savings
贷款 貸款 dai4kuan3 (bank) a loan; to provide a loan
贷 貸 dai4 lend on interest; borrow; to loan
疯 瘋 feng1 insane; crazy; mad
借债 借債 jie4zhai4 borrow money; incur debt
债 債 zhai4 debt
绝对 絕對 jue2dui4 absolute; definite, absolutely
丢人 丟人 diu1 ren2 to lose face; to be disgraced; shameful; disgraceful
按时 按時 an4shi2 on time; on schedule
信用 信用 xin4yong4 one's credit (i.e. trustworthiness); credit (i.e. possible
bank loan)
稳定 穩定 wen3ding4 stable; steady
付 付 fu4 to pay; hand over
其余 其余 qi2yu2 the others; the rest; remaining
梦话 夢話 meng4hua4 talk in one's sleep; speech bearing no relation to reality
商品经济 商品經濟 shang1pin3 jing1ji4 commodity economy
商品 商品 shang1pin3 goods; commodity; merchandise
观念 觀念 guan1nian4 sense; notion; thought; concept; idea
时代 時代 shi2dai4 age; era; period
变 變 bian4 to change; become different
实现 實現 shi2xian4 achieve; implement; realize
好处 好處 hao3chu5 benefit; advantage
享受 享受 xiang3shou4 enjoy; enjoyment; pleasure; treat
传说 傳說 chuan2shuo1 it is said; legend; pass on (a story); word of mouth
晕 暈 yun1, yun4 be dizzy; faint; swoon
halo
再说 再說 zai4shuo1 furthermore; besides; repeat; say again
船 船 chuan2 a boat; vessel; ship
辣 辣 la4 hot (spicy)
可 可 ke3 can; may; able to; but; approve; very
讲 講 jiang3 speak; lecture; explain; a speech
怕 怕 pa4 be afraid; fear
晕船 暈船 yun4chuan2 seasickness
味儿 味兒 wei4r5 taste; flavor; smell
连 連 lian2 connect; link; in succession; even
医务室 醫務室 yi1wu4shi4 clinic; infirmary
刮 刮 gua1 to scrape; to shave, to blow (wind)
凉 涼 liang2, liang4 cool; cold
make something cool/cold
神女峰 神女峰 shen2nv3 feng1 the Goddess Mountain, a peak near the Three Gorges
四川 四川 Si4chuan1 Sichuan province
湖北 湖北 Hu2bei3 Hubei Province
湖南 湖南 Hu2nan2 Hunan Province
三峡 三峽 san1xia2 Three Gorges
日 日 ri4 sun; day; date; time (Kangxi radical 72)
迷 迷 mi2 be lost; bewilder; crazy about; fanatic; fan; to charm
首 首 shou3 head; chief; first; (mw for poems and songs) (Kangxi radical 185)
两岸猿声啼不住 兩岸猿聲啼不住 liang3'an4 yuan2sheng1 ti2bu5zhu4 monkeys on both banks
keep calling (poem by Li Bai)
轻舟已过万重山 輕舟已過萬重山 qing1zhou1 yi3 guo4 wan4 chong2 shan1 but my boat has
smoothly passed ranges upon ranges of mountains
止 止 zhi3 to stop; prohibit; only (Kangxi radical 77)
游船 游船 you2chuan2 pleasure-boat; cruise
久 久 jiu3 long; for a long time
来往 來往 lai2wang3 come and go; reciprocation; communication
指 指 zhi3 finger; to point; refer to
山水画 山水畫 shan1shui3hua4 landscape painting
坝 壩 ba4 dam; dike; embankment
李白 李白 Li3 Bai2
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(Chinese poet, 701 - 762) has been regarded as one of the greatest poets of the
Tang period. Around a thousand existing poems are attributed to him. Thirty-four of
his poems are included in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
西王母 西王母 Xi1 Wang2mu3 Queen Mother of the West (mythological figure)
果树 果樹 guo3shu4 fruit tree
打鱼 打魚 da3yu2 to fish
鼻烟壶 鼻煙壺 bi2yan1hu2 snuff bottle
工艺品 工藝品 gong1yi4pin3 handicraft; handiwork
透明 透明 tou4ming2 transparent; open (non-secretive)
收藏 收藏 shou1cang2 collect; keep
将军服 將軍服 jiang1jun1fu2 general's uniform
蒙族 蒙族 Meng3zu2 Mongolian ethnic group
新疆 新疆 Xin1jiang1 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China
竹子 竹子 zhu2zi5 bamboo
主人 主人 zhu3ren2 master; host; owner
阿姨 阿姨 a1yi2 auntie; step-mother; mother's sister
肉丝炒竹笋 肉絲炒竹筍 rou4si1 chao3 zhu2sun3 stir-fried shredded pork with
bamboo shoots
肉丝 肉絲 rou4si1 shredded meat
炒 炒 chao3 stir-fry; sauté
竹笋 竹筍 zhu2sun3 bamboo shoots
计划生育 計划生育 ji4hua4sheng1yu4 family planning; birth control
计划 計划 ji4hua4 plan; project
生育 生育 sheng1yu4 give birth; bring up (children)
优生优育 優生優育 you1sheng1 you1yu4 bear and rear better children
优 優 you1 excellent; superior
巧云 巧雲 Qiao3yun2 Qiaoyun (a personal name)
嫁 嫁 jia4 marry (a husband); take a husband; marry off a daughter
新婚 新婚 xin1hun1 newly married
政府 政府 zheng4fu3 government
登记 登記 deng1ji4 register (one's name); check in; enroll
结婚证 結婚證 jie2hun1zheng4 marriage certificate
喜糖 喜糖 xi3tang2 wedding sweets
举行 舉行 ju3xing2 convene; to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.)
婚礼 婚禮 hun1li3 wedding ceremony
红双喜字 紅雙喜字 hong2 shuang1xi3 zi4 the red "double happiness"
character: 囍
双喜 雙喜 shuang1xi3 double happiness
新娘 新娘 xin1niang2 bride
花轿 花轎 hua1jiao4 bridal sedan chair
宴席 宴席 yan4xi2 banquet; feast
教堂 教堂 jiao4tang2 church; chapel; cathedral
亲戚 親戚 qin1qi5 a relative (family relation)
表姐 表姐 biao3jie3 elder female cousin on the mother's side
只是 只是 zhi3shi4 only; merely; but
岳父 岳父 yue4fu4 wife's father; father-in-law
岳母 岳母 yue4mu3 wife's mother; mother-in-law
杰克 傑克 Jie2ke4 Jack
李玉兰 李玉蘭 Li3 Yu4lan2 Li Yulan (a personal name)
开口 開口 kai1 kou3 open one's mouth; start to talk
商量 商量 shang1liang5 consult; talk over; discuss
俩 倆 lia3, liang3 (colloquial) two (people); some; both
脑筋 腦筋 nao3jin1 brains; mind; head; way of thinking
规矩 規矩 gui1ju5 rule; custom; social etiquette; manners
别扭 別扭 bie4niu5 awkward; unnatural; hard to deal with; uncomfortable
改 改 gai3 to change; alter; to transform
究竟 究竟 jiu1jing4 after all; when all is said and done; actually
初中 初中 chu1zhong1 junior high school; middle school
初 初 chu1 at first; (at the) beginning; initial
高中 高中 gao1zhong1 high school; senior high school
敢 敢 gan3 to dare
敲门 敲門 qiao1men2 to knock on a door
打听 打聽 da3ting5 ask about; inquire about
地址 地址 di4zhi3 address
面 面 mian4 face; aspect; side (Kangxi radical 176)
谈 談 tan2 to talk; to chat; discuss
心里 心里 xin1li5 at heart; in one's heart and mind
心 心 xin1 heart; mind (Kangxi radical 61)
理想 理想 li3xiang3 a dream; an ideal; perfection; ideal; perfect; desirable
平常 平常 ping2chang2 ordinary; common; usually
研究生 研究生 yan2jiu1sheng1 postgraduate (student); graduate student
实习 實習 shi2xi2 to practice; field work; work as an intern
暑假 暑假 shu3jia4 summer vacation
握手 握手 wo4 shou3 to shake hands
辞 辭 ci2 bid farewell; resign; diction
宁静致远 寧靜致遠 ning2jing4zhi4yuan3 tranquility yields transcendence
(idiom); still waters run deep; leading a quiet life
宁静 寧靜 ning2jing4 tranquil; tranquility; peaceful
温暖 溫暖 wen1nuan3 warm; warmth; kindness
蓝色 藍色 lan2se4 blue
风衣 風衣 feng1yi1 windbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket
引起 引起 yin3qi3 give rise to; lead to; to draw; attract
沉思 沉思 chen2si1 ponder; contemplate; meditation
允许 允許 yun3xu3 to permit; allow
痛苦 痛苦 tong4ku3 pain; suffering; agony
煮 煮 zhu3 to boil; to cook
菜谱 菜譜 cai4pu3 recipe; menu; cookbook
啰嗦 囉嗦 luo1suo5 long-winded; wordy (variant of ~唆)
愚人节 愚人節 Yu2ren2 Jie2 April Fools' Day
半边天 半邊天 ban4bian1tian1 half of the sky; women of the new society
全职 全職 quan2zhi2 full-time (job)
职 職 zhi2 duty; job; office; post
妇女 婦女 fu4nv3 woman; women in general
家务 家務 jia1wu4 household chores
务 務 wu4 business; affair; engaged in; be sure to
男人 男人 nan2ren2 man; male; menfolk; husband; "hubby"
权利 權利 quan2li4 right; privilege
发挥 發揮 fa1hui1 to display; to bring (skill, talent, etc.) into play; to
develop (an idea)
大事 大事 da4shi4 great event; important matter
邻居 鄰居 lin2ju1 neighbor
胡同 胡同 hu2tong4 lane; alley (also with a neutral tone on the second
syllable)
批评 批評 pi1ping2 criticism; to criticize
厨师 廚師 chu2shi1 a cook; chef
姑爷 姑爺 gu1ye5 son-in-law (as referred to by his parents-in-law); paternal
grandaunt's husband
悉尼 悉尼 Xi1ni2 Sydney, Australia
庆祝 慶祝 qing4zhu4 celebrate
走马灯 走馬燈 zou3ma3deng1 running horse lantern, used during the Lantern
Festival; constant busy circulation of people
灯 燈 deng1 lamp; light
对联 對聯 dui4lian2 rhyming couplet; vertical written couplet usually placed
along either side of a doorway
上联 上聯 shang4lian2 first line of a couplet
下联 下聯 xia4lian2 second line of a couplet
熄灯 熄燈 xi1deng1 extinguish a lamp; turn off a light
旗子 旗子 qi2zi5 flag; banner
虎 虎 hu3 tiger
飘扬 飄揚 piao1yang2 wave in the wind; flutter; fly
飞虎旗 飛虎旗 fei1hu3qi2 flying tiger banner
卷 卷 juan4, juan3 rolled document; volume; chapter
a roll; to roll up; (mw for rolled items)
藏 藏 cang2, Zang4 hide away; conceal
Tibet (abbreviation)
中榜 中榜 zhong4bang3 one's name is published in a list of successful candidates
王安石 王安石 Wang2 An1shi2 Wang Anshi, a Song dynasty politician and writer
亲爱 親愛 qin1'ai4 dear; beloved
终于 終於 zhong1yu2 at last; in the end; finally
好吃 好吃 hao3chi1 tasty; tastes good
能干 能干 neng2gan4 capable; competent
干 幹 gan4 to work; do; manage; tree trunk
夸奖 誇獎 kua1jiang3 praise; applaud; compliment
夸 誇 kua1 to boast; to praise; exaggerate
奖 獎 jiang3 prize; award; encouragement
满 滿 man3 full; abbreviation for Manchurian
碗 碗 wan3 a bowl; a cup
炒鸡丁 炒雞丁 chao3ji1ding1 fried chicken cubes
鸡 雞 ji1 chicken
开饭馆儿 開飯館兒 kai1 fan4guan3r5 open a restaurant
老板 老板 lao3ban3 boss; proprietor; shopkeeper
分工 分工 fen1 gong1 division of labor; divide up work
合作 合作 he2zuo4 cooperate; collaborate; work together
华人 華人 hua2ren2 ethnic Chinese person
必须 必須 bi4xu1 must; have to
赔 賠 pei2 compensate; pay damages; stand a loss (in business)
口袋 口袋 kou3dai5 pocket; bag; sack
培训 培訓 pei2xun4 cultivate; to train
职称 職稱 zhi2cheng1 job title (technical and professional positions)
婚姻 婚姻 hun1yin1 marriage; matrimony
伊斯兰 伊斯蘭 Yi1si1lan2 Islam
事务所 事務所 shi4wu4suo3 business office; agency
所 所 suo3 place; that which; (mw for houses, buildings, facilities)
想法 想法 xiang3fa3 idea; way of thinking; opinion; to think of a way
需要 需要 xu1yao4 need; require
打官司 打官司 da3 guan1si5 go to court; sue
官司 官司 guan1si5 lawsuit
法律 法律 fa3lv4 law; statute
同意 同意 tong2yi4 agree; consent; approve
公务员 公務員 gong1wu4yuan2 civil servant; public worker
公务 公務 gong1wu4 public affairs; official business
法官 法官 fa3guan1 a judge
法 法 fa3 law; method; way
国营 國營 guo2ying2 state-owned; nationalized
靠 靠 kao4 depend on; lean on; near; to trust
平安 平安 ping2'an1 safe and sound; without mishap
代 代 dai4 era; generation; dynasty; substitute; replace
分配 分配 fen1pei4 distribute; assign; allocate
即使 即使 ji2shi3 even if; even though
关于 關於 guan1yu2 about; regarding; concerning
挑战 挑戰 tiao3zhan4 challenge (to a fight/contest)
满意 滿意 man3yi4 satisfied; pleased
不管 不管 bu4guan3 no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of
招聘 招聘 zhao1pin4 recruitment; take applications for a job
聘 聘 pin4 engage (teacher); hire an employee; betroth
广告 广告 guang3gao4 advertisement; a commercial
苦 苦 ku3 bitter; hardship; suffering; pain; cause sb. suffering; suffer
from; painstakingly
生意 生意 sheng1yi5 business; trade
总 總 zong3 always; general; assemble; total
休假 休假 xiu1jia4 go on holiday; be on leave; vacation
事情 事情 shi4qing5 matter; affair; thing; business
急 急 ji2 hurried; worried; nervous; urgent
表演 表演 biao3yan3 perform; performance
能力 能力 neng2li4 capability; capable; ability
出名 出名 chu1 ming2 well-known for sth.; make one's mark
成功 成功 cheng2gong1 success; succeed
导演 導演 dao3yan3 to direct; director
面试 面試 mian4shi4 interview in person; audition
通过 通過 tong1guo4 by means of; through (a method); pass through; via; pass (a
test)
作用 作用 zuo4yong4 act on; to affect; action; use; effect; purpose
社会 社會 she4hui4 society; community
不只 不只 bu4zhi3 not only; not merely
家庭 家庭 jia1ting2 family; household
几乎 几乎 ji1hu1 almost; nearly; practically
双职工 雙職工 shuang1zhi2gong1 working couple; double-income couple
职工 職工 zhi2gong1 worker; staff; employee
要是 要是 yao4shi5 if; suppose; in case
看不起 看不起 kan4bu5qi3 look down upon; despise
为了 為了 wei4le5 in order to; for the sake of; for the purpose of
男女 男女 nan2nv3 men and women; male and female
就业 就業 jiu4ye4 employment; obtain a job
公平 公平 gong1ping2 fair; impartial; just
方面 方面 fang1mian4 aspect; field; side; respect
平等 平等 ping2deng3 equal; equality
单位 單位 dan1wei4 unit (of measurement); work unit
机会 機會 ji1hui4 opportunity; chance; occasion
只有 只有 zhi3you3 only; only if; can only
同样 同樣 tong2yang4 same; similar; equal; equivalent
地位 地位 di4wei4 position; status; standing
担负 擔負 dan1fu4 to shoulder; to bear; take on; be charged with
担 擔 dan1, dan4 carry on shoulder pole; take on; undertake
(MW of weight equal to 50 kg)
负 負 fu4 to bear; to lose; negative
占 占 zhan4, zhan1 occupy; seize; constitute, to divine; fortune telling
副 副 fu4 deputy; assistant; vice-; auxiliary; subsidiary; (mw for pairs,
sets of things, facial expressions)
总理 總理 zong3li3 premier
prime minister
部长 部長 bu4zhang3 minister; head of a department
纺织 紡織 fang3zhi1 spinning and weaving; textile
工人 工人 gong1ren2 worker
护士 護士 hu4shi5 nurse; doctor’s helper
封建 封建 feng1jian4 feudal; feudalism
服从 服從 fu2cong2 obey; comply; go along with
事业 事業 shi4ye4 undertaking; project; cause; enterprise; career; publicly
funded institution
矛盾 矛盾 mao2dun4 contradiction; conflict; conflicting views
完全 完全 wan2quan2 complete; whole; totally
报酬 報酬 bao4chou5 reward; remuneration; pay
建筑 建筑 jian4zhu4 a building; to construct; architecture
黄牛 黃牛 huang2niu2 ox; cattle; scalper (of tickets, etc.); fail to show up
草房 草房 cao3fang2 thatched cottage
欠 欠 qian4 yawn; to lack; owe (Kangxi radical 76)
生产队长 生產隊長 sheng1chan3 dui4zhang3 production team leader
勇敢 勇敢 yong3gan3 brave; courageous
自信 自信 zi4xin4 self-confidence; be self-confident
粮食 糧食 liang2shi5 grain; food; cereals
副业 副業 fu4ye4 sideline occupation; part time business; hobby
赚 賺 zhuan4, zuan4 earn; make a profit
cheat; swindle
硬 硬 ying4 hard; stiff; obstinately
拉车 拉車 la1 che1 pull a cart or rickshaw
呻吟 呻吟 shen1yin2 to moan; to groan
玻璃 玻璃 bo1li5 glass
扎 扎 zha1, za1, zha2 to prick; push a needle into; penetrating
to tie
to struggle
脚心 腳心 jiao3xin1 the underside of the arch (of the foot); arch
纱布 紗布 sha1bu4 gauze
剩 剩 sheng4 remainder; left over; surplus
眼镜 眼鏡 yan3jing4 glasses; spectacles
精 精 jing1 energy; excellent; refined; spirit; semen
睡衣 睡衣 shui4yi1 nightclothes; pajamas
绣花 繡花 xiu4hua1 embroider
绣 繡 xiu4 embroider; embroidery
猫 貓 mao1 cat
圆 圓 yuan2 round; circular; formal unit of Chinese currency
适合 適合 shi4he2 to suit; to fit
价钱 價錢 jia4qian2 price
价 價 jia4 price; value
相信 相信 xiang1xin4 believe (sb.); be convinced of
梳子 梳子 shu1zi5 comb; hairbrush
梳 梳 shu1 comb; to comb
镜子 鏡子 jing4zi5 mirror; (colloquial) eyeglasses
挑选 挑選 tiao1xuan3 choose; select; pick
挑 挑 tiao1, tiao3 choose; picky
carry on a pole; raise; incite
选 選 xuan3 choose; select
质量 質量 zhi4liang4 quality; mass (physics)
直接 直接 zhi2jie1 direct; immediate
直 直 zhi2 straight; vertical; frank; directly; continuously
工厂 工厂 gong1chang3 factory
砍价 砍價 kan3jia4 to bargain
砍 砍 kan3 to chop; cut down
厉害 厲害 li4hai5 terrible; formidable; fierce; cool; awesome
赔本 賠本 pei2ben3 suffer losses in business; run a business at a loss
蓝 藍 lan2 blue
胖 胖 pang4 fat; plump
文具店 文具店 wen2ju4dian4 stationery shop
文具 文具 wen2ju4 stationery; writing supplies
下岗 下崗 xia4gang3 be laid off; be fired
失去 失去 shi1qu4 lose (time, an opportunity, work, etc.)
信心 信心 xin4xin1 confidence; faith (in sb. or sth.)
摊子 攤子 tan1zi5 stall; booth; setup
玩具 玩具 wan2ju4 plaything; toy
关门 關門 guan1men2 close a door; close down; be behind closed doors; close (a
shop)
追 追 zhui1 pursue; chase after; seek; woo
书包 書包 shu1bao1 schoolbag; satchel
保管 保管 bao3guan3 assure; take care of; surely
晚报 晚報 wan3bao4 evening paper
态度 態度 tai4du5 manner; bearing; attitude; approach
附近 附近 fu4jin4 (in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring
连锁店 連鎖店 lian2suo3dian4 chain store
女工 女工 nv3gong1 woman worker
富裕 富裕 fu4yu4 rich; wealthy; to prosper
富 富 fu4 wealthy
超级市场 超級市場 chao1ji2shi4chang3 supermarket
超级 超級 chao1ji2 super; transcending; high grade
市场 市場 shi4chang3 market
老百姓 老百姓 lao3bai3xing4 ordinary people; the "person on the street";
civilians
改革 改革 gai3ge2 reform
开放 開放 kai1fang4 to bloom; open up; to be open-minded; lift a ban,
restriction, etc.; release; liberalization; China's 1978 "open policy"
凭 憑 ping2 rely on; lean against; evidence; proof; no matter (what or how);
based on
粮票 糧票 liang2piao4 food/grain coupons
进口 進口 jin4kou3 import; entrance; enter
羡慕 羨慕 xian4mu4 to envy; admire
电器 電器 dian4qi4 electrical appliance; device
发愁 發愁 fa1 chou2 worry about sth.
愁 愁 chou2 worry about
打折扣 打折扣 da3 zhe2kou4 give a discount; fall short of a requirement
抽奖 抽獎 chou1jiang3 draw a lottery or raffle
值得 值得 zhi2de5 be worth; deserve
中奖 中獎 zhong4jiang3 win a prize
奖品 獎品 jiang3pin3 award; prize
秀水街 秀水街 Xiu4shui3 Jie1 Silk Street, shopping center in Beijing
求职 求職 qiu2zhi2 seek employment
秘书 秘書 mi4shu1 secretary
市场开发部 市場開發部 shi4chang3 kai1fa1bu4 Market Development Department
开发 開發 kai1fa1 develop; to exploit (a resource)
商务 商務 shang1wu4 business; commercial affairs
职务 職務 zhi2wu4 post; a position; job; duties
要求 要求 yao1qiu2 request; demand; requirement
工商 工商 gong1shang1 industry and commerce
贸易 貿易 mao4yi4 (commercial) trade
代表 代表 dai4biao3 represent; to delegate; on behalf of
级 級 ji2 grade (in school); level; rank
进修 進修 jin4xiu1 engage in advanced studies; take a refresher course;
additional studies
于 於 yu2 in; at; to
成为 成為 cheng2wei2 become; turn into
简历 簡曆 jian3li4 résumé; curriculum vitae
适应 適應 shi4ying4 to suit; to fit; adapt; get used to
考虑 考慮 kao3lv4 think over; consider
一切 一切 yi2qie4 all; every; everything
签订 簽訂 qian1ding4 agree to and sign (a treaty, etc.)
合同 合同 he2tong5 contract
无论 無論 wu2lun4 no matter what; regardless
汉语水平考试 漢語水平考試 Han4yu3 Shui3ping2 Kao3shi4 HSK Test; Chinese Proficiency
Test
合资 合資 he2zi1 to pool capital; enter into a partnership or joint venture
业务 業務 ye4wu4 business; professional work
本人 本人 ben3ren2 I; me; myself; oneself; in person
申请 申請 shen1qing3 apply for; application
负责 負責 fu4ze2 responsible for; in charge of
联系 聯系 lian2xi4 connection; contact; get in touch
精神 精神 jing1shen5 vigor; spirit; mind; essence
创新 創新 chuang4xin1 innovate; innovation
根据 根據 gen1ju4 according to; based on; basis
附 附 fu4 attach; close to
电子邮件 電子郵件 dian4zi3 you2jian4 email
电子 電子 dian4zi3 electronic; electron
邮件 郵件 you2jian4 mail
顺致 順致 shun4zhi4 take the opportunity to express (used at the close of a
letter)
诚挚 誠摯 cheng2zhi4 sincere; cordial; earnest
敬意 敬意 jing4yi4 tribute; respects
信箱 信箱 xin4xiang1 mailbox
亚洲 亞洲 Ya4zhou1 Asia
西北 西北 xi1bei3 Northwest
专科学校 專科學校 zhuan1ke1 xue2xiao4 college for professional training;
polytechnic
经历 經曆 jing1li4 undergo; to experience; an experience
高速公路 高速公路 gao1su4 gong1lu4 highway
高速 高速 gao1su4 high speed
公路 公路 gong1lu4 highway; road
维修 維修 wei2xiu1 maintain (of equipment); to mend; repair
报名 報名 bao4 ming2 sign up; apply
晒 曬 shai4 to dry in the sun; shine upon; to sun; bask
调 調 diao4, tiao2 transfer; investigate; accent; tune; tone
adjust; reconcile; season (food); provoke
人才 人才 ren2cai2 talent; talented person
局长 局長 ju2zhang3 director of a bureau
侄女 姪女 zhi2nv3 niece; brother's daughter
录取 錄取 lu4qu3 select and admit, enroll (qualified people); recruit
教师 教師 jiao4shi1 teacher
教学 教學 jiao4xue2 education; teach (school)
母语 母語 mu3yu3 native/mother tongue
辅导 輔導 fu3dao3 to coach; to tutor; give advice (in study)
负担 負擔 fu4dan1 to (bear a) burden; burden
头班车 頭班車 tou2ban1che1 first bus
家长 家長 jia1zhang3 parent or guardian of a child; head of a family
作业 作業 zuo4ye4 school assignment; homework; task
本来 本來 ben3lai2 originally; at first
完成 完成 wan2cheng2 to complete; accomplish; fulfill
嫌 嫌 xian2 to dislike; suspicion; grudge
增加 增加 zeng1jia1 increase; raise; add
经常 經常 jing1chang2 day-to-day; constantly; often
培养 培養 pei2yang3 to train; cultivate; bring up; culture (micro-organisms);
foster (a talent in sb.); groom (for a position)
优秀 優秀 you1xiu4 outstanding; excellent
风气 風气 feng1qi4 general mood; atmosphere; common practice
影响 影響 ying3xiang3 influence; affect; effect
周末 周末 zhou1mo4 weekend
周 週 zhou1 week; a cycle
放松 放松 fang4song1 relax; loosen; slacken
补习 補習 bu3xi2 take lessons after school; extra tutoring; cram (for exams)
特长 特長 te4chang2 strong point; specialty
要么 要麼 yao4me5 either one or another
领导 領導 ling3dao3 to lead; leader; leadership
赞成 贊成 zan4cheng2 approve; endorse
并 併 bing4 combine; merge; to annex
反对 反對 fan3dui4 oppose; fight against
独立 獨立 du2li4 independent; independence; to stand alone
坚决 堅決 jian1jue2 resolute; determined; uncompromising
保证 保證 bao3zheng4 to guarantee; ensure; pledge; assure
不断 不斷 bu2duan4 unceasing; uninterrupted; continuously; unbroken
急忙 急忙 ji2mang2 in a hurry; in haste; hurriedly; hastily
听话 聽話 ting1 hua4 do what one is told; to be obedient
团结 團結 tuan2jie2 unite; hold a rally; join forces
签字 簽字 qian1 zi4 sign (a signature)
忍 忍 ren3 to bear; endure; tolerate
怪 怪 guai4 strange; to blame; monster
袋 袋 dai4 sack; bag; pouch; pocket
糊涂 糊塗 hu2tu5 confused; bewildered; muddled
县官 縣官 xian4guan1 county magistrate
银子 銀子 yin2zi5 silver; money
鸡蛋 雞蛋 ji1dan4 chicken egg
服 服 fu2, fu4 clothing; serve; obey; convince; take (medicine);
accustomed to; (mw for medicinal dose)
放鞭炮 放鞭炮 fang4 bian1pao4 set off firecrackers
鞭炮 鞭炮 bian1pao4 firecracker; a long string of small firecrackers
禁止 禁止 jin4zhi3 ban; forbid; prohibit
怪不得 怪不得 guai4 bu5 de5 no wonder; so that's why; not to blame
外地 外地 wai4di4 other places; foreign lands
春联 春聯 chun1lian2 Spring Festival couplets
窗花 窗花 chuang1hua1 paper-cut for window decoration
尤其 尤其 you2qi2 especially; particularly
远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2 a close neighbor means more
than a distant relative
四合院 四合院 si4he2yuan4 traditional Chinese compound with rooms around a courtyard
卡车 卡車 ka3che1 truck
水泥 水泥 shui3ni2 cement
装修 裝修 zhuang1xiu1 decorate; renovate; fix up
卸 卸 xie4 unload; unhitch; remove or strip; get rid of
干活 干活 gan4huo2 to work; work on a job; do manual labor
趟 趟 tang4, tang1 (mw for trips or times)
to wade
犹豫 猶豫 you2yu4 hesitate; hesitant; undecided
小车 小車 xiao3che1 wheelbarrow; sedan
连忙 連忙 lian2mang2 promptly; at once; hastily
拜年 拜年 bai4 nian2 to pay a new year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
花生 花生 hua1sheng1 peanut
梨 梨 li2 pear
杏儿 杏兒 xing4r5 apricot
压岁钱 壓歲錢 ya1sui4qian2 gifts of money given to children during the Spring
Festival
年底 年底 nian2di3 the end of the year
小康 小康 xiao3kang1 comparatively well-off
山沟 山溝 shan1gou1 valley; gully; mountain region
彩电 彩電 cai3dian4 color TV
农业 農業 nong2ye4 agriculture; farming
养蜂 養蜂 yang3 feng1 raise or keep bees
蜂蜜 蜂蜜 feng1mi4 honey
缺 缺 que1 lack; scarce
仍然 仍然 reng2ran2 still; yet
而 而 er2 and; but; yet; while (Kangxi radical 126)
长衫 長衫 chang2shan1 long gown (worn by men)
惟一 惟一 wei2yi1 the only; sole
当时 當時 dang1shi2 then; at that time; while
读书人 讀書人 du2shu1ren2 scholar; an intellectual
做工 做工 zuo4 gong1 do manual work; work with one's hands; workmanship
穷 窮 qiong2 poor; exhausted
摆架子 擺架子 bai3 jia4zi5 put on airs
架子 架子 jia4zi5 shelf; frame; stand; skeleton; haughty manner
理解 理解 li3jie3 comprehend; understand; comprehension
讽刺 諷刺 feng3ci4 satirize; ridicule; mock; irony
揭露 揭露 jie1lu4 expose; unmask
解释 解釋 jie3shi4 explain; interpret; expound
个子 個子 ge4zi5 height; stature; build
破 破 po4 broken; damaged; to split; to break
柜台 櫃台 gui4tai2 counter; bar; front desk
伙计 伙計 huo3ji5 partner; salesclerk
写法 寫法 xie3fa3 style of writing; penmanship
可惜 可惜 ke3xi1 it's a pity; regrettable; too bad
孔乙己 孔乙己 Kong3 Yi3ji3 Kong Yiji, name of a character in Lu Xun's short
story
鲁迅 魯迅 Lu3 Xun4
img:http://www.internationalwoodsuppliers.com/SkritterImages/Literature/luxun.jpg
(Chinese writer, 1881 - 1936) is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th
century. Considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun
was a short story writer, editor, translator, critic, essayist and poet. In the
1930s he became the titular head of the Chinese League of the Left-Wing Writers in
Shanghai.
咸亨酒店 咸亨酒店 Xian2heng1 Jiu3dian4 Xianheng Pub
酒店 酒店 jiu3dian4 hotel; wine shop; liquor store
话剧 話劇 hua4ju4 stage play; modern drama
电视剧 電視劇 dian4shi4ju4 TV drama; soap opera
资料 資料 zi1liao4 data; material; resources; information
遗憾 遺憾 yi2han4 regret; pity; feel sorry
组织 組織 zu3zhi1 organize; organization
宝库 寶庫 bao3ku4 treasure-house; treasury; treasure trove
讲解员 講解員 jiang3jie3yuan2 guide; announcer; narrator
讲解 講解 jiang3jie3 explain
铜把手 銅把手 tong2 ba3shou5 bronze handle
铜 銅 tong2 copper
把手 把手 ba3shou5 knob; handle; grip
似的 似的 shi4de5 seems as if; rather like
模型 模型 mo2xing2 model; pattern
巴金 巴金 Ba1 Jin1 Ba Jin (1904–2005), a Chinese author
伯父 伯父 bo2fu4 uncle; father's elder brother
在世 在世 zai4shi4 be alive
鼻子 鼻子 bi2zi5 nose
胡子 胡子 hu2zi5 beard; mustache; facial hair
扁 扁 bian3, pian1 flat
small
碰壁 碰壁 peng4bi4 hit a wall; have a setback; be rebuffed
碰 碰 peng4 to touch; to bump; to encounter
壁 壁 bi4 wall; rampart
小心 小心 xiao3xin1 be careful
改变 改變 gai3bian4 to change; alter; transform
损失 損失 sun3shi1 loss (financial); damage; to damage; to lose
号码 號碼 hao4ma3 number; code
之内 之內 zhi1nei4 inside of; among; within
内 內 nei4 inside; inner; internal; within
讨论 討論 tao3lun4 discuss; talk over
骗子 騙子 pian4zi5 swindler; a cheat
歌王 歌王 ge1wang2 king of folk songs; accomplished male vocalist
少数 少數 shao3shu4 small number; minority; few
深 深 shen1 deep; profound; dark (of colors)
创作 創作 chuang4zuo4 create; to produce; creative work
改编 改編 gai3bian1 adapt; revise; reorganize; redesignate; regroup (military
forces)
留恋 留戀 liu2lian4 reluctant to leave; cannot bear to part; recall with
nostalgia
张望 張望 zhang1wang4 to peep (through a crack); look around
石头 石頭 shi2tou5 stone; rock
西瓜 西瓜 xi1gua1 watermelon
甜 甜 tian2 sweet; deep, sound (sleep); agreeable; (slang) profitable;
well-paying
辫子 辮子 bian4zi5 plait; braid; pigtail
王洛宾 王洛賓 Wang2 Luo4bin1 Wang Luobin, a Chinese musician
汉族 漢族 Han4zu2 Han ethnic group
维吾尔族 維吾爾族 Wei2wu2'er3zu2 Uyghur ethnic group of Xinjiang
哈萨克族 哈薩克族 Ha1sa4ke4zu2 Kazakh ethnic group, of Xinjiang
达坂城 達阪城 Da2ban3cheng2 Daban City, city in Xinjiang
样 樣 yang4 1. appearance; shape; form
2. manner
3. sample; model; pattern
4. tendency; likelihood
农村 農村 nong2cun1 rural area; village; countryside
年夜饭 年夜飯 nian2ye4fan4 reunion dinner of a whole family
on Chinese New Year's Eve
年夜 年夜 nian2ye4 eve of the lunar new year
发财 發財 fa1 cai2 to get rich; to make a fortune
发 發 fa1 send out; to issue; to show (one's feelings); to develop
财 財 cai2 wealth; money; property
反而 反而 fan3'er2 on the contrary; instead
尝 嘗 chang2 to taste; try flavor of; (past tense marker)
红烧鱼 紅燒魚 hong2shao1yu2 fish braised in brown sauce
红烧 紅燒 hong2shao1 braise in soy sauce
鱼 魚 yu2 fish (Kangxi radical 195)
难道 難道 nan2dao4 could it be that ...?; don't tell me ...
发音 發音 fa1yin1 pronounce; articulate; pronunciation
结余 結余 jie2yu2 cash surplus; balance
余 餘 yu2 to leave; remain; surplus
饺子 餃子 jiao3zi5 dumpling
除夕 除夕 chu2xi1 Lunar New Year's Eve
守岁 守歲 shou3sui4 see in the New Year
随便 隨便 sui2bian4 as one pleases; informal; random; casual
审 審 shen3 examine; investigate; careful; meticulous; try a legal case in
court
迟到 遲到 chi2dao4 be late; arrive late
大人 大人 da4ren5 adult
麦子 麥子 mai4zi5 wheat
收成 收成 shou1cheng5 harvest
胡说 胡說 hu2shuo1 talk nonsense; drivel
脸 臉 lian3 face
产品 產品 chan3pin3 product; goods; merchandise
基本上 基本上 ji1ben3shang5 basically
基本 基本 ji1ben3 basic; fundamental
实行 實行 shi2xing2 to implement; put into practice; carry out
既然 既然 ji4ran2 since; given that; now that
原因 原因 yuan2yin1 cause; reason
学费 學費 xue2fei4 tuition
劳动力 勞動力 lao2dong4li4 labor force; manpower
劳动 勞動 lao2dong4 work; toil; (physical) labor
集体 集體 ji2ti3 collective; group
岗位 崗位 gang3wei4 a post; a job
义务 義務 yi4wu4 duty; obligation; volunteer duty
难说 難說 nan2shuo1 hard to say
部分 部分 bu4fen5 part; share; section
家教 家教 jia1jiao4 tutor; tutoring; upbringing; family education
小组 小組 xiao3zu3 team; group; small group
组长 組長 zu3zhang3 group leader; director; team captain
头儿 頭兒 tou2r5 boss; chief; head
也许 也許 ye3xu3 perhaps; probably; maybe
强 強 qiang2, qiang3, jiang4 strong; powerful
strive; make an effort; force
stubborn
懂得 懂得 dong3de5 understand; to grasp; know
减轻 減輕 jian3qing1 lighten; to ease; alleviate
减 減 jian3 subtract; decrease; reduce; cut
只 隻 zhi1 (mw for birds and certain animals)
泡 泡 pao4, pao1 bubble; blister; to steep; dawdle
puffed; swollen; spongy; (MW for urine or feces)
揉 揉 rou2 knead; massage; rub
腰 腰 yao1 waist; lower back; pocket
拼命 拼命 pin1 ming4 to risk one's life; exerting the utmost strength; with all
one's might; at all costs; desperately
皮 皮 pi2 skin; leather; fur (Kangxi radical 107)
却 卻 que4 but; yet; however; step back
出国 出國 chu1guo2 go abroad
吃苦 吃苦 chi1 ku3 bear hardships; suffer
轻松 輕松 qing1song1 relaxed; gentle; easygoing
坚持 堅持 jian1chi2 persist in; persevere
养儿防老 養兒防老 yang3 er2 fang2 lao3 raise children (sons) to look after
one in one's old age
长期 長期 chang2qi1 long term; long time
居民 居民 ju1min2 resident; inhabitant
出现 出現 chu1xian4 appear; arise; emerge
保险 保險 bao3xian3 insurance; insure; safe
制度 制度 zhi4du4 system; institution
形式 形式 xing2shi4 form; shape; mode
总数 總數 zong3shu4 total number; a sum
实际 實際 shi2ji4 actual; reality; practice
大概 大概 da4gai4 probably; roughly; approximate
违反 違反 wei2fan3 violate (a law)
规律 規律 gui1lv4 rule (e.g. of science); regular pattern; discipline
不利 不利 bu2li4 unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental;
unsuccessful
有力 有力 you3li4 powerful; forceful; vigorous
专家 專家 zhuan1jia1 expert; specialist
自由 自由 zi4you2 freedom; free; liberty
说明 說明 shuo1ming2 explain; explanation; illustrate; to show
太爷爷 太爺爺 tai4ye2ye5 great grandfather; father's father's father
储存 儲存 chu3cun2 stockpile; to store
积谷防饥 積谷防飢 ji1 gu3 fang2 ji1 store up grain against famine
佩服 佩服 pei4fu5 admire; have respect for; have a high opinion of
主持人 主持人 zhu3chi2ren2 TV or radio presenter;
host; anchor
岸 岸 an4 bank; shore; beach; coast
歌星 歌星 ge1xing1 famous singer; pop star
哄 哄 hong3, hong4, hong1 to fool; coax; to humour; to amuse (a child)
tumult; uproar
roars of laughter
劝 勸 quan4 persuade/urge (to do sth), comfort; console
负增长 負增長 fu4zeng1zhang3 negative growth
清朝 清朝 Qing1chao2 Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
民国 民國 Min2guo2 The Republic of China (1912 - 1949 in PRC usage or 1912 to
present in Taiwan usage)
邓小平 鄧小平 Deng4 Xiao3ping2
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ping.jpg (1904 - 1997) was a reformer who led China towards a market economy and
opened China for foreign investments. While Deng never held office as head of state
or government, he nonetheless served as the Paramount leader from 1978 to 1992. He
is considered "the architect" of the so-called Socialism with Chinese
characteristics.
小叶子 小葉子 Xiao3 Ye4zi5 Xiao Yezi (a personal name)
头痛医脚 頭痛醫腳 tou2 tong4 yi1 jiao3 treat the foot when the head aches
(idiom); treat the disease not the symptoms
痛 痛 tong4 to ache; pain; sorrow; agonize
医 醫 yi1 medical; medicine; doctor; to cure
胃病 胃病 wei4bing4 stomach trouble; stomach illness
胃 胃 wei4 stomach
中医 中醫 zhong1yi1 traditional Chinese medicine; practitioner of traditional
Chinese medicine
病人 病人 bing4ren2 a patient; sick person
手腕 手腕 shou3wan4 wrist; trick
号脉 號脈 hao4mai4 feel the pulse
脉 脈 mai4 pulse; arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
西医 西醫 xi1yi1 Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
肠 腸 chang2 intestine
热敷 熱敷 re4fu1 hot compress
承认 承認 cheng2ren4 admit; concede; acknowledge
骨髓 骨髓 gu3sui3 bone marrow
发作 發作 fa1zuo4 break out; erupt; flare up
扁鹊 扁鵲 Bian3 Que4 Bian Que, a Chinese doctor of the Warring States period
战国 戰國 zhan4guo2 the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE)
艾滋病 艾滋病 ai4zi1bing4 AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
飞船 飛船 fei1chuan2 airship; spaceship
太空 太空 tai4kong1 outer space
载 載 zai4, zai3 carry; to load; to hold
year; write down
发射 發射 fa1she4 launch; shoot (a projectile); fire (a rocket)
射 射 she4 to shoot; to spout; to emit
恨不得 恨不得 hen4 bu5 de5 cannot bear not; dying to; can't wait until
恨 恨 hen4 hate; regret
航天 航天 hang2tian1 space flight
航 航 hang2 boat; ship; navigate
跨 跨 kua4 step across; stride; straddle; to cross
从此 從此 cong2ci3 from now on; since then
飞行 飛行 fei1xing2 (of planes etc) to fly; aviation; flying
制造 制造 zhi4zao4 manufacture; make
火箭 火箭 huo3jian4 rocket
箭 箭 jian4 arrow
力量 力量 li4liang5 power; force; strength
愿望 願望 yuan4wang4 desire; wish; aspiration
航天员 航天員 hang2tian1yuan2 astronaut
标准 標准 biao1zhun3 (an official) standard; norm; criterion
身高 身高 shen1gao1 height (of a person)
体重 體重 ti3zhong4 body weight
左右 左右 zuo3you4 about; approximate; around; left and right
进行 進行 jin4xing2 to conduct; carry on; carry out; underway
严格 嚴格 yan2ge2 strict; stringent
训练 訓練 xun4lian4 to train; to drill; to exercise; training
将来 將來 jiang1lai2 the future
神舟 神舟 Shen2zhou1 Shenzhou (spaceship); Hasee (Chinese computer manufacturer)
明代 明代 ming2dai4 Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
公 公 gong1 public; fair; honorable (designation); international; male
(animal)
蟹 蟹 xie4 crab
爪 爪 zhua3, zhao3 claw (Kangxi radical 87)
分开 分開 fen1kai1 to separate; to part; separately
嫩 嫩 nen4 tender; inexperienced
营养 營養 ying2yang3 nutrition; nourishment; sustenance
道理 道理 dao4li5 reason; sense; argument
东半球 東半球 dong1ban4qiu2 Eastern Hemisphere
半球 半球 ban4qiu2 hemisphere
幢 幢 zhuang4, chuang2 (mw for houses, buildings); tent
ancient pennant or streamer; Buddhist stone pillar
喘气 喘气 chuan3qi4 pant; gasp for breath
真是 真是 zhen1 shi5 it is truly; really; what a shame
衣架 衣架 yi1jia4 clothes rack; clothes hanger
书柜 書櫃 shu1gui4 bookcase
柜 櫃 gui4 cupboard; cabinet
朝 朝 chao2, zhao1 to face; towards; dynasty
morning; day
灰尘 灰塵 hui1chen2 dust; dirt
灰 灰 hui1 ash; gray (grey); dust; lime
地震 地震 di4zhen4 earthquake
震 震 zhen4 to shake; to shock; vibrate
砸 砸 za2 to smash; to pound; to break; fail
竟然 竟然 jing4ran2 unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
遇 遇 yu4 meet with; encounter
枕头 枕頭 zhen3tou5 pillow
挪 挪 nuo2 shift; move
侧 側 ce4 side; lean on one side; turn sideways
从小 從小 cong2xiao3 from childhood; as a child
干燥 干燥 gan1zao4 dry; dryness
燥 燥 zao4 dry; parched; arid; impatient
模 模 mo2, mu2 model; imitate
mold; pattern
被子 被子 bei4zi5 quilt; blanket
褥子 褥子 ru4zi5 cotton-padded mattress
不安 不安 bu4'an1 uneasy; unstable; disturbed
仰 仰 yang3 look upward; look up to; rely on
漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 man4man4chang2ye4 endless night; long suffering
漫漫 漫漫 man4man4 (of place) boundless; (of time) long and slow
入睡 入睡 ru4shui4 fall asleep
望 望 wang4 to hope; expect; gaze in the distance; to visit; full moon
扶 扶 fu2 to support by hand; help sb. up; straighten sth. up;
(figuratively) to help
擦 擦 ca1 to wipe; to rub; to polish
矮小 矮小 ai3xiao3 short; low
矮 矮 ai3 short; low
慈祥 慈祥 ci2xiang2 a kindly person; benevolent (often of older people)
白发苍苍 白發蒼蒼 bai2fa4cang1cang1 white or gray haired
苍苍 蒼蒼 cang1cang1 gray; dark blue
瘫痪 癱瘓 tan1huan4 paralysis
吋 吋 cun4 inch (English)
孝顺 孝順 xiao4shun4 filial piety
嫌弃 嫌棄 xian2qi4 dislike and avoid; to cold-shoulder
争气 爭气 zheng1 qi4 work hard for sth.; determined not to fall short
拖累 拖累 tuo1lei3 encumber; involve; implicate
难关 難關 nan2guan1 difficulty; crisis
打扰 打擾 da3rao3 disturb
胜利 勝利 sheng4li4 victory; triumph
旅游鞋 旅游鞋 lv3you2 xie2 walking shoes; sneakers
鞋 鞋 xie2 shoes
存 存 cun2 exist; survive; to deposit; to store
新西兰 新西蘭 Xin1xi1lan2 New Zealand
难忘 難忘 nan2wang4 unforgettable
争取 爭取 zheng1qu3 fight for; compete for; strive
大爷 大爺 da4ye5 uncle; father's elder brother
大妈 大媽 da4ma1 aunt; wife of father's elder brother
耐心 耐心 nai4xin1 be patient; patience
起名字 起名字 qi3 ming2zi5 give a name; to name
早退 早退 zao3tui4 to leave work early
请假 請假 qing3 jia4 ask for time off
克林 克林 Ke4lin2 Colin (a personal name)
奥运 奧運 ao4yun4 the Olympic Games
雪绒花 雪絨花 Xue3rong2hua1 Edelweiss (song from The Sound of Music)
独生子女 獨生子女 du2 sheng1 zi3nv3 only child
独 獨 du2 alone; independent; single
子女 子女 zi3nv3 sons and daughters; children
鼓励 鼓勵 gu3li4 encourage; inspire; urge
夫妇 夫婦 fu1fu4 married couple; husband and wife
年代 年代 nian2dai4 decade; era
增长 增長 zeng1zhang3 grow; to increase; enrich
达到 達到 da2 dao4 achieve; attain; to reach
尽管 儘管 jin3guan3 despite; although; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc);
feel free
以来 以來 yi3lai2 since (a previous event)
政策 政策 zheng4ce4 policy
控制 控制 kong4zhi4 to control
率 率 lv4, shuai4 rate; frequency; proportion
lead; guide; follow; observe; usually
平均 平均 ping2jun1 average; mean; share equally
保持 保持 bao3chi2 keep; maintain; preserve
速度 速度 su4du4 speed; rate; velocity
其实 其實 qi2shi2 actually; in fact
交通 交通 jiao1tong1 traffic; transportation; communication
一直 一直 yi4zhi2 always; all along; straight (in a straight line); from the
beginning
传统 傳統 chuan2tong3 tradition; traditional
重男轻女 重男輕女 zhong4nan2 qing1nv3 regard males as superior to females
客观 客觀 ke4guan1 objective; impartial; unbiased
分析 分析 fen1xi1 analyze; analysis
稍微 稍微 shao1wei1 a little bit; slightly
丁克家庭 丁克家庭 ding1ke4 jia1ting2 family with double income and no
kids (DINK)
丁克 丁克 ding1ke4 DINK (double income, no kids)
西半球 西半球 xi1ban4qiu2 the Western Hemisphere
萝卜青菜各有所爱 蘿卜青菜各有所愛 luo2bo5 qing1cai4 ge4 you3 suo3 ai4 lit. radish
and cabbage, everyone has their own tastes; to each their own
萝卜 蘿卜 luo2bo5 radish; turnip
青菜 青菜 qing1cai4 green vegetables; Chinese cabbage
地球 地球 di4qiu2 the Earth (planet)
多样化 多樣化 duo1yang4hua4 to diversify; diversity; diversification
和平 和平 he2ping2 peace
相处 相處 xiang1chu3 get along; interact
加强 加強 jia1qiang2 strengthen; reinforce; enhance
有趣 有趣 you3qu4 interesting; fascinating; amusing
短信 短信 duan3xin4 text message; SMS
同事 同事 tong2shi4 colleague; co-worker
问候 問候 wen4hou4 extend greetings; send regards to
千万 千萬 qian1wan4 ten million; be sure to; must
玩游戏 玩游戲 wan2 you2xi4 to play a game
分享 分享 fen1xiang3 to share in; (web) to share (a link); to share (let others
have some of sth good)
响 響 xiang3 make a sound; noisy; noise; echo
冰箱 冰箱 bing1xiang1 refrigerator
老子 老子 Lao3zi3 Laozi, an ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of
Daoism; (also -zi: father; impolite way of saying "I")
猕猴桃 獼猴桃 mi2hou2tao2 kiwi fruit {botany} Chinese gooseberry (Actinidia
chinensis)
讨厌 討厭 tao3yan4 to hate; loathe; disgusting; troublesome
苍蝇 蒼蠅 cang1ying5 house fly
误会 誤會 wu4hui4 misunderstand; make a mistake
丫头 丫頭 ya1tou5 girl; maid
心情 心情 xin1qing2 mood; state of mind
属于 屬於 shu3yu2 belong to; be part of
模特儿 模特兒 mo2te4r5 a (fashion) model
飞行员 飛行員 fei1xing2yuan2 pilot
战争 戰爭 zhan4zheng1 war; conflict
母爱 母愛 mu3'ai4 maternal love
显得 顯得 xian3de5 appear; seem; to look
成人 成人 cheng2ren2 adult; to grow up; become full-grown
各自 各自 ge4zi4 each; respective; apiece
匆匆 匆匆 cong1cong1 hurriedly
当年 當年 dang1nian2 in those days; then; in those years (also dàng-: the same
year, that very year)
情景 情景 qing2jing3 scene; sight; circumstances
如今 如今 ru2jin1 nowadays
冷清 冷清 leng3qing1 cold and cheerless; lonely; deserted
不知 不知 bu4zhi1 not know or understand; unaware
便 便 bian4, pian2 plain; convenient; urine or excrement; formal
equivalent to 就; cheap
倒 倒 dao3, dao4 collapse; fall; fail; exchange
invert; move backwards; pour; contrary to expectations
凑 湊 cou4 assemble; put together; press near; happen by chance
双数 雙數 shuang1shu4 even number
亲自 親自 qin1zi4 personally; in person; by oneself
不许 不許 bu4xu3 not allow; be not allowed; must not; can't
眼泪 眼淚 yan3lei4 tear; crying
扣 扣 kou4 fasten; button; discount; put upside down; buckle
涌 湧 yong3 bubble up; rush forth; to surge
听诊器 聽診器 ting1zhen3qi4 stethoscope
听诊 聽診 ting1zhen3 auscultation (listening to the body's internal sounds)
信息 信息 xin4xi1 information; news; message
气色 气色 qi4se4 complexion
理论 理論 li3lun4 theory
大夫 大夫 dai4fu5 doctor; physician
医学 醫學 yi1xue2 medicine; medical science; the study of medicine
重视 重視 zhong4shi4 to value; take seriously
结合 結合 jie2he2 to combine; to link; to bind
机器 機器 ji1qi4 machine; machinery; apparatus
器官 器官 qi4guan1 organ (of the body); apparatus
零件 零件 ling2jian4 spare parts; component
修理 修理 xiu1li3 to repair; perform maintenance; to overhaul
整体 整體 zheng3ti3 whole; entirety
整 整 zheng3 whole; tidy; put in order; repair; exactly; make sb. suffer
体 體 ti3 body; form; style
某 某 mou3 a certain; some
肝 肝 gan1 liver
治 治 zhi4 rule; govern; cure
按摩 按摩 an4mo2 massage
脚指头 腳指頭 jiao3zhi3tou5 toe
指头 指頭 zhi3tou5 finger; toe
肯 肯 ken3 be willing to; to consent; agree
正好 正好 zheng4hao3 just (in time); just right; just enough; happen to; by
chance
舌头 舌頭 she2tou5 tongue
开药方 開藥方 kai1 yao4fang1 write a prescription
药方 藥方 yao4fang1 a prescription
要紧 要緊 yao4jin3 important; urgent; essential
紧张 緊張 jin3zhang1 nervous; strained; stressed out
山楂 山楂 shan1zha1 hawthorn
简直 簡直 jian3zhi2 simply; at all
消化 消化 xiao1hua4 to digest
自 自 zi4 from; since; self (Kangxi radical 132)
动物 動物 dong4wu4 animal
矿物 礦物 kuang4wu4 mineral
利用 利用 li4yong4 make use of; exploit; take advantage of
独特 獨特 du2te4 unique; distinctive
针灸 針灸 zhen1jiu3 acupuncture and moxibustion
气功 气功 qi4gong1 Qi Gong, a system of deep breathing exercises
同仁堂 同仁堂 Tong2ren2 Tang2 Tongrentang (Chinese pharmaceutical company)
讳疾忌医 諱疾忌醫 hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1 hide one's sickness for fear of
treatment; conceal one's fault for fear of criticism
国王 國王 guo2wang2 king
王宫 王宮 wang2gong1 imperial palace
皮肤 皮膚 pi2fu1 skin
医术 醫術 yi1shu4 medical skill
大臣 大臣 da4chen2 chancellor; cabinet minister
肌肉 肌肉 ji1rou4 muscle; flesh
压力 壓力 ya1li4 pressure; stress
乐观 樂觀 le4guan1 optimism; optimistic; hopeful
强项 強項 qiang2xiang4 advantage; strong point
爱护 愛護 ai4hu4 love and protect; cherish
伤害 傷害 shang1hai4 injure; harm; wound
隐瞒 隱瞞 yin3man2 conceal; hide (a taboo subject); cover up
过分 過分 guo4fen4 excessive; overly
明星 明星 ming2xing1 (movie, etc.) star; celebrity
空间 空間 kong1jian1 space; open air
催 催 cui1 to press; to urge; to hurry
烦 煩 fan2 feel vexed; annoyed; to trouble; to bother
处理 處理 chu3li3 deal with; to handle; dispose of; to process; sell at a
discount; punish
飘 飄 piao1 to float; flutter
雪花 雪花 xue3hua1 snowflake
早班 早班 zao3ban1 morning shift
喇叭 喇叭 la3ba5 horn; loudspeaker; general term for brass instruments
落 落 luo4, la4, lao4 to fall; drop off; decline; stay behind
leave out/behind
抛 拋 pao1 to throw; to toss; to fling
震撼 震撼 zhen4han4 to shake; to shock; stun
片 片 pian4, pian1 (mw for pieces of things); a slice; a flake (Kangxi
radical 91)
film; photo
烟 煙 yan1 cigarette; tobacco; smoke
废墟 廢墟 fei4xu1 ruins
发生 發生 fa1sheng1 happen; occur; take place
房东 房東 fang2dong1 landlord
谢天谢地 謝天謝地 xie4 tian1 xie4 di4 thank goodness; thank heavens
(idiom)
烧伤 燒傷 shao1shang1 burn (injury)
清醒 清醒 qing1xing3 clear-headed; sober; regain consciousness
光 光 guang1 light; ray; bright; only; merely; used up
安慰 安慰 an1wei4 to comfort; to console
赔偿 賠償 pei2chang2 compensate; pay for somebody else's loss
勉强 勉強 mian3qiang3 reluctantly; with difficulty; force sb. to do sth.
财产 財產 cai2chan3 property; fortune; assets
博士 博士 bo2shi4 doctor; PhD
服装设计 服裝設計 fu2zhuang1 she4ji4 costume design; dress design
服装 服裝 fu2zhuang1 (formal) clothing; costume; dress
硕士 碩士 shuo4shi4 master's degree
学位 學位 xue2wei4 academic degree; educational level
奖学金 獎學金 jiang3xue2jin1 scholarship; stipend
节省 節省 jie2sheng3 save; use sparingly; frugal
攒 攢 zan3, cuan2 save; hoard
collect together; assemble
自费 自費 zi4fei4 at one's own expense
从头 從頭 cong2tou2 from the beginning; anew
预 預 yu4 prior; preliminary; preparatory; in advance; take part in
退 退 tui4 to retreat; decline; withdraw; return (goods)
窗帘 窗簾 chuang1lian2 window curtain
床罩 床罩 chuang2zhao4 bedspread; counterpane
罩 罩 zhao4 to cover; to wrap; hood
儿童 兒童 er2tong2 child; children
黑人 黑人 hei1ren2 black person
总而言之 總而言之 zong3er2yan2zhi1 in short; in a word
算是 算是 suan4shi4 consider to be; regard as; count as
病友 病友 bing4you3 a friend made in a hospital; wardmate
馅饼 餡餅 xian4bing3 Chinese pie; pastry
馅 餡 xian4 stuffing; filling
包子 包子 bao1zi5 steamed stuffed bun
喊 喊 han3 call; cry; shout
感动 感動 gan3dong4 move; be moved; touch emotionally
自杀 自殺 zi4sha1 kill oneself; commit suicide
杀 殺 sha1 to kill; to murder
因此 因此 yin1ci3 therefore; thus; consequently; that is why; because of this
并 並 bing4 equal to; side by side; both; also
坚强 堅強 jian1qiang2 strong (in character); staunch
论文 論文 lun4wen2 thesis; paper; treatise
救 救 jiu4 save (life); assist; rescue
只好 只好 zhi3hao3 have to; be forced to; have no choice but to
耽误 耽誤 dan1wu5 to delay; waste time
推迟 推遲 tui1chi2 postpone; defer
然而 然而 ran2'er2 however; yet; but
拆 拆 chai1 unravel; to tear; demolish
一病不起 一病不起 yi2 bing4 bu4 qi3 fall ill and die
感到 感到 gan3dao4 feel; to sense; have the feeling that
由于 由於 you2yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to
破产 破產 po4chan3 go bankrupt; go broke; bankruptcy
因而 因而 yin1'er2 therefore; as a result; thus
绝望 絕望 jue2wang4 to despair; hopelessness
答复 答復 da2fu4 to answer; to reply
重新 重新 chong2xin1 again; anew; once more
勇气 勇气 yong3qi4 courage; valor
不禁 不禁 bu4jin1 cannot help; can't refrain from
紧 緊 jin3 tight; urgent; nervous
拥抱 擁抱 yong1bao4 embrace; to hug
情人节 情人節 Qing2ren2 Jie2 Valentine's Day
情人 情人 qing2ren2 lover; sweetheart
李志强 李志強 Li3 Zhi4qiang2 Li Zhiqiang (a personal name)
汤米 湯米 Tang1mi3 Tommy (a personal name)
悲哀 悲哀 bei1'ai1 grieved; sorrowful; sad
情感 情感 qing2gan3 feeling; emotion; mood
沉 沉 chen2 submerge; sink; deep; heavy
位置 位置 wei4zhi5 position; place; seat
虚荣 虛榮 xu1rong2 vanity
驾驶 駕駛 jia4shi3 to steer; to pilot
架 架 jia4 frame; rack; to support; quarrel; (mw for machines, planes, etc.)
驶 駛 shi3 hasten; proceed; pilot (ship, plane, etc.)
拒绝 拒絕 ju4jue2 refuse; decline; reject
湿 濕 shi1 moist; wet; damp; humid
透 透 tou4 penetrate; pass through; transparent; thorough
弄 弄 nong4, long4 do; manage; to handle; make
lane; alley
呆 獃 dai1, ai2 stupid; foolish
亲切 親切 qin1qie4 kind; amiable; cordial
呼唤 呼喚 hu1huan4 to call out (a name etc.); to shout to
悄悄 悄悄 qiao1qiao1 quietly; secretly
收市 收市 shou1shi5 close up shop; close of business
电冰箱 電冰箱 dian4bing1xiang1 (electric) refrigerator
电饭锅 電飯鍋 dian4fan4guo1 electric rice cooker
电熨斗 電熨斗 dian4 yun4dou3 electric iron (for ironing clothes)
男主外女主内 男主外女主內 nan2zhu3wai4 nv3zhu3nei4 men go out to work while
women stay at home to do housework
打交道 打交道 da3 jiao1dao5 come into contact with; deal with
煤气 煤气 mei2qi4 coal gas; fuel gas
清洁剂 清潔劑 qing1jie2ji4 cleanser; detergent
刷 刷 shua1, shua4 to brush; scrub; swipe (a card)
whitened; pale
天将 天將 tian1jiang4 general in Heaven
天帝 天帝 Tian1di4 God of Heaven; celestial emperor
外孙女 外孫女 wai4sun1nv3 granddaughter; daughter's daughter
天宫 天宮 tian1gong1 heavenly palace
伤心 傷心 shang1xin1 sad; grieve; brokenhearted
求情 求情 qiu2qing2 plead; beg for mercy
银河 銀河 yin2he2 the Milky Way
隔 隔 ge2 to separate; cut off; partition; be apart from
喜鹊 喜鵲 xi3que4 black-billed magpie (Pica pica), legendary bringer of good
luck
牛郎 牛郎 niu2lang2 herdsman; Cowherd in the legend "the Cowherd and the
Weaving-girl"
织女 織女 zhi1nv3 woman weaver; Weaving-girl in the legend "the Cowherd and
the Weaving-girl"; Vega (star)
织 織 zhi1 weave; knit
醋 醋 cu4 vinegar
瞪眼 瞪眼 deng4yan3 to glare; to stare
瞪 瞪 deng4 stare at; to glower
供应 供應 gong1ying4 to supply; provide; offer
盐 鹽 yan2 salt; table salt
陈醋 陳醋 chen2cu4 mature vinegar
户 戶 hu4 household; door; family; bank account; (Kangxi radical 63)
酸菜 酸菜 suan1cai4 pickled cabbage and other vegetables; Chinese sauerkraut
酸 酸 suan1 sour; sore; ache
白菜 白菜 bai2cai4 Chinese cabbage; bok choi; pak choi
杨树 楊樹 yang2shu4 poplar tree
说亲 說親 shuo1qin1 act as a matchmaker
缸 缸 gang1 vat; cistern; earthen jug
家底 家底 jia1di3 family property accumulated over a long time; resources
厚 厚 hou4 thick (for flat things); generous
白肉 白肉 bai2rou4 plain boiled pork
下面 下面 xia4mian5 below; following; next; under
杂 雜 za2 mixed; miscellaneous; various
淡 淡 dan4 weak; thin; light; mild; bland; tasteless; pale; indifferent
真正 真正 zhen1zheng4 genuine; real; true
没法 沒法 mei2fa3 can do nothing about it; can't help it
芋头扣肉 芋頭扣肉 yu4tou5kou4rou4 taro cooked with braised pork
芋头 芋頭 yu4tou5 taro
甜食 甜食 tian2shi2 sweets; dessert
白薯 白薯 bai2shu3 sweet potato
苦瓜 苦瓜 ku3gua1 balsam pear; bitter melon
农贸市场 農貿市場 nong2mao4 shi4chang3 farmer's market
细菜 細菜 xi4cai4 vegetable out of season and in short supply
价格 價格 jia4ge2 price
口味 口味 kou3wei4 taste (in food); a person's taste
味 味 wei4 taste; flavour; odour
由此可见 由此可見 you2 ci3 ke3 jian4 from this, it can be seen that...
(used for summary); thus it can be seen; this shows; that proves
由此 由此 you2ci3 from this
鱼腥草 魚腥草 yu2xing1cao3 (botany) cordate houttuynia
腥 腥 xing1 fishy (smell)
根 根 gen1 root; base; (mw for long, slender objects)
不要紧 不要緊 bu2 yao4jin3 it's not serious; never mind; doesn't matter
强烈 強烈 qiang2lie4 intense; strong; violent
辣椒 辣椒 la4jiao1 hot pepper; chili
线 線 xian4 thread; string; wire; line; route
灶 灶 zao4 kitchen stove; furnace
不得了 不得了 bu4de2liao3 extremely; very; terribly; my god! (expression of surprise)
麻 麻 ma2 hemp; (to have) pins and needles; tingling (Kangxi radical 200)
花椒 花椒 hua1jiao1 Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash
麻婆豆腐 麻婆豆腐 ma2po2dou4fu5 stir-fried bean curd in hot sauce
豆腐 豆腐 dou4fu5 tofu; bean curd
捣 搗 dao3 pound; beat; attack; disturb
碎 碎 sui4 broken; break into pieces
咸 鹹 xian2 salty; salted
性格 性格 xing4ge2 nature; disposition; temperament
地域 地域 di4yu4 region; zone; district
大体 大體 da4ti3 in general; more or less; on the whole; the big picture
有关 有關 you3guan1 having to do with; concerning; related to
炸 炸 zha2, zha4 deep fry
explode; to bomb
臭豆腐干 臭豆腐干 chou4dou4fu5gan1 preserved dry bean curd with a strong,
distinctive flavor
臭 臭 chou4, xiu4 foul; stinking; disgusting; disgraceful; (slang) bad;
inferior; defame; discredit
scent; odor
大人物 大人物 da4ren2wu4 important person
人物 人物 ren2wu4 figure; personage; character (in a play, story, etc.)
千方百计 千方百計 qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4 by every possible means
眼红 眼紅 yan3hong2 envious; jealous
好客 好客 hao4ke4 hospitable; enjoy having guests
豪爽 豪爽 hao2shuang3 bold and uninhibited
开朗 開朗 kai1lang3 open; cheerful; optimistic
体现 體現 ti3xian4 embody; reflect; represent
山南海北 山南海北 shan1nan2hai3bei3 far and wide; south of the mountains and
north of the seas; discursive; rambling
中轴路 中軸路 zhong1zhou2lu4 central axis
轴 軸 zhou2 axle; axis; roller (for scrolls)
侃 侃 kan3 straightforward; upright and honest; chatty; cheerful; amiable
主动 主動 zhu3dong4 take initiative; voluntary
槐树 槐樹 huai2shu4 locust tree; a large tree with pale yellow flowers
小吃 小吃 xiao3chi1 snack; refreshments
豆汁 豆汁 dou4zhi1 soy milk; fermented drink made from ground mung beans
幽默 幽默 you1mo4 humor; humorous
聚集 聚集 ju4ji2 gather; assemble; convene
交际舞 交際舞 jiao1ji4wu3 ballroom dance
笑容 笑容 xiao4rong2 smile; smiling expression
开心 開心 kai1xin1 feel happy; have fun; make fun of somebody
堆 堆 dui1 pile up; to stack; heap; crowd; MW for heaps or piles
蹲 蹲 dun1 to crouch; to squat; to stay
大伙 大伙 da4huo3 everybody; we all; you all
争 爭 zheng1 struggle; fight/compete for
板凳 板凳 ban3deng4 wooden bench or stool
无可奈何 無可奈何 wu2 ke3 nai4he2 have no way out; have no alternative
西直门 西直門 xi1zhi2men2 Xizhimen (name of a place in Beijing)
西单 西單 Xi1dan1 Xidan, name of a commercial centre in the west of Beijing
鼓楼 鼓樓 gu3lou2 drum tower
景山 景山 Jing3shan1 Jingshan (hill in Jingshan Park, Beijing)
象征 象徵 xiang4zheng1 symbol; symbolize; signify
骄傲 驕傲 jiao1'ao4 proud; arrogant; conceited; take pride in
堤 堤 di1 dike; embankment
雕塑 雕塑 diao1su4 sculpture; a statue; a Buddhist image
观光 觀光 guan1guang1 go sightseeing; visit; tourism
隧道 隧道 sui4dao4 tunnel
帆 帆 fan1 sail
不锈钢 不鏽鋼 bu2xiu4gang1 stainless steel
明珠 明珠 ming2zhu1 bright pearl; jewel
演示 演示 yan3shi4 demonstrate
外滩 外灘 wai4tan1 the Bund
浦东 浦東 Pu3dong1 Pudong (district in Shanghai)
黄浦江 黃浦江 Huang2pu3 Jiang1 Huangpu River (in Shanghai)
劝酒 勸酒 quan4jiu3 urge (the guest) to drink (alcohol)
感想 感想 gan3xiang3 impressions; reflections; thoughts
亲身 親身 qin1shen1 personal; oneself; intimate; firsthand
体验 體驗 ti3yan4 to experience for oneself; to personally experience
醉 醉 zui4 intoxicated; become drunk; steeped in liquor; marinated in wine
毒药 毒藥 du2yao4 poison
玩命 玩命 wan2ming4 to risk one's life (needlessly)
井 井 jing3 a well
拜访 拜訪 bai4fang3 pay a visit; call on
打招呼 打招呼 da3 zhao1hu5 notify; greet; inform
素食 素食 su4shi2 vegetables; vegetarian food
将 將 jiang1, jiang4 (will, shall, future tense); be ready; will
general; commander
宗教 宗教 zong1jiao4 religion
性 性 xing4 nature; character; quality; gender
食品 食品 shi2pin3 foodstuff; provisions
信仰 信仰 xin4yang3 firm belief; faith; believe in (a religion)
扮酷 扮酷 ban4ku4 play the part of a cool person; play it cool
酷 酷 ku4 ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool;
great
腻 膩 ni4 Tired of something; greasy; oily; bored; sticky; intimate
保留 保留 bao3liu2 to reserve; hold back; retain; continue to have; keep
人类 人類 ren2lei4 humanity; human race; mankind
其他 其他 qi2ta1 other; else
作为 作為 zuo4wei2 regard as; act as; action; deed
基于 基於 ji1yu2 because of; in view of; be based upon
以及 以及 yi3ji2 as well as; too; (formal) and
写字楼 寫字樓 xie3zi4lou2 an office building used for enterprise, commerce and
finance
午餐 午餐 wu3can1 lunch; midday meal
白领 白領 bai2ling3 white collar worker
素菜 素菜 su4cai4 vegetable dishes
毕竟 畢竟 bi4jing4 after all; overall; when all is said and done
不久 不久 bu4jiu3 not long (after); soon
理由 理由 li3you2 justification; grounds; argument
保卫 保衛 bao3wei4 defend; to safeguard
饮食 飲食 yin3shi2 food and drink; diet
生存 生存 sheng1cun2 exist; survive
肉食 肉食 rou4shi2 carnivorous; meat
产业 產業 chan3ye4 industry; estate; property
资源 資源 zi1yuan2 natural resource; resource
使用 使用 shi3yong4 use; employ; apply; administer; manipulate
使 使 shi3 to use; to make; to cause; enable; envoy; messenger
粪便 糞便 fen4bian4 excrement and urine; feces; night soil
造成 造成 zao4cheng2 create; cause; give rise to; bring about
严重 嚴重 yan2zhong4 grave; serious; critical
具体 具體 ju4ti3 concrete; definite; specific
饲养 飼養 si4yang3 to raise; to rear (domestic animal)
家畜 家畜 jia1chu4 domestic animal; livestock; cattle
家禽 家禽 jia1qin2 domestic fowl; poultry
排放 排放 pai2fang4 to discharge; drain off (gas/etc.); place (things) in
proper order
污水 污水 wu1shui3 foul (or polluted) waters; sewage
水源 水源 shui3yuan2 water source; water supply; headwaters; headspring
气体 气體 qi4ti3 gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
全球 全球 quan2qiu2 whole world; global
土壤 土壤 tu3rang3 soil; earth
居然 居然 ju1ran2 unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
车厢 車廂 che1xiang1 carriage; railroad car
抗议 抗議 kang4yi4 protest
干酪 干酪 gan1lao4 cheese
大多 大多 da4duo1 for the most part; many; most; mostly; the greater part
掩 掩 yan3 cover up; hide; surprise
山西 山西 Shan1xi1 Shanxi Province
太原 太原 Tai4yuan2 Taiyuan (capital of Shanxi Province, China)
辽宁 遼寧 Liao2ning2 Liaoning province
无锡 無錫 Wu2xi1 Wuxi, city in Jiangsu province
广西 广西 Guang3xi1 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
贵州 貴州 Gui4zhou1 Guizhou province
浙江 浙江 Zhe4jiang1 Zhejiang province
河北 河北 He2bei3 Hebei province
福建 福建 Fu2jian4 Fujian province
汉口 漢口 Han4kou3 Hankou (city in Hubei Province)
长沙 長沙 Chang2sha1 Changsha, capital of Hunan Province
火宫殿 火宮殿 Huo3gong1dian4 Huogongdian (name of a restaurant)
南京 南京 Nan2jing1 Nanjing (capital of Jiangsu Province)
孔雀 孔雀 kong3que4 peacock
礼节 禮節 li3jie2 etiquette; proprieties; ceremony
献 獻 xian4 to offer; dedicate
沱茶 沱茶 tuo2cha2 a bowl-shaped compressed mass of tea leaves
砂罐 砂罐 sha1guan4 earthen pot
轰 轟 hong1 explosion; rumble (of thunder or bomb); boom
礼貌 禮貌 li3mao4 courtesy; politeness; manners
核桃仁 核桃仁 he2tao2ren2 walnut kernel
丰富 丰富 feng1fu4 rich; enrich; abundant; plentiful
桂皮 桂皮 gui4pi2 Chinese cinnamon; cassia bark
姜 姜 jiang1 ginger; surname Jiāng
人生 人生 ren2sheng1 human life
哲理 哲理 zhe2li3 philosophy; philosophic theory
大理 大理 Da4li3 Dali (city in Yunnan Province)
白族 白族 Bai2zu2 Bai ethnic group, mainly inhabiting Yunnan Province
我的妈呀 我的媽呀 wo3 de5 ma1 ya5 Oh, my god!
榴莲 榴蓮 liu2lian2 durian fruit
炸弹 炸彈 zha4dan4 bomb
就算 就算 jiu4suan4 granted that ...; even if ...
股 股 gu3 thigh; rump; section; share (in a company); (mw for smells,
string-shaped things, electric currents)
玩艺 玩藝 wan2yi4 toy; plaything; thing
恶心 惡心 e3xin5 feel sick; nausea; nauseating
嗯 嗯 en1, en2, en3, en4, en5 groaning sound
(interjection expressing what?, huh? hmm? why? ok, etc.)
酒吧 酒吧 jiu3ba1 bar
侵蚀 侵蝕 qin1shi2 to erode; to corrode; to invade; to seize (property) in
secret and bit by bit; to embezzle
大约 大約 da4yue1 approximately; about; probably
谷物 谷物 gu3wu4 cereal; grain
超过 超過 chao1guo4 surpass; exceed; outstrip
土地 土地 tu3di4 land; territory; soil
表层 表層 biao3ceng2 surface layer
消耗 消耗 xiao1hao4 use up; consume
干草 干草 gan1cao3 hay; haystack
估计 估計 gu1ji4 appraise; estimate
灌溉 灌溉 guan4gai4 irrigate
升 升 sheng1 rise; hoist; promote; liter / litre
放养 放養 fang4yang3 to breed (livestock, fish, crops, etc.)
能源 能源 neng2yuan2 energy resources; power source
运输 運輸 yun4shu1 transport; transportation
杀害 殺害 sha1hai4 murder; slay; kill
取得 取得 qu3de2 obtain; acquire; to gain
数量 數量 shu4liang4 amount; quantity; number
工业化 工業化 gong1ye4hua4 to industrialize; industrialization
工业 工業 gong1ye4 industry
以 以 yi3 to use; according to; so as to; for; by
积极 積极 ji1ji2 active; positive; energetic
满足 滿足 man3zu2 satisfied; contented; satisfy; meet the needs of
黑熊 黑熊 hei1xiong2 black bear
救命 救命 jiu4ming4 save a life; Help!; Save me!
冰 冰 bing1 ice
断裂 斷裂 duan4lie4 to break; to crack
知觉 知覺 zhi1jue2 perception; consciousness; feeling
呜呜 嗚嗚 wu1wu1 boo hoo; sound of crying
挣扎 掙扎 zheng1zha2 to struggle
斧子 斧子 fu3zi5 axe; hatchet
缝 縫 feng2, feng4 to sew; seam; crack
恋恋不舍 戀戀不舍 lian4lian4bu4she3 reluctant to part
炕 炕 kang4 kang (a heatable brick bed); (dialect) to bake/dry by the heat of
a fire
脂肪 脂肪 zhi1fang2 fat (material)
热量 熱量 re4liang4 quantity of heat; calorific value
过度 過度 guo4du4 excessive; exceeding; lavishly
寿命 壽命 shou4ming4 life span; life expectancy
捕鱼 捕魚 bu3yu2 catch fish; to fish
新鲜 新鮮 xin1xian1 fresh (experience, food, etc.); new; novel
和睦 和睦 he2mu4 peaceful relations; harmonious
进入 進入 jin4ru4 enter; join; get into; take on
营业时间 營業時間 ying2ye4 shi2jian1 business hours
营业 營業 ying2ye4 do business; to trade
顾客 顧客 gu4ke4 customer; client
其次 其次 qi2ci4 next; secondly
目的 目的 mu4di4 purpose; aim; goal
销售 銷售 xiao1shou4 to sell; to market; sales
迷恋 迷戀 mi2lian4 infatuated; madly cling to; obsessed
街道 街道 jie1dao4 street; residential area
车辆 車輛 che1liang4 vehicle
节奏 節奏 jie2zou4 rhythm; cadence; tempo
到处 到處 dao4chu4 everywhere; in all places; all over
仅仅 僅僅 jin3jin3 only; barely; merely
环形 環形 huan2xing2 ring-shaped
不见 不見 bu2jian4 not see; disappear; vanish
取代 取代 qu3dai4 substitute; replace; supersede
高大 高大 gao1da4 tall; big; lofty
宽阔 寬闊 kuan1kuo4 broad; wide; expanse
宽 寬 kuan1 wide; broad; relaxed; lenient
闻名 聞名 wen2ming2 well-known; famous; renowned
豪华 豪華 hao2hua2 luxurious
新装 新裝 xin1zhuang1 new clothes; new look
展现 展現 zhan3xian4 emerge; develop; unfold before one's eyes
世人 世人 shi4ren2 (common) people
面前 面前 mian4qian2 in front of; facing
甚至 甚至 shen4zhi4 even (to the point of); so much so that
免不了 免不了 mian3bu5liao3 inevitable, unavoidable, bound to be
免 免 mian3 exempt; remove; avoid
皮肉 皮肉 pi2rou4 skin and flesh; body; flesh
挤 擠 ji3 crowded; to squeeze; to jostle
用力 用力 yong4 li4 exert oneself (physically)
娘家 娘家 niang2jia5 mother's house (of a married woman)
各种各样 各種各樣 ge4zhong3ge4yang4 all kinds of; various kinds of
专卖店 專賣店 zhuan1mai4dian4 specialty store
琳琅满目 琳琅滿目 lin2lang2 man3mu4 superb collection of beautiful things;
feast for the eyes
应有尽有 應有儘有 ying1you3jin4you3 everything that should be here is here;
have all one needs
商城 商城 shang1cheng2 shopping center
圈 圈 quan1, juan4, juan1 circle; ring; (mw for loops, orbits, etc.)
pen (pig); a fold
to confine; to lock in; to pen in
马路 馬路 ma3lu4 street; road
五颜六色 五顏六色 wu3yan2liu4se4 multicolored; colorful
广告牌 广告牌 guang3gao4pai2 billboard; advertisement; signboard
霓虹灯 霓虹燈 ni2hong2deng1 neon light
繁华 繁華 fan2hua2 flourishing; bustling; prosperous
景象 景象 jing3xiang4 scene; sight (to behold)
空调 空調 kong1tiao2 air conditioning
湖北省 湖北省 Hu2bei3 sheng3 Hubei Province
杂交 雜交 za2jiao1 create a hybrid; cross-fertilize
水稻 水稻 shui3dao4 rice; paddy
授予 授予 shou4yu3 to award; confer
工程院 工程院 gong1cheng2yuan4 academy of engineering
院士 院士 yuan4shi4 scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
采访 采訪 cai3fang3 to interview; cover (news); make inquiries
意识 意識 yi4shi5 realize; consciousness; awareness; sense
知识分子 知識分子 zhi1shi5 fen4zi3 intellectual; the intelligentsia
观察 觀察 guan1cha2 observe; to watch; to survey
曾经 曾經 ceng2jing1 once; in the past; ever
曾 曾 ceng2, zeng1 once; in the past
separated by two generations; surname Zeng
一生 一生 yi4sheng1 all one's life; lifetime
果实 果實 guo3shi2 fruit; gains; results
吸引 吸引 xi1yin3 attract; fascinate; appeal to
印象 印象 yin4xiang4 impression
记忆 記憶 ji4yi4 memory; to remember
遗传 遺傳 yi2chuan2 inherit (genetically); hereditary
育种 育種 yu4zhong3 to breed (agricultural)
十分 十分 shi2fen1 very; extremely; one hundred percent; completely; utterly;
absolutely
学说 學說 xue2shuo1 theory; doctrine
成果 成果 cheng2guo3 result; achievement; gain
穗子 穗子 sui4zi5 ear of grain; spike
扫帚 掃帚 sao4zhou5 broom
颗粒 顆粒 ke1li4 kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product)
哪怕 哪怕 na3pa4 even if; even though; no matter how
增产 增產 zeng1 chan3 increase production
下决心 下決心 xia4jue2xin1 decide; make up one's mind
决心 決心 jue2xin1 determined; resolute
攻 攻 gong1 to attack; accuse; to study
粗壮 粗壯 cu1zhuang4 sturdy; thick; strong; brawny
粗 粗 cu1 coarse; rough; thick; vulgar
壮 壯 zhuang4 strong; grand
秧苗 秧苗 yang1miao2 seedling; rice shoot
野生 野生 ye3sheng1 wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
野 野 ye3 field; plain; open space; boundary; rude; wild
种子 種子 zhong3zi5 seed
纯种 純種 chun2zhong3 thoroughbred; purebred
纯 純 chun2 pure; simple; unmixed
产生 產生 chan3sheng1 to produce; emerge; give rise to
分化 分化 fen1hua4 split apart; polarize; differentiation
天然 天然 tian1ran2 natural; naturally-formed
打破 打破 da3 po4 to break; to smash; to crack; destroy
优势 優勢 you1shi4 advantage; superiority; dominant position
促使 促使 cu4shi3 to stimulate; to urge; impel; to cause; to push; to
contribute to (some development)
培育 培育 pei2yu4 to help grow; to nurture; to breed
革命性 革命性 ge2ming4xing4 revolutionary spirit
革命 革命 ge2ming4 revolution; revolutionary (politics); cause great social
change; rise in revolt; take part in revolution
产量 產量 chan3liang4 output; yield
亩 畝 mu3 unit of area equal to 1/15 hectare; classifier for fields
以上 以上 yi3shang4 more than; above; over; the above; the above-mentioned
品质 品質 pin3zhi4 quality; character
养活 養活 yang3huo5 to support; provide for; raise animals
项目 項目 xiang4mu4 item; project; (sports) event
目标 目標 mu4biao1 target; goal; objective
亩产 畝產 mu3chan3 production of one mu; per mu yield
候鸟 候鳥 hou4niao3 migratory bird
寒冷 寒冷 han2leng3 cold (climate); frigid
播种 播種 bo1zhong4 sow seeds; sowing; seed
收获 收獲 shou1huo4 harvest; acquisition; gain
至少 至少 zhi4shao3 at least; (to say the) least
坚信 堅信 jian1xin4 believe firmly without any doubt
荣誉 榮譽 rong2yu4 honor; glory
袁隆平 袁隆平 Yuan2 Long2ping2 Yuan Longping (name of a Chinese scientist)
东南大学 東南大學 Dong1nan2 Da4xue2 Southeast University
西南农业学院 西南農業學院 Xi1nan2 Nong2ye4 Xue2yuan4 Southwest Agriculture
Institute
安江农校 安江農校 An1jiang1 Nong2xiao4 Anjiang Aricultural School
讲座 講座 jiang3zuo4 a lecture or course of lectures; lecture hall
回顾 回顧 hui2gu4 look back; to review
灵感 靈感 ling2gan3 inspiration (for creative work; eg. to write, to compose,
etc.)
诙谐 詼諧 hui1xie2 humorous; jocular; zany
负负得正 負負得正 fu4fu4de2zheng4 two negatives make a positive
正 正 zheng4, zheng1 just (right); correct; currently; straight; pure;
precisely
first lunar month
捕捉 捕捉 bu3zhuo1 catch; seize
不懈 不懈 bu2xie4 untiring; unremitting
思索 思索 si1suo3 think deeply; ponder
前奏 前奏 qian2zou4 prelude; introduction
下降 下降 xia4jiang4 descend; to decline; to drop
权威 權威 quan2wei1 authority; authoritative
人均 人均 ren2jun1 per capita
单产 單產 dan1chan3 per unit area yield
玉米 玉米 yu4mi3 corn; maize
施 施 shi1 distribute (alms); carry out; execute
化肥 化肥 hua4fei2 chemical fertilizer
潜力 潛力 qian2li4 potential; capacity
贡献 貢獻 gong4xian4 contribute; dedicate; contribution
示范 示範 shi4fan4 demonstrate; lead the way; show how something is done
真诚 真誠 zhen1cheng2 sincere; true; genuine
赞美 贊美 zan4mei3 admire; applause; to praise
怀疑 懷疑 huai2yi2 doubt; to suspect; be skeptical
保养 保養 bao3yang3 take good care of (or conserve) one's health; keep in good
repair
任何 任何 ren4he2 any; whatever; whichever
照 照 zhao4 shine; illuminate; according to
接待 接待 jie1dai4 receive (a visitor); admit (entry to)
对于 對於 dui4yu2 regarding; as far as sth. is concerned; with regards to;
for
坟墓 墳墓 fen2mu4 tomb; sepulcher
升华 升華 sheng1hua2 sublimate; vaporize; distill; refine
独自 獨自 du2zi4 alone
必定 必定 bi4ding4 be bound to; be sure to; undoubtedly
好汉 好漢 hao3han4 brave/true man; hero
熄 熄 xi1 to extinguish; put out (fire); quench
同屋 同屋 tong2wu1 roommate
发表 發表 fa1biao3 publish; to issue (a statement); announce; express one's
opinion
议论 議論 yi4lun4 discuss; to comment; talk about
时刻 時刻 shi2ke4 moment; point in time; constantly
月光 月光 yue4guang1 moonlight
洒 灑 sa3 to sprinkle; to spray; to spill
夜空 夜空 ye4kong1 night sky
未来 未來 wei4lai2 future
谈论 談論 tan2lun4 discuss; talk about
女性 女性 nv3xing4 female (sex)
解放 解放 jie3fang4 liberate; emancipate; liberation
道路 道路 dao4lu4 road; path; way
激动 激動 ji1dong4 excite; agitate
幼稚 幼稚 you4zhi4 childish; naïve; immature
少年不识愁滋味少年不識愁滋味 shao4nian2 bu4 shi2 chou2 zi1wei4 youth do not know the
taste of worries
少年 少年 shao4nian2 juvenile; youngster; early youth
滋味 滋味 zi1wei4 taste; flavor; the way one feels
立即 立即 li4ji2 immediately; at once; promptly
甩 甩 shuai3 throw; fling; swing; cast off
恋爱 戀愛 lian4'ai4 romantic love; be in love; love affair
要不然 要不然 yao4bu5ran2 otherwise; or else
如何 如何 ru2he2 how; what; what way
贤妻良母 賢妻良母 xian2qi1liang2mu3 virtuous wife and loving mother
良 良 liang2 good; nice; skilled; surname Liang
美好 美好 mei3hao3 happy; fine; glorious
大蒜 大蒜 da4suan4 garlic
末 末 mo4 end; final; tip
伸 伸 shen1 to stretch; extend
鲜 鮮 xian1, xian3 fresh; delicious
rare; few
粉丝 粉絲 fen3si1 fan (of something); vermicelli
无穷 無窮 wu2qiong2 endless; boundless; inexhaustible
购物 購物 gou4wu4 go shopping; buy goods
酱油 醬油 jiang4you2 soy sauce
误 誤 wu4 to mistake; error; to delay
腿脚 腿腳 tui3jiao3 ability to walk; legs and feet
鬼迷心窍 鬼迷心竅 gui3mi2xin1qiao4 obsessed; possessed
赌气 賭气 du3qi4 to act rashly out of a feeling of injustice
临 臨 lin2 to face; to overlook; arrive; just about to
公公 公公 gong1gong5 husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa;
(old-fashioned) eunuch
传 傳 chuan2, zhuan4 pass on; hand down; to spread
biography; tale
骂 罵 ma4 scold; curse; condemn; verbally abuse
逼 逼 bi1 to force; compel; to drive
嫂子 嫂子 sao3zi5 (informal) elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
背影 背影 bei4ying3 view of sb.'s back
相见 相見 xiang1jian4 to meet
忘记 忘記 wang4ji4 forget
祖母 祖母 zu3mu3 paternal grandmother
差使 差使 chai1shi5 send; assign; appoint; job; errand
交卸 交卸 jiao1xie4 hand over official duties to one's successor
祸不单行 禍不單行 huo4bu4dan1xing2 (literally) misfortunes never come
singly; it never rains but it pours
奔丧 奔喪 ben1sang1 hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
狼藉 狼藉 lang2ji2 in disorder; scattered about
簌簌 簌簌 su4su4 rustle; (tears) streaming down
流 流 liu2 to flow; to spread; to shed (tears)
如此 如此 ru2ci3 in this way; so; such; like that
好在 好在 hao3zai4 fortunately; luckily (for good situations)
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tian1wu2jue2ren2zhi1lu4 there is always a way out (idiom)
变卖 變賣 bian4mai4 to sell off (one's property)
典质 典質 dian3zhi4 to mortgage; to pawn
亏空 虧空 kui1kong1 in debt; deficit; in the red
丧事 喪事 sang1shi4 funeral arrangement
光景 光景 guang1jing3 circumstances; scene; about (used after time and numerical
expressions)
惨淡 慘淡 can3dan4 gloomy; dismal; dark
赋闲 賦閒 fu4xian2 be out of work
完毕 完畢 wan2bi4 finish; end; complete
谋事 謀事 mou2shi4 look for a job; plan matters
念书 念書 nian4shu1 read; to study
同行 同行 tong2hang2 (person) of the same profession; (-xíng: journey together)
游逛 游逛 you2guang4 stroll about; go sightseeing
停留 停留 ting2liu2 stay somewhere temporarily; stop over; to remain
须 須 xu1 must
渡 渡 du4 to cross; pass through; to ferry
报答 報答 bao4da2 repay; requite
醒悟 醒悟 xing3wu4 wake up to reality; come to realize the truth
大丈夫主义 大丈夫主義 da4zhang4fu5 zhu3yi4 male chauvinism
大丈夫 大丈夫 da4zhang4fu5 true man; real man
安稳 安穩 an1wen3 smooth and steady; calm and poised
写作 寫作 xie3zuo4 write; writing; composition
反复 反復 fan3fu4 repeatedly; over and over; relapse; go back; reversal
渐渐 漸漸 jian4jian4 gradually; by degrees; little by little
焦急 焦急 jiao1ji2 anxious; worried
委屈 委屈 wei3qu5 feel wronged; wrong sb., nurse a grievance
愤怒 憤怒 fen4nu4 angry; indignant; furious; anger; indignation; wrath; ire
碰见 碰見 peng4 jian4 run into; meet unexpectedly
坏人 壞人 huai4ren2 bad person; evildoer
出事 出事 chu1 shi4 have an accident; meet with a mishap
交代 交代 jiao1dai4 explain; account for; hand over
编辑 編輯 bian1ji2 to edit; compile; editor
约稿 約稿 yue1gao3 ask for contribution (to a magazine, etc.); invite someone
to write an article
稿 稿 gao3 manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
不时 不時 bu4shi2 from time to time; sometimes
拖 拖 tuo1 to drag; to haul; to pull; procrastinate; to tow; to tug
沉重 沉重 chen2zhong4 heavy; hard; serious; critical
脚步 腳步 jiao3bu4 footstep; step
惊讶 驚訝 jing1ya4 surprised; astonished; astounded
吵架 吵架 chao3 jia4 to quarrel; to squabble; bicker
吵 吵 chao3 to quarrel; make a noise; noisy
公文包 公文包 gong1wen2bao1 briefcase; attache case
公文 公文 gong1wen2 document
堵 堵 du3 to block; stop up; jammed; (mw for walls)
皱眉头 皺眉頭 zhou4mei2tou2 frown; knit the brows
眉头 眉頭 mei2tou2 eyebrow; brow
灯光 燈光 deng1guang1 lamplight; (stage) lighting
内心 內心 nei4xin1 heart; innermost being
熄灭 熄滅 xi1mie4 extinguish; go out (of fire); die out; extinction
灭 滅 mie4 to extinguish; to put out; to go out (of a fire etc.); to
exterminate or wipe out
弥漫 彌漫 mi2man4 fill the air; permeate; suffuse
温柔 溫柔 wen1rou2 gentle and soft; tender
体贴 體貼 ti3tie1 show consideration for; thoughtful
充满 充滿 chong1man3 filled with; brimming with; very full
求教 求教 qiu2jiao4 ask for advice; consult
暗暗 暗暗 an4'an4 secretly; inwardly
采购 采購 cai3gou4 procure; purchase
正月 正月 zheng1yue4 the first month of the lunar calendar
初五 初五 chu1wu3 the fifth day of a lunar month
四周 四周 si4zhou1 all around; all sides
俱 俱 ju4 completely; entirely
行动 行動 xing2dong4 to move; get around; action
汤料 湯料 tang1liao4 soup stock; raw materials for making soup; packaged soup
mix
大蒜末 大蒜末 da4suan4mo4 garlic powder
旅馆 旅館 lv3guan3 inn; hotel; hostel
熟识 熟識 shu2shi2 be familiar with; know well
茶房 茶房 cha2fang2 (old-fashioned) waiter; steward
再三 再三 zai4san1 over and over again; repeatedly
嘱咐 囑咐 zhu3fu4 enjoin; to tell; exhort
仔细 仔細 zi3xi4 careful; attentive; cautious
妥帖 妥帖 tuo3tie1 appropriate; fitting; proper
颇 頗 po1 rather; quite; inclined to one side
踌躇 躊躇 chou2chu2 hesitate
照看 照看 zhao4kan4 keep an eye on; look after
脚夫 腳夫 jiao3fu1 porter; bearer
讲价钱 講價錢 jiang3jia4qian2 to haggle; to bargain; negotiate the terms; insist on
the fulfillment of certain conditions
插嘴 插嘴 cha1zui3 interrupt (sb. talking); butt in; cut into a conversation
拣 揀 jian3 choose; select; sort out
大衣 大衣 da4yi1 overcoat; cloak
铺 鋪 pu4, pu1 bed; store
to spread; to lay
警醒 警醒 jing3xing3 sleep lightly; vigilant; alert
受凉 受涼 shou4 liang2 to catch cold
嘱托 囑托 zhu3tuo1 entrust a task to someone else
托 託 tuo1 to trust; entrust
照应 照應 zhao4ying5 look after; take care of; to coordinate
暗笑 暗笑 an4xiao4 laugh behind sb.'s back; snigger; laugh in (or up) one's
sleeve; sneer secretly at
迂 迂 yu1 pedantic; circuitous
料理 料理 liao4li3 cuisine; attend to; manage; take care of
唉 唉 ai4, ai1 (an exclamation indicating resignation); oh well; oh; mm
徐州 徐州 xu2zhou1 Xuzhuo (city in Jiangsu Province)
浦口 浦口 Pu3kou3 Pukou (name of a district of Nanjing City in Jiangsu
Province)
说道 說道 shuo1dao4 discuss; say (words quoted)
橘子 橘子 ju2zi5 tangerine; mandarin orange
此地 此地 ci3di4 here; this place
走动 走動 zou3dong4 walk about; stretch one's legs; visit each other
月台 月台 yue4tai2 railway platform
栅栏 柵欄 zha4lan5 railings; paling; bars
铁道 鐵道 tie3dao4 railway; railway tracks
胖子 胖子 pang4zi5 fat person
费事 費事 fei4shi4 give or take a lot of trouble; troublesome
帽子 帽子 mao4zi5 hat; cap
马褂 馬褂 ma3gua4 mandarin jacket
青色 青色 qing1se4 cyan; blue or green
棉袍 棉袍 mian2pao2 cotton robe
蹒跚 蹣跚 pan2shan1 to walk unsteadily; to hobble; to limp
探身 探身 tan4shen1 stretch forward one's body; lean forward
探 探 tan4 explore
尚 尚 shang4 still; yet; to value; to esteem
攀 攀 pan1 climb up; to pull; to grab
缩 縮 suo1 withdraw; pull back; to shrink
肥胖 肥胖 fei2pang4 fat; obese
微 微 wei1, wei2 micro; tiny; miniature
倾 傾 qing1 lean; collapse; overturn; pour out; deviation; tendency
泪 淚 lei4 tears; weep; to cry
赶紧 趕緊 gan3jin3 at once; hurriedly; lose no time
拭 拭 shi4 to wipe (away)
抱 抱 bao4 to hold; to hug; carry in one's arms; to cradle
朱红 朱紅 zhu1hong2 vermilion; bright red
馋 饞 chan2 gluttonous; greedy; to crave
一股脑儿 一股腦兒 yi4gu3nao3r5 completely; lock, stock and barrel
扑 撲 pu1 to assault; rush at; throw oneself on
泥土 泥土 ni2tu3 earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
混入 混入 hun4ru4 mingle with; mix with; adulterate
东奔西走 東奔西走 dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3 run here and there; extremely busy;
(saying) hustle about
出外 出外 chu1wai4 leave one's home; go out
谋生 謀生 mou2sheng1 make a living
独力 獨力 du2li4 by one's own efforts; on one's own
老境 老境 lao3jing4 life and circumstances in old age
颓唐 頹唐 tui2tang2 dejected
触目 觸目 chu4mu4 eye-catching; conspicuous; striking
伤怀 傷懷 shang1huai2 sad; grieved; broken-hearted
情 情 qing2 feeling; emotion; passion; condition
不能自已 不能自已 bu4neng2 zi4yi3 lose control over oneself; can't help; be
beside oneself
郁 鬱 yu4 lush; verdant; gloomy
琐屑 瑣屑 suo3xie4 trivial; trifling
往往 往往 wang3wang3 often; frequently; more often than not
触他之怒 觸他之怒 chu4ta1zhi1nu4 make him angry
触 觸 chu4 knock against; to touch; to feel
怒 怒 nu4 indignant; angry
待 待 dai4, dai1 to wait; to treat; deal with
to stay
往日 往日 wang3ri4 in former days
忘却 忘卻 wang4que4 (literary) forget; fade from memory
惦记 惦記 dian4ji4 concerned about; preoccupied with
惟 惟 wei2 only; but; alone
膀子 膀子 bang3zi5 arm; upper arm
疼痛 疼痛 teng2tong4 ache; pain; sore; achy
箸 箸 zhu4 chopsticks
诸多 諸多 zhu1duo1 a good deal of; large numbers of
不便 不便 bu2bian4 inconvenience; inconvenient; inappropriate; short of cash
大去 大去 da4qu4 to die
矣 矣 yi3 (classical final particle similar to 了)
晶莹 晶瑩 jing1ying2 sparkling and crystal-clear; glittering and translucent
何时 何時 he2shi2 when (written expression)
奇迹 奇跡 qi2ji4 miracle; miraculous; marvel
恰巧 恰巧 qia4qiao3 happen by chance; coincidence
坑声 坑聲 keng1sheng1 utter a sound
宁可 寧可 ning4ke3 would rather; it is the lesser of two evils to
一晃 一晃 yi4huang3 (of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash
学期 學期 xue2qi1 semester; school term
结束 結束 jie2shu4 end; finish; conclude
门卫 門衛 men2wei4 guard at gate; sentry; gatekeeper
卫 衛 wei4 to guard; protect; defend
揭 揭 jie1 divulge; uncover; lift (the lid); expose
苦心 苦心 ku3xin1 trouble taken; pains; painstaking efforts
隐藏 隱藏 yin3cang2 hide; conceal; hidden
折 折 zhe2, she2, zhe1 to break; to fracture; convert into; to fold
to snap; lose money
turn; roll over
军人 軍人 jun1ren2 soldier; military personnel
军 軍 jun1 army; military; arms
告别 告別 gao4bie2 say goodbye; take leave
边防 邊防 bian1fang2 border defense
防 防 fang2 prevent; protect; guard against; avoid
前线 前線 qian2xian4 military front line; battlefront; edge of a construction
site
往常 往常 wang3chang2 habitually (in the past); as one used to do; as it used to
be
阵地 陣地 zhen4di4 position; battlefront
滚 滾 gun3 to roll; get lost; to boil
千钧一发 千鈞一發 qian1jun1yi2fa4 a thousand pounds hanging by a thread
(idiom); in imminent peril; a matter of life or death
筠 筠 yun2, jun1 skin of bamboo; bamboo
(used in place names)
轻伤 輕傷 qing1shang1 slight (or minor) wound
奋不顾身 奮不顧身 fen4bu2gu4shen1 dash ahead regardless of one's safety;
act bravely and selflessly
牺牲 犧牲 xi1sheng1 to sacrifice (oneself); to give up sth; to do sth at the
expense of sth else
返回 返回 fan3hui2 return to; come (or go) back
返 返 fan3 return; go back
遗物 遺物 yi2wu4 things left behind by the deceased; relic; remnant
遗 遺 yi2, wei4 lose; leave behind; omit
give; bestow
孤儿 孤兒 gu1'er2 orphan
亲人 親人 qin1ren2 one's close relatives; family members
凄凉 淒涼 qi1liang2 desolate; dreary; miserable
恩人 恩人 en1ren2 a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped someone
else
恩 恩 en1 kind act (from above); grace
同时 同時 tong2shi2 at the same time; simultaneously
舍己救人 舍己救人 she3ji3jiu4ren2 save somebody else's life at the risk of
one's own
舍 捨 she3 give up; to abandon
放弃 放棄 fang4qi4 abandon; renounce; give up
弃 棄 qi4 abandon; discard; throw away; relinquish
纯洁 純潔 chun2jie2 pure; unadulterated; cleanse
重庆 重慶 Chong2qing4 Chongqing, China
阳光 陽光 yang2guang1 sunshine; sunlight
射入 射入 she4ru4 put an object into a certain target by thrusting or elastic
force
黑影 黑影 hei1ying3 dark shadow
影子 影子 ying3zi5 shadow; reflection
碧玉 碧玉 bi4yu4 jasper
玉 玉 yu4 jade (Kangxi radical 96)
生意葱茏 生意蔥蘢 sheng1yi4cong1long2 verdant and lush
闪动 閃動 shan3dong4 to flash; to flicker; to twinkle
鲜红 鮮紅 xian1hong2 bright red
扒 扒 ba1, pa2 dig up; pull down; take off;
to rake; to scratch
脑袋 腦袋 nao3dai5 head; skull; brains; mental capability
瞅 瞅 chou3 look at; see
娇嫩 嬌嫩 jiao1nen5 delicate; tender and lovely
雏儿 雛兒 chu2r5 young bird (or duckling, etc.); rookie; chick (slighting
term for young woman)
决 決 jue2 decide; to breach (a dyke)
掀 掀 xian1 to lift (a lid); take off
惊动 驚動 jing1dong4 alarm; alert; startle; disturb
忽然 忽然 hu1ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden
家伙 家伙 jia1huo5 guy; chap; tool; weapon
轻易 輕易 qing1yi4 easily; lightly; rashly
钻 鑽 zuan1, zuan4 to drill; dig into; enter
diamond
灰蓝 灰藍 hui1lan2 greyish blue
整个 整個 zheng3ge4 whole; entire; total
绒毛 絨毛 rong2mao2 fine hair; down (soft fur); fuzz; villus
起先 起先 qi3xian1 at first; in the beginning; originally
啄 啄 zhuo2 to peck
绳 繩 sheng2 rope; string; to restrain
摇动 搖動 yao2dong4 to sway; to shake
框 框 kuang4 frame (e.g. door frame); draw a frame around; restrict
胆子 膽子 dan3zi5 courage; nerves
挨近 挨近 ai1jin4 be near to; get close to
俯 俯 fu3 look down; to stoop
偏 偏 pian1 one-sided; to lean; to slant; biased; to deviate from average
反应 反應 fan3ying4 to react; to respond; reaction; response; repercussion
微微 微微 wei1wei1 slightly
绕 繞 rao4 to wind; to coil; move round
笔尖 筆尖 bi3jian1 nib; penpoint
不动声色 不動聲色 bu2dong4sheng1se4 maintain one's composure; stay calm and
collected; not bat an eyelid
默默 默默 mo4mo4 in silence; not speaking
抹 抹 mo3, ma1, mo4 to smear; to play (cards, etc.); to daub; to bypass;
to wipe
to wipe
to plaster; to go around
淘气 淘气 tao2qi4 naughty; bad; mischievous
滚圆 滾圓 gun3yuan2 round as a ball
肩 肩 jian1 shoulder
空巢家庭 空巢家庭 kong1chao2jia1ting2 empty-nest family; a family of old
parents when they are grown-up children live separately
赡养 贍養 shan4yang3 to support (parents); to provide for (parents); to maintain
告 告 gao4 to tell; inform; to say
法庭 法庭 fa3ting2 court (of law)
履行 履行 lv3xing2 fulfill (obligations); carry out
不是滋味 不是滋味 bu2 shi4 zi1wei4 to feel bad; to be upset
孤独 孤獨 gu1du2 lonely; solitary
忽略 忽略 hu1lve4 ignore; forget about; neglect
提醒 提醒 ti2xing3 remind; call attention to; warn of
四世同堂 四世同堂 si4shi4tong2tang2 four generations under one roof
核心 核心 he2xin1 core; kernel; nucleus
这样一来 這樣一來 zhe4yang4 yi4 lai2 thus; in so doing; in such a case
操持 操持 cao1chi2 to handle; to manage
养老院 養老院 yang3lao3yuan4 nursing home; senior citizens' home
别墅 別墅 bie2shu4 villa
拍卖 拍賣 pai1mai4 to auction
起价 起價 qi3jia4 lowest price; starting price
忧愁 憂愁 you1chou2 worried; depressed; sad
诚恳 誠懇 cheng2ken3 honest; sincere
挥手 揮手 hui1shou3 wave (one's hand); wave greetings to
秘密 秘密 mi4mi4 a secret; confidential
高考 高考 gao1kao3 college entrance exam
总编辑 總編輯 zong3bian1ji2 chief editor (of newspaper)
亲手 親手 qin1shou3 personally; with one's own hands
般配 般配 ban1pei4 be well matched (in marriage, etc.); well suited
灿烂 燦爛 can4lan4 to glitter; brilliant; splendid
偶然 偶然 ou3ran2 accidentally; occasional; fortuitous
惊呆 驚呆 jing1dai1 stunned; surprised; startled
穿着 穿着 chuan1zhuo2 dress; attire
入时 入時 ru4shi2 fashionable; modish
手帕 手帕 shou3pa4 handkerchief
理 理 li3 texture, grain, vein; reason, logic; natural sciences; physics;
manage, administer; put in order, straighten up; (mostly used in the negative)
pay attention to, acknowledge; matchmaker; judicial official; (surname)
依旧 依舊 yi1jiu4 as before; still
坚守 堅守 jian1shou3 stick to; hold one's ground
原则 原則 yuan2ze2 principle; doctrine
冷淡 冷淡 leng3dan4 treat coldly; give sb. a cold shoulder; leave sb. (out) in
the cold; to slight; cold; chill; indifferent; unconcerned
答应 答應 da1ying5 to respond; to promise; to answer; agree
永远 永遠 yong3yuan3 forever; eternal; always
沉默寡言 沉默寡言 chen2mo4 gua3yan2 saying little; uncommunicative;
habitually silent
沉默 沉默 chen2mo4 silent; uncommunicative
悲痛 悲痛 bei1tong4 grieved; sorrowful
去世 去世 qu4shi4 pass away; die
顺手 順手 shun4shou3 conveniently; smoothly
话筒 話筒 hua4tong3 microphone; transmitter; megaphone
似乎 似乎 si4hu1 it seems; as if; seemingly
绯闻 緋聞 fei1wen2 sex scandal; amorous affair
无聊 無聊 wu2liao2 nonsense; bored; boring; silly
权 權 quan2 right; authority; power
密 密 mi4 dense; close; intimate; secret
实话 實話 shi2hua4 truth
玫瑰 玫瑰 mei2gui5 rose flower
老实 老實 lao3shi5 honest; sincere; naive; simpleminded
秋月 秋月 Qiu1yue4 Qiuyue (a personal name)
家英 家英 Jia1ying1 Jiaying (a personal name)
书童 書童 shu1tong2 page-boy
女仆 女仆 nv3pu2 female servant; maid
相公 相公 xiang4gong5 term of address for a young man of a rich or cultured
family in feudal China; lord; master
仁兄 仁兄 ren2xiong1 (used to address one's senior friend) elder brother; my
dear friend
相逢 相逢 xiang1feng2 come across; meet
有缘 有緣 you3yuan2 be predestined
指教 指教 zhi3jiao4 give advice or comments to; advice or comments
人情 人情 ren2qing2 human emotions; feelings; affection; favor
抱不平 抱不平 bao4bu4ping2 be outraged by an injustice (done to another)
结拜 結拜 jie2bai4 become sworn brothers or sisters
香烛 香燭 xiang1zhu2 joss sticks and candles
分手 分手 fen1shou3 to part company; to separate; to break up
离婚 離婚 li2 hun1 to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
残酷 殘酷 can2ku4 cruel; brutal; ruthless
痛快 痛快 tong4kuai5 joyful; delighted; very happy; jolly
张扬 張揚 zhang1yang2 make widely known; publicize; show off
歉意 歉意 qian4yi4 apology; regret
信赖 信賴 xin4lai4 trust; have confidence in; confide
品格 品格 pin3ge2 moral character
理智 理智 li3zhi4 reason; intellect; rational
珍珠鸟 珍珠鳥 zhen1zhu1niao3 pearl bird
珍珠 珍珠 zhen1zhu1 pearl
简易 簡易 jian3yi4 simple; easy
竹笼子 竹籠子 zhu2long2zi5 bamboo cage
笼 籠 long2, long3 cage-like basket; cage
to envelop; to cover
团 團 tuan2 group; team; round; ball; unite; dumpling; (mw for ball-like
things)
舒适 舒適 shu1shi4 cozy; comfortable; snug
巢 巢 chao2 nest
怕人 怕人 pa4ren2 dread to meet people; be shy
茂盛 茂盛 mao4sheng4 exuberance; luxuriant
吊兰 吊蘭 diao4lan2 hanging orchid; chlorophytum comosum
吊 吊 diao4 hang; suspend
躲 躲 duo3 to hide; to dodge; avoid
盖住 蓋住 gai4zhu4 cover tightly
丛林 叢林 cong2lin2 jungle; forest
安全 安全 an1quan2 safe; safety; secure; security
从中 從中 cong2zhong1 out of; from among; therefrom
格外 格外 ge2wai4 especially; additionally
自在 自在 zi4zai5 free; unrestrained; at ease; comfortable
扭头 扭頭 niu3tou2 turn round; turn one's head
趴 趴 pa1 lie on one's stomach
银灰 銀灰 yin2hui1 silver gray
眼睑 眼瞼 yan3jian3 eyelid
眸子 眸子 mou2zi5 pupil of the eye; eye
一时 一時 yi4shi2 short period of time; temporary; for the moment
感受 感受 gan3shou4 feel; experience; emotion; impression
创造 創造 chuang4zao4 create; bring about; creativity
境界 境界 jing4jie4 boundary; state; realm; level
肽 肽 tai4 peptide
迸裂 迸裂 beng4lie4 burst open; split
源流 源流 yuan2liu2 source and course (of a river, etc.); origin and
development
翻山越岭 翻山越嶺 fan1shan1yue4ling3 cross mountains (idiom); hardships
of the journey
瀑布 瀑布 pu4bu4 waterfall
闭 閉 bi4 to close; stop up; shut
睁 睜 zheng1 to open (eyes)
遮蔽 遮蔽 zhe1bi4 hide from view; to cover; to shelter
石碑 石碑 shi2bei1 stone tablet (for inscription); stele
福气 福气 fu2qi4 good fortune; happy lot
受气 受气 shou4qi4 be bullied; suffer wrong
行礼 行禮 xing2li3 to salute
千岁 千歲 qian1sui4 a thousand years; a long period; (formerly) the respectful
address to a prince, empress, etc.
美猴王 美猴王 Mei3 Hou2wang2 Monkey King (name of the hero in the Pilgrimage to
the West)
猴 猴 hou2 monkey
花果山 花果山 Hua1guo3shan1 Flower and Fruit Mountain (birth place of Monkey in
"Journey to the West"
水帘洞 水簾洞 Shui3lian2 Dong4 Water Curtain Cave (name of a place)
乡愁 鄉愁 xiang1chou2 homesickness; nostalgia
枚 枚 mei2 (mw for coins, rings, medals); horsewhip
窄 窄 zhai3 narrow; petty; hard-up
湾 灣 wan1 bay; gulf
浅 淺 qian3 shallow; simple; superficial; light (of colors)
海峡 海峽 hai3xia2 channel; strait
测试 測試 ce4shi4 test; trial; examine; beta (software)
答案 答案 da2'an4 answer; solution
数字 數字 shu4zi4 number; numeral; figure; digit
适当 適當 shi4dang4 suitable; appropriate; proper
名称 名稱 ming2cheng1 name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
季度 季度 ji4du4 (financial) quarter; period of three months
角度 角度 jiao3du4 angle; point of view
模式 模式 mo2shi4 model; pattern; method; mode
大伯 大伯 da4bo2 uncle (father's eldest brother)
曲艺 曲藝 qu3yi4 folk vocal arts
笑星 笑星 xiao4xing1 famous comedic actor
拜师 拜師 bai4shi1 take somebody as one's master or teacher
感情 感情 gan3qing2 feeling; emotion; affection; love
哈哈 哈哈 ha1ha1 (an onomatopoeia for laughing)
豆芽儿 豆芽兒 dou4ya2r5 bean sprouts
小菜 小菜 xiao3cai4 pickled vegetables; side dish; fig. easy job, piece of cake
碟 碟 die2 small dish; plate; disc
中央 中央 zhong1yang1 central; middle; center
电视台 電視台 dian4shi4tai2 TV station
委托 委托 wei3tuo1 to entrust; to trust; to ensign; to commission
专业户 專業戶 zhuan1ye4hu4 family firm that produces a special product; cottage
industry
责任 責任 ze2ren4 responsibility; blame; duty
背景 背景 bei4jing3 background
差异 差異 cha1yi4 difference; discrepancy; divergence
登台 登台 deng1tai2 go on stage; mount a platform
必然 必然 bi4ran2 inevitable; certain; necessary
俏皮话 俏皮話 qiao4pi2hua4 wisecrack; witticism
绕口令 繞口令 rao4kou3ling4 tongue twister
绝活儿 絕活兒 jue2huo2r5 unrivaled skill; best skill
文字 文字 wen2zi4 characters; script; writing
准 准 zhun3 allow; permit
重音 重音 zhong4yin1 accent (e.g. words, music); syllable stress
停顿 停頓 ting2dun4 pause; halt
语速 語速 yu3su4 talking speed
语感 語感 yu3gan3 language intuition; instinctive feel for a language
为止 為止 wei2zhi3 until
交往 交往 jiao1wang3 associate (with); have contact (with); to date
古老 古老 gu3lao3 ancient; old
缺少 缺少 que1shao3 to lack; be short of; be deficient in
难以 難以 nan2yi3 hard to; difficult to
衡量 衡量 heng2liang2 to measure; weigh; to judge
因材施教 因材施教 yin1cai2shi1jiao4 to teach students according to their
aptitude (idiom); to suit the instruction to the student's level
初学 初學 chu1xue2 begin to learn; be a beginner
入门 入門 ru4men2 entrance door; introduction; fundamentals
吐 吐 tu3, tu4 to spit
to vomit; throw up
技巧 技巧 ji4qiao3 skill; technique
孤立 孤立 gu1li4 isolate; isolated
掌握 掌握 zhang3wo4 to grasp; to master; to control
日常 日常 ri4chang2 daily; everyday
交流 交流 jiao1liu2 communicate; exchange; give and take; interaction; to
alternate
热爱 熱愛 re4'ai4 love ardently; adore; passion
无法 無法 wu2 fa3 unable; have no way
面对 面對 mian4dui4 to face; confront
先人 先人 xian1ren2 ancestor; forefather
名声 名聲 ming2sheng1 reputation of a person or thing
演艺界 演藝界 yan3yi4jie4 show business
迅速 迅速 xun4su4 fast; quick; rapid
明显 明顯 ming2xian3 clear; obvious
例子 例子 li4zi5 example; case; instance
惊人 驚人 jing1ren2 astonishing; amazing
不仅 不僅 bu4jin3 not only; not just
加深 加深 jia1shen1 deepen
深入 深入 shen1ru4 thorough; dig deep into; penetrate into
通道 通道 tong1dao4 (communications) channel; passageway; alleyway
对待 對待 dui4dai4 to treat; deal with
丝毫 絲毫 si1hao2 the slightest amount or degree; a very little bit
怠慢 怠慢 dai4man4 neglect; be inhospitable; treat coldly
历来 曆來 li4lai2 always; throughout (a period of time)
丁广泉 丁广泉 Ding1guang3quan2 Ding Guangquan; famous Chinese crosstalk actor
加米拉 加米拉 Jia1 Mi3la1 Jia Mila (personal name)
张飞 張飛 Zhang1 Fei1
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i.jpg (Chinese general, ? - 221) of the state of Shu Han during the three Kingdom
period, sworn brother together with Guan Yu and Liu Bei. When Liu Bei started a
campaign against Sun Quan to avenge Guan Yu's death, he prepared his army. However,
he was murdered by two subordinates, who then defected to Eastern Wu, bringing his
severed head along with them.
大山 大山 Da4 Shan1
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(1965-) is the Chinese stage name adopted by Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell, who
works as a freelance performer in China. Relatively unknown in the West, Dashan is
the most famous Western personality in China's media industry. He occupies a unique
position as a foreign national who has become a bona fide domestic celebrity.
郝莲露 郝蓮露 Hao3 Lian2lu4 Hao Lianlu (personal name)
夜归 夜歸 ye4gui1 "Back at Night," a crosstalk skit
北京医科大学 北京醫科大學 bei3jing1 yi1ke1 da4xue2 Beijing University Health
Science Center
庆典 慶典 qing4dian3 celebration
切换 切換 qie1huan4 switch over
主持 主持 zhu3chi2 preside over; manage; to direct; to chair; uphold; stand
for
露 露 lu4, lou4 dew; juice; to show; reveal; expose
活泼 活潑 huo2po5 lively; vivacious
气氛 气氛 qi4fen1 atmosphere; mood; ambience
传播 傳播 chuan2bo1 propagate; transmit; to spread
情景交融 情景交融 qing2jing3jiao1rong2 (of literary works) feeling and
setting happily blended
面孔 面孔 mian4kong3 face; look; facial expression
机械 機械 ji1xie4 machinery; machine; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
蹦 蹦 beng4 jump; bounce; hop
事半功倍 事半功倍 shi4ban4gong1bei4 yield twice the result with half the
effort
专辑 專輯 zhuan1ji2 music album
探索 探索 tan4suo3 explore; to probe; to quest
声乐 聲樂 sheng1yue4 vocal music
过程 過程 guo4cheng2 course of events; process
元素 元素 yuan2su4 element
魅力 魅力 mei4li4 charm; glamour; enchantment
时尚 時尚 shi2shang4 fashion; fad; fashionable; stylish
口误 口誤 kou3wu4 slip of the tongue
嘛 嘛 ma5, ma2 modal article (used to emphasize the obvious, express hope,
or give advice)
粽子 粽子 zong4zi5 pyramid-shaped stuffed dumpling made of glutinous rice
wrapped in bamboo leaves
香油 香油 xiang1you2 sesame oil
柴 柴 chai2 firewood; fuel
酱 醬 jiang4 jam; thick sauce; paste
巴掌 巴掌 ba1zhang5 palm; hand
集 集 ji2 gather; collect; volume
电动 電動 dian4dong4 electric-powered
陌生 陌生 mo4sheng1 strange; unfamiliar
一度 一度 yi2du4 for a time; at one time; one time; once
兴起 興起 xing1qi3 to rise; spring up; come into vogue; burgeon
形成 形成 xing2cheng2 to take shape; to form
过硬 過硬 guo4ying4 have perfect mastery of sth.; completely proficient
以致 以致 yi3zhi4 so that; as a result
电机 電機 dian4ji1 electrical machinery
电池 電池 dian4chi2 battery
组合 組合 zu3he2 to assemble; to make up; combination; combinatorial
否则 否則 fou3ze2 if not; otherwise; or else
显示 顯示 xian3shi4 display; illustrate; to show
销 銷 xiao1 sell; cancel; annul; melt (metal)
潮流 潮流 chao2liu2 tide; current; trend
协会 協會 xie2hui4 an association; a society
统计 統計 tong3ji4 statistics; to tally; to add up
逐渐 逐漸 zhu2jian4 gradually; by degrees
批 批 pi1 criticize; to comment; wholesale; (mw for batches, lots, etc.)
其中 其中 qi2zhong1 among; in; included among these
国产 國產 guo2chan3 made in one's own country
有限公司 有限公司 you3xian4gong1si1 limited company; corporation; Ltd. Co.
有限 有限 you3xian4 limited; finite
例 例 li4 example; precedent; rule
申报 申報 shen1bao4 declare; report (to customs or other authority)
专利 專利 zhuan1li4 patent
一体化 一體化 yi4ti3hua4 to combine individual but interrelated components into a
coherent whole; integration; unification
部件 部件 bu4jian4 parts (of a character); components
协调 協調 xie2tiao2 coordinate; harmonize
匹配 匹配 pi3pei4 to marry; matching
科技 科技 ke1ji4 science and technology
此外 此外 ci3wai4 besides; in addition; moreover
随着 隨着 sui2zhe5 along with; in the wake of; following
范围 範圍 fan4wei2 scope; range; limits; extent
扩大 擴大 kuo4da4 enlarge; expand
再度 再度 zai4du4 once again
提供 提供 ti2gong1 to supply; provide; furnish
小轿车 小轎車 xiao3jiao4che1 sedan; car
轿车 轎車 jiao4che1 (horse-drawn) carriage; bus; sedan; limousine
摩托车 摩托車 mo2tuo1che1 motorcycle; motorbike
公交车 公交車 gong1jiao1che1 public bus
公交 公交 gong1jiao1 public transportation; mass transit
购买 購買 gou4mai3 to purchase; to buy
购 購 gou4 buy; purchase; procure
投资 投資 tou2zi1 investment; invest
资 資 zi1 resources; capital; wealth; provide; to support
债务 債務 zhai4wu4 debt
利息 利息 li4xi1 interest (on a loan)
房产 房產 fang2chan3 real estate
单纯 單純 dan1chun2 simple; pure; merely
辈子 輩子 bei4zi5 all one's life; lifetime
感慨 感慨 gan3kai3 lament; sigh with emotion or regret
黑白 黑白 hei1bai2 black and white; right and wrong
反映 反映 fan3ying4 reflect; reflection; report on
故事片 故事片 gu4shi5pian4 (colloquial) feature film
宽敞 寬敞 kuan1chang5 spacious; commodious
造型 造型 zao4xing2 to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
富人 富人 fu4ren2 rich man
起步 起步 qi3bu4 to begin to move
转弯 轉彎 zhuan3 wan1 turn around
车道 車道 che1dao4 (traffic) lane
优待 優待 you1dai4 preferential treatment
陈旧 陳舊 chen2jiu4 old fashioned; outmoded; obsolete
着呢 着呢 zhe5ne5 very (much); quite; (comes at the end of a sentence to
indicate a strong degree)
酒鬼 酒鬼 jiu3gui3 (colloquial) drunkard; alcoholic
横 橫 heng2, heng4 horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke)
harsh; unexpected
过路 過路 guo4lu4 pass by on one's way
挡 擋 dang3, dang4 to block; hinder; gear; equipment
arrange; put in order
竟 竟 jing4 unexpectedly; to one's surprise; finally; go so far as to
问道 問道 wen4dao4 ask the way; ask
缺德 缺德 que1de2 lacking in morals (simply a bad person); lacking common
basic respect for others; wicked; mean
脏话 髒話 zang1hua4 foul language; cuss words; profanity
围观 圍觀 wei2guan1 look on; gather around to watch
提议 提議 ti2yi4 to propose; to suggest; to move (to do sth.); proposal;
suggestion
碍事 礙事 ai4 shi4 consequential; inconvenient; obstructive
理睬 理睬 li3cai3 (usu. used in the negative) to heed; to pay attention to;
to show interest in
高级 高級 gao1ji2 high-level; high-grade; advanced
大款 大款 da4kuan3 a rich man; moneybags; tycoon
大腕 大腕 da4wan4 big star; celebrity
黑社会 黑社會 hei1 she4hui4 criminal underworld; organized crime
案件 案件 an4jian4 legal case; judicial case
劫持 劫持 jie2chi2 hijack; kidnap; abduct
现场 現場 xian4chang3 scene (of event or incident); site; live
与其 與其 yu3qi2 rather than; better than
报警 報警 bao4jing3 report (an incident) to the police
醉醺醺 醉醺醺 zui4xun1xun1 very drunk; intoxicated
胆小鬼 膽小鬼 dan3xiao3gui3 coward
群 群 qun2 crowd; group; (mw for groups, flocks, or swarms)
四处 四處 si4chu4 all around; all over the place; everywhere and all
directions
存放 存放 cun2fang4 to deposit; leave in sb.'s care
占地 占地 zhan4di4 to occupy ground space; to cover the area of
夜间 夜間 ye4jian1 nighttime; at night; evening or night (i.e. classes)
剩余 剩余 sheng4yu2 remainder; surplus
电力 電力 dian4li4 electrical power; electricity
充电 充電 chong1dian4 charge (a battery)
符合 符合 fu2he2 in keeping with; accord with; conform
单调 單調 dan1diao4 monotonous; dull
更新 更新 geng1xin1 replace; renew; renovate; to upgrade; to update; to
regenerate; to rejuvenate
换代 換代 huan4dai4 replace; regenerate; upgrade
新型 新型 xin1xing2 new type; new kind; new pattern
型 型 xing2 model; type (e.g. blood)
面貌 面貌 mian4mao4 face; features; appearance (of things); look; aspect
目前 目前 mu4qian2 at present; now; for the moment
大力 大力 da4li4 energetic; vigorously
推广 推广 tui1guang3 popularize; spread; promote; generalization
存在 存在 cun2zai4 to exist; to be
因素 因素 yin1su4 element; factor
行业 行業 hang2ye4 industry; trade; profession
规划 規划 gui1hua4 planning; program; project
相关 相關 xiang1guan1 related; pertinent; correlation
法规 法規 fa3gui1 laws and regulation; statute; code
制定 制定 zhi4ding4 (of a policy or standard) formulate; enact; adopt; set out
or forth
防止 防止 fang2zhi3 prevent; guard against; take precautions; forestall; avoid
事故 事故 shi4gu4 accident; mishap
对象 對象 dui4xiang4 target; object; partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
诚信 誠信 cheng2xin4 genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity;
sincerity; credibility; trust
台 台 tai2 Taiwan (abbr.); (classical) you (in letters)
性能 性能 xing4neng2 performance (e.g. of a machine); natural capacity; how well
sth. functions
名气 名气 ming2qi4 reputation; fame; good name
许诺 許諾 xu3nuo4 promise; commit
返还 返還 fan3huan2 to return; to give/send back
金融 金融 jin1rong2 banking finance; financial
风暴 風暴 feng1bao4 storm; violent commotion
逃 逃 tao2 to escape; run away; flee
灾难 災難 zai1nan4 disaster; catastrophe
抵押 抵押 di3ya1 mortgage
兑现 兌現 dui4xian4 cash a check; honor a commitment
傻子 傻子 sha3zi5 idiot; fool; blockhead
欺骗 欺騙 qi1pian4 deceive; to cheat; to dupe
巨头 巨頭 ju4tou2 tycoon; magnate; big player (including company; country;
school, etc.); big shot
索尼公司 索尼公司 suo3ni2 gong1si1 Sony corporation
实事求是 實事求是 shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 be practical and realistic; seek
truth from facts
偿还 償還 chang2huan2 repay; reimburse
常年 常年 chang2nian2 an entire year; perennial; for a long time
扳手 扳手 ban1shou5 wrench
装作 裝作 zhuang1zuo4 pretend to
哼 哼 heng1 groan; snort; to hum; croon
怕事 怕事 pa4shi4 afraid of getting involved or into trouble
掏 掏 tao1 fish out; take out; dig out
车身 車身 che1shen1 car body
叫好 叫好 jiao4hao3 cheer on; commend; acclaim
纷纷 紛紛 fen1fen1 one after another; in succession; in profusion; diverse;
pell-mell
大拇指 大拇指 da4mu3zhi3 thumb; Tom thumb (small person in folk tales)
不无 不無 bu4wu2 not without; to have a little
待会儿 待會兒 dai1hui4r5 in a while
仗 仗 zhang4 weaponry; wield; rely upon; battle; war
点头 點頭 dian3tou2 nod one's head; signal one's agreement
得意 得意 de2yi4 proud of oneself; complacent
交警 交警 jiao1jing3 traffic police
通 通 tong1, tong4 go through; know well; connect
(mw for complete activities, such as phone calls, stint of music playing, etc.)
急匆匆 急匆匆 ji2cong1cong1 in a hurry
赶路 趕路 gan3lu4 to rush off; hurry on with one's journey
笑眯眯 笑眯眯 xiao4mi1mi1 smilingly
壮举 壯舉 zhuang4ju3 magnificent/impressive feat; heroic undertaking/attempt
庆贺 慶賀 qing4he4 congratulate
撑 撐 cheng1 to support; prop up; push or move with a pole; maintain; to
open; fill to the bursting point
冲 沖 chong1 to rinse
死鬼 死鬼 si3gui3 devil; You devil! (as joke or insult); the departed
误事 誤事 wu4shi4 cause delay; bumble matters
蠢事 蠢事 chun3shi4 folly
老婆 老婆 lao3po5 (informal) wife
混蛋 混蛋 hun2dan4 (offensive) scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum
解气 解气 jie3qi4 let off steam; vent one's spleen; work off one's anger
使劲 使勁 shi3 jin4 exert all one's strength
猛然 猛然 meng3ran2 suddenly; abruptly
方向 方向 fang1xiang4 direction; orientation
誉为 譽為 yu4wei2 to honor; regard as
芳香 芳香 fang1xiang1 fragrant; sweet; scented
持久 持久 chi2jiu3 duration; enduring; lasting; persistent
关键 關鍵 guan1jian4 key; crux; crucial
河谷 河谷 he2gu3 river valley
酿造 釀造 niang4zao4 brewed; fermented
微生物 微生物 wei1sheng1wu4 microorganism
批准 批准 pi1zhun3 approve; ratify
原产地域 原產地域 yuan2chan3di4yu4 place of origin
发酵 發酵 fa1jiao4 fermentation; leavening; to go viral (internet)
添加 添加 tian1jia1 add; increase
时常 時常 shi2chang2 time and again; often; frequently
伤痕 傷痕 shang1hen2 scar; bruise
痕 痕 hen2 scar; mark; trace
乱蓬蓬 亂蓬蓬 luan4peng1peng1 in a mess (said of hair); disheveled; tangled;
jumbled
花白 花白 hua1bai2 grizzled (hair)
满口 滿口 man3kou3 unreservedly; profusely; be full of
之乎者也 之乎者也 zhi1hu1zhe3ye3 four common characters of classical
Chinese (idiom); fig. semi-incomprehensible talk; double Dutch; all Greek to me
pedantic terms; literary jargon
描红纸 描紅紙 miao2hong2 zhi3 Chinese character tracing paper
描红 描紅 miao2hong2 trace over the red printed characters with a writing brush
in black (as a method of learning to write)
替 替 ti4 substitute for; take the place of; on behalf of
绰号 綽號 chuo4hao4 nickname; label
伤疤 傷疤 shang1ba1 scar; fig. remaining trauma; M: 道
疤 疤 ba1 scar
大钱 大錢 da4qian2 (old) a copper coin of large denomination; a lot of money
故意 故意 gu4yi4 deliberately; intentional; on purpose
嚷 嚷 rang1, rang3 blurt out; shout
凭空 憑空 ping2kong1 without foundation; groundless
清白 清白 qing1bai2 innocent
涨 漲 zhang3, zhang4 rise (e.g. water, prices)
swell; exceed capacity
额 額 e2 forehead; amount; quantity; quota
青筋 青筋 qing1jin1 blue veins; veins
筋 筋 jin1 muscle; tendon; veins (that stand out)
绽 綻 zhan4 burst open; split at the seam
争辩 爭辯 zheng1bian4 argue
窃 竊 qie4 to steal; thief; secretly
接连 接連 jie1lian2 one after another; in a row; in succession
君子固穷 君子固窮 jun1zi3gu4qiong2 a noble person does not change its
character due to poverty
引得 引得 yin3de2 index (loanword); attract
众人 眾人 zhong4ren2 everybody; everyone
哄笑 哄笑 hong1xiao4 to burst into uproarious laughter; hoots of laughter
快活 快活 kuai4huo5 happy; cheerful
复原 復原 fu4yuan2 return to normal; recover from an illness
旁人 旁人 pang2 ren2 other people; bystanders
当真 當真 dang4zhen1 take seriously; believe to be true; really; sure enough
不屑 不屑 bu2xie4 disdain (doing something); think something to not be worth
doing
置辩 置辯 zhi4bian4 put forth arguments in one's own defense
神气 神气 shen2qi4 expression; manner; spirited; putting on airs; cocky
秀才 秀才 xiu4cai5 scholar; title earned by someone who passed the county
level Chinese imperial examination
捞 撈 lao1 dredge up; fish up; gain
模样 模樣 mu2yang4 appearance; form; approximation
背地里 背地里 bei4di4li5 behind somebody's back; privately; on the sly
进学 進學 jin4xue2 advance one's learning; enter the prefecture school under
the imperial examination system
营生 營生 ying2sheng1 to earn a living
愈 愈 yu4 recover; heal; increasingly; superior
将要 將要 jiang1yao4 will; shall; be going to
讨饭 討飯 tao3fan4 beg for food; be a beggar
讨 討 tao3 ask for; demand; beg for; denounce
幸而 幸而 xing4'er2 luckily; fortunately
抄 抄 chao1 to copy; plagiarize; search and confiscate
脾气 脾气 pi2qi5 temperament; disposition; temper; bad temper
懒 懶 lan3 lazy
书籍 書籍 shu1ji2 books; works
纸张 紙張 zhi3zhang1 paper
砚 硯 yan4 ink stone; ink slab
一齐 一齊 yi4qi2 at the same time; in unison; simultaneously
失踪 失蹤 shi1 zong1 missing; unaccounted for
如是 如是 ru2shi4 thus
偷窃 偷竊 tou1qie4 steal; theft; pilfer
品行 品行 pin3xing2 behavior; moral conduct; morality
拖欠 拖欠 tuo1qian4 fall behind in payment; be in arrears
间或 間或 jian4huo4 occasionally; now and then; sometimes
暂时 暫時 zan4shi2 temporary; transient; for the moment
粉板 粉板 fen3ban3 blackboard
定然 定然 ding4ran2 certainly; definitely
责备 責備 ze2bei4 to blame; criticize (sb.); accuse
每每 每每 mei3mei3 often
发笑 發笑 fa1 xiao4 burst into laughter; laugh
谈天 談天 tan2 tian1 to chat
略略 略略 lve4lve4 slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally
茴香豆 茴香豆 hui2xiang1dou4 fennel beans; aniseed-flavored beans
配 配 pei4 marry; to mate; to blend; deserve; replace; match
理会 理會 li3hui4 pay attention to; take notice of
许久 許久 xu3jiu3 for a long time; for ages
恳切 懇切 ken3qie4 earnest; genuine; fair-spoken
等级 等級 deng3ji2 degree; rate; social standing
好笑 好笑 hao3xiao4 laughable; funny; ridiculous
耐烦 耐煩 nai4fan2 patient; composed
草头 草頭 cao3tou2 grass radical
底下 底下 di3xia5 below; under; bottom
指甲 指甲 zhi3jia5 fingernail
努 努 nu3 exert; strive; make an effort
蘸 蘸 zhan4 dip in (ink, sauce, etc.)
毫 毫 hao2 milli-; (intensifier for negatives); long fine hair; writing
brush
叹气 嘆气 tan4 qi4 to sigh
惋惜 惋惜 wan3xi1 feel sorry for a person; sympathize; to regret
碟子 碟子 die2zi5 small dish
着慌 着慌 zhao2huang1 become flustered; to be thrown into panic
慌 慌 huang1 flurried; frantic; to panic; lose self-possession;
frightfully
摇头 搖頭 yao2tou2 shake one's head
多乎哉 多乎哉 duo1hu1zai1 (archaic) not many
的确 的確 di2que4 really; indeed
仍旧 仍舊 reng2jiu4 still (remaining); remain (the same); yet
发昏 發昏 fa1hun1 to lose one's mind; feel giddy; become confused
举人 舉人 ju3ren2 a successful candidate in the Imperial examination
服辩 服辯 fu2bian4 confession; admit one's guilt
晓得 曉得 xiao3de5 know
许 許 xu3 allow; to permit; to praise; maybe; perhaps
年关 年關 nian2guan1 the end of the year (formerly the time for settling
accounts)
端午 端午 duan1wu3 the Dragon Boat Festival
立论 立論 li4lun4 present one’s argument
讲堂 講堂 jiang3tang2 lecture hall; classroom
预备 預備 yu4bei4 prepare; make ready
眼镜圈 眼鏡圈 yan3jing4quan1 frame of glasses
斜射 斜射 xie2she4 shoot down at an angle; cast oblique rays
合家 合家 he2jia1 whole family; entire household
满月 滿月 man3 yue4 complete month; a baby's first month of life; full moon
兆头 兆頭 zhao4tou5 sign, omen
恭维 恭維 gong1wei2 compliment
许谎 許謊 xu3huang3 to lie
大少爷 大少爺 da4shao4ye5 young master
女下人 女下人 nv3xia4ren2 (traditional) maid; female servant
阴沉 陰沉 yin1chen2 gloomy
闷热 悶熱 men1re4 hot and suffocating; muggy
老爷 老爺 lao3ye5 (informal) maternal grandfather; mother's father
偷偷摸摸 偷偷摸摸 tou1tou1mo1mo1 furtively; on the sly
怯懦 怯懦 qie4nuo4 timid and overcautious
万一 萬一 wan4yi1 just in case; if by any chance
矿上 礦上 kuang4shang4 mine
爽直 爽直 shuang3zhi2 frank; straightforward; candid
瞎猜 瞎猜 xia1cai1 make a random guess
急躁 急躁 ji2zao4 irritable; impetuous; impatient
自私自利 自私自利 zi4 si1 zi4 li4 selfish; self-centred
周萍 周萍 zhou1ping2 Zhou Ping (a personal name)
四凤 四鳳 si4feng4 Si Feng (a personal name)
任务 任務 ren4wu5 a mission; assignment; a task
卖主 賣主 mai4zhu3 seller
扶贫 扶貧 fu2pin2 help the poor; change the conditions of poverty
提倡 提倡 ti2chang4 promote; to advocate; proposal
可怜 可憐 ke3lian2 pitiful; poor; pathetic
贩子 販子 fan4zi5 dealer; monger; trafficker
中年 中年 zhong1nian2 middle-aged
钟表 鐘表 zhong1biao3 clock; watch
时针 時針 shi2zhen1 hour hand
移动 移動 yi2dong4 to move; to shift; mobile migration
年纪 年紀 nian2ji4 age
蓦然 驀然 mo4ran2 suddenly
限制 限制 xian4zhi4 restrictions; to limit; to confine
狠心 狠心 hen3xin1 callous; cruel; cold-blooded
车铃 車鈴 che1ling2 a bell (of a bicycle, etc.)
散架 散架 san3jia4 to be worn out
车闸 車閘 che1zha2 brake of a vehicle
省得 省得 sheng3de5 so as to avoid; save
昏迷 昏迷 hun1mi2 lose consciousness; be in a coma
警官 警官 jing3guan1 police officer; officer; sergeant
猴子 猴子 hou2zi5 monkey
猜想 猜想 cai1xiang3 suppose; to guess; to conjecture
握拳 握拳 wo4quan2 make a fist; clench one's fist
手背 手背 shou3bei4 back of the hand
亲 親 qin1 dear; intimate; closely related; kiss
亲热 親熱 qin1re4 intimate; affectionate; warm
掌柜 掌櫃 zhang3gui4 shopkeeper; manager
傻 傻 sha3 foolish; fool
侍候 侍候 shi4hou4 serve; wait upon
主顾 主顧 zhu3gu4 customer; patron
罢 罷 ba4 to stop; to cease; dismiss
唠叨 嘮叨 lao2dao5 be talkative (especially about trivial matters); be
garrulous; prattle; to nag; nagging
缠夹 纏夾 chan2jia1 mixed up; tangled
黄酒 黃酒 huang2jiu3 yellow rice or millet wine; Shaoxing wine
坛子 壇子 tan2zi5 earthenware jar; jug
舀 舀 yao3 ladle; spoon out; scoop up
底里 底里 di3li3 bottom; exact details
监督 監督 jian1du1 control; monitor; supervise; inspect
掺 摻 chan1, shan3 mix into; add into
support sb. by the arm; support with one's hand; to grasp
为难 為難 wei2nan2 make things difficult for someone; feel embarrassed; feel
awkward
幸亏 幸虧 xing4kui1 fortunately; luckily
荐头 薦頭 jian4tou5 one who recommends another for a job (old term)
辞退 辭退 ci2tui4 fire sb.; dismiss
温酒 溫酒 wen1jiu3 heat wine in hot water; warm/hot wine
失职 失職 shi1zhi2 lose one's job; neglect one's duty; breach of duty
失 失 shi1 lose (in contrast to dé 得 "obtain, get"); miss, let slip, lose
out; fail to achieve one's objective; mistake; change (from the norm); break
(like a promise), neglect (like one's duty), fail to do
凶 凶 xiong1 fierce; terrible; ominous
脸孔 臉孔 lian3kong3 face; facial expression
声气 聲气 sheng1qi4 information; message; (regional) voice; tone
至今 至今 zhi4 jin1 up to now; so far
身材 身材 shen1cai2 build; figure; stature (weight & height)
青白 青白 qing1bai2 pallid; pale
脸色 臉色 lian3se4 complexion; look; facial expression
皱纹 皺紋 zhou4wen2 wrinkle; furrow
讣闻 訃聞 fu4wen2 obituary
性急 性急 xing4ji2 impatient; short-tempered
煞风景 煞風景 sha1feng1jing3 kill the mood; (literally) damage beautiful scenery
大批 大批 da4pi1 large quantities of; a great deal of
眼前 眼前 yan3qian2 now; at present; before one's eyes
摇晃 搖晃 yao2huang4 to rock; falter; to shake; to sway
磕头碰脑 磕頭碰腦 ke1tou2 peng4nao3 push and bump against one another
磕碰 磕碰 ke1peng4 knock against
昂然 昂然 ang2ran2 upright and unafraid
阔步 闊步 kuo4bu4 stride forward
满面春风 滿面春風 man3mian4chun1feng1 beaming with joy; all smiles
照镜子 照鏡子 zhao4jing4zi5 look into the mirror
店铺 店鋪 dian4pu4 shop; store
大致 大致 da4zhi4 more or less; roughly; approximately
姿色 姿色 zi1se4 good looks (of women)
顾影自怜 顧影自憐 gu4ying3zi4lian2 look at one‘s reflection and admire
oneself
消失 消失 xiao1shi1 disappear; fade away; dissolve
揽 攬 lan3 monopolize; seize; take hold of
纹 紋 wen2 line; streak; mark
线条 線條 xian4tiao2 line
显明 顯明 xian3ming2 reveal; make known
抬头纹 抬頭紋 tai2tou2wen2 wrinkles on one's forehead
低头 低頭 di1tou2 hang one's head; lower one's head
腮 腮 sai1 cheek; gills
颔 頷 han4 chin; nod (one's assent)
趋势 趨勢 qu1shi4 trend; tendency
怵目惊心 怵目驚心 chu4mu4jing1xin1 shocking; startling
鬓角 鬢角 bin4jiao3 sideburns
非同小可 非同小可 fei1tong2xiao3ke3 no small matter
平素 平素 ping2su4 usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
一毛不拔 一毛不拔 yi4mao2bu4ba2 (saying) stingy; miserly; parsimonious
拔 拔 ba2 pull out; draw out; raise; exceed; capture
不免 不免 bu4mian3 unavoidable
狠 狠 hen3 fierce; ruthless; relentless; cruel; harden (the heart); suppress
(one's feelings); firm; resolute; severe; very (same as 很)
岁月 歲月 sui4yue4 the years of a person's life
饶 饒 rao2 to spare; forgive; throw in as a bonus; abundance
饱满 飽滿 bao3man3 full; plump
丰润 丰潤 feng1run4 plump and smooth-skinned; plentiful and moist
弹 彈 dan4, tan2 pellet; bullet; bomb
to pluck; to flick; to play (a stringed instrument); accuse
玲珑 玲瓏 ling2long2 exquisite; detailed and fine; clever
矫健 矯健 jiao3jian4 strong and healthy / vigorous
轻灵 輕靈 qing1ling2 light and nimble
曲线 曲線 qu1xian4 curved shape; indirectly; roundabout
凹 凹 ao1 a depression; indentation; concave
凸 凸 tu1 convex; protruding; to stick out
金丝蜜枣 金絲蜜棗 jin1si1mi4zao3 a kind of candied Chinese date
蜜枣 蜜棗 mi4zao3 candied jujube
鹌鹑 鵪鶉 an1chun5 quail (a bird)
完事 完事 wan2shi4 at the conclusion; finish
譬如 譬如 pi4ru2 for example; for instance; such as
登临 登臨 deng1lin2 climb a hill or tall building; visit famous mountains,
places of interest, etc.
攀跻 攀躋 pan1ji1 to climb
高峰 高峰 gao1feng1 peak; summit; apex
串 串 chuan4 string together; conspire; gang up; mix up; (mw string;
bunch; cluster); skewer
汗 汗 han4, han2 sweat; perspiration; Khan
揩 揩 kai1 wipe
绊脚石 絆腳石 ban4jiao3shi2 stumbling block; impediment; obstacle
绊 絆 ban4 trip; stumble; hinder
鼻青脸肿 鼻青臉腫 bi2qing1lian3zhong3 a bloody nose and a swollen face
肿 腫 zhong3 swelling; swollen
陷阱 陷阱 xian4jing3 pitfall; trap; snare
若干 若干 ruo4gan1 a certain number or amount; how many; how much
井底蛙 井底蛙 jing3di3wa1 (literally) a frog at the bottom of a well; a narrow-minded
person
蛙 蛙 wa1 frog
炉 爐 lu2 stove; oven; furnace
蛾 蛾 e2 moth
惹 惹 re3 cause (something bad) to happen; to provoke
焚 焚 fen2 to burn; burn incense
一心 一心 yi4xin1 wholeheartedly; of one mind
光明 光明 guang1ming2 bright (future); promising; illuminate
粘 粘 zhan1, nian2 to stick; to paste
surname; (variant of 黏) sticky; glutinous
胶纸 膠紙 jiao1zhi3 adhesive paper
除非 除非 chu2fei1 only if; unless
下坡路 下坡路 xia4po1lu4 downward slope; descending road
坡 坡 po1 slope
序 序 xu4 series; sequence; order; preface
娶 娶 qu3 marry (a wife); take a wife
仕 仕 shi4 (traditional) an official; serve as an official
也罢 也罷 ye3ba4 (reduplicated:) whether...or; never mind; fine(indicationg
acceptance or resignation)
说法 說法 shuo1fa5 wording; statement; way of speaking
中途 中途 zhong1tu2 midway; halfway
弃权 棄權 qi4quan2 waive one's right vote; abdicate; abstain from voting
意味 意味 yi4wei4 meaning; implication
谚语 諺語 yan4yu3 saying; proverb
配戏 配戲 pei4xi4 play a minor part (to support a leading actor)
窝头 窩頭 wo1tou2 kind of food in the form of a cone, made from corn or
broomcorn with a circular hole at the bottom
米糕 米糕 mi3gao1 rice cake/pudding
生命力 生命力 sheng1ming4li4 life-force; vitality
蒸发 蒸發 zheng1fa1 evaporate; evaporation
殆尽 殆儘 dai4jin4 be almost wiped out; have little left; nearly exhausted
焉 焉 yan1 where?; how?; (used at the end of a sentence to enhance the tone)
何必 何必 he2bi4 why should; there is no need to
来不及 來不及 lai2bu5ji2 not enough time; too late
得天独厚 得天獨厚 de2tian1du2hou4 enjoy exceptional advantages; richly
endowed by nature
愣头愣脑 愣頭愣腦 leng4tou2leng4nao3 rash; reckless
浓眉 濃眉 nong2mei2 thick eyebrows
浓 濃 nong2 concentrated; dense; (of degree or extent) great, strong
僵 僵 jiang1 rigid; deadlock; stiff
涩 澀 se4 tart; astringent; rough grating surface; acerbic
毛桃子 毛桃子 mao2tao2zi5 fuzzy peach
桃子 桃子 tao2zi5 peach
经 經 jing1 classics; scripture; pass through; experience; warp; longitude
琢磨 琢磨 zuo2mo5 think about; mull over
(zhuómó: carve and polish; refine (a literary work)
璞石 璞石 pu2shi2 uncut jade
润泽 潤澤 run4ze2 moist; moisten; sleek
容光焕发 容光煥發 rong2guang1 huan4fa1 radiant; glowing with health
焕发 煥發 huan4fa1 to glow; to shine
弹簧 彈簧 tan2huang2 spring
充实 充實 chong1shi2 substantial; rich; enrich; substantiate
饮 飲 yin3, yin4 beverage; to drink;
give water to animals
窖藏 窖藏 jiao4cang2 to store (wine) in a cellar
陈酿 陳釀 chen2niang4 aged wine
芳冽 芳冽 fang1lie4 aromatic and refreshing
诠释 詮釋 quan2shi4 interpret; comment and explain; annotate; decode
届 屆 jie4 arrive at; period; session; (mw for events; meetings; etc.)
不惑 不惑 bu2huo4 without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of
age
溜冰 溜冰 liu1bing1 ice skating
毽子 毽子 jian4zi5 (sport) shuttlecock
风筝 風箏 feng1zheng5 kite
偷闲 偷閒 tou1xian2 take a break; snatch a moment of leisure
有如 有如 you3ru2 seem; be like
秋行春令 秋行春令 qiu1 xing2 chun1 ling4 acting as if it's springtime after
fall has set in
妙趣 妙趣 miao4qu4 fun; pleasure
相当 相當 xiang1dang1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; quite; rather
从而 從而 cong2'er2 thus; thereby; as a result
科班 科班 ke1ban1 professional training
童伶 童伶 tong2ling2 child actor
宜 宜 yi2 suitable; proper
全本 全本 quan2ben3 whole book; original work without any abridgments or
adaptations
武戏 武戲 wu3xi4 action play
轴子戏 軸子戲 zhou2zi5xi4 last and best item on a theatrical program
施耐庵 施耐庵 shi1nai4'an1 Shi Nai An (cerca 1296—1372 CE), author of The Water
Margin 《水浒》
水浒 水滸 shui3hu3 "The Water Margin"; edge of a body of water
维他赐保命 維他賜保命 wei2ta1ci4bao3ming4 vitamin
家和万事兴 家和萬事興 jia1 he2 wan4 shi4 xing1 harmony in the family leads
to prosperity in all things
港湾 港灣 gang3wan1 harbor; bay
婆婆 婆婆 po2po5 husband's mother; mother-in-law; (dialect) maternal
grandmother; old lady
噪音 噪音 zao4yin1 rumble; noise; static
情绪 情緒 qing2xu4 emotion; sentiment; mood; morale
失望 失望 shi1wang4 disappointed; lose hope
内疚 內疚 nei4jiu4 guilty conscience
协议 協議 xie2yi4 agreement; pact; protocol
禁烟 禁煙 jin4yan1 to ban smoking
平稳 平穩 ping2wen3 smooth; steady
网友 网友 wang3you3 online friend
结尾 結尾 jie2wei3 ending; coda; conclusion
主人公 主人公 zhu3ren2gong1 leading character in a novel; hero; protagonist
复婚 復婚 fu4hun1 (of a divorced couple) to remarry each other
反思 反思 fan3si1 think back over something that happened; to reflect;
introspection
深刻 深刻 shen1ke4 profound; deep
炖 燉 dun4 to stew
血丝 血絲 xie3si1 a trace of blood; veins in the white of the eyes; bloodshot
(eyes)
快餐 快餐 kuai4can1 fast food; snack
风浪 風浪 feng1lang4 wind and waves; storm tossed sea; a stormy experience
摔倒 摔倒 shuai1dao3 fall down; slip and fall; tumble; trip
夕阳 夕陽 xi1yang2 sunset; setting sun
亲吻 親吻 qin1wen3 to kiss
热恋 熱戀 re4lian4 be passionately in love
轮流 輪流 lun2liu2 to alternate; take turns; rotate
打动 打動 da3dong4 to move (emotionally); touching
无忧无虑 無憂無慮 wu2you1wu2lv4 carefree and without worries
娇生惯养 嬌生慣養 jiao1sheng1guan4yang3 pampered from childhood; pampered
and spoiled
保住 保住 bao3zhu4 preserve; save
关爱 關愛 guan1'ai4 cherish; care for; be concerned about
分担 分擔 fen1dan1 to share (costs, burdens, etc.)
即便 即便 ji2bian4 even if; even though
乡下 鄉下 xiang1xia5 countryside; rural; village
随意 隨意 sui2yi4 as one wishes; according to one's wishes
小名 小名 xiao3ming2 nickname
大名 大名 da4ming2 one's formal personal name; great name; (honorific) your
(given) name
表兄 表兄 biao3xiong1 cousin; elder male cousin on the mother's side
扣子 扣子 kou4zi5 button; clasp; knot; break in a story to create suspense;
hindrance to sb.'s understanding
草率 草率 cao3shuai4 cursory; careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
学识 學識 xue2shi2 scholarly attainments; learned wisdom
讨教 討教 tao3jiao4 consult; to ask for advice
摘 摘 zhai1 pick (flowers, fruit, etc.); pluck; take off; select; make
extracts; point out (mistakes); borrow money
瓜果 瓜果 gua1guo3 melons and fruits; various fruits
见识 見識 jian4shi5 widen one's knowledge; enrich one's experience; knowledge
and experience; sensibleness
起名 起名 qi3ming2 to name; to christen
代号 代號 dai4hao4 code name
心底 心底 xin1di3 bottom of one's heart
拟 擬 ni3 to plan; to draft; intend; imitate
笔名 筆名 bi3ming2 pen name; pseudonym
念头 念頭 nian4tou5 thought; idea; intention
深究 深究 shen1jiu1 further study/inquiry
明确 明確 ming2que4 clear-cut; clearly; clarify
方正 方正 fang1zheng4 {calligraphy} upright and square; straightforward; upright;
righteous; Fangzheng county in Harbin, Heilongjiang
且 且 qie3 further; moreover; for the time being; about to ...
躁动 躁動 zao4dong4 restless movement; agitation
住处 住處 zhu4chu4 dwelling (place); residence
格调 格調 ge2diao4 work style; form; moral character
雅 雅 ya3 elegant; graceful; (formal) standard; proper; (honorific) your
侵权 侵權 qin1quan2 (Law) violate/infringe the rights of; tort
看上 看上 kan4shang5 take a fancy to
搭配 搭配 da1pei4 pair up; match; arrange in groups
牵连 牽連 qian1lian2 involve; be implicated
死板 死板 si3ban3 rigid; stiff; inflexible
神采 神采 shen2cai3 expression; look; countenance
优雅 優雅 you1ya3 graceful; elegant; refined
撇 撇 pie3, pie1 left-curving stroke (丿); throw; fling
cast away/aside; to neglect; abandon
风流 風流 feng1liu2 amorous; romantic; libertine
捺 捺 na4 [in Chinese characters] downward right-falling stroke “㇏”, “乀”;
control; press down
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 hua4long2dian3jing1 lit. paint a dragon and dot in the
eyes; add an apt word to clinch the point; the crucial point that brings the
subject to life
神奇 神奇 shen2qi2 miraculous; magical; mystical
竖 豎 shu4 vertical; to erect; vertical stroke
字面 字面 zi4mian4 literal
僵直 僵直 jiang1zhi2 too stiff to curve
古板 古板 gu3ban3 out-moded; old-fashioned; inflexible
赐 賜 ci4 bestow; confer; favour; grant; gift
老气横秋 老气橫秋 lao3qi4heng2qiu1 arrogant on account of one's seniority
轮 輪 lun2 wheel; disk; to take turns
命名 命名 ming4ming2 give a name; to dub; christen; naming
无数 無數 wu2shu4 countless; innumerable
逐一 逐一 zhu2yi1 one by one
否决 否決 fou3jue2 to veto; vote down; overrule
翻 翻 fan1 turn over; capsize; translate
册 冊 ce4 book; booklet; (mw for books)
霜 霜 shuang1 frost
征 徵 zheng1 travel; campaign; to recruit; to levy; to draft (troops);
indicator; characteristic
雁 雁 yan4 wild goose
蝉 蟬 chan2 cicada
心意 心意 xin1yi4 regard; kind feelings; intentions
息 息 xi1 breath; news; interest (on money)
气概 气概 qi4gai4 lofty quality; mettle; spirit
于是 於是 yu2shi4 therefore; hence; as a result; consequently
不尽人意 不儘人意 bu2jin4ren2yi4 unsatisfactory
若 若 ruo4 be like; as if; if
强调 強調 qiang2diao4 emphasize; to stress
发票 發票 fa1piao4 receipt or bill for purchase; (government certified)
invoice
十有八九 十有八九 shi2you3ba1jiu3 in eight or nine cases out of ten; most
likely
手头 手頭 shou3tou2 at hand; in hand; financial situation
报销 報銷 bao4xiao1 submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; write
off
互助 互助 hu4zhu4 help each other
医疗 醫療 yi1liao2 medical treatment
凡 凡 fan2 ordinary; common; any; all; every
对方 對方 dui4fang1 counterpart; the other party involved
圆满 圓滿 yuan2man3 satisfactory
感激 感激 gan3ji1 be grateful; appreciate; thankful
在意 在意 zai4 yi4 care about; mind; care
规定 規定 gui1ding4 stipulate; provide; to fix; to set; rule; regulation
诱发 誘發 you4fa1 to cause; bring about; induce; incite
增添 增添 zeng1tian1 add to; increase
虎气 虎气 hu3qi4 an imposing manner, like that of a tiger
一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yi4si1yi4hao2 a little bit; a trace; an iota
文轩 文軒 wen2xuan1 Wen Xuan, author's given name
陈高原 陳高原 chen2gao1yuan2 a person's name
李商隐 李商隱 li3shang1yin3 Li Shangyin (cerca 813–858 CE), a poet of the Tang
Dynasty
全唐诗 全唐詩 quan2tang2shi1 Complete Tang Poems
霜月 霜月 shuang1yue4 Shuang Yue, a title of a poem
虎子 虎子 hu3zi3 Huzi, a child's pet name
香芋 香芋 xiang1yu4 taro
扯谎 扯謊 che3huang3 to tell a lie
耗子精 耗子精 hao4zi5 jing1 rat evil
腊八粥 臘八粥 la4ba1zhou1 porridge with fruits and nuts eaten on the eighth day of
the twelfth lunar month
果品 果品 guo3pin3 fruit product
逗 逗 dou4 to tease; amuse; funny; to stay; to stop
红枣 紅棗 hong2zao3 red date; jujube
栗子 栗子 li4zi5 chestnut
菱角 菱角 ling2jiao3 water chestnut
英雄 英雄 ying1xiong2 hero
非此即彼 非此即彼 fei1ci3ji2bi3 either this way or that; one way or
another
大有作为 大有作為 da4you3zuo4wei2 give full play to one's talent
希伯来 希伯來 Xi1bo2lai2 Hebrew
以色列 以色列 Yi3se4lie4 Israel
大卫 大衛 Da4wei4 David (a personal name)
戴维 戴維 dai4wei2 David (a personal name)
活灵活现 活靈活現 huo2ling2huo2xian4 vivid
打雷 打雷 da3lei2 to thunder
闪电 閃電 shan3dian4 lightning
比喻 比喻 bi3yu4 metaphor; analogy; figure of speech
贱 賤 jian4 inexpensive; cheap; low-down; base; despicable
阴深 陰深 yin1shen1 gloomy
明亮 明亮 ming2liang4 well-lit; bright; shining; become clear
懒洋洋 懶洋洋 lan3yang2yang2 lazily
搅动 攪動 jiao3dong4 agitate; mix; stir
沉闷 沉悶 chen2men4 dreary; dull; tedious; oppressive (atmosphere)
琐碎 瑣碎 suo3 sui4 trivial; trifling
单薄 單薄 dan1bo2 thin, weak
寂静 寂靜 ji4jing4 quiet
衬托 襯托 chen4tuo1 set off; serve as a foil
镶嵌 鑲嵌 xiang1qian4 inlay; embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling;
tesselation
好比 好比 hao3bi3 be just like; can be compared to
框子 框子 kuang4zi5 frame
悟 悟 wu4 comprehend; realize
私 私 si1 private; personal; selfish
不妨 不妨 bu4fang2 there is no harm in; might as well
打通 打通 da3tong1 to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to
put through (a phone connection)
大自然 大自然 da4zi4ran2 nature (as in Mother Nature)
隔膜 隔膜 ge2mo2 lack of mutual understanding; be unfamiliar with; diaphragm
(anatomy)
逗引 逗引 dou4yin3 to tease
无需 無需 wu2xu1 needless
会心 會心 hui4xin1 to comprehend; knowing (of a smile, look, etc.)
倚南窗以寄傲 倚南窗以寄傲 yi3nan2chuang1yi3ji4'ao4 to lean against the south
window to indulge in my lofty meditations
审容膝之易安 審容膝之易安 shen3rong2xi1zhi1yi4'an1 to be contented with the ease
of living in a small house
等于 等於 deng3yu2 (mathematics) equal to
凭眺 憑眺 ping2tiao4 look far into the distance
就近 就近 jiu4jin4 nearby; in a close neighborhood
避暑 避暑 bi4shu3 go away for summer; stay at a summer resort
欲望 欲望 yu4wang4 desire; lust
占领 占領 zhan4ling3 to occupy (a territory, position, status, etc.); to
capture; to seize; to hold
适用 適用 shi4yong4 applicable; suitable
询问 詢問 xun2wen4 inquire about
至多 至多 zhi4duo1 up to the maximum; upper limit; at most
偷情 偷情 tou1qing2 have a secret love affair
顾 顧 gu4 look after; take into consideration; attend to
小女 小女 xiao3nv3 my daughter (humble)
诗句 詩句 shi1ju4 verse; CL:行[hang2]
妙语 妙語 miao4yu3 witty remark; punchline
物质 物質 wu4zhi4 matter; substance; material
女婿 女婿 nv3xu5 son-in-law
丈人 丈人 zhang4ren2 wife's father (father-in-law); old man
看中 看中 kan4zhong4 take a fancy to; settle on
夹竹桃 夾竹桃 jia1zhu2tao2 oleander tree
浇灌 澆灌 jiao1guan4 to water; irrigate
命 命 ming4 life; fate; to command
吃亏 吃虧 chi1kui1 to suffer losses; to come to grief; to get the worst of; to
take/get a beating
凡是 凡是 fan2shi4 every; any; all; without exception
有求必应 有求必應 you3qiu2bi4ying4 grant whatever is asked for; accede to
every plea
吵嘴 吵嘴 chao3 zui3 quarrel; argue
打架 打架 da3jia4 to fight; scuffle; come to blows
宁 寧 ning2, ning4 peaceful; tranquil; serene; Ningxia autonomous region
(abbreviation)
rather; prefer
逗气 逗气 dou4qi4 to contend or quarrel with somebody on account of a
personal grudge
软弱 軟弱 ruan3ruo4 weak; feeble; flabby
联军 聯軍 lian2jun1 allied forces; united army; coalition
挨家 挨家 ai1jia1 from house to house
搜索 搜索 sou1suo3 search; look for something
财物 財物 cai2wu4 property; belongings
墙根 牆根 qiang2gen1 foot of a wall
鬼子 鬼子 gui3zi5 devil (foreign invaders)
街门 街門 jie1men2 street entrance; a gate/door facing the street
刺刀 刺刀 ci4dao1 bayonet
而后 而后 er2hou4 after that; moreover
衣箱 衣箱 yi1xiang1 suitcase
压 壓 ya1, ya4 to press; push down; keep under (control)
in the first place; to crush
皇上 皇上 huang2shang5 emperor
血光 血光 xue4guang1 bloody
火焰 火焰 huo3yan4 blaze; flame (M: tuán / 团)
饥荒 飢荒 ji1huang1 famine
变乱 變亂 bian4luan4 turmoil; to scramble
兵变 兵變 bing1bian4 mutiny
街市 街市 jie1shi4 downtown street; shopping center
火团 火團 huo3tuan2 fire ball
内战 內戰 nei4zhan4 civil war
昼夜 晝夜 zhou4ye4 day and night; continuously without stop
枪 槍 qiang1 gun; spear
炮 炮 pao4, pao2, bao1 cannon; gun; firecracker
(Chinese medicine) roast in a pan
sauté
惊恐 驚恐 jing1kong3 alarmed and panicky; seized with terror
筹划 籌划 chou2hua4 to plan and prepare
顾虑 顧慮 gu4lv4 misgiving; apprehension; concern
岂 豈 qi3 (rhetorical question) how can it be that
寡妇 寡婦 gua3fu5 widow
心横起来 心橫起來 xin1 heng2 qi3lai5 become desperate
个性 個性 ge4xing4 individuality; personality
做人 做人 zuo4ren2 be an upright person; behave
宗旨 宗旨 zong1zhi3 purpose; objective; aim; goal
法则 法則 fa3ze2 law; rule; method
将就 將就 jiang1jiu5 put up with; accept reluctantly
划 划 hua2 to row; to paddle; to scratch
界限 界限 jie4xian4 boundary; marginal; limit
生人 生人 sheng1ren2 stranger; to give birth; to be born
恶狼 惡狼 e4lang2 ferocious wolf
袭击 襲擊 xi2ji1 surprise attack; to raid
交配 交配 jiao1pei4 mating; copulation (especially of animals)
性情 性情 xing4qing2 nature; temperament
暴躁 暴躁 bao4zao4 irritable
容 容 rong2 to contain; allow; appearance; face
赶 趕 gan3 catch up; hurry; drive away
恶斗 惡斗 e4 dou4 to fight fiercely
直至 直至 zhi2zhi4 lasting until; up till (the present); directly to
胜负 勝負 sheng4fu4 victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
至此 至此 zhi4ci3 up to this point; at this stage; up until now; so far
战胜 戰勝 zhan4sheng4 prevail; surmount; overcome
雌 雌 ci2 female
扬长而去 揚長而去 yang2chang2'er2qu4 stalk off; swagger off; sail out
(of the room)
怀孕 懷孕 huai2yun4 become pregnant; conceive (a child)
胎 胎 tai1 fetus; unborn child; tire
站立 站立 zhan4li4 to stand; standing; on one's feet
行走 行走 xing2zou3 walk; go about
濒临 瀕臨 bin1lin2 on the verge of
国际 國際 guo2ji4 international
状况 狀況 zhuang4kuang4 condition; state; situation
关注 關注 guan1zhu4 pay close attention to; show concern; interest
予以 予以 yu3yi3 give; pay out; bestow
显著 顯著 xian3zhu4 notable; marked; outstanding; remarkable
学术 學術 xue2shu4 learning; science; academics
价值 價值 jia4zhi2 value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)
改良 改良 gai3liang2 improve; to reform
家养 家養 jia1yang3 domestic (animals) / home reared
品种 品種 pin3zhong3 breed; variety
约翰海尔 約翰海爾 yue1han4 hai3'er3 John Higher (a personal name)
发菜 發菜 fa4cai4 edible hair-like moss
开什米 開什米 kai1shi2mi3 cashmere
推出 推出 tui1chu1 release; launch; push out; present to the public
耙子 耙子 pa2zi5 rake; fork
欣慰 欣慰 xin1wei4 be gratified; satisfied
响应 響應 xiang3ying4 respond to; answer
广播 广播 guang3bo1 broadcast; on the air
代替 代替 dai4ti4 to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for
绵羊 綿羊 mian2yang2 sheep
山羊 山羊 shan1yang2 goat; buck (sport)
顺序 順序 shun4xu4 sequence; order
尖端 尖端 jian1duan1 highest peak; the tip; sharp pointed end; most advanced and
sophisticated
籽 籽 zi3 seeds
牙齿 牙齒 ya2chi3 tooth
锐利 銳利 rui4li4 sharp; keen; acute
啃 啃 ken3 gnaw; nibble; bite
再生 再生 zai4sheng1 be reborn; regenerate; recycle
破坏 破壞 po4huai4 destroy; destruction; to wreck; to break
宣传 宣傳 xuan1chuan2 propagate; give publicity to; propaganda
号召 號召 hao4zhao4 call upon; summon; to appeal
非得 非得 fei1dei3 have to; must
围追 圍追 wei2zhui1 to encircle and chase
屁股 屁股 pi4gu5 butt; rear; rump
避难 避難 bi4nan4 shelter; take refuge; seek asylum
国宝 國寶 guo2bao3 national treasure
恳求 懇求 ken3qiu2 beg; entreat; entreaty
蠕动 蠕動 ru2dong4 wriggle; peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
狼犬 狼犬 lang2quan3 wolf hound
汪汪 汪汪 wang1wang1 (onomatopoeia) sound of a dog's barking; woof woof;
tearful; tears welling up; boundless; deep and extensive (of water)
哼哼唧唧 哼哼唧唧 heng1heng1ji1ji1 whining; sniveling; mumbling
贴身 貼身 tie1shen1 worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant
etc.)
保镖 保鏢 bao3biao1 bodyguard
大丹 大丹 da4dan1 Da Dan (name)
蓝丹 藍丹 lan2dan1 Lan Dan (name)
诚实 誠實 cheng2shi2 honest; honorable
事实 事實 shi4shi2 fact
假若 假若 jia3ruo4 if; supposing; in case
出嫁 出嫁 chu1jia4 (of a woman) get married
老太婆 老太婆 lao3tai4po2 old woman (not polite); term to refer to wife
外甥女 外甥女 wai4sheng5nv3 sister's daughter; niece
推断 推斷 tui1duan4 deduce; infer; extrapolate
过得去 過得去 guo4de5qu4 (literally) can pass through (an opening); (figuratively)
can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's
life?
定婚 定婚 ding4 hun1 get engaged; be betrothed
讲究 講究 jiang3jiu5 be particular about; fastidious; stress; exquisite; careful
study
门当户对 門當戶對 men2 dang1 hu4 dui4 be well matched in social and
economic status
做官 做官 zuo4guan1 to become a government employee; to secure an official
position
体面 體面 ti3mian4 dignity; honorable; face; good-looking
不幸 不幸 bu2xing4 misfortune; adversity; unfortunate
揣 揣 chuai3, chuai1 estimate; surmise
hide in one's clothes
克死 克死 ke4si3 to cause someone to die
抚养 撫養 fu3yang3 foster; bring up; raise
缝补 縫補 feng2bu3 fix by sewing; to darn
裁缝 裁縫 cai2feng5 tailor; dressmaker
衣裳 衣裳 yi1shang5 clothes
忙碌 忙碌 mang2lu4 busy; bustle about
收拾 收拾 shou1shi5 to tidy; put in order; repair; settle with; punish
清爽 清爽 qing1shuang3 clean and tidy; fresh and cool
遗留 遺留 yi2liu2 legacy; leave over; hand down
石榴 石榴 shi2liu5 pomegranate
杂事 雜事 za2shi4 small matter; odd job; miscellaneous affairs
出头露面 出頭露面 chu1tou2 lou4mian4 make a public appearance; in the
limelight
非不可 非不可 fei1 ... bu4ke3 must...; have to...
私塾 私塾 si1shu2 traditional-style private school
起码 起碼 qi3ma3 at the minimum; at the very least
识字 識字 shi2zi4 learn to read; become literate
一致 一致 yi2zhi4 unanimous; identical (views or opinions); consistent
手艺 手藝 shou3yi4 craft; workmanship; one's cooking
应当 應當 ying1dang1 should; ought to; must
勤劳 勤勞 qin2lao2 hardworking; diligent; industrious
困苦 困苦 kun4ku3 hardship; deep poverty
升学 升學 sheng1 xue2 enter the next higher school; graduate
偷偷 偷偷 tou1tou1 stealthily; secretly
师范 師範 shi1fan4 teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school)
制服 制服 zhi4fu2 a uniform; subdue; bring under control
宿处 宿處 su4chu4 accommodation; lodging house
供给 供給 gong1ji3 furnish; provide; supply
入学 入學 ru4 xue2 enter a school; go to school for the first time as a child
保证金 保證金 bao3zheng4jin1 deposit
巨款 巨款 ju4kuan3 large sum of money
作难 作難 zuo4nan2 feel hard
筹 籌 chou2 chip (in gambling); token (for counting); prepare; to plan
不辞 不辭 bu4ci2 to not refuse; to not say goodbye
劳苦 勞苦 lao2ku3 labor; toil
出息 出息 chu1xi5 future prospects; promise; profit; to mature; grow up
不曾 不曾 bu4ceng2 not previously; never (have done sth.)
合眼 合眼 he2yan3 close one's eyes; sleep; a euphemism for dying
歇 歇 xie1 to rest; go to bed; take a break; stop (work etc.)
疼爱 疼愛 teng2 ai4 love dearly; be very fond of
偏爱 偏愛 pian1'ai4 to be partial about something; prefer; preference
共同 共同 gong4tong2 together; to have in common; jointly
撑持 撐持 cheng1chi2 to support; to prop up
割 割 ge1 to cut (apart or off)
便利 便利 bian4li4 convenient; easy; facilitate
青春 青春 qing1chun1 youth; youthfulness; fresh spring
血色 血色 xue4se4 redness of the skin
阴历 陰曆 yin1li4 lunar calendar
嘴唇 嘴唇 zui3chun2 lip
门框 門框 men2kuang4 door frame
徐徐 徐徐 xu2xu2 slowly; gently
依顺 依順 yi1shun4 to follow; obedient
设 設 she4 set up; arrange; establish
轨道 軌道 gui3dao4 orbit; railway; trajectory
前进 前進 qian2jin4 go forward; forge ahead; advance
说情 說情 shuo1 qing2 intercede; plead on another's behalf
打击 打擊 da3ji1 strike; hit; attack; crack down on sth.; a setback; a blow;
percussion (music)
逆子 逆子 ni4zi3 unfilial son
博取 博取 bo2qu3 to gain by ploy
欢心 歡心 huan1xin1 favor; liking; love
女郎 女郎 nv3lang2 young woman; maiden
灵魂 靈魂 ling2hun2 soul; spirit; conscience
肉体 肉體 rou4ti3 physical body
交托 交托 jiao1tuo1 entrust
门房 門房 men2fang2 gatekeeper; concierge; doorman
寒喧 寒喧 han2xuan1 (v) exchange greetings, (v) discuss the weather
方 方 fang1 square; direction; side; surname Fang (Kangxi radical 70)
来意 來意 lai2yi4 one's purpose in coming
心思 心思 xin1si5 mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
直捷 直捷 zhi2jie2 straightforward; direct
学问 學問 xue2wen5 learning; knowledge
捷径 捷徑 jie2jing4 shortcut
正文 正文 zheng4wen2 main body; main text (as opposed to footnotes)
见得 見得 jian4de2 seem; appear
迂远 迂遠 yu1yuan3 roundabout; impractical
常态 常態 chang2tai4 normal state
分别 分別 fen1bie2 distinguish; split up; difference; to part
变态 變態 bian4tai4 abnormal, anomalous
时期 時期 shi2qi1 period in time or history; period; time
保 保 bao3 defend; protect
指示 指示 zhi3shi4 indicate; instruct; instructions; directives
进化 進化 jin4hua4 evolve; evolution
阶段 階段 jie1duan4 stage; phase
奢侈 奢侈 she1chi3 luxury; sumptuous; extravagant
本意 本意 ben3yi4 original idea; real intention; etymon
鸟巢 鳥巢 niao3chao2 bird's nest; nickname for the 2008 olympic stadium in
Beijing
兽窟 獸窟 shou4ku1 den
过夜 過夜 guo4ye4 spend the night
意义 意義 yi4yi4 meaning; significance
避 避 bi4 avoid; shun; flee
陈设 陳設 chen2she4 to display; furnishings
思想 思想 si1xiang3 thought; thinking; idea; ideology
娱乐 娛樂 yu2le4 amusement; entertainment; recreation
悲喜剧 悲喜劇 bei1xi3ju4 part comedy, part tragedy; tragicomedy
悲剧 悲劇 bei1ju4 tragedy
喜剧 喜劇 xi3ju4 comedy
场子 場子 chang3zi5 a place where people gather for various purposes
进出口 進出口 jin4chu1kou3 import export
出口 出口 chu1kou3 to speak; to utter;
exit; way out;
to export; (of ships) to leave port;
exhaust; outfall; outlet; egress; discharge point; vent
由不得 由不得 you2bu5de5 beyond the control of
清早 清早 qing1zao3 first thing in the morning or at daybreak
窗幕 窗幕 chuang1mu4 drape
招呼 招呼 zhao1hu5 call out to; greet; notify; take care of
雾 霧 wu4 fog; mist
情形 情形 qing2xing5 circumstances; situation
斟酌 斟酌 zhen1zhuo2 consider; deliberate; fill a cup to the brim
约略 約略 yue1lve4 approximately
猜 猜 cai1 to guess
假使 假使 jia3shi3 if; supposing; in case
物态 物態 wu4tai4 physical state (gas, liquid, or solid)
嘈杂 嘈雜 cao2za2 noisy; raucous
探胜 探勝 tan4sheng4 to explore
默想 默想 mo4xiang3 silent contemplation
连带 連帶 lian2dai4 and while; and; as well as; associated with
尔尔 爾爾 er3'er3 so-so
分离 分離 fen1li2 separate; sever; to part with
亲友 親友 qin1you3 friends and relatives
寻 尋 xun2 to search; seek
残冷 殘冷 can2leng3 remaining cold
红火 紅火 hong2huo3 prosperous; flourishing
兴隆 興隆 xing1long2 prosperous; thriving; flourishing; brisk
指点 指點 zhi3dian3 give directions; enlighten; show (how to do sth)
并存 并存 bing4cun2 to coexist; to exist simultaneously; coexistence; side-by-
side
挫折 挫折 cuo4zhe2 frustration; setback; disappointment; to frustrate;
encounter difficulties
错过 錯過 cuo4guo4 to miss (train, opportunity etc); let slip
善于 善於 shan4yu2 be good at; excel at
进取 進取 jin4qu3 make progress; forge ahead; go forward
煤 煤 mei2 coal
眷念 眷念 juan4nian4 think fondly of; feel nostalgic about
辜负 辜負 gu1fu4 let down; disappoint; fail to live up to
殷勤 殷勤 yin1qin2 courteous; politely; solicitous
思量 思量 si1liang5 weigh and consider; turn over in one's mind
燃 燃 ran2 burn; ignite; combustion
前身 前身 qian2shen1 forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation
(Buddhism) / jacket front
黑奴 黑奴 hei1nu2 black slaves
鲁莽 魯莽 lu3mang3 crude and rash; impulsive
栋梁 棟梁 dong4liang2 person able to bear heavy responsibility; pillar (of the
state); mainstay (of an organization)
富翁 富翁 fu4weng1 millionaire; billionaire; very rich person
捡 撿 jian3 pick up; collect; gather
硬币 硬幣 ying4bi4 coin
沟 溝 gou1 ditch; rut; gully; gutter
保安员 保安員 bao3'an1yuan2 security guard
酬谢 酬謝 chou2xie4 thank with a gift
野骆驼 野駱駝 ye3 luo4tuo5 wild camel
生物界 生物界 sheng1wu4jie4 biosphere
赖以 賴以 lai4yi3 rely; depend on
宝贵 寶貴 bao3gui4 valuable; precious; value
淡水 淡水 dan4shui3 fresh water; potable water (water with low salt content)
陆生 陸生 lu4sheng1 terrestrial
延续 延續 yan2xu4 continue; last longer
设想 設想 she4xiang3 imagine; consider; form a plan
盐水 鹽水 yan2shui3 salt solution; brine
正如 正如 zheng4ru2 be just like; precisely as
基金会 基金會 ji1jin1hui4 foundation (an organization)
主席 主席 zhu3xi2 chairperson; president
灭绝 滅絕 mie4jue2 exterminate; become extinct
珍奇 珍奇 zhen1qi2 rare
加以 加以 jia1yi3 (used before polysyllabic verb to indicate action directed
towards sth. or sb. mentioned earlier); in addition; plus
兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xing4zhi4bo2bo2 in high spirits
奇特 奇特 qi2te4 peculiar; queer; strange
忍受 忍受 ren3shou4 to bear; to endure; to undergo; to suffer; to stand; to
tolerate
碱 鹼 jian3 alkali; soda; base (chemical)
肝脏 肝髒 gan1zang4 liver
本领 本領 ben3ling3 skill; ability; capability
好些 好些 hao3xie1 a good deal of; quite a lot
并非 并非 bing4fei1 really not; really isn't; not at all
地区 地區 di4qu1 an area; a region; a district
冒 冒 mao4 emit; brave; bold; send out; to cover
看上去 看上去 kan4shang5qu5 look like; it seems that
生长 生長 sheng1zhang3 grow; grow up
泉 泉 quan2 fountain; spring
周围 周圍 zhou1wei2 surroundings; vicinity; environment
流浪 流浪 liu2lang4 drift about; wander; vagrant
固定 固定 gu4ding4 fixed; regular; stable
栖息 棲息 qi1xi1 roost; perch; stay (for a rest)
三五成群 三五成群 san1wu3cheng2qun2 in little groups; forming groups of three
or squads of five
成年 成年 cheng2nian2 grow up; fully grown; adult; come of age; the whole year
健壮 健壯 jian4zhuang4 robust; healthy; sturdy
雄 雄 xiong2 male; powerful; imposing
带领 帶領 dai4ling3 to guide; to lead
机警 機警 ji1jing3 to be alert; to be quick-witted; to be sharp; to be
vigilant
胆怯 膽怯 dan3qie4 timid; cowardly
听觉 聽覺 ting1jue2 sense of hearing
视觉 視覺 shi4jue2 sight; visual; seeing
嗅觉 嗅覺 xiu4jue2 sense of smell; scent
灵敏 靈敏 ling2min3 sensitive (of an instrument); agile; acute
顺风 順風 shun4feng1 lit. favourable wind; tail wind; have a pleasant journey;
Bon Voyage!
气味 气味 qi4wei4 odor; scent
一连 一連 yi4lian2 in a row; in succession; running
奔跑 奔跑 ben1pao3 to run; to run about
绿洲 綠洲 lv4zhou1 oasis
甘泉 甘泉 gan1quan2 sweet spring water; also, a source of a sweet water spring
意外 意外 yi4wai4 unexpected; accident; mishap
狂奔 狂奔 kuang2ben1 run wildly
大寿 大壽 da4shou4 decadal birthday of an elderly person (60th, 70th, etc.)
异域 異域 yi4yu4 a foreign region
想念 想念 xiang3nian4 to miss; remember with longing; long to see again
幼子 幼子 you4zi3 youngest son; young and immature son
占据 占據 zhan4ju4 occupy; to hold; inhabit
日夜 日夜 ri4ye4 day and night; around the clock
惦念 惦念 dian4nian4 keep thinking about; be anxious about; worry about
家信 家信 jia1xin4 a letter to (or from) one's family
起居 起居 qi3ju1 daily life
疑虑 疑慮 yi2lv4 hesitation; misgivings; doubt; qualm
挂念 掛念 gua4nian4 concerned about
流亡 流亡 liu2wang2 force into exile; be exiled
孤苦 孤苦 gu1ku3 alone and miserable
不忍 不忍 bu4ren3 cannot stand/bear
相告 相告 xiang1 gao4 to tell
祝寿 祝壽 zhu4shou4 to congratulate (an elderly person) on their birthday
算计 算計 suan4ji4 calculate; consider; to scheme; to plot
到达 到達 dao4da2 to reach; arrive
详情 詳情 xiang2qing2 details; particulars
劳军 勞軍 lao2jun1 to reward the victorious army
就寝 就寢 jiu4qin3 (literary) to go to bed; to go to sleep
血汗 血汗 xue4han4 blood and sweat; sweat and toil
感化 感化 gan3hua4 corrective influence; to put sb. on the right path by word
or example
一世 一世 yi2shi4 generation; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times
未曾 未曾 wei4ceng2 never before; have not
享福 享福 xiang3 fu2 live comfortably; enjoy a happy life
粗粮 粗糧 cu1liang2 coarse grains (maize, sorghum, etc.); roughage
七七抗战 七七抗戰 qi1 qi1 kang4zhan4 July 7th Incident of 1937
人氏 人氏 ren2shi4 (early vernacular) native (of a place)
相貌 相貌 xiang4mao4 appearance; facial features
脑子 腦子 nao3zi5 brain; brains; mind
记性 記性 ji4xing5 memory
精明 精明 jing1ming2 astute; shrewd
钱铺 錢鋪 qian2pu4 Chinese private bank (in former times)
精细 精細 jing1xi4 fine; careful; precise
赔小心 賠小心 pei2xiao3xin1 be careful; behave with great caution
一命呜呼 一命嗚呼 yi2ming4wu1hu1 to die; suffer demise
格言 格言 ge2yan2 maxim
直隶省 直隶省 zhi2li4sheng3 Zhili province (now Hebei province)
汪 汪 wang1 collect or accumulate (of liquid); expanse of water; deep and
vast (of a body of water); bark (onomatopoeia); surname Wāng
展开 展開 zhan3 kai1 spread out; unfold; expand; develop
评价 評價 ping2jia4 evaluate; assess; appraise; review
批判性 批判性 pi1pan4xing4 critical perspective
压抑 壓抑 ya1yi4 constrain or repress one's emotions; inhibition; repressive
笔触 筆觸 bi3chu4 style of drawing or writing
体味 體味 ti3wei4 body odor; appreciate a subtle taste
悲怆 悲愴 bei1chuang4 sorrow; tragic
积水潭 積水潭 ji1shui3tan2 Jishui Pond, name of a place in Beijing
太平湖 太平湖 tai4ping2hu2 Taiping Lake, in Beijing
妓院 妓院 ji4yuan4 brothel
结识 結識 jie2shi2 to get acquainted with sb.; to get to know sb.; to meet sb.
for the first time
统治 統治 tong3zhi4 to rule (a country); govern; governance
抛弃 拋棄 pao1qi4 discard; abandon; dump (sb.)
荣华富贵 榮華富貴 rong2hua2fu4gui4 glory; splendor; wealth and rank
曲解 曲解 qu1jie3 to distort
初衷 初衷 chu1zhong1 original intention or aspiration
冷落 冷落 leng3luo4 treat coldly; snub; desolate; unfrequented
动摇 動搖 dong4yao2 shake; vacillate; waver
信念 信念 xin4nian4 faith; belief; conviction
年迈 年邁 nian2mai4 old; aged
体衰 體衰 ti3shuai1 old and feeble
董竹君 董竹君 dong3zhu2jun1 Dong Zhu Jun (a personal name)
夏时之 夏時之 xia4shi2zhi1 Xia Shizhi (a personal name)
锦江饭店 錦江飯店 Jin3jiang1 Fan4dian4 Jinjiang Hotel
大杂院 大雜院 da4za2yuan4 a compound occupied by many households
死活 死活 si3huo2 at any cost
昔日 昔日 xi1ri4 formerly; in olden days
裱糊匠 裱糊匠 biao3hu2jiang4 paperhanger
陈迹 陳跡 chen2ji4 relic
阔人 闊人 kuo4ren2 wealthy person
出殡 出殯 chu1bin4 to hold a funeral procession
彩活儿 彩活兒 cai3huo2r5 paper crafts (for a funeral)
顶棚 頂棚 ding3peng2 ceiling; awning (under ceiling)
灰顶 灰頂 hui1ding3 gray ceiling
没完没了 沒完沒了 mei2wan2mei2liao3 endless, never-ending
反正 反正 fan3zheng4 anyway
施展 施展 shi1zhan3 to use fully; to put to good use
不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bu2yi4le4hu1 (quote from the analects of Confucius)
isn't that a joy?;
(used as a complement after 得) very; awfully; terribly
两下子 兩下子 liang3xia4zi5 a few times; (know) a thing or two; (have) a few
tricks up one's sleeve
待到 待到 dai4dao4 wait until; by the time
激 激 ji1 arouse; incite; excite
波涛 波濤 bo1tao1 great waves; billows
这会儿 這會兒 zhe4hui4r5 now; at the moment
归 歸 gui1 go back to; to return; under the charge of
心头 心頭 xin1tou2 mind; heart
忐忑 忐忑 tan3te4 disturbed; perturbed; fidgety
当初 當初 dang1chu1 at that time; at the outset; originally
活泛劲儿 活泛勁兒 huo2fan5 jin4r5 flexibility
替代 替代 ti4dai4 be a substitute for; replace; supersede
幸存 幸存 xing4cun2 survivor (of a disaster)
取消 取消 qu3xiao1 cancel; cancellation; abolish
洋灰 洋灰 yang2hui1 cement
失业 失業 shi1 ye4 lose one's job; unemployment
住室 住室 zhu4shi4 house; dwelling
房管局 房管局 fang2guan3ju2 Housing Management Office
搬迁 搬遷 ban1qian1 to move; to relocate
巴不得 巴不得 ba1bu5de2 eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish; be only too
anxious to
面子 面子 mian4zi5 honor; reputation; prestige; "face"
唵 唵 an1, an3 yes
a nasal sound expressing doubt
老爷子 老爺子 lao3ye2zi5 respectful form of address for old man
咽 咽 yan4, ye4, yan1 to swallow
catch in the throat
the throat; a narrow pass
唾沫 唾沫 tuo4mo5 spittle; saliva
楼房 樓房 lou2fang2 building of two or more stories
蛐蛐儿 蛐蛐兒 qu1qu5r5 cricket (insect)
表妹 表妹 biao3mei4 younger female cousin on mother's side
足见 足見 zu2jian4 it serves to show; one can well perceive
连同 連同 lian2tong2 together with; along with
砖 磚 zhuan1 brick
发狠 發狠 fa1hen3 make a determined effort; annoyed
旧居 舊居 jiu4ju1 former residence
施工 施工 shi1 gong1 to construct; construction; to build
迷惑 迷惑 mi2huo4 to puzzle; to confuse; to mystify; to perplex; to baffle
讥笑 譏笑 ji1xiao4 to ridicule; to jeer; sneer at; deride
神情 神情 shen2qing2 look; expression
世上 世上 shi4shang4 on earth; in the world
开窍 開竅 kai1qiao4 get it straight; have one's ideas straightened out; start
to understand things properly
迈 邁 mai4 take a step; stride
良心 良心 liang2xin1 conscience
本事 本事 ben3shi5 ability; skill; capability; (-shì: this matter; literary
source)
柔声柔气 柔聲柔气 rou2sheng1rou2qi4 to speak gently and softly
犯 犯 fan4 violate; offend
心跳 心跳 xin1tiao4 heartbeat
加速 加速 jia1su4 to quicken; to speed up; to accelerate; to expedite; to
hasten
胸脯 胸脯 xiong1pu2 chest; breast
眼皮 眼皮 yan3pi2 eyelid
乖乖 乖乖 guai1guai1 well-behaved; obedient; (to a child) little dear; darling
工夫 工夫 gong1fu5 time; workmanship; labor; effort
安眠药 安眠藥 an1mian2yao4 sleeping pill
睡眠 睡眠 shui4mian2 sleep
万丈 萬丈 wan4zhang4 lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep /
lofty / bottomless
迎接 迎接 ying2jie1 meet; greet; to welcome
火红 火紅 huo3hong2 flame-red; flamboyance
朝阳 朝陽 zhao1yang2 morning sun
(cháoyáng) exposed to the sun
合理 合理 he2li3 rational; reasonable; equitable
白杨树 白楊樹 bai2yang2shu4 white poplar
礼赞 禮贊 li3zan4 praise
平凡 平凡 ping2fan2 commonplace; ordinary
傲然 傲然 ao4ran2 proudly
耸立 聳立 song3li4 towering
哨兵 哨兵 shao4bing1 sentry; guard
危旧房 危舊房 wei1jiu4fang2 dangerous old building; condemned property
改造 改造 gai3zao4 to change; alter; to transform
微妙 微妙 wei1miao4 subtle; delicate; tricky
铲平 鏟平 chan3ping2 scrape the ground flat; level the ground
公布 公布 gong1bu4 to make public; to announce; to publicize to promulgate; to
publish
被动 被動 bei4dong4 passive
开发商 開發商 kai1fa1shang1 developer (real estate, software, etc.)
拆迁 拆遷 chai1qian1 demolish and relocate
遏止 遏止 e4zhi3 hold back; restrain
行驶 行駛 xing2shi3 (of a vehicle, ship, etc.) go; travel
调整 調整 tiao2zheng3 adjust; readjust; regulate; restructure; balance
见效 見效 jian4xiao4 take effect; produce results
风貌 風貌 feng1mao4 style; distinctive features
孤零零 孤零零 gu1ling2ling2 solitary; lonely
修缮 修繕 xiu1shan4 repair; renovate
塑钢 塑鋼 su4gang1 a material made from plastic and steel
文物局 文物局 wen2wu4ju2 Bureau for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical
Relics
皇城 皇城 huang2cheng2 imperial city
政协委员 政協委員 zheng4xie2 wei3yuan2 a member of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference
人大代表 人大代表 ren2da4 dai4biao3 deputy to the National People's Congress
联合国教科文组织 聯合國教科文組織 Lian2he2guo2jiao4ke1wen2zu3zhi1 UNESCO
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
国际奥委会 國際奧委會 guo2ji4'ao4wei3hui4 International Olympic Committee
难免 難免 nan2mian3 hard to avoid; difficult to escape from
温馨 溫馨 wen1xin1 soft and sweet; warm and fragrant
书生 書生 shu1sheng1 scholar
公厕 公廁 gong1ce4 public toilet
值 值 zhi2 value; worth; happen to be; on duty
乐得 樂得 le4de2 readily take the opportunity to; only too glad to
心满意足 心滿意足 xin1man3yi4zu2 perfectly contented; perfectly satisfied
衣柜 衣櫃 yi1gui4 wardrobe
写字台 寫字台 xie3zi4 tai2 writing desk
楼层 樓層 lou2ceng2 floor of building
亮堂 亮堂 liang4tang2 light; bright; clear; enlightened; cheerful
舒畅 舒暢 shu1chang4 happy; entirely free from worry